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Melanie Dekker Joins Troopfest

PR reports: Sonoma Mountain Entertainment artist Melanie Dekker is launching her new CD titled Revealed in the U.S. aboard the USS Hornet during this year's TROOPFEST held in Alameda, California on September 30. Melanie will be on the roster with an impressive list of recording artists who will perform on the aircraft carrier museum hangar deck for 3,000 servicemen, their families and the public who are expected to attend the five-hour benefit concert and festival sponsored by the American Red Cross, Operation: Care and Comfort, which raises funds to send care packages to US Troops abroad.

Melanie Dekker, a Canadian singer/songwriter and international performer, worked with world-renowned producer David Kershenbaum to produce Revealed, that will officially be released September 29, on Zabit Records, a division of Sonoma Mountain Entertainment. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Wu Tang Suit

TMZ reports: Rza, real name Robert Diggs, is being sued by his reps over money they say they are owed for Rza's work on the soundtrack for the Wesley Snipes movie "Blade:Trinity."

United Talent Agency, in court papers filed on Friday, alleges that Rza did the work for $430,000. According to the agreement they say they have with Rza, that entitles UTA to $43,000 -- their customary 10% commission.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Talking Battlestar Anthrax

PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 99 of their "Talking Metal" podacast. In this Anthrax/Battlestar Galactica special recorded partly at the Circus bar in New York City's Hell's Kitchen, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined by Frankie Bello and Scott Ian of Anthrax as well as Anthrax webmaster Brent Thompson. The group recounts their visit to the set of their favorite television show, Battlestar Galactica, and covers topics include the future of Anthrax, the Law and Order TV show, the Honeymooners set, the Iron Maiden riot, and Frankie Bello's new Fender signature model bass. The podcast also includes short interviews with former Anthrax and current Meat Loaf guitarist Paul Crook as well as singer Pearl Aday, who has performed with Motley Crue and Filter. Additional podcast topics include Gigantour, Children of Bodom, and Mastadon. New photos of Bello, Ian, and Thompson on the set of Battlestar Galactica as well as 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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dB's Xmas

conqueroo reports: Indie rock can anticipate another evolution of The dB's' Christmas album with the arrival of The dB's & Friends' Christmas Time Again, which will hit the streets on November 21. Or allow us to clarify: Originally released as a seven-song LP on Coyote Records in 1986 and as a 17-song CD in 1993, this Chris Stamey-conceived holiday classic � now in its third edition � will be reborn on Collectors' Choice Music with six new tracks. 

Since its last incarnation, the collection has added Peter Holsapple's "Home for the Holidays," performed by The dB's (with special guest Caitlin Cary); "Christmas Time Is Here" by Thad Cockrell and Roman Candle; "Lonely Christmas" by Marshall Crenshaw; two tracks by R.E.M. producer Don Dixon ("I Saw Three Ships" and "Christmas Is Saturday"); and an unreleased track by Ryan Adams & Whiskeytown titled "Houses on the Hill."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Vibrators 30th Anniversary Tour Dates

PR reports: Vibrators 30th Anniversary Tour

Tues. 26 Sept. - CLEVELAND, OH (USA), Peabody's
Wed. 27 Sept. - DETROIT, MI (USA), I-Rock
Thurs. 28 Sept. - NEW STANTON, PA (USA), Days Inn
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Da Funk Box

Special Ops reports: Rhino Entertainment will release the 4-disc What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977) box-set on October 3rd, 2006. 

What It Is! celebrates some of the genre's biggest names with the late Wilson Pickett's "Engine Number 9;" "I'm Just Like You," a song recorded by Sly Stone under the pseudonym 6ix, and "Stanga" a tune he wrote and produced for Little Sister (which included Vaetta Stewart, Sly's little sister); and Earth Wind & Fire's "Bad Tune" from the acclaimed group's debut. The boxed set also includes tracks by Little Richard, Allen Toussaint, The Commodores, Curtis Mayfield, Labelle, P-Funk guitar virtuoso Eddie Hazel, and The Meters, who can be heard with Cyril Neville on the classic "Gossip," performing undercover as The Rhine Oaks on "Tampin'" and under their own moniker for "Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove) Part 2."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mower Tour

PR reports: Mower have announced the dates for their upcoming tour with Corporate Punishment's Rikets. The tour will kick off Nov 9 at The Real Bar in Phoenix, AZ and will end Dec 17 at The Engine Room in Houston, TX.

