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Rockdirt reports: Rock acts on television
this week include Good Charlotte, who perform on 'The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno' on Monday and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Wednesday; The Alternate
Routes, who perform on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' on Monday; Cold
War Kids, who perform on 'Late Night' on Tuesday and 'The Late Late Show
with Craig Ferguson' on Friday; Scanners, who perform on 'Last Call with
Carson Daly' on Tuesday; Relient K, who perform on 'The Tonight Show' on
Thursday; Rock Kills Kid, who perform on 'Last Call' on Thursday; The Academy
Is..., who perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Thursday; The Shins, who perform
on 'The Tonight Show' on Friday; and Joseph Arthur, who performs on 'Late
Night' on Friday. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Avril's
Punk Rawk Crib |
Rockdirt reports: Avril Lavigne and husband
Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 have paid about $9.5 million for a home in the
upscale Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel-Air, the Los Angeles Times reported
on Sunday. The home features eight bedrooms, 10-1/2 bathrooms, an elevator,
sauna and garage space for 10 cars.[see full story for more rock dirt!
- she was a phoney and he was a poser, can we make it any more obvious?]-
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| Once
Dead Eye Summer Release |
SMN reports: Formed as a re-incarnation of
the notorious thrash metal outfit VENGEANCE RISING, L.A.'s ONCE DEAD boasts
a refreshing dose of old school thrash metal, combined with a triple guitar
assault and a lineup of seasoned musical veterans. All of the members have
impressive musical resumes, with high profile acts under their belts such
as DELIVERANCE, FASEDOWN, HIRAX, and more.
ONCE DEAD is currently in the studio putting
the finishing touches on their debut album, "Visions of Hell" which is
due out the summer of 2007 on Open Grave Records.[see full story for more]-
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| Animal
Benevolence from Former Malevolent Creation Drummer |
SMN reports: Former MALEVOLENT CREATION drummer
David Kinkade has launched the Metal 4 Pets Foundation in support of helping
abused animals. Kinkade's personal appeal for help reads as follows: "I
have launched the start of a life-long dream that I have had for years,
to the helping of abused, homeless and neglected animals. I have always
loved animals and have 3 myself. A young, black cat that I raised since
birth, an older cat that I saved from a shelter and a little dog that I
saved as well. "
"Everyday, more that 2,600 animals are
put down due to not being able to find homes for them and the complete
over-population of shelters. This is complete f***ing bulls***."
"My goal is to pull the "metal community"
together as 1, to support saving these unfortunate animals and finding
permanent homes for them. It is going to take a hell of A LOT of work,
help and support BUT if metal is really "the strongest fan-force", then
lets make it happen."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Even
Linkin Park Hate Nu Metal |
Blabbermouth reports: Jeff Vrabel of Billlboard
magazine recently spoke to the members of LINKIN PARK about the group's
new album, "Minutes to Midnight", due on May 15 via, Warner Bros.
"There's still a hip-hop element to us,
and there'll always be," LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington told Billboard.
"But we've really moved away from anything that sounds like nu-metal. I
know that we kind of helped create, I guess, the sound of that genre, but
I hate that genre. I'm not going to speak for everyone, but I can personally
tell you that I am not a big fan of almost everybody in that category.
There are a few bands that I don't really believe belong in there, and
we're one of those bands."[see full story for more]- Click
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| The
String Cheese Incident's Final Summer Tour |
PR reports: Today, independent music pioneers
The String Cheese Incident announce their 2007 Summer Tour � which also
marks the beginning of an end for the band and their community. In the
fall of 2006, The String Cheese Incident announced it would make no plans
beyond summer 2007, as SCI guitarist Billy Nershi would be leaving the
group to explore a different musical path.
The String Cheese Incident Summer Tour
list of dates is as follows:
June 15 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
July 12 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
July 13 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
July 14 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
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| Sister
Hazel B-Sides |
PR reports: Gainesville, Florida five-piece
Sister Hazel is planning to release a B-sides disc this summer. "BAM! Volume
1" is scheduled to hit store shelves on June 8th and is the follow-up release
to the band's latest studio album, "Absolutely," which was released in
October 2006. Since everyone in the band writes, there tends to be a lot
of music that battles for space on each Sister Hazel CD. The best solution
for what is a very good problem to have? "BAM! Volume 1."
"One of the hardest parts of making a CD
for us has been picking songs," said the band's lead singer, Ken Block.
"We are a 5-man democracy, and sifting through 70-something songs each
time to narrow it down to one-CD-worth of music has always been challenging.
Since we all write, there are always a ton of songs that we work up."
The band will continue their road warrior
ways leading up to and following the release of "BAM! Volume 1" (please
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| We
Are Yahoos |
PR reports: We Are The Fury's new video for
"Now You Know" premieres today on Yahoo! "Now You Know" is the first single
of the forthcoming Venus, WaTF's long awaited debut album which comes out
May 22nd on One Big Spark/East West. The video features SUPERMODELS Fargo
& Natalie from the first season of Janice Dickinson's Modeling Agency.
Hot.
