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BW&BK reports: More dates have been revealed
for THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's December US tour, that will also feature
A LIFE ONCE LOST and GENGHIS TRON. They include:
December
4 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
6 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's
7 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
13 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
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PR reports: Fresh from performing alongside
The Killers, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Cat Power and MSTRKRFT at The Echo
Project in Atlanta this weekend, San Francisco-based party starters Scissors
For Lefty will join the rollicking Juliette and the Licks as main support
for an extensive national tour. The band will make a stop at the CMJ Music
Marathon in N.Y. for a performance at the regional showcase SF @ CMJ at
the Ace of Clubs, Oct. 18.
A mix of high-energy enthusiasm, unpredictable
stage antics, tongue-in-cheek lyricism and the band's self-described "pillow-talk
pop," Scissors For Lefty's live show has been winning over fans from their
hometown to the U.K. and beyond. The band will be documenting these infectious
shows and giving fans a glimpse into life on the road with a daily live
streaming videocast presented by lifecasting website Justin.tv.
Each night of the tour a different member
of Scissors For Lefty will don a camera to record the action from his point
of view on the stage, backstage, in the van, and anywhere else they may
go.- more
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UMe reports: Lush arrangements, thoughtful
songwriting, fantastic guitar playing are thoughts that springs to mind
when listening to Graham Colton. Having toured with Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson,
Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Counting Crows, Train, Gavin DeGraw, Wallflowers,
Sister Hazel and O.A.R., Graham is readying to hit the road with Platinum
songstress Vanessa Carlton.
The tour, which kicks off on November 2nd
in Arizona, is in support of the much buzzed about HERE RIGHT NOW, Graham's
sophomore release on Universal Republic records. Stepping in to the spotlight,
Graham brings his talent, passion and intensity on to every stage.
Apple's iTunes service know a winner when
they hear it they've chosen "Best Days (The Rest of our Lives)" as the
iTunes single of the week for the week of October 30th!-
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PR reports: In the middle of a New York City
summer heat wave, THE SHAKE took steps to set the music scene a-sizzle.
On the hottest Sunday of the summer, the band (lead singer/guitarist Jon
Merkin, lead guitarist Eliad Shapiro, bass player Jeremy Stein and drummer
Andrew McNellis) filmed their debut music video at Context Studios in Brooklyn
for the song "Manic Boogie." The long hours and scalding temperatures contributed
to turning the song's title into a reality. The band's spirits were buoyed
on that hot day by a chance meeting with the group Spoon, rehearsing in
the next studio. The musicians all bonded over the fact that THE SHAKE
are featured in the Summer 2007 issue of Magnet Magazine for which Spoon
are pictured on the cover.
The concept for the "Manic Boogie" video
came from the mind of video director Powell Weaver. From the first time
he heard the band's debut CD Kick It, Weaver was excited to work with a
band as energetic sounding as THE SHAKE. "The band's live show is so high
energy that I wanted to make sure it was captured in the video," says Weaver.
"The concept portrays the guys in a truly 'manic' way, running all around
the set, bouncing up and down with enormous energy, all the while playing
the song live."
To achieve a look that is both brand new
and sure to capture the viewer's attention while commanding repeat viewings,
a camera technique was employed using the natural straight lines of a variety
of picture frames. "We set up the band members and their equipment, and
then hung blue frames directly in front of the camera in interesting compositions,"
explains Weaver. "We then shot one still plate of nothing happening in
frame for about ten seconds followed by a few takes of the band rocking
out. Through the magic of video, the shots of the bands were placed within
the frames." Every setup was a painstaking process: "In order to achieve
the desired effect, it was crucial that none of the frames or equipment
moved at all over the course of the filming of each setup - only the band
members could move, which certainly wasn't a problem for a band as lively
THE SHAKE," commented Weaver. The video can be viewed-
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antiMusic reports: We told you about this
a few months back but figured you might need a reminder. Here is the PR:
Hailed as "the heaviest, darkest metal
tour of the summer, if not the year," the "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching
to the Perverted," stomped and screamed around the globe last year. On
October 30, just in time for Halloween, the "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD
package will be released (American Recordings) and will feature the tour's
line-up - headliner Slayer, the undisputed kings of speed metal/thrash,
and the "future of heavy metal contenders" - Lamb of God, Mastodon, Children
of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed. The DVD will have an approximate running
time of 90-minutes.
