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Rammstein Declared A Threat To The State

Rammstein have gone out of their way to create controversy around their latest album. A singled called "Pussy," a special edition release of the album that included sex toys, banned sexual videos etc. So this report from thisisbrandx.com doesn't come entirely as a surprise: The Eastern European country of Belarus' Council for Morality has declared concerts by German hard rockers Rammstein a threat to the state.

The council is pulling an upcoming Rammstein concert in Minsk, citing the group's penchant for lyrics about "violence, masochism, homosexuality and other abnormalities," and saying that allowing it to go on would prove a "costly mistake" for the country.

According to Deutsche Welle: Writer Nikolai Tcherginez, head of the government's Council for Morality said he regretted that tickets had already been sold for the concert, but that if the event were to take place, the program would need to be revised in order to prevent "extremism." - more details here

The White Stripes Hitting Movie Theaters

Beginning Friday, February 26th in Seattle and Toronto, the Emmett Malloy-directed documentary film, The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights, which captured that incredible journey will be making its way across North America for a series of special screenings – allowing fans a peek into the touring lives of one of the world's most enigmatic bands before its official DVD release on March 16th.

Additionally on March 16th, audiences across the country will have the opportunity to host their own screenings of The White Stripes Under the Great White Northern Lights. Fans have the chance to "Be a Part of the Tour" by purchasing a special screening kit and turning a favorite room, a local hangout, or any other location of their choice into their own premiere event. For more information on being part of this momentous occasion go http://whitestripes.bside.com .

Having first premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2009, The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights documents the band playing to crowds in towns of all sizes across the Great White North - from traditional venues to matinee gigs at unusual locations such as a bowling alley, a boat and even on a city bus - culminating in a momentous 10th Anniversary show at the historic Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. - more on this story

Jack's Mannequin Go Digital Deluxe

On March 16th Jack's Mannequin will release The Glass Passenger Deluxe Edition exclusively on iTunes.

The deluxe edition contains in full The Glass Passenger, In Valleys EP, The Ghost Overground albums, exclusive footage from the Fall 2009 Acoustic tour, and ten, never-before-heard, live tracks.

Track listing 1 Crashin' 2 Spinning 3 Swim 4 American Love 5 What Gets You Off 6 Suicide Blonde 7 Annie Use Your Telescope 8 Bloodshot 9 Drop Out - The So Unknown 10 Hammers And Strings (A Lullaby) 11 The Resolution 12 Orphans 13 Caves 14 Miss California 15 Holiday From Real (Live from SIR) 16 Kill The Messenger (Live from Rock Xentral) 17 Cell Phone 18 Sleazy Wednesday 19 At Full Speed 20 Into The Airwaves (Live from Orlando) 21 Crashin' (Live from Omaha) 22 Annie Use Your Telescope (Live from St. Louis) 23 I'm Ready (Live from New York City) 24 Last Straw, AZ (Live from Orlando) 25 Hammers And Strings (Live from Austin) 26 Dark Blue (Live from Del Ray Beach) 27 Kill The Messenger (Live from Idaho Falls) 28 The Resolution (Live from Boston) 29 La La Lie (Live from Del Ray Beach) 30 Behind The Scenes with Jack's Mannequin (Video)
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GBH To Deliver Perfume and Piss in April

After years of speculation, groundbreaking English hardcore band GBH has announced plans to release their eleventh studio album, Perfume and Piss, via Hellcat Records on April 6.

There isn't a self-respecting gutter punk, hardcore kid or subcultural miscreant alive who hasn't seen the GBH logo emblazoned on the back of a leather jacket, a denim vest, or a torn-up t-shirt. And now the world will be slapped upside the head with another reminder as to exactly why GBH is so important, in the form of Perfume and Piss, the legendary and iconic punk band's first album for Hellcat Records.

Barn-burning, fist-pumping, palace-gates-storming tracks like "Kids Get Down," "Cadillac One" and "This is Not the Real World" carry the torch forward with the band's trademark fury that is alternately nihilistic, optimistic, pessimistic, anarchist, violent, humorous and deadly serious all at once. - more on this story

The Doves Announce Best of, Rarities, B Sides and Alternate Versions Compilation

The Doves are releasing a new "best of" compilation on April 6th that will come in a single disc and multi disc versions. Here is the official word: So here we are, twelve years since Doves formed in Manchester and released the Cedar Room EP on the Casino Records imprint, and ten years since Doves epochal debut, Lost Souls was released on Astralwerks/Heavenly Recordings.

