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A Santa Cause for (Pop) Punks

PR reports: Immortal Records is pleased to announce the release of A Santa Cause (It's a Punk Rock Christmas) Volume II on November 1, 2006. It is the follow-up to the highly acknowledged and tremendously successful A Santa Cause (It's A Punk Rock Christmas) holiday compilation. This year, Immortal is excited to be teaming up with Cure Autism Now (www.cureautismnow.org) to help raise money for one of the fastest-growing, most misunderstood and inexplicable disorders today. As the saying goes, "Christmas is for the children," and Immortal wants to do its part to help this extremely vital charity during this season of giving. Immortal Records is once again in search of today's established and future stars to join their emerging artists Scary Kids Scaring Kids, A Change of Pace, Brazil, Waking Ashland and others in rerecording a traditional holiday classic or writing an original song. If you or your band are interested in participating in this album, please feel free to email Immortal Records A&R at: [email protected] For more information please check the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mick Rock's Art

antiMusic reports: If you are a rock fan chances are good that you own one of Mick Rock's photographs - take a look at David Bowie's Space Oddity. Lou Reed's Transformer. Iggy Pop's Raw Power and you'll see his stellar work. Last week Morley spoke with Mick about one of his latest projects, the photo package for the DVD release of one of the year's most controversial movies, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things based on the JT LeRoy novel. (Google JT LeRoy to learn more about the controversy. ) A good deal of the interview focuses on this project and Mick's friendship and interaction with those involved but he also told Morley how he got started on the path to being one of the most recognized music photographers in the world. Here is an excerpt from the interview!

antiMUSIC: Now if we can turn the focus to you for a few minutes. You studied languages at school. How did you make the leap from languages to photography? 

Mick Rock: Pause. Well. I think I was high, to be honest with you. (laughs) Then I started playing with a friend's camera and I think the intensification factor is what imprinted itself on my psyche. I think the framing, the fact that you could pluck a little bit of magic out of the fabric of everyday life. And it could seem, look, feel very special and then if you played a little bit with color, and amplified it with a wide angle, then you've got these images that imprinted themselves on people's minds. I mean I was never interested in photography per se. I was much more interested in the lives of the people I was studying like Baudelaire, Rimbaud, the English romantics like Shelley and company or maybe the beat poets. These were the people that I was studying and these were the people that I was fascinated by. Somehow I think when I look back, especially at those early pictures like. I think you can see that I viewed David, Lee, Lou, Iggy, Freddy, through that particular prism. And it somehow looks stuck on to those images themselves. Photography is kinda fascinating really when you think it's technically a piece of what you should get is a piece of reality but of course what you're really getting is an amplification, you get this little slice amplified, jigged in some ways. I'm not saying all photography is so memorable. In fact most of it, like most music is pretty disposable. But some stuff stays in the mind. And nowadays some people even call it art, and some have even called my work art (laughs)...and it's been an interesting journey for me, that's for sure.[see full story for the full interview]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Muse Summer Tour

antiMusic reports: Muse is heading out on the road in support of their new album "Black Holes and Revelations." No word yet on who is supporting but here are the announced dates: 

18-Jul San Francisco The Concourse 
19-Jul Los Angeles Greek Theatre 
21-Jul San Diego Soma 
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Veronicas Illness

FMQB reports: The Veronicas have cancelled their North American summer tour, including their opening dates for Ashlee Simpson, due to singer Lisa Origliasso developing nodules on her vocal chords.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Heather Strikes Back

AP reports: Heather Mills McCartney, the estranged wife of Paul McCartney, said Tuesday the couple will divorce, and that she plans to sue newspapers that have been digging into her past, according to a statement released by her lawyers.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bonnaroo Webcast

antiMusic reports: Good news for those that can't make the Bonnaroo festival, you can catch it online courtesy of The AT&T blue room who will be will stream hours of uninterrupted LIVE coverage from Bonnaroo, the sold out three-day music festival in Manchester, TN. The webcast will feature LIVE performances from Matisyahu, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and many more. 

Stream kick off times. 

Friday, June 16 - 12:30pm (CST) 

Saturday, June 17 - 12:30pm (CST)

Sunday, June 18 - 12:30pm (CST)

Click the full story link to check it out and also see past performances from Coachella & SXSW.
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Ice T's Body Count Set Release

PR reports: Rapper/actor/rock'n'roller Ice-T is at it again on Murder 4 Hire (Escapi Records) by Body Count, to be released August 1, 2006. Lead guitarist Ernie C, bassist Vincent Price, drummer OT and rhythm guitarist Bendrix hit the metal hard on 12 tracks of what is sure to be controversial, argued over and demonized right from the jump. 

