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September 1, 2007

Independent Label Sponsorships for "AF Live!"

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September 2, 2007

Download the Podcast

Click on the following link and follow these simple directions:
www.nowlive.com/acousticfuel

1) Under the "Previous Broadcasts (Podcasts)" section, you will see the list of different shows to choose from.
2) Click on the "Open Podcast" button of the selected topic.
3) A window pop up will appear. Click "SAVE". or you may need to right click and "SAVE TARGET AS"
4) Listen and enjoy!

Note: You DO NOT have to become a member of NowLive to download the podcast.

September 5, 2007

Check out "AF Live!" on Sunday 9/9/07 at 7AM PST

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Along with special guest host, Larry B. Scott, we invite you to check out the first episode of "Acoustic Fuel Live!: The Message, The Music, The Movement" on www.acousticfuel.com to just listen, or by logging into www.nowlive.com/acousticfuel to participate. As a NowLive member, you can chat live with us, or even call in! Joining NowLive is FAST, EASY, and FREE.

The first show "Acoustic Fuel - What it's all about" is for those of you still wondering what the hell we do! We will review frequently asked questions, as well as take questions from interested callers and chatters.

If you are interested in becoming a guest on this show or on an upcoming show, please contact me at jennifer@evomarketing.com.

Sometimes Life Throws You Things...

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill -Lyrics To Live By

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"Sometimes life throws you things
You cannot answer right away
That's when it comes down
To what's in you
And you've got it all
So once it's clear
And we're through the atmosphere
Just open up, open up
And you'll see the place
That few have ever imagined"

Title: 50 Million Angels
Artist: Fuzion
Destination: On Top of the World

Press play to listen "50 Million Angels" by Fuzion

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

September 6, 2007

Luciano Pavarotti

The Team at Acoustic Fuel would like to acknowledge the life and death of opera superstar, Luciano Pavarotti. With a legion of adoring fans, he will surely be missed.

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Luciano Pavarotti 1936-1971

September 7, 2007

"Cause I'm alright, I'm okay"

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill - Lyrics To Live By

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"Cause I'm alright, I'm okay
I'm not weary in any way
you may say how come and why
Cause there's more to love than meets the eye"


Title: I'm Alright
Artist: Anshelle
Destination:On Top of the World, Utopia

Press play to listen to "I'm Alright" by Anshelle

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

Acoustic Fuel's Digital Compilation "Girl Power"

YES!!! We are at it again. Acoustic Fuel is looking for more music for its upcoming digital compilation "Girl Power".

We are looking for music by women for women that speak on self-respect and empowerment. And please, no man-hating songs!

And once again, we have named Sonicbids as our exclusive submission partner. To learn more about this compilation, please click the Soncibids link below.

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We would also like to thank all of the artist that submitted their music for our "Follow Your Dreams" compilation.

September 8, 2007

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September 9, 2007

"AF Live!" - What is Acoustic Fuel?

Show starts at 7am PST. To login and chat or give us a call, visit www.nowlive.com/acousticfuel

Special guests include: Larry B. Scott (Guest Host), Scott Johnson (Positive Music Association), Caldwell Shine (Songwriter)

Sponsored by: Kori Linae Carothers

September 10, 2007

Don't you dare back away now....

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill - Lyrics To Live By

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"Stay, don't you dare back away now
You're okay and it's a broken man who runs anyhow
This is your day to prove you've got what it takes
So dive right in, don't count this among your mistakes"

Title: Little Voices
Artist: Counterglow
Destination:On Top of the World, Stimulation Station

Press play to listen to "Little Voices" by Counterglow

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

After the Show

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The premier of "Acoustic Fuel Live! - The Message, The Music, and The Movement" aired yesterday at 7AMPST. We hit a few technical glitches, but I thought overall it was a good show. Even with "no show" Larry B. Scott, I thought I was able to get a fairly decent interview with Scott Johnson from the Positve Music Association. I wish we had more time to talk to him. We'll definitely have him back. And it is always nice talking with Caldwell Shine, who's song "Today" is featured on "The Tour", Acoustic Fuel's Digital Compilation Vol. 1.

