MTV Taps Eminem To Perform At Movie Awards Show

Hosted by Andy Samberg, the eighteenth annual MTV Movie Awards will air on Sunday, May 31st at 9PM (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT.) Presenters and additional performers will be announced at a later date.

For the first time in Movie Awards history, MTV is letting the fans participate in the nominee process. Beginning Monday, April 13, voting will open and viewers will be able to select the 2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS nominees from an eligibility list of over 200 movies on movieawards.mtv.com. MTV Mobile will also enable viewers on the go to text VOTE to 66333 to vote for nominees in the Best Movie category from their mobile phone. Voting for this round will close on April 20. - more on this story

Steve Earle Sets Release of Townes Van Zandt Collaboration Album

PR reports: Steve Earle is set to release Townes, his highly anticipated follow up to the Grammy Award winning album Washington Square Serenade, on May 12th via New West Records.

The 15-song set is comprised of songs written by Earle's friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. Townes will also be available as a deluxe two-CD set, as well as double Limited Edition 180 gram vinyl.

The album was produced by Earle at his home in Greenwich Village, at Sound Emporium and Room and Board in Nashville, TN and The Nest in Hollywood, CA. The track "Lungs," was produced and mixed by the Dust Brothers' John King and features Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/The Nightwatchman on electric guitar. Earle's wife, the acclaimed singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, is featured on backing vocals on "Loretta" and "To Live Is To Fly." Three songs cut in Nashville, "White Freightliner Blues," "Delta Momma Blues," and "Don't Take It Too Bad" feature a bluegrass band consisting of Dennis Crouch, Tim O'Brien, Darrel Scott and Shad Cobb. - more on this story

Municipal Waste Announce Tour With Lamb Of God, As I Lay Dying, Children Of Bodom and God Forbid

PR reports: Municipal Waste have just finished recording their fourth, "most dynamic and rounded record yet" with producer Zeuss (Madball, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, Unearth) – the WASTE hit the road for a six week US tour with Lamb Of God, As I Lay Dying, Children Of Bodom And God Forbid.

Municipal Waste completed work on their new album, Massive Aggressive, in Virginia last week, and now Tony Foresta (vocals) grabs a breath to catch up with what its been like: "The past week has been a real whirlwind for the Waste. Last Tuesday we finished mixing our new album up in Massachusetts then jumped on a plane to Arizona the following morning to start our 6 week tour with Lamb of God."

Never a band to think twice about getting back on the road and breaking faces, Foresta continues: "The shows have been a lot of fun and the crowd have been really receptive towards us even though most of them have no idea who we are! The crowds have been massive. We have also been playing some new songs and the response to those has been really good. It's also great to be playing with our good friends Suicidal Tendencies again. They have been killing it every night on stage and have been a lot of fun to hang with after the gigs as well." - more on this story

Darkest Hour Set The Eternal Return in June

PR reports: Darkest Hour, the Washington D.C. powerhouse metal quintet, will proudly release their fifth full-length record, The Eternal Return, June 23, 2009 on Victory Records. The band tapped producer Brian McTernan (Senses Fail, Thrice, From Autumn to Ashes) and recorded at his Baltimore, MD-based Salad Days Studio. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum comments, "To put it simply, this is a metal record made by dudes who have dedicated half of our lives to aggressive, unrelenting music."

"It's been a long road, but we have finally completed work on our new record, The Eternal Return," added Schleibaum. "I am very proud of the hard work and passion that both the band and producer Brian McTernan poured into this. After 14 years, we've decided there's no reason to put out DARKEST HOUR records other then for ourselves and for the people that love this band. This record has no hidden agenda, no pop hit, or stylistic departure to broaden the fan base. Rather, it is a sick thrash, speed, melodic, metal record! It feels like it has all the aggression and speed of our Hidden Hands… record, the melody and songwriting of Undoing Ruin, and the technicality and musicianship of Deliver Us. We encourage anyone who has loved our records in the past or present to check it out. And if you've never found something that's connected with you in a DARKEST HOUR record before, then take some time to listen to this one, because this is a defining DARKEST HOUR record… We look forward to playing new songs on our upcoming European tour with Bleeding Through and on this year's Summer Slaughter Tour! See ya in the pit!" - more on this story

The Crystal Method Announce North American Tour And New Album

PR reports: As The Crystal Method return from SXSW where they DJ'd various events promoting their fourth studio album Divided By Night, set for release May 12 on their own Tiny e Records distributed by INgrooves/Fontana, the duo have announced they will set off on their first official tour as a live act in five years. The live show will be unveiled at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on Friday, April 17.

