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28/7/2004	California Video

Potete vedere il video di California sul sito di Vh1 http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/kravitz_lenny/artist.jhtml Presto anche nella sezione media del sito.


29/7/2004	Le date del tour Americano

BAPTISM US TOUR 9/11 Atlantic City Borgata 9/12 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach 9/15 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre 9/18 Washington DC Nissan Pavilion 9/21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 9/22 Boston Tweeter Center 9/24 Detroit DTE Energy Center 9/25 Chicago Tweeter Center 9/28 St Louis UMB Bank Pavilion 9/29 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center 10/1 Indianapolis Verizon Wireless 10/2 Atlanta TBA 10/4 W Palm Beach Sound Advice 10/7 Houston Woodlands 10/8 San Antonio Verizon Wireless 10/11 San Diego Coors Amphitheatre 10/12 San Francisco Shorline Amphitheatre 10/15 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless 10/16 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay


1/8/2004	Comunicato stampa US Tour

2004 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR TO KICK OFF IN SEPTEMBER IN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Robert Randolph and the Family Band Announced as Special Guest New singles “Storm,” featuring Jay-Z and remixed by Just Blaze, and “California” impacting at radio now! NEW YORK, NY– AUGUST 2, 2004 – Following an electrifying European stadium tour, multi-platinum recording artist Lenny Kravitz is returning Stateside for the US leg of his Baptism world tour in support of his 7th studio album. Scheduled to kick off in Atlantic City, NJ, the tour will hit 19 markets nationwide and will feature Kravitz performing hits from his fifteen-year career. Clear Channel Entertainment, the world’s leading promoter and marketer of live entertainment, will promote and produce the tour, which will be Lenny Kravitz’s first US outing since 2002. Warner Bros. recording artist Robert Randolph and the Family Band will open the show. Since its worldwide release in the spring of 2004, Lenny Kravitz’s new album Baptism has had incredible success around the globe. Featuring the hit single “Where Are We Runnin’,” the record was written, produced and arranged by Kravitz, who also performed all the instruments on the album including bass, piano and drums, in addition to the guitar. The album currently has two singles heating up at radio including “Storm,” featuring Jay-Z and remixed by Just Blaze, and “California,” which can currently be seen on VH1. In addition, Lenny Kravitz is set to perform at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards on August 8th and play an exclusive outdoor concert on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA for the Jimmy Kimmel Show on August 9th. Lenny Kravitz has achieved tremendous critical acclaim and commercial success with a succession of groundbreaking album releases. One of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, he holds multiple gold, platinum and multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA for his albums and singles, and has earned an array of accolades, including Grammy Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and American Music Awards. In 2001, Kravitz set a Grammy record for the most wins in the “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” category when he took home his fourth consecutive award for his single “Dig In” (previously winning for “Again,” “American Woman” and “Fly Away”). In 2003, he received his fifth Grammy nomination in the category for “If I Could Fall In Love” off his 6th studio album, Lenny. Sat., September 11th Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Sun., September 12th Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Wed., September 15th Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre Sat., September 18th Washington DC Nissan Pavilion Tues., September 21st Holmdel, NJ PNC Arts Center Wed. September 22nd Boston, MA Tweeter Center Fri., September 24th Detroit, MI DTE Sat., September 25th Chicago, IL Tweeter Center Tues., September 28th St Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion Wed., September 29th Columbus, OH Shottenstein Fri., October 1st Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Sat., October 2nd Atlanta, GA Turner Field Mon., October 4th West Palm, FL Sound Advice Thurs., October 7th Houston, TX Woodlands Fri., October 8th San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Mon., October 11th San Diego, CA Coors Arena Tues., October 12th San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheater Fri., October 15th Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Sat., October 16th Las Vegas Mandalay


