Back in March Dr. Pepper promised a free can of the soft drink should Guns N' Roses issue its delayed LP “Chinese Democracy” before the close of 2008. So guess what? I guess my next hit of caffeine will be free, courtesy of Dr. Pepper. The actual release of "Chinese Democracy" has been scheduled for November 23 so it looks like they’re going to end up giving away a lot of soda pop. Not that it's my favorite soda but hey it's a freebie and the way the economy is, every little bit helps. Plus, come on dude they've been working on that album for like over 14 years or so.
But the question lingers though. Will Dr.Pepper scheme ruffle some feathers among the Chinese top officials by embracing the politically charged titled of the album? I'd think it would especially in the eyes of Chinese top dogs. Of course for those of us in the land of the free it seems like a pretty cool campaign. But doesn't Dr. Pepper and Guns N Roses want every Chinese to 'be a Pepper by drinking Dr. Pepper'?. I wonder what kind of marketing scheme can be next. I am thinking…free Dr. Pepper for when our President decides to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Hey maybe Obama will finally give the green light to the ratification. That'd make him the perfect Dr. Pepper's CMO (Chief Marketing Officer). After all and based on a report issued by the US Energy Administration, we are the largest per capita emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.
Ok so let's get back to the music though. As for the tracks the album brings Chinese Democracy will be featuring 14 songs, including "Scraped," "Shackler's Revenge" (which appears on the new "Rock Band 2" video game), "Street of Dreams," "If the World" (which accompanies the closing credits of Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe's "Body of Lies") and "This I Love." BTW, the last track is titled ‘Prostitute’. I wonder if that one is dedicated to Hugh Grant and Eliot Spitzer. Sorry I just couldn’t hold it.
So for all of you who want to 'be a Pepper drinking Dr. Pepper' the company's plan is to distribute free cans of its product through an online coupon system. "People will go on Dr Pepper's Web site and we will send them a coupon for a free one," a Dr. Pepper spokesperson confirmed. "It's going to be real easy." Well, I guess we just hope the Dr. Pepper website doesn't crash starting on Sunday. Nah, I am sure they'll be prepared for that. Although the ultimate litmus test will be whether or not ex Guns N Roses members Slash and Buckethead will also get their free Dr. Pepper. I read somewhere that Axl Rose is actually willing to share his Dr. Pepper with Buckethead since he kinda helped out with the album before he left the band. That's nice of you, Axl.
Alright brethren…gotta go get ready for the weekend. Peace, love and recycle!
Yeah ladies and gentlemen. And to think that the mayor of Mesa proclaimed the "Brooke White Day" last September 27, 2008. It goes to show you that the American Idol marketing and media machine has a tremendous power and reach. On her day, Brooke White visited her hometown of Mesa, AZ, signed autographs at the Milano Music Center and performed at the Mesa Amphitheater. The performance was free to the public. So the prodigal daughter went back to the place where she was born and delivered what she does best: sing.
No doubts about Brooke is an ambitious and hardworking professional. She has even mentioned that she'd like to do a duet with John Mayer and other American Idol winners such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.
So, at Red Karaoke, we are happy to share with you the new Brooke White karaokes for you to belt it out. So whatcha waiting for? Start singing now!
Although Dido took some time off from music. She immersed herself into playing and producing fantastic music. In a recent interview Dido explained "I wanted to take some time to become a better musician". For the first two albums, any playing I'd done had been used purely for songwriting, which is very different from just playing for fun, like I had as a child. So I spent a lot of time just picking up instruments for playing's sake again. I loved it." Sometimes you have to take a break to come back stronger. And in the case of Dido the time off was reinvigorating.
Her fourth studio album released in the UK on November 17. However, the album was scheduled to release on November 18. Needless to say, it has definitely caught the attention of everyone in the music industry. From fans to critics the comeback has arisen curiosity and hype. "Safe Trip Home" was in part possible due to the collaboration of producer, Jon Brion, who has worked previously with acts such as Fiona Apple, Kayne West, Rufus Wainwright, Eels, etc. So in this respect, Dido is in good hands and the soulful and smouldering 11 tracks in the album proved so.
