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Dec. 16 |
▪ Pete (lou reed) posted a
greeting up at the
official message board. |
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Dec. 15 |
▪ There is a new photo of
Pete up in the studio featuring Sid (of Minibar) and Jake. Photo
is taken by Jim Wright. Check it out at the
official site.
▪ While waiting for
Pete's new album test your music knowledge. Below is a link to a
Pete "What's That Song?" quiz (which should be a piece of cake)
you can also look up other musicians too.
http://www.chthonicionic.net/whatsthatsong/ |
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Dec. 07 |
--Happy Chanukah--
▪ Pete will be on a
tribute cd for Junior Kimbrough titled Sunday Nights: The
Songs of Junior Kimbrough to be released on January 17 next
year. "I Feel Good Again" (previously released on Greatest
Hits Vol. 2 from
Trampoline Records) will be his contribution to the project.
To read more
click here.
▪
Best Buy stores have a
special compilation cd called Sweet Tracks for 2004. It
is available to
Best Buy Reward Members for free. It includes Pete's version
of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (previously released on
Kevin & Bean's radio compilation) as well as fellow Columbia
recording artists Train,
Chris Isaak, and Elton John among others. For more information
click here. |
(Thanks to Sammione for the
Kimbrough news &
Trainiacs for the Sweet Tracks info.) |
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Nov. 25 |
--Happy Thanksgiving.--
Here's the round up on PY news!
▪ Live From New
Jersey (once an online exclusive) double cd set is now
available in stores.
▪
www.peteyornstore.com
is having their holiday sale right now until January 8th. Check
out their 2 for 1 sale.
▪ New photo of Pete
is up at his official site.
Click here for
instant satisfaction. He does have an album planned for release
next year. |
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(Thanks you Diosa for the news) |
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Nov. 15 |
▪ During
Minibar's set at
O'Brien's in Los Angeles on November 13 Pete came on to play
some new songs including "Unnaturally" and "Good Advice." |
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(Thanks to CarnationGirl for this
sneak preview of what's to come) |
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Nov. 11 |
▪ The Anchorman dvd
is set for release on December 28th. No word yet if the music
video of "Afternoon Delight" will be on there, which features
Pete on bongos. |
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Oct. 31 |
--Happy Halloween--
▪ The "Axis Of Justice" cd
release date has been pushed back to November 16th.
▪ Live From New
Jersey that was exclusively available through digital outlets
and peteyornstore.com
is now available to purchase in-stores on November 23. Just in
time for the holidays! |
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Oct. 19 |
▪ Enjoy Every Sandwich:
The Songs of Warren Zevon is being released today. A review
of the album was done mentioning that "Pete Yorn's
harmonica-wailing "Splendid Isolation" is delivered with
passion" (to read the article
click here).
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Oct. 18 |
▪ The "Axis Of Justice" cd/dvd
that was brought up in late August now has the release date of
November 2nd. It will feature Pete on "Where The Streets Have No
Name," "Alice In My Fantasies," and "Chimes Of Freedom." (By the
way, if you're a fan of
Minibar they back Pete up). |
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(Thanks to
Beth for the release date info) |
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Oct. 04 |
▪ Enjoy Every Sandwich:
The Songs of Warren Zevon has a release date set for October
19, 2004 (This is the tribute cd). Once again it will feature a
song performed by Pete, "Splendid Isolation" and will feature
many other great musicians. For more info visit
Artemis Records. |
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Oct. 03
|
▪ In his off time Pete finds
himself helping out charities. At a recent benefit Beverly Hills
show put on by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Perry Farrell all
tickets sales were benefiting the
Autism Coalition and
Surfers Healing. For more info
click here. |
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(Thanks to
Beth for the Rolling Stone link) |
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Sept. 28 |
▪ Nancy Sinatra's new self-titled
album is released today in the US. Be sure to
pick up a copy since it features Pete on a song he wrote
called "Don't Mean Nothin." It was the winner of 3 songs he gave
Nancy to choose from. |
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Sept. 15 |
▪ RIP Johnny Ramone.
