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YOUNG PISTOL: NEW BLOOD FOR HIP HOP
September 25th 2008-Los Angeles, CA
Young Pistol has just released his first EP, "FRESHER THAN AVERAGE" now available on iTunes, Amazon, Amie Street, GroupieTunes, CD Baby, Napster, GreatIndieMusic and more!
Young Pistol is a 19 year old rapper from LA looking to take over the airwaves. Produced by Glove, longtime Dr. Dre collaborator on the hits "Doggy Dogg World", "What's My Name", "Gin and Juice" for Snoop Dogg, "Phone Tap" for Nas, "Hello" for Ice Cube, "Explosive" for Dr. Dre and "California Love" for Tupac to name a few. Young Pistols' smooth rap stylings are sure to take hip hop by storm.
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ATTACKHEAD RELEASES DEBUT CD WITH 5% OF ALL PROFITS BENEFITING THE MELANOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The Southern California heavy metal band, “Attackhead” has partnered with the New Jersey-based Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) to help raise funds for melanoma research and education. Attackhead is donating five percent of all profits from the sales of its merchandise to the non-profit organization.
The decision to partner with the MRF came after Mark Chapman’s, lead singer/guitarist of Attackhead, father died in July 2005 from complications caused by melanoma. Chapman hopes this partnership will raise funds and educate a younger audience about the dangers of melanoma.
“Many people do not understand the seriousness of melanoma,” said Chapman. “Attackhead is proud to support the work of the Melanoma Research Foundation.”
Attackhead was formed in late 2002 by Chapman. The band has been described as “skull crushing heavy metal with an old school edge.” Attackhead has been performing in the Southern California area and is gaining a good reputation in the music industry. Attackhead self-produced their full length debut CD “Voices in the Dark.” in late 2007 and has been receiving radio airplay on internet radio stations and podcasts throughout Canada, the US and UK.
“We are very grateful to Attackhead for their commitment to melanoma education,” said Linda Pilkington, executive director of MRF. We hope this partnership will generate additional visibility about the importance of early detection.”
Americans have a one in 60 lifetime risk of developing melanoma, and approximately 53,000 cases of invasive melanoma are expected to be diagnosed this year. Estimates suggest that one in 50 will be diagnosed in 2010. In fact, melanoma is the primary cause of cancer death in women 25 to 30 years old and the number two cause of cancer death, after breast cancer, in women 30 to 35 years old. The average life span for someone with advanced melanoma is less than one year.
Attackhead’s CD can be purchased on the Web at CDmaximum.com, CD Baby or through Attackhead’s Web sites, www.attackhead.com or www.myspace.com/attackhead. Downloads are available at iTunes, Rhapsody, Emusic, Napster, CDmaximum and at Attackheads Myspace site.
In a musical world in which so many ensembles sound like past groups Fumosonic is a breath of fresh air. Their music mixes together aspects from jazz, pop and World Music to create a style that is very new. www.fumosonic.com
Complimentary Feedback
Name
Valery Kuchin
. Song Title Oriental Love
Style Rock
Title
Not sure what it had to do with the music or style.
Overall Comments:
Valery - Hi there and thanks for sending in Oriental Love. It had a great Stones-y groove and electric rhythm guitar sound a la Street Fight.fn!J~Man· I-Iwlf--expectecLt~ hear Mick Jagger after the intro!
Drums were excellent as well, with a tight punchy sound and strong performance. Loved the interjections of the Leslie sounding guitar. The guitars worked very well in a minimalist way.
Melody
181 Good music in verses
o Verses could be stronger 181 Good music in choruses
Choruses Gould be stronger
Verses/Choruses sound too similar
Memorable "hook"
Hook not obvious enough
No stated melody, per se. More implied by the chord voicings ..
Structure
D Intro too long
181 Well-written structure
Good sectional contrast
Not enough sectional contrast
Could use a bridge
Moved well from section to section.
Lyric
First line makes me want to hear more
Engaging
Cohesive
Good use of imagery DRhymes well
Communicates emotion to listener
Lacks focus
Unique
Too abstract
I don't understand it
Too predictable
Too many cliches
Awkward phrasing (see comments below)
Vocal does help to sell song
Vocal does not help to sell song
The viola (?) added a cool touch to the arrangement, as did the fiddle later. The electronic bleeps were another fun touch. I wasn't quite sure about the breakdown section near the end, which seemed to lose some steam & was happy when the guitars reentered. Great stuff, Valery! No lyrics involved. There were some spoken bits near the end but I couldn't tell what they were saying.
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Complimentary Feedback
Name
Valery Kuchin
. Song Title Oriental Love
Style Rock
Title
Not sure what it had to do with the music or style.
Overall Comments:
Valery - Hi there and thanks for sending in Oriental Love. It had a great Stones-y groove and electric rhythm guitar sound a la Street Fight.fn!J~Man· I-Iwlf--expectecLt~ hear Mick Jagger after the intro!
Drums were excellent as well, with a tight punchy sound and strong performance. Loved the interjections of the Leslie sounding guitar. The guitars worked very well in a minimalist way.
Melody
181 Good music in verses
o Verses could be stronger 181 Good music in choruses
Choruses Gould be stronger
Verses/Choruses sound too similar
Memorable "hook"
Hook not obvious enough
No stated melody, per se. More implied by the chord voicings ..
Structure
D Intro too long
181 Well-written structure
Good sectional contrast
Not enough sectional contrast
Could use a bridge
Moved well from section to section.
Lyric
First line makes me want to hear more
Engaging
Cohesive
Good use of imagery DRhymes well
Communicates emotion to listener
Lacks focus
Unique
Too abstract
I don't understand it
Too predictable
Too many cliches
Awkward phrasing (see comments below)
Vocal does help to sell song
Vocal does not help to sell song
The viola (?) added a cool touch to the arrangement, as did the fiddle later. The electronic bleeps were another fun touch. I wasn't quite sure about the breakdown section near the end, which seemed to lose some steam & was happy when the guitars reentered. Great stuff, Valery! No lyrics involved. There were some spoken bits near the end but I couldn't tell what they were saying.
Overal.1 Bating .- .--.~- ,-- .. _-.............,._ .. _-.--,
These numerical scores are an indication of your relative strengths and weaknesses, and do not determine whether or not the song is forwarded.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10=best)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Music
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Lyrics
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Marketability
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Arrangement
0 0 ·0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 Production
0 0 0 0 0 0 (!) 0 0 0 Engineering
Note: The comments and numerical scores on this sheet are meant as helpful, objective information and are not used to determine whether or not your music should be forwarded. Each listing has lJnique criteria and submissions are considered with those in mind. This is just one person's opinion, albeit an informed one. There are many informed opinions on any given work. So, pro or con, don't let it change your life! © TAXI 1992, 1996, 2002.
VICTORY GIN music video
After completing the new CD "Tender Loin" Victory Gin has landed a one-year digital distribution agreement with Nashville Noir.
Nashville Noir is the pioneering post-genre sub-label of the renowned Experimental Division Nashville record label and media group.
Continuing up the new CD will be the release of their newest video "Depends On You" directed and edited by the extremely talented Christopher Baldi of Chappellabe Productions.
Though it's been a short time since the last CD release, Victory Gin Continues to pump out the songs and in less than a year is ready to hit the studio again.
You can contact Victory Gin at:
info@victorygin.com
732-690-4103
www.victorygin.com
Despite what your ears tell you, Night Artery is entirely a solo project. Manning all the instruments, Ross Arundale delivers off-kilter, unconventional arrangements laced with cryptic lyrics and dynamic vocals on his debut release.
