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PR reports: Atlantic recording group Operator
has announced details of their upcoming U.S. tour. The Los Angeles-based
rock outfit -- whose debut album, "SOULCRUSHER," arrived this summer to
widespread acclaim - will join Avenged Sevenfold on their eagerly anticipated
North American headline tour.
The trek will kick off at Los Angeles'
The Wiltern on October 29th, with dates running through the end of November
where the tour concludes in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on the 25th.-
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Gigwise reports: Amazon have launched an early
version of an online digital music store which they hope will rival Apple's
continued dominance of the download market.
'Amazon MP3' enables users to download
music without copyright protection technology which enables it to be
played on a variety of different MP3 players, including an iPod.
The website is currently only available
to American users, with songs priced between 89 cents and 99 cents.-
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antiMusic reports: He now has an excuse to
call of his retirement. Seems Fiddy has a few more minutes of fame left
in Europe over Kanye West. Gigwise reports: Following defeats to West's
album, 'Graduation,' in both the UK and US, 50 Cent's, 'Curtis,' finally
topped the charts in Europe last Friday (September 21st).
West could only manage the number three
position in the European Charts, after Manu Chao entered at number two
with, 'La Radiolina.'
Despite pulling out of promotional duties
in the aftermath of the chart result in the UK, the rapper has since announced
a UK tour for this winter. - more
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PR reports: Derailed, a new heavy rock band
from L.A. consisting of bassist Will Arkosy (ex-Madison Paige & Sydera,
antimusic.com artist of the month, Feb 2007), guitarist/vocalist Pete Freeman
(ex-Zero Signal), lead guitarist Fred Bayat & drummer Chris Crater
(both ex-Frajile) will make their live debut this Saturday, Sep 29 th,
2007 at 9:15 pm at the Roxy on Sunset in Hollywood.
According to Will: "We're all very excited
to play our first show as DERAILED at the Roxy! We'll be playing some songs
from our old bands, but we've also been writing some new songs collectively,
which sound absolutely killer.
We're currently recording, but wanted to
play some live shows to test the waters. We're looking forward to seeing
all of our old friends, and hopefully some new ones." Tickets are $12 at
the door. - band's
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PR reports: Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC),
the national youth volunteerism movement that since 2005 has motivated
more than 25,000 young people in over 13 cities across the country to get
involved and help their community, will execute approximately 60 volunteer
projects in New York from now until October 6. The unprecedented program
gives local youth an opportunity to earn tickets to an exclusive concert
event in exchange for volunteering four hours of community service.
This year, 5,000 community-conscious youth
across New York and surrounding areas will earn tickets to a signature
BMRC show at Radio City Music Hall which will feature some of the hottest
names in hip-hop, R&B and rock. Ludacris, Fabolous, The Red Jumpsuit
Apparatus, Busta Rhymes, and Angels & Airwaves will be part of the
stellar line-up of today's top-selling musical talent to take the stage
at the New York show on October 6.- more
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PR reports: Authorized by the Hendrix Estate,
JIMI HENDRIX is a stunning package that illuminates the life of a musical
icon whose explosive style pioneered a new generation of rock and roll.
With exclusive access to the private family
archives, in Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience (October 2007) co-authors
Janie Hendrix and John McDermott tell the vibrant and unique story of Jimi's
life, from his formative years in hardscrabble Seattle through his short-lived
days in the eye of a fanatic and dedicated public, to the aftermath of
his sudden death and the wake of his legacy.
An indispensable addition to any music
lover's library, this book is truly an interactive experience, featuring
a portfolio of his original drawings, diary entries, rare handwritten song
lyrics, and never-before-seen archival photographs. -
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PR reports: With influences as diverse as
Willie Nelson and Nancy Wilson, Pam Tillis' first holiday release, Just
in Time for Christmas, walks the a fine line between down home country
and uptown torch. "I just wanted to make a Christmas album as comfortable
and familiar as your favorite winter sweater," she says. The album will
be released on the Tillis' own Stellar Cat label, marketed and distributed
by Thirty Tigers. Street date is November 13, 2007.
Following ten years of performing holiday
shows, Tillis found these songs had emerged as favorites for both her and
her live audiences. "Silent Night," "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve,"
"Pretty Paper" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" are a few of the classic
ingredients in this Tillis holiday treat. In addition to the chestnuts,
she added three new compositions that have the same familiar ring as the
standards. Prone to eclecticism, Pam hung new ornaments of rockabilly,
country, jazz, soul and pop on the tree for good measure.-
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PR reports: Zucchero, the Italian superstar
who has been a fixture on the European music scene for more than two decades
embarks on a North American tour this week that will bring him before U.S.
audiences for the first time in six years. Zucchero, who has performed
and recorded with such luminaries as Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, John Lee
Hooker, B.B. King, Bono, Sting, Solomon Burke and long-time mentor Luciano
Pavarotti, will play New York's Carnegie Hall later this week.
The tour will be followed by the November
23rd release of "All The Best," from Verve Forecast. The album, an overview
of Zucchero's phenomenal recording career, includes four newly recorded
songs with repertoire, as on the tour dates, sung in both English and Italian.
The tour kicks off in Boston, going on
play a mix of Canadian and U.S. dates including Detroit, Toronto and Philadelphia
culminating with a run of California dates in mid-October.-
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antiMusic reports: Here is an interested press
announcement about Starbucks giving away free music. Of course you still
have buy an overpriced cup of java. Here is the PR: On October 2, the iTunes
Wi-Fi Music Store, which features Starbucks exclusive "Now Playing" service,
goes live in more than 600 Starbucks locations in New York and Seattle.
