Abuse Charity Drops Jay-Z Support

"We read the lyrics (yesterday) -- it was really offensive and we needed to cancel the event," Megan Walker said last night. "There was no debate. That's just something we wouldn't support." - more details

Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew

VH1 reports: VH1 and Dr. Drew have expanded their documentary series on addiction to examine one of society's most taboo topics, sex addiction, in the upcoming series "Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew."

Dr. Drew and a team of the nation's foremost experts on sexual addiction will guide eight patients through an intensive state of the art program.

Living together for 21 days, they'll meet with Dr. Drew in daily one-on-one and group therapy sessions in order to get to the root of their compulsive behavior. The series is set to premiere on VH1 on Sunday, November 1 at 10pm*. - more on this story

Eminem Coming To Blu-Ray

Kayos reports: On October 20, Eminem Live From New York City will be given the Blu-ray treatment via Eagle Rock Entertainment's Eagle Vision subsidiary [pre-book order date September 30, MSRP $24.98].

In 2005, rap's reigning Detroit superstar Eminem took the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City, just before his retirement from live performance. Originally filmed for the US TV series "Showstoppers," this concert was larger-than-life, with multi-level staging, amazing lighting, and guest appearances from D12, Obie Trice, and Stat Quo. Now available as a Blu-ray (previously released on standard DVD in November 2007, ERE), this show definitely deserves to be experienced in high-def.

Eagle Rock Entertainment continues to pioneer the concert DVD experience via Blu-ray. Recently released from the label are high-def titles by Rick Wakeman, John Mayall, Jamiroquai, Jason Aldean, Kenny G, Jeff Beck, and many others. - more on this story

Streisand Tops The Charts

Columbia Records reports: Barbra Streisand's album Love is the Answer debuts no. 1 on the US charts by selling 180,415 for the week of September 29th. She has increased her prior record of length of time between her first #1 album (People, 1964) and her most recent.

This unprecedented success ties her with the Beatles for 3rd place behind Frank Sinatra (41) and Rolling Stones (36) for top 10 album first week sales. Setting numerous records that may never be exceeded, her new album topped a powerful field of new albums to win #1. Although no other artist or act had matched her prior record of four straight decades at #1, the new achievement may be a bar that can never be equaled.

Streisand is the #1 female album-selling recording artist in history and the only woman to make the Top 10 all time best selling artists list. Her accomplishments include 50 gold, 30 platinum and 13 multi-platinum albums. Barbra's previous number #1 albums include: People (1964), The Way We Were (1974), Greatest Hits Volume II (1979), Guilty (1980), The Broadway Album (1985), Back to Broadway (1993) and Higher Ground (1997). - more on this story

Athlete EP and NYC

Original Sin reports: Mercury-nominated UK songsmiths Athlete are releasing The Getaway, a brand new digital EP, on November 3rd. The EP's titular track will be the lead single from the band's fourth album Black Swan, due out in America early next year.

Since bouncing to prominence seven years ago with the spirited, electro-tinged, indie-pop of their Mercury-nominated debut, Vehicles And Animals, Athlete have established themselves among the UK's finest songsmiths. The southeast Londoners have sold more than a million copies of their three hit albums (the other two being 2005's Tourist and 2007's Beyond The Neighbourhood); packed out venues across the world; picked up an Ivor Novello award; and topped both the UK's album and airplay charts.

Athlete is now set to return with their finest work to date, Black Swan, which will be released early next year on Original Signal Recordings in the U.S. In advance of the release of Black Swan, Athlete will release their first single "The Getaway" as a digital EP on November 3rd. On the same day, the band will arrive in New York for a special one off U.S. performance to preview the album live at the Bowery Ballroom, Nov, 3. - more on this story

Barry Manilow Reups With Artista For Two New Releases

PR reports: Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning recording artist Barry Manilow, has just announced that he has re-signed his recording deal with Arista Records and will be releasing two new albums, one of seasonal favorites [PC term for Christmas], ringing in the holidays with contemporary and traditional yuletide repertoire on In The Swing Of Christmas and The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time scheduled for release in January, just in time for Valentine's Day (track listing and details for The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time to be announced soon).

On the heels of the extraordinarily successful "decades" series (Greatest Songs of the Fifties, Sixties, Seventies and Eighties), In The Swing Of Christmas¸ produced and arranged by Manilow, will arrive in stores on October 13th. A special pre-order campaign at the www.manilow.com website and at Amazon will ensure that fans will receive IN THE SWING OF CHRISTMAS in its very first week of release.

IN THE SWING OF CHRISTMAS presents a dozen holiday gems. Contemporary standards include: "Silver Bells" (first recorded by Bing Crosby & Carol Richards in 1950); "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" (introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis); "Christmas Time Is Here" (one of the instrumental themes composed by Vince Guaraldi for 1965's A Charlie Brown Christmas); and "The Christmas Song" (aka "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire," the Mel Tormé standard that became an evergreen after Nat King Cole's 1953 recording). - more on this story

New Album and Tour For Devendra Banhart

Filter reports: Devendra Banhart's sixth album, What Will We Be, hits stores October 27th 2009. A follow-up to 2007's Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon, the new album promises to deliver the same indie-folk sound the singer-songwriter has been known for ever since his debut back in 2002.

