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NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- " She knew she could not contest the decision; she had to accept it. If she didn't she would be marked as an outcast and thrown out of the house. There would be no place she could go. In her mind, the image of love was always around one person. Was it that he did not find her love strong enough, not passionate enough, that he could share her so easily?..." What would you do if your beloved husband told you that he would share you with...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., August 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- R.E.M. has teamed with Capitol/I.R.S. for the September 25 release of an expanded 25(th) Anniversary Edition of the band's 1987 album, Document. The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus a previously unreleased 1987 concert from R.E.M.'s "Work" tour. The commemorative release also adds new liner notes by journalist David Daley, with the 2CD package presented in a lift-top box with four postcards....
MILWAUKEE, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rock the Green presented by Veolia Environmental Services, an outdoor music festival featuring nationally renowned bands and near-zero waste, announced today that Third Eye Blind will headline the event, supported by Metric, Switchfoot, Imagine Dragons, Morning Parade, and Atlas Genius. A side stage, powered entirely by clean energy, will feature local Milwaukee bands, including Evan Christian, I'm Not a Pilot and Ikarus Down. The second...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It was announced today that music and media executive Jay Boberg has been named Chairman of the Board of Isolation Network, the parent company of INgrooves Fontana and INscribe Digital, a leading provider of distribution, marketing and promotion services to the global music and book publishing communities via its proprietary ONE Digital Platform. Mr. Boberg replaces Vincent Freda who served as Chairman of the Board since 2008. Mr. Freda...
SEATTLE, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Buck, the best way to buy and sell goods and services on your mobile phone, continues its momentum citing record Q1 growth as it powers into 2012, setting Buck on track to become a major player in the mobile payments industry. Record Year on Year Growth and Customer Momentum 2012 has started off with exceptional growth for Buck, with the mobile payments company reporting over 368% growth in transactional revenue and a significant uptake in...
SecureBucket.com, an online venue for showcasing exciting projects and the maker of myTrustBucket.com, announces the creation of REM-I-CON software. (PRWEB) September 29, 2011 SecureBucket.com, an online venue for showcasing exciting projects and the maker of myTrustBucket.com, announces the launch of its private chrome extension, REM-I-CON. REM-I-CON, which stands for Remotely-in-Control, clears cookies, history, windows, bookmarks, and uninstalls Apps or Extensions. REM-I-CON accepts...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- R.E.M. has teamed with Capitol/I.R.S. for the July 12 release of an expanded 25th Anniversary 2CD and digital edition of the band's 1986 album, Lifes Rich Pageant. The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus 19 previously unreleased demo recordings cut prior to the album's studio sessions. The commemorative release also adds new liner notes by music journalist and author Parke Puterbaugh, with the 2CD package...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- R.E.M. has teamed with Capitol/I.R.S. for the July 13 release of an expanded 25th Anniversary 2CD and digital edition of the band's 1985 album, Fables Of The Reconstruction. The new edition features the digitally remastered original album, plus 14 previously unreleased demo recordings, cut prior to the album's studio sessions, including one long-sought track that has never been released. The commemorative release also adds insightful new liner notes...
The U.S. rock band REM has announced plans to release a two-CD set featuring live rehearsals recorded at Dublin's Olympia club in 2007, the BBC said. REM Live at the Olympia is scheduled for release Oct. 26. The BBC said the set will include more than three dozen tracks from the group's five-day stint at the club, where they tried out new material for their 2008 album Accelerate. Every second we were playing something we didn't know all that well, the BBC quoted guitarist Peter Buck as...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Reckoning "confirms R.E.M. as one of the most beautifully exciting groups on the planet," wrote NME in 1984. R.E.M.'s second full-length album also prompted The Washington Post to proclaim that "there isn't an American band worth following more than R.E.M." Twenty-five years later, Reckoning remains a fan favorite for capturing R.E.M. during the youthful freshness of a new, fiercely independent American music scene. The two-CD Reckoning - Deluxe...
