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PR reports: You saw the teaser, but now you
can see the full video!...Jump into summer with your boys in Rooney as
they premiere their video for their first single, “When Did Your Heart
Go Missing”
Video can be viewed in its entirety on
Yahoo music. Click on the full story link to check it out.-
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PR reports: Grammy-nominated rock powerhouse
Stone Sour officially announced another round of U.S. tour dates this week.
The summer run will commence August 3rd in Fargo, ND and run through September
2nd in Ft. Lauderdale. These dates mark the band’s second U.S. headline
tour since the release of their Gold-Certified album Come (What)ever May.
This spring, Stone Sour headlined the sold-out Jagermeister Music Tour
and left fans hungry for more. The band is currently on tour in Europe
playing festivals and select headline shows.
"We are simply too far gone to not come
and bug you people some more. These venues have electrical outlets and
we have instruments- GAME ON,” enthuses frontman Corey Taylor. “Look for
us to be tearing a swath through America one more time before we take a
breath, close our eyes and wait for something else to happen. And you never
know what that will be, eh?"
8/3/07 Playmaker’s Fargo, ND
8/4/07 Leach Amphitheater Oshkosh. WI
8/5/07 Willow Island Madison, WI[see full
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PR reports: Poison has confirmed national
television and global online performances and interviews around the June
5 release of their new EMI America Records/Capitol album, POISON’D!.
On POISON’D!’s June 5 release date, Poison
will host a live webcast performance and Q&A session on the band’s
official site, www.poisonweb.com. The exclusive one-hour webcast will go
out live from Capitol Studios’ legendary Studio A at 12pm PST / 3pm EST.
Fans from around the world can register for the free webcast and submit
questions for the band’s consideration at www.poisonweb.com or www.myspace.com/poison
. Wicked Pictures’ actress Kirsten Price will emcee the webcast event.
On June 7, Poison will perform “What I
Like About You” from POISON’D! on CBS’ “Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.”
Bret Michaels will also be interviewed by Ferguson about Poison’s new album
and tour and his new VH1 reality series, “Rock Of Love With Bret Michaels,”
premiering July 15.[see full story for more]- Click
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PR reports: After four years of constant touring
– including a breathtaking performance at the 2007 Coachella Music Festival
– Jose Gonzalez returns with his second album "In Our Nature" released
September 25, 2007.
"In Our Nature" sees Gonzalez coming into
his own as a songwriter – with songs that are as instantly accessible as
they are brimming with darkness and brooding intensity. "I like playing
with symbolism," says Gonzalez. "On this album I’ve wanted to bring out
the primitive aspects of human beings." In addition to Gonzalez on guitar
and vocals are Erik Bodin, percussion and Yukimi Nagamo, backing vocals.
The album art for "In Our Nature" is done by Elias Araya,, who also did
the artwork for Veneer.[see full story for more]- Click
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PR reports: Rhino Entertainment will release
AMERICAN MASTERS ATLANTIC RECORDS: THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT on DVD June
12, 2007. The touching tribute features rare, private and classic clips,
performances and studio sessions of Atlantic recording artists. The film
is narrated by award-winning singer/actress Bette Midler.
For the last half-century, Ahmet Ertegun
was hip-deep in R&B and Rock & Roll. AMERICAN MASTERS ATLANTIC
RECORDS: THE HOUSE THAT AHMET BUILT follows Ertegun’s remarkable career
and its impact on the evolution of the world’s most popular musical genres
while offering an insider’s look at the recording industry, from its infancy
to today. When the documentary premiered May 2 on PBS, the New York Times
called it "compelling television" and the Los Angeles Times said the film
“leaves you wanting more.”[see full story for more]- Click
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PR reports: Elvis Costello's Pop And Classical
Sides Showcased On Two Rhino DVDs In 1993 legendary tunesmith Elvis Costello
composed, performed and produced THE JULIET LETTERS with the renowned classical
Brodsky Quartet. Calling it a "song sequence for string quartet and voice,"
this unique project was inspired by a collection of letters written by
an Italian literature professor who answered missives addressed to Shakespeare's
Juliet. Fusing pop sensibilities and chamber music, the collection gave
new meaning to "alternative music." Available for the first time ever on
DVD, Rhino Entertainment will release THE JULIET LETTERS on May 22 for
a suggested list price of $14.99.
LIVE: A CASE FOR SONG filmed at the BBC
in London, features Elvis Costello along with the Attractions, the Brodsky
Quartet and the White City Septet. LIVE: A CASE FOR SONG is finally being
released for the first time ever on DVD and now features Dolby 5.1 Surround
Sound, plus 6 additional performances which were never available on the
original VHS release. Rhino Entertainment will release LIVE: A CASE FOR
SONG June 26 for a suggested list price of $14.99.[see full story for more]-
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PR reports: The Afghan Whigs stood apart from
their contemporaries in the grunge-soaked '90s by injecting an element
of soulful R&B strut to the band's hard-edged, post-punk aggression.
More than 15 years after the acclaimed group's debut, the music's cocksure
swagger, dynamic arrangements and polished lyricism still sound fresh.
The band recently reconvened for the first time after splitting in 2001
to record a pair of new songs for The Afghan Whigs' first-ever, career-spanning
compilation. The album, Unbreakable: A Retrospective 1990-2006 will be
available from Rhino Records June 5th.
UNBREAKABLE contains 18 tracks that span
the band's career and includes more than an hour of music drawn from one
EP and five studio albums (two each with Sub Pop and Elektra and one with
Columbia). The album also features the debut of two previously unreleased
songs -- the newly recorded "I'm A Soldier" and "Magazine," a song written
shortly before the band broke up, but left unfinished.[see full story for
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PR reports: Attention Southern California
Lifehouse fans!! Want to be a part of an exclusive major internet event
with Lifehouse? Yahoo! Music and Geffen Records want you to join us when
Lifehouse takes the stage for Nissan Live Sets in West Los Angeles, CA.
June 6, 2007 7 pm (subject to change, you
need to arrive two hours before) Location: West Los Angeles
The first 200 fans to email us at Invites@YahooLiveSets.com
will get in the doors for this exclusive taping. Plus you get to bring
a friend.[see full story for more]- Click
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PR reports: Chime Entertainment today announced
the release of Electropop the debut CD from the Los Angeles based band
Jupiter Rising, set for release on September 11, 2007.
The group is comprised of two unique individuals,
Jupiter Rising founder beatbox tycoon Spencer Nezey and the unique voice
of Jessie Payo, whose hybrid sound completes the duo. "Electropop," the
title cut and first single from the CD was produced by "J.R." Rotem (who
recently produced Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" and Rihanna's hit single
"S.O.S.") will hit the airwaves on June 5th. Additionally, video director
Paul "Coy"Allen (whose most recent video, "Give It To Me" for Timbaland
was a world-wide smash) has shot a video for the single.-
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PR reports: The Legendary Rhythm and Blues
Cruise is recognized as one of the top blues festivals on the planet. It
is also the world’s only chartered blues cruise. In addition to their annual
Caribbean cruise that sets sail from Florida each January, this year the
Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise offers their West Coast cruise to the
Mexican Riviera. The ship will hit the high seas on October 13, 2007 from
San Diego, California, destined for the Mexican Riviera. The five-star
Holland America ms Oosterdam ship will sail for seven days, all the while
hosting intimate and electrifying performances by the world’s best rhythm
and blues talent: over 70 live performances by 22 acts! Cruisers have the
option to temporarily get their feet back on the ground by indulging in
the attractions and beaches of Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and Manzanillo.
Cruisers will bask to the perpetual rhythms
of Blues Cruise “Captain” Taj Mahal & The International Rhythm Band,
Elvin Bishop, Bobby Rush, Lowrider Band (Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, BB Dickerson
& Harold Brown), Tommy Castro, Marcia Ball, Rod Piazza, Bernard Allison,
Curtis Salgado, Janiva Magness, Eric Sardinas, John Lee Hooker, Jr, Sista
Monica Parker, Doug MacLeod, Chico Banks, Eric Bibb, Earl Thomas, Eric
Lindell, and Nathan James & Ben Hernandez. Also on board are Piano
Bar hosts Eden Brent and Leon Blue, plus invited special guests Ron Thompson,
Lynwood Slim, Roy Gaines, Homemade Jamz Blues Band, and a host of unannounced
surprise guests who will be onboard to share the excitement and join in
Artist Spotlights and Jam Sessions.
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PR reports: Are you ready to tweak out this
summer? Because on July 5th The Sleeping will embark on a full US extravaganza
known as The "Flip On A Tweak Realm and Set It (Off)" Tour. This happens
to be OUR FIRST HEADLINING TOUR EVER!!! It is an amazing feeling and we
are extremely excited!! We will be doing different legs of this tour and
we will be bringing bands we not only think rock... but who are just all
around good people that understand the importance of hard work and honesty.
The bands/bros we will be bringing are: Envy On the Coast (7/06-7/17) -
A Thorn for Every Heart (7/18-8/03) - I Am the Avalanche (8/04-8/17) -
A Day to Remember (ALL DATES) - Valeyra (ALL DATES)
We cannot wait to hit the road with all
of our good friends in these incredible bands. Although, there is something
else we would like to mention. Every day we come across so many young bands
who have been working their asses off trying to make a name for themselves.
We see how important this life is to those doing it for the sake of working
hard and bringing back honest music to the fans and that is something we
have always appreciated. We told ourselves that one day if we ever got
the chance, we would do our best to help out as many of those bands as
possible.
So many bands get to a certain level and
forget the fact that they once struggled to be where they are. Some take
for granted the fact that they had good Family, friends etc. from every
angle believing in them and being supportive when they were at their worst
of times and we think that sucks. So with that said, we will be adding
a local band on every single bill in every single city. Some will be good
friends, some will be who we have met at gas stations and some will be
found on the good ole' Information Super Highway. No matter how we find
them, we WILL have a local band on every show. We might not know locals
in every town we play, so we set up an email and myspace so people can
let us know. Tell us about the best bands we don’t know here www.myspace.com/196158479
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PR reports: ThrashPit's Matt Hensch has set
out on a new mission. While not news we figured a lot of the Day in Rock
readers would be interested. Here is Matt to tell you a bit about it: There
are literally hundreds of metal albums that stand as classics in the genre:
Iron Maiden's Seventh son of a Seventh son, Black Sabbath's Paranoid,
Slayer's Reign in Blood. I could go on forever listing all the
great albums metal has produced, but such a huge genre is bound to leave
some classics buried in the dust. Do albums of this glorious magnitude
remain forgotten, or do they even exist at all? To answer the question:
yes, there are MANY fantastic metal CDs floating around the world that
didn't receive proper attention or coverage in their own time. You can
certainly find rare CDs to buy, but which ones are good? Which bands are
great? What do they sound like?
Don't stress out, because with my new column,
Unearthing the Vaults, you will get my take on unknown bands and
their great CDs, but with fun facts about the group and the easiest purchasing
method with a short bio written by me. Unearthing the Vaults will
run twice a month, and will feature a new band each time. The first edition
was published today, so any metal fans looking for some rare stuff will
want to check this column out! [see the full story link for the kick off
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