Sixx Am

Saturday, 09 February 2013

Sixx AM - Life is Beautiful [LIVE] CrueFest 1

This is a fantastic song from Nikki Sixx's new band called Sixx AM. FYI For those of you who don't know, the girl with golden eyes is Heroin. Yeah I know, most of you get that. Just helping out those who don't.

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California
California (pronounced ⁱ/kælɨˈfɔrnjə/) is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive (after Alaska and Texas). It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and San Francisco Bay Area), and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach and Oakland). The capital city is Sacramento.
California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east – from the Redwood–Douglas-fir forests of the northwest, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast. The center of the state is dominated by Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), and has the third-longest coastline of all states (after Alaska and Florida). Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire: about 37,000 are recorded annually.

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Los Angeles
Los Angeles (ⁱ/lɒs ˈændʒələs/ loss-AN-jə-ləs; Spanish: [los ˈaŋxeles], which is written Los Ángeles; British pronounciation /lɒs ˈændʒəliːz/ loss-AN-jə-leez) with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in the state of California, and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of 468.67 square miles (1,213.8 km²), and is located in Southern California. Often known by its initials L.A., the city is the focal point of the larger Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan statistical area and Greater Los Angeles Area region, which contain 12,828,837 and nearly 18 million people respectively as of 2010, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world and the second largest in the United States. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States, while the entire Los Angeles area itself has been recognized as the most diverse of the nation's largest cities. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos".

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DJ Ashba
Daren Jay "DJ" Ashba (born November 10, 1972) is an American musician, producer, songwriter and CEO of Ashba Media. He is the lead guitarist in Guns N' Roses and Sixx:A.M. He is also known for his work with hard rock bands BulletBoys and Beautiful Creatures. Ashba has worked with various artists including Mötley Crüe, Drowning Pool, Marion Raven, Aimee Allen and Neil Diamond.
Ashba was born in Monticello, Indiana and was raised in rural Fairbury, Illinois by his religious single-mother, a classically trained pianist, who began teaching him about music as a toddler. Dj performed in his first piano recital at the age of five, where he played Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” Ashba’s next ambition was to learn the drums. He built kits out of garbage cans and pots and pans, until he finally acquired a real set at the age of six. When he was eight, Dj took a job detasseling corn in the fields in order to earn enough money to buy his first guitar out of the Sears catalog. He would ride to his job in the corn fields on the bus with a guitar player from a local band, who would teach him a new chord each day on a “fret” that they had carved into the back of a bus seat with a pocketknife. His friend would take the knife and make three holes in the fret and say, “That’s an A chord, go home and practice.” Dj sometimes spent 17 hours a day practicing guitar in his bedroom as a teenager. For his 16th birthday, Ashba’s father took him to his first concert, the Mötley Crüe Girls, Girls, Girls tour and his life was forever changed. “The crowd, the music, the lights! It was the night I realized that no matter what it takes, I was gonna be on that stage one day.” At the age of 19, Dj packed up his possessions and set out for Hollywood to make it as a rockstar.

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Elliott Yamin
Elliott Yamin who was born Efraym Elliott Yamin on July 20, 1978 to an Iraqi father and an American mother, is an American singer known for his hit single "Wait for You" and placing third on the fifth season of American Idol.
His self-titled album, released March 20, 2007, debuted at number one on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and at number three on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold in the United States in October 2007. Retitled Wait for You, the album was released in Japan in May 2008 and certified gold in that country in September 2008.
Yamin also released two Christmas collections: Sounds of the Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection in October 2007 and My Kind of Holiday in October 2008.
Yamin's second album, titled Fight for Love, was released on May 5, 2009. The album's first single, "Fight for Love", premiered on AOL Music on February 13, 2009.
Yamin was born in Los Angeles, California, to father Shaul Yamin, an Israeli Jew of Iraqi Jewish descent, and mother Claudette Goldberg Yamin (d. March 31, 2008, age 65), a Jewish American of Ashkenazi descent and former professional singer known for her "fiery spirit" and for receiving the "Golden Idol for Proudest Family Moment Award" from Ryan Seacrest during her son's American Idol competition. His family relocated to Richmond, Virginia when Yamin was 11, and his parents divorced when he was 14, his father returning to Los Angeles. Yamin has an older half-sister on his mother's side, Jodi Queen, a married mother of two children and a younger brother, Scott Yamin, in pharmacy school at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

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James Michael
James Andrew Michael (born September 26, 1968) is an American record producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, vocalist and musician. He is currently the lead singer of the rock band Sixx:A.M.
Michael's actual given name was James Michel, but he changed the spelling of his surname to Michael so people would not mispronounce it.^{[citation needed]} He took piano lessons while growing up and sang in Holland High School's show choir, Vocal Dimensions. As a teen he played in different local rock bands including The Way We Dress and Night Shift. In the late 80's, he moved to LA.
James Michael has worked as a record producer, songwriter and/or engineer/mixer with many recording artists including Alanis Morissette, Meat Loaf, Mötley Crüe, Scorpions, Hilary Duff, The Rasmus, Papa Roach, Trapt, American Bang, Saliva, The Exies, Deana Carter, Sammy Hagar, Lillix, Sarah Kelly, Taylor Momsen, Halestorm, Jack's Mannequin, Brides of Destruction and Marion Raven.
He is a band member of Sixx:A.M. side project with bandmates Nikki Sixx and DJ Ashba. He is the lead vocalist, songwriter and co-writer, co-producer, mixer and multi-instrumentalist on the album The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack. He put out his first solo album in 2000 entitled "Inhale". Michael wrote and mixed the entire album and often played all of the instruments, with the exception of a few guest artists. He released the song "Los Angeloser" on May 7, 2009 on MySpace.