We Are The Fury's "Now You Know" Video
on Yahoo's! Premiere Page is at the full story link.-
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| Killswitch
Engage Officially Warped |
PR reports: Dates and line-up have been announced
for the Vans Warped Tour 2007 and metal titans Killswitch Engage have landed
the coveted spot as one of the headliners for this year! Beginning in Pomona,
CA on June 29th and wrapping up in Los Angeles, CA on August 25th, the
tour routing will see Killswitch Engage weave a two-month path of destruction
across North America. Having previously participated in Ozzfest, Headbangers
Ball Tour (also featuring Lamb of God and Shadows Fall) and shared stages
with the likes of Slayer, the band will be provided a unique opportunity
via Vans Warped Tour to reach a new and exciting fan base as well as stand
out as one of the harder acts on the bill, shredding eardrums as it moves
through town.
Killswitch welcomes the return of guitarist
Adam Dutkiewicz, who has spent the past two months recuperating from a
severe back injury and receiving donations of beef jerky while his bandmates
toured Europe and North America.[see full story for more]-
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| Norma
Jean Busy Summer Plans |
PR reports: Norma Jean On Tour This Spring
as Direct Support on the Thrice Tour, Bamboozle; Then Norma Jean Heads
Out As Direct Support On Tour With Underoath PLUS Vans Warped Tour!!!
Norma Jean with Thrice
May-01 Orlando, FL @ Club at Firestone
May-02 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
May-03 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
May-04 Towson, MD Recher Theater
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| After
Vue |
PR reports: San Francisco's Vue packed it
in over three years ago, but that hasn't stopped principal members Rex
Shelverton and Jeremy Bringetta from reconvening under the name Bellavista,
with former Vue drummer Cary LaScala behind the kit. As could be expected,
these guys are offering up more of that sweet, sweet fuzz pop, and sweaty,
reverb-y guitar rock. Think BJM, early BRMC, or even a sun-scorched version
of Ride. Bellavista will be releasing their self-titled debut via SF's
own Take Root Records in early May, and are prepping for a monstrous record
release party at The Rickshaw Shop in San Francisco on April 25th.
04-25 San Francisco, CA - The Rickshaw
Stop (RECORD RELEASE)
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| Days
Difference |
PR reports: New label Black Dog Recordings
is slated to release its first CD by Virginia Beach, VA alt/pop/rock band
Days Difference. The four strapping young lads will release a set of 10
tunes on their debut release "Numbers". The album will be supported by
a tour east of the Mississippi with dates beginning locally and branching
out to other states in the Southeast, Northeast and the Midwest. "Numbers"
was recorded at Red Cell Studio with Producer Jim Anderson at the helm
and is distributed by Redeye.[see full story for more]-
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| Lily
Allen Can't Get Enough of America |
PR reports: U.K. artist Lily Allen will kick
off her fourth U.S. tour on May 13th in Seattle, WA. In between her current
tour (which wraps up on April 11th) and the next, Lily will perform at
KCRW's "A Sounds Eclectic Evening" in Los Angeles on April 14th and at
the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA on April 29th.
In addition to her May/June headlining
dates, Lily will play select radio shows and the Bonnaroo Music & Arts
Festival in Manchester, TN on June 15th. Thereafter she'll play a series
of international festivals. Alright, Still, Lily's debut album, recently
received a Platinum Europe award for sales of over one million copies in
Europe and is double Platinum in the U.K.
April
10 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
11 New York, NY Irving Plaza
14 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
(KCRW's "A Sounds Eclectic Evening")
29 Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music and
Arts Festival
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| Rock
/ USAdown With Touring |
PR reports: The remarkably candid and outspoken
members of noise duo Rock / USAdown have faced many challenges in their
respective lives -- from mental illness and drug addiction to trading prestigious
musical educations for life on the road in the ballyhooed 90's AmRep band
Love 666. So, it's fitting that its freeform musical style is equally challenging
to the listener. Those familiar with the heyday of the fantastic T Rex-meets-Blue
Cheer power trio Love 666 will recall that band's penchant for grandiose
statements of drug-fueled revolution (including the landmark album titled
Please Kill Yourself So I Can Rock.) Over a decade later, Dave Unger and
Joe Johnson are still advocating pure freedom, drug use and revolution
in the new skree collective fittingly named Rock /USAdown, two independent
endeavors that perform separately on tour and on future releases.
This May, Rock / USAdown plans to throw
down the gauntlet nationwide for all to see on a tour destined to be an
event of legend.[see full story for dates]- Click
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"Twentyfive" allows you to see
George Michael's true talents as a musician and songwriter. While not everyone
will always agree with the subject matter of his songs- Michael's talents
for music and writing are on par with any musician who has been classically
trained. (4.5 stars)
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Animosity defines the
skill and intensity that The Berzerker has been trying to do since 1995.
The attitude and intelligence placed into this disc is an unmatched method
that few groups could ever assemble or even consider.- Read
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Believe it or not, the newness
of 80s New Wave music did not fade away, at least according to groups like
Denelian. One stroll down this memory lane and you'll suddenly don that
Flock of Seagulls pompadour and eye makeup all over again.
(4 stars)
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New York's "Nublu" scene has
so much going for it. Its artists typically start with a dance or jazz
template and add elements of techno, trance, R&B and blues. Combining
the two uninspired genres, and sprinkling in other kinds of music, might
be the best way to save both.- Read
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