Friends of Scozz Benefit

PR reports: One thing about the music community is that we pull together when a friend is in need. Scozz, the drummer for Asphalt Valentine, is currently facing some difficult challenges. His wife and love of his life, Mary Beth is very ill. Aside from the obvious emotional struggles they both are facing, the medical costs have simply become overbearing. All we can do for the emotional challenges is hope for a speedy recovery and keep them both in our thoughts and prayers. For the financial challenges, WE CAN DO SOMETHING...

CHAVIS RECORDS and LANE PRODUCTIONS in association with THE FRIENDS OF SCOZZ FOUNDATION announce the charity event, A Benefit For Mary Beth. The event is being held on March 21, 2008 at Shakers Nite Club in Cambridge, OH. Performing on this night will be Britny Fox, Asphalt Valentine, A Nervous Wreck, American Angel, and The Dogs Divine. Tickets are $5.00 in advance and $7.00 at the door.

The night will be filled with great performances, plenty of food and drink, raffles and more. For those that cannot attend but still want to help can still do so. We are setting up a LIVE PAY PER VIEW WEBCAST of the event. The cost is still $5.00. Funds raised from the event will be donated to THE FRIENDS OF SCOZZ FOUNDATION. - more info

Get Your Dingle This Morning

PR reports: Meet Mick Dingle, L.A.'s newest wanker. He's a middle-aged music industry lifer from the North of England who has somehow wrangled a gig hosting the morning show at one of the city's lesser-known outlets. The only problem is he is completely out of touch with the current scene. He'll tell you it's because the music has lost the magic it had in the 90s, when he was working in college radio promotions ("The Shins are o.k., but face it, mate, they're no Chumbawamba"), or the fire it had in the 80s, when he managed the not quite legendary Machine Shop in Birmingham ("We were like the sister club of the Hacienda, yeah? Not officially, mind you. But people knew.") The real reason, however is that he is both too old and too full of self-pity. Like any hustling weasel, though, he is quick to jump on any bandwagon that will make him seem cool.

Actually, there are other problems as well. For one thing, the man has no taste. He likes whatever the labels tell him is good or whatever he mistakenly believes to be popular. He is also afflicted with what his past life therapist calls ancient rage issues ("I might have been a Native American, like a Hopi or some shit like that"). These "issues" get worked out on his engineer/assistant, Josh, who despite a nervous disposition is in fact everything Mick wishes he could be: musical, liked by the bands, popular with women, ...and young.

Follow the hilarious misadventures as Mick adjusts to life in LA without his record collection (held up at customs due to a Homeland Security ban on Eighties vinyl), or as he convinces Josh to join him in a spiritual session with his Shaman/Past Life Healer. Each episode features a "fake" interview with a "real" band as well as exploring the evolving relationship between the hapless Mick and the increasingly annoyed Josh. Bands featured include Entrance, No Age, Jonathan Rice and Lavender Diamond... - will you get the joke?

Face Hit Diddy's Fist

TMZ reports: Puff Diddy Daddy is claiming that the man who sued him over a fight outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood is at fault -- and the explanation is the oldest one in the book.

TMZ has obtained a declaration by Combs filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, explaining the incident (in Diddy's classic words), alleging that Gerald Rechnitzer "continued moving toward me and, without warning, lunged at me. Instinctively, I outstretched one of my hands, which hand was not closed-fisted, to shield myself

"... any contact between Mr.Rechnitzer and myself was caused by his forward motion against my stationary open hand." - I'll smack flames out of your ass

Talking Metal Fused Online

PR reports: In the latest episode of Talking Metal, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy discuss the launch of Fuse TV's new Talking Metal on fuse website.

The site features content not seen on the show including behind the scenes photos, additional video, blogs, the Metal Detector section which focuses on new metal, and more. The site can be accessed at this location ( http://www.fuse.tv/talkingmetal ).

