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 Bob
Seger Extends Tour |
PR reports: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet
Band will extend their enormously successful Face The Promise tour, with
the new dates keeping the band on the road through February 2007. Highlights
include four sold-out dates at Detroit's Palace of Auburn Hills in late
December and a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden on January
25th. The tour has captivated critics and fans alike with a total attendance
of 293,711 for the first 21 shows.
12/7 Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena
12/9 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment
Center
12/12 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall
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| Pierces
in March |
PR reports: On return to New York from a sold-out
UK tour supporting Albert Hammond, Jr. (The Strokes), The Pierces have
announced that their new album entitled Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge
has been scheduled for release on March 20, 2007 on Lizard King Records
US.
Allison and Catherine Pierce are two sisters
born and bred in the deepest of southern places, the beautiful, yet tragic,
state of Alabama. Now calling New York City their home, they arrived here,
via gypsy kidnappings, bohemian home schooling, and the strictest of Russian
and French ballet masters. A concoction that led them to Williamsburg,
to produce their new album with Roger Greenawalt (Ben Kweller, Adam Green)
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| 3
Inches of Blood Tap Slipknot Producer |
PR reports: 3 Inches of Blood, the Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada based metal sextet is back in the studio recording
their second Roadrunner album set for a Spring 2007 release. The still
untitled album is the follow-up to 3 Inches of Blood's RR debut, Advance
and Vanquish. Famed, Grammy-winning drummer Joey Jordison of Slipknot is
producing the new album. "Working with Joey has been awesome so far," says
singer/screamer Jamie Hopper. "He's made a seamless transition onto the
3 Inches of Blood drinking team and is pushing us harder than ever before.
We're coming up with some killer stuff, which we can't wait for everyone
to hear." Says Jordison, "I've been into 3IOB since Battle Cry Under a
Winters Sun. I've wanted to work with them since. Unfortunately, timing
didn't work out, but in the spring of 2006, timing was right. The new lineup
is lethal, stellar musicians. We honed in on every beat riff and vocal
to make this a legendary recording. The musical equivalent to a beheading."-
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| Showdown
in Feb |
PR reports: This February 20th The Showdown
Is Set To Release "Temptation Come My Way"! The Showdown returns from a
European tour with Norma Jean just in time for their release. The Showdown
more than ups the ante as "Temptation Comes My Way" is over two years in
its creation. The band put painstaking effort into making this record flawless.
And as strong as their debut effort was, the new release is as The Black
Album was to Ride The Lightning. The production, provided by Paul Ebersold
(Three doors Down, Saliva) is huge, and reminiscent of a different era.
A better era. An era when it was about songs, not just brutality. There
is as much classic metal influence as there is heavy rock. Think Iron Maiden,
pre-Load Metallica, and Stone Temple Pilots. Choruses, verses, bridges.
Dramatic song writing, that is not just seventeen riffs, randomly pieced
together, with a fifteen-word song title. Six of the twelve tracks even
have cowbell and every song has an epic guitar solo!-
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| DevilDriver
Almost Done |
RRR reports: California's DevilDriver are
hard at work recording their third album for Roadrunner Records at the
Sonic Ranch studio outside El Paso, Texas. Producing and mixing the album
is Jason Suecof, known for his great work with Trivium, Chimaira, God Forbid,
and Bury Your Dead. Engineer Mark Lewis is helping the band in the studio
as well. Their recording is almost done, and their last day in the studio
is December 17th. Known for their uniquely sinister sound and dark subject
matter, the band is keeping true to form with working song titles including
"Damning the Heavens," "Cattle Call," "The Last Kind Words" and "Monsters
of the Deep." The album itself is still untitled.[see full story for more]-
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| TommyFest |
PR reports: Tommy Emmanuel c.g.p. (certified
guitar player) has garnered a nomination for the 49th Annual Grammy®
Awards in the "Best Country Instrumental Performance" category for "Gameshow
Rag/Cannonball Rag" from his critically acclaimed Favored Nations Acoustic
album, The Mystery, which was released August 22. "It's the greatest honor
of my life and it's a dream come true. I appreciate being in such great
company," said Tommy Emmanuel in a statement
In touring news, having completed a massive
U.S. tour this past summer, Emmanuel is currently performing in Europe
through December 15. He'll then be landing back in the U.S. for additional
performances starting February 2. The U.S. dates begin with his annual
four-day "TommyFest" exposition in Elizabethtown, KY. "TommyFest" began
several years ago in Kentucky, with Emmanuel headlining and showcasing
other performers. In addition to the live shows in the evening, guitar
workshops and classes are held during the day. A complete list of tour
dates can be found on Emmanuel's official website.- Click
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| The
End for Lordi |
PR reports: LORDI, Finland's monster rock
n' roll extravaganza and winners of the 2006 Eurovision award, have signed
to THE END RECORDS for North America.
Since winning Eurovision LORDI's popularity
has grown to gargantuan heights with the band conquering numerous European
charts and a six-week sold out tour of Europe. Now since signing with THE
END RECORDS, the band has set their sights on North America and anticipates
their success will continue across the pond. The band's most recent album,
The Arockalypse, will be released March 20, 2007 with bonus tracks and
a DVD.
