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of Deathfest |
SMN reports: The organizers of the annual
Maryland Deathfest have announced their plans to hold another annual festival
in Maryland called the Auditory Assault Festival. It will take place this
year on November 25th at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD.[see full story for
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| Video
Box |
antiMusic reports: Sony BMG is taking an unusual
step forward in embracing the web. Unlike their contemporaries at Universal
that took the boneheaded of step of trying to charge websites to help them
promote their music, Sony is utilizing the "promo" value in promotional
videos by setting up a new website, Musicbox Video, which offers music
videos, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and other video content of
their artists. And instead of trying to milk cash out of this promotional
material from websites, they are encouraging websites, blogs, and the sites
visitors to link or email links to the material to help spread the word.
They've even set up RSS feeds to video junkies to have instant access to
updates. To help keep down on the piracy factor they have encoded the videos
in Macromedia's Flash format. Now if they would only sign more artists
that are worth checking out. Check the site out at the full story link.
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| Jacko
Heads Back To Court |
MTV reports: A breach-of-contract lawsuit
filed against Michael Jackson by former business associate F. Marc Schaffel
in 2004 is headed for trial in Santa Monica, California, with jury selection
scheduled to begin July 26, AP reports. Schaffel is seeking $3.8 million
for outstanding loans, expenses, cash advances and producing fees, as well
as his share of the profits generated by two television specials designed
to strengthen Jackson's reputation in the wake of child-molestation allegations.[see
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| Hydrogyn
Bass |
PR reports: Hydrogyn announce new bassist
Chris Sammons. Chris is replacing the now departed Dave Moody. Chris comes
into the band delivering a thunderous playing style and keen knack for
playing in the pocket. Chris adds new dimensions to the Hydrogyn sound
and brings a wealth of knowledge on his instrument from years of study
in Jazz. Chris has been rehearsing with the band for the past month and
played his first gig with Hydrogyn at CBGB's in NYC this past Sat June
17th. We are glad to have him aboard and hope all the fans will welcome-
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| Summer
Grates |
PR reports: Brisbane, Australia has produced
one of the most infectiously joyful bands heard the world over, comprised
of three of the most infectiously joyful individuals you could ever hope
to meet! The band is The Grates - comprised of Alana (drums), Patience
(vocals) and John (guitar) - and they will be playing three very special
shows this June, making these three the *only* Grates shows this summer!!
The band will be previewing lots of new material from their upcoming full-length,
Gravity Won't Get You High, due out August 29th on Dew Process/Cherry Tree.
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| Family
Values Ticket Values |
PR reports: KORN: Live on the Other Side DVD
has arrived in stores! The DVD features explosive live footage of KORN
performing songs from their smash hit album See You On The Other Side as
well as the hits that made them famous including "Blind", "Freak On A Leash",
"Here To Stay", "Got The Life" and "A.D.I.D.A.S." The DVD also includes
a documentary, behind-the-scenes goodies, interviews with KORN and more.
**JUST ANNOUNCED** The first 70,000 copies
of KORN: Live on the Other Side DVD contain a FREE voucher for 'Buy 2 Get
2' lawn tickets for The Family Values Tour! Fans will be able to redeem
2 free lawn tickets to the Family Values Tour after purchasing 2 lawn tickets.
This special offer is for a limited time only. The voucher can be found
within the first 70,000 retail copies of the DVD. For a preview of the
DVD check out the full story link.- Click
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| Grant
Lee Phillips Tour |
PR reports: Grant Lee Phillips will be previewing
his latest US tour with a kick-off show at Hollywood's Largo on Wednesday,
June 28 to celebrate the release of his much-anticipated new album, nineteeneighties
which bows on June 27 (Zoe/Rounder). Phillips will then return to the road
on July 25 for a further 13 dates, including shows in Seattle, San Francisco,
Chicago (two nights) and Philadelphia, before playing New York's Knitting
Factory on August 10. The tour winds up in Northampton, MA, on August 13.[see
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| Lavery's
Solo Tonic |
PR reports: New Jersey-born and Los Angeles-based
writer-producer Dan Lavery is set to release a 3-song digital EP this week.