Additional podcast topics include Emigrate, Speed X, and Painmuseum. Also discussed is the sneak preview of the return of Talking Metal on fuse to fuse TV tonight, Saturday, February 16 at Midnight Eastern/9 PM Pacific featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer's Kerry King, God Forbid's Byron Davis, former Iced Earth/Death drummer, Richard Christy, of the Howard Stern show, cast member Metal Mike Chlasciak (Halford, Sebastian Bach, Painmuseum), and author Ian Christie. The podcast can be downloaded at this - location

Progressive Nation Tour Dates

PR reports: Prog-rockers 3 are pleased to announce that they will be performing on the Progressive Nation tour this spring! The Progressive Nation features prog-metal extraordinaires Dream Theater, Swedish death metal kings Opeth, and the highly acclaimed Between The Buried and Me. The tour kicks off in Los Angeles on May 2 and wraps up June in Tampa, FL.

3 will be taking part in the Progressive Nation tour to support of the February 19 re-release of their latest album, "The End Is Begun."

The Special Edition of the album features a cover of Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play," as well as a bonus DVD featuring live footage of the band's performance at the Metal Blade 25th Anniversary show from Worcester, Massachusetts and music videos for the songs "All that Remains" and "Alien Angel." - dates

LA Guns Talking 'Bout That Scrub Action

Blabbermouth reports: Clint Hale of 210SA recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS drummer Steve Riley. [This is the version of L.A. Guns minus their namesake.]

210SA: Do you ever want to have a battle of the bands with the other L.A. GUNS and just settle it once and for all?

Riley: It would be no contest. If you're an L.A. GUNS fan or even a casual fan, you'll still notice the difference pretty immediately. ..... There are certain techniques that Phil [Lewis] used, and it's hard to duplicate that. As for L.A. GUNS, the other one will peter out. People are becoming aware that it sounds really bad. We're fighting the fight right now, and it's childish, but we have to sort of stick our nose in it right now because people want to know what we think. The reality is that (the other L.A. GUNS) is a band of scrubs, and this band is the one with the original singer and drummer. We sound like our records. They sound like a band trying to sound like L.A. GUNS. - more on this story

Marvin Ayres Releases New CD Eccentric Deliquescence

PR reports: UK Composer Marvin Ayres Releases New CD Eccentric Deliquescence. Marvin Ayres is a composer, cellist, pianist and violinist. He has recorded a diverse selection of ambient and 'string design' albums, as well as produced and composed a number of sensual jazz and film soundtracks that combine classical technique with free-form extemporization.

His ongoing project with Sonja Kristina (from rock legends Curved Air) is called Mask and their 2006 hit single 'Waking The Dream' came from their debut dual-disc album 'Heavy Petal'. The new album, 'Technopia' will be released this autumn on Maroonbox, an exciting new digital platform and traditional record company - more on this story

Butch Walker Offers Free Download

PR reports: Butch Walker has teamed up with FriendsorEnemies to offer his entire 24-album Leavin' the Game on Luckie St. for free download until February 21.

In addition, Butch Walker and Michael Guy Chislet of The Academy Is... are giving fans the chance to show off their artistic side and design the cover artwork and band logo for their new side project band 1969.

The winner will see their artwork and logo on all upcoming 1969 features. Grab the download and learn more about the artwork contest - here

Hurt Join Breaking Benjamin Tour

PR reports: Capitol Records rock quartet HURT will join previously announced Seether and Three Days Grace opening for Breaking Benjamin for a number of shows beginning today in Lowell, MA through March 9th in Richmond, VA, before a new headline trek begins March 11th through March 22nd

The band has been on the road consistently since the Sep. 25th release of their sophomore smash Vol. II, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard New Artist Chart. - more on this story

Rapper Pitbull Assaulted By Fan

TMZ reports: While on stage at San Antonio club Planeta Mexico, Miami rapper Pitbull was struck upside his head by a bottle thrown from the crowd.

Pitbull quickly exited the stage, but returned a few minutes later with a blood-soaked towel on his head -- challenging the bottle-tossing coward to settle things on stage. That didn't happen -- so Pitbull decided to bark out one more song before being taken away by paramedics.

