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Talib Kweli Presents Blacksmith TV

PR reports: August 21st will mark the release of Eardrum from Talib Kweli, the man named by USA Today as "Hip Hop's most inventive lyricist". Along with the release of the album, Talib will be rolling out Blacksmith TV with 10 episodes featuring an electric hybrid of television, documentary, film and music. 

These episodes will contain all new, original and unreleased material combing rare behind the scenes footage and interviews with Talib, Jean Grae, Strong Arm Steady, & special guests.

- Get a preview here

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Road Zombie

BW&BK reports: The Pulse Of Radio has issued the following report from Don Kaye: 

Now that ROB ZOMBIE has completed work on his third film as a writer and director, a remake of the horror classic Halloween, the rocker-turned-filmmaker is setting his sights on the road. 

Zombie told us that he'll go on tour in October and stay out for a couple of months before turning to his next project: "Me and the guys have been talking, and we're, like, you know, gonna start rehearsing soon and, you know, we'll be back on the road in October.

"We'll probably quit right around Christmas time, take a break for that, and then who knows what --maybe make a new record or start another movie or something, I don't know." 
- more on this story

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Visa Issues Won't Stop Lily Allen Tour

antiMusic reports: Pop star Lily Allen has reportedly run into some work visa issues. The singer was detained at a Los Angeles airport according to Filter, however they report that the show will go on and Allen will still be making her scheduled west coast appearances. 

Allen's people have reportedly dismissed claims that the photographer assaulting star has had her work visa revoked. Which is good because it's been a while since we has seen a good paparazzi smackdown; Britney Spears recent Vegas lovefest aside. 

For some strange reason she is reported to be in Las Vegas with Common and Kanye West filming a video for Common's album, Finding Forever. She'll have a good month to compare egos with West and Common as her string of dates are set to start until September 6th in San Diego. - the dates are here

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Heart Trouble Sideline Asia Tour

PR reports: The British rock group, ASIA, announced today that the second leg of its North American tour has been postponed due to a recently discovered heart condition, likely to require surgery, for lead singer John Wetton.

Mr. Wetton is expected to make a full recovery and looks forward to returning to his work with ASIA, as well as his other musical endeavours, at the earliest possible time.- more on this story

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Invitro Set Release Date

PR reports: Invitro have set September 11th, 2007 as the official release date for their debut album, "When I Was a Planet", through Gridiron Records. The album is currently available for purchase for a limited time before it hits stores through www.gridironrecords.com. $1.00 from the purchase of each album sold will be donated to Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization that aids Troops that have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries.

Invitro is the new project of ex-Snot/Soulfly guitarist Mikey Doling that has been creating a whirlwind of attention from critics and fans. The Los Angeles based group has been leaving audiences stunned with their energetic live shows and quirky tin-foil costumes on back to back tours with Sevendust, Static-X and Hellyeah. In addition, the group's track "Hollyvision" has become one of the most requested songs on Sirius Hard Attack and routinely charts right beside some of the biggest hitters in metal and hard rock.- hear from Mikey here and find out where to see them live

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Watch Like An Egyptian as The Bangles Release a New DVD

PR reports: One of the most successful female groups of all time, the Bangles make a triumphant return to their hometown of Los Angeles with their first-ever concert DVD, available August 14 on Shout! Factory. 

Return To Bangleonia was recorded in September 2000 at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles with the original lineup of Susanna Hoffs (Vocals/Guitar), Debbi Peterson (Vocals/Drums), Vicki Peterson (Vocals/Lead Guitar), and Michael Steele (Vocals/Bass). The DVD includes 18 songs as well as extras and a commentary track by the band.- more on this story

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Have You Caught On To Portugal. The Man Yet?

PR reports: Portugal. The Man's just-released album "Church Mouth" (July 24, Fearless) put the band onto the Billboard charts for the first time in their career - and not on just one chart, but FOUR. "Church Mouth" debuted at lucky #13 on Billboard's Top Alternative New Artists chart, at #30 on the Top New Artist Chart, #65 on the Independent Label Chart, and came in at #90 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart.

