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  • Armin Van BuurenBASS: Armin Van Buuren to headline SF LoveFest; BADNB benefits

    The Fifth Annual SF LoveFest will take over downtown San Francisco on October 4, 2008 and Armin Van Buuren (pictured left) will appear in the festival and headline the Official After Party produced by Spundae & Skills, event organizers announced. America's biggest dance celebration will feature many of the biggest names in electronic music as well as the usual Bay Area Drum & Bass presence. Separately, BADNB announced they’re holding a series of benefit parties to cover the cost of their float from now through October. Read More
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith mixes Downtempo and Electro set

    BPM Smith, who first hit the turntables in 2000 by mixing Downtempo and broken beats, returns to his roots with a chilled out set during the WORD‘N’BASS Show. Here he starts with Dub and Hip Hop producers like Zeb, Thievery Corporation and Oakland’s own Trinidad before ratcheting up the pacing to the smooth grooves of Ben Wa, Bjorn B and a remix of  Kruder & Dorfmeister, among others. As always, this set is 100% organic and unedited from the original live broadcast. New mix added August 12, 2007. Listen Now
  • WORD: JA Konrath spins another liquor soaked tale in ‘Fuzzy Navel’

    Longtime novelist JA Konrath, an Anthony and Macavity Award finalist, told WORD’N’BASS.com that he decided to throw in some new angles with the latest installation of his Jack Daniels mystery "Fuzzy Navel" (Hyperion). "Lately I've been reading a lot of thrillers that seem to have forgotten how to thrill," Konrath said. "So I tried to do a book that begins with a bang and just keeps picking up speed, like a bobsled, or a runaway train." Read More
  • KozeeBASS: Drum ’N’ Bass crew Redline holds 2-year anniversary party

    This Saturday, Aug. 9, San Francisco Drum ‘N’ Bass crew Redline will host a party at club Matador to mark their two-year anniversary. Resident DJs Ultraviolet and Kozee (pictured left) will play a tag team set under the pseudonym Tiempo Atractiva, while Los Angeles-based  talent Emu & Pawn are coming North for the event. Other performers include Dymphna, Lords of the Blackheart, and Julez the Huntress and MC Child holding down the mic. Makeout Sessions presents this 21-and-up event from 9 pm till 2 am at Matador, located at 10 6th Street between Market and Mission. If you RSVP at Going.com you can get in the party for free before 11 pm. Find out more about Redline and hear some of the crew’s banging tracks at their Myspace.
  • BASS: France's Don Rimini cuts album with record label Delicious Gutter
    Edited Press Release

    Los Angeles-based record label Delicious Gutter announced that on on August 12 it will present some next level blitzkrieg heat. An EP's worth of intercontinental ballistic beats and sweat-soaked hooks, captained by the new jam master of the Paris underground. It's the "Kick 'N' Run" EP from Don Rimini. Read More
  • WORD: Cosmo’s John Searles to keynote Backspace Writers Conference Aug. 7-8

    John Searles, the deputy editor of Cosmopolitan who oversees book coverage for the magazine, has been added as keynote speaker at the 2008 Backspace Writers Conference that kicks off this week in New York City, Karen Dionne said. The two-day event brings together literary agents, acquisitions editors, best-selling authors and publishing professionals for panels and networking at Radisson Martinique in Manhattan from August 7-8. Read More
  • WORD: Nobel laureat Alexander Solzhenitsyn: 1918-2008

    Russian novelist and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died at age 89, Russian news agency Interfax reported late Sunday (Aug. 3). Winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1970 for his books "The First Circle" and "Cancer Ward" landed him worldwide acclaim, but his three-volume work "The Gulag Archipelago" about the Soviet prison camp system caused an uproar in his native Russia. In 1974, Solzhenitsyn was stripped of his citizenship, deported to West Germany and ended up in the USA. In an interesting local angle, he taught at Stanford University in Palo Alto before eventually settling in Vermont. Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia in 1994 but still has family who are American citizens. Learn more about Solzhenitsyn in his own words at the Nobel Prize website.
  • WORD: Danielle Younge-Ullman hits San Francisco in support of novel ‘Falling Under’

    Debut author Danielle Younge-Ullman saw her raw, dark novel "Falling Under" published by Penguin Group imprint Plume today (July 30), and readers can meet her this week in San Francisco where she’s slated to sign copies at several venues. Later in August she’s hosting launch parties in New York City and Toronto. Read More
  • Paul van DykBASS: Paul van Dyk returns to NYC, plays at Pier 54 Aug. 16
    Edited Press Release

    For five consecutive years Paul van Dyk's annual concerts in Central Park have been one of New York City's most anticipated live music events. In 2007, over 10,000 loyal fans from around the world descended upon New York City with the sole purpose of experiencing their favorite artist in this surreal environment. This year, van Dyk (pictured left) and Made Event leave the friendly confines of Central Park and travel west to the famed Pier 54 for a waterside dance music extravaganza on August 16 that's never been experienced before. Read More
  • WORD: Kingsolver, Kirby among 2008 SIBA Book Award winners
    Edited Press Release

    The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) announced that Sarah Addison Alle, Barbara Kingsolver and David Kirby are among the winners of the 2008 SIBA Book Award, celebrating the best of southern literature as chosen by the people who would know: independent booksellers throughout the US South. Read More

  • Seth GreenlandWORD: Seth Greenland’s novel ‘Shining City’ launches

    "Julian Ripps was too fat to be reclining in a hot tub between a pair of naked women, unless he was rich or they were prostitutes." And so begins "Shining City," Seth Greenland’s (pictured left) sophomore novel that Bloomsbury USA launches today (July 8) after considerable momentum including a major film deal. Read More
  • BASS: AK1200 and Gridlok tap George Clinton for DNB album ‘Autopsy’
    Edited Press Release

    With a meticulously and deliberately crafted sound harkening back to the early days of Jungle, AK1200 and Gridlok bring the world "Autopsy," a full-length, two-CD album that record label Project 51 plans to drop worldwide in September 2008. Birthed from their unshakable desire to bring Drum ‘N’ Bass back to the forefront of dance music, AK and Gridlok set out to deconstruct and rebuild the genre -- retaining only its signature elements. Read More
  • Editor’s Note: Beginning June 22, 2008, WORD'N'BASS.com Editor BPM Smith is in Las Vegas to play in the World Series of Poker. WORD'N'BASS content will be updated upon his return.
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith mixes Drum 'N' Bass