It took eight staples to put the rapper back together again. - more on this story

Jimmy Eat Paramore Dates

PR reports: Jimmy Eat World and Paramore have announced the routing of a U.S. co-headline tour scheduled to kick off April 1st.

Said Jimmy Eat World singer Jim Adkins, "We're very excited for the upcoming tour with Paramore. We got to know them last December while playing festivals together. They put on a great show and we think it's going to be an awesome bill." Adds Hayley Williams (Paramore), "If it all ends tomorrow, we will be happy knowing that we got a tour with the band that gave us a reason to play music."

Recently hailed by Blender as "the Judd Apatow of pop-punk," Jimmy Eat World have already shifted their new year into high gear, as the band is in the midst of an international headline tour that includes the UK, Europe and Japan. 2007 saw the release of "Chase This Light," which Entertainment Weekly called "a masterclass in hard rocking for the soft-hearted". Executive produced by Butch Vig, Chase This Light features the singles "Always Be" and the chart-topping "Big Casino", which Rolling Stone described as "an exhilarating seize-what's-left-of-the-day anthem."
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B-52s Preview

PR reports: The B-52's, pioneering dance-rock stars, are exploding on the scene once again with the March 25th, 2008 release of 'Funplex', the band's first studio album in 16 years and the first with the Astralwerks label.

The influential band - who bridged a gap between punk and new wave with a sound that was uniquely their own - along with producer Steve Osborne (New Order, Happy Mondays, Doves, KT Tunstall) have created a new album as cutting edge, distinctive and danceable as their self-titled debut album and hit single "Rock Lobster" were in 1979.

But you don't have to wait until March to get a taste. The band has released the first single, "Funplex," on iTunes and you can preview it right - here

LAPD Want To Know If Britney Was Drugged?

TMZ reports: TMZ has learned Sam Lutfi is under investigation by the LAPD for allegedly drugging Britney Spears.

Law enforcement sources tell us the Major Crimes Division of LAPD is on the case, after the conservators filed a complaint alleging Lutfi drugged Spears as a way of keeping her under his control. We're told the investigation is very much active.

Lutfi could not be reached for comment, however, Michael Sands, Lutfi's spokesperson, tells TMZ he is aware of the investigation. - more on this story

Beneath The Massacre Prepare for US Tour

PR reports: Montreal's BENEATH THE MASSACRE has just completed the band's first ever European tour alongside Despised Icon and Misery Index.

Frontman Elliot Desgagnes offers an update on the band: "So we just did our last show in Europe and we'd like to thank everyone that came to the shows, sang along, headbanged and had beers with us! We'll be back soon enough! We of course would like to thank our bros in/with Despised Icon, Misery Index, Man Must Die and Annotation of an Autopsy for the good times. We are now getting ready for the headline tour in the US – can't wait!"

BENEATH THE MASSACRE will depart on that headlining tour of the US with support from See You Next Tuesday, Born of Osiris and The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. The full-length, 'Mechanics of Dysfunction,' saw a February 2007 release - more on this story

.... Iron Maiden - Live After Death DVD

Live After Death has never been dethroned years after its crowning, yet our friends at Iron Maiden now have conquered a second live kingdom with this amazing gallery of history, might, and downright perfection. - Read the full Iron Maiden - Live After Death DVD review

.... Soraia - Shed the Skin

Shed the Skin warrants an in depth listen that is ambitious and affecting without being overly sentimental. Soraia are not hopping on any bandwagons, they merely check vintage rock riffs and swathe them into a package that is intoxicating and enthralling. (4.5 stars) - Read the full Soraia - Shed the Skin review

.... Fiddlers 3 - Volume 3: The Rhythm Chapter

There is an old expression which says that the family who plays together, stays together. That is certainly so with this family. It all started with one child and a fiddle. Soon the second child joined big brother with another fiddle. - Read the full Fiddlers 3 - Volume 3: The Rhythm Chapter review

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