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Wanna party with Kari Ann Peniche? Then you have to go to this week's "Happenin" at Aqua Lounge in Beverly Hills. The antiMusic co-sponsored event will be hosted by the former Miss Teen USA & Playboy Model and will feature live music sets from Ashley Red (Featuring Members of Filter), Stoned Temple Pilots, Juke Kartel, a solo performance by Jojic's Jonny Hughes and more including the all-star jam to cap off the night's festivities. Grab all the details here -

Metallica Boycott

Metallica fans in Israel were excited when they learned that the band would return to the country for the first time in over a decade on May 22nd to play at the Ramat Gan stadium in Tel Aviv. However, their mood blackened when they learned about the excessive ticket prices.

Metal Israel reports that the show's "producer Marcel Avram is charging no less than 600 shekel for the cheapest seats (around $159 according to today's exchange rate) while floor seats are twice that price." Because of this an online drive via Facebook has been started by fans calling for a boycott of the show.

Over 500 fans have reportedly already agreed to boycott the concert. According to Metal Israel, "The initiators of the boycott state that Metallica tickets do not cost nearly as much as this in the rest of the world and assert that the promoter is trying to take advantage of loyal Metallica fans." - Read the Metal Israel report here for more details

Fan Blinded At AC/DC Concert

We have a follow up to Monday's report about a quadriplegic AC/DC fan who suffered serious injuries at the band's Sydney concert at the Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre on Saturday night.

The Courier-Mail now reports that the fan has lost the sight in his right eye due to his injuries. According to the Mail report, "Terry Watson, 31, of Morningside stabbed himself in the face with a metal manipulator prong as his wheelchair crashed more than a metre into the mosh pit" after his friend accidently hit a control on his wheel chair.

The accident has led to an investigation into the lack of a barrier in the wheelchair section of the venue. The Courier-Mail have obtained photos that "show that the podium had side and rear barriers but the only front barrier was a strip of floor timber and plastic caution tape. " - Read the full Courier-Mail report for more details

Bamboozle Roadshow Details

The line-up for each stop on the upcoming Bamboozle Roadshow tour have been announced by organizers. Here are the details:

Fri May 21 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD Lineup: All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Cartel, Forever The Sickest Kids, Good Charlotte, Hanson, Cady Groves, Great Big Planes, Mercy Mercedes, The Downtown Fiction, The Ready Set, Vita Chambers

Sat May 22 - Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory - Charlotte, NC Lineup: All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Cartel, Forever The Sickest Kids, Good Charlotte, Hanson, Cady Groves, Great Big Planes, Mercy Mercedes, The Downtown Fiction, The Ready Set, Vita Chambers

Sun May 23 - Six Flags Over Georgia - Atlanta, GA Lineup: All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Cartel, Forever The Sickest Kids, Good Charlotte, Hanson, Cady Groves, Great Big Planes, Mercy Mercedes, The Downtown Fiction, The Ready Set, Vita Chambers

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Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Announces Album Release

North America will soon see the release of Steve Hackett's new album Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth. The album is scheduled to hit streets on June 8th via InsideOut Music.

Released late last year in the world-renowned guitarist/composer's native UK, Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth is a rock album which features beautifully-sweeping symphonic sounds highlighted by Hackett's signature soaring guitar and unsullied vocals. The tracks contain a mélange of influences from classical to Middle Eastern and showcase Hackett's prowess as a composer with the ability to meld seemingly disparate styles.

Although majestic in sound and scope, Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth was recorded in Hackett's living room and produced in a virtual studio there by longtime writing partner, keyboardist and producer Roger King. Hackett and his accomplished electric band is scheduled to hit the road in North America early this summer in support of Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth (tour dates to be announced). - more on this story

The Flaming Lips Announce Tour and Special Record Story Day Release of Dark Side of the Moon

The Flaming Lips are pleased to announce their first tour dates for 2010, in support of their new double album, Embryonic which begins this month in Austin, TX.

Special Guests on most dates will be fellow co-conspirators, Stardeath And White Dwarfs who will delight the masses with modern psych insights from their debut album, The Birth. The new design Lips live show is bigger/brighter/louder and more impossibly Orange (like the sunshine) than ever so we look forwards to seeing you all this spring.

