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Blabbermouth reports: Somebody better check
Gov. Huntsman's iPod. When New York quintet DREAM THEATER took the stage
at the Ford Theater Monday night in the E Center, it did so on its very
own day, as designated by the governor.
Playing inside the Beehive State for the
first time since 2000, the group invaded the stage after a video montage
that introduced more than 20 years of the band's history with both images
and music.
Vocalist James LaBrie announced to the
crowd that the band's meeting with Huntsman led to the designation of "DREAM
THEATER day in Utah." He credited the governor with a fair knowledge of
the type of music the band plays and assured the crowd that there wouldn't
be such a long pause between visits to Utah.- more
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Filter reports: Yeah Yeah Yeahs have extended
their current summer tour with a pair of California shows in late August.
Tickets for the shows will go on-sale on August 4th via Ticketmaster.
Prior to those shows the band will travel
the country making appearances at three festivals: Lollapalooza, V Fest
and Download Fest. The New York-based trio is currently out on the road
supporting the recently released Is Is EP, which is comprised of songs
written in 2004.
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PR reports: [a follow up to last week's story,
here is the official word] Ministry's Al Jourgensen has been confirmed
to special guest with Cheap Trick when they perform The Beatles' "Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" from start to finish in celebration of
the 40th anniversary of the landmark album. Jourgensen will join Cheap
Trick onstage in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl on August 10 and 11
to perform the Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," considered to be
one of the most complex songs ever recorded by the Fab Four.
At the specific request of Cheap Trick's
Rick Nielson and Robin Zander, the Ministry guitarist/vocalist has re-arranged
the song and made it "bent, in the Al Jourgensen way." Ministry/RevCo guitarist
Sin Quirin will join Jourgensen and Cheap Trick onstage for the performance.
"'Sgt. Pepper's' is certainly one of the
greatest pieces of art ever created, so to be asked to participate in this
momentous occasion is a great honor," commented Jourgensen.-
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PR reports: HIM has launched the video for
their new single, "Kiss of Dawn." HIM will release their brand new album,
Venus Doom, on September 18th via Sire Records. You can buy the 'Kiss Of
Dawn' single now at all digital stores including iTunes.
You can preview the video in its entirety
on the official HIM Youtube channel- here
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PR reports: SCORPIONS, Germany's most successful
international music export, are poised to "sting" once again and are planning
a frontal attack on the musical artery of rock fans all over the globe
with their new album, HUMANITY - HOUR 1. Thirty five years after the release
of their debut album, LONESOME CROW, SCORPIONS believe they have reached
a new creative high in their impressive career. They plan to prove it with
the release of album #21 on August 28 (New Door Records/UMe).
Smashing Pumpkins singer/guitarist Billy
Corgan makes a special appearance on the album as a featured guest on "The
Cross."
The band--Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf
Schenker (rhythm guitars), Matthias Jabs (lead guitars), James Kottak (drums)
and Pawel Maciwoda (bass)-enlisted acclaimed songwriter/producer Desmond
Child (Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, KISS) and producer James Michael to work behind
the boards on the album, which was recorded at several Los Angeles studios.
"Desmond is a fabulous visionary who took us to musical levels we had never
reached before," declares lead guitarist Jabs.- tour
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PR reports: The upcoming weeks of The Henry
Rollins Show on IFC will showcase musicians from around the world beginning
August 10 with transglobal Gypsy punk rockers Gogol Bordello, followed
by internationally acclaimed Manu Chao August 17, UK's The Duke Spirit
August 24 and Ireland's Sinead O'Connor August 31. The Henry Rollins Show
airs every Friday night at 11:00 PM EST on IFC.
August 17 marks the U.S. television debut
for internationally celebrated artist Manu Chao. Widely heralded as the
pioneer of Latin alternative music, Chao is multilingual and. multicultural,
blending rock, reggae, punk, ska and more. With explosive live shows, performing
to sold-out crowds of tens of thousands around the world, Chao stays true
to his anti-establishment principles by mixing music and politics and performing
at events that promote anti-globalization efforts.- more
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PR reports: Lou Reed and German contemporary
classical avant-garde chamber music ensemble Zeitkratzer are to release
a live CD/DVD entitled "Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music - Performed by Zeitkratzer
Live". The CD/DVD will be released by Asphodel Records in the UK on Monday
3rd September and in North America on Tuesday 4th September.
Avant-Garde German saxophone player, Ulrich
Krieger, transcribed Lou Reed's original 1975 studio album Metal Machine
Music to create an acoustic music score for the ensemble to play live.
