Oasis Blog Wars!!!!

If Oasis are having 'bad times' and headed for a 'sh*tstorm,' it's news to vocalist Liam Gallagher, who responded to his brother's tirade on his Twitter page: "In Chile," he wrote. "Gem [Archer, guitar], Andy [Bell, bass] Chris [Sharrock, drums] and J [Jay Darlington, keyboards] treated the lads to an impromptu gig in the bar, AMAZING! Don't know what tour you're on RKID..." - more on this story

Sugar Ray Returns With New Tour and Star Studded Album

PR reports: "Music For Cougars," the new cd by Sugar Ray, is set for release on July 21st. The band will debut the music for new label home Pulse/Universal/Fontana. This is the sixth release for the Southern California-based quintet.

Recorded at Pulse Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Pulse founder/label head and acclaimed producer Josh Abraham, and Luke Walker.

"Music For Cougars" features guest appearances by Rivers Cuomo, Donovan Frankenreiter, Josh Freese, Dean Butterworth, Wayne Jobson and Tim Pagnotta, in addition to Collie Buddz. Sugar Ray will launch the release with a summer/fall tour. - more on this story

Slash Impressed With Idol

AP reports: Despite landing in the bottom three last week, "American Idol" front-runner Adam Lambert has found another fan: Slash.

The former Guns 'N Roses guitarist, who is serving as a mentor for this week's rock performances, wrote on his Twitter account Saturday that he thought the "Idol" finalists, especially Lambert, could sing their butts off.

The 43-year-old rocker also wrote that the remaining four singers picked "some really cool songs" for Tuesday's performances on the popular Fox singing competition. - more on this story

Original Wacken Festival Plans Get Nixed

antiMusic reports: Wacken Rocks festivals have announced a major change in plans. Not due to lack of interest which is killing other festivals but because of more interest than expected. Here is what the organizers had to say:

Due to the strong demand for tickets, the local authorities of Aurich have changed the legal requirements on short notice. As a result, both the festival ground and the camping area cannot be used as planned. For the reorganisation that has now become necessary, additional areas are needed - but are not available, since they are in agricultural use during May.

For this reason, the organisers are forced to postpone the Wacken Rocks Seaside in Aurich from May 21st to 23rd to August 28th to 30th. - more on this story

Still Remains, The Showdown, Dissonant, The Orphan and Broken Sunday Members Form Juleus

PR reports: Say Hello to Juleus, a new West Michigan rock group featuring Mike Church from [Mallcore] Records artist Still Remains, and AJ Barrette from Solid State Records artist The Showdown. Rounded out by Ben Allen (Dissonant), Luke Galas (The Orphan), and Austin Poel (Broken Sunday), Juleus is primed and ready to be the breakout rock sensation of 2009.

Armed with the very best rock, metal, and pop musicians Grand Rapids has to offer, Juleus has been a tireless workhorse of studio work for the past year. Over the past 10 months the band has written songs with influences ranging from Muse, Alice n Chains, and Thrice. Juleus are trying to prove that the sincerity of five friends destined to be in a band together, can create music free from limitations or boundaries. That is Juleus.

Juleus are now ready to release themselves to the world, beginning with the launch of their Myspace and facebook pages on May 1st. They are planning on releasing a new demo song for online streaming every other week all summer long, in addition to a series of video webisodes on weeks without song postings. Juleus are currently in the live room prepping for their live debut, a pair of local shows in Grand Rapids this June, with plans for more extensive touring to come. - Myspace link

Indie Favs To Rock Free River Rocks Concert

PR reports: Three of the best established indie bands in the New York City music scene - two relatively newcomers, Matt & Kim and Yeasayer, and one perennial favorite Ted Leo & The Pharmacists -- are scheduled to headline the 11th annual RiverRocks music series of free outdoor concerts at Hudson River Park's Pier 54 this summer.

With the Hudson River and the setting sun as the backdrop of its Pier 54 stage (at 14th Street), RiverRocks kicks off its three-date series Thursday, July 9 featuring Brooklyn's Matt & Kim with the Chicago-based electronic team Flosstradamus opening the evening.

The iconic New Jersey-based rocker Ted Leo and The Pharmacists take the stage Thursday, July 23, marking the group's eight consecutive summer of performing free outdoor shows in New York City. Also on the bill are Brooklyn's dance-punk band Radio 4 and Extra Golden, the Kenyan-American Afro-indie rock group. - more on this story

This Is A Shakedown Release Debut

Kayos reports: On May 5, Cleveland-bred electro-rockers This Is A Shakedown! will release their debut studio album Love Kills on Reversed Image Unlimited. They recently released a music video for "Circles."

At first glance of "Circles," one might notice that the band is surrounded by the glow of laptops. The video was recorded via Apple Mac Book's Photo Booth - the same program most users utilize to dilapidate their face for their MySpace page. This has created a whole new kind of artistic expression, courtesy of THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN!

Filmed at Ante Up Audio in Cleveland, it took 21 borrowed Mac Books to create this masterpiece, which was directed and edited by Bryan Porter of Enigma Digital Media. The result is nothing short of stunning. However, due to the intense strobe effects, this video would unlikely be played on television (it comes with a warning for those with epilepsy or vertigo). - more on this story

The Kingston Trio To Rock Acoustic Music Fest

conqueroo reports: The Kingston Trio, who famously transformed folk music from cult to pop status in the late '50s and early '60s, has joined the lineup for the first annual L.A. Acoustic Music Festival.

The event, featuring a world-class lineup of folk and Americana artists, makes its debut over the weekend of June 6–7, 2009 on the beautiful Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. The two-day celebration of acoustic music — which takes place during the Pier's 100th Anniversary year — benefits the California Acoustic Music Project (CAMP). Tickets and information can be found here or by calling (818) 621-8309.

Formed in San Francisco's North Beach club scene in 1957, the Kingston Trio were key in the genesis of the '60s folk revival. Their 1958 #1 hit "Tom Dooley" created a national audience. In the next for years, they recorded ten albums and at one time had four albums on Billboard's Top 10 album chart. Among the group's other hits were "Greenback Dollar," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "The Tijuana Jail," "A Worried Man" and "The Rev. Mr. Black." The Kingston Trio opened the door and paved the way for such icons as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, the Smothers Brothers, Peter, Paul & Mary and Jackson Browne. The Kingston Trio tradition lives on with the present lineup of George Grove, Bill Zorn and Rick Doughtery. They will perform Saturday, at 5 p.m. - more on this story

. Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw

For many of the same exotic reasons American car commercials utilize English spokespersons, this tough, bite-sized rapper is simply charming. Charm and hip-hop are usually mutually exclusive terms, but Lady Sovereign is a rare exception. (3 stars) - Read the full Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw review

. Ironwood - :Fire:Water:Ash:

If you could somehow manage to outfit a mob of kangaroos with horned helmets and send them madly hopping en masse across the Outback they still wouldnt look very much like marauding Vikings. (4 stars) - Read the full Ironwood - :Fire:Water:Ash: review

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