In addition, dates on the band's current 33-city North American headline tour have either been sold out or near-sold out with the trio amassing new fans at every show. And the media - national, regional, local, and online - has fallen hard for Portugal. The Man and "Church Mouth" as evidenced by these reviews:

FOUR-AND-A-HALF STARS - Alternative Press

".compelling music that's actually worth the buzz it's generating." - OC Weekly

"Portugal. The Man suggests the sort of thing a young Led Zeppelin might have done in 2007..." - Arizona Republic

"['Church Mouth' is] guaranteed to take every respective listener's breath away, just like the sprawling, glacier-dotted landscapes of the band's native Alaska." - antiMusic.com- more on this story including upcoming tour dates

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James Brown's Double Dynamite

PR reports: Liberation Entertainment are proud to announce the 17th September 2007 DVD and Bonus CD release of James Brown's 'Double Dynamite'- containing two sensational full concerts and a live CD from the Godfather of Soul. 

The Godfather of Soul is still as popular as he ever was. These two sensational shows capture him in his heyday, performing his biggest hits before appreciative audiences in the contrasting settings of New York's legendary nightspot Studio 54 recorded on 26th March 1980 and live at Chastain Park, Atlanta in 1985.- more on this story

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Marquee Club DVD

PR reports: London's Marquee Club celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 1983. This DVD features performances from that year by legendary bands and artists such as Dr. John, Wishbone Ash, Osibisa, Alexis Korner, Man, Ten Years After, and Status Quo. Excerpts from the following artists are also included: Climax Blues Band (1984), John Watts & the Cry (1984), Mezzoforte (1984), Cherry Bombz (1986), and Ian Matthews (1984). 

Additional interviews include Phil Collins, Kenny Jones, Dave Dee, Alexis Korner, and Chris Barber reflecting on their appearances at The Marquee: one of the longest established venues in rock history over that period. It was also a launching pad for many of the world's biggest acts.

The 60 minute DVD is set to hit stores on 09/18/2007- get the tracklist here

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Emperor Boxsets

PR reports: Classic Emperor albums re-released in limited edition CD box sets that include digi CDs, 48cm x 48cm double sided posters with unseen photos, an interview booklet, and CD-ROM extras - and each is limited to 5000 worldwide. Released 20th August.

EMPEROR formed in 1991. Their recordings have sold in excess of 600,000 units worldwide and their impact on the whole black/extreme metal scene is second to none. They are without doubt one of the most influential acts in any genre, respected the world over by fans, bands and critics alike. These limited edition collectors boxsets will become highly collectable

According to Plastichead the boxsets include: In The Nightside Eclipse, Ix Equilibrium, Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk, Prometheus and Wrath Of The Tyrant.- They are available for pre-order here

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Obituary: Downloading Hurts Everybody

PR reports: RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with Obituary vocalist John Tardy where they discussed how downloading effects artists, how their former label Roadrunner helped pirate their album and some of the steps labels are taking to stop music from leaking. 

Rock My Monkey: What do you think hurts the music industry more? Bad choices inspired by their paranoia, or actual downloading? - John Tardy: (laughs)

Rock My Monkey: And this is inspired by the promo of your album I was sent. - John Tardy: Yeah. Well, you know, it's tough. I mean, the downloading thing, it's just really brutal. To be honest with you, it hurts everybody in the industry. Last time around, one of Roadrunner's brilliant maneuvers, we gave them masters. I think like the same day they just started emailing MP3s to everybody in the company. And it was by the end of two days, three months before the album was out, it was just so available on the Internet, it was [like], why would anybody go and buy it when you could just get it so easily? This time around Candlelight did make an extensive attempt to hold back, keep it out of the wrong hands as long as they could. No MP3s were allowed at all. The promo copies that they made up were somewhat protected for the most part. You couldn't just put them in the computer and copy them. But obviously people are going to find a way around everything. So I know it's out there on the internet now, and we're just under a month before the release date. But there's not much you can do about it. I just hope that people. if they want to see their bands stick around and continue, hopefully they'll go out and purchase a record if it's something they like.- the full interview

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Dethklok To Release the Heaviest Record Ever

PR reports: On September 25, Adult Swim will unleash the brand-new CD from legendary metal band Dethklok on an unsuspecting public. "Dethalbum" features several full-length songs from Adult Swim's most metal animated series, Metalocalypse, plus all-new tracks. We dare you to disagree � Metalocalypse: Dethklok's "Dethalbum" is the heaviest record� ever!

To coincide with the premiere of the second season of Metalocalypse on Adult Swim and release of Metalocalypse Season 1 on DVD, a regular and a deluxe CD edition of "Dethalbum" will be released. The deluxe edition will include a second disc featuring seven even more brutal tracks, the animated video for the utterly brutal single "Bloodrocuted," and the premiere episode from Season 2 of Metalocalypse.- more on this story including the heavy tracklisting

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