wampus multimedia launches www.markdoyon.com

Wampus Multimedia introduces www.markdoyon.com, a portal site featuring content created by Arms of Kismet leader Mark Doyon. A blend of music, fiction, and commentary, the site focuses on the creative relationships between media. Doyon chronicles the production of the forthcoming Arms of Kismet CD (scheduled for January 30 release) in The Daily Wad, an "anti-blog" on authenticity that ferrets out the relationships between current events, personal history, and the artistic process. The site also spotlights his fiction (Bonneville Stories, 2001; Jagged Whimsy and Other Stories, 2004) and his past work with the band Wampeters (Murder Your Darlings, 1999).

Bookmark The Daily Wad and find out how it feels on you.

http://markdoyon.com

http://wampus.com/doyon/wad

http://armsofkismet.com

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Press Salutes 'After Hours'

Wampus Multimedia recently released After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed, a retrospective of 14 Reed classics interpreted by emerging artists in the indie scene. Through track selection and sequencing, After Hours traces Reed’s career from the late 1960s to the present. From the optimism of Johnny J Blair’s "Sunday Morning" to the ambivalence of Brook Pridemore’s title track, After Hours tells the story of an artist unencumbered by popular expectations, yet, intriguingly, popular. From Radio Caroline’s understated "Pale Blue Eyes" to Kowtow Popof’s playful "Satellite of Love," the CD looks beyond the famous Reed persona to the brilliance of the Reed songs.

"Again, Wampus has hit a home run with an inspired disc that justifies the need for tribute albums.... The rare compilation that inspires the listener to go out and buy the back catalog of the artist being feted, After Hours is an amazing disc and Wampus deserves commendation.... It is clear that this is one label that understands what good music is all about." --Groovevolt.com

"Wampus Multimedia is setting a different standard. They are an independent label on a mission to win your mind, heart, and ears, and with this CD, they do exactly that." --Keith Hannaleck, MusicDish

"A highly listenable combination of a baker's dozen-plus performances, and very deserving of your attention." --Joe Viglione, All-Music Guide

"A must-have for any fan of Reed, or for anyone who just likes quality, original music, smartly produced, played very, very well." --Fleabomb.com

"All the interpretations are interesting, and prepared with passion and precision. Production is first-rate and the diversity of songs and styles is top-quality." --Laura Turner Lynch, Kweevak.com

Whether one sees Reed as the Godfather of Punk, a Dylan refractor, a cross-dressing provocateur, or an earnest missionary for the cause of literate rock music, his influence can’t be denied. His career spans more than 35 years, from his seminal role in the Velvet Underground through his reinventions as glam jester, hardcore pre-punk, lovestruck Romeo, and, finally, acerbic rock ‘n’ roll survivor. After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed is available from CD Street, CD Baby, Amazon, Borders, CD Now and many other retailers.

http://wampus.com/lou.html

http://www.cdstreet.com/cgi-bin/artist_products.cgi?1236010&12367031

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/afterhours

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000092OK4/qid=1051272183/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-2035216-7863802?v=glance&s=music&n=507846

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Wampus Seeks Submissions for Warren Zevon Tribute CD

Wampus Multimedia is accepting for submissions to its Warren Zevon tribute until November 30.

Following the label's other tribute CDs, If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman (2001), and After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed (2003), the compilation will feature selections from throughout Zevon's reign as rock's most acerbic troubadour and cynical romantic. Wampus will donate one dollar from the sale of each Zevon CD to the American Cancer Society.

Want to submit? Find out how.

http://wampus.com/warren.html

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Get the Good Stuff: Irresistible Releases from Wampus

http://wampus.com/catalog.html

http://www.cdstreet.com/cgi-bin/artist_products.cgi?1236010&&

Kowtow Popof / Kowtow Drops the Pop Off

Powerfully nuanced postmodern rave-ups that set the car radio ablaze. "Preternaturally surrealist post-pop." --Eve Zibart, The Washington Post

Various Artists / After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed

Emerging indie artists create the ultimate Lou Reed retrospective.

tvfordogs / Heavy Denver

The best modern-rock record of the year -- hear it for yourself.

Amateur God / Near Life Experience

Dark gothic-semi-vocal-ambient music in the tradition of Mylene Farmer, All About Eve, Celtic Frost, Type O Negative, Sisters of Mercy, The Gathering, Jean Michel Jarre, Orbital, Front 242, Rammstein, Art of Noise, and Voivod.

Various Artists / If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman

A wildly entertaining ride through the repertoire of one of rock's most original and eclectic songwriters. Like Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground before him, Richman's deceptively straightforward music defies easy categorization. From his early days with the original Modern Lovers, through numerous iterations of the Lovers, to his latter-day solo career, Richman's work has mixed an arresting sense of innocence with a deep sensitivity to human emotion.

Various Artists / Glass Flesh 2: a Tribute to Robyn Hitchcock

Twenty-one great ways to skin Robyn Hitchcock's cat. Indispensable.

Wampeters / Murder Your Darlings

D.C. post-modernists reinvent the contrarian rock sensibility. Smoldering chamber rock descended from the Band, the Beatles, and the Beach Boys. "A great narrative album. The last great mainstream release that exemplifies this method of development of style and sound is Wilco's Summer Teeth." --Heidi Drockelman, IndieMusic.com

Arms of Kismet / unreleased tracks

It's postmodern rock for the savvy, ironic streetcrawler. Check out tracks from next year's debut Arms of Kismet CD, including the new "Sail Seven."

http://mp3.com/ArmsofKismet

Mark Doyon / Bonneville Stories

Crisp fiction from Arms of Kismet's Mark Doyon that's as dark as optimism gets. "A brilliant collection of beautifully written stories that made me cringe, grimace, and laugh, while sometimes moving me to great pity.... There just aren't any flaws here, and I can't possibly do this book justice in a review. No one could, really...." --Laurie Edwards, CultureDose.net

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1929763093/qid=1034199246/sr=8-7/ref=sr_8_7/102-8551637-2399362?v=glance&n=507846

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Coming in 2003-04

Dedicated to the support and promotion of independent music, Wampus is home to growing roster of indie artists. Interested in becoming a Wampus artist? Read all about it.

http://wampus.com/programs.html

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