Press Releases by Category Leisure, Entertainment, Miscellaneous
Classic Artists Today collaborates with Kompoz and Original "Foghat" Member
Classic Artists Today, a weekly syndicated radio show, announces they will participate in a collaboration with Kompoz and Tony Stevens\' SLOWRiDE to conduct a contest that allows musicians worldwide to showcase their skills on a new SLOWRiDE song.
Classic Artists Today - \"The Best Songs Today...From Yesterday\'s Top Artists,\" will feature Tony Stevens, original member of Foghat and leader of the the new band SLOWRiDE, in an interview talking about their…
Los Angeles Based Indie Pop Rock Band 2nd Day Crush Breaks the Mold with Debut A …
Los Angeles, CA (December 11, 2007)— Los Angeles-based indie pop rock band, 2nd Day Crush, is independently releasing its highly-anticipated full-length debut album, \"From the Nights You Lost Your Voice\" today. Respected industry professionals have praised the LA Music award-winners as \"the next big indie pop rock band” with a “full throttle killer hook… complimented by stand-out vocals.” 2nd Day Crush’s singles, \"I Want to be There Again,” “The Victim,”…
ViewSonic expands service center base in India
Adds 26 new service locations pan India
New Delhi, December, 14, 2007 - ViewSonic ® Corporation, a leading global provider of visual display products today announced the opening of 26 new service locations across all major cities in India. The initiative is a part of the company’s strategy to strengthen existing after-sales service infrastructure and offer quality service support across India.
The company decided to add 26 new locations to…
Rainer Seidel wins 3. SeePark-Skat festival
Many skat freaks met the first advent weekend to reach a decision in the win of the Skat festival 2007. Venue was the recreation center SeePark in Kirchheim. 130 Skat players completed three whole days, one after another with three series, so that the winner of the battle was ascertained Sunday afternoon: Rainer Seidel. Johnny Winter reached the 2nd place, followed by „old stager“ Horst Schaefer. The tournament was decorated…
Kirk, Picard, & Soren Together Again At SpellCasters
Stewart & McDowell honor Shatner at Jules Verne Film Fest
Los Angeles, California - December 14, 2007 - SpellCasters Showcase, spellcasters.com, boldly goes where no broadband has gone before in bringing viewers inside the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival Award Night honoring lifetime achievement winner William Shatner, known to fans all over the world as Captain James T Kirk, master of the Enterprise. The evening will be hosted by none other…
WCPE Offers Special Programming for the Winter Holidays
TheClassicalStation.org Presents Sacred and Secular Classical Favorites
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (December 13, 2007)—William Woltz, music director for WCPE, TheClassicalStation.org announces the stations seasonal music offerings for December 17 through 25.
WCPE will celebrate the season with multiple musical offerings every day. The week-long musical look at the season will blend many traditions and cultures. Christian selections include: “Adoration of the Magi” by Ottorino Respighi, December 17 at noon ET; “Silent Night”…
SOULFUL SONGSTRESS LINDSAY R WATSON SIGNS WITH MLC PR
Los Angeles, CA (December 11, 2007)— Mona Loring, president of MLC PR, announced today that Connecticut-based singer/songwriter, Lindsay R. Watson, has signed on for their public relations services. In addition to promoting her sophomore album, “Wiling to Change,” Lindsay’s management, 11Thirty Music Group, would like to enhance Lindsay’s nationwide exposure.
Discovered in 2003 by producer, Di’Mon Brown, Lindsay has integrated his unique vision of soul, R&B, and funk into a sound…
Battle Ball Brings Online Play to a Simple Classic
Oakland, CA, December 12th, 2007 – Mindwave Games has launched its online service for players of Battle Ball, the head-to-head paddle ball game which will instantly remind players of the classic game of Pong. 3D graphics, smooth game play over the Internet, 6 different courts and 432 possible play modes are among the modern enhancements to the simple classic. The online service provides player matching, persistent stats, character levels, cash…
Edi Fitzroy Reggae Legend Digitally Releases Classics Albums on All MP3 Music Si …
November 2007 – San Francisco, CA – After many years technology has finally found the Legendary Reggae singer Edi Fitzroy. Edi has created many Albums and even more singles over the last 26 years, and now seven of his all time classics can be purchased as single MP3’s or full album MP’s everywhere online.
