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Charts |
SMN reports: Following the traditional American
'Black Friday' shopping spree, this week's rough charting information for
rock/alternative acts is as follows:
#4 - BEATLES - LOVE @ 279,939
#21 - HINDER - EXTREME BEHAVIOR @ 90,692
#26 - BRAND NEW - THE DEVIL & GOD
ARE RAGING INSIDE ME @ 70,407
#27 - THE KILLERS - SAM'S TOWN @ 70,180
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| All
American Rejects Hiatus |
SMN reports: The ALL AMERICAN REJECTS have
announced plans to take a break for at least a year after they wrap up
their current touring schedule with plans to focus on their 'metal' side-project
THESE ENZYMES. The band reported this to Billboard:
"I think its gonna be another year before
anybody hears from us again. I think the world needs to take a breath away
from the All-American Rejects, I think people make mistakes by coming back
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| Drinking
Olympics |
SMN reports: Eager to take a Gold Medal home
for his native Denmark in a competition that will begin on January 4th,
2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and close on February 21st in Montreal,
Québec, MNEMIC guitarist Mircea shares:
"We are super excited to be sharing the
road with our good & crazy buddies in God Forbid! We toured the U.S.
together last year with Meshuggah and instantly became friends after some
heavy partyin'. We all know that [God Forbid drummer] Cory's liver is going
to save the day for all of us! Furthermore, we are also looking forward
to be hooking up with all the bands on this tour to crush the American
soil and bring a very diverse and heavy package to all of you boys and
girls that are fed up with the typical, pre-fabricated, mall-core bulls***
that rules the planet these days. 2007 will be the year of the Passenger
for MNEMIC, and YOUR destination will be HELL if you don't show up!" [see
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| Behind
The Al |
PR reports: Check out the making of the "White
& Nerdy" video� an educational voyage through the world of Weird Al
and his video making process. Have you wondered what's up with Donny Osmond's
cameo in the video? Learn all about it at the full story link.-
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| Cold
War Kids on the Coasts |
PR reports: It's commonly understood that
January is the most depressing month of the year. TV newscasters and NPR
reports seem to add to the pain by consistently beating us down with facts
and figures about hours of darkness, credit card bills and the back-to-work
blues. It's quite easy to pull the blankets up and refuse to leave the
house. Lucky for us Cold War Kids have hatched a plan to make this January
2007 a brighter place. For those of us who live in New York City or Los
Angeles, at least. The Orange County-based band plan to perform a unique
series of NYC and LA shows, playing each Wednesday night in NYC and each
Friday night in Los Angeles.
Just prior to this very special tour the
band will make their network television debut on December 21st when they
appear The Late Show With David Letterman to perform a song from their
much lauded debut album robbers & cowards.[see full story for more]-
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| Scum
Art |
PR reports: Renowned U.K. concept artist Paul
Garner has been selected to create the cover art for SCUM OF THE EARTH's
upcoming second release, tentatively entitled "SLEAZE FREAK". Paul's probably
best known for his work on everything from tattoo & t-shirt design
to movie/music magazine illustration to giant murals & sideshow banners,
and co-designing, producing and directing the Gawkagogo Bizarre Cabaret
& Theatre shows throughout London and the UK. He's also worked with
Richard O' Brien (Rocky Horror Picture Show) and Clive Barker. Paul's style
peers behind the curtain of a sinister sideshow underworld where cartoon
geeks, zombie kids, and unspeakable things from the slab mingle menacingly
with the ones that the Scooby Doo gang let get away.
When Riggs was asked about his decision
to work with Paul, he said "He's an amazing artist, I thought his artwork
looked real sleazy, trashy and basically seemed like a visual embodyment
of what this album's all about... sleaze, filth, depraivety, and the dark
perversion of the world. The red light district in Amsterdam, has this
vibe... in my opinion, it's like the Disneyland of the Universe, and Sleaze
Freak will be our attempt to bring that vibe to the fans, through the music
and the art. There might be some other artists as well..."-
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| Get
Twisted This Christmas |
PR reports: Rock legends Twisted Sister have
a very busy holiday season ahead of them! In support of their rocking new
Christmas album, A TWISTED CHRISTMAS, the band will hit the road in December
for their a North American tour (see below for tour dates). The shows will
feature songs from the new album, as well as classic material. Ringing
in the holiday season nationwide, Twisted Sister will perform a song from
A TWISTED CHRISTMAS on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Wednesday, December
13th, marking the band's first-ever live performance on network television.
On Friday, December 22nd, the band will perform on The Late, Late Show
With Craig Ferguson.
Released last month, A TWISTED CHRISTMAS
features rock n' roll versions of beloved Christmas classics including
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Deck The Halls" and "Oh Come
All Ye Faithful". A half-hour music special about the album, "Hangin' With
Twisted Sister" will premiere on VH1 Classic on Saturday, December 9th
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| Voivod
Update |
PR reports: VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin
has issued an update on the band's current activities: 'To All Voivodians:
A video for "The Getaway" has just been completed and submitted to all
national and regional cable outlets such as MTV2, FUSE, etc. The footage
was pulled from the 2003 American tours and the 2006 recording sessions
of Katorz (THE END RECORDS). Currently we are working on a video for "Polaroids"
with Banger Productions (Metal: A Headbangers Journey) and then we will
follow that up with a video for "The X-Stream." I am still hard at work
on the re-issues (due out on THE END RECORDS next year). We will start
with the Sanctuary ones (Rrroooaaarrr, Dimension Hatross and Killing Technology).
