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A New Way To Discover Music and Help Indie Bands at the Same Time

PR reports: We got an interesting email today from one of the PR companies we work with. We bring this to your attention because last month a reader asked us about ways to discover new bands (aside from our news and reviews) and this seems to fit the bill. It also allows you to help the bands you discover. Sounds pretty cool to us. Here is the press blurb followed by a link to check it out.

Imagine if you will the power to make someone's career with the click of a mouse. OurStage does just that, putting control back in the hands of the people. Like "American Idol" meets "The Lot" on the internet, contestants submit their own music and films to be judged by viewers on the site. It's easy � watch videos, listen to music and vote on what you like. Judging videos is fun and addictive and there are lots of categories to choose from. Pick your favorites in comedy, animation, indie rock, hip hop and many others.

Through its wealth of partner programs, including Paste, CMJ, PLUG Awards, Slamdance, Relix, Gen Art, Noise Pop, Videomaker, IFFBoston, and many others, OurStage offers artists real opportunities to launch their careers. Each month winners in film and music are chosen for a grand prize of $5,000 each as well as other tangible rewards like promotion in mainstream outlets and festival spots. - check it out here

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A Twisted Christmas Live DVD

PR reports: Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and Jay Jay French recently stopped by the VH1 Classic offices to present Autism Speaks/Cure Autism Now with a check for $17,000. The check represents the proceeds from Twisted Sister's A Twisted Christmas, the rockin' holiday album that enamored both critics and fans alike. 

The album's success prompted demand for a live DVD of Twisted Sister's take on Christmas. On September 25th, Razor & Tie Entertainment will release A Twisted Christmas Live, a DVD of the band's holiday '06 show at New Jersey's legendary Starland Ballroom. The DVD will feature performances of tunes from A Twisted Christmas, as well as Twisted Sister's greatest hits.- more on this story

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The Veils US Tour

Filter reports: The Veils have announced details of a U.S. tour. The band is touring in support of their sophomore album Nux Vomica which was released earlier this year via Rough Trade America. 

The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Nick Launay, (Midnight Oil, INXS) then mixed in London by Bill Price (The Libertines, Jesus And Mary Chain.)

[The tour is set to kick off on August 13th in Phoenix and conclude on September 10th in NYC.]- more on this story including the dates

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Drowning Pool Press Conference For The Troops

PR reports: On Tuesday, August 7th, Drowning Pool hosted a press conference to a full-house at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, CA to announce the release of Full Circle and their fall tour with The Exies. 

Drowning Pool was joined by over 25 members of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and war veterans who validated the importance of their efforts. The band spoke of their concern for supporting the U.S. troops upon their return from the middle-east. 

The press conference was a very moving and emotional experience urging the validation of the American people to support the troops upon their return.- Check out the highlights of the press conference here

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Great Kat Reissues

PR reports: Metal Mind Productions presents a unique mixture of classical compositions and speed-metal madness - re-releases of "Worship Me or Die!" and "Beethoven on Speed" by The Great Kat.

Both titles will be available in a new digipack edition, limited to numerated 2000 copies, digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden discs. Release date is set for 20th August in Europe & 15th October in USA (via MVD).
- more abut each reissue

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Bowie Manager To Tell All

PR reports: Tony Defries, the legendary rock manager who launched David Bowie and whose groundbreaking innovations form the bedrock of modern media presentation, is breaking a career-long silence to publish his long-awaited autobiography, Gods And Gangsters.

A key figure behind some of the most crucial events and developments in contemporary music history, Defries was present at the birth of Madonna, the reincarnation of Stevie Wonder, the death of the Beatles and the ignition of Iggy. But he has never been interviewed, never made public declarations, never opened up and revealed his innermost truths.

Told now for the very first time, Gods And Gangsters is the story behind a career spent managing, marketing, and branding superstars - from the fashion idols of the Pop Art 60s to the rock gods of the 70s and 80s. Written with renowned music historian Dave Thompson, the book is projected for publication in 2008. 
- more on this story

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Mary Gauthier Sets Release

PR reports: On September 18, Lost Highway will release Between Daylight And Dark, the new album from critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Mary Gauthier, of whom Entertainment Weekly says, "The beauty of Gauthier's country noir lies in the humanity of her characters, and in the sweet yearning of her gruff Louisiana drawl." 

