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Who |
SMN reports: THE WHO have lined up the following
European tour dates:
May 22 - Birmingham, UK @ National Indoor
Arena
May 23 - Sheffield, UK @ Hallam FM Arena
May 25 - Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
May 26 - Hull, UK @ Kingston Communications
Stadium
June 1 - Swansea, UK @ Liberty Stadium
June 2 - Southampton, UK @ Rosebowl Stadium
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| Iron
Butterfly Record New CD |
sleazeroxx.com reports: Iron Butterfly, the
70s acid band best known for the 18 minute epic 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' are
about to release their first new album in more than 30years.
At the official Iron Butterfly website,
the band has announced "Iron Butterfly is anchored by an established stronghold
in the music business and rejuvenated with a transfusion of new blood.
The new Iron Butterfly promises once again to be fresh, new and innovative
with hit songs, and sounds for the new millennium". [see full story for
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| MxPx
Nailed Again |
PR reports: MxPx has rejoined Tooth &
Nail Records, reestablishing a strong and familiar relationship that dates
back to the beginning of the legendary Washington state trio's illustrious
recording and touring career.
"We were at a place where, somehow, we
found ourselves on this freeway looking at a Tooth & Nail off-ramp.
And it looked pretty good!" says singer/bassist Mike Herrera.
After three albums and two EP's on Tooth
& Nail (including the landmark "Life in General"), as many more for
a major label and 2005's widely-hailed return to form "Panic," MxPx is
hard at work in a Seattle studio on what will be their first album for
The Nail in over ten years. And the new material? It's incredible. "There
was nothing we didn't like about our last label, we just felt like we have
to try new things and always keep things fresh," Herrera explains. "Tooth
& Nail has grown tremendously as a label since we parted ways. In talking
to the people there, there is a real enthusiasm for our band. It's awesome."
Look forward to a major tour announcement from MxPx soon!-
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| Majestic
Indie Book |
PR reports: In addition to writing and recording
songs for the third Majestic Twelve album due this fall, lead singer Kenyata
Sullivan is developing a book about his experiences in the underground
music scene to be released around the same time. Specific details about
the publication and release date will be announced later this year through
City Desk Productions.
Peppered with previously untold stories
about the famous and the infamous, the as yet untitled book takes readers
on a journey through the indie rock scenes of the past few decades, ranging
from the 1980’s underground cassette and zine cultures up to today. Whether
talking about watching Nirvana on Saturday Night Live with Joey Ramone,
or poking fun at both the indie culture of “hipness” and the mainstream
music machine, Sullivan’s book promises to be an engaging and eye opening
read for anyone interested in a genuine and humorous “from the trenches”
view of the indie rock revolution.- Click
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| Dream
Theater Ink with Roadrunner |
PR reports: ROADRUNNER RECORDS is proud to
announce the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new
studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream Theater will hit the
road in support of the album for a world tour, including major festival
appearances in Europe.
Recognized by peers and public alike for
their advanced musical expertise, the band (Mike Portnoy, drums; John Petrucci,
guitar; John Myung, bass; James LaBrie, vocals; Jordan Rudess, keyboards)
has long held the ability to combine complex arrangements with unadulterated
songwriting skills, the material often underpinned by riffs as heavy as
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| Raul
Malo Valentine |
PR reports: Raul Malo, best known for his
work as front man and creative force behind Grammy-winning group The Mavericks,
will celebrate Valentine’s Day in New York with performances from “the
most romantic album of the year.”
Malo will perform four songs live on the
IMUS in the Morning radio and television program on February 14th. IMUS
is broadcast live on MSNBC from 6-9 a.m. ET and on radio stations nationwide.
Additionally, Malo will headline two sold-out shows at the Big Apple’s
famed Joe’s Pub on February 14th & 15th. - Click
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| Rare
Pepper and a Tour |
PR reports: On March 20th Pepper will release
"To Da Max", a collection of b-sides, unreleased demos and live performances
recorded between 1999 and 2004. Included in this 20 track collection are
rare recordings like "The Arena", a cover of "Armagideon Time" (by Willie
Williams, later covered by The Clash), live acoustic performances and tracks
from their very first recording session ever. Culled from over 400 recordings,
the members of Pepper spent countless hours listening to each and every
track, eventually narrowing the track listing down to the 20 songs.
Pepper will be hitting the road for a national
headline tour this February taking along with them the Mad Caddies and
The Supervillains[see full story for the dates]- Click
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| Isley
Brothers Tour |
PR reports: Isley aka ‘Mr. Biggs’ are about
to give back the love to their fans, as they announce their headlining
winter-spring 2007 U.S. performance dates. The tour will open on March
14th at Prince’s 3121 Club (the Hotel Rio) in Las Vegas, and will wrap
up at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia on April 28th.
