Pre-Order Bigelf Cheat the Gallows with Newbury Comics

Get your FREE, AUTOGRAPHED, LIMITED EDITION CD Booklet with pre-order of Cheat the Gallows at NewburyComics.com. Click here to order.

Impending Sense of Doom!

Bigelf bestows upon middle earth their latest epic foray into classic, psychedelic-glam-rock & roll with the new album Cheat The Gallows - available August 12, 2008. To hear and download the first single "Money It's Pure Evil" click here. Select the Bigelf link under "Currently on Tour" to see upcoming show dates. 

James Blunt on Tour with Sheryl Crow this Summer

James Blunt returns this summer to tour the US with Sheryl Crow. Select the James Blunt link under "Currently on Tour" to check out the dates and buy tickets.

Win a Trip to NYC to catch Ben Jelen at All Points West Festival!

As officially announced this week, Ben Jelen has been added to the Sunday Aug 10th line-up of artists at the first All Points West Music and Arts Festival located at scenic Liberty Island.  Custard and Eastsport want to send you there!  One lucky contestant will win airfare, lodging and transportation to the festival for two.  Click here to enter and for details!  Good Luck!

Ben Jelen to Perform at: B93's 10th Anniversary Summerfest

Saturday June 14th @ John Thurman Field, Modesto - along with: Kate Voegele, Matt Nathanson, Pat Monahan, Augustana, and more.
Click here for more details

Ben Jelen's "Wreckage" on VH1!!

Be sure to tune into Vh1 this week as Ben Jelen is officially in rotation appearing in the Jump Start program.  Fans can help Ben crack into the Top 20 by voting for him at Vh1.com.

Ben TV pt. II

Ben Jelen appears on FoxTV Boston while on tour, catch his performance here.

Happy Earth Day!

Ben Jelen celebrates Earth Day with the release of both the digital-only EP (no nasty jewel cases or cd trays to muck up the planet!) and e-video for his latest single "Wreckage" today.   The EP features the "Wreckage" single, plus unreleased remixes for both "Wreckage" and "Pulse" from his ex-sensitive album and the elusive b-side "A Balance."   The EP and the e-video are available at iTunes and e-music retailers across the world-wide web. 
EP link
E-video link

Wreckage Gets Wre-Mixed!

Just in time for Earth Day, Custard will release a four track, digital-only EP for "Wreckage" on Tuesday, April 22nd.  This collection includes the remixes for "Wreckage" and "Pulse" by world class DJs Disco Pusher and System 22, and the previously unreleased b-side from ex-sensitive, "A Balance."

BEN TV!

While on tour, Ben has been making appearances and performing his new single "Wreckage" on local TV.  You can catch some of these performances via the TV stations' websites:
Detroit Fox Beat  The Vault
Dallas KTXA Soundcheck (Search Ben Jelen)
Dallas MyFOX KDFW

Ben Jelen VH1.com "News Confidential" Interview

Listen to Ben talk about being a solo artist, touring, the Ben Jelen Foundation, and the meaning behind his video "Wreckage" in his VH1 News Confidential interview.

Ben Jelen Foundation @ SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas: Besides performing at showcases, Ben Jelen came to South by Southwest music festival to help raise money for his new environmental charity. But the singer-songwriter admits that trying to keep green while touring is harder than it seems.

"It's difficult because at the end of the day, you are putting CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the air because of your activities," Jelen told The Associated Press. "One day we will have a tour bus that doesn't run on gas."

Jelen, 27, held court Friday at the Eastport Cafe, a converted bar and gifting suite for which sponsors donated about $10,000 (6,426)to his Ben Jelen Foundation. Jelen said the charity had four goals: to educate teens about environmentalism, aid those affected by climate change, to invest in alternative and clean energy sources and to finance organizations that campaign for a better climate.

Though he acknowledges that tour buses, including his, can create a lot of waste, he also said he is a big recycler. Jelen released his second album, "Ex-Sensitive," last summer, and performed at showcases here in Austin for SXSW. "It's random ears that might make a difference in your career," said Jelen. But he joked that his charity may have made a bigger splash than his music. "I can't seem to raise a penny for myself, but when it comes to a cause, it's different!" he said.

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody
The Associated Press, Music Writer
March 14, 2008

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Ben Jelen Spinner.com Interview

Check out Ben's interview where he talks about his new single "Wreckage", ex-sensitive, and going Green with the Ben Jelen Foundation with AOL's Spinner.com HERE.

