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antiMusic reports: Calico System have realized
something; The music business sucks a big one. As a result the band made
the painful decision to toss in the towel and let the suits win. Guitarist
Rick Giordano issued a statement about the band's demise.
"Well there is no IS really, we already
have. Reasons? You want reasons? I don't have to explain myself to you!!
But I'll sum it up by saying that it just didn't make sense to remain a
band anymore. Music rules, but the music BUSINESS sucks and had taken its
toll on all of us.
"A farewell tour will be happening. I can't
say when or where yet, but it will happen. We hope to hit a handful of
select cities possibly this fall to party with all our friends one last
time." He had more to say and you can check that out at-
Lambgoat
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PR reports: Hailing from a land where there
are more sheep than people, then venturing Stateside only to be threatened
with a legal suit from a Portland, OR based band with the same name. It
would seem the odds of making a name for yourself on an international level,
both on the street and in the press are somewhat slim.
Cut Off Your Hands (formerly Shaky Hands)
however, have defied all reason and pricked the ears of many with their
raw riffs and rampant rhythms, their energy comparable to those of Punk
popsmiths Klaxons and The Pigeon Detectives, be very excited for these
New Zealanders who are about to shake your world with the release of their
debut Shaky Hands EP on October 9th (IAMSOUND) and a US tour soon to be
announced.- more
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Lambgoat reports: Dead Hearts will be hitting
the road in August for a U.S. tour with Seventh Star and Daggermouth. Here
are the dates:
dates w/ Soldiers
8/6 Baltimore, MD @ Knights Of Columbus
8/7 Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
8/8 Glenville, NY @ Good Sheperd Lutheran
Church
8/9 Manchester, NH @ American Legion Post
79
8/10 Utica, NY @ Skate a Rama
8/11 Trenton, OH @ Trenton Fisherman's
Club
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Jam reports: The musical free ride is about
to end for your local hairdresser or barber shop.
The umbrella group for Canada's music composers
is cracking down on thousands of hair salons that don't pay licensing fees
for the soothing music they play while you get a trim or dye job.
Anne Richard of the Society of Composers,
Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) says the law has always
required hairdressers and barbers to pay for playing CDs, MP3s or other
recordings in public.- more
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PR reports: With Ozzfest, just around the
corner
beginning in Auburn, Washington on July 12th
Doris, the bassist
of the Taiwanese black metal phenoms, ChthoniC, has been cordially invited
to represent international music instrument manufacturer Ibanez. Doris
will debut a new custom-made bass guitar specifically tailored to her image
on this first date of Ozzfest.
Other Ibanez endorsees include such internationally
recognized names as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Linkin Park, KillSwitch Engage,
Korn and Slipknot, thus making Doris's invitation to join the Ibanez roster
particularly exceptional.
As the insatiable thirst for ChthoniC reaches
its peak, Doris the sole female member of the band has become the focus
of much international fan affection. One even launched a webpage dedicated
to her - www.DorisBaby.com.
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PR reports: The Viva La Bands Tour hits 30
cities in the US and Canada September 24th through November 3rd 2007. Featured
acts include Grammy nominated British metal act Cradle of Filth, hard rockers
CKY (featuring Bam's brother, Jesse Margera) and hot Swedish band Vains
of Jenna, who Bam recently signed to his Filthy Note records. Another very
special guest act will be announced later this summer. Bam and some of
his well-known friends will also be hosting a number of the live shows.
The tour comes on the heels of the release
of "Viva La Bands: Volume 2", a compilation CD/DVD that will appear in
stores nationwide on September 4, 2007 through a joint venture between
Filthy Note and Ferret Music. The double disc CD/DVD includes twenty bands
from around the globe, rare Bam DVD footage, and seven exclusive tracks
recorded just for the project (brand new selections from Clutch, Bloodhound
Gang, Children Of Bodom, In Flames, CKY, and more).- tour
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PR reports: Indianapolis' own, Haste The Day,
is lending a hand to help out Demiricous, The Dream Is Dead, Whiskey Tits
and Black Arrows to raise money for them to buy back stolen equipment in
a Benefit Show.
Butler Scion presents Haste The Day, Demiricous
and The Dream Is Dead on August 15th at 7PM at Kights of Columbus (2100
E. 71st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220). Tickets are on sale now and are
$15 in advance, available through www.kulture-entertainment.com and at
Indy CD & Vinyl in Broad Ripple, or charge by phone at 877-548-3237
(Monday-Friday, 9 AM-7 PM EST). Tickets are $15 day of show.-
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antiMusic reports: We told you earlier this
week that Ben Harper was going to be taking his show on the road to American
theatres in support of the new album Lifeline (in stores Aug 28th). We
gave you a ton of dates in a bunch of towns at a bunch of theatres. But
one place was curiously absent from the announcement: Los Angeles.
Ben has now rectified that oversight and
added not one, but two dates in the graffiti covered city of angels. Ben
Harper and the Innocent Criminals' two night stand is set to occur at Orpheum
Theatre on October 8th and 9th.