In that time we have been privy to a catalogue of genre-warping singles and a quartet of albums that have forced writers to go back to the thesaurus in search of new superlatives. These are The Places Between, a multi-format Best Of that has cherry picked the best from UK number one albums: The Last Broadcast and Some Cities, last year's critically acclaimed masterpiece, Kingdom Of Rust and their generation defining debut Lost Souls. Indeed, from UK number 3 hit 'There Goes The Fear' to the Motown thump of 'Black and White Town' and the anthemic morning-after glow of 'The Cedar Room'. The Places Between has been painstakingly sequenced by Jimi, Andy and Jez themselves in the way they want you to experience their last decades work, in short this is the definitive Doves Best Of.

Furthermore, in addition to a host of B sides, rarities, and unreleased tracks that make up the second disc there is a smattering of brand-new recordings, 'Blue Water', "Drifter" (Featuring Cherry Ghost's Simon Aldred) and the brilliant new single 'Andalucía'. - more on this story

Norma Jean Begin Work On New Album

Norma Jean is back in the studio this month to record their fifth studio album and debut for new record label, Razor & Tie. The currently untitled album will be released this summer, and is being recorded in Atlanta, GA at Glow in the Dark Studios with producer Jeremy Griffith.

A new live music video for the demo of the song "Kill More Presidents" is now available as a free download with sign up for the Norma Jean email list.

It is comprised of video shot by fans during the EXPLOSIONS 2009 Tour with HORSE The Band and The Chariot. The band ran a contest for fans to submit live concert footage, which was made into a live music video for the new song. A grand prize winner was chosen at random. - more on this story

Bamboozle Roadshow

New Jersey based Rock & Pop Festival The Bamboozle will hit the road for their 3rd nationwide tour this Summer kicking off May 21 in Columbia, MD. The tour features headliners Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Third Eye Blind, & LMFAO, along with a stacked billed of support and is set to hit 26 major U.S. cities.

The Bamboozle Festival started in New Jersey in 2005, and has since stretched its wings launching festivals in CA and Chicago. Average attendance for the NJ festival tops 35,000 per day, with this year's lineup features Paramore, Ke$Ha, Mgmt, Weezer, & Drake. This year will mark the 3rd year of the traveling Bamboozle festival, "The Bamboozle Roadshow."

The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010 will be an All-Day Event with 2 stages of talent, a main stage with rotating artists All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Lmfao, Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte, Hanson, Forever The Sickest Kids, Hellogoodbye, & Cartel, and a Second Stage showcasing the talents of many up & comers. More artists to be announced soon! (All festival dates may not feature all artists, check your local listings) - more on this story

Carole King and James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Tour Expands Again With 16 New Dates

The Carole King and James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Tour is in high demand and as a result the tour keeps expanding. We told you just yesterday that some new dates were added to the outing, today we have sixteen more dates to tell you about.

Here is the official announcement: Due to an overwhelming response by fans - and sold-out shows in many cities - Carole King and James Taylor have added sixteen new dates to their "Troubadour Reunion" tour:

The idea for the tour was conceived after a series of six performances Taylor and King gave at the Troubadour in Los Angeles in 2007 to celebrate the famed venue's 50th Anniversary. The shows sold out immediately and garnered rave reviews from fans and critics alike. - all of the dates are listed here

Singled Out: By Blood Alone

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Cruella the frontwoman of By Blood Alone tells us about the title track from their album "Seas of Blood". We now turn it over to Cruella for the story:

