VARSITY FANCLUB ARE ON THEIR WAY! 06.06.08

Capitol Records' great new vocal group Varsity Fanclub are getting ready to explode. Their first single, "Future Love" (written by the incredible Ryan "Alias" Tedder and his partner in crime Evan "Kidd" Bogart), has been added into full-time rotation on Radio Disney and was even heard last night on New Orleans' Top 40 radio powerhouse B97! The guys (Bobby, David, Drew, Jayk and Thomas) just taped an episode of ABC Family's "The Middleman," which will air on July 21st. They'll be hitting the road soon and will soon be in a city near you. Check 'em out! Their forthcoming album was co-A&R'd by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg and Capitol's A&R superstar, Chris Anokute, alongside of our friends Phoenix Stone and Sybil Hall of the great StoneHall productions. Get ready for the VFC!

DONNA SUMMER'S "CRAYONS" IS HER HIGHEST CHARTING ALBUM IN 25 YEARS! 05.28.08

Donna Summer's "Crayons" leaps on to the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart this morning all the way up at #17, becoming her highest charting album since "She Works Hard For The Money" peaked at #9 in 1983. "Crayons" sold over 22,000 copies first week. It also debuts at #5 on Billboard's Top R&B Album Chart. Donna is in the middle of a high-profile press blitz, appearing on the season finale of "American Idol" and on "CBS Sunday Morning" last week and performing live on NBC's Today Show's Summer Concert Series this coming Friday, May 30th.

Congratulations and Welcome Back Donna!

THE "SUMMER OF SUMMER" STARTS TODAY! 05.20.08

"Crayons," the long awaited return by the legendary Donna Summer is finally out today! Check out this rave three star review from Steve Jones in USA Today. And keep an eye out for Donna everywhere; she just might surprise you where she may show up this week. "Crayons," featuring all new songs co-written by Donna with some of the best creative talent around, was preceded by two singles: "I'm A Fire," the #1 Club anthem, and "Stamp Your Feet," the infectious lead radio track. The "Stamp Your Feet" remixes have just been serviced to clubs everywhere and have already debuted on the Billboard Club chart at #48, first week out. Donna will perform a free outdoor concert as part of NBC's "Today Show" concert series on Friday, May 30th in New York City, which kicks off her summer tour, one that will take her across the US through the end of August.

DONNA SUMMER "STAMP YOUR FEET" - WORLD PREMIERE! 05.06.08

The brand new blazing Jason Nevins remix of Donna Summer's "Stamp Your Feet" will world-premiere today at 1:30pm on New York's legendary WKTU! Tune in and check it out. Donna's brand new album, "Crayons," will be in stores everywhere on May 20th with lots more surprises to come...

THE NEVILLE BROTHERS COME HOME TO NEW ORLEANS 05.05.08

Pure Tone client Aaron Neville and The Neville Brothers celebrated their long-awaited return to post-Katrina New Orleans with a blistering set that closed the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival yesterday, in front of a crowd estimated to be well over 100,000 people. Aaron, Art, Cyril and Charles were joined by some of the brightest stars in New Orleans music and beyond, including George Porter Jr., sons Ivan and Ian Neville, the incredible Trombone Shorty and Pure Tone client Carlos Santana, who had headlined his own incredible set earlier in the day The Neville Brothers are celebrating their 30th anniversary in music and their homecoming at JazzFest kicked off what's certain to be an incredible year, filled with more milestones to come. Thanks to Kent Sorrell of the Elevation Group for his great N'awlins hospitality. For those of you who have never been to JazzFest, sign up for '09 now!

DAUGHTRY: NOW QUADRUPLE PLATINUM! 04.30.08

"Daughtry," the self-titled debut from the band led by Chris Daughtry, has (per Nielsen SoundScan) passed the magical four million sales mark today and is now officially a quadruple platinum phenomenon. The album, released in November of 2006, has been a fixture near the top of the sales charts since its debut and hits this amazing milestone in its 75th week of release. With the singles "It's Not Over," "Home," "Over You," and "Feels Like Tonight" all becoming hits at mainstream radio (and with the fifth single, "What About Now," heading to radio in June), the band's music has captivated the public since its release. Congratulations to Chris, Josh, JP, Brian and Joey on such an incredible accomplishment and congratulations as well to Howard Benson, whose stellar production has lifted this album to such extraordinary heights.

