Weezer To Do America

Big Hassle reports: Weezer announced today a North American tour in support of their top ten album Weezer (referred to as the Red Album). Starting September 23 at the Tsongas Center in Boston, the band will embark on a five week tour including dates in New York City at Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles' Great Western Forum. This is the band's first tour in three years. Drummer Pat Wilson announced, "if you want to rock, you know where to find us!"

Weezer (Red Album) is the band's boldest album, sonically and lyrically, fearlessly reaching places never before heard in popular music. The Red Album's first single "Pork and Beans" just spent 11 weeks at #1 at Modern Rock radio (the longest streak for a song in 2008) and it's accompanying video has been viewed on Youtube over ten million times. The song is about self-empowerment, where people are urged to follow their instincts as exemplified by the lyrics "I'm a do the things that I want to do/I ain't got a thing to prove to you."

Recently Weezer, with the help of local radio stations, has been reaching out to musicians to create "Hootenannys" across the country. An idea hatched by lead singer Rivers Cuomo (after his mom explained how music was often spread in the good ole days) fans were hand-picked and told to bring their instruments to an unusual location where audience and band become one and jam on Weezer classics and cover songs. - more on this story

Metallica Announce Album Details

PR reports: Metallica have announced their tenth studio album, Death Magnetic, will be released globally on Friday, September 12th.

News about Death Magnetic has been flowing out of Metallica's camp via the band's official website (www.metallica.com) and a brand-new site, missionmetallica.com, which offers users a unique, ground-breaking look-in on the making of the album, with producer Rick Rubin. Fans who can't wait for the September 12th release date will be able to purchase a digital-edition version of the album, to be delivered at midnight on release day, by joining the free site, which launched on May 29th. Missionmetallica.com features a treasure trove of exclusive content, including the low-down from the band members themselves about their progress in the studio via fly-on-the-wall video footage, live concerts downloads, exclusive new and never-before-seen archival photos from the studio, contests to fly to foreign lands to see the band perform and much much more.

Metallica are currently finishing up the mixing and mastering of Death Magnetic. The cover art and full-track-listing (below) have been posted at missionmetallica.com, where fans can purchase the album plus web content in various configurations. Users should continue to check the site for the chance to win tickets and meet-and-greet passes to Metallica's live concert events this summer. Upcoming dates include headlining slots at Ozzfest on August 8th in Dallas, TX and at England's Leeds and Reading festivals later this month. - more on this story

Iggy Pop Robbed

Jam! reports: A rental truck containing Iggy Pop and the Stooges' equipment has been stolen after a concert in Montreal.

Stooges road manager Eric Fischer says the 4.5-metre truck stolen Monday contained all the group's instruments and stage gear.

He tells the Detroit Free Press the lost items are worth tens of thousands of dollars. - more on this story

Ozzfest Rapist Sentenced

Blabbermouth reports: Illinois' The Herald News reports that a 33-year-old Crest Hill man has been sentenced to six years behind bars for sexually assaulting a woman at Tinley Park's First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre during Ozzfest 2006.

Patrick Miller pleaded guilty Monday (August 4) to one count of criminal sexual assault in a Bridgeview courtroom, according to Cook County state's attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. Circuit Judge Colleen McSweeney-Moore set Miller's sentence.

Immediately after the July 16, 2006, concert attack, which occurred in a secluded, grassy area west of the amphitheater Tinley Park police were able to recover evidence from the victim and the crime scene. However, it took nearly a year for a state-run crime lab to process evidence and match up a suspect. - more on this story

Idol Winner David Cook Teams Up with Green Day Producer for Debut CD

RCA reports: American Idol winner David Cook has teamed up with Grammy winning producer Rob Cavallo on his debut album for 19 Recordings/RCA Records, due out this fall.

Cavallo, best known for his work with the legendary pop-punk band Green Day, has also produced records for superstar artists such as Kid Rock, Eric Clapton, My Chemical Romance, Goo Goo Dolls, and is working with the Dave Matthews Band on an upcoming release.

Cook has been busy in the studio when not on the road with the American Idols Live tour, co-writing many of the upcoming album tracks alongside some of music's hottest rock songwriters. - more on this story

Misheard Lyrics of the Day: Nirvana

antiMusic reports: Who hasn't misheard a song lyrics. We thought it might be fun to feature some favorites here for you to enjoy.

