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| Friday, May
30th, 2003 |
| Happy Birthday to Pat Dahlheimer, who
celebrates his 32nd birthday today! As announced in an update on Wednesday, LIVE
will be performing on July 15th at the "Modjeska Theatre" in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. According to "Friends Of Live", you must be a contest winner
to gain entry to the both this show (Milwaukee), as well as the July 14th Chicago
show, as no tickets will be sold to the public for either dates. I have added a translation
of the interview with Ed
in Holland's latest issue of "Oor Magazine" to the site (thanks to Wendy
van Stroe of Holland for translating this interview). "Birds Of Pray" will
be released in Brazil on June 2nd. Also, "Heaven" is currently at #1 on
the "12 Most Requested Songs" countdown on the "Educadora de Campinas" radio station in Sao Paulo, Brazil (thanks
to Renata of "Where The God Sleeps" for these 2 updates). MTV are in search of the 22
greatest cd's, and "Throwing Copper" is listed as one of the eligible choices
on their voting page (they plan on airing a tv program on this later this
fall, so hopefully we can get LIVE featured on it... so vote now)! And stay tuned
for a new design of the site coming soon! Have A Nice Weekend! |
| Wednesday,
May 28th, 2003 |
| "Birds Of Pray" will debut
at #28 on the new "Billboard 200" chart in the United States, with sales
of 38,800 copies (according to the "Billboard" website). "Birds Of Pray" has
also debuted at #2 on the official Dutch charts, and debuted at #5 on the offical
album chart
in Norway. I have added the setlist and a review from last night's concert in Graz,
Austria to the Setlist & Review Section. "Heaven" is currently listed on 2 of the featured countdowns (Modern A/C & Modern Rock) on the "Lazerbeam
Countdown" site. Take a minute and vote for "Heaven" on both
countdowns, and help keep "Heaven" alive (this countdown is broadcast on
various radio stations throughout the nation). The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue
92) will be sent out later today... if you haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now!
And the current poll will be extended until next week... according to the results
at the time of this update, most voters (35%) believe that "Like I Do"
should be the next single off of "Birds Of Pray". |
| Tuesday, May
27th, 2003 |
| "Birds Of Pray" has debuted
at #3 on the latest offical album chart
on Australia's "ARIA" website ("Heaven" has risen 3 spots to
#22 on their latest singles chart
as well). According to the latest figures on the "Hit's Daily Double" site, "Birds
Of Pray" is only expected to sell around 40 to 50 thousand copies in its debut
week. "The West Australian" newspaper has added a new article on LIVE to their website. The setlist and a review
from the concert this past Friday (in Amsterdam, Holland), as well as the setlist
from the concert on Sunday (in Erfurt, Germany) have been added to the Setlist
& Review Section. The
Amsterdam concert will be aired on Holland's "Radio 3 FM" this Sunday (June
1st), between 3:00pm and 5:00pm, and will be aired on Holland's "Nederland 2"
on June 29th at 11:30pm. Stijn Bokhove from Holland has added some pictures from
the Amsterdam concert to his picture gallery. And "Heaven" has risen to #1
on the new "Top 20 Singles" chart on the "Alternative Addiction"
site, and entered the "Adult Top 40" Billboard Chart last week at #38. |
| Wednesday,
May 21st, 2003 |
| I have posted some pictures and a new
mp3 from LIVE's performance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" last night
to this thread
in the message board. There will be a re-airing of this performance tonight at 6:30pm
EST, and again tomorrow at 12pm EST (both on the Comedy Central network). "Friends
Of Live" launched their
new site today. I have added the lyrics to all of the songs off of "Birds Of
Pray" to the Lyrics Section
(thanks to Gen of Australia for transcribing these lyrics). "Heaven" debuted
at #25 on the official singles chart
in Australia this past week. The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue 91) will be sent out
this evening... if you haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now!
