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Poison of Love?

sleazeroxx.com reports: VH1 is casting for a new show that sounds a lot like Flavor of Love, but that will star an still unidentified rock star from the 1990s who will select a partner from a group of women. It's those women that VH1 seeks.

Idolator unearthed the casting call (that's not yet on the network's own poorly-updated web site) that asks women who want to "compete for the love" of this lead singer to apply. …the casting call insists that this is not some washed-up, old, B-list rock star; instead, he's still touring. Idolator originally speculated that the rocker could be the Counting Crows' Adam Duritz, Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins, Smasmouth's Steve Harwell, or Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst.

However, the site reported yesterday that it "received multiple tips that the frontman in question is actually Bret Michaels of Poison," even though his band "is not only forever entwined with the '80s."…[from the casting call info (at the full story link) it sounds like Fred Durst may be a better call, but if so shouldn't they be casting men?]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Vince Gill's Second Leg

PR reports: Vince Gill is back on the road for a second leg of his “These Days” tour. He will continue to offer fans songs from his critically acclaimed 4 disc set “These Days” as well as hits. Gill has nearly 20 musicians out on the tour which will stop in 27 cities.

January
5, 6 - Niagara Falls, Ontario
7 - Mashantucket, CT
26 - Elizabeth, IN
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David Martin Debut

PR reports: Astonish Entertainment will release David Martin's self produced debut album, Something in Your Eyes, nationwide on February 6th, 2007. Something in Your Eyes, Martin's self-produced debut album, reaches for and attains a lush romanticism that is utterly free of irony and self-consciousness, while offering elegant melodies, dramatic transitions and one memorable chorus hook after another. All of these virtues are dramatically apparent on "Something in Your Eyes", his first single. [listen at the full story link]

Recall the classic hits of the '70s and '80s, presented by such craftsmen of the lost art as Billy Joel and Sting, and you realize that David Martin has picked up where these artists left off a quarter century ago. The company David keeps on the record is also testament to talent of this striking new artist. The album was mixed by Jeff Juliano (John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz), and David surrounded himself with a group of A-list players including Neil Robins (Dirt Poor Robins) and distinct drummer Manu Katché (Sting, Peter Gabriel).- Click Here for the Full Story

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Sister Hazel Goes Cruising

PR reports: After ringing in the New Year on CNN's New Year's Eve show (with a live performance from the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida), Gainesville, Florida five-piece Sister Hazel will be heading out on the high seas not once but twice during the month of January. They will be headlining Rock Boat VII (www.rockboat.com), which sets sail from Fort Lauderdale and includes a visit to Turks and Caicos. Billed as the world's greatest floating music festival, the Rock Boat will sail from January 11-15, 2007. In addition to headliners Sister Hazel, the Rock Boat also features Better Than Ezra, Cowboy Mouth, Collective Soul, Carbon Leaf, the Clarks, Josh Kelley, and many other artists.

Besides headlining their own Rock Boat cruise, Sister Hazel is also confirmed to perform on the Gimme Three Days Rock Cruise, which actually sails first (from January 5-8, 2007). Gimme Three Days (www.GimmeThreeDays.com) is a 3-day music vacation on board a luxury cruise liner with a visit to the Bahamas which features up-close-and-personal concerts from Travis Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Drivin N Cryin, Corey Smith, Blue Dogs, American Minor, Blackberry Smoke, Keni Thomas, Tishamingo and other bands from the Southern Rock and Country worlds. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Rose Hill Who

PR reports: After coming off a string of successful shows opening for The Who last year, Rose Hill Drive announce more tour dates, including several dates opening for The Who.

1-04-07 -- Fly Me To The Moon, Telluride CO
1-05-07 -- The Aldo, Crested Butte CO
1-06-07 -- Summitt, Durango CO
1-12-07 -- SKI JAM FESTIVAL 2007, Steamboat Springs CO[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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The End for Canada

PR reports: Canadian quintet THE END will kick off their tour of Eastern Canada with Toronto’s CANCER BATS starting next week. This tour will begin in Hamilton, ON at the Underground on January 9th before heading eastward and is set to conclude on January 27th in Toronto, ON. This will be THE END’s first extended run in support of their highly anticipated new album, Elementary.

