Arch Enemy Ditch Music Fest Plans

Arch Enemy's performances this weekend at the Zwarte Cross festival (Holland) and the Lorca Rock Festival (Spain) will of course go ahead as originally planned! - more on this story

The Voodoo Jets Jangoed

PR reports: The Voodoo Jets, gaining notoriety with critical acclaim all across the USA, have decided to release a 2nd collection of songs since the tragic passing of drummer John Fowler in 2008.

Remaining members Francesco perrouna and Micah Sheveloff have gathered a handful of unreleased recordings featuring Fowler and will be adding three new tracks with a very special guest drummer (to be announced).

The new single, entitled Welcome to the Real World, features lead vocals and lyrics by Perrouna and Sheveloff's trademark raging keyboard sound. Engineered by Philip Maniatty, the song is classic Voodoo Jets energy from start to finish. "It has been difficult getting back to it since John died, however I know he'd want us to put out these songs," said Perrouna. Welcome to the Real World can be heard on - Jango

Parting is Such Bitter Sorrow for Left To Vanish

Lambgoat reports: Left To Vanish (Lifeforce Records) and Paul Meredith have gone their separate ways in somewhat of a nasty split. The group is currently seeking a replacement and had the following to say:

"We have parted ways with drummer Paul Meredith. It has been a long time coming and enough was enough. Hiss attitude towards the other members was untolerable and unacceptable. On our recent tour we came to the conclusion things were getting worse then went downhill after we discovered we have been missing money.

"Once we confronted him about the situation he threw a temper tantrum and refused to play the remaining dates on the tour. Once we got home he changed all of our passwords to our Facebook, email and currently has $2,000 worth of our albums that he refuses to give back. This is the kind of immaturity and unprofessional behavior we were sick of dealing with. He also took the van and trailer which we all threw up money. Bottom line, we cut our losses." - more on this story

Raunchy Reissues

MMP reports: Raunchy is still considered one of the most intriguing bands on the Danish metal scene and each of their releases proves their talent.

The exclusive re-releases of "Velvet Noise" and "Confusion Bay" feature the group's most memorable material, showcasing a musical collaboration of hardcore, metal and many, many more… Both albums will be available in a digipak edition, each one limited to 2000 copies.

New edition of "Velvet Noise" includes a bonus track. The material was digitally remastered using 24-Bit process. Metal Mind Productions set the release date for 24th August in Europe and 6th October in USA (via MVD). - more on this story

Adelle Album Release Tour

Cavalier Media reports: After recently performing at this year's Big Day Out festival (performing along side Neil Young, The Prodigy, Tv on the Radio and The Artic Monkeys [sic]) and completing their fifth and most expansive national tour to date, Australian psychedelic shamans Adelle have announced a tour of both Japan and Australia in support of their anticipated full length release 'Hello Sane Age Sins' which will be released in August.

In promotion of the full length release, Adelle have scheduled the release of ten music videos (one for each track on the album) from now until the end of the year. The first release 'Vella Lavella' is a chaotic coming together of colour and can be viewed on their Myspace.

Adelle have also announced a free streaming live web performance at 5pm on the 23rd of August. Titled as 'Live at the Lab', fans of Adelle will be able to watch the band perform songs from 'Hello Sane Age Sins' as well as previously unreleased tracks and jams. - dates

Dead Confederate Team Up With Meat Puppets

Razor and Tie reports: Dead Confederate have announced a co-headline tour with Meat Puppets in September before they hit the road with A Place To Bury Strangers in October.

Hailing from Athens, Georgia, Dead Confederate's music is best described as intense, lumbering, southern, psychedelic grizzly rock. They burst onto the scene with their self titled EP soon followed by an opening spot for R.E.M. at SXSW in early 2008. Later that year, they released their debut full length album, WRECKING BALL, to innumerable raves from tastemakers and press alike.

Dead Confederate is currently compiling live material from shows recorded in 2008/2009 for digital and possible limited edition vinyl release that will include rarely performed covers as well as the band's original material. Look for more on this soon... - dates

Beggars Can Be Streamers

PR reports: Social Networking and music streaming site Kerchoonz.com announces an agreement with Europe's largest independent music label group, Beggars Group. The deal will allow users of Kerchoonz free access to approximately 20,000 tracks from Beggars' significant catalogue.

Beggars Group represents the labels XL Recordings, Rough Trade, Matador, and 4AD and whose acts include a diverse selection of award-winning artists such as Grammy award winner Adele and The Strokes.

