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 Operation:
Tunes |
PR reports: The most popular entertainment
item asked for by the military personnel who miss home is music. In an
effort to bring the gift of music to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and
Afghanistan and to wounded soldiers back home, the Rock Ridge Music label
has just launched an initiative called "Operation: Tunes." For this, the
label is enlisting the help of some of their current business partners
and organizations that can help place the music accordingly. Rock Ridge
Music will be sharing music with all arms of the military via a number
of military and civilian organizations, including: http://www.Give2thetroops.org
and http://www.TreatAnySoldier.com (via care packages to specific groups
and platoons overseas) http://SemperFiFund.org and Fort Sam Houston's Brooke
Army Medical Center (http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/) (discs will be given
to injured Marines and Army soldiers)
While this project is being spearheaded
by Rock Ridge Music label principals Tom Derr, Jason Spiewak, and Chris
Henderson (who is also guitarist for the multi-platinum band 3 Doors Down),
they will be accomplishing this effort through the help of some of their
current business partners, including: Alternative Distribution Alliance
(ADA) * Astro - Dynamic Printing * Five.Bolt.Main * Stroke 9 * Sister Hazel
- Anyone interested in joining the cause, whether to donate music or to
help in distributing music to the troops, should contact Derr directly
at [email protected]. - Click
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| Maiden
Hit |
PR reports: With close to 56,000 copies sold
last week, Iron Maiden's highly anticipated A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
dominates this week's Billboard charts: # 9 Top 200 Albums * # 1 Top Independent
Albums * # 2 Hard Music * # 3 Internet
Released last Tuesday on Sanctuary Records,
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH is Iron Maiden's fourteenth studio album in
their three decade-plus career and the band's first Top 10 US Chart debut.
Iron Maiden kicks off their nearly sold-out "A Matter of Life and Death
World Tour" next month in the States. These North American arena dates
will be the only dates to support A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and mark the
first time in years Iron Maiden begins a tour in the USA. Accompanying
Iron Maiden on the tour (excluding Hartford and Los Angeles) is new UK
metal sensation, Bullet for My Valentine.- Click
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| Laibach
Releases |
Mute reports: Laibach announce a brand new
album release, "Volk." The follow up to 2003's WAT, the album is released
on Mute on October 31, 2006. Laibach also release new DVD, "Divided States
of America" in the US November 14, 2006.
Volk, meaning "people" (i.e. people as
a nation), is a collection of interpretations of national anthems and includes
the national anthem for NSK, the State in time without territory and national
boundaries which Laibach have been linked with since its formation in 1984.
This grand project sees a Laibach utilizing new sonic avenues previously
uncharted by the band, but with a result that is Laibach to the core. [see
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| SAW
III Party |
PR reports: In anticipation of the opening
of SAW III, which hits theaters October 27th, the SAW franchise teams up
with WARCON RECORDS to begin "pulling out all the stops" with a show at
Webster Hall in New York City, October 19th. The show focuses on the musical
side of SAW.
The evening combines appearances by bands
featured on the SAW III soundtrack, to be released October 24th, via Artist
Addiction, WARCON Enterprises & Fontana Distribution. The night will
be headlined by the infamous HELMET, The Smashup and Hydrovibe. [see full
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| House
Of Fools |
PR reports: Drive-Thru Records is proud to
announce the debut release from Greensboro, North Carolina's House Of Fools.
The self-titled EP will be out October 17, 2006. A full-length album titled
Live And Learn is slated for March 2007.[see full story for more]-
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| Send
MP3 Grams |
Submitted News reports: MP3Musicgrams.com's
free Indie Band and Artist music promotion service for sharing online music
is now available for sign-ups by artists and fans. The new interactive
and viral musicgrams were created for new artists to be able to spread
their music around in a new format. Users can upload or download an MP3
audio file, image and add in a personal message to send to online music
fans, friends and industry. Once uploaded, fans can get involved and help
spread the word on new artists[see full story for more]-
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| Biggest
Loser Songs |
Epic reports: The best-rated weight-loss program
on television finally has a soundtrack! On October 10th Epic Records will
release a compilation of music inspired by and featured in the hit NBC
series The Biggest Loser. With an energetic track listing that includes
hits from the likes of Jessica Simpson, Martina McBride and R & B sensation
Omarion, The Biggest Loser Soundtrack packaging will also include a booklet
with an exclusive workout from the show's celebrity trainer Bob Harper
set to each beat of the soundtrack. The workout is flexible for all levels
of ability and the level of intensity can be increased as your strength,
flexibility and endurance increase.[see full story for tracklisting]-
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| Moses
Switchfoot |
Epic reports: Moses Mayfield is excited to
announce a cross-country tour with Switchfoot starting October 17th in
Bakersfield, CA. In anticipation of their Epic Records debut, The Inside,
out in early 2007, this Birmingham, ALfive-piece will captivate audiences
across the board with their bare-knuckled sound.