When I first heard the beginnings of the song that would later be known as Seas of Blood, I immediately thought of a sea-shantyesque kind of song. I have always had a very deep and emotional connection to the ocean. It holds so much power, emotion, life and Romanticism. I am tremendously fond of the way the ocean's smell will trigger memories and comforting thoughts no matter how long I may be away from it. In addition to being a place that fosters life it will also take it away. I am fascinated by the tales of loves lost at sea. The place where I lived in Portland, ME was right by the ocean and all of the historic captain's houses line the eastern promenade. Many of these homes have a widows walk aka a roof walk. The mythical romantic use of this platform was for family members to watch their loved ones go out to sea or to wait for their return, often in vain as the ocean took the lives of the mariners, leaving the women as widows. Often when I am writing the melodies and lyrics for a By Blood Alone song Romanticism takes front stage, this song cried out for a love lost at sea story. I also took information from a nature program that I watched about the ocean which infiltrated the song writing process. It was stated in this program that if you were to substitute human blood for all the ocean's water in the world that most sea life would be able to survive in it, thus Seas of Blood. The powerful ocean could take away human life and in turn human life could give it back. I enjoy the thought of this symbiotic relationship. We are water, the world is water, the sea is our blood and we are the sea.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album - right here!

Extreme Thing Sports & Music Festival 2010

The 15th annual Extreme Thing Sports & Music Festival will be back in Las Vegas this year. Held Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Desert Breeze Skate Park, this year's event will again offer fans a full day of rock and extreme sports, including a Pro BMX dirt jump competition, professional wrestling, roller derby, as well as the Vegas AmJam amateur BMX and skate competition.

For the first time ever, the festival will feature three live music stages, including the main stage, the newly formed side stage featuring the Alternative Press Tour, and the Local Band Stage consisting of local area acts. Bands performing at Extreme Thing 2010 include The Used, Five Finger Death Punch, Escape The Fate, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Story of the Year, Never Shout Never, Call The Cops, Hey Monday, Every Avenue, The Summer Set and The Ready Set. More artists will be announced shortly.

Concertgoers should note, only a personal "unopened" bottle of water can be brought into the festival along with still cameras and sunscreen. There will be multiple ATM's on site, plus an array of food for purchase, from barbecue to Thai, along with beverages. Please note: no alcohol will be sold. No animals, coolers, weapons or chairs will be permitted. - more on this story

Cancer Bats Digital EP Set For Release Next Week

Cancer Bats have announced that they will be releasing a digital EP on March 2nd, it will be available for download from all major online digital distribution outlets.

The EP will contain the tracks 'Scared To Death' and their take on the Beastie Boys' classic, 'Sabotage'. The songs on the EP are from their forthcoming release "Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones due to be released on April 13th

Lead singer Liam Cormier had the following to say about the forthcoming digital EP, "Brothers and sisters this Sabotage EP is gonna be a fkin serious digital party." - more on this story

Alpha & Omega Ink Deal As They Hit The Road

Los Angeles based metallic hardcore band, Alpha & Omega has signed to 6131 RECORDS for their debut full length. The band previously released their "Devil's Bed" 7" on the label. ALPHA & OMEGA have entered the studio with Paul Minor (H2O, Thrice, Unbroken, New Found Glory, Unearth), who is engineering, mixing and mastering the as of yet untitled album.

Guitarist Aaron Jamilli, commented, "We are really excited to be going into the studio to record our first full length. This record is definitely going to be hard hitting with a few surprises. I feel we have hit our stride and found our sound musically as a band."

ALPHA & OMEGA have announced a series of dates in February and March, including dates on H2O's 15th Anniversary Tour, SxSW and their second appearance at United Blood Fest in Richmond, VA, and New England Metal and Hardcore Fest on April 24 in Worcester MA. - dates

Martin Sexton Announces Tour Plans Including Festivals and Shows With Dave Matthews Band

Martin Sexton's spring and summer tour dates have just been announced and include several highlights: appearances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Bonnaroo, plus a run of dates supporting Dave Matthews Band.

Starting close to home with a New Haven date on April 15, he will headline such key markets as DC 930 Club, New York Nokia Theatre, Chicago Park West, Los Angeles House of Blues, San Francisco The Fillmore, Vancouver Commodore, Boston House of Blues and more.

Sexton exclaims, "It's an exciting year: I've got a brand-new record and a new band. I feel strongly about the songs I'm singing and we look forward to hopping on the bus and spreading it around the world." - more on this story

Nico Vega Release New Video

After touring touring and MORE touring, Nico Vega is back with their brand new single and video for Gravity!