    BPM Smith enters the space age once again and cooks up his latest Drum 'N' Bass mix. Here he remixes Star Trek Voices with Electrosoul System during a dreamy intro, before dropping some fast and fluid bass bombs with producers like Chis Su, Klute, Bad Robot, Calyx & Kontrol, Total Science, and Noisia, among others. As always, this mix is 100% organic, with no editing of the original live broadcast. New set added on June 22, 2008. Listen Now
  • Grid CrewBASS: Skibadee, MC Fun and Harry Shotta mix -- the iTunes audio

    UK Drum ‘N’ Bass label Grid Recordings said today that it released a free mix with Zen, accompanied by labelmates Skibadee, MC Fun and Harry Shotta (pictured left), performing a tag team set via Podcast. This set includes the hottest new dubplates from Grid and some forthcoming cuts from Zen’s new label Flipmode Audio. Podcasts are free downloadable shows available to your iPod through iTunes on PC and Mac, and are also compatible with iTunes-enabled mobile devices. To hear the Grid crew’s latest and greatest studio set click here.
  • DJ James WilliamsBASS: DJs Emery, Williams to spin Trance at Ruby Skye -- with audio
     
    European Trance DJ Gareth Emery, whose 2008 plans include a series of events broadcast via Podcast, two new mix compilations, and possibly a debut artist album, is playing San Francisco Club Ruby Skye on Friday, June 20. They say Gareth’s sound is "somewhere between House, Progressive and Trance, but always remains focussed on melody and groove." Also playing at the show is talented local Trance DJ/producer James Williams (pictured left). TicketWeb is selling $15 pre-sale tickets to this 21-and-up event, which rolls from 9 pm until 4 am. Ruby Skye is at 420 Mason Street in downtown. To hear James Williams’ set from last year’s SF LoveFest click here.
  • WORD: Orange Prize awards ceremony, interviews -- the video

    Considering she opened as a 2/1 favorite at William Hill to win the Orange Prize, we’re probably the only ones who were surprised that Rose Tremain beat out two of our favorite North American authors 8/1 underdog Patricia Wood and 6/1 Heather O'Neill to win for her novel "The Road Home" (Chatto & Windus). The Orange Prize folks now have video of their swanky awards ceremony that took place earlier this month. If you’re like us and were unwilling to pay double for everything in British pounds during a trip to London, click here to watch Rose receive the prize and speak about her latest honors, check out the gorgeous "Bessie" sculpture and all the surrounding buzz.
  • BASS: New Drum ‘N’ Bass events in North, South Bay

    Two new Drum ‘N’ Bass series began earlier this spring just outside the San Francisco Bay Area, with Releaded happening the third Thursday of each month in Petaluma and San Jose club Johnny V’s hosting DNB parties on Monday nights. On Thursday, June 19, Bay Area DJs Arson, Dexx, Strize, Hologram and Grace will play the Reloaded event at Club Coco’s, located at 21 4th Street in Petaluma. DNB-heads will get their first drink on the house. Meanwhile, check out Johnny V’s at 31 E. Santa Clara Street in San Jose from 9 pm to 2 am each Monday (including tonight), where resident DJs Orion and Tarzan play, among others.
  • WORD: Oscar De La Hoya opens ‘American Son’ road show

    Oscar De La Hoya kicked off a nationwide book tour in support of his biography "American Son" last week in New York City. He’s currently traveling to several cities where fans can meet Oscar and get signed copies of the bio., which was co-written by Los Angeles Times reporter Steve Springer and published by HarperEntertainment. The bio. includes Oscar’s take on a career -- and the pitfalls of fame and money -- that began in 1992 with an Olympic gold medal and continues through his last fight in December 2008. Oscar’s remaining appearances include today (Sunday, June 15) at the Katy, Texas, WalMart at 1 pm and the Houston Barnes & Noble at Westheimer beginning at 7 pm; June 16 at Borders in Pico Rivera, Calif., at 7 pm; June 17 at 7:30 pm at Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles at Grove; and June 18 at the Huntington Beach Barnes & Noble at 7 pm. As previously reported, literary agent Luke Janklow of Janklow/Nesbit brokered a megadeal for Oscar’s book in a pre-empt with the HarperCollins imprint.
  • WORD: American Booksellers Association announces IndieBound program
    Edited Press Release

    Responding to both the consumer shift toward shopping at independent retailers and the growing emphasis on the ideas of localism and sustainability, the American Booksellers Association launched IndieBound, a program to bring together booksellers, readers, indie retailers, local business alliances and others who believe that healthy local economies help communities thrive. Read More
  • BASS: Fifth annual Memories Campout has DNB, Trance, Breaks

    In what’s become a traditional kickoff of the summer camping season for many Bay Area electronic music fans, the Memories Campout is holding their five-year anniversary event from June 27 to 29 Northeast of San Francisco where a bevy of DJs will play House, Breaks, Techno, Drum ’N’ Bass and Trance all weekend long. Read More
  • WORD: Rose Tremain wins 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction
    Edited Press Release

    British author Rose Tremain won the thirteenth Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction with her tenth novel "The Road Home" (Chatto & Windus), the prize committee announced today. Tremain was presented with the 30,000- pound prize and the 'Bessie', a limited edition bronze figurine, at an awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre, London, hosted by Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction co-founder Kate Mosse. Read More
  • WORD: Allison Winn Scotch novel goes to Random House, film rights to Weinstein

    Just weeks after the launch of her debut novel The Department of Lost & Found (William Morrow), the story of an ambitious 30-year-old woman who is diagnosed with breast cancer, author Allison Winn Scotch isn’t sitting on her laurels. "I am thrilled to announce that we have closed a film deal for my next book, ‘Time of my Life’… to The Weinstein Company on behalf of Meryl Poster, the former co-president of Miramax," she said in an email. Allison’s second novel, Time of My Life was earlier sold to Random House’s Shaye Areheart in a pre-empt. Allison’s literary agent is Elisabeth Weed with Kneerim & Williams. For more information about Allison check out her website.
  • Jessica BrodyWORD: Interview with 'The Fidelity Files' author Jessica Brody