Lyrically, the songs range from political ("The End Game"), personal ("You Don't Know Me [Pain]"), and religious ("The Passion Of The Christ"), to obsession ("In My Head"), armegeddon ("Dirty Bomb"), hate ("Lies") and "Relationships." Obviously, Body Count, circa 2006, ain't backing down from anybody or anything. A eulogy for fallen band member D-Roc is also included ("D Rocs [RIP]") as is a hilarious take on deep south rednecks ("Down In The Bayou"). The title track is an instant hit man anthem. The CD closes with "Mr. C's Theme," a show-stopping hard rock instrumental.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Saosin Warped

PR reports: Orange County post-hardcore quintet Saosin has confirmed dates on the 2006 Vans Warped Tour, kicking off on June 30th in Houston, Texas. 

Saosin (pronounced "SAY-oh-sin"), who Alternative Press recently dubbed as massively buzzworthy" based on their two indie EPs and scorching live shows, will release their debut album on Capitol Records on October 17th. The band is currently in the studio finishing the album with producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Head Automatica).[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dillinger Escape Plan EP/DVD

PR reports: Dillinger Escape Plan released a digital-only EP Plagiarism this week. The EP features 'Unretrofied' (from their acclaimed Miss Machine CD), interpretations of Nine Inch Nails's 'Wish', Massive Attack's 'Angel', Soundgarden's 'Jesus Christ Pose' and Justin Timberlake's 'Like I Love You' as well as previously unreleased live material. Many of these covers have been heard during the band's live sets over the past several years but remained unrecorded until this EP. Plagiarism is available exclusively via iTunes

On June 27th Dillinger Escape Plan will release Miss Machine: The DVD in North America (with an international release on July 3rd). This low-priced limited edition DVD features a collection of behind-the-scenes footage, all the studio videos from Miss Machine and live clips spanning the ensuing worldwide tour. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dirty Americans Digital

PR reports: With one album and EP under their belt Detroit natives the Dirty Americans, are back, independent and working on a new album produced by guitar god Kenny Olson and Shannon Boone, (a.k.a. The Scorpio Brothers). 

If you're into the hell raisin, psychedelic, vintage sounding stuff - you'll love what's next from this motor city band. "Jet Black Holy Water", "Roll Like A Stone" and "No No No" are just samples of what's to come and now available digitally! Look for an upcoming album release from Dirty Americans later this year on Takes The Biscuit.[see full story for a preview]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Thine Eyes Bleed Go Off

PR reports: Canadian technical thrash act Thine Eyes Bleed have announced a few select off-dates while on the upcoming The UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR (Slayer, Lamb of God, Mastodon and Children of Bodom). The off-dates are as follows:

Off-dates (w/ Lamb of God, Mastodon, Children Of Bodom)

06/14 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
06/22 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
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Unexpect in August

PR reports: Montreal's Unexpect have set an August 22nd release date for their new album 'In A Flesh Aquarium'. The band skillfully blend classical music, black metal, technical prowess and a hyperactive stage show fueled by chaos and a monstrous 9-string bass. Think Cirque du Soleil goes black metal, amidst an acid-trip version of The Dark Crystal. Crazy stuff but well worth investigating, mon amis![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Giant Squid Release

PR reports: Giant Squid have set an August 22nd release date for their new album Metridium Field. Austin-based quintet GIANT SQUID submerges themselves into a sonic realm of epic fuzz tones saturated in analog synthesizer sounds, giving way to delicate breaks of clean tranquility. Bizarre song titles referring to marine life and historical tragedies are the norm as the band's cinematic soundscapes are soaked with imagery of nautical desolation and mountainous solitude.[see full story for track list]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Chris Smither Release

PR reports: Chris Smither, whose songs have been covered by Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, to name a few, is one of a handful of musicians active today who were on the scene during the folk/blues renaissance of the '60s. Born in Miami and raised in New Orleans -- where he first heard the blues -- before heading on to Boston at the onset of that city's late '60s musical greening, Smither has carved a reputation for transforming blues roots into modern-day songwriting craft. His forthcoming twelfth recording, Leave The Light On, is defined by bright, intricate guitar work, driving foot stomps and assured interplay with a cadre of superb musicians.

Leave The Light On marks the start of a new label relationship for Smither. The album will be released on his own imprint, Mighty Albert, in association with the renowned acoustic and modern folk label Signature Sounds on September 19. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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