Talking Metal TV Preview

PR reports: In this episode of Talking Metal, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy discuss the return of Talking Metal on fuse to fuse TV on Saturday, February 16 at Midnight Eastern/9 PM Pacific.

In this sneak preview episode, guests include Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer's Kerry King, God Forbid's Byron Davis, and former Iced Earth/Death drummer, Richard Christy, of the Howard Stern show. Cast member Metal Mike Chlasciak (Halford, Sebastian Bach, Painmuseum) will also appear on this and more new episodes of Talking Metal on fuse which will air regularly on Friday nights at Midnight Eastern/9 PM Pacific beginning February 22.

Additional podcast topics include Exodus, Gary Holt, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, The Sean Baker Orchestra, and Michael Butler's Rock and Roll Geek Show. The podcast can be downloaded at this - location

At All Cost Seek Jr. Bassist

Lambgoat reports: At All Cost (Century Media Records) is now looking to replace bass player Bobby Andrews, who has relocated elsewhere.

The Austin, Texas band seeks someone 20-25 who is willing to tour consistently.

Additionally, the band wants "no rockstars, no prima donnas, just real people with low expectations." - more on this story

Who Needs Hippies When You Have Blue Cheer?

Rock N Roll Universe reports: Inspired by the heavy blues improv of Cream and Hendrix, legendary proto metal gods Blue Cheer roared forth from the San Francisco Bay area onto the national scene in a big way in early 1968 with their debut album 'Vincebus Eruptum'. Completely at odds with almost all of what was coming up from the hippie flower power underground, they were the antithesis of bands such as The Grateful Dead, as subtle as a jackhammer and louder than a 747. In a brand new exclusive interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe with founding member Dickie Peterson, the legendary bassist discusses the band's new album, their first in 15 years, 'What Doesn't Kill You...', recording the classic 'Vincebus Eruptum', playing with Jimi Hendrix plus much, much more.

RNRU : Blue Cheer has a brand new studio album out 'What Doesn't Kill You..." which is the first studio album from the band in 15 years, and the first one released here in the U.S. in 20. How do you feel the album came out, and why was there so much time between albums?

DP : First off, I think the album came out really great. Duck McDonald is an excellent producer. He did pretty much what I wanted to do, in that we wanted to capture who we really are. I think he did a really good job in doing that with today's technology applied to what we do. We didn't record for quite some time simply because #1, we're performing artists. We record albums because you have to in this business, but if you really want to see what Blue Cheer is all about you have to go stand there. Performing live, that's what we're all about.

RNRU : What do you feel the band's chances are of ever being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame? Is that something that you're even interested in?

DP : It's not anything that excites us. We'd be more interested in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Infamy. The Hall Of Fame is a strange animal. There's a lot of people that should be in there who aren't, and there's a lot of people in there who I don't know how they got there. But I know this, that you join, and that's how you become eligible to be considered. To me, this doesn't have anything to do with rock & roll. Rock & Roll...the obvious doesn't have to be enrolled to be considered. So, it's not something we don't even talk about. The band speaks for itself. If you want to make it a hall of fame type of band, that's up to somebody else, not up to us. If they think we're going to pay money and try to buy fame, they're wrong. Not to mention most of the guys who get in end up playing Atlantic City, Las Vegas, or they die. We're more interested in the gig tomorrow night than being in the hall of fame. - more on this story

Paint it Black In Store

Punknews.org reports: Paint it Black has been allowing copies of their upcoming album The New Lexicon to trickle out slowly leading up to a February 19 release on Jade Tree.

This coming Tuesday, people will have an opportunity purchase it early at Generation Records in New York.

The first 50 people to do so will be placed a guest-list for a March 1 in-store performance - more on this story

Timbaland Mobile

FMQB reports: Timbaland has signed a deal with Verizon Wireless to become the mobile phone provider's "Mobile Producer in Residence" and will create the first ever "mobile album," available exclusively to V Cast subscribers.

