“Breathe” Video Premiere

Actually, this is more of a video leak; the folks over at 96.9 Wink FM managed to find the video for “Breathe”. The video officially premieres tomorrow on CNN.com at 2pm EST. And Ryan also mentioned in his latest blog that he’ll sit down for an interview about the video first, and he’ll talk a bit more about Breathe4Jobs.com, a new website that will launch after the premiere tomorrow.

It’s really amazing to see Ryan use his music for such a great cause; it’s great how he’s tying the two together seamlessly. The video is powerful, goes with the song well and even makes the song more poignant. This is definitely my favorite of his videos so far!

11:59 Dropping In 2010

I’ve posted a couple of times about the release date of Ryan’s album being pushed back, with most of the information coming from Amazon. Yesterday, he tweeted to a fan that his album will actually not be released until the new year:

So there you have it. As much as I DO want to hear the new album, I think Atlantic is waiting for a single to pick up on radio, which is a smart way of doing things.

Ryan Star Headlines @ Zoeys Cafe

Frequent friend of RSF Liza got the chance to check out Ryan’s concert at Zoeys Cafe in Ventura, CA last night, where he was the headlining act. Here’s a snippet of her review:

Ryan played 14 songs, I believe, and did a lot of songs outside of the norm, including “The Fairy Tale”, which I’m not sure he’s ever played live. It doesn’t exist on YouTube, that’s for sure. And it still won’t since he specifically asked us all not to put it up there. Sorry, peeps! He also did “Flag” in honor of 9-11, “You and Me”, “The One You Know”, and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows”, as well as “Last Train Home” on piano, which I had only heard on guitar before.

She also got great quality audio/video of Ryan sing ing “You & Me” which is a track he seems to rarely perform (I think this is the only other video of it up on youtube).

Check out her whole review, as well as another pic, on her blog Water Cooler Convo.

Another Album Delay

Not the kind of news I want to be reporting, but it looks like Ryan’s album has been pushed back once again, from October to December 29th, according to Amazon.com. Right after Christmas seems like a weird time for an album to be released but of course getting it before the end of the year would be awesome!

Ryan Performing At The SLS Hotel Yesterday

My friend Liza was lucky enough to win tickets to see Ryan at the SLS Hotel yesterday, where his set list included Brand New Day, Right Now, Last Train Home, 11:59, Somebody’s Son, Breathe (and an impromptu rendition of “Barbie Girl”). She also said she spotted an 11:59 tattoo in the audience, wow! Here are a couple of videos she took:

11:59


Right Now

Yet Another Album Delay

I know, I know. I posted a topic like this just a couple of weeks ago, but according to Amazon.com Ryan’s album release has been pushed back another month and a half to Oct 28, 2009. Hopefully we’ll get word on what’s going on soon. I really hope this date sticks and we get the album before the end of the year!

In the meantime, check out the spiffy new RStar.net layout!

Ryan Covers ~Magic Rainbows

Thanks to Liza over at Water Cooler Convo for finding this gem! At his show in Oklahoma yesterday, Ryan put on an impromptu performance of David Cook’s “hit” song “Time of Your Life” (better known as ~*magic rainbows*~). Check it out below:

Ryan Star & David Cook Sing “Breathe”

It’s sort of a duet, even though David doesn’t know the words too well:

Album Delayed…Again

Thanks to Shane for pointing this out to me. I just changed the album release date from late June to July a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like I’m changing it again; Amazon.com now has 11:59 slated for a September 15th release. I’m really wondering why, since it sounded like the album was done a while ago. Perhaps they’re waiting for the single to take off even more?

In the meantime, don’t forget to get the Last Train Home EP from either Amazon or iTunes to hold you over.

Last Train Home 4 Track EP Drops June 16th

Great news! Even though Ryan’s CD has been pushed back to July 28th, we’re getting a preview of the album next week. He announced yesterday on his blog and twitter that the “Last Train home” EP will be released on June 16th. The EP will have four tracks and anyone who buys it will get the entire album at a cheaper price once it’s released.

Here’s an excerpt about it from RStar.net:

In other exciting news, I know so many of you have been awaiting 11:59 for a very long time now. I am happy to announce that I am releasing 4 songs from the upcoming release in the form of the “Last Train Home EP.” It will be available on June 16th at iTunes and your other favorite online retailers. When the album officially comes out, you will be able to complete the album at a reduced price. I am so excited to have you finally able to have some of the songs that have been popping up out there, so here is a sneak peek at 11:59. Enjoy it and please let me know what you think.

So, we know Right Now and Last Train Home are a part of the tracklisting, which means there are two mystery tracks. I’m thinking it will be “This Will Be the Year” and “Brand New Day”.