Ramones Website.
Get Informed. |
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Sept. 14 |
▪
RollingStone.com &
VH1 did a review of the recent Ramones show from Sept. 12.
To read them click on the links above. |
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(Thanks to
Beth for the Rolling Stone link) |
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Sept. 13 |
▪ New photos of Pete are up
at www.wireimage.com and
www.gettyimages.com. To
find them just do a search for "Pete Yorn" on each of the sites.
These are from the Ramones 30th Anniversary show yesterday. |
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(Thanks to Roadgod and
Beth for the links) |
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Aug. 31 |
▪ The Axis of Justice show
Pete was performing at has a cd/dvd set release called Axis
of Justice Concert Series Volume 1. It will feature Pete on
vocals and guitar performing "I Feel Good Again," "Strange
Condition," and "Broken Bottle." It will be released on November
2nd.
For more information go to
MTV News. |
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(Thanks to
Beth for the link!) |
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Aug. 18 |
▪ Pete will be featured on
another tribute cd for the late Warren Zevon doing "Splendid
Isolation." On the
official Warren Zevon board Jordon Zevon has posted the
track list along with some notes. For Pete's cover, "I
love Pete’s version of Splendid. Nice and dark, just the way Dad
liked it." For more info visit
Billboard &
AZCentral. |
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(Thanks to gentle kind for the
news and Weezy for the links). |
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Aug. 16 |
▪ The reviews are in from
the Del Mar Racetrack. The guys performed several new songs and
covers. Here is the entire setlist:
I Feel Good Again,
Baby I'm Gone, Life
On A Chain, Pass Me By, When You See The Light, Broken Bottle,
Blackie's Dead, Sense, Closet, Just Another, Ever Fallen In
Love, On Your Side, Strange Condition, Never My Love, For Nancy,
All At Once, Unnatural, Lions, Don't Mean Nothing, The Good
Advice, Murray, Suspicious Minds.
▪
Here are some photos from the Del
Mar gig:
Raiderette's Photos,
Beth's Photos. |
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(Thanks to Raiderette &
Beth for the photos & lou for the setlist) |
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Aug. 10 |
▪ Pete will be among several
musicians performing live at the
Ramones' 30th Anniversary
bash on September 12 at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
There will also be a memorabilia exhibition hall for Ramones
fans. Tickets will go on sale August 14th at
Ticketmaster for $35.
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(Thanks to
Beth for the news!) |
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July. 31 |
▪ The Nancy Sinatra contribution
Pete had,
"Don't Mean Nothin'"
for a new album by Nancy
Sinatra, To Nancy, With Love. Now has a scheduled release
date of September 28th. Mark your calendars! |
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July. 27 |
▪
Happy 30th Birthday Pete! :) |
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July. 22 |
▪ The recap from Pete's
performance at the Axis of Justice Concert
is finally here! You can see
photos by typing in "Yorn" for the search at
www.wireimage.com and at
www.filmmagic.com. The
setlist for the show: Strange Condition, Pass Me By, *Broken
Bottle, *Baby I'm Gone, Just Another, *Don't Mean Nothin,
*Blackie's Dead, I Feel Good Again, For Nancy, and did back up
for Bob Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom" and U2's "Where the Streets
Have No Name." (* indicates new songs). |
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(Thanks to
Beth, gentle kind, and Roadgod for today's news) |
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July. 12 |
▪
Pete has a cameo in the new Will
Ferrell music video for "Afternoon Delight" from the new movie
Anchorman. He's
the one playing on the congos with a mustache. You can view it
by clicking
here. (Pete is about 1:40 minutes into the video). |
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(Thanks to
Beth for today's news) |
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July. 08 |
▪ Check out a clip of
Pete with Minibar at the SXSW festival from the
Blender.com site (scroll down).