Tim will begin working on the album in March, with a new guest artist on each track every month, recording on the Verizon Mobile Recording Studio Bus.

The bus will visit various cities around the country and fans will be able to take a peek at the recording process. Each track will be released on V Cast mere days after its completion - more on this story

Britney's Manager To Be Fired?

TMZ reports: TMZ has confirmed that one of the things that went down in yesterday's hearing involving Britney's conversatorship is that the commissioner granted the conservators the power to fire her manager, Howard Grossman.

Commissioner Reva Goetz ordered Howard Grossman to turn over "all documents, records and assets relating to Britney Spears" to Brit's dad, Jamie, who, along with attorney Andrew Wallet, is the court-appointed conservator of Brit and her estate.

Though the firing hasn't gone down yet, we're guessing the reason Brit's fam wants him out is because Grossman has a very cozy relationship with Sam Lutfi -- something that makes Brit's family very uncomfortable. - More BS stories from TMZ

The Exies Involve Fans in New Video

PR reports: THE EXIES have posted a new video for their song "These Are The Days." What makes this video unique is how the band not only shot and edited it themselves, but also how they involved their fans.

The Exies message to their fans: "What we are looking for is quotes, as if you were writing in your friends yearbook, or just writing to your friend (in a notebook), if you were a soldier writing to a loved one overseas or a mother writing to a son she hasn't seen in years. Make it a message of hope, or a message of thanks, or a look towards the future, whatever makes it personal for you. "

These fan messages are mixed throughout live footage, backstage pics, and a photo history of the band's past few years. Due to the overwhelming response of fans sending in quotes, the band had to create a web page dedicated to everyone that couldn't make it on the video. - Watch the Video

U2 Reissue Debut

Gigwise reports: U2 are re-releasing their debut album 'Boy', with the rest of their back catalogue to follow.

The album - which failed to chart when originally released in 1980 - will hit record shop shelves again on 20 May.

Island Records have nicely included a bonus CD alongside a remastered version of the original album. - more on this story

The Cat Empire Set April Release

PR reports: Velour Music Group will release The Cat Empire's latest album 'So Many Nights' on April 22. These acclaimed Aussie superstars have toured the world, released multi-platinum records in Australia, won big awards and are set to bring their dynamic new album to the US this Spring.

'So Many Nights' is a dynamic effort, paying homage to their previous sun-baked albums while venturing into new sonic territory. Picking up where 2007's Latin-drenched 'Two Shoes' left off is the Afro-Cuban spice of "Fishies." Tunes like the ethereal, slow-jam funk of "Lonely Moon," and the dark island riddims of "'Til The Ocean Takes Us All" showcase the band's diversity and fresh sound. Lead-off track "So Many Nights," a blazing R&B bang-up with horns, organ and a gripping melody, sets the mood for this genre-defying record. - tracklisting

Withered Begin Album and Announce Tour

PR reports: WITHERED offers up recording, touring update: "We're hard at work on the new album," entitled 'Folie Circulaire,' says Atlanta's WITHERED. "Preproduction has begun and we're entering the studio on Feb. 23 with producer and friend Phillip Cope (Kylesa, Baroness, Black Tusk). Some things worth mentioning: There will be a guest vocal appearance by Mark 'Barney' Greenway of Napalm Death and we're recording a cover of Necrophobic's 'Into Armageddon.'

"WITHERED is finally spreading the darkness to the West Coast and Southwest, too. And, we're doing it solo! We're bringing new merch as well. See all you west coast people in about a month!" - more on this story

Destroy Everything in April

PR reports: After years of relative silence, pivotal Chicago area punks Destroy Everything will be releasing their new full-length album "Freedom Of Speech Means Talk Is Cheap" through Tent City Records on April Fool's Day. (Judgment left to the retail circuit on whether that date is or is not a joke).

