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Joe & Todd |
Noble PR reports: Critically acclaimed classical
string quartet, ETHEL, are special guests of Joe Jackson and Todd Rundgren
on a massive full-scale 2005 US and European Tour. The European tour starts
on May 30th at the Portsmouth Guildhall (UK) and will also include concerts
in Bristol, York, Gateshead, London, Leicester, Edinburgh and Liverpool.
In June Ethel the tour will continue with shows in Holland, France, Belgium,
Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain.[see full story for more]-
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| Guru
Update |
Music Notes reports: Musicnotes.com announced
today a new version of their popular Guitar Guru software. Slated for an
April 21st release, Guitar Guru 2.0 features a variety of upgrades to the
interactive guitar learning software. The upgrades make Guitar Guru 2.0
even easier to use for advanced guitarists, and more accessible to beginners.[see
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| SFU
Chat |
Abrasive Rock reports: After Abrasive Rock's
first celeb chat of this year went Down The Drain (Bret Hoffman's Down
The Drain), this time we're Six Feet Under! That's right, we will be honored
with the presence of Six Feet Under bassist Terry Butler. A true pioneer
in heavy music, Terry started out in the late 80's with the extreme metal
legends Death, later worked with Earache recording artists Massacre, and
has been with Six Feet Under since they formed in 1995. This chat is of
course to celebrate the new release of the band's CD, "13", on Metal Blade
records.
The chat will happen this Saturday, April
9th at 12:00 noon Pacific (3:00 p.m. Eastern) and last until 1:00 p.m.
Pacific (4:00 p.m. Eastern). Fans will be able to chat live and direct
with Terry himself. Although Abrasive Rock staff will be on hand to make
sure things run smoothly, fans will not have to go through the moderators.
A full transcript of the chat will be posted on the Abrasive Rock website
the morning of Monday, April 11th.[see full story for more]-
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| Aparo
Dates |
Day in Rock reports: New Angie Aparo and the
Infidels dates!
SAT APR 09 - Clinton, SC - Presbyterian
College
TUE APR 12 - Chapel Hill, SC - Local 506
WED APR 13 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head
Tavern
THU APR 14 - Washington, DC - Iota Club
FRI APR 15 - Philadelphia, PA - World
Café Live
SAT APR 16 - New York, NY - Crash Mansion
THU APR 21 - Columbia, SC - 5 After 5
FRI APR 22 - Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
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| Misery
Index Booted |
Blabbermouth reports: MISERY INDEX, the Baltimore,
Maryland-based band featuring Jason Netherton (bass/vocals, ex-DYING FETUS)
and Sparky Voyles (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, M.O.D.), have posted the following
message on their official web site:
"Due to persistent issues and problems
over the last few months with the booking agent, we were summarily booted
from the upcoming DEICIDE/IMMOLATION tour in June.[see full story for more]-
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| Mastodon
Major Deal |
Blabbermouth reports: According to the U.K.'s
Terrorizer magazine, MASTODON have inked a worldwide record deal with Warner
Music and are expected to issue a new album in early 2006.[see full story
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| Rush
Trial Set |
Blabbermouth reports: According to the Naples
Daily News, a judge set a trial date of April 18 on Wednesday (April 6)
for Justin Zivojinovich, the son of RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson (real name
Alex Zivojinovich). Justin and his father are accused of resisting deputies
in a scuffle at the Ritz Carlton-Naples as they were ringing in 2004 on
New Year's Eve.
Justin is facing one count of resisting
an officer with violence, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five
years in prison.
Alex Zivojinovich is facing two counts
of battery on a law enforcement officer related to the fracas in the stairwell
of the posh hotel. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Haunted
Nix Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: Swedish thrashers THE
HAUNTED have dropped off MACHINE HEAD's upcoming States Turn Blue To Gray
North American tour, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. THE HAUNTED's
cancellation is said to be the result of guitarist Patrik Jensen's desire
to spend time with his very sick father back home in Sweden.[see full story
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| Metallica
VH1 |
BraveWords reports: This Saturday, April 9th
at 10pm the documentary METALLICA: Some Kind Of Monster will be premiering
without commercial interruption on VH1. For more info, be sure to visit
VH1.com. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Lemmy
Classic |
BraveWords reports: PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com)
reports that VH1 Classic presents Metal Mania With Lemmy Kilmister Of Motorhead,
premiering Saturday, April 9th at 11 AM and 11 PM.
Throughout the two-hour event, the front
man of Motorhead discusses with VH1 Classic host Eddie Trunk everything
from his days as a roadie for JIMI HENDRIX to his desire to work with JANET
JACKSON. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Early
Melvins |
IAYM reports: The Melvins will be releasing
some early sessions dubbed the "Mangled Demos From 1983" through Ipecac
on May 31st. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Sublime
Tribute |
Punk Bands reports: "Look At All The Love
We Found: A Tribute to Sublime" - this Summer's musical pinnacle drops
June 21, 2005 through Cornerstone. This is a celebration of epic proportions.
Portions of everything made from this project will be donated to MAP- the
Musician's Assistance Program and Carlos Santana's Milagro Foundation.
Look into these guys, get righteous!
The album is a collaborative effort between
3 companies in the Sublime family - Martian Church, Silverback Management,
and Cornerstone Recording Arts Society. This is a release straight from
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| Eagles
Tour West |
liveDaily reports: The Eagles forever associated
with "Hotel California," will spend chunks of August and September touring
the state that inspired the hit song and album.
Seven California stops, plus a show at
Lake Tahoe on the California/Nevada border, are currently on the group's
itinerary, which is booked into venues ranging from indoor arenas to fairgrounds.[see
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| Elton
Praises Eminem |
AP reports: Elton John says that Eminem is
on par with Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger. In the new issue of Rolling Stone,
the rapper is listed in the magazine's second "Immortals" edition, featuring
another 50 of the greatest figures of rock `n' roll with appreciations
written by other artists. In his immortalizing of Eminem, John writes that
he got goose bumps when he first rehearsed with him for their performance
at the 2001 Grammy Awards. [see full story for more]-
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| Pearl
Benefit Jam |
Contact Music reports: PEARL JAM star MIKE
McCREADY is paying back an organisation which has helped him come to terms
with his Crohn's disease by headlining an awareness concert for them.
Advisers at America's Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation encouraged McCready to go public about his ongoing battle with
the debilitating stomach disorder in 2003, and now he's saying thank you.
The guitarist will perform at a benefit
concert for the charity tomorrow (08APR05) in Seattle, Washington. [see
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| Spinal
Snub |
Contact Music reports: SPINAL TAP icon CHRISTOPHER
GUEST has disappointed fans by refusing to make any more "mockumentary"
movies - because he no longer finds them funny.
The actor/director realised he'd made too
many comic documentaries when he helped compile BEST IN SHOW, the Museum
of Modern Art's retrospective of his movies in New York.
Guest and his A MIGHTY WIND co-stars HARRY
SHEARER, MICHAEL McKEAN, PARKER POSEY and BOB BALABAN will discuss the
demise of their trademark movies when they introduce the show tomorrow
night (08APR05).
Guest explains, "I had always intended
to do just three movies in that format, and then do something else. I don't
think I'll go back to the documentary-style genre. [see full story for
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