Lucero's Ben Nichols Solo Release and Shows

"The Last Pale Light in the West" is a stripped-down piece with Nichols' gritty vocals at the forefront. Nichols added acoustic guitar to the record, alongside Steff on piano and accordion, and Beane's pedal steel guitar. - more on this story

Blu-ray Man Group

PR reports: Warner Music Entertainment is pleased to announce the Monday February 16th Blu-ray release of Blue Man Group's concert tour "How To Be A Megastar Live!" which coincides with the group's sold out London O2 Arena concert on Sunday February 15th.

The state-of-the-art high definition Blu-ray disc includes footage from Blue Man Group's two-day run of the exhilarating 2006/2007 "How To Be A Megastar Tour 2.0" filmed at the American Airlines Centre, Dallas, Texas – a sold out show filmed with over 40,000 fans.

The Blu-ray release also dovetails with the recent announcement of newly added Blue Man Group concerts at the London 02 Arena on May 16th and 17th. - more on this story

Post Death Soundtrack Keeping Busy

PR reports: Vancouver industrial rock/metal act Post Death Soundtrack has made a cover version of the Dead Can Dance song "Anywhere Out of the World" available for free download at the band's official website.

Post Death Soundtrack filmed its first music video, for the song "Euchreist", on December 28. The clip was directed by Michael Seelt at his Calgary studio. Once editing is complete, the video will be posted at the band's official web site. Seelt took the promo photos for Post Death Soundtrack's CD 'Music As Weaponry', which was released in September.

Post Death Soundtrack features Steve Moore (also vocalist of metal act INNER SURGE and progressive band the UNRAVELLING), Kenneth Buck, Jon Ireson (bassist for industrial metal act REVOLUTION) and Colin Everall. - official site

Flatfoot 56 Begin New Album

PR reports: Chicago's Celtic-punk outfit Flatfoot 56 will enter Absolute Sound in Houston, Texas on February 1st to begin the recording process for their highly anticipated new album, due out later this year.

The as-yet untitled full-length will arrive as the follow-up to the band's critically lauded 2007 release, Jungle Of The Midwest Sea. Johnny Rioux of Street Dogs will take the helm as the album's producer and engineer.

Throughout their eight-year history, Flatfoot 56 have consistently delivered an eclectic mix of punk and folk-tinged hardcore to audiences across the globe. Since releasing Jungle Of The Midwest Sea on Flicker Records, the boys relentlessly toured the world over both as openers and headliners, sealing their reputation as one of the most exciting, prolific, and energetic bands on the scene today. Over the last 2 years, the band has also continuously written new material, compiling dozens of songs to choose from for the upcoming album. Though they are considering offers, Flatfoot 56 have yet to decide on a label for the album's release. - more on this story

Single File CD and Tour Plans

PR reports: Reprise Records will release Common Struggles, the full length debut from Single File, on April 7th.

Shortly thereafter, the Colorado-based band will join Alkaline Trio and Anberlin on the "Pick Up The Phone Tour." Dates for the month-long trek, which aims to raise awareness of suicide prevention and mental health issues, will be announced shortly.

And for the fifth consecutive year, Single File will be going out on the Vans Warped tour. - more on this story

Cemetery of Scream Set Release

PR reports: Metal Mind Productions set the release date for Cemetery of Scream's newest offering entitled "Frozen Images" on 2nd February 2009 in Europe and 10th March 2009 in USA (via MVD).

One of the most intriguing bands on Polish atmospheric dark metal scene returns with a new, disturbing album.... Cemetery of Scream's newest offering entitled "Frozen Images" constitutes a unique and innovative work, on which the new vocalist, Olaf Różański, leaves his ice-cold fingerprints.

The album has a very different character than the band's previous releases while still maintaining the ethereal style of their music, which fluently shifts between the worlds of reality and fiction. The lyrics, mysterious and symbolic, ranging from the themes of vampires and ancient rituals to Lewis Carroll-style conundrums, for once more confirm that this band is really not afraid to look into the darkest nooks and crannies of the human soul. - more on this story

Jimmy Kimmel Live Acts

PR reports: Jimmy Kimmel Live welcomes the following musical acts: January 28 – Disturbed** January 29 – Kraak and Smaak January 30 – Benji Hughes.

February 3 – The Bird and the Bee February 5 – Morrissey February 6 – Jazmine Sullivan February 11 – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus February 12 – Mark Seliger February 18 – K'Naan

** Notes performances that will take place on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Outdoor Pontiac Garage Stage. ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs nightly at 12:05 am ET/PT. - more on this story

Monday Laughs

antiMusic reports: Monday's suck so let's forget about today's worries, step outside of music for a moment for a little bit of humor. With that said, here is your Monday laugh: A blonde calls her boyfriend and says, 'Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get started.' Her boyfriend asks, 'What is it supposed to be when it's finished?' The blonde says, 'According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster.' Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle.

She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table. He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, 'First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster.'

He takes her hand and says, 'Second, I want you to relax. Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then ..' he said with a deep sigh, ........... 'Let's put all the Corn Flakes back in the box.' -

. Angel - On Earth As It Is In Heaven

After the success of KISS, Casablanca signed another visually-exciting group called Angel in the mid '70s. The band created a stir with their first few records and were to be the angelic antithesis of the darker KISS. (4 stars) - Read the full Angel - On Earth As It Is In Heaven review

. Bruce Springsteen Month: Magic

Upon its release, it was heralded as a masterpiece about the bewilderment of the human soul. Critics, fans and many of my dear friends all hailed it as Springsteen's finest record since The River. Upon my first dozen listens, I wondered what I was missing (3 stars) - Read the full Bruce Springsteen Month: Magic review

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