2/8/2004	L'album di debutto di Dan Deyer prodotto da Lenny Kravitz

Dan Dyer Debut Album Set for Release on Roxie / Reprise August 31st With Tour to Follow LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/02/2004 -- Dan Dyer, a remarkable new singer and songwriter, will release his Roxie/ Reprise Records debut album on August 31st. Titled "...of what lies beneath," the album is not only the first from the promising young artist, but also the debut release from Roxie Records, a label founded by Lenny Kravitz. Hailing from Texas, Dan Dyer got into to the thriving Austin music scene where he formed and fronted Breedlove, a group that went on to garner a loyal following throughout the Southeast, released an independent album and appeared on the H.O.R.D.E. tour. In 1999, Dyer relocated to New York City to pursue a solo career. A chance meeting with Kravitz resulted in a recording contract with the fledgling Roxie Records and in early 2003 Dyer began work on his debut album, with Kravitz serving as producer and backing musician, along with guitarist Craig Ross. "...of what lies beneath" features an extraordinary blend of incisive, emotionally resonant songwriting and concise, consummately crafted arrangements and includes such standout Dan Dyer originals as "Space Alien," "It Feels Like Dancing," "What Lies Beneath" and "Great Ocean." In support of "...of what lies beneath" Dyer will appear as a featured artist on the upcoming Rock The Vote Tour, performing on U.S. dates throughout September and October.


6/8/2004	Where are we running DVD

Acquista su amazon il dvd di Lenny che include il video non censurato ed una intervista esclusiva sulla realizzazione di Baptism: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002B55IY/ref=ase_lennykrvitz-20/104-2277623-6358335?v=glance&s=dvd


8/8/2004	Lenny nel suo primo ruolo cinematografico

Lenny Kravitz quest’anno interpreterà il ruolo di un uomo cieco nella sua prima apparizione cinematografica Nel film, intitolato "The BBC”, Kravitz sarà Jake il presentatore di un talk show radiofonico che fa parte del “club dei bastardi ciechi”. Kravitz dice che: “il gruppo di amici del mio personaggio non permette alla cecità di trattenerli dal fare qualunque cosa anche la più pazza, vanno al night ai party, pretendono di non essere ciechi e la fanno franca in molte circostanze”. Il personaggio di Lenny vive anche un coinvolgimento amoroso: "una ragazza squillo che ha molti problemi, molte domande, e lui gli insegna a guardare la vita..un bella storia”. "The BBC" sarà diretto da Ash un regista indipendente e vedrà anche la partecipazione degli attori Harvey Keitel, James Woods e John Leguizamo. Kravitz prevede anche di scrivere della musica per il film.


9/8/2004	Dan Dyer il primo artista prodotto dalla Roxie Records

Guardate lo stupendo video sul primo artista prodotto da Lenny per la sua etichetta Roxie Records, il video contiene anche una intervista a Lenny! L'album di Dan uscirà il 31 Agosto e si intitolerà "Of What Lies Beneath" Video EPK windows media: 56 http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/dandyer_epk_56-v.asx 100 http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/dandyer_epk_100-v.asx 300 http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/dandyer_epk_300-v.asx 450 http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/dandyer_epk_450-v.asx Quicktime http://www.warnerreprise.com/qt-ref/dandyer_epk_ref.mov


11/8/2004	E’ Lenny Kravitz il re degli amanti

Secondo una classifica stilata dalla rivista statunitense In Touch, Lenny Kravitz sarebbe il re degli amanti di Hollywood. Nessun altro, secondo la rivista, può vantare un portafoglio di conquiste pari a quello del cantante. Kravitz, nella sua “carriera”, avrebbe flirtato, tra le altre, con: Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Madonna e Naomi Campbell. (Fonte: Il Giorno - rockol.it)


13/8/2004	Lenny Kravitz corre al capezzale del padre, cancellato il tour statunitense

