Dean Releases Old Skull V from Testament's Eric Peterson

Fans who purchase Testament's special VIP packages for their current North American headlining tour have a chance to win one of three Eric Peterson Signature 'Old Skull V' guitars. The packages also include meet-and-greet opportunities, access to soundcheck, a collectible laminate, an autographed poster, Testament music skins, a limited edition Testament messenger bag, and a chance to win a Testament Darkstar skateboard. - check it out here

Living Things, Patrick Wolf, Plasticines and Jaguar Love Summer Tour

PR reports: Living Things will hit the road for the Nylon Summer Music Tour 2009. The 18-city trek kicks off June 5th in Seattle at El Corozon. Co-headlining the tour will be Patrick Wolf, Plasticines and Jaguar Love.

Habeas Corpus was released earlier this year and has garnered substantial critical acclaim in the media.

Produced by Michael Ilbert and Living Things, Habeas Corpus was recorded in Berlin, Germany at Hansa Studios where the band was in residence for nine months, overlooking the remnants of the Berlin Wall. - more on this story

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Add More Meadowlands Shows

PR reports: In response to fans' overwhelming demand, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and The Meadowlands have announced fourth and fifth shows for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Giants Stadium.

These shows will take place Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9. The latter date will be the final concert at Giants Stadium. The concerts on September 30, October 2, and October 3 sold out briskly.

Tickets for these dates go on sale Monday, June 8 at noon Eastern via Ticketmaster. (The fourth and fifth shows will be posted on Ticketmaster.com at 1 PM Eastern today.) - more on this story

Chthonic Set Release

PR reports: Taiwan is a country where history and folklore work very much hand in hand, and both of these elements are central to the latest studio album from that country's premier metal outfit, Chthonic (pronounced 'Thonic'). Mirror of Retribution will be released August 10 on Spinefarm Records UK.

Formed in 1995, five-piece set-up Chthonic (a name deriving from a Greek word signifying spirits of the underworld) have delivered an 11-track body of work that touches on both the spirit and mortal worlds, with loss of national identity and the sometimes turbulent history of their homeland recurring themes.

With Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano at the production & mixing helm, 'Mirror Of Retribution' sees the award-winning musicians further developing a style that started with the '99 album 'Where The Ancestors' Souls Gathered', blending full-on metal of the darker persuasion with traditional Taiwanese instruments such as two-string violin, the hena. - more on this story

The With a Little Help From My Friends Benefit Gains Star Power

PR reports: Wynonna will appear with the popular Nashville band The WannaBeatles, former Apple Records executive Ken Mansfield, and Phil Keaggy to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album on June 9 (Tuesday) with an evening of live music and storytelling at the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School.

"Growing up I learned the ins and outs of musicianship and the music industry by observing the artists I looked up to," Wynonna said. "Supporting the school has helped me give back to the community and will help students hone the skills that will benefit them in the future."

The With a Little Help From My Friends benefit will occur from 7-9 p.m. in the school's concert hall. The event will feature career reflections and readings from Mansfield; live performances by The WannaBeatles, country star Wynonna, contemporary Christian artist Phil Keaggy, country star David Ball, and other celebrity guests; and the presentation of a proclamation by Metro Councilman Parker Toler naming Jan. 30 as Nashville Beatles Music Day. - more on this story

Free Rational Download From Awesome New Republic

PR reports: Miami's hottest export, Awesome New Republic, is back. Started in 2004 by music school classmates Michael John Hancock (MJ) and Brian Robertson (B-Rob), the guys are set to follow up their critically-acclaimed 2005 debut, 'ANR So Far', with a series of EPs to be released throughout 2009.

Starting with 'Rational Geographic Vol 1', released earlier this year, and continuing through Vol 3, coming out in the fall, it's going to be a busy few months for these South Floridians.

Mixing a four-on-the floor backbeat of Franz Ferdinand with a falsetto worthy of Jake Shears and some synth lines that would warm Neil Tennant's heart, ANR make indie rock with an electronic edge that would get any room dancing. Honestly. At a recent weekday New York City show (crowds don't get much more dance-averse), ANR had everyone moving.

'Rational Geographic Vol 1' came out earlier this year, and is available as a free download on their site - download it here

Tanya Tucker Sets New Release

PR reports: One of country music's greatest stars, Tanya Tucker, has just finished recording a new album, My Turn, to be released on June 30, 2009 on Saguaro Road Records.