I have to admit, every time I hear the songs on "The Tour", I get soooo inspired - for lack of better expressions. "High Snow" by Brazz Tree is always fun. "There Will Be Love" by Joe Condiracci is one of those songs that once you hear it, you can't get it out of your head. But, it's a great song. And, "I Have My Goals" by reggae band Anthem has the right combination of truth and tempo that really gets you going when you get stuck in first gear.

This music is what gets me going. It's a vibration like Scott mentioned. It's energy. It's an alternative fuel source that we have just begun to tap into. More importantly and beyond the music, it's what we listen to and feed our minds with. Silence is golden. Try using it and see how much better you feel. Or, check out an audio book or talk radio show like "AF Live!". You'll find that there are no negative side effects. It's even fat and calorie FREE!

Sound that is good for you. Positive music, pep talks, your mother's calming voice, are all "audibles" that can give you energy and help you to live happier and healthier lives. That is what "Acoustic Fuel" is. It's audio that takes you where you want to go in life. Now you choose. Where do you want to go?
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This show was brought to you in part by Kori Linae Carothers, an ElectroAcoustic Fusion artist. Her current CD, "Journey" is a dramatic blend of piano and synth music, and is now available on CDBaby and Amazon.com. To find out more about Kori and her music, you can visit her at at www.korilinaecarothers.com.

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Don't forget to check out our next broadcast of "AF Live!". With special guest host, Yoga guru and actor, Scott Nelson, we'll be discussing ways to "follow your dreams" as well as listening to the songs that can serve as your personal soundtrack, and take you where you want to go in life.

"AF Live! - The Message, The Music, The Movement airs Sundays at 7am PST on NowLive.com.

Recommended Listening: "The Tour" Acoustic Fuel's Digital Sampler Vol. 1

September 11, 2007

Its an Easy Life to Live

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill - Lyrics To Live By

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"cause its an
easy life to live
and its easy to forgive
if you want
its an easy thing to love
but you dont have to
it is up to you"

Title: Easy Song
Artist: maxMin
Destination:On Top of the World, A Calm Place, Utopia

Press play to listen to "Easy Song" by maxMin

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

September 12, 2007

Music to relax to...

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill - Music to relax to

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Title: Selah
Artist: Sharon Musgrave
Destination: A Calm Place

Press play to listen to "Selah" by Sharon Musgrave

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

The Self Growth Encyclopedia

Check this Self Help Site out...

SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.

So check it out here: SelfGrowth.com

September 13, 2007

Meet Scott Victor Nelson...

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Yoga Guru and Actor, Scott Victor Nelson, is our special guest host for the "Follow Your Dreams" Show on "AF Live!" Sunday September 16, 2007 at 7am pst/10am est

Full Name: Scott Victor Nelson Hometown: Cleveland OH Age: year of the tiger Education: yes I have one. Passions: Living in the moment Hobbies: Hiking, camping, eating, yoga, people. Dreams: I'm living them. the one I would add is traveling the world. Current projects: Hosting HE SAID SHE SAID on RebolexTV and "Acoustic Fuel Live!", also developing a project for television. Mission: to inspire people to live to their fullest What am I listening to now? Brian Eno, Rilo Kiley, the voices in my head

For more information on Scott, you can visit him on the web at ScottVictorNelson.com.

A Perfect World

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill - Lyrics to be inspired by

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"With the turning of the world
Something changes to nothing
Nothing changes to something
Perfect world

With the changing of the tides
Life dissembles to nothing
Reassembles into something
A perfect world"

Title: Perfect World
Artist: Joe Condiracci
Destination: Utopia

Press play to listen to "Perfect World" by Joe Condiracci

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

September 14, 2007

Conditions for creativity...

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill - Music to create to

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"Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self." - Erich Fromm

"Oh yes and some stimulating music helps also".... - Acoustic Fuel

Title: Solstice
Artist: The ForeFathers
Destination: Creative Commons

Press play to listen to "Solstice" by The ForeFathers

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

September 15, 2007

Get Empowered!

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Get the inspiration to "Follow Your Dreams" by tuning in this Sunday September 16, 2007 to "Acoustic Fuel Live! -The Message, The Music, The Movement."