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Nikki Sixx
Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr. on December 11, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, author, fashion designer, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder and bassist of the band Mötley Crüe. Prior to forming Mötley Crüe, Sixx was a member of Sister before going on to form London with his Sister band mate Lizzie Grey. In 2000 he formed side project group 58 with Dave Darling, Steve Gibb and Bucket Baker issuing one album, titled Diet for a New America, the same year while in 2002 he formed the hard rock supergroup Brides of Destruction with L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns. Formed in 2006, initially to record an audio accompaniment to Sixx's autobiography The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, his side band Sixx:A.M. features songwriter and producer and vocalist James Michael and guitarist DJ Ashba.
Sixx has also worked with a number of artists and groups, co-writing and/or producing songs, such as Sex Pistols's guitarist Steve Jones,Lita Ford,Alice Cooper,Meat Loaf,Marion Raven,Drowning Pool,Saliva and The Last Vegas among others.

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Papa Roach
Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest (2000). The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy (2002), their platinum album Getting Away with Murder (2004), The Paramour Sessions (2006), and Metamorphosis (2009). The band's seventh album, Time for Annihilation, was released on August 31, 2010. Papa Roach has sold about 10 million album copies worldwide, and are known for their hits "Last Resort", "Between Angels And Insects", "She Loves Me Not", "...To Be Loved", "Scars", "Forever", and "Hollywood Whore".
The formation of Papa Roach began in January 1993, when lead singer Jacoby Shaddix and drummer Dave Buckner met on the Vacaville High School football field during an intense match, where the two ended up talking about music. They were later joined by trombonist Ben Luther and bass guitarist Will James. They decided to enter the school's talent show, where they performed a cover version of Jimi Hendrix's song "Fire", but they ultimately did not win the contest. In March 1993, trombonist Ben Luther was replaced by lead guitarist Jerry Horton from nearby Vanden High School. Horton was introduced to the band through his girlfriend, who was a fan. However, Jerry was at first apprehensive about joining the band because Jacoby, Buckner, and Will all went to different high schools. At this point, Papa Roach were practicing every day and touring on every gig they could get. Their first tour van was called Moby Dick, where Jacoby was inspired to come up with his first stage name "Coby Dick". The band's name comes from Shaddix's step-grandfather, Howard William Roatch, who was nicknamed Papa Roach. Roatch committed suicide in 2006 because he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The band pay homage to him with The Paramour Sessions and during live performances of the song "Roses On My Grave".

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Tony Palermo
Anthony "Tony" Joseph Palermo (born in San Jose, California) is the current drummer of Californian rock band Papa Roach and punk rock band Pulley and is the former drummer of the band Unwritten Law, and was also a touring drummer for Sixx:A.M. in summer 2008.
Tony is self-taught on the drums. The first concert he ever went to was a Kiss concert when he was 9 years old. In 1984, he moved to Los Angeles, California. He got his first drum set when he was twelve, and has been playing drums since.
Tony Palermo was the drummer for Unwritten Law, with which he was featured on the albums, Here's to the Mourning, and The Hit List. While in Unwritten Law, he was asked to be a touring drummer for Papa Roach before becoming a full time member.
Tony Palermo is no longer the drummer for the punk rock band Pulley, after the departure of Jordan Burns, Tony took over but now, Metal Bob is behind the kit.
When Papa Roach drummer Dave Buckner was sent to rehab in 2007, the band asked Tony Palermo if he would be willing to play drums for the band live. During the tour, the band formed a relationship with Palermo. In January 2008, when Dave left the band for good, Papa Roach asked Tony to be the band's permanent drummer. It was the band's first line-up change since 1996, also the first since signing with a major label. Tony is featured on Papa Roach's albums, Metamorphosis and Time for Annihilation, and was also a touring drummer for Sixx:A.M. while the band was on the Crüe Fest tour, while the band was featured in the tour along with Papa Roach.

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SIXX:AM Accidents Can Happen

The newest video from SIXX:AM for Accidents Can Happen, off the Heroin Diaries soundtrack....

published: 07 Dec 2007

author: 10thst

Sixx:AM - "Life Is Beautiful" Eleven Seven Music

Like this video? Come see hundreds more at KrankTV.com! - the Net's biggest home for metal...

published: 24 Aug 2007

author: BlankTV

Sixx:AM - Lies of the Beautiful People

published: 24 Mar 2011

author: SixxAMVEVO

Sixx: AM - Are You With Me Now

Check out the Official video for Sixx: AM's "Are You With Me Now" which was recently featu...

published: 24 May 2012

author: sixxammusic

Sixx: AM - This is Gonna Hurt

Track 1 from the new Sixx: AM album This is Gonna Hurt....

published: 04 May 2011

author: goyankees345789

Sixx:AM - Life is Beautiful

Check out the 1st single by Sixx:AM from the soundtrack for The Heroin Diaries. Heroin Dia...

published: 23 May 2007

author: 10thst

Sixx: AM - Skin

Track 11 from the new Sixx: AM album This is Gonna Hurt...

published: 04 May 2011

author: goyankees345789

Sixx: AM - "This Is Gonna Hurt" - Music Video

Official video for "This Is Gonna Hurt", the new single from Sixx: AM...

published: 16 Aug 2011

author: sixxammusic

Sixx:Am - Van Nuys

The Heroin Diares Soundtracks Sixx:AM - Van Nuys Picture slide show on this vid too....

published: 19 Nov 2007

author: barnowl91

Sixx AM - Life is Beautiful [LIVE] CrueFest 1

Sixx AM performing Life is beautiful in Toronto on the cruefest tour. This video can be fo...

published: 05 Apr 2009

author: KurtsKougar

Sixx AM -Skin ~Lyrics~

130000 views! Please watch the video responses...They mean so much to others and me. (I'm ...

published: 22 May 2011

author: InsaneLittleGirl

"Girl With Golden Eyes" - Sixx AM

This is a fantastic song from Nikki Sixx's new band called Sixx AM. FYI For those of you w...

published: 18 May 2008

author: sweetblood329

Sixx:AM - Girl With Golden Eyes

Awesome song...