Here's today's from Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" lyric "I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black" has been misheard as "I wish I could eat your hamster when you turn your back"

Check out more funny misheard song lyrics like this one - here

My Ruin Throat Full Of Heart is coming!

antiMusic reports: "With every new record, [My Ruin] becomes like a prize fighter locked in a gym pumping weights all day. Muscle builds on muscle until the fighting machine is an unstoppable force. My Ruin's new CD Throat Full of Heart is a nuclear right hook that combines the culmination of years of experience along with their unquenchable thirst for release through the power of metal. It's tough to imagine My Ruin sounding any better than this," that's what our very own Morley Seaver had to say about this album. You'll be able to decide for yourself in a couple weeks when it hits stores. Here is the announcement:

Los Angeles-based hard rock band My Ruin has set an August 19, 2008 US release date for its new album, Throat Full Of Heart, on the group's own imprint Rovena Recordings in association with Redeye USA/Cargo Records UK. Throat Full of Heart was released earlier this year in the UK and Europe and was co-produced by My Ruin guitarist Mick Murphy along with producer/engineer Duane Burda. The album was recorded at The Hobby Shop in Highland Park, CA, which was built by and is owned by producers Mudrock and Scott Gilman.

Throat Full Of Heart, to be released in digipak, includes My Ruin's first official DVD as well as two music videos for the tracks "Religiosity," created by Nasty & Sinister, and "Ready for Blood" which was directed by Ben LeVine who previously directed My Ruin's 2003 video for "Make To Measure" from the release The Horror Of Beauty while the band was on Century Media. The 2 ½ hour DVD features bonus footage and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the song "Ready for Blood." The disc will also include a mini-movie of the band with never-before-seen footage from the studio as well as a mini movie created by vocalist Tairrie B which documents her horrific car accident which took place on September 29, 2006 - from the injury to her recovery this past year. - more on this story

John Mayer Blu-Ray Offer

Columbia Records reports: Blu-ray disc of Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles is currently part of a bundle promotion with the new Sony Blu-ray S350 player beginning on Sunday, August 3rd.

From now until Saturday, August 30th, consumers may purchase the Sony Blu-ray S350 player and receive a complimentary copy of the top-selling and critically-acclaimed John Mayer Blu-ray disc at participating retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Amazon.com and Target, as well as the Sony Style store.

Released on July 1st, Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles was filmed last December at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and directed by Danny Clinch. The special Columbia Records release includes three distinct sets: an acoustic performance, a rare set with John Mayer Trio (John Mayer, Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino), as well as a Continuum set featuring Mayer's full-band. - more on this story

Digital Seether

Wind-up Records reports: Seether have recorded an iTunes Originals program exclusively for the digital music retailer. The quartet entered Groovemaster Studios in Chicago on May 19, 2008 to perform new arrangements of select repertoire, and conduct an extensive interview for inclusion in the release.

The half-dozen tunes chosen span the length of Seether's career from their beginnings in South Africa, through their current release FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPACES. Additionally, a cover selected by the quartet, alongside six previously released studio album cuts rounds out the complete track listing (below). This release is available exclusively on iTunes BEGINNING TODAY August 5, 2008.

Alongside the musical performances, the program features an extensive interview with band members Shaun Morgan (Vocals / Guitar), Dale Stewart (Bass), John Humphrey (Drums) and Troy McLawhorn (Guitar). The interview covers expansive territory, taking fans from the origins of the band in May 1999 through the process of writing and recording, and a deep exploration into the band's repertoire and personal obstacles they have individually and collectively overcome. - more on this story

RIP for Sony BMG

Reuters reports: Sony Corp agreed to buy Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in their Sony BMG music joint venture for around $900 million, ending a four-year venture that never managed to beat the music industry's woes.

Sony said in a statement on Tuesday Bertelsmann will also get $300 million of the cash on Sony BMG's balance sheet, valuing the deal at around $1.2 billion, though the value to Bertelsmann, including tax breaks, is higher.

The music company -- the world's second-largest after Vivendi unit Universal -- will now be called Sony Music Entertainment Inc - more on this story

The Toadies Return

PR reports: The Toadies are back with a new album called "No Deliverance"! Their new album hits stores on August 19th, and they're touring extensively in support of the record.

They've been on a hiatus for quite a long time but appear to be back in full swing. They just played to a huge crowd at Lollapalooza last Saturday on the MySpace stage.

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

08/21 - Tyler, TX - Click's
08/22 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
08/23 - College Station, TX - Northgate Music Fest
08/26 - Shreveport, LA - The Warehouse - more on this story

Cobra Starship Announce Sassy Back Tour

Atlantic reports: Cobra Starship has revealed details of their upcoming headline tour. The North American itinerary, dubbed the "Sassy Back Tour", will take off on October 7th at Buffalo, New York's Club Infinity, and continue through late-November

Cobra Starship – who are currently on the road co-headlining the Vans Warped Tour – will be accompanied by Forever The Sickest Kids, Hit The Lights, and Sing It Loud.

"Sassy Back Tour" comes hot on the heels of this spring's "The Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour." The 50-city trek sold out every date, with demand for tickets so great that the band had to add a second show in many markets, as well as scheduling matinees and playing two shows in one day in both Boston and New York. Since then, the dance-punk sensations have blown it up at festivals around the world, from the Bamboozle and mtvU's Campus Invasion to the UK's annual Give It A Name - more on this story

Supersuckers Go Major League

PR reports: As we wait for the new Supersuckers album to be ready, the band will perform "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" during the Minnesota Twins game on Wednesday August 13 in Minneapolis.

