Blink-182 and Incubus Rockers Help Surfrider Raise 150K

The evening concluded with a rocking performance by Camp Freddy. Joining core members Dave Navarro, Billy Morrison, Matt Sorum, Donovan Leitch and Chris Chaney on stage were Sum-41's Deryck Whibley, Evan Seinfeld from Biohazard, Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath, and 2004 Keeper of the Coast recipient Perry Farrell, who brought the house down with an amazing rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." - more on this story

Bang Bang Eche Touring With Har Mar Superstar

Stunt reports: New Zealand dance punks Bang Bang Eche will be kicking off their North American tour this October with Har Mar Superstar following a plethora of performance at this year's annual CMJ Music Marathon.

The band of teenagers will be over in the US to promote their highly anticipated new EP, Sonic Death Cuntttt, available worldwide this November and the follow up to their 2008 self-titled debut EP.

The four members – Zach Doney (vocals), Charlie Ryder (guitar and synths), James Sullivan (drums) and T'Nealle Worsley (guitar and bass) – recorded the new album over a span of three months in their hometown of Christchurch after two tours literally circling the globe. It's this type of ambition that propels their audiences to participate, willingly or not, in their high-energy shows. Known for their brutal live performances, Bang Bang Eche has cut their teeth from small dives to premier outdoor festivals such as Australia's Big Day Out and The Great Escape in Brighton. - more on this story

Old Canes (The Appleseed Cast) Album and Tour

Cobra Camanda reports: Today, Old Canes embark on their October/November tour, beginning with a hometown show at the Jackpot in Lawrence, KS. The tour will initially take the band eastward, where they will perform at the CMJ Music Marathon during the Saddle Creek showcase at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn on October 22nd. Feral Harmonic, the band's sophomore album, will be released October 20th on Saddle Creek.

Limited edition CDs and LPs of Feral Harmonic are now available in the Saddle Creek online store. Hand-assembled at the Saddle Creek office by Grammy award-winning artist Zack Nipper, each CD and LP is wrapped with a black ribbon and features hand ink-stamped impressions on the cover label and inner/outer packaging, and a booklet of black and white photographs. The vinyl run is a hand-numbered edition of 1,000 and includes a code to download the album in high quality MP3 format

Old Canes is the brainchild of Chris Crisci (The Appleseed Cast), who wrote and recorded Feral Harmonic in his basement studio. On tour, he is joined by Kelly Hangauer (4th of July), Taylor Hollenbeck, Lucas Oswald (Minus Story), John Momberg (Appleseed Cast/Dactyls; drums on the West coast leg of the tour), and Jeff Stoltz (Drakkar Sauna; drums on the East coast leg of the tour). - more on this story

The Temper Trap Make U.S. Debut

Glassnote reports: The Temper Trap, a London-based rock band whose ambitious and cathartic songs have started to garner them international praise and devoted fans around the globe are revving up for their anticipated Fall US release.

Their talents are apparent when you hear the soaring melodies, the hard hitting percussion and the expertly crafted songwriting, but subtly within, there lies a magic that has captivated audiences.

On their debut, entitled Conditions, the 4-piece sound larger than the sum of their parts and have won legions of fans with their energetic and crowd elevating live shows. The ten-track album will arrive on North American shores via Glassnote Records on October 13, 2009. - more on this story

Motion City Soundtrack Announce Festive Shows

Columbia Records reports: Motion City Soundtrack are giving fans a holiday season treat this year when they spend three nights at Chicago's newest venue – Lincoln Hall – in December.

The band will be taking a look back at their seven year career when they perform their first three albums in their entirety over three separate nights – I Am the Movie on the 18th, Commit This to Memory on the 19th and Even if it Kills Me on the 20th.

Motion City Soundtrack – Justin Pierre, Joshua Cain, Matt Taylor, Tony Thaxton, and Jesse Johnson – wowed fans from the start with their 2002 debut I Am the Movie (Epitaph). The album features the undeniably catchy "The Future Freaks Me Out" (still a fan favorite) and earned them a tour with Blink-182 as well as a fateful friendship with Mark Hoppus. In 2004 the band asked Hoppus to produce their next album, 2005's extremely successful Commit This to Memory (Epitaph). - more on this story

Indie Label Takes Apple To Task

gizmodo.com reports: With a higher price than regular albums, no lossless audio and virtually no device support, iTunes LP seems like a hard sell. Turns out, it might be lame for musicians too-at least, the ones without platinum records. I spoke with Brian McKinney, who runs Chocolate Lab Records, a smallish label out of Chicago. As someone who actually makes records, he saw potential in iTunes LP, and after seeing how incredibly simple the actual LP files are, started looking into making some himself. It didn't go so well:
"I contacted the digital distribution manager at my label's distributor. He had a conference call with an iTunes rep and asked how we go about putting an LP together. He was told that LPs aren't being offered to indies and that there are only about 12 LPs being offered right now. They also said that iTunes charges a $10,000 production fee for them as well. So that pretty much edges out the indie market completely."

