Banali Posts Tribute to DuBrow

Blabbermouth reports: QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has posted an audiovisual tribute to his late bandmate, QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow, who died in late November of an accidental cocaine overdose. Watch it at Banali's newly revamped official web site.

Dubrow was found dead Nov. 25 at his Las Vegas home. He was 52.

QUIET RIOT was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize". The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" — which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart. - more on this story

Eyes Set To Kill in Feb

PR reports: After devastating audiences on national tours with Papa Roach, Kittie, Walls of Jericho, In This Moment and the Warped Tour, Arizona's Eyes Set To Kill have put the finishing touches on their debut full-length, "Reach", which lands in stores on February 19th, 2008 through BreakSilence Records.

"All of the hard work we've put into the band over the last couple years is finally starting to pay off," says frontman Brandon Anderson. "Now it's given us a chance to work that much harder to take things to the next level."

Eyes Set To Kill has scheduled dates with The Hottness for January 2008. - more on this story

Beyonce Wins Song Theft Appeal

Gigwise reports: Beyonce Knowles has won a copyright infringement case against an unknown songwriter who claims the star stole her song to create her global hit 'Baby Boy'.

Jennifer Armour alleged that she had submitted the track for consideration to Mathhew Knowles, Beyonce's father and manager.

However, The Fifth Court of Appeals in the USA ruled in favour of the former Destiny's Child singer after being satisfied by evidence showing that 'Baby Boy' has already been finished when Armour submitted her track. - more on this story

No Fall Out Boy Wedding Planned

Contact Music reports: Actress/singer ASHLEE SIMPSON has denied rumours she is to wed rocker boyfriend PETE WENTZ.

The couple sparked rumours they were engaged after Simpson was photographed sporting a ring on her engagement finger in Miami, Florida, earlier this week (ends04Jan08).

But Simpson's publicist tells Usmagazine.com, "Ashlee is not engaged." - more on this story

On A Pale Horse Previewing CD on Myspace

PR reports: Des Moines, Iowa's On A Pale Horse, featuring guitarist Josh Brainard (ex-Slipknot) and vocalist Aaron Peltz (ex-Downthesun), are currently streaming the new song A Generation of Vipers on the group's MySpace site at http://www.myspace.com/onapalehorse

"We are previewing a song off the new record every week up until the release on our MySpace," says vocalist Aaron Peltz. "The first track up for preview that hasn't been heard yet is the title track of our album."

On A Pale Horse has set March 4th, 2008 as the release date for their upcoming new album A Generation of Vipers through Corporate Punishment Records. The album was produced by Warren Riker (CROWBAR, DOWN, CATHEDRAL) and executive-produced by SLIPKNOT's Paul Gray. - Myspace page

Townshend, Clapton, Ringo Super Group Perform Charity Gig

Gigwise reports: Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton joined former Beatle Ringo Starr for a secret gig on New Years Eve, its been revealed.

The trio of legends, playing under the name 'Totally Abandoned', played to a small VIP audience at a charity concert held in Surrey.

According to the Independent, tickets for the performance were available for £50 with all proceeds going to charity. - more on this story

Ponderosa Stomp 08

PR reports: 7th Annual Ponderosa Stomp Confirmed For April 29 And 30 At House Of Blues In New Orleans with Performances By Ronnie Spector, Roky Erickson, Mary Weiss, Syl Johnson, The Green Fuz, The Mighty Hannibal and Many, Many More

In its seven year history, THE PONDEROSA STOMP has grown from "two nights of insane rock roll" into a revered, year-round institution and leading advocate for the great unsung heroes of American Music. The 2008 Stomp will be the biggest and best to date, promising an expertly curated line-up of performers, daytime panel discussions (a Stomp first), and surprises galore.

Bookended, as is tradition, by the two weekends of JAZZFEST, the 2008 Stomp will take place April 29 and 30, on three stages at the HOUSE OF BLUES in New Orleans, with marathon sets that in years past have run from sundown to sunup! - more on this story

Epica The Classical Conspiracy Show

PR reports: The Miskolc International Opera Festival proudly announces that Epica will be performing a classical show with symphonic orchestra and choir.

The Epica: The Classical Conspiracy Show is going to be a very unique event, because the Dutch symphonic-metal band will play a very specific musical programme. They will perform classical pieces from Mozart, Dvorak, Verdi, Orff, Prokofiev, Grieg, Vivaldi in Epica's style and of course symphonic versions of Epica songs. Some Epica songs will be rewritten - to make it more bombastic - only for this event. Moreover there will be other surprises as well.

The Epica classical show is going to start on Saturday, June 14th at 21h in the Miskolc Ice Hall. The fans all around the world can get tickets from the Epica Webshop as soon as possible. The ticket price is 40 Euros. - more on this story

Agnostic Front and Ignite Say Downloading Hurting Punk

Punknews.org reports: In a recent Distorted Magazine interview both Roger Miret of Agnostic Front and Zoli Teglas Ignite discussed how much the downloading trend is impacting negatively on the whole punk scene.

Not only is the impact being felt from a industry and commercial aspect, but both frontmen are finding that the messages they convey in their music is being lost as nobody is reading the lyrics that come with the CDs.

Zoli said: They're just downloading the music, so they're not reading the lyrics and they don't really know what the songs are about. With a CD you've got the booklet that contains so much information about what you are supporting. That is just one of the downsides of downloading, you miss out on all the extra's that come along with a CD. - more punk news

Saturnus Lineup Change

Metal Underground reports: Denmark's SATURNUS check in with the following band lineup news: "Hey everybody, news flash from the Danish doomsters...

