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Worst Of The Worst Tour

PR reports: Prong to embark on European Worst Of The Worst Tour in support of Power of The Damn MiXXXer remix release on Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records, Inc.

Power of The Damn MiXXXer, a brutally orchestrated remix album of Power of The Damager, hits the streets May 12th and guaranteed to kick your ass again -only harder. In this ever darkening New World Order, Prong is a refreshingly feral fist-fuck in an era of mediocrity. Artists ranging from Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX), Virus (DOPE), DJ? Acucrack, to Professional Murder Music pay homage to Tommy Victor with their balls-to-the-wall treatment of Prong's Damager material. For artists such as Virus and PMM's Brian Harrah, Victor is a true pioneer and tastemaker that never bent or broke to label pressure or poseurs striving for fame.

Brian Harrah offers, "Prong has always been one of those bands that no matter what album or song you hear, you always know it's them. They have their own identity because of it. There's integrity and respect for a band like that in a music industry that tends to be filled with fakes." Not to be left out Virus echoes, "I was psyched that I had the opportunity to do a remix for Prong. It was pretty intense, and an honor, to have worked on this pioneering band's music, especially knowing the influence it has had on Dope, and many others." - dates

Isis Set Release of New CD featuring Tool Guest Appearance

PR reports: L.A. stalwarts Isis are set to release their most cohesive and challenging work yet with Wavering Radiant, due out May 5th on Ipecac Recordings.

A monster of epic proportions, it's seven tracks clock in at a total of 54 minutes. The shortest number (also the album's namesake) stays under two minutes, while it's longest reaches 11 minutes. Less tracks then they are portions, they are better described as subsections to one massive piece. After just one listen, it's clear that Radiant is the sum of years of experimentation, varying influences and the organic infusion of their multiple personalities (band members are featured in a slew of successful side-projects).

Also featuring a guest appearance from Adam Jones of Tool fame on two tracks, their latest Ipecac release finds the group displaying an unparalleled sense of maturity and a mastery of their instruments, officially making them grizzled vets of a genre fated to be at their mercy for years to come. - tracklisting and mp3 link

Rock Hall Fan Site Launched

Submitted News reports: Positively Cleveland is here to bring you the latest surrounding this year's Rock Hall Induction Ceremony.

In preparation for the upcoming festivities, the user-generated website Rock Immortal has been launched to give rock enthusiasts a closer look at the 2009 inductees, as well as the opportunity to post your own fan messages, photos and videos for the inductees and other fans to view.

This year promises to be packed full of rockin' events and special concerts starting Thursday, March 26th and going until Saturday, April 4th. You can find a full list of events taking place as we gear up for this exciting week in rock history at - http://www.rockimmortal.com

Ruben Studdard Announces Album and American Idol Return

PR reports: On Thursday night American Idol winner Ruben Studdard will return to the IDOL stage to perform his new single, "Together."

Studdard's new album, "Love IS," helmed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, is scheduled for release on May 19 through a joint venture with Hickory Records and 19 Recordings. The album is a collection of love songs featuring original recording as well as covers of classic hits.

Also on tap for Idol this week if you missed the news yesterday: On a special Wednesday, March 25 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) performance show, the Top 10 finalists (Kris Allen, Anoop Desai, Matt Giraud, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta, Megan Joy, Adam Lambert, Scott MacIntyre, Lil Rounds and Michael Sarver) will return to the IDOL stage to celebrate and pay tribute to "50 Years of Motown" as well as perform classic Motown songs. - more on this story

Antony and the Johnsons Announce Tour With Symphonies

PR reports: Antony and the Johnsons will play a series of unique concerts in collaboration with symphonies across Europe this summer.

Presenting a wide array of material including songs from "The Crying Light", the concerts will feature large format orchestras (36-52 players) presenting arrangements developed by Antony and Nico Muhly and conducted by Rob Moose.

Premiering at the Manchester Festival, Antony has also been commissioned to create a stage environment for "The Crying Light" inspired by Bauhaus stage lighting design and considering the dreams of crystals inside mountains. - more on this story

Black Lips Head up AthFest Lineup

AthFest reports: AthFest is the annual arts and music festival held each June in historic downtown Athens, GA, a town long renowned for its thriving music scene. For the past 12 years, AthFest has showcased the best in local, regional, and nationally recognized Athens-based talent.

AthFest 2009 is proud to announce this year's headlining artists and the "opening" band for the headliner each night. On Friday, June 26th at 9:00 PM, the main stage will feature Vice Records recording artists THE BLACK LIPS, a self-described "flower punk" band from Atlanta known for their frenzied live shows. Their most current release 200 Million Thousand is receiving accolades from the music press around the world! DEAD CONFEDERATE, a band revered for their southern, psychedelic yet melodic rock, will co-headline the night performing at 7:50 PM. They recently performed on Late Night With Conan O'Brien.

On Saturday, June 27th at 9:00 PM, the main stage will feature PATTERSON HOOD & THE SCREWTOPIANS. The all-star line-up includes Drive By-Trucker's Patterson Hood, John Neff, and Brad Morgan; Centro-Matic's Will Johnson and Scott Danbom; and David Barbe (Sugar). BLOODKIN, whose new CD They Told Us We Would Rise Again was called "hypnotic" in Rolling Stone Magazine, will open. - more on this story

Dancing with the Maneater

PR reports: The Stars will be Dancing to the music of Daryl Hall and John Oates this week. The best-selling pop-rock duo of all time will perform their #1 hit single, "Maneater," on this Tuesday's edition of ABC's hit series Dancing with the Stars The Results Show, March 24 at 9 p.m. (ET).

The song, from their 1982 album H2O, which has been certified double-platinum by the R.I.A.A. for selling more than two million copies in the U.S., is one of seven Daryl Hall and John Oates albums to go platinum, along with the duo's six gold albums and total of 29 Top 40 hits.

Daryl Hall and John Oates' live rendition of "Maneater" will be accompanied by performances from professional dancers Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani and Dmitry Chaplin on the show, which will feature the samba and the fox trot, as well as the elimination of a second couple from the competition. Daryl Hall and John Oates have previously appeared on prime-time network television in 2006 for an episode of Will and Grace, appeared with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, and had their music featured on American Idol. Daryl is currently host of his own critically acclaimed monthly web performance series, Live From Daryl's House, at - www.livefromdarylshouse.com.

. Derek Sherinian - Molecular Heinosity

For the uninitiated, Derek Sherinian is perhaps best known as a former keyboardist for Dream Theater. Prior to that, hed played with Alice Cooper and KISS, and in addition to solo releases and with Planet X, hes performed with far too many artists to enumerate. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Derek Sherinian - Molecular Heinosity review

. Young Werewolves - Cheat the Devil

If you were to take Rob Zombie and Brian Setzer and force them to write an album together, you may come up with something akin to The Young Werewolves, Cheat the Devil. (4 stars) - Read the full Young Werewolves - Cheat the Devil review

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