Destroy Everything is a five-piece punk band from Chicago, with a sound derived from Midwest hardcore of the early 1980s overlayed with anthemic melodies of the late 1970s London punk scene and mixed in with a bit of Southern California skate-punk (in other words: catchy songs with a sort of turbo-charged swagger). - more on this story

Queens of the Stone Age Make Out Contest

PR reports: When the Queens of the Stone Age wrote the sultry romp of a song "Make It Wit Chu" they fully intended for people to make out to the song, and now they are making that a reality with first ever Make Out Contest

That's right folks the Queens are hosting an international make out contest, to see who can "Make It Wit Chu" in the sexiest, raunchiest and of course most Queens of the Stone Age inspired fashion, to celebrate the upcoming Valentines Day holiday

Visit www.makeitwitchu.com for all things QOTSA and Valentines (includes YouTube Make Out Contest, V-Day e-card, and Make It Wit Chu Facebook App) - tis here

Ladytron CD and Tour

PR reports: Ladytron are set to release their fourth full-length album, VELOCIFERO, on June 3, 2008 through Nettwerk Music Group. The band will tour North America with dance punks Datarock, hitting 31 cities between May 20 and July 4.

Recorded in Paris, Velocifero was produced by Ladytron with additional production from Alessandro Cortini (Nine In Nails) and Vicarious Bliss of Ed Banger Records (Justice, DJ Mehdi, Busy P); the album was mixed by Michael Patterson (Beck, P. Diddy).

Velocifero is the follow up to the band's 2005 release Witching Hour, which Ladytron toured the world behind for nearly two years, both as headliners and as support for such acts as Nine Inch Nails and the Chemical Brothers. - more on this story

Is Wentz The New Durst?

antiMusic reports: Remember back when Limp Bizkit started their decline from trendy chart toppers to where they are now? It all seem to start when Fred Durst become a label exec. What does that has to do with the following story? We'll let you figure that out and see if think history will repeat itself.

Decaydance Records, the label started by Pete Wentz [the spokesmodel for Fall Out Boy] is proud to announce a new partnership with the band Four Year Strong. It will mark the first signing independent of it's ties to Atlantic Records. [the PR has Wentz calling the band hardcore. Which is funny because if you listen to this band, the vocals are pure generic emo. Annoyingly so. So this is sort of like calling Sum 41 punk or Limp Bizkit metal.]

From Compton, CA, Tyga is the eighteen-year-old cousin of Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy who brought the MC to Decaydance and the Bat Squad crew. To celebrate, the full album "Rise or Die Trying" will be available for FREE download starting February 8 through February 13 at - www.friendsorenemies.com.

Skeletonwitch Tour

PR reports: Athens, OH-based metal band Skeletonwitch have confirmed a three week US tour alongside Arsis and Veil of Maya. Joining the troupe for the first four days will be Philadelphia's A Life Once Lost.

Currently out on the road with Job For A Cowboy and The Red Chord, Skeletonwitch will return home for two weeks before again hitting the road.

Skeletonwitch continues to support its Prosthetic Records debut, 'Beyond The Permafrost,' which saw an October 2007 release. - more on this story

.... Willie Nelson - Moment of Forever

Moment of Forever is the slicker follow-up to last year's Songbird. With a mix of old and new songs, written by Willie or for Willie by his high-class music friends - Moment of Forever is another tasty album from his latter years. (4 stars) - Read the full Willie Nelson - Moment of Forever review

.... Tangerine Dream - 35th Phaedra Anniversary Concert

The godfathers of synthesizer-based music; it is said that everything from the "Krautrock" sound of bands like Kraftwerk to the ubiquitous ambient drone of "New Age" sprung from the band's loins and the fertile mind of their leader, Edgar Froese. (4 stars) - Read the full Tangerine Dream - 35th Phaedra Anniversary Concert review

.... Demiricous - Poverty

Our thrashing buddies have wiggled through redundancy by simply focusing less on sounding like their favorite bands, and more so on themselves. They've done well despite slipping at certain intervals. - Read the full Demiricous - Poverty review

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