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Think Gangsta, Think Ice-T

PR reports: Known as the original gangster of rap, Ice T's uncompromising songs are seen by many as powerful social commentaries on life in the ghetto which have crossed over to many white audiences and pop charts around the world. Liberation Entertainment is proud to release this performance recorded at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1995 on a special double DVD and audio CD, including blistering versions of nearly all the great tracks from one of the pioneers of rap, including I'm Your Pusher, 6 In The Morning and Original Gangster. It will hit stores on 29th October 2007 in the UK.

Despite being one rap's most articulate and respected spokesmen, the highly-controversial recordings Ice T made with rap metal band Body Count in the nineties, in particular with the notorious 'cop killer', made ICE T unofficial public enemy number one with America's establishment and in particular the F.B.I. 

'Live in Montreux' comes packed with almost two hours of footage, including bonus footage of Ice T in an open air concert reunited with Body Count in San Bernadino and an audio CD full of highlights from the Montreux concert.- more on this story

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Rudder Tour

PR reports: Rudder is heading out on tour this fall in support of their self titled debut. This NYC-based quartet comprises Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, Sting) on drums, Henry Hey (musical director Rod Stewart) on keyboards, Chris Cheek (Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell) on saxophone, and Tim Lefebvre (SNL band, musical director Caroline Rhea Show) on bass. 

Fans of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Galactic, The Bad Plus, Wayne Kranz, Metalwood, Morphine, and Radiohead will enjoy this entirely instrumental collection of nine original songs of experimental alt/jazz.

Confirmed dates are as follows, with more TBA:
October 2 55 Bar New York, NY
October 4 Ohm Lounge Syracuse, NY- more on this story

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As I Lay Dying Go Top 10

PR reports: Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the stellar debut of AS I LAY DYING's brand new release, AN OCEAN BETWEEN US. The band Alternative Press calls "�one of the best pure-metal bands America has to offer" notes this debut as the highest of their career - and the highest debut in their label's 25-year history.

The album that is getting rave reviews from publications worldwide has scanned nearly 40,000 units and has landed atop several sales charts. The #8 debut of AN OCEAN BETWEEN US on the Billboard Top 200 was the highest rock debut on the chart this week! 

The record hit #1 on the Rock and Hard Music Charts and #2 on the Indie Albums Chart.- more on this story

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Melancholic Art Get Mighty Addition

PR reports: Noctívago Bloodythirsty Murderer, former member of the Brazilian underground black metal cult Mighty joined Melancholic Art. The present line-up is: AWR - Vocals, guitars, synths * Noctívago Bloodthirsty Murderer - Guitars * Xes Grafvitnir - Bass * Lord J. Demon - Drums

With this new line-up the band is working on the next release and soon a single will be available. 

Recently Melancholic Art posted online their whole debut cd, Força Black Metal Pampeano, which songs and artwork can be downloaded in the band's
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Sebastian Bach Goes Rap

PR reports: You've just finished your new album and you've got Axl Rose singing on it. What do you do next? Go to Disneyland? If you're Sebastian Bach, you sign on as a celebrity contestant for MTV's new weekly competition show "Celebrity Rap Superstar," which kicks off this Thursday, August 30 at 10PM ET/PT.

Bach, known for his Platinum rock pipes as a solo artist, on Broadway, and his days with Skid Row,will be one of eight celebrity contestants culled from the worlds of music, film, TV and sports (Internet gossip mogul Perez Hilton has also been confirmed as a contestant). Bach and the other celebrity contestants will be paired with their own rap mega-star mentor - Sebastian's will be Kurupt from The Dog Pound - with Paul Wall, Warren G., and Tone Loc already on board - who will share their respective knowledge and skills to prepare the contestants with the technique they'll need to be a master rapper. With help from his personal tutor, expect Bach to perform covers of some of the biggest rap songs of all time, create original raps and be tested in freestyle rap competitions, all in front of a live audience.- more on this story

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Halloween Preview

PR reports: "Halloween" stabs its way back into theaters on Friday, following the release of the soundtrack last week. In addition to directing, Rob Zombie also had a major influence on the music used in the new movie. 

Zombie tapped composer Tyler Bates (300, Grindhouse, The Devils Rejects) to re-create one of the creepiest theme songs in movie history. 

The Halloween theme is the lead track on the soundtrack that is filled with rock hits from the 70's and foreboding dialogue from the new movie. Check out the new theme for Halloween
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Magnet Tour

PR reports: Magnet, aka Even Johansen, will be leaving the confines of his Norwegian farm for the wide expanse of the U.S. when he takes to the road with Montreal indie poppers Stars in late October. The tour is in support of the multi-instrumentalist's third full-length, "The Simple Life," due September 18 on Filter US Recordings. 