    Los Angeles native Jessica Brody is a former strategic analyst at MGM Studio whose debut novel "The Fidelity Files" -- about a woman living a double life as an inspector of men’s wandering eyes -- launches shortly with St. Martin’s Press. Jessica (pictured left) answered some questions with WORD'N'BASS.com Editor BPM Smith, touching on her experiences in the corporate world, the cheaters she's encountered, and how a writer's willingness to adapt could be the difference between a major publishing deal and lagging in the slush pile. Read More
  • WORD: Agent Lucienne Diver joins The Knight Agency

    Literary agent Lucienne Diver, whose authors include Marjorie M. Liu, Roberta Gellis, Susan Krinard, Rachel Caine, P.N. Elrod and many others, told WORD’N’BASS.com she has joined The Knight Agency and is now based in Florida. Lucienne is a top agent representing commercial fiction, primarily fantasy, science fiction, mystery, suspense and romance. Although she has a pretty full client list, she said, "I’m always looking for something that will blow me away." Authors wanting to pitch her should be aware of her new contact information and submission preference via snailmail. Send a query letter, synopsis, the novel’s first 10 pages and an SASE to P.O. Box 2659, Land O Lakes, FL 34639. Luciene previously worked for Spectrum Literary Agency of NYC.
  • BASS: DJs John Creamer, Stephane K launch boat party series in NYC
    Edited Press Release

    This summer, New York City will literally be engulfed by the sound of the planet's finest dance music with NYC-based promotion company Global Frequencies hosting the city's first-ever extended series of DJ boat parties every few weeks between May 24 and September 21. Local DJs John Creamer and Stephane K launch the party series on Saturday, May 24 aboard the 430-capacity Star Of Palm Beach. Read More
  • Ricardo CarpenterBASS: DJs Chongo, Lantz are Peruvatwinz; ‘Hyphy... Crisis’ on tap

    Longtime San Francisco Bay Area DJs Lantz and DJ Chongo have a side project going with Lantz producing beats and Chongo whipping out some hilarious rap as the Peruvatwins. Also watch for Chongo (pictured left) to co-star in a new independent film "A Hyphy Mid-Life Crisis" later this year along with Bay Area rapper Mike Wright and high-profile model Gelusa Zaripova that's expected to hit the film festival circuit soon. Read More
  • WORD: Sarah Michelle Gellar options film rights to ‘Lottery’

    Patricia Wood’s bid for an Orange Prize received a shot in the arm after actress Sarah Michelle Gellar optioned the film rights to her novel "Lottery" (Putnam). For Gellar, best known for playing the title role of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and currently with four films in production, Lottery is apparently a bid to assume more serious acting roles as her career matures. Patricia, who informed WORD’N’BASS.com about the deal on Monday, declined to disclose terms of the deal or whether other actors were attached. The UK version of Lottery is one of six titles nominated for the Orange Prize, whose winner will get announced June 4. Check out Patricia’s blog here.
  • Tech ItchBASS: Tech Itch, Dieselboy, Moby play Detroit Electronic Music Festival
    Edited Press Release

    Detroit's Electronic Music Festival has become one of the most highly anticipated annual events for electronic music fans in Detroit and across the globe, and Movement 08 - coming May 24 to 26 at Detroit's Hart Plaza - is no exception. British duo Tech Itch (pictured left) and Dieselboy lead off Drum 'N' Bass talent while an impressive lineup of Techno artists like Moby and Ritchie Hawtin plus numerous new elements could make Movement 08 the most exciting, entertaining and innovative festival yet. Read More <>
  • WORD: Patricia Wood gets Orange Prize nomination for ‘Lottery’

    Debut novelist Patricia Wood was the only American nominated for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, the author told WORD’N’BASS. The Orange Prize, among the most prestigious literary titles in the UK, recognizes talented women authors whose work is published in Great Britain, and Patricia's novel "Lottery" made the cut. Read More
  • Romance Writers of America announced it's hosting its 28th Annual National Conference at the San Francisco Mariott from July 30 to Aug. 2. Best-selling author Victoria Alexander is the Keynote Speaker, and Connie Brockway is the speaker for the Awards Lucheon. Suzanne Brockmann closes out the Conference as emcee for the 2008 RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony. Check out the RWA conference website for information about the conference, hotel, transportation and event schedule.
  • StarkillersBASS: Starkillers has new album, DVD ‘Nervous Nitelife: Vegas’

    New York City underground House music label Nervous Records announced it’s teaming up with US-based DJ/production/remix team Starkillers and Austin Leeds on a new album and DVD "Nervous Nitelife: Vegas." Their collaborative CD is packed with exclusive Starkillers & Austin Leeds’ original productions and remixes. Read More
  • WORD: HarperCollins launches Hamilton, Thomas novels; Judith Regan doesn’t hold grudge

    Author Masha Hamilton launched the third book of her career in April, a "wonderfully touching novel" about an American librarian who leaves Brooklyn to work for a relief organization in Africa that sends books on the backs of camels to forgotten villages, HarperCollins announced. Meanwhile, onetime television heart throb Heather Thomas has reinvented herself as a novelist, and you’ll never guess who’s helping promote her debut. Read More
  • Andrea PortesWORD: Andrea Portes novel ‘Hick’ set to become feature film
    Press Release

    Unbridled Books is pleased to announce that the film rights for Andrea Portes' debut novel, "Hick," have been sold to producers Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Productions and Steven Siebert of Lighthouse Entertainment. Hick, which Unbridled Books released in May 2007, was a Los Angeles Times paperback bestseller, a Book Sense Pick, a Book Sense Reading Group Pick, and a Midwest Connections Pick. It earned rave reviews nationwide. Read More
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith mixes annual 420 Drum ‘N’ Bass set