Shot by Marcus Dunstan who directed such horror favorites as Saw IV, V and VI, and The Collector, the video is an eerie masterpiece that shows the band being chased every which way...with a few surprises in between! here

The band is still currently on tour with The Soundtrack Of Our Lives as well...don't miss them if they are still coming to your city! - dates

Saving Abel To Broadcast USO Persian Gulf Concert

Rock band Saving Abel teamed up with the USO for a weeklong USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour in the Persian Gulf. Busy visiting and performing for troops in Qatar and Kuwait, Saving Abel has entertained more than 3,500 troops so far and just finished filming their USO show at Camp Arifjan. Footage from the hi-energy USO show will be broadcast in early March with help from Ustream.

As part of their eight-day, three-country USO tour to the combat zone, Saving Abel will visit eight military bases and perform seven concerts. Known for their radio-ready sound, memorable melodies and hard-hitting tracks, the band will also sign autographs, pose for photos and spend time with soldiers. Students from St. Albert the Great School in Louisville, KY, created an assortment of cards and artwork, which Saving Abel have carried overseas and are hand delivering to troops in appreciation.

Having entertained 1,750 troops in Kuwait, the group filmed their USO show at Camp Arifjan on February 23 and will provide viewers with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look of USO entertainment in early March. With the help from Ustream, the concert will be picked up by MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites, and is dedicated to America's armed forces and their families. - Ustream page is here

Soulfly Announce Tour with Prong, Incite and Rotting Corpse

Soulfly are wasting no time getting out on the road for a month of advance touring in support of their forthcoming seventh album, Omen, due in stores May 25, 2010. The tour kicks off March 2 in San Antonio, Texas and runs through April 1 in Reno, Nevada. The bill will feature Prong, Incite and Rotting Corpse as the support acts.

Tommy Victor of tourmates Prong lends his voice to the song "Lethal Injection," which appears on Omen, and fans will experience Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera singing the song live with Victor on this tour!

In addition to the tour, a video for "Rise of the Fallen" will be shot next month. The song features guest vocals from Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato. Omen, by far the band's most in your face, punk leaning album, will feature an original cover illustration by artist David Ho, depicting the seven deadly sins. - dates

Psychostick Live Webcast

Psychostick drummer Alex Preiss has announced a live webcast on Thursday, February 25 at 4pm EST. "I like to do webcasts to make a better connection with our fans," says Preiss. "I get to meet a lot of them on tour, but there are so many that live in places that we haven't been able to get to yet. Sometimes there are lame age restrictions on shows and kids can't get in. So it's for all of them! Come say hi, ask some questions about whatever, or you could just watch. It's important to me that everyone knows that we are accessible."

Preiss continues, "I have a webcast coming up on Thursday so that I can talk to our fans about our tour coming up! I'm sure a lot of them have some questions about specific shows, lineup changes, or why I'm too lazy to fold my laundry. This is their chance to ask all of those questions."

Psychostick will hit the road with Green Jelly and Nashville Pussy for a US tour in March. Fans are encouraged to arrive early for unofficial meet-n-greets. - Link provided to us for this story

The Rolling Stones Rare and Unseen DVD Coming in April

Wienerworld and MVD Visual are proud to announce the DVD release of The Rolling Stones "Rare and Unseen" on April 20, 2010. (Released January 18th in the UK)

"Rare and Unseen", the second title in this exclusive and all new DVD collection for fans, takes an inside look at the sheer audacity of the band that took RnB and made it into mainstream rock: The Rolling Stones.

From smalltime band to megastar rockers, The Stones have certainly had a major impact in the music world. They played, they recorded and they conquered the planet for five decades.

This brand new DVD release is a collection of rare footage you won't find elsewhere! Features original rare film and videos of the band, newsreels and photographs from private collections.

Including:
- Mick Jagger on World in Action talks at length on responsibility and the law
- Keith Richards at the Berlin Film Festival
- Charlie Watts in a rare sound bite or two
- Bill Wyman talks tours and life
- Rare footage of Brian Jones 1964
- Rare and Unseen footage of each of the band talking
- Local TV reports thought lost and now restored
- Rock'n'Roll, Tours and Nostalgia
- Unseen interview footage from Belfast
- more on this story

Dommin Offer Free Song Download

Goth-rock upstarts Dommin released their debut album Love is Gone on February 2nd, and then departed to Europe for an extensive tour supporting Lacuna Coil.

While we await their triumphant return to the states for a tour supporting HIM this spring, iTunes is giving away the lead single "My Heart, Your Hands" to hold us over. - Grab the free download here