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To/Die/For Firing

BW&BK reports: Finnish gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR have parted ways with guitarist Mika "Alli" Ahtiainen. The following is the band's statement, posted in the forum section at their official website:

"Hello all, With sad hearts To/Die/For has had to let their guitarist Mika 'Alli' Ahtiainen go. After playing and touring together for years, it just became obvious that we needed to go our separate ways. This was a decision Alli and To/Die/For made together and we hope you will respect our decision. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Warped Dates

TuneLab reports: Forty-five of the forty-nine dates for the 2006 Warped Tour have been announced. The tour will include Thursday, Anti-Flag, Rise Against, Motion City Soundtrack, Less Than Jake, The Academy Is, Underoath, Helment, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts with additional acts expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The dates are:

June 15th in Columbia, MD 
June 16th in Columbus, OH
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Crossbreed Vs Nothingface

Day in Rock reports: Crossbreed have been forced to ditch their co-headlining tour with Nothingface, after Nothingface reportedly sabotaged them including trying to have them banned from a venue and keeping them from selling merch. The band give a detailed blow by blow (including memos) of what exactly happened on their Myspace Blog. They signed off with this "As for the fans, promoters and venues owners, please understand that all attempts were made to clear up this mess to remain on the tour. In 10 years, Crossbreed has never EVER been in this situation before. We thank god for bands like Mushroomhead, Rammstein and Static-X for existing, cause if everyone acted towards us like Nothingface did, we wouldn't ever want to tour with another band again!

"We are currently working with our agent and promoters to book a make-up tour for all dates missed, it should be around May." [see full story for all of the details]
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Fall Out Boy Secret Gigs

punkbands reports: Fall Out Boy have been playing secret shows under the pseudonym Saved Latin, it has been revealed. The emo rockers will next perform under the name at New York's Knitting Factory this Friday (March 4), MTV news reports.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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TRL Sucks but Vote For Us Anyway...

Rockdirt reports: Hellogoodbye posted the following message on their official website: "I know how many of you feel about MTV... and our cohorting around with such company, but it would be truly sweethearted of you if you could find it in your heart to put all of that aside and vote for us anyways. Cause I mean, heres the deal. Our songs aren't gonna be any different if they're played on TV or the radio or not, but the exposure definitely helps the livelyhood of the band. Not even so much financially but more so just that the more stuff like that that rolls our way the more we're gonna tour, the more small cities we'll be able to visit when we're out, the more love we'll get a chance to put into our next record and everything. It really just creates more and larger opportunities to do what we want to do, make music. Plus it helps our record label, Drive Thru Records, out in many ways.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Unearth Recording

Adrenaline PR reports: UNEARTH joins forces with Legendary Producer Terry Date to produce their next opus for Metal Blade Records.

Tracking begins on March 8th with acclaimed producer Terry Date (Soundgarden, White Zombie, Pantera, Deftones, at Studio X (Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam) in Seattle. Terry Date will mix the record as well. 

Known for raising the bar; Unearth are prepared to release their new album on August 8th With a solid foundation of 130,000 records scanned in the U. S. of their monumental Metal Blade Records Debut the oncoming storm �this highly anticipated recording will be the blueprint for setting the standard for Metal and beyond.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Arab Strap MTV

Transdreamer reports: Arab Strap has completed its video "Dream Sequence." It was directed by Scottish filmmaker Ashley Waddle and will have the Yeah Yeah Yeah's introduce its premiere on MTV2's "Subterranean" on March 5, 2006. Arab Strap's new album "The Last Romance" was just released on February 21, 2006. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Stinking Liz

Earsplit reports: After just recently returning from an amazing tour of the UK with Clutch and COC, Stinking Liz. are heading back out the door again for a tour in March! 