published: 10 Apr 2008

author: Dking9527

How Nikki, Dj and James became SIXX AM

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published: 05 Mar 2011

author: Jeanette Lehmann

Sixx: A.M. - Are You With Me Now

Check out the Official video for Sixx: A.M.'s "Are You With Me Now" which was recently fea...

published: 26 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

Sixx: A.M. - "This Is Gonna Hurt" - Music Video

Official video for "This Is Gonna Hurt", the new single from Sixx: A.M....

published: 26 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

Sixx AM - Accidents Can Happen OFFICIAL

Check out the official video for Sixx AM's song "Accidents Can Happen"...

published: 26 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

Sixx:AM - Pray For Me OFFICIAL

Official video of Sixx Am Pray For Me...

published: 26 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

Sixx:A.M. - "Life Is Beautiful" Eleven Seven Music

Like this video? Come see hundreds more at KrankTV.com! - the Net's biggest home for metal...

published: 26 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

Sixx:A.M. - Lies of the Beautiful People

published: 26 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

Sixx AM - Tomorrow OFFICIAL VIDEO

Check out the video for Sixx AM's song "TOMORROW," filmed LIVE at Crue Fest...

published: 28 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

Dj Ashba - "Mi Amor" Full HD

New Solo by Dj Ashba ( FULL HD ) Voice intro: Você é meu verdadeiro amor. Em seu ritmo, ...

published: 29 May 2012

author: AndieRock92

X-Mas In Hell - Sixx:A.M.

01 - X-Mas In Hell - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (video by SixxAMbr)...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Van Nuys - Sixx:A.M.

02 - Van Nuys - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Life Is Beautiful - Sixx:A.M.

03 - Life Is Beautiful - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Pray For Me - Sixx:A.M.

04 - Pray For Me - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Tomorrow - Sixx:A.M.

05 - Tomorrow - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Accidents Can Happen - Sixx:A.M.

06 - Accidents Can Happen - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Intermission - Sixx:A.M.

07 - Intermission - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Dead Man's Ballet - Sixx:A.M.

08 - Dead Man's Ballet - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Heart Failure - Sixx:A.M.

09 - Heart Failre - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Girl with Golden Eyes - Sixx:A.M.

10 - Girl with Golden Eyes - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Courtesy Call - Sixx:A.M.

11 - Courtesy Call - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Permission - Sixx:A.M.

12 - Permission - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Life After Death - Sixx:A.M.

13 - Life After Death - Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack...

published: 27 Jul 2011

author: SixxAM Brazil

Sixx:A.M. - Life Is Beautiful

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx:A.M. - Accidents Can Happen

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Heart Failure - Sixx AM

a fan made video by me of the song "Heart Failure" ATTENTION: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE VIE...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx:A.M. - Girl With Golden Eyes

Awesome song...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx:A.M. - This Is Gonna Hurt: The Documentaries, Episode 5

Music video by Sixx:A.M. performing This Is Gonna Hurt: The Documentaries, Episode 5. (C) ...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx:Am - Van Nuys

The Heroin Diares Soundtracks Sixx:AM - Van Nuys Picture slide show on this vid too....

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Courtesy Call ~ by SIXX AM

JUST AN EYE OPENER WITH THE HELP AND INSPERATION FROM THE WORDS OF NIKKI, DJ AND JAMES! TH...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx: A.M. - Skin

Track 11 from the new Sixx: A.M. album This is Gonna Hurt...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx:A.M. - Pray For Me (explicit)

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx:A.M. - Tomorrow

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx: A.M. - Goodbye My Friends

Track 10 from the new Sixx: A.M. album This is Gonna Hurt...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx: A.M. - Help Is On the Way

Track 8 from the new Sixx: A.M. album This is Gonna Hurt...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

PERMISSION - BY SIXX AM

I HAVE REDID THIS VIDEO!!!...I WAS GOING TO INCLUDE "ALL" ODed MUSICIANS ...BUT THERE WASN...

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Sixx:A.M. - Lies of the Beautiful People

published: 20 Apr 2012

author: Giuseppe Micheli

Heroin Diaries Podcast Part 2

The second installment of Sixx AM's Heroin Diaries Podcast....

published: 28 Dec 2010

author: Kakki86gmx

Heroin Diaries Podcast Part 1

The first installment of Sixx AM's Heroin Diaries Podcast....

published: 28 Dec 2010

author: Kakki86gmx

Heroin Diaries Podcast Part 3

The third installment of Sixx AM's Heroin Diaries Podcast....

published: 28 Dec 2010

author: Kakki86gmx

Heroin Diaries Podcast Part 4

The fourth installment of Sixx AM's Heroin Diaries Podcast....

published: 28 Dec 2010

author: Kakki86gmx

Heroin Diaries Podcast Part 5

The fifth installment of Sixx AM's Heroin Diaries Podcast....

published: 28 Dec 2010

author: Kakki86gmx

Interview with Sixx:AM

Cruefest 2008 - Cincinnati 8-19-08...

published: 28 Dec 2010

author: Kakki86gmx

Sixx AM - Life is Beautiful [LIVE] CrueFest 1

Sixx AM performing Life is beautiful in Toronto on the cruefest tour. This video can be f...

published: 11 Jan 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

Sixx: AM- "Lies of The Beautiful People" Music Video

Sixx: AM "Lies of The Beautiful People", Music video released February 16th, 2011...

published: 28 Apr 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

Sixx:A.M. - Lies Of The Beautiful People - Guitar Lesson by Dj ASHBA

Dj ASHBA - Lead Guitarist of Guns N' Roses and Sixx:A.M. gives you an in-depth guitar less...

published: 28 Apr 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

This Is Gonna Hurt: The Documentaries - Episode 1

Documentaries about the book and the album by Nikki Sixx and Sixx:AM...

published: 28 Apr 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

This Is Gonna Hurt: The Documentaries - Episode 3

Documentaries about the book and the album by Nikki Sixx and Sixx:AM...

published: 28 Apr 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

Life is beautiful Sixx Am (Acoustic version)

Life is beautiful from Sixx Am the acoustic version of the song... enjoy!!!! When you've l...

published: 28 Apr 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

Sixx: A.M. - Are You With Me

Track 3 from the new Sixx: A.M. album This is Gonna Hurt...

published: 23 Oct 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

Introducing James Michael and Rick Brantley..

