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 Josh
Kelley's Unknown Support |
PR reports: Wilspro Management is proud to
announce the debut tour of 20-year-old singer-songwriter Alexa Wilkinson,
who is opening for Josh Kelley from April 10 through May 4, 2007. Spanning
10 cities in 6 different states, this tour will premiere a collection of
11 original songs, all written or co-written by Wilkinson herself. Her
first CD, Lullaby Appetite, which is now available on iTunes will be nationally
released in June of this year on DNK Records (home to Josh Kelley).
Alexa's Tour Dates:
Tuesday, April 10 Madison, Wisconsin �
The Stage Door
Wednesday, April 11 Minneapolis, Minnesota
� Fine Line Music Club
Friday, April 13 Bloomington, Indiana
� Jake's
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| In
This Moment Ink with Century Media |
PR reports: Century Media Records is proud
to welcome IN THIS MOMENT to its family. The Southern California based
quintet quickly became one of the most talked about artists within the
local scene due to the intensity of frontwoman Maria Brink and an undying
work ethic. The group's songwriting blends together a propulsive mixture
of metal and hard rock elements that will quickly help them carve out their
own unique niche within the scene. The diversity and depth of their songwriting
is refreshing and their musical prowess is simply undeniable.
IN THIS MOMENT's debut-album "Beautiful
Tragedy" will be released June 18th in Europe. The release of the album
will be supported by shows and festival-appearances all over Europe[see
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| Catanese
Still Talking |
PR reports: Part three of Talking Metal's
special Black Label Society coverage contains interviews host John Ostronomy
conducted with guitarist Nick Catanese, bassist John J.D. DeServio, and
BLS family members including "Big Nick" Catanese" and Pat "The Kat" DeServio.
Interview topics include Nick Catanese's recent engagement, Johnny Cash,
Paul Stanley, Avenged Sevenfold, Toni Iommi, Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne,
and J.D. DeServio's first bass guitar. Additional podcast topics covered
by hosts Mark Strigl and Ostronomy include Mastadon, Three Inches of Blood,
Overloaded, and Messiah's Reign. Photos as well as the 30-minute podcast
can be downloaded at the full story link.- Click
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| Premature
Exies |
PR reports: The Exies, the L.A.-based band
formed by vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Scott Stevens and bassist Freddy
Herrera, continue to do things their way. The band's new album for Eleven
Seven Music, A Modern Way of Living With the Truth, their first since 2004,
will be available exclusively in digital form at MTV's new download store,
www.urge.com, on April 10. The physical version of the album will go on
sale at retail stores nationwide on May 8.
"This is our way of getting the music into
the hands of our fans as quickly and efficiently as possible," says lead
singer/songwriter Stevens. "It's just a continuation of the new industry
model we're following to reach out to old followers and create new ones."[see
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| Ben
Godwin Goes to PA |
PR reports: Brooklyn songwriter Ben Godwin
will play select dates in Pennsylvania this month to support his new record,
Skin and Bone, available online in stores starting April 17th.
The dates are as follows:
April 18th � Fergie's Pub, Philadelphia
April 19th � MilkBoy Coffee Acoustic Café,
Bryn Mawr
April 20th � Barrington Coffee House, Barrington-
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| Carnal
Forge Preview/Tracks |
PR reports: An e-card for CARNAL FORGE's upcoming
sixth album, "Testify for My Victims", has been made available [see full
story link]. Due in May via Candlelight Records, the follow-up to 2004's
"Aren't You Dead Yet?" was recorded, mixed and mastered over a four-and-a-half-month
period and was produced by CARNAL FORGE.
"Testify for My Victims" track listing:
01. Testify For My Victims
02. Burning Eden 03. Numb (The Dead)
04. Godsend Gods End
05. End Game
06. Questions Pertaining The Ownership
Of My Mind
07. Freedom By Mutilation
08. Subhuman
09. No Longer Bleeding
10. Biological Waste Matter
11. Lost Legion
12. Ante Mori- Click
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| Apocalypse
Cow Tour Part II |
PR reports: Having wrapped up the first leg
(East Coast) of their US Tour, SeepeopleS announce Part 2 of the "Apocalypse
Cow Tour" in support of their third album, Apocalypse Cow Vol. I, which
is scheduled for release on April. 10, 2007. The band will be on tour debuting
new material from the album, with official CD release parties in Cincinnati/Newport
KY (Southgate House APR.5), St.Louis (Cicero's APR.7), Denver (Dulicinea's
APR.13) and a very special late night (midnight) CD release party in Chicago
with Locksley and Bockman, Saturday April. 6. The current tour brings the
band through the Midwest and Colorado, as well as the band's first jaunt
to New Mexico, and wrapping up with a homecoming CD release Party in Asheville,
at the Grey Eagle May. 26. SeepeopleS is also scheduled to appear at several
festivals this summer, including Wakarusa, Dogstock, Musefest, Blossomfest
and the Harmony Ball. More Festival dates and club dates will be
announced shortly. For more information
on SeepeopleS, tourdates, downloads, or to see the brand new music video
for the song, "Holding," please visit the full story link.
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| Spooky
June |
PR reports: On June 26, electronic music pioneers
Spooky (aka Charlie May and Duncan Forbes) return with their third studio
album, the double-disc masterpiece Open. Featuring the lush vocals of Julie
Daske and the amazing Celestine Gordon � Open is a perfectly produced one-two
punch of electronic soul and chill-out music released just in time for
the summer.
On a historical level, Spooky are one of
the most famous and important production outfits of the mid-1990's electronic
music scene. Much like other top acts from the golden era - including Orbital
and Underworld - Spooky always created music that went beyond a 4/4 simple
beat and landed in a realm of beautiful song structures and soundscapes.
