1/25/2005

--> StarPolish Interview: Art Alexakis

--> Asia/Tsunami Relief Benefit Event at NYC's Crobar on Jan 26th!

--> StarPolish Interview: Mike Borgia

--> Musicians On Call Benefit Guitar Auction on Jan 31st in NYC!

--> Musicians Team Up for Tsunami Relief Effort

--> The StarPolish CD Store's Featured Artists: Adam Mugavero, Green Inside, Goodbye Girl Friday, and Dave Pahanish

--> Critic's Corner Reviews: Ashley West, ing, rocket west, and Sherry Lawson

--> Cool Link O' the Week: http://www.jibjab.com
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StarPolish Interview: Art Alexakis
http://www.starpolish.com/features/article.asp?ID=714
With his heartfelt lyrics that often deal with life's seedier side, Everclear's Art Alexakis has connected strongly with fans, many of whom look to him as evidence they can move beyond troubled times. Tina Whelski recently spoke with him about the band's new retrospective, his songwriting, and what's in store for Everclear.

ASIA/TSUNAMI RELIEF BENEFIT AT NYC'S CROBAR ON JAN. 26TH!
http://www.crobar.com
Our friends at the Australian Consulate General are producing a benefit event on Wed., January 26th at NYC's Crobar (530 West 28th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues) that will raise money to help those in Asia affected by the Tsunami. The "Asia Relief Benefit" will feature performances by Savage Garden's Darren Hayes, Ben Lee and Second Dan, with special guests Jennifer Hawkins (Miss Universe) and DJ Zev Greenfield. The event is being hosted by WPLJ radio personality Brad Blanks. Admission to the event, which runs from 7-10 pm, is $50 in advance, or $60 at the door ($25 after 10 pm). Special VIP tickets for the event, priced at $150, get you into the after-party. Tickets are available at www.crobar.com, or by calling 1 866 926-8499. Tax deductible-donations can be made to: Asia Relief Benefit, c/o the American Australian Association, 599 Lexington Avenue -- 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

STARPOLISH INTERVIEW: MIKE BORGIA
http://www.starpolish.com/features/article.asp?ID=717
What do you do when some members of the band you're playing in decide they're not cut out for the rock 'n' roll life just as the band is flirting with a major-label deal? If you're singer-songwriter Mike Borgia, you strike out on your own, work twice as hard and use all the knowledge you've gained to achieve a similar level of success.

MUSICIANS ON CALL: BENEFIT GUITAR AUCTION ON MONDAY JAN. 31ST AT SOTHEBY'S AUCTION HOUSE!
http:// www.musiciansoncall.org
After celebrating its 5th anniversary this past year, Musicians On Call (MOC) is now holding its first major fundraising event -- one that will be incredibly special. On Monday night, January 31st, at 7 p.m., MOC will be at Sotheby's Auction House (72nd Street and York Avenue) for a special auction of signed guitars, memorabilia and some very cool "experiences" (everything from a special backstage tour of the Conan O'Brien Show by Max Weinberg himself, to an all-inclusive cruise to the Bahamas or Cancun). The evening will include an appearance by "Sex And The City's" Cynthia Nixon and a rare solo performance by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer. Among the artists signing guitars for the auction are Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews, Elvis Costello, Goo Goo Dolls, and dozens more! Tickets for the event are priced at $500 for limited front-row seats and a meet-and-greet with John Mayer, $250 (or $400 per pair), and $100 for standing room tickets. To get more info or to order tickets, visit the MOC website at: www.musiciansoncall.org, or call them at 212-741-2709. There are still some sponsorship opportunities, so call the phone number to find out more how you or your company can be part of this very special and worthwhile event!

MUSICIANS TEAM UP FOR TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORT
http://www.faceoffriendship.org/index2.php
The folks on a forum at MusicPlayer.com decided to get involved in a collaborative effort to offer downloadable songs in .mp3 format, with donations being transferred directly to the Disasters Emergency Committee (www.dec.org.uk) based in London for the disaster victims. We told them that we'd be happy to publicize this undertaking. You can find out more about their efforts at the Face of Friendship website: http://www.faceoffriendship.org/index2.php.

STARPOLISH CD STORE - FEATURED ARTISTS: ADAM MUGAVERO, GREEN INSIDE, GOODBYE GIRL FRIDAY, AND DAVE PAHANISH
http://www.starpolish.com/artists/store/
Ever think that all this horrible weather -- flooding and mud slides in the West, record snowfalls in the Mid-West and East -- is nature's way of telling us to be a bit more gentle to our environment? The one thing that it's certainly doing is making us all spend a bit more time inside -- and what better activity to fill these hours than by listening to some great music from these StarPolish artists: Adam Mugavero, Green Inside, Goodbye Girl Friday, and Dave Pahanish.

CRITIC'S CORNER REVIEWS: ASHLEY PARK, ING, ROCKET WEST, AND SHERRY LAWSON
http://www.starpolish.com/artists/critics/
Resident StarPolish critic Joe McCombs made just one New Year's resolution: not to use the word eponymous, unless he was talking about large land animals. Unlike you blowhards who said you'd go to the gym everyday and who now weigh MORE than they did three weeks ago, Joe kept his resolution while reviewing the latest CDs from these StarPolish member artists: Ashley Park, ing, Rocket West, and Sherry Lawson.

COOL LINK 'O THE WEEK: http://www.jibjab.com
Think second-term presidencies are boring? Not the people at JibJab.com, who offer their take on Bush's second term, starring a cast of, well, dozens.


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