Allstar Tribute To Love and Rockets Set For Release

So it's only natural that eventually similar minded multi-facted artists including both legends such as Frank Black, Flaming Lips, Stephen Perkins (Janes Addiction) Dandy Warhols, Snowden, and newer buzzworthy acts A Place to Bury Strangers, War Tapes, and Blakq Audio pay their respect to a band whom had influenced their style. Indeed, it all does circle back into one big ball of confusion. - more on this story

Demon Hunter Announce Huntour 2009

PR reports: Demon Hunter have announced four exclusive performances in the US starting in August, dubbed "Huntour 2009". The band will kick off the tour in their hometown of Seattle, WA before heading to Pomona, CA for two mini-festivals.

One of the shows will feature the special reunion performance of classic Christian band Focused. The upcoming gigs will also feature Throwdown (in Pomona) and Bleeding Through (in Alaska), as well as Living Sacrifice and more to be announced.

These will be the only shows Demon Hunter plays in 2009, and they will be making special announcements about the band, so be sure to catch them LIVE! - dates

AIR Announce New Album

PR reports: Internationally revered French electronic pop duo AIR, Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, will release their fifth studio album Love 2 on October 6th, the follow-up to 2007's acclaimed Pocket Symphony, and the first production to spring to life from their very own state-of-the-art recording facility Atlas Studio.

Nestled in the leafy backstreets of northern Paris, Atlas provided a creative haven for the band to produce these twelve new songs, recording and producing for the first time entirely by themselves. These recording sessions again saw the band handling all vocal duties and cemented their association with LA-based drummer/percussionist Joey Waronker, who had previously joined them for their intimate, three-man "Close up" tour of south-east Asia in the Fall of 2008. Stéphane "Alf" Briat, a long-time fixture of the Paris music scene, whose work with AIR dates back to some of their earliest material, came on board for the final mixdown at Atlas.

A viral single "Do The Joy" will be made available digitally on July 7th, followed by a formal single release for the summery pop anthem "Sing Sang Sung" on August 25th. - more on this story

Eagle And Talon Giving Away New Album

PR reports: Eagle And Talon's new record, Thracian, is being given away for free until Canada Day (July 1st). Why Canada day? Who knows? Here is the announcement:

LA-based post-punk girl duo Eagle and Talon are garnering comparisons to Sonic Youth, Sleater-Kinney and The Breeders with their debut full-length album Thracian, out June 23rd.

Scrappy, smart and unorthodox, Kim and Alice Talon splice angular guitars and gunshot rhythms with surreal lyrics, toy Casio and scraps of musical theater, forging a sound that makes you wonder whether you're being pet by a kitten or mauled by a lynx. - more on this story

The Crystal Method Extend Their Tour Plans

PR reports: As they continue to crisscross the country bringing their Divided By Night live show to the masses, The Crystal Method have announced the addition of several new dates for late July and early August.

The duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland will also take their live show across the Atlantic, where for the first time ever they will perform at the U.K.'s two leading music festivals: Leeds on August 29 and Reading on August 30.

Their additional U.S. dates commence on July 30 in Detroit and have the pair traveling through the Southeast into such markets as Columbus, Norfolk, Charlotte, Nashville, Little Rock, Tulsa and Albuquerque. - more on this story

One eskimO Album and Tori Amos Tour Announced

PR reports: Shangri-La Music recording group One eskimO has announced the upcoming release of its much-admired self-titled debut. The collection arrives on September 22.

The London-based band was hand picked by Tori Amos to open for her on this upcoming North American tour. The dates kick off on July 10th at Seattle's WaMu Theater, and then continue through mid-August (see attached itinerary.)

The brainchild of singer/songwriter Kristian Leontiou, One eskimO arrives with an impressive breadth of imagination that instantly marks them as something extraordinary. Produced by Rollo Armstrong (Faithless, Dido), the music is an ambitious and affecting collection of widescreen modern pop, alive with iridescent textures and intricately crafted songcraft. Songs like "Hometime" and "Kandi" (featuring an indelible chorus sampled from Candi Staton's classic "He Called Me Baby") are moving and expressive, touching upon such universal themes as love and heartbreak, success and failure. The band's "Givin Up" has already been featured on Los Angeles' KCRW and was a "Song of the Day" pick - more on this story

Marcy Back in the Playground

PR reports: On July 7th, 2009 Marcy Playground make their highly anticipated comeback with their fourth studio album Leaving Wonderland…In A Fit Of Rage and they are feeling the early love from radio programmers.

