New Video From The Strokes' Bassist's Nickel Eye

The highly praised album was written and produced by Nickel Eye and features guest appearances by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Regina Spektor. Nickel Eye also teamed up with esteemed producer Mark Ronson to remix "Brandy Of The Damned", which features hip hop sensation Wale. - Check it out here

D.O.A. Kings Of Punk, Hockey And Beer

PR reports: D.O.A. Canada's punk legends and the originators of hardcore punk pummel you with a great new album, Kings of Punk, Hockey and Beer. A short time ago, Canadian punk godfather Joe Sh*thead Keithley was sourly contemplating the namby-pamby-ness of the new National Hockey League style, as he reached for the solace of a beer, it occurred to him, "Hey, damn this corporate NHL crap! Let's give the people some real rough and tumble on the ice! The D.O.A. way!"

So that's what this is, D.O.A. go back to their roots. They invented the "HOCKEY ROCK" genre with their break though Taking Care of Business video in 1987, that featured BTO guitarist RANDY BACHMAN. (Of course all due credit going to PHIL ESPOSITO and MARCEL DIONNE for their "interesting" attempt at hockey rock in the early 70's).

The band then formed their own team, THE D.O.A. MURDER SQUAD, perpetual champions of the V.M.H.L., out scoring rival hockey bands like BAD RELIGION, THE HANSON BROTHERS and SNFU, and roughing them up just for fun. - more on this story

Hawksley Workman Plots U.S. Invasion

PR reports: The multiple Juno Award-winning Canadian rocker, singer-songwriter, producer and writer Hawksley Workman has announced a five-city coast-to-coast U.S. fall tour.

The tour kicks off October 20th at San Francisco's Café Du Nord, as well as the first ever U.S. release of his landmark 2000 debut album "For Him And The Girls," set for release November 17, 2009 on Hawksley's own Isadora Records.

Written, produced, and performed by Hawksley himself, "For Him and the Girls" blends beautifully penned lyrics and clanky-folk tunes with fresh-faced pop. From the opener ("Maniacs"), where yodels are swathed in distortion and guitars, to the Beatles-esque tunes ("Sad House Daddy") that move like a speakeasy regular's lusty poetry ("Tarantulove"), the entire record bursts with beauty and energy. - more on this story

Rose Funeral And Vader Hitting The Road

Metal Blade reports: Rose Funeral are continuing their endless touring schedule with more shows in support of The Resting Sonata.

This November, they'll be linking up with death metal legends, Vader, for dates in the Midwest and east coast. The dates wrap up at the legendary Trocadaro in Philadelphia, PA.

The Resting Sonata was released on January 20th, 2009 and is a crushing cacophony of breakdowns, melodies and death metal precision. Their live show is an intense blitz of metal that should not be missed! - dates

Nublu Jazz Festival

Nublu reports: Nublu, the influential 7-year-old NYC venue that has helped launch a superb array of unique, globally-minded bands and DJs, is opening its doors in November for fans of all manner of cool new with the first annual Nublu Jazz Festival Nov. 5-22.

Putting their own stamp on the NYC jazz scene, Nublu will host a superb array of celebrated veterans as well as rising stars and favorites who are part of the Nublu pantheon of rotating musicians.

Ask Nublu owner/curator and musician Ilhan Ersahin why he created a jazz festival, and he jovially comments, "Nublu is a continuation of the jazz culture, it has the spirit of jazz with a sound that is relevant today, and we're filling in a gap that we think is missing." - see who is playing

Sean Chambers A1Blues Chat

PR reports: Blues guitarist and singer Sean Chambers, whose new CD, Ten Til Midnight, comes out October 20 on Blue Heat Records, is already generating rave reviews and strong radio airplay for his exciting brand of energized blues.

The new disc is the third CD from the Tampa-based Chambers, and showcases the powerful style which earned him critical plaudits from a host of magazines, including Europe's Guitarist Magazine, which listed Sean as "one of the Top 50 Blues Guitarists of the last century;" and Total Guitar Magazine, which called his 1998 debut CD, Strong Temptation, "The most impressive blues debut since Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood."

Sean recently did an extensive interview with Mark Wade of A1Blues.com and the resulting podcast included that talk, as well as several tracks from the new CD. If you'd like to hear the A1Blues.com podcast, click on this - link

Jon McKiel Kicks Off VIA Sponsored Train Tour

PR reports: In the 1960s artists such as Janis Joplin and The Band toured across Canada on the rail carrier VIA. The artists would play venues in the cities along the rail route and would also perform intimate acoustic sets on the train.

Fresh off his recent performance at Pop Montreal, Jon McKiel is resurrecting this "green" mode of touring as he heads out on his own VIA sponsored rail tour. Jon will perform in seven cities along the rail route as do daily acoustic shows on the train. The tour will finish in Jon's home province with a performance at Nova Scotia Music Week.

While out on tour, Jon will be dropping by the CBC on October 23rd to do an interview with Tariq Hussain. During the interview Jon will discuss the recording of his new record tentatively titled "Tonka War Cloud." The record, which is nearing completion, is being engineered by Diego Medina (Chad Vangaalan, The Wet Secrets) and will be released in early 2010. - more on this story

Mad Max Reissues

MMP reports: Mad Max debuted on the German metal scene in 1982, delivering a brilliant combination of hard rock and heavy metal. Throughout the years the band managed to record eight full-length albums and one EP, with each release proving their amazing musical skills.

This exclusive set of re-released early Mad Max albums – "Mad Max", "Rollin' Thunder", "Stormchild" and "Night of Passion" – brings back one of the most underrated German rock legends ever to walk the face of this planet...

Metal Mind Productions will rerelease Mad Max's albums on 9th November in a new digipak edition, each limited to 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on a golden disc. - more on this story

. Kill Hannah - Wake Up The Sleepers

Wake Up The Sleepers will hold their own especially with the already fans of the band. The songs have a futuristic sonic feel with electronic computerized accents and Devines almost emoish lyrics. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Kill Hannah - Wake Up The Sleepers review

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