    It’s become a yearly tradition here at WORD’N’BASS to post a special 420 Drum ‘N’ Bass set and today’s no exception. BPM Smith makes a slow take-off with Banco de Gaia before launching into the heavy bass stratosphere with producers like Young Axe, Greg Packer, Kinetic and longtime favorite Photek, among others. Also listen for some white label surprises and a "Novocaine" chaser with John Rolodex & Synoflex in this smooth round of bass bombs. Listen Now
  • BASS: DJ Times announces 2008 America’s Best DJ nominees, nationwide tour
    Edited Press Release

    As it celebrates 20 years of chronicling United States DJ Culture, DJ Times magazine kicked off its 2008 America’s Best DJ contest on March 25 at Miami’s Winter Music Conference by announcing this year’s top 100 nominees. For the second consecutive year, Pioneer Pro DJ will serve as title sponsor for the tour, which will culminate with a closing ceremony in Las Vegas early this fall. Read More
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith mixes Downtempo and Electro

    The basslines are low and the energy is high in this BPM Smith Downtempo set, which marked his traditional kick-off of the WORD’N’BASS Show last Friday night. Hear chilled out producers like The Cinematic Orchestra, Jazzanova and UNCLE as well as Electro pioneers including Lorne, Midival Punditz, Petersky and a remix of Neotropic in this session of slow cooking beats. Listen Now
  • WORD: American Lauren Groff shortlisted for Orange Broadband Award for New Writers
    Edited Press Release

    The Orange Broadband Award for New Writers, launched in 2005 as part of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, announced that American author Lauren Groff, as well as Joanna Kavenna and Lauren Liebenberg have made this year's shortlist. The three writers were chosen because their first works of fiction revealed signs of emerging talent and the evidence of future potential. Read More
  • WORD: Novelist McMann signs in Arizona as ‘Wake’ gets ALA nomination

    Lisa McMann said her debut novel "Wake," which is already in its third printing after publisher Simon Pulse released the novel just over a month ago, was nominated by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, a compilation of the current year’s books with proven or potential appeal to teens. Lisa’s West Coast book tour is continuing this week with three signings in Arizona today through Thursday (April 8 to 10). She’s appearing with New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare, whose works include "City of Bones" and the recently released book "City of Ashes." Check out Lisa’s blog for her book tour times and locations.
  • WORD: 2008 Backspace Writers Conference Aug. 7-8

    The 2008 Backspace Writers Conference will be held August 7 and 8 at the Radisson Martinique in New York City. Keynote Speakers at this year include Mark Tavani, Senior Editor at Random House, and New York Times bestselling author Lee Child. Cost for the conference is $355 for Backspace members, $395 for non-members, and includes the Thursday evening cocktail reception and awards presentation. Attendance is limited to 200. Check the conference website frequently for updates. Separately, the Mystery Writers of America is offering  a $50 discount off the registration fee to their members. MWA members should register according to the instructions on the conference website at the full price, and then contact Margery Flax at mwa(at)mystery writers(dot)org for reimbursement. The Radisson Martinique is located at 32nd and Broadway.
  • BASS: The Antiserum and Ripple launch new Dubstep with Mode Recordings
    Edited Press Release

    Bristol, England-based label Mode Recordings announced that their latest 12" vinyl release, "MODE 06," which features two immaculately produced tunes from The Antiserum and San Francisco DJ/producer Ripple (pictured left) is now available in record stores worldwide. Read More
  • BASS: SF Dubclash party features UK’s Caspa & Rusko
    Edited Press Release

    On Saturday, April 5, SureFire Productions and Full Melt Recordings join forces to present Dubclash, a sublow party of historic proportions at San Francisco club Jelly’s. The headliners of the night are the mighty Caspa & Rusko, two of dubstep's biggest producer/DJs. Also, the local line-up is a who's who of the San Francisco dubstep and dub scenes including Ripple, Sam Supa and other talents. Read More
  • KluteBASS: Klute launches new tracks ahead of sixth artist album

    Two of today’s finest Drum ‘N’ Bass producers have new tracks on tap this spring with Klute (pictured left) and SKC both releasing their latest efforts over the next two months, record label Commercial Suicide announced. April will see the launch of Klute’s first work since the massive world tour in support of his last album "The Emperors New Clothes." Read More
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith mixes Downtempo and Electro

    In this latest Downtempo mix BPM Smith launches the WORD’N’BASS Show -- broadcast on 104.1 FM and streamed on the Internet Friday nights -- into orbit with producers like Dragonfly, Plaid and West Side Chemical while gradually bumping up the BPM to Electro and Breaks artists Starkillers, Aphex Twin and DJ Icey. Watch for an appearance by the legendary William S. Burroughs and get your latest taste of chilled out beats while they’re hot. Listen Now
  • WORD: Novelist Lisa McMann hits SF Bay Area

    Author Lisa McMann will do a reading and signing of her debut novel "Wake" (Simon Pulse) at the Walnut Creek, Calif., Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, March 18 beginning at 7 pm. Lisa told WORD’N’BASS that Wake is a young adult novel about 17-year-old Janie, “who lives on the fringe and falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else’s twisted psyche.” B&N is located at 1149 South Main Street. On Wednesday, Lisa appears at San Mateo High School with Books Inc., where the indie store will sell Lisa’s autographed books on-site. Separately, publisher Simon Pulse picked up Lisa’s follow-up novel "Fade," which it plans to launch in February 2009. Check out Lisa’s website to see a Wake trailer and more information.
  • DJ FreshBASS: DJ Fresh, Goldie, Photek play Ultra Music Festival; WMC highlights

    Drum ‘n’ Bass fans are in for a major treat during this month’s Ultra Music Festival in Miami, where many of today’s premier talents are set to play including DJ Fresh (pictured left) and American DJs AK 1200 and Dieselboy performing under pseudonyms. The UMF is just one of many events happening in Miami Beach during the Winter Music Conference from Mar. 25 to 29. In addition to the long-awaited 23rd Annual International Dance Music Awards, there's a bevy of private parties, workshops on everything from technology, remixing and editing, chances to present your demos to major record label execs, and countless networking opportunities. Read More
  • WORD: Authors Richmond, Cojocaru, Sheikh host events in Oakland, SF

