The Cure Take Over The Top 20 Chart

PR reports: An amazing feat! Four Number One singles in the top 20! That's what The Cure did this week when all four singles released over the last four months appeared together in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart!

They are: "Perfect Boy (Mix 13)" at #8, "Sleep When I'm Dead (Mix 13)" at #12, "Freakshow (Mix 13)" at #16 and "The Only One (Mix 13)" at #18.

Coming up next week, an EP of remixes of these first four singles will be released digitally and on CD September 16th. Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Jade Puget (AFI) , 30 Seconds To Mars and 65 Days Of Static (who supported The Cure on most of their recent 59 date World Tour), have exclusively remixed the tracks for this special EP, entitled Hypnagogic States. - more on this story

Alison Krauss DVD Coming

PR reports: Rounder Records is pleased to announce the DVD release of Alison Krauss' A Hundred Miles or More: Live From The Tracking Room on November 11. The DVD features Krauss, one of the purest and most original voices in American music, performing songs from her critically acclaimed solo album, A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection (Rounder) with members of her highly-regarded band, Union Station, and special guest musicians. It also features memorable duets with country superstar Brad Paisley, legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor, British rocker John Waite, and an infectious take on "Sawing on the Strings" with one of Krauss' longtime idols, Tony Rice, and musicians Sam Bush and Stuart Duncan joining Union Station members Barry Bales, Ron Block, Jerry Douglas, and Dan Tyminski. Other guest musicians featured on the DVD are Steve Cox, John Hobbs, and Greg Morrow.

Originally taped as a GAC television special, this DVD is set in a recording studio environment to re-create the making of many of the tracks featured on Krauss' album, A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection. The DVD offers an intimate look at how Krauss works in the studio environment. One of the songs featured is Krauss' single "Simple Love," written by Sarah Siskind who also penned "Goodbye Is All We Have." Guest musicians Gordon Mote (piano) and Abraham Laboriel Sr. (bass) join Krauss for this very special performance. - more on this story

Fear Before The March Of Flames Lose The Flames

PR reports: Fear Before The March Of Flames has become Fear Before and will release a self-titled album on October 28th. Fear Before was recorded with producer Casey Bates in Seattle, WA this past summer. Bates also produced the band's 2006 release, The Always Open Mouth, as well as label-mates' Chiodos' Bone Palace Ballet.

Regarding the name change, guitarist Adam Fisher jokes, "It gets so tiring repeating 'Fear Before The March Of Flames' over and over again to old lady gas station attendants in Nebraska" but adds, "Mostly because in so many ways, we're a new band." Bassist Mike Madruga explains the long version of the name was a personal challenge to the members. Now that they feel they've met the challenge, it's time to get down to the roots of the band. "The long version of the name was good for us in the beginning because it was interesting and stood out. It paralleled our mentality of playing the music we were writing because we told ourselves, 'If we can pull off having this name, we had better be able to pull off the music we were writing.' The new album is 10 strong songs, no fillers or tag-ons... and we want the band name to replicate that."

The decision for a self-titled album seemed like a no-brainer. "It is essentially the same reasons as the name change. We want it to be identified by its songs," says Madruga. The songs certainly do reflect the new Fear Before. "Lyrically, this record is the most positive material we have done. It is a written history of all the emotions we have experienced through the course of the band's 6 years." Fisher adds, "A lot of it has to do with sticking around through all the hard times we've endured as a band. It's about growth and making mistakes but dealing with them instead of dwelling on them." - more on this story

AC/DC Radio Coming

PR reports: SIRIUS XM Radio announced that legendary rock band AC/DC will host their own music channel on SIRIUS. The channel will celebrate AC/DC's iconic career and the upcoming release of Black Ice, the band's first studio album in eight years. AC/DC Radio will be broadcast on SIRIUS channel 29 and will debut on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 6 pm ET through January 15, 2009.