Hosted by:
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Scott Victor Nelson

With guest appearances from:
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Brad Newman
Founder of Etavitom.com, an RSS Aggregator or "dashboard", consisting of up-to-date motivational content.

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Eliot Popkin
Multi-award winning singer/songwriter whose been compared to the likes of John Mayer, James Blunt and India Arie

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Melanie Fontana
An award winning 20-year-old Pop/Urban artist who has a 4 to 5 octave vocal range, and a bold voice that has been compared to the vocal abilities of a young Mariah Carey as well as Christina Aquilera.

September 16, 2007

Check out the new episode of "AF Live!"

The "Follow Your Dreams" show featured special guest host Scott Victor Nelson, and Founder of Etavitom.com Brad Newman, Singer/Songwriter Eliot Popkin, and Singer/Songwriter Melanie Fontana.

Buy the music that inspired the show!
Follow Your Dreams Compilation Volume 1
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1. Melissa Suzanne - "Dream Your Dreams"
2. Eliot Popkin - "Soar"
3. Melanie Fontana - "Live Your Life"
4. Darius Lux - "Reach For The Stars"
5. Neenah Taylor - "Big Dreams"

September 17, 2007

After the Show - Episode 2

"Follow Your Dreams" was this week's theme and we got a chance to talk to a few pretty interesting people. Like Brad Newman, founder of Etavitom.com, that's the word "motivate" spelled backwards. He had a great dream to create a web portal for positive news. With the use of RSS feed technology, he is able to host timely information on positive news all over the web.

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Acoustic Fuel Approved! artist Eliot Popkin also joined us. His song "Soar" was featured on the Follow Your Dreams Compilation. He was en route to San Francisco, when we got a chance to catch up with him while he was following his own dreams on his Endless Ride tour.

We also got a chance to meet Miss Melanie Fontana. Just 20-years-old, this native New Yorker joined us from Connecticut and chatted with us about her dreams for breaking the mold of younger entertainers by actually standing for something. We even featured her song "Live Your Life" on the Follow Your Dreams Compilation. Very POWERFUL song. Perfect for any Target commercial! A lot of substance here! She is definitely one to watch!

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Our guest host for this week, Yoga Guru and actor, Scott Victor Nelson. He was a GREAT addition to the line-up and we look forward to having him and his point of view back on the show.

But, what keeps resonating with me is what Brad said about following your dreams. He said if you are not making mistakes, you are going nowhere! How true a statement that is. And Eliot said someting about it not happening overnight and how it takes a while to change your mind.

I guess following your dreams is more like a process or a journey. When you are in hot pursuit of a dream, you don't always turn down the right path. But, how do you know when it's right if you are never wrong?

And the song that I can't get out of my head is "Reach for the Stars" by Darius Lux from the Follow Your Dreams Compilation. But, they are all good. Definitely the stuff you need to fill-up on during any transition in life.

What about you? Where are your dreams taking you? Where do you want to go?

To check out a rebroadcast of "Follow Your Dreams" from September 16, 2007, click here.

Stay tuned for next week's show "Start your Day off Right!".

By Enterprise
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September 18, 2007

Mantras and Chants

Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill - Meditate with Mantras and Chants

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A mantra (Devanagari मन्त्र) is a religious or mystical syllable or poem, typically from the Sanskrit language. Their use varies according to the school and philosophy associated with the mantra. They are primarily used as spiritual conduits, words or vibrations that instill one-pointed concentration in the devotee. - wikipedia

Chant (from Old French chanter[1]) is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes to highly complex musical structures, often including a great deal of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant. Chant may be considered speech, music, or a heightened or stylized form of speech. In the later Middle Ages some religious chant evolved into song (forming one of the roots of later Western music). - wikipedia

Title: Jaya Radha Madhava
Artist: Temple Bhajan Band
Destination: Utopia, A Calm Place

Press play to listen to "Jaya Radha Madhava" by Temple Bhajan Band

Whats is Acoustic Fuel's Daily ReFill? Click here to find out.

