New Action Horror Film: Rules, by Filmmaker Zak Lee Guarnaccia
LOS ANGELES -- Italian-born filmmaker Zak Lee Guarnaccia with ZASH Productions has just completed producing and directing his first feature film, an action /...
Starving For Gravity to Play Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival
LOS ANGELES -- The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival formally invited Starving for Gravity to play a music showcase on September 20th....
Eye Scream Films Announces Premiere of Online Comedy TV Series, Poor Paul
LOS ANGELES -- Eye Scream Films today announced the premiere of their new on-line comedy series, "Poor Paul," starring Kevin G. Schmidt (Cheaper By...
Urban Artist of the Year: Kizzy’z Boyz Wins LAMN Jam Finale
HOLLYWOOD -- "Hi y'all, we a blues band!" And a profound silence fell over the room. Lead singer Sugaray of Aunt Kizzy'z Boyz said,...
Country Swing Makes a Comeback on New Tune from Joss and Colosio
REDDING -- Scott Joss and Doug Colosio, taking time off from their regular gig in Merle Haggard's band The Strangers, have released a new...
Rockers, Starving For Gravity, Bring Home The Gold at LAMN Jam Finale
HOLLYWOOD -- Though they didn't wear Speedos like Michael Phelps, the band Starving For Gravity brought home the gold and won the LAMN Jam...
Now on YouTube: Operation Blue Light: My Secret Life Among Psychic Spies
SACRAMENTO -- It took Philip Chabot 40 years to tell his story, and it's now available on YouTube through philipchabot.com. Chabot was an integral...
New Microphone Stand, Alien Hand, Makes Holding Microphones Easier
SAN FRANCISCO -- Alien Apparatus Company, Inc. announces the release of The Alien Hand Microphone Stand, a microphone stand designed specifically for miking speaker...
Recording Artist ‘The G-Man’ Releases a Soundtrack to Burning Man
LOS ANGELES -- With a mixture of rock, trance, ambient and classical music, composer Scott G (recording artist The G-Man) creates a near-psychedelic journey...
BETA Records and SoundWave360 Offer Artists First-Ever Premium Upgrade to Audio Files
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- BETA Records LLC, the expanding international network and community of music artists and fans, will partner with Surroundphones Holdings Inc...
Gameshastra and Sony Europe to Develop PlayStation 2 Game Featuring Traditional Indian Sports
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Today, Hyderabad and Los Angeles based Gameshastra Inc, announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) to build a...
Iglesias Nights – An Evening of Salsa Dancing and Latin Culture in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Imagine a night of sensual Latin performers, igniting the dance floor with their passion for life, and their spirit for...
World’s Greatest Endurance Man Attempts Record Breaking Feats in New York City
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- San Francisco-based Thienna Inc., a skin care company that focuses on health, is sponsoring Paddy Doyle from the U.K. as...
Media Mayhem Creates Unique Opportunities for Advertisers to Reach Horror Enthusiasts
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Media Mayhem Corporation (MMC) announces Monday exclusive representation of the multi-tiered horror network of web sites that have film and...
New Novel Portrays How a Woman Escapes an Abusive Marriage in Saudi Arabia
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The recent thriller by author, Mark Biskeborn, "A Sufi's Ghost," has won a great deal of attention with its controversial...
Publishers Newswire Announced Today its Latest List of Books ‘Worth a Look’
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. -- Publishers Newswire, an online resource for small publishers and first-time book authors, has announced its latest quarterly "Books to Bookmark"...
A Ghost Worked on the New Instrumental Album by The G-Man
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- When Scott G began to mix The G-Man's new album, "Audio Takes a Stand" produced by Songs and Soundtracks, he...
Operation Blue Light: My Secret Life Among Psychic Spies, A Memoir by Philip Chabot with Laurie Anne Blanchard
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Finally, after several decades of secrecy, an unusual and compelling true story of deception and subterfuge is finally told. This book...
Museum of Robots in Second Life Announces Competition Winners at Event on July 19, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Museum of Robots in Second Life will announce the winners of its first annual "Build-a-Robot" Competition at an event on...
Firebombers Incorporated: The Future of Wildland Firefighting?
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- As global warming causes mega-fires to become the norm, as firefighting budgets are slashed, firefighting aircraft are grounded due to...
Breakthrough Children’s Video Series Prepares Kids Ages 2-5 for Childhood’s Big Milestones
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- ThinkBox Inc. today announces the release of "Showy Show! Preschool Show," the first in a new live action educational video...
Music and Social Networking Get Redefined in New Interactive Site from BETA Records
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Giving musicians and music lovers more power and flexibility than ever before, BETA Records (betarecords.com) has launched a newly expanded...
Hip Hop from Spain: Pachecos – Fear Of A Green Planet
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- New album coming from Latin Thug Records: Following up on the success of their debut album "Beat Hustlers," Barcelona Spain's...