In support of the new album release, Banhart will also briefly hit the road this fall, embarking on a two-week North American tour that begins November 16th in Chicago.

Where Will We Be, Banhart's label debut for Warner Brothers, was recorded in a sleepy Northern California town throughout the Spring of 2009 co-produced by Devendra and Paul Butler (from UK outfit Band Of Bees). - more including dates

New Blood For The Sippy Cups

Paradigm reports: The Sippy Cups are welcoming a new member, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Gabby La La, to their lineup. She joins the band as longtime Sippy Cup Alison Faith Levy leaves to spend more time with her family. La La will join the acclaimed children's rock band on their national Time Machine 2009 Tour, with dates this fall in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Albany and other cities. See reverse for a list of tour dates.

Gabby La La is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who plays the accordion, ukulele, theremin and sitar. She studied North Indian classical music with master Ali Akbar Khan at his college in San Rafael and received a BFA in Sitar Performance from the California Institute of the Arts.

In the pop realm, she has backed artists including Primus's Les Claypool, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray and Bob Weir & Ratdog, and collaborated with producers Prince Paul and Don Newkirk and keyboardist Bernie Worrell on Baby Elephant's album "Turn My Teeth Up." Along the way, La La developed her own unique style, and has been sharing her kooky and spooky music with audiences of all ages. She released her solo debut Be Careful What You Wish For... in 2005 on Claypool's Prawn Song Records. - more on this story

Live at Lime with The Phenomenal Handclap Band EP

PR reports: After issuing their acclaimed self-titled debut album on Friendly Fire this summer, LimeWire Store has exclusively released Live at Lime with The Phenomenal Handclap Band. Recorded at their own Chanel Studios in New York's Lower East Side, the EP was produced by head-honcho DJs/producers/musicians Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, and performed by the full eight-piece live band.

Drawing upon disco, funk, R&B, Latin, soul, and rock to craft their sultry grooves, the EP features five reworked versions of songs found on their debut, which Pitchdork described as "...buzzing, burbling four-on-the-floor dance floor fillers...a resounding success."

Dan Koplowitz, owner of Friendly Fire Recordings, had this to say about the Live at Lime session: "We were thrilled by the opportunity to work with the folks at LimeWire to create this live EP for the Phenomenal Handclap Band, and delighted by how the music came out. The Phenomenal Handclap Band's songs really shine in the live setting and we feel this session captured their amazing live show brilliantly." - more on this story

The Roys To perform the National Anthem

Webster and Assoc reports: The Roys will perform the National Anthem at the Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, NC for Aaron's 150 presented by Black's Tire and Auto Service.

The race begins at 4:15 PM and the grandstands will open at 8 AM. This event will be aired on Fox Sports Net on November 22, 2009.

About The Roys: Focused on creating their own music their own way, The Roys formed Pedestal Records in order to deliver their unique style of country music to fans. - more on this story

The Grascals Get Buzzed

Webster and Assoc reports: Wake up with The Grascals on Friday morning and tune in to The Daily Buzz for your daily dose of bluegrass music! The Grascals departed Nashville Thursday making the 618 mile trek to sunny Florida in their proudly sponsored Mobil Delvac tour bus.

The Daily Buzz, a nationally syndicated morning show, will feature The Grascals as their guest Friday morning, broadcasting a live performance and quick chat with the bluegrass gurus to see what the buzz has been about. The Daily Buzz will air live Friday, October 9th.

The Daily Buzz is one of the hippest and trendiest early morning shows on television featuring news, weather, special guest appearances and the latest in entertainment news, music, travel, fashion, pet care, home fix-ups and more. The show begins at 6:00am EST and airs on over 160 stations and in over 64 million homes!
- Check your local listings.

Nova Map Out National Tour

MLC reports: San Francisco-based rock band NOVA announced today that they are embarking on a 30-city, nationwide fall tour that will kick off in their hometown on October 7, 2009 at The Red Devil Lounge. Best known for their heavy, atmospheric and ever-shifting rock anthems, the band has become nationally known for their energetic live shows.

Gabriel McGahee, lead singer of NOVA shares, "We are dying to get out there and bring it live, we have a lot of new songs we are going to be trying out for the first time as well, so needless to say it is going to be a lot of fun!"

NOVA released their debut, full-length album "Nepenthe" exclusively on iTunes and CD Baby this past May. The album has been described as, "pure rawness that seeps through to the core, defying its well rounded production, and revealing the mark of a band that known exactly where they are going, and who they are as artists." Since the release of the album, the band has been road warriors, touring across the states headlining shows and playing with notable artists such as Black Label Society, Papa Roach, and Halestorm. - more on this story

Hope Sandoval Returns To The Charts

PR reports: Hope Sandoval is back on the charts with her first release in eight years. On the heels of rapturous praise from both critics and loyal fans alike, Through The Devil Softly debuts on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #6 and tops the Alternative New Artist Album Chart at #1.

Complete Chart Numbers As Follows: #6 Heatseekers #1 Alternative New Artist Album #41 Alternative Album #102 Digital album #160 Album

The long awaited tour is currently in full swing across North America. With the bands unique and profound performance, the nightly shows have quickly become a must see event. - dates

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