Aside from singing and songwriting, the 36 year old British has also been involved with 22 other female artists to raise awareness of the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. As a matter of fact, the single "Sing" was released on World Aids Day on December 1, 2007.
As for "Safe Trip Home", film directors from around the world were invited to make a series of short films to spotlight each of the album's 11 songs. Filmed at locations though out the globe (Mumbai, Rio, Bangkok and more). The idea was for each film will tp show a day in life of people in different parts of the world. If you haven't had a chance to get your copy of "Safe Trip Home", we invite you to sing to our collection of Dido's karaokes that includes tracks such as White flag, Thank you, Here with me and Hunter. And if you have anything to share with us about this new release drop us a line. Toodles for now!
How can these guys be the ‘dark horses’ of the rock n’ roll family when they have sold over 26 million albums worlwide? If anything, they should be the golden horses. And indeed they are. For their legions of fans these are great times since Nickelback is releasing the new studio album “Dark Horse”. The anticipated release of the band sixth studio album containing 11 tracks has caused a deal of reviews and high expectations. After all, Nickelback is considered one of the biggest rock band in the world.
For those of you trivia freaks the band’s name Nickelback originated from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at his Starbucks job. Kroeger would frequently say, “Here’s your nickel back”. And voila the name stuck. Their most recent work is co-produced by the band and Mutt Lange, known for having previously worked with acts such as AC/DC, Bryan Adams and Def Leppard.
Even has Walmart has joined the fanfare and craze about the new release by featuring a Walmart edition of “Dark Horse.” The edition actually comes with a link to download an MP3 from their performance on Walmart Soundcheck. You might be wondering…geez Walmart? Are they going mainstream? Hopefully not. I guess the jury is still out on “Dark Horse”. But hey we’d like to hear from you. That is if you already have listened to some of the tracks. But if not, we invite you to do some Nickelback recording with our Nickelback special karaoke section with tracks such as: Far away, Figured you out, Hero, How you remind me, and Saving me. Have fun!
Wunderkind David Archuleta, the 17 year old American Idol runner up released his first self-titled debut album last week and apparently it is getting a warm reception from fans and critics. In fact, Archuleta's first single ‘‘Crush’’ peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and is a top download on iTunes. Archuleta also had the opportunity to do some acting in his first released video 'Crush'. In his own words, "it was just a lot of fun to be able to get into character and the story and the whole thing and be able to kind of like, work with other kids my age in the music video."
But Archuleta's debut album coincides with the release of David Cook's debut album too. In fact, David Cook, the self titled album is scheduled to release on November 18th. No doubts there will be some competition between these two young starts for capturing the hearts and minds of the younger demographic group, especially in the case of Archie's "Crush" . According to Nielsen SoundScan, the track sold 166,000 downloads in the first week in the United States. As of mid-November it has sold over 920,000 digital copies.
I can only imagine how busy this guy must be right now. He is a senior now in high school and also pursuing a full time music career simultaneously. Hopefully, he's actually enjoying and taking some time out to be a teenager. After being busy all summer working on the new album, he must be ready to have some time off. Well, c'est la vie you know. It's the price of stardom.
So David…we just want to wish you best of luck with your new album. And for those of you who are fans of Archie, here's the newly added karaoke version of 'Crush' for you to sing and have fun with.
These are definitely good times for those of you who are fans of American Idol season 2008 winner David Cook. The young star is set to release his self-titled debut album on November 18th, 2008. His first studio album has been produced by Grammy winning Rob Cavallo (Soungarden and Kid Rock), David Cook is a quality album full with radio hits. For this debut album Cook co-wrote 9 songs next to acclaimed songwriters like Chris Cornell, Brian Howes & Cathy Dennis. The 1st single “Light On” was co-written by one of rock music’s most influential innovators, Chris Cornell, lead singer and songwriter for Soundgarden and Audioslave.
Recently, David Cook scored his biggest gig so far in his career. He was the musical guest at Saturday Night Live. Cook sang two songs from his debut album “David Cook,” which comes out on Nov. 18: the first single, “Light On” and then the album’s first track, “Declaration” As for his appearance on SNL, Cook said, “I’m still a goober from the Midwest. Now I’ve just got a few more resources. I don’t feel like the show changed me at all.”
