Three Bands Lead the Pack in MusicDish's BandWars Battle Royale!!!

Three Bands Lead the Pack in MusicDish's BandWars Battle Royale!!!



(PRWEB) February 24, 2001



Initial Results Show Christina Fasano, Marina and Los Straitjackets in the Lead...



February 22, 2001 -- New York, NY -- MusicDish's BandWars



Battle Royale competition is heating up at the end of its



First week (of three) of competition. With over 800 votes



Casts so far, who will win is anybody's guess! BandWars Battle



Royale is a 3 week competition between all previous



Champions of MusicDish's BandWars - 16 bands all together.



Over $3,500 in band prizes will be given away from a list of



Great sponsors including: Crystal Clear Disc & Tape,



Bandwear. com, cdstreet. com, Chris Standring (A&R Online),



Muska & Lipman, Soundartist, The Buzz Factor and Moses Avalon.



The results so far:



The leading contenders are...



Christina Fasano's "It's Just A Funk Thang" - 17.14% of the vote



Marina's "Leaving" - 17.01% of the vote



Los Straitjackets' "Kawanga!" - 16.39% of the vote



And not far behind...



God The Band's "#6" - 8.94% of the vote



Coven 13's "Carnival Ride" - 7.82%



Rockenfield/Speer's "Seven Devils" - 6.95%



Kharma Zhu's "Live To Die" - 6.70%



There is still two weeks left.



Listen to the track...Vote for the best band!



Http://www. musicdish. com/bandwars/vote/ (http://www. musicdish. com/bandwars/vote/)



PARTICIPATING BANDS



"Carnival Ride" by COVEN 13



A concept album that reminds me heavily of things like



Savatage's rock operas and Metallica without the metal part.



The lead voice is so strong you expect the music to be the



Kill yourself kind, but it ain't. -- Ben Ohmart



"Weird" by CHIN HO!



This is a band that is perfect for taking advantage of



Today's digital online marketing opportunities. They are



Ready for the next step and just need the right push and a



Hefty budget so they can keep the bus filled with the right



Colored M&M's. -- Cowboy Surfer



"Alright Now" by EBONY RUN



20 minutes and 6 songs. Reminds me of Hootie a little - esp.



The bang up vocals that shout into 'Alright Now.' The cool,



Twisting guitar work at Least equals these lead vocals for



Entertainment value and supremacy. -- Ben Ohmart



"Cease To Be" by HAVEN



Take Eddie Vedder's passion, mix it with Nirvana's grunge,



Add a little of the Toadie's guitar and you've got the



Sounds of Myrtle Beach-based rock band Haven. Their debut



CD, "Cease To Be," is an amazing mix of tricky guitar



Playing and layers of sounds which create a unique blend



That really brings you into the midst of their songs. --



Daina Kazmaier



"Battle of Legends" by CHIVALRA



48 minutes of keyboard delight from David Flook, who calls



His one-man band Chivalra. The first thing that will strike



Your mind when listening to the first track is that you're



Playing a King's Quest game. -- Ben Ohmart



"Live To Die" by KHARMA ZHU



Awfully good EP with 5 songs and a strange intro. They are



Simply great players and Danny Marcus' voice is strong



Enough to carry such good stuff far. I like his overdubs as



Well. -- Ben Ohmart



"It's Just A Funk Thang" by CHRISTINA FASANO



Bass and horn and wah guitar build by layering vocals and



Party atmosphere. Of course the fact that words winding it



Up contain 'funk me, funk you, everybody sing / it's just a



Funk thang' help UH good. -- Ben Ohmart



"Volume" by GRÃœVIS MALT



Tons of people come together to produce a family explosion



Like this, and it shows on the carpet. Sprinkling a healthy



Supply of old record scratches, instrumental breaks, live



Tracks and rap, there's something for everyone here, if



You're on the soul side. -- Ben Ohmart



"Leaving" by MARINA



Her voice and mode of composition is much like Madonna in



The Erotica and Ray of Lights years, when she was sometimes



Given basically just a piano to work with. Gothic and



Beautiful. -- Ben Ohmart 



"Pacific Ocean" by PAL SHAZAR



Pal female leads the alternative, personal rock album with



Lots of self-insights, memories and mistakes and joys she's



Collected through life. She also manages to get sex into



Everything. Her sexual mode of vocals can turn an ordinarily



Innocent phrase into an insinuation full of breath and



Regretted promise. -- Ben Ohmart



"Gone" by EPSTEIN'S MOTHER



High energy and plenty of soul here from Vegas-based quartet



"Epstein's Mother." Sounding a little like Matchbox 20



(specifically the vocals) meets the Goo Goo Dolls, this band



Is tight and put together perfectly. -- Daina Kazmaier



"Kawanga!" by LOS STRAITJACKETS



Every tune on this entire album deserves recognition, and I



Actually can't pick out the best. The band is consistently



Tight with their instrumentals, the music is always upbeat,



And all in all, Los Straitjackets are just seeping with



Energy. They don't need lyrics to get their feelings across,



It's all in the music! -- Daina Kazmaier



"Welcome to Hip Hop Country" by GEORGE LEE JR. & THE CRAZED COWBOYS



I don't know if the first thing I think of when listening to



This is hip hop, but it shore is country. You see, these



Crazed guys replace beat for twang, and I think that's the



Key to understanding. -- Ben Ohmart



"Appreciate" by TOM MARSHALL & CO.



This here's the lyricist for Phish, one of the oddest bands



Around really. Their cover of the entire Beatles' White



Album is still a cult classic oft-bootlegged. Well, in the



Closet with another backing band, Tom comes up with 16 songs



Of varying spots and colors. No, the cd isn't sick, just



Diseased from mainstream ignorance. -- Ben Ohmart



"#6" by GOD THE BAND



I believe they call themselves psychedelia, and of course



There's a huge chunk of 60s in there, but it also moves into



Progressive music, because the formula of what they produce



Is much more complex (and interesting) than most rock songs



Which keep to a more recognized mode of creation. I love



This group!! -- Ben Ohmart



"Seven Devils" by ROCKENFIELD/SPEER



Smooth, kick-ass, full of wonder (especially things like



'River of No Return'), electronic, surreal craft, busy



Beauty: in mostly 4+ minute songs, allowing you to get your



Head right around the entire musical landscape, as it's



Painted for you. Sweet, sweet music, well suited to your



Adventure game, or some great blue sky day when you only



Have the time to listen. -- Ben Ohmart



Listen to the track...Vote for the best band!



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SPONSORED BY



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Chris Standring - "So You Think You Want a Record Deal?" http://www. cdstreet. com/cgi-bin/artisthome_db. cgi?359625 (http://www. cdstreet. com/cgi-bin/artisthome_db. cgi?359625)

Moses Avalon - "Confessions of a Record Producer" http://www. mosesavalon. com (http://www. mosesavalon. com)

Muska & Lipman - "MP3 FYI" http://www. muskalipman. com (http://www. muskalipman. com)

Soundartist http://www. soundartist. com (http://www. soundartist. com)

The Buzz Factor - "Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook" http://www. thebuzzfactor. com (http://www. thebuzzfactor. com)

Music industry news Network http://www. mi2n. com (http://www. mi2n. com)



A complete list of Sponsors & Prizes can be found at



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For rules on the competition, visit



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About BandWars



BandWars (http://www. musicdish. com/bandwars/ (http://www. musicdish. com/bandwars/)) was launched



In MusicDish in October 1999 as a competition to highlight the best



Independent bands featured in the MusicDish e-Journal. Since then,



There have been 16 BandWars champions, many of whom are among



The premier indie bands of the Internet in terms of fan following



And promotional success.



About MusicDish



MusicDish (http://www. musicdish. com (http://www. musicdish. com)) is an e-journal that tackles



The emerging issues facing the online music industry as it



Enters the digital era. Reknowned for its analysis by



Industry experts and audio interviews with leaders in the



New industry, the publications also features one of the



Largest indie review sections and columns on succeeding in



This controversial & precedent setting industry.



MusicDish is part of a network of innovative music sites



Published by Tag It, (www. taggin. com) a New Media firm



Founded in 1997, and consist of Mi2N (www. mi2n. com), the



Largest online industry newswire, 'LA'Ritmo. com



(www. laritmo. com), a Latin music magazine, and Black Hole



(www. yourblackhole. com), an urban music & culture site.



For more information on MusicDish BandWars:



Sounni de Fontenay



Editor-in-Chief, MusicDish



Tel: 718-803-9075



Email: editor@musicdish. com

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