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Murderfest

SMN reports: The Church of the 8th Day has announced BRUTAL TRUTH and PIG DESTROYER as its first two confirmed headliners for the Los Angeles Murderfest Version 3.0 slated for March 24th and 25th 2007 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. This will be the exclusive West Coast date as well as one of the two scheduled U.S. appearances for BRUTAL TRUTH in 2007. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Your Music America

PR reports: A newly formed west coast-based label, Your Music America has opened its doors for business with Industry veteran Larry Lee and former Producer of the Year and man with 40 chart hits on his resume, Richie Zito at the helm. YMA will seek out and sign fresh, new talent and develop a rock oriented roster backed with the extensive marketing promotion, production resources enjoyed by major labels.

Your Music America's first artist signing is the band Kessler, a diverse, upbeat group who have already taken Dallas by storm with the hit track, "Outside Your Window." Selling out clubs from Texas to Louisiana, YMA's Kessler will be produced by Jim Wirt whose credits include Incubus, Hoobastank, Fiona Apple, Live, Something Corporate, and many more. The Kessler album is slated for a February of 2007 release.
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RedGorilla Music Fest

PR reports: RedGorilla Music Fest is now accepting showcase submissions. Whether you are a band or solo artist, you can submit your music for consideration to showcase at RedGorilla Music Fest in Austin, TX from March 14-17, 2007. Go to http://www.redgorillamusic.com for an artist submission form. Submissions are accepted online through Sonicbids or through the mail.

RedGorilla Music Fest launched four years ago as the DreamScapers Artist Showcase and has grown each year under that name. This year, the event has a new name - RedGorilla Music Fest - but its mission is the same: to promote up-and-coming independent music in all genres and help independent artists further their careers. Approximately 150 bands and solo artists will participate in shows in venues on 6th Street in Austin, Texas. RedGorilla showcases will take place from Wednesday, March 14, to Saturday, March 17, in clubs on 6th Street, right in the heart of all the action. The event continues to be a "No Badge Required" event. It is free to attend and is open to the general public.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Locomotive 07

Kayos reports: Spain's Locomotive Records (distributed stateside by Ryko), will release five new albums of pioneering and adventurous extreme music in January. Queen Of Siam (January 16) by Holy Moses, is a re-release of the German Thrash Metal band's eleventh album since 1980. Toxicnology Part 1 & 2 (January 30), by Alcoholika La Christo, could be called Industrial Goth if it weren't so damn uncategorizable. No Gravity (January 30) is by Kiko Loureiro, one of the most talented guitar players currently working in Brazil. 

The History Of Fear (January 30) is an unauthorized biographical documentary DVD of Iron Maiden that starts in the 1975 East London neighborhood where the band originated. After hitting the skids with local acts Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler, bassist Steve Harris knew he had to take that next step and transcend his working-man existence. What he and his Iron bandmates have accomplished in the years since is no less than staggering: 14 studio albums, four "best-of" compilations, nine live albums and four boxed sets, a mammoth 70 million records sold. Complete with interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, extensive discography and digital fan quiz, this is their story. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Drake Bell Private Show

PR reports: Drake Bell, the star of the award winning Nickelodeon prime time show "The Drake and Josh Show," is hitting stores with his brand new album, It's Only Time, featuring the hit single "I Know", tomorrow, December 5th. 

To celebrate the release of It's Only Time, Drake will perform an acoustic performance for one lucky fan and ten of their friends at the winner's home! An entry form and all rules are at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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At the Crossroads: A Benefit for Homeless Youth

PR reports: At the Crossroads: A Benefit for Homeless Youth, a compilation CD featuring such indie luminaries such as Rogue Wave, Calexico, The Faint, Bettie Serveert and Creeper Lagoon is scheduled for release on January 9, 2007 from Three Ring Records. Proceeds from record sales will directly benefit San Francisco organization At the Crossroads. In addition the above mentioned acts, some up and comers appear on the compilation as well, including Three Ring's own the Scattered PAGES who contributes the album's opener, a fine cover of The Smiths' classic "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"[see full story for an MP3]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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McQueen Tour

Submitted News reports: Female Rockers McQueen will kick off 2007 with tours across the globe in support of their forthcoming hotly anticipated debut album "Break The Silence" on Demolition Records due out on January 22nd. The first two confirmed legs of their "Break The Silence" Tour being the UK and German legs with more dates being expected to be confirmed shortly. A first single taken from the album called "The Line Went Dead" is also set for an early 2007 release and has been mixed by Reuben producer Jack Rustan.