The following dates with Switchfoot are
confirmed.
Oct 17 Bakersfield, CA Fox Theatre
Oct 19 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre
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| radiotakeover
tour |
PR reports: The //radiotakeover tour will
be making its long awaited return this fall with If Hope Dies, Versus the
Mirror, The Human Abstract, and Oh, Sleeper comprising the bill. The full
US trek will mark the seventh installment of the tour which has previously
seen acts such as Fall Out Boy, Underoath, Me Without You, Owen, The Red
Chord, A Life Once Lost, Spitalfield, Evergreen Terrace, Fear Before the
March of Flames, and many more take part. The first announced dates are
as follows; there will be more dates announced.
7-Oct Albany NY Valentines
8-Oct Revere MA Club Lido
9-Oct Amityville NY Village Pub South[see
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| Pogues
Reissues |
PR reports: Rhino will reissue all 5 of The
Pogues' studio albums including Red Roses For Me, Rum, Sodomy & The
Lash, If I Should Fall From Grace With God, Peace & Love and Hell's
Ditch on September 19th.
Soulful and soused, usually in equal parts,
The Pogues' music combined the youthful spirit of punk with ancient Celtic
melodies to create a sublime racket that's been described as the Sex Pistols
setting fire to The Chieftains. Rhino Records raises a pint in one hand
and a fistful of Pogues in the other with remastered and expanded versions
of the band's first five studio albums -- Red Roses For Me, Rum, Sodomy
& The Lash (produced by Elvis Costello), If I Should Fall From Grace
With God (produced by Steve Lillywhite), Peace & Love (produced by
Steve Lillywhite), and Hell's Ditch (produced by Joe Strummer). Each reissued
album will be available September 19.- Click
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| Lil
Kim Join's Hip Hop Honors |
PR reports: Lil Kim joins the line-up of performers
at the 3rd annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" premiering Tuesday, October 17 at
9PM*. She will honor MC Lyte with a performance of "Lyte As A Rock."[see
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| Anything
But Static |
PR reports: A Static Lullaby will release
their upcoming self titled album on October 10th, 2006. With the release
of the new A Static Lullaby album, comes new members and a new record label.
Persevering through the changes, A Static Lullaby has acquired the following
new members: John Death (guitar, vocals), Dane Poppin (bass, vocals), Jarrod
Alexander (drums). Together with original members Joe Brown (vocals) and
Dan Arnold (guitars, vocals), A Static Lullaby is ready to release their
debut release on Fearless Records (Sugarcult, Rock Kills Kid).-
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| Gothic
Box |
PR reports: Rhino Entertainment will release
4-disc A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box on September 19, 2006. Long before
its black velvet and pale skin fashions crept into American malls, Goth
music represented an underground movement led by fans who favored songs
that tapped into the antisocial energy of punk but celebrated dark introspection,
tempestuous atmospherics and visual panache. Rhino brings together influential
bands that rarely or never participate in Gothic music compilations to
create a fascinating cross-section of all matters pertaining to Goth with
A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box. This four-disc boxed set-three CDs and
one DVD-will be available September 19. [see full story for tracklistings]-
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| Cash
TV |
PR reports: Capitol recording artist Rosanne
Cash will perform with Steve Earle on "CMT CROSSROADS," premiering Friday,
September 15th, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. The two Grammy award-winning singer-songwriters
have been friends since the early 1980s and their similar paths (both have
found success in rock and country music as well as in the literary arena
with their fiercely independent works) and collaborations serve as the
foundation for this powerful, one-hour episode featuring songs from both
artists.
Cash, who is currently touring North America,
will perform at the 5th Annual Americana Honors & Awards, which will
be held on September 22nd at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. She is nominated
for two awards � "Artist Of The Year" and "Song Of The Year" (for "Black
Cadillac," the title track from Cash's latest album, released earlier this
year). The Americana Honors & Awards are produced by the Americana
Music Association, a professional trade association dedicated to building
and promoting the Americana genre.
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