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| No
US View |
PR reports: Due to continuing visa and immigration
issues, Scotland's The View has regretfully been forced to cancel their
May US tour dates. All tickets will be refunded. In addition, fans and
tickets buyers should stay tuned for an exclusive song and special message
from the band. The View will still be releasing their fantastic debut album,
Hats Off To The Buskers, on 1965/Columbia Records on May 8th. The release
will have an extra 3 bonus tracks exclusive to the US release[see full
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| Antichrist
Vanguard 2007 |
PR reports: OSMOSE USA/THE END RECORDS have
set the release date of June 26th, 2007 for the highly-anticipated new
album from ANGELCORPSE titled �Of Lucifer and Lightning.'
�Of Lucifer and Lightning' finds the Florida-based
death metal regime reunite for their first full-length release since 1999's
�The Inexorable.' The new album - a bombastic and ferocious outing from
beginning to end - has Angelcorpse once again leading the charge of brutality
in 2007. About the release of the new album and upcoming live tour dates,
bassist/singer Pete Helmkamp says, "All hail the banners of Antichrist
Vanguard! Angelcorpse is pleased to be unleashed once again with our new
album �Of Lucifer and Lightning.' We can promise unrelenting savagery,
stark discipline and total warfare. Witness the US East Coast assaults
with Watain and Nachtmystium - join us in the carnage!"[see full story
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| Slayer
Not for Dummies |
PR reports: [we reported on this a few weeks
ago but here is an official press release from the Slayer camp about it.]
In a 1992 Slayer profile, Esquire magazine wrote, "Five out of five kids
who kill love Slayer." Times change. According to a report just last month
in the UK's national daily newspaper The Independent, a study reveals that
"death metal and thrash bands such as Slayer and Slipknot produce the music
of choice for today's brightest youngsters."
The report is based on an online survey
conducted with students at Great Britain's National Academy for Gifted
and Talented Youth, representing the top five percent of the country's
students. The report further states that "this intellectual elite often
[finds] themselves facing situations and issues not encountered by less
able students." Researchers associated with the study admitted their surprise
that "intelligent" genres traditionally associated with the precociously
bright, such as classical and jazz, were the least popular.
For all the honor students in Australia
and here in North America, Slayer kicks off their first Australian concert
tour in five years on April 21, and will co-headline a North American summer
tour with Marilyn Manson beginning July 25.- Click
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| Price
Break on Breaking Benjamin CD/DVD |
PR reports: Breaking Benjamin is only two
weeks away from releasing the new Phobia Collector's Edition CD/DVD, on
April 17th. To give back to the fans that have been supporting Breaking
Benjamin they have included a $4 off coupon that can be used at best buy.
To redeem the coupon all you have to do is click the full story link, print
out the coupon, and head to Best Buy on April 17th.
Fresh off the success of Phobia, Breaking
Benjamin and Hollywood Records are taking fan requests to heart and are
set to release Phobia - Collector's Edition on April 17, 2007. Phobia -
Collector's Edition contains all the tracks from the standard CD, with
a premium bonus: the band's first-ever concert DVD featuring a live, hour-plus-long
concert filmed in front of a sold-out hometown crowd. In addition, the
set contains an acoustic version of the hit single "The Diary of Jane."
All this content will be packaged in a new foil slip-case featuring kaleidoscopic,
3-D album art.- Click
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| Babs
Brat Terrorizing Model? |
TMZ reports: A "Deal or No Deal" model claims
she's been terrorized by Barbra Streisand's goddaughter.
TMZ has obtained the restraining order
filed today by Laura Mary Shields -- the chick who opens case #22 -- against
Caleigh Peters, the daughter of Jon Peters (former boyfriend of Streisand),
claiming "I have already been physically and verbally attacked in a public
place and I'm scared if I see her again she will attack me."
Shields claims Peters "approached me violently
at a restaurant and threw water over me and then a glass at my head which
shattered everywhere." Shields adds, "She verbally assaulted me and physically
(sic) and I'm now in emotional distress."[see full story for more]-
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| The
Makes Nice West Coast Tour |
PR reports: The freakbeat power-pop trio The
Makes Nice has announced a series of tour dates on the West Coast in May
promoting its Frenetic Records debut Candy Wrapper and 12 Other Songs.
Additionally, the group led by Josh Smith, founding guitarist of Drag City
"instrumetal" act The F**king Champs has confirmed to play the 10th Anniversary
party for Frenetic Records, the label that released both The Makes Nice's
album and the F**king Champs double disc debut a decade ago. The label
celebrates its storied history of esoteric and genre-shattering rock on
April 7th at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.
04/07 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
- Frenetic Anniversary Party
04/30 San Francisco, CA 12 Galaxies
05/24 Sacramento, CA TBA
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The debut solo album from the
Strokes' Albert Hammond, Jr. is a successful departure from his day job.
The singer/songwriting nut apparently doesn't fall far from the mid-seventies
one-hit-wonder tree. (4 stars)
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Hardcore nowadays isn't what
it used to be. This is not the case Comeback Kid. There is no doubt where
their allegiance lies. CBK is hardcore through and through. What remained
to be seen was if they could turn out a solid hardcore album. The answer
is a little yes, but mostly no. (3 stars)
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Impressive indeed is Smoke and
Mirrors, the debut record by Los Angeles singer-songwriter, Alicia Marie..
All of the songs exude a melancholy that sit like a mist over the whole
affair. Morley spoke with Alicia recently to find out all about her.-
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After several listens, this
Swedish 5-piece strikes me as what you would get if you mashed up In Flames
and Nevermore, and maybe a touch of insert-favorite-black-metal-band-here.-
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