The real Sandi Thom has stepped forward, and surely no one has ever been quite so happy to get the blues.

SANDI THOM – ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE

Single: ‘Gold Dust (Smoking Gun Remix)’

Released July 16th on Guardian Angels Records

Mojo – **** the oomph of Joan Osborne

Maverick- ***** Perfect In Every Way

News of The World **** the miracle reinvention from pop diva to gritty blues rocker’

Sunday Mail **** One of the most surprising albums of the year

Fresh from a critically acclaimed spring tour, Sandi Thom announces the second single ‘Gold Dust’, taken from her 3rd studio album ‘Merchants & Thieves’.

‘Released as a download only single on July 16th, it’s a double A-side featuring a reworking of “Gold Dust” entitled “Gold Dust (Smoking Gun Remix)” plus a Sandi and Joe Bonamassa’s cover of the blues classic “I Need Your Love So Bad”.

Written by Sandi and Jake Field, ‘Gold Dust’ is inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s Black Magic Woman and tells the story of love and regret. Filled with beautifully seductive yet poetically sad lyrics, Sandi bills this song as the most evocative on the album and it’s not hard to see why.

The original of ‘Gold Dust’ is from the album “Merchants & Thieves”, which was released in May and reached No.1 in the UK iTunes Blues Chart and the top 5 of the same chart in the U.S. The album showcases a new sound from Sandi Thom, bringing to light her passion for blues and country folk. The album brilliantly reflects her influences in these genres as well as retaining her innate feeling for a powerful melody and a trenchant lyric. Sandi also debut’s her lead guitar skills throughout the album and even had the privilege of Farida Guitars producing a signature model acoustic guitar for her. Their SF-55 CE is now known as the Farida Sandi Thom. What an honor!

‘Merchants & Thieves’ also boasts collaboration with the blues legend Joe Bonamassa on ‘This Ol World’, which was the 1st single to be released from the album. There really is no better endorsement than his presence on the album, which Sandi called a “watershed moment” and is as lithe and lively a piece of contemporary blues as you’ll hear all year.

EXTERNAL LINK: WWW.SANDITHOM.COM

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO FOOTAGE: CAROSEL brand new music video for STAR: new EP set to be released in OCT.

CAROSEL have achieved notable acclaim in the last 2 years & have just signed a worldwide management deal. Made of up of the duo: Michelle Phelan & Pete McGrane, their music is a compact blend of infectious, upbeat pop folk. They have been described as “A rare combination in the current music scene” (THE SUNDAY BUSINESS POST) and were awarded “album of the week” on National radio stations 2FM and RTE Radio1 in Ireland. Legendary Irish Dj Larry Gogan said Carosel’s music “had a feel-good factor of 10.”

They have performed on The Late Late TV show — Ireland’s longest running and most well known TV show. They also performed on other well-known Irish TV shows: TG4’s Pop 4 TV & Rte’s Red TV and in Radio stations across Ireland including RTE, Phantom FM, BBC Ulster and more. they have performed at well-known music festivals OXEGEN as well as the Indie-pendence festival in Cork and the Guinness Jazz Festival. They have also shared the stage with: The Maccabees, Patrick Wolf & Jason Mraz among others at various festivals. Gigs abroad include the UK, Belgium, France – Paris, Toulouse & Lyon.

STAR is the brand new EP that boasts a refreshing and vibrant sound and also some reworked songs taken from their debut ( Kaleidoscope ), which is telling of their capability to write music for the mainstream. They are currently residing in Paris, France and are focusing on writing and recording their follow up second album.

Links:
http:/www.myspace.com/caroselmusic
http:/www.carosel.ie
http:/www.twitter.com/carosel
http:/www.facebook.com/carosel
http://www.youtube.com/user/caroseltv

BAND MANAGEMENT:

Nathan Graves- INNATE MUSIC

E: Nathan@innate-music.com

P: office +44 208 566 9824
Mobile +44 788 1622 117
skype – nathanggraves
W: www.innate-music.com

REASONS TO BE EXCITED???