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published: 05 Jun 2011

author: Kakki86gmx

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US north-east battered by 'historic' snowstorm

BBC News

09 Feb 2013

Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut and Maine are all on an emergency footing, with millions of residents being warned to stay indoors. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has temporarily banned all non-essential traffic on the state's roads ... Worse to come? ... Stay home." ... Light....(size: 5.7Kb)

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This image taken from video obtained from Ugarit News on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show Syrian soldiers dancing to Usher's hit song "Yeah!"

Amid a Bloody War, Syrian Videos Show a Glimpse of Fun

The New York Times

09 Feb 2013

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The video has gone viral in recent days. Syrian government soldiers, in camouflage gear, carrying rocket-propelled grenades and brandishing rifles, mugging for the camera while dancing in a circle to Usher’s hit song “Yeah!”. Enlarge This Image. Ugarit News, via Associated Press. In a video posted online, Syrian soldiers chant and dance to Usher’s hit song “Yeah!”. Related. U.N ... Twitter List ... Raw ... ....(size: 8.2Kb)

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President Barack Obama signs an accompanying letter to Congressional leaders after signing H.R. 152, which provides fiscal year 2013 supplemental appropriations to respond to and recover from the severe damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Jan. 29, 2013.

Liberal in domestic issues, Obama a hawk on war

Dayton Daily News

09 Feb 2013

For all of his liberal positions on the environment, taxes and health care, President Barack Obama is a hawk when it comes to the war on terror. From deadly drones to secret interrogations to withholding evidence in terror lawsuits, Obama's Democratic White House has followed the path of his predecessor, Republican President George W. Bush. The U.S ... 11, 2001 ... His confirmation was delayed for three weeks and nearly derailed ... soil ... security....(size: 9.1Kb)

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Activists of the Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement (JKMM) shouting anti-India slogans during a protest in support of clemency for Mohammad Afzal Guru in Srinagar on December 13, 2012. Indian police detained some half a dozen activists during the protest. Fellow Kashmiri, Mohammad Afzal Guru was sentenced to death by an Indian court after being found guilty of being involved in the 13 September 2001 attack on India's Parliament House in New Delhi. The protestors appealed to the President to commute the death sentence of Guru and reinvestigate the case.

India hangs man for 2001 attack on Parliament

The Guardian

09 Feb 2013

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian news channels are reporting that a Kashmiri man convicted in the 2001 attack on India's Parliament has been hanged ... World news. Last 24 hours....(size: 5.9Kb)

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File - An MQ-1B Predator unmanned aircraft takes off for a training mission at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.

Lawmakers to get classified info on drone strikes targeting U.S. citizens

Chicago Sun-Times

07 Feb 2013

Updated. February 7, 2013 12.29AM. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has directed the Justice Department to give Congress’ intelligence committees access to classified legal advice providing the government’s rationale for drone strikes against American citizens working with al-Qaida abroad, a senior administration official and Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday ... The unclassified memo says it is legal for the government to kill U.S ... ....(size: 4.5Kb)

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Black film-maker causes fury by wearing Ku Klux Klan hood in public to highlight 'gun ...

The Daily Mail

08 Feb 2013

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'Fifty' Valentine's ideas

The Examiner

08 Feb 2013

Nikki Sixx fiance and How 2 girl Courtney Bingham gives Diana Madison the Lowdown on how to create fun "50 Shades of Grey"-inspired gifts that you can use in the bedroom for Valentine's Day, from restraints to eye masks to massage oils. 'Fifty' Valentine's ideas'Fifty' Valentine's ideas. Tweet. 0 Email. PrintReport. Examiner Editorial Team, Today in Videos Examiner. Today in videos on Examiner.com ... Comments ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)

Black man in KKK robe stirs controversy

WorldNetDaily

07 Feb 2013

Thirty-five-year-old Sixx King says he’s using the offensive symbol to highlight a serious problem. black on black crime ... ....(size: 0.7Kb)

"Klansman" protests in Center City

The Examiner

06 Feb 2013

At first look, it appears that a lone member of the Ku Klux Klan is marching in Philadelphia. Until people get closer. It is actually Sixx King, who is protesting black on black violence. His Klan costume is certainly getting attention. Some people give him the finger. Others stop to grab a photo with him. He has been threatened. He people are so incensed about this costume, they fail to read his sign he holds ... He plans to be out again ... Mr ... ....(size: 5.9Kb)

PR Agency YM & Associates Presents First Annual Grammy Award Gifting Suite Experience with Celebrities, ...

Yahoo Daily News

06 Feb 2013

Event will include special guest performances by Alain Johannes and Joey Castillo ... Some of the brands are ... A partial guest list confirmed by their publicists include, Gene Simmons, Paris Hilton, Adam Rodriguez, Nikki Sixx, Courtney Bingham, Taylor Armstrong, Vicki Gunvalson, Sean Stewart, Tamra Barney, Omar Akram, Elle Varner, Katrina Parker, JMParis, Aura, Jaysin Voxx, Pop Noir, MC Imprint, Carla Gonzalez, and many more ... 949-244-9769 ... ....(size: 4.4Kb)

SES: HD+ Passes One Million Paying Households

Business Wire

05 Feb 2013

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SES: HD+ PASSES ONE MILLION PAYING HOUSEHOLDS (SES SA)

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05 Feb 2013

(Source. SES SA) ... RTL HD, Sat.1 HD, ProSieben HD, VOX HD, kabel eins HD, RTL II HD, SUPER RTL HD, N24 HD, TELE 5 HD, SPORT1 HD, DMAX HD, Nickelodeon HD, sixx HD, COMEDY CENTRAL HD and DELUXE MUSIC HD ... HD+ key figures ... SES ... At present, the HD+ service includes the programmes RTL HD, Sat.1 HD, ProSieben HD, VOX HD, kabel eins HD, RTL II HD, SUPER RTL HD, N24 HD, TELE 5 HD, SPORT1 HD, DMAX HD, Nickelodeon HD, sixx HD and COMEDY CENTRAL HD....(size: 7.0Kb)

