Alice Cooper and Sammy Hagar To Rock The Bayou

Join these rock legends as they shake up the main stage during Labor Day weekend August 29-31 & September 1, 2008 (in Houston, Tx). - check out who is playing, they're giving Rocklahoma a run for their money

Beck Spreading Across The Web Like A Virus

PR reports: With the July 8 release of Modern Guilt rapidly approaching, Beck has made two additional tracks from the album available online. In addition to the previously released "Chemtrails", the new songs "Orphans" and "Gamma Ray" are now streaming at iLike and MySpace. "Orphans" and "Gamma Ray" are among the songs featured in a special video trailer for Modern Guilt available exclusively at Amazon.com/Music.

In addition, presales for Modern Guilt are now running at Amazon.com, iTunes, Insound.com, and Best Buy. Itunes presales include an instant download of "Chemtrails," a video for "Gamma Ray," and access to preferred seating concert tickets via Ticketmaster.

Finally, Beck has created a website for the new album at ModernGuilt.com. This site includes information on the new album, tour dates, and the latest Beck news. Be sure to check out the Tags section for new buddy icons and desktop images as well as links to tell your MySpace and Facebook friends about Modern Guilt. Beck will be adding clips of each track so check back daily! - http://modernguilt.com/

Bitter:Sweet Tour

PR reports: Los Angeles-based duo Bitter:Sweet will kick off their summer tour on July 18 at the El Rey. The band will perform material from their sophomore album Drama (released in June from Quango via Fontana/Universal) which includes a bonus version of the powerfully emotive title track featuring System of a Down's Serj Tankian. Earlier this month, Bitter:Sweet performed live on KCRW'S "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with Nic Harcourt.

Drama is a richly textured exploration that pushes Bitter:Sweet in new sonic directions, while retaining the lovable rhythms and hooks that brought them to the forefront of electronic music. The album includes the jazzy, dark "Drink You Sober," the dream-like voyage of "A Moment," the intense, luscious hook of "Waking Up," and the quirky, spy themed "Trouble." Drama's meticulous production and impeccable songwriting highlight Shana Halligan's dexterous and impassioned vocal capabilities and Kiran Shahani's keen ear for cadence and production. - more on this story

Neuraxis Preview

Prosthetic reports: Canada's technical extreme metallers Neuraxis have launched an online ecard featuring three new tracks from the band's forthcoming record, 'The Thin Line Between' which is slated for release July 22 through Prosthetic Records.

For the recording of 'The Thin Line Between,' Neuraxis tapped fellow Canadian Jef Fortin of Anonymus for production duties and Gorguts' Luc Lemay for a special guest vocal appearance, while artist Dennis Sibejin of Damnengine Art (Job For A Cowboy, Chimaira) provides 'The Thin Line Between''s visuals. The new album will be the first studio album featuring new vocalist Alex Leblanc and new guitarist William Seghers, both of whom appear on the latest Neuraxis offering, 'Live Progression.'

Neuraxis is slated as one of the bands for this year's Summer Slaughter Tour in Canada later this summer alongside new labelmates Beneath The Massacre. - more on this story

Plies Loves You

PR reports: Plies has announced details of his very own non-profit organization, Big Gates and Plies Power Of Visions Foundation, Inc., as well as a scholarship program, the "Somebody Loves You" Scholarship Fund.

This all comes as the Ft. Myers, Florida-bred rapper continues to ride the wave of success proven by his sophomore release, "DEFINITION OF REAL," which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 215,000 copies in its first week.

Keeping in the tradition of Plies' philanthropy, Big Gates and Plies Power Of Visions will provide funding for legal representation and aid to needy individuals, specifically those who are incarcerated, with the goal of promoting a more functional, productive, and just community. The organization will also provide educational forums, classes, workshops, trainings, opportunities, and other charitable activities aimed at individuals in the community, in particular focusing on rehabilitation. - more on this story

Cruefest Games

PR reports: To celebrate Cruefest, MTV Games and Harmonix announced today that a special collection of tracks from some of the tour's heaviest hitters has been added to the Rock Bandcatalog of downloadable content.

Songs from Motley Crue ("Down At The Whisky"), Papa Roach ("Time Is Running Out") and Trapt ("Who's Going Home With You Tonight") will be available for a limited time at a special price of 99¢ per track or 80 Microsoft Points from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The tracks will be available July 1st, coinciding with the same day launch of the Cruefest in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Rock Band is also teaming up with Cruefest for the length of the tour, with Rock Band competitions taking place in every market. - more on this story

Johnny Flynn Invades US

Filter reports: 25 year-old Johnny Flynn has stormed the UK with his poignant storytelling through organic folk stylings, using a variety of instruments ranging from the ukelele to the trumpet to the violin.

