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Kulick |
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode
98 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This first installment of their Rock
�N' Roll Fantasy Camp coverage features an interview co-host John Ostronomy
a.k.a John Ostrosky conducted with former KISS and current Grand Funk Railroad
lead guitarist, Bruce Kulick. Topics include KISS, the Eric Singer Project,
Joe Satriani, and Blackjack. Hosts Mark Strigl and Ostronomy also cover
topics including Howard Stern, Paul Stanley, listener letters, and Music123.com
as well as premiere the new live track, "Living Dead Beat," from Children
of Bodom's upcoming release, "Chaos Ridden Years Stockholm Knockout Live."
Photos as well as the 50-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story
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| Langerado
07 |
PR reports: Today, South Florida's premier
music festival announces its fifth annual event. Known for kicking off
festival season each March by attracting thousands of music lovers from
all over the country to sunny South Florida - this year Langerado will
expand to three full days of music on March 9, 10, and 11, 2007.
The 5th Annual Langerado Music Festival
will offer three full days of music. Gates will open at 11am with music
lasting until 10pm each day. Located at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida
for the third year in a row, the festival boasts multiple stages, food
and crafts vendors including an extensive selection of micro-brewed beers,
an expanded kid's area, limited on-site camping and more. In addition,
Langerado will host a variety of late night shows at various theatres and
clubs throughout Ft. Lauderdale. [initial line-up to be announced on Nov
15th][see full story for more]- Click
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| Party
with Mushroomhead |
PR reports: MUSHROOMHEAD have announced it
will do a special "instore" signing at FYE and will play a special CD release
party show:
September 19: Instore signing at FYE at
Great Lakes Mall in Mentor Ohio (just outside of Cleveland) at 6pm. Address:
7850 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, Ohio
September 20: CD release party & performance
at Peabodys in Cleveland Ohio.
The band will release their new album Savior
Sorrow on September 19, 2006. Their prior album, XIII, entered the Billboard
chart at # 40 and sold 200,000 in the USA and 400,000 worldwide.-
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| Susperia
Plans |
PR reports: SUSPERIA (Dimmu Borgir, Old Mans
Child, Satyricon) entered StrandStudio in Oslo, Norway at the beginning
of August to start work on their fourth studio album, the follow up to
2004's acclaimed release 'Unlimited'. The band are once again working with
Marius Strand, who previously assisted Susperia on 2005's Norwegian Top
20 hit, the 'Devil May Care' EP. Recording is expected to be completed
by the end of September. Susperia then head out on a short tour in October
before returning to Dug Out Studios, Sweden in November to complete the
final mix with Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Soilwork). A release
is planned for early 2007 through the TABU label in Europe and Candlelight
Records in the USA. No name for the album has been announced yet, but song
titles revealed so far are 'More' (which Susperia performed at this years
Inferno Festival in Norway), 'Cut From Stone', 'Distant Memory' and 'The
Clone'[see full story for upcoming tour dates]- Click
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| Jerry
Garcia Comp |
PR reports: Rhino Entertainment and J. Garcia
Records will release the first-ever Jerry Garcia 2-disc career retrospective
titled The Very Best of Jerry Garcia on September 26, 2006. Acoustic or
electric, solo or side project; Jerry Garcia was prolific during his breaks
from the Grateful Dead. Between 1972 and 1982, Garcia recorded five historic
studio albums and jammed with a revolving cast of musicians in the Jerry
Garcia Band. Rhino/J. Garcia Records salute the rich talents of an incomparable
music icon with the first-ever compilation spotlighting Garcia's solo work.
Highlights from his five solo studio records provide the foundation of
the first disc, while the second disc serves as a comprehensive compilation
of seminal solo performances dating from the early '70s all the way into
the '90s. The Very Best of Jerry Garcia will be available September 26
at all retail outlets and at www.jerrygarcia.com and www.rhino.com. [drop
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| Wolf
Tracks |
Prosthetic reports: Swedish traditional metal
act WOLF will see the North American release of the band's fourth album,
The Black Flame, on Oct. 3 through Prosthetic Records. It will be released
in other territories the week prior through Century Media. The Black Flame's
lead track, "I Will Kill Again," is currently available at Prosthetic Records.com
[see full story link]
1) I Will Kill Again
2) At The Graveyard
3) Black Magic
4) The Bite
5) Make Friends With Your Nightmares
6) Demon
7) The Dead
8) Seize The Night
9) Steelwinged Savage Reaper
10) Children of the Black Flame
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| A
Clown Short Of Destiny |
PR reports: IKLIPZ.COM, the hot new voice
in online film posting and hosting, has announced the exclusive online
premiere for 20 minutes of director Chad Calek's A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY,
the controversial account of a bitter rivalry between Iowa bands 35" Mudder
and Slipknot. iklipz premiere exclusive footage from the Slipknot tell-all
on September 27, 2006 for all members, followed by a video Q&A with
the director. Currently, Calek's film has become so popular that the clip
has blasted to the top of MySpace's video charts.
