Kenny Chesney Fans
Don’t forget! Today is the big day when XM launches the new “No Shoes Radio” channel that is all things Kenny Chesney with his music, interviews, insights, exclusive concert broadcasts and much more.
Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Radio - Starts Saturday!
Kenny Chesney, the four-time consecutive and current Academy of Country Music and three-time and reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year has set his sights on XM Radio and his own signature music channel, “No Shoes Radio” (XM-18), which begins this Saturday, July 26!
“No Shoes Radio” is a 24/7 destination for all things Chesney - featuring music from Chesney’s audio catalog, including never-before-heard recordings, an uncut, exclusive concert broadcast from the 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour, plus random drop-ins from fans, friends and plenty of music to bring to life the attitude that permeates Kenny Chesney’s world. Kenny will take listeners backstage on his “Poets & Pirates Tour” for exclusive access to the “Vibe Room” and his tour bus and feature conversations and jam sessions with friends like Sammy Hagar, Steve Miller, Keith Urban, and more! Plus, listeners will travel with Kenny to the Caribbean and get a first-hand insight into his island life! Get the true Kenny Chesney experience on “No Shoes Radio,” exclusively on XM!
The channel will launch at 12:00 Noon ET (9:00 AM PT) this Saturday, July 26, with a LIVE broadcast from Kenny’s stadium concert in Boston! Hear live reports from the tailgate parties, plus a special appearance and LIVE performance from Kenny Chesney himself!
“No Shoes Radio” will be available on XM channel 18 from July 26 through October 25. The channel will also be on XM Radio Online (http://xmro.xmradio.com/), where it will stream for an additional three months.
For more on Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes Radio,” go to www.xmradio.com/chesney!
You can pick up his newset album “Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates” at Amazon.com in CD or DRM-free MP3 for $9.99.
Dedicated HD Radio Recievers From Coby Electronics
Coby pumps life into HD Radio with the announcement of there new portable HD Radio soulutions, the DHR700 and HDR650.
Press Release
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 21 /PRNewswire/ — Coby(R) Electronics, the
leader in portable and affordable consumer electronics products designed to
fit every lifestyle, is introducing an all-new range of receivers that will
help put the power of HD Radio(TM) broadcasting into the hands of consumers
nationwide. The innovative, value-priced products will give users
effortless access to hundreds of new HD2 and HD3 channels and 1,700
crystal-clear AM and FM HD Radio stations — all subscription free — at
home, in the office, backyard or anywhere they want to be. Coby’s new
line-up, including the HDR- 700 Portable HD Radio System and HDR-650
Component HD Radio Receiver, makes its retail debut in August 2008.
"Our new receivers are the perfect way for consumers to get in on the
HD Radio experience," said Mark Farish, Head of Marketing for Coby
Electronics. "We’re excited to be among the very first manufacturers to
enter into this fast-growing CE category and to introduce our signature
feature-loaded products designed to help consumers capture the remarkable
sound quality and rich reception of HD Radio technology at the most
affordable possible price points."
Coby’s new HDR-700 Portable HD Radio System is the first-ever cordless
HD Radio receiver. Offering up huge sound from its compact design, this
take-it- on-the-go system allows users to tune in to static-free digital
broadcasts whenever and wherever they wish. With splash-proof housing and
an integrated rechargeable battery, the HDR-700 can serve as the sole
entertainment system — indoors and out! The small-scale unit also features
an SD card slot for digital MP3 playback. SRP $149.
And the company’s HDR-650 Component HD Radio Receiver, the most
affordable HD Radio receiver on the market, is a sleek capsule-like unit
with a brushed- aluminum casing designed to complement existing stereo and
audio systems. The HDR-650 features a high-contrast digital LCD screen that
displays station, artist and song title information. With a built-in alarm
and sleep timer function, the HDR-650 is a diminutive receiver that offers
high functionality at a low price. SRP $99.
Coby remains "in tune" with today’s most popular CE categories,
developing fresh products that meet the demands and enhance the lifestyles
of a wide range of consumers. In addition to its debut HD Radio receivers,
the company’s latest assortment includes cutting-edge MP3 and MP4 players,
stylish Digital Photo Frames that feature MP3 players, Digital Photo
Keychains and wallet-sized Digital Photo Albums, portable compact DVD
players and a wide range of accessories, including brand-new,
Apple-licensed iPod docking stations.
Check out my earlier post on HD Radio to learn more about it.
