Kweevak.com Music Magazine: Global Rock Report - May 2005
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http://www.kweevak.com/rd_newsletter.htm
The Kweevak Music Magazine is a well-known music portal on the web with readers from all over the world featuring music news and reviews, feature articles, a syndicated radio show, and an online music community of bands and musicians. Here is what's happening this month!
READERSHIP ON THE RISE: The Kweevak Music Magazine readership is growing fast - now up nearly 10 percent per issue! In March we had 7,249 readers followed by 7,912 in April and we are on pace for another equivalent increase in May. Approximately 60% of our readers come from the United States with the other 40% percent coming from nearly 150 other countries throughout the world! Thanks for your continued support and please keep spreading the word!
TOP RANKED SITE: Kweevak.com is a top-ranked site on all the best search engines! Search for yourself - check the terms "indie music promotion", "indie music portal" and "indie music magazine" - then click through to check us out!
KWEEVAK SIGHTNGS! (SEEN ON THE WEB): Thanks to the Tuning Blog at http://ggth.typepad.com/tng/ for really getting what we're trying to do at Kweevak.com, they said, "Kweevak reins in the ungodly sprawl of Myspace a bit with their music promo site. Root around and change your outlook on unknowns from Never heard of to Would like to hear more from" - thanks for the promo, Tuning! Are you mentioning us or writing about Kweevak.com and the Kweevak Music Magazine in your blogs, sites and publications? Let us know and we may feature you in our next edition of "Kweevak Sightings"! Write to us at: [email protected]
MUSIC COMMUNITY: Check out our extensive listing of bands and artists from all over the world! New bands and artists from a wide range of genres are added weekly at - http://www.kweevak.com/rd_ud_artistpages_main.htm
MUSIC PRIZES: We always have great prizes and from now unto June 15 one person will win a pair of tickets to see any Motley Crue show on their upcoming 2005 tour. Also, we add new music prizes weekly on the main page so keep coming back to see what's next. Upcoming prizes include: Van Morrison (Magic Time CD); Styx (Big Bang Theory CD); Metallica (Some Kind of Monster (DVD); Sex Pistols (The Great Rock ' N' Roll Swindle DVD); The Fearless Freaks (DVD); Brian Wilson Smile (DVD) and more!
KWEEVAK MUSIC AWARDS: Our "Kweevak.com Music Awards 2005 Reader's Survey" is now underway until May 31, 2005. Vote for your favorite recent music projects at - http://www.kweevak.com/rd_cdawards.htm
KWEEVAK RADIO: The radio version of the Kweevak Music Magazine is expanding to more stations. Watch our web site for big news and updates in June at:
http://www.kweevak.com/rd_radio_show.htm
TOP TEN TRACKS OF THE MONTH (MAY 2005): The Kweevak Music Magazine "Top Ten Tracks of the Month" are compiled based on information gathered from the visitors to the Kweevak.com website, exit links and airplay on the Kweevak radio programs. This list is presented monthly as a recommendation for music fans and radio programmers. So, check out these links and start buying and/or spinning these tracks today!
01. Transcendence - "Revolution in Me" - http://www.transcendence.com
02. Arms of Kismet - "Auriculara (Listen to Me)" -
http://www.armsofkismet.com
03. Arthur Kill - "Closer to Free" - http://www.arthurkill.net
04. Leslie Road - "Promise" - http://www.leslieroad.com
05. Rise - "Get Away" - http://www.riseband.co.uk
06. Distance - "Rag Doll" - http://www.distanceband.com
07. Kirsten Dehaan - "Saved" - http://www.kirstendehaan.com
08. Deb Ferrara - "Walk Away" - http://www.debferrara.com
09. Flashbulb Memories - "Look At Me" -
http://www.flashbulbmemories.com
10. Fallen From Grace - "Believe In Me" - http://fallenfromgrace.com
RECENT ARTICLES AND REVIEWS: We try to be on the scene to cover as many events and multimedia projects as time allows. Here is some of our most recent articles:
• Glenn Tilbrook Raises the Bar:
http://www.kweevak.com/rd_art_2005_05_2 ... lbrook.htm
• The Saw Doctors Have Sharp Skills:
http://www.kweevak.com/rd_art_2005_05_17_sawdoctors.htm
• Bruce Springsteen's Paramount Performances!
http://www.kweevak.com/rd_art_2005_04_2 ... gsteen.htm
• Ratdog and Little Feat: One More Amazing Saturday Night!
http://www.kweevak.com/rd_art_2005_04_19_ratdog.htm
• The Ramones: End of the Century DVD Review:
http://www.kweevak.com/rd_art_2005_04_04_ramones.htm
Kweevak.com Music Magazine: Global Rock Report - May 2005
Moderators: Jake, D. Phillips