THE QUEEN IS BACK! DONNA SUMMER'S "I'M A FIRE" IS THE NEW #1 DANCE RECORD IN THE COUNTRY!! 04.04.08

Congratulations to Donna Summer, whose new dance track "I'm A Fire" has just leaped from *4 - *1 on Billboard Magazine's Club Chart. This is Donna's first #1 Billboard Club record in almost 10 years! The buzz is building for "Crayons", Donna's first brand new studio album in 17 years. "Crayons" will be available everywhere on Tuesday, May 20th and is already available for pre-orders now. The first radio single from the album, "Stamp Your Feet," will be shipped to radio next week. Call your local station and tell them that you want Donna! And get ready for the "Summer of Summer" as Donna will be everywhere starting this May (on TV, in print, and on tour at a venue near you). More details to follow - but for now, tell all your friends that the Queen is Back!

DONNA SUMMER - "I'M A FIRE" REMIXES NOW AVAILABLE AT ITUNES & AMAZON! 03.11.08

Donna Summer's first release from her forthcoming album "Crayons," the club set-up track "I'm A Fire," is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and all other online digital retailers in the US. It will be released, digitally, in the rest of the world next Monday, 3/17. The cut is the currently the most active mover on the Billboard Club Chart, debuting at *28 and rising to *23 this week, making it the current chart's "Power Pick." Donna is currently putting the finishing touches on the rest of the new album which will be released everywhere on Tuesday, May 20th.

THE QUEEN IS BACK: DONNA SUMMER MAKES LONG-AWAITED RETURN WITH FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN 17 YEARS! 02.25.08

Donna Summer's first studio album in 17 years, "Crayons," will be released by SonyBMG/Burgundy on May 20th. Featuring a killer collection of new material, "Crayons" will include tracks co-written by Donna with an amazing cast of collaborators: Greg Kurstin, Danielle Brisebois, JR Rotem, Evan Bogart, Danielle Brisebois, Toby Gad and Wayne Hector are just some of the creative names involved in this incredible return-to-form. The first song to emerge from "Crayons" is "I'm A Fire," mixes of which are currently spreading like (you guessed it...) fire throughout clubs around the world. Billboard Magazine was the first to publicly announce the news about "Crayons" earlier today. "Crayons" was A&R'd by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg, who also signed Donna to Burgundy. More news on "Crayons" coming soon!

PURE TONE WINS! CHAKA KHAN GOES 2 FOR 2 AT THE GRAMMY'S! 02.11.08

Congratulations to Chaka Khan for going two for two at the Grammy Awards tonight, including wins for Best R&B album of the year for the amazing "Funk This" album and best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, along side Mary J. Blige, for the blazing track, "Disrespectful"!! Both were A&R'd by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg. Congrats to Daughtry and our good friend Howard Benson for their incredible nominations as well!

GRAMMY AWARDS ARE TONIGHT: GOOD LUCK DAUGHTRY! GOOD LUCK CHAKA! 02.10.08

At tonight's 50th anniversary Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, two of Pure Tone's artist clients are nominated for a combined six awards. Daughtry is up for four, including Best Rock Album for the band's best-selling eponymous debut; Chaka Khan is up for two, including Best R&B Album for her incredible return to form, "Funk This." Additionally, our good friend (and Daughtry's producer) Howard Benson is nominated for Producer Of The Year. Congratulations to all and good luck!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM PURE TONE MUSIC 01.01.08