January 9 Hamilton, ON Canada Underground
January 10 Barrie, ON Canada The Foundation
January 11 St. Catharines, ON Can. L3
January 12 Kitchener, ON Canada The Gig
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Taking Back Degrassi

PR reports: New York's Taking Back Sunday will appear as themselves in a new episode of The N's hit teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, premiering Friday, January 12th at 8pm EST.

In the episode entitled "What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?" - after the band's song of the same name - aspiring musician and Degrassi bad boy, Craig Manning joins Taking Back Sunday for a one-night-only gig, but soon finds that his new habit of "partying like a rock star" may get in the way of his dream career and dream girl. Degrassi: The Next Generation is the winner of both a Television Critics Association Award and a Teen Choice Summer Series Award.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Meliah Rage Overkill Metal Church

PR reports: Hot on the heels of the just-released 'The Deep and Dreamless Sleep,' Boston metallists Meliah Rage has just secured a month's worth of dates opening for one of the founding fathers of thrash metal, Metal Church. The tour will also include a January 29th date at BB Kings Blues Club in New York City, which will see another thrash metal co-creator, Overkill, added to the bill. "We're really excited about this opportunity to tour with METAL CHURCH," says guitarist Jim Koury. "We've been fans of theirs since the beginning, and then when we toured together in 1989 we had a great time. Our music has been compared to theirs since our first reviews were published, and even now, 17 years later, I'm still honored to share the stage with them." Meliah Rage first burst on the scene in 1985 with 'Kill to Survive,' and have been riffing and rolling ever since. 'The Deep and Dreamless Sleep' is their seventh release over all, and third for Screaming Ferret Wreckords[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Eric Johnson Tour

PR reports: Eric Johnson confirms tour dates for January 2007, select appearances with Johnny Lang! Tour to continue supporting latest studio release "Bloom" and "Live From Austin Texas" DVD and CD. Eric Johnson will kick off his performances with an appearance on January 10th in Hollywood, FL at the Seminole Hard Rock Live.

For a select number of dates only, Johnson will appear with Johnny Lang, performing songs off his recent Grammy® nominated album "Bloom" as well as such fan- favorites as the Grammy®-Award winning song "Cliffs of Dover".

These dates will mark a reunion of sorts for Johnson, as the rhythm section that appeared on Eric's 1986 debut, "Tones," is back on board[see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Lillian Axe Return

PR reports: After an extended hiatus that left many fans wondering if they'd ever see the group up and running again, melodic metallists Lillian Axe has risen from the ashes and are preparing their first all-new studio album since 1993's highly regarded Psychoschizophrenia.' Led by founding guitarist Steve Blaze, Lillian Axe earned the respect of 'Headbanger's Ball' viewers coast to coast with such releases as 1988's self-titled debut and 1992's 'Poetic Justice' -the latter of which saw the band turn a blind eye to the then-burgeoning grunge sound and stick to their stylistic guns. Now signed to Metro ity Records - a division of Screaming Ferret Wreckords http://www.screamingferret.com/ and distributed by Fontana/Universal -Lillian Axe plans to issue the as-yet-untitled new platter in 2007. "After having been signed to four different labels in our history, we learned a lot about what a label should provide and what to look for in a relationship with one," explains Blaze. "What we wanted now was hard work and a label that understands what Lillian Axe was about and what we were trying to accomplish. We are a different breed of animal and not always easy to put in a nice little package with a bow on top. I met Tim Koukos through my longtime friend and associate Chip Ruggieri whose opinions I greatly value. He said he had found the perfect home for Lillian. Tim immediately was straightforward and told me of his label and plans for the future."- Click Here for the Full Story

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A New Testament Comp

PR reports: Testament's classic late '80s/early '90s period has been well documented over the years by several compilations. However, the group's latter era has thus far slipped through the cracks as far as compilations go. In February, this will change, as 'The Spitfire Collection' will be issued.