September 19, 2007

Listen and Learn

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Check out this pretty cool series of presentations by poets, scientists, educators, performing artists, and journalists held at the Los Angeles Central Library...

September 21, 2007

Meet Robin Thede...

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Writer, Actor, and On-Air Personality Robin Thedes of "Socially Offensive Behavior" and "E News Daly", hosts next week's show "Girl Power!" and joins in on the celebration of women and the music that motivates and inspires us.

Full Name: Robin Thede
Hometown: Davenport, IA (by way of Chicago - 6 years and LA for 5 years)
Age: HA!
Education: Broadcast Journalism and African American Studies (Double Major) Northwestern University
Passions: Comedy, Writing, Bowling for Money
Hobbies: Puppeteering
Dreams: X-Rated
Current projects: (see below)
Mission: To influence all the young bi-racial girls from Iowa to follow their dreams
What you are listening to now?
Kanye West, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Amy Winehouse

Robin Thede is a comedic actress, radio personality, entertainment reporter and writer. She can currently be seen on:
- Socially Offensive Behavior” Wednesday nights on BET

- “The Frank Show” on TBS (Coming this Fall)

- Southwest Airlines Commercial (Currently Running)

- Freelance Reporter for E! News Daily

- On the radio, you can Listen to Robin Wednesday Nights from 7-9pm PST on Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole on Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel 106) as a guest commentator on “Speedy’s Comedy Corner.”

Trained at Northwestern University, Second City, and Improv Olympic, Robin is a multi-faceted talent with an array of interests and a huge personality. Check out her website at www.robinthede.com.

New Thought Songwriter Awards

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Check out this clip from the Posipalooza Concert at the 2007 New Thought Songwriter Awards in Kansas City, Mo. on September 17th.

September 23, 2007

Start Your Day Off Right!


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Today on ""Acoustic Fuel Live! - The Message, The Music, The Movement"" we're going to be talking to folks about just what gets them going in the morning, as well as listen to the songs that work for us. Featuring the music of the Breakfast of Champions Compilation with special guest appearances by Sundad's John Euell, Tom Lubelczyk from American Music Revolution.

Show starts at 7am pst/10am est!

September 24, 2007

Music for Stimulation

AF's Daily ReFill - Music for Stimulation
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For those who like uptempo grooves to help set the tone for the rest of the day.
(this song was inspired by the conversation from 9/23 AF Live show check it out here)

Title: Poursuite
Artist: Labo Labs
Destination: Stimulation Station

Press play to listen to "Poursuite" by Labo Labs

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After the Show - Episode 3

"Starting Your Day Off Right" was this week's theme for "AF Live!". We had special guest host, actor and funnyman Larry B. Scott. The show went really well despite having more technical difficulties. This was the first show that we had no music. But, we nevertheless had an great discussion about the best audio to listen to in the morning when preparing for your day.

While it is very subjective, we at AcousticFuel.com have our favorite songs that we like to wake up to and have compiled them in the Breakfast of Champions Digital Compilation. With songs from such popular AF groups as Sundad, American Music Revolution, and Friends of the Family just to name a few you will find a great mix of tunes that can help you get your day started whether you need to be energetic, creative, or calm.

I did get some interesting feedback from a supportive listener. For those of you that tune into the show from www.acousticfuel.com, in the beginning you will notice "double talking" from our welcome voice "Karene" as well as from the "AF Live!" feed. In order to stop "Karene" from continuing her normal schpiel, you can just press the stop button at the top right hand side of the page. Thanks badelaney!

Also, another listener gave kudos to our guest host, Larry B. Scott and labeled him an "asset" to the show. Thanks Bern!

But, DJ Mister Man really did a great job putting together this week's line-up of music that, unfortunately, no one got to hear! But, the Breakfast of Champions Digital Compilation is available in the AF To-Go Download Store. You can buy the entire compilation, or individual singles for .99 cents a piece. You can also preview each song. If you like what you hear, support the artists. They do this for you!

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So, don't forget to tune into next week's "Revitalize your Spirit" show. We have a special interview with gospel sensation Israel and the New Breed and the best "spirit" music perfect for Sunday mornings!

Have a good week!
Jenn aka Enterprise
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