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KNAC reports: Suicidal Tendencies will be
headlining the following three West Coast dates of the Sounds Of The Underground
tour:
8/3 San Jose, CA - Events Center at San
Jose University
8/4 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Side Stage
8/5 Mesa, CA - Mesa Amphitheatre-
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Filter reports: On September 2nd at Santa
Monica's Bergamot Station, the second annual Summer Strummer Festival will
open its end-of-summer music and skate extravaganza.
The one-day-only Labor Day weekend festival
features 3 stages (Gibson Haybale, Star Lounge, and Monster Energy) that
will host over 40 bands, including Jesse Malin, The Tender Box, Battalion
of Saints, The Uprising, and Dusty Rhodes & the River Band.
A surprise headliner will be announced
within the next few weeks. There will also be a skateboarding expo in the
afternoon, Gibson guitar giveaways, vendors, and autograph sessions.-
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PR reports: "24/7/365 THE TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN"
Frankie Banali & Friends will be released on September 18, 2007 via
RSM Records distributed by the MVD Entertainment group.
Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot) and his musical
friends pay tribute to the legendary Led Zeppelin on 24/7/365. This release
finds Banali along with bassist Tony Franklin working with a rotating cast
of vocalists and guitarists.
According to Frankie Banali, "the album
is dedicated with love and respect to the memory of John Henry Bonham -
May 31, 1948 / September 25, 1980, and it has truly been a labor of love."
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PR reports: HIM's video for their new single
"Kiss of Dawn," has a secret. Written as part of the original treatment
by Director Meiert Avis, you must watch carefully because things are not
what they seem - and just when you though you had it all figured out, there
is more to find. The video is exclusively available on iTunes today.
Once you watch the video go to heartagram.com
to solve the mystery. The person who cracks the code will get to see any
HIM show of their choice in 2007 or 2008 and meet the band backstage.
HIM will release their new album, Venus
Doom, on September 18th via Sire Records. - the
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PR reports: Ron Miller, a onetime staff songwriter
for Motown who composed such era-defining pop classics as For Once In
My Life, Heaven Help Us All, Touch Me In The Morning, Yester-me,
Yester-you, Yesterday, Ive Never Been To Me and If I Could, died
on July 23 in Los Angeles after a long illness. He was 74.
Miller, who had been battling both emphysema
and cancer, died of cardiac arrest shortly after 5 a.m. with his daughters,
Angel Stratford and singer/songwriter Lisa Dawn Miller, at his side.-
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PR reports: SeepeopleS has announced a run
of tourdates along the East Coast, starting this coming weekend, with two
festival appearances. First, the band will join a stellar line-up of bands
converging on Malvern Kansas, Friday July 27 at the Dog Stock Festival,
in an effort to raise money for the Akita Adoption and Rescue Foundation.
Other acts include the venerable Leon Russell, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey,
Papa Mali and many more.
The band will then scurry home to join
a massive musical undertaking at Bele Chere 2007, in their hometown of
Asheville, NC, Saturday July 28.- more
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PR reports: Sam Sparro orbits into our stratosphere
like a messenger from the future sent to hold off the end of summer blues
with one last wild party. As he says in the lead track "S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O."
of the EP Black & Gold, out August 21 on Modus Vivendi Music, he has
a lot to say and a lot to do.
In "S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O.," Sam blasts through
the sound barrier on an incessant meladrone beat, brandishing a vocoder
to synthesize his voice, shrouding the purity of his lush, soulful instrument
to minimize the impact upon ears dulled by lesser pop singers. He's the
dance scene shepherd preparing to lead us to sounds and places we long
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BW&BK reports: Former PAGAN'S MIND guitarist
Thorstein Aaby, who played on the band's 2000 debut Infinity Divine and
2002 follow-up Celestial Entrance, has passed away today (July 24th). He
was 36. A statement from the band reads as follows:
On the night of 24th of July, our dear
friend Thorstein passed on. After a long time of illness, things took a
turn for the worse the last weeks. Thorstein has been a respected member
of the local music environment since the mid-eighties, later nationwide
and also outside of Norwegian borders - all well deserved.