ProSiebenSat.1 TV Deutschland GmbH: Market Shares in January (ProSiebenSat1 Media AG)

noodls

01 Feb 2013

In January the German TV station family of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group - SAT.1, ProSieben, kabel eins, sixx and SAT.1 Gold* - captured a combined audience share of 25.8 percent ... In January 2013 SAT.1 reached a market share of 9.1 percent, ProSieben 10.3, kabel eins 5.4 and sixx 1.0 percent ......(size: 1.9Kb)

Elite of Rock world attend premiere of 'Sound City' in Hollywood (Photos)

The Examiner

01 Feb 2013

The new documentary film "Sound City" had its Hollywood premiere at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on Jan. 31, 2013, in Hollywood, Calif ... Gracing the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere was Stevie Nicks, director Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Joan Jett, Alain Johannes, Tony Kanal, Brad Wilk, Nikki Sixx, Lee Ving, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rick Springfield, Rick Nielsen, Kevin Cronin, Butch Vig and many more ... 1, 2013 ... Tweet ... ....(size: 7.0Kb)

Say "I Do" to Black Veil Brides!

The Examiner

31 Jan 2013

Rating for Wretched and Divine. The Story of the Wild Ones. 5. Black Veil Brides return to the scene with their new album Wretched and Divine. The Story of the Wild Ones. Since signing on with Universal Republic Records, their music and mixing has purified. Their older records sound more gritty and unclear, but W&D is refined vocally and musically. The best BVB album so far! ... Songs ... Holy Grail, Five Finger Death Punch, Misfits, Sixx.A.M ... ....(size: 6.5Kb)

Twitter talk from Super Bowl XLVII

San Francisco Chronicle

30 Jan 2013

When 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver's anti-gay comments went viral, many football fans quickly unleashed their fury. That was the key Twitter conversation from #SB47 on Wednesday. Response on Twitter was fast and furious.. Culliver disappoints me. Worst of all, he disappoints the city he plays for. Tweeted by JJ (@jjuntado). Super Bowl, super fast, super viral. ... Tweeted by Jeff Faraudo (@CalBearsBANG) ... ... Tweeted by Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx)....(size: 3.6Kb)

RIAA Tallies 2012's Top Gold & Platinum Achievements (RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America)

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29 Jan 2013

... (Columbia), Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You" (Island/Def Jam), Sixx.A.M.'s "Life Is Beautiful" (Eleven Seven Music),Tenth Avenue North's "By Your Side" (Reunion Records), The Airborne Toxic Event's "Sometime Around Midnight" (Mercury), The Naked And Famous' "Young Blood" (Universal Republic), and TobyMac's "City On Our Knees" (Forefront Records)....(size: 12.0Kb)

Phil Varone on sex, drugs, rock and roll and the reunion of Saigon Kick

The Examiner

28 Jan 2013

Like most youngsters of a certain era, Phil Varone discovered KISS and his trajectory was clear ... He came to L.A ... Nikki Sixx made it through, but John Bonham, Keith Moon, Bon Scott and Steve Clarke didn’t, and it goes on and on and on ... Maybe it’s in the back of their minds a little more because you have someone like Nikki Sixx talking about it, and he’s such a respected guy that he might turn someone and make them think for one second ... ....(size: 49.3Kb)

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Sixx:A.M.
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock
Years active	2007 (2007)–present
Labels	Eleven Seven Music
Associated acts	Mötley Crüe, Beautiful Creatures
Website	www.sixxammusic.com
Members
Nikki Sixx DJ Ashba James Michael

Sixx:A.M. is a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2007 by Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba, and James Michael, and is the side project of Sixx, who is also the bass guitarist for Mötley Crüe. The group is best known for their songs "Life Is Beautiful" and "Lies of the Beautiful People". The name Sixx:A.M. is a combination of all of the member's last names (Sixx, Ashba, Michael).

To date, Sixx:A.M. have released two studio albums; The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007) and This Is Gonna Hurt (2011), and three EP's; X-Mas In Hell (2008); Live Is Beautiful (2008) and 7 (2011).

1 Band history
- 1.1 Formation and The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack: 2007-2008
- 1.2 This Is Gonna Hurt: 2009-present
2 Band members
3 Discography
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Band history [link]

[edit] Formation and The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack: 2007-2008

Main article: The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack

The band released The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack in 2007, which is based upon Sixx's autobiography, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star.^[1]

The band made their live debut at Crash Mansion on July 16, 2007. They performed five songs from the album, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack.^[2] The album had no drummer, because lead singer/rhythm guitarist James Michael programmed all the drums. Due to this, there was some curiosity as to who would be playing drums for them live. Former Beautiful Creatures drummer Glen Sobel ended up playing on tour with the band.

On October 25, 2007, Sixx:A.M. played another show opening for Korn. At the time of this show Glen Sobel was on tour drumming with Elliott Yamin.

Originally the group stated they had no intention of touring.^[3] After constant support for the band and interest in a tour, they held a nationwide vote for tour dates. The tour was scheduled to start in spring 2008, but had been postponed to the summer due to unforeseeable circumstances.^[4]

On April 15, 2008, Sixx:A.M. announced they would be touring as part of Mötley Crüe's Crüe Fest, along with Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Trapt. The tour began on July 1, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Florida.^[5] During Crüe Fest, Papa Roach drummer Tony Palermo served as a touring drummer for the band. A deluxe tour edition of The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack was released on November 25, 2008, which included a bonus live EP entitled Live Is Beautiful which features recorded performances from the band's summer tour.

[edit] This Is Gonna Hurt: 2009-present

Sixx confirmed the work on a follow-up album to The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack in late 2008, after rumors that the band began writing for their second studio album, during the tour in the summer of 2008.