Mar. 14 Las Vegas, NV Prince’s 3121 Club
15 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
16 San Diego, CA 4th & B’s- TBA
17 Fresno, CA Warner Theater[see full
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| Unsigned
Dream Warped |
PR reports: SABIAN, Ltd., the award-winning
cymbal manufacturer, announced that it is launching SABIAN Dream Spot,
a promotional contest that will give one lucky undiscovered band a chance
to play 10 dates on the 2007 Vans Warped Tour. The winning band will play
on the “Kevin Says” stage, the launching pad for numerous SABIAN bands
including “My Chemical Romance,” “Fall out Boy,” “Avenged Sevenfold” and
“All American Rejects.” In a ‘battle of the bands’ style format, SABIAN,
with partner Cafesonique.com, will accept online submissions between February
1 and April 14. The winning band will be announced on June 16. SABIAN Dream
Spot is the largest contest in the company’s history, according to Stacey
Montgomery-Clark, SABIAN’s director of marketing. [see full story for more
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| Would
You Like A Song With Your Latte? |
PR reports: Starbucks Entertainment announced
today that it will release a CD of 15 original tracks by Starbucks partners
(employees). The first-of-its-kind compilation is the result of a company-wide
contest that invited Starbucks partners to submit original solo or band
recordings. “Off the Clock Vol. 1: New Music from Up & Coming Starbucks
Artists” will be available exclusively at Starbucks Company-operated locations
in the U.S. and Canada beginning April 3, 2007. This newest venture continues
Starbucks unwavering support of new talent – in this case, from within
its own family of partners.
“When we began listening to the submissions,
we were blown away at the quality of music we discovered among our colleagues.
These Starbucks partners are amazing musicians with great songs that deserve
to be heard,” said Ken Lombard, president Starbucks Entertainment. “Off
the Clock’ is a terrific collection of undiscovered talent.” The 15 tracks
featured on “Off the Clock” weave an impressive tapestry of modern music,
with styles that blend and embrace folk, rock, pop, jazz and alternative
rock. The artists were chosen from nearly every region in the United States
as well as a partner band from Vancouver, British Columbia. -
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| Shinedown
on Iraq |
Atlantic reports: Shinedown recently took
a trip over to Iraq to play for the troops. It was an amazing experience
for the guys and they took a bunch of footage while they were over there.
Visit the full story link to catch a glimpse
of what it was like for them. The band are currently writing songs for
their next album.- Click
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| A
Blige the Ghost Whisperer |
CBS reports: Current eight-time GRAMMY Award
nominee Mary J. Blige will guest star in GHOST WHISPERER, Friday, Feb.
9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network during "GRAMMY week."
THE 49TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS will be broadcast live from STAPLES
Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 11 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/delayed
PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Mary J. Blige is currently nominated in
many of the top categories of The 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, including
Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Blige, whose music will be featured
in the episode, plays Jackie Boyd, the coach of a high-ranked high school
cheerleading team whose members are being disabled, one by one, by seemingly
freak accidents in the days preceding their big cheerleading competition.
Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) soon discovers that the vengeful spirit
of a former cheerleader is behind the calamities and that a life-altering
happening in Jackie’s past is hindering her sincere efforts to put a stop
to her team’s adversities. To view some preview clips from Mary J. Blige's
episode, which have been incorporated into a music video of one of Blige's
songs to be featured in the episode, go to the full story link. -
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| Shocked
Hardcore |
PR reports: Michelle Shocked's longstanding
ties with the Crescent City vibrantly unfold in time for Mardi Gras with
an internet-only single. Entitled "Hardcore Hornography," the song is as
bawdy and bold as its title and will hopefully remind everyone that New
Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast are still recovering from a blowjob
they will never forget. "Hardcore Hornography" features New Orleans brass
denizens Troy Andrews on trumpet and Trombone Shorty on (what else?) trombone
as well as the NewBirth Brass Band (Tanio Hingle, bass drum; Kerry Hunter,
snare; Jeffrey Hills, sousaphone) "Virtual" street date for the song is
Tuesday, February 13.
Keeping with the festival spirit, however
– and as a reminder to fans that there’s still much rebuilding to be done
– the song is available free at http://www.michelleshocked.com and at other
sites that want to help spread it. A stream is also available at http://www.myspace.com/mshocked
, and visitors can also hear demos from the forthcoming album (ETA: August
2007.)- Click
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| Deep
Purple Java |
Java John reports: Join me, "Java" John, THIS
Friday (2/9) as I have the pleasure to interview the man with one of THE
Greatest Rock & Roll Voices Ever! MR.IAN GILLAN!!