Flynn has just signed with Lost Highway Records (Ryan Adams, Elvis Costello, Fionn Regan) to release his Hong Kong Cemetry EP stateside as a prelude for his debut album, A Larum, coming this summer (July 29, 2008).

EP Track Listing: 1. Cold Bread 2. Tickle Me Pink 3. Hong Kong Cemetry 4. The Box. Get your first taste with the "Tickle Me Pink" video to watch Johnny Flynn and his band, The Sussex Wit, play with a rollicking blues-tinged indie-folk fervor that builds and stomps around Johnny's steady baritone as his marionette alter-ego struggles through the day. The video is up at - this site

Buddy Guy Album and Tour Coming

PR reports: We told you about this a month ago but to refresh your memory here is an update: Buddy Guy's new lp, Skin Deep, comprised of all original material and including fellow guitar luminaries Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, will be released on July 22 by Jive/SIlvertone.

Elaborating on his inspiration for the album title and song Skin Deep, Guy touches upon a powerful series of personal memories and observations on the ways in which "underneath" we're all the same. "I used to play with this boy, ride horses, down close to where I was born," he says. "Then when we were 13, his parents made us stop. They used to say you had black blood or white blood, but we'd get a flashlight and hold it up to our skin and we'd just see red blood. That's what I mean by 'Skin Deep.'

Buddy Guy will be honored at a special tribute concert on July 20th in Millennium Park for his "outstanding contributions to popular music and American culture." But you can catch him on tour this summer! - more on this story

Willie Basse Announces Heavy Lineup

PR reports: '80's Metal Pioneer, Willie Basse has announced the touring line-up for his group in support of his new album "The Money Grind". Basse will be joined by Geoff Nicholls on keyboards (Black Sabbath / Quartz), drummer Bobby Rondinelli (Black Sabbath / Rainbow / Blue Oyster Cult) and guitarist Mitch Perry (M.S.G./ Aerosmith) for a European and US tour. Actual cities & dates to be announced.

Basse is best known for his role as bassist/frontman for the LA based legendary metalheads, Black Sheep, who were staples of The Sunset Strip during the metal explosion of the '80s. Basse has now re-grouped and released a solo album "The Money Grind" on his own label New Empire Media. The album has an unapologetic approach to metal and emphasizes strong song writing skills that have been put on the backburner by most modern musicians.

Willie Basse's "The Money Grind" is currently making an impact at radio where the album has garnered adds from WKTA in Chicago, WRIF in Detroit, Extreme Radio in New York, KKFI in Kansas City. The album debuted on radio's FMQB charts and CMJ's Loud Charts with airplay at many stations right alongside metal gods Judas Priest. - more on this story

Daniel P Carter Stage Announced for Hard Rock Hell 2 Fest

PR reports: Radio One DJ Daniel P Carter announces his own stage at this years Hard Rock Hell 2 Festival at Pontins, Prestatyn, N.Wales on Dec 5th. The Daniel P Carter stage promises to showcase the best new rock music around with sets from six up and coming new acts all of which are currently being championed by the the DJ on his Radio One show.

Acts confirmed to appear include Canadian band "The Cancer Bats", Textures ,Johnny Truant ,The Ghost of a Thousand and new Visible Noize Records signings "The Plight" and Cry For Silence .

Other Acts also headlining this years event include Black Label Society, Thin Lizzy, Hawkwind ,Clutch,This is Menace and The Wildhearts. Hard Rock Hell also picked up the award for best Rock Festival of 07 at last weeks Golden Gods Awards after its first year proved to be such a massive success . - For a full listing of the acts and tickets

. Korn - Live in Montreux 2004 DVD

Bands like The Clash and The Rolling Stones have often been bestowed with the title of The Best Rock and Roll Band Ever but, after viewing this DVD, I believe on the night this show was filmed Korn made a great case for ownership of that title. (4.5 stars) - Read the full Korn - Live in Montreux 2004 DVD review

. Will Hoge & Jason Isbell: Rising Above It All

It was only in the early morning hours of a Sunday, but the experience was religious- this was a soul drenching rock n' roll revival with the crowd testifying, believing and hanging on every last note. (5 stars) - Read the full Will Hoge & Jason Isbell: Rising Above It All review

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