After releasing Veronika Decides To Die in 2006 and touring The States, Russia and parts of Europe, Saturnus and bass player Lennart Jacobsen has decided to go our separate ways. No hard feelings involved and we wish him the best of luck with his music in the future.

Luckily for us, our old bass player Brian Pomy Hansen (Brian recorded 'Paradise Belongs To You', 'For The Loveless Lonely Nights' and 'Martyre') was playing in the band WIZARDS OF DOOM with Thomas (vocals). We tried giving him a call and he was up for the task. So, we are back in business (never went off!). - more on this story

Genghis Tron Record Release Shows

Lambgoat reports: Genghis Tron has announced a series of shows to celebrate the release of their upcoming Relapse Records effort, "Board Up The House." Here are the dates:

2/21 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ Austerity Program, Steve Moore

2/22 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar w/ Austerity Program, Steve Moore

2/23 Red Hook, NY @ Bard College w/ Austerity Program, Steve Moore
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Secondhand Serenade Delay

PR reports: The release date for Secondhand Serenade's new album A Twist In My Story has been pushed to FEBRUARY 19th (was originally February 5th) on Glassnote/East West.

A Twist In My Story Tracklisting: 1. Like A Knife 2. Fall For You 3. Maybe 4. Stranger 5. Your Call 6. Suppose 7. A Twist In My Story 8. Why 9. Stay Close, Dont Go 10. Pretend 11. Goodbye

The first single "Fall For You" is currently available on iTunes. Snippets of two new songs, "Fall For You" and "Like A Knife" can be heard on Secondhand Serenade's MySpace page where we'll be debuting new snippets on a week to week basis up until release date. - Myspace page

Bushwhack Debut

Chipster reports: It's uncommon that an all-instrumental rock band can keep the attention span of non-musicians. But due to their penchant for crafting memorable non-vocal melodies along with their impressive, expert chops, Bushwhack is one such band that manages to successfully walk that fine line – as evidenced by their recently issued self-titled debut (available online and through iTunes).

Comprised of guitarist Jamie Van Dyck, bassist Brandon Green, keyboardist/samplist Frank Sacramone, and drummer Ben Shanbrom, the New Haven, CT-based quartet has created an undeniable buzz on the strength of their debut, which features design by renowned artist Ioannis, as well as photographs by another renowned name in the rock world – Mark Weiss.

Upon inspection of Bushwhack's thirteen track debut – produced by Jeff Cannata – it quickly becomes apparent that the band posses a sound that brings to mind such acts (and chief Bushwhack influences) as Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree. However, like all rock bands that manage to stand out from the pack, Bushwhack transcend their influences, creating their own unique sound/style in the process – something that is becoming increasingly uncommon in rock's current climate. - more on this story

Beneath The Massacre Tour

PR reports: French Canadian death metallers BENEATH THE MASSACRE have confirmed plans for a headlining tour of America later this spring. Support on the package will come from See You Next Tuesday, Born of Osiris, and Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza.

Currently at home in Quebec, BENEATH THE MASSACRE will be touring throughout provinces in Canada later this month before departing for the band's first European tour later in January alongside Misery Index and Despised Icon.

BENEATH THE MASSACRE continues to support the band's full-length debut, 'Mechanics of Dysfunction,' which saw a February 2007 release through Prosthetic Records. The band previously released the 'Evidence of Inequity' EP in 2005. - more on this story

Bob Frank’s Red Neck, Blue Collar Coming Next Month

PR reports: Bob Frank is, unabashedly, a folk singer. While others cloak their musical identity in such euphemisms as "singer/songwriter," "Americana" or "roots," Bob represents nothing so much as a continuation of the folk music movement that reached its apogee more than forty years ago -- about the same time Bob started writing and singing songs, songs that told stories, songs that decried injustice. Folk songs.

One of Bob's songs, "Red Neck, Blue Collar," found its way onto Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger, the Memphis International album debut of his old friend Jim Dickinson, a/k/a James Luther Dickinson, who had recorded his music previously during the course of his own sporadic career as a recording artist. This planted the seed of the idea with the label to release a full album of Bob Frank songs by Bob Frank.

As it happens, "Red Neck, Blue Collar" is the title song of Bob's album, out February 19th from Memphis International. The songs, all in the folk tradition, reflect economic disparity and class struggle, Bob's observations on religion, patriotism and what might happen when you meet a wine-o in a Laundromat. These are straight up folks songs that show that Bob's songwriting gifts, melodic sense and homespun vocal chops are still very much intact after all this time.
- more on this story

.... Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - Follow the Lights EP

This is a solid EP that is more powerful because of the subtle delivery of both the melodies and the vocals. It seems that the band is going for a "less is more" philosophy in these seven songs, and I'd have to say they pull it off pretty well. (4.5 stars) - Read the full Ryan Adams and The Cardinals - Follow the Lights EP review

.... Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies

Wikipedia lists trancecore as a subgenre of hardcore techno, which, just so we're clear, has nothing to do with hardcore as an offshoot of punk. This is ultimately a pretty solid disc that fans of post-hardcore or experimental music should check out. (4 stars) - Read the full Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies review

.... Audiopain - The Switch to Turn off Mankind

This Norwegian trio's twenty-six minute slapper presents thrash metal in a watered-down light in which the focus is placed on unintelligent riffs, annoying vocals, and nasty production. Nothing knocks you out faster than boring-as-hell thrash - Read the full Audiopain - The Switch to Turn off Mankind review

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