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Radiohead Live Rainbows

PR reports: Radiohead has released ten live performance videos recorded at The Hospital studio in Covent Garden with the team from the band's longtime producer Nigel Godrich's 'From the Basement' TV show.

The collection is now available exclusively through iTunes. The videos feature live renditions of songs from 'In Rainbows' and the bonus CD included in its deluxe discbox edition.

Captured in a day, with direction by David Barnard and sound by Nigel Godrich, the videos represent the best recorded representation of Radiohead's live performance to date. - tracklisting

Dog Kept Axl and Slash From Reuniting

Rolling Stone reports: Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has revealed to RollingStone.com that he nearly got former Guns N' Roses bandmates Axl Rose and Slash back together, to rock out with Sly Stone:

"I actually talked on the phone to Sly Stone because I always wanted to do obscure covers of Sly Stone songs," Bach said. "I want to do them in the style of 'Back in the Saddle' from [Bach's new solo album] 'Angel Down'. I had a whole session ready to go. Sly said, 'I'd love Axl and Slash to come play on this.' I texted Axl and said, 'Would you be interested in singing with Sly Stone on some music?' He goes, 'Yeah. If this is a real album that Sly's doing, I will come down there and sing with you guys.'

"I was footing the bill for this session on my own. I had everyone ready to go. At the very last minute my manager calls Sly and says, 'What's Sly going to need?' Sly wanted me to buy him a dog. He gave me this information on a specific kennel in northern California in Napa Valley and a specific breed for one puppy that he wanted me to buy for him for $8,500. That was the straw that broke the camel's back on the session." - more on this story

Suge Attacker Arrested

TMZ reports: Brace yourselves for a shock - the guy who knocked out Suge Knight is not law abiding.

LAPD hooked up Greg Smith late Sunday night on an outstanding bench warrant - seems Greg forgot a court date.

To make matters worse, when cops approached him, Smith bolted. So he's also been booked for resisting arrest. - more on this story

Slash Plans 'Mindblowing' Project, Weezer Writes Song With Fans, Motley Sales Projections, Cold War Kids Plans, Priest Chart High, Road Kooks and more

antiMusic reports: Another singer has taken himself out of the running to head up Velvet Revolver: Sebastian Bach, who previously ruled out fronting the group because of his friendship with Axl Rose. However, he did just tell Billboard.com that he may be working with Slash: He told them that Slash did contact him "out of the blue ... to talk to me about working together, but it was not Velvet Revolver. It was a completely different project, and I can't tell you what it is 'cause it's mind-blowing, but I've been sworn to secrecy on that. But nothing's happening right now with me and him." more

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has written a new song, 'Turnin' Up The Radio'', with the help of fans. Cuomo posted snippets of the song as he worked on it, then adjusted it after fans posted comments on YouTube and posted their own response videos. Check out the finished song here

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS), Motley Crue's new album, "Saints of Los Angeles", is poised to sell around 90,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release more

Cold War Kids have announced that they intend to release their highly anticipated sophomore album this September. The band will also play several live dates this summer and fall. more

Judas Priest's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S. more

Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman releases his highly anticipated and widely acclaimed Spring and Summer double EP this week on lowercase people records / Credential Recordings / EMI CMG. The double EP follows the June 10 digital release of the Summer EP, which launched to No. 162 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 12 on the Digital Album sales charts in its first week out.

The Kooks have announced a Fall tour of North America, kicking off September 4 with a show for the students at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. more

Spark Is A Diamond has cancelled some of their upcoming shows as a result of financial issues. Here's a statement from the band: "We are extremely sorry to inform you that we have to cancel the rest of our tour dates this month. We had engine failure in Indiana and were forced to leave the van. It is going to be over $2000 for parts and labor for a new engine. Unfortunately, we don't have the money for that right now so we had to rent a U-haul truck to get us and all of our gear back home safely. more

DC4 has been added to the Tri-Label Stage (South) at ROCKLAHOMA 2008. DC4 will be performing on Sunday July 13th, 2008. DC4 recently signed with CHAVIS RECORDS for the official issue of Explode the latest effort from the band featuring Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint, Odin), Shawn Duncan (Odin), Matt Duncan, and Rowan Robertson (Dio).