    San Francisco author Michelle Richmond, whose third novel "No One You Know" (Delacorte) is slated for publication in June, will sign copies of her sophomore work "The Year of Fog" this Wednesday (March 12) at Oakland’s A Great Good Place for Books beginning at 7 pm. Catch Michelle at 6120 La Salle Avenue... Separately, "Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy" author Steven "Cojo" Cojocaru is hosting a fundraiser on Thursday to benefit the National Kidney Foundation at SF’s Club Mezzanine at 7 pm. Cover is $85. Mezzanine is at 444 Jessie Street... Also on Thursday beginning at 7:30 pm, local author Moazzam Sheikh will sign copies of "Idol Lover," a collection of sexually charged tales at Modern Times Bookstore, located at 888 Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District.
  • John DigweedBASS: Sasha & Digweed to tour USA for first time in 6 years
    Edited Press Release

    Sasha & Digweed will kick off their first North American tour together in six years at the Winter Music Conference on Thursday, March 27 at Mansion. The duo will then appear again on Saturday at the Ultra Music Festival, and continue a month-long tour that will bring them to cities including San Francisco, NYC, and even south of the border. Read More
  • WORD: Hunter S. Thompson fans get new book ‘The Kitchen Readings’
     
    If you’re thirsting for some bushwhacking tales about the late, great Hunter S. Thompson you’ll want to pick up a recent release "The Kitchen Readings - Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson" by co-authors Michael Cleverly and Bob Braudis (HarperCollins). The two writers - an artist and a cop - were friends of Thompson’s who visited often at his notorious "fortified compound" in Colorado. Read More
  • Gabriel & DresdenBASS: Gabriel & Dresden , Zabiela headline Spundae 15 Year Anniversary

    Wow, have 15 years really passed since San Francisco party promoter Spundae did their first event? James Zabiela, a resident at popular Ibiza club Inside At Space, will headline Thursday (March 6) at Ruby Skye when the club kicks off two days of Breakbeats and House music to mark Spundae’s 15 Year Anniversary. On Friday, Gabriel & Dresden (pictured left) will play one of their energetic sets. The duo have ascended to the top of the club scene, and snagged International Dance Music Awards the past two years in a row. "We wanted to make an experience of new music, that people are going to remember, with maybe a couple things that they know from the past," said Dresden in a press release. Catch the fun and games at Ruby Skye, located at 420 Mason Street, beginning at 9 pm Mar. 6-7. Single night tickets are available at Ticketweb for $20 or both nights for $30. Checkout the Spundae website for more information.
  • Oscar GBASS: Oscar G. to release debut original artist CD ‘Innov8’
    Edited Press Release

    On April 22, NYC underground House music label Nervous Records will release Oscar G’s first-ever original artist CD, "Innov8." As one-half of landmark Miami-based Murk (along with partner Ralph Falcon), Oscar G. is known as one of the most versatile talents in all of dance music. Over the years, he’s produced some of dance music’s all-time biggest hits while also fashioning a style all his own as a DJ. Read More
  • WORD: Variety Launches ‘The Biz’ social networking website

    If you’re looking to schmooze online with entertainment industry participants, a new "in" might have opened up now that leading entertainment news publication Variety launched an interesting new message board and networking website "The Biz." Read More
  • BASS: Grid imprint Zombie signs SFR, releases new DNB tracks
    Press Release

    Another release, another continent as the Grid family continues to grow -- we welcome SFR to the fold, all the way from Cape Town, South Africa. This producer has been working away on his beats for a few years now, and with releases already on the legendary Trouble on Vinyl, he comes highly recommended. Read More
  • WORD: Jon Clinch hits the road again, ALA Notable Book ‘Finn’ goes paperback

    Author Jon Clinch said the trade paperback edition of his highly-touted debut novel "Finn" (Random House), a mythic story about literary character Huckleberry Finn’s father, is slated for release on March 11. Jon kicks off a nationawide book tour tonight in Oregon to support the paperback release with the following dates and locations. Read More
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith mixes Drum ‘N’ Bass

    The Martians are coming! BPM Smith mixes Drum ‘N’ Bass live during the weekly WORD’N’BASS Show, which is streamed on the Internet and broadcast on 104.1 FM here in the San Francisco Bay Area each Friday night. In his latest set, he opened the show by remixing a surprisingly jazzy track from longtime staple D.Kay, then dropped a series of bass bombs with producers like BSE, Jade, Nu: Tone, Noisia and Klute. Watch for intermittent spaced out effects throughout this mix, plus Morphine’s spoken word transition cut to DNB beats. As always, this freshly cooked mix is presented with no editing of the original broadcast. Listen Now
  • WORD: HarperCollins to publish Oscar De La Hoya autobiography
    Edited Press Release

    HarperEntertainment, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced it has acquired an autobiography by boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya. To be called "American Son," De La Hoya’s book will chronicle his rise as one of the most-talked about fighters in the history of boxing, a frank and touching memoir about his pursuit and achievement of the American Dream. Read More
  • WORD: Cezair-Thompson's 'The Pirate's Daughter' wins Essence Literary Award in Fiction
    Edited Press Release

    Unbridled Books is pleased to announce that Margaret Cezair-Thompson's surprise fall hit, "The Pirate's Daughter," is the winner of the first annual Essence Literary Award in Fiction. Winners were announced at a standing room only gala event in New York last week. Read More
  • BASS: Cielo Announces 5 Year Anniversary Album on Tommy Boy, February DJ line-ups
    Edited Press Release

    In New York City, Cielo continues to celebrate their 5th anniversary year this month with an exciting array of DJ dates. The club will also be releasing the fifth installment in its critically-acclaimed compilation series in June 2008. The special album will commemorate the Cielo 5 Year Anniversary and for this release, Cielo will join forces with the ground-breaking label Tommy Boy. Read More
  • WORD: Marcus Sakey book tour hits California

    Novelist Marcus Sakey has reached the West Coast part of a book tour in support of his sophomore work "At The City’s Edge" (St. Martin’s), a crime thriller set in the ghettos and ritzy neighborhoods of Chicago that the Chicago Sun-Times described as "a hyperrealistic look at our most downtrodden communities." Tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 6) Marcus will sign copies at The Mystery Bookstore in Los Angeles at 7 pm. On Thursday he touches down in the SF Bay, where he’ll do a signing at M is for Mystery, located at 86 East Third Avenue in San Mateo, beginning at 7 pm. With Marcus during the road show is novelist Laura Caldwell, author of "The Rome Affair" that was recently published by Mira Books. Click here to see Marcus' full nationwide book tour schedule.
  • BASS: DJ Mag announces Top 100 clubs poll open for voting
    Press Release