And with 64% of the votes, the majority of voters DID NOT download the new album
(as they were waiting for the official release).... full results of this past weeks
poll are located here. Make sure to vote on the new poll posted below! |
| Monday, May
19th, 2003 |
| As of today, LIVE's new album, "Birds
Of Pray", has been officially released in most international countries! The
new album is slated to released in the United States tomorrow (May 20th). LIVE are
Billboard Magazine's "Artist Of The Day" today... they have also added
a new article on LIVE to their site. Australia's "Xpress Magazine"
has added at new interview with Ed to their website. LIVE are featured on the
front cover in the new issue of Australia's "Mixdown Magazine", with a
new
interview on LIVE inside
(thanks to Andy of Sydney, Australia for scanning this article). Tickets for the
July 19th concert in Delaware went on-sale today (a link to purchase tickets is located
in the Tour
Section). And don't forget
that LIVE will be performing "Heaven" late tomorrow night on "Late
Nite with Conan O'Brien"
on the NBC network! |
| Saturday, May
17th, 2003 |
| I just received word that LIVE will
be performing on July 14th at the "House Of Blues" in Chicago, Illinois
(ticket and event info will be added to the site as it becomes available). I have
added a mp3 of "They Stood Up For Love" (alternate/"big bang"
version) to the Featured MP3 Section. And for the Australian fans, don't forget that the "Triple M" radio station in Brisbane, Australia will
be playing the whole "Birds Of Pray" album tomorrow (May 18th), starting
at 7pm AEST. |
| Friday, May
16th, 2003 |
| The "Planet Rock" website
in Australia has added a new LIVE section to their site
(which includes 60 second clips from 11 new songs, 11 audio answers to questions
asked to Ed about various stuff, as well a chance to win LIVE cd's). The "Studio
Brussels" website in Belgium has added a link to a streaming video of the "Birds Of Pray" EPK (which includes various footage of LIVE
over the years, an interview with the band, and clips of "River Town",
"Heaven", and "She") to a new LIVE section on their site (which also contains 30 second clips from all of
the songs on "Birds Of Pray", and clips from the 4 videos that will be
featured on the bonus DVD). For those of you who are unable to view this new EPK
(Electronic Press Kit), I encoded a mp3 of the audio portion of it and have added
it to the Featured MP3 Section
for everyone to download. There are now 2 re-airings sheduled for the "Late
Night with Conan O'Brien" episode (that will feature LIVE performing "Heaven"),
the first sheduled for May 21st at 6:30pm EST, and the second scheduled for May 22nd
at 12pm EST (more information on these dates are located in the TV Section).
"Heaven" has risen from #10 to #1 on the "Cybertop 50" list on Holland's "Radio 3FM",
and has risen from #10 to #4 on the new Top 20 singles chart on the "Alternative Addiction" website (take a moment and vote for it,
too). And Jimmy from "Shooting Live" has added a bunch of new pictures from the May 3rd Nashville concert to his gallery.