In April 2009, both James Michael and Sixx confirmed that the band is currently in the studio, recording new material. Sixx added that the new material is "inspiring. it feels like we may have topped ourselves on this album coming up, and can't wait for you to hear what it sounds like."^[6] He also revealed that the new album, like the first, would be a concept album, but refused to reveal more details about the concept. He also added that a "surprise", possibly a new song, might be coming soon, and that the album would probably be ready in mid/late 2010.

On February 19, 2010, Sixx has revealed that the band is currently in the studio recording the new album, with some guitar tracks by Ashba already laid down, with bass still left to record. Nikki has also said that there is over two albums worth of material written, but like with the first album, it will probably end up being a single album, with the best songs chosen so it won't have fillers.^[7]

On May 27, 2010, Nikki has revealed he recorded all bass tracks for the upcoming album with him and James Michael now finishing reworking the lyrics before Michael will start recording final vocals. Nikki has also said that music video director Paul R. Brown is currently writing the video treatment for the upcoming video for the first single to be released from the album, which is due out in early 2011.^[8] On July 23, 2010, Nikki has confirmed that the new album is now finished.^[9]^[10]

On September 4, 2010, it was announced that Sixx will be releasing a new book, entitled This Is Gonna Hurt, which would be accompanied by an album by Sixx:A.M. Some of the songs on the upcoming album were inspired by the author's photographs, others inspired photographs of their own, as the book is part photo, part journal. The HarperCollins imprint William Morrow and Company has then announced the new book will be released on March 22, 2011, accompanied by the album on the same day.^[11]^[12] On December 7, 2010, the band uploaded a video preview for the new album on their official website, stating that it's coming in April 2011, and though denying the March 22 date.^[13] On January 3, 2011, another video preview by the band has confirmed that the book would be released on April 12, 2011, with the album soon following on May 10, 2011, which was confirmed by Nikki Sixx. The lead single "Lies of the Beautiful People" was released on February 25, 2011. On February 15, 2011, Nikki Sixx announced through his Twitter and Facebook accounts that the music video for "Lies of the Beautiful People" would premiere on his radio show Sixx Sense' website on February 16, 2011.^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] Nikki also announced that due to fan demand, the album's release date was moved up to May 3, 2011.^[17]

On December 5, 2011, lead singer James Michael has announced that the band would be releasing an acoustic EP entitled 7 on December 13, 2011, which will feature 7 new acoustic renditions to previously released songs from the band's previous two studio albums. Michael has also hinted on an upcoming surprise release from the band.^[18]^[19]^[20]

On April 11, 2012, the band performed live for the first time in 4 years, at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards which took place at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA. The band performed only two songs: "This Is Gonna Hurt" and "Are You With Me?", which for the later the band also filmed the music video at the show.

Band members [link]

James Michael – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, drum programming
DJ Ashba – lead guitar, backing vocals
Nikki Sixx – bass, backing vocals

Touring musicians

Glen Sobel – drums, percussion (2007)
Tony Palermo - drums, percussion (2008)

Discography [link]

**Sixx:A.M. discography**
Releases
↙Studio albums	2
↙EPs	3
↙Singles	8
↙Video albums	1

Studio albums [link]

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	US	CAN	UK
2007	The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack Released: August 21, 2007 Label: Eleven Seven Music	62	54	70
2011	This Is Gonna Hurt Released: May 3, 2011 Label: Eleven Seven Music	10	14	60

[edit] EPs

Year	Album details
2008	X-Mas In Hell Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Eleven Seven Music Format: DI
2008	Live Is Beautiful Released: November 25, 2008 Label: Eleven Seven Music Format: CD
2011	7 Released: December 13, 2011 Label: Eleven Seven Music Format: DI

Singles [link]

Year	Song	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
Year	Song	US	US Main.	US Alt.	CAN	CAN Rock ^[21]^[22]	CAN Alt ^[21]	UK	UK Rock	Certifications	Album
2007	"Life Is Beautiful"	104	2	25	72	—	—	58	3	US: Gold	The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack
2008	"Pray for Me"	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Tomorrow"	—	33	—	76	—	—	70	15
	"Accidents Can Happen"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	"Lies of the Beautiful People"	102	1	31	—	3	38	—	—		This Is Gonna Hurt
2011	"This Is Gonna Hurt"	—	8	—	—	28	—	—	—
2012	"Are You with Me Now"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Video albums [link]

Year	Album details
2009	Crüe Fest Released: March 24, 2009 Label: Mötley Records, Eleven Seven Music Format: DVD

References [link]

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^ "Interview: Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M. — "Why would I charge someone to play bass?"". Artistdirect.com. http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-nikki-sixx-of-m-tley-cr-e-and-sixx-a-m-why-would-i-charge-someone-to-play-bass/7325122. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
^ "NIKKI SIXX: New Book 'This Is Gonna Hurt' Tentatively Due In March". Roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145540. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
^ "Nikki Sixx To Release 'This Is Gonna Hurt' Book/CD In March". Sleaze Roxx. http://www.sleazeroxx.com/news10/0904six.shtml. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
^ "‪This is Gonna Hurt‬‏". YouTube. 2010-12-07. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWSVaZaPsw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
^ "Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx "This Is Gonna Hurt" To Be Released On April 12 | Rock News". Eddie Trunk. http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/426828/pid/400512. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
^ "SIXX: A.M.: 'Lies Of The Beautiful People' Video Released". Roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154081. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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External links [link]

v t e Sixx:A.M.

Nikki Sixx DJ Ashba James Michael

Studio albums	The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack This Is Gonna Hurt

Extended plays	X-Mas In Hell Live Is Beautiful 7

Video albums	Crüe Fest

Singles	"Life Is Beautiful" "Pray for Me" "Tomorrow" "Accidents Can Happen" "Lies of the Beautiful People"

Related articles	The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star Mötley Crüe Beautiful Creatures

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A&M Records
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Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1962
Founder	Herb Alpert Jerry Moss
Distributor(s)	Interscope-Geffen-A&M (In the US) Polydor Records (Outside the US)
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	Santa Monica, California
Official Website	Official website

A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.