    DJs worldwide are invited to shape DJmag's Top 100 Clubs Poll by simply voting for their top three clubs on the planet. While our long-running Top 100 DJs Poll offers clubbers the opportunity to vote for their favourite DJs, this is a chance for DJs to speak out - creating a definitive list of the best dance clubs and rave spots the world has to offer. Read More
  • WORD: Plume announces launch of Francis debut novel ‘The Liar’s Diary’
    Press Release

    When new music teacher Ali Mather enters Jeanne Cross’s quiet suburban life, she brings a jolt of energy that Jeanne never expected. Ali has a magnetic personality and looks to match, drawing attention from all quarters. Nonetheless, Jeanne and Ali develop a friendship based on their mutual vulnerabilities. "The Liar’s Diary" by Patry Francis (Plume) is the story of Ali and Jeanne's friendship, and the secrets they both keep. Read More
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith mixes Downtempo set

    It’s time to once again enter the chill out chamber, where lounge lizards relax and bass heads settle into ambient beats. Here BPM Smith kicks off his traditional Downtempo opening to the weekly WORD’N’BASS Show, broadcast on 104.1 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and streamed live on the Internet each Friday night. This set includes producers like Air, Kid Loco, A Forest Mighty Black and Luke Slater, among others. As always, WORD’N’BASS.com presents this to you organically mixed and served fresh, with no editing of the original broadcast. Listen Now
  • Miguel MigsBASS: San Francisco's Miguel Migs returns with ‘Those Things Remixed’
    Edited Press Release

    World-renowned Bay Area DJ/producer Miguel Migs (pictured left) returns with "Those Things Remixed" on April 22. The CD features 14 unique interpretations of original tracks from Migs’ critically acclaimed 2007 album Those Things. The eclectic roster of artists recruited for remix duty ranges from British house duo Faze Action and Sade producer Cottonbelly to Swedish breakbeat artist Rasmus Faber. Read More
  • WORD: A.L. Kennedy wins 2007 Costa Book of the Year
    Press Release

    Scottish author and stand-up comedian A.L. Kennedy has won the 2007 Costa Book of the Year award for her fifth novel, "Day," the story of a former RAF prisoner-of-war returning to Germany to confront his demons. The announcement was made Tuesday night at an awards ceremony held at The Intercontinental Hotel in central London. Read More
  • WORD: San Francisco author Beth Lisick is back to ‘Help’ you

    San Francisco author Beth Lisick has a new book out called "Helping Me Helping You" from publisher HarperCollins. The former San Francisco Chronicle nightlife columnist’s latest work is about a year-long experiment in which she consults with multimillion-dollar-earning pros and national experts, not only reading their bestselling books but also attending their seminars and classes across America. Read More
  • LantzAUDIO: Lantz mixes Breakbeat set

    Lantz has spent more than a decade manning the decks at various club and underground events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, mixing House, Drum ‘N’ Bass, and of course his specialty: Breakbeats. In recent years, Lantz has expressed his dedication to Breaks as co-host of the weekly NetAmp Webcast on PulseRadio.net. In this exclusive WORD’N’BASS set, he remixes classic tracks by Michael Jackson, Prince and Melle Mel & The Furious Five, in addition to Breakbeat cuts of contemporary producers such as Moloko. Listen Now
  • WORD: William Hill releases latest odds for Costa Book of the Year
    Edited Press Release

    In the UK, where punters bet on book awards like Americans bet sporting events, oddsmakers William Hill have Costa Novel Award winner A.L. Kennedy as the odds-on favorite with her fifth novel, "Day," posted at 2-1. While it’s a UK-based company, Americans can bet at William Hill’s cultural and sporting events. Here’s the lines on several key contenders at the 2007 Costa Book Awards, whose winner will be announced on Tuesday, January 22. Read More
  • BASS: Winter Music Conference discounted registration expires Jan. 18

    All DJs, producers, record label execs and party promoters who are attending this year’s Winter Music Conference can still get the cheapest available registration, but you’d better get on it -- the discounted registration rate of $305 expires today. Registration includes entry to WMC poolside events and full access to all panels, seminars, the Ultra Music Festival (UMF), the International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) and exhibits. Your badge will also provide complimentary or reduced admission to WMC official nighttime club events. The WMC, widely considered the year’s most important conference for the electronic music industry, happens at the Miami Beach Resort & Spa from Mar. 25 to 28, 2008. Click here to register or find further information.
  • WORD: Jenny Gardiner debuts novel 'Sleeping with Ward Cleaver’
    Edited Press Release

    Virginia resident     Jenny Gardiner is poised to win the hearts of readers across the country with the release of her debut women's fiction book "Sleeping With Ward Cleaver" this February, Dorchester Publishing announced. Gardiner won the North American-wide 2006 American Title III contest sponsored by Dorchester Publishing, leading to her fiction debut with the firm. Read More
  • BASS: Bay Area’s Christopher Willits, Ryuichi Sakamoto team up for ‘Ocean Fire’
    Edited Press Release

    Christopher Willits and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s new release, ‘Ocean Fire,’ is a sublime soundtrack for the ocean. It is an intense and stirring wash of cascading tones and textured harmony. Willits + Sakamoto surprise with rare form in this collaboration, creating a sound world unlike anything they have produced previously. Read More
  • BASS: The Chemical Brothers earn Grammy nod for ‘We Are The Night’

    Widely considered one of the most influential groups in Electronic music, The Chemical Brothers have two big reasons for a cheerful holiday season. First, the electronic duo has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for work on their sixth album, "We Are The Night" that record label Astralwerks launched earlier this year. The album was nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album, while a single off that album, "Do It Again" was nominated for Best Dance Recording. The Chemical Brothers earlier won two Grammys including for their track "Galvanize." Separately, the Chemical Brothers’ Ed Simons is reportedly expecting a child with British pop singer Lilly Allen.
  • Armin Van BuurenBASS: Van Buuren launches live album ‘Universal Religion 2008’
    Edited Press Release