▪
Pete has a small blurb in the new
Relix Magazine. |
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(Thanks to bittersweet mint for the news) |
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June. 30 |
▪
New Pete show has been added. You
can check him out as part of the Axis of Justice Concert Series
on July 17th at the Avalon in Hollywood. Tickets go on sale July
1st. Other musicians to be featured include Jurrasic 5, Serj
Tankian (System of a Down), The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello),
Brad Wilk (Audioslave), Ray Witter, and some additional special
guest.
Get Tickets. Get
Venue info. Get Axis
info. |
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(Thanks to Diosa for the news) |
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June. 29 |
▪
Jesse Malin's new album
The Heat is in US stores today featuring Pete Yorn. Go
pick it up.
Rolling Stone gave it 4 stars. Look for Malin to do a
tour across the land in late July. |
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June. 17 |
▪ Minnie Driver's new
cd is coming along with the help of members from The Wallflowers
and Pete Yorn's band according to news sources (Chart
Attack). Check out her new site devoted to her budding
career at minniedrivermusic.com
&
TrampolineRecords.com.
▪ In site news, I
apologize for any downtime this site may have had recently. The
servers were being...serviced.
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June. 16 |
▪
Just a reminder for visitors who
haven't visited Pete's co-founded label site for
TrampolineRecords.com
there is a new trucker hat to flaunt in their merchandise store. |
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May. 26 |
▪ Pete will be
visiting the Del Mar Race Track in San Diego, CA once again on
August 13. This will be a free show. For more information
click
here.
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(Thanks to Shakyy &
Beth for the information) |
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May. 25 |
▪
The Pete Yorn Store is having a
sale on t-shirts. Go check it out at
www.peteyornstore.com.
▪
Pete is to contribute
"Don't Mean Nothin'"
for a new album by Nancy Sinatra,
To Nancy, With Love. No release date is set, but you can
expect it to be available late summer/early fall. The cd will
also feature other guest stars such as Morrissey and U2. See the
article at
Billboard. |
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(Thanks to
Beth for store update & Roadgod for Sinatra update) |
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May. 23 |
▪
A new Pete forum has been added to
this site. You can check it out at the following address:
www.rock247music.com/forum/. |
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May. 18 |
▪ VH1 will be Going
Inside Shrek. The feature will have interviews about the
movie including Pete Yorn. For showtimes check out
VH1's site.
|
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(Thanks to Chingley,
Kate, and
1974baby) |
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May. 11 |
▪
The Shrek 2 Soundtrack is released
today.
Click here
for samples including Pete's cover of "Ever Fallen In Love." |
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May. 06 |
▪ On May 4th Pete
surprised the crowd with an acoustic set at the O'Briens Pub in
Venice, CA. Looks like he was also joined by Simon Petty of
Minibar (the band also
backs Pete up on his song on the
Shrek 2 soundtrack). Pete performed new and old songs as
well as some cover tunes. Here's the setlist from the night:
Model American, Baby I'm Gone, That's Entertainment (Jam Cover),
Friend Of The Devil, Sense (teaser), The Man, Don't Mean Nothin,
Broken Bottle, Golden Road (Chauncey whistle solo), New York
City Serenade (Springsteen cover). |
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(Thank you Diosa for the news) |
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May. 02 |
▪ There is now a sneak
preview of Jesse Malin's new cd, "The Heat" up which Pete has
guests on.
Click here to start listening. |
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(Thanks to 1974 for the link) |
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Apr. 26 |
▪ There is a new media
player up for the Shrek 2 soundtrack that also includes
Pete's cover of "Ever Fallen In Love."
Click here to start listening.
The cd will be released on May 11th. |
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(Thanks to Buzztone for the link) |
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Apr. 25 |
▪
There are rumors that Pete will do
a show with Jesse Malin and Ryan Adams on June 10th in
Cleveland, OH at the Grog Shop as posted in an online newspaper.
Keep your fingers crossed! |
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Apr. 24 |
▪ Pete will be
performing a benefit concert in Birmingham, AL on May 21st for
City Stages. He will be joined by
Minibar for this
special event. Tickets go on sale April 26th and you can get
them by calling 205-879-4773 or online at
workplay.com. For more
info
click here. |
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(Thank you to
Beth for the article link) |
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Apr. 22 |
▪
The new official Pete Yorn board
is up and running. Join in the discussion
here. |
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Apr. 21 |
▪ Pete Yorn and
Ryan Adams will both be
guests featured on Jesse
Malin's upcoming album "The Heat." It will be released on
June 29th in the US and June 9th in Europe. It will also be
released earlier through online vendors.