AC/DC Radio will air AC/DC music 24/7, including classic rock recordings such as "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)," "You Shook Me All Night Long," and "Back in Black" as well as new songs from their Brendan O'Brien produced album, Black Ice (Columbia). The channel will also feature AC/DC band members Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd describing their singular rock & roll career spanning more than 30 years and sharing their personal insights into their music. The band will also guide SIRIUS listeners through an exclusive preview of every track on Black Ice, which will be sold in the U.S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club beginning Monday, October 20, 2008, and on the band's web site www.acdc.com.

"AC/DC is an unparalleled and enduring force in rock music," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio. "We are thrilled to begin broadcasting AC/DC Radio and give AC/DC fans a channel on SIRIUS where they can hear the band's distinctive music, uninterrupted and non-stop rock 'n roll the way the band always envisioned their radio airplay." - more on this story

Gym Class Roots Tour

PR reports: The Roots are continuing to support their current album Rising Down (released April 2008) on a 24 city headlining North American tour with Gym Class Heroes and UK newcomer Estelle.

The tour, which opens in Baltimore on Friday, October 3rd and closes four weeks later in Albany on November 1st, will be highlighted by a two-night stand at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, October 28-29th. - dates

Misheard Lyrics of the Day: Raspberry Beret

antiMusic reports: Who hasn't misheard a song lyrics. We thought it might be fun to feature some favorites here for you to enjoy. For the rest of this week we will be looking at the misheard lyrics of the Purple One®.

Today's misheard lyric is to Prince's "Raspberry Beret" and the line "Overcast days never turned me on." That lyric has been misheard as "Over-calloused legs never turned me on"

If you have a misheard lyric we'd love to hear from you. See the contact link at the bottom of the page for how to get a hold of us to tell us about your favorites. If you want to check out more misheard Prince song lyrics like this one check out - Am I Right.com!

Alabama Thunderpussy Break Up

BW&BK reports: Alabama Thunderpussy have called it a day. Guitarist Erik Larson has issued a statement explaining the breakup:

"It's been a very quiet 2008 from us here in ATP thus far. I know there has been speculation and uncertainty about exactly what the status of the band is, and our apologies go out to y'all for being MIA. Finally, I'm able to give you an update. The beginning of 2008 brought yet more upheaval in the saga that is this band, when (vocalist) Kyle Thomas left the group to focus on his family and the impending EXHORDER reunion.

The remaining four of us had a band meeting and after serious discussion, decided to take a much deserved/needed few months hiatus to regroup and focus on home life and other individual projects. The 'few months' seemed to flow into a bit longer as the summer progressed and we all dug deeper into our lives as individuals outside of ATP.

Well, we finally regrouped and after much deliberation and thoughtful discussion, we have decided to end the band. There are no hard feelings between us and no bullshit politics. It's pretty much just the end of an era - more on this story

Godhead Set New Release

PR reports: Godhead are set to release their sixth studio album, At The Edge Of The World, October 7 on Driven Music Group (distribution by Ryko/Warner Music Group), the label owned by ex-Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and music execs Greg Shanaberger and Mark Nawara.

The album—produced by bassist Ullrich Hepperlin--features 13 songs and 5 bonus remixes courtesy of Assemblage 23, Sebastian Komor (Icon of Coil), Curse Mackey (Pigface, Evil Mothers), Shok (My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult) and Fat and Acid (American Head Charge). At The Edge Of The World is 80 minutes of brand new Godhead. "Stay Back," the disc's first single, is currently being serviced to radio stations across the country, and a video will be shot in Los Angeles within the next few weeks with first-time music video director and well-known actress Juliette Landau ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Ed Wood"). It will be ready for TV and online consumption early next month.

"When I was writing 'Stay Back,'" explains singer/guitarist Jason C. Miller, "I thought about all the times people push each other away in relationships, maybe from clashing ideals or just being afraid of something good. I assumed the role of the person who knows he's a spoiler, but has enough morality left to warn the other person." - more on this story

Sarah McLachlan Amazon Premiere

PR reports: On Wednesday, September 10th, Amazon will host the worldwide premiere of Sarah McLachlan's video for her new single "U Want Me 2" on www.amazon.com/music. For 48 hours, fans around the world will only be available to view Sarah's video on Amazon.