    Dutch DJ/producer Armin Van Buuren, who received the yearly award for the #1 most popular global DJ in 2007 from well-known British magazine DJ Mag, has released a brand new album "Universal Religion 2008" that features his live set at Club Amnesia in Ibiza, Spain. In the influential yearly DJ Mag Top 100, a record-breaking 345,000 votes were cast by dance music fans from more than 220 countries. Read More
  • WORD: Tom Waits releases lyrical biography ‘The Early Years’

    Singer Tom Waits, who garnered fame for his growling vocals and for the distinct poetry of his lyrics, has launched a book of his lyrics called "The Early Years," publisher HarperCollins announced. Since his first album "Closing Time" in 1977, Waits has developed somewhat of a cult following, and longtime fans will be pleased to find this book includes complete lyrics from his debut to 1983. HarperCollins notes the book, which also touches on his 1992 album "One from the Heart," is a celebration of both his words and of the artist himself, and that Waits’ lyrical biography adds further dimension to this gifted artist.
  • BASS: Temple is this week’s hotspot for authors, Drum ‘N’ Bass

    It looks like Temple is the place to be this week in San Fransico, whether you're into heavy bass or literary events. Tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 11), author Eric Corey Freed hosts a book signing for his new title "Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies" (Wiley). Then on Friday, Metalheadz DJ and producer Doc Scott will will play his first San Francisco show in eight years when he headlines a night of Drum ‘N’ Bass along with local DJ Kuze. Popular DJ General Midi and several more turntablists will represent the Breakbeat front. Read More
  • WORD: Marcus Sakey’s new novel ‘At The City’s Edge’ coming soon

    Novelist Marcus Sakey said his second novel, "At The City’s Edge," is slated for release on January 22, 2008 from publisher St. Martin's. His sophomore work, the second of a two-book deal that his literary agent Scott Miller of Trident Media Group closed at auction, is about a discharged soldier who returns from Iraq to find a similar war raging in his Chicago neighborhood. According to Sakey, "There’s corruption and politics and gang warfare and love and redemption and car chases and gun fights and Roman history, all the fun stuff." Fans can preview the first chapter on his newly revamped website. Separately, Sakey’s debut novel "The Blade Itself" is now available in paperback just in time for holiday shopping.
  • BASS: Dieselboy returns to San Francisco tonight

    Dieselboy, one of America’s top Drum ‘N’ Bass DJs, returns to play San Francisco club Temple tonight (Thursday, Dec. 6), party promoter Compression announced. Also playing at the 21-and-up show are residents Ivry, 2 Cents, Manny Vibes and The Colonel MC. Cover is just $5. Temple is located at 540 Howard Street in downtown San Francisco.
  • BASS: BS1 Records resumes DNB production with Kubiks

    After ceasing production for nearly a year and a half, Davide Carbone’s BS1 Records announced that it is kicking off "a new look, tougher sounding BS1 Records" with the involvement of longtime Drum 'N' Bass producer Kubiks. First up from the new BS1 stable is a 12" vinyl release from Kubik with "Mindreader," remixed by one of the leading producers this year, Heist, and backed with a B side track "No Return." Read More
  • WORD: Women lead debut category in Costa Book Awards 2007 Shortlist

    Emigrant writers dominated all-female First Novel category shortlist as Costa, the UK’s fastest-growing coffee shop chain, announced the shortlists for the 2007 Costa Book Awards in the First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book Award categories, recognizing the most enjoyable books of the last year by writers based in the UK and Ireland. Read More
  • BPM SmithAUDIO: BPM Smith Drum ‘N’ Bass set

    BPM Smith, who began mixing Drum ’N’ Bass and Downtempo in 2000, has hosted the WORD ‘N’ BASS Show since 2002. In this latest mix, he churns out a fast and fluid DNB set that includes the latest breakthrough producers like Trei and Psidream while giving a nod to longtime artists from the UK such as Aphrodite and Klute. As always, this mix is presented “unfiltered,” served raw and unedited from the original live show. The program is broadcast in the San Francisco Bay Area on 104.1 FM and streamed live on the Internet every Friday night. Listen Now
  • BASS: Mlle Caro, Franck Garcia to release ‘Pain Disappears’ on Buzzin’ Fly
    Edited Press Release

    After incubating nearly five years, Ben Watt’s Buzzin’ Fly Records is set to release its first-ever artist album Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia’s "Pain Disappears" on February 12, 2008. A magnificent blend of minimal house, experimental electronica and indie-pop, Pain Disappears is an essential piece of music and it’s positioned to be the crossover album of 2008. Read More
  • WORD: Norman Mailer, 1923-2007

    Norman Mailer, a novelist as famous for arguing publicly with authors, political figures and feminists as his prolific writing, died on Saturday, Nov. 10 at age 84. Mailer, who was born in New Jersey on Jan. 31, 1923, exploded on the literary scene at age 25 when his semi-biographical novel "The Naked and the Dead" debuted in 1948 and became one of America’s greatest war novels. Over nearly six decades as a literary icon, Mailer won the Pulitzer Prize twice (for novels "Armies of the Night" and "The Executioner’s Song"), beefed with authors Charles Bukowski, Truman Capote, William Styron and Tom Wolfe, was associated with the Beat Generation, co-founded the Village Voice, and ran for Mayor of NYC with a platform of seceding the city into its own state and banning automobiles. WORD’N’BASS sends condolences to his family.
  • WORD: Former S.F. Police Chief Earl Sanders' book 'Zebra' goes Hollywood

    Another week, another book snapped up by Hollywood. Former San Francisco Chief of Police Prentice Earl Sanders' 2006 book "The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness, and Civil Rights" was sold to DreamWorks and odds are you will see it on the big screen soon, literary agent Jessica Kaye of Beverly Hills agency Kaye & Mills told WORD'N'BASS.com. Read More
  • BASS: Dubfire announces the launch of his new label SCI+TEC
    Edited Press Release