Ben Jelen "Wreckage" Video

Check out Ben Jelen's new video for the single "Wreckage", the directorial debut for Linda Perry, off of ex-sensitive.
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Special New York Ben Jelen Performance

Ben will be giving a special Earth Day (April 22nd) performance at 6:00pm in New York at the Replay jeans store. Replay, which already features a line of organic jeans, are supporting Ben's environmental efforts by donating 10% of their SOHO store's sales from April 15th through Earth Day, April 22nd to the Ben Jelen Foundation.

Earth Day
April 22nd, 2008
6:00pm performance followed by signing
(no flash photography)

Reply Store
109 Prince St.
New york, NY 10012
(212) 673-6300
www.replay.it

Ben Jelen Streaming LIVE!

Click on the banner to register and watch a LIVE stream of Ben's show at Agora in Cleveland, OH on 4/11/08!

Ben Jelen Wreckage Spring 2008 Tour Dates Announced!

Click Ben's link to view the dates.

James Blunt on Good Morning America

Tune in to see James' special guest appearance and performance on Good Morning America, Friday February 29th.

James Blunt on Ellen today!

James is on Ellen's Grammy Special today, February 11th, at 4:00 PM (PST) on NBC (ch. 4).

James Blunt TV appearances in February!

While on his North American tour, be sure to catch James Blunt promoting his album All the Lost Souls with the following performances on TV:

Feb 7     The Tonight Show TV (full band) in LA
Feb 10   Ellen Degeneres TV in LA (Grammy's Special, full band)
Feb 28   Conan O'Brien TV in NEW YORK (full band)
Feb 29   Early morning TV performance on 'Good Morning America' (full band)

GRAMMY Bronze Tickets

from Ben Jelen & Custard Records

As a thanks for your support, Ben Jelen and Custard Records want to send you and a friend to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA for the 50th Grammy Awards on February 10th, 2008!

To enter for your chance to win, add this Ben Jelen banner to your myspace profile and reply to this email with your myspace URL. One winner will be selected at random on January 30th. If that random person is you and the banner is on your profile you will spend a night brushing elbows with the stars!

iTunes "Best Of 2007"

iTunes has selected All The Lost Souls as one of the best POP albums in 2007 as part of their year end editor's choice list! CLICK HERE to check out all the best in 2007!

Videos To Go

The videos for "Where Do We Go" (animated version) and "Pulse" are available for digital sale on iTunes. Get both and put them on your iPod so you can take Ben with you wherever you go!

Bigelf's HEX scores a Perfect "10!!"

Blabbermouth.net, THE online destination for all things Hard Rock has reviewed Bigelf's HEX album and award it with a 10.0 rating! It takes balls the size of church bells to refer to your own band as the "evil BEATLES." To actually back that statement up, and then some, requires the kind of talent that comes down the pike once, maybe twice a decade, if we're lucky. BIGELF backs it up, and then some... Click Here for the full review...

MP3 - Not just for listening! New footage available for viewing

MP3.com has posted the video portions of the interview and Ben's performance from his recent visit there. Check 'em out here.

James Blunt gets "Lost" On Tour, Appears on TV

James Blunt announces details of the North American leg of his 2008 Lost Souls Tour which kicks off in February with special guest Sara Bareilles. The tour which is being presented by VH1's You Oughta Know will commence on February 4 in Seattle and wrap on March 4 in Atlanta. Click here to see all dates. In other Blunt news, James will appear November 23rd on Live with Regis and Kellyfor a live morning performance. On December 11 James will be on The View, and then you can catch him on CBS' A Home For The Holidays on December 21.

"Where Do We Go" not your little brother's Saturday morning cartoon!

Check out the brand new, fully-animated version of Ben Jelen's "Where Do We Go" video premiering exclusively online here! Don't forget to post the link to your blog site and Myspace profile, and post a comment about it on Youtube while you're at it!

James Blunt makes a "Mistake" on VH1 - Sat. 11/10!

Tune in to VH1's Top 20 Countown Sat. 11/10 @ 9am for the on-air premiere of James Blunt's "Same Mistake." The VH1 Top 20 Countdown will also be aired on Sun. 11/11 @ 8am & Tues. 11/13 @ 9am.

Ben Jelen accepts donation for Darfur Relief!

St. John's University presented a fat $5,000 check in Ben's name at the school's homecoming concert last Saturday to honor his efforts to Save Darfur.