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1. The Doors 2007 Exclusive Video Interview

   25.Jun.07, 10:16 EDT
   
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   Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger, two of the founding members of The Doors, spoke with Classic Rock Central during a recent performance as Riders on the Storm at the Keswick Theatre outside Philadelphia. In this video interview Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger discuss their upcoming live concert on July 3rd in Paris, France, the very day of Jim Morrison’s death. http://www.classicrockcentral.com/more_classic_rock.cfm?ID=11 Krieger said he's been to Jim's grave several times and it's become the third most popular tourist attraction in Paris. The video interview also spotlights the performance of Riders on the Storm with new front man Brett Scallions, former lead singer for the platinum selling band Fuel. This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Doors. The Venice Beach, California, based band released their first record in 1967. In February of 2007 the band was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award and a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. According to Manzarek, superstar producer Dick Wolf, of the “Law and Order” television series will be producing a Doors documentary for theatrical release in 2008. It will contain original footage of the band during their heyday along with interviews of the band members. In addition, Riders on the Storm will cut a new CD sometime later this year of new material. It is planned to include a couple of unreleased Warren Zevon songs as well as new material from Manzarek and Krieger. Special thanks to Cyndy Drue, narrator producer of this video segment, along with Executive Producer Denny Somach. Classic Rock Central - Radio On Demand with The Doors Set The Night On Fire radio special featuring music and interviews with The Doors http://www.classicrockcentral.com/classic_rock_program_display.cfm?PID=10

2. Eddie Money Debuts new album

   11.Apr.07, 15:40 EDT
   
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   Eddie Money Debuts New Album & Performance on Classic Rock Central
   
   TO BE RELEASED ON BIG DEAL/WARRIOR RECORDS
   UNIVERSAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
   
   
   
   
   March 2, 2007 - Philadelphia, PA - Rock legend Eddie Money is ready to take things back to the days in which he grew up to show his kids– and other music-loving kids of all ages out there – why they call the songs he recently recorded, “classics.” His new album, WANNA GO BACK, hits stores on March 13, 2007. It pays homage to the rock of the 1960’s. Its music that 15 year old Eddie Mahoney and his band, The Grapes of Wrath, played in their live set back in the day. The great Ray Charles hit “You Don’t Know Me” is the first single off the record. Other tracks include: “Good Lovin,” “Build Me Up Buttercup,” “Jenny Take A Ride,” “Mockingbird” and more. They’re just a few of the many feel-good tracks he recorded for Wanna Go Back which is his 14th release to date.
   
   Eddie Money debuts tracks from his new album in an exclusive video available at ClassicRockCentral.com beginning March 2. In addition to introducing the new album and commenting on the original versions of the songs Eddie recorded, Classic Rock Central will feature In Focus with Eddie Money, with a comprehensive look at the “Money Man”, which will be available on the website on March 13, the album release date.
   
   All of the tracks on WANNA GO BACK are faithful to the originals and Eddie wouldn’t have it any other way. Members of Tower of Power, Starship, Gregg Allman Band, Cold Blood and the Etta James horn players were all involved in the recordings. The album was produced by Randy Forrester, Eddie’s keyboard player, and released thru his company, BIG DEAL PRODUCTIONS, Inc. and WARRIOR RECORDS, to be distributed by UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION.
   
   Eddie Money’s career has a mythical quality. He brings it all together by showing us that Eddie Money, for all he’s been through personally and professionally, always comes out a winner. The new album WANNA GO BACK will officially be released on March 13, 2007, but fans can see and hear performances from the album now at ClassicRockCentral.com.
   
   About Classic Rock Central Media LLC
   
   Classic Rock Central (http://ClassicRockCentral.com) is a new network created to reach the needs of fans of classic rock music in the U.S. and around the world. ClassicRockCentral.com presents original interviews with rock artists and classic network radio programs and specials.
   
   Contact:
   Denny Somach
   Classic Rock Central
   610-446-7100 or dsomach@ClassicRockCentral.com

3. Press Release

   11.Apr.07, 15:36 EDT
   
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   For Immediate Release
   
   
   
   
   Classic Rock Central Media Launches New Network
   ClassicRockCentral.com
   Featuring Exclusive Artist Interviews and Radio On Demand
   
   Network to Feature Historic Artist Interviews, Vintage Network Radio Programming, Streaming Radio Station, Blogs and User Generated Content Dedicated to Classic Rock
   
   Ashburn, VA (December 21, 2006) – Start-up Classic Rock Central Media LLC today announced it has created a new network, ClassicRockCentral.com (http://ClassicRockCentral.com), to reach the needs of fans of classic rock music in the U.S. and around the world. ClassicRockCentral.com will present original interviews with rock artists and network radio programs and specials which were produced by co-founder Denny Somach and his company DSP. Many of the interviews and radio programs originally aired on network radio during the past 25 years.
   