Wii Music
Today at the E3 Media & Business Summit, Nintendo brass unveiled Wii Music, a new game that allows the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers into more than 60 different instruments, including a violin, steel drums, electric guitar, even a cowbell. Players strum, shake, tap and drum along to the music in a pressure-free musical playground where there are no mistakes. They can improvise on their arrangements by skipping a note or adding 10. The music always sounds great, but it’s up to players to come up with creative arrangements that they can then send to friends and family who have Wii Music. Those Wii Friends can then put their own spin on the arrangement and send it back and forth over WiiConnect24. Wii Music will be available in the United States for the holidays. Will it enjoy the same following as Guitar Hero? Personally, I think kids will love it.
Press Release
LOS ANGELES - At the Kodak Theatre on Tuesday morning (July 15, 2008), Nintendo hyped its success in “destroying the psychological barriers between gamers and non-gamers.” And the company’s next step in that is “Wii Music” and a spring 2009 tweak of the Wii remote. The company also snuck in the announcement of a new “Grand Theft Auto” for the Nintendo DS.
“Wii Music” was showcased as the premier Wii game for the holiday season. To demonstrate, a man appeared onstage to bash on virtual drums, using the controllers to emulate drumsticks and the Wii Balance Board for a bass pedal. “Mario” inventor Shigeru Miyamoto produced a Wii remote, held it close to his mouth and essentially played virtual saxophone. Miyamoto described “Wii Music” as one of the fundamental Wii games that was in development at the same time as “Wii Sports,” “Wii Play” and “Wii Fit.”
Open Air Cinema Presents CineBox Home
You’ve heard of HTIB (Home Theater in a Box). Well, thanks to Open Air Cinema now there is Cinebox Home. A complete outdoor movie experience in box (or carrying case of sorts at least) for your back yard. This will be great for pool parties, BBQ’s, birthday parties, the list goes on… The great thing is that it’s really affordable.
Press Release
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The drive-in theater may be a fond memory of a bygone era; however, the mystique of outdoor movies is still alive and well. Today Open Air Cinema announced a whole new way to enjoy the thrills and fun of movies under the stars with its CineBox HomeTM outdoor theater system.
CineBox Home comes equipped with everything needed for a backyard movie night including new patent-pending 10-foot or 12-foot inflatable movie screen. The product is perfect for the concept of a "staycation" where families stay close to home and spend time together rather than suffering from high travel-related expenses.
"People are staying home and looking for ways to make their family and neighborhood activities more fun-and what better way to do it than an outdoor movie night?" said Stuart Farmer, CEO of Open Air Cinema. "We rip the roof off the home theater and take it outside. Our system is easier to set up than a pup tent and when deflated, the 123-inch movie screen weighs about eight pounds and fits inside a duffle bag, which you can take anywhere."
Open Air Cinema manufactures its screens under the highest of standards to ensure quality, durability and ease of use. Set up is a snap. Simply use the near-silent blower fan to inflate the screen (30 seconds), plug in the CineBox, pop in a movie and you’re all set for big-screen, backyard movie-under-the-stars action! Read more
uXM - iPhone Edition BETA v.53 Released
Millard Software has you XM subscribers cover too. You now can enjoy the terrestrial tunes of XM on your iPhone via WIFI, EDGE and soon HSDPA with the 3G release. You can also stream XM to your iPod touch with this software as well.
There are some know issues with this BETA release, but hopefully they will be corrected with a future release.
If you are a Sirius subscriber you can visit this post to learn more about uSirius.
All uSirius and uXM software is available for download and www.millardsoftware.com.
“No Shoes Radio”
Typically, here at RAA we stick to equipment news and reviews, but being a country music fan I wanted to pass along the news that XM and Kenny Chesney are teaming up this summer to bring XM subscribers an exclusive station of everthing that is Kenny Chesney with “No Shoes Radio.”
Press Release
WASHINGTON, July 3 /PRNewswire/ — Midway through the year’s most attended Poets & Pirates Tour, complete with 14 NFL stadium plays, the four-time consecutive and current Academy of Country Music and three-time and reigning Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year has set his sights on XM Radio and his own signature music channel, “No Shoes Radio.”
Scheduled to launch July 26, “No Shoes Radio” will feature music from Chesney’s audio catalog, including never-before-heard recordings, an uncut, exclusive concert broadcast from the 2008 Poets & Pirates Tour, plus random drop-ins from fans, friends and plenty of music to bring to life the attitude that permeates Kenny Chesney’s world.
“There’s a lot of hits, but there are also a lot of album tracks, songs from the early part of my career, stuff from our Keg in the Closet shows and obscurities that you had to be there to hear,” says the Luttrell, Tennessee-born and -raised singer/songwriter with a laugh. “Anyone who knows anything about me knows how passionate I am about music, and this is a way to bring people into everything I love about songs, playing … music.”
“No Shoes Radio” will also include music beyond Chesney’s catalog, featuring both those artists who rocked Chesney’s world and the kind of music you could easily hear drifting from the backstage “Vibe Room” — capturing the sonic culture of the Poets & Pirates Tour.