So it seems like this guy is staying grounded and has been working hard since he won American Idol back in January. In fact, some bloggers have been saying that perhaps he’s been working too hard 24/7 and that his voice sounded a bit ‘fatigue’ during the SNL cameo.
Regardless, David Cook is a talented young artist with a lot of runway and an inspiring figure to a lot of people so we thought of bringing you some karaoke tracks for you to rock on. So grab the mic and start singing to the music of “Declaration” and “Time of My Life”. So what do you think do you like David’s music? Drop us a line below.
Dude when I read about AC/DC’s comeback I must admit I was like totally stoked. I so grew up on AC/DC an then I went to college I remembered I went Angus Young style. I mean wearing shorts and tie…a la Anguys Young dude…not that I am that old but that was a few years back So yeah, the AC/DC aussies have recently released a new album entitled ‘Black Ice’. Needless to say, the acca dacca fans are all over it already. Personally, I take anything from AC/DC.
As some of you might already know, “Black Ice” is the band’s first studio album in eight years. Black Ice features 15 new tracks from brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd. The album was produced by Brendan O’Brien and mixed by Mike Fraser at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, BC. Yahoo music has it that the band’s 15th effort has been heralded as “the biggest debut ever by a mainstream hard rock album.
So far, “Black Ice” has sold around 1,762,000 units in its first week since October 20th when it was released. The album went number one in 29 different countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom and United States. So these guys are definitely claiming back their spot as masters of metal.
The album’s first single, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Train,” debuted last August 28th. And the band kicked off its first world tour since 2001 last October. In addition, the band has also recently released “No Bull: The Directors Cut”, a newly edited, comprehensive HD DVD of the band’s famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid , Spain. So they seem to be keeping themselves busy and reinventing the AC/DC repertoire of classic and new hits. Good for those AC/DC fans. That’d be me too.
Born in the suburb of Agoura Hills in the L.A. area, Linkin Park is one of those rock bands that rose to stardom at the turn of the century. Its peculiar and amazing style of mixing disimilar genres such as Rap and Metal catapulted them to fame. Although not necessarily the pioneers in this niche since other bands such as Anthrax and Red Hot Chili Peppers had also explored this uncharted territory. However, the differentiator for Linkin Park was that their lyrics were extremely sticky and easy to sing.
The initial success led the Linkin Park boys from Southern California to sell over 50 millions albums since 1996. Moreover, the band was the recipient of two Grammy awards. One of their highly awarded album was Hybrid Theory that reached all time highs allowing the band to internationalize with world tours and overseas record sales.
Meteora, their second album was actually even more popular than Hybrid Theory. In fact during the first week of its release it sold over 800000 copies. For the first month, Linkin Park managed to sell over 3 million copies. In light of their success Linkin Park was invited by Metallica to participate in the 2003 Summer Sanitarium concert with Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones.
Last year, the band released its most recent album entitled 'Minutes to Midnight'. A large number of fans were actually not too happy about the release because they perceived the band had gone too "comercial" and hence changing their original unique style. However, "Minutes to Midnight" has so far fared well making the album's first single "What I've Done", debut at #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.
So yeah we wanted to pay tribute to these boys and thought of putting together a list of their most famous and popular tracks. The list of new Linkin Park karaokes for you to record includes:
The beautiful 27 year old Texas native Beyonce Giselle Knowles is about to release one of the most highly anticipated new albums of the year. Beyonce’s I Am Sasha Fierce is the new studio album since the Grammy-winning multi-platinum-selling B’Day. The last album debuted at #1 on album charts around the world shortly after its international release on September 4, 2006 (in celebration of Beyonce’s 25th birthday).
The new album’s tracks are all co-written and co-produced by Beyonce herself. “I Am Sasha Fierce” is a double CD collection showcasing 2 distinct sounds on the album. The 1st Disc entitled “I Am” contains songs that are more mid-tempo and reveal Beyonce’s vulnerable side while the 2nd Disc entitled Sasha Fierce is full of up-tempo, fun, classic sounding Beyonce & Destiny’s Child songs.
