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Pete Yorn's 07 Tour

Columbia Records reports: With his critically-acclaimed new album, Nightcrawler, in stores now, singer-songwriter Pete Yorn will headline a major North American tour beginning February 6 in Boise, Idaho.

The upcoming concert dates mark Yorn's first performances since a set of successful dates opening for the Dixie Chicks earlier this year and his first major concert appearances, with full band, since the release of Nightcrawler in August 2006.

Drawing its name from Yorn's much-heralded album trilogy -- musicforthemorningafter (2001), Day I Forgot (2003), and Nightcrawler (2006) -- "The Morning, Day, and Night Tour" will showcase songs from all three albums as well as the dynamic cover choices and other musical surprises that make every Pete Yorn concert a unique and compelling event.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Hot Cross Set Date

PR reports: On Tuesday, February 20th, HOT CROSS will release their first full-length album in over three years, "Risk Revival" on Hope Divison / Equal Vision Records.

Featuring a founding member of Interpol, and members of mid-90's hardcore bands Saetia, Off Minor, Neil Perry, and You & I, HOT CROSS partnered with Hope Division/Equal Vision in 2006, after having released a handful of albums and split releases on drummer Greg Drudy's Level Plane Records.

Look for HOT CROSS to host two album release shows in New York and Boston in late February, then begin stateside touring in March.
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Killswitch Engage Corporate Sponsorship for Tour

RRR reports: Dates have been announced for the No Fear® Music Tour featuring Killswitch Engage as headliners, arranged by a partnership with House of Blues®. Killswitch Engage will be bringing Roadrunner Records labelmates Dragonforce along for the ride. Beginning in Philadelphia, PA on February 21st and ending in Chicago, IL on April 8th, Killswitch Engage is touring in support of their successful fourth album As Daylight Dies, which deftly showcases the band's unique fusion of aggression, melody, rock and metal.

Feb 21, 2007 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Feb 23, 2007 Boston, MA Avalon
Feb 25, 2007 Buffalo, NY The Dome
Feb 27, 2007 Toronto Koolhaus
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Guitar Hero II 360 Bonuses

PR reports: The rock gods have spoken, and are pleased to announce further details on Activision, Inc.'s Guitar Hero II™ on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, which will feature a variety of new exclusive downloadable content through Xbox Live Marketplace®, along with over 70 finger-melting tracks.

Included on the 360 version of Guitar Hero II will be an additional 10 songs, and the initial list of tracks includes:

Billion Dollar Babies (as made famous by Alice Cooper)
Hush (as made famous by Deep Purple)
Dead! (by My Chemical Romance)
Life Wasted (as made famous by Pearl Jam)
Rock N Roll Hoochie Koo (as made famous by Rick Derringer)
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Benjamin's Burden

PR reports: The Burden Brothers on tour in February with Breaking Benjamin

2/6 - Lynchburg, VA - Cattle Annie's
2/7 - Johnson City, NY- Magic City Music Hall
2/9 - Youngstown, OH - Wildwood Entertainment Center
2/10 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
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Iron Maiden Set US DVD Release

Chipster reports: Released nearly a year ago in their native England, Iron Maiden's latest live DVD, 'Death on the Road,' will finally be receiving a much-deserved U.S. release on January 30th. Filmed at the Westenfalenhalle Arena in Dortmund, Germany, the performance was personally edited by founding member/bassist Steve Harris, to fully capture the magnificent stage production and to cut right to the heart and the electricity of the band's performance.

'We realize that the fans have been made to wait a little longer than planned for the DVD to come out," admits Harris. "We won't settle for anything but the best and the extra time and effort spent in the final production of this DVD should be apparent. I can safely say that when people see songs like 'Paschendale' and 'Dance Of Death' their jaws will hit the floor as mine did when I saw the final product on my TV at home. With visuals like this and the show played in 5.1 on a decent system it's just like being in the front rows of the show." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Jucifer Tour

PR reports: JUCIFER have announced another set of tour dates, this time taking their monolithic rock-show through the South and along the West coast for their first shows there since the record’s September release. A listing of confirmed JUCIFER tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.

January 8 Athens, GA The Georgia Theatre
January 9 Memphis, TN The HiTone
January 11 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack
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Paris DUI Plea

TMZ reports: TMZ has learned that Paris Hilton has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence in Hollywood on September 7.

The heiress was not present at today's hearing in a Los Angeles County courtroom, but an attorney representing Hilton entered the plea.