“I think we’ve become a part of people’s lives,” admits the high energy performer. “The way a lot of bands were for us, we’re what they’re listening to when they’re hanging out, when they’re having fun, when they need to gear up for something. That’s what music always did for me … and it’s kind of mind-blowing to think that your songs could be that for someone else. So for all those fans out there, get ready for something pretty cool.”
In the spirit of his Corona-sponsored Poets & Pirates Tour, music and other content for “No Shoes Radio” will be captured on the bus, in the halls, around the soundchecks, and even during post-show jams. Beyond that, not only will Chesney’s special guests be taking part in the ad hoc merriment, look for tailgating fans from the parking lot to provide drop-ins, shout-outs and the occasional request.
Said Chesney, “This is a way to keep the vibe alive, long after our tour is gone.”
For XM, this sort of full-immersion, dedicated radio channel is reserved for a very few artists — Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, George Strait and the recently announced Coldplay. It offers a unique listening experience to hardcore fans of music that reflects a way of life as much as a record collection.
“‘No Shoes Radio’ will bring the same energy and fun found in the parking lot tailgates and the sold-out stadiums Kenny plays to fans across the country,” said Eric Logan, executive vice president, programming, XM Radio. “Kenny’s a tremendous talent and we’re excited to share his passion for music and life on XM.”
“No Shoes Radio” will be available on XM channel 18 from July 26 through October 25. The channel will also be on XM Radio Online (http://xmro.xmradio.com/), where it will stream for an additional three months. Complete programming information for the channel will be available online at http://www.xmradio.com/kennychesney.
Stay tuned. We may bring more artist news from time to time.
Lamborghini and Sirius Team Up
What do you get when Lamborghini and Sirius Satellite Radio put their heads together? Well, starting in ‘09 you get a Murcielago with some of the greatest tunes on the planet. Lamborghini will install Sirius in every Murcielago. Standard. With a lifetime subscription. So if your in the market for a new 2009 Lamborghini, now you have one more reason to buy.
Press Release:
NEW YORK and SANTA AGATA, Italy, June 19, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) and Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. today announced that Automobili Lamborghini will offer SIRIUS as its exclusive satellite radio provider in Lamborghini vehicles. The first Lamborghini to include SIRIUS as standard factory installed equipment will be the Murcielago beginning with the 2009 model year in the U.S.
“We are very pleased to have Automobili Lamborghini as a partner.” said Mel Karmazin, CEO SIRIUS. “We look forward to working closely with Automobili Lamborghini to offer its customers the best in audio entertainment available for its prestigious vehicles.”
“SIRIUS was the natural choice for Automobili Lamborghini’s exclusive supercars,” stated Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. “Satellite radio gives our customers easy access to endless music options, therefore enhancing their ability to enjoy their vehicle on the road or track.”
SIRIUS will be standard equipment in each Murcielago and will include a lifetime subscription to SIRIUS Satellite Radio with every vehicle purchase.
eMusic: Get 50 Free Downloads
I just recently signed up with eMusic and thought I would pass on some basic information. eMusic downloads are completely DRM free so many of the big-name labels won’t use them, but if you’re an avid music lover check them out. They offer more than 3.5 million songs. With a paid subscription to eMusic you can enjoy 50 free MP3 music downloads DRM free. If you not sure about eMusic you can sign up for there 14 day risk free trial and get 25 free music downloads and 1 audio book download.
The basic monthly subscriptions are:
$11.99 (30 songs per month) = 40 cents per song
$14.99 (50 songs per month) = 30 cents per song
$19.99 (75 songs per month) = 27 cents per song
You can give the a try for 14 days for free and if you don’t want to continue service just cancel, but keep your 25 songs and there will be no further obligations.
eMusic has recently started offering audio books as well and if your an audio book lover you can get a monthly subscription for this service as well for $9.99 a month.
Amazon MP3 Announces “Daily Deals” and “Friday Five”
Yesterday, Amazon announced “Daily Deals” and “Friday Five,” a pair of ongoing promotions that offer customers deep discounts on select newly released and catalog albums from bestselling artists on Amazon MP3, Amazon.com’s digital music download store with more than 5.4 million DRM-free MP3 tracks. “Daily Deals” is updated daily and offers a popular album at a significantly discounted price; “Friday Five” offers five great albums for $5 every Friday and through the weekend. Customers can check out these deals, along with new collections of free songs every week, at www.amazon.com/mp3deals. Read more
Klipsch and Circuit City Partner Up
Klipsch and Circuit City have just announced a partnership in which Circuit City will offer Klipsch Synergy Series speakers, along with Klipsch’s Energy branded home theater speakers and components. You should start seeing Klipsch Synergy gear in Circuit City and online at circuitcity.com soon. Read more