January 2007
Sat 20 Wolves Little Civic 
Sun 21 Southampton Joiner's Arms
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Who's Doing Kimmel?

PR reports: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE welcomes the following musical acts: 

December 5 � Lily Allen 
December 6 � Bow Wow with Chris Brown ** 
December 7 � Corrine Bailey Rae 
December 8 � Mary J. Blige ** 
December 12 � Fantasia ** 
December 13 � The Living End 
December 15 � NAS 
December 19 � +44 ** 
December 20 � OK GO ** 
December 21 � Gnarls Barkley ** 

** Notes performances that will take place on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE'S Outdoor Pontiac Garage Stage 
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Bailey Rae TV

PR reports: Bailey Rae returns to the States this month for a series of television appearances. She'll perform tonight on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" as well as on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (December 7), TNT's "Christmas in Washington" (December 13) and CBS' "The Saturday Early Show" (December 16). Her segment on "Austin City Limits" airs December 16th (check local listings). 

While in the U.S., Bailey Rae will play a sold-out show at The Town Hall in New York City on December 13th. She'll also perform at Stevie Wonder's annual Toys for Tots benefit concert on December 16th at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA (outside Los Angeles).- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bach Members Talk

PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 114 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this special episode, titled "Guns N' Roses Summit: Countdown to Chinese Democracy Part VI," hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy discuss such topics as Axl Rose, Heaven and Hell, Jeff Scott Soto's Talisman, and Overloaded. Podcast features include an interview with Sebastian Bach Band members Metal Mike Chlasciak, Bobby Jarzombek, and Johnny Chromatic as well as new music from Halford. Multiple listeners can win a copy of Children of Bodom's new DVD" Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live." The 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Scanners Win Over Freshmen

PR reports: The votes have been tallied and it's official: Scanners' video for "Lowlife" ranked in first place for MTVu's The Freshmen last week. The video will be put into rotation on MTVu and broadcast to more than 750 college campuses. "Lowlife" placed over videos from Motion Man & KutMasta Kurt, Annie Stela, Blak Jak, and Sierra Swan. [see full story to check out the vid]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ernie Halter On Rock Ridge

PR reports: Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Ernie Halter will be releasing his first full studio album, Congress Hotel, on February 6, 2007 on the Rock Ridge Music label. It was his very tech-savvy approach to promoting and marketing his music that garnered the attention of Rock Ridge: Halter webcasts all of his shows and has over 70,000 friends on MySpace � all accomplished in a very grassroots and organic manner. 

Utilizing his tech know-how, and his extraordinarily focused work ethic, Halter has taken his MySpace page � which now serves as his official website � and has incorporated such unique features as a live "tour van cam" and nightly webcasts of his concerts across the US. "I think it's really paying off," Halter says. "Once something hits a certain momentum, it becomes a viral thing and takes on a life of its own."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dirty TV

PR reports: Kory Clarke, former Warrior Soul frontman and current lead vocalist of Dirty Rig hosts this week's episode of Underground Video Television. The spots were filmed in Times Square in New York City with Kory picking videos from Trashlight Vision, The Hellacopters, fellow Escapi Music artists The Tokyo Dragons and plenty of UVTV produced live Dirty Rig clips including the premiere of "Rock Did It" which was filmed at The Continental in NYC. Earlier this year Dirty Rig released their debut CD via Escapi Music also entitled "Rock Did It" which includes a bonus DVD of more live material that was filmed at the Continental. The show can be viewed at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Tour

The End reports: Rock Against Rock pioneers Sleepytime Gorilla Museum will be touring as direct support for San Francisco's Secret Chiefs 3 this spring in North America.

The tour with Secret Chiefs 3, which features former Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance, will hit several U.S and Canadian cities. The confirmed tour dates are:

03/06 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT 
03/07 - BlueBird Theater - Denver, CO 
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