Beavis and Butthead return!

Couldn't quite believe it when I read today that Beavis and Butthead will return over at Rolling Stone.

Had to go online and watch a few videos to remind myself of their awesomeness.

After watching a few I remembered how much I was into them when I was a teenager.  I had the album, t-shirt, every comic, hats, CDs, (in fact, the first CD single I ever bought was Cher w/Beavis and Butthead doing "I Got Your Babe"... I paid £4.29 for it).  Sheeesh... and now it's the turn of this generation to do the same all over again, fair play to MTV and Mike Judge for going for it, I for one can't wait to see it!

Marli Madness - Coming Soon...

Hopefully this talented little lady will soon be getting a lot more exposure over the next few weeks and months.  Immensely talented, hard-working and likeable, Marli Harwood.  We hope to see more and more unsigned artists get exposure as Marli proves there's a whole host of talent out there we just don't know about yet...

Get a free copy of her new single over at http://marliharwood.blogspot.com/ and be sure to spread the word!

Full news story as follows:

Unsigned artist Marli Harwood got the surprise of her life month when she found out that her song ‘It’s Called A Heart’ has been made Radio 2 Single of the Week.

It’s now well covered in the UK press that this success comes ironically, just six months after giving up her lifelong dream of pop stardom to start a family.

Not only is this her big break after 16 years of false starts, but it is thought this is the first time in Radio 2 history that an artist without a record deal has been awarded the ‘Single of the Week’ accolade.

Now Marli Harwood is offering her loyal fans, who have stuck by her through 16 years of hardship, a free copy of “It’s Called A Heart” to thank them for their support.

Marli Harwood commented:

“I want to say thanks really. It’s all a bit of a shock this Radio 2 business and I’m not in a position to release the song now anyway, so it seems to make sense to give back to my fans & radio 2 & give it away.”

Marli will be distributing the track on the 21^st February to members of her mailing list.

New fans can get the free track by signing up to mailing list by clicking here or visiting her website.

http://marliharwood.blogspot.com/

For more information & interviews please contact:

Doug Hall / doughall@pprpublicity.com / 020 8746 4600

More info:

The song ‘It’s Called A Heart’ was a track on an album that was completed over a year ago, in November 2009, but was never released due to the recession impacting on the music industry.

This was one blow too many for Marli whose musical rollercoaster began in 1995 when she was signed by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell.  During the recording of her debut album, Blackwell decided to sell Island Records, the home of Bob Marley and U2.  Marli’s album was never released.  In 1999 she recorded an album in the US for Richard Branson’s V2 label. The album was shelved.  In 2002, her hopes were raised when she entered reality tv’s Fame Academy and despite being voted out in round 5, secured a record deal with Sony Music.  Once again the album was never released, but during the recording, she met the love of her life, producer Michael Harwood.  A subsequent deal was done with an independent label and true to form, a fourth album never saw the light of day.

In 2009, newlywed Marli signed to a small record label and recorded her fifth album, which included ‘It’s Called A Heart’. As she geared up for its launch in June 2010, she was notified that the album was on hold indefinitely. This was one disaster too many for Marli and she decided that enough was enough, the pop crown would never be hers.   Since then, Marli has earned a living from voice coaching and temping and was shocked when her former manager contacted her to say he thought they should try again with the album.  Marli, having already made her career decision said “Release it without me, I don’t want to be involved”.

Marli said “I’m just so overwhelmed and grateful to Radio 2.  I’ve recorded over 100 songs and never heard one of them on the radio, it will be such a thrill when I do.  But I’m three months pregnant and my head’s in a different space now, I just don’t think I can go through the stress and commitment that the promo trail entails”.  

‘It’s Called A Heart’ was bought to the attention of Radio 2 in January 2011 and Jeff Smith, Head of Music at the station promptly made it ‘Single of the Week’. 

Fisherman's Friends for the fish

Hello all!

Been a while since we'be blogged and what-not on here but will be doing much more stuff about things we like, things we've shot and all manner of bits and bobs in between.  Remember you can get all our high quality photos over at ConcertsCaptured, friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @concertscaught

Good to the Fisherman's Friends getting a bit more work out there.  Even better to see that nice people who like (should that be love?!) playing music and enjoying themselves actually get some recognition for doing so...