Calek's controversial tell-all documentary
made national headlines after winning back-to-back audience and director's
choice awards for best documentary and best music documentary at the New
York Independent International Film Festival, as well as the Park City
Film and Music Festival. - Click
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| Tony
Bennett Duets On Target |
PR reports: RPM Records/Columbia Records will
release Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic which will be in stores
on September 26th. Duets artists featured on the CD include Barbra Streisand,
Bono, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dixie Chicks, John Legend, Juanes, Tim
McGraw, Billy Joel and more.
The Target version of the Duets: An American
Classic features four exclusive tracks with Michael Buble and Diana Krall,
as well as Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra. Target will also offer a CD/DVD
combo which includes Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic with the
four bonus tracks, along with an accompanying DVD. The exclusive footage
will include a 20-minute behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the
album, a sneak peek into the recording sessions, and interviews with artists
including Bono as well as Tony Bennett himself.- Click
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| Kylesa
Release Details |
Prosthetic reports: Savannah, GA-based sludge
rockers KYLESA have revealed artwork, tracklisting, and a song from the
band's forthcoming record, �Time Will Fuse Its Worth.' Snippets of the
foldout artwork, which was constructed by KYLESA guitarist/vocalist Laura
Pleasants, can been seen at the full story link. and links are also provided
to both an mp3 and a video for the album's fourth track, "Where The Horizon
Unfolds."
Prior to departing for the band's current
European tour, KYLESA met up with director Tony Costello of SSD Films to
shoot footage for what would become the video for "Where The Horizon Unfolds,"
which mixes psychedelic imagery with the track's haunting, building atmosphere.
Marking the debuts of drummers Jeff Porter and Carl McGinley, �Time Will
Fuse Its Worth' will see an October 31 release date through Prosthetic
Records (a day earlier in European territories). - Click
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| Europe
DVD |
MVD reports: MVD Visual and Talent Trust are
pleased to announce Europe - The Final Countdown Tour: Live in Sweden 1986
for North American distribution on DVD November 21, 2006.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of EUROPE's
"The Final Countdown" album and tour, this 13-track live concert from Solnahallen
in Stockholm 1986 has been remastered in Dolby Digital and restored in
widescreen format. The DVD features interviews with the band from 2006,
and an extensive gallery with never-before-seen photos from "The Final
Countdown" tour. It also features the only existing unreleased outtake
from "The Final Countdown" recording sessions: "Where Men Won't Dare",
an instrumental written by Joey Tempest and John Leven. Additional bonuses
include the band revisiting the Powerplay Studios where they recorded "The
Final Countdown" album, and a detailed bio.[see full story for more]-
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| Rodrigo
y Gabriela Tour |
PR reports: Rodrigo y Gabriela Rod and Gab
are two lifelong heavy metal fanatic Mexicans living in Dublin, Ireland,
playing hispano and latin influenced acoustic guitars that come on with
the rush of a full rock band, drum kit and all, beat both the Arctic Monkeys
AND Johnny Cash to number one in the Irish charts. They US debut is on
ATO records and will be out Oct. 3rd. Meanwhile catch them live at the
following dates:
September 19 Chicago @ Columbia College
September 20 Chicago, Hothouse - night
show @ Old Town School
September 21 Madison, WI, Union Terrace
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| nimbit
iTunes |
PR reports: nimbit has joined forces with
online giant iTunes to provide an unprecedented opportunity for musicians
and indie labels. When an artist sells mp3s with nimbit, those same tracks
can also appear on iTunes. Presently artists can use nimbit to sell music
directly from their own websites and on other independent retail sites
such as CDFreedom.com. In a bold move, nimbit will pass along 100% of the
iTunes profit directly to the artists and labels it serves. [see full story
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| We
Are Scientists Tour |
PR reports: WE ARE SCIENTISTS, Virgin Records'
insanely clever purveyors of whiz-bang rhythm and sharp-edged, ingenious
lyrics, are preparing an early fall swing through the south, midwest and
western U.S.
WE ARE SCIENTISTS CO-HEADLINING THE ALSO-RAN
BUZZ BANDS TOUR With ART BRUT, and openers THE SPINTO BAND
9/19 Roxy Theatre Atlanta GA
9/20 The Social Orlando FL
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| Petty
Homecoming Broadcast |
PR reports: It's going to be a huge homecoming
for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers this Thursday, September 21 when
they return to Gainesville, Florida to perform in concert for the first
time in 13 years. Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell, and keyboardist Benmont
Tench were born and raised in and around Gainesville, and bassist Ron Blair
lived in the area for many years. Gainesville's Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will
present the band with the Key to the City as well as proclaiming September
21 to be "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Day," Tom will also be presented
with the University of Florida's Distinguished Achievement Award which
is given to individuals for exceptional achievements in a chosen profession,
for demonstrated leadership, and for other exemplary accomplishments that
merit the special recognition of the university.
The Gainesville concert, which sold out
in ten minutes, will be broadcast live (tape delayed in a handful of cities)
by Westwood One to some 100 radio stations across the U.S. A list of those
radio stations and markets appears below. The concert will also be filmed
for a two-hour TV special with details forthcoming. [see full story for
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| Hotel
Café Tour Correction |
Day in Rock reports: The press release we
were provided for the Hotel Café Tour and we posted yesterday was
incorrect. We are awaiting corrected information and will post as soon
as we have it. In the meantime you can check out the tour's official MySpace
page for the latest info. [see full story for more]- Click
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