In celebration of this historic launch, Starbucks announced today that
it will introduce the digital music experience across all of its U.S. company-operated
and licensed stores by offering its customers the "Song of the Day," an
unprecedented free digital music promotion.
From October 2 to November 7 at more than
10,000 Starbucks locations, customers may receive "Song of the Day" cards
redeemable on the iTunes Store for Mac or PC (www.itunes.com) for a complimentary
song hand-selected by Starbucks Entertainment. Throughout the promotion,
Starbucks will give away 1.5 million downloads on iTunes per day for a
total of more than 50 million free songs.
"Song of the Day" will offer hand-picked
songs from top artists including Bob Dylan, Joss Stone, Dave Matthews,
Bebel Gilberto, John Mayer, KT Tunstall, John Legend, Annie Lennox, Joni
Mitchell, Keith Urban and Paul McCartney plus great music from up-and-coming
artists such as Sia, Band of Horses, Hilary McRae, Frederico Aubele and
Sara Bareilles.- can
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PR reports: Currently out on the road with
Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust, Ohio-based thrashers Skeletonwitch
have been confirmed as a support to Dying Fetus this fall alongside Demiricous,
The Absence and Cephalic Carnage on the tour's second half of dates.
The string of dates will keep Skeletonwitch
busy into early December while the band continues out on the road to support
the forthcoming Prosthetic Records debut, 'Beyond The Permafrost,' which
is due out October 2.- more
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PR reports: NJ 5-piece Fell Far Behind's new
album 'Reaching The Red Line' - produced by Chad Blinman (Saves the Day,
From Autumn to Ashes, The Get Up Kids) is currently featured over at Pure
Volume.
With 'Reaching The Red Line', Fell Far
Behind's second full-length release, this south Jersey five-piece displays
high-energy, technical pop punk / rock with overtones of emo and metal
that captures the current spirit of alternative music. Vaulted into the
spotlight from a recent win of the national Garageband.com / Verizon Wireless
"Face Off" competition, the band is seeing an enormous growth of their
fanbase, media coverage, and show attendance.
This visibility attracted producer Chad
Blinman (Saves The Day, The Get Up Kids, Face to Face, From Autumn to Ashes),
who crafted 'Reaching The Red Line' into 8 tracks of clean melodic vocals,
catchy hooks and fast, technical harmony guitar lines. Fell Far Behind's
songwriting ability and diversity also shine with some slower, more indie-influenced
moments including an acoustic effort to conclude the CD.
Head over to the feature page to download
5 tracks from the new CD. You can get that- right
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PR reports: Catch LA's Foreign Born on their
west coast tour with Norway's Datarock starting October 2nd and with VHS
or Beta in early December.
In case you missed Foreign Born's network
television debut last night on NBC's series premiere of Chuck a clip has
been posted online. The band appears performing live during a pivotal nightclub
scene, playing "Into Your Dream." Video link is below the dates.
[Chuck is the new series from the creators
of The blOw C (McDork etc) where a nerd has government data downloaded
into his brain. Watch it now before NBC cancels it.]
Foreign Born Dates (with Datarock):
10/2- San Diego, CA - Casbah
10/3- Los Angeles, CA - Echo
10/4- Costa Mesa, CA- Detroit Bar
10/6- Portland, OR- Doug Fir Lounge
10/7- Seattle, WA- Chop Suey
Foreign Born Dates (with VHS Or Beta)
12/1- San Francisco, CA- Slim's
12/2- Los Angeles, CA- El Rey
12/3- San Diego, CA- Casbah
12/4- Tucson, AZ- Plush
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PR reports: Gene Clark's post-Byrds solo career
did not soar to the heights attained by bandmates Roger McGuinn, David
Crosby or Gram Parsons. Yet, he was widely regarded as the heart and soul
of the original Byrds and a songwriter of affecting minor-key melancholic
ballads with dark, Dylanesque lyrics. He was the writer of "I'll Feel a
Whole Lot Better" (covered by Tom Petty), "Set You Free This Time" and
"She Don't Care About Time" as well as "Train Leaves Here This Morning"
with Bernie Leadon on the Eagles debut album. But by the mid-'80s, he had
no career to speak of, yet he was writing some of his strongest material
ever. Enter Texas-bred singer/songwriter Carla Olson who, along with her
manager Saul Davis, approached him after a gig and proposed they make an
album.
"At that time, Gene's name didn't really
mean much to the general record-buying public," recalls Olson. "And I was
a pretty much unknown singer from a cowpunk band in L.A. Saul was gently
trying to convince Gene that people were not exactly knocking down doors
to sign him. Yet the star thing never left him, bless him. He always held
his head high and dressed to the nines."
Thus began the too-brief second phase of
Clark's career, which included both collaborations with Olson. On October
30, 2007, Collectors' Choice Music will issue a collection of '80s and
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If I could give Mae just a few
bits of advice, I'd tell them to turn up the guitars, lay off keyboards,
and give simple hard rock a good honest try. I doubt they'll listen to
me. But that's my two cents at least. (2 stars)
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The second album by Latin rockers
deSol "On My Way" is appropriately named. Adding the Latin sound to rock
gives the music a whole new feel and de Sol are certainly on the way to
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With similarities to Guns N
Roses, Rage Against the Machine, and Soundgarden, Valerian put together
a decent album of rocking songs though it's nothing groundbreaking.
(2 stars)
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the full Valerian - Guerilla Fighting Method review
To describe this album as anything
less than a spiritual experience would be a crime. The album attacks with
a mentally-stimulating potency all things religious, conventional, or traditional.
Rating: 11 out of 10- Read
the full Deathspell Omega - Fas---Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum review
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