The Crystal Method will embark on a 30-plus date tour of North America. It kicks off at the House of Blues in Boston, followed by stops at clubs and theatres including Metropolis in Montreal, Guvernment in Toronto, Webster Hall in New York City, House of Blues in Orlando, Dallas and Las Vegas, Grand Ballroom in San Francisco, WaMu Theatre in Seattle, Commodore in Vancouver and Belly Up in Aspen, CO. The tour will wrap in Salt Lake City in mid-June and will include supporting acts Danger and LA Riots on certain dates.

After traveling the world for years performing inside their own custom-made dome awash in a true rock n' roll light show, The Crystal Method have decided to go back to the drawing board and create a brand new visual experience for their fans. - more on this story

Gomez Hitting The Road

PR reports: Gomez has announced a national tour with dates confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer of 2009.

The band will be touring in support of its just-released sixth studio record "A New Tide." The tour will kick off in Detroit, MI, on May 22, hitting most regions of the US and even up into Canada for a date in Toronto on May 29.

The trek will culminate on June 12 with the band's third career appearance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. The band will also appear at this year's Mile High and 10,000 Lakes Festival during their second leg of the tour in July. - more on this story

Wake Up And Smell The Carcass

PR reports: Wake Up And Smell The Carcass, the extensive compilation CD featuring rare and unreleased tracks from seminal British grindcore/death metal legends Carcass, has been reissued along with the Wake Up And Smell The Carcass DVD in one killer package and is out now in Europe.

The reissue is the latest addition to the Earache Classic Series, which recognizes some of the most important, influential and groundbreaking albums to be released by Earache, with each reissued album including a bonus DVD full of extra content.

The Wake Up And Smell The Carcass CD contains 17 rarities from different eras of Wake Up And Smell The Carcass career, including five killer extras from the Wake Up And Smell The Carcass period, Radio One Session tracks and rare EP cuts. - more on this story

Yellowjackets To Play Tribute Show To Roger Burn

PR reports: Musicians Institute (www.mi.edu) is sad to report that one of its own, veteran L.A. based musician and MI instructor Roger Burn, lost his two year battle with kidney cancer on March 29, 2009.

Roger's dedication to his students and real world, tough love approach to teaching will be greatly missed.

On Friday, April 24, MI will host an open to the public tribute to Roger including performances by famed jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets and friends. - more on this story

Low Anthem Set Nonesuch Debut

PR reports: The Low Anthem releases its Nonesuch Records debut, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, on June 9. The album, which had a limited but critically praised independent release late last year, has an updated track sequence and packaging, and has been remastered by Gateway's Bob Ludwig.

In anticipation of the forthcoming release, The Low Anthem spends the rest of April making its way up the northeastern seaboard with Ray Lamontagne and Elvis Perkins before performing at this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.

A headlining show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom in has just been added for Monday, June 15. Tickets are $13/$15 (day of show) and go on sale today. More shows will be announced soon. - more on this story

. Chick Corea & Hiromi - Duet

Every once in a while, a CD comes across my desk that I dig, and I just cant put into words why. (I like to believe that its more about some mystical quality of the music and less about vocabulary limitations.) Chick Corea and Hiromis Duet is one such CD. (5 stars) - Read the full Chick Corea & Hiromi - Duet review

. Sky Eats Airplane Interview

Sky Eats Airplane has rocketed towards the forefront of the avant-garde movement in metalcore. Catching the group before a big US tour with A Day to Remember and The Devil Wears Prada, Mark saw what is in the cards for this most unusual of bands. - Read the full Sky Eats Airplane Interview

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