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April, 2003 News


Wednesday, April 30th, 2003
Billboard Magazine have added a brief review of "Heaven" to their site. "Heaven" has debuted at #10 on the Top 20 Singles Chart on the Alternative Addiction website. According to the latest charts on the Radio & Records website, "Heaven" moves up from #38 to #35 on the Alternative chart, moves up from #29 to #27 on the Rock chart, moves up from #42 to #41 on the Active Rock chart, and enters the AAA chart at #30. And the current poll will be extended until next week... according to the current results, the majority of voters (62%) think that LIVE's new single, "Heaven", is EXCELLENT.
 
Friday, April 25th, 2003
I have added another new banner for "Birds Of Pray" to the Album 6 Section (thanks to Matt Meyers of Fayetteville, Georgia for making this banner). The release date of the "Heaven" Maxi-CD will be on May 12th internationally (the tracklist contains "Heaven", "Life Marches On", "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" (Egyptian Dreams remix), and "Overcome" (live). "Friends Of Live" is having a new contest and "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" sale on t-shirts in their store. Have A Nice Weekend!
 
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003
"Heaven" has debuted at number 27 on the new Rock Chart on the "Radio & Records" website, and has also risen to #38 (up from #43 last week) on the new Alternative Chart. According to a short article posted on this page, Ed said that LIVE plan to tour Australia before the end of the year (thanks to Eamon for this link). "Friends Of Live" has posted info on how you can win tickets to the August 22nd concert at the "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame" to this thread on their site. "Heaven" has made it's way onto the "It's Your Fault" top 10 countdown on the DC101 radio station in Washington, DC... please take a moment and vote for "Heaven" (and then you can listen to the online stream of DC101 to hear it in the new countdown, which starts at 10pm EST each weekday). The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue 87) will be sent out later this evening... if you haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now! And with 68% of the votes, the majority of voters LOVE the new cover art for "Birds Of Pray".... full results of this past weeks poll are located here. Make sure to vote on the new poll posted below!
 
Monday, April 21st, 2003
As you may already know, Ed did a phone interview (with Jesse Jessup) on the KDGE radio station in Dallas, Texas last Wednesday, April 16th (and was aired last Friday). This full interview is available for download at the LIVE Section on the Coldfire Studios website. MCA Records has posted a new article on LIVE to their website, as well as a list of radio stations (in the United States) that you can request "Heaven" at. "Heaven" is currently at number 1 on Billboard's "Liquid Commercial Downloads" chart on their site. This site is approaching the 100,000th unique visitor mark (estimated to be reached within a week or so). To thank everyone for their support, I will be giving away a brand new copy of the "Overcome" cd single for the person who is the 100,000th visitor (just send me a screenshot of the counter at the 100,000 mark and you will win this cd). And I have added a new fan picture to the Fan Pix Gallery.
 
Friday, April 18th, 2003
"Heaven" has risen 12 more positions on the new "Modern Rock.com Hot 100" chart, rising from number 31 to number 19. Please take a moment and vote for "Heaven" on the "Alternative Addiction" website, and rate "Heaven" on Canada's "102.1 - The Edge" website. And if anyone recorded (or has any info about) the interview of Ed on "The Edge - 102.1 FM" (KDGE) radio station in Dallas, Texas this afternoon, or the interview with Chad Taylor on the "Y100" (WPLY) radio station in Philadelphia, Pennysylvania yesterday, please let me know. Have A Nice Weekend!
 
Wednesday, April 16th, 2003
As announced in an update yesterday, the "Rolling Stone" magazine has posted a new article about LIVE's new album to their website, which mentions that LIVE will be touring the United States for 2 months, beginning in late July. "Heaven" has debuted at number 43 on the new alternative chart at the "Radio & Records" website. "Heaven" has also made its way onto the Top 10 Chart in the rock section of the "Music Choice" website. "V" is currently listed at number 22 on the Top 100 Hot Albums Chart on the "Modern Rock" website. The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue 86) will be sent out later this evening... if you haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now! And the current poll will be extended until next week... according to the current results, the majority of voters (73%) LOVE the new cover art for "Birds Of Pray".
 
Monday, April 14th, 2003
I have just received word that LIVE will be performing at the "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame" in Cleveland, Ohio on August 22nd! Ticket and event information for this concert has not been announced yet, but will be announced as it becomes available. "Heaven" rose 41 positions on the current "Modern Rock.com Hot 100" chart, rising from number 72 to number 31. And I have received word that "Heaven" will enter the new Top 50 chart for most played alternative songs (on American radio), which is due April 18th via the "Radio & Records" website ("Heaven" is currently listed as one of the "most added" new songs on the alternative, rock, and active rock charts on their site).
 