Have A Nice Weekend! |
| Wednesday,
May 14th, 2003 |
| As mentioned in an update on Monday,
"Friends Of Live" have posted the new e-card for "Birds Of Pray" to their site (once you check it out,
make sure to use the feature on the e-card to send it to all of your friends)! I
have added a new exclusive mp3 of "Like I Do" (from the 3/26/03 concert
at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York) to the New Songs Section. The "Triple M" radio station in Brisbane, Australia will be playing the whole "Birds
Of Pray" album this Sunday (May 18th), starting at 7pm AEST. "The Rock" radio station in New Zealand will be broadcasting
an interview with Ed tonight after 9pm (local time). Jimmy from "Friends Of
Live" mentioned that the video for "Heaven" is a concept video (the
boys are not in it at all). He also mentioned that LIVE are remastering an acoustic
version of "Heaven", which they should have completed by the end of the
week (and may be available to download soon). The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue 90)
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 results
at the time of this update, the majority of voters (62%) have NOT downloaded "Birds
Of Pray" yet (as they're waiting for the official release). |
| Monday, May
12th, 2003 |
| I was searching the net and came across
a new article on LIVE on the "Nashville City Paper" website, as well as a short article on LIVE
on the "Ice Magazine" website. Congratulations to Ashton Webb of Pennysylvania, who won
a copy of the "Overcome" cd single for being the 100,000th visitor of the
site! I have added the setlist from the May 3rd Nashville concert to the Setlist
& Review Section. Jimmy
from "Shooting Live" has added some new pictures from the May 2nd Atlanta concert, as well
as some new background pics, to his site. And Stephanie from "Pat Dahlheimer Online" is collecting wishes for Pat's birthday,
which is on May 30th (please e-mail her
your birthday wishes for Pat by May 26th). |
| Friday, May
9th, 2003 |
| The "secret show" in Holland
will be held on May 23rd... more information on how to win tickets to this show are
available on the "BNN" website. Jimmy Lang mentioned on the message board on "Friends Of Live" that LIVE will be shooting a video for "Heaven"
this weekend in Iceland. The video will be directed by "Arni & Kinsky",
who have worked with such artists as Sigar Ros
in the past. Atlanta's "99x" radio station has added an interview with
Ed to their website
(which was recorded before the Music Midtown concert on May 2nd). The "Triple
M" radio station in Melbourne and Sydney (Australia) are offering a chance for fans to listen to "Birds
Of Pray" early, as well as getting an advance copy of the cd. "Friends
Of Live" have added some new pictures of a recent photo shoot of LIVE (from
this past weekend in Atlanta) to this section on their site. Tickets for the July 19th
concert in Harrington, Delaware will go on-sale on May 19th (a link to purchase tickets
has been added to the Tour Section).
I have added the setlist and several reviews from the May 2nd Atlanta concert, as
well as a review from the May 3rd Nashville concert, to the Setlist & Review Section... please contact me
if you have the setlist to the May 3rd Nashville concert. I have added a new date
to the TV
Section... LIVE will be
performing "Lakini's Juice" during a re-airing of "Saturday Night
Live" on May 23rd on the Comedy Central network. Steve G. from Red Deer, Alberta
sent me 4 more new LIVE wallpapers, which I have added to the Background Pix Gallery. I have added a bunch of new tour dates for "Adam & The
Weight" to the Tour Section
(they will be opening for the band "Ours" on the majority of these dates). The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue
89) was sent out this morning... if you haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now!
And with 65% of the votes, the majority of voters think that LIVE's new single, "Heaven",
is EXCELLENT.... full results of this past weeks poll are located here. Make sure to vote on the new poll posted below!
Have A Nice Weekend! |
| Friday, May
2nd, 2003 |
| LIVE will be performing tonight at
"Music Midtown" in Atlanta, Georgia, and tomorrow night at "Nashville
River Stages" in Nashville, Tennessee... setlists and reviews from these concerts
will be added to the Setlist & Review Section as they become available. "Heaven" came in at #1 on the
"Top 7 at 8"
countdown on Philadelphia's Y100 Radio Station on Wednesday (you can also take a
moment and vote for "Heaven" on their voting page). All the downloads in the New Songs Section are back up. Steve G.
from Red Deer, Alberta has send me a bunch of cool new LIVE wallpapers, which I have
added to the new Background Pix Gallery. The Live Lounge Newsletter (Issue 88) was sent out today... if you
haven't subscribed yet, subscribe now!
A reminder to everyone that I will be giving out a free "Overcome" cd single
for the person who sends me a screenshot of the counter when it reaches 100,000 (make
sure to take a screenshot if it's a couple numbers after 100,000 too, just in case
no one sends me one with the actual 100,000 mark). And I will be out of town until
next week, so there won't be any updates until I get back. Have A Nice Weekend! |
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