Few can match the emotional range of Tucker's vocals or the extraordinary career that began when she landed her first Top 10 hit on the country chart at just 13. On her new album Tucker takes classic country songs originally recorded by the all time great male legends of the time and turns the tables, giving classics such as "You Don't Know Me" and "Oh, Lonesome Me" a powerful reconstruction from a woman's point of view.

"Tanya is one of the few country superstars able to deliver searingly honest country songs and still relate to fans of every age and musical interest," says Saguaro Road Senior Vice President Audio & Video Retail Mike Jason. "She is a one of a kind artist and personality and epitomizes what we at Saguaro Road are all about." - more on this story

Tiny Masters Of Today Pop Chart

PR reports: Tiny Masters Of Today's forthcoming album "Skeletons" hits stores and digital download sites June 16, 2009. Can't wait that long? You're in luck! "Pop Chart," the album's second single will be released digitally June 2, 2009 and features the exclusive B-side "Furry Pants."

"Pop Chart'" is about the music industry ("Who wants to be on the Pop Chart…It's all about the money, so rich it isn't funny"). The video – directed by Evan Bernard (Beastie Boys, Moby, Green Day) – takes cheeky aim at said industry.

NME chose "Pop Chart" as #2 out of the 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (May 23, 2009) calling it "a succinct dig at industry whores" and Eddie Argos of Art Brut says "I saw [Tiny Masters Of Today live] about a month ago they were punk as f**k. I love their song "Pop Chart." - more on this story

Wild Beasts Set Soph Release

PR reports: Wild Beasts released their critically acclaimed debut album, Limbo Panto, last November on Domino Records. The band garnered a huge amount of attention in their home country surrounding this release. They made their first live appearance in the U.S. this past March at SXSW. It was this trip that made a splash for Wild Beasts in the U.S. and really made their mark as a promising young band on the rise. Wild Beasts are quickly following up with their sophomore album, Two Dancers, a record that is surely posed to officially break them stateside. It is an album that will further prove Wild Beasts are not just an of-the-moment band who will come and go within the course of three months, but a band of young men with real staying power.

Two Dancers will be released September 8th on Domino Records. Co-produced by Wild Beasts and northern English enigma Richard Formby in remote Norfolk, UK earlier this year, Two Dancers finds Wild Beasts on fire. Its a record of tightrope-high drama, alive with its sense of possibility, a sound that shimmers and sways in the band's own mercurial fashion. The band's performances throughout are pure liquid energy. The needlepoint drama is a result of the band eschewing studio hyper-gloss by playing together in the room - "recorded live, no over thinking" explains Wild Beasts' Hayden Thorpe. The sound and sensation of a band, to borrow the lyric of "This Is Our Lot," "dancing late / like young reprobates". Two Dancers is a streamlined, minimalist, and user-friendly Wild Beasts, with equal grace and gusto, equally elegant and ugly.

Two Dancers is full of references to the following: booty calls, puckered lips, bodies as perfect machines, and dim-lit streets. Lyrically Two Dancers is equally energetic and ripe. In "All The King's Men" Tom Fleming sings with purposeful intent about "Girls from Rodean, girls from Shipley, from Hounslow, girls from Whitby" as Thorpe's falsetto soars with palpable anticipation. In this song, as on the whole of the album, Wild Beasts dare you to cut loose and be seduced, but you'll join in on the disorientation along the way. - more on this story

Polly and the Billets Doux To Deliver Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies

PR reports: Bleakmouse Records is pleased to announce that Winchester based Polly and the Billets Doux will release their stunning debut album "Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies" on Monday 10th August.

The young four-piece effortlessly flit between jazz, rock and folk, flirt with Motown and soul and remain firmly bluesy whilst exploring guitarslinger/indie-songwriter territory. Taking their influences from jazz greats like Billie Holiday and adding a quintessentially English twist, theirs is a sound that will run and run.

For the second year in a row, 'Polly and the Billets Doux' have been invited to perform at the Glastonbury Festival. The band will perform on the Bandstand stage on Sunday June 28th at 5pm. The band will also perform a series of UK dates including Ronnie Scott's (June 2) the Brunswick, Brighton (June 5). - more on this story

. The Biz: Live Nation: A Band-Aid Solution For A Broken Arm

How much do you want to bet that if concert tickets were selling at the pace they were a decade ago that Live Nation would not be granting one day of amnesty for their service charges? - Read the full Live Nation: A Band-Aid Solution For A Broken Arm op/ed

. Soilent Green - Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction

Soilent Green is a challenging band. Mixing Southern-fried sludge with punkish grind and blistering death metal, the band's sound has been at best unique, at worst disjointed. Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction changes that. - Read the full Soilent Green - Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction review

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