    Dubfire -- one half of the Grammy Award winning and four-time nominated electronic music duo Deep Dish -- is pleased to announce the launch of his new digital label, Science + Technology Digital Audio (SCI + TEC). The label will act as an exclusive outlet for Dubfire’s original productions and a home for up and coming artists from around the globe. Read More
  • WORD: Cormac McCarthy wins Quills Award; charity auction begins Oct. 22

    Novelist Cormac McCarthy added The Quills Award to his ever-growing bag of loot, which has quickly filled to the brim thanks to his most recent novel "The Road" (Alfred A. Knopf). Also, The Quills Literacy Foundation said it is auctioning a selection of autographed 2007 Quill Award winner and nominee titles to raise funds for nonprofit organization First Book. Read More
  • Walter SatterthwaitWORD: Updates on authors Satterthwait, Sakey, Cezair-Thompson

    An official release date isn’t yet finalized, but longtime novelist Walter Satterthwait tells WORD’N’BASS.com that his forthcoming book of short stories "The Mankiller of Poojeegai and Other Mysteries" will come out soon from publisher Crippen & Landru. Separately, we’ve got the latest updates on novelist Margaret Cezair-Thompson's road show and a smoking hot deal for Marcus Sakey that could see him clinking martini glasses with actor Ben Affleck. Read More
  • BPM SmithBASS: BPM Smith mixes DNB live on the Internet Friday nights

    The WORD'N'BASS Show is now streamed live on the Internet from 10:30 pm to 1 am PST on Friday nights. In the program, which also broadcasts in the Oakland/Berkeley/San Francisco areas on the radio at 104.1 FM, WORD’N’BASS.com Editor BPM Smith mixes a Downtempo Electronica set followed by Drum ‘N’ Bass. Read More
  • WORD: Jon Clinch’s novel ‘Finn’ nominated for Sargent Prize
    Jon Clinch, whose novel "Finn" garnered considerable buzz and sparkling reviews nationwide earlier this year, told WORD’N’BASS.com that his debut is among seven that were short-listed for the 2007 John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize. The Sargent Prize, created by the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction as part of its mission to promote the art of fiction in the United States, includes a $10,000 cash award. Read More
  • BASS: Sasha and Spooky play NYC’s Webster Hall Friday, Oct. 12
    Edited Press Release

    On Friday, October 12, Webster Hall and clubZone.com brings together two of the most creative forces in modern electronic music -- Trance and Downtempo DJ/producer Sasha and Spooky, a two-man DJ and production crew whose birth names are Charlie May and Duncan Forbes -- for an evening of sublime sounds enriched by New York City’s finest sound system. Read More
  • WORD: Frank Beddor takes 'Seeing Redd' to bestsellers list with multimedia

    Author Frank Beddor, who has turned heads with his scintillating take on Lewis Carroll’s classic novel "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," has launched a bevy of multimedia offerings that could represent the next wave in author promotions. Check out some of the things he did for his latest novel "Seeing Redd" that has helped make it a smash hit -- his second book to hit the NY Times Bestsellers list in two years. Read More
  • WORD: Major paperback deal for Cezair-Thompson’s ‘The Pirates Daughter’
    Edited Press Release

    Unbridled Books announced that it has sold the trade paperback rights for Margaret Cezair-Thompson’s surprise fall hit, "The Pirates Daughter," in a significant six-figure deal to Jane von Mehren at Random House. Cezair-Thompson’s latest novel was inspired by Errol Flynn’s accidental arrival in Jamaica in 1946. Read More
  • BASS: Drum & Bass DJs Photek, Dieselboy return to San Francisco

    In a warm-up before next Saturday’s LoveFest, two of the world’s top Drum & Bass DJ/producers -- Photek and Dieselboy -- are playing at San Francisco club Temple tonight (Sept. 22), party promoter fSound announced. Local DJs Gridlok and Genome open the show, while MC Duh and MC Colonel will handle the mic at this event that commemorates SF-based DNB label Project 51. San Francisco Dubstep hosts a second room with JuJu, DJ Unya, Jus Wan and MC Child performing. The 21-and-up party runs from 10 pm to 4 am with a $15 cover. Temple is located at 55 Natoma in the SOMA District.
  • Fontella BassREVIEW: The Cinematic Orchestra leaves SF basking in bass
    Review by BPM Smith

    The Cinematic Orchestra played Saturday night at Bimbo’s 365 Club here in San Francisco, and the UK-based troupe sure put on a euphoric show. After a rough patch in their very first song they recovered to do a fantastic set that combined tracks from their new album "Ma Fleur" with some old time favorites from "Man With a Movie Camera" that had catapulted them to cult status among American Downtempo fans and stoners worldwide. Read More
  • Dave EggersWORD: Author Dave Eggers bags $250K for Heinz Award

    San Francisco author Dave Eggers, founder of the 826 Valencia writing laboratories as well as a publishing house for emerging writers, won $250,000 from The Heinz Family Foundation in its Arts and Humanities award category. Eggers is a novelist whose meteoric commercial and critical success led him into the worlds of philanthropy, advocacy and education, which helped make him one of five recipients of 13th annual Heinz Awards. Read More
  • BASS: Downtempo band The Cinematic Orchestra plays SF on Saturday

    The Cinematic Orchestra, one of several breakthrough Downtempo Electonica bands that came to prominence in the late 1990s, is touring across North America in September to support two album released this year, "Live At The Big Chill" and their studio album "Ma Fleur."  They will touch down at San Francisco club Bimbo’s this Saturday, one night after their show at the El Ray Theater in Los Angeles. Read More
  • BASS: Internet music reactions mixed to SoundExchange offer; kill date of Sept. 14

    It looks like many websites that stream Electronic music will survive the Draconian new royalty fees that the Copyright Royalty Board tried to push through earlier this year. Internet webcasters have until this Friday (Sept. 14) to accept a new deal from SoundExchange, the group responsible for collecting royalty fees and distributing them to various music industry companies. Read More
  • SashaBASS: Sasha launches new lable emFire, plans North American tour

    Longtime Trance and Downtempo DJ and producer Sasha announced the launch of his brand new label, Titled emFire, an imprint that will be an exclusive outlet for his own material, which has been co-produced with his renowned collective that in