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Apr. 20 |
▪
The new Pete Yorn official
bulletin board is coming. You no longer have to re-register, but
you will lose any content stored on that system. Look for the
new board in the coming days. For the old board
click
here. |
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Apr. 14 |
▪
Pete's cover of the Buzzcock's
"Ever Fallen In Love" is to be available soon. On May 11th the
soundtrack for the new Shrek 2 movie will be released
with the track. For a full list of the songs on that cd
click here.
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Apr. 13 |
▪ Pete's cover of "Red
Right Hand" by Nick Cave (featured in the Hellboy movie)
is now available for download on
iTunes for just 99 cents.
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Apr. 09 |
▪ Happy Birthday to
Joe Kennedy!
☺
Of course being in Pete's DirtyBird band. Check out
his work with Happily Ever After at
TrampolineRecords.com and look for him on April 21st playing
at the Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles, CA with special guest
Luke Adams.
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Mar.31 |
▪
New photos of Pete are up at
www.wireimage.com (type in "pete yorn" under the search
feature). These are from the Hellboy movie premiere held
last night in Los Angeles.
▪
Pete's cover of "Red Right Hand"
by Nick Cave for the "Hellboy" movie is not on the movie's
soundtrack, but you can download it soon from
www.itunes.com. His song is still featured in the movie and
from Pete "go
see it...its great." |
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(Thanks to Diosa for the news on
iTunes) |
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Mar. 24 |
▪
Pete Yorn being stalked? Read
about Pete discussing
Trampoline Records in the latest edition of the Los
Angeles City Beat.
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php |
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Mar. 23 |
▪
Here is the
setlist from the
Trampoline Records
SXSW show at the Ritz on Saturday. It includes a few new titles
in bold:
I Feel Good Again* (*Junior Kimbrough cover), Don't Mean
Nothing, For Nancy, Good Advice, Hunter Green, Life
On A Chain, Lions, Murray, Suspicious Minds** (**Mark
James cover), The Man, and Ask*** (***Smiths cover). |
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(Many thanks to Diosa for posting
this) |
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Mar. 21 |
▪
A new article is up on
Billboard.com for the
Trampoline Records Showcase held yesterday. Read the full
article
here. In brief:
Yorn took the stage for thunderous renditions of the
rock-radio hits "Life on a Chain" and "For Nancy ('Cos It
Already Is)." The performance closed with a rollicking cover of
Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds." Yorn told Billboard.com
afterward he has already recorded 30 new songs with friends in
New Jersey for his next Columbia album, which will be the
follow-up to last year's "Day I Forgot." "I'm just having fun
with it," he said. "When it's ready is when it will come out." |
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(Thank you to
Beth for the article link) |
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Mar. 19 |
▪
Pete posted today that he just
landed in Austin, TX gearing up for the big show tomorrow with
the Trampoline
Gang. For more info about the show scroll down to the news from
February 28.
▪
Don't forget to visit the
RealNetworks/RealRhapsody site to see the
Trampoline Records
feature. You can see live clips from
Minibar,
Jukebox Junkies, and more. Also check out an interview with
Pete, Marc Dauer, and Rami Jaffee as well as a clip of the guys
bowling.
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Mar. 11 |
▪
Quite a while ago
RealNetworks
recorded a Trampoline
Records show. Here, finally, is the follow up.
Read the press release. Starting on March 12th you can see
the live performances, but you must have the new RealPlayer10 or
RealRhapsody service. Visit
RealNetworks for more info on seeing this footage. |
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(Thank you to Kerry and
www.TrampolineRecords.com for the info) |
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Mar. 05 |
▪
There are new photos of Pete up at
wireimage.com.
