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LEYLINE PUBLICITY Established in 2001, Leyline lists a catalogue of successful PR and marketing campaigns spanning almost ten years on behalf of record labels (major and independent), festivals, radio stations, major club nights, venues and artists. As a small but highly skilled company, Leyline Publicity deliver challenging and intelligent PR campaigns across a variety of platforms including; Regional and national press, online and viral marketing, blog engagement and online video placement. In addition, drawing upon years of experience working within the live sector as one of the capitals leading independent promoters, Leyline offers much more than other traditional music PR company's can in terms of facilitating live placements for album launches, tours and festivals including an in depth knowledge of live marketing, promotions and production. -- DESK SPACE TO RENT IN SHOREDITCH -- FILM PRODUCTION STUDIO TO RENT IN SHOREDITCH |
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![]() IRISH ISP TO BLOCK PIRATE BAY As previously reported, Eircom has previously made various commitments to the Irish music industry to help them combat online piracy in Ireland, though when the Irish labels demanded that all ISPs block the Bay at the start of the year they indicated that they'd only do so if a court ruling instructed them to. I'm not sure what's now changed - there doesn't seem to be any mention of a court order - but Eircom users will be blocked from accessing the Bay from September. It's interesting timing, of course, because The Pirate Bay is expected to confirm its relaunch as a legit music service next week. As previously reported, Swedish IT firm Global Gaming is hoping to buy the rogue search engine and take it legit. Though many in both the IT and music industries doubt such a thing will be possible without haemorrhaging large amounts of cash and/or many of the Bay's faithful users. -------------------------------------------------- TAPES REVEAL LENNON'S ANGER AT BEATLES Previously unpublished, Wenner recently gave the tapes to journalist Mikal Gilmour for a new article on the band's split, which will appear in the next issue of Rolling Stone. Excerpts from the tapes were also aired on US TV show Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday. Audibly angry, Lennon tells Wenner: "We sold out... and I felt sick. We got fed up with being sidemen for Paul". He added that he felt the "music died" when they first rose to fame in the early 60s, saying: "That's why we never improved". On the subject of the band's relationship with his wife, Yoko Ono, Lennon was most angry, telling Wenner: "They despised her... It seemed I had to be happily married to them or Yoko - and I chose Yoko. George insulted her right to her face and I didn't hit him, I don't know why. Ringo was alright but the other two really gave it to us. I'll never forgive 'em". -------------------------------------------------- YELLOW SUBMARINE TO GET 3D REMAKE Now the world of music has been dragged into this idiotic gimmick with the announcement that US director Robert Zemickis is in talks to remake The Beatles' 1968 animated film, 'Yellow Submarine'. According to Variety, Zemickis and Disney are currently trying to secure the rights to use the sixteen songs featured in the original film and are hoping to have the whole thing completed in time to coincide with the 2012 Olympics. It's not the director's first brush with The Beatles. His first film as a director was 1978's 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand', which obviously took its name from a Beatles song and was about some girls who were suffering from Beatlemania, with a story centred on the day the band made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in the US. Anyway, let's hope it doesn't happen, but if it does, you can get a taste of what it might be like later this year, when Zemickis releases an equally rubbish-sounding 3D adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. That said, so long as he doesn't start remaking the 'Back To The Future' films in 3D, I can just about cope with all of this. -------------------------------------------------- JACKO FILM AND WARHOL PAINTING NEWS Titled 'Michael Jackson: This Is It', after the name of the residency, rather than some reminder that the star is not alive any more, the film will hit cinemas on 28 Oct. Sony Pictures say that they have brought the release date forward by two days from the previously announced 30 Oct due to anticipated high demand, adding that the film will only be released for a two week run. However, if they expect demand to be so high, it seems unlikely that they will hold to the "limited run" thing. Expect it to be extended "for the fans" sometime between 27 Sep, when tickets for the screenings go on sale, and the middle of the first week of the initial run. Confirming his involvement in the project, Ortega, who is also behind the 'High School Musical' films and the upcoming remake of 'Footloose' (oh look, another film that didn't need remaking!), told reporters: "This film is Michael's gift to his fans. It's a very private, exclusive look into a creative genius' world. For the first time ever, fans will see Michael as they have never seen him before - this great artist at work. It is raw, emotional, moving and