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		<title>South African Sensation The Parlotones Offer 2010 SAMA “Music Video of the Year” as Free iTunes Download</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a FREE iTunes download that I found over here for a limited time: South African Sensation The Parlotones Offer 2010 SAMA “Music Video of the Year” as Free iTunes Download 4-Piece South African Natives Perform to over 1 Billion at 2010 World Cup Concert, Announce U.S. Tour Dates for Fall WHAT: The week of June 21st, iTunes will be offering The Parlotones’s “Push Me to the Floor” music video free for download at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/push-me-to-the-floor/id377540364. The video was awarded “Best Music Video of the Year” at the 2010 SAMA Awards in April. This September, The Parlotones will perform in select U.S. cities to support the North American release of their new album, Stardust Galaxies. WHO: The Parlotones have shared the stage with musical greats, including Kings of Leon, The Gossip, Violent Femmes, Jimmy Eat World, New Model Army, Evanescence, Staind, The Rasmus, UB40 and Collective Soul. They have achieved multi-platinum-selling status in their home country of South Africa, selling more records than Coldplay, The Killers, and Oasis combined. The Parlotones preformed in front of a global audience of over 1 billion viewers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Kick-Off Celebration Concert. In 2009, the band embarked on a [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here is a <a href="http://www.embargozone.com/2010/06/22/south-african-sensation-the-parlotones-offer-2010-sama-%E2%80%9Cmusic-video-of-the-year%E2%80%9D-as-free-itunes-download/">FREE iTunes download</a> that I <strong><a href="http://www.embargozone.com/2010/06/22/south-african-sensation-the-parlotones-offer-2010-sama-%E2%80%9Cmusic-video-of-the-year%E2%80%9D-as-free-itunes-download/">found over here for a limited time</a></strong>:</p>
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<blockquote><p><strong>South African Sensation The Parlotones Offer 2010 SAMA “Music Video of the Year” as Free <a class="zem_slink" title="ITunes" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/">iTunes</a> Download</strong></p>
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<p><strong>4-Piece South African Natives Perform to over 1 Billion at 2010 World Cup  Concert, Announce <a class="zem_slink" title="United States" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667%20%28United%20States%29&amp;t=h">U.S.</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="Concert" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert">Tour</a> Dates for Fall</strong></p>
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<p><strong>WHAT: </strong>The week of June 21<sup>st</sup>, iTunes will be offering The Parlotones’s “Push Me to the Floor” <a class="zem_slink" title="Music video" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video">music video</a> free for download at: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/push-me-to-the-floor/id377540364" target="_blank">http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/push-me-to-the-floor/id377540364</a>. The video was awarded “Best Music Video of the Year” at the 2010 SAMA Awards in April.  This September, The Parlotones will perform in select U.S. cities to support the North American release of their new album, <em><a class="zem_slink" title="Stardust Galaxies" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_Galaxies">Stardust Galaxies</a></em>.</p>
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<p><strong>WHO: </strong>The Parlotones have shared the stage with musical greats, including Kings of  Leon, The Gossip, Violent Femmes, Jimmy Eat World, New Model Army,  Evanescence, Staind, The Rasmus, UB40 and Collective Soul.  They have achieved multi-platinum-selling status in their home country of South Africa,  selling more records than Coldplay, The Killers, and Oasis combined.</p>
<p>The Parlotones preformed in front of a  global audience of over 1 billion viewers for the <a class="zem_slink" title="2010 FIFA World Cup" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=-26.2347972222,27.9823527778%20%282010%20FIFA%20World%20Cup%29&amp;t=h">2010 FIFA World Cup</a> and Kick-Off  Celebration Concert.  In 2009, the band embarked on a sold-out, 300-date world tour, packing out 1000+ capacity venues in Germany, Austria, Switzerland,  France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Russia, the US and the UK.  They closed out the global tour at the Dome in Johannesburg, writing their own piece of African history by becoming the first <a class="zem_slink" title="South Africa" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-29.046,25.063&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=-29.046,25.063%20%28South%20Africa%29&amp;t=h">South  African</a> band to ever headline the venue.</p>
<p>The Parlotones darkly romantic lyrics,  atmospheric pop structures, and ambitious live shows have earned them rave response from  fans and critics alike.  Their new album, <em>Stardust Galaxies</em>, was released in Europe on June 4<sup>th</sup>, 2010, with the North American release slated for September.</p>
