HILLS PICK OF THE WEEK

Though the show may be a fake and bit over the top, there is no denying the great music that soundtracks the show. I'm not embarrassed to admit that I watch the show and have actually discovered some really great music.

Tons of great songs were used during Monday nights short episode (seemed like 15 minutes with all those damn commercials), however, I could only choose one from this episode.

My FIRST Hills pick of the week from season 4 is "Shattered" by O.A.R. It's such a great song and a perfect fit for the show!

Watch the video for "Shattered" below!

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IN CASE YOU MISSED EM...

Atmosphere was on Letterman a few weeks back...check it out!

SUNSET JUNCTION - THIS WEEKEND!

In case you were living under a rock (like me), the 28th annual Sunset Junction is this weekend in Silverlake. Click here to see a list of scheduled performers and set time!

P.S. WAS ISAAC HAYES SCHEDULED TO PERFORM?

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We The Kings performed "Check Yes Juliet" live on FNMTV this past Friday.

SEASON 4 MUSIC FROM THE HILLS

Last season I was getting questions about the music that was featured on The Hills, so I started this weekly music post of music from the show. Last night Season 4 premiered on MTV, so I'm back to bring you my weekly list, followed by my Hills pick of the week.

THE HILLS EPISODE 401 - WE'LL NEVER BE FRIENDS

Vaughan Penn - "Bring On The Day"
Pussycat Dolls - "When I Grow Up"
Lesley Roy - "I'm Gone, I'm Going"
David Condos - "The Last One I Love"
Lady Gaga - "Just Dance"
Estelle (feat. Kanye West) - "American Boy"
Black Eyed Peas - "Don't Funk With My Heart"
O.A.R. - "Shattered"
The Ting Tings - "Shut Up And Let Me Go"
Rihanna - "Disturbia"
Katy Perry - "I Kissed A Girl"
Michelle Featherstone - "You're Not Alone"
Saosin - "Youre Not Alone"
The Mile After - "So Young, So Sick"
Katy Perry - "Box"
Safetysuit - "What If"

SAIL WITH ME

Ima Robot is back with the first song from their fortcoming new album. They posted the new song "Sail With Me" and wrote a bit about it on their myspace page.

Listen Here!

"in case u didnt notice, we posted the first new song from or FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM a few days ago. thats when we posted it, the album isnt called a few days ago, silly. we are gonna play the song along with most of our new record at THE GREEK THEATER this friday!!! whoooo!! kind of scary in that -ive been waiting in line for this new roller coaster for hours and now im at the front oh shit what will it be like am i ready- sorta way. "

"enjoy SAIL WITH ME and stay tuned. we probably will stop giving away old demos and b-sides for now, so as to cleanse your collectively impeccable palette. this will prepare you for the main course, which will be served soon. its like waiting for guffman, except in this dramady, guffman shows up, except he's not guffman.... hes future funk foie-graaaaaah. yeahhhhhhhhhhhh. that is so tasty. with a side of psychadelically sizzled soy-glazed tilapia. al pastor of course.

RED ALERT!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 18, 2008

THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS RECORDING
FOLLOW-UP TO BREAKOUT DEBUT

NEW YORK, NY -- Jacksonville, Florida's platinum rockers THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS have been hard at work since early July in the Valley Village, California studio of rock super-producer Howard Benson (Hoobastank, P.O.D., Less Than Jake, Daughtry, Seether, All-American Rejects), recording the follow-up to DON'T YOU FAKE IT, one of the longest-running breakthrough albums in recent rock history.

The rock quintet comprised of Ronnie Winter (lead vocals), Elias Reidy (guitar, backing vocals), Duke Kitchens (guitar, piano, vocals), Joey Westwood (bass, vocals) and Jon Wilkes (drums, vocals) forged a rare bond of closeness and healing with listeners from their very first single "Face Down," an unsparing, full-throated cry against domestic violence.

The album DON'T YOU FAKE IT charted for 62 weeks on Billboard's Top 200 while "Face Down" stayed atop the Top 20 Modern Rock airplay list until chart rules mandated its retirement after 52 weeks. Additionally, "Face Down" has sold over 1.5 million digital singles and been streamed over 16.6 million times on MySpace. In fact, nearly a year after the July 2006 release of the album, several of the tracks are still going strong, collectively garnering close to 50 million streams on the band's MySpace page. Another track of note "Your Guardian Angel" was adopted as a touchstone anthem of both solemn and festive occasions: in addition to 10.2 million MySpace spins and 455,000 single downloads, thousands of Facebook and YouTube photo flipbooks and videos appeared with the images of loved ones set to the song, not to mention the countless plays received at weddings, school gatherings and proms, while "Damn Regret" and "False Pretense" are both nearing 100,000 single downloads apiece.

The overwhelming response to the band recently prompted RJA to send regrets via their MySpace page to their now-worldwide fanbase that they would not be joining this summer's Warped Tour. Although RJA have been fan favorites for three years running, they assured fans that the time was being well-spent in the studio and even more productive than anticipated with Benson behind the board.

Since the release of DON'T YOU FAKE IT, RJA has also been an active force for a wide array of charitable organizations and social causes, including teen suicide prevention, mental health parity and a strong commitment to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In addition to these charitable commitments, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Guardian Angel Foundation has been formed as an umbrella group to support under funded high school band programs, to promote and enhance student musical development; support individuals affected by domestic violence, to break the cycle of abuse; and contribute to research that focuses on management of acute hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients.

The new CD is slated for release in early 2009.

RED ALERT…keep up with RJA at:
http://www.redjumpsuit.com/
www.myspace.com/redjumpsuit
http://www.redjumpsuitalliance.com/

WEEZER WANTS U!

Weezer are shooting a video for their single 'Troublemaker' on THURSDAY, and need your help if you're in the L.A. area. All you need to do is shoot them an email at weezervideo@gmail.com and, if picked, you'll be mailed back with location, times, what to wear, etc...!

SIGUR ROS LIVE AT MOMA

This hour-long broadcast exclusive was filmed live during a recent sold-out show at New York’s Museum of Modern Art and combines live footage and special behind-the-scenes moments to document an intimate Sigur Rós performance that includes special commentary with the critically acclaimed band.

30 MILLION TO MARS

Virgin/EMI have slapped 30 Seconds to Mars with a $30 million suit for breaching their contract (says Virgin/EMI) or legally terminating their contract (says 30STM’s Jared Leto.) After news of the suit hit, Leto issued a lengthy statement arguing that the band signed its contract with the label nine years ago, but according to California law, “one cannot be bound to a contract for more than seven years.” So the band, looking to take advantage of that loophole despite owing Virgin three more albums, is opting out due to some significant disagreements:

“If you think the fact that we have sold in excess of 2 million records and have never been paid a penny is pretty unbelievable, well, so do we,” Leto writes. “And the fact that EMI informed us that not only aren’t they going to pay us AT ALL but that we are still 1.4 million dollars in debt to them is even crazier.” Plus, there’s more, “like the new regime at EMI firing most of the people we know and love, wanting to place advertisements on our Website, EMI owning 100 percent of the masters of our record… forever, and basically having a revolving door of regimes at the company made it easy to not want to continue as is.”

An EMI spokesperson responded by saying, despite their success with 30STM, “We have been forced to take procedural, legal steps in order to protect EMI’s investment and rights during contract renegotiations initiated by the band and management. We hope to resolve these matters amicably and put them behind us so we can continue working in partnership with the band to take them to even greater levels of success.”