Tuesday, 12 August 2008

Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins   
Artist: Tony Robbins

   Genre(s): 
Miscellaneous
   



Discography:


Power Talk - Napoleon Hill (Leveled - Complete)   
 Power Talk - Napoleon Hill (Leveled - Complete)

   Year:    
Tracks: 4


Get The Edge   
 Get The Edge

   Year:    
Tracks: 7




 






Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Passion Pit makes out with record deal

Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos took his band�s name from a slang term for drive-ins where teenagers ignored the projection screen in favor of other activities. So it�s conquer the band has lately signed with Frenchkiss Records out of New York.


The re-release of the band�s heralded �Chunk of Change� EP on Sept. 16 will cap off rather a year for the soulful Cambridge electro-pop quartet. What began as an Angelakos solo project to impress his girlfriend on Valentine�s Day has since morphed into a total band that�s generated virtually unparalleled local buzz, ultimately winning Best New Act in the recent �FNX Radio Best Music Poll. Within a few months, Passion Pit went from the underground dance-party circuit to opening for Death Cab For Cutie at the Bank of America Pavilion.


And now Passion Pit is around to blow up on a national level with the help oneself of Frenchkiss, home of the Hold Steady, Les Savy Fav and Rahim.




The label volition tack on some bonus tracks, which will please those of us world Health Organization have had the EP on perpetual rotation since its original release recent last year. Even better news: A full-length followup is expected in early 2009.


�What very initially john Drew us to Passion Pit was how immediate the music was,� aforesaid Frenchkiss Records� Paul Hanly. �Michael writes the kind of music that gets stuck in your straits, and it never leaves, which is a beneficial thing in this case. We were drawn to it, and this was only exemplified by how fun their live shows are.�


Catch Passion Pit on Aug. 8 at the Middle East as contribution of the �FNX New England Product showcase, or for trine consecutive Wednesdays starting Aug. 13 at Piano�s in New York City.


Luxury wins Coldplay contest


The Luxury�s grandiose, arena-sized healthy should be right at home on Aug. 4, when the local rock band gets to opens for Coldplay at a sold-out TD Banknorth Garden.


The prized gig comes as the solvent of the Luxury�s fetching �FNX Radio�s �Open for Coldplay� contest, which drew more than 400 submissions from across New England. The upper side 15 entries were selected by the radio station, and the three finalists were selected by a public vote in on-line polls.


Out of the upper side three, each of which received more than 5,000 votes from fans, Coldplay in person selected the Luxury to join Santogold as an opening act.


�It was a great competition, and the band in reality listened to all triad finalists,� assured WFNX-FM program director Keith Dakin.


Though Chris Martin did not personally input on the finalists, Dakin said the Coldplay camp sent the station an e-mail award the time slot to the Luxury. Naturally, the banding members are psyched about the opportunity and support that got them there.


�We�ve had a pretty awful couple of weeks,� said frontman Jason Dunn. �Once the voting started, we had this outpouring of reenforcement from friends, getting the word out, making Facebook pages, e-mailing everyone they knew. It sounds so cheesy to say it�s all about the fans, but this really was.�


Now, it�s up to ticket-holders to get to the Garden early.





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Leona Lewis: 'I'm Too Shy to Strip'

Leona Lewis says she'll never strip off for the camera -- because she's too shy.


The 'Bleeding Love' hitmaker -- wHO shot to fame after winning British TV natural endowment contest The X Factor in 2006 -- says she has no problem with celebs baring all, but she doesn't finger comfortable viewing off her body.


She tells Britain's OK! magazine, "I wouldn't do that. I'm not against it, I just don't have the confidence to stand in that respect and be in a bra and knickers.


But the 23-year-old insists that doesn't mean she isn't sure of herself. "I have a tranquil confidence," she says.


"I english hawthorn not be loud but that doesn�t mean I'm not strong within myself. My mama and pop instilled in me to stand up for what I believe in � and I do."




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