The Deluxe Edition of “I Am Sasha Fierce” comes with 5 bonus tracks. The 1st single from the album is “If I Were A Boy”, written by Britney Carlson and Toby Gad; and co-produced by Gad and Beyonce. But Beyonce is not just a talented songwriter, composer and entertainer, she will soon play a movie role in a thriller film called “Obsessed.” This film is due to be released in the U.S. during January 2009. Recently, Beyonce participated in the ‘Stand Up to Cancer” Charity event next to was Mariah Carey, Natasha Bedingfield, Leona Lewis, Rihanna, Leann Rimes and Mary J. Blige.
So in preparation for this new big new release we bring you an assortment of Beyonce’s songs such as “Irreplaceable”, “Beautiful liar”, “Crazy in love”, “Listen” , “Baby boy” and more. So grab the mic and start singing and recording your favorite Beyonce’s songs now!.
Who doesn't remember that boy Clay Aiken from American Idol season 2? That boy has gone through a lot and in the process has become an accomplished man. Without a doubt, Clay Aiken has taken big steps since he rose to stardom and caught the attention of the American public. A North Carolina native he is considered an international pop icon and has managed to sell six million albums in his short -albeit productive artistic career.
But this is no one-trick pony kind of a guy. Back in January, Aiken made a debut in Broadway in the Tony Award-winning musical Monty Python's Spamalot. So stardom seems to be keeping busy not to mention the eight live tours he launched, and a book he authored that made it to New York Times best-seller list. His relative fast rise to popularity and fame has been rewarded with several American Music and Billboard Music Awards.
Aiken's fourth full length studio album "On My Way Here" is his first collections of songs since 2003. When asked as to what was the inspiration for thew new album Clay Aiken said, "I thought if we could find songs that relate to what's gone on in my life over the past five years and address what I've learned from my experiences, it would be a great concept for my album. Since I got into this business, I've learned so much about myself. I think this album covers how far I've come, personally and professionally."
So in light of this release, we have put together a collection of Aiken's most popular tracks. Our list includes songs such as "On my way here", "The Way" , and "A Thousand Days." So get on the groove and have fun singing over the Halloween weekend. BTW, Happy Halloween everyone…Boo!
Back in March Dr. Pepper promised a free can of the soft drink should Guns N' Roses issue its delayed LP “Chinese Democracy” before the close of 2008. So guess what? I guess my next hit of caffeine will be free, courtesy of Dr. Pepper. The actual release of "Chinese Democracy" has been scheduled for November 23 so it looks like they’re going to end up giving away a lot of soda pop. Not that it's my favorite soda but hey it's a freebie and the way the economy is, every little bit helps. Plus, come on dude they've been working on that album for like over 14 years or so.
Although Dido took some time off from music. She immersed herself into playing and producing fantastic music. In a recent interview Dido explained "I wanted to take some time to become a better musician". For the first two albums, any playing I'd done had been used purely for songwriting, which is very different from just playing for fun, like I had as a child. So I spent a lot of time just picking up instruments for playing's sake again. I loved it." Sometimes you have to take a break to come back stronger. And in the case of Dido the time off was reinvigorating.
Wunderkind David Archuleta, the 17 year old American Idol runner up released his first self-titled debut album last week and apparently it is getting a warm reception from fans and critics. In fact, Archuleta's first single ‘‘Crush’’ peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and is a top download on iTunes. Archuleta also had the opportunity to do some acting in his first released video 'Crush'. In his own words, "it was just a lot of fun to be able to get into character and the story and the whole thing and be able to kind of like, work with other kids my age in the music video."
So yeah, the AC/DC aussies have recently released a new album entitled ‘Black Ice’. Needless to say, the acca dacca fans are all over it already. Personally, I take anything from AC/DC.
Born in the suburb of Agoura Hills in the L.A. area, Linkin Park is one of those rock bands that rose to stardom at the turn of the century. Its peculiar and amazing style of mixing disimilar genres such as Rap and Metal catapulted them to fame. Although not necessarily the pioneers in this niche since other bands such as 
