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 Doherty
86ed |
Rockdirt reports: News of the World reports
Pete Doherty was kicked out of the QPR v Millwall soccer match for taking
drugs in the toilets. The Babyshambles singer had only hours earlier vowed
to beat his heroin habit on Channel 4 News[see full story for more]-
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| Mushroomhead
CD/Tour Update |
Megaforce reports: Megaforce Records is pleased
to announce the signing of Mushroomhead to a worldwide deal. The genre-defying
band combines elements of theatre and aggressive rock. The band is currently
in an undisclosed studio mixing for an early summer release. The mask-engendered
Mushroomhead plan on expanding its theatrically-based shows to include
more intricate stage set-ups to reflect its themes and music. Look for
extensive touring following the release of the new album this summer. More
details on the release will be forthcoming in the months ahead. Below are
spring tour dates.
03/23- Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
03/24- Traverse City, MI - Streeters [see
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| Blondie
Hits |
Cornerstone reports: Blondie will release
Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision (CD and DVD) on April 7th. The release
comes one week before the bands induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of
Fame. The collection features 20 audio tracks and 16 videos. The featured
track is a mash-up of "Rapture" with The Doors' "Rider On The Storm", which
is included both as a song and a video.
"Ain't technology great! The Doors and
Blondie get to do each other. I've always had salacious dreams about Debbie
Harry, and now it's a reality. The Doors and Blondie in a deep passionate
embrace." - Ray Manzarek, The Doors[see full story for more]-
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| Northwest
Royale Ink Deal |
Rock Ridge reports: Eugene, Oregon quintet
Northwest Royale is bringing their "progressive hardcore" rock sound to
the Rock Ridge Music roster with their forthcoming album, "Home Is Where
The Hate Is," scheduled for release on May 9th. The band is known for their
intense live shows and they've built a huge following in the Pacific Northwest,
sharing stages (since their inception in 2000) with the likes of Disturbed,
Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Mastadon, Rob Zombie, Prong, and many others,
and they've performed in the past on the Jägermeister Music Tour.
In addition to an upcoming tour with labelmates Domeshots (which will extend
from March until June), Northwest Royale is also scheduled to play a huge
hometown show on March 11 at the WOW Hall in Eugene with Opeth and Devildriver.
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| AOL
Previews |
Day in Rock reports: This week AOL Music has
a ton of new CDs streaming in their entirety for you to check out. Albums
include new releases from Hawthorne Heights, The Veronicas, The Subways,
Matchbook Romance, Bulletin For My Valentine, Talking Heads, Bela Fleck
and the Flecktones and more. Also for Nickelback fans, AOL Music is also
previewing the new Bo Bice video ironically titled "The Real Thing". And
while you are there be sure to check out the latest "Sessions" featuring
Jack Johnson performing songs from the Curious George soundtrack. Click
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| Dean
Martin Reissues |
conqueroo reports: Rat Pack fans rejoice:
renowned reissue label Collectors Choice Music will re-release the nine
albums Dean Martin recorded for Capitol Records between 1953 and 1962,
as well as the compilations of various non-LP singles that Capitol released
in the mid '60s. Each album will be released separately (with the exception
of four compilations the label released on the Tower imprint, which are
paired on two CDs). [see full story for more]- Click
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| Pop
Country Sellouts |
Press Release reports: Fast sellouts and overwhelming
demand marked a first day on-sale frenzy that served to punctuate and solidify
the concert event that is Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "Soul2Soul II" Tour.
Tickets went on-sale this past Saturday, for eight performances, including
the tour's opening concert on April 21st in Columbus, Ohio and fans gobbled
up tickets via box office, Internet and phone, at an even faster pace then
for the couple's first ground-breaking concert tour six years ago. Promoters
reacted quickly as concerts were added in Columbus, Ohio on April 22nd
and Boston, Massachusetts on June 26th in an effort to meet the demand.
Previously announced performances in Columbus and Boston, as well as performances
in Dallas and Buffalo were sold-out within hours.[see full story for more]-
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| Digital
Vinyl |
Press Release reports: The Orchard, the world's
leading digital distributor and marketer of independent music, today announced
the launch of an ambitious program to provide to record labels with archival-quality
digital masters of rare and unreleased vinyl. Consumers can now easily
find music that has to date only been available to collectors and aficionados.