Zeitkratzer premiered Metal Machine Music 'Live' at MaerMusic Haus Der
Berliner, Festspiele, March 17, 2002. Lou Reed plays guitar on on track
3. The DVD includes the entire concert mixed in 5.1 Surround and includes
an exclusive 25-minute interview with Reed.- more
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PR reports: The Echo Project kicks off its
annual eco-responsible music and arts festival in Atlanta, Georgia this
October 12 14, 2007. The three-day, multi-stage camping festival will
be held on 350-acres of scenic Chattahoochee river front property on a
privately owned 1250-acre farm just south of metropolitan Atlanta.
Featuring a diverse range of talent, from
rock to hip-hop, The Echo Project also announced its first round of performers
today, which include The Killers, Phil and Friends, moe., Stephen Marley,
The Roots, Cypress Hill, Polyphonic Spree, Michael Franti and Spearhead,
Umphrey's McGee, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Disco Biscuits, Cat Power and
Dirty Delta Blues, Brazilian Girls, The Avett Brothers, Lyrics Born, RJD2,
Toubab Krewe, Spam Allstars, ALO, Greenskeepers, and Afromotive.-
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PR reports: Washington D.C. buzz band ARMY
OF ME are teaming up with Dave Matthews Band for a stretch of summer dates
on the DMB side stage sponsored by MySpace.com. ARMY OF ME made up of
Vince Scheuerman (lead vocals, guitars), Brad Tursi (guitar, backing vocals),
Dennis Manuel (drums) and Conrado Bokoles (bass) will then spend the
fall on the road with The Used.
The band's latest record, CITIZEN, is available
now on indie label Doghouse Records, featuring the singles "Going Through
Changes" and "2 Into 1" currently spinning on tastemaker radio stations
nationwide, including KROQ, KITS, WWDC, and KNRK.- grab
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PR reports: A song with one of the most recognizable
opening riffs in Rock history, that made guys want to sport a leather jacket
and made young girls want to date a guy who rode a motorcycle, and has
graced countless commercials has reached it's quarter life birthday. In
celebration of this event George Thorogood and the Destroyers are releasing
a digitally re-mastered Bad To The Bone: 25th Anniversary Edition.
This certified gold album was George's
first big crossover hit and helped to introduce him to the MTV Crowd (due
to heavy rotation of the Bad to the Bone vide). Aside from the legendary
self-titled track the new album includes newly recorded versions of album
tracks (including "Bad to the Bone") as well as new Bonus B-Side tracks.
This album is a robust collection of music ranging from raw introspective
soulful blues to fist pumping rock n' roll. The band will be on tour in
support of the release through the month of August!- get
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PR reports: Germany's Lali Puna and Iceland's
Jakobínarína are among the new acts added to the Iceland
Airwaves festival bill that already includes such top groups as Bloc Party,
Of Montreal, !!! and Bonde do Role.
Later today, Iceland Airwaves will also
announce the addition of 40 new festival performers on its website: www.IcelandAirwaves.com
Happening this year from 10/17 -10/21 Iceland
Airwaves is one of the premiere annual destination music festivals in the
world. Reyka vodka is giving away a free trip to the festival for 1 winner
and 9 friends
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PR reports: Celebrity rock supergroup SCRAP
METAL has been announced to headline MelodicRock Fest, the upcoming 10th
Anniversary Concert for MelodicRock.com in South Bend, Indiana.
Members of SCRAP METAL, a who's who of
multi-platinum lead singers and front men, include Kelly Keagy of NIGHT
RANGER whose number one rock hits include "Sister Christian", "Don't Tell
Me You Love Me", and "You Can Still Rock In America"; Eric Martin of MR.
BIG whose number one hits include "To Be With You" and "Just Take My Heart";
Gunnar Nelson and Matthew Nelson the twin sons of Rock'n'Roll Legend Ricky
Nelson, of rock group NELSON whose pop/rock number one hits include "(Can't
Live Without Your) Love and Affection", "After the Rain", and "More Than
Ever"; and Mark Slaughter of SLAUGHTER whose penned number one hits include
"Up All Night Sleep All Day" and "Fly to the Angels". -
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PR reports: Swedish phenom Melody Club storms
the shores with the U.S. debut of At Your Service, 12 tracks of danceable,
punk-tinged new wave that's at once sophisticated and accessible to the
uninitiated. Streeting Aug. 21, At Your Service showcases a band that infuses
strongly rooted rock with pop-sensibilities crafting tunes that override
that voice in your head that says you're too cool to bob your head.
The cutting-edge alt-pop-rock outfit recently
signed to The Saturday Team, brainchild of industry vets Ken Olden and
Issa Diao, after a chance encounter in Sweden. "I brought home a copy of
an old record to play for Issa, and we both fell in love with them immediately,"
says Ken.
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