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SxSW Live DVD

PR reports: August 21st, 2007 will see the release of SXSW Live 2007, the first ever DVD release of the influential and continually growing festival. The DVD was recorded in March 2007 at SXSW in Austin, TX and contains 18 outstanding performances from the event. SXSW Live 2007 including a mix of cutting edge and established artists, including The Bravery, Aqualung, Peter Bjorn & John, Razorlight, Polyphonic Spree, Rachel Fuller with Pete Townshend, and Rickie Lee Jones.

During SXSW 2007, Blaze TV, a Shout! Factory company, custom-built two clubs where performances were captured in multi-camera HD with 5.1 surround sound. The Lone Star Lounge had a traditional Texas feel, while The Bat Bar was designed as more of a modern music club. Both clubs were built from the ground up inside the Austin Convention Center.

This unique musical experience was broadcast by DIRECTV as a groundbreaking exclusive three day 24 hour live concert event. The best of these performances are included on SXSW Live 2007, along with exclusive artist interviews and backstage footage.- tracklisting

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Set 07 Tour

PR reports: One of the biggest arena attractions in rock music, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), will once again take to the road this holiday season for what will be its largest-ever tour, more than 90 cities coast-to-coast over a ten-week period beginning November 1st. 

Established in 1996 by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O'Neill, TSO has been a true rock mega-success, both on record and the concert stage. The band's four CD releases, including the holiday-themed Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996), The Christmas Attic (1998) and The Lost Christmas Eve (2004), have sold more than 5,000,000 units, over 900,000 in 2006 alone. TSO's 2001 DVD release, The Ghost of Christmas Eve, also achieved platinum status.

TSO's 2006 Winter Tour was its most successful to date, playing to over 1,000,000 fans at 80 concerts, generating revenues in excess of $40 million.- more on this story including the insane amount of dates

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Dillinger Release Plans

BW&BK reports: Relapse Records have confirmed a November 13th street date for THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's new album, Ire Works. 

BW&BK's David Perri spoke to the band's guitarist Ben Weinman recently while in the studio working on the group's anxiously-awaited follow-up to Miss Machine. 

"I think the new record is a little more focused and a little more intentional than Miss Machine," Weinman describes Ire Works.
- Read more of what he has to say.

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A Closer Look at Patti Smith This Rocktober

PR reports: The Patti Smith Under Review DVD is set to hit stores on October 30th. With rare and previously unseen performance footage, rare film, interviews with Patti Smith and with those who know her best, location shoots and lengthy contributions from friends, colleagues and esteemed experts, this program closely examines the astonishing music she has been making through three decades. 

It also includes interviews with her first publisher and biographer, Victor Bockris; her ex-songwriting partner, Blue Oyster Cult's Albert Bouchard; engineer on Horses, Frank D'Augusta; producer of Radio Ethiopia, Jack Douglas; engineer on the Easter sessions, Shelly Yakus; author of Horses and the Remaking of Rock n' Roll, Mark Paytress, English music journalist and author, Jon Savage; Rolling Stone magazine's ex- editor, Anthony De Curtis; New York's Village Voice music editor, Robert Christgau; Patti Smith biographer, Nick Johnstone and more. 

It features live and studio performances of Patti Smith classics such as: Gloria, Easter, Because The Night, Dancing Barefoot, Frederick, Ask The Angela and many, many more.- more on this story

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Alabama Thunderpussy Expand Tour Plans with Obituary Dates

PR reports: Alabama Thunderpussy have announced updated tour dates with Obituary, Full Blown Chaos, and Hemlock, as part of their fall US tour. 

The tour will go through The Allen Theatre in South Gate, CA as well as The White Rabbit in San Antonio, TX! They're touring in support of their latest album "Open Fire".

Be sure to catch the Richmond metal quintet, as they kick off the tour with a hometown gig at Toad's Place with fellow Virginians Lamb of God- boss! the dates, the dates

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Pitchshifter and Prodigy Alums Form Victory Pill

PR reports: Corporate Punishment is proud to announce the addition of one of the UK's most unique and talented new bands to our roster in the form of Victory Pill, featuring ex-Pitchshifter/ Prodigy guitarist Jim Davies, and ex-Prodigy drummer Kieron Pepper.

