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TBS Mashup Mad
punkbands reports: Legion Of Doom have finished the last of the mashups for the album 'Incorporated' Evidently the members of Taking Back Sunday were none too happy about them meddling with their music, as they have asked Legion Of Doom to remove 'I Know What You Buried Last Summer' from their server and myspace page. 

On the LOD it says: "It has never been our wish to offend any of the bands in our mashups, and we have complied with their request. We expect to be similarly pressured into removing the other bootlegs on the site. This could happen at any time, so get them while you can." 

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Ferry Vs Blair
MTV reports: The son of former Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry, 22-year-old Otis Ferry, was arrested on Friday for lunging at British Prime Minster Tony Blair, according to an Associated Press report. The younger Ferry, a vocal advocate of foxhunting � a practice that was banned earlier this year after a lengthy debate � reportedly approached the just-re-elected Blair outside a gallery and shouted, "I've had enough of this government!" [more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mix Lee
MTV reports: Ben Lee has enlisted a whole host of friends to sing on his upcoming mixtape project, called simply A Mix Tape. On deck are Kylie Minogue, the Eels, Gomez, Ash, Ben Folds and actress Zooey Deschanel.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Foos BFD Gig
MTV reports: The Foo Fighters, Social Distortion and Kasabian are among the headliners for Live 105's annual BFD concert, taking place June 10 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Also on the bill are the Kaiser Chiefs, the Bravery, Sleater-Kinney, Alkaline Trio, Hot Hot Heat, Ash, Tegan & Sara, MxPx and a side project from the Foo Fighters called Jackson United. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Napster Ringtones
Reuters reports: Online music service Napster Inc. and Dwango Wireless on Monday unveiled a pact to offer music ringtones and other features in a new service that Napster hopes will widen its reach.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Metal Bands Wanted
siN's metal news reports: Attention all booking agents, labels, and bands! DWELL IN DARKNESS 3 is in full booking effect, and we are looking for a few good names to come out to perform. The 3rd installment of the prestigious festival series will be taking place in both Chicago, IL and Dayton, OH this September. Dates are below: 

September 2-4 - Dayton, OH @ Elbos
September 10-11 - Chicago, IL @ The Scoreboard 

All bands interested in performing, please drop an e-mail to [email protected]. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Exhumed Lineup Change
siN's metal news reports: California-based death/gore metallers EXHUMED have written the following message on their official website: 

"Once again, there has been upheaval in the splatter encrusted EXHUMED camp. Longtime six-stringer Mike Beams has left the ranks of the band after playing on 3 albums and numerous tours. "Mike felt that he had burnt himself out on EXHUMED through all the touring and everything and just wasn't really motivated to continue on and give 110% the way that he had in the past" stated band founder Matt Harvey. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Enslaved DVD
siN's metal news reports: Norway's ENSLAVED have left the following message on their official website: "The gig ENSLAVED did in Bergen the 4th of May was taped and filmed, and will soon result in a brand new DVD released by Tuba. Some bonusmaterial from the band's European tour and a quite silly interview will also be included on the DVD. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ozzfest Mystery
siN's metal news reports: According to the the latest issue of Guitar World (July 2005), on page 52, Scott Hull, guitarist for PIG DESTROYER, in response to the question of 'What the future of metal is?', has been quoted as saying, "In all honesty, I hope it's MASTODON. And I'm not just saying that because they're getting us into Ozzfest, either." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Intangible Instores
i.e. marketing reports: Intangible is gearing up for their upcoming ELEVATE album release on 5/24 by making a few in-store appearances along the way!! 

May 10th - Intangible instore appearance at Music MIllennium in Portland 

Address: Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, Portland, OR 97214
 
 

The instore appearance will take place at Music Millennium on May 10th at 5:30 pm. Intangible will perform a short 20 minute set, within the store. Advance CDs of their new album "Elevate" will be sold at the event, and the band will sign autographs after the performance. 

May 15th - Intangible in store apperance Tower records - Tempe, AZ 

Address: 1245 W. Elliot Road, #113, Tempe, AZ 85284 

Intangible will be doing an in store performance on May 15 at the new Tower store in Tempe, Arizona. The performance will take place at 5pm. This is the second in store appearance by Intangible, as they continue on their West Coast tour. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Urkraft Earache
Earache reports: Earache is proud to announce the addition of Danish Death/Thrash wrecking machine Urkraft to their ranks for a worldwide multi-album deal. 

Set to record their second album at Antfarm studio with Tue Madsen in July/August the band warn fans to expect something altogether darker and more brutal than the already jaw dropping first record. [see full story to get an mp3 from the debut]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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10,000 Lakes Fest
press release reports: The 10,000 Lakes Festival is proud to announce the complete list of performers for its third annual event, scheduled for July 21-24 at the scenic Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. In addition to two nights of festival headliners Widespread Panic and former Phish guitarist/front man Trey Anastasio, the event features two dozen other artists performing in a wide range of musical styles. 

The artist lineup for the 10,000 Lakes Festival includes: 

Widespread Panic (2 nights)
Trey Anastasio
The Black Crowes
Les Claypool
Rusted Root
G Love & Special Sauce
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Lou Reed Spoken Word
Noble PR reports: Following his 2005 European tour dates, which ends on Friday May 13th in Helsinki, Finland, Lou Reed will perform an evening of spoken word at the Reid Hall at Edinburgh University on Monday 16th May, 2005. Tickets for the event are £20.00, and can be collected at the door on the evening of the show. 

Lou Reed
An Evening of Spoken Word
The Reid Hall at Edinburgh University
Edinburgh, Scotland
Monday 16th May
Doors 8pm on stage 9pm
Tickets £20 - www.ticketweb.co.uk - 0870 903 3444- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Space Like Sounds On New Prog CD
press release reports: Abie Toiber, a musician and producer from Vancouver, Canada has just released his brand new album "Lotus". The CD contains 10 tracks that combine seventies elements such as progressive rock with electronic percussions, drums, synthesizers, oriental instruments, programming and effects. Most of the album was recorded on a laptop, and then mixed in Phillip Glass Studio in NYC. The mixing engineer of the album is a David Bowie musician, producer and engineer Mark Plati. The art of the album is based on the Chaos Theory.

"Lotus" is available for full stream at the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story 

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