THE PRODIGY PLAY OXEGEN

GROOVE ARMADA PLAY OXEGEN

UNKLE PLAY THE ELECTRIC PICNIC

OCEAN COLOUR SCENE PLAY OXEGEN

OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL PLAY OXEGEN

THE RIPTIDE MOVEMENT PLAY THE ELECTRIC PICNIC

MUZU.TV LIVE PRESENTS:

Crystal Swing, Jedward and John Shelly & The Creatures

Exclusive performances and interviews streaming live from the MUZU Studio July 2^nd

Ireland – June 21st, 2010 – Music website MUZU.TV have been live streaming performances from both international and home grown talent since 2008. With a new studio design, their own MUZU.TV branded programming in pre-production and the addition of a live audience the July 2^nd broadcast, kicking off at 2pm is promising to be a much more spectacular affair altogether.

Currently holding #1 spot in the Irish Music Charts following the success of their appearance on The Ellen De Generes Show in the US, internet sensations Crystal Swing have chosen to unveil their new single “The Hucklebuck is Back” with an exclusive performance.  Ireland’s most famous celebrity twins John and Edward will be chatting about the forthcoming album “Planet Jedward”, their plans for the future and answering fan questions submitted via their MUZU.TV channel. Belfast’s finest, John Shelly & The Creatures will also be performing, with tracks to include the hit single “Long May You Reign”- run nationally in the advertising campaign for the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

MUZU.TV LIVE Stream will be aired Friday 2^nd July on www.muzu.tv

2pm – John Shelly & The Creatures “Long May You Reign”

2.15 – Jedward Interview

2.30 -John Shelly & The Creatures “Sunny Side Street”

2.45 – *MUZU Exclusive* Crystal Swing perform “The Hucklebuck is Back”

THE LIVE BROADCAST WILL BE:

Live Broadcasted 2pm- 3pm on July 2nd streaming on

All good things sometimes come in three’s.

3 is deemed a magic number.

3 is sometimes hotter than 2….sometimes.

3 is also the number that makes up some of the most exciting acts entering Irish Soil over the Summer to perform at our most well known festivals.

@OXEGEN ON THE Vodafone Stage. The Prodigy are pioneers of the big beat genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s, and are known for high-quality live performances. They have sold over 20 million records worldwide which is unequalled in dance music history.

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@ OXEGEN ON THE Vodafone Stage. The electronic duo comprising of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay are known for their collaborations with a diverse array of artists including Neneh Cherry, Will Young, Bryan Ferry. Whilst celebrating their most recent album release; Black Light, they performed on the widely acclaimed Tv show The Jonathan Ross Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm5mzLo2t5s

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@THE ELECTRIC PICNIC (SEPT 3RD-5TH)

UNKLE (live) are an innovative collective spearheaded by James Lavelle who has made a career out of eclectic albums that feature a diverse array of famous guest vocalists. On their latest album number five, Their new album Where Did The Night Fall continues their tradition of moving collaborations with guest vocalists. ‘With You in My Head’ (featuring The Black Angels) is featured on the Soundtrack for film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

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NEWS:::::;

Announce brand new album
‘Barking’ set for release September 13th 2010
(Release date in Ireland Fri 10th in Ireland)

Barking is the title of Underworld’s first album in three years, and their first to be constructed with a brilliant cast of co-conspirators. All the tracks were written by the band in their Essex studio before being given to handpicked studio heads from across the whole spectrum of dance music to add some of their style and creativity to the band’s raw material. The result is a pimped-up Underworld record and their finest collection of songs in over a decade.

From the first undulating pulses of submariner bass, the first vocals – soft like a whisper in the ear – and the first fizz of hi-hats that force along the pace, the sound is unmistakably Underworld. Electronics wrapped effortlessly around songs; streams of consciousness lyrics that form indelible images; a perfectly balanced mix of melody and rhythm. Underworld’s sixth studio album is a thundering return to form, although it’s fair to say that the band responsible have never really been below par.