VICTORY PILL will release their self-titled debut in the US and CANADA on 10/23 via CORPORATE PUNISHMENT/ KOCH, and in the UK on 10/1 via OTHERSIDE/ UNIVERSAL.

Victory Pill is the brainchild of JIM DAVIES "I started playing guitar, solely rock/metal. My turning point was when 'dance' bands like The Prodigy started using guitars. I loved all the squelchy synth sounds and textures which I started to replicate on the guitar. I also started to get more into effects and sounds which I think is when I developed a bit of a unique style for myself."- more on this story

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Keef Under Review

PR reports: The Keith Richards Under Review DVD will hit stores on 9/18/07. He's the baddest of them all, the man with at least nine lives and the most Rock N' Roll performer since the dawn of time � and we love him for all of it. This DVD features a 2 hour documentary film which details the life and career of the one man who made it all seem possible.

It includes rare and classic musical performances re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts, exclusive interviews, obscure footage and seldom seen photographs. Also included is footage of and comment on Keith's pivotal influence, live and studio recordings of classics such as Satisfaction, Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, Tumbling Dice, Start Me Up and many others, plus bonus features. - bonus info

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Rap Metal Hasn't Suffered a Silent Fate Yet

PR reports: Three months away from the release of their debut The Autumn Machine and Long Island-based indie-metal band SILENT FATE is already making a loud noise. The members of SILENT FATE gladly assumed production duties for their October 2 album release. 

Almost immediately after completion of the CD, SILENT FATE unexpectedly found their production skills put to the test. A track the band produced "on a whim" for a rising hip-hop star was selected as one of three finalists in MP3.com's Remix Contest. The group seamlessly melded hard rock with rap, earning a competition-winning 60% percent of the vote.- more on this story

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Nick Drake DVD

PR reports: Nick Drake - Under Review is a 90 minute documentary film which goes some way to unraveling the mystery of this enigmatic singer-songwriter, who passed away at the age of just 26. The DVD hits stores on 10/9/07

With the aid of those who were close to Nick, those around at the time and those who have studied and written about Nick Drake in depth, this program discusses, dissects and appraises Nick's life, music and astonishing, albeit short, career. 

The program also classic Nick Drake performances, location shoots, rare and classic photographs and many other features.- comments?

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Live at KEXP Volume 3

PR reports: KEXP is proud to announce "Live at KEXP Volume 3", the third compilation CD featuring KEXP's exclusive, live in-studio recordings and recordings from live remote broadcasts. KEXP has a commitment not only to putting great music on the radio, but also to use the airwaves to connect musicians with the listeners. Live in-studio performances are an integral part of KEXP's programming and the Live at KEXP CD series has become a highly anticipated release among listeners and an important source of operating revenue for KEXP. 

"Live at KEXP Volume 3" will be available for purchase online at KEXP.ORG and in select Seattle record stores on Tuesday, August 21st with all proceeds benefiting KEXP programming. - more including the tracklist

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Bear Claw Soph

PR reports: At points abstracted and dissonant, and at others strangely melodic, Bear Claw's sophomore endeavor, "Slow Speed: Deep Owls" (which drops September 25th on Sick Room Records) is an engaging work in the science and spirit of the new heavy.

Blessed be Chicago for providing us demanding listeners with such a consistent supply of challenging aural intensity. The two bass and drums trio of Bear Claw crafts a pulverizing and dynamic interplay between chaos and order. Working off an endless sense of tension, the band's assaultive foundry of rhythmical power rises and recedes beneath distorted four string churnings, occasional southern-fried sludge, and guttural monologues. 

And, who's more suited to record such a project than Steve Albini? The answer... no one. Engineered by the king of high end grit at Electrical Audio and mastered by Bob Weston, the record's raw and mammoth sonic qualities fit the band hand in glove.- more on this story

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Akashic Cancel Tour Due To Bad Management

PR reports: Marcos de Ros, guitarist of the progressive metal band AKASHIC, and Pablo G. Soler, who were in the middle of South American Guitar Masters Tour 2007 had to cancel the rest of the shows scheduled for August in Chile, due to the bad administration of their tour management.

The musicians state that Mr. Gonzalo Arratia isn't their tour manager anymore and can't represent the guitarists. They would like to apologize with the local promoters, press, sponsors and the fans. Marcos and Pablo promise to go back to Chile soon.- more on this story

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