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"It'll be great jamming with Duke again. He's an old friend, we've had a lot of great times together, we've made a lot of great music together and damn can that guy put away the whiskey!" laughs Boquette - more on this story

Dude! I Died. Dude!

PR reports: Jet Black Stare will release their major label debut, In This Life, July 15th. The album, a hard-rocking tour-de-force, is laden with arena-rock smashes like first single, "Ready To Roll," a pedal-to-the-metal anthem that will bring you charging down the drag strip and "It's Over," described as "the catchiest tune ever written about a cheating ex" as well as the epic tune "The River" and bluesy ballad "Fly."

At 19 years old Rod Black died. Four days later he was back in the emergency room, this time due to a near fatal car crash. It's no surprise that after not one, but two scrapes with the Reaper that Rod Black saw the light, and the reason for his life.

Music is that light, as is the band he fronts, Jet Black Stare. Shane Hayes (bass), Flip (guitar) and Dave Muselman (guitar), and Dan Swinimer (drums) round out the Vancouver, British Colombia group that has become a vessel for their frontman's life and death stories. - more on this story

XX Teens Welcome You To Goon Island

Mute reports: XX Teens will release their debut album "Welcome To Goon Island" on Mute September 30, 2008.

The 11-track album - produced by Sheffield's Ross Orton (MIA, Fat Truckers, Bromheads Jacket) - features the single "Darlin'" which will be available digitally (DATE [looks like the PR forgot to fill it in]).

"Welcome To Goon Island" is born from the great British Art School tradition, the core of the band having met at art school in Southend. Vivid and expansive, the album is political, innovative, and joyous – it rumbles, rolls & swings coming to an end with the swirling psychedelia of "Sun Comes Up" and a moving eulogy from British peace activist Brian Haw. (Food for though: If they had added just one more X to their name, imagine how many google hits they would enjoyed!) - more on this story

Swing Out Sister Get Messy

Noble PR reports: Swing Out Sister release, 'Beautiful Mess, their ninth studio album in the UK on Monday 8th September. 'Beautiful Mess' and features the single 'Something Every Day'; released as a digital download on 1st September.

'Beautiful Mess'; the band's ninth studio album [in case missed that in the first paragraph when it was mentioned], evokes a more intimate, jazzy sound.

Corinne Drewery's voice has a more mature timbre, supported by Andy Connell's unusually restrained, rhythm-heavy backdrop, yet still interwoven with their signature string and vocal arrangements. - more on this story

Felix Da Housecat Tour

PR reports: Chicago's disco visionary Felix Da Housecat has mapped out his summer break plans. While some choose a trip to the local amusement park, an escape to the beach, or maybe even a road trip to visit the cousins, Felix Da Housecat was thinking on more of a global scale.

The man behind revolutionary underground dancefloor hits, Felix Da Housecat, has set out on a complex itinerary spanning over 30 worldly destinations.

Party hopping from club to club, Felix Da Housecat is setting out to make sure the summer of '08 is one to remember! - more on this story

Testament Anxious To Hit The Road

Adrenaline reports: Bay Area thrash titans Testament have returned from a successful European festival run and a triumphant victory for "Album of the Year" at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, and they are now looking ahead to the upcoming Metal Masters tour, which will be screaming across the US this August.

The tour also features metal legends Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, and Motorhead. Metal Masters kicks off August 6 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ and wraps up August 31 in Testament's hometown of San Francisco!

Prior to the Metal Masters tour, Testament will be playing a short string of dates in the US and Canada with the venerable Judas Priest. Testament will also play several special headlining club shows before and during the Metal Masters tour. - more on this story

Ha Ha Tonkapalooza

PR reports: Following national tour dates with Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Ha Ha Tonka will perform at the 2008 Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday, August 3rd.

Roaring out of the Ozarks with a bottle in one hand and a bible in the other, Ha Ha Tonka mix sanctified four-part harmonies and blistering rock, carving out songs that evoke the dichotomies that define their home.

The Springfield, Missouri natives dubbed their new album Buckle in the Bible Belt in homage to their hometown, so named for its position on the dividing line of the Ozark states. - more on this story

The Gabe Dixon Band Sets Release

PR reports: Who turns down a personal offer to play keyboard on Paul McCartney's world tour? Gabe Dixon did, and it was probably the best decision of his life. Dixon respectfully turned McCartney down to focus his energies on his band's then-yet-to-be-released album.

The first incarnation of The Gabe Dixon Band was born nine years ago as a jam band with heavy jazz influences, but after a bout of cutbacks and regime changes at their original label, the band members had a collective epiphany and decided to reinvent themselves as a song-based trio. A reviewer for The Nashville Tennessean, Dixon's hometown paper, called it early in 2005 when he stated unequivocally that the young artist "deserves to join the ranks of Jackson Browne and early Elton John in the pop pantheon."

The Gabe Dixon Band cut their self-titled album, due out on August 26th, live at Nashville's renowned Blackbird Studios with co-producer/ engineer mixer Neal Cappelino (Alison Krauss, Mindy Smith, Jonny Lang). - more on this story

Pop Evil Coming

PS reports: Pop Evil will unveil their highly-anticipated self-titled release on Universal/Fontana/Jar'd Star/Pazzo Records August 12, 2008.

With the momentum of "Hero" steadily climbing the charts and reaching terminal velocity, the track has been made available for the world to hear.

Pop Evil have recently kicked-off their US tour and will be joining Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel and Rev Theory through the month of August. - Grab some evil dates and more here

Lonestar Go To the Opry

PR reports: Lonestar is scheduled to perform on the Grand Ole Opry this Friday, July 11, 2008.

The band has been touring heavily this year and is taking advantage of their time in Nashville to perform for their fans at home. Don't miss their performance during the 9:30 pm time-slot along with country stars Hal Ketchum and Jean Shepard.

Lonestar puts it in high gear with their much anticipated album release this September. The record will be released on their own label Lonestar Records and will feature their current single at radio "Let Me Love You." - more on this story

Georgette Jones To Play The Ghost of Her Mother Tammy Wynette

PR reports: Georgette Jones, daughter of Hall of Fame country artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette, will guest-star as the conjured ghost of her late mother Tammy Wynette in the upcoming television series entitled Sordid Lives. The series will premiere on Logo July 23, 2008 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

The World Premiere and Red Carpet for the series will be held July 15, 2008 at New World Stages in New York City. There will be a special performance from Jones who will be paying tribute to her mother by singing Tammy Wynette classics from the series. Screening of episodes 1 and 2 are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.

Sordid Lives: The Series, which, like the play and film, is created, written and directed by Del Shores, stars Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard, The Division), Beth Grant (No Country for Old Men, Little Miss Sunshine), Emmy Award winner Rue McClanahan (The Golden Girls), Olivia Newton-John (Grease) and Caroline Rhea (Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, The Caroline Rhea Show). Throughout the series, there will be several guest star appearances, including Margaret Cho, Candis Cayne, Carson Kressley and Georgette Jones. - more on this story

. Less Than Jake - GNV FLA

GNV FLA marks a total return to form for Less Than Jake, it's a portrait of their former selves. It'll take you about one track to realize that it was a bad series of studio pushes rather than age and loss of inspiration that ruined the previous album. They've still got it. (4 stars) - Read the full Less Than Jake - GNV FLA review

. Moonspell - Night Eternal

After indulging myself in Night Eternal, I am left wondering a few things: what happened to my Moonspell? Where's the artistic edge that drove Wolfheart straight into golden pastures? How come there's such a lack of intensity - Read the full Moonspell - Night Eternal review

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