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 What's
Going On? |
Shout Factory reports: In recognition of the
first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of New Orleans
and the Gulf coast, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will release a meaningful
reinterpretation of the Marvin Gaye classic What's Going On. Thirty-five
years after its original release, the evocative themes and social commentary
found in the songs on What's Going On are just as relevant today. Guest
vocalists Chuck D, Ivan Neville, G. Love, Guru and Bettye LaVette contribute
to The Dirty Dozen Brass Band's musical message. In stores August 29th,
Shout! Factory and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will donate a portion of
the proceeds from the sale of each copy of What's Going On to the Tipitina's
Foundation, benefiting the music community of New Orleans. [see full story
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| Leatherwolf
Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: California metallers
LEATHERWOLF have lined up the following dates during September:
Sep. 01 - FBI Rock Club - Houston, TX
Sep. 02 - Sam's Burger Joint - San Antonio,
TX
Sep. 14 - ProgPower VII (Preparty) - Atlanta,
GA
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| Meat
Loaf Preview |
PR reports: King of the rock-opera ballad,
Meat Loaf. He's been gone since 1993 but now he's back! It has been thirteen
years since BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL and now he's set to release
BAT OUT OF HELL III: THE MONSTER IS LOOSE appropriately on Halloween 2006.
This is the third and final installment of a trilogy that has spanned three
decades. Buzz for this long awaited follow up album is already mounting
after an unmastered version of the title track from the album "The Monster
is Loose" was leaked during recording.
Check out the EPK at the full story link,
it is set to the title track "The Monster is Loose" contains live and in-the-studio
footage from all three BAT OUT OF HELL chapters. - Click
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| Immolation
Tour |
SMN reports: IMMOLATION will embark on a European
headlining tour in May 2007. Support on the trek will come from ABORTED
(Century Media), LENG TCH'E (Relapse) and one more as-yet-unannounced act.
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| Jacko
Conspiracy? |
Yahoo reports: Pop star Michael Jackson has
stumbled across a conspiracy by former attorneys, associates and advisers
to force him into financial ruin, his spokeswoman said on Monday.
The plot was discovered after someone leaked
documents to Jackson showing that unnamed former lawyers for the 47-year-old
singer tried to recruit others into a petition that would drag him unwillingly
into bankruptcy court, his spokeswoman and manager Raymone Bain said. [see
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| Macca
Lockout |
dailymail reports: Police had to be called
yesterday after Heather Mills tried to get into the home she once shared
with Sir Paul McCartney.
The bitterness between Sir Paul and his
estranged wife appeared to plunge to new depths after the ex-model found
she could not enter the building with her usual key. [see full story for
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| Virtual
Virtual Duran Duran |
E! reports: First there was Dungeons &
Dragons. Then came The Sims. And now, there's Duran Duran.
The British quintet that once conquered
the "Ordinary World" is set to take on the virtual world, announcing Monday
on the band's Website that it will become the first major musical act to
create its own virtual universe inside Second Life, a user-controlled,
online digital playground.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Converge
Reissue |
The PRP reports: Converge's split with Agoraphobic
Nosebleed, "The Poacher Diaries", will be reissued through Relapse this
fall. The new edition will feature a revamped mastering job on the Converge
portion of the split as the band weren't happy with the original job done.[see
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| Tour
Decapitated |
SMN reports: Cattle Decapitation have posted
the following update:
"We regret to inform everyone that CATTLE
DECAPITATION will not be able to make the SIX FEET UNDER tour with DECAPITATED,
KRISIUN and ABYSMAL DAWN in September. It was incredibly obvious to everyone
on this last tour that our fill-in drummer was not cut out for touring
and thus not working out. We are confident that everyone who witnessed
or took part in the NECROPHAGIST/Steers & Beers tours will not only
understand, but agree. [see full story for more] - Click
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| Five
for Fighting Riddle |
PR reports: John Ondrasik is the main member
of Five for Fighting, a band known for creating sentimental songs which
inevitably end up commemorating weddings, graduations, and anniversaries
of all kinds. This singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist is possibly
best known for his single "Superman" from the 2000 album America Town but
is also responsible for . John is now preparing for the release of Two
Lights, a new album of delicate, piano-driven pop instrumentals accompanied
by his signature airy vocals. The album's first single "The Riddle" is
well a composed and sweetly infectious love song and every thing you would
hope for from Five for Fighting. John Ondrasik released the newest Five
for Fighting album Two Lights on August 1st on Columbia Records. Take a
look at some interview and "making of the video" footage for "The Riddle"
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| Girls
Got Rhythm |
PR reports: On Aug. 21, three of the bands
featured on the new female tribute band compilation Girls Got Rhythm --
ThundHerStruck, Zepparella and Ms. Fits -- will perform at a Hollywood
record release party for the album, which will be released the following
day. The show, which takes place at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip, sees
the groups open for Metal Skool, a "comedy tribute" band with an extremely
popular Monday night residency at the venue. Doors open at 8 p.m., and
Ms. Fits take the stage an hour later. All attendees will receive raffle
tickets at the door, and one lucky winner will be chosen at random to receive
a Champagne Sparkle Rock Candy guitar generously provided by Daisy Rock
Guitars. - Click
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| Manilow
Ain't Hip |
Celebrity Week reports: The King of Schmalz
will take some time off from his Las Vegas Hilton gig later this month
to undergo hip surgery. Barry Manilow, 60, suffers from labrum tears, a
painful condition made worse by his performances, according to a statement
released by his publicist, Carol Marshall.
