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 van
Gogh Fall Out |
punkbands reports: The new Fall Out Boy album
is called Infinity on High, Wentz told MTV News late Monday night. "It's
taken from a quote by Vincent van Gogh. And as for what that means in relation
to the record, we'll just let it will unfold when people hear it."
The title is taken from a letter written
by van Gogh to his brother Theo in 1888, in which he describes his renewed
health and the vigor it has instilled in his painting. Van Gogh's exact
phrasing has been translated as both "Be clearly aware of the stars and
infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all," and "And
all the same to feel the stars and the infinite high and clear above you.
Then life is almost enchanted after all."- Click
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| Skindred
Knobs Man |
SMN reports: SKINDRED have chosen Matt Squire
to produce their upcoming, yet to be titled sophomore album. Squire's body
of work includes PANIC! AT THE DISCO's platinum album "A Fever You Can't
Sweat Out" as well as THRICE's critically acclaimed "Artist In The Ambulance"
record. Squire and SKINDRED are set to enter Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano
Beach, Florida on January 4th to begin production for their 2nd major label
LP. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Korn
Unplugged CD |
SMN reports: KORN will follow in the footsteps
of the likes of NIRVANA and many others and will release their first ever
acoustic album early next year through Virgin Records. The band will sit
down and play unplugged on MTV, however, a track listing for the CD has
yet to be announced. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Jacko
Outrage |
BBC reports: Angry Michael Jackson fans are
seeking refunds on their tickets for the World Music Awards.
Entry to the award show cost as much as
£100, and fans say they were misled by promises that Jackson would
perform a version of his hit single, Thriller.
"I'm furious," said Katherine Kidd, who
spent £200 to get to the show. "I feel like I've been ripped off."
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| Queen
Outsells Beatles |
Ananova reports: Queen's first Greatest Hits
album is the best selling album of all time in the UK.
The compilation record, which was released
in 1981, has sold a massive 5,407,587 copies since it came out, beating
the second place album, The Beatles' Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band,
by 600,000 copies.
Oasis' What's The Story Morning Glory came
third in the survey, but was a million copies behind champions Queen.[see
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| Alter
Hype for Altered State |
PR reports: Tired of puffed up indie bands
who promise original and edgy sounds but who only deliver artificial hype
and overcooked fluff? Then it's time to Get Real with Altered State, the
cheeky foursome from Saskatchewan whose catchy hooks and rock-purist, kick-ass
beats have been all the rage on radio everywhere from their home country
all across the Americas�all in advance of the official Feb. 6 release of
Get Real, which will be distributed in the U.S. by Morada Music.
Not since Chrissie Hynde fondled the brass
in her pocket has a three guy group with a fiery and charismatic female
lead singer (Lorna Dowell, unafraid to declare that "I Need A Vacation"
while exposing her "Skeletons In The Closet") kicked up this much punky
pop/rock dust. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Bravery
Go Soph and Tour |
PR reports: After eight months off the road
working on the completion of THE SUN AND THE MOON, their second Island
Records album (for release in 2007), The Bravery have just wrapped up three
small-venue warm-up shows around the Northeast U.S. and will head
to South America for a week before returning home to commence a new round
of East Coast dates at the end of the month. (Please see tour schedule
below.) THE SUN AND THE MOON was produced and mixed by two-time Grammy
Award winner Brendan O'Brien, best known for his work with Pearl Jam, Rage
Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
and other multi-platinum acts.
11/18 Buenos Aires, Arg. Personal Fest
11/19 Santiago, Chile Urban Festival
11/24 Rio De Janeiro, Braz. Circo Voador
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| MTV
Still Shows Videos |
PR reports: The latest video premiere on MTV
(yes they still do play music!) for 30 Seconds To Mars' video "From Yesterday".
Filmed in China, the band made history as the very first American rock
video ever shot in its entirety in the People's Republic of China.
The video premiere at 11PM on MONDAY, November
20th only on MTV. It will also be playing all day as the "unleashed" video
on MTV2. There are some EXCLUSIVE photos from the video shoot to check
out at the full story link.- Click
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| MySpace
Live |
PR reports: On Saturday, November 18th T-Mobile
Sidekick 3 and myspace.com will present the first ever live broadcast on
myspace. Standing out amongst the other talented electronic music artists
on the bill is the team of DJ Sandra Collins and VJ Vello Virkhaus who
will perform their much talked about live audio/video experience � INTERFERENCE.
