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Nirvana Baby

Blabbermouth reports: Whatever happened to the naked baby floating in a pool looking at a dollar bill in the famous cover photo from NIRVANA's classic "Nevermind" album? That's the question MTV.com answered this week when it tracked down the tot, named Spencer Elden and now a 17-year-old high school student in Eagle Rock, California. 

Elden's parents were paid $200 to allow their friend, photographer Kirk Weddle, to shoot a roll of pictures of the infant Elden swimming for the cover of the iconic 1991 disc. 

Now the teen admits that it's a little strange to think that more than nine million people own a nude picture of him. He said, "Yeah, it's kind of creepy that that many people have seen me naked. I feel like I'm the world's biggest porn star."- more on this story

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Lyle Lovett Deluxe Edition of Large Release

PR reports: Four-time Grammy winner, Lyle Lovett will release his thirteenth album, It's Not Big It's Large (Lost Highway) on August 28th. The album, recorded over the last nine months at Conway Recording Studios and Studio Without Walls in Los Angeles, features Lovett's versatile Large Band on twelve new tracks which cover a broad musical spectrum--from country to blues, to folk, to jazz, to gospel. 

Produced by longtime collaborator Billy Williams and Lovett, It's Not Big It's Large combines Lovett's distinctive vocal style with his critically acclaimed, insightful and introspective songwriting skill.

A deluxe version of the CD, which will be released simultaneously, includes a DVD with footage taken in the studio during the recording- more on this story

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Viva La Gwar

PR reports: Bam Margera and the rest of the VIVA crew are proud to announce the addition of the mighty GWAR to the Viva La Bands 2007 Tour "This tour is now a full blown rock show since we confirmed GWAR," said Bam Margera. 

"GWAR assures the tour of even more madness and mayhem." GWAR singer Oderus Urungus added, "I guess Bam didn't get enough of us when we were on "Viva La Bam". We're excited to torture him some more on this tour."

The Viva La Bands Tour hits 30 cities in the US and Canada September 24th through November 3rd 2007.- more on this story

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Punk Legends D.O.A. To Release Smash The State DVD

PR reports: D.O.A. - 1978-1985: Smash The State DVD will hit stores on 9/18/07. This DVD from Canada's legendary punk pioneers features exciting full live tracks from the band's formative years: 1978 - 83. It includes all the raw emotion, activism, humor and deadly renditions of all their greatest songs from the classic line up of Joe Sh*thead, Chuck Biscuits, Randy Rampage and Dave Gregg. 

The always-influential D.O.A. was to many people, their very 1st exposure to the blistering social phenomena of punk rock. This DVD documents why D.O.A. influenced artists such as Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Henry Rollins, Rancid, David Grohl, NOFX, Bad Religion, and many more.

Joe Sh*thead Keithley's comments on the DVD: "I really wanted people to see the original version of D.O.A. performing. You know, the completely raw band that went out and made a mark in this world. So I gathered together some of the best footage I could find and came up with Smash The State. Most of the footage is taken from shows in San Francisco and the East Bay. This makes a lot of sense, as San Francisco became D.O.A.'s home away from in the late seventies and in the eighties. - more on this story

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Max Roach RIP

CMJ reports: Max Roach, one of the most prominent jazz percussionists of the past half-century, passed away last night in his sleep at his home in New York City. He was 83. 

A progenitor of the bebop movement, in his six-plus decade career Roach worked with the likes of Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus, the latter of whom he founded the now defunct Debut Records with in 1952.

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Melee Extend Tour Plans

PR reports: Melee have been spending a lot of time in their tour bus as of late. The Orange County, California band is in the middle of a tour with Bowling For Soup and Quietdrive that finds the road warriors tearing it up until the end of August. 

After a short break, they'll go out on a headlining U.S. tour with support from Matt Nathanson and Ingrid Michaelson.