"This tour is going to be out of hand. Mower and Rikets are both fans of each other's music and energy. We're excited to play with a band that shares our passion for insane live sets," says Mower frontman Brian Sheerin. "This is going to be one of those tours that raises eyebrows and leaves people thoroughly tripped out after the show. We're all looking forward to hitting the road together."[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Fad Gadget DVD

Mute reports: The first signing to the Mute label, Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey) alongside Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and The Normal, was at the forefront of the Electronic Movement of the late 70s/early 80s. This 2 DVD and 2 CD package features an exclusive new documentary covering Tovey's life and career up to his untimely death in 2002. It will also include rare and unreleased tracks and live footage of legendary performances, as well as classic songs recorded both under his own name and his alter ego, Fad Gadget. Put together by Frank's family in conjunction with Mute this collection features the very first Fad Gadget demos and footage of the rebirthed Fad Gadget supporting Depeche Mode in 2001. [in stores on 10/17/06]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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UT Reissues

Mute reports: Blast First / Mute reissue two classic UT albums - "In Gut's House" (1988) and the Steve Albini engineered "Griller" (1989) - on October 3, 2006. Sprung from the downtown No Wave scene, Ut (Nina Canal, Jacqui Ham and Sally Young) originated in New York City in December 1978. The inheritors of the fertile collision between rock, free jazz and the avant garde that first manifest itself in the Velvet Underground, Ut soon became a serious force within the New York music scene. The critically acclaimed "In Gut's House" was originally released in 1988 and made NME's Top 50 that year. In 1989 the band recorded and released the album "Griller." Engineered by label mate Steve Albini, who shared Ut's raw aesthetic. "Griller" captured the gripping intensity and sheer power of the Ut experience. Unfortunately, "Griller" was to be Ut's final release and in March 1990 Ut played their last concert in Paris.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tenacious Destiny

Epic reports: Epic Records has announced a November 14th release date for The Pick of Destiny, the highly anticipated soundtrack to the upcoming New Line Cinema comedy, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. The movie, an epic musical adventure that follows Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) on their quest to obtain the Pick and become The Greatest Band on Earth, arrives in theaters on November 17th.

The album, produced by the Dust Brothers' John King (Beck) and mixed by Ken Andrews (Pete Yorn, A Perfect Circle) and featuring guest appearances by Dave Grohl (drums), John Spiker (bass) and John Konesky (guitar), spotlights fifteen Tenacious D songs and dialogue highlights from the movie. Among the record's many standout tracks are "Classico," fan favorite "History," and "Kickapoo," a song written specifically for the film and guest-starring Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Meatloaf and legendary metal singer Ronnie James Dio. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The End of Recording

PR reports: Canadian quintet THE END has completed work on their new full-length album.

This as-yet-untitled release was recorded at BWC Studios in Brampton, Ontario with producer Greg Dawson. THE END vocalist Aaron Wolff (the band is rounded out by guitarists Steve Watson and Andrew Hercules, bassist Sean Dooley and drummer Anthony Salajko) describes the record: "This is definitely a huge step for us in so many different ways. We tried a lot of new things that we have stayed far away from in the past, and also expanded on the ground that we have laid out in the past. Greg has been a close friend of the band since we started out so it was really easy for us to be able to express our thoughts to him and then work to make them reality."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mushroomhead Dates

PR reports: MUSHROOMHEAD have announced the following tour dates in support of their new album Savior Sorrow, just released on September 19, 2006:

Tour Dates:
9/27 -- Pearl Room, Mokena IL (all ages)
9/28 -- Planet Rock, Battle Creek MI (18+)
9/29 -- Machine Shop, Flint MI (18+)[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sister Hazel Happenings

PR reports: Gainesville, Florida fivesome Sister Hazel will be revisiting hometown haunts leading up to and day-of their forthcoming album release. With their new album "Absolutely" set to hit store shelves on October 10th, the band will be grand marshalls in the homecoming parade at the University of Florida in Gainesville at noon on October 6th. That evening at the annual Gator Growl pep rally, band members Ken Block and Drew Copeland will perform the national anthem a capella, and will then join the University of Florida Gospel Choir following their performance of "America The Beautiful" for collaboration on another song. The performance kicks off the evening's festivities in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the UF campus.