Pete, Jeff & John wish all of you a very happy and healthy 2008. We had a great '07 at Pure Tone with six Grammy nominations for projects we A&R'd (four for Daughtry, two for Chaka Khan) as well as Billboard Magazine's #1 album of 2007 (Daughtry). We also A&R'd albums for Blake Lewis (a Top 10 debut! ), Human Nature (#2 debut in Australia and already platinum there!), Santana ( "Into The Night" with Chad Kroeger still climbing at radio! ), America (their critically acclaimed return "Here & Now"), the Salvador Santana Band (self-titled debut), Dave Sereny (debut album for jazz label NuGroove), and the "A Song For My Father" and "New Music From An Old Friend" compilations (exclusives for Target). For 2008, we're currently A&R'ing albums for Donna Summer (her first studio album in 17 years!), Varsity (debut for Virgin Records), Halestorm (debut for Atlantic Records), Daughtry (the follow-up to their monster debut), The Neville Brothers (30th anniversary studio album), and a tribute to Hall & Oates (for Primary Wave, their new music publisher). Here's to a great '08!

"DAUGHTRY" - 2007'S TOP SELLING ALBUM! 12.14.07

According to Billboard Magazine, the self-titled debut album by Daughtry has been named the top selling album of 2007. Billboard based its numbers on Nielsen SoundScan's annual tally, for the year beginning December, 2006 and ending November, 2007. "Daughtry" was recorded in the summer of 2006, mainly in Los Angeles, and was produced by Howard Benson, whose terrific work on the album has garnered him a Grammy nomination for Producer of The Year. "Daughtry" was co-A&R'd by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg and RCA's Ashley Newton. Congratulations to Chris Daughtry and to all involved on this incredible accomplishment!

TOP TEN DEBUT FOR BLAKE LEWIS! "AUDIO DAY DREAM" SELLS JUST SHY OF 100K UNITS FIRST WEEK! 12.12.07

Blake Lewis' debut album, "Audio Day Dream," has debuted at #10 on the Billboard Album Chart, per Nielsen SoundScan, with a weekly sales total of just shy of 100,000 copies. Congratulations Blake!

SIX GRAMMY NOMINATIONS FOR PURE TONE PROJECTS! 12.06.07

Two albums A&R'd by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg have been honored by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences today with six Grammy nominations! Daughtry received four: Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song for "It's Not Over," Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for "It's Not Over," and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group for "Home." Chaka Khan received two for her incredible album, "Funk This:" Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group for "Disrespectful," her collaboration with Mary J. Blige. The Grammy Awards will be presented on February 10th, 2008. Congratulations Chris and Chaka!

BSHORTY GRABS MIC - TODAY! BLAKE LEWIS' "AUDIO DAY DREAM" AVAILABLE NOW! 12.04.07

Well, the long wait is finally over as Blake Lewis' major label debut, Audio Day Dream, is released today! Look for Blake everywhere over the next few weeks as his massive promo schedule kicks into high gear. And check out this album review from The New York Daily News' Jim Farber. He calls "Audio Day Dream" an album that "works perfectly" and calls it the "best album by any "Idol" alum yet." Have you heard "A.D.D." yet??

HUMAN NATURE'S "GET READY" DEBUTS AT #2 IN AUSTRALIA! 11.26.07

Human Nature's brand new album, "Get Ready" has debuted in the Australian album charts this week at number 2 and has already been certified gold! The album, the final release in the group's Motown trilogy, features vocal collaborations with some of Motown's biggest original stars: Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, and Martha Reeves of Martha & The Vandellas. All six of these duet tracks were put together by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg, working in tandem with SonyBMG Australia's Jay "Dee" Springbett. Smokey Robinson accompanied the group on a week long promo run of Australia last week. Look for good things to continue for Human Nature and their "Get Ready" album through the end of this year and beyond...

BLAKE LEWIS' FIRST ALBUM REVIEW: THE L.A. TIMES RAVES OVER "AUDIO DAY DREAM!" 11.24.07

The Los Angeles Times has posted the first published review of Blake Lewis' forthcoming album, "Audio Day Dream" and it's a three star rave! Some of the highlights: "mercilessly catchy," and "delicious ear candy." "Audio Day Dream" will be released on December 4th.

DAUGHTRY WINS! 3 FOR 3 AT THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS!! 11.20.07

Congratulations to Daughtry! Chris and his band took home three awards this past Sunday night at the annual American Music Awards in LA. Daughtry was honored as Breakthrough Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. The band continues to tour constantly and will hit the road with Bon Jovi for a string of dates in early '08.

