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Ex Dementia Hate Zombie

SMN reports: SMNnews recently talked to Jon Dzwonar, vocalist of New Jersey based underground death metallers EX DEMENTIA, about the band’s upcoming new album, their plans for an East Coast tour with CARDIAC ARREST, his hatred of Rob Zombie, and more.

…what are your thoughts on Rob Zombie’s plans to remake Halloween? Think there’s any chance it wont suck? A: There is no chance that the movie will be decent. Rob Zombie is a talentless hack and always will be. I don’t know why everyone is surprised he jumped on the remake route, his first piece of s*** ‘movie’ was pretty much a remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre but with MTV music video styled editing to keep the attention of the mouth breathing pieces of s*** who claim to be ‘horror’ fans nowadays. Oh, and to top his ‘masterpiece’ off, what does he do? He makes the sequel a rip-off of the sequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre! Great thinking Rob! You f**king whore. I could have just seen him sitting at his computer desk thinking ‘Well, most people haven’t seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, so I’ll just lift the whole ‘law-man who has a grudge on the killers because they killed a relative of his in the original’ and no one will care! Shit, no one cared that I blatantly ripped off the original one in the first place! Shit, I’ll even put my f**king talentless wife who can’t act worth a s*** in it too!’ And before you f**king idiot pieces of s*** can give me that ‘Who cares if she can’t act, she’s hot’ argument just shut the f**k up right the f**k now. I don’t give a s*** if she has a nice ass, if I wanted to look at a nice ass I’ll just look at the billion pages of porn on the f**king Internet. No, horror movies don’t necessarily have the greatest acting, but the best movies of the genre generally do have some solid performances, and I’m positive that that hackjob has enough weight in the industry to get money to pay someone with at least a minuscule bit of skill. [he's just getting warmed up, see the full story for the entire interview and the rest of his anti Zombie rant!]
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More Genghis Tron and Kylesa Dates

SMN reports: More dates have been released for the upcoming tour featuring GENGHIS TRON and KYLESA:
March 8 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Ultradolphins
March 9 - Buffalo, NY @ Soundlab
March 10 - Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College
March 11 - Louisville, KY @ Keswick Democratic Club
March 12 - Memphis, TN @ Rally Point
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Upcoming Eagle Rock DVD Releases

PR reports: Upcoming Eagle Rock DVD Releases include Barry White DVD—Let The Music Play: The Barry White Story

Dixie Dregs DVD—Live At Montreux 1978

Canned Heat 2 DVDs—Live At Montreux 1973 / Boogie With Canned Heat: The Canned Heat Story

Seu Jorge CD—Live At Montreux 2005

The Steve Morse Band DVD—Live In Baden-Baden Germany March 1990
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Jose Gonzalez Dates

PR reports: Currently at home in Sweden recording the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut album "Veneer," José González will return to the US this fall to play the legendary Coachella festival. A limited US tour will follow with three dates already confirmed (incl Coachella) and more to be announced. In addition to his upcoming live appearances, González will also be profiled on the nationally syndicated English-language television show "American Latino" beginning Monday January 29th. Please check your local listings for showtimes.

José González Tour Dates:

Thur, April 26 Marfa, TX The Marfa Ballroom
Sun, April 29 Indio, CA Coachella
Wed, May 2 Urbana, IL Courtyard Café
MORE TBA- Click Here for the Full Story

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New Pig Destroyer

PR reports: PIG DESTROYER have recently made their long-standing trio a quartet with the addition of Blake Harrison (TRIAC) to the fold and have also been confirmed to co-headline at this year's Los Angeles Murderfest on Sunday, March 25 along with BRUTAL TRUTH, CRETIN, and many more.

PIG DESTROYER are currently recording Phantom Limb at Omega Studios (BAD BRAINS) in Rockville, MD. Phantom Limb, the follow-up to 2004's wildly successful and influential album Terrifyer, will feature 14 all-new songs from the heralded grindcore troupe and artwork by John Baizley (BARONESS, TORCHE). Advance song titles include: "Cemetery Road", "Rotten Yellow", "Jupiter's Eye" "Heathen Temple" and "The Machete Twins."[see full story for more on the CD]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Ernie Halter Artist for the 21st Century

PR reports: Ernie Halter record will hit stores on February 6th (next week) on Rock Ridge Music. Ernie’s got a really cool story -- it was his very tech-savvy approach to promoting and marketing his music that garnered the attention of Rock Ridge: Halter webcasts all of his shows and has over 73,000 friends on MySpace – all accomplished in a very grassroots and organic manner. Utilizing his tech know-how, and his extraordinarily focused work ethic, Halter has taken his MySpace page – which now serves as his official website – and has incorporated such unique features as a live “tour van cam” and nightly webcasts of his concerts across the US. Check out at the full story link to see what he’s doing.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Under The Influence Of Giants Tour

PR reports: In their relentless quest to maximize attention for their self-titled Island Records debut album, Under The Influence Of Giants – which hit #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, UTIOG will finish out January by kicking off their second major U.S. tour and going to Modern Rock and Hot AC radio formats with the album’s second single, “In The Clouds.”