As previously announced, an extra special show planned for the Bonnaroo Festival Show on June 11, in Manchester, TN, will include complete set from The Lips and will culminate in a rare, live combined forces performance of Pink Floyd's '73 classic album, "The Dark Side Of The Moon," by The Lips with SDWD to begin at midnight. All humans are encouraged to attend this not-to-be-forgotten event. Minds will be blown, eardrums may be tested to maximum capacity, but you'll be thankful in the morning. - more on this story

Demon Hunter Collapsing Myspace

Solid State Records and Demon Hunter present the world premiere of the band's music video for the single "Collapsing" exclusively on MySpace as a part of the official "50 Days of Demon Hunter" online campaign.

The video was filmed in Pittsburgh, PA by Endeavor Media (Anberlin, Owl City) and features Bjorn "Speed" Strid of Swedish death metal band Soilwork, who contributes guest vocals to the song.

"We're all huge Soilwork Fans so this was an honor for us," says Demon Hunter vocalist Ryan Clark. "Speed was on a very short wishlist of ours for guys that we would want to have do vocals on the record so we were really, really excited when he agreed to do it." - more on this story

Shadows Fall Announce In-Store Appearances

Shadows Fall are currently tearing across The Great White North on their first Canadian headlining tour. Front man Brian Fair and drummer Jason Bittner will be taking part in two in-store appearances at Steve's Music Stores.

The first in-store will be at the Toronto location of Steve's Music on March 4th. The second in-store appearance is scheduled for the Montreal location of Steve's Music on March 8th. Head over to www.stevesmusic.com for more info.

Drummer Jason Bittner had the following to say about the upcoming in-store appearances, "Brian and I will be given the opportunity to hold 2 meet and greets with our friends at Steve's Music. We look forward to spending some time with our Canadian friends and fans at a great music store! Come on out!!

Shadows Fall are streaming their new video of their take on the classic Ozzy Osbourne track "Bark at the Moon". Check it out on their - MySpace page

Singled Out: WildeStarr

Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today WildeStarr lead vocalist London Wilde tells us about the title track from their album "Arrival". We now turn it over to London for the story:

One night in 2003, I fell asleep next to Dave (WildeStarr guitarist Dave Starr). I dreamt that we were pulled over by cops. I sat in the car while a group of them surrounded Dave. I could not see what they were doing. I had a sense something was wrong, and as I tried to move, a Cop grabbed my shoulders. TIGHT. DON'T MOVE he said without moving his lips. I looked into the eyes of the cop to plead or bargain, and stopped dead. The solid black eyes staring back were not human. They looked at me as if I was an insect. I awoke in a panic, only to discover that the room was bathed in a humming and pulsing red light. I still had some sense that something bad was happening to Dave, but I found that I could not move. I was utterly paralyzed. I could see down the hall through the doorway, and the red light was everywhere. Suddenly it stopped. Gone. I could move. I turned to Dave, woke him up and asked him if he saw the weird red light. He said, no, but that he and his first wife had awoken to the same bizarre red light back in 1981, and he had seen it again in 1985 when he was alone at his rehersal studio. After that we started to joke that aliens were "studying" Dave. I just filed it under "Bizarre thing that's happened to me #958" and forgot about it.

Fast forward to 2006, Dave came up with this really killer bass line, kind of a rolling sultry sounding bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom BOM bom, but it was menacing at the same time. We were talking, I asked him what kind of feel was he looking for in the verse, and he was thinking of a mechanical "Techno" feeling beat, which got me thinking about writing something SciFi. I immediately thought of the red light experience, and did a little digging. I discovered that in real life, there is a weapon called a tetanizer, that can be deployed from the air, which renders those on the ground paralyzed. So the first lines were born. "In the fear of night...Wake up and Dream...You are the target of a pulsing ion beam. No time to sweat..they threw the switch...your muscles frozen in a tetanizing grip".