"This deal will allow us to provide an even broader selection of great independent music for all music lovers," says Indiana Gregg, co-founder of Kerchoonz. "We are honored to be working with the Beggars Group and look forward to do our part to help grow their digital business." - more on this story

Eels To Rock Kimmel

PR reports: Eels will be featured on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" July 24 performing a track from their latest record, Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire, out now on Vagrant Records.

Released June 2, Hombre Lobo debuted at #43 on the Billboard 200 chart surpassing the first week success of its predecessor.

EELS is the ever-changing project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett. The band's first record since 2005's critically acclaimed Blinking Lights and Other Revelations, Hombre Lobo was recorded entirely at E's studio in Los Angeles with Koool G Murder (bass, keyboards and guitar) and Knuckles (drums and percussion). "I wanted to write a set of songs about desire," says E. "That dreadful, intense want that gets you into all sorts of situations that can change your life in big ways." - more on this story

The Airborne Mickey Mouse Event

PR reports: The Airborne Toxic Event announce a very special performance at The Walt Disney Concert Hall on December 4th, 2009, presented by the LA Philharmonic.

The band will be accompanied by special guest, the award-winning Calder Quartet, as well as other surprise guests to be announced. The show is part of the West Coast: Left Coast Festival, a celebration of the music and culture of California.

The Airborne Toxic Event is the only contemporary rock act on the festival's bill, as well as the only band of its kind to be invited to play at the Walt Disney Concert Hall for the fall season. The band will be proudly representing their hometown of East LA. Pre-sale tickets are available through www.theairbornetoxicevent.com on Saturday, August 15th; general public tickets will be on sale starting Sunday, August 23rd. - more on this story

Strangler Hugh Cromwell Hitting The Road and Giving Away Album

Girlie reports: Hugh Cornwell is a man of the people! The original vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter for punk and new-wave legends The Stranglers, will be touring the US this September and playing The Stranglers' classics and his new album Hooverdam.

He has made Hooverdam available for free download to anyone and everyone right now on his website www.hughcornwell.com! The site can be viewed in twelve languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Farsi, Russian, Mandarin, Turkish, Italian and Japanese), making Hugh's music freely available to most of the world's population.

Physical copies will be available on vinyl and as a triple-sleeved digi-pak CD/DVD, which will contain Hugh's film "Blueprint", featuring live studio performance inter-spliced with an interview with Hugh at the Tate Gallery in London. Both Hooverdam and "Blueprint" were recorded in Toerag Studios with producer Liam Watson (best known for producing the White Stripes' Elephant). - more on this story

The Jaguar Club Set Release

PR reports: One of Brooklyn's finest new young bands The Jaguar Club are readying their debut self-release LP 'And We Wake Up Slowly' out on September 1, 2009.

Songs written in a dark Brooklyn basement and recorded in a creaky barn upstate, resulted in an amazing amalgamation of garagey rock tracks propelled forward by Jeremiah Joyce's explosive percussion and Yoichiro Fujita's strong bassline with vocals that soar courtesy of singer/guitarist Will Popadic's penetrating voice not unlike the monotone croon of Interpol's Paul Banks or even Morrissey combined with lyrical styling reminiscent of David Byrne.

The band are now getting back to doing what they do best which is perform live with some upcoming US shows and expect more to be added shortly! - dates

Repo! Con

Adrenaline reports: REPO! The Genetic Opera will once again take on San Diego Comic-Con. This time the film is traveling to the comic Mecca packing an army of fans, and a year of cult creation as the newest member of midnight cinema madness.

This special midnight show will be chock full of what the nation is experiencing; Shadow Cast Performances, audiences adorned in REPO! regalia, attendee sing-a-longs and screen screaming audience participation.

This Midnight show features guest appearances by Director Darren Bousman, Co-creators and cast members Terrance Zdunich and Darren Smith, cast members Alexa Vega and Bill Moseley, Music Producer Joe Bishara, scene journalist and creator, of Repo! The Genetic Opera, Spooky Dan, and more. Repo! The Genetic Opera screens Saturday, July 25th at 11:59 PM at the Gas-lamp Stadium located at 701 Fifth Avenue - more on this story

. School Boy Humor

Despite the obvious influence of Blink 182, for a young band, the four-man outfit behind School Boy Humor has a big sound. Their debut album is full of unexpected surprises- complicated guitar riffs accompanied by driving rhythm and textured overlays. (4 stars) - Read the full School Boy Humor review

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