Arrested Development Are Back

One of the most influential bands of the positive hip hop movement and known for their political and socially conscious lyrics, Arrested Development exploded onto the scene in 1992 with the Grammy-winning album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of … Now with the October 30 release of Since The Last Time, Arrested Development is poised to re-join the ranks of the consummate bands and musicians they helped inspire, such as the Black Eyed Peas, who Arrested Development recently played an unprecedented gig with in Jerusalem, as well as The Roots and Common. Even brand new acts like Gym Class Heroes have cited the band's influence. Group frontman Speech collaborated on "Biter's Block" off that band's highly successful new album.- more on this story

Limbonic Art Return

In the intervening years the members have been active in other projects (Morfeus in Dimension F3H, Daemon in Sarcoma Inc and contributing vocals on the debut Zyklon album) - but now the follow-up to 'The Ultimate Death Worship' is finally upon us!

On 06.06.06 the two members, Daemon and Morfeus, decided to bring back the dark & powerful entity that is Limbonic Art. With their comeback album, 'Legacy Of Evil,' the band strike back with full force – more intense and malevolent than ever. This is a well-crafted Black Metal massacre, with heart and soul!- Myspace page

Coheed & Cambria Video

No World For Tomorrow is out 10/23 through Columbia Records. Check out the video- here

Sister Hazel Under New Management

With a staff that has over 30 years combined experience working with Sister Hazel, the management team is headed up by CEO Tom Derr and President Jason Spiewak. Says Derr: "Working alongside longtime friends, creating and sharing in mutual success... what more could anyone ask for in a job?"

Adds Sister Hazel lead singer Ken Block, speaking on behalf of the band: "We're all very excited about expanding our relationship with Rock Ridge Music to include complete band management. We've worked with Tom Derr in various capacities for most of our professional life, and in every way possible he has proven to be as good as it gets.- more on this story

Gibson Guitar New Artist Award

Watson will be receiving the honor on Saturday, October 6 at the Award Ceremony of this year's HATCHfest, which runs from October 2 to 7 in Bozeman, Montana. The award will be presented as part of the music celebration that evening at the Emerson Ballroom. The night before, on October 5, Olivea and her band The Unsung Heroes will be performing at 8 p.m. at the Emerson Theater; their opening act will be last year's New Artist winner Marshall McLean.

One of the songs they will be performing is Way Down Deep's first single "Let Go," which recently hit Radio & Records' Hot 100 Airplay Chart. She will also receive an exclusive Gibson Acoustic guitar valued at over $5,000.- more on this story

The Dillinger Escape Plan Postpone Tour Plans

Weinman states, "Unfortunately do to a freak accident during our video shoot I managed to break my foot pretty severely. After two doctor's visits, it is clear that we will have to postpone our US and European tour until a later date. New dates will be posted soon and we promise to come back bigger and better then ever." 

The Dillinger Escape Plan recorded Ire Works with long-time engineer Steve Evetts at Evetts' Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles, CA. It's set for a November 13 North American release date. The band has unveiled the first preview track and album opener "Fix Your Face" exclusively via their- Myspace page

Juliette Licks the Road

Following a jam-packed tour schedule that has seen the band crisscross many countries from Brazil to Japan, the Licks stopped by "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" Monday, October 1 to perform "Hot Kiss" from their newly released sophomore LP, FOUR ON THE FLOOR [The Militia Group]. In addition, lead Lick Juliette Lewis caught America up on everything she and the boys have been up to with a one-on-one with Mr. Ferguson.- more including dates

Sevendust Retrospective 2 Details

Retrospective 2 will feature 6 live cuts and 3 brand new studio tracks on the CD and almost 2 hours of video footage on the DVD. The dual disc is the second release on Sevendust's own 7 Bros. Records in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. 

The collection includes videos from the hits, "Ugly" and "Driven," the fury of one of rocks premier live performers captured on the tracks "Hero," "Silence," "Clueless" and "Alpha." - But that's not all

Spin Punk

The collaboration between Spin editors and Slacker to create Spin Punk adds a new dimension to music by combining an in-depth editorial feature with a personal radio experience. The Spin Punk station consists of handpicked songs representing the most influential punk music spanning three decades and is the musical counterpart to Spin's punk coverage. The issue includes an article chronicling the rise of punk, explosive interviews with the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten and the Clash's Mick Jones, a definitive timeline of punk in 1977, and much more. 

"Spin has always been about giving our readers a new perspective on music," said Malcolm Campbell, publisher of Spin. "By partnering with Slacker, our '30 Years of Punk' issue provides a new take on the evolution of Punk. Readers can now simply click and listen to the music that has left an indelible mark on our culture." The Spin Punk station enables listeners to view cover art and read profiles of each artist and album to further enhance the punk music experience. Slacker listeners can also use the Slacker web player's heart and ban buttons to personalize the Spin Punk experience.
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Song of America

The collection is the brainchild of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and artist/songwriter/producer Ed Pettersen. Reno, who appropriately is pretty well acquainted with our nation's history (lawyers have to learn a thing called precedence), does not take any credit for the musical direction of the set. Pettersen, whom we introduced to you last fall with his latest folk/rock release, The New Punk Blues of Ed Pettersen, headed up the production team and was in studio with many of the artists, recording between New York and LA. Some beautiful gems were also delivered by the artist's themselves, such as Harper Simon's makeover of Yankee Doodle and Janis Ian's haunting "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye". Not to mention Marah, who delivered probably the rockingest version of "John's Brown Body" you've every heard. The overall sound quality of the compilation is equally impressive, thanks to the mic techniques and co-production of Bob Olhsson, former Motown engineer and audio expert extraodinaire.

CD sales benefit non-profit organizations which promote the preservation of our musical history and the teaching of history through music, including the Voices Across Time project of the Center for American Music and The Society for American Music, Folk Alliance, and the Sing Out Resource Center.- more info

The Pendletons Preview

Frontman Adam Saunders just returned from a summer on the West Coast recording with friends The Whigs. Though Saunders says he's more comfortable singing and playing a six-string, he laid the bass parts for The Whigs next ATO release. Back from vacation, Saunders and band are hitting the road

The Pendletons' sound can easily be described as "the best of Athens indie rock meets the best of elsewhere". Oh, Me! highlights many common historical features of Athens' music—ultra-catchy melodies, flashy parts, and a downhome nature that harkens back the old days of vinyl-based rock 'n' roll. But, The Pendletons update the traditional Athens sound in a way that makes even Peter Buck dance with a beer high in the air (seriously…. He did it at SXSW!) Check out the first single "Sad Songs"- (mp3 is here)

San Serac Tour

His last album "Tyrant" on Output Recordings home to The Rapture, Yello and LCD Soundsystem (for which he is often compared) garnered him a place in their ranks as a vital force in the electro scene. 

San Serac is already busy on new disco-soul beats singing with Stereo Image. His CD release and tour with Shout Out Out Out Out this fall is sure to be a wild trip. - dates

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