INTERFERENCE is more than just the typical
clubbing event. Recently voted DJ Magazine's 2006 #2 VJ in the world, Vello
Virkhaus works closely with leading American DJ Sandra Collins to perfectly
sync the music with the visual in a live setting. Virkhaus and Collins
will be performing a tag team A/V set, mixing with the Pioneer DVJ-X1DVD
turntables. The DVD turntables allow the user to scratch video like a record
and keep the audio in sync. [that's gotta be exciting to watch.... see
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| Platinum
Evanescence |
PR reports: Further solidifying their place
as an enduring international force in the rock music world, the second
major-label release from Evanescence, The Open Door (Wind-Up Records),
has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
for sales exceeding 1 million copies in the U.S. in just 5 weeks. The Open
Door debuted at #1 and sold 447,342 copies in its first week alone. The
success of The Open Door follows the multi-platinum, worldwide success
of their major-label debut, Fallen, which has sold over 6,571,940 copies
to date in the U.S alone and earned 2 GRAMMY Awards.[see full story for
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| Wham
Frogged |
PR reports: After passing on covering 'Ding
Ding Merrily on High' and 'Hoppin' Around the Christmas Tree', the Crazy
Frog will release 'Last Christmas' on 11th December as a tribute to George
Michael and his 25th anniversary gig�
Originally a hit for Wham in 1984, the
track peaked at number 2 in the UK, but bookies are already taking bets
on the frog topping the charts this Christmas.[see full story for more]-
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| Talking
Back Christmas |
PR reports: To celebrate the holiday season's
spirit of caring and giving, New York-based rockers Taking Back Sunday
have created a card to raise money for cancer charities. Proceeds from
card sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society, Give Kids The
World Village and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. These cancer
charities were personally selected by drummer Mark O'Connell's mother Roberta,
who is a cancer survivor, bassist Matthew Rubano's mother Hinda, also a
cancer survivor, and guitarist Eddie Reyes' brother, whose daughter Elizabeth
lost her battle with cancer at a very young age.
The signed holiday cards come replete with
envelopes in packs of either five for $15 or ten for $25. The cards may
be purchased at both Taking Back Sunday's official website www.takingbacksunday.com
and on Merchdirect's site starting Thursday, November 16th. Only a very
limited run of 3,000 cards will be printed. Last year's edition of cards
sold out quickly - within just a few weeks.- Click
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| Disciple
Double Sales |
PR reports: November 7th, S/R/E Recordings/Columbia
Records band DISCIPLE released Scars Remain, their most ambitious record
to date. Scars Remain sold double the number of Disciple's first release
on SRE/Columbia, landing at 9,459, according to Soundscan. Scars Remain
has also been added to Billboard's top 200 with a starting spot at #118,
#9 on Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums and #1 on Billboard Heatseekers
Chart. There current single "Regime Change" continues to sit on the chart
in the top 10 with a bullet.
Disciple has been getting a lot of notoriety
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| Gump
Not Dead |
TMZ reports: A report is swirling around the
Internet that Tom Hanks died this morning after falling off a cliff in
New Zealand during a movie shoot. TMZ is told by New Zealand authorities
that the report is totally bogus.
An official from Interpol, the police in
Wellington, New Zealand, confirms to TMZ that no report of an accidental
death has been taken and they are certain no such incident occurred.[see
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| Huey
Tune |
PR reports: Jive Records and St. Louis emcee
Huey is proud to announce the launch of a YouTube video contest in support
of his breakout single "Pop, Lock & Drop It." Fans submit videos of
their interpretation of the song for a chance to win a Sony HD TV surround
sound system. Huey, age 19, will release his debut album, Notebook Paper,
on Jive Records in early 2007.
Will Huey's "Pop, Lock & Drop It" be
the next dance craze? From the thousands of views of fan's videos on YouTube,
it looks like it may be. For complete contest info, go to the full story
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| I'm
From Barcelona Go Mute |
Mute reports: Mute North America signs I'm
From Barcelona, the "biggest" band in Sweden!
Formed in Jonkoping, Sweden by Emanuel
Lundgren (formerly of Valley Days), I'm From Barcelona are 29 (count em!)
friends who gathered together and, fuelled with the energy that only a
sunny summer holiday can bring, created an album of explosively happy pop
songs. The result is the debut record, "Let Me Introduce My Friends," which
features the forthcoming single "We're From Barcelona." The album is scheduled
for US release March 20, 2007.[see full story for more]-
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| Peace
of Willie |
PR reports: Music legend Willie Nelson has
written and recorded a new, topical song called "Whatever Happened To Peace
On Earth?" to speak out about the current political climate and world conditions.
Nelson had some friends help him out on the controversial track, including
Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers)
and even his sons Lukas and Micah Nelson. The single will be released by
Lost Highway at online digital stores beginning on November 21, with the
proceeds going to benefit the National Veterans Foundation (visit the NVF
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