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TuneLab reports: SoundExchange has proposed
a cap on the minimum fees charged against royalties for recordings played
on Internet Radio.
Payments would be capped at $2,500 per
service instead of the $500 minimum fee per station or channel which is
set to go into effect on July 15th.
Negotiations are currently taking place
with small commercial and non-commercial webcasters who provide below-market
rates under the terms of the Small Webcaster Settlement Act.-
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Rockdirt reports: Belgium's Studio Brussel
caught up with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich at the 2007 Rock Werchter
Festival over the weekend, where he talked about the band's forthcoming
album.
Lars said the backing tracks were done
in May and will start vocals and overdubs in August hoping to finish in
October or November.
Lars predicted the album will drop in February
2008. He said, "It doesn't sound like 'St. Anger' to me. It's a little
early to kind of put in a soundbite exactly. But it doesn't sound anything
like 'St. Anger'. It's probably a little more dynamic, and a little more
varied, and it has lots of different nutty Metallica stuff on it. I don't
know."- more
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Rockdirt reports: Rock acts on television
this week include Shavo Odadjian from System of a Down, who visits 'The
Sauce' on Tuesday; The Fray, who perform on 'The Early Show' on Tuesday;
Against Me!, who visit 'The Sauce' on Wednesday; Army of Me, who perform
on 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' on Thursday-
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PR reports: This summer’s biggest tour, Family
Values, have teamed up with RedOctane’s “Guitar Hero” to sponsor a second
stage this year with an additional five bands making a total of 13 acts
on the tour, announced today. A likely pairing, rock’s biggest outing including
co-headliners Korn and Evanescence, Atreyu, Flyleaf, Hellyeah, and Trivium
partnered with the ultimate rock star experience, “Guitar Hero,” will foster
hot new comers Five Finger Death Punch, Invitro, Twin Method and others
to be announced shortly, on the second stage all for an added value and
the best-priced lawn tickets of the summer at $9.99 (itinerary below).
The second stage will also include the
largest national competition for the nation’s hottest electronic game,
“Guitar Hero” to date. A “face-off” competition between eight “Guitar Hero
II” finalists in each market, winners from earlier Radio Station sponsored
events will play “Guitar Hero II” on stage between sets and compete for
an autographed Korn guitar, band access passes and a chance to play Jonathan
Davis backstage after the show. - more
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PR reports: In the upcoming August issue of
Penthouse (on-sale 7.10), hip hop’s T.I. has this to say regarding the
controversy of rappers using words like bitch and ho:
"Unless you take the bitches, niggas and
ho’s out of the neighborhoods that these rappers come from, you’re not
going to be able to take it out of their music."- more
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PR reports: The Dresden Dolls Live at the
Roundhouse London 2006 DVD will hit stores on 7/10. Here is a little info
on the release: London's Roundhouse was simply knackered from hosting the
wild antics of The Stones, The Who, The Doors and all forms of naked performance
art and avant-theatre in the 1960's and 70's, so it decided to close and
sleep in the early 80's. In 2006 it woke up and re-opened its doors. The
Dresden Dolls held a conference and decided that yes, this would be the
ideal place for a party.
It was a scene to behold: the café
was covered in prints that Nick shot during illegal urban explorations
of squats in Berlin, there was a bunch of half-naked Australians lurking
out in the freezing cold practicing an esoteric Japanese dance form, a
makeshift gypsy band hidden under the concrete stairwell, an aerialist
from Montreal hanging above a pair of drunken secretaries from L.A., a
beat-boxing New Yorker looping himself infinitely, a pair of British buskers
with Mohawks beating wildly on household objects, a collection of puppeteered
Barbie dolls lip-synching to "Ace of Spades," a roving confessional booth
and a magnetic science experiment using My Little Ponies. Oh, and then
The Dolls beat the living daylights out of a piano, and a drum-set while
everyone sang along. - more
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PR reports: Kicking off July 19th 2007, Filter
will host a weekly series on at The Roxy, aptly called Revenge of the Sunset
Strip. The evening will include Filter Magazine supported acts, the most
on-the-cusp local bands, DJs and onsite activities. The historic Roxy Theatre
- whose stage was made famous by the sweat of such legendary acts like
Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis - will reclaim its position
on the Sunset Strip and add to its music history. Additionally, each band
playing will have a section filmed for a Filter TV segment to appear on
filter-mag.com and the Grouper network.
Kenna kicks of the series on Thursday,
July 19 followed by J*DaVeY, Pop Levi, The Redwalls, and The Deadly Syndrome
in the weeks to come. Head to filter-mag.com and www.theroxyonsunset.com/filters-revenge/
to get more details on this summer's hottest concert series. Stay tuned,
each event is guaranteed to bring a plethora of surprises including a range
of activities, guest appearances, drink specials, giveaways and more.-
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PR reports: Southern California's (hed)pe
have recently shot a politically charged video for "Suffa," the first single
from their upcoming new album “Insomnia,” which is slated for a July 17,
2007 release through Suburban Noize Records.