Also check out guitarist Ricky Sans' diary where he blogs about all the touring and even includes YouTube links to some of the road hijinks! Ricky Sans' tour diary with video: http://rickysans.blogspot.com/- dates

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Scum Of The Earth Set Sleazy Release

PR reports: Scum Of The Earth, featuring former long-time Rob Zombie guitarist Riggs just recently finished mixing their new album entitled Sleaze Freak (Eclipse Records), the band's first studio album of all-new material since the critically-acclaimed debut Blah�Blah�Blah�Love Songs For The New Millennium released in 2004. 

Sleaze Freak is scheduled to be released nation-wide at retail stores throughout the US on October 9th 2007. The explicit (PA) version of the album will be available at most retailers containing an added DVD video. The DVD will consist of footage filmed while recording and mixing the album documenting the recording and mixing process and many hijinks of the band around town, in the studio, and on the road. There will also be a clean version for those accounts who are afraid of scary comic-monsters, offensive language, etc� - more on this story

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Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1

PR reports: Amoeba Records will release a major addition to Gram Parsons' discography with 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969', due October 30th from the newly formed label. The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard. though long rumored, rarities.

Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live material available.- more on this story

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The Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967DVD

PR reports: Stax Recordsand Reelin' In The Years Productions are proud to announce the October 2, 2007 release of The Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967 on DVD. Featured for the first time on this 75-minute concert DVD are 18 classic full-length performances by some of the greatest soul artists of all time. Highlights include an amazing five-song set by the great Otis Redding and a blistering four songs by Sam & Dave. 

Also featured are performances by the legendary Booker T & the MGs, Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, and the Mar-Keys. Issued with the full cooperation of the artists or their estates, this DVD captures the Stax/Volt Revue on an amazing night during one of most legendary and important concert tours of the last five decades.

The Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967 includes a wealth of staggering performances from start to finish. Otis Redding delivers jaw-dropping versions of "Shake," "Satisfaction," the only known filmed concert performance of "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" and a six-minute version of "Try A Little Tenderness" in which he comes back for four encores. - more on this story

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Twiztid Mower

PR reports: Mower has announced the dates for their upcoming tour with Twiztid. The tour will kick off September 25th in Cleveland, OH and will end November 12th in Detroit, MI at St. Andrews Hall.

"We're pumped to be on a Psychopathic tour. We've done shows with Twiztid and Blaze and ever since the word got out we were on this tour, the Juggalos started contacting us online to say what's up," says Mower frontman Brian Sheerin. "They're all ready for the tour to start. Juggalos don't f**k around, it's summer and people are set to go off, and so are we."- more on this story

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Free Songs From Amoeba

PR reports: Amoeba Music is launching its label Amoeba Records today with free downloads from its first two releases. The songs are Brandi Shearer's "Lullabies," from her album 'Close to Dark', to be released by Amoeba on August 28th, and the legendary Gram Parsons' never-before-heard "Long Black Limousine," from 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969', coming October 30th.

"These are two of our favorite singers ever," Amoeba co-founder Dave Prinz says. "One's brand new, and one you've never heard like this before. "

The MP3s are available now through August 23rd at - http://www.amoeba.com.

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History of DJ Krush DVD

PR reports: On September 18, acclaimed Japanese producer/turntablist DJ Krush will offer up his first ever DVD entitled History Of DJ Krush. The collection encompasses a whopping 3 DVD's and features every DJ Krush music video to date along with two documentaries. 

Those who are familiar with DJ Krush's past work know that each release is created with a sense of high artistic value. Beyond the three discs in History Of DJ Krush you will find a package complete with gold foiled packaging and beautiful photographs that document this legendary artist's career. It's really a site to behold. 

History Of DJ Krush traces DJ Krush's path from the recording of his 1995 album MEISO through to his 2006 world tour. Throughout the DVDs, you'll see never-before-scene footage of DJ Krush in many different situations that helped to define his career.- more on this story

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