The A.K.A.s Join All-American Massacre Tour

Punknews.org reports: The A.K.A.s have announced their participation in the All-American Massacre Tour with Wednesday 13, The Vincent Black Shadow, and Creature Feature .

The event kicks off his weekend in Florida.

The band is promising a pre-order of their upcoming Metropolis Records debut along with a exclusive new track featuring guest vocals by JT Woodriff of Hawthorne Heights The record is titled Everybody Make Some Noise and is due out March 18, 2008. - Grab the dates here

KISS Heading Down Under

SleazeRoxx.com reports: Kiss has added Sydney and Brisbane gigs for while they are in Australia for the Grand Prix.

The band was already coming to Australia to perform at the 2008 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 16, but will now also play Acer Arena in Sydney and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

The Kiss line-up will be founding members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley with Eric Singer on drums and Tommy Thayer on guitar. - more on this story

Busta Rhymes Slapped On The Wrist

Hecklerspray reports: Not so long ago, Busta Rhymes was alleged to have duffed up so many poor suckers that we thought he'd easily wind up in jail.

However, Busta Rhymes isn't going to jail at all. Earlier today, Busta Rhymes copped to a plea deal that means he'll have to do 10 days of community service for attacking an employee and a fan instead of the full one year jail stretch.

But ha! The joke's on you, Busta Rhymes - sure, you might have thought that 10 days of community service is the easy option, but as a celebrity if you'd have settled for jail you'd have only actually been locked up for 23 minutes and a lovely cup of tea. Nice one, durr-brain. - more on this story

Tina Turner to Duet with Beyonce

Contact Music reports: TINA TURNER is coming out of retirement to make her first proper public live performance in eight years at the Grammy Awards. The 68-year-old supergran will duet with Beyonce Knowles at the music Oscars next month (Feb08).

Turner announced her retirement in 2000, but took the stage for a private charity gig at London's National History Museum last May (07).

Now she'll make a spectacular comeback by performing a currently-unknown song with Knowles - more on this story

Label Sues MP3 Search Site

Idolator reports: Warner Music Group has filed a federal copyright-infringement suit against the MP3 aggregator Seeqpod, which scours the Internet for music files and allows people to stream said files from its site.

The site--which is apparently owned, in part, by the U.S. Department of Energy (?!)--believes that it isn't engaging in infringement according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act because it doesn't host the files it streams; it merely allows users to find them easily.

But we know what the record industry thinks about technical details! - more on this story

Sabbat Coming to America

PR reports: UK thrashers Sabbat will be making their US debut this April in select cities across the country. Featuring producer extraordinaire Sabbat co-founding member and guitar player Andy Sneap; known for his production prowess on timeless metal classics by Testament, Killswitch Engage, Megadeth and Machine Head.

Sabbat is looking forward to delivering old-school thrash to their American fans. The lineup includes co-founders Andy Sneap guitar, Martin Walkyier (vocals) and Simon Negus (drums), and is rounded out by Simon Jones (guitar) and former Prodigy guitarist Gizz Butt (bass).

Sanctuary Records has also recently re-issued Sabbat's 1988 debut, "History of a Time to Come," and their follow-up, 1989's "Dreamweaver." - more on this story

Joe Satriani Sets Release

PR reports: Over the course of his illustrious career, JOE SATRIANI has achieved legendary success with his 12 solo albums and 3 platinum DVD's selling more than 10 million units worldwide.

On April 1, 2008, SATRIANI is set to continue his brand of electric education for the masses with the release of his 13th solo album entitled Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock (Sony/BMG).

Following the albums release, SATRIANI will embark on a worldwide tour, kicking off April 30th in Lisbon, Portugal before hitting the European market, Australia, South America and finally returning to the U.S. in the fall of '08. - more on this story

A Static Lullaby Wormed

PR reports: A Static Lullaby premier their new music video for their track, "Art of Sharing Lovers" exclusively on FUSE.TV's The Worm.

"This music video is for one of our favorite tracks from the last record," says Joe Brown. "We filmed it with an amazing director named Ryan Todd up in Sacramento, CA. We spent two days running around being chased by this crazy masked dude. Hopefully you guys like it, we sure do."

A Static Lullaby has been busy lately writing the follow-up to 2006's A Static Lullaby, their self-titled album. They will be entering the studio again soon with producer Steve Evetts (Every Time I Die, Saves The Day) and is excited to be putting out another album in 2008. "You can expect a new, loud and aggressive record that really showcases what A Static Lullaby fans have grown to love. We also have a few surprises up our sleeve which fans will be excited about." - Video is here

Kataklysm Finish Recording New CD

Metal Underground reports: Kataklysm has just finished the recording process for their new album, Prevail. Producer/guitarist J-F Dagenais comments: "Finally... I'm the one who never takes a break in the band and I can finally breathe!!

After two months the album is fucking done! Just layed down a few leads yesterday and double checked everything, the album came out great, the sources are fantastic and dont expect In The Arms Of Devastation 2... this album stands in a league of it's own, everyone gave it 150%... it's the most brutal since Temple Of Knowledge and Serenity In Fire and the most catchy since Shadows & Dust and ITAOD. Expect the best, because that's the effort we gave it.

Next week we fly to Jason Suecof's studio in Orlando, Florida where we will be putting the final touches to this masterpiece!" - more on this story

Ronnie Milsap TV

PR reports: Ronnie Milsap, the man behind 40 #1 hits and numerous awards, will help Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase continue to celebrate their 25 years as a team and welcome them back to the television airwaves on Thursday, January 24th.

"I am thrilled that Lorianne and Charlie are back!" says Ronnie Milsap. "They have been so good to all of us in country music. The fans and us artists have missed them."

Joining Ronnie Milsap during one of his performances will be multi-platinum selling artist Trace Adkins. Tune In to see what the two plan to perform together
- more on this story

The A-Sides Touring with Division Day

PR reports: THE A-SIDES have announced the dates for their upcoming co-headlining tour with Division Day that begins next month.

The Philadelphia-based five-piece will start out with a few headlining shows of their own before joining up with Division Day in Chicago on February 23rd. See current dates below.

The A-Sides released their Vagrant debut, Silver Storms, last September and dropped in to the Daytrotter studios last fall while on tour with Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. - dates and a free download link

Manilow DVD

PR reports: Performing live in his old Brooklyn stomping grounds, Barry Manilow's latest DVD is the best sort of homecoming. A wonderfully entertaining television special, Barry Manilow: Songs From The Seventies was filmed in September 2007 at the old Navy Yard in Brooklyn, "right down the block from where I grew up in Williamsburg," as Manilow explains onstage. The special premiered on PBS stations across the nation in early December, and will now be made available on DVD.

Rhino, in association with Stiletto Television, captures the artist's triumphant return to his old neighborhood where he sings his biggest hits -- and some great covers -- from the decade that made him famous.

The two-DVD set includes the television special in 5.1 Surround Sound on the first disc, plus a bonus disc featuring an unaired mini-concert of alternate performances, along with behind-the-scenes footage. Barry Manilow: Songs From The Seventies will be available in stores and at www.rhino.com January 29. An excellent companion to Manilow's latest smash album, The Greatest Songs of the Seventies -which debuted in the Top 5 -- this special finds Manilow focusing on the music of the decade when he became one of music's biggest stars. - eCard

Morgan Page Sets Release

PR reports: DJ/Producer MORGAN PAGE has signed with Nettwerk Records to release his debut album ELEVATE on March 25th. The unique record is a hybrid of remixes and original songs, a 12-song collection that seamlessly weaves the highlights of Page's prolific production career with his own organic, melody driven tunes.

Page has quickly become one of the most sought after house producers. His remixes for marquee artists (Angie Stone, Delerium, Stevie Nicks, Nelly Furtado and more) consistently land at the top of the Billboard Club Play charts, including three number one hits in 2006 alone. - more on this story

.... Unforgettable Gigs: David Bowie

We take a break from our GNR week as Tony looks back on two unforgettable shows from David Bowie. "Every once in a while an artist emerges who redefines themselves album after album and no act on planet Earth has done this better than David Bowie." - Read the full Unforgettable Gigs: David Bowie review

.... Gamma Ray - Land of the Free II

Gamma Ray vented into multiple semi-experimental directions with discs like No World Order, yet that chirpy power metal vibe found on the band's earlier material is finally tapped again here after years of absence. - Read the full Gamma Ray - Land of the Free II review

.... Kira Fontana - The Inner Revolution

There is something wrong with The Inner Revolution. It lacks an identity, varying from Evanescence to Kate Bush/Tori Amos to Afghan Whigs to Sun Kil Moon, which is not a delectable mix. It also considers itself overly important (2 stars) - Read the full Kira Fontana - The Inner Revolution review

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