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Dream Theater Want Chanting Fans

KNAC reports: Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following invitation: "Do you live near New York City? Do you want to have your voice on the new Dream Theater CD? If so, I'm looking for a group of about 30 or 40 people to do some "chants" for a section of one of the new songs... and I figured it would be fun to offer the job to a few lucky fans!

Here's the deal: At 2pm this Friday January 26th, we will let a group of you into the studio to do some yelling for us... [see full story for more details]

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Pennywise, Bayside and Pepper Warped

punkbands reports: New additions to the Tour include: Pepper playing all dates, Pennywise playing June 28th till July 25th and then will re-join the tour August 17th to 25th and Bayside playing the entire tour.

What's official so far...

The Almost - Entire tour except 5 days off (7/18 - 23)
Pennywise - 6/28 - 7/25, 8/17-25

Bands Playing The Entire Tour can be found at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Zao Lineup Shakeup

The PRP reports: Zao have been rejoined by guitarist Russ Cogdell, who originally stepped down from the band last year following a knee injury. Meanwhile, the band have parted ways with drummer Jeff Gretz and replaced him Josh Walters, formerly of The Juliana Theory. Much of the line-up changes stem from the bands new vision which involves less touring in support of their music. More on all of that can be found at the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story

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Down Headlining Dates

SMN reports: DOWN have announced the following headlining tour dates:

March 30 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
March 31 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
April 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
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Obscure songs and Sharpied Shirts

PR reports: The Majestic Twelve lead singer Kenyata Sullivan, a longtime fan and archivist of obscure and unreleased music, launched his own Mp3 pictoblog, 366shirts.com on January 1st, and didn't tell anyone. That rat bastard.

"From death metal to techno, spoken word to low-fi, lounge, hardcore, indie rock, hip hop, power pop, backwoods Cajun, and demo garage slaughterhouse pandemonium, there's just so much great unheard stuff," says Sullivan. "It's fun to put it out there, and of course ruin some perfectly good shirts in the process. 366shirts.com features one great ridiculously obscure song every day (accompanied by a photo of someone in a hand-sharpied half-assed shirt) for the entire year of 2007. That's the gig. Can I go now? Oh. Do you have any Slim Jims or other processed meat products? I like those."
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Street To Nowhere Tour

Capitol reports: Street To Nowhere are hitting the road this Feb-Mar with Rocky Votolato and State Radio.

supporting State Radio
2/23 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
2/24 Boulder, CO Glenn Miller Ballroom
2/27 San Diego, CA Epicentre
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A Tribute To Brian Wilson

Kayos reports: On February 6, 2006, Eagle Vision, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Rock Entertainment, will release the DVD documentation of an incredible night in the music industry – the annual MusiCares Person of the Year tribute dinner. MusiCares® Presents A Tribute To Brian Wilson stars Red Hot Chili Peppers (“I Get Around”), Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora (“City Blues”), Barenaked Ladies (“Brian Wilson”), John Legend (“I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times”), the Backstreet Boys (“When I Grow Up To Be A Man”), Shelby Lynne (“Surfer Girl”), Michael McDonald and the late Billy Preston (“Don’t Worry Baby”), Jeff Beck (“Surf’s Up” and “Surfin’ USA”), Earth, Wind & Fire (“Don’t Talk, Put Your Head On My Shoulder”), Darlene Love (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice”) and The Brian Wilson Band (on a rousing show-closing five-song set that features the entire cast).

The honoree of the 2005 “MusiCares Person Of The Year” award, Brian Wilson, was so noted by the MusiCares Foundation because of his remarkable artistic achievements as well as his humanitarian efforts with such groups as The Carl Wilson Foundation For Cancer Research, Adopt-A-Minefield, Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit Concerts, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and Staglin Family Music Festival for Mental Health. The DVD will retail for $14.98. The running time is 83 minutes. The 2007 MusiCares Person of the Year honoree is Don Henley whose live tribute will take place on February 9th in Los Angeles, CA- Click Here for the Full Story

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You Oughta Know Rocco

PR reports: Rocco DeLuca and The Burden are continuing to receive good news this year. They have been announced to take part in the first-ever VH1 “You Oughta Know” Tour alongside Mat Kearny and The Feeling. The month-long tour will kick off March 17th in Denver and tickets are available for a special pre-sale beginning today, January 24th on VH1.com. Prior to the YOK tour, the group will be opening a string of dates for Keane, which launches this Friday in Los Angeles. Their debut album, I Trust You To Kill Me is currently being featured in the Starbucks HearMusic program and DeLuca will be doing acoustic solo performances at various Starbucks locations throughout the tour. … On February 2nd, VH1 will re-air the documentary, I Trust You To Kill Me; which follows the band on a European tour with their less than qualified tour manager, Kiefer Sutherland. The documentary was released on DVD, January 9th. [see their site at the full story link for more info, tour dates etc etc... they've come a long way from Tuesday nights at the Gypsy Lounge] - Click Here for the Full Story

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The Knife Releases

PR reports: The Knife are set to release "Marble House," the fourth single from their critically acclaimed third album "Silent Shout" February 20, 2007. The single features a powerful remix by Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio, a beautiful orchestral remix by Planningtorock, as well as dance-driven mixes from Rex The Dog and Booka Shade. The CD single will also include the Marble House video (directed by Chris Hopewell). The12" version features the additional, Booka Shade Polar Light Remix.