Into The Moat is currently in the studio recording their second full-length for Metal Blade Records. Titled "The Campaign," the album will feature eight new songs and will clock in at roughly forty minutes. more

Did you miss Motley Crue on Letterman? Never fear, RedLasso has it for you. Check it out - here

The Verve Love Is Noise Tracks and Preview

PR reports: The Verve have not only leaked the first single from their forthcoming album this week, "Love Is Noise", but they've also now given the record the title of 'Forth' and revealed the tracklisting.

It will be released on August 18th in the UK, while North America gets the record a day later (Aug 19th) via their own imprint On Our Own distributed via Megaforce/MRI, and label duties by For The Win!.

'Forth' Tracklisting: 1. Sit and Wonder 2. Love Is Noise 3. Rather Be 4. Judas 5. Numbness 6. I See Houses 7. Noise Epic 8. Valium Skies 9. Columbo 10. Appalachian Springs
The single "Love Is Noise" can be heard on their - Myspace.

Metallica Cover Maiden

Metal Underground reports: Metallica has revealed that they recorded a cover of Iron Maiden's "Remember Tomorrow," off the band's self-titled debut album. Here's the update from Metallica'a MySpace blog:

"We were honored to be asked to participate in Kerrang's exclusive 'Maiden Heaven' tribute album... one of those super cool Kerrang! CD's that you can only get when you buy the mag. In this case, the issue (1219) goes on sale in the UK on July 16 and for those of you somewhere else, you can pick it up online at http://www.kerrang.com.

"We picked 'Remember Tomorrow' from Iron Maiden's self titled first album... it was basically the blueprint for songs like 'Fade to Black' and 'Sanitarium' and when we were jamming our way thru most of our favorite early Maiden songs, this one stood out and also came together somewhat effortlessly... we had a blast recording it at HQ in the middle of all the insanity of the last two weeks of finishing the new album back in May. Some of our other favorite bands recorded their own versions of Maiden songs too... Machine Head, Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Coheed And Cambria, Dream Theater to name a few. - full tracklisting

Be Your Own Pet Drop Off Warped Tour

antiMusic reports: Be Your Own Pet pulled the plug on their Warped tour plans. They broke the news to fans with the following statement on their Myspace page on Tuesday:

"We regret to inform our fans that we will not be participating in this year's Warped tour. We have been going non-stop for the past 6 months and didn't realize how much the intense schedule would take out of us. Something had to give and sadly it's this tour."

The gig they had planned for August 7th with Tapes 'N Tapes and The Black Keys in Brooklyn was also nixed. However it looks like they still plan to take part in the Reading and Leeds on Aug 22nd and 23rd. At least the dates are still listed on their - Myspace.

Fan Arrested After Harassing Cher

AP reports: A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge.

Police say 36-year-old Calvin Hutton Houghland tried to make contact with Cher early Wednesday morning and was asked to leave the club.

He complied, police said, but returned a short time later and grabbed Cher by the waist as the singer-actress sat in a roped-off area of the lounge. - You think at this point the fan would leave well enough alone. Not a chance,

Scars on Broadway Announce North American Tour

PR reports: Scars on Broadway, the much-anticipated collaboration between guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan - best known for their Grammy-winning, multi-Platinum success in System of a Down - announce that they will headline their first North American tour, performing in some two dozen cities during October and November.

The tour is in support of Scars On Broadway's self-titled debut album due out July 29 (Interscope). Tour cities are listed below; dates and venues will be announced shortly.

In addition, the band has shot the first Scars on Broadway music video for the track "They Say," which is set to premiere this Friday, June 27 on Yahoo!'s home page and Yahoo!'s music front page. - more on this story

Senses Fail in October

PR reports: Senses Fail announces an October 7 release for Life Is Not A Waiting Room (Vagrant), their third full-length and follow up to 2006's Still Searching. Brian McTernan (Hot Water Music, Thrice) produced the twelve-track set at his Salad Days studio in Baltimore, MD.