UTIOG joins The Rapture for two weeks on the road in a dozen cities, opening January 25th in Orlando at The Club at Firestone, and wrapping up February 10th at Pearl Street in Northampton, Massachusetts. UTIOG then begins two weeks of their own headlining dates, starting February 9th at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, and ending February 23rd at the Gothic Theatre in Denver.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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The Almost Set Release

PR reports: After wrapping a successful January headlining trek, THE ALMOST--the brainchild of Underoath drummer/vocalist AARON GILLESPIE--have announced they’ll release their debut album SOUTHERN WEATHER April 3 through a first-ever joint venture with Tooth & Nail and Virgin Records. Meanwhile, the group recently shot a video in Southern California for their first single “Say This Sooner,” helmed by Shane Drake (Panic At The Disco, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus).

THE ALMOST will head out for a West Coast tour beginning in mid-April, to be followed by an East Coast trek in early May. Expect dates and venues to be announced soon. Later this summer, the group will join the Vans Warped Tour for select dates. On the road, GILLESPIE leads THE ALMOST on vocals and guitar and is joined by: Jay Vilardi (guitar), Nick D’Amico (guitar), Alex Aponte (bass) and Kenny Bozich (drums).- Click Here for the Full Story

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Chevelle Preview

Epic reports: Click the full story link to hear Chevelle's new single "Well Enough Alone" – taken from their upcoming album Vena Sera - in stores April 3, 2007! Chevelle will hit the road with Evanescence for a string of arena dates beginning March 16th in Fresno, CA! The dates are as follows:

3/16 Fresno, CA Selland Arena
3/17 Las Vegas, NV Pearl/Palm Hotel
3/19 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Ctr
3/21 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Ctr
3/22 Council Bluffs, IA Mid America Ctr
3/23 Cedar Rapids, IA US Cellular Ctr
3/25 Little Rock, AR Alltel Arena
3/27 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
3/28 Nashville, TN Gaylord Music Ctr
3/30 Norfolk, VA Constant Conv Ctr
3/31 Hartford, CT Dodge Music Ctr
4/2 Reading, PA Sovereign Ctr
4/4 Providence, RI Dunkin Doughnuts Ctr
4/5 Glen Falls, NY Glen Falls Civic Ctr- Click Here for the Full Story

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Stolen Babies / Estradasphere Tour

PR reports: Los Angeles' unique and quirky gothic/rock act STOLEN BABIES are gearing up for a 7-day tour with Santa Cruz's unclassifiable ESTRADASPHERE along the West Coast of the United States.

02/03 - The Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
02/05 - The Elbo Room, San Francisco, CA
02/08 - Hell's Kitchen - Tacoma, WA
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Snoop Taking A Diddy On Europe Dates

PR reports: Diddy and Snoop Dogg, have unveiled plans for a major co-headlining European concert tour. The historic 18-city trek will see the superstars sharing stages in nine countries across the continent.

MARCH
12 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
13 Copenhagen, Denmark The Forum
14 Berlin, Germany Max Schmelling Halle
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John Taglieri CD/Tour

PR reports: If Vertical Horizon and Third Eye Blind got hit by Train you'd have John Taglieri. With the upcoming release of his 4th CD, “Wide Awake & Dreaming” (April 10, 2007 on Leap Dog Music), along with a DVD "This Was NOW", Taglieri has realized all the dreams one could hope for. A full time touring career, solid CD sales, a growing fan base, his own record label and publishing company, and much more

Feb 23, 2007 Kenny's Castaways New York , NY
Apr 06, 2007 The Stage House Scotch Plains, NJ
Apr 07, 2007 The Tilted Kilt Little Falls, NJ
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Adrienne Young's Room to Grow

conqueroo reports: Nashville-based singer-songwriter Adrienne Young is such an ardent supporter of sustainable agriculture that she bundled seed packets into the liner notes of her Grammy-nominated first album. But it’s her third release, the forthcoming Room to Grow — due out May 22, 2007 on her own AddieBelle Records and distributed by Ryko Distribution — that she feels will bear the most significant fruits of her labor. Young has integrated a national responsible-farming awareness campaign and fund-raising effort into the release of Room to Grow, a perfect marriage between her convictions and her talent.

Young, together with the Food Routes Network, which she has represented nationally since 2004, have formed an alliance with the American Community Garden Association (www.acga.org). Working with these national non-profits based in Philadelphia and Boston, Young will donate a portion of every record sold to a newly established fund. Proceeds will support local farming efforts in a variety of ways, from supplying non-GMO organic seeds to community gardens, to assisting progressive agricultural entrepreneurs.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Today's Reviews

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The Scene: Kittie - Endwell - Smilin Liar

Screaming is back in style. But as has always been the case, an album full of it won't sell to a mainstream audience. The question becomes, how best to mix extreme vocals with melodic ones? New releases from Endwell, Kittie and Smilin Liar try very different answers. - Read the full The Scene: Kittie - Endwell - Smilin Liar review

George McClure - Playboy Swing

Overall this is a very solid CD. I like how McClure moves so easily from one sound to another. This album easily appeals to fans of jazz, Latin and people who like a little twang in their music. (3.5 stars) - Read the full George McClure - Playboy Swing review

Baby Stab Horror - Manifesto Infernale

Baby Stab Horror calls themselves Thrash/Black Metal but they in all actuality sounds like the result of a Lamb of God/Dimmu Borgir super group. The album possesses black metal characteristics, [but with] modern day influences overlapping that old school sound.- Read the full Baby Stab Horror - Manifesto Infernale review

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