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INDIA TO HOST 2008 LIVE EARTH EVENT
TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR CLIMATE IN CRISIS

Al Gore, Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Amitabh Bachchan, Jon Bon Jovi, and Kevin Wall
Announce “Live Earth India” December 7, 2008, in Mumbai, India

Mumbai, India (September 18, 2008) – On December 7, 2008, Live Earth India, this year’s concert for a climate in crisis, will feature world-renowned musicians and performers, environmental advocates and celebrities from India, the U.S. and all over the globe. Live Earth India will feature personal and policy solutions to the climate crisis, offer support for India’s most important environmental issues and causes, and provide a platform so India can continue its global climate leadership. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who participated in the press announcement live via satellite, said India should lead the world by committing to produce all of its new energy in the electricity sector from clean and renewable sources within the next 10 years. Beneficiaries of Live Earth India include TERI’s Light A Billion Lives campaign and Climate Project India, which are dedicated to promoting awareness and finding solutions to current climate situations while alleviating poverty. Along with Mr. Gore, Indian environmental leader Dr. R. K. Pachauri, actor and Live Earth India spokesperson Amitabh Bachchan, and Jon Bon Jovi, lead singer of Live Earth India western headliner Bon Jovi, all joined Executive Producer and Live Earth founder Kevin Wall for today’s important announcement. Also in attendance were Sabbas Joseph from WizCraft Entertainment and representatives from TERI and Project Climate India. In a surprise announcement Kevin Wall disclosed that the Creative Director for Live Earth India was none other than acclaimed Indian film director and producer Shekhar Kapur. Live Earth India is coming to Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai, India, December 7, 2008.
“Live Earth’s mission is to cultivate grassroots and worldwide awareness of and solutions for environmental issues that affect us all. Awareness activates change and important issues deserve a global platform,” said Kevin Wall, founder of Live Earth. “That’s why the stage for Live Earth India will host some of the biggest artists from India to the U.S. and beyond, while we bring India to the world. And the world has a lot to learn from traditional Indian culture about sustainability.”
“India will be among the leading powers of the global economy in the coming decades,” said former Vice President Al Gore. �“As a democracy that is looked up to by many nations, especially for its commitment to inclusive growth for its diverse peoples, India has a major role to play in leadership by example for the climate crisis and sustainable development. �Kevin and I are honored to bring Live Earth to India.”

Richie Sambora with Los Lobos at a benefit concert for the Midnight Mission of Los Angeles in March 2007. It was one of many events that have taken place at Malibu Performing Arts Center. The owners of MPAC are in danger of foreclosure on the property that houses the center. Photo by Devon Meyers

Les Paul & Friends-A Tribute To A Legend is a fitting honor to the genre-crossing icon with an eclectic collection of musicians spanning the musical spectrum. From the hard hitting thunder of Joe Bonammassa party rock guitar, to the fluid almost ethereal guitar groove provided by guitar icon Slash, this CD covers the gamut of guitar and recording techniques. Solid tributes, most of which also include the 93-year old Les Paul are turned in by Johnny Rzeznik covering U2’s “All I Ever Want Is You”, Joan Osborne’s smoky rendition of “I Don’t Wanna Be With Anybody But You”, and even Richie Sambora’s spiritual vocal on “Great Hall Of Fame.” This CD serves as a tribute, not only to the man, but also to these techniques that Les Paul invented as well as to the Les Paul guitar and the inspiration he provided the many guests that appear on this release. Notably Les Paul himself plays alongside his prot�g�’s on several tracks. Sadly, it was during the post production of this CD that famed barefoot guitarist Hiram Bullock passed away making this his last official recording. Not only is this a tribute to the man, Les Paul; it’s also a tribute to his recording techniques and the inspiration he provided the many guests that appear on this release.

Commenting on the making of this disc, featured artist Slash says “This is a record where instead of playing Les Paul's music & trying to imitate his inimitable style, it is a showcase of guitar players doing their own thing, but in tribute to his influence on our musicianship, recording techniques & use of effects. All of which wouldn't be anything like what they are if it weren't for Les Paul's creative & technical pioneering genius. And, at 93 yrs old he is still as obsessed with pioneering as many new gadgets & techniques to make life more interesting, as he always has been.”

Track Listing
1. THE GOOD LUCK YOU'RE HAVING featuring JOE BONAMASSA and LES PAUL
2. THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN featuring HIRAM BULLOCK and LES PAUL
3. I DON'T WANNA BE WITH NOBODY BUT YOU featuring JOAN OSBORNE and LES PAUL
4. ALL I WANT IS YOU featuring JOHNNY RZEZNIK, PETER FRAMPTON and LES PAUL
5. SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS featuring LISA FISCHER and LES PAUL
6. 69 FREEDOM SPECIAL featuring LES PAUL and FRIENDS
7. VOCALISE featuring SLASH
8. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW featuring MICK HUCKNALL, JOE PERRY and LES PAUL
9. HOW LONG featuring JEFF GOLUB
10. GREAT HALL OF FAME featuring RICHIE SAMBORA

Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi's legendary lead guitarist, can now call the City of Brotherly his home after making a historical buy at The Residences at Two Liberty Place.Sambora purchased a $3.58 million luxury residence on the 52nd floor paying a record $1,377 per square foot. That is the highest price per square foot ever paid in Philadelphia's residential condominium real estate market. Sambora's new home has a panoramic view of Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware.I'm so excited to finally have a home in Philadelphia," said Sambora. "Choosing The Residences at Two Liberty Place was easy …. The views are outrageous, and the level of personalized service is unbelievable, they treat you like… well, a rock star." One and Two Liberty Place are signature landmarks of the Philadelphia skyline. Two Liberty Place consists of 90 spacious luxury residences on the 40th to the 57th floors marking the first time in Philadelphia's history that residents are able to live above William Penn's hat, the well-known landmark atop City Hall.

Richie Sambora, the lead guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi, paid $3.58 million for a 52nd-floor apartment in Philadelphia, the most ever paid on a per-square-foot basis for a condominium in the city.

Sambora, 49, paid $1,377 a square foot for the 2,600-square-foot condominium. The condo, at The Residences at Two Liberty Place, has three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. It is Sambora's first home in Philadelphia.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) –
Samuel Goldwyn Films has
nabbed domestic rights to the 1930s-era blues musical "Dark
Streets," which features the first film score from B.B. King.
Rachel Samuels' adaptation of producer Glenn Stewart's
stage musical "The City Club" follows a naive playboy drawn
into a treacherous love triangle with two blues singers at his
favorite nightclub. Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Izabella Miko
and Elias Koteas star.
Etta James, Natalie Cole, Dr. John, Aaron Neville, Solomon
Burke and Richie Sambora perform original songs on the
soundtrack.
Goldwyn plans a late 2008 release for the film, which
earned a special jury prize at this year's CineVegas festival
as a work-in-progress.
Producers Claus Clausen, Andrea Balen, Corina Danckwerts
and Stewart will donate half of the film's profits to the Blues
Initiative, which aids New Orleans musicians hurt by the Gustav
and Katrina hurricanes.