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Aussie Splendour

NME reports: Further additions to Australia's SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS festival have been announced.

Ryan Adams, The Finn Brothers, Willy Mason, Mercury Rev and hotly-tipped Brisbane trio The Grates have all joined the bill.

Splendour In The Grass takes place in Byron Bay's Belongil Fields on the north coast of New South Wales from July 23-24. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Early Strummer

Punkbands reports: Some more details have surfaced regarding the upcoming retrospective from Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band, the 101ers. The record, titled Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited will include all the band's recorded material, including the long out-of-print Elgin Avenue Breakdown since a limited run in 1981. The band, who only existed from 1974 to 1976 and took their name from "the squat at 101 Walterton Road where the band lived.

Strummer had planned to reissue the CD, but passed away before the project was completed. The record is being produced with the help of Joe's widow Lucinda and former 101ers drummer Richard Norther. The record is due out on June 14th via EMI/Astralwerks. [see full story for tracks]- Click Here for the Full Story

Something on the Side

MTV reports: Something Corporate singer Andrew McMahon's side project, Jack's Mannequin, will release their debut, Everything in Transit, on July 12.[more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Jacko Prisoner?

AP reports: A former security guard at Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch testified at the pop star's child molestation trial Wednesday that a notice once was posted in a guard station saying Jackson's young accuser was not to be allowed to leave the estate.

But the prosecution witness, Brian Barron, also said under defense questioning that it would have been appropriate to keep child guests on the estate if their parents weren't present and that guards probably would not let any children leave if they were unsupervised. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Heavy Download

Totalrock reports: Therapy?, Napalm Death and Helmet head the latest batch of names confirmed for this year's Download Festival. Also just announced are Raging Speedhorn, Eighties Matchbox B~Line Disaster and the Towers Of London. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Paria Road Plans

Metal Blade reports: Paria's next venture will be a short run with label mates and good friends From A Second Story Window from April 22-April 30. This tour has some big shows on it such as the Motorcity Music Conference sponsored by Jones Soda in Detroit, New England Metal Fest, as well as shows with such bands as Psyopus, Terror, Remembering Never, Animosity, The Acacia Strain, and The Warriors. After that Paria makes their way towards Minneapolis to play Nehemiah's CD release show and do two more dates with them in Peoria, IL and Milwaukee, WI. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Symphorce Fall Release

Metal Blade reports: Symphorce are in the middle of the song writing process for their upcoming album "Godspeed". The album will be recorded in the House of Music studios together with producer Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Angra). The cover artwork will be done by Hjules (Annihilator, Grave Digger). There will be a limited first edition including a free bonus-DVD (full live recording, backstage material, etc�) with a running time of 50 minutes. The album release is to be expected in September followed by a European tour in November![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Daysend Confirm Tour

Metal Blade reports: Aussie metallers Daysend have confirmed their addition to a US tour with Otep and Diecast. This full US tour begins May 12th in Pomona, CA and end on June 11th in San Diego, CA. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Unearth Vid Shoot

Metal Blade reports: For all of you die hard Unearth fans, on Saturday April 23rd at the Showcase in Corona, CA, Unearth will be shooting a video for the track "Endless" from their 2004 release The Oncoming Storm. The video for Endless, to be shot and directed by Jerry Clubb (Six Feet Under, Into The Moat) of Mental Suplex Productions and co-directed by Jon Biddle, will be the fourth video from Unearth since the release of The Oncoming Storm. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Boo Radley in July

Noble PR reports: Castle Music is gearing up for the July 4, 2005 album release of The Boo Radley's "Find The Way Out," the first ever anthology of one of the legendary Creation Records' finest artists.

Compiled in conjunction with the band, the sumptuous 2-CD package features key albums tracks, newly remastered singles, b-side rarities and unreleased gems spanning the 1990s. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Kaura Debut

TBJ reports: KAURA (pronounced �kay-aura') released their self-titled debut EP Tuesday on their own imprint, KAUM Records. The band has subtly blended the aggressive power of heavy, yet melodic rock with the haunting and ethereal sounds of ancient instruments to create an unforgettable and dynamic sound.

Born from the vision of Malcolm Guess (vocals and instrumentation) and Benjamin Jones (Drums and instrumentation) to create a band that would subtly blend the aggressive power of hard, yet melodic rock with the haunting and ethereal sounds of ancient instruments. Coming from a rock background, the two had always sought to push the boundaries of the genre and create a sound that was both dramatic and distinctive. The key elements to bring their vision into focus were discovered when their travels took them to such far away and exotic places as Thailand, Bali and Java. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Avenged Sevenfold Studio Update

Earshot Media reports: this week's Avenged Sevenfold in studio video clip in which the band discusses growing up playing music together has been posted. Click the full story link to check it out.- Click Here for the Full Story

Weezer Listening Parties

Special Ops reports: These are the WEEZER myspace.com listening events that kick off this Friday 2/22 in San Francisco.

Friday April 22nd - 3pm
Rasputin Music Berkeley 2401 Telegraph Ave Berkeley CA 800-350-8700

Tuesday April 26th - 6pm-8pm
Sonic Boom 2209 NW Market St. Seattle, WA 98107 206-297-BOOM

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