Pete Doherty Leak

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Testament Announce Damnation Vacation With Unearth and Lazarus A.D.

PR reports: Testament are taking the stage once again for their first US headlining tour in support of the award-winning The Formation of Damnation.

The tour will feature the classic lineup of vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Paul Bostaph. Testament will be bringing along metalcore heroes Unearth and neo-thrashers Lazarus A.D. The tour kicks off May 2.

Singer Chuck Billy commented on the upcoming US headlining tour: "It was really exciting last summer touring with Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, and Motorhead, playing in front of all the old-school as well as new-school metalheads. Now we look forward to CRUSHING on our first headline tour on the Damnation Vacation US run. Heavy metal forever!!!" - more on this story

The Battle Over The Tupac Movie Round 2

PR reports: Lawyers for Amaru Entertainment filed a cross-complaint against Morgan Creek Productions and James Robinson, Don Hardison and LT Hutton, individuals involved in Morgan Creek's executive affairs. The cross-complaint was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, March 16, 2009. .

Morgan Creek filed suit against Amaru Entertainment last month, alleging that the company had "backed out of negotiations" and was currently "refusing to honor and perform a contract of a production of the film based on the life of Tupac Shakur."

In actuality, there was never a legally binding document; nothing was ever signed and key deal terms were never agreed upon. Morgan Creek threatened other production companies and movie studios, alleging that it "owned" the rights to the Tupac picture when it didn't, effectively killing any other deal Amaru could have made for the picture. Amaru Entertainment now seeks damages for Morgan Creek's lawsuit and their interference in the company's business. - more on this story

Have A Coke and a Song

PR reports: The Coca-Cola Company and Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records have come together to record and release a new song featuring some of the hottest acts from the worlds of rock, pop and hip hop.

Launching today, the track will accompany the third in the Coca-Cola "Happiness Factory" series of commercials, and uses the 5-note melody made famous by the ads.

Titled "Open Happiness", the single features the combined talents of Cee-Lo Green, Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, Brendon Urie from Panic at the Disco, Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes and acclaimed, Grammy nominated songstress Janelle Monae. The song reflects the spirit of positivity, optimism and fun expressed in "Open Happiness," the new global integrated marketing campaign for brand Coca-Cola. - more on this story

Nelly Furtado Launches Music Company

PR reports: Nelly Furtado has launched her music company, "Nelstar Music" and will introduce Canadian independent recording artist "Fritz Helder & The Phantoms" as the first act signed to the company.

The group's album, "Greatest Hits" will be released on July 7 throughout North America via Last Gang Records distributed labels' division Last Gang Labels which currently works through Universal for Canada and Fontana/Universal for the U.S. International releases are also being planned.

"I've been thinking about a way to help Fritz Helder for a while and this venture grew out of my love for the band, their art and their work ethic. I am as committed as they are to bringing their creativity to the world," says Furtado. - more on this story

Eulogies Join The Dears And Great Northern US Tour

PR reports: Eulogies have been tapped as support for this Spring's The Dears/Great Northern US tour. These dates follow their performances at SXSW and co-headlining tour with DC's Middle Distance Runner.

The four-piece featuring Peter Walker (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Drew Phillips (guitar), Garrett Deloian (bass) and Chris Reynolds (drums) will be performing songs off their forthcoming album Here Anonymous, out April 7th on Dangerbird Records. - more on this story

Moth Eater (Scar Culture / Dirty Rig) Preview

PR reports: New York based new Metal/Doom band Moth Eater have posted new audio tracks on their Myspace page.

These tracks were written and recorded in the bands first 8 rehearsals. The band documented and recorded each of these writing sessions and this is the vibe they came up with. The band continues to write and will enter the recording studio this summer to record its full length to release this fall/winter.

Moth Eater is a band that consists of Death Metal/Harcore guitarist John Conley of Scar Culture (Century Media Records) and both Dave Ardolina on the drums and Buckshot on bass from Dirty Rig (The Music Cartel and Escapi Music). The blends of style and mixure of sounds between their previous respected bands have made for some interesting new material. - Check em out

. Young Dubliners - Saints and Sinners

Young Dubliners probably get plenty of gig offers on St. Patricks Day. But they should get seen and heard most every other day of the year too because Saints and Sinners is a powerful collection of songs, which just happens to have plenty of lovely Irish flavorings. - Read the full Young Dubliners - Saints and Sinners review

. Decyfer Down - Crash

On May 5th Decyfer Down will drop their sophomore disc titled Crash. Based in North Carolina the rock quartet has been out on the road honing their skills and learning the music biz by opening for bands like Theory of a Dead Man and Breaking Benjamin. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Decyfer Down - Crash review

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