1 History
2 Subsidiary labels
- 2.1 Former
- 2.2 Current
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

History [link]

Beginnings [link]

A&M Records was formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. Their first choice for a name was Carnival Records, under which they released two singles before discovering another label had taken the Carnival name first. The company was subsequently renamed A&M, after Alpert's and Moss's initials. From 1966 to 1999, the company's headquarters were on the grounds of the historic Charlie Chaplin Studios at 1416 North La Brea Avenue, near Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, A&M had such acts as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Baja Marimba Band, Burt Bacharach, Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66, We Five, The Carpenters, Chris Montez, Elkie Brooks, Lee Michaels, The Captain and Tennille, Quincy Jones, Stealers Wheel, Marc Benno, Liza Minnelli, Rita Coolidge, Wes Montgomery, Paul Desmond, Cat Stevens, Bobby Tench, Hummingbird, Toni Basil, and Paul Williams. Folk artists Joan Baez, Phil Ochs and Gene Clark also recorded for the label during the 1970s. Billy Preston joined the label in 1971, followed by Andre Popp and Herb Ohta in 1973.

In the late 1960s, through direct signing and licensing agreements, A&M added several British artists to its roster, including Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, Procol Harum, Humble Pie, Fairport Convention, Free, The Move, and Spooky Tooth. In the 1970s, under its manufacturing and distribution agreement with Ode Records, A&M released albums by Carole King and the comedy duo Cheech & Chong. Other notable acts of the time included Nazareth, Y&T, the Tubes, Styx, Supertramp, Rick Wakeman, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Chuck Mangione, Squeeze, and Peter Frampton. On March 10, 1977, A&M signed the Sex Pistols after the band had been dropped by EMI. However, A&M dropped the band within a week.^[1] A&M sustained its success during the 1980s with a roster of noted acts that included Henry Badowski, Janet Jackson, the Police, Sting, The Brothers Johnson, Falco, Atlantic Starr, the Go-Go's, Chris De Burgh, Bryan Adams, Suzanne Vega, Brenda Russell, Jeffrey Osborne, Oingo Boingo, Human League, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Sharon, Lois & Bram, Annabel Lamb, Jim Diamond, Vital Signs, Joe Jackson, and Scottish rock band Gun.

Within a decade of its inception, A&M became the world's largest independent record company^{[citation needed]}. A&M releases were initially issued in the United Kingdom by EMI's Stateside Records label, and then under its own name by Pye Records until 1967. A&M releases were also issued in Australia through Festival Records until 1989. A&M Records Ltd.^[2] was established in 1970, with distribution handled by other labels with a presence in Europe. A&M Records of Canada Ltd.^[3] was also formed in 1970, and A&M Records of Europe in 1977. In 1979, A&M entered a distribution agreement with RCA Records (which later became BMG) in the USA, and with CBS Records (whose successor Sony Music Entertainment later absorbed BMG) in many other countries.

Over the years, A&M added specialty imprints: Almo International^[4] for middle of the road; Omen Records (1964–1966)^[5] for soul; Horizon Records^[6] for jazz (1974–1978); AyM Discos^[7] for Latin-American; Vendetta Records^[8] for dance music (1988–1990); and Tuff Break Records for hip-hop music (1993–1995).^[9]

The PolyGram years [link]

A&M was bought by PolyGram in 1989. Alpert and Moss continued to manage the label until 1993. The sale to PolyGram stipulated that Alpert and Moss had an integrity clause allowing them to control the label's image through 2009. In 1998, Alpert and Moss sued PolyGram for breach of the integrity clause, eventually settling for an additional $200 million payment.^[10]

In 1991, A&M launched Perspective Records^[11] as a joint venture with producing team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Jam and Lewis stepped down as CEOs of the imprint in 1997, but they remained on as consultants. In 1999, the label was absorbed into A&M. In the mid-1990s, A&M began distributing its PolyGram sister label Polydor Records in the USA.

During the 1990s, the company continued to release albums by Soundgarden, Extreme, Amy Grant, John Hiatt, Sting, Blues Traveler, Barry White, and Aaron Neville, as well as material from new artists Sheryl Crow, Therapy?, CeCe Peniston, and the Gin Blossoms. The company released the soundtracks Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Three Musketeers, Sabrina, The Living Sea, Demolition Man, and Lethal Weapon 3.

Universal Music Group [link]

In 1998, PolyGram was bought by Seagram and merged with its MCA Records family to create Universal Music. A&M was subsequently merged into Universal Music Group's then newly formed Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. Its Canadian division was absorbed into Universal Music Canada that time, which included Jann Arden alongside other artists from Canada. Bryan Adams continued to record on that label.

The A&M lot on La Brea Avenue was shut down in January 1999. During the farewell celebration, the company's staff placed a black band over the A&M sign above the main entrance, indicating the death of the company. Most of the company's workforce, some of whom had been with the company for a decade or more, were let go, while many of its artists were dropped. Al Cafaro stated,

"This isn't about Universal or Seagram. The record business is changing fundamentally. Don't think that there are calm seas on the other side of this threshold. If the quake that devoured A&M and Geffen is a 6.0 on the Richter scale, there is a 7.0 coming in this industry. It's a Wall Street world now. Get ready."^[12]

Alpert and Moss sued Universal Music Group in 2000, claiming that they had violated a contractual agreement stating that A&M Records would be allowed to retain its corporate culture^{[citation needed]}. The suit was later settled.

The first multi-platinum A&M Records release under Universal Music Group and Interscope was Sting's 1999 album Brand New Day.

The old A&M studios and executive offices are now the home of Jim Henson Productions, which operates Henson Recording Studios.