Who is Ian Gillan? He’s an elder statesman
of rock, he was the original Jesus Christ Superstar, and he co-wrote Smoke
on the Water (one of the most popular songs of all time) among dozens of
other hits, solo and with his band DEEP PURPLE.. He has played to tens
of millions of fans, and sold over one hundred million records. Ian Gillan’s
new CD release “Gillan’s Inn’, is a wonderful career retrospective of the
classic songs made famous by Deep Purple and his own solo career, Ian invited
several of his friends to guest on the album including Joe Elliot (Def
Leppard), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), guitarist Joe Satriani, Johnny Rzeznik
(Goo Goo Dolls), Ronnie James Dio (Dio), Steve Morse, Jeff Healey and the
rest of Deep Purple. Ian's also got a very kool new book out: "Smoke This!
The Warblings, Rants, Philosophies, and Musings from the Singer of Deep
Purple". It is a feast of information, pontifications, and visual representation
of legendary Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan that takes you on a fascinating
journey through the heyday of rock n' roll and lends uncensored insight
into those halcyon days.- Click
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| Genghis
Tron Relapse |
PR reports: Relapse Records is proud to announce
the signing of avant-garde rock extremists GENGHIS TRON. Upon signing,
GENGHIS TRON comment: "We're incredibly excited to be joining the Relapse
family. The three of us have been huge fans of the label since the dawn
of time and we can't wait to work with them on our future releases.”
The new Philadelphia transplants (Mookie
Singerman, Michael Sochynsky, and Hamilton Jordan, Jr.) have recently released
the critically acclaimed full-length Dead Mountain Mouth and are working
on writing the follow-up and Relapse debut. “We're currently building a
bold, psychedelic bridge to Godcity Studios where we'll be recording our
next album in August with Kurt Ballou." comments the band. "Thanks to some
serious unemployment we've been fully immersed in erecting said bridge--working
8 hours or more a day, seven days a week on new material. It's sounding
insane and awesome and entirely indescribable. We're stoked." -
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| 1349
Add Dates |
PR reports: More dates have been confirmed
for 1349's upcoming headline tour of the United States. The tour also featuring
Goatwhore, Nachtymystium and Averse Sefira will kick off March 23 and visit
24 cities before its conclusion on April 16. Confirmed dates are noted
below.
March
23 - Crowbar, Tampa FL
24 - Thee Imperial Jacksonville FL
25 - Culture Room FT Lauderdale FL
26 - The Haven Winter Park FL
27 - Masquerade Atlanta GA
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| Scum
of the Earth Find Drummer |
PR reports: Scum of the Earth (featuring former
Rob Zombie guitarist RIGGS) have announced that Ivan DePrume has joined
the band. When asked about his decision to join the band, the original
White Zombie drummer explained "when Riggs approached me about joining
the band, I was like "when do we start touring?". Then he explained that
the new album "Sleaze Freak" was just about to be recorded and he wanted
me to learn the songs, meet up in LA and lay down drum tracks, so I had
all these songs I had to learn in just a few weeks, record my ideas and
send em back to Riggs, it all happened so fast...". Riggs continued, "I
got Ivan's ideas and loved them, told him he's in and when/where we'd be
recording and the rest is history (in the making). He's a perfect fit for
the vibe of the band, especially musically. He's an amazing drummer and
we're all looking forward to having him on board as a part of the team."
The band will begin recording "Sleaze Freak"
on February 13th at Belt of Orion Studios in Los Angeles, CA. sleaze Freak
is scheduled for release sometime in Spring/Summer of 2007 through Eclipse
Records.
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'Freedom's Road' is overflowing
with signature Mellencamp elements. There are stories, indictments, mission
statements, hopes and prayers all strung above a driving country/rock guitar.
(4 stars)
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the full John Mellencamp – Freedom's Road review
They take the harmonic and melodic
parts of bands like Killswitch Engage and Sevendust, and lay them over
crunchy guitars and mainstream rock beds. Then they stripped out all even
hints of industrial music and replaced them with Creed-like jams.
(2 stars)
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the full Godhead – The Shadow Line review
The Good Mornings is a bad garage
band recording.. The monotone electric guitars and leftover whiney lead
singers don't add up to much more than eleven tracks of the same thing;
the makings of a bad morning.- Read
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…a surprisingly compelling journey
on the hour-long epic that is The Grey of the Storm Blinds All Hope, Ellylldan's
debut record. Quiet, serene, and timeless, the immersion required by listeners
here is a daunting one but definitely worth the effort. - Read
the full Ellylldan - The Grey of the Storm Blinds All Hope review
I found 2006 to be a year of
numerous discoveries and felt obligated to give the twenty-five albums
below their due. This list is far overdue but better late than never. Hopefully
you'll discover at least one new treasure. -
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full 25 Best Albums of 2006 review
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