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Dead Sexy Inc. got started in Los Angeles, the band signed their first record "Break Me" produced by Paul "P.K." Kendall (Depeche Mode, Recoil, NIN..) for Electro Shock Records (Germany 2003), then found a house with Hypnotic/Cleopatra in 2004, the number one american electro goth record company.

Grand Pianoramax returns with The Biggest Piano In Town +++ Leo Tardin’s second CD, featuring Mike Ladd, Invincible, Celena Glenn, Spleen, Deantoni Parks and Adam Deitch hits Germany stores March 28, 2008 +++ When Leo Tardin steps behind the keyboards and becomes Grand Pianoramax, he moves like a subterranean silhouette, reminiscent of a familiar, unassuming young man with a trim haircut and dark-rimmed glasses who discretely dons a superman outfit.

Queen of afrobeat is back with the new groovy album "Drumming Is Calling"! A follow up to the successful release of "To Give Is To Get" featuring afrobeat legend Tony Allen and one of Sweden´s most famous rappers Timbuktu and the 12" "Wouldn´t That Be Fun Remixes" featuring remixes by Senorlobo/Watch TV, Jens Loden and others.

De Portables celebrated their 10th birthday in 2006 with a big sold out concert in the Ghent Vooruit (one of Belgium’s finest venue). 400 fans showed up to thank one of the most brilliant band Belgium has ever had. With amazing past records like “Rosegarden” or “Girls Beware”, De Portables have erased the imaginary line between post-rock, humour, pop and electronics. Their concerts (which they performed in all Europe during these past years) have won the reputation of being unforgettable and blasting. The band has arrived to a point of creation where everything is possible; every style can be touched; every note can be held for hours.

Solo affair by L'Altra co-creator, Joseph Desler Costa. Costa Music enlists the production and composition skills of Marc Hellner (Marriages, Pulseprogramming), the mixing chops of Joshua Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) and an array of other musicians and collaborators including cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, guitarist Alfredo Nogueira (The Race), pianist Chanel Pease and vocalist Aleksandra Tomaszewska (Aleks and the Drummer).

The Universal Records band, The Mars Volta, widely known for their live show improvisation, braces for their upcoming new album "The Bedlam In Goliath" - scheduled release on January 29th

Following the release of their fifth studio masterpiece, "The Black And White Album", and a brief successive tour taunting the masses, singer Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, drummer Chris Dangerous, bassist Dr. Matt Destruction, guitarists Nicholaus Arson and Vigilante Carlstroem are launching a stateside tour in honor of their last stupendously spectacular sold-out spree.

The new year brings us one of the most-anticipated releases in recent memory with Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through The Static". The buzz is deafening on this brilliant album, which just might be Jack's best work yet. Jack Johnson's new studio album on Brushfire Records (Distributed by Universal) was recorded in Hawaii using 100% solar energy.

Legendary blues artist B.B. King is perhaps one of the most important and influential guitarists the world has ever known. His gratifying sound has earned him the respect of musicians from all genres. The artist is unsurpassed and has style and resonance that are immediately recognizable. For more than half a century, B.B. King has defined the blues for a worldwide audience.

H&M and Designers Against AIDS are joining forces in the battle against AIDS and are launching a collection for guys and girls together with other well-known designers, musicians and artists, including Rufus Wainwright.

Van Morrison and Exile Productions in association with Polydor/Universal Music Enterprises are pleased to announce the worldwide re-release of Van Morrison's back catalog beginning in January 2008.

Madonna's debut as a director will be among the 50 films in the Berlin International Film Festival's arthouse sidebar Panorama. The 58th Berlin International Film Festival will take place February 07.-17.

Radiohead will air a live-performance of their new album "In Rainbows".

Ex-Jane`s Addiction bass player Eric Avery, whose musical style was a very important part of all early titles of the band, will release his first solo-album "Help Wanted" in April 2008 on the indie-label Dangerbird.

At Jan. 22 Tom Waits will play one of his rare live shows at Los Angeles' Century Plaza Hotel. The concert is part of a benefit for Bet Tzedek Legal Services.

First The Pixies than The Breeders - After six silent years, the Breeders will release their new album "Mountain Battles" in April 2008.

The new album of Bauhaus "Going Away White", will be released in March 2008. It`s the groups first shared studio work since 1983. BUT: There will be no other activities from the band in the future. That`s definitely the end of the legendary goth outfit!

After making themselves scarce and playing just a few shows in 2007, Kiss will play 2008 more than a dozen concerts in an uncommon context.

The new Mars Volta album "The Bedlam in Goliath" will be released January 29. It was produced by Omar Rodriguez Lopez himself.

Co-authored by Sakiya Sandifer, US-rapper Kanye West will make his literary debut in the beginning of next year with his book "Thank You and You're Welcome".