A&M catalog albums that did not fit the current pop music format (which also includes rock, rap, and R&B) of their new parent division were transferred to other Universal divisions for management - for example, Verve Records now manages A&M's jazz catalog, not including Herb Alpert's recorded output which Alpert acquired in the settlement with Universal Music and are licensed to Shout! Factory (however, Verve does manage the Horizon Records catalog).^[13]

In February 2007, Interscope-Geffen-A&M partnered with Octone Records to relaunch the A&M label, now headed by James Diener and called A&M/Octone Records with worldwide distribution handled by parent Universal Music Group. The existing Octone roster was transferred to the A&M/Octone label and all new artist signings are made under the A&M/Octone joint venture.^[14]

Subsidiary labels [link]

Former [link]

1500 Records (1998–2001)
ANTRA Records (1998)
AM:PM (1990–2002, UK imprint for R&B, hip-hop and dance music)
Breakout Records (1987–1990, UK imprint for R&B and Hip-Hop music)
CTI Records (1967–1970)
Cypress Records (1988–1990)
Dark Horse Records (1974–1976)
Delos International (1988–1990)
Denon (1988–1992)
DV8 Records (1995–1998)
Flip (1996–1998)
Gold Mountain Ltd. (1983–1985)
Heavyweight Records (1998)
I.R.S. Records (1979–1985)
Nimbus Records (1987–1990)
Ode Records (1970–1975)
Polydor Records (1995–2000)
Shelter Records (In Great Britain, early 1970s)
Shoreline Records
Tabu Records (1991–1993)
Tuff Break Records (1993–1995)
TwinTone (1987–1989)
T.W.Is.M (1996–1998)
Vendetta Records (1988–1991)
Windham Hill Records (and its subsidiary labels) (1982–1985)
Word Records (and its subsidiary labels: Exit, Myrrh, Live Oak) (1985–1990)

Current [link]

A&M/Octone Records
A&M Records UK (reactivated as a front-line label by Polydor Records.)
Tropical Records
will.i.am music group

References [link]

^ Southall, Brian (2007). Sex Pistols: 90 Days at EMI. Bobcat Books Ltd., London. pp. 138–9. ISBN 978-1-84609-779-9.
^ "A&M Records Ltd.". On A&M Records.com.. 2007. http://www.onamrecords.com/Britain_History.html.
^ "A&M Records Canada". On A&M Records.com.. 2003. http://www.onamrecords.com/Canada_History.html.
^ "Almo International". On A&M Records.com.. 2003. http://www.onamrecords.com/Almo_International.html.
^ "Omen Records". On A&M Records.com.. 2007. http://www.onamrecords.com/Omen_Records.html.
^ "Horizon Records History". On A&M Records.com.. 2003. http://www.onamrecords.com/Horizon_Records.html.
^ "AyM Discos History". On A&M Records.com.. 2003. http://www.onamrecords.com/AyM_Discos.html.
^ "Vendetta Records". On A&M Records.com.. 2007. http://www.onamrecords.com/Vendetta_Records.html.
^ "Tuff Break". On A&M Records.com.. 2007. http://www.onamrecords.com/Tuff_Break.html. for hip hop music (1993-1995)
^ "Herb Alpert's Vivendi Deal Has $200-Million Encore Performance". LA Times.com. 1999. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/mar/12/business/fi-alpert12.
^ "Perspective Records". On A&M Records.com.. 2006. http://www.onamrecords.com/Perspective_Records.html.
^ Black Thursday: A&M Shuts Its Doors
^ "Herb Alpert". Shout! Factory. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. http://www.shoutfactory.com/browse/42/herb_alpert.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
^ Todd, Martens (February 20, 2007). "Interscope Geffen A&M Shifting To Octone". Billboard. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i00c30daf8fb3b8f13ac1a1dbdc1e2cb2. Retrieved February 8, 2010.

External links [link]

Official website
Interscope Records official website - A&M Records is included within the Interscope site and is part of Interscope-Geffen-A&M
A&M Records US/UK A&R contact list
On A&M Records - Search every artist and recording by A&M Records and its affiliated labels
A&M Corner - Since 1995 the internet's original A&M Records free collector/listener resource

Vivendi

List of assets owned by Vivendi

Directors

Jean-René Fourtou
Henri Lachmann
Claude Bébéar
Gérard Brémond
Fernando Falcó y Fernández de Córdova
Sarah Franck
Gabriel Hawawini
Patrick Kron
Andrzej Olechowski
Pierre Rodocanachi

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Publishing Group
Interscope-Geffen-A&M (Interscope Records, Geffen Records, A&M Records, A&M/Octone Records, DGC Records)
The Island Def Jam Music Group (Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records, Motown Records)
Universal Republic Records
Universal Music Group Nashville (MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Lost Highway Records)
Decca Label Group (Decca Records, Universal Music Classical)
Verve Music Group (GRP Records, Impulse! Records, Verve Records, Verve Forecast Records)
Universal Music Enterprises (Hip-O Records)
Show Dog-Universal Music
Universal Music Latin Entertainment (Universal Music Latino, Disa Records, Fonovisa Records, Machete Music)
Universal Music Group Distribution (Universal Music Distribution, Fontana Distribution, UMGD Digital)
Universal Music UK (Polydor Records, Mercury Music Group, Island Records Group, Geffen UK, Universal Music TV, Decca Records (UK))
V2/Co-Operative Music
V2 Records (Cooperative Music)
Bravado
Twenty-First Artists
Trinifold
5B

Canal+ Group

Maroc Telecom (51%)

SFR

GVT (100%)

Activision Blizzard (52%)

Current	Activision Activision Value Beenox Blizzard Entertainment DemonWare FreeStyleGames High Moon Studios Infinity Ward Neversoft Radical Entertainment Raven Software Sledgehammer Games Toys For Bob Treyarch Vicarious Visions

Defunct	Bizarre Creations Budcat Creations Luxoflux RedOctane Shaba Games Sierra Entertainment Sierra Online Vivendi Games 7 Studios

Employees: 34,031 (2005)
Stock symbol: (Euronext: VIV)
Website: Vivendi.com

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