VH1'S Music Radar

VH1'S Music Radar

Wed., July 6, 2005 - Tues., July 12, 2005

NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Notable this week ...

New Video Adds: Beginning Monday, July 11 Aqualung "Brighter Than Sunshine" The Killers "All These Things That I've Done" Velvet Revolver "Come On, Come In" Josh Kelley "Only You"

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

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.

Embrace - Drawing comparisons to Oasis and The Verve, Embrace crafts anthemic rock songs, packed with soaring guitars and gut-wrenching melodies, as catchy as they are heartfelt.

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.

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Contacts: Lori Hornik/VH1 212-846-7131

What's on VH1.com?

Hear Music First

Royksopp: The Understanding - (Astralwerks) Their Melody A.M. is one of the all-time great chill-out records. Now the Norwegian 'tronica duo get all cosmic on us. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/royksopp/943700/album.jhtml

This Weeks Top 20 Countdown: 1. Mariah Carey "We Belong Together" 2. Black Eyed Peas "Don't Phunk With My Heart" 3. Kelly Clarkson "Behind These Hazel Eyes" 4. Coldplay "Speed of Sound" 5. Shakira "La Tortura" 6. Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl" 7. Green Day "Holiday" 8. Foo Fighters "Best of You" 9. Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes "Don't Cha" 10. R. Kelly "Trapped in the Closet - Part 1 of 5" 11. Papa Roach "Scars" 12. Will Smith "Switch" 13. Backstreet Boys "Incomplete" 14. Gavin DeGraw "Chariot" 15. Rob Thomas "Lonely No More" 16. Dave Matthews Band "American Baby" 17. Lifehouse "You and Me" 18. Anna Nalick "Breathe (2 AM)" 19. U2 "City of Blinding Lights" 20. Natasha Bedingfield "These Words"

What's on VH1 Classic?

Sunday, July 10 at 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM VH1 Classic presents an all-new hour of "All Star Jams" with Earth, Wind and Fire. Band members Philip Bailey and Verdine White of the legendary R&B group discuss touring with Chicago and why they decided to put together a new DVD set, "Live a The Greek Theater."

Then at 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM VH1 Classic presents another full hour of "All Star Jams" featuring Chicago. Founding members Walt Parazaider and Lee Loughnane sat down with host Eddie Trunk to discuss their current tour with Chicago and "Live at The Greek Theater," a new two disc DVD featuring both EWF and Chicago.

Source: VH1

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

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

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