TMZ first reported that LAPD officers noticed Paris driving her Mercedes McLaren SLR erratically at 12:31 AM and stopped her. They believed she exhibited signs of intoxication. We're told they administered a field sobriety test, and Paris blew a .08. In California, driving with a .08 blood alcohol level is the minimum level for DUI.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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My Chemical Romance's Famous Last Words

YouTube reports: My Chemical Romance video for "Famous last Words" premiering on MTV on Thursday, January 11th at 11PM. Don't miss the video...its a good one and a continuation of their first single "The Black Parade". Check out the full story link for what My Chemical Romance has to say about the upcoming video.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Brokedowns Get Thick Deal

PR reports: Hailing from the mid-sized, semi-urbanized community of Elgin (otherwise known as Planet Funk), Illinois, roughly an hour due Northwest of Chicago,The Brokedowns are an essential milestone for the contemporary punk purist. Forty years after the genre's inception while countless individuals, crews, and pseudo-bands, are reveling in outdated retrogressive fashions ,sounds, and cries of unconvincing angst, these four lads hold it down proper: genuine, aggro, and gritty, with no frills, and a solid sense of humor to boot. Loosely founded around fast, overdriven, gravely pop-inclined fist pumping anthems, The Brokedowns play off of a format that when done right ( a rarity that they enable us to celebrate) is irresistible. However, it's not all influence; they evidently manage to incorporate their own stylistic trademarks and twists, subsequently keeping the razor's edge sharp and fresh. Fans of Dillinger Four, Crimpshrine, Leatherface, cheap beer, real deal folks, satirical critique, and general awesomeness should undoubtedly find themselves wrangled in by The Brokedowns speaker-ripping recordings and raucous live shows. Their debut Thick Records release is slated for May 8th, 2007 - prepare to have your ear holes and minds blown- Click Here for the Full Story

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Slayer Kimmel

HER PR reports: Slayer will make its network television debut on FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 with an appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." While one song will be broadcast on-air, the band will perform a free, five-song mini-concert on Kimmel's Outdoor Stage located right in the heart of Hollywood, CA. Slayer's Grammy-nominated track, "Eyes of the Insane," from the band's most recent CD, "Christ Illusion" will be one of the songs the band will perform. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs at 12:05AM ET and PT/11:05PM CT.

The TV appearance will precede Slayer's 2007 Winter North American Tour which will kick off on January 24 in Tucson, AZ and wind up in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on February 24. [see full story for info on how to join the audience for the Kimmel show]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Gratefully Dead Cow

PR reports: Rhino Entertainment will release the Grateful Dead's Live at The Cow Palace, New Year's Eve, 1976 on January 23.

Habitual listeners of the Grateful Dead's live recordings are known for their ability to identify the year of a performance by listening to just a few notes. But for even the most "dead"icated listener, the band's 1976 New Year's Eve concert presents a genuine challenge. Rarely does any Dead show display the essence of several distinct periods of their sound, but this release contains the best elements of three or four clearly defined eras, and the sum of the parts adds up to one of the most interesting and inspired concerts of the band's 30-year performing career. The Grateful Dead and Rhino Records ring in 2007 by turning back the clock 30 years to uncover the musical riches of this special performance with Live At The Cow Palace, New Year's Eve, 1976.

The three-disc set includes more than 180 minutes of music[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Rapture Tour

PR reports: THE RAPTURE are again hitting the road for a brief US run before they go to Europe.

1/25/07 Orlando FL The Club at Firestones
1/26/07 Tallahassee FL Beta Bar
1/27/07 Atlanta GA Masquerade
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Blue October Tour

PR reports: BLUE OCTOBER are finally returning to the stage in support of their nearly platnium album, FOILED. With singer Justin Furstenfeld fit and ready, it's set to be their best and most energetic tour yet!

1/18/07 New Orleans LA House of Blues
1/19/07 Atlanta GA Roxy Theatre
1/20/07 St Petersburg FL Jannus Landing
1/21/07 Jacksonville FL Plush
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Lily Allen's Debut to Feature Remix Gimmick

PR reports: On January 30th, Capitol Records will release Alright, Still, Lily Allen's debut album. Allen has been confirmed to headline MTV's first "Discover and Download" tour. Tour dates will be announced shortly. Allen will perform on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on February 2nd and she recently appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

Alright, Still will be the first full-length CD in the U.S. to include u-myx software, which allows fans to create their own mixes. In addition, the U.S. release will feature two bonus tracks - "Nan You're A Window Shopper" and "Smile (Version Revisited)." The latter is a remix by Mark Ronson. - Click Here for the Full Story

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