03/13 Harrisonburg VA @ Luigi's
03/14 Louisville KY @ St. Andrews Pub
03/15 St. Louis MO @ Way Out Club w/ Debris INC
03/16 Little Rock AR @ Downtown Music w/ Debris INC
03/17 Austin TX as part of Tone Deaf Touring's SXSW Showcase
03/18 Longview, TX @ Hawaii Club w/ Debris INC
03/19 Memphis TN @ The Buccaneer w/ Debris INC
03/20 Johnson City TN @ The Hideaway
03/21 Norfolk VA @ Blue Plate
03/24 Purchase, NY @ Purchase College[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Burst Video

Relapse reports: BURST will see their video for "Where the Wave Broke," the lead-off track from the band's acclaimed new album Origo, make its North American premier on this weekend's edition of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". "Headbanger's Ball" airs Saturdays from 10-12 PM EST on MTV2. 

The video was shot on location in Stockholm, Sweden with the Harvest Light Production Co., headed up by Kim Peterson and Peter Reinholdsson. "Where The Wave Broke" is the first video from Origo and is the band's second overall.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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ALO DMB

Press Release reports: ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) will be opening up for Dave Matthews Band for four of the dates on their summer tour; including the Saratoga Peforming Arts Center in Saratoga NY on Friday, June 16 and Saturday June 17, the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday, June 20 and the Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh, NC on Wednesday, June 21![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Best Music on Campus?

Fanscape reports: College-focused channel mtvU has recently announced the "Best Music on Campus" (BMOC) contest along with Drive-Thru Records (New Found Glory, Something Corporate). mtvU is asking aspiring bands to submit their profiles on mtvU.com, including three (3) original songs, to be reviewed by mtvU and Drive-Thru Records executives. After entrants have been narrowed down to 50, mtvU will invite college students to vote for their favorites starting March 27, 2006. The top 5 finalists will again be judged by a panel comprised of mtvU and Drive-Thru Records executives, as well as music celebrities. The grand prize winning band will receive a record deal with Drive-Thru Records, and a video on mtvU! [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Queen DVD: Making of A Night At The Opera

Kayos reports: Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly-owned Eagle Vision imprint, announces the next title of its lauded Classic Albums series with an in-depth look behind-the-scenes at the recording of Queen's first platinum album: 1975's A Night At The Opera. This is the album that catapulted singer Freddy Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon into the upper echelon of the international rock community, spawning the #1 (for nine straight weeks) British hit single "Bohemian Rhapsody." Queen would ultimately record 14 studio albums between 1973 and 1990. 

Produced with the help and cooperation of May and Taylor (Mercury succumbed to AIDS in 1991; Deacon retired in 1992), the DVD contains an exhaustive cut by cut run through of all 12 tracks, new interviews with May, Deacon and producer Roy Thomas Baker, archival performance footage, interviews with Mercury, and comments from such rock luminaries as Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Extreme's Nuno Bettencourt and Mott The Hoople's Ian Hunter, among others. It also features brand new acoustic performances of "'39" and "Love Of My Life" by May, and a special drum and acoustic demonstration of "I'm In Love With My Car" by Taylor. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Loudon Wainwright III Reissues

conqueroo reports: The very first recordings of Loudon Wainwright III � Loudon Wainwright III (also known as Album I) and Album II � will be reissued on Collectors Choice Music on March 14.

Critically acclaimed yet criminally underappreciated by American music fans (he's been better appreciated in Great Britain), singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III has had a 30+ year career making the personal universal with wit, clarity and tunefulness. He's also an actor (recent film appearances include The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Elizabethtown and The Aviator) and, you may have heard, father of the talented Rufus and Martha. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mini-Ponderosa Stomp at SXSW

conqueroo reports: The Ponderosa Stomp's Gulf Coast Revue at SXSW, slated for the Continental Club in Austin, TX, on Friday, March 17, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. during the world-renowned five-day music festival, will offer a sneak preview of the 5th Annual Ponderosa Stomp, scheduled for the Gibson Guitar Factory in downtown Memphis, TN, May 8-10. 

