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Get Your Lamecore Here

PR reports: Australian neo punks, Heartbreak Club announce the release of the video for the single "Bethanie," off of their debut EP, Lamecore. To see and hear "Bethanie," see the full story link. 

Lamecore, currently available in Australia via Reign Records, will be available worldwide in online stores on May 8th. The group came together in late 2005 to record Lamecore with Luke Garfield (Lout). Rick O'Neil (U2, Faith No More) helped to master. Look for Lamecore on college radio stations playlists this Spring and for tour dates stateside this summer.
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Fair to Midland Get Animated

PR reports: Fair to Midland's "Dance of the Manatee" has been blowing up at radio across the country, and today over at PureVolume.com, the animated video for the track is unveiled!

PV also gives us a sneak peak at the album art for Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True, out June 12.Check out the video at the full story link, and spread the word!- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Richard Thompson Sets Release

PR reports: Richard Thompson, the "guitar god" (Chicago Sun-Times) whose "official catalogue� is a long trail of genius" (Rolling Stone), will add a new album to that illustrious body of work with Sweet Warrior, out May 29 from Shout! Factory. The disc is his first work of all-new material since 2005's Front Parlour Ballads, and his first electric disc since 2003's The Old Kit Bag. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Portugal. The Man Sets Release

PR reports: Alaska's favorite sons, Portugal. The Man, will see its second full-length CD, "Church Mouth," released July 24 on Fearless Records. The album was produced by Casey Bates (Gatsbys American Dream, Fear Before The March of Flames) and recorded this past February in Seattle, WA.

While this new offering from Portugal. The Man - John Baldwin Gourley (lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers, programming), Zachary Scott Carothers (bass, vocals percussion), and Jason Sechrist (drums, congas, percussion, vocals) - maintains its artistic mix of aurora borealis-avant-indie pop and post-punk, "Church Mouth" paves a new path for the band musically. A departure from 2006's drum-machine and sequencer-heavy "Waiter: You Vultures!," "Church Mouth" is an organic record that transcends genre constraints by managing to recall seemingly disparate acts such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the White Stripes, the Mars Volta, and Santana. Portugal. The Man is currently on the road with Poison The Well through mid-May. The band plans to kick off its headlining tour of the U.S. in tandem with the July 24 release of "Church Mouth" with two special concerts in their northern home of Anchorage, Alaska.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Acute Tour

PR reports: Buzz band ACUTE will release their debut album ARMS AROUND A STRANGER via Help Records on May 1 and have announced a CD release party for Thursday, May 3 in Los Angeles at the Silverlake Lounge. The Los Angeles-based group--who merge gorgeous pop melodies with finely etched landscapes of sound--will follow this with a string of East coast shows before joining Jesse Malin on a cross-country North American tour (see current dates at the full story link with more to be announced soon).- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Secret Monkeys Show

PR reports: NEW SURPRISE LA SHOW! SUNDAY, APRIL 29 The Artic Monkeys will be playing an intimate show at LA's Troubadour. The date will follow the band's Coachella appearance on Sunday, April 29. Tickets are on sale now. The password to access tickets is brianstorm. Tickets can be purchased at the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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White Stripes Release Icky Song

PR reports: The White Stripes' first single, 'Icky Thump', will be available exclusively online through the iTunes music stores (US and Canada only) starting at 12:01 am this Thursday, April 26th.

Third Man Records/XL Recordings will also be releasing CD and vinyl versions of the 'Icky Thump' single on June 11th in the UK. The formats and track listings are as follows:

White vinyl 7" (companion to the NME distributed record that will be given away with copies of the magazine on stands June 6th)

A. Icky Thump
B. Etching (no audio)

Standard 7"
A. Icky Thump
B. Baby Brother

CD single
1. Icky Thump
2. Catch Hell Blues
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Juliette and the Licks Set US Release