"We were trying to accomplish a couple
things with the video. First, we wanted to get into the warrior mindset,
and give respect to the troops,” said (hed)pe front man Jared Gomes. “Second,
we wanted to stimulate thought about politicians, all over the world, who
never see a battlefield and never step into the line of fire."
The album is the follow-up to last year’s
Suburban Noize debut, Back 2 Base X, which lead to the group embarking
on back-to-back sold out tours with Papa Roach and the Kottonmouth Kings,
and headlining tours in Europe and Japan.- The
video can be viewed online here
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PR reports: Suicide Squeeze recording artist
Page France have teamed up with iTunes for an exclusive, digital only release,
Page France and the Bonus Telephone EP out July 10, 2007. The tracks that
make up the collection are alternate versions of songs from their recently
released...and the Family Telephone, in addition to a few unreleased tracks
from various recording sessions in early 2007.
Page France "and the Bonus Telephone" Tracklisting:
1. The Ruby Ring Man (sleep demo)
2. Hat and Rabbit (swinger mix)
3. What I Have Done
4. Lady Gone
5. Gowans' Red Balloon -
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PR reports: CBS Records is proud to announce
the digital release of Karmina’s EP debut, "The Kiss", on September 9th.
Today’s pop music charts are littered with
pretenders whose main claim to fame is their daddy’s fortune, their ability
to lip sync on cue or the fact that they’ve been successful at acting,
so, hey, maybe they can make a record, too! By contrast, the music of Karmina
-- helmed by sisters Kelly and Kamille -- reminds us that there’s no substitute
for actual substance.
Although Kelly and Kamille are only 23
and 21 respectively, they’ve already acquired a good deal of experience
and expertise upon which to build a lasting career. One of the first acts
signed to the newly inaugurated CBS Records, they have both the craft and
the commitment to make music that’s emotional, engaging and inspiring.
As evidenced by the songs that will make up their forthcoming debut album
-- to be preceded by a five-track EP named for their first single, "The
Kiss" – Karmina’s music possesses a soulful, seductive embrace that tugs
at the emotions, without sacrificing the hooks, melodies and exuberant
sense of fun found in the very best of pop music. - listen
to the song and judge for yourself
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PR reports: The Police, whose current concert
tour kicked off in May with North American performances scheduled though
November of this year, was the nation’s “Most Requested Event” in the first
half of 2007 according to a mid-year report by Ticketmaster, the world’s
leading ticketing company.
The Police topped the mid-year chart, ranked
by online page views, information requests, and ticket sales during the
first half of the year, followed by Disney on Ice at #2 and Wicked at #3
following the Wicked’s run at the top of the chart for the past two quarters.
Further mid-year event rankings include
The Police and Kenny Chesney as the top “Most Requested Concerts” followed
by Dave Matthews Band and Jimmy Buffett ranking at #3 and #4 respectively.
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PR reports: Eagle Rock Entertainment, through
its wholly-owned EV Classics subsidiary, will release Live In Dublin on
July 24 by James Last on DVD [60 minutes, 12 tracks, retail price]. Last,
the German composer/bandleader, over the course of a 40-year career, has
over 200 albums to his credit, and has sold an astonishing 100 million
records worldwide. Live In Berlin was filmed in its entirety at Germany’s
prestigious Waldbuhne in 1982 in front of an especially appreciative crowd.
Primarily known for adopting popular pieces
of music to his universal style of orchestration, he is an energetic bandleader
who prods his musicians on to great heights of virtuosity with his extremely
physical and dramatic stance at the baton.- more
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PR reports: Hot on the heels of a mighty May
that saw their second release ROSES & CLOVER (Brushfire Records),greeted
with critical acclaim, and a sold-out tour throughout the U.S., ALO (Animal
Liberation Orchestra) is riding high on a wave of success toward the High
Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA, July 8th.
ALO's lives shows have proven to be just
as seductive to not just the ears, but feet of music fans. According to
the Philadelphia Daily News, the masterful collective will "free your mind
and move your feet with substantial songcraft." The Boston Herald drolly
fesses that the abundance of breezy, acoustic jams "would be overkill if
not for ALO's way with a melody and knack for pop hooks." Though great
songs need a great band to rock the house and give audiences a magical
experience. So as the Chicago Sun-Times affirms, "the overall level of
musicianship is superb," clearly ALO has that covered.
ALO will be playing at several music festivals
and other shows this summer.- grab
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PR reports: Check out a series of exclusive
tour blogs from Silverstein for peta2—the world’s largest youth animal
rights organization. Members of the band have been writing the blogs while
on the road and preparing for the release of their new album, Arrivals
and Departures, which drops from Victory Records on Tuesday (July 3rd).
Each member of the band is contributing
a blog entry to the series, which can be found exclusively at www.peta2.com,
along with video filmed while on their current tour with Rise Against,
Comeback Kid, and Only Crime. - For
a direct link to the peta2 web feature and to view the blogs and video
clips, please click here
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