Macca Settles With Mills

The couple are currently in discussions to settle their divorce without a trial following their May 2006 split after just under four years of marriage. 

British newspaper Daily Mail reports the former Beatle will pay Mills a lump sum of $30 million (GBP15 million), then an annual payment of $7 million (GBP3.5 million) until their three-year-old daughter Beatrice reaches 18.- more on this story

DC4 Give Diehards First Dibs on new CD

The band is shooting for a late August or early September release date and are currently considering several interested labels. However, the band will actually offer fans the first 1,000 copies of the album for purchase at their Myspace page.- tracklisting and some show info is here plus a link to samples

Iron and Wine Mini US Tour

The tour comes in the middle of their UK tour, they'll get over here on September 27th for a gig in Boston, head over to Upper Darby, PS the next night before heading down to rock the nations capitol before concluding the run in New York City on the 30th.- grab the dates here

Talking Lars and Ringo

Minus The Bear, Plus the Extras

As a sign of our appreciation to the fans, we have decided to include a very special bonus disc with the first pressing of retail copies for Planet of Ice. The disc will feature four tracks, comprised of two outtakes, an alternate version of "Ice Monster" and a remix of "Knights" by Rhymesayers wunderkind POS. 

There will be a series of in-store performances and listening parties set for week of release. - grab the party dates and the tracklisting

As I Lay Dying Preview

The band has jumped on to the second half of the Vans Warped Tour this summer to preview their new material live for the fans. 

An MP3 for the first track being debuted off AN OCEAN BETWEEN US, "Within Destruction," will be available for streaming- right here

Unearthed Bootlegs Wanted?

We are trying to make a comprehensive DVD, and since we have a good amount of live footage, we'd like to have some of the more intimate clips of you hanging with us. Please send pictures too! We've set up an email account: UnearthDVD@gmail.com. 

Please send YouTube-type clips if that is possible. We would like to check them out and if we use them, reward you in some way with merch, tickets, etc."- no more to see here

Cellador Ticket Presale

The tour goes on sale through an exclusive internet presale starting 7/18 through www.ENTERTHEVAULT.com and will run exclusive until Aug 10, when the tour goes on sale via normal ticketing outlets.- more on this story

Chuck Ragan Plans Roxy Release Party

Chuck Ragan has become a musical troubadour, writing stripped-down acoustic songs that retain the same passion evident in his punk rock career. Feast or Famine at its core is a folk record in the most traditional sense of the term. Produced by Ted Hutt (Bouncing Souls, Flogging Molly), the album showcases Ragan’s remarkable musical talents and features guest appearances by many close friends including Matt Skiba, Jolie Holland, Jon Gaunt, Caitlin Barry and Nathan Maxwell. - show details

Testament Go Nuclear

"We are very happy that we are signed to one of the best metal labels in the world. It's a great feeling that we are in a house that will not crumble" says band vocalist Chuck Billy. 

"This is going to be our best record to date, and it will be the essence of what Testament is. Nuclear Blast is the perfect label for us. They eat, breathe and sleep, metal. I am excited also because a lot of my favorite bands are on Nuclear Blast, giving us the opportunity to be label-mates with them. Finally we are coming home!" stated Eric Peterson- see them on the road this summer, grab the dates here

Don Preston Returns to the Road

This summer Don Preston will set off on tour of Europe with his Akashic Ensemble, including a stop at the legendary, annual ZAPPANALE festival in Bad Doberan Germany. Having appeared there in the past with his Grande Mothers ensemble of fellow Zappa-alumni, Preston will bring his jazz-electronica-experimental trio to the stage in August of 2007. He will also make appearances in other European cities, including Vienna.- more on this story

Van Hunt Turns on EP

Atreyu Set The Bull Free

Foreign Born Rapture

For not 2 months since they’ve signed to Dim Mak Records and a month away from the release of their debut album “On The Wing Now” the future is certainly a sunny one for these Californian songsmiths. From the weight of their impeccably produced debut album, already receiving rave reviews from the critics and garnering praised attention from bands such as Grizzly Bear and Snow Patrol. They’ve now been invited to join The Rapture on the road and have secured a track on the hit television series Entourage - It’s clear this band is a special one with an album not to be ignored.- tour dates

From Warrant to Underground Saint

Saints Of The Underground Courtesy of Jani Lane Jani Lane: Those songs, I don't know because I haven't really even sat down with my label, which is Immortal (Immortal/Sidewinder is the label ran by the band Incubus). I haven't sat down and talked with them about it either. So, it is really a matter of releasing SAINTS OF THE UNDERGROUND, doing a healthy 'Get people to know the band' tour. We're not going to go out and blast everywhere that has electricity but we will probably go out for four weeks in the U.S., two weeks in Europe, and a week in Japan to let people know it is out there. Then we plan on, as soon as everybody's schedules allow, doing another S.O.T.U. record cause I write with Keri Kelli like that! (Snaps fingers) We write really well together. It has really been a juggling act right now. 

I have some other, kinda big exciting things coming up in the next year that I am planning on right now but it's a little too early to really get into but I'm gonna be doing some studio stuff that, I think, is pretty exciting, so we will see.- Read the full interview here

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