The crooner - whose hits include "Mandy"
and "Copacabana" - will perform through Aug. 27, before checking into a
Southern California hospital for outpatient arthroscopic surgery. [must
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| Fireball
Wedding for Bam |
PR reports: Today's Philadelphia Inquirer
reports that when skateboard star and MTV personality Bam Margera marries
his fiancee Missy Rothstein this winter, the ceremony will be conducted
by FIREBALL MINISTRY front man James A. Rota. An ordained minister, Rota
is a longtime friend of Margera; his band was hand-picked by Margera to
appear on his "Viva La Bands" compilation last year, as well as a corresponding
tour. On Margera's Sirius Satellite Radio program, Radio Bam, last week,
Rothstein said that the wedding will take place on a Du Pont estate in
Delaware before at least 500 guests.[see full story for more]-
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| Knife
US Live Debut |
PR reports: Following the release of their
critically acclaimed album, Silent Shout, Sweden's The Knife announce plans
for its first-ever US tour. This limited number of concert dates begins
November 1st - the day after Halloween - with a debut performance at New
York City's Webster Hall during the CMJ Music Marathon. Performances at
Mezzanine in San Francisco (November 3rd) and the El Ray Theater in Los
Angeles (November 4th) follow directly after. [see full story for more]-
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| Rose
Hill Drive Parties/Tour |
PR reports: Rose Hill Drive have announced
a fall tour that will see them traveling around the world in support of
their forthcoming debut studio album. After spending the last couple years
building an enormous underground buzz with thrilling live shows, the Boulder-based
trio will release their self-titled debut on August 22, 2006 via Megaforce
Records/Sci Fidelity.
Two special CD release party shows will
take place as follows:
August 21 - Channel 93.3 Presents Rose
Hill Drive @ Bluebird Theater $17.50 admission includes debut CD
August 22 - KBCO Presents Rose Hill Drive
@ Fox Theatre -- $17.50 admission includes debut CD [see full story link
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| Alice
Smith NYC |
PR reports: Alice Smith is one of those extraordinarily
rare artists who simply cannot be categorized. Her commanding, 4-octave
voice, dripping with soulful emotion, brings to mind such historic and
iconoclastic artists as Annie Lennox, Dinah Washington, Sade and Billie
Holiday. She can hopscotch genres like a girl skipping stones, slipping
and sliding through pop, jazz, soul, rock and even a hint of Broadway.
Her upcoming release "For Lovers, Dreamers & Me" will be out on 9/5.
But if you're in the New York area you can check her out at the following
dates:
8/10 New York, NY @ River Rocks- Pier 54
@ 14th St
8/16 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
8/23 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
8/30 New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
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| Acoustic
for Dogs |
PR reports: London-based songwriter Neil Luckett,
singer and guitarist for modern-rock trio tvfordogs, will release an album
of acoustic demos on the Wampus Multimedia label. Radio for Cats will collectstripped-down
versions of some of Luckett's best songs, as well as previously unreleased
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| Free
Forever |
PR reports: Universal Music Group has announced
the forthcoming release of the definitive live performances of FREE. Slated
for September 11th 2006 release to coincide with FREE - 'Live At The BBC'
(18th September) FREE 'FOREVER' will be available as a Limited Edition
double-disc DVD set, and as a standard Amaray version 2 x disc set. Long
sought by FREE devotees and collectors, this marks the first ever official
release of these rare and legendary performances. Recent interviews with
Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser and Simon Kirke, fused with archive footage captured
at the peak of their relatively short lived career, perfectly demonstrates
why FREE remain the masters of understatement, pure musical passion and
one of the finest rock blues bands of their time. [see full story for more]-
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