The tracks on Barking are:
Bird 1 (Co-Produced by Dubfire)
Always Loved A Film (Co-Produced by Mark Knight & D. Ramirez)
Scribble (Co-Produced by High Contrast)
Hamburg Hotel (Co-Produced by Appleblim & Al Tourettes)
Grace (Co-Produced by Dubfire)
Between Stars (Co-Produced by Mark Knight & D. Ramirez)
Diamond Jigsaw (Co-Produced by Paul van Dyk)
Moon In Water (Co-Produced by High Contrast)
Louisiana

Underworld are Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. They have been working together in music for thirty years since meeting in Cardiff University in the late ’70s. Following time working in various bands with luminaries like Conny Plank, Iggy Pop and Debbie Harry, Smith and Hyde (with help from DJ Darren Emerson) began experimenting with making club music in the early ’90s, first as Lemon Interupt then reactivating one of their old band names – Underworld – releasing their first single proper, Mmm… Skyscraper, I Love You, in 1993. As well as becoming the first band from the nascent ‘dance’ scene to grace the cover of a weekly music paper, they scored massive critical hits with each of their album releases (Dubnobasswithmyheadman, Second Toughest In The Infants, Beaucoup Fish, One Hundred Days Off and Oblivion With Bells).

In 2005, Underworld released the Riverrun series, a trio of downloadable mixes of new material and works-in-progress, making them one of the first acts of their scale to attempt to directly sell their own records. The band continue to release alternate versions and curios through underworldlive.com

Underworld’s continuing relationship with director Danny Boyle has seen their music used in many of his movies. In 1996 a former B-side track, Born Slippy (Nuxx), soundtracked an entire summer, selling close to a million copies when released as a single. They recently scored Boyle’s sci-fi movie Sunshine.

In the early ’90s Smith and Hyde helped co-found the design company tomato. Karl has recently worked extensively with Brian Eno on the collaborative Pure Scenius project, playing largely improvised gigs at Sydney’s Opera House and at the Brighton Festival.

Underworld remain one of the most innovative and dynamic live bands on the planet – after a series of already announced Australian dates this June, they will be touring the album extensively towards the end of the year. “Scribble”, the first new material from the new album to see the light of day, is available now from underworldlive.com and will be commercially released on 28th June 2010, including a remix by Hospital recording artist, Netsky. The band will also headline the iTunes Festival at London’s Roundhouse on 17th July.

Irish Pr: Linda Coogan Byrne/ Good Seed PR
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Band are now available for press iv’s and radio phoners.

Band Link:
www.underworldlive.com

Release Date: 13th September 2010 (Fri 10th in Ireland)
Label: underworldlive.com / Cooking Vinyl

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“YOU MAKE THE MUSIC, WE SPREAD THE WORD”

-ARTISTS-
GROOVE ARMADA/ SUZANNE VEGA/ UNDERWORLD/  JOHN, SHELLY AND THE CREATURES/ SANDI THOM/
DREADZONE/  TOM MCRAE/ THE PRODIGY/  BLACK FRANCIS/  NELL BRYDEN/  NIGEL CONNELL/ GAVIN GLASS/
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE/ CAROSEL/ DELAYS/ KAKI KING/ TURIN BRAKES/ AUDIO BULLYS/ MUGGER DAVE/
ELEANOR MCEVOY/ UNKLE/ JACKIE LEVEN/ THOMAS WHITE/ DROPKICK MURPHYS/ THE FRANK AND WALTERS/
RELIEF/ JESTER/ ED HARCOURT/ BRENDAN PERRY/ I AM NOT LEFTHANDED/ OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL/ DAVID FORD/ DAPPLED CITIES/

Suzanne Vega- The Village Tomorrow night June 10th

MIG Live presents American singer/songwriter SUZANNE VEGA in a very special and intimate live show at the Village, Dublin on June 10^th2010.

Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what have been labelled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her critically acclaimed, eponymous debut album in 1985, she has sold over 7 million albums, received 7 Grammy award nominations and played sold-out shows in many of the world’s best-known halls. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known halls. In performances devoid of outward drama that nevertheless convey deep emotion, Vega sings in a distinctive, clear vibrato-less voice that has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper- brushed near-whisper” and as “plaintive but disarmingly powerful.”

Now Suzanne is reinterpreting a majority of her catalogue in an intimate and personal way, creating 4 new thematic albums that will be released over the next 2 years. First is Suzanne Vega Close-Up, Vol 1, Love Songs, which will include stripped down versions of her influential hit Marlene On The Wall, bossa nova favourite Caramel and many more.