Well known for his skills with the guitar
as well as his easy going personality - he was the kind of guy who got
more and more friends for each gig he did.- more
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PR reports: Friday the thirteenth, 2007, was
indeed "A Night of Mayhem" at the Lakewood Theater in north Dallas. The
Hillbilly Orchestra hosted writer/photographer Chris A., Alrosa Villa Hero
James Niggemeyer and several hundred guests at the third annual event.
"A Night of Mayhem" commemorated the incredible life and ultimate sacrifice
of Damageplan Security Chief Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson.*
According to Mark John Sternal of MJS Music
Publications, the benefit not only gave fitting tribute to Mayhem but also
raised money to help treat and prevent mental illness. MJS is the publisher
of A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa,
which tells the story of the men and the events leading to the horrific
murders. Copies of the book were sold at the event and all proceeds have
been allotted for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), in loving
memory of Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson.- more
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PR reports: Down home roots, rock and soul
artist JJ Grey & his band MOFRO will perform live and host the 1st
Annual Blackwater Sol Revue at the newly renovated St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
This will be the first public show at the theatre since undergoing a $9
million upgrade.
The other artists on the bill, hand selected
by Grey, include three time Grammy Award winners Los Lobos, swamp funk
legend Tony Joe White, Orlando-based soul-funk-blues sensations The Legendary
JC's, sacred steel family ensemble The Lee Boys and acoustic tweeners by
Willie Green and Will Conner.- more
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PR reports: Superfly Productions and A.C.
Entertainment, creators of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, are proud
to announce the initial line up for Vegoose 2007. The third annual installment
of this dynamic entertainment experience will be staged in Las Vegas on
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27 and 28, at Sam Boyd Stadium, encompassing
the surrounding complex highlighted by the 30-acre grassy Star Nursery
Field with its stunningly beautiful mountain backdrop. Two-day passes to
the event will go on sale this Saturday at 10:00 AM PST only at www.vegoose.com.
Headlining the 2007 festival are Rage Against
the Machine and Daft Punk. In addition, Iggy & the Stooges will be
performing their classic album Fun House live in its entirety for the
first time in the USA. Also confirmed are Muse, The Shins, Cypress Hill,
Michael Franti and Spearhead, Queens of the Stone Age, Public Enemy, Blonde
Redhead, Ghostface Killah & The Rhythm Roots Allstars, Umphreys McGee,
Ghostland Observatory, Thievery Corporation, the Battles and more.-
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PR reports: Sum 41 performs their new album
in its entirety on their website. The new album Underclass Hero hits stores
today; it is self-produced (for the first time) by the band's own Deryck
Whibley.
Underclass Hero is the long awaited follow-up
to Chuck (released October 2004), which reached #10 on the Billboard 200
and has sold more than one million copies worldwide.
The album was named for the United Nations
worker who daringly rescued Sum 41 from bombs and gunfire during the filming
of a documentary in the Congo with the nonprofit group War Child Canada.
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PR reports: I'm From Barcelona will release
"We're From Barcelona," the second single from their critically acclaimed
debut album "Let Me Introduce My Friends" July 31, 2007. The single, which
will be released digitally, includes the title track as well as the B-side
Britney in which the band pays tribute to Britney Spears.
"Everybody's so upset 'cause Britney shaved
her head, I think she looked cooler than ever. Punk rock!" - Emanuel Lundgren
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PR reports: BMI presents four intriguing songwriters
at the Monday, August 6 edition of its Acoustic Lounge showcase series
at Genghis Cohen: Frank Quintero, Jacob Groten, Micah Wolf and Bryon Friedman.
The Acoustic Lounge takes place the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
and is free and open to the public.
The Acoustic Lounge is one of many opportunities
BMI offers artists to showcase their talent in front of their peers and
a supportive audience. The atmosphere is relaxed and fun, offering a great
opportunity to network with other aspiring and working singer/songwriters.
For established writers, it provides a chance to monitor new musical trends
and be involved in the grass-roots/DIY musical movement.-
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