The songs will be available exclusively online everywhere digital music
is sold through Rock Ridge Music. The EP is the first to be released by
a member of the multi-platinum rock outfit, TONIC.
In 2004, Dan contributed a track to the
compilation of songs inspired by Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ,
an album which won a Dove Award from the Gospel Music Association. In addition,
Dan began writing and producing for other artists.
It wasn't until a meeting with Rock Ridge's
Derr earlier this year that he thought to release some of the material
that had been accumulating. "Most of these songs were recorded almost immediately
as inspiration struck, in the extra bedroom of my old home. There isn't
always time to overthink your performances, but to me that's often a good
thing", says Lavery. Listen to the first track, "Say That You Love Me"
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| Post
Audiovent |
PR reports: Living up to their name as one
of the "100 Bands To Watch" for 2006 by Alternative Press Magazine and
"Ones To Watch" by the LA Times, Agent Sparks is set to release their first
full length album, Red Rover today. The album was produced by Incubus guitarist
Mike Einziger and is the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed 2005 EP/DVD,
Not So Merry. Agent Sparks is teaming up with 30 Seconds To Mars for tour
dates that will carry them through July 17TH and they will meet up with
Blue October for a few dates in August. The group has also been signed
on to play a show during Milwaukee's Summerfest.
Despite the connection, the tracks on Red
Rover are much different than any Incubus release as well as Ben and Paul's
former band on Atlantic Records, Audiovent. Vocal duties are shared by
Ben Einziger and keyboardist Stephanie Eitel (known for her performance
with Weezer on their track "Beverly Hills") and musically they have been
compared to the likes of The Pixies, Violent Femmes, X and many more. The
first single and video will be released in late July for the track, "Polly
Anne" although it is already being supported by stations across the country.
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| Through
The Lens Of The Dead |
PR reports: Just prior to tearing across North
America on this year's Sounds of the Underground tour, South Carolina's
death metal road warriors Through The Eyes Of The Dead have unveiled the
debut video from the band's 2005 Prosthetic Records debut, 'Bloodlust.'
Footage was shot in April with director Jonathan Covert (Nine Inch Nails,
Mortiis) in downtown Los Angeles for the track "Two Inches From A Main
Artery." Look for it on video outlets soon, but in the meantime fans can
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| Crucified
Motorhead |
PR reports: The all-female Swedish quartet
Crucified Barbara will tour alongside rock legends Motörhead on an
18-city trek of the United Kingdom this November. The pairing is fitting,
for the group's new album, In Distortion We Trust, was recently released
in the United States with a cover of Motörhead's "Killed By Death"
as a bonus track. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Primal
Scream US Release |
PR reports: The groundbreaking Scottish rock
band Primal Scream has come to Columbia Records under the aegis of Steve
Lillywhite, Senior Vice President of A&R for the label and Grammy-winning
Producer of the Year. Primal Scream's new album, Riot City Blues, will
be released stateside on Columbia on Tuesday, August 22.
The UK release of Riot City Blues debuted
at #5 on the UK album charts upon its recent release. The US version of
Riot City Blues will feature new bonus tracks.[see full story for more]-
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| Punker
Jewel |
Contact Music reports: Pop star JEWEL is developing
a new girl-power character for US cartoon network Nickelodeon. The singer's
creation will be called PUNK ROCK ANGEL GIRL.- Click
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| Elton
Vs IRS |
Contact Music reports: SIR ELTON JOHN is pressing
ahead with legal action against US tax authorities for overvaluing his
multi-million dollar Georgia condominium. The singer has been forced to
pay $77,250 (GBP41,890) in tax each year for the penthouse property after
it was valued at $4.6 million ($2.6 million) - $900,000 (GBP488,000) above
his financial advisor's estimates. [see full story for more]-
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| Bad
Links |
BBC reports: The record industry has welcomed
a Dutch court ruling against a website that provided links to MP3 music
files. The Zoekmp3.nl site, run by Techno Design, was shut down after the
decision by the Dutch Court of Appeal.
It ruled that the site was breaking the
law by providing links to illegal MP3 files on the internet, even though
it did not host the content itself. [see full story for more]-
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