Deflecting criticism that it's just another way to squeeze a few extra dollars out of customers, Apple pitches iTunes LP as a way to bring back "the visual experience of the record album" (Which they helped kill in the first place. Penance, or something!) - more including an update with Apple's response

Diane Birch Live From Daryl's House

PR reports: Singer/songwriter Diane Birch's passion for American music, which includes everything from the delta blues to Motown, California surf music, Top 40 pop and south Philly soul, mirrors the same eclectic influences that inspired Daryl Hall, so it seemed a natural pairing to put the two together for the 24th and latest installment of Live From Daryl's House, available starting on Oct. 15.

Birch's S-Curve Records debut, Bible Belt, was written entirely by Diane and recorded in New York and New Orleans, with Grammy-winning producers Steve Greenberg, soul legend Betty Wright and Michael Mangini at the helm.

Birch was born in Michigan, but moved to Zimbabwe with her South African-born parents, who were missionaries; migrating to South Africa and then Australia before returning to Portland, Oregon when she was a teenager. An extraordinarily accomplished keyboardist, whether on piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer or Farfisa, Diane has been compared to fellow singer-songwriters Laura Nyro and Carole King, as well as Elton John and Jerry Lee Lewis. Rolling Stone calls her "Amy Winehouse-style retro pop, minus dysfunction…Her welterweight voice is strong and fetching." The Huffington Post's David Wild said: "I've just heard the future of singer-songwriters and her name is Diane Birch. Bible Belt is more than welcoming… it's downright thrilling." - more on this story

Dethklok Hit The Charts

Adrenaline reports: Heavy metal juggernauts Dethklok have exploded onto the Billboard Top 200 again with the release of "Dethalbum II ", selling nearly 45,000 copies in its first week!! The ferocious new record from the stars of the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse debuted at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 six spots higher then their debut album "Dethalbum" back in 2007.

Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small had this to say about the chart debut of DETHKLOK'S "Dethalbum II": "I'm both happy and humiliated that DETHALBUM 2 reached number 15. Happy because we beat the first DETHALBUM numbers and humiliated to have been beaten by our second album numbers by ourselves. Either way we're still not as good as the Archies and I never want to forget that. Having said all of that, dear god I am fantastic and talented."

The September 27 release of Metalocalypse: Dethklok's "Dethalbum II " coincides with the start of Season 3 of Metalocalypse on Adult Swim in November. The third season of Metalocalypse will pick up right where Season 2 left, and this season the episodes will be thirty minutes long. - more on this story

Live Nation 2 For 1 Continues

Live Nation reports: After seeing sales increase by 300% over the previous weeks' promotions, with fans saving more than $350,000, Live Nation announced today that fan response has been so positive, the company's popular 2-for-1 concert ticket offer has been held over for a second consecutive week and expanded to more than 450 shows and 250,000 tickets.

This Wednesday, October 14th for only 24 hours, concert fans will save 50% on shows by their favorite bands when they buy two tickets for the price of one. Live Nation's 2-for-1 promotion has a huge variety of bands participating including Anvil, Train, Hanson, Trey Songz & Mario, Honor Society, The Used, The Bravery and more.

The 24-hour-only, 2-for-1 super sale for club tickets begins this Wednesday, October 14th at 12:01a.m. only at www.LiveNation.com. This 2-for-1 concert ticket experience is only available at Live Nation clubs in the U.S., including House of Blues and The Fillmore venues. - more on this story

. Mick Priestly (Green River Project) Interview Part I

Mick Priestly can be as crass as he is charming, gritty as he is gentlemanly. One minute you want to introduce him to your mother, the next you are afraid to mingle in mixed company fearing the barrage of expletives falling from his lips. Dawn Marie goes one on one with Mick to discuss his Green River Project and more. check out Part 1 of this cant miss interview! - Read the full Mick Priestly (Green River Project) Interview Part I

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