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PR reports: Known as the original gangster
of rap, Ice T's uncompromising songs are seen by many as powerful social
commentaries on life in the ghetto which have crossed over to many white
audiences and pop charts around the world. Liberation Entertainment is
proud to release this performance recorded at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz
Festival in July 1995 on a special double DVD and audio CD, including blistering
versions of nearly all the great tracks from one of the pioneers of rap,
including I'm Your Pusher, 6 In The Morning and Original Gangster. It will
hit stores on 29th October 2007 in the UK.
Despite being one rap's most articulate
and respected spokesmen, the highly-controversial recordings Ice T made
with rap metal band Body Count in the nineties, in particular with the
notorious 'cop killer', made ICE T unofficial public enemy number one with
America's establishment and in particular the F.B.I.
'Live in Montreux' comes packed with almost
two hours of footage, including bonus footage of Ice T in an open air concert
reunited with Body Count in San Bernadino and an audio CD full of highlights
from the Montreux concert.- more
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PR reports: Rudder is heading out on tour
this fall in support of their self titled debut. This NYC-based quartet
comprises Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Sting) on drums, Henry Hey (musical
director Rod Stewart) on keyboards, Chris Cheek (Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell)
on saxophone, and Tim Lefebvre (SNL band, musical director Caroline Rhea
Show) on bass.
Fans of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Galactic,
The Bad Plus, Wayne Kranz, Metalwood, Morphine, and Radiohead will enjoy
this entirely instrumental collection of nine original songs of experimental
alt/jazz.
Confirmed dates are as follows, with more
TBA:
October 2 55 Bar New York, NY
October 4 Ohm Lounge Syracuse, NY-
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PR reports: Metal Blade Records is proud to
announce the stellar debut of AS I LAY DYING's brand new release, AN OCEAN
BETWEEN US. The band Alternative Press calls "
one of the best pure-metal
bands America has to offer" notes this debut as the highest of their career
- and the highest debut in their label's 25-year history.
The album that is getting rave reviews
from publications worldwide has scanned nearly 40,000 units and has landed
atop several sales charts. The #8 debut of AN OCEAN BETWEEN US on the Billboard
Top 200 was the highest rock debut on the chart this week!
The record hit #1 on the Rock and Hard
Music Charts and #2 on the Indie Albums Chart.- more
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PR reports: Noctívago Bloodythirsty
Murderer, former member of the Brazilian underground black metal cult Mighty
joined Melancholic Art. The present line-up is: AWR - Vocals, guitars,
synths * Noctívago Bloodthirsty Murderer - Guitars * Xes Grafvitnir
- Bass * Lord J. Demon - Drums
With this new line-up the band is working
on the next release and soon a single will be available.
Recently Melancholic Art posted online
their whole debut cd, Força Black Metal Pampeano, which songs and
artwork can be downloaded in the band's
- MySpace
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PR reports: You've just finished your new
album and you've got Axl Rose singing on it. What do you do next? Go to
Disneyland? If you're Sebastian Bach, you sign on as a celebrity contestant
for MTV's new weekly competition show "Celebrity Rap Superstar," which
kicks off this Thursday, August 30 at 10PM ET/PT.
Bach, known for his Platinum rock pipes
as a solo artist, on Broadway, and his days with Skid Row,will be one of
eight celebrity contestants culled from the worlds of music, film, TV and
sports (Internet gossip mogul Perez Hilton has also been confirmed as a
contestant). Bach and the other celebrity contestants will be paired with
their own rap mega-star mentor - Sebastian's will be Kurupt from The Dog
Pound - with Paul Wall, Warren G., and Tone Loc already on board - who
will share their respective knowledge and skills to prepare the contestants
with the technique they'll need to be a master rapper. With help from his
personal tutor, expect Bach to perform covers of some of the biggest rap
songs of all time, create original raps and be tested in freestyle rap
competitions, all in front of a live audience.- more
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PR reports: "Halloween" stabs its way back
into theaters on Friday, following the release of the soundtrack last week.
In addition to directing, Rob Zombie also had a major influence on the
music used in the new movie.
Zombie tapped composer Tyler Bates (300,
Grindhouse, The Devils Rejects) to re-create one of the creepiest theme
songs in movie history.
The Halloween theme is the lead track on
the soundtrack that is filled with rock hits from the 70's and foreboding
dialogue from the new movie. Check out the new theme for Halloween
- here
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PR reports: Magnet, aka Even Johansen, will
be leaving the confines of his Norwegian farm for the wide expanse of the
U.S. when he takes to the road with Montreal indie poppers Stars in late
October. The tour is in support of the multi-instrumentalist's third full-length,
"The Simple Life," due September 18 on Filter US Recordings.
