Blasted Mechanism
Evolutionary artist collective Blasted Mechanism mark their highly anticipated UK arrival with the release of their opulent debut UK single Start To Move on June 11th 2010. Released through Revolver Records the single will precede their first ever UK performance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival on Sunday June 27th 2010!
This Portuguese composite combine revolutionary technology with ancestral soundscapes of fanatical stature, to conjure melodies and beats of exquisite proportion. Their pioneering approach to structure and harmony allows this enigmatic collective of thinkers to blend qualities of electro, reggae and dub to create something truly magnificent.
http://www.myspace.com/blastedmechanism
Beggar Joe
Beggar Joe, the ‘Street Soul Guys’ from Manchester, busk their way around the world
Beggar Joe are somewhat renowned in their home stomping ground – the vibrant musical city of Manchester, due to their traffic-stopping busking in various corners of its busy streets. Their blues guitars, seamless finger work and raw vocals have already amassed them an online fanbase as enthralled passers-by like to take live footage on eager camera phones, and upload clips to Youtube, labelling them with such tags as ‘The Street Soul Guys’. See for yourself here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj5cIsZ2bpE
Their forthcoming album (released next October) will be the debut release from CAT records formed by
Grammy Award winning producer Al Stone (producer to Jamiroquai, U2, Tina Turner, Genesis, Bob Dylan, Kelis, Joss Stone, Corrine Bailey-Rae, Bjork),Tyrone Hinds (who managed Ms. Dynamite from an underground talent to a Mobo, Brit and Mercury Music Prize winning artist) and Chet (aka Chas) Mehmet (music sales and distribution guru.
Nate Campany
Pop bohemian, civil-war fanatic and Charles Dickens obsessive, Brooklyn-based alt-country-pop-folk singer/songwriter Nate Campany has woven homespun tales of broken hearts, lost love and missed opportunities together with beautiful melodies, unaffected textures and accomplished arrangements in his debut EP. The Only Bridge I Need combines prairie winds and urban sprawl rolled up in an Americana-pop package, bound together by his rag-tag band of musical brothers, The Serenade.
If the Mason Dixon Line was the division between pop and traditional American music, Nate Campany would be that line. As a well-known and notable face on New York’s guitar-culture scene, Nate regularly plays sold-out shows in dimly lit corners of the Big Apple. The album ‘Estella’ will be released in late 2009.
Imelda May
Dublin-born singer Imelda May released her rabble-rousing, foot-stomping album of rockabilly-tinged crackers Love Tattoo on 20th September 2008 just days after rocking the Later with Jools Holland show where she performed Johnny Got A Boom Boom and Falling in Love With You Again, which she performed with Jools himself! A Star PR ran a full print and online for the Love Tattoo album release.
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Brother and two sisters rock & roll enthusiasts Kitty Daisy & Lewis are no ordinary band.The three siblings now aged 15,18 and 17 first came together onstage at a country and rockabilly jam in a North London pub. Five years later the 50s music, fashion and technology obsessed family have built a massive word of mouth audience through a stream of rapturously received gigs and festival appearances and are ready to release their first long player on Rob da Banks Sunday Best label. A Star PR was brought on board to execute a full digital and online PR campaign for the album.
The Crimea
The Crimea are proud to announce the release of their 2nd single ‘48 a Waiting Steps’-taken from their free album ‘Secrets of the Witching Hour’. Long before Radiohead and Coldplay decided to give their music away for free, The Crimea were the original unwitting pioneers of this now ‘revolutionary’ new marketing concept. They became the first established band to release a ‘free album’ in early 2007, a landmark industry event which led them to appear in Q magazine’s ‘Top Five Moments That Changed Music History’.
Nell Bryden
With over 350 shows in the last two years including four tours of the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Germany, Nell Bryden American songstress, poet and free spirit is back on the UK shores with a new collection of stirring songs. Second Time Around (released 13th October) is an anthology of ten blues, country modern Dixie and jazz tracks all delivered in Nells sassy and vibrant yet elegant and sexy style. Nell and her team have hired A Star PR to create a unique brand for her in the UK whilst promoting her album and tour.
Wired Desire
Tune in, turn up the volume and strap yourselves in as Wired Desire take you on a trip of no nonsense, high velocity Rock n Roll! Fresh from their full UK tour with rock Gods Nazareth, Wired Desire are fast building themselves a reputation as the pioneers for a new generation of rock music. Their debut EP Barely Illegal (out 6th October) is packed with raucous riffs, heavy licks and a bass on it with more revs than a Formula One carburettor. The Scottish rockers are calling upon A Star PR to promote their debut EP and current UK tour – Early rave reviews portray these young rockers are wired up and undeniably desirable!
The Parlotones
Hotly tipped South African quartet bring their electrifying blend of emo indie to the UK. Having topped the charts in their native homeland, The Parlotones hope to repeat their stunning success here in the UK. The band’s latest album, A World Next Door to Yours, is a delightful mix of sing-a-long chart bangers. Already championed by the likes of Razorlight, A Star came on board for a full press and online PR campaign.
Hungover Stuntmen
Produced by Andy Taylor from Duran Duran, headlining Ibiza Rocks 2008 and championed by the likes of Suggs, Roger Daltrey AND Paul Weller, Geordie foursome Hungover Stuntmen are well and truly on the road to stardom. A Star PR have been brought in to implement a print and online PR campaign for their debut single and album.