Fans who were not able to see the band live will be treated to a new offering from The Knife in April 2007 when Mute releases the "Silent Shout Deluxe Edition CD/DVD." The 3-disc package will include "Silent Shout," the album, the DVD "The Knife - Silent Shout: An Audiovisual Experience" featuring the Andreas Nilsson-directed live show and videos from the albums "Deep Cuts" and "Silent Shout." A live audio CD with music from the DVD will complete the package.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Hit The Lights Hit the Road

PR reports: It was an extremely busy 2006 for Hit The Lights - after releasing their debut full length This Is A Stick Up...Don't Make It A Murder on Triple Crown in April, the band hit the road and never came home as they toured manically with Warped Tour, Hawthorne Heights, Cartel, Cute Is What We Aim For, Paramore, New Found Glory and The Receiving End of Sirens.

The band will be hitting the road for their next tour, the "Let It Ride Tour" 2007, which is HTL's first head-lining tour ever! They'll be bring their friends All Time Low, Just Surrender, Valencia, The Secret Handshake (TSH), Forgive Durden and Love Arcade along for the ride on select dates. [see full story for the dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Los Gallos Party

PR reports: Los Gallos, a band acclaimed from Austin to the Rio Grande, announce their CD release party for the album Getting The Groove at Speakeasy's, Austin, Texas, on January 31st, 6:30pm-9:00pm. The party also sees the debut of the music video to the single Maria Marisol.

Imagine a jam session with Carlos Santana and Stevie Ray Vaughan and you come close to the remarkable sound Rick Lugo and his band have achieved. Fusing blues and rock with a latin vibe, Los Gallos have built up a large following in their home state of Texas. These uniquely talented musicians form a band that are greater than the sum of their parts, and have received a host of rave reviews for Getting The Groove.Further recognition for the band came when they were selected to perform at the Houston International Music Conference and Festival on February 1-4 2007. The event draws thousands of musicians, fans and industry professionals and is one of the largest music conferences in Texas. Los Gallos will be performing at the Grand Finale.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Reader Mail: Hotel California EXISTS!

antiMusic Reader Mail reports: We were told by this reader not to ignore this and judging by the message we have heeded the warning. Here is the reader mail: "'Welcome to the Hotel California Whata lovely place...'...by the Eagles. Sounds to me, no matter what they say, you CANNOT leave anytime you like! Some people dance to remember, and some people dance to forget...that shimmering light in the distance...his eyes grew heavy and his eyes grew dim, had to stop for the night. Little did he know what he had in store...And by the way, 'gracias para 'hermosa'"

This song and its strange imagery have inspired a lot of speculation from people for the past 30 years (including the sane and insane). One popular urban myth says that it was inspired by the Camarillo State Mental Hospital (north of Los Angeles) which looks similar to the hotel used on the album cover (Beverly Hills Hotel). A cynic may think it inspired the "roach motel" tagline about roaches checking in but not checking out. Further speculation has it that to do Satanism. As for the real meaning it was supposedly a "allegory about hedonism and greed in Southern California in the 1970s." You can read more about the "myths" and the supposed real meaning at the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story

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OM Sign with Southern Lord

PR reports: It is with extreme honor that Southern Lord is officially able to announce the signing of San Francisco’s OM. OM was formed in 2003 by Al Cisneros (bass/vocals) and Chris Hakius (drums), both founding members of legendary doom pioneers Sleep. The band has released two previous albums with Holy Mountain Records: “Variations on a Theme”(2004), and “Conference of the Birds” (2006). OM will fit perfectly among other bands on the Southern Lord roster (Sunn 0))), Earth, Boris) who are continually pushing boundaries, and forging ahead in new directions. OM are helping reinvent AND reinforce modern heavy music.

Their first album for Southern Lord will be recorded this summer at Electrical Audio studios with Steve Albini at the controls. Album title and release date forthcoming.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Photo Atlas Tour

PR reports: A bunch of new Photo Atlas tour dates have been announced

PHOTO ATLAS TOUR
Feb 2 Burt’s Tiki Lounge – Odgen, UT
Feb 3 The Element - Colorado , CO
Feb 4 Alex Bar – Long Beach, CA
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Brandy Causes Fatal Crash

TMZ reports: TMZ has learned R&B sensation Brandy was involved in a fatal accident last month, and it appears to be her fault.

It happened at 10:30 AM on December 30, 2006 on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Brandy was driving her 2007 Land Rover at 65 mph and did not notice that cars in front of her had slowed considerably. We're told Brandy's vehicle struck a 2005 Toyota. The Toyota then hit a 1989 Toyota. The 2005 Toyota then slid sideways and hit the center divider. As the 2005 Toyota came to a halt, it was struck by a 1988 Acura.

We're told the driver of the 2005 Toyota was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition and she died.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Today's Reviews

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Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

In more recent years, Dimmu Borgir has clearly been a band who's worn their classical influences on its sleeves. On this album and Death Cult Armageddon, the band are practically the John Williams of metal.- Read the full Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia review

Diane And The Shell - 30,000 Feet Tarantella

instrumental soundscapes that are unlike other such music in that it's not simply background music. Mix Primus with early Genesis and that's sorta what we have hear, although it's even a bit removed from that comparison.- Read the full Diane And The Shell - 30,000 Feet Tarantella review

Kristoffer Ragnstam - Do You Want a Piece of Me

Swedish born rocker Kristoffer Ragnstam decided early in his musical career that he did not want to be a part of the cookie cutter musical styles of artists coming from the Scandinavian countries. - Read the full Kristoffer Ragnstam - Do You Want a Piece of Me review

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