Largely a solo effort in the past, Johansen is now joined on stage with a 5-piece band, allowing his beautiful compositions to be fully brought to life. Recorded in his studio on the coast of Norway, Johansen played nearly every instrument on "The Simple Life" as well as handled production duties.- more on this story

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Eulogies Film School Tour

PR reports: Eulogies have just announced that they'll be touring with San Francisco shoegazers Film School this Fall. Eulogies self-titled debut album will be released on September 11th via Dangerbird Records. 

The Peter Walker-fronted band formed while on tour with him as a solo artist last year. Upon returning to Los Angeles they recorded their album with co-production by Hrishikesh Hirway (The One AM Radio) and now the band is hitting the road for their first ever tour.- more on this story

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Brandi Shearer Webcast

PR reports: Brandi Shearer returns to Los Angeles for a performance at Amoeba Music Hollywood that will feature songs from her Amoeba Records debut 'Close To Dark.' The legendary store's inaugural release on its new label is out this week. 

The show will also be webcast live at Amoeba.com, which will be Shearer's first live web performance. The webcast will take place Saturday, September 1, at 2 pm PDT/5 pm EDT. A show at Tangier in Los Feliz will follow that evening.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Roberta Penn praises Shearer's "strong, clear and beautiful voice " and says, in a review of the CD, "Brandi Shearer is a chanteuse, sultry and late-night seductive one moment then bold and big-voiced the next."

For a look at Brandi live go- here

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Radio for Sirius Deadheads

PR reports: SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announces the launch of the highly anticipated Grateful Dead Channel. Heard exclusively on SIRIUS, the channel will feature music spanning the Grateful Dead's long and celebrated history. The Grateful Dead Channel joins an exclusive line up of 24-hour, commercial-free music channels dedicated entirely to some of the world's greatest recording artists including Elvis Radio, the world's only official, all-Elvis Presley radio channel broadcasting live from Graceland; and Siriusly Sinatra, devoted to the music and legacy of Frank Sinatra. 

The channel will include rare and unreleased performances; original shows hosted by Grateful Dead founders Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, as well as rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia. The Grateful Dead Channel will debut on SIRIUS channel 32 with an extremely rare concert broadcast of the band's 1974 performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. - more on this story

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Norma Jean Tour

PR reports: Fresh off of a successful run on Warped Tour, Georgia's Norma Jean are preparing for an upcoming US tour with Saosin, Alexisonfire, and others! The tour kicks off in Seattle, WA on September 28 and finishes in New York on November 7 in New York City.

Before they head out with Saosin, Norma Jean will be playing Ohio's Collide Festival on August 24, the Revelation Generation Festival in New Jersey on September 1, and the Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle on September 3. These festival dates will lead up to a week-long tour of Mexico, before Norma Jean returns home to gear up for the Saosin tour.- more on this story

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Simpsons Soundtrack

PR reports: A soundtrack so highly anticipated that even Homer would get off the couch to celebrate its arrival, THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY is finally here! Set for release on September 18, 2007 from Shout! Factory, THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY music CD spotlights material culled from award-winning composer Alf Clausen and features the unmistakable voices of America's most beloved TV family: Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie Kavner), Bart (Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), and Springfield's various townsfolk (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer). The soundtrack kicks off with Danny Elfman's unforgettable main title theme, and continues with a collection of the best songs from the last nine seasons of the longest running primetime comedy on TV today. The album arrives just in time to accompany the premiere of Season 19 of THE SIMPSONS on FOX. 

Only on THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY can you find a range of great talents from Jackson Browne to "Weird Al" Yankovic, both willing to engage in self-parody that reflects the show's uncanny irreverence. And then there is David Byrne, who while hearing a list of his vast musical accomplishments, adds with pride "And I used to wrestle under the name 'El Diablo!'" It is Byrne who helps Homer realize the full odious potential of "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders," even contributing an extended salsa remix, "No Me Gusta Flanders." We're also treated to the lyrical styling of the endearingly homicidal Sideshow Bob (as voiced by Kelsey Grammar) as he reexamines his overwhelming loathing of Bart Simpson on "The Very Reason That I Live."- more on this story

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Sex Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll This Fall

PR reports: In November 2007, 'Sex Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll Magazine' will launch its inaugural issue, featuring SHERI MOON ZOMBIE as our debut cover story! Sheri's star has been on the rise since appearing as a lead character in husband Rob Zombie's 'House of 1000 Corpses' and 'The Devil's Rejects', and, currently, his remake of 'Halloween,' opening Friday August 31st, in which she plays Michael Myers' mother Deborah. Zombie additionally owns and operates the Total Skull clothing line, which will be highlighted in her magazine spread.

An interview with Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and his producer, Scott Humphrey, discussing their writing and recording process is another key article coming soon in the premiere issue of 'Sex, Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll Magazine.' Many more exciting stories will be announced in the near future!
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