We have all of the dates for you, but if
you're too far away or just too cheap to buy a ticket you can still catch
Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals on late night TV. They will perform
on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 28th, Late Night with Conan
O'Brien on September 21st and The Late Show with David Letterman on October
1st.- the
promised dates are here
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PR reports: They don't come much bigger than
this- a series of one off spontaneous gigs in a secret setting announced
by text message just hours before the event. Each episode of Vodafone TBA
features a different band in a unique location, using the host city as
a backdrop for the show.
The next spur of the moment gig features
NME's best live act of 2007, Kasabian. It is a welcome return to their
home town for the lads as they give viewers an exclusive tour of their
home town Leicester, including the spot where they played their first gig.
An in depth interview will give a unique insight into what makes Britain's
coolest band tick.
Fresh from headlining the biggest festivals
in the UK including and appearance at Glastonbury's pyramid stage, Live
Earth and T in the Park- this is the best chance to see the band in up
close and personal. The show also follows two die hard fans as they make
their way to the intimate venue for the once in a lifetime concert. The
pair know they will be seeing Kasabian, in Leicester but nothing more is
revealed until just hours before. It's not just the super fans that have
to dash to the location
it's also the hundreds of people who signed up
to get a free ticket. The venue is announced just hours before via text
and local radio. Will the fans make it to the gig in time? Broadcasting
on T4 Saturday 4th August - 4 Music on Saturday 11th August-
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PR reports: Rooney's hitting the road again,
this time in support of their brand spankin new album Calling the World.
They will joined on the trek by The Hush Sound and Hello Stranger.
The new tour starts 8/14 in NYC and will
run til the hot last day of August in Cincinnati. (rumor has it Venus Flytrap
will MC that show since Dr Fever isn't available)
8/14 New York, New York Irving Plaza
8/16 Ashbury Park, New Jersey Stone Pony
8/17 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Trocadero
8/18 Towson, Maryland Recher Theatre -
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PR reports: Every Avenue, from Marysville,
Michigan, debut Fearless EP, AH! is available for pre-order today. Every
Avenue is set to release a the EP titled Ah! on August 14, 2007.
The band has posted two new tracks from
their EP, "Where Were You" and "Think of You (Empty Room)" on their Myspace
page. Every Avenue will be supporting Holiday Parade on a brief tour this
summer and then head home to write and record their new full length album
with Producers Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Cartel, Mayday Parade, Sum-41,
No Doubt). Expect a full-length release in early 2008.-
preview
is here
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PR reports: The Plain White T's hit a triumphant
milestone in their career as the band hits gold for the first time with
their newly certified-gold album, Every Second Counts
Fans of the T's can also catch the boys
on the T.V. screen with a special appearance on The Today Show and Live
with Regis and Kelly on August 1st, as well on the July 23rd and August
13th episodes of GREEK, the new ABC Family series in which the band has
recurring roles. The show airs Mondays on ABC Family 9/8c and encores on
the ABC network Fridays at 9/8c.
The band continues to tour in support of
their gold headlining the 2007 mtvU Summer Concert Series at Six Flags
as part of their nationwide tour with new tour dates to follow in their
upcoming tour with Fall Out Boy.
- dates,
dates, dates!
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PR reports: South of the Snooty Fox is the
title of the forthcoming album from Sterling Harrison, a veteran soul singer
whose approach is the very definition of the term "old school." The album
will be released August 21 by HackTone Records, distributed through Rhino/ADA.
South of the Snooty Fox describes an actual
geographical location in the inner city as well as serving for a metaphor
for the plight of a gifted artist whose professional life was, for the
most part, spent out of the spotlight of the mainstream music business.
Accordingly, The L.A. Weekly headlined a piece on Harrison "The Best Soul
Singer You Never Heard Of."- more
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PR reports: In the summer of 1972, Stax Records
had an idea that was larger than life. Stax's co-owner, Al Bell, had wanted
to expand the soul label's West Coast presence and develop its Stax Films
arm. The ideal way to do both was to stage the biggest soul concert in
history termed by one former staff member "the black Woodstock" right
in the center of South Central Los Angeles, a vast portion of which had
been destroyed by fire in the Watts Riots. The concert, called Wattstax,
proved a crowning moment for Stax as 112,000 people united at the Los Angeles
Coliseum in a spirit of joy, pride and celebration. The resultant movie
was a blockbuster and plays to this date in many music film festivals.
And now the original two-LP soundtrack has been expanded to three CDs,
including material from the original Wattstax album (which sold seven million
copies in the SoundScan era alone) as well as from its sequel, Wattstax:
The Living Word, along with samplings from Wattstax-related individual
artist albums released in 1972-73.
On August 28, Stax Records reactivated
by new owner Concord Music Group will release the first domestic reissue
of the complete Wattstax soundtrack, housed in a collectible Digipack featuring
rare photographs and reproductions of vintage Wattstax-era posters. The
package also contains a multi-page booklet on the story of Wattstax by
noted soul music historian Rob Bowman. List price is $24.98. Digitally
remastered from the original tapes, the package is one of the highlights
of Stax's 50th anniversary celebration, which has also featured live concerts,
a film to be premiered on PBS, a film festival and an array of reissues
and DVDs.- find
out who is included
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