The Chorus was an interesting challenge, how to talk about alien visitation without sounding silly? I wanted the song to be a bit frightening. During that time I noticed a lot of talk and people's interest in "Angels". I started thinking, angels come from the sky, look down on you, visit you...so then an alien visitation would be an "Angel of a new kind". I wanted to convey pure terror, so I used the word "bleeding" to get the idea of the movement of the light across. "Walls are bleeding red light...Bare Force Controls the Night...Desperation Fills your Mind...Angel of a new kind"

I approached the keyboards more like a film score for Arrival, laying in textures and sound beds. Some of the key sounds are very complex and carefully mixed layers of up to 5 different sounds to get just the right tone and feel for the emotion I was trying to evoke. My favorite sound of all time is the one I created in between the first and second part of the first verse. It just hangs on one note, but it has the Détaché or "zhu" sound , which means the attack of a violin bow, with Bagpipe sounding undertones, that just vibrates your ears throat and chest in a way that feels like a tickle. I am the most proud of that sound, I could listen to it all day!

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

Fang Island To Carry On With Tour Plans Despite Stolen Van

Just days after Fang Island purchased a new van to transport the Brooklyn anthemic guitar quintet on a slew of U.S. tour dates starting this month, the vehicle was stolen.

However, undeterred the eternally-optimistic band will continue with all upcoming tour dates and is attempting to raise funds for a replacement via its online merch outlet and "pay what you want" digital store. The band whose sound is described as "everyone high-fiving everyone" may want to add, "...except thieves."

Fang Island supports The Chinese Stars on dates surrounding both bands' SXSW performances. Then, again hit the road supporting Red Sparowes in April. Please see complete tour dates - here

Mr. Gnome Announce EP And Tour

Critically-praised Cleveland duo Mr. Gnome has announced U.S. tour dates beginning in March in support of a new EP due out later this month.

The EP, titled Tastes Like Magic will be released on vinyl and digital download on March 16th. The new songs were recorded at Josh Homme's (QOTSA, Them Crooked Vultures) Pink Duck Studios in Los Angeles, where Mr. Gnome also recorded its recent album, Heave Yer Skeleton.

Chan "Cat Power" Marshall fronting Queens of the Stone Age? Karen O leading Death From Above 1979? Mr. Gnome has been given many unusual comparisons, all of which seem to indicate the band's spectacularly unique sound. And, while none seem to fully capture the band's loftily heavy-beautiful music, Mr. Gnome continues to captivate and inspire writers and audiences alike. - more on this story

Doom Supergroup Shrinebuilder Kick Off Tour

American doom supergroup Shrinebuilder - comprised of Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Al Cisneros (Om, Sleep), Scott "Wino" Weinrich" (Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Spririt Caravan) and Dale Crover (Melvins, Altamont) - embark on their new US tour, which kicked off last night at The Casbah in San Diego, California.

The band will pound the West Coast all week alongside Neurot brethren A STORM OF LIGHT on all shows, and with special appearances by HARVESTMAN (Steve Von Till of Neurosis) on the three Bay Area shows.

Immediately following the West Coast shows, the band will head to New York City for a special show at New York University, and then head to Columbus, Ohio where they will appear as one of the headliners of the now sold-out Scion Rock Fest alongside D.R.I., Brutal Truth, Cannibal Corpse, Absu and tons of other high quality metal acts. - more on this story

Otis Taylor Sets May Album Release

Otis Taylor digs the past. Whether it's the songs he wrote a decade ago, or ancient civilizations that lived more than 10,000 years ago, he's drawn to stories from another time, and he's compelled to retell them in a way that's relevant in the modern day. On Clovis People, set for release May 11, 2010, on Telarc International, a division of Concord Music Group, Taylor writes his own history.

It's the ideal project for the architect of a sparse and hypnotic style that has come to be known as "trance blues." Taylor has spent his career crafting songs that are wide open to interpretation — thematically as well as structurally. "I give people a starting point, and then they can take it where they want to take it," he explains. "That's true for the people playing my music as well as the people listening to it. That's how art should be. A person looking at a painting should be able to interpret it in whatever way he wants. The more words you put into a song, the less freedom the listener has to decide what it means."

The album title is inspired by a recent scientific discovery very close to Taylor's home in Boulder, Colorado. Barely 100 yards from the edge of his property, archeologists dug up a cache of tools and other implements belonging to a civilization known as the Clovis people, who walked the earth briefly about 13,000 years ago and then mysteriously disappeared. - more on this story

The Tossers Spring Tour

Without succumbing to the latest trend or losing any ounce of their fiery traditional roots, The Tossers have made their name in producing a patented brand of punk-rock that never loses the Celtic flavor.