Largely a solo effort in the past, Johansen
is now joined on stage with a 5-piece band, allowing his beautiful compositions
to be fully brought to life. Recorded in his studio on the coast of Norway,
Johansen played nearly every instrument on "The Simple Life" as well as
handled production duties.- more
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PR reports: Eulogies have just announced that
they'll be touring with San Francisco shoegazers Film School this Fall.
Eulogies self-titled debut album will be released on September 11th via
Dangerbird Records.
The Peter Walker-fronted band formed while
on tour with him as a solo artist last year. Upon returning to Los Angeles
they recorded their album with co-production by Hrishikesh Hirway (The
One AM Radio) and now the band is hitting the road for their first ever
tour.- more
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PR reports: Brandi Shearer returns to Los
Angeles for a performance at Amoeba Music Hollywood that will feature songs
from her Amoeba Records debut 'Close To Dark.' The legendary store's inaugural
release on its new label is out this week.
The show will also be webcast live at Amoeba.com,
which will be Shearer's first live web performance. The webcast will take
place Saturday, September 1, at 2 pm PDT/5 pm EDT. A show at Tangier in
Los Feliz will follow that evening.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Roberta
Penn praises Shearer's "strong, clear and beautiful voice " and says, in
a review of the CD, "Brandi Shearer is a chanteuse, sultry and late-night
seductive one moment then bold and big-voiced the next."
For a look at Brandi live go-
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PR reports: SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:
SIRI) announces the launch of the highly anticipated Grateful Dead Channel.
Heard exclusively on SIRIUS, the channel will feature music spanning the
Grateful Dead's long and celebrated history. The Grateful Dead Channel
joins an exclusive line up of 24-hour, commercial-free music channels dedicated
entirely to some of the world's greatest recording artists including Elvis
Radio, the world's only official, all-Elvis Presley radio channel broadcasting
live from Graceland; and Siriusly Sinatra, devoted to the music and legacy
of Frank Sinatra.
The channel will include rare and unreleased
performances; original shows hosted by Grateful Dead founders Bob Weir,
Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, as well as rare archival interviews
with Jerry Garcia. The Grateful Dead Channel will debut on SIRIUS channel
32 with an extremely rare concert broadcast of the band's 1974 performance
at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. - more
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PR reports: Fresh off of a successful run
on Warped Tour, Georgia's Norma Jean are preparing for an upcoming US tour
with Saosin, Alexisonfire, and others! The tour kicks off in Seattle, WA
on September 28 and finishes in New York on November 7 in New York City.
Before they head out with Saosin, Norma
Jean will be playing Ohio's Collide Festival on August 24, the Revelation
Generation Festival in New Jersey on September 1, and the Bumbershoot Festival
in Seattle on September 3. These festival dates will lead up to a week-long
tour of Mexico, before Norma Jean returns home to gear up for the Saosin
tour.- more
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PR reports: A soundtrack so highly anticipated
that even Homer would get off the couch to celebrate its arrival, THE SIMPSONS:
TESTIFY is finally here! Set for release on September 18, 2007 from Shout!
Factory, THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY music CD spotlights material culled from
award-winning composer Alf Clausen and features the unmistakable voices
of America's most beloved TV family: Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie
Kavner), Bart (Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), and Springfield's
various townsfolk (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer). The soundtrack kicks
off with Danny Elfman's unforgettable main title theme, and continues with
a collection of the best songs from the last nine seasons of the longest
running primetime comedy on TV today. The album arrives just in time to
accompany the premiere of Season 19 of THE SIMPSONS on FOX.
Only on THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY can you find
a range of great talents from Jackson Browne to "Weird Al" Yankovic, both
willing to engage in self-parody that reflects the show's uncanny irreverence.
And then there is David Byrne, who while hearing a list of his vast musical
accomplishments, adds with pride "And I used to wrestle under the name
'El Diablo!'" It is Byrne who helps Homer realize the full odious potential
of "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders," even contributing an extended salsa
remix, "No Me Gusta Flanders." We're also treated to the lyrical styling
of the endearingly homicidal Sideshow Bob (as voiced by Kelsey Grammar)
as he reexamines his overwhelming loathing of Bart Simpson on "The Very
Reason That I Live."- more
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PR reports: In November 2007, 'Sex Drugs &
Rock 'N' Roll Magazine' will launch its inaugural issue, featuring SHERI
MOON ZOMBIE as our debut cover story! Sheri's star has been on the rise
since appearing as a lead character in husband Rob Zombie's 'House of 1000
Corpses' and 'The Devil's Rejects', and, currently, his remake of 'Halloween,'
opening Friday August 31st, in which she plays Michael Myers' mother Deborah.
Zombie additionally owns and operates the Total Skull clothing line, which
will be highlighted in her magazine spread.
An interview with Motley Crue drummer Tommy
Lee and his producer, Scott Humphrey, discussing their writing and recording
process is another key article coming soon in the premiere issue of 'Sex,
Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll Magazine.' Many more exciting stories will be
announced in the near future!
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