Platinum-selling second album ‘Solitude Standing’ produced runaway hit ‘Luka’, about child abuse, which won MTV’s Best Female Video award and Suzanne was the first artist on the main stage at the very first Lilith Fair. Tomorrow at 3:30pm Suzanne will perform the classic song on Today Fm -Tony Fenton Show.

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LINDA COOGAN BYRNE

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The SUMMER sees us welcome some of Ireland most well loved festivals such as….OXEGEN!
From the GSPR HQ we have THE PRODIGY/ OCEAN COLOUR SCENE & GROOVE ARMADA playing.

At the Electric Picnic we have UNKLE (LIVE), The Riptide Movement & Brendan Perry….

So be sure you get yer tickets!

FOR PRESS/RADIO interview requests- Please contact Linda@goodseedpr.com

Some great Indie Festivals include:

GLASGOWBURY, LE CHEILE, INDIEPENDENCE, SEA SESSIONS + LOTS MORE.
we will have JOHN, SHELLY & THE CREATURES/ THE FRANK & WALTERS/ THE RIPTIDE MOVEMENT/ RELIEF/Jester + lots more gracing the stages at these.

International releases come in the form of:

ED HARCOURT/ New Single ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do’ taken from Fifth Album ‘Lustre’ Out June 11^th

OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL/ Single: ‘Jackson’s Last Stand’– Released 9th July

UNDERWORLD/ SINGLE ‘Scribble’ will be available on JUNE 18TH

TURIN BRAKES/ ALBUM ‘OUTBURSTS’ OUT NOW + WHELAN’S JUNE 18TH GIG!!!

On the indie circuit we have some super Irish Releases by:

RELIEF Single ‘Maria’/ JESTER Single ‘See Saw’/ GAVIN GLASS/ “Myna Birds” (Album)/ THE RIPTIDE MOVEMENT/ “Hard To Explain” (Single)

Check out the audio here:

http://soundcloud.com/goodseedpr/sets/new-indie-irish-releases

New Indie (Irish) Releases by GoodSeedPR

The Riptide Movement:::

NEW SINGLE OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE: OUT JULY 23RD
*Hard to explain*
*Already spent 3 weeks in The Top 50 Official Irish Charts*

The Riptide movement (also known as TRM) are a four piece rock band who formed in 2006, all hailing from the Capital. With three successive Official Irish Charting singles (taken from their debut “what about the top jar”) along with over 14,000 units sold to fans the Nation over, they are now ready to release fourth single ‘HARD TO EXPLAIN’, which is taken from their new album set to be released in Feb 2011 (titled HOT TRAMP).

Gaining notable attention from publications such as The Star, The Mirror, the Sunday World, The Evening Herald, The RTE guide & Hotpress, it was landing the support for one of their earliest influences Fleetwood Mac at the O2, last year, that was the real high point for the band. A UK tour followed by national TV appearances contributed to the early success of their debut album ‘What about the tip jars?. The album was released on May 1st 2009 and impressively Charted at No.16 and No. 25 in the first two weeks of releasing, ahead of U2, Bell x1, and the Blizzards. Becoming the highest debut album charting for an independent band in Chart track history, with close to 3000 album sales! An Irish tour which took in over 30 shows including support slots with the Blizzards, Taste and James Yuill, two sold-out headline shows at the Village and with TV3 currently using the album as a soundtrack to Gaelic football and hurling broadcasts, The Riptide Movement have put in motion one of the most impressive rises to the top of the Irish music scene.

The Riptide Movement invites you to ride the crest of a new wave, back from the south of France and fresh from a recording spree in the Grouse Lodge recording studios, the bands are putting the finishing touches onto the eagerly anticipated follow up album “Hot Tramp”.

The band will perform a list of shows Nationwide including appearances at the Vantastival, Leixlip festival, Indiependence and Electric Picnic this Year, as well as a tour of Germany in October 2010. One of their strongest word of mouth endorsements IS their Live show. Surely not to be missed.

For Band Links and gig dates go to:
www.myspace.com/riptideeire
www.theriptidemovement.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/theriptidemovement