powerful footage that captures his interactions with the This Is It collaborators that he had personally assembled for this once-in-a-lifetime project". In other Jackson news, a portrait of the singer by Andy Warhol has sold at auction in New York for over $1 million. The 1984 portrait, which was commissioned to celebrate the record-breaking sales of the singer's 'Thriller' album, was sold off at the Vered Gallery in Long Island yesterday, after being displayed at the O2 Dome in London. Although the gallery would not say the exact price the 76cm by 66cm piece had gone for, they said that the buyer had paid "over $1m dollars". The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting was $71.7 million in 2007. -------------------------------------------------- SLIPKNOT FRONTMAN OFFERS MENTAL HEALTH ADVICE In the video, recorded backstage at the recent Kerrang! Awards, which he hosted, Taylor explained that he had battled with drug problems in his youth, but had overcome them through his music. He said: "Anything you're feeling right now, no matter how strong you feel it, it's temporary. You have incredible lives ahead of you. You have incredible things you can accomplish. If you feel that you will have an amazing life. Do not let anything build a wall to high for you to get over it - I know that might seem very clichéd but I've had a lot of friends who've hurt themselves, but all of that stuff is so temporary. You can get through it; you're stronger than you think. You'll always be stronger than you think". Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL76bZ8qWA8 WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF SPYING ON BRITNEY Miranda Tozier-Robbins was arrested by police when she was discovered outside the star's California home dressed in camouflage, carrying camera equipment and trying to peer through the windows. Tozier-Robbins claimed to be making a documentary about methods used by the paparazzi to get pictures of celebrities. As well as her sentence, she was ordered to stay away from Britney and her house by a judge at the Los Angeles Superior Court. MILES KANE QUITS THE RASCALS The band released their debut album, 'Rascalize', last year to varying reviews. The remaining members say that they will seek to recruit a new singer. Kane is, of course, also one half of The Last Shadow Puppets with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner. KYLIE TO WORK WITH N-DUBZ Anyway, according to a source, who has been flapping their mouth of to The Sun, N-Dubz are set to collaborate with Kylie on a track for her next solo album. The source said: "Kylie really wants to surprise people. She is a big fan of what N-Dubz have been doing". GARY GO RELEASES HEARTY CHARITY SINGLE Download the track here: www.bhf.org.uk/garygo -------------------------------------------------- KAREN O WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE SOUNDTRACK ANNOUNCED Billed as Karen O And The Kids, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman enlisted help from members of The Raconteurs, Deerhunter, Liars, Queens Of The Stone Age, as well as songwriter Greg Kurstin, for the project. The first single from the album, 'All Is Love', is due for release via download stores on Monday. The album itself will follow on 29 Sep. -------------------------------------------------- DEATH ROW TO RE-ISSUE DRE DEBUT Death Row's new CEO Lar Lavi recently hinted that there could be a lot more unheard material from Death Row artists on the way, telling The Hollywood Reporter: "We're sitting here with 10,000 masters, of which only 10% to 15% have been released to the public". The previously unreleased songs on the bonus disc are: Poor Young Dave (feat. Snoop Dogg) DEERHOOF TO STAR IN ART FILM The filming will finish with a free show by Deerhoof at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, which is one of the Toronto International Film Festival's 'Future Projects' events, apparently. In a statement, Pendleton said: "I was really looking for a group that balanced experimentation with a slightly pop, slightly rock sensibility and had a dynamic performance presence and style... Deerhoof had it all". MACHINE HEAD ANNOUNCE UK TOUR DATES 16 Feb: Plymouth, Pavilions -------------------------------------------------- VESSELS ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES Tour dates: 4 Sep: Fell Foot Sound Festival -------------------------------------------------- BAND OF SKULLS ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES Tour dates: 19 Sep: Southsea Festival SONY APPOINT NEW COMMERCIAL MUSIC GROUP PRESIDENT Meanwhile, Kevin Lawrie, has been named President of Sony Music Europe, which possibly sees him taking over some of Story's previous responsibilities in his last Sony role, COO for Europe. Lawrie's new role as President, Europe will see him coordinating the major's European and, erm, South African offices. -------------------------------------------------- EMI LAUNCH PUBLISHING VENTURE WITH DEF JAM CHIEF Although best known for heading up the Universal division, and before that BMG's Arista label, Reid has been active in the music publishing side of the business since 1996 via his Hitco Publishing Group, through which he signed Beyonce Knowles among others. Confirming the new JV deal, EMI's Jon Platt told reporters: "LA's track record speaks for itself. He's discovered some