The Booda Velvets

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• Guitars normally require very little maintenance. However, a little care in handling and storage will protect your investment for many years to come.

• Never expose your guitar to high temperature and humidity. For example, don't leave your guitar in a hot car or in direct sunlight. Typical heat damage consists of warped soundboards and unglued (detached) bridges.

• Never lean the guitar on furniture or the wall. The guitar is unstable (the lower bout is round) and can easily fall and be damaged. Always store your guitar in a case or on a guitar stand.

• Wash your hands before playing. Dirt and oil will clog and corrode the strings and diminish considerably the sound and life of your strings. To provide best protection use a guitar cover in order to avoid dirt and scratches.

• Handle the guitar only by the neck. Squeezing the top and body will damage the delicate soundboard bracing.

• Wipe your guitar off with a soft cotton or mircofiber cloth after playing. Clean and polish your guitar occasionally with a light polish. Do not use heavy paste waxes as they eventually build up into a thick, vibration muffling coating.

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After rush hours, when there is long idle time from work to late night peace, many would prefer to lay back, relax and do what they like best at this time of the day – their favorite recreation. But some would prefer doing it differently. The introduction of internet business has made it possible for business enthusiasts to continue working and learning about the different marketing strategies to increase sales online. With this having said, internet marketing training materials are great to back up this kind of passion – even when it is only a simple means to do recreation during the laziest hours of the day.

A great way to start your day is to know that you have limitless chance to do what you like whether it is online or offline. Speaking of online stuff, there are a bunch of things that you can do to make your recreation a bit more interactive, exciting and accessible. For example, jumping in the bandwagon of internet marketing to be able to acquaint yourself with other people who are also in to the same recreation that you dig, chatrooms are good example. It does not end there though. Blogs of the same topic, online organizations and even game simulation of the same category where your favorite recreation belong is an effective way to reach out to more people and enhance what you know about your favorite past time.

Purchase the new CD, Headrush, at these locations:

www.amazon.com

www.cdnow.com

www.bn.com

www.towerrecords.com

“Headrush is a musically accomplished piece of work that can insistently demand your attention…”
- Tom Ryan, American Hit Network follow this link for the full review

“Thank you, Booda Velvets. Thank you for giving me what I crave – some take-no-shit, shove-TRL-up-your-ass music that I can feel, crave and move to.”
- CE Pelc, FM Sound follow this link for the full review

"In a day when modern rock has become trite and painfully unoriginal, forcing
listeners to depend on acts like U2 and Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Booda
Velvets make claim to their own niche with their newest release, "Headrush.""
Kenneth Paul, The Pitt News

“Fusing heavy rock with galactic dreamscapes generates an alternative formula for universal appeal. The (Booda) Velvets achieve this effortlessly.”
- Rebecca Marks, The Daily Orange

“The members of the Booda Velvets may be in their late 20's, but make no mistake, they are still, wide-eyed rock 'n rollers."
- Michael Lipton, Charleston Daily Mail

"Headrush" continues the Booda Velvets' tradition of showcasing Cromie's strong vocals against lush melodies and anthemic choruses; the band has favorably been compared to U2 in the past, and with good reason."
- Jim Testa, The Jersey Journal

"Trying to decide which of the tracks is the best if just too difficult."
- Carlton Fletcher, The Albany Herald review of "Headrush"

"It ("Headrush") is one of the best albums of the year on any label."
- Carlton Fletcher, The Albany Herald

"Indie Good!"
- NeoHippy.net

Local downtown rock quartet the Booda Velvets have been quietly attracting larger audiences to their lively live shows. Come see what the fuss is all about.
- Time Out New York

Puma
The Booda Velvets have been hand-picked by Puma for an all-out footwear sponsorship! And The Booda Velvets are featured on their website along with a select handful of well-known bands like Linkin Park and Jimmy Eat World. So catch the band on tour wearing some pretty fly kicks from Puma and check them out at mypuma.com .

The Mitch Albom Show
The Booda Velvets appeared on ABC's nationally syndicated radio/tv program, "The Mitch Albom Show" . The band brought the show in and out of commercial breaks with live music. The show gets between 3 and 8 million listeners!

Tower Records
Tower Records, due to all of the excitement, featured The Booda Velvets in every Tower Records location in the United States this January. Our new album, "Headrush" was in the Emerging Artists Premiere Section of your local Tower Records location. If you haven't picked up the album yet, Tower is a great place to do it! You can also order it from them online at www.towerrecords.com or use their site to find the closest Tower to you.

The Discovery Channel – Outward Bound
We've licensed several tracks to The Discovery Channel for their new show, "Outward Bound". Stay tuned for air times and dates, but it will be early on in 2002 – keep checking our web site for details.

TBV featured on NBC!
NBC's "Xbox Pipeline Masters Show" sponsored by Vans, opened with music from The Booda Velvets. It aired 12/23 on NBC at 3pm (EST) / 12pm (Pacific). This is the biggest surfing contest in the world, and the first time surfing has aired on network TV in 20 years. Our music opened the show, and appeared later on in the first round "highlights". Our name and album was credited on screen in the midst of the “highlights” section! If you missed it, stay tuned….it’s scheduled to re-air on Fox within the next few months!

Metro Channel
Camera crews, taping crews, lighting and such arrived at Arlene Grocery on Friday, November 2, to film The Booda Velvets Live! The segment, The Daily Beat, included interviews plus live footage of the band performing. This segment aired live on The Metro Channel in NYC.

Digital Club Network
The Digital Club Network or DCN.com continues to webcast The Booda Velvets Live from various venues around the country. You may tune into dcn.com and watch us live, or download past shows from their archives.

WLIR FM 92.7
WLIR 92.7 FM in Long Island, NY has been spinning The Booda Velvets on their specialty shows. Please drop them a line at (516) 955-0927 to request more BV tunes, or email them at: equest@wlir.com or harlan@wlir.com

Bands For America
"Staring at the Sun" has been added to the national "Bands for America" compilation disc, featuring some of the top music talent from across the country. It's quite an honor to be listed with such great bands, but even more of an honor that we can help raise money for the 9/11 Fund, with our music. The proceeds from this album go to benefit the victims of the tragedy. It is available in stores nationwide and you can purchase it and find out much more at their website

MTV's Road Rules
MTV used a segment of "American" in MTV's "Road Rules." Music from The Booda Velvets' new album, Headrush, has been licensed to numerous television shows that have expressed interest. So, keep your ears and eyes out for more music on the tube.

Gotham Records
The Booda Velvets recently signed a recording contract with the independent record label Gotham Records. Founded by Patrick Arn in 1994, Gotham Records specializes in alternative rock and is distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), an AOL Time Warner company. Gotham Records has offices in New York City and Los Angeles. The Booda Velvets released their first full-length album, Headrush, by Gotham Records on Sept 4, 2001.

Philadelphia Music Conference 2001
For the second year in a row, The Booda Velvets participated in the Philadelphia Music Conference in Philadelphia, PA at The Hard Rock Cafe.

Management:

Degy Management Services
6 Industrial Way W.
Eatontown, NJ 07724
732-544-8000 – phone
732-544-5600 – fax
Attn: Ari Nisman

Legal:

Loeb & Loeb
345 Park Avenue, 18th Fl
New York, NY 10154
tel 212-407-4966
fax 212-407-4990
Attn: Ken Florin

Label:

Gotham Records
P.O. Box 237067
New York, NY 10023

http://www.gothamrecords.com

publicity@gothamrecords.com

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