Just put in "Pete Yorn" for the search. The event is the
"Oasis in Conjunction with Women in
Film at The Point de Vue" from 2/25 in West Hollywood.
Read more about the event. |
|
(Thanks to Roadgod for the photo
news & Beth
for the article link) |
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Mar. 04 |
▪
The touring schedule for Pete's
former guitarist and
buddy Waz is now up! Check out
www.wazmusic.com &
www.worldofwaz.com for more information on when and where. |
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Feb. 29 |
▪
Pete will be making another
contribution to the film world! He just recorded a version of
"Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave for "Hellboy" (directed by
Guillermo Del Toro) to be out on April 2nd. For more on this
movie check out
www.sonypictures.com/movies/hellboy/index.html. |
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Feb. 28 |
▪
Pete Yorn and members of the
Trampoline gang (Nadine,
Jukebox Junkies,
Minnie Driver,
Minibar,
The
Hangups, and
Happily Ever After) will be at the
SXSW music showcase. They will be playing at the Blender Bar
at the Ritz on March 20th in Austin, Texas. The show is 21+.
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Feb. 26 |
▪
As suspected, the Sony Music
Forums (including Pete's official bulletin board) will be moving
to a new server. For those of you who use it, content will NOT
be moved and you will also have to re-register. Please save
anything you wish to keep.
http://forums.sonymusic.com/forum.jsp?forum=526 |
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Feb. 25 |
▪
Pete's former guitarist buddy Waz
will be embraking on a 60 day/60 city tour starting in March.
For more details on Waz's music or tour schedule check out
www.wazmusic.com and
www.worldofwaz.com.
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Feb. 16 |
▪ New
Pete footage found at
http://suprnova.org/. You
have to scroll down a bit under "movies" to find the live
performance from Pete (May 2003). |
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(Thank you
Beth) |
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Feb. 08 |
▪ Pete
Yorn has been posting again recently on his
official bulletin board
under his alias name of "lou reed." |
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Jan. 21
|
▪ More
news from Pete today from (MTV / VH1):
-
Pete Yorn Is Bossy On Live From New Jersey
-
Minnie Driver Launches Music Career with Pete Yorn Assist |
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(Thank you Roadgod &
badgerandsnouty for the news) |
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Jan. 20 |
▪
Photos keep rolling in from Sundance.
Check out the gallery section to see
them. |
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Jan. 19 |
▪ See
recent photos of Pete over at
wireimage.com during his visit to the
Sundance Film Festival.
Just type in "Pete Yorn" under the search.
▪
There are also more terrific fan photos taken by yorn4pete from
Sundance.
Click here to view them. |
|
(Thank you yorn4pete,
Beth, and Sammione for today's news) |
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Jan. 17 |
▪
Pete's latest, Live From New Jersey, is now available
online in digital form on
Rhapsody. |
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Jan. 15 |
▪ Pete
will be playing at the
2004 Sundance Film Festival in Utah. A few of his Trampoline
Buddies will also be there. Check out an article about it in the
Salt Lake Tribune. |
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(Thank you
Beth & Sammione for the update) |
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Jan. 08 |
▪
There was a last minute online chat with Pete today on
MSN.com at 3pm PST. For anyone
who missed it there will be a transcript of it on
their site soon or you can check the
official Pete Yorn board posted by phillyjen (thanks!).
▪
Reminder that if you missed Pete Yorn and the Dirtybarbirds on
Ellen performing
"For Nancy" yesterday you can catch the repeat on January 14th
on the Oxygen Network.
▪
The last day of the
PeteYornStore.com clothing sale will be tomorrow. So stock
up on your gear if you haven't! |
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(Thank you Diosa for the chat
info) |
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Jan. 06 |
▪
Welcome back to the first post here of the new year. Yes, I know
certain areas of this site has remained untouched (the gallery
in particular). There are many voids of Day I Forgot
appearances that I'm slowly uncovering and getting on here. In
the meantime, be sure to tune into the
Ellen Degeneres show
tomorrow for a special performance by Pete (and perhaps
Minibar?) |
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