PR reports: Juliette and the Licks has taken the U.K., Japan and countless surrounding territories by storm with their sophomore sensation, FOUR ON THE FLOOR, and America is steady in their sights. The album will be released July 24 on The Militia Group, home to Tahiti 80, Jill Cunniff, Copeland and a bevy of others. Extensive tour plans are in the works but in the meantime, The Licks are confirmed to appear at this year's Lollapalooza as well as The Bamboozle festival in New Jersey, May 6.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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3rd Angle

PR reports: From the creative well of Kris Anaya comes An Angle's third offering, The Truth Is That You Are Alive, out June 12th on Drive-Thru Records. An Angle has two previous full-lengths on Drive-Thru, We Can Breathe Under Alcohol (2005) and �And Take It With A Grain of Salt (2004).

Anaya and An Angle have gone through several sonic transformations and the journey continues with The Truth, a rock album with pop influxes like the catchy bounce of "I'm Alright" and the lead single and forthcoming video, "Oh! Oh! Oh! Trouble!" Anaya gets gritty in the sexy blues bump of "C'mon C'mon" and shows he can shake it in "Ghost In The Mirror," a dancey Arcade Fire-like number. It wouldn't be An Angle without a few mid-tempo numbers of deep, philosophical introspection, like "No More Child In Me." The Truth Is You Are Alive really shines with sweet tenderness of the lullaby "You Are Loved" and the straight-forward man and guitar combo on "Going To Heaven" that is signature An Angle.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mothernight To Rock Mothers

PR reports: On May 8, Locomotive Records will unleash a debut release from one of its newest and most eclectic acts. Churned from the musical depths of Warsaw, Poland, Mothernight combines rock, metal, goth, and industrial to craft a sound best described as dark, dank, heavy bliss.

The origins of this act flourished in the most unlikely place�a birthday party, where guitarist Deimos met bassist/producer Gabriel. The two conspired to create music that blends the best elements of different rock styles. They worked as a duo for three years until drummer Berith signed on as the commander of their raucous rhythm. Finally, in 2004, former Silesia vocalist Freya caught their attention when she posted an announcement on the Internet that she was searching for a band with "experience, attitude and original ideas." Upon hearing her demo CD, laden with the gravel-ridden, unrelenting and unforgiving vocals of a songstress-gone-bad, they invited her to rehearse with them in Warsaw immediately. The rest is beautiful bad-ass history.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rediscover Al Stewart

PR reports: If all you know about Al Stewart is "Year of the Cat," you're missing the best parts of Al Stewart's vaster-than-imagined body of work. Many believe that if weren't for the pop leanings of his one huge American hit, and its follow up, "Time Passages," Stewart might have been widely perceived as the deep and provocative writer he was, a folk artist with a fondness for historical subjects. Stewart had taken the old folk-song tradition of singing about real events, and producing contemporary songs in that style. 

On June 22, Collectors' Choice Music will release 13 of Stewart's 16 CDs, curated by Stewart expert Thane Tierney with access to the artist's private archives. Long underappreciated on these shores, these reissues may change that.[see full story for info on the reissues]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Elliott Yamin Tour

PR reports: Hickory Records recording artist and former American Idol Finalist Elliott Yamin will soon be embarking on a 25 city tour, performing songs from his self-titled debut CD Elliott Yamin. Yamin debuted his self-titled CD on March 20th and entered the Billboard charts at #3, making him the highest new artist debut on an independent label in soundscan history. (some of the dates have just updated, here they are)

15-May Tue Atlanta, GA The Loft All Ages
16-May Wed Richmond, VA Innsbrook Pavilion All Ages[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Datarock is coming

PR reports: Norway's DATAROCK are set to bring their infectious electro-rocking shows back to North America for a June tour in support of their debut album, Datarock Datarock, out June 12 on Nettwerk Records. The band did a brief stint of dates in the States last month, playing to sold out crowds in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as delivering buzz-worthy performances at SXSW and Winter Music Conference.

The tour kicks off June 1 in Philadelphia and includes a few dates with Bonde do Role, Girl Talk and Hot Chip: 

Fri, 6/1 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brendas
Sat, 6/2 New York, NY Studio B
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