The initial Orchard-distributed labels
participating in the program include SST, Delicious Vinyl, Lookout! Records,
In the Red, Amphetamine Reptile, and Bizarre/Straight. The newly mastered
vinyl releases will begin appearing in March in digital music stores worldwide,
including eMusic, iTunes, Napster, Real/Rhapsody, MSN, Yahoo!/Musicmatch
and over 70 others under the moniker "When It Was Wax." -
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| Cribs
Tour / Spin Band of the Year |
World's Fair reports: The Cribs will be joining
Franz Ferdianand and DCFC on the road as indie music continues its take
over of the world at large. Also The Cribs have advanced to the 3rd round
of SPIN MAGAZINE'S BAND OF THE YEAR competition, going up against Nine
Black Alps. The Cribs were supposed to headline a tour with NBA, but got
picked up for the FF/DCFC tour instead. The Cribs beat out The Go! Team
in round 2!
03/22/06 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
03/23/06 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Conv.
Center
03/24/06 Reno, NV Reno Hilton
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| Drummer
Fest DVD |
MVD reports: Music Video Distributors and
Hudson Music are pleased to announce the home viewing release of CHRIS
ADLER and JASON BITTNER - Live At Modern Drummer Festival 2005 for US distribution
on DVD on April 4, 2006.
Chris Adler (Lamb of God) and Jason Bittner
(Shadows Fall) are two of the greatest drummers alive today. "Live at Modern
Drummer Festival 2005" features full-length performances along with in-depth
interviews that include demonstration, discussion of technique and practice
routines, along with specific playing examples. The DVD also includes nearly
30 minutes of additional performance and clinic footage not included on
the previous edition. [see full story for bonus info]-
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| Teddy
Thompson USA |
ie marketing reports: Teddy Thompson's new
album, "Separate Ways," was released this fall in the UK to stunning reviews.
The London Sunday Times heralded the record as "brilliant" and it also
received a 4-star rating from Mojo. Teddy's musical masterpiece will finally
hit US shores on 2/21 on Verve Forecast and his intoxicating brand of indie
music will surely captivate the American masses. He is joined by an impressive
supporting cast including backing vocalists Rufus and Martha Wainwright,
Jenni Muldaur, and his parents Richard and Linda Thompson. Check out the
first single off of the album, "Everybody Move It," at the full story link-
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| Sailor's
Grave |
Thorp Records reports: Sailor's Grave Records
Launches With Releases By US Bombs, Mad Sin, Ducky Boys, Bombshell Rocks,
Kings Of Nuthin And More.
Welcome SAILOR'S GRAVE RECORDS to the mass
of labels fighting for the territory of true punk rock 'n' roll. SAILOR'S
GRAVE RECORDS is founded by the folks who run THORP RECORDS. THORP RECORDS
will now shift its focus more to hardcore/metal and all that is heavy,
while SAILOR'S GRAVE RECORDS shall be a brand created to give birth to
the soundtracks of life as lived by those with black eyes, bad luck, and
bad tattoos. Shunning the bubble-gum veneer of emo and pop punk, the crew
of bands that have found a wayward home on the Sailor¹s Grave Records
roster carry a bad-ass swagger that the punks of yesteryear pioneered.
Sailor¹s Grave Records will be devoted to the genres of street punk,
Oi!, psychobilly, and bad-ass American rock 'n' roll. Forthcoming in 2006
will be releases from the likes of U.S. Bombs, The Ducky Boys, Mad Sin,
The Kings of Nuthin, Bombshell Rocks, Angel City Outcasts, Mark Lind, The
Welch Boys , The Generators, Far From Finished, Born to Lose, and many
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| Sunny
Day Solo CD |
Press Release reports: Jeremy Enigk, best
known for his work with Sunny Day Real Estate and the Fire Theft, is currently
in a Seattle studio co-producing and recording his second solo album, the
follow-up to 1996's critically-acclaimed "Return of the Frog Queen." The
as yet untitled new album will be released this summer on the singer/songwriter's
own imprint, Lewis Hollow Records, which will be distributed by Reincarnate
Records through Sony BMG. Plans are for Enigk to tour Europe in July and
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