May 15, 2007

INSTANT KARMA: THE AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN

from the Give Peace A Chance dept.

In an historic effort to mobilize activism around the human rights atrocities occurring in Darfur, Sudan, more than 50 international recording artists and over 30 record labels have united behind Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. The collection features iconic songs by legendary musician and peace activist John Lennon recorded by an array of best-selling artists and will be available for purchase both on CD and as digital downloads via online retailers.

In keeping with its long tradition of activism powered by music, Amnesty International, the world's largest grassroots human rights organization, will use Yoko Ono's generous gift of Lennon's solo catalogue as the centerpiece of its campaign to rally activists toward human rights activism for the people of Darfur. The Instant Karma mobilization centers on saving the lives of innocent women, children and men who are dying by the thousands and restoring peace in the region.

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Mike Keneally Remasters & Re-releases

from the Horton Hears Anew dept.

Exowax Acquires Mike Keneally's Immune Records Catalog, remasters & re-releases hat. and Boil That Dust Speck. Special Edition Versions Include DVD & Many Extras. Mike Keneally's 1992 debut release, hat., is now available in a remastered Special Edition. And Mike's classic '90s Immune releases are now safely home at Exowax Recordings, the label co-owned by Mike and his manager Scott Chatfield.

The first two records to be reissued are Mike's 1992 debut, hat., and what has become the Holy Grail of the Keneally canon, 1994's Boil That Dust Speck. Each title has been remastered with its original track order and will be available as a solo audio CD as well as a Special Edition.

The Special Editions each contain a remastered CD plus a region-free, album-specific NTSC DVD featuring bonus tracks, rare studio footage, vintage live concert material, interviews with participants, and video from a 2006 reunion of the original core band (Mike Keneally, Doug Lunn and Toss Panos) performing songs from both albums. And, of course, the first 3000 copies of each Special Edition will be personally signed and numbered by Mike.