VH1's Music Radar

VH1's Music Radar

WED., August 3, 2005 - TUES., August 9, 2005

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Notable this week ...

Notable News: "Live @ VH1.COM" has offered up unique and exclusive in- studio concerts by more than 100 big names and up-and-coming artists on the VH1.com web site for nearly a year. Due to popular demand, this collection of stripped down and intimate performances that you won't see anywhere else has migrated on air to VH1. A new episode of "LIVE @ VH1.com" will premiere Tuesday, August 9 at 11:30PM* and will feature exclusive performances such as Killers "All that I have done," Aqualung "Brighter than Sunshine," Jet "Look at What You've Done," Keane "Everybody's Changing" and Rob Thomas "Lonely No More"

New Video Adds:
Beginning Monday, August 1
Mariah Carey "Shake it Off"
Green Day "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
Sheryl Crow "Good is Good"
Black Eyed Peas "Don't Lie"
Nickel Creek "When In Rome"
Switchfoot "Stars"

"You Oughta Know" - VH1 fills you in on artists on the rise. Get acquainted with these essential new artists.

Leela James - This pint-sized dynamo with the huge voice and the thick cloud of hair is sick of modern hip-hop's skanky side and wants to get back to the gritty sounds made by heroes like Al Green, Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin. Her debut "A Change is Gonna Come" should have any fan of old school R&B jumping for joy. She calls her music "back porch soul"; it bursts with deep grooves (courtesy of Kanye West and Wyclef Jean), and songs to make you sob and shout.

Aqualung - London-based Matt Hales aka Aqualung started getting involved in music at a young age, composing a symphony at age 16. Hales landed one of his songs "Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)," in a UK VW Beetle commercial which coincided with the release of his self-titled debut. People started clamoring to find THAT song and his album of dark and haunting songs became a hit. He renders his heartbreak with subtlety, preferring to let whispery vocals create a string of moody atmospheres. And believe it or not, he says he's never heard the Jethro Tull tune.

Keane - Hailing from the teeny southern-Brit town of Battle, Keane has mastered the art of soft-rocking, piano-driven, melodic pop as sweet and infectious as it comes. If you don't believe us, just check the U.K. charts, where the trio's album Hopes and Fears spent four weeks at #1.

Anna Nalick - This charming newcomer writes her feisty pop tunes with no formal training, just a love of music. From the age of thirteen, Anna Nalick was rewriting the lyrics to tunes by Green Day, Nirvana and Matchbox Twenty. She has since honed the craft of storytelling and this singer/songwriter showcases her own poignant music on her debut Wreck of the Day.

What's on VH1.com?

Live@vh1.com
Better Than Ezra: Live @ VH1.com - (Artemis)

The feisty New Orleans band picked up their acoustic guitars for a heartfelt session of songs from the new Before the Robots. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/better_than_ezra/artist.jhtml

Video Premiere
Gretchen Wilson: "All Jacked Up" - (Epic Nashville)

Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr. and Charlie Daniels all show up in the redneck woman's new video "All Jacked Up."

http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/wilson_gretchen/artist.jhtml

This Weeks Top 20 Countdown:
1. Mariah Carey "We Belong Together"
2. Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes "Don't Cha"
3. Black Eyed Peas "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
4. Papa Roach "Scars"
5. Coldplay "Speed of Sound"
6. Natasha Bedingfield "These Words"
7. Lifehouse "You and Me"
8. Green Day "Holiday"
9. Gwen Stefani "Cool"
10. Rob Thomas "This is How a Heart Breaks"
11. Foo Fighters "Best of You"
12. Rihanna "Pon de Replay"
13. Kelly Clarkson "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
14. Jessica Simpson featuring Willie Nelson
"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"
15. Shakira "La Tortura"
16. R. Kelly "Trapped in the Closet - Part 1 of 5"
17. Beck "Girl"
19. Black Eyed Peas "Don't Lie"
20. Weezer "Beverly Hills"

What's on VH1 Classic?

"VH1 Classic In Concert" airs on Friday, August 5 at 9:00 PM. The hour- long series showcases live, full-concert performances from some of the greatest names in rock, pop & soul. Up on deck this week: "Sammy Hagar: Long Road to Cabo."

Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents music videos, concerts and music specials featuring classic rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Featured artists include The Beatles, The Stones, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Police and many more.

Contacts: Lori Hornik/VH1
212-846-7131

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Source: VH1

CONTACT: Lori Hornik of VH1, +1-212-846-7131

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/

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