Solo dopo una settimana dall’annuncio del suo nuovo tour statunitense, Lenny Kravitz è costretto a cancellarlo per alcuni gravi problemi familiari. Il rocker deve infatti stare al fianco del padre malato. In un comunicato il rocker statunitense si dice dispiaciuto dell’accaduto: “Ero impaziente di suonare e incontrare i miei fans. Purtroppo, nella vita accadono cose su cui non si ha il controllo. Spero che i miei fan capiscano, tornerò con i miei concerti il prossimo anno”. Il tour di promozione negli Stati Uniti dell’album “Baptism” sarebbe dovuto partire il prossimo 11 settembre da Atlantic City, e avrebbe dovuto continuare in altri diciotto città prima del grande finale a Las Vegas del 16 ottobre. (rockol.it)


16/8/2004	Craig Ross site

Visita il nuovo sito dedicato a Craig Ross very good!! http://www.craigross.net/


21/8/2004	"Storm" il nuovo video

Su segnalazione di Francesco vi invito a guardare, utilizzando questo link, il nuovo video di Lenny e Jay-Z "Storm" (remix version): http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/virg001/lenny_kravitz/video/baptism/storm-remix_hi.asx?siteid=artistsite


1/9/2004	Mtv VMA foto

Ecco le foto dell'edizione 2004 degli Mtv Video Music Award da Miami: Lenny Kravitz con Naomi Campbell, e la performance live con Alicia Keys e Stevie Wonder: http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/cfw/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState\|0\|30\|0\|1\|\|\|0\|0\|0\|0\|7\|lenny+kravitz\|0\|0&p=7


2/9/2004	The Gap Video

Andate a questo sito per vedere il video commerciale che Lenny ha fatto per Gap con Sarah Jesicca Parker, la musica è quella di "Lady" con l'intro di "AreYouGonnaGoMyWay" (una volta entrati sciegliete di vedere il video da 60 sec o quello da 30 sec): http://www.howdoyouwearit.com/flash/gaptv.html?affiliate%5Fid=


21/9/2004	KOS

A questo link potrete vedere le foto del party di apertura del KOS di proprietà Lenny Kravitz, Denzel Washington: http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=CLB&str=2578&styp=clbi&nm=Lenny%20Kravitz


22/9/2004	MixFest

Ecco il link per vedere le foto della performance live di Lenny al MixFest 2004 a Boston (Lenny è in fondo): http://www.mixfest.com/m_photos.html


