Fund Raiser CD For Kids With Cancer - Need Music! Open call to bands of all genres!

(PRESS RELEASE) StreetBlast.com is working with StompOutCancer.com to help them search for music for their upcoming CD “Stomp Out Cancer Volume 2: Hope.” All proceeds from the sale of this CD goes to research for Ewing’s Sarcoma, a type of cancer that attacks children and young adults.

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The Rock and Roll Report Podcast Archives are Complete!

I have finally uploaded the last of the podcasts to the new site so you can now enjoy the very beginning of the podcast. Enjoy the music and ignore my voice, that’s all I ask! LOL

Later.

Mark

CD Review: The Morning Light – The Sounds of Love EP (Fearless Records)

The Morning Light’s new 6 song EP serves as a welcome stopgap between full-lengths. A five member band (Harrison Wargo - piano and vocals, Bobby Garver - vocals, Matt Colussy - guitar, Nick Baxter - drums, Andy McDonald - bass) which rose from the ashes of Pittsburgh’s much-missed Transition, The Morning Light is not your typical Fearless Records band.

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Rock and Roll Report TV: Dog Toffee - NME Darlin’

A bitter sweet ballad about the bands love for the fickle tastes & obsessions of certain areas of the industry. Commercial suicide was one observers comment on the comment of this song but the last mention the band got from the certain mag was in 1998 so no worries. Cracking tune! http://www.myspace.com/dtxrockers

Rock and Roll Report Band of the Week: Tropidelic

Cleveland, Ohio is home to something kind of unusual: The Cleveland area has a very large Reggae community. When some areas of the country have just a few bands playing reggae music, Greater Cleveland and the surrounding areas have a thriving scene that include many bands and musicians that have come together to write and perform the style of music made popular by legend Bob Marley.

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CD Review: Leopold and his Fiction – Self Titled (Self Released)

Ever since The White Stripes became the darlings of the music world, more and more acts have explored the interesting sparseness and power possibilities of the two-man musical band. Read more

Airplay Direct Contest For Bands With a Girl Who Rocks

Throughout the month of August, AirPlay Direct will be running a free “All Things Digital Girls Rule, Girls Rock” artist contest. The Grand Prize package will include up to three live performance slots on the “Girls Rule, Girls Rock” fall 2008 tour, a Daisy Rock Guitar, a goody bag from Sam Ash, D’Addario, SHURE, and more (a $10,000 value), a full production HD music video shoot (a $75,000 value) and much more, all valued at upwards of $116,000. To enter you must be an AirPlay Direct artist/label member (free), fall into the indie, punk, alternative, hardcore, metal or similar categories, have a “kick ass rock chick,” and have submitted your DPK to office@airplaydirect.com by Aug. 25th. For more visit airplaydirect.com.

The Rock and Roll Report is On Vacation!

If things seem a bit slow around here its just because we are taking a bit of a vacation break to catch up with the Olympics and get some sun. Things will be revving up to their usual frenetic pace soon so get ready!

Later.

Mark

Deep Grooves: Carla Olson - Detroit ‘85 Live and Unreleased and Carla Olson and Mick Taylor - Too Hot For Snakes (Collector’s Choice)

Roots rock fans rejoice! Another batch of Carla Olson albums have been re-released by the music fanatics at Collector’s Choice. For those who are unaware of Olson’s career and what her music is all about, think of her as a female Tom Petty or Bruce Springsteen. Olson has a innate talent to writing songs based on the hopes, dreams, trials, travails, failures and successes of the everyday man and woman trying to survive in today’s world. Olson’s songs are not songs about limousine rides and the rich, these are songs about feelings and experiences everyone shares.That she manages to combine her proletariat poetry with fiery, Stones-like raunch and roll and create something completely her own despite her influences is a testament to her talent. What a shame it is Olson was never appreciated when she was at her recording peak. Thanks to Collector’s Choice reissuing most of Olson’s work (of which these two releases are some of her best) music fans once again get a chance to appreciate Olson’s talent and her knack for passionate rock and roll.

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No Rock and Roll Report Podcast This Week

I am taking a brief break from recording the podcast to watch the Olympics and take some R&R. The Rock and Roll Report Podcast will be back August 20th with more amazing rock and roll that should be heard on commercial rock radio.

Thanks for listening!

Mark

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