"There is a real sense of urgency in the songs we've been writing," singer James "Buddy" Nielsen stated previously. "The songs have a lot of grit and power and remind me of how I felt when we wrote From The Depths of Dreams."

Nielsen, along with guitarists Garrett Zablocki and Heath Saraceno and drummer Dan Trapp, were joined in the studio by bassist Jason Black (Hot Water Music, The Draft). The band will be unveiling more pre-release details and their fall touring plans in the coming weeks. - more on this story

Reggie & The Full Effect's Final Tour

PR reports: Reggie & The Full Effect have announced their final tour that is scheduled to begin August 20 in Orlando, Florida. Last Stop: Crappy Town, the band's fifth full-length, was released last week (6/17) through Vagrant.

James Dewees, the conservatory-trained keyboardist (for The Get Up Kids, New Found Glory and My Chemical Romance), drummer (for seminal metal act Coalesce) and protagonist behind Reggie & The Full Effect, formed the band eight years ago in Lawrence, KS.

Earlier this week, Reggie & The Full Effect filmed a video for "J" with directors John Carlucci and Adam Rothlein, and it includes a star turn from Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, whose band Leathermouth will be main support on the farewell tour. The storyline is still top secret, but is based on the idea that "every monster deserves a shot at love." - more on this story

Wailers Summer Tour and Album Plans

PR reports: The Wailers, featuring Los Angeles-based singer Elan Atias, continue to bring their positively-charged reggae to American audiences with several dates this summer. "It's an honor singing for the band, but I don't look at it as stepping into anyone's shoes," says Elan. "I'm just trying to keep the message of the Wailers' music alive, that we are all united under music."

Formed in Jamaica in 1968, The Wailers are the most popular reggae group of all time, and have sold over 250 million albums and played to an estimated 24 million people around the world.

Fans in attendance at these upcoming Wailers dates can expect to hear many of their favorites, such as Natty Dread, No Woman No Cry, Buffalo Soldier, Exodus, War, Stir It Up and One Love, alongside more recent work. - more on this story

State Department Tumbles For Boy George During Press Conference

PR reports: The US State Department, which handles all US foreign affairs, had an unusual topic to address at their press briefing yesterday. Inbetween discussion of Iran, Afghanistan and Albania, the conversation turned to Boy George.

The department's Deputy Spokesman, Tom Casey, choked on his drink when asked what the department has against the singer who recently denied a visa, Mr. Casey made a reference to one of Culture Club's many hits before addressing an allegation that a US Amabassador to Albania was involved in an ammunition cover up. - transcript of the exchange is here

Genghis Tron Faint Tour

Metal Underground reports: Genghis Tron will join Omaha, NE's The Faint for a number of shows on their upcoming headlining tour.

Genghis Tron will meet up The Faint, along with Jaguar Love, in Worcester, MA on August 20th. A listing of tour dates and cities

Genghis Tron has also recently premiered their first music video from their acclaimed "Board Up The House" album, for "Things Don't Look Good." The video was lensed by producer / director Ravi Zupa for Parts and Labor Union - Watch the video and grab the dates here

STS9 and Umphrey's McGee Team Up for Tour

PR reports: STS9 releases their fourth studio album Peaceblaster, available online and at independent retailers beginning July 8th, 2008 on their self-owned record label, 1320 Records

For the month of July, touring heavyweights STS9 and Umphrey's McGee team up for what promises to be one of the hardest-hitting tours of the summer. This co-bill will feature extended sets by both bands, and will stop in Midwest and east coast cities throughout the month of July.

Look, also, for very special late night sets by each band in select markets, including Philadelphia, Raleigh, Madison, Chicago, and NYC. A complete list of STS9's U.S. summer appearances follows. - dates

The Very Best of Little Richard

conqueroo reports: When Little Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti" in 1955 at Cosimo's Studio in New Orleans with A&R man Bumps Blackwell, rock 'n' roll was taken to a thrilling new level. The pounding piano, the high voice and trills, and the sexually suggestive lyrics catapulted the former Richard Penniman to the top of the charts and to legendary status.