The following week, the band will be celebrating their album release on October 10th with a noon in-store performance and appearance at a Best Buy in Gainesville (3750 SW Archer Road location), followed by an in-store at a Best Buy in Tampa (1725 North Dale Mabry location) at 6:30 p.m. The day will be capped off by a show that evening at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, Florida. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Farmer Jason Rock for Tots

Special Ops reports: Rhino Entertainment has released Farmer Jason's (of Jason and The Scorchers) new album Rockin' In The Forest With Farmer Jason in conjunction with the reissue of A Day At The Farm with Farmer Jason on September 26th. 

It's anarchy in the pre-K as Farmer Jason harvests another bumper crop of sillybilly songs that rock harder than the terrible twos. After captivating ankle-biters and parents alike with his 2003 debut, A Day At The Farm With Farmer Jason, Jason Ringenberg � of Jason and the Scorchers fame � returns with an infectious concept album for the young and young at heart. Kid Rhino fires up the tune tractor for an album filled with stick-in-your-head hooks and subtle life lessons with Rockin' In The Forest With Farmer Jason. The album, and the reissue of A Day At The Farm With Farmer Jason, will be available September 26.[have a listen at the full story link if you dare]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Senses Fail Tour

PR reports: To support the release of SENSES FAIL's upcoming CD, STILL SEARCHING, Vagrant Records announced the band's 19 show US tour today. The dates, beginning November 24 in Boston, will run through December 15 in Los Angeles (full tour itinerary on the following page). The band will be supported on the road by special guests Saosin, and Bleeding Through and on selected dates by Drive By and I Am The Avalanche. These dates fill out what will be an extremely busy, tour-date-filled, fall for the band. While they might not get to see their homes from now until Christmas, they look forward to playing for rabid fans in ten countries.

NOV 24 Avalon Boston, MA 
NOV 25 Webster Hall New York, NY 
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John Mayer Fans With Heart

Yahoo reports: To help celebrate the release of John Mayer's new album, CONTINUUM, Yahoo! Music has teamed up with the singer/songwriter for a special promotion that honors the compassion and kindness of ordinary people. As part of the campaign, Yahoo! will donate $10 to the charities of Mayer's choice for each 30-second original video that users submit showing themselves changing the world for the better.

From cleaning beaches to honoring 9/11 victims to rescuing pets, users can submit a video of themselves performing a generous act by uploading clips to Yahoo! Video at http://video.search.yahoo.com/ and emailing the video link to WaitingOnTheWorld2Change@yahoo.com. Each week, Yahoo! Music will feature select videos from the pool of submissions on its site.
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The Cat Empire Debut

PR reports: From the first notes of Two Shoes, you'll wonder if Buena Vista Social Club has joined forces with G Love, or The Streets. In fact, it's multi-platinum Australian artists The Cat Empire with their American debut, recorded at the famed Estudio Egrem in Havana, Cuba.

Produced by Jerry Boys, known for his work with Buena Vista Social Club, Two Shoes is a Latin inspired collection of rhymes and beats that sparkles with their love of Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae and Soul. The Cat Empire raise many glasses to celebrate their rejection of materialism, war and intolerance. Alive with spirit and joy, Two Shoes is an enthusiastic embrace of cultural diversity and the simple, carefree life. This year The Cat Empire have been all over North America, from the Montreal Jazz Fest to Bonnaroo and have just signed to Velour Music, home of Kaki King and Sonya Kitchell. The limited edition EP is an introduction to get you ready for their North American debut, which will be out early next year. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Randies Rocktoberfest

PR reports: As October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, LA's power-pop four-piece THE RANDIES--who just released their second album SAW THE LIGHT August 29 on via Elicit/Majestic Records--have announced they'll join Hard Rock International's Rocktoberfest. As part of Hard Rock's Rocktoberfest celebration, proceeds from the Rocktoberfest and fundraisers during the shows, will be donated to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to benefit breast cancer research. In addition, THE RANDIES will offer a portion of the proceeds from their CD sales sold through Hard Rock International to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation.

Fri 9/29 Portland, ME Geno's Rock Club (with The Downbeat 5, The Dents and The Spoilers)
Sat 9/30 Boston, MA All Asia Bar (NEMO Music Fest with Be Your Own Pet, Ladytron, Diamond Nights and many others)
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The Decemberists Leak

Day in Rock reports: The Decemberists' "The Crane Wife" will in stores next Tuesday (Oct 3rd) but you can hear it all right now on MTVu's The Leak! Click the full story link to check that out.

In addition the band just launched a new myspace skin - which is a fancy schmancy way of saying their page de la rupert murdoch looks fantabulous and has some awesome illustrations from the record. http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists
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