23/9/2004	Articolo CNN

Lenny Kravitz: "Just getting through" New album, 'Baptism,' about rebirth Thursday, September 23, 2004 NEW YORK (AP) "In a recent video, Lenny Kravitz cast himself as a hard-living, substance-abusing, wild-child rocker whose life is unraveling behind the scenes. While Kravitz insists he's never lived that stereotypical rock life, he has been at the point of breakdown. "I was going through a depression," says Kravitz, who kicked off a nationwide tour this month. "But you know, you work it out, you deal with it, you figure out and I'm here now and I'm great." "I was just going through a time where I had to deal with certain issues in my life." "Issues" are the focal point of his latest album, "Baptism," which touches on themes like depression, frustration and burnout -- all of which started to overwhelm Kravitz a couple of years ago, when he was on tour. "This album is about getting through all that. Feeling spiritually reborn, musically reborn, mentally reborn, just getting through," says Kravitz, who turned 40 on May 26. From the outside looking in, it's hard to see why Kravitz would have a reason to be depressed. He's dated models and actresses (including Nicole Kidman), has enjoyed a best-selling recording career, and stays on the celebrity A-list as rock's perennial hipster. But Kravitz scoffs at the idea that his life is charmed. "People are people. It doesn't matter what you've got or what position you're in, we all have issues in life, spiritual battles ... all kinds of things that need to be nurtured," says Kravitz. One of the ways he's tried to nurture himself is to stop being his biggest critic. "I'm a perfectionist and very hard on myself -- constantly standing outside of myself and looking and critiquing and judging, and sometimes you've gotta just ease up," says Kravitz. "That's the part about learning to love yourself. We're all a work in progress." 'I write it, I do it' Kravitz wishes others would also ease up. Ever since he made his debut with the album "Let Love Rule" in 1989 with its mix of R&B, funk, and psychedelic rock, Kravitz has been labeled a recycler someone who borrows the styles of others. Even though now Kravitz arguably has now developed his own sound, critics still charge he sounds like some other act -- Prince, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, etc. The subject brings out a rare display of emotion from the typically low-key musician. "You can put on any classic group that they hail as classic and genius, whether it be the Beatles or Jimi or Led Zeppelin, and I can sit there and pick apart their influences just as hardcore as they pick mine," he says. "I can say that lick came from Willie Dixon, the bluesman, or that song is exactly a rip-off of this, or the Beatles right there were doing Motown, or Jimi got that guitar lick and style from Curtis Mayfield, or the Stones were trying to be Muddy Waters." So why does he think he's been criticized? "I'm a black man in rock 'n' roll, first of all, and the only one right now, and the only one for a lot of years, and I play all the instruments, I write it, I do it," he says. "I'm good at what I do, and it's been told to me -- it's not coming from my mouth -- it's just a lot and people don't want to believe it's real. "If I was white, we wouldn't even be having this conversation about these critics. I'd be sliced bread. But that's O.K. And I am half-white," he jokes about his biracial heritage. 'I'm not looking for the attention' The only other time during the interview when Kravitz gets heated is when talk turns to the tabloids. He's been a frequent fixture there recently, especially with his high-profile romance of Kidman last year. "They lie, they do things, they follow you around," he rants. "I'm not looking for the attention. If you catch me coming out of a restaurant or out of a house and shoot my photo, there's not nothing I can do about it." Still, he manages to laugh he's asked about his playboy image. "I like the ladies, but I'm definitely looking to settle down and be with one," says Kravitz, the divorced father of a 15-year-old daughter (actress Lisa Bonet is his ex-wife). "There's been people I've been with, a couple of them that were the right person. I still know that they were but I wasn't ready, or they weren't ready, but it was the right person." While he still may be looking for love, he's no longer searching for happiness -- he's managed to find peace within himself. "I'm just trying to, at this point of my life, glorify God the best way I can," says Kravitz. "I'm very appreciative of God's blessings."


7/10/2004	Articolo

By DANIEL DURCHHOLZ Special to the Post-Dispatch 09/30/2004 Lenny Kravitz fans were no doubt disappointed back in August, when the singer put on hold the plans for his fall tour, which was scheduled to stop at the UMB Bank Pavilion in Maryland Heights. But a couple of hundred lucky St. Louisans will get a chance to see and hear Kravitz in a much more intimate setting when he appears at the Duck Room New songs and age aside, Kravitz isn't slowing down Lenny Kravitz fans were no doubt disappointed back in August, when the singer put on hold the plans for his fall tour, which was scheduled to stop at the UMB Bank Pavilion in Maryland Heights. But a couple of hundred lucky St. Louisans will get a chance to see and hear Kravitz in a much more intimate setting when he appears at the Duck Room today in a "River Lounge" show sponsored by radio station the River (WVRV-FM, 101.1). "We're on fire," Kravitz says of himself and his band in an interview conducted before the tour was canceled. "I'm extremely happy and in a really great place, and we're just celebrating every night." That enthusiasm was quelled somewhat when his father became seriously ill, prompting Kravitz to stay close to home. Of late, he's been venturing out sparingly, performing on TV shows, appearing in a new Gap commercial and making a few select appearances such as the "River Lounge" show. Kravitz's latest album, "Baptism," deals with spiritual issues and finds the singer questioning his values and accomplishments. The fact that he recently turned 40 has caused some to speculate that he's suffering a bit of a midlife crisis. "I'm so not age conscious," Kravitz says flatly. "I don't trip on that. I don't feel my age, I don't look my age. It doesn't even matter to me. My grandfather, who just passed a couple of months ago, was 93, and even in his 80s he was hiking, roller skating, swimming in the ocean, running. People age different ways. Because I was searching and stuff on this album, people assume it's a midlife crisis, but it wasn't that. It was just where I was at the time." And besides, some songs on "Baptism" are to be taken with a grain of salt. "I Don't Wanna Be a Star," for example, appears to reject the trappings of fame - the clothes, the women and getting high with Mick Jagger. But Kravitz claims now that song was "very tongue in cheek." "It's not a serious song," he says. "It's based on a feeling I have some days when I wake up and wish I could just take a walk down the street and go to the cafe and sit quietly. But I can't do that. I'm gonna be mobbed, I'm gonna be chased. There's always a camera. That song was written on a day like that." Meanwhile, on "The Other Side," Kravitz says he'd like to chuck it all and move to a farm. As unlikely as that might seem, it's apparently at least partially true. "I'm setting that up now, in fact," he says. "I'm starting an organic farm in the Bahamas, and at some point I'll be living there." O.o.o.K. Still, the overall vibe of the album is that although Kravitz loves to make music, he has had a bellyful of the hassles that go along with it, especially the coverage of his private life in the tabloids. "That's really nonsense, that whole celebrity thing," he says. "I don't relate to it. I relate to being a musician. But I don't relate to that celebrity thing." He spits out the word as if it's an epithet. "For me, it's all about the music. That's all I care about."