Between Daylight And Dark is Gauthier's fifth album and the follow up to her 2005 breakthrough Mercy Now, which garnered high praise in the media. Gauthier was named 2005 NEW/EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR by the Americana Music Association.

Between Daylight And Dark was cut live, with minimal overdubs, and produced by Joe Henry. The album features guest appearances by Van Dyke Parks (piano on "Can't Find The Way") and Loudon Wainwright (backing vocals on "Soft Place To Land" and "I Ain't Leaving").
- more on this story

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CTA Release Party

PR reports: California Transit Authority (CTA) is drummer Danny Seraphine's trip back to the future, effectively tipping his hat to his past as a founding member of the Grammy award-wining band Chicago, with his feet firmly planted in the here and now. Aptly titled "Full Circle," California Transit Authority's debut album brings Seraphine back to his roots.

"Full Circle" will be released on August 14 (Street Sense Records) through Borders as well as online outlets such as Amazon.com. While the album revisits early Chicago classics such as "I'm A Man" and "Make Me Smile," CTA has also penned a new original track, "Several Thousand." 

On August 9th, Danny and the band will be performing in the city of Chicago for the first time in 17 years at Borders flagship store to celebrate the album's release.- info on that event is here

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Hard-Fi Soph

PR reports: Necessary/Atlantic recording group Hard-Fi has unveiled details of their eagerly anticipated second album. Entitled "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST," the 11-track collection arrives in the U.S. on September 18th.

The album - which follows last year's breakthrough debut, "STARS OF CCTV" - sees the British band returning with a fully loaded arsenal of category-defying pop grenades, melding genre-hopping beats, Motown hooks, and rock 'n' roll swagger into its own indefinable, undeniable sound. "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" is highlighted by the Billy Bragg-inspired "We Need Love," the rousing "Can't Get Along Without You," and the anthemic first single, "Suburban Knights," which NME recently hailed as a "startling" example of "a more dexterous and inventive Hard-Fi."- more on this story

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Indie Music Benefit in LA

PR reports: Koffeehouse Music Productions, LLC, known for creating live outdoor performance stages for some of the best indie online music in Los Angeles will produce a charity music festival on August 26th, 2007, at the 1200-seat Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, to benefit The Guitar Center Music Foundation. 

The event, entitled "An Evening of Independence: A Celebration of Singers, Songwriters and Music!" will showcase some of the hottest emerging independent artists and new bands, many first discovered on MySpace.

General admission tickets will become available on August 10th for $20 as well as a limited number of VIP seats for $75 at www.fordtheatres.org or by calling the Ford Box Office at 323.461.3673. Tickets will also be available at the Ford box office on the day of the event. The Ford Theatre is located at 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East, Hollywood, CA 90068 (across the 101 freeway from the Hollywood Bowl).
- more info here

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Jake La Botz Tattoo Across America Tour

PR reports: Jake La Botz has stolen and lived in cars, learned to play blues from the last of the Delta greats (Robert Johnson protégé David "Honeyboy" Edwards), performed in a South Central L.A. church band, acted in indie films and even auditioned for the band Velvet Revolver. 
And on September 15, La Botz will reprise his innovative "Tattoo Across America Tour," playing tattoo parlors in 21 cities. 

The tour starts in West Hollywood (Shamrock Social Club) on Saturday, September 15 and wends it way across 21 U.S. cities coast to coast until an October 15 closing date near Pueblo, Colorado. Among his destinations are Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Denver, Tampa, Phoenix and Orlando.

La Botz has engendered a loyal fan base of tattoo aficionados across the U.S., arising from last year's tour as well as from his acting role in Steve Buscemi's cult film Animal Factory.- more including the dates

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Great Lake Swimmers Add Second Leg

PR reports: After playing to sold-out venues throughout North America and Europe, Great Lake Swimmers will head back out across the US and Canada for 27 new show dates this fall.

The rollicking dust kicking is in continued support of their otherworldly third album Ongiara, released earlier this year on Nettwerk Records. As with their first two critically acclaimed albums (Great Lake Swimmers, 2003 and Bodies and Minds, 2005), Ongiara continues to explore the worlds of indie folk, roots music and alt-country pop with Tony Dekker's signature majestic vocal.- more including the dates

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