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Jimi Hendrix Family Lawyers Keeping Busy

PR reports: For 13 years the Hendrix family owned and operated companies have continued to protect the legacy of Jimi Hendrix—the most innovative, imaginative and greatest guitarist ever. Today, Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. and Authentic Hendrix LLC, filed a federal lawsuit in the Washington District Court against Andrew Pitsicalis and his Las Vegas-based HendrixLicensing.com LTD. Pitsicalis and his company are accused with intentionally and wrongfully profiting from the use of Experience and Authentic Hendrix registered trademarks.

The suit charges that Pitsicalis and his companies have purposefully committed gross trademark infringements and other illegal acts through their marketing and licensing of Jimi Hendrix branded merchandise.

Pitsicalis was formerly associated with Craig Dieffenbach owner of Hendrix Electric Vodka. Last month, the same federal court entered a $3.2 million judgment against Dieffenbach, and also permanently enjoined him and his company from using Jimi Hendrix trademarks. - more on this story

Mike Doughty Question Jar Show

PR reports: Singer/songwriter Mike Doughty will bring his Question Jar Show to the West Coast for two weeks of club dates in May. The Question Jar Show features Doughty and cellist/guitarist/ straightman Andrew "Scrap" Livingston playing acoustic versions of Doughty's repertoire and answering written questions that fans have placed in a jar prior to the show.

The 13-date run begins May 1 in San Diego and continues through May 15 in Seattle, with stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver and other cities in between.

Prior to the US dates, Doughty will tour outside North America for the first time in nearly a decade. In addition to stops in Portugal, and Japan, Doughty will tour German clubs for two weeks in March. - more on this story

Everest Tour

PR reports: Freshly rejuvenated from their recent North American adventures with the legendary Neil Young, Everest has traded the studio for the Interstate and has embarked on a brief West Coast tour.

The L.A.-based workhorses, who spent their month "off" writing and tracking new songs, are using this opportunity to road-test their latest creations, including performances alongside Spoon as well as Akron/Family, among others.

Immediately following, the quintet will rejoin Young for a handful of Canadian and U.S. dates in April, which will culminate with a performance at Jazz Fest in New Orleans May 2. The additional U.S. shows will be announced soon. - more on this story

River City High Graduates From Roslyn

Submitted News reports: Ex members of River City High (MCA/Geffen/Doghouse/Big Wheel), guitarist Pedro Aida and drummer Greg Butler, have embarked on a new pop rock project named "Roslyn". Featuring vocalist and primary songwriter Brooks Cullum, Aida on lead guitar, Butler on drums and newly acquired bassist Ryan Kink. Below is Roslyn's official biography:

Richmond rockers Roslyn emerged on the music scene in summer 2008 and have quickly been making their mark on today's musical world. With influences ranging from [The Beatles] to [Jimmy Eat World] to [The Kooks], Roslyn is stepping out with a fresh sound, taking mediocrity out of your standard pop-rock song. With a unique creativity and songwriting to die for, Roslyn is rapidly becoming a band you'll want to keep an eye on. - more on this story

Michael Schenker Live DVD

MMP reports: Metal Mind Productions presents a special ltd. swing-case edition of Michel Schenker Group's first DVD. [yes, the publicist misspelled his name] This German hard rock/heavy metal guitarist, known as a founding member of Scorpions, achieved fame as a member of UFO in the middle of the 1970s. Schenker has had a long career that has seen him rise to become one of the most influential and respected rock guitarists of today.

"World Wide Live 2004" DVD features a recording of MSG supreme performance at the Metalmania Festival 2004. The new edition includes an additional CD with audio tracks recorded at the show. Track list consists of the highlights of all stages of Schenker's career: from UFO hits, through MSG classic tracks, to his solo compositions!

DVD also includes: band bio, discography, 25-minute interview, in which Michael talks about his career, photo gallery, desktop images, weblinks. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD+CD swing case edition is limited to 2000 copies. "World Wide Live 2004" DVD+CD will be available on 16th March in Europe and 24th March in USA (via MVD). - more on this story

Sacred Oath Set Release

Chipster reports: Sacred Oath are preparing to release their latest offering, 'Sacred Oath.' Release dates for both the standard and deluxe version of the CD have been set for May 12th (US, Canada).