LORDI are currently planning their first
ever jaunt of North America this spring and are confirmed for a two night
stint at the annual Bamboozle Festival this May.
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| Common
Dream |
PR reports: Will.i.am and Common perform Common's
new single "A Dream." The song was produced by Will.i.am and will be featured
on the soundtrack for the upcoming film "Freedom Writers," in theaters
January 5th. You can check out the video at the full story link.-
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| Gilby
Clarke Comp |
PR reports: Now is the time to reflect back
upon the stunning achievements of one Gilby Clarke, singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer.
Spitfire Records will do just that with the January 30, 2007 release of
Gilby Clarke. The album includes 14 tracks from his muscular solo catalog,
two from his days in the criminally-ignored Colonel Parker with ex-Stray
Cat Slim Jim Phantom, and one re-recording of "Black" with Rock Star: Super
Nova runner-up Dilana.
CBS-TV's Rock Star: Super Nova put the
former Guns N' Roses guitarist (he replaced Izzy Stradlin) in a band with
Metallica/Voivod bassist Jason Newsted and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee
in a reality-show search for a lead singer. The show proved so successful,
Gilby will be hitting the road with a touring version (with Train/Black
Crowes bassist Johnny Colt and winning singer Lukas Rossi) kicking off
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| Petty
satellite |
PR reports: XM, the nation's leading satellite
radio service with more than 7 million subscribers, will air every episode
of Tom Petty's critically-acclaimed XM music show, "Tom Petty's Buried
Treasure," as part of a special weekend-long marathon, it was announced
today.
The "Highway Companion Big Weekend," which
borrows its name from Petty's most recent album, Highway Companion, will
kick off Friday, December 15 at 12 midnight ET on XM LIVE (XM 200) and
will feature rare recordings and and previously unreleased live tracks
from the Heartbreaker's archives along with the first 44 episodes of his
popular XM show. Petty's free-form playlist for "Buried Treasure" features
cuts by artists from Jimi Hendrix to Carl Perkins, the White Stripes to
Little Richard, Elmore James to the Beatles, Bob Dylan to Jerry Lee Lewis.[see
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| Gogol
Bordello |
PR reports: Gogol Bordello just completed
a headlining jaunt this November throughout Europe on the Eastpak Antidote
Tour followed by a west coast run of dates with Primus. The band is currently
headlining dates in Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington
DC, and Philadelphia, ending the tour in New York at Irving Plaza on December
21. Gogol Bordello will also perform at Spin Magazine's annual "Year in
Music" party at the Hiro Ballroom on December 18th.
Lead singer Eugene Hutz is scheduled to
return to the UK in January 2007 for a series of shows with the Kolpakov
Trio, musicians Hutz has often cited as heavy influences on his musical
output. Gogol Bordello will embark on a tour in Russia at the end of January
and will return to the U.S in February to begin work on their fifth studio
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| Sugarland
Enjoying the Chart Ride |
PR reports: Sugarland has secured their first
#1 single on the R&R chart with the debut track "Want To" from their
sophomore record Enjoy The Ride. "I am proud and so thankful," said a thrilled
Jennifer Nettles. "This is such a moment for us to have our first #1 be
this song on this album! So many people have been a part of making this
happen and I am truly grateful."
"This was one of the closest # 1 battles
that I can remember and it won by an above-average audience size for this
time of year," stated Bill Catino, Executive Vice President of Promotion,
Universal Music Group Nashville. "All said and done, radio really rallied
behind Sugarland to get them their first and well-deserved # 1 song!"[see
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| Jose
Gonzalez EP |
Mute reports: Capping off a string of 2006
successes, José González releases an exclusive iTunes Live
Session EP on December 12, 2006. The session, recorded live earlier this
year in San Francisco features three tracks from González's debut
album Veneer; 'Hints', 'Lovestain' and 'Crosses' as well as the B-side
'Suggestions' and the song 'Storm' - which has never been released stateside.
González is also a featured vocalist
on the Grammy nominated Zero 7 album 'The Garden.' The album, which features
González on four songs, 'Today,' 'Futures,' 'Left Behind,' and on
the stunning Zero 7 rework of González' own 'Crosses,' is nominated
for Best Electronic/Dance Album 2006. González' video for 'Crosses'
is also nominated for a 'Best of 2006' award from MTV2's Subterranean.
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| Salem
Get Misty |
PR reports: Salem signed a record contract
with French monster label Season of Mist. The band's new material, described
by the band as "heavier, modern, dark and highly unique", is expected to
surface on the "Necessary Evil" album in the first half of 2007.
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| Suns
of March In Stores |
PR reports: Suns of March single, "I Learned
It From You" will be featured on DMX, a company that supplies in-store
radio to many retailers across the United Kingdom. Through their affiliation
with music distributor Pulse Rated, the single will be featured on a one
hour show that will air in several chains across the UK such as WHSmith
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