Schoolyard Heroes Set Release and Tours

Before then, Schoolyard Heroes will join Toronto's goth synth rock band the Birthday Massacre on a brief North American tour, opening Wednesday September 5th, at The Mod Club in Toronto. 

The 8-city trip wraps up with a hometown gig at El Corazon in Seattle on September 18th. Two days later, they head back out on the road to join Sum 41 and Stolen Transmission label mates Monty Are I.- dates

Edwin McCain Junk'd

Each Junk'd episode plays a joke on a homeowner in the form of a home makeover gone bad, and ends with the makeover being completed to perfection after the homeowner's reaction to being "junk'd" is caught on tape.

The normally laid-back environmentalist who was the victim in the Junk'd episode, McCain appeared to be so upset with being "junk'd" that he called in his form of justice – a monster truck – and proceeded to crush the pick-up belonging to Bret "Skip" Skipper, one of the show's hosts and producers, before Skipper's disbelieving eyes.- View the video clip 

Junk Science Preview

"There's gotta be something better to do/than working harder than these folks who's living better than you," encourages Baje, the self-proclaimed "Pied Piper of unemployment." Even if you like your job, you can still enjoy the soulful samples, smooth flow, and mellow but rebellious hook.

Junk Science is Baje One on the mic and DJ Snafu on the beats. Simple. Their sophomore record, Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic, is due out on October 23rd on Definitive Jux (licensed from Brooklyn's Embedded Music). In promotion of the record, and in keeping with Junk Science and (Embedded Music CEO) DJ Ese's love of beer, the three have teamed up with up-and-coming Brooklyn brewery Six Points Craft Ales to create a limited-release brew to coincide with the release of the album. Be on the lookout for it in your local bar. 
- Grab the Jerry McGuire mp3 here

Colorado To Liverpool an Acoustic Tribute To The Beatles

This respectful, reverent and fun CD was a direct result of three informal performances by Firefall Acoustic on a top radio station in Denver, CO.: the listener response was so immediate and positive that they decided to record their own versions of timeless tunes. Firefall, one of the best known vocal bands of the 1970s, pays homage to 'the best band ever' in a fresh intimate acoustic setting. It is a superior and unique work on many levels. On Winged Horse Records, Colorado To Liverpool is getting rave revues from fans and critics alike.- more info and tracklist

iTunes Offers up Free Boss and McCartney and more

Magic is Bruce Springsteen's first recording with the E Street Band in five years, and it's just the sort of high-energy rock that you'd expect from the Boss. Pre-order the album today and get the music video for "Radio Nowhere" when it is released on October 2. For this week only, you can download the single "Radio Nowhere" absolutely free. 

Dozens of artists, including Amy Winehouse, MIKA, Travis, Groove Armada, and Sir Paul McCartney, came to London's Institute of Contemporary Arts in July to perform intimate live shows for an audience of just 350 lucky people at the first-ever iTunes Festival. The first recordings of these performances are now available for download, exclusively from iTunes.

Paul McCartney's performance was the highlight of the iTunes Festival, and it's available on iTunes today. As a special treat for Paul's fans, we're also offering a free song and video for "Nod Your Head" from his latest album, Memory Almost Full.- Grab that here

Karate High School Join Eye on the Prize Tour

Karate High School W/ Eyes Set To Kill, Kenotia & Foxy Shazam:
9/05 - Kansas City, MO @ Static Bar
9/06 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
9/07 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasant's
9/08 - St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
9/09 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
9/10 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
9/11 - Pompton Lakes, NJ @ The Mainstage
9/12 - Doylestown, PA @ Sirens
9/13 - Pittsburgh, PA- more dates

Cannonball Jane Sets US Release

Her first musical go was the album Street Vernacular, released last year in the UK (and to be released in North America September 25th) to rave reviews in Time Out London, NME, Uncut, The Independent and many more besides and now comes her latest EP, Knees Up!, that features remixes of the hit "Take It To Fantastic" by Adrock of Beastie Boys and UK producer DJ Downfall.- more on this story

Resident Evil: Extinction Tracks

Every song here is exclusive to Resident Evil: Extinction. Featured artists include Shadows Fall ("Stupid Crazy"), Chimaira ("Paralyzed"), Throwdown ("I, Suicide"), Poison the Well ("Wrecking Itself, Taking You With Me") and Rammstein offshoot Emigrate ("New World"). There are also selections of original score composed by Charlie Clouser (NIN, Rob Zombie and Saw I-IV).- more info and full tracklist

Dengue Fever Set Free LA Show

Dengue Fever's uncommon pop/world music sound has garnered critical acclaim since their eponymous debut CD, and their 2005 release Escape From Dragon House has brought them to a global audience, widening their exposure. The Los Angeles band has spent much of the last two years touring the globe, winning over new fans in the United States, Canada as well as Europe. A documentary on Dengue Fever, entitled Sleepwalking Through the Mekong recently premiered at the Silver Lake Film Festival and will be featured at other festivals throughout the year. Directed by John Pirozzi and produced by Film 101, Sleepwalking chronicles the band's first shows outside the United States in lead singer Ch'hom Nimol's homeland of Cambodia, marking the first time a Western-based band performed Khmer Rock in Cambodia since Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge took over the country in 1975.

This fall, Dengue Fever will be performing some west coast and southwest tour dates, and will perform at WOMEX, the world music festival in Spain. The band's third CD, Venus On Earth, will be released in 2008.

For more info on the free show go 
- here

Against Me! Thrash iTunes

Against Me! will kick off a U.S. tour on September 4th in Poughkeepsie, NY with Matt & Kim and David Dondero. 

Against Me! will be out in support of their new album, New Wave, in stores now. 

You can get the new EP- here

Win Country Jeans?

The promotion hits radio across the nation beginning in late August, and offers listeners a chance to win personal autographed jeans from the variety of artists as well as gift certificates for 'free' jeans to get kids dressed in style for their first day of class.- more on this story

Swedish Passport Approved

The Swedish-themed evening was made possible with the help of the Consulate General of Sweden Los Angeles. Comments Swedish Consul Lina van der Weyden: "Sweden is the fifth largest music exporter in the world and there are a number of great new Swedish bands with potential to break through on the international scene. Nettwerk artists Kamera and The Perishers should be very well received on the American market. We're thrilled that "Passport Approved" took the initiative to promote this event both on-air and online."
- more on this story

The Biz: Convenience or Ripoff?

Why do I do this? I'll break it down for you based on a truly horrendous experience I had in the summer of 2003. At the time, the huge outdoor amphitheater outside of Chicago in Tinley Park was known as the Tweeter Center. The Counting Crows and John Mayer were in the midst of a co-headlining tour and played to their largest paying crowds of their careers up to that point (approximately 30,000 seats were sold). 

I scored a ticket in the twentieth row a few days earlier and I was delighted until I checked out. Face value on the tickets were $36.50 and somehow, my final bill was $59.50 for one ticket. How can this be?- Let me break it down for you.

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