ELVIS 68

ELVIS PRESLEY
68 COMEBACK RADIO SPECIAL

One hour of music and conversation to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this landmark moment in Elvis' career. Poduced by Joyride Media, hosted by Laura Cantrell.

Features music from the COMPLETE 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL 40th anniversary 4-CD box set in stores August 5.

One-hour radio special set to premiere in August 2008 celebrates the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Original program director Steve Binder, guitarist Scotty Moore and others look back on how this became a turning point in Elvis' career, as well as one of the most iconic music specials in TV history.

This will be great programming for Elvis Week 2008 (Aug 11-17) to commemorate the week of Elvis' death. Here are some important links with more details:

• Sign up for special with our web form
• Preview or Download audio from PRX, PlayMPE or DMDS (subscribers only)
• PlayMPE Four-track sampler
  
• Contact: Andy Cahn
  

Produced by Joyride Media and hosted by singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell - same team behind the acclaimed 2007 Elvis Specials THE EARLY YEARS, VIVA LAS VEGAS and HE TOUCHED ME (ELVIS' GOSPEL MUSIC).

THE COMPLETE 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL 4-cd box set:

New 4-CD box set in stores from Sony BMG Music on August 5, 2008 features the original "NBC TV Special" album tracks, plus music from all the live sessions, rare backstage rehearsal footage, and hard-to-find studio cuts that led to the original TV broadcast.

Here's a great clip from the '68 Comeback Special of Elvis and friends revisiting the first song they recorded...

JOE STRUMMER

JOE STRUMMER'S LONDON CALLING

• JOE STRUMMER'S BBC RADIO SHOWS NOW AVAILABLE FOR US BROADCAST!
• The late Clash front-man spins his favorite tracks from around the world
• Eight one-hour episodes hosted by Jon Langford
• Great for July/August broadcasts to celebrate THE SUMMER OF STRUMMER!
• JOE STRUMMER: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN - DVD in stores July 8 from Legacy Recordings

Joe Strummer, the legendary gravel-voiced punk-poet from The Clash, loved to listen to music on the radio. Even as he toured the world with "the only band that matters," he still had a dream to one day spin records for the BBC World Service, where he heard the latest UK hits over the shortwave band as a teenager in Africa.

He finally got his wish in 1999, when BBC World Service premiered Joe Strummer's London Calling. Between then and 2002, Strummer hosted a series of programs with a simple format - one man and his eclectic record collection. His globe spanning playlists included many of the rock, reggae and folk artists that inspired the Clash, plus many surprises.

These radio broadcasts inspired many listeners around the world, including film director Julien Temple, who prominently features these programs in his new documentary, Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten.

"Joe was the ultimate communicator," says Temple. "He made his global audience feel they knew him on a uniquely personal level - intimate, irreverent and inspirational at the same time."

The 14 original half-hour episodes have been edited for broadcast in the US as 8 one-hour programs. Interview clips featuring Joe Strummer, himself, his former Clash bandmates, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave), film-maker Julien Temple and others have been added to create two new 30-minute introduction and epilogue features.

Jon Langford (Mekons, Waco Brothers, WXRT-Chicago) hosts these new segments and also introduces Joe before each of his original programs.

• Hosts: Jon Langford / Joe Strummer
• Producers: Joyride Media (Paul Chuffo, Joshua Jackson); Simon Barnett and Andy Norman (BBC content)
• Broadcast Window: July 2008 to June 2009
• Terms: Available only to USA radio broadcasters with FM, AM or HD signals at no cost with no built-in national spots. Not licensed for broadcast on any internet-only station, streaming side-channel, on-demand stream or digital satellite network
• Contacts: Andy Cahn & Eric Molk
  
• PRX / Audioport Subscribers: Search for "Strummer" at www.prx.org or www.audioport.org
• See below for more details on Joe Strummer and The Future is Unwritten
• Hear a sample mix of music from Jango.