The official version contains 10 songs in a jewel case. The deluxe edition has 14 songs and is packaged in an elaborate digipack with a 16 page lyric and photo booklet.

All four bonus tracks in the deluxe package are additional brand new songs. Why two editions? "Pricing, really" says Rob Thorne. "Old-school Oathbangers won't have any qualms paying $14 for the deluxe, but newcomers to the band might, and we're working on an exclusive with iTunes to feature the album at a discounted price. You just can't do that with 14 songs." - more on this story

Fernando Offering New CD Free

PR reports: Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Fernando Viciconte, who plays with his band simply under the name Fernando, will be releasing his seventh full-length, "True Instigator", digitally on his own Domingo Records.

The record will be available from his website, http://www.fernandoviciconte.com, for free for ninety days, before being released commercially via digital retailers such as iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and others.

"True Instigator", Fernando's seventh full-length, and first to be released completely digital, was recorded at Type Foundry in Portland, Oregon by Adam Selzer (Norfolk and Western, M. Ward). It was mixed by Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Sleater-Kinney, Stephan Malkmus), Luther Russell (Richmond Fontaine), Mike Coykendall (M. Ward), and Adam Selzer, the first two mixing two songs each, and Coykendall and Selzer jointly mixing the rest of the album. - more on this story

Cinema Bizarre Coming to US

PR reports: Berlin's Cinema Bizarre is arriving stateside with an EP being released and available exclusively at Hot Topic and a national tour with one of their favorite artists Lady Gaga!

The limited edition two track EP will be available at all Hot Topic stores beginning March 17th. The EP features their seductive hit "Love Songs (They Kill Me)" and "Escape to The Stars (Rough Edge Mix)", the latter of which is unavailable on any of the band's international releases.

After a meeting backstage at her Berlin show earlier this year, Lady Gaga was so taken with Strify, Kiro, Yu, Romeo and Shin that she personally invited the guys to participate on her upcoming Fame Ball Tour. Cinema Bizarre will open the dates with their electro-glam rock set. The tour kicks off March 12th at the House Of Blues in San Diego (see below for complete itinerary). - more on this story

Stephen King of Indie-Pop Chris Robley Takes His Horror Show On The Road

PR reports: Referred to as the "Stephen King of indie-pop", Chris Robley, with his band The Fear of Heights, is on the road touring in support of the new Chris Robley & The Fear of Heights' album, "Movie Theatre Haiku" (Cutthroat Pop Records).

After recording his first two solo albums with Norfolk & Western's Adam Setzer (Robley is also a sometimes-member of Norfolk & Western), he opted to get some fresh ears involved for "Movie Theatre Haiku," tracking at Mike Coykendall's Blue Room (M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Beth Orton) and Rob Stroup's 8 Ball Studios. Mixing and additional production was provided by Portland audio guru Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Stephen Malkmus, Sleater-Kinney, Dolorean).

"I'm excited about the songs on this record because they're all kind of neo-formalist pop tunes that are accessible, but I hope they're also able to provoke a little nervous anxiety in the listener because of the dense arrangements and the frequent key changes," comments Robley. "I find that working within the limitations of the pop song format is a more rewarding challenge. I tried to make sure all the experimental bits and strange sounds serviced the song first." - more on this story

. Morrissey - Years of Refusal

Whos writing these songs, Tobias or something? Is he trying to steal the limelight on tour or what? Has Morrissey jumped into the heavy metal phase of his waning career? Did he pick this producer on purpose? (2 stars) - Read the full Morrissey - Years of Refusal review

. U2 Month: War

After a crisis of faith and an unsuccessful sophomore album threatened to derail U2, the band returned with the fiery War. This was U2 at its most aggressive. This was an entire record of ROCK. (4 stars) - Read the full U2 Month: War review

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