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Schoolyard Heroes Set Release and Tours

PR reports: At the very top of the 2007 class of horror metal and theatrical fear pop, Seattle's Schoolyard Heroes take top honors as their new album ABOMINATIONS, will arrive in stores - when else but! - the beginning of the school year, September 18th, just when the back-to-school bells begin to toll. 

Before then, Schoolyard Heroes will join Toronto's goth synth rock band the Birthday Massacre on a brief North American tour, opening Wednesday September 5th, at The Mod Club in Toronto. 

The 8-city trip wraps up with a hometown gig at El Corazon in Seattle on September 18th. Two days later, they head back out on the road to join Sum 41 and Stolen Transmission label mates Monty Are I.- dates

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Edwin McCain Junk'd

PR reports: While shooting an episode of Junk'd, the makeover show with a twist, Platinum-selling musician Edwin McCain, whose song "I'll Be" has been voted "best wedding song" by more than one million viewers of "Dr. Phil," crushed one of the host's pick-up trucks.

Each Junk'd episode plays a joke on a homeowner in the form of a home makeover gone bad, and ends with the makeover being completed to perfection after the homeowner's reaction to being "junk'd" is caught on tape.

The normally laid-back environmentalist who was the victim in the Junk'd episode, McCain appeared to be so upset with being "junk'd" that he called in his form of justice � a monster truck � and proceeded to crush the pick-up belonging to Bret "Skip" Skipper, one of the show's hosts and producers, before Skipper's disbelieving eyes.- View the video clip 

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Junk Science Preview

PR reports: On "Jerry McGuire," the single to Junk Science's upcoming sophomore album "Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic," MC Baje One gives disgruntled employees everywhere a 12-step program to quitting their tedious, obnoxious, and/or underpaid jobs. 

"There's gotta be something better to do/than working harder than these folks who's living better than you," encourages Baje, the self-proclaimed "Pied Piper of unemployment." Even if you like your job, you can still enjoy the soulful samples, smooth flow, and mellow but rebellious hook.

Junk Science is Baje One on the mic and DJ Snafu on the beats. Simple. Their sophomore record, Gran'Dad's Nerve Tonic, is due out on October 23rd on Definitive Jux (licensed from Brooklyn's Embedded Music). In promotion of the record, and in keeping with Junk Science and (Embedded Music CEO) DJ Ese's love of beer, the three have teamed up with up-and-coming Brooklyn brewery Six Points Craft Ales to create a limited-release brew to coincide with the release of the album. Be on the lookout for it in your local bar. 
- Grab the Jerry McGuire mp3 here

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Colorado To Liverpool an Acoustic Tribute To The Beatles

PR reports: Colorado - Jock Bartley and Steven Weinmeister, the lead vocalists of rock legends Firefall, perform all over the U.S. as Firefall Acoustic. They have recorded and released an exciting new CD, Colorado To Liverpool - A Tribute To The Beatles that features acoustic versions of eleven classic Beatles songs. 

This respectful, reverent and fun CD was a direct result of three informal performances by Firefall Acoustic on a top radio station in Denver, CO.: the listener response was so immediate and positive that they decided to record their own versions of timeless tunes. Firefall, one of the best known vocal bands of the 1970s, pays homage to 'the best band ever' in a fresh intimate acoustic setting. It is a superior and unique work on many levels. On Winged Horse Records, Colorado To Liverpool is getting rave revues from fans and critics alike.- more info and tracklist

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iTunes Offers up Free Boss and McCartney and more

antiMusic reports: iTunes sent over a quick update on some of the new stuff they have this week including news of a free track from The Boss, tracks for the first ever iTunes Festival including a free one from Beatle Paul! Here is the 411 they sent:

Magic is Bruce Springsteen's first recording with the E Street Band in five years, and it's just the sort of high-energy rock that you'd expect from the Boss. Pre-order the album today and get the music video for "Radio Nowhere" when it is released on October 2. For this week only, you can download the single "Radio Nowhere" absolutely free. 

Dozens of artists, including Amy Winehouse, MIKA, Travis, Groove Armada, and Sir Paul McCartney, came to London's Institute of Contemporary Arts in July to perform intimate live shows for an audience of just 350 lucky people at the first-ever iTunes Festival. The first recordings of these performances are now available for download, exclusively from iTunes.

Paul McCartney's performance was the highlight of the iTunes Festival, and it's available on iTunes today. As a special treat for Paul's fans, we're also offering a free song and video for "Nod Your Head" from his latest album, Memory Almost Full.- Grab that here

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Karate High School Join Eye on the Prize Tour

PR reports: Fresh off the world famous Vans Warped Tour, San Francisco's Karate High School announces they will join the nationwide 'Eyes On The Prize' Tour with Eyes Set To Kill.

Karate High School W/ Eyes Set To Kill, Kenotia & Foxy Shazam:
9/05 - Kansas City, MO @ Static Bar
9/06 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
9/07 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasant's
9/08 - St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
9/09 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
9/10 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
9/11 - Pompton Lakes, NJ @ The Mainstage
9/12 - Doylestown, PA @ Sirens
9/13 - Pittsburgh, PA- more dates

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Cannonball Jane Sets US Release

PR reports: By day she's mild-mannered Bridgeport, CT based elementary school music teacher Sharon Hagopian, but by night she's smart and sassy electro-pop underground darling Cannonball Jane, maker of a mind-bendingly brilliant mix of hip-hop samples and sixties girl group pop. 