Neotrope Sponsors LAMN Jam, Brings PR Expertise to Live Music Competition
TORRANCE, Calif. -- Neotrope(R), an entertainment and brand marketing company, will officially sponsor the Los Angeles Music Network's Rock and Urban Music Contest "LAMN...
The New Dick and Dee Dee Review: Sunny, Sweet Rock and Roll from Simpler Times
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Dee Dee Phelps, the original member of the Warner Bros. Records duo Dick and Dee Dee, and singer/actor Michael Dunn,...
LAMN Jam ’08: Urban and Rock Artists Invited to Perform – Career Launch Package is Grand Prize
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Music Network presents the URBAN & the ROCK Music Contests launching June 9. Taking its popular "LAMN Jams"...
Singer Jim Curry’s Dream Tour Revives the Music of One of the World’s First ‘Think Green’ Environmentalists, John Denver
UPLAND, Calif. -- Before the "Go Green" movement began, well known hit songs such as "Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High" and "Sunshine on My...
Hitt Music Group and Disc Makers Join Forces
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The nation's leading CD / DVD duplicator, replicator and printer has joined forces with Hitt Music Group, one of the industry's...
undrest.(R) Apparel to be Featured in MTV Movie Awards Gift Bag
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Los Angeles based apparel company undrest.(R) has been picked to be in this year's coveted MTV Movie Awards giveaway bag....
Museum of Robots in Second Life Announces Build-A-Robot Competition
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Museum of Robots (www.MuseumofRobots.com) in Second Life announces the "Build-a-Robot" Competition, and invites all Second Life residents to participate. According...
San Diego Author Jim Musgrave Featured on New On-Line Publisher Offering DRM-free Digital Audio Short Stories
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Local author Jim Musgrave is featured on Sniplits' beta test site. Anyone with a digital music player, smart phone or...
San Francisco: Have a Very ‘Brady’ Saturday and Raise Money for a Great Cause
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Barry Williams aka Greg Brady from the Brady bunch will be doing an autograph signing at "Field of Dreams" at Pier 39 in San Francisco. So come meet Barry 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Field of Dreams. "The store is located at the end of Pier 39, with the sea lions behind us, and the carousel in front of us," said John Waterman, manager of the store. 
Summa Children’s Foundation Honors USC Coach Pete Carroll for Anti-Gang Initiatives
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Nearly 900 people gathered on the evening of April 23rd for the Summa Children's Foundation's second annual gala, with a star-studded audience raising nearly $750,000 to honor USC football coach Pete Carroll and his non-profit organization A Better LA, for its work against gang violence. Think Tank Promotions, in Association with Net TV Broadcasting, present The Angora Benefit Concert
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. -- To commemorate the first annual anniversary of the Angora Fire, Think Tank Promotions, in association with Net TV Broadcasting, present "The Angora Benefit Concert." Gates open at noon at the Horizon Casino Outdoor Concert Center, 50 Highway 50, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, June 24, 2008. New Children’s Adventure Book Captures the Reluctant Tween Readers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Author D.L. Carroll announces children's chapter book, "Sir Licksalot & The Maverick Fools" (ISBN 1-60474-917-2) for Ages 9-12. Author D.L. Carroll intertwines alienation, adventure, and tween humor as the story of one boys struggle to fit in unfolds. This story demonstrates the acceptance of individuality and the power of friendship. Using dialogue children can relate to, the author captures even the most reluctant reader's attention. New e-Book Brings Professional Photo-Illustration Effects to Digital Photographers
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A new interactive publication brings great flexibility to every photographer using Adobe Photoshop 7 through CS3 running on Windows or Mac. The just-released eBook includes literally hundreds of new, productive and exotic treatments, effects, transformations and conversions of almost any digital image. The work is "Lights...Digital Camera...ACTIONS!" (ISBN: 1-882383-39-7) by Peter iNova, and is the first digital photography eBook available on a USB Flash drive. Online Booty Call Dating CEO Marries Customer?
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- In a stunningly ironic twist, OnlineBootyCall.com Founder and CEO has married one of his own customers. In a private Vegas wedding, Moses (Mo) Brown married Heather Rivers (Username: WantNLovN), a 24-year-old fashion designer from New York. Online Booty Call is a unit of Mobeze, Inc.
MyHollywoodFilm Creates Virtual Studio System and P2P Networking Community
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- MyHollywoodFilm, a global virtual studio for the Independent Film production and education industry, has established a unique P2P networking community. Filmmakers can find instruction, establish their careers, create the films of tomorrow and gain worldwide, viewable exposure, 24/7. Mark Whitacre, Ph.D. Promoted to COO at Cypress Systems, Inc. and a Warner Bros. Movie to be Filmed About Him
FRESNO, Calif. -- Cypress Systems, Inc, a Fresno CA based biotechnology company, announced that it has promoted Mark E. Whitacre, Ph.D. to become the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President of Operations. Dr. Whitacre joined the executive management team in December 2006 as President of Technology and Business Development for the new east coast office. Controversial Author Biskeborn Exploring How Veterans of Iraq Adapt to Civilian Life
IRVINE, Calif. -- The recent novel, "Mojave Winds" (ISBN: 978-0-9801383-0-6), by Mark Biskeborn, has been met with widespread interest and some controversy. On the eve of the 5th anniversary of the Iraq invasion and in light of the recent Winter Soldier conference, the new novel attracts a great deal of attention to the plight of returning Iraq War Veterans, and their struggles to integrate back into society. 