Here's what singer, Eddie Spaghetti says: Take me out to the ball game...take me out to the crowd! You ever wonder how they decide on who gets to sing "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" at the seventh inning stretch at Major League Baseball games? Well, me too! I still can't figure it out even after being asked to do exactly that at an upcoming Minnesota Twins game this August 13th. That's right, the good people in the Twins operation have deemed it appropriate that we, The Supersuckers, will get to partake in this time honored tradition when they take on the Darth Vader of baseball, the New York Yankees, in a day game this Wednesday, August 13th.

The first pitch will be at 12:10 pm Central Time and we'll be doing a little show before then somewhere in the stadium at 10:45. If you'd like to come to this glorious event we will be hooking a few people up with tickets but it's first come first served so get your email requests into chris@supersuckers.com right away for your chance to see The Greatest invade the American Pastime in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008. We will be rooting firmly for the Twins to kick the living crap outta those Damn Yankees so come on out and join us. It'll be lots of fun for sure! - more on this story

The Dears Sign Dangerous Deal

Dangerbird reports: Dangerbird Records and Dangerbird Management have just signed critically acclaimed, Montreal band The Dears to their label and management roster. Missiles, the fourth LP from the orchestral-pop outfit, will be released via Dangerbird Records worldwide, starting October 21 in the U.S. and October 20 in the U.K. and Australia. Maple Records will release the album in Canada simultaneously with the U.S., with additional international territory releases to follow.

Adding a veteran act to their burgeoning roster is a first for the Dangerbird collective. "The Dears make my heart stop. Murray Lightburn says things I wish I knew how to say. That's the kind of stuff that gets me up in the morning as a music fan and an entrepreneur," explains Jeff Castelaz who, with partner Peter Walker, co-founded Dangerbird. He adds: "Peter and I had to have the Dears on Dangerbird. The Dears have something to prove and Dangerbird has something to prove. We're both in mid-swing. This is how and when we want to sign an artist in the middle of their artistic arc. It plays to our strengths."
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LCD Soundsystem Spawns Special Disco Version

PR reports: Forget jumpsuits, Studio 54 and John Travolta. The true heart of disco is deeper, and James Murphy and Pat Mahoney want to take you directly into it.

Murphy, the leader of Grammy-nominated dance-rock band LCD Soundsystem, and co-founder of vanguard imprint DFA Records; and Mahoney, LCD's drummer, are taking their love and appreciation for undiscovered disco music on the road, with a 26-date, three-month international tour, under the moniker Special Disco Version. The project is an extension of their hush-hush, roof-shaking parties that, in the past have taken place at NYC's APT and currently resides at NYC's Santos.

"People hear that word disco, and they see bellbottoms and 'That '70s Show.' No, no, no," says Murphy. "This is real liberation music for people who know where to go. This is the real deal." - more on this story

Earth To Chemical Brothers Fans

PR reports: The Chemical Brothers are giving fans a chance to take part in their new music video, all via Google Earth. Fans are to make a 2 to 20 second video using the theme "Midnight Madness". Then, they can submit the video and tag its exact location via The Chemical Brothers website. The deadline is 8/25, but it's suggested the sooner the better. Here is the official announcement:

Ever since their inception in 1993, The Chemical Brothers have soundtracked numerous
special moments in countless people's lives. Whether it's the music of choice for a big night out, or the key moment that kicks the party into ascension, or even the inevitable comedown period in the milky pre-dawn hours, it is nigh on impossible to contest Tom and Ed's enduring impact. We're looking for creative people worldwide to get involved as we bring together filmmakers and artists through the technology of Google Earth. This is an exciting invitation to participate, and you can do so by making a short film clip or photograph that revolves around the theme of 'Midnight Madness'

Make your own short film clip (from 2 to 20 seconds), or take a photograph, celebrating the insanity that goes on at the stroke of midnight and related to the specific point of origin. Then upload it to Google Earth via The Chemical Brothers website, and tag it to its exact global location. To do this you will need to have your own YouTube or Flickr account, and the site will walk you through the process of submitting your content. - more on this story

Roy Orbison In A Box

Apex Exposure reports: Monument/Orbison Records/Legacy Recordings is proud to release The Soul Of Rock And Roll, the long-awaited definitive 4 CD box set of 107 seminal recordings -- including demos, live recordings and 12 previously unreleased cuts -- spanning the entire career of the profoundly influential American singer, songwriter and performer Roy Orbison.

Roy Orbison's The Soul Of Rock And Roll will be available online and in stores on Tuesday, September 30, 2008.

The Soul Of Rock And Roll, the centerpiece release of Legacy Recording's mammoth Roy Orbison Reissue Project, is the first truly comprehensive Roy Orbison collection, an historic career-spanning compilation of breathtaking scope and variety drawn from all phases of Orbison's musical history. - all the details

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