<p><strong>WHEN:</strong> <strong> </strong>The music video for “Push Me to the Floor” can be downloaded free from iTunes the week of June 21<sup>st</sup>. The  Parlotones begin their U.S. tour Tuesday, September 14<sup>th</sup> in Washington,  <a class="zem_slink" title="Washington, D.C." rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667%20%28Washington%2C%20D.C.%29&amp;t=h">D.C.</a> Full tour details are below.</p>
<p><strong>WHERE: </strong>9/14/10 – Washington, D.C.        @ DC9                          Tickets: <a href="http://bit.ly/aBFruJ" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/aBFruJ</a></p>
<p>9/15/10 – Philadelphia, PA          @ M Room                    Tickets: <a href="http://bit.ly/cPb93x" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/cPb93x</a></p>
<p>9/16/10 – Allston, MA                 @ Great Scott               Tickets:  <a href="http://bit.ly/at1LU9" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/at1LU9</a></p>
<p>9/17/10 – <a class="zem_slink" title="New York City" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.7166666667,-74.0&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=40.7166666667,-74.0%20%28New%20York%20City%29&amp;t=h">New York, NY</a> @ The Mercury Lounge  Tickets: <a href="http://bit.ly/bUwqwS" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/bUwqwS</a></p>
<p>9/18/10 – Hoboken, NJ               @ Maxwell’s                  Tickets: <a href="http://bit.ly/EN8zi" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/EN8zi</a></p>
<p>9/19/10 – Toronto, ONT              @ Lee’s Palace             Tickets: <a href="http://bit.ly/MVyK6" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/MVyK6</a></p>
<p>9/20/10 – <a class="zem_slink" title="Chicago" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.8369444444,-87.6844444444&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=41.8369444444,-87.6844444444%20%28Chicago%29&amp;t=h">Chicago, IL</a> @ Schubas Tavern         Tickets: <a href="http://bit.ly/d2qzFH" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/d2qzFH</a></p>
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<p>More information in The Parlotones: <a href="http://www.theparlotones.net/" target="_blank">http://www.theparlotones.net</a></p>
<p>“Push Me to the Floor” can be downloaded  free the week of June 21<sup>st</sup> at: <a title="blocked::http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/push-me-to-the-floor/id377540364" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/push-me-to-the-floor/id377540364" target="_blank">http://itunes.apple.com/us/video/push-me-to-the-floor/id377540364</a></p>
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<p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Mosquito_Netting.jpg/300px-Mosquito_Netting.jpg" align="right">You know you have $5 sitting in your PayPal account. You could buy some new iTunes with it. You could even possibly buy porn with it. Why not just do something flat out selfless today and end this Friday on a feel good note. </p>
<p>My former co-worker Todd Sawicki and his wife are <a href="http://bit.ly/PEKfl">trying to raise $500</a> for some people in <a class="zem_slink" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-1.26666666667,36.8&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=-1.26666666667,36.8%20%28Kenya%29&amp;t=h" title="Kenya" rel="geolocation">Kenya</a> who could simply end up dead due to <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria" title="Malaria" rel="wikipedia">malaria</a>. How do you help prevent this from happening? Well you start out with simple steps such as malaria nets. </p>
<blockquote><p>My wife, Katie, and I are trying to raise $500 in a week to help our parish priest, and native Kenyan, provide 100 families in rural Kenya with anti-malarial <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_net" title="Mosquito net" rel="wikipedia">mosquito nets</a> for their children. We know times are tough economically, but even a small donation of just $5 &#8211; roughly your daily triple, non-fat, caramel machiatto &#8211; can buy a mosquito net that will keep families safe from malaria carrying mosquitoes.</p>
<p>We are hoping many of you choose to donate $5 for a net (and hopefully more), but please donate what you can, any amount puts us closer to giving a family a life saving tool. It’s important to note that 100% of the money we raise will go directly to buying the nets. No overhead, no wasted donations. Just money to save the lives of poor children in rural, western Kenya from the malaria.</p></blockquote>
<p>You can go <a href="http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2009/07/17/help-katie-i-raise-500-to-help-save-100-children-in-kenya-from-malaria/">read his post here</a>, or if you feel you have read enough &#8211; just <strong><a href="http://www.chipin.com/contribute/id/868ef4bc59f2c8a7">donate by clicking here</a></strong>. </p>
<p>Technically Speaking, the choice is yours, but if you want to help &#8211; it&#8217;s only $5. </p>
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