"U Want Me 2" is a brand new song featured on multi-platinum, Grammy-winning recording artist Sarah McLachlan's first greatest hits package Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan, set for release on October 7th (Arista Records). Sarah's fans can also check out the Amazon Sarah McLachlan artist store and pre-order a standard or deluxe version copy of her new album.

Closer: The Best Of Sarah McLachlan, a 16 track anthology, contains 14 classic tracks personally selected Sarah from her award-winning catalog, as well as two newly recorded and previously unreleased songs, "U Want Me 2" and "Don't Give Up On Us," working with her longtime producer Pierre Marchand. Additionally, a deluxe limited edition 2-Disc set will be available, which includes a 20 page booklet insert featuring rare photos and original pen and ink drawings by Sarah, and boasts 11 additional recordings from Sarah's discography. - http://www.amazon.com/music

Voivod Reissue

MMP reports: Metal Mind Productions presents the re-release of seventh studio album by Voivod "The Outer Limits". The new digipak edition is limited to 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process, released on a golden disc and will be available on 29th September 2008 in Europe and 28th October 2008 in USA (via MVD)..

This was the last album Voivoid recorded with their vocalist Snake until, exactly 10 years later, they released their self-titled reunion album in 2003. "The Outer Limits" features a perfect blend of past formulas with new and innovative ideas. On this album, Voivod mixed various thematic and musical elements with ease, which resulted in their most powerful, diversified, and mature release.

This album is a benchmark for Voivod. Includes a cover of Pink Floyd's song, "The Nile Song" (from the album "More"). The booklet features a 3D graphic design, which can be viewed through special 3DG glasses that come along with the CD. - more on this story

Ill Bill Tour

PR reports: Hip hop artist Ill Bill has announced a headlining tour to support his new album, The Hour of Reprisal.

The Brooklyn MC will kick off the tour in Cambridge, MA on September 11 and hit the road for two months. Ill Bill will be joined by Sean Price, member of Heltah Skeltah/Boot Camp Clik.

"This is my first headlining tour as a solo artist, so along with dropping the new album, this is a really exciting time for me," says Ill Bill. "I'm amped about getting to hang with my army of supporters for the next couple of months and letting them hear the new record. This album was made for the stage, so I can't wait to finally unleash this new music live." - more on this story

Two Cow Garage Set Release

PR reports: Columbus, Ohio-based outfit Two Cow Garage will release their fourth full-length, "Speaking In Cursive", October 21, 2008 on Suburban Home Records.

Comprised of Micah Schnabel (vocals, guitar), Shane Sweeney (bass, vocals), Chris Flint (guitar), Andy Schell (keyboards), and Cody Smith (drums), the outfit, which plays more than 200 shows a year (and has for the past six years), has made their darkest, yet most rewarding record to date, writing songs that deal with the problems and dilemmas of growing up, coming to terms with ones dreams versus reality, as well as songs about substance abuse, the wasting of youth (and the effects on your friends when youth is stolen too soon), navigating the troubled waters of relationships, and, of course, crushes-turned-heartbreak.

With "Speaking in Cursive", Two Cow Garage has brought on a permanent keyboard player with Andy Schell, helping the band expand on their guitar-bass-drum combo, adding depth and richer melodies to the heartbreak-on-the-sleeve lyrical bite and rock attack that Two Cow Garage is already known for.
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Dragonette Mini Tour

PR reports: Bouncing from the East to the West coasts and destined to wow audiences with their revivalist new wave synth-pop, Toronto-based quadruplet, Dragonette, are now embarking on a much welcomed four-date mini-tour this fall in the United States.

