The second single from Virgin rock band 30 SECONDS TO MARS' latest album "A BEAUTIFUL LIE," "The Kill (Bury Me)," currently #24 at alternative radio, is set to make the multi-media jump into national video play, with the release of a brilliant short film/video of the track, directed by Danish newcomer Bartholomew Cubbins. Inspired by themes of isolation and insanity present in the Kubrickian nightmare "The Shining," Cubbins says, "The idea of isolation, identity, and self discovery were all elements present in the song. I thought this light homage was a good starting point and it soon grew to include many more elements outside of Kubrick's original piece." Jared Leto adds, "We wanted to stay away from the expected so we focused on the aesthetic and general themes that were explored in the film. It was important to make it our own."

The video comes midway through their first national headlining tour, where 30 SECONDS TO MARS is leaving a trail of sold-out shows, with dates added ...

In a sold-out awards ceremony hosted at Chicago's House of Blues, Cincom's Expert Access received the 2006 MarketingSherpa Silver [B2B] Award: Best Email Newsletter for Marketing Purposes. MarketingSherpa is a research and publishing company highly praised by the Economist, Harvard's Business School of Working Knowledge and Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Jarrah/Atlantic recording group the John Butler Trio has announced details of their upcoming tour. The schedule begins April 28th at the House of Blues in New Orleans, with dates continuing through July 1, where the tour ends at Solarfest in Taos, New Mexico (see attached itinerary). The trek also includes a June 17th performance at the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN.

Throughout the tour, the JBT is partnering with CLIF Bar, a natural food company, and their GreenNotes campaign to promote environmental awareness -- blazing a trail of positive action by taking such environmentally conscious steps as using biodiesel to fuel their tour buses; offsetting the tour's CO2 emissions through the purchase of clean, renewable wind energy credits; using recycled paper and soy-based inks for printed materials; providing organic cotton merchandise options for fans; and minimizing the idling of tour buses. Further details can be found at www.clifgre...

Best-selling soul star Brian McKnight will hit the road in April for a U.S. tour supporting his current album "Ten," which was released by Warner Bros. Records in December. The tour, which is sponsored by VH1 Soul, begins April 25th in San Diego, California, and features support from multi-platinum R&B crooner Joe and gold-selling R&B songstress Sunshine Anderson.

McKnight will showcase tracks from "Ten," the Grammy-nominated singer, composer, and producer's tenth album overall. The album, which is McKnight's debut for Warner Bros. Records, has spawned two Top 5 singles at Urban AC radio, "Find Myself In You" and "Used To Be My Girl," with a third, "What's My Name," also climbing the Urban AC chart.

McKnight has sold more than 16 million records worldwide since his platinum self-titled debut was released in 1992. As a songwriter and producer, the Buffalo, New York, native has recorded and written with some of the music industry's biggest stars, including Mariah Carey, J...

The Virgin College Mega Tour (VCMT) is gearing up for its 4th consecutive college-campus concert series that brings the latest music to 18 different cities across the country. Virgin Megastores and Integrate Marketing are proud to announce the return of the VCMT, presented by Stride® Gum and also sponsored by Major League Baseball Properties to college campuses this spring. Blacksmith Music recording artist, Talib Kweli will headline the 2007 Virgin College Mega Tour, beginning in April 7th. Also joining the lineup is V2 Records rock band Sugarcult and former Something Corporate guitarist, William Tell (New Door/ume).

**Additional tour stops are still pending.

The VCMT tour will consist of the concerts as well as a "VCMT Daytime Village" on campuses which include video game competitions from Stride®, the MLB Road Show interactive baseball experience -- featuring autograph sessions with tour artists, The CMJ New Artist Stage, dodge ball tournaments, prizes and demo...