November 26, 2007

XM Boneyard gives tribute to Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot

Monday, November 26, 2007 at 3:46 PM

Kevin DuBrowFollowing the sudden passing of Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow, XM Satellite Radio’s Eddie Trunk will pay tribute to the musical legacy DuBrow left behind.

A special show will be airing this evening - Monday November 26th - at 6pm ET on XM’s 80s hard rock channel Boneyard (ch 41).

Kevin DuBrow, 52, was found dead on Sunday inside the rocker's Las Vegas home. The Clark County coroner's office is examining the body to determine the cause of death, according to TMZ.

Chavis Records, the label that issued Quiet Riot's last LP, Rehab, also confirmed the news.

"DuBrow's body was found by friends on Sunday, November 25, in his Las Vegas home," reads the label's website. "As I mourn his death with a heavy heart, I will remember hearing his voice and the music for the very first time on the radio back in 1983. I will remember all the great music Kevin and Quiet Riot gave to so many of us over the years and I will say, 'Thank you, Kevin. May you rest in peace.' "

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November 20, 2007

The Jonas Brothers hook up with XM

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 2:19 PM

The Jonas Brothers

Teeny bopper heartthrobs The Jonas Brothers will be the hosts of their own "limited edition music series" on XM Satellite Radio.

Starting on November 23rd, The Jonas Brothers will be DJs to their own weekly show, "I'm With The Band - The Jonas Brothers!" The trio will play their favorite hit songs, as well as offer up exclusive backstage access and details from their sold-out tour with none other than Hannah Montana.

Every week, listeners will also get the chance to win tickets to see The Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana as part of their "Best of Both Worlds Tour," not to mention the omigosh totally awesome chance to win VIP transportation to the show with The Jonas Brothers themselves. Other prizes include a Gibson guitar and other tour merchandise - but who cares about those.

"I'm With The Band - The Jonas Brothers!" will air every Friday at 3pm ET on XM's Top 20 on 20 (ch 20), with encores airing every Saturday and Sunday.


November 16, 2007

ABC to regularly air video from XM's "Artist Confidential"

Friday, November 16, 2007 at 2:59 PM

Mandy Moore on XM

XM Satellite Radio and ABC are teaming up to air a regular music segment highlighting XM’s "Artist Confidential" series on the weekend edition of ABC's “Good Morning America.”

The monthly segment, called the “XM Artist Confidential® Series,” features video highlights from XM’s original performance/interview show “Artist Confidential.” The GMA Weekend broadcasts mark the first time music fans are able to see as well as listen to their favorite artists from the popular XM series.

Apparently this is following the success of October’s GMA Weekend broadcast from the “Artist Confidential with Faith Hill” episode. I never actually realized that ABC aired the Faith Hill episode - though there was a web version made available for free. Looks like that was a test run of sorts, because now it's become a regular segment.

The weekend morning news broadcast will begin airing “XM Artist Confidential® Series” as a regular monthly feature starting this Sunday, November 18th with the Mandy Moore episode (pictured above).

More artists will be announced soon, and video from XM's original series will also be available for all to watch on ABC's website.

November 7, 2007

XM LED: The Led Zeppelin Channel

Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 12:59 PM
XM Led Zeppelin Channel

XM is following in Sirius' footsteps by creating a dedicated artist channel - this one is devoted to the iconic band Led Zeppelin. Dedicated artist channels in the past have been greeted with a lukewarm (or sometimes frigid) reception among fans, mainly because they tend to come at the expense of a current channel.

Thankfully, that's not the case with XM LED.

XM LED: The Led Zeppelin Channel, will launch tomorrow November 8th and run through May 8th, 2008. It will debut on XM channel 59, without putting any other channels on hiatus as a result.

On channel's launch date, XM will also air the U.S. premiere of "The Song Remains the Same," the re-issued two-disc soundtrack from the band's concert film of the same name. This album will feature six previously unreleased songs from Zeppelin's live concert that ran for three nights in July of 1973 at Madison Square Garden.

XM LED: The Led Zeppelin Channel will also feature the band's complete audio catalog, interviews with band members and other content that celebrates all that is Led Zeppelin.

The launch of the dedicated channel of course coincides with several "new" releases coming from Led Zeppelin. They're also: releasing "Mothership," a 24-track re-mastered career retrospective; making the entire Zeppelin musical catalog available digitally; and also kicking off a reunion performance headlining the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute concert in London on December 10th.

Listen to an extended audio promo below to get a good sense of the sound and creative direction for the channel:


(Length is roughly 1:30)

[XM LED]

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