Her first musical go was the album Street Vernacular, released last year in the UK (and to be released in North America September 25th) to rave reviews in Time Out London, NME, Uncut, The Independent and many more besides and now comes her latest EP, Knees Up!, that features remixes of the hit "Take It To Fantastic" by Adrock of Beastie Boys and UK producer DJ Downfall.- more on this story

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Resident Evil: Extinction Tracks

PR reports: Lakeshore Records (Underworld and Underworld: Evolution), returns September 18 with the motion picture soundtrack to the film Resident Evil: Extinction. For the third installment of the $100 million Resident Evil franchise starring Milla Jovovich and based on the wildly popular video game series, Lakeshore has handpicked a diverse share of all exclusive contemporary hard-rock songs that compliment the film's post-apocalyptic landscapes seeped in horror and science fiction.

Every song here is exclusive to Resident Evil: Extinction. Featured artists include Shadows Fall ("Stupid Crazy"), Chimaira ("Paralyzed"), Throwdown ("I, Suicide"), Poison the Well ("Wrecking Itself, Taking You With Me") and Rammstein offshoot Emigrate ("New World"). There are also selections of original score composed by Charlie Clouser (NIN, Rob Zombie and Saw I-IV).- more info and full tracklist

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Dengue Fever Set Free LA Show

PR reports: Cambodian psychedelic pop rock band Dengue Fever performs a free, all ages show at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts [in Los Angeles] , the newly renovated bandshell in MacArthur Park (Northwest corner, near the intersection of West 6th Street & S. Park View Street, across from the Park Plaza Hotel) on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30 pm.

Dengue Fever's uncommon pop/world music sound has garnered critical acclaim since their eponymous debut CD, and their 2005 release Escape From Dragon House has brought them to a global audience, widening their exposure. The Los Angeles band has spent much of the last two years touring the globe, winning over new fans in the United States, Canada as well as Europe. A documentary on Dengue Fever, entitled Sleepwalking Through the Mekong recently premiered at the Silver Lake Film Festival and will be featured at other festivals throughout the year. Directed by John Pirozzi and produced by Film 101, Sleepwalking chronicles the band's first shows outside the United States in lead singer Ch'hom Nimol's homeland of Cambodia, marking the first time a Western-based band performed Khmer Rock in Cambodia since Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge took over the country in 1975.

This fall, Dengue Fever will be performing some west coast and southwest tour dates, and will perform at WOMEX, the world music festival in Spain. The band's third CD, Venus On Earth, will be released in 2008.

For more info on the free show go 
- here

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Against Me! Thrash iTunes

PR reports: Against Me! have released the "Thrash Unreal" EP on iTunes. The EP features the video for the band's current single "Thrash Unreal" and completely new acoustic versions of "New Wave" and "Animal."

Against Me! will kick off a U.S. tour on September 4th in Poughkeepsie, NY with Matt & Kim and David Dondero. 

Against Me! will be out in support of their new album, New Wave, in stores now. 

You can get the new EP- here

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Win Country Jeans?

PR reports: Western wear leader WRANGLER joins forces with country music artists Alan Jackson, George Strait, Clay Walker, Darryl Worley, Craig Morgan, Neal McCoy, Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, Trace Adkins, Aaron Tippin, Trent Willmon, Tracy Byrd, Hank Williams, Jr., and Jason Aldean for a nationwide "Back To School" promotion.

The promotion hits radio across the nation beginning in late August, and offers listeners a chance to win personal autographed jeans from the variety of artists as well as gift certificates for 'free' jeans to get kids dressed in style for their first day of class.- more on this story

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Swedish Passport Approved

PR reports: Nettwerk Music Group and Indie 103.1's "Passport Approved" are excited to announce the second installment of "Passport Approved Live & Unplugged At The Sync," a series of events that showcase artists from different parts of the world for an evening of international acoustic entertainment at the Sync, Nettwerk LA's own unique lounge. The show will take place Thursday, September 6 at 8:00 PM and feature two Swedish artists on the Nettwerk roster: The Perishers and Kamera.

The Swedish-themed evening was made possible with the help of the Consulate General of Sweden Los Angeles. Comments Swedish Consul Lina van der Weyden: "Sweden is the fifth largest music exporter in the world and there are a number of great new Swedish bands with potential to break through on the international scene. Nettwerk artists Kamera and The Perishers should be very well received on the American market. We're thrilled that "Passport Approved" took the initiative to promote this event both on-air and online."
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The Biz: Convenience or Ripoff?

antiMusic reports: In this week's The Biz editorial Anthony Kuzminski looks at the high cost of "convenience" and what the Ticketmaster Live Nation split might change if Live Nation is smart. Here is part of the article: It was reported last week that short of a miracle, Ticketmaster will lose its biggest client at the end of 2008; Live Nation (formerly known as Clear Channel). Is this a good or bad move for consumers? It is anyone's guess, but I am hoping and praying that it is for the better. I still see a lot of concerts, but very often use alternate means to get my tickets so I can get around paying the exorbitant service charges. 

Why do I do this? I'll break it down for you based on a truly horrendous experience I had in the summer of 2003. At the time, the huge outdoor amphitheater outside of Chicago in Tinley Park was known as the Tweeter Center. The Counting Crows and John Mayer were in the midst of a co-headlining tour and played to their largest paying crowds of their careers up to that point (approximately 30,000 seats were sold). 

I scored a ticket in the twentieth row a few days earlier and I was delighted until I checked out. Face value on the tickets were $36.50 and somehow, my final bill was $59.50 for one ticket. How can this be?- Let me break it down for you.

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