November 29, 2004

GorillaPop Launches First Music-Based Social Network Service

GorillaPop launches the first social networking service bringing
people together based on their favorite music. GorillaPop’s new service makes it easy, and fun, for people who love the same kind of music to connect from anywhere around the world.

Monitoring songs someone plays on their computer, GorillaPop builds a real time profile of a person’s musical preferences. This data along with other search criteria (sex, age, location, etc…), provide an ever changing landscape of possibilities for people to meet, discover new music, and maybe even find their funk/soul mate.

For more information see – gorillapop.com

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Christie’s To Hold It’s Biggest Show Biz Auction Ever

Rock ‘n’ roll fans with deep pockets can buy a Beatles guitar or a mugshot of the pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens at what Christie’s calls its biggest auction of show business memorabilia.

The Gibson SG electric guitar, played by George Harrison from 1966-1969, is the star attraction among over 400 lots, ranging from Britney Spears’ book report to a handwritten 1991 letter from the late Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love.

The guitar, expected to fetch around $500,000, was used while recording the Beatles’ “Revolver” album and in two Beatles films “Paperback Writer” and “Rain.”

John Lennon also played it on what is commonly known as “The White Album.”

Another big draw at the December 17 sale is a Keith Richards guitar from around 1964-1965, which he played when the Rolling Stones appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Singer Mick Jagger also played the guitar during the “Beggar’s Banquet” recording sessions. It is estimated to sell for about $400,000.

The Beatles guitar was recently rediscovered and has been on loan to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2002.

Source: cnn.com

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String Cheese Incident’s New Years Eve Show At Radio City Sold Out

The String Cheese Incident will ring in this New Year in the Big Apple. The band is confirmed to perform December 28 and 29 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and December 31 at Radio City Music Hall. Radio City Music Hall is sold out but a few tickets still remain for December 28 and 29.

In year’s past The String Cheese Incident have announced a NYE theme and audience participatory opportunities. This year the band is forgoing the hoopla, instead opting for a good ‘ole rock &; roll concert. What better place than New York City’s historic Radio City Music Hall for a straight up, no chaser rock show? This SCI New York New Year’s run marks the band’s first NYE on the east coast!

Throughout the year, The String Cheese Incident and their community continued to nurture Gouda Causes, the band’s philanthropic arm. Activities during 2004 included local cleanups close to home in Telluride, Colorado, and as far as Byron Bay Australia. In addition, Conscious Alliance has been on the road with SCI for every show this year. So far this year Conscious Alliance and Gouda Causes have collected over 16 tons of food donations to help feed America’s hungry. Gouda Causes and Conscious Alliance will be hosting yet another food drive along this New Year’s Eve run. Concert attendees are encouraged to bring 10 non-perishable food items to the shows in exchange for an exclusive food drive poster. All donations will go to local affiliates of America’s Second Harvest Food Share and to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

During the beginning of 2005, The String Cheese Incident will be wrapping-up studio time with producer Malcom Burns (Bob Dylan, Chris Whitley, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois). Malcom and the band are to begin recording SCI’s fifth studio album this December, at a private studio in the hills of their hometown, Boulder, Colorado.

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