Coming Up Strong (1984), Eclipse (1991) and Pollution (1995) are all Edi Fitzroy Albums that were…
President of Pet Tech Inc. Announces New Pet-Related Charity Venture
Carslbad, California / November 12th, 2007 - Nearly three months ago, standing before a packed conference room of pet care professionals in St. Louis at the annual Pet Sitters International Conference, Thom Somes, President of Pet Tech Inc., announced his next goal: “In one year, we will raise 1 million dollars for pet charities.”
In three months time, he has quickly formed a creative business team, led by VP…
O’Cajcen Seafood Restaurant Wins 2007 Citysearch.com’s “ Best Crawfish in Housto …
After the finish of 2007 Crawfish season, O’Cajcen Seafood in Pearland has won the Best of Citysearch Award for the Best Crawfish in Houston. Quickly becoming a popular fad in the Houston area, crawfish that is cooked New Orleans style is still hard to find.
For those unfamiliar with real Louisiana style crawfish, owner John Barry explains, "If you don’t have the proper mixture of seasonings and correct cooking process, you…
Ice Fishing is still at the Heart of Tip-Up Town USA
December 7th - Houghton Lake, MI. With only 44 days to go to the start of Michigan’s largest winter festival (held the last two weekends of January every year), the weather conditions are already looking promising for one of Tip-Up Town’s oldest and most popular activities – the Ice Fishing Contest.
Lyman Foster, owner of Lyman’s on the Lake, and a Board Member of the Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce…
New Web 2.0 Jamiroquai site reaches music fans
07 December 2007, London, UK ---- Jamiroquai, the disco, funk and soul band (jamiroquai.com) is to release its new website this week.
The site takes a new approach to the music business in that it delivers not only a comprehensive destination for all things Jamiroquai but also facilitates sharing and syndication via widgets and social networks. Content includes songs, video, event details, merchandise and artist resources.
Fans will be able…
Dream & Win Launches With Formula 1, MiG Draws
London, U.K. December 5, 2007 - Dream & Win, the online raffle that makes dreams come true, today launched operations by opening the drawing on an extraordinary prize package: the Formula One Race Car Driving School. Dream & Win players will be able to bid on – and win – an all-expenses paid trip to France to attend a 5-day course learning to drive some of the most powerful, state-of-the-art…
ANIMAL COMMUNICATOR ATTENDS 2007 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
SHOREWOOD, MN – November 14, 2007 – Janet Roper, the animal communicator who helps animals balance, tune and deepen their relationships with humans and each other through individual consultations, has been invited to appear at the American Music Awards in Beverly Hills, November 16th and 17th.
Ms. Roper will host a booth in the Celebrity Gift Mart, collecting celebrity autographs on animal products such as leashes, halters, collars…
Gameshastra Wins “Red Herring 100 Global” Award 2007
Hyderabad India, December 06, 2007 – Hyderabad based Gameshastra, India’s largest game services provider announced today that it has won the \"Red Herring 100 Global” Award 2007 for its outstanding achievements and excellence in providing leading edge Game Development, Game Art and Game Testing services.
Red Herring 100 winners and finalists from North America, Europe and Asia of the last three years were eligible for this award. The Red Herring…
Loop Mobile signs another major carrier contract with Optus Australia
Sydney, 5 December 2007 – Loop Mobile Limited (ASX: LPM) today announced a new agreement with Optus for the launch of Loop’s MOKO Mobile Community. This announcement represents Loop’s continued strategy to grow via carrier relationships and further signifies the position of MOKO as one of the world’s leading mobile chat and user content generated communities.
Scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2008, MOKO on Optus will be an…
Brighton Ballet Theater Presents Multicultural Version of the Nutcracker
Brooklyn, New York -- December 4, 2007 -- The Brighton Ballet Theater / School of Russian Ballet presents a holiday performances of “A Winter Fairy Tale,” an original ballet based on the timeless story of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The production is a part of the Annual Children’s Theatre Festival held in Kingsborough at the Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Choreographed by Edouard Kouchnarev, a new generation…
The Saujana Hotel Offers Discounted Rates during the 2008 Malaysian F1 Race
In conjunction with the coming 2008 Malaysian Formula One Race, The Saujana Kuala Lumpur is offering special rates on all of its rooms and suites.
Starting now, travelers to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia can avail of the discounted rates when they book any of the rooms and suites at The Saujana KL Hotel for the period of March 19 to 23, 2008. The 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix is scheduled on March…
Piper's Pics New Season on SpellCasters
Filmed Live in Orlando, Florida Talent Showcase Airs Hot New Season
December 4, 2007 – Los Angeles, CA - Piper’s Pics, the hottest new talent showcase on the East Coast airs their new season on SpellCasters Showcase, spellcasters.com Featuring host Sunnie J as well as celebrity guests, this club-based show from Pipersville in Orlando FL showcases the best in new talent from all over the country.