Uproar’s Re-launch Revolutionizes the Casual Gamer Experience
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Uproar.com, a popular entertainment and gaming internet brand created in 1995, has been re-launched by Firstlook. Originally a place for casual gamers to come and play free TV game shows like Family Feud and Jeopardy, Uproar's new community-driven site helps casual gamers to easily find the best and newest online casual games. Triumph from Tragedy: Self-Made Hip-Hop Artist SOLOW13 Spreads the TRUTH
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Underground Mexican hip-hop artist/entrepreneur, SOLOW13, breaks the music game wide open by establishing his own label, TRUTH LOVES LA WFAMILIA, LLC or simply LAWFAMILIA, LLC. The new imprint is a collaborative partnership between SOLOW13 and famed West Coast label, Latin Thug Records - best known for being founded by Cypress Hill's Sen Dog and home to the Reyes Brothers, B Real's "Gunslinger" albums and many other notable releases.
Send2Press(R) Joins Sponsors of Manhattan LAMN Jam – Indie Music Artists Perform and Industry Listens
TORRANCE, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Music Network's "LAMN Jam" heads for the Big Apple, and has added an additional event sponsor in Send2Press(R) Newswire, a unit of Neotrope(R). Launched three years ago in Los Angeles (where performances continue), LAMN Jams go beyond traditional showcases by featuring artists performing original songs, followed by instant professional critiques from a panel of industry experts. This year, independent music artists will perform for $20,000 in prizes.
New DVD Documentary Series, 400 Years of English History, Brings The Tudors to Life
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- In a new documentary series on DVD, released by Gallery of Historical Figures(R), artist and raconteur George Stuart gives his take on the formative and often turbulent history of England. Murder, treachery, greed, love and hate punctuate the timeline, as the country evolves from Tudor absolutism into constitutional monarchy of Victoria. New Book by Mark Biskeborn Concerns Difficulties Faced by Iraq Veterans
IRVINE, Calif. -- "Mojave Winds" (ISBN: 978-0-9801383-0-6), a novel by Mark Biskeborn, highlights the growing social impact on Iraq War veterans returning home, and their struggles to reintegrate to the civilian world. Manhattan LAMN Jam Launches March 18 in N.Y.C. – Music Artists Perform, Industry Listens, $20K in Prizes
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and MANHATTAN, N.Y. -- The Los Angeles Music Network's "LAMN Jam" heads for the Big Apple. Launched three years ago in Los Angeles (where performances continue), LAMN Jams go beyond traditional showcases by featuring artists performing original songs, followed by instant professional critiques from a panel of industry experts. This year, artists will perform for $20,000 in prizes. NASCAR Driver-Network Broadcaster Wally Dallenbach Jr. Joins KDHD.TV as Automotive Expert
VISTA, Calif. -- NASCAR racing legend Wally Dallenbach Jr, motor sports broadcaster for NBC, ABC, TNT and USA Network, joins KDHD-TV, LLC's team of broadcasters providing live content to national and local news programs around the country. Dallenbach rounds out the roster of broadcast savvy experts covering the dynamic tech, gaming, travel and toy industries for the satellite tour/broadcast news content provider.
Los Angeles Artist XVALA Challenges the Art World with Altered Britney Spears Tabloid Image
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and NORMAN, Okla. -- Last year, images of Britney Spears' shaved head were splayed all over the media. And, in celebration of Spears, Mainsite Contemporary Art in Norman is exhibiting an appropriated image for public viewing through March 28. Los Angeles artist, known as XVALA, set out to define Spears' spiritual, emotional and economical value. BETA Records to Sign 100 Indie Music Artists in 2008
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Rebelling against the current downturn for traditional record companies, Chris Honetschlaeger, President of BETA Records, has announced a new generation of record deal which partners the company with the artist in a non-exclusive three song contract and plans to sign 100 artists in 2008. SOLOW13 Brings the Heat with His Debut CD Release WARRIOR13 on Latin Thug Records
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Latin Thug Records presents the debut album from ground-breaking artist SOLOW13. The album will be available in stores and online February 26, 2008. Produced by SOLOW13 and Aaron (T-Bone) Boatright. The project represents a lifetime of work and experiences from this breaking talent. Legendary mastering engineer Brian "Big Bass" Gardner mastered the project to create what will surely become a classic, iconic album. 
