Compiled
by Keavin Wiggins
.
The Day in Rock - antiMUSIC.com's look
at Today’s Top Rock News Stories From Across the Web
Click
Here To Bookmark DayInRock.com - Make
The DayInRock.com Your Homepage
.
PR reports: Widely hailed by critics as one
of the best albums in Paul McCartney’s solo career, “Memory Almost Full”
sold 160, 541 copies across all retail outlets in the U.S. in its debut
week, landing the record at #3 on Billboard Top 200 chart. The inaugural
release from Hear Music brought McCartney his highest chart debut in ten
years as a solo artist (1997’s “Flaming Pie” debuted at #2 on the Billboard
Top 200 chart). This week’s sales saw a significant increase over McCartney’s
2005 release, “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,” which peaked at #6
on the Billboard chart with first week sales totaling more than 90,000
copies. In addition, “Memory Almost Full” is the first McCartney album
to be made available digitally, selling 15,598 digital albums in its first
week.[see full story for more]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Paul McCartney - Paul
McCartney CDs - Paul
McCartney Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: To set the record straight Matt
Mc Chesney is not leaving HELL WITHIN. Matt is helping THE AUTUMN OFFERING
(Victory Records) out in a bad situation. He is only recording an album
for the THE AUTUMN OFFERING. They have no singer and they need to get a
record done. It was wrong of the band to post “formerly of Hell Within”;
he is not formerly of HELL WITHIN, Matt is in HELL WITHIN. HELL WITHIN
is Matt’s main band and THE AUTUMN OFFERING is a side project.
HELL WITHIN will be touring with Matt on
an East Coast run that is shaping up for August in support of their new
record “Shadows Of Vanity”. HELL WITHIN is not looking for another vocalist.
HELL WITHIN with Matt as the lead man will see you soon.-
Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Hell Within - Hell
Within CDs - Hell
Within Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: Surfing with the Alien was the
album that ignited Joe Satriani’s career as a solo performer. On August
7th, 2007, Epic/Legacy Recordings will celebrate the 20th anniversary of
this groundbreaking album with the release of a new expanded edition of
Surfing with the Alien. This meticulously restored two-disc set includes
the newly remastered album and a previously never-before-seen live show
filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1988. It will also feature new
liner notes written by Joe and special deluxe packaging featuring photos,
notes and other memorabilia from Joe’s personal archive.[see full story
for more]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Joe Satriani - Joe
Satriani CDs - Joe
Satriani Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: Sunset Strip rock darlings Poets
& Pornstars today announced that they will open for Tesla on the West
Coast leg of their U.S. Tour. More than four decades after its countercultural
beginnings, Los Angeles’ famed stretch of live-music venues continues to
draw bands cranking out what bandmember Hal Ozsan calls “down-and-dirty
three-chord rock.” Poets & Pornstars’ oeuvre is a particularly spectacular
example of the form, demonstrated by their eponymous debut album (due Aug.
21, 2007, on Wenzl-Hopper Records/Adrenaline Music Group).
Monday, June 11 House of Blues San Diego,
CA
Tuesday, June 12 Dodge Theater Phoenix,
AZ
Thursday, June 14 House of Blues Las Vegas,
NV
[see full story for more]-
Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Poets & Pornstars - Poets
& Pornstars CDs - Poets
& Pornstars Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: The latest episode of “Talking
Metal” features and interview host Mark Strigl and special guest Rich Catino
of MetalAsylum.net conducted with Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth. Topics include
the “Framing Armageddon” album, the current Iced Earth lineup, touring,
a possible Live DVD, Larry Grohmann's amplifiers, and Heaven and Hell.
Additional podcast topics covered by Strigl, Catino, and host John Ostronomy
include Saxon, Symphony X, Dimmu Borgir, Helloween, Jack Frost, and a discussion
on Black Metal. The 90-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story
link. - Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Iced Earth - Iced
Earth CDs - Iced
Earth Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: Classic EMPEROR album's re-released
in limited edition CD box sets that include a digipak CD with CD-ROM extras,
a 48CM X 48CM double sided poster with unseen photos, and an interview
booklet - each is limited to 5000 worldwide.
Emperor formed in 1991. Their recordings
have sold in excess of 600,000 units worldwide and their impact on the
whole black/extreme metal scene is second to none. They are without doubt
one of the most influential acts in any genre, respected the world over
by fans, bands and critics alike. In late June the band will headline two
major festivals: the first in France (Hellfest) and the second in Finland
(Tuska Festival) as well as select shows in the USA. These limited edition
boxsets will become highly collectable. Pre-order the boxsets at the full
story link. - Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Emperor - Emperor
CDs - Emperor
Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: After a brief two-month hiatus,
Damiera have returned to writing and performing music with a brand new
lineup.
Back in April, three fourths of Damiera
left the band to pursue other goals. The departing members were "seeking
satisfaction elsewhere," says continuing member and vocalist Dave Raymond,
"they wanted to take another road for now... without having to be committed
to a group setting."