The "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD/CD was shot
at Vancouver's General Motors Place on July 13, 2006, was directed by Adam
Rothlein (Speedway Films), and boasts performance footage plus bonus material
to include backstage, behind-the-scenes and one-on-one interviews, many
of which were conducted by the Unholy Alliance artists themselves.-
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PR reports: For the second straight year,
the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence will partner with Virgin
Records recording artist The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus during the month of
October, to help support the NCADV's efforts to fight Domestic Violence
and its effects on America's younger generation.
In continuing with their efforts against
domestic violence, starting October 16 and running through November 25,
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be running a contest in conjunction with
their latest single "Your Guardian Angel".
Entrants can submit videos of their personal
"guardian angels" via the band's contest site and YouTube site with the
winning entrant receiving a $1000 prize for themselves and a $1000 donation
to be made to The Red Jumpsuit Guardian Angel Foundation in the "guardian
angel's" name.- 411
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PR reports: "Savior," the first single and
video from Monster In The Machine's debut "Butterfly Pinned" album, is
finally available for your viewing pleasure. "Butterfly Pinned" is out
now on Emotional Syphon Recordings (the new independent label owned by
Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer). It was produced by Shannon Crawford
(formerly with Cellophane).
Monster In The Machine-Shannon, Lats (bass,
formerly with Memento), John Chase (guitar) and Jay Kuri (drums)-will be
hitting the road with Team Sleep starting November 29 in Orangevale, CA
and ending December 16 in San Francisco, CA. They're currently on tour
with RockFour, which concludes October 24 in Cambridge, MA.
Check out the "Savior" video right-
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PR reports: We've heard enough about Generations
X and Yget ready for Generation Yoni. Thanks to his angsty, edgy modern
rock anthem "Twentysomething," the Florida based singer-songwriter is boldly
giving voice to the frustration of his peers, ambitious and restless college
grads eager to conquer the world but running into roadblocks and hairpin
curves along the way. [aka generation "Poor Me"]
Yoni's recently released full-length debut
album Extra Credit features a re-mastered version of this track and two
other songs from Ready For More, "Tales of Higher Learning" and his cool
pop/punk libertarian rant "Let The Devil Know," which will be played in
the final scene/end credits of the upcoming indie film "One-Eyed Monster"
starring Ron Jeremy. "Twentysomething" is scheduled to be included on Episode
7 in the latest season of PBS's Roadtrip Nation.- more
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PR reports: Dubfire (aka Ali Shirazinia)--
one half of the Grammy Award winning and four-time nominated electronic
music duo Deep Dish -- is pleased to announce the launch of his new digital
label, Science + Technology Digital Audio [SCI + TEC]. The label will act
as an exclusive outlet for Dubfire's original productions and a home for
up and coming artists from around the globe.
The launch of SCI + TEC comes at a time
of immense change and artistic growth for Dubfire. As heard on his recent
Taipei mix compilation for Global Underground, Dubfire has shifted his
attention towards a mix of darker, deeper music that first inspired him
while growing up in the Washington, DC area. The crown jewel of Taipei
was Dubfire's cover of Love & Rockets' "I Feel Speed," a track that
featured his own vocals and perfectly showcased his constantly evolving
sound. It will be released as a single in November on SCI+TEC. Cutting-edge
producers Audion [Matthew Dear], Booka Shade and UNKLE have been tapped
to remix the track these mixes will be available in December. -
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PR reports: Rock N' Roll Books is excited
to announce that 'Rick Rubin: In the Studio' is available for pre-order.
The first and only definitive book dedicated
to our generation's most influential producer at work in the studio producing
hits for multi-platinum artists as diverse as the Beastie Boys, the Red
Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Run DMC, Def Jam Records-related artists,
Metallica, Linkin Park, Tom Petty, Audioslave, Danzig, and a countless
host of other classic artists/albums.
This title, which costs $23.00 US (including
S/H) may be pre-ordered for delivery in the early spring of 2008 via emailing
rickrubininthestudiobook@yahoo.com or visiting - myspace.com/rickrubininthestudiobook
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Without fancy light shows or
pyro, these guys strip back a live presentation to its basics, quality
music. Morley spoke with Dave Meniketti recently and got the low-down on
what went behind the release of the DVD.- Read
the full Y&T MorleyView
The music of They Might Be Giants
is considered Alternative by those who decide such things. Their songs
are at time non-sensical and other times are more like a one sided conversation
that has been set to music. -
Read the full They Might
Be Giants - The Else review
For those with the desire to
fly away in a time machine, to that musical era before rock & roll
took over, Lisa Dawn Miller gives wings to a nearly forgotten period in
pop music's past. (3 stars)
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- Fly Away review
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