of the most enduring talents of the last 20 years, and his hit rate with songwriters and recording artists alike is phenomenal. I've worked closely with LA for many years and I'm now looking forward to taking the partnership to the next level". Reid himself said: "Throughout my career in music, I've been devoted to the songwriter's craft first, last and always, and I consider the business of publishing to be the heart and soul of the industry. This unique new association with EMI Music Publishing affords me the opportunity to indulge a passion for the two creative cornerstones of my life: artists and their music". -------------------------------------------------- IMPRESSIVE PR TAKE ON NEW STAFF Sacha told CMU: "Our aim is to apply the kind of strategic overview to an artist or celebrity that you would offer a brand, creating a project that builds the individual as a brand and integrates press activity within that project. We feel we have something special to offer in so far as we're in a position to not only offer great PR coverage, but bring in potential new revenue streams for artists from brands and generate third party consumer promotions. Whilst all of this is not unusual for an artist in today's market, these roles are usually kept separate and looked after by management or newly formed label divisions. As PR's we're on the front line to the consumer and due to the nature of our work we all become experienced brand builders, we're therefore well placed to be in a position to offer a unique integrated service of this kind". Impressive PR's founder and director, Mel Brown, who, like half the CMU team, is currently at the Edinburgh Fringe leading the firm's comedy PR projects, added: "It's really exciting times for us. Stuart is a great addition to the team on the music side of things and Sacha is bringing a totally new approach to the way we do business and has already landed us some amazing new celebrity and brand clients". THELONDONPAPER TO CLOSE Owned by Rupert Murdoch's News International and launched in 2006, the free paper has made losses year on year since then, with a pre-tax loss of £12.9 million in the year leading up to June 2008. The paper's finances are the main reason for the closure, although Murdoch's plan to make people pay to access his newspaper's websites may also have influenced the decision - it wouldn't exactly be easy to make people pay for something they get free on the street. Especially with content as dull as thelondonpaper's. Murdoch's son, James, who is also chairman and CEO of News Corp in Europe and Asia, brought in Boston Consulting Group to assess News International's businesses last year. The consultation has already led to 65 editorial job cuts across The Sunday Times, The Times, The Sun and News Of The World, as well as the sale of some operations not core to the business. However, this is the first part of the business to be completely shut down. James Murdoch said in a statement: "The strategy at News International over the past 18 months has been to streamline our operations and focus investment on our core titles. The team at thelondonpaper has made great strides in a short space of time with innovative design and a fresh approach but the performance of the business in a difficult free evening newspaper sector has fallen short of expectations. We have taken a tough decision that reflects our priorities as a business". He added that a month-long consultation had begun with the 60 staff (including 40 journalists) at NI Free Newspapers, which publishes thelondonpaper, and that they will continue to publish the paper until this is completed. It's currently not clear what this means for the londonpaper-sponsored HEADLINERS festival, which is due to take place around venues in Soho in London on 16 and 17 Sep, with the paper expected to close on 18 Sep. Though some are hailing this as a win for rival freesheet London Lite, things are not all rosy over there either. That paper, owned by Associated Newspapers, was launched to counter News International's entry into the London evening paper market in 2006, a market it had previously dominated with the paid-for Evening Standard (and it's 'lite' free edition). Although Associated have since sold the Standard to Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, they still own the Lite, as well as the more successful and more popular morning freebie, Metro. But with London Lite also losing money, it remains to be seen if Associated Papers remain committed to it - especially given they no longer have a huge interest in protecting the Standard (though they do still own a minority stake in it). A spokesperson for Associated Papers' parent company The Daily Mail & General Trust said: "We are watching developments with interest". AXL LET EVERYONE DOWN, SAYS SIXX Sixx told The Sun: "For it to fail was pretty crazy after so many years of being recorded. Then the tour got cancelled. A buddy of mine went to go play guitar for him. They rehearsed for three months and Axl never once turned up. Rule number one: show up! He's been doing that for many years. Finally I think the fans just went, 'Fuck it - can't do this anymore'. You can't be a fan when you can't see the band. I heard one track and then it just disappeared off the radio. It was never talked about again". |
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