On July 29, Specialty Records (now owned by Concord Music Group) will issue The Very Best of Little Richard, a comprehensive 25-track compilation, and the first in 20 years to showcase all the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer's Specialty hits.

The collection also features an original pre-rock 'n' roll demo, 1955's "Baby," plus a rousing live medley of "Ain't That a Shame/I Got a Woman"/"Tutti Frutti" recorded in Paris in 1964 and a rehearsal take of "Hound Dog" (1956). Billy Vera, himself a rock 'n' roll and R&B veteran, wrote the liner notes. - more on this story

Israeli Rockers Amaseffer Release Debut

PR reports: Israel is one of the most exciting countries in the world; the country is a cultural melting pot which fuses European influences, with an oriental philosophy of life.

Amaseffer hails from Israel, and they are the first Israeli band signed to InsideOut Music. Their music features a homogeneous mix of rock, metal, world music and the magical sound of the Middle East. The creative trio's motto is "Anything Goes!"

Amaseffer's debut album 'Slaves for Life"(hit stores this week) is the opening volume of a planned trilogy about the history of the Israeli people as portrayed in the Old Testament. - more on this story

Jordan Sweeney Hitting The Road to Recovery

PR reports: Jordan Sweeney, 23, suffers from ulcerative colitis (UC), a form of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine or colon that can severely limit the quality of life. Rather than letting UC bring him down, Jordan is using UC to raise his voice, speaking for millions of Americans with the same situation and inspiring them to take the next step in their struggle.

Now, thanks to the support of his online fans and fellow UC sufferers, Jordan will be releasing his second acoustic rock CD, Road to Recovery in two weeks. The new CD will take up where the last CD left off, sharing some of the trials of a young man fighting his way through UC while living a full rich life in Ventura with his wife Katie, now 24 weeks pregnant with their first child.

To raise awareness and inspire UC patients, families, friends, and communities, Jordan has been offering a sneak preview of his new CD during a nationwide concert series, sponsored by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) Take Steps program and Centocor, makers of a drug called Remicade used to treat Jordan's UC.
- more on this story

Delta Spirit Ode To Touring

PR reports: Delta Spirit will share songs from their debut Ode to Sunshine (August 26, Rounder Records) with music fans across the nation this fall with Dr. Dog.

After recently finishing a highly successful tour with Matt Costa and performing on KCRW's acclaimed "Morning Becomes Eclectic" just last month, this week Delta Spirit were featured on NPR's "All Songs Considered" and will kick summer into swing with a handful of headlining dates. - more on this story

The Duke Spirit Plot American Tour

PR reports: The Duke Spirit are making their triumphant return to American shores this summer for a string of cross country headlining dates and very special festival appearances.

While the Dukes' said farewell to the states for the month of June to play the UK's finest summer festivals including Isle of Wight, Glastonbury, and the Wireless Music Festival, the band's return to the U.S finds them as commanding as ever with performances at All Points West, multiple Download Festivals, and the New American Music Union Festival as well as a return to NYC to play Webster Hall with friends Supergrass.

When not busy plotting their North American trek, The Duke Spirit managed to secure the highly coveted TV promo spot for the NBA playoffs featuring Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and The Duke Spirit's track "Wooden Heart." These special ads aren't the only place you'll catch The Duke Spirit on television this summer – they will be performing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 22. - more on this story

Camp Bisco VII Adds Third Stage

PR reports: The Disco Biscuits have announced the addition of a third performance stage for Camp Bisco VII. The third stage, open only on Friday and Saturday, will feature a wide variety of electronic DJs, bands, and performing artists, including fire dancers, hoopers, and more!

The third stage will include sets from a very eclectic mix of DJs including: DrFameus featuring EdvsAL; Playloop Records artists – Ross D, Justin Paul, Kezner, DJ Everyday, and Locality & Playloop tag-teams; HEJ Records artists – DJ Punisher, John Overfiend, and Sassmouth; as well as more live bands including roc-elle records artist Zack Hagan with live rhythm section 1050, Sci Fi, and Otherwise. - more on this story

In Session at the Columbia Records 30th Street Studio

PR reports: On July 18 the Morrison Hotel Gallery's Soho loft (116 Prince Street, NYC) will offer the first fine art photography exhibit drawn from the extensive Sony BMG archive. "In Session at the Columbia Records 30th Street Studio" will feature candid, in-the-studio photographs taken mostly by Columbia Records' in-house photographer Don Hunstein, at its legendary 30th Street Studio in New York City.