8/10/2004	MTV Latin America 2004

Lenny Kravitz, Black Eyed Peas, The Rasmus, Tiziano Ferro e DJ Toy si esibiranno agli MTV Video Music Awards Latin America 2004. Il terzo VMALA si svolgerà a Miami Beach il 21 ottobre al Jackie Gleason Theater.


12/10/2004	Guitar World Magazine

La rivista Guitar World Magazine ha steso una classifica dei 100 peggiori riff e soli di chitarra di tutti i tempi, tra i primi 10, che riporto qui sotto, figura anche il nostro Lenny con la cover di "American Woman"! 1) "Summertime Blues," Blue Cheer 2) "The Game of Love," Carlos Santana 3) Falstaff beer 1967 radio spot, Cream 4) "All You Need is Love," The Beatles 5) "Thirsty and Miserable," Black Flag 6) "Wango Tango," Ted Nugent 7) "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," Rolling Stones 8) "Sting of the Bumblebee," Manowar 9) "American Woman," Lenny Kravitz.


14/10/2004	Recensione album di Dan Dyer

by Chas McDonald http://www.bgnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/10/14/416f55d298f77 Imagine David Gray with a distortion pedal, Jeff Buckley in a good mood, and Lenny Kravitz are playing paddie-cake in a recording studio and you'll get Dan Dyer's debut album "of what lies beneath." He writes like Gray, his voice has a little Buckley in it, and Kravitz produced, mixed and played nearly all of the instruments (Dyer and Craig Ross occasionally add guitars). It seems as if Dyer won the musical lottery when he met Lenny Kravitz just as Kravitz was starting his own label, Roxie Records. The singer/songwriter's first solo project from the now defunct Austin band Breedlove explores fatherhood, romantic relationships, and spirituality through radio friendly rock and pop. He has a knack for blending chord changes with smooth and flowing melodies, but his real strength is his voice. His unique tone and presence bring the songs to life. "Red Alert" is pretty straight forward rock but utilizes dissonant chords, giving the song a sense of urgency and interest. His apparent single "Great Ocean," is the most pop sounding song -- think Maroon 5 meets Fastball. Lyrically, Dyer is immature. Every now and again he comes up with a clever line, but for the most part his lyrics read like a repetitive and boring eighth grade poem. To his credit though, he does throw a few curveballs, using slant and internal rhymes -- something he should do more often. Another obvious problem with Dyer's debut is that it is wrought with Lenny Kravitz. No big surprise, considering all Kravitz did for the record, however, his influence kills any chance Dyer has at being original. I think Dyer would be wise to collaborate with a different producer on his next project, as not be labeled as Lenny's sidekick.