BLAKE LEWIS' "AUDIO DAY DREAM" IS NOW COMPLETE! SINGLE "BREAK ANOTHA" TO DEBUT ON ITUNES THIS TUESDAY, 11/13. ALBUM AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ON 12/4! 11.10.07

Blake Lewis, the American Idol finalist from Bothell, Washington, whose edgy beat boxing and modern approach to a wide variety of musical genres made him a fan favorite, has now completed his debut album, "Audio Day Dream." The finishing touches were applied this weekend and we are happy to report that the album has now shipped to the plant to begin being manufactured for a 12/4 release. The album's first single, "Break Anotha," will be available on iTunes this coming Tuesday, 11/13, and will officially impact radio the week of 11/19. A formal press release with more details about "Audio Day Dream" will be released this coming week. We are absolutely thrilled with how this album came out and look forward to all of Blake's fans, both old and new, getting a chance to hear it!

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE RAVES: BLAKE LEWIS' SINGLE "BREAK ANOTHA" HITS THE BULL'S-EYE! 11.09.07

Blake Lewis' debut single "Break Anotha" doesn't impact radio for another 10 days but Billboard Magazine has already printed their rave review. The finishing touches to "Audio Day Dream" are happening as we type this and the album will be available in stores and on line everywhere on Tuesday, December 4th.

BLAKE LEWIS WORLD PREMIERE OF DEBUT SINGLE - "BREAK ANOTHA" 10.30.07

Blake Lewis' debut single, "Break Anotha" world premieres today on AOL - Check it out! "Break Anotha" was written by Ryan Tedder, Sam Watters and Blake Lewis himself; it was produced by Ryan "Alias" Tedder. Blake's debut album, "Audio Day Dream," will be available on Arista Records/19 Recordings everywhere on December 4th!

BLAKE LEWIS NEWS! 10.26.07

Next Tuesday, 10/30/07, will be a big day for Blake Lewis fans. More details to follow, but make sure that you visit blakelewiscomingsoon.com and call the number listed to sign up, if you haven't already! You just may hear Blake's first single very, very soon...

SANTANA SCORES ANOTHER TOP 10 ALBUM! 10.24.07

"Ultimate Santana," the first career-spanning retrospective for the legendary Carlos Santana and band has debuted this morning at #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, selling just shy of 60K copies. This is Santana's fourth consecutive Top 10 album, a streak that started with 1999's remarkable "Supernatural." Three of Santana's last four albums, including "Supernatural" and "Ultimate Santana," were A&R'd by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg. "Ultimate Santana" also includes the brand new cut "Into The Night," featuring Chad Kroeger, that continues to explode at radio.

ULTIMATE SANTANA - AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE TODAY! 10.16.07

"Ultimate Santana", the brand new career-defining retrospective by the legendary Carlos Santana and band is available everywhere, as of today. "Ultimate Santana" marks the first time that all of the Carlos' classic and contemporary hits, from "Oye Como Va" and "Black Magic Woman" to "Smooth," "Maria Maria," and "The Game Of Love" are all available on the same album. Additionally, there are four brand new songs as well, including the new single "Into The Night," featuring Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, which is rapidly rising at radio. Other new cuts include collaborations with Tina Turner, Jennifer Lopez and Baby Bash. "Ultimate Santana" was A&R'd by Pure Tone Music's Pete Ganbarg.

CHAKA KHAN'S "FUNK THIS" DEBUTS AT #15 ON BILLBOARD'S NATIONAL SALES CHART - BECOMES HER HIGHEST CHARTING ALBUM SINCE 1984! 10.03.07

Chaka Khan's stunning return-to-form, "Funk This," has become the legendary diva's highest charting album in 23 years! It debuts this morning on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart at a dazzling #15, selling close to 40,000 copies in in its first week of release. The last time Chaka had an album inside the Top 15 was 1984, when "I Feel For You" peaked at #14. "Funk This" also debuts at #5 on Billboard's Top R&B Album Chart and it's lead single, "Angel," continues to soar at the Urban Adult radio format, currently at #7 and climbing. "Funk This" was A&R'd by Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg, who signed Chaka to SonyBMG's Burgundy imprint and who brought in the legendary Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to produce. Congratulations Chaka!

