RockMe. Online Music Festival Connects Bands and Fans in Real-Time

RockMe. Online Music Festival Connects Bands and Fans in Real-Time

Interactive Web Tool Creates Unique Fan Experience

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- RockMe. (rockme.dium.com), a five- day online music festival taking place from September 18 - 22, will bring five well-known rock bands together to meet and interact with their fans in a unique online social setting. The participating bands include Rose Hill Drive, The Fiery Furnaces, Jeffrey Lewis, Gosling, and The Willowz.

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RockMe. takes place within Me.dium, a free Web browser add-on that is compatible with Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, and Flock. Me.dium enables users to surf the Web with their friends, discover relevant sites and link up with other users who share similar interests. Unlike many page-focused chat rooms that only allow people to chat on a specific site, Me.dium connects users across the entire Web, enabling interaction that spans the Internet.

To experience RockMe., fans must download Me.dium and register at rockme.dium.com.

RockMe. facilitates an innovative, compelling connection between bands and fans, while enabling fans to interact and discover new music together in real- time. During RockMe, bands, artists, and music mavens will lead participants on a tour of various Web destinations where unique content is revealed. The final day will include live streaming video of Rose Hill Drive's show direct from the Boulder, Co leg of the band's fall 2007 tour. Visit rockme.dium.com for a complete schedule of events.

"Me.dium makes it possible for us to hang with our fans online in real- time," said Jake Sproul, lead singer of Rose Hill Drive. "We're excited to take them on a modern day magical mystery tour."

   More information on participating bands:    Rose Hill Drive - A Boulder, CO-based rock band recently chosen by Rolling   Stone magazine as one of the "Ten Artists to Watch in 2007." Rose Hill   Drive is a young, uncommonly talented, real-deal power trio with a not to   be missed live show.   rosehilldrive.com and myspace.com/rosehilldrive    The Fiery Furnaces - NYC based sibling rockers. "The Greatest musicians of   2050.  Noisemakers of the now who are destined for future rankings." -   Time Out New York   thefieryfurnaces.com and myspace.com/thefieryfurnaces    Jeffery Lewis Band - NYC-based lo-fi folk and sci-fi punk band led by   comic book fanatic and illustrator Jeffrey Lewis.  NME calls Jeffrey   Lewis, "The Big Apple's Best Kept Secret."   thejeffreylewissite.com and myspace.com/jefflewisband    Gosling - LA Based indie rock group.  "Modern rock hasn't sounded this   fresh or energetic in ages ... "   -The Stranger   goslingmusic.com and myspace.com/gosling    The Willowz - Southern California Garage Rockers.  Rolling Stone magazine   says, "The Willowz are the only thing in the O.C cooler than Walt Disney's   Cryogenic Chamber."   thewillowz.com and myspace.com/thewillowz    About Me.dium  

Founded in 2006 in Boulder, Colorado, Me.dium reveals the hidden world of people and activity behind your browser. Me.dium is a consumer software company offering an Internet browser extension that allows the user to see what other people are doing online and to interact with these people in real time. By revealing this new Social Exploration Environment TM (SEE), Me.dium graphically connects users with others doing similar things, allows them to browse the Internet with their friends and enables users to interact with others in their community, similarly to how one interacts with people in the real world. In June of 2007, Me.dium was recognized by CNET's Webware100 as one of the top 10 community products on the Internet.

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Web site: http://www.me.dium.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment