Matt Pryor Solo Tour

A limited number of tickets have been held for fans and will be available through an exclusive Ducat King presale that began yesterday - more on this story

Deep Purple Legend Roger Glover's Mother Passes

Metal Underground reports: Brenda Glover, mother of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, passed away yesterday. Roger issued the following statement on his website:

"My sad news; my mother, Brenda Glover, passed away on the 10th June, 2008. She was 86 and spent two and a half years fighting cancer. My life has been put on hold for the last three months as my sister Christine and I have been caring for her in her home in the UK.

"I am deeply indebted to my band-mates for allowing me this time off. My daughter Gillian and the rest of the family have been unswerving in their love and support. Everyone's mother is special but Brenda had a way of being a special mother to everyone. I am a fortunate son indeed." - more metal news

What Happened To Blink

PR reports: Start The Machine is a new, revealing documentary by singer Tom DeLonge that addresses the breakup of his twenty times platinum band Blink-182 and the events that lead to a rock-n-roll movement of hope and the formation of Angels And Airwaves.

Start The Machine is the in-depth personal account of the events that lead former Blink-182 singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge to leave the 20 times platinum rock band to form his current group, Angels And Airwaves. The film follows DeLonge through the first year of recording the Angels And Airwaves debut album We Don't Need To Whisper. The new film will premier one night only on June 14th at La Paloma Theatre in San Diego and will subsequently be released on DVD June 17th.

In addressing the reason for the Blink-182 "indefinite hiatus," DeLonge reveals the dramatic impact it had on his personal life and the music he subsequently created. He also speaks for the first time about his hidden addiction to prescription drugs and the backlash Angels And Airwaves experienced as a result of his boastful statements in the press during their album release. Viewers will be introduced to the other members of the band, including Atom Willard, David Kennedy, former bassist Ryan Sinn and current bassist Matt Wachter and hear their thoughts and influence on the events that occurred during that time. - more on this story

Peter Gabriel Catches Dengue Fever

PR reports: Peter Gabriel's Real World Records today announced that they have licensed Venus On Earth, the latest release from Los Angeles-based Cambodian rock band Dengue Fever from M80 Music.

Venus on Earth is Dengue Fever's third full-length record and was released Tuesday in Europe and is available in all territories outside the United States and Canada. The Real World version of Venus will feature a previously unreleased live radio track of "One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula", recorded March 3 at World Café from National Public Radio in Philadelphia.

"We have Dengue Fever coming out on Real World Records outside the USA – it's really cool stuff with a small Cambodian singer and big American guys behind!" said Real World Records Founder and Musician Peter Gabriel. "They're California-based but have taken '60's Cambodian pop as their main source of inspiration and it's done with style. It's spirited, impassioned." - more on this story

Cro-Mags Biography

PR reports: John Joseph and independent publishing house PUNKHOuse will celebrate the release of Joseph's autobiography The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon through Last Gasp Distribution on next Thursday, June 19 at The Delancey Bar, located at 168 Delancey Street between in Clinton and Attorney in New York City.

The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon chronicles the remarkable life of John "Bloodclot" Joseph, from a childhood spent alternately in hellish foster homes, juvenile detention and on the street to his early adulthood in the Navy and as the AWOL frontman for New York Hardcore legends the Cro-Mags through a spiral of crime, addiction and near madness to his ultimate spiritual and personal enlightenment and redemption.

Doors will open at 8 p.m., with Joseph reading from the book at 9 p.m., doing a book signing at 10 p.m., then concluding the festivities with a musical performance by Joseph featuring Cro-Mags drummer Mackie and other guest musicians. A $5 donation at the door will benefit Food Relief for the Homeless. - more on this story

James McMurtry Dominates Americana Honors & Awards Nominations

PR reports: In tonight's announcement of nominees for the 2008 Americana Honors & Awards, James McMurtry was nominated in three categories: "Best Artist," "Best Album" and "Best Song." The album is his current CD, Just Us Kids on Lightning Rod Records, and the song is the controversial "Cheney's Toy." McMurtry was tied with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for most nominations.

Since the April 15 release of Just Us Kids, great things have happened for McMurtry, making this his breakthrough recording in many ways. The album spent six straight weeks at #1 on Radio & Records' Americana Airplay chart, and has held steady at #2 for several weeks since then. In its first week, the album debuted on no fewer than four Billboard sales charts (Hot 200 albums, Heatseekers, New Artist and Indie), outpacing his last release, Childish Things, in sales. - more on this story

Boy George Announces Free Shows for NYC Sanitation Workers

PR reports: Boy George will help celebrate New York City's Department of Sanitation Family Day this summer! George will be playing a free concert as a big thank you for the kindness shown to him by the DSNY. On August 17th he will play all his Culture Club hits and more for a crowd of over 5,000 NYC Sanitation workers and their families at DSNY Family Day.

"New York's Strongest are delighted that Boy George will join us at our Family Day outing in August and perform some of his fabulous hits for our hard-working men and women and their families. Keeping New York City safe and clean is a daunting challenge – as Boy George well knows – and we welcome his generous offer to entertain those who have made our City the cleanest it has been in more than 30 years," said First Deputy Commissioner Michael A. Bimonte, who coordinates the DSNY Family Day event. - more on this story

Patti Smith Film Set for Release

PR reports: Palm Pictures has announced the theatrical release of acclaimed photographer Steven Sebring's directorial debut, Patti Smith: Dream Of Life. The film is set for release this September.

The richly layered portrait of the legendary poet, artist, musician and activist won the Cinematography Award when it received its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. New Yorkers will get an early glimpse of the film, which was produced by Margaret Smilow of Thirteen/WNET and Scott Vogel, when it screens at the Film Forum August 6th - 19th.

PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE has generated critical acclaim, being hailed as a "spellbinder" (Premiere) and a "joy for anyone interested in pop culture of the past 40 years" (The Hollywood Reporter). "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" gets unusually close to its subject," said Reuters. "Experimental camera work and editing makes for a fittingly unconventional portrait of one of the pioneers of punk music." - more on this story

The Alarm Return with Guerilla Tactics

KPPR reports: The Alarm's Guerilla Tactics New CD & DVD to be released July 8. The band's most personal album to date detailing lead singer Mike Peters' fight against his ongoing battle with Leukemia "Rockin' The Colonies" Tour featuring The Alarm with The Fixx & The English Beat to tour US beginning July 10

Guerilla Tactics is the follow up to The Alarm's emotive 2006 album Under Attack which underpinned lead singer Mike Peters battle and subsequent victory from Leukaemia (CLL). This most daring of Alarm albums features an urgent collection of uptempo new wave songs underscored by high velocity guitars, rocka beats and occasional space echo dub. - more on this story

Chimaira Double Dipping For Fan Cash With Resurrection "Deluxe"

antiMusic reports: Chimaira has joined the growing trend among bands of asking fans to buy their albums multiple times by releasing "deluxe" editions. Here is the press release:

Only months before Cleveland's hardest working metal band, Chimaira, celebrates their 10 year anniversary, fans will have something to celebrate when the band releases a Digital Deluxe version of 2007's, Resurrection (Ferret Music), via iTunes.

The iTunes exclusive version of the album, which releases June 10th, will include two bonus tracks, "Kingdom Of Heartache" and "Paralyzed", as well as well as a video guitar lesson from the band's renowned guitarist, Rob Arnold. The lesson was taken from Arnold's contribution to the Rock House Method instructional DVD series. - Tour dates

Musical Dimebag For Sale

PR reports: Lionsgate Pictures and "Weeds" are proud to announce the digital-only release of Little Boxes Dimebag #1 on June 17, 2008. With a wide breadth of artists from the likes of Rise Against to Engelbert Humperdinck, Randy Newman and others performing the hit show's now-retired theme song "Little Boxes," the Dimebag is a collection of some of the industry's finest talent placing their own unique spin on one of television's most identifiable tunes. Subsequent Dimebag collections are set for monthly releases beginning in July.

"Jenji Kohan [Creator and Executive Producer of the show] and I both grew up with the song and she played it over and over while writing the pilot," said music supervisor Christopher Noxon of the inclusion of "Little Boxes" in the show's overall theme and profile. "We were absolutely thrilled when such an amazing array of artists came forward with their own distinct, individual interpretations of a song about conformity. There was never any question that it would be the perfect theme."

About the song's retirement, Noxon said, "With Nancy moving out of Agrestic and out of her 'little box,' it just didn't make sense to stick with 'Little Boxes.' We tried to make it work, but in in the end I think it's a credit to the producers that they recognized that the show, like Nancy, has moved up and on." - more on this story

Concord Launches The Collector's Corner

PR reports: With labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige and Stax, the scope of the Concord Music Group catalog is as deep and eclectic as your beloved public radio station left of the dial and as vast as the greatest neighborhood indie store. The quandary now is where to go to find a collection of Jerry Garcia's oeuvre with Merle Saunders or to find Soultrane on vinyl without having to take out a second mortgage. Well, record collecting has just turned a corner.

Concord Music Group welcomes you to The Collector's Corner. Break out those lists of the obscure, out of print and the monophonic. At The Collector's Corner section of ConcordMusicGroup.com, you can peruse aisles of Miles, freights' of 'Trane, and the deeper treasures that await with each click.

Everything is here, from Carolina bluesman Pink Anderson (whose name inspired Syd Barrett to christen his little English quartet Pink Floyd) to Albert King paying tribute to that other King, Elvis Presley; to the classic comprehensive Miles Davis and John Coltrane box sets from the Prestige vaults. - more on this story

Synastry Expand Tour Plans

PR reports: Montreal based death metal quartet Synastry have added dates to their upcoming tour schedule in support of their upcoming debut album, "Blind Eyes Bleed".

The band will be playing a string of dates with The Agonist and then a series of one off shows with Incantation, UnExpect and Farewell To Freeway. - more on this story

Little Big Town Ride For A Cure Successful

PR reports: Little Big Town raised $35,000 for the T.J. Martell Foundation's second annual Ride For A Cure motorcycle ride on Sunday, June 8, 2008.

Little Big Town, with the help of artists Darryl Worley, Lonestar, Jennifer Hanson, Gary Chapman, GAC's Storme Warren, Ira Dean, Chuck Wicks, Jeff Allen, Christian Kane, Earl Brown, Bluefield, Kendall Johnson, Levi Rose, Randy Houser, Ray Scott, Jamie Johnson, The Roys and FLOORD showed great spirit as they turned out to ride from the Harley-Davidson of Cool Springs to the future Harley-Davidson of Columbia site in 95+ degree heat where they met fans, enjoyed a barbecue lunch and performed in a post-ride jam session.

"Everyone seemed to have a great time and we were so pleased to see such wonderful support from the many sponsors, participants, artists and fans that came to help us raise vital dollars for research," said Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town. "Ride For A Cure was a great way for us to end CMA Music Fest week by giving back to such a wonderful cause as the T.J. Martell Foundation." - more on this story

Order of Ennead Earache

PR reports: Earache Records is proud to announce the signing of Florida extreme metal band Order of Ennead to a multi-album worldwide recording deal. Order of Ennead's debut album is due for a release in October, followed by widespread touring.

The band are currently hard at work in Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida, recording their debut album with the help of Mark Lewis. Commenting on the signing, Steve Asheim enthused: "Order of Ennead are really psyched about our deal with Earache Records. The possibilities afforded us by this deal are endless. So watch out for us on the road and in stores very soon. I can't wait to get on tour with this band and see what people think."

Commenting on the recording, Scott Patrick added: "I am totally stoked to be picked up by Earache, their support in the extreme/death/black/grind genre is unparalleled in my opinion. To that point I know Earache is the right home for us! Working with Mark Lewis at Audio Hammer is killer, that cat knows what metal is supposed to sound like in the 21st century. Order of Ennead's music, lyric content, and live shows will turn heads world-wide. I can't wait to tour for this act, showing the masses just how extreme our delivery of the extreme metal genre can be." - Click here to view footage of Steve Asheim laying down drum tracks for the album

KUDU is Back for More

PR reports: KUDU returns with Back for More: A remix collection featuring new and previously released tracks, rarities and explosive remixes. Out June 10.

Back for More follows the Brooklyn-based trio's acclaimed 2006 full-length Death of the Party; and much like its deliciously retro-modern, genre-hopping predecessor, the remix collection seamlessly navigates through a gritty urbana bursting with heavy neon-daubed grooves that meld dark melodic synth-pop and thunderous electro-punk with deviant future disco and gloriously twisted cabaret to create the ideal soundtrack for electronic-pop music lovers and dancefloor junkies.

Carefully compiled by KUDU with the help of Petrit Pula and Craig Roseberry, Back for More is a well-crafted hybrid of adventurous reworks of stand-out selections from Death of the Party alongside new and previously released tracks, rarities and explosive remixes by Sinden, Drop the Lime, MKL, Hess is More, Tommie Sunshine and many more... - Check out RCRDLBL for exclusive free downloads from the remix collection

. Carole King - Welcome to My Living Room DVD

There's something more than a bit surreal about sitting in your own living room, watching a DVD of a concert taking place in somebody else's living room. Turns out King's decision to replicate the homey feel of her intimate gigs was pitch perfect. (5 stars) - Read the full Carole King - Welcome to My Living Room DVD review

.... MorleyView: Karen Lawrence<

You know how some things are written in your head forever? The first kiss? Your first beer? Well, for me, the first time I heard the voice of Karen Lawrence is chiseled out in my memory banks as a permanent posting. Morley talks to the woman behind that voice. - Read the full Karen Lawrence MorleyView

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