Friday, April 11th, 2003
LIVE will be performing "Heaven" on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on May 20th on the NBC network! There will also be a re-airing of this performance the following day (May 21st) on the Comedy Central network. Check the TV Section for times and details on this appearance. I added an mp3 of a new interview with Ed and Chad Taylor (aired on the WMMR radio station in Philadelphia, Pennysylvania after the concert at Temple University on March 28th) to the Featured MP3 Section (thanks to Aidan of New Jersey for sending me this interview). I have posted 5 new press photos of LIVE, as well as a new banner banner for "Birds Of Pray" to the Album 6 Section. I made a couple new flyers for the new album, "Birds Of Pray" (for both domestic and international releases), which I have also added to the Album 6 Section. Feel free to download this flyer and use it to promote LIVE's new album! If you do use it, please contact me and let me know, as you may be eligible for possible prizes! The "Triple M" radio station in Brisbane, Australia will be premiering "Heaven" at 8:20am AEST on Monday, April 14th. And as of yesterday, we now have over 500 subscribers to The Live Lounge Newsletter (the weekly newsletter that is sent out)! Have A Nice Weekend!
 
Wednesday, April 9th, 2003
"Friends Of Live" are having a pre-sale in their store for the new LIVE album, "Birds Of Pray" (which includes the bonus DVD footage). For each cd that you purchase, you will receive one entry for a chance to meet LIVE at the concert of your choice. LIVE have confirmed a new tour date for July 19th at the "Delaware State Fair" in Harrington, Delaware... tickets are expected to go on-sale sometime in May. LIVE have cancelled their upcoming show on April 25th at "CityFest Live" in Charlotte, North Carolina and their upcoming show on April 26th at the "House Of Blues" in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (no info is available as to whether these dates will be rescheduled or not). A new date has been added to the TV Section... LIVE will be performing "I Alone" during a re-airing of "Saturday Night Live" on April 30th on the Comedy Central network. The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue 85) was sent out this evening... if you haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now! And with 43% of the votes, most voters think the new LIVE logo is OK.... full results of this past weeks poll are located here. Make sure to vote on the new poll posted below!
 
Monday, April 7th, 2003
As of today, "Heaven" is now available at radio stations worldwide, so make sure to call up your local station and request it! "Friends Of Live" is expected to be offering a pre-sale soon for the new album, "Birds Of Pray" (including the bonus DVD), so make sure to stay tuned to their site for more details. MCA Records has posted a list of companies that are offering digital downloads of "Heaven" (for a small fee) on their website. I have added a new mp3 of "Heaven" (from the 3/26/03 concert at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York) to the New Songs Section. And I have added an older interview to the site, which appeared in "Juice Magazine" in May of 1997.
 
Friday, April 4th, 2003
"Friends Of Live" have confirmed the track listing for "Birds Of Pray", which I have added to the new "Birds Of Pray" Lyric Section. They also confirmed that all of the cds from the first run will contain special bonus DVD footage of "Selling The Drama", "White, Discussion", "Nobody Knows", and "Voodoo Lady" (from the Pinkpop Festival in The Netherlands on 5/18/02). I have added a new photo of the "Birds Of Pray" album cover to the Album 6 Section. The "Radio & Records" website has added an online stream of "Heaven" to their site (available in both RealPlayer and Windows Media Player formats). As announced in an update on Wednesday, LIVE have added 2 new overseas tour date. They will be performing at the "Orpheum" in Graz, Austria on May 27th and at the "Southside Festival" in Tutlingen, Germany on June 21st. Ticket and event info for both these dates will be added to the Tour Section as it becomes available. Jimmy from "Shooting Live" has added new pictures to his gallery from the March 28th Philadelphia concert and the March 29th Ithaca concert. "The Ithacan" newspaper (in Ithaca, New York) has posted a new review from the March 29th concert at Ithaca College to their site. "Adam & The Weight's" new cd, "Looking Up from The Ground" is now available for purchase online. You can click on the banner below or visit the "LaPriest Entertainment" website to hear samples and/or to order their new cd. And I have added two new tour dates for "Adam & The Weight" to the Tour Section. Have A Nice Weekend!
 
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2003
I have added a new mp3 of "What Are We Fighting For" (from the 3/26/03 concert at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York) to the New Songs Section. Stay tuned for many more new mp3's (including more recordings of new live songs) to be added to the site over the next few weeks! I added the lyrics to "Heaven" to the Assorted Lyrics Section. "Overcome" was played during the end of "The Shield" on tv last night... for those that missed tuning in to this airing, there will be a re-broadcast of this episode this Sunday (April 6th) at 10pm ET on the FX network (I have added this date to the TV Section). The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue 84) was sent out today... if you haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now! And the current poll will be extended until next week... according to the current results, the majority of voters (53%) think that the new LIVE logo is OK.
 

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