The exhibit will feature over 30 limited edition fine art silver gelatin prints - many of them never-before-seen - of singular figures such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali, and Charles Mingus among others. Prior to the exhibit's public opening, the Morrison Hotel Gallery will host invitation-only previews of "In Session" on July 17. - more on this story

Cory Chisel Blends Americana and Delta Blues with Cabin Ghosts

PR reports: Cory Chisel forged his first connection to the power of song through the music he heard, and made, in church. His father was a Baptist minister, his mother played piano during services, and an upbringing surrounded by sermons and spirituals instilled in Cory the passion and portent of language and melody, and a fluency in the gospel's rich vernacular of loss and redemption.

Based in Appleton, WI with his band, The Wandering Sons, Chisel's upcoming six song EP, "Cabin Ghosts" reflects the inspiration of his upbringing with a spare Americana-saturated sound that is its own exquisite blend of folk-country and Delta blues. [the pr didn't include a release date] With his voice full of soul and longing, Chisel's expressive vocals and the Sons' loosely orchestrated, impeccable playing emerge fully formed yet somehow familiar and as confident in its sonics as in its lyrical echoes of existential grace and mystery. - more on this story

Extraterrestrial Concert

PR reports: On July 8,2008 at 7:00PM the Brazilian composer Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta will perform SETI, a new concert at the celebrated Bjorn Ressle Contemporary Art Gallery in New York City.

Emanuel Pimenta, who lives in Switzerland, composed SETI in 2002 exclusively using extraterrestrial sounds. The music score was totally created inside virtual environments. The performance will include the projection of a film by Pimenta based on images captured by NASA from the frontiers of the known Universe.

SETI's world premiere happened in 2003, in Lausanne, Switzerland at the local Experimental Art and Film Festival. The film at Bjorn Ressle's Art Gallery will be a world premiere. - more on this story

33Degree Joins KHZ Release Party Along with Dave Navarro

PR reports: 33Degree will be performing Friday July 11th, 2008 at The Viper Room in Hollywood, CA. 33Degree will take the stage at 9pm, to be followed by KHZ from New York.

Since this show is KHZ's West Coast CD Release Party, the night will be hosted by Myspace Metal Hostess Metal Sanaz, and they will be joined on stage by special guest Dave Navarro from Janes Addiction fame.

In addition, L.A.'s own Plastick, fresh from Fair To Midland and Warp Tour dates, will be closing out the night. - more on this story

Rev Theory Summer Tour

PR reports: Rev Theory will embark on an expansive two month summer trek following the June 10 release of their album Light It Up.

Other notable summer appearances include a TV performance on CBS that is taped on July 12th at the first ever Maloof Money Cup (a skateboard festival in Orange County), as well as an August 3 performance at the Sturgis Bikefest motorcycle rally where the crowd is expected to top the 650,000 mark. - dates

Highschool Musical Goes Generic Emo Pop

antiMusic reports: Before we get to this PR we have to say that we have nothing against The Faded per se, but it takes a major stretch of the definition of punk to include them in that genre. It's sort of like calling N Sync metal. In fact, the song that the following PR is about sounds far closer to N Sync than Social Distortion.

To be fair the band call themselves "alternative rock" but then toss in a bunch of genres to describe their sound (which includes mid-80s techno-punk among others, we didn't hear this at all. Maybe they were referring to the leadsinger's hair cut being as silly as A Flock of Seagulls?) but they basically sounds like any generic emo-pop band you'll find on the Warped tour.

The reason we are making an issue of this is because it's getting a bit old hearing record labels toss out bogus labels for generic bands trying to make them sound like they are something different. These labels should instead turn their concentration on finding bands that are really different and then the "marketing" will be a bit more honest. - With all that said here is the PR:

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