San Diego pop act Allstar will showcase at Knitting Factory in Hollywood on February 21st. The band combines today’s ingredients that puts them smack in the middle of acts like Jonas Brothers, All American Rejects and Blink 182.

Check out the track Journey to The End of My Life

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Los Angeles new wave/electro act Aerodrone just got a marketing deal through Myspace Records. The music video for Sceneboy is featured today on the myspace music video page. The band is showcasing Feb 24th at The Knitting Factory for music supervisors courtesty of Trailer Park Avenue who have previously had placements in shows like Smallville, C.S.I., Nip/Tuck, Gray’s Anatomy, Underworld, Cloverfield, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. They are also appearing on DJ Rossstar’s radio show Feb 18th whose past guests include acts like Katy Perry.  Check out the Aerodrone feature in our 07 column.

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“Virgin Megastores announced today that it will mark the closing of its iconic Times Square store with the biggest sale in music retail history. The staff at the Times Square Virgin Megastore has been working around the clock to prepare for this major event, which will begin February 19, 2009.”

“This sale will give our loyal shoppers one last chance to browse the world’s largest music store,” said Simon Wright, CEO, Virgin Entertainment Group. “We’ll be offering discount prices on items that might be difficult to find in the days to come, and we hope our customers have a lot of fun shopping this final sale.”

Nothing lasts forever……..

Here is a list of the top 50 global selling albums of 2008. (Music Week)

1 Coldplay Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends EMI Music

2 AC/DC Black Ice Sony Music

3 Various Artists Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Universal Music

4 Duffy Rockferry Universal Music

5 Metallica Death Magnetic Warner Music/Universal Music CONTINUE READING

KOAR favorite Shawn Fisher and the Jukebox Gypsies just signed to EMI Music Publishing. It didn’t take long for EMI to jump on board after hearing the killer tracks Out of Control and Wandering.  Fisher was featured in our July 08 Soundcheck column and is available for a recording agreement. For fans of Sublime and Kid Rock.

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