With the pending release of their refreshing debut album Galore (I Surrender Records through Red Distribution) out on October 28th, watch out for their dirty electronica beats and synths, trunk full of hooks, neon-doused live shows and downright naughty delivery and vocals by the bands star front woman Martina Sorbara.

The band, which was named after the singer's ipod, possess an edgy dance rock sound with a bubble-gum pop lining. Lead vocalist and sultry siren, Martina Sorbara, formed the band in 2005 when she met her future bassist, and future husband, Dan Kurtz at a Canadian music festival. Martina, with her poppy songstress vocals and deep desire for some driving eccentric pop dance beats, eagerly agreed to leave behind her successful solo career and form what was originally just the dynamic duo, Dragonette. - more on this story

Bumblefoot To Rescue Wrestlers

PR reports: Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron Thal (aka Bumblefoot) will be taking part in "Wrestler's Rescue," a unique two-event-in-one-day fundraiser to help retired professional wrestlers in taking care of their mounting personal medical and living costs.

As most wrestlers are private contractors, they must pay their own medical expenses out of their own pocket, and have no income in times of injury or retirement.

On Saturday, September 14th, 2008 a one day, two part benefit to assist these great athletes and entertainers will be taking place. A day meet-n-greet event and an evening dinner event with auctions, entertainment and more. - more on this story

Ike & Tina Turner Blue Thumb Years Reissued

conqueroo reports: Although Ike Turner is often credited with recording the first rock 'n' roll song with 1951's "Rocket 88," his career took a leap when he met Anna Mae Bullock and re-named her Tina Turner. Their first collaboration was "A Fool in Love," released in 1960 on Sue Records, and the two later hooked up with producer Phil Spector, resulting in the 1966 wall-of-sound smash "River Deep Mountain High." 1969 found Ike and Tina returning to their blues roots with a pair of albums that Ike leased to Bob Krasnow's Blue Thumb Records — The Hunter and Outta Season. The two albums will be combined to form an 18-song single-CD reissue titled Ike & Tina Turner Sing the Blues as part of Acrobat Music's Premier Series. Street date for the collection is October 21.

The Hunter and Outta Season were recorded when Ike, fed up with pressures from the labels such as Sue to create new product every year, launched his own Pompeii label, proceeding to release recordings by the Ikettes as well as by himself and Tina. The albums he leased to Blue Thumb in '69 were along the last independent projects Ike would undertake before signing to United Artists, where he and Tina recorded "Proud Mary" and several key long-players.

Both Blue Thumb albums were blues-oriented, and showcased Ike's superlative guitar work — which had taken a back seat during the early Ike & Tina years — as well as Tina's stunning vocals. The songs were largely blues standards but there were a couple of original numbers. "Bold Soul Sister," for instance, was a very un-bluesy track and was a sizeable hit for the duo, as were Tina's interpretations of Albert King's "The Hunter" (equally well known for the version cut by the British band Free) and her testifying version of Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long," a standard in the Ike & Tina Revue's live '70s shows. - more on this story

Dave Stewart Orchestra Book Roxy Gig

PR reports: On September 24 at the renowned Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, rock legend Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics will perform material off his new album, "Dave Stewart Songbook, Vol. 1." Billed as Dave Stewart and His 30-Piece Rock Fabulous Orchestra, Stewart will perform songs from his vast catalog of classic hits performed in one-of-a-kind arrangements.

"Dave Stewart Songbook, Vol. 1" was released on August 5 by Stewart's company Weapons of Mass Entertainment and Surfdog Records. In addition to smash-hits from Eurythmics such as "Sweet Dreams" and "Here Comes the Rain Again," the songbook includes timeless tracks penned by Stewart including Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More," No Doubt's "Underneath It All," Mick Jagger's Golden Globe-winning "Old Habits Die Hard" and Celine Dion's recent chart-topper "Taking Chances," only to name a few.

