VH1's Music Radar Wed., October 12, 2005 - Tues., October 18, 2005

VH1's Music Radar Wed., October 12, 2005 - Tues., October 18, 2005

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Notable this week ...

New Video Adds: Beginning Monday, October 17 Destiny's Child "Stand Up for Love" Pussycat Dolls "Stickwitu" Alanis Morissette "Crazy" The Rolling Stones "Streets of Love" 3 Doors Down "Here By Me"

"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.

What's on VH1.com?

Hear Music First Movie Soundtrack: The Squid & The Whale -- (Ultra Records)

This soundtrack features music to ruin a marriage by, with bittersweet gems from Lou Reed, Loudon Wainwright, and The McGarrigles. http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/267776/moviemain.jhtml?popThis=popMovieHMF(100 9776)

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Live @ VH1.com Switchfoot: Live @ VH1.com! -- (Columbia Records)

The San Diego rock band returned to our studio to perform some uplifting songs from their hit album Nothing Is Sound. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/switchfoot/videos.jhtml#live

This Weeks Top 20 Countdown: 1. Weezer "Beverly Hills" 2. Mariah Carey "Shake It Off" 3. Green Day "Wake Me Up When September Ends" 4. Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc" 5. Kanye West "Gold Digger" 6. Nickelback "Photograph" 7. Black Eyed Peas "Don't Lie" 8. Sheryl Crow "Good is Good" 9. Lifehouse "You and Me" 10. Coldplay "Fix You" 11. Aqualung "Brighter Than Sunshine" 12. Dave Matthews Band "Dreamgirl" 13. Missy Elliott "Lose Control" 14. The Killers "All These Things That I've Done" 15. Natasha Bedingfield "These Words" 16. Leela James "Music" 17. Ricky Martin featuring Fat Joe and Amerie "I Don't Care" 18. Bon Jovi "Have a Nice Day" 19. Gwen Stefani "Cool" 20. Santana featuring Michelle Branch & The Wreckers "I'm Feeling You"

What's on VH1 Classic?

On Sunday, October 16 at 10:00 AM and 10:00 PM VH1 Classic premieres an all-new "All Star Jams" with Reverend Run of Run DMC.

Then on Sunday, October 16 at 12:00 PM and 12:00 AM VH1 Classic presents an all-new "The Alternative" which gathers together your favorite -- and forgotten -- videos by such pioneers as The Cure, Echo & The Bunnymen, New Order, Bauhaus and The Smiths among many clove-cigarette smoking others. Up on deck this week: Al Jourgensen of the legendary group Ministry was on hand to promote his new album "Rantology."

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Contacts: Lori Hornik/VH1 212-846-7131

Source: VH1

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

Web site: http://www.vh1.com/ http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/switchfoot/videos.jhtml#live

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