Filmed live in Orlando…
West Coast Customs At SEMA On SpellCasters
Viewers Get Exclusive Inside Look to Industry Only Car Show
December 4, 2007 – Los Angeles, CA SpellCasters Showcase, spellcasters.com, brings viewers worldwide a special treat… West Coast Customs, the crew made famous on MTV’s Pimp My Ride, at the industry exclusive SEMA show in fabulous Las Vegas, NV. Viewers get an inside look at the West Coast Customs Experience, an interactive, hands-on customizing workshop presented at this year’s…
Mandy and Pandy Say “Ni Hao Ma?” Gets National Recognition
Atlanta, GA/November 30, 2007 – The first book in the children’s series Mandy and Pandy, which teaches children Chinese, has been nominated for the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award in the children’s category and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards. Mandy and Pandy Say, “Ni Hao Ma? (978-0-9758805-7-9, River Pointe Publications, 2007) is one of a select group of new books whose nominated.
The ForeWord Magazine Book of…
Musicians Join Forces for International Benefit Concert for the Homeless in Guel …
GUELPH, ON – Local businesswoman and lead singer of a New York City rock band join forces to warm the hearts and hands of the homeless this winter with a benefit concert geared to deliver warm blankets to those living on the streets and in shelters in time for Christmas.
Canada’s first official Blank-Fest Benefit Concert for the Homeless will be hosted at Guelph’s Salsateria Bar & Restaurant on Saturday, December…
Jingle Bell Rock in 3D
Darwin Chamber, one of the few music producers able to create three dimensional (3D) audio, announces the release of his new 3D holiday environment album titled “3D Christmas Sound Effects” exclusively on iTunes ($9.99).
3D audio allows a listener to exist virtually within an audible environment. In lieu of listening to a flat wall of sound, audio elements are heard above, below, in front, and behind you. The end result is…
Christmas Is Bearing Down On Dorchester
Christmas is bearing down on Dorchester. The Bears of Casterbridge are celebrating the festive season by decorating their charming period home at the Dorset Teddy Bear Museum.
The people size family of teddy bears is totally unique. The head of the family Edward Bearidge, has called the celebration “Teddy Bears at Christmas” which is being held throughout December untill twelfth night. The entire museum has been decorated to create an…
Civilia Public Relations Adds Breakout Actor, Kevin J. Ryan, To Their Growing Ta …
For immediate release…December 1, 2007…Los Angeles…Civilia Public Relations, a leading entertainment, lifestyle, and culture public relations firm, today announced that Kevin J. Ryan, Irish-born actor, has hired the firm to provide entertainment public relations management, strategic counsel, and integrated communication services.
Kevin J. Ryan hails from and grew up in County Dublin, Ireland. Influenced by Ireland\'s literary heroes such as James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and U2, Kevin started training as…
WCPE Offers Special Programming for Chanukah
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (November 28, 2007)—WCPE Great Sacred Music host Ken Hoover announced today that WCPE will air special programming at sundown, 6 p.m. ET on December 4 honoring the Jewish Festival of Lights, Chanukah.
WCPE will celebrate the lighting of the first candle of the seven candle menorah. The program will feature traditional tunes, sacred songs and commentary by Hoover. Rabbi Jenny Solomon selected the music and prepared the script…
LateRooms.com uncovers alternative luxury London hotels
Those wanting a taste of London glamour still have plenty of choice of hotel accommodation, despite the Savoy closing for a £100m refurbishment.
The world famous hotel will close its doors in December for a 16-month refurbishment. To ensure visitors can still experience the most sophisticated hotels the capital has to offer, LateRooms.com, the late availability hotel specialist, has found the best alternative luxury hotels in London (http://www.laterooms.com/en/k16295585_london-hotels.aspx). As an additional…
Seminal producer/artist Hi-Tek preps 'Hi-Teknology 3' for December 11th release
Album will highlight upcoming artists along with Talib Kweli, Ghostface, Raekwon, Young Buck, Little Brother and more
New York, NY Tuesday November 27th 2007 - Revered by the Hip-Hop industry and music lovers throughout the world, Hi-Tek the production mastermind responsible for hits from the likes of 50 Cent, Common, Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and more is poised to unveil another classic with December 11th's Hi-Teknology 3 on Babygrande Records.