The CD also features a 24-page booklet with great photos of his collaborations w/artists ranging from Bono, Mick Jagger, Gwynne Stefani, Sinead O'Connor and more. The aptly titled "Dave Stewart Songbook, Vol. 1" is accompanied by a hard-cover, glossy book of the same title that includes a chapter dedicated to each song with the story behind the music and stunning photos of his collaborators during the recording sessions, most of which were taken by Stewart himself.
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George Jones Honored

PR reports: Country music icon George Jones has been chosen to receive the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors. Jones, who has been called, the "greatest living country singer," earned his reputation by diving so deeply into a song's lyrics that listeners couldn't help but feel an emotional connection to the song and the singer. The country legend first hit the charts in 1955 and since then has won two Grammys, numerous CMA and ACM Awards, has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and still headlines nearly 100 shows a year.

"I am completely overwhelmed to be the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors," said Jones. "I can't believe that I have been included in the same company as previous winners that are country music legends: Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Roy Acuff and Willie Nelson. Since I was a young man, I have just done what I love and that is sing country music, and I never dreamed that something this special would happen to me. I am completely humbled and will be proud to accept the award!" - more on this story

Guitar Center Sessions with Joe Bonamassa

PR reports: Guitar Center is pleased to announce the next installment of Guitar Center Sessions: An Evening of Dialogue and Insight with Joe Bonamassa. Taking place Wednesday, September 17 at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, CA, the evening is free and open to the public. The evening will be powered in part by Gibson Guitars.

Joe Bonamassa is one of the premier blues-rock guitarist of his generation. At the early age of 12 he was already a touring pro, opening for the legendary B.B. King. Since then, Joe's incendiary playing has earned him a loyal legion of fans and numerous albums in Billboard's Top 10 blues chart. Also a gifted singer and songwriter, Joe Bonamassa was named Best Blues Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine's readership in their annual Reader's Choice Awards for 2008, and recently released From Nowhere in Particular, a 2-CD live album recorded during his fall 2007 U.S. tour and released on his own J&R Adventures label. The CD debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts. Joe also hosts "Daily Cup Of Joe" as well, a Monday-Friday show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Blues Channel 74 that airs from 12-12:15 PM (ET). - more on this story

Moogfest 2008 Honors Bob Moog

PR reports: Metropolitan Talent and In Touch Entertainment, in cooperation with Moog Music, Inc. presents Moogfest 2008, Monday, October 13th at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York City. A stellar lineup of top Moog users will gather for an evening of ground-shaking music to honor Bob Moog and commemorate his groundbreaking achievements.

"This is our fifth year presenting this tribute to Bob and we're excited about moving to The Hammerstein, which is more than twice as large as our previous venue," said Mike Adams, Moog Music President. "Every year the artists who play at Moogfest tell us what a fun event it is, and as a result we have been privy to many fine performances. This year's lineup and our annual ' Bob Tribute' award will make for another fantastic evening for music fans."

Moogfest 2008 will also feature Moog Music's transforming new instrument, The Moog Guitar. Performers scheduled to participate include Umphrey's McGee, Eric McFadden Trio, Bernie Worrell (P-Funk), Aron Magner (Disco Biscuits), Jamie Shields (The New Deal), Joe Russo (Benevento/Russo) and others. - http://www.moogfest.com

Brian Head Welch (ex-Korn) Week: Day 3

antiMusic reports: Brian Head Welch shocked the rock world when he suddenly quit Korn following a religious awakening. While his new found faith is now the driving force in his life, Head's passion for music lives on with his solo debut "Save Me From Myself." To celebrate the release of this album we asked Head to pick some of his favorite tracks and tell us about them. Here he is with today's song:

"Rebel" is about abused children rebelling from abuse and turning to a radical life of faith rather than a life of violence, drugs and crime like so many kids do. My daughter, Jennea, sang on the verses along with six other kids that made up the kids choir. It's cool to be able to include my kid in my music now. She was always pushed aside when I was in Korn.

We know you are anxious to hear what Head's new music sounds like, so you can grab previews from "Save Me From Myself," learn more about the album and Head's new autobiography and more right - here!

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