THE FALL HEATS UP - PURE TONE MUSIC A&R'S SIX HOT NEW RELEASES BETWEEN NOW AND YEAR'S END! 09.16.07

As the busy Fall music season officially begins, Pure Tone Music is happy to announce that we have A&R'd six new releases, all due out before the end of the year. They are:

Dave Sereny - "Take This Ride" (Nu Groove) - 9/18/07

Chaka Khan - "Funk This" (SonyBMG/Burgundy) - 9/25/07

Santana - "Ultimate Santana" (Arista) - 10/16/07

Blake Lewis - "Audio Day Dream" (Arista) - 12/04/07

Salvador Santana Band - Debut Album (Santana Management) - 11/07

Human Nature - TBD (SonyBMG Australia) - 11/07

Lots of new stuff coming for '08: stay tuned!

SONGWRITERS WANTED!! 09.10.07

Pure Tone announces its Great Songwriter Search which has kicked off now and will continue through the end of the year. Pure Tone has space for 1-2 new staff songwriters who will write songs for many of our current projects as well as projects for other companies. You must be able to write in multiple genres of music and be comfortable with collaboration and direction. If that's you, send Jeff your music (Jeff@puretonemusic.com).

CARLOS SANTANA RETURNS - NEW COLLABORATION WITH NICKELBACK'S CHAD KROEGER DEBUTS AT RADIO! 09.10.07

After two years away, Santana returns with a brand new career-defining retrospective, "Ultimate Santana," on October 15th. The album will mark the first time that all of Carlos' hits (from "Oye Como Va" and "Black Magic Woman" through "Smooth" and "The Game Of Love") appear on the same album. "Ultimate Santana" will also feature several new tracks, including the album's first single: "Into The Night" an incredible collaboration between Santana and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger. "Into The Night" is already starting to receive significant early airplay on radio stations all across the country. Carlos and Chad world-premiered "Into The Night" last Friday night, 9/7, on CBS-TV's "Fashion Rocks." "Ultimate Santana" was A&R'd by Pure Tone Music's Pete Ganbarg.

BLAKE LEWIS SIGNS TO 19/ARISTA. ALBUM DUE LATER THIS YEAR! 08.26.07

Blake Lewis, the amazing performer from Botthel, Washington who America came to love as part of this past season's American Idol, has signed a record deal with 19 Recordings/Arista Records. Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg will A&R Blake's major label debut, working along side of Arista's Clive Davis and 19's Simon Fuller and Iain Pirie. Already on board for Blake's debut are producers Ryan "Alias" Tedder (Timbaland, Leona Lewis), Jonathan "JR" Rotem (Sean Kingston, Rihanaa "SOS") and the team of S*A*M & Sluggo (Gym Class Heroes, Boys Like Girls). Blake's album is due later this year!

DAUGHTRY NOW OFFICIALLY TRIPLE PLATINUM! 08.15.07

"Daughtry," the phenomenonally successful self-titled debut album from Chris Daughtry and band, has officially passed the incredible 3 million mark this morning, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Daughtry" is now the second best selling debut album by any American Idol performer, behind only Carrie Underwood's debut album. With Daughtry's new single "Over You" impacting at radio everywhere and tour dates continuing nationally with Nickelback and Bon Jovi, the amazing story of the year continues. Congratulations Daughtry!

PURE TONE'S PETE GANBARG TO A&R BLAKE LEWIS' MAJOR LABEL DEBUT! 08.08.07

Pure Tone is thrilled to announce that Pete Ganbarg will be A&R'ing the great American Idol finalist Blake Lewis' major label debut. More details to follow...

