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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Third Day Is Number One-Again
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Call My Name,” the first single from the upcoming album by Atlanta’s Christian rockers, Third Day (above), now tops the R&R Christian AC, CHR and Christian Radio Weekly charts for another week.
It is the second consecutive single to achieve that success on those listings. And just the latest achievement by the act that has had 25 No. 1 radio singles, 23 Dove Awards, three Grammys and sold more than six million albums.
Third Day’s new CD, “Revelation”, is due in stores July 29; after which they plan to hit the festival circuit with Switchfoot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band and Jars of Clay on the Music Builds Tour.
Looking forward to that album? How would you rate “Call My Name”?
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Adam Murphy’s Report Card on Ludacris
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you hear Atlanta’s Grammy winner Ludacris is going to be on TV, a music awards show probably first comes to mind.
Then maybe “Law & Order: SVU” - on which he’s made some memorable appearances. Or perhaps that upcoming Planet Green project, “Battleground Earth,” he’s doing with rocker Tommy Lee.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. At least tomorrow.
At 4 p.m. on WGCL-TV Ludacris will join Adam Murphy (that’s both of them, above) on the Restaurant Report Card segment.
Murphy visited the rapper-actor’s new Midtown restaurant Straits. And just in case you were wondering before you watch it, it got 97 points on its last health inspection.
Have you been to Straits yet, and if so, have a favorite dish? (As we’ve reported before, one of Ludacris’s is the chicken lollipops. And Murphy added in an e-mail, “they’re one of the best items on the menu”). Do you go to restaurants — or nightclubs, retail stores, whatever — because a celebrity owns it?
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Mario’s Atlanta Connections
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Photo: John Russo
R&B singer Mario’s launch of his new foundation in Atlanta tomorrow, and his performance later that evening at Six Flags, only begin to speak to his many ties to this city.
Of course, first, there’s the musical: His most recent CD “Go” includes contributions from Polow Da Don, Akon, Sean Garrett and Mr. Collipark. Plus he’s part of the local production team, the Knightwritaz.
Then there is the not-so-obvious business tie: He co-owns a downtown boxing gym called Sweat City.
(Not to mention, he chose to celebrate his official entry into adulthood at midtown’s Verve nightclub.)
Little wonder then that the Grammy nominee would look to the metro area to launch his new Do Right Foundation, an initiative for kids dealing with drug addiction in their home.
“Having been in that place myself, I know how it felt,” Mario told us. “And one of those feelings was alone.”
(Mario’s mother battled heroin addiction and is now nine months clean).
“Now hopefully I can be an inspiration to kids that feel the way…And the Do Right Foundation can help give them the tools to deal.”
Did you see MTV’s documentary on Mario and his mom, titled “I Won’t Love You To Death” - and if so, what were your thoughts? Planning to catch him Thursday at the Michael E. Grant Boys & Girls Club in Austell, and/or Six Flags later?