Performers at the SXSW showcase represent a veritable dream team from the New Orleans and Gulf Coast music scenes of the 1950s and �60s: Eddie Bo, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Tommy McClain and Warren Storm, Barbara Lynn, Archie Bell, DJ Fontana[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sharon Sucks Pt 47

Rock N Roll Universe reports: In a brand new, exclusive interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe drum legend Carmine Appice discusses his entire career, from his early days in VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, through his years spent with ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE and BLUE MURDER, all the way to his present activities with TRAVERS & APPICE. Also covered in the interview are the drummer's recollections of LED ZEPPELIN'S first U.S. tour where the rock legends opened for VANILLA FUDGE, the upcoming CACTUS reunion at this summer's Sweden Rock Fest, as well as possible BLUE MURDER and BECK BOGERT & APPICE reunions.

A short excerpt from the interview follows :Rock N Roll Universe : The reality show really kind of tore down a lot of credibility that Ozzy had with the hard rock/metal community unfortunately..

Carmine Appice : Yeah, but look what she built. She built up Ozzfest, it's unbelievable. It's amazing what she did. She got cancer... I guess we were always considered "the enemy" with Sharon after that because I sued her. What she said in the press. The same thing she said about Billy Corgan, "He left for medical reasons, he made me sick." When I heard her say that about him I said, "God, can't you think up a new one? You said that 20 years ago about me." But had I stayed with them it would've been great. Because when I went with them, I told Ozzy and Sharon, "I'm looking for a home, I don't want to be jumping around anymore I want to stay with a band." I had offers to go out on tour with other people for big money, but I decided to go with them because they were looking for someone to stay with them, too. I let her know that I always got a lot of press in America, which I did at the time. They didn't like the fact that I was doing sold out master classes in every market, making a lot of money from it. I hadmy own press agent, I had my own t-shirts on tour, which she okay'd the deal. You can read about that in the Motley Crue book, 'The Dirt.' She cut the heads off of my t shirts, hundreds of my t shirts. How long does that take to do? (Laughs) I couldn't believe one day my one drum riser didn't work, when I had a full page ad in the Cincinnati paper that talked about the drum solo was the biggest effect. It wasn't my idea, it was their idea. I said that in the article. That they designed it, I'm just the one that plays it. But it is the biggest effect in the show. Unfortunately that night, it didn't work. So, I asked Bob Daisley, "Hey Bob, would she sabotage her own show to try and make me look stupid?" Bob looked at me and said, "Oh, without a doubt." So, next thing I know, 4 weeks later, maybe sooner, she fired me. She said, "Your name is too big, you need to start your own band. We need someone who's more of a sideman, like Tommy Aldridge." Gee thanks. (Laughs)[see full story for the full interview] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Gilmour Contest

ElectricArtists reports: Columbia has put together a pretty cool contest for those that preorder David Gilmour's new album "On an Island". Here are some of the details.

PRE-ORDER "On an Island" today and be automatically entered to win the ultimate trip for two to Los Angeles to see David Gilmour - the voice and guitar of Pink Floyd - LIVE IN CONCERT on the final night of the most anticipated concert tour of 2006! 

The Grand Prize includes:
-Two tickets to see David Gilmour's April 20th sold out concert at GIBSON AMPHITHEATRE in Universal City 
-Two round trip tickets to Los Angeles
-Hotel accommodations at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel 
-Transportation to and from the concert - rock and roll style 
-An autographed David Gilmour Guitar
-"On an Island" CD plus the David Gilmour catalog collection and DVD [see full story for more info]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Himsa No 1

Prosthetic reports: HIMSA's Hail Horror has overtaken the #1 position at American metal radio, as measured by FMQB, a radio trade publication. Beating out fierce competition at both college and commercial metal radio, the success for Hail Horror comes at a perfect time when the band is receiving hoards of positive press both domestically and overseas, as well as logging video airplay for the single "Sleezevil" and partaking in the hugely successful "Undoing Ruin 2006" tour alongside Darkest Hour and Prosthetic Records labelmates The Acacia Strain. MTV2 will be re-airing the "Sleezevil" video on this weekend's edition of "Headbangers Ball," while HIMSA will continue touring the US through April 8 before heading back to Europe with Death By Stereo and The Banner for live appearances in April and May.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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