DAUGHTRY - THE STORY OF THE YEAR CONTINUES WITH THE NEW SINGLE "OVER YOU!" 07.13.07

Daughtry's brand new single will be hitting the airwaves everywhere shortly! "Over You" has been a favorite since the release of the album and, with Z100 in New York already banging it as of today, and an amazing video set to be shot next week in LA, it's already shaping up to be the band's next big hit. "Over You" was co-written by Chris Daughtry with our friend, the great Brian Howes. Keep an ear on your favorite radio station this summer to hear "Over You!" Daughtry's debut album was recently certified triple platinum and remains as the best selling CD, to date, of 2007.

CHAKA KHAN ON THE RADIO! 07.11.07

The first two singles from Chaka Khan's forthcoming incredible return-to-form "Funk This" are now officially on the air! New York's powerhouse Hot 97 world-premiered "Disrespectful" (Chaka's raucous duet with Mary J. Blige) last night and several Urban and Urban Adult stations all across the country are already spinning the beautiful ballad "Angel." Tune in and check it out! "Funk This" will be in stores everywhere on 9/25/07!

CHAKA KHAN COMPLETES INCREDIBLE NEW ALBUM: "FUNK THIS" AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE 9/25! 07.01.07

The legendary Chaka Khan has completed her brand new studio album, "Funk This," an incredible return to form that brings Chaka's funky sound full-circle and back to the trailblazing days of her work with her former band, Rufus. Featuring guest performances from Mary J. Blige, Michael McDonald, and Rufus' Tony Maiden, "Funk This" will be released on September 25th by SonyBMG/Burgundy Records. The first two singles to be released simultaneously will be the gorgeous ballad "Angel," a song written by Chaka from an entry in her diary, and the raucous, uptempo "Disrespectful," a duet between Chaka and Mary. "Funk This" was produced by the equally-iconic Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and features some of their finest work. Pure Tone's Pete Ganbarg A&R'd this album and Pete and Pure Tone are honored to be part of this potential landmark work.

DAVE SERENY SIGNS TO NU-GROOVE RECORDS 06.28.07

Congratulations to Pure Tone A&R consulting client Dave Sereny, who this week signs with Nu Groove Records, the revived Smooth Jazz label run by esteemed industry veteran David Chackler. Dave follows jazz phenom and fellow jazz guitarist Jay Soto as one of the first artists signed to the revitalized Nu Groove. Dave's forthcoming album, "Take This Ride," features guest collaborations with Wayman Tisdale, Bob James, N'Dea Davenport, Ladybug from Digable Planets, Warren Hill and Nathan Watts. The album's first single, a killer remake of Rick James' "Give It To Me Baby," produced by the great Darren Rahn, goes to Smooth Jazz radio in early September. Congratulations Dave!

DAUGHTRY: 2007'S BEST SELLING CD (SO FAR...)! 05.19.07

As of May 16th, Daughtry's self-titled debut is now the best selling CD of 2007, according to official sales numbers released by Nielsen SoundScan, with sales just shy of 2.5 million copies to date. Since its release last November, the CD has spawned three hit radio singles ("It's Not Over," "Home," and "What I Want") and shows no signs of slowing down. The CD was co-A&R'd by RCA Records' Ashley Newton and Pure Tone Music's Pete Ganbarg.

CHAKA KHAN NEARS COMPLETION OF FORTHCOMING ALBUM 05.07.07

Pure Tone is pleased to announce the near-completion of the legendary Chaka Khan's forthcoming studio album, due late summer on SonyBMG/Burgundy Records. The album, a collection of originals (many co-written by Chaka with Jam & Lewis) and some great covers, returns Chaka to her funk roots and is produced by the incredible Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Chaka will be joined by some amazing guests as well. For more info, check back here or visit Chaka's website.

"A Song For My Father" 04.23.07

"A Song For My Father," an album A&R'd by Pure Tone Music and featuring some of the amazing musical children of this generation's most incredible singer/songwriters, has been getting rave reviews. "A Song For My Father" is only available at Target stores but is definitely worth the trip there to find - check out this amazing review from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Eric James 04.23.07

Pure Tone's own Eric James is currently on tour through the South and Mid-Atlantic. His shows have been great; definitely check him out if he's in your neighborhood.

Daughtry... 04.23.07

Daughtry continues to turn heads, sell CD's, and get killer reviews on their current tour. Check out this rave from the current issue of Blender.