SxSW Live DVD

During SXSW 2007, Blaze TV, a Shout! Factory company, custom-built two clubs where performances were captured in multi-camera HD with 5.1 surround sound. The Lone Star Lounge had a traditional Texas feel, while The Bat Bar was designed as more of a modern music club. Both clubs were built from the ground up inside the Austin Convention Center.

This unique musical experience was broadcast by DIRECTV as a groundbreaking exclusive three day 24 hour live concert event. The best of these performances are included on SXSW Live 2007, along with exclusive artist interviews and backstage footage.- tracklisting

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Set 07 Tour

Established in 1996 by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O'Neill, TSO has been a true rock mega-success, both on record and the concert stage. The band's four CD releases, including the holiday-themed Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996), The Christmas Attic (1998) and The Lost Christmas Eve (2004), have sold more than 5,000,000 units, over 900,000 in 2006 alone. TSO's 2001 DVD release, The Ghost of Christmas Eve, also achieved platinum status.

TSO's 2006 Winter Tour was its most successful to date, playing to over 1,000,000 fans at 80 concerts, generating revenues in excess of $40 million.- more on this story including the insane amount of dates

Dillinger Release Plans

BW&BK's David Perri spoke to the band's guitarist Ben Weinman recently while in the studio working on the group's anxiously-awaited follow-up to Miss Machine. 

"I think the new record is a little more focused and a little more intentional than Miss Machine," Weinman describes Ire Works.
- Read more of what he has to say.

A Closer Look at Patti Smith This Rocktober

It also includes interviews with her first publisher and biographer, Victor Bockris; her ex-songwriting partner, Blue Oyster Cult's Albert Bouchard; engineer on Horses, Frank D'Augusta; producer of Radio Ethiopia, Jack Douglas; engineer on the Easter sessions, Shelly Yakus; author of Horses and the Remaking of Rock n' Roll, Mark Paytress, English music journalist and author, Jon Savage; Rolling Stone magazine's ex- editor, Anthony De Curtis; New York's Village Voice music editor, Robert Christgau; Patti Smith biographer, Nick Johnstone and more. 

It features live and studio performances of Patti Smith classics such as: Gloria, Easter, Because The Night, Dancing Barefoot, Frederick, Ask The Angela and many, many more.- more on this story

Alabama Thunderpussy Expand Tour Plans with Obituary Dates

The tour will go through The Allen Theatre in South Gate, CA as well as The White Rabbit in San Antonio, TX! They're touring in support of their latest album "Open Fire".

Be sure to catch the Richmond metal quintet, as they kick off the tour with a hometown gig at Toad's Place with fellow Virginians Lamb of God- boss! the dates, the dates

Pitchshifter and Prodigy Alums Form Victory Pill

VICTORY PILL will release their self-titled debut in the US and CANADA on 10/23 via CORPORATE PUNISHMENT/ KOCH, and in the UK on 10/1 via OTHERSIDE/ UNIVERSAL.

Victory Pill is the brainchild of JIM DAVIES "I started playing guitar, solely rock/metal. My turning point was when 'dance' bands like The Prodigy started using guitars. I loved all the squelchy synth sounds and textures which I started to replicate on the guitar. I also started to get more into effects and sounds which I think is when I developed a bit of a unique style for myself."- more on this story

Keef Under Review

It includes rare and classic musical performances re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts, exclusive interviews, obscure footage and seldom seen photographs. Also included is footage of and comment on Keith's pivotal influence, live and studio recordings of classics such as Satisfaction, Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up and many others, plus bonus features. - bonus info

Rap Metal Hasn't Suffered a Silent Fate Yet

Almost immediately after completion of the CD, SILENT FATE unexpectedly found their production skills put to the test. A track the band produced "on a whim" for a rising hip-hop star was selected as one of three finalists in MP3.com's Remix Contest. The group seamlessly melded hard rock with rap, earning a competition-winning 60% percent of the vote.- more on this story

Nick Drake DVD

With the aid of those who were close to Nick, those around at the time and those who have studied and written about Nick Drake in depth, this program discusses, dissects and appraises Nick's life, music and astonishing, albeit short, career. 

The program also classic Nick Drake performances, location shoots, rare and classic photographs and many other features.- comments?

Live at KEXP Volume 3

"Live at KEXP Volume 3" will be available for purchase online at KEXP.ORG and in select Seattle record stores on Tuesday, August 21st with all proceeds benefiting KEXP programming. - more including the tracklist

Bear Claw Soph

Blessed be Chicago for providing us demanding listeners with such a consistent supply of challenging aural intensity. The two bass and drums trio of Bear Claw crafts a pulverizing and dynamic interplay between chaos and order. Working off an endless sense of tension, the band's assaultive foundry of rhythmical power rises and recedes beneath distorted four string churnings, occasional southern-fried sludge, and guttural monologues. 

And, who's more suited to record such a project than Steve Albini? The answer... no one. Engineered by the king of high end grit at Electrical Audio and mastered by Bob Weston, the record's raw and mammoth sonic qualities fit the band hand in glove.- more on this story

Akashic Cancel Tour Due To Bad Management

The musicians state that Mr. Gonzalo Arratia isn't their tour manager anymore and can't represent the guitarists. They would like to apologize with the local promoters, press, sponsors and the fans. Marcos and Pablo promise to go back to Chile soon.- more on this story

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