The week of June 15th Marcy Playground marked a promising beginning with a #5 most added honor in FMQB at the Triple A format. This early success with strong tracks like "Blackbird", and at other formats with "Devil Woman", "Star Baby" and "Good Times" is paving the way for a warm reception for this incredible collection of songs. Stations like KOHO in Levanworth, WA, WRRW in Virginia Beach, VA have brought "Blackbird" in at Medium rotation right off the bat. WRHV in Norfolk, VA, WFIT in Melbourne, FL and KZMV in Breckenridge, CO are straying from the norm and playing other tracks that they like best. As with these stations, everyone can find something they love within a Marcy Playground album – especially Leaving Wonderland...

A highly original and melodic modern rock band, Marcy Playground exploded onto the scene back in 1997 with the insanely irresistible hit single "Sex And Candy," a song that notched [a then-record] fifteen consecutive weeks at number one on Billboard's U.S. Modern Rock tracks chart and a self-titled debut album that went on to sell 1.7 million copies. Subsequent albums Shapeshifter (1999) and Marcy Playground 3 ("MP3") (2004) showcased two periods of tremendous creative evolution for the group. - more on this story

Brendan Benson Announces Summer Album Release

ATO reports: Brendan Benson returns with his fourth solo album, My Old, Familiar Friend, slated for release on ATO Records for August 18 2009.

Taking a break from writing, recording and touring with the Grammy winning Raconteurs, Benson went into the studio in Nashville and London with producer, Gil Norton (Pixies, Maximo Park, Foo Fighters) and mixer Dave Sardy (The Rolling Stones, LCD Soundsystem, Oasis). The result is a timeless, 11-track album.

My Old, Familiar Friend is a marriage of passion and perfectionism and an illustration of all that is special about Brendan Benson. From the seductive glimmer of "Feel Like Taking You Home" to the Motown swoon of "Garbage Day" Benson has shaped his restless-hearted stories into songs that fit together with exquisite neatness. Benson's musical approach is detailed, craftsman-like and fastidious. Take for instance "A Whole Lot Better," the first US single, in which harmonies, hand-claps and guitar are layered to produce a work of heart-felt buoyancy- a work that culminates in the sweet, dove-tailing swoop of its refrain: "I fell in love with you/ And out of love with you/ And back in love with you/ All in the same day." The album is comprised of songs that arrive perfectly formed and immaculate, the sound of a classic singer/songwriter operating at the top of his game. - more on this story

Long Lost John Phillips Musical, Produced By Andy Warhol To Get CD Release

Submitted News reports: This summer, Varese Sarabande releases the 4th installment in the Papa John Presents series: John Phillips "Andy Warhol Presents: Man On The Moon"

This collects never-before-released music written and performed by John Phillips from his long-lost musical Man On The Moon (a/k/a SPACE). This off- Broadway musical was produced for the stage by Andy Warhol, directed by Paul Morrissey (director of Warhol films like "Frankenstein") and features performances by members of Andy Warhol's Factory and Denny Doherty of The Mamas and The Papas.

This spaced-out musical comedy opened at the off- Broadway Little Theatre in 1975. The release includes the repertoire performed by John Phillips as well as cast recordings. - more on this story

Bad Sister Return With New Album

Submitted News reports: It has finally been done! 20 years after its AOR classic 'Heartbreaker' German AOR and melodic hard rock band Bad Sister has released a new album.

Because Rust Never Sleeps is the third CD of the band from Hamburg - finest classic rock, AOR and melodic rock which they play in the style of Heart, Journey, Foreigner, Giant, Survivor and others. In the 1980s the band around singer Suzie Lohmar gave already rise to much comment when they supported Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan and the Detroit rock shouter Mitch Ryder. Their first album 'Heartbreaker' (1989) is considered to be one of the classics in the international AOR-scene.

Bad Sister – Because Rust Never Sleeps to be released on June 26th 2009 by Distinct Music (DM 803728, distributed by CMS/Sony). - more on this story

.... MorleyView: UFO<

UFO continue to crank out great new material and their latest CD The Visitor is certainly a testament to that. The Visitor is the second record Andy Parker has made with the band since rejoining and Morley spoke with him to find out all about it. - Read the full UFO MorleyView

. Bon Jovi - These Days Album Reflection and Review: Part I

Part One of Tony Ks look at Bon Jovis album These Days. An album that Tony says is the sound of a sedated society without a road map, remaining aimlessly seeking answers to questions that go unanswered. - Read the full Bon Jovi - These Days Album Reflection and Review: Part I review

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