It's only…
Korean Animations attract significant interest from European, American and Asian …
“Mix Master” and “Psi-Kix” continue to gain popularity in key global territories
“Psi-Kix”, a full made-for-TV 3D animation action adventure series is set to become a trendsetter for how other 3D animation projects will be produced, drawing great interest from European and American broadcasters.
The series, developed and produced by DigitalTetra Inc. (DTI) in Korea, is made up of 26 episodes, with each episode 22 minutes and 30 seconds long. Premiered first…
Reinvent the good old memories with Olichitram on Hello 106.4FM
Chennai 26th November 2007: Hello 106.4FM, Idhaan right number, always does something very different from the rest of the radio channels in the city. From being a complete Tamil channel to sharing a good rapport with its listeners, Hello FM has always set itself apart from the rest of the radio channels in the city. Their unique programming style is their main attraction. One such program they have is “Olichitram”.…
Social networking gets a piece of heaven
Social networking has been threatening to go mobile for quite a while and whilst the big players in the Social networking arena, such as MySpace and Facebook, have been focusing on delivering social networking sites to the mobile phone a new breed of mobile social networking is developing.
A new brand of social networking sites which focus on using SMS messaging as the tool for connecting its members are starting…
GIJU AND BEYOND DREAMZ ENTERTAINMENT TO HOST SALSA AUDITIONS FOR NEW DANCE PRODU …
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – November 23, 2007 – GIJU, the new emerging star of pop/world music announced today upcoming auditions for experienced male and female Salsa dancers to participate in the Beyond Dreamz Entertainment “Dream Team” Salsa Dance Company. Auditions will be held on Saturday, December 1st from 4:30-8:00pm at “The Beat” dance studio: 2560 9th St., Berkeley, CA, 94710.
The dance company is being formed for Beyond Dreamz…
The hottest trend in card giving this year - custom holiday postage
A new line of holiday postage has just been released in time for the busy mailing season.
No longer limited by the choices and availability of holiday postge from the Post Office, consumers can browse a wide variety of custom postage stamps from their home computer. Once selected, the postage is mailed directly to their home.
Designer holiday stamp themes include snowflakes, gingerbread men, candy canes, Christmas trees and…
Scrapbooking Addicts Go “Buggy” in Kitchener/Waterloo
Kitchener, Ontario -- By introducing imaginative concepts such as “Bug Blogs”, “Bugabonazas”, “Bug Clubs” and “Bug Galleries”, The Scrapping Bug, a scrapbooking store in Kitchener Ontario, has been influential in the rise in popularity of scrapbooking throughout Ontario, and through their online store, has had an impact throughout Canada, the USA, and as far as Europe and Australia.
By offering their customers a myriad of scrapbooking products, instructional classes, and…
Oakview Lodge is Gearing Up For a Busy Winter Season
Minden, Ontario -- Oakview Lodge and Marina, has made the transition from ‘summertime vacation hot spot’ to ‘wintertime vacation wonderland’ by focusing more of their marketing efforts on attracting winter visitors, including Christmas and New Year’s holiday vacation packages that enable vacationers to indulge in all that the winter season and this Ontario lodge has to offer.
Throughout Ontario, hundreds of year-round resort properties have bid farewell to their summertime guests…
‘Sivaji’ - 150 days at the box office
Rajini-starrer ‘Sivaji’, released in mid-June this year, has completed a successful 150-day run at the box office. Rajinikanth’s fans are overjoyed at this mega success and celebrate it with gaiety and fanfare.
Rajini has once again ascertained his Super Star status! His latest film ‘Sivaji’ has just completed 150 days at the box office and fans are celebrating their hero’s power at the box office. What’s more remarkable is that…
Gregory Hoskins doesn’t just “tug” at the heart strings – he rips them out …
Noted Canadian musicians take the stage with Gregory Hoskins, and record a live concert @ CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio November 29th
Toronto, ON, November 19, 2006 – Please join us for a first-ever and one-time-only live recording with Gregory Hoskins as he shares the stage with some of the country’s best and most daring musicians.
This special live concert recording offers a unique element: drawing from 5 recordings worth of…
Magazine Subscriptions Penetrates Social Networking Medium
Norwalk, CT -- (19 November 2007) - In a move to maintain competitive advantage, Magazine Subscription introduces new changes to the company\'s website. The company is working closely with seasoned professionals in introducing new changes to its home page.
At the forefront of these breakthrough changes is the creation of a Magazine blog page for consumers. This new feature is seen to revolutionize the industry as this page will provide…
FotoInsight starts the Calendar 2008 Season with new, larger Photo Calendars
A professionally printed calendar with own digital images must rank among the most convenient personalised gift ideas among for friends and family. A UK photo service is expanding this idea with a greater choice of calendars.