Showcasing that complexity in two studio albums and a live offering, the band delivered its latest studio album, On A Fine Spring Evening.

Now, it's time for The Tossers to kick off the St. Patrick's Day season and with three weeks of Midwest and East coast dates beginning this Saturday, March 4th in Lansing, Michigan. - more on this story

Pirate Love Vinyl and Tour Dates

Oslo's psych garage roustabouts Pirate Love are back with a brand new single entitled "Space Doubt". The track will appear on a split 7" with lo-fi indie rockers Little Girls and will be released on March 15th by Canadian label Best of Both Records.

The mixture of diabolical drawl, swirling sitars and sunny shoegaze make "Space Doubt" one of the most exciting tracks to hit the indie music tarmac of 2010. If you're a fan of The Horrors, Spacemen 3, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and the Cramps you're sure to get a kick out of this slice of hypno-rock delight.

If 7" vinyl are your thing, then you'll also be pleased to hear that Kong Tiki Records will be releasing a purple Pirate Love 7" exclusively available at SXSW. Be sure to catch Pirate Love at SXSW this year and snag a copy of their limited edition, merlot-shaded 7" vinyl. SXSW dates - here

Molotov Solution Bamboozled

Las Vegas' most brutal metal band, Molotov Solution has confirmed that they will be playing Bamboozle Left on Saturday, March 27th.

This is the same day as same huge acts including: Angels and Airwaves, Say Anything and fellow brutal metal acts Impending Doom and For Today.

Last year's fest was a huge success, and with this lineup, this year's will be even bigger! More info, the full lineup and tickets can be found on thebamboozle.com.

"We are extremely stoked to play Bamboozle Left this year and to share the stage with so many great bands that we all listen to and admire greatly! We are ALSO very excited to crush the faces of all Bamboozle California patrons!" - Molotov Solution

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Everest Going Soph in April

Everest's bold sophomore LP, On Approach [due April 20 on Vapor Records], soars to new heights, and reveals a band that is both confident and unified. "We weren't a band for very long when we made Ghost Notes," admits Russell Pollard (vocals, guitar, drums, lyricist).

Ghost Notes was indeed an impressive debut for the quintet, one that carved a very specific slot in the current rock 'n' roll landscape, and offered them remarkable touring opportunities alongside peers and heroes including My Morning Jacket, Wilco and Neil Young. "We had songs, we recorded them in just two weeks, then immediately toured. On Approach has been a completely different experience," Pollard adds.

Naturally, time on the road is a formative experience and Everest bloomed in a maximum capacity, finding their voice as a collective. "Now it's guys who've actually struggled together and survived some tight spaces, cramped hotel rooms, some arguments and some really, really good times. There was a lot of collaboration, and we weren't afraid to do anything," reveals Pollard. From infectious and thumping opener, "Let Go," to rocking, "House of 9's," or the sweet humming of, "Keeping The Score," it's apparent this is a singular unit that has creatively matured both collectively and individually. - more on this story

Person L Touring With Copeland This Spring

Person L will be joining Copeland on a nationwide tour throughout the spring.

The band is touring in celebration of the release of their second full-length, The Positives.

Academy Fight Song and Human Interest are thrilled to announce the premiere of Person L's video for "Goodness Gracious," which debuted yesterday on Myspace. - more on this story

Mumford & Sons Spring Tour

Mumford & Sons will hit the road this spring for a run of headlining tour dates. The tour kicks off May 13th in Montreal and sees the band making their way across the US, wrapping up June 16th in Kansas City, MO.

Along the way, Mumford & Sons will make stops at the colossal Bonnaroo and Sasquatch music festivals in Tennessee and Washington, respectively. Australian band Middle East will open all the shows. Full tour dates below.

Mumford & Sons' US debut album Sigh No More was released to critical acclaim, with glowing reviews from The New York Times and others. The album entered the Billboard Heatseekers chart at number two in its first week. The band recently played to sold-out crowds in New York City and Los Angeles, and made their first TV appearances, on The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. - more on this story