Consisting of tracks from such Spitfire/Testament titles as 'The Gathering,' 'Demonic,' 'Live at the Fillmore,' 'First Strike Still Deadly,' and 'Live in London,' the fourteen track set chronicles an era that ultimately saw the original Testament reunite for a successful 2005 tour. As a result, 'The Spitfire Collection' features both live versions of such Testament classics as "Practice What You Preach," "Over the Wall," and "Souls of Black," as well as such oft-overlooked studio tracks as "Careful What You Wish For" and "The Burning Times." With such bands as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax introducing the world to thrash metal during the 1980's, Testament was one of the few second wave thrash bands to make a strong impression on the charts - resulting in such renowned releases as 1988's 'New Order,' 1989's 'Practice What You Preach,' 1990's 'Souls of Black,' and 1992's 'The Ritual.' [see full story for tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Cursed Preview

PR reports: The Cursed featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (Overkill) and former Hades guitarist Dan Lorenzo, have recently finished the recording of their Screaming Ferret Wreckords debut tentatively titled "Room Full of Sinners".

MP3s for two songs "Leven Als God in Frankrijk" (Living like a God in France) and the single, "Evil, In The Bag" will be added to The Cursed website (see full story link) The band, who also feature bassist Job The Raver (Murder 1) and drummer Mike Cristi (Non-Fiction) have placed their first official group photos to the site as well.

The Cursed recorded and mixed their debut CD for Screaming Ferret Wreckords at Crystal Studios in New Jersey, before and after Overkill's successful stint on the Gigantour which also featured Megadeth and Lamb of God. Mike Koenig from Crystal Studios engineered.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Shaw Blades Delay

PR reports: The album release date for INFLUENCE (VH1 Classic Records) by Shaw Blades-led by Styx/Damn Yankees guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw and Night Ranger/Damn Yankees bassist/vocalist Jack Blades--has been moved to March 6.

Originally scheduled for February 20, INFLUENCE is the duo's first album since their recently re-released 1995 debut, HALLUCINATION. Like the debut--and unlike their history-carving decades as icons in the more hard-rock minded Styx, Night Ranger and Damn Yankees--the latest release is rooted in acoustic guitar and organic production, harvesting a decade of musical influences into 11 tracks (on which Blades and Shaw played all the music except for drums and the occasional keyboards). With classics from the '60s and '70s including the Mamas and the Papas' "California Dreamin'," Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" and Steely Dan's "Dirty Work," INFLUENCE offers a track-by-track chronology of the musical era that helped define modern rock. Stay tuned for news about the band's upcoming U.S. tour, which is currently being confirmed for March and April.- Click Here for the Full Story

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As Tall As Lions Join Alt Press Tour

PR reports: NYC's As Tall As Lions will be part of Alternative Press Magazine's first-ever "Band You Need To Know" tour, kicking off March 16th 2007, in Houston, Texas with ATAL, pop-punkers Cute Is What We Aim For, prog-punks Circa Survive and post-hardcore newcomers Envy On The Coast.

The AP Tour, in conjunction with their annual "100 Bands You Need To Know" special, is designed to showcase bands on the brink of success paired with those who are just starting out. Every year, AP highlights 100 up-and-comers they think people need to take notice of.

Tentative AP Tour Dates:
3/16/07 Houston, TX Meridian
3/17/07 Austin, TX Emo's (AP SXSW Party)
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Radiohead Turned Reggaehead

PR reports: Radiohead's lead guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, indulges his passion for reggae music by compiling his favorite tracks onto one album, Jonny Greenwood is the Controller. Coming out on March 6th, 2007, this one of a kind collection digs deep into rich Jamaican sounds and styles covering soul, roots and dub.

As a fervent fan of reggae music, Greenwood collaborated with Trojan Records to pull recordings from the extensive legendary catalog. After 6 months of endless listening, he narrowed down his choices to 17 crucial tracks of essential reggae listening. The set features renowned vocalists, musicians and producers including Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry, Gregory Isaacs, Sly & Robbie, King Tubby, Scientist and many others. This set is the latest in Trojan's artist choice jukebox series which includes collections from DJ Spooky and Don Letts, and the upcoming March 20 release from Lee Perry. [see full story for Tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Papa Roach Extend Tour

PR reports: Papa Roach's previously announced tour with It Dies Today has been extended with additional support. Chicago rockers Kill Hannah will join the bands from February 11th in Fargo, ND until March 4th in Clifton Park, NY. Papa Roach is also currently hosting a contest for fans to create their own music video for the bands new single "Forever." The contest winner will be personally selected by the band and awarded an Apple MacBook. For details on the contest visit this link (http://paparoach.umusic.com/streetteam).

w/ It Dies Today
1/23 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
1/24 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
1/26 Seattle, WA - Showbox Showroom & Lounge
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