Cambridge. 19 Nov 2007. - FotoInsight is growing and the size of its photo print products seems to grow with the company. Posters, canvas printing and the photo book XL format are now followed…
WCPE Preview! Features Carolina Ballet Choreographer Robert Weiss
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (November 14, 2007)—TheClassicalStation.org announces today that its weekly program Preview! will feature an interview with Carolina Ballet’s Artistic Director and Choreographer Robert Weiss. The interview will air Sunday, November 18 at 7 p.m. ET.
The interview will discuss the upcoming Carolina Ballet performance of Cinderella and the world premier of Peter and the Wolf, the music of Karl Moraski and Sergei Prokofiev and the intricacies of expressing…
Nine High Speed Lines at Heinz Equipped with Hitachi PXR Coding and Marking CIJ …
H J Heinz Co. Ltd manufacture for their own use over one billion cans annually at their Kitt Green can making plant, all of which need to be legibly and reliably coded and marked as part of the quality assurance programme. All nine high speed lines have been equipped with Hitachi PXR 450 continuous ink jet (CIJ) printers by specialist supplier to the food and drink processing industry, Euromark…
Feather Schwartz Foster Presents Children’s Book at Montville Library
Montville, NJ – The Montville Library will feature a talk and book signing by New Jersey author Feather Schwartz Foster as part of an antique car show event on Sunday, November 18, 2007, between 1-3 PM. “T: An Auto-Biography,” is a new children’s book, published by Red Engine Press, aimed at eight to thirteen-year-old (or grades 3-8). The reading/signing will take place inside the Library at…
WHAT MYSPACE MEANS TO ME
As an independent artist I am very thankful for the existence of myspace, and I think that every other indie artist, no matter what genre you are, can agree with me on this one. Because of myspace I am able to reach out to thousands of people and fans per day. If it wasn't for myspace, a lot of small town people like myself would be non-existent, but…
Amelia Island Chosen As One of America's Top 10 Vacation Hotspots
Amelia Island, FL – November 14, 2007-- Amelia Island, Florida has been named among the Top 10 North American islands by Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Choice Awards.
The Amelia Island vacation hotspot ranked in the #5 spot, ahead of Hilton Head SC., Sanibel FL., and Captiva FL.
The awards are based on the results of the Readers’ Choice Survey, which is the largest independent poll of consumers’ preferences,…
Latest Releases on Vidzone
Vidzone has thousands of free stream video footage from interviews to music videos. They are one of the UK’s top websites for the latest news, reviews, and music video’s and provide almost everything that you could imagine about your favourite artist.
The advantage of having free streaming video is that there is no downloading involved plus the footage takes barely a few minutes to start playing. The quality is brilliant and…
Discount-Breaks.com launched with over 10,000 hotels worldwide
London, UK, November 14, 2007 A new online hotel reservation website featuring over 10,000 hotels in around 200 countries and over 3000 cities worldwide has been launched to join the online hotel reservation community. Discount-Breaks aim to provide travelers with cheap and discounted hotels all over the world at one place. Discount-Breaks provides huge list of hotels ranging from luxury hotels to budget hotels containing extensive and constantly updated information…
Boreland Lodge Hotel Announces New Ownership
Fife, Scotland — Boreland Lodge Hotel in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, is pleased to announce that it is now under new ownership and management. Presently owned by Ms. Sav Handa and managed by Debs and Paul Appleton, Boreland Lodge continues its goal of providing affordable and comfortable accommodations for both vacation and business travelers.
Catering to groups and individuals, the family-friendly budget hotel offers 30 clean and cozy rooms with the…
Intuition Games Among First Developers for Kongregate's Premium Developer Progra …
The \"YouTube of Games\" Adds Dinowaurs by Intuition Games to List of Select Indie Games Now Under Development
DES MOINES, Iowa -- November 13, 2007 – Intuition Games, a new startup independent game developer, today announced its first title Dinowaurs has been selected to be among the first premium games under development exclusively for Kongregate, a leading social Web games site featuring compelling community features and free, user-uploaded Flash games. …
New Web site for college students to partying across Indiana
Fresh from the first party at Indiana State last week, the crew from BuddyUniversity.com, are now gearing up to party at Ball State University. BuddyUniversity.com, a new college social networking site, is inviting all college students in Muncie to party with them next Thursday night, November 15th, from 10:00pm-2:00am. BuddyU will be on hand at Doc’s Music Hall, 215 S. Walnut Street, for a night of free prizes,…