Each album will be remastered and will come with a bonus Iron Gang DVD.
The pre-production for the follow-up to Katorz will start this winter.
Also, we are still trying to coordinate a tribute show for 2007.-
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| Killers
for Christmas |
PR reports: Looking ahead to the yuletide
season, Island Records group The Killers have recorded "A Great Big Sled,"
their first Christmas single - and along with Apple iTunes Music Store
are donating 100% of the proceeds from sales of the song to The Global
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. On December 1st, AOL will
premier the song exclusively on aolmusic.com, while the video for "A Great
Big Sled" will premier on Yahoo Music on 12/7.
"I want to roll around like a kid in
the snow.
I want to re-learn what I already know.
And I want to take flight, dress in
red, through the night on a great big sled.
I want to wish you merry Christmas�"
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| Mark
Newman's Pony Songs |
PR reports: Mark Newman plays a mean slide
guitar, sings his heart out and writes the kind of songs that resonate
with universal longing. His Must Be A Pony debut (Danal Music), released
today, features 13 originals by Newman and some of his friends (including
Sam The Sham) plus a vaguely disquieting yet profoundly effective cover
version of Barry and Robin Gibb's 1967 hit "New York Mining Disaster 1941."
With a shifting cast of musicians-including
Steve Holley (ex-Wings) on percussion and Anton Fig (David Letterman Band)
on drums-Newman creates musical environments that surround his poetic lyrics
in tasty soundscape vistas that accentuate but never intimidate his message,
mainly that no matter how cynical the adult in one gets, the answer lies
in attempting to rediscover the unbridled optimism of childhood. [see full
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| Free
Socratic |
PR reports: New Jersey artist, SOCRATIC is
offering their new EP Just Turn as a free download. Beginning December
5, 2006 fans can download the five-song record from the band's PureVolume
page (Purevolume.com/Socratic) or at EchoSpin.com. A limited amount of
1,000 Just Turn EPs will be available for purchase from the band on tour
or from the Drive-Thru Records web store at WestAspenMerch.com.
As a special promotion to preview the EP,
the track "Turn" will be available on Napster at http://www.napster.com/freedownloads/
on December 4th as the featured Free Download Of The Day. [see full story
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| Taking
Back Sunday DVD Preview |
They Will Rock You reports: Be the first cool
kid on your block to preview the upcoming Taking Back Sunday DVD. On December
12, Taking Back Sunday will release Louder Now: Partone, which includes
an accompanying DVD. Louder Now: Partone includes exciting behind-the-scenes
footage in the studio, on the tour bus, backstage, in hotel rooms, and
even at home with the band. The DVD also includes music videos for "MakeDamnSure,"
and "Liar (It Takes One to Know One)," as well as live clips from the band's
performance at the Long Beach Arena. [see full story for the clips]-
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| 30
Seconds to Mars Deluxe Life |
PR reports: 30 Seconds to Mars is set to release
a special Deluxe Edition of their chart-topping album, A Beautiful Lie
on December 5th.
The deluxe edition contains two discs with
the first one containing the original album with the bonus track, "The
Kill (rebirth)" and the second containing a DVD of exclusive footage such
as music videos, making-of, and highlights from various MTV appearances.
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| Blackmore's
Night Top 10 |
PR reports: Winter Carols (Locomotive) by
Blackmore's Night-the eclectic mostly-acoustic project led by legendary
lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore with vocalist Candice Night-entered Billboard's
"Top New Age Albums" chart at #7 on November 25, 2006
The album, a holiday collection of Christmas
cheer, features 12 joyous tracks by the seven-piece band led by the vocal
stylings of Night, who has been compared to Stevie Nicks crossed with Karen
Carpenter. A huge draw on the national renaissance fair circuit, Night's
charisma and unerring transformation into a "Fairy Princess" transcends
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| Andy
Winter Checks In |
The End reports: Andy Winter (Winds, Age of
Silence) has posted an extensive year-end summary on the official Winds
forum: Winds are still working on the new album. Andy says they have now
sifted through the "terra-quads of music" that was recorded, and the guitars,
drums and vocals for the album are now finalized. He plans to re-record
his piano parts before taking the album to mix some time in the spring.
The possibility of an additional guest appearance on the forthcoming Winds
album by Dan Swanö has been discussed. Dan's performance on two songs
has already been confirmed, and the possibility for a third song is, according
to Andy, "definitely a possibility" at this point.
Andy mentions that Age of Silence wants
to record the new album soon, but will have to wait until Winds is finished
before they can pursue that avenue. As previously announced, the songwriting
for the new upcoming Age of Silence CD has been completed for quite some
time, so it is just a matter of finding time for recording. [see full story
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