Motorhead Blitzkrieg Support

Valient Thorr will join Motorhead and Overkill in Leipzig, Germany on November 22nd and continue to play the rest of the German leg of the tour, ending December 3rd in Berlin.

This will be Valient Thorr's second trip to Europe this year, touring earlier this Spring with stoner rock legends, Fu Manchu, where they more than delivered on their mantra that "we don't play shows, we play f**king parties". - dates

Fans Down with Down

The New Orleans natives will head out on the road for their OVER THE UNDER world tour which begins in the U.S. on 9/27 in Reno, NV. The band will spend the rest of 2007 headlining dates in North America with an international run to begin in 2008 in support of their forthcoming record. 

DOWN is Philip Anselmo from Pantera, Pepper Keenan from Corrosion Of Conformity, Rex Brown from Pantera, Kirk Windstein from Crowbar, and Jimmy Bower from Eyehategod.

10/4/2007 Vancouver, British Columbia Commodore
10/5/2007 Seattle, WA Fenix
10/6/2007 Boise, ID Big Easy
10/8/2007 Denver, CO Ogden- more dates

Through The Eyes Of The Dead Temp

10/27 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
10/28 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
10/30 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
10/31 Dallas, TX – The Door
11/01 Houston, TX – Meridian
11/02 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
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Darker My Love Soph

The group's dark, psychedelia will anchor Wall of Sound rockers The Warlocks this fall on tour. The coast-to-coast run kicks off October 30 in Texas and will be the first chance for audiences to get a taste of what the band has been cooking up in the studio. 

To coincide with the tour, Dangerbird Records has made the band's 2006 self-titled debut full-length available for free download on the label's newly relaunched site [www.dangerbirdrecords.com].- tour dates

Eskimo Joe and Stars of Track And Field Tour

Everything kicks off two days after the trio's upcoming performance at this year's CMJ Fest: Mercury Lounge, Oct 17
Eskimo Joe Tour Dates:

10/17 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (CMJ)
10/19 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
10/20 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
10/22 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
10/23 Cambridge, MA - T.T the Bear *
10/26 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live *- more dates

Joni Mitchell Shines on the Charts

"Shine" marks Mitchell's return to music and is a superb collection of 10 songs that are at once compelling and poignant, exquisite and soulful, sublime and haunting. "Shine" has already been called "the best album by an artist of her generation since Bob Dylan's 'Modern Times'" by The Independent, and The New York Times described it as "inward-looking and rhythmically complex."- more on this story

Talking Axe

The episode also features an interview Strigl and co-host John Ostronomy conducted with Roxbury members Paris Bierk, W.Cody, The Mayor, and Corey. Topics include Iron Maiden, Odin, Rush, Van Halen, and MTV Cribs. Additional podcasts topics include Verismo, Sigh, and listener letters. 

The 90-minute podcast can be downloaded at this- location

B Movie Songs

Invasion Of The B-Girls features nine classic B-movie theme songs re-done in Josie's own inimitable style. Songs include the first single, "Maneaters (Get Off The Road)", from the Herschell Gordon Lewis cult fave "She Devils On Wheels", the title song from "Girl In Gold Boots", "Goodbye Godzilla", "Green Slime", "Who Killed Teddy Bear?", and many more. The album also contains a dance remix of "Maneaters" from electro-hipster Ursula 1000.

With liner notes written by legendary film director John Waters, Invasion Of The B-Girls offers the listener a unique take on favorite B-movie tunes, by inimitable underground sensation Josie Cotton.- Myspace page

Days Difference Tour

The CD release contains a brand new exclusive bonus track not available anywhere else or on previous versions of the CD. Days Difference believes music is about people with every song they write. "Experience, conviction, and the passions and sorrows of life really define who people are," says vocalist Jeremy Smith. "Really, it's the things we and the people around us go through every day that inspire us to write and play. We want to create something tangible, something our audience can relate to. That's what we are about." Drummer, Jonathan Smith, adds, "Our band's name, Days Difference, is the idea that everyone should live each day like its their last. Live life to the fullest. Don't regret not pursuing what you really love. Take risks, jump at challenges."- more including dates

Byzantine Previews

The tracks "Nadir" and "Expansion and Collapse" showcase the wider range that Byzantine has pursued on its newest release. "This is the very first Byzantine album in which all 4 members have contributed songs" Vocalist/rhythm guitarist OJ states, "and to my ears, it makes for a much more varied and interesting album from start to finish. This album is one hell of a ride!"

Song listing for Oblivion Beckons is as follows: 1. Absolute Horizon 2. Nadir 3. Oblivion Beckons 4. The Gift of Discernment 5. Expansion and Collapse 6 Catalyst 7. Pattern Recognition 8. Renavatio 9. Centurion 10. Receiving End of Murder 11. All Hail the End Times 12. Deep End of Nothing 13. A Residual Haunting- Previews here

Elvis Vegas Documentary

Many documentaries have told the story of the early life of Presley, his army career or his death, but Destination Vegas is the first and definitive documentary to tell the story of Elvis's residency in Vegas, a town that was to become synonymous with him. 

Using previously unseen and unknown private footage, we peel away from the facade of the formal camera to explore a defining, yet controversial chapter in Elvis' life, which not only stifled him, but also defined him as the superstar that he would forever be known. 

Bonus Materials: Recordings of private and public conversations Elvis had around the Vegas years • Elvis photo gallery
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