   ClassicRockCentral.com launched today in beta form, and features interviews with The Beatles, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and members of Pink Floyd. The site is also presenting Radio On Demand with streaming network radio programs such as a 4-hour special celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s historic album Wish You Were Here which ran on network radio in 2000. Additional programs include Psychedelic Psnack, an episodic program serving flashbacks of music and culture from 1965-1969, which was one of the most popular syndicated radio series from the late 80's/early 90's with over 1000 shows airing on rock stations throughout the U.S. Just in time for the holidays, ClassicRockCentral.com will re-present a legendary radio special that originally aired in 2001 titled A John Lennon Christmas, and fans can also enjoy Meet The Beatles…Again which aired on network radio in 2004 and was produced to celebrate the release of The Beatles Capitol Records Albums Volume 1.
   
   Every week additional artist interviews and Radio On Demand programs will be added to the site, and fans can sign-up to receive a free newsletter to inform them of new features as they are added.
   
   Classic Rock Central is co-founded by Denny Somach, Andy Zipfel and Anthony Buono.
   
   Denny Somach is one of the prolific producers of rock ‘n roll programming for radio and television as well as an author and recognized rock historian. Somach’s company DSP has been producing network radio programs for over 25 years as well as television programming for NBC, CBS, MTV, USA Network and more. Andy Zipfel is a marketing executive with over 20 years experience in media and entertainment, having contributed to the growth of some of the most successful media brands and properties in the world including AOL, ESPN and MTV Networks. Anthony Buono has been producing websites and technology solutions for over 10 years, for clients such as AOL.
   
   “Classic Rock Central provides the ability for music fans to listen to interviews by the artists whose music they know and love,” said Denny Somach, chairman of Classic Rock Central. “Fans may have heard some of the interviews on the radio, and now they can hear those again. Many of the interview segments have never been heard before, as they may have been edited out when producing the original radio broadcast. The interest in classic rock music and artists spans the globe and several generations. Of the top twenty concert tours in 2005 ten were classic rock artists and those tours topped $700MM in tickets sales, and that’s only in North America. The genre easily grosses well over $1B in U.S. ticket sales annually. I expect that when Pollstar announces their year end total for 2006 that classic rock will once again be on top.”
   
   Classic Rock Central Media has been transforming the extensive DSP audio library into digital formats in order to re-present the historic interviews and radio programs and create new programming for use on the web, radio, mobile. DSP has well over 10,000 hours of original programming that has been produced and syndicated over the past 25 years.
   
   “The DSP audio library that Denny Somach has produced and archived is truly historical and is arguably the world’s biggest independently owned audio library devoted to classic rock,” said Andy Zipfel, president of Classic Rock Central. “We started digitizing the analog library in order to create a powerful database of artist interviews and radio programs. The plan to use this archive - on the web, on radio, on mobile devices - is very exciting. We’ll continue to promote classic rock artists, their albums, new releases and catalog, DVD sales and concert ticket sales.”
   
   Over time the site will focus a great deal on user generated content and encompass features related to local music scenes in major cities. In addition, the site will provide original programming such as blogs, photo galleries and new audio and video programming. Somach added “the initial response from artists has been very positive. In fact we’ll also be featuring unique performances from the personal archives of classic rock artists in our Private Reels section scheduled to launch in 2007.”
   
   “Until now, most radio programs aired and evaporated,” said Anthony Buono, VP of Operations. “Many web-based radio stations have great play lists of music, but they lack historical perspective, which is why this archive will be embraced by fans looking for more depth of information about their favorite rock artists. Classic rock means the music stands the test of time, so we’ll also feature more recent artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz and more.”
   
   Currently in beta, the site will be rolling out more content throughout 2007.
   
   About Classic Rock Central Media LLC
   
   Classic Rock Central is a new media company that has been transforming the world's largest independent library of rock interviews and radio shows into digital media, while building a company focused on producing original programming for the web, radio, TV and mobile devices. The company is based in Ashburn, VA with its production office located in suburban Philadelphia, PA.
   
   Contact:
   Andy Zipfel
   Classic Rock Central Media LLC
   571-333-7625
   AZipfel@ClassicRockCentral.com