 | Newsletter #2 (July 20, 2007, Issue 2.0) Howdy folks! Summer is just a-whizzin’ by. But don’t worry your pretty little heads, we are here to keep you updated with all the great things that are happening here at Ariel Publicity. The Internet is ever-changing and sweet enough to grace us with folks like yourselves who love to feature music. Y’all are sweeter than granmama’s tea! Don’t you go forgettin’ now—if you wanna have a band make a little diddy for your radio station or podcast, just give us a holler. And if you’re fixin’ to do a contest, we can have an artist supply some cool duds or a signed CD to give away as prizes. As always, we are chock full of great music and, lucky for you, we like to share! Here are some of our favorite artists this week...
THIS WEEKS FEATURED ARTISTS Rachel Barton Pine
http://www.rachelbartonpine.com
Folk, Celtic, Classical
In 2004, renowned classical violin soloist Rachel Barton Pine recorded “Scottish Fantasies” with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The album just hit number 12 on the Billboard Classical Charts! Featuring 19th century repertoire for violin and orchestra based on 18th century fiddle tunes, the crowning touch on the 2-CD set (which also includes a video documentary on the project), was a collaboration with famed Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser on a twin fiddle medley, “Medley of Scots Tunes.” The tunes include “The Lament of Flora MacDonald,” “The Waukin of the Fauld,” “Miss Lyall or Mrs. Grant of Laggan,” and “Timour the Tartar.” The sound of the violin and fiddle jamming together on these beautiful traditional melodies, accompanied by one of the greatest chamber orchestras in the world, is a true tribute to Scotland’s glorious music. Read more about Rachel’s Billboard success here. The Soul of John Black
http://www.thesoulofjohnblack.com
Rock, Soul, Blues, Urban
Album: The Good Girl Blues
John “JB” Bigham, frontman for The Soul of John Black, jump started his success by writing songs for Miles Davis and playing the drums in his group before he redefined soul music in his debut solo album. After garnishing rave reviews in the Wall Street Journal, Interview, Blender, Billboard and New Yorker magazine for the debut album, he returned to his blues roots in his second album "The Good Girl Blues," which features his Hendrixian guitar licks and soulful Al Green tuned voice with solid blues-based songs. Check out our featured review on Deltachord's Blog, and catch The Soul of John Black on his summer tour supporting “The Good Girl Blues.” Guards of Metropolis
http://www.guardsofmetropolis.com
Pop, Rock
Album: Whatever It Is
Two girls from Scandinavia’s Arctic Circle. Two guys from sunny California...Influences from the laid-back northern reaches of Norway and the frantic West Coast of America collide in a shimmering example of the best that both countries have to offer. A fistful of angst-driven rock and roll riffs tempered by the layered harmonies that Scandinavian groups are famous for lay the groundwork for this rock-pop manifesto. Think ABBA meets AC/DC...and then think again. Check them out in regular rotation on Fergus MacCool’s Celtic Pub Radio on Live365.com! Artie Traum
http://www.artietraum.com
Singer-Songwriter, Americana, Jazz, Folk
Album: Thief of Time
Starting out in the folk scene of the 1960’s, Artie Traum has toured the world during a 40-year career as a guitarist, recording artist, producer and songwriter, and has been featured on 30 albums. He has been called "one of the world's most gifted musicians" (Jeff Wignal/WPKN) and a performer who "defines the vitality of American acoustic music" (Acoustic Guitar Magazine). He has produced and recorded with Livingston Taylor, Michael Franks, The Band, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Pete Seeger, James Taylor and dozens more. Robert Hicks featured an interview: "Happy and Artie Traum More than the Sum of Two Parts" that appeared in The Daily Record on Friday, June 15, 2007. You can check out the article here. divineMAGgees
http://www.divinemaggees.com
Pop, Americana, Gay, Folk
Album: Love Me Like The Roses
Since the fateful night seven years ago when Cregan and Danielle met in a Boston bar, the duo has lived up and down the east coast and performed throughout the country at festivals like Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, SXSW in Austin, NXNE in Toronto and International Folk Alliance in Memphis. Maine was the birthplace and home of divineMAGgees (pronounced “Maggies”) until 2004, when the duo sought to expand their touring base by moving south. After a year in Athens, GA, they settled in Asheville, NC, in the heart of the southern Appalachians. Tracks from these fine ladies were ever so appropriately featured in Part 3 of Goddess Radio’s April 14, 2007 episode. Telling On Trixie
http://www.tellingontrixie.com
Pop, Rock
Album: Telling On Trixie
Telling On Trixie is an up and coming New York City rock band created from a partnership of opposites - the introverted guitarist and the extroverted lead singer who bring out the best in one another to create something bigger than themselves. On their self-titled, debut album, you can hear the seamless result of two very different people joining together to create music with skill and passion – and it’s music that is already substantially impacting listeners. The debut album is in rotation on hundreds of stations nationwide, ranking as high as #2 on several stations’ College Music Journal Top 30 charts. Several nationwide festivals, club, and college dates are scheduled to support their debut release. Telling on Trixie had their track “Dumb Boy” featured on Episode 96 of the Radio Orphans Podcast. We’re like the communists of music; it’s all about sharing at Ariel Publicity. Sharing the music (for free, pre-cleared and podsafe), and more importantly sharing the love – so each week, we offer links to some of our favorite CyberPR resources that have featured our artists. If your site is listed in this newsletter, thank you; if you’d like to see your site listed in this newsletter simply shoot us a link of an artist you covered and we’d be happy to show our appreciation. So, Check out what’s new this week:
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED INTERNET RADIO STATION Flux4
If you didn’t know, we go International! Flux 4, one of Europe’s hottest Internet radio stations and music sites, is always on the cutting edge of what’s fresh, check out their playlist which will include CyberPR artist Marco Mahler and tracks from his debut record Design in Quick Rotation. They may also be doing a review of the record so keep eyes out for that as well. Check it all out at Flux 4.
http://www.flux4.eu
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED PODCAST Next Big Hit
What’s in a name? If it may be foreshadowing things to come, then our artists are well on their way. Next Big Hit, a podcast hosted by the eccentric DJ Copperhead, has featured live performances from several CyberPR artists over the past few weeks on Dressed Up and Stripped Down. In this creative take on the age-old battle of live vs. recorded music, artists have tracks on their album pitted against their live tracks from the Next Big Hit studio in Manhattan. Check out Edible Red, Marco Mahler, Kyle Lardner, and many more upcoming on Dressed Up and Stripped Down.
http://www.nextbighit.com
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BLOG DeltaChord
"Insightful, from the heart, inspiring" – these are just a few words that come to mind from reading Deltachord's weekly music blog. Tackling musicians from classic to up-and-coming, from blues and jazz to folk and singer-songwriter, Deltachord blogs about music as if she were sitting on a patio on a warm summer day just speaking her mind. As mentioned earlier in the featured artists section, Deltachord did a great review for The Soul of John Black.
http://www.deltachord.tennerblog.com
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