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Kylie Expands Tour

BBC reports: Seven more UK dates have been added to Kylie Minogue's tour after her first eight shows sold out.

Promoters said tickets for the initial gigs in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast, which went on sale at 0900 GMT, sold out in less than two hours.

The dates are part of a European tour which starts in Paris in May and includes concerts in Germany, Finland and Sweden, amongst others. - more on this story

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Dirty Vegas Frontman Goes Solo

PR reports: Steve Smith, the former front man for the Grammy-award winning group Dirty Vegas moved to Boston in 2005 in search of a new beginning. Feeding off the musical inspiration of Boston, he began creating his first solo album, This Town.

The project really started coming together when he joined forces with Anthony Saffery of Cornershop, who agreed to produce his songs. Together they booked the legendary Camp Street Studios in Cambridge, Massachusetts (formerly called Fort Apache) and got to work.

On this album, Smith collaborates with an assortment of talents, including producer Anthony Saffery (Cornershop, The X-ecutioners), Claudia Gonson (The Magnetic Fields), Terry Barber (New York Symphony Orchestra), Jay Ungar (principal violinist for the James Horner Orchestra � Titanic, Legends of The Fall), and Rob Swift (Ill Insanity, The X-ecutioners, Quincy Jones). The result is a delightful fusion of sounds that blends folk, rock, electronica, and Steve's inherent songwriting ability. - check out the album's lead track "Hit Me Up"

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KISS Taking over Vh1 for KISSology 3

PR reports: The KISSology DVD Series has proven itself a smash hit success with Volume One reaching 5 Times Platinum and now Volume Two reaching an unprecedented 6 TIMES PLATINUM sales success! KISS Fans can complete the ultimate KISS set this December when VH1 Classic Records releases "KISSology: Volume Three 1992-2000" the third and final installment of the KISSology collection on DVD Tuesday, December 18, 2007.

The set jumps right into 1992 with a complete performance recorded at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit and goes straight through June 2000 with "The Last KISS" concert recorded at The Continental Arena in New Jersey. The grand finale brings the KISSology trilogy full circle, leaving audiences with the entire Coventry Concert. The milestone concert marks the first show of KISS in make-up captured on camera. The concert was sneaked on Volume One as an "Easter Egg" but can be seen in full-length for the FIRST TIME EVER on DVD. - more info on the DVD and the TV specials

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Not So Cheap New Years With Cheap Trick

antiMusic reports: Ricky Warwick (The Almighty) official website announced a special gig coming up at the end of the month: "Ricky is pleased to announce that he will be the special guest of Cheap Trick on New Years Eve at The Canyon Club in Los Angeles."

Ricky has played with Cheap Trick before and remarks, "Cheap Trick are one of my favorite bands, I love playing with them, they are true rock n roll legends. It is a real honor to see out the old year and bring in the new with these guys."

Note: the Canyon Club website says that Cheap Trick are playing on the 30th and 31st at the venue in Agoura Hills (not Los Angeles). Ticketmaster has tickets for the 30th show at $55.00 and $85.00 and the New Year's Eve show for $75.00 and $125.00 plus all of their rape... oops convenience, service, facility and let's screw the customer charges. (They even charge you to use your own printer!) You also have to buy a dinner with those more expensive tickets. -

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Walk Hard with Marshall Crenshaw

PR reports: When the producers of the forthcoming movie Walk Hard needed a strong title track for the film about a fictional hard-living '50s rock 'n' roll singer, they turned to one of the most acclaimed real singer/songwriters around � Marshall Crenshaw. The film's star, John C. Reilly, performs the song in the movie, which will open December 21 in most U.S. markets.

Walk Hard, a parody of the biopic genre, features Reilly as a fictional musician named Dewey Cox, and Jenna Fischer as his backup singer and wife, Darlene. The story follows Dewey as he eventually gets caught up in the fame of rock 'n' roll: he sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids, 14 step kids, and gets addicted to � and kicks � every drug known to man. Jake Kasdan directed the movie, and Kasdan and Judd Apatow were co-writers.

The Walk Hard soundtrack CD, due to hit the streets on December 4 on Columbia Records - more on this story

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Divinity Go Nuclear

Lambgoat reports: Canadian metal band Divinity has officially signed a worldwide recording contract with Nuclear Blast Records.

The group's self-released debut, "Allegory," will be released by Nuclear Blast on March 28th.

According to the band, "We are honored and excited to work with a label of Nuclear Blast's caliber and share the roster with so many great and influential metal bands." - more on this story

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Interpol's Top CDs of 07

Filter reports: Now into the third day of our Filter Holiday Top Ten Lists we are checking in with Paul Banks of Interpol to see how he ranked the releases of 2007.

Interpol has been busy as usual, releasing Our Love To Admire, booking multiple live television appearances, as well as gracing the cover of the Good Music Guide.

Paul Banks of Interpol
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - IS IS EP (Interscope)
2. Blonde Redhead - 23 (4AD)
3. Liars - Liars (Mute)
4. Deerhunter - Cryptograms (Kranky)
5. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (Re-up)
- see the rest of his list here

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Slash Dismisses GNR Reunion Again, Plus Working with Dylan

antiMusic reports: In case you missed it the first dozen of times he said it wasn't likely to happen, Slash has once again dismissed the idea of a Guns N' Roses reunion. While this isn't new news, he also discussed a couple of music legends he has worked with over the years. Here is Metal Underground with the report: Metro.co.uk recently conducted an interview with Velvet Revolver/Ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Metro.co.uk: You've worked with a variety of famous musicians. With whom did you get on best? * Slash: I really got on great with almost all of them. Michael Jackson's record was a special moment, so was working with Iggy Pop, Lenny Kravitz and Ray Charles. A not-so-great one was with Bob Dylan. That was a huge learning experience. I was recommended for a guitar solo on his track "Wiggle Wiggle" during one of his darker periods in the late 1980s. I put a solo on there that I was quite proud of and put an acoustic rhythm track underneath it. When I heard it, only the acoustic track was there. Apparently he took the solo off because it sounded too much like GUNS N' ROSES.

Metro.co.uk: Will you ever work with Axl Rose again? * Slash: I always say "never say never" but it's not going to happen in the foreseeable future.
- more on this story

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Idol Greetings

antiMusic reports: Here is a story American Idol fans will interested in. You can have last year's winner and runner up answer your voicemail. Here is the info: This week, YouMail will make available free, personalized and exclusive voicemail greetings from American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and runner-up Blake Lewis.

Using YouMail's free service, fans will be able to easily choose and assign greetings recorded by Jordin and Blake to play when certain people call their phone. Jordin Sparks released her debut album last week and Blake will release his on Tuesday.

These greetings are significant not only because of the caliber of content YouMail is offering users but also because it marks the beginning of a platform YouMail is developing for musicians and artists to connect with their fans in an entirely new way. Much like ring-tones and ring-back-tones shaped the way people personalized their mobile lifestyle several years ago, personalized voicemail greetings have the potential to take the idea one step further. - Blake's went up on Monday, check em out here

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Angus and Julia Stone Reach US Fans

PR reports: Angus and Julia Stone are the Australian siblings whose monster UK buzz is just now making its way stateside. The duo's EP Chocolates & Cigarettes is gaining unbelievable praise from some of the most revered publications across