The new members consist of guitarist Steve
Downs and drummer Josh Sparks, formerly of the Iowa-based band Spirit of
the Stairway, and Jayson Dezuzio, a long time professional producer whose
resume includes work with Coheed and Cambria, My Chemical Romance, and
more. Dezuzio also produced the latest Damiera album, M(US)IC, which was
released in January.- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Damiera - Damiera
CDs - Damiera
Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: After dedicating much time and
love across the pond in Europe and beyond Five O’Clock Heroes have decided
due to popular demand to release their debut album Stateside and are set
to announce a string of tour dates this Fall.
Transatlantic indie rockers Five O’Clock
Heroes bridge the gap between time and the ocean, producing some of the
finest and freshest post-punk Brit-pop melodies around, and are about to
release their debut album “Bend to the Breaks” (Glaze Records 9/18) in
the USA.[see full story for more]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Five O'Clock Heroes - Five
O'Clock Heroes CDs - Five
O'Clock Heroes Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: Boston thrashers CANNAE are currently
hard at work on the band's fourth album, the follow-up to 2005's Gold Becomes
Sacrifice. The band is currently looking for a full-time, permanent drummer.
Interested parties should be able to play through the entirety of Gold
Becomes Sacrifice and be willing and have the means to tour. Shane, CANNAE's
bassist, can be reached directly at cannaedrums @ gmail.com.
Taking a heavier and more thrash-oriented
approach on Gold Becomes Sacrifice, the album features guest solos by guitar
legend James Murphy and album producer Jason Suecof and saw the band tour
with the likes of God Forbid, Sworn Enemy, Hell Withn, I Killed The Prom
Queen and Manntis, as well as appear at 2006's New England Metal and Hardcore
Festival.- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Cannae - Cannae
CDs - Cannae
Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: A consistently busy artist in
need of a vacation, power pop pioneer Ben Folds teams up with Sixthman,
the leader in the entertainment cruise industry, to plan a holiday with
several of his favorite other artists, entertainers and most devoted fans.
The Ben Folds Experience cruise sails from the Port of Miami on February
21, 2008, on the Carnival Imagination, stops in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and
returns to Miami on February 25, 2008. Ben Folds Experience goes on sale
to the public today.
Other acts performing on the Ben Folds
Experience cruise include Amanda Palmer of Dresden Dolls, Eef Barzelay
of Clem Snide, Corn Mo, and many others which will be announced in the
coming weeks. Information will be updated on www.benfoldsexperience.com
as it becomes available.[see full story for more]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Ben Folds - Ben
Folds CDs - Ben
Folds Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: With thousands of fans trampling
barricades, smashing into each other, and helping DevilDriver create one
of its best performances ever, we thought the Guinness Book of World Records
would want to certify the circle pit from Download 2007 as the biggest
in history. Turns out not so much. Here's what Guinness told us.
Thank you for sending us the details of
your recent record proposal for 'Largest Circle Pit'. We are afraid to
say that we are unable to accept this as a Guinness World Record.
Unfortunately, as there is no way you can
physically definie (sic) where any circle/mosh pit starts and ends, we
cannot accept this as a category. We receive over 60,000 enquiries a year
from which only a small proportion are approved by our experienced researchers
to establish new categories. - Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on DevilDriver - DevilDriver
CDs - DevilDriver
Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
PR reports: We continue our iPod coverage
week with a look at the coolest case yet-- The California Roll! We also
look at the Reflect case.
California Roll: A couple of inches longer
than a standard billfold, The California Roll works much like a wallet
with three pockets inside that can accommodate your iPod, cell phone and
earbuds. I tried it out with my iPod video with the iClear case still on
and it fit perfectly in the center pocket. I then stashed by Razr phone
in the left pocket and took my earbuds and put those in the right pocket,
folded it up and worked the elastic strap over and I had a nice snug carrier
for my iPod and phone. You could use the pockets for id, credit cards,
cash etc. It's only limited by your imagination and the size of the pocket.
It's a little too big to use like a wallet (and far too bulky once you
have it loaded up. Plus who would sit on an expensive iPod?) but I've found
it's a great way keep my iPod and phone safe when I'm on the go. It comes
in a variety of colors as well. Check them at the full story link.
Reflect: The Reflect is a hard plastic
iPod case with a mirrored front and a black back. The iPod snaps in just
like an iClear case and again it's a little hard to open the case once
the iPod is in it but it's nothing a coin in the notch won't solve. It
gives your iPod a chrome look and surprisingly you can see your screen
clearly when the iPod is on. The drawback to this case is the reflective
front is prone to fingerprint smudges (like the back of the naked iPod)
and it doesn't come with a clip. But if you're looking for a sharp looking
case that will protect your iPod from everyday abuse, the Reflect should
do the trick. - Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on iPod - iPod
CDs - iPod
Tour Dates/Tickets - Comments
Click
here for the latest Rock news and headlines including The Day in Rock breaking
stories
Read
Day In Rock Reports From Other Days
Submit
news or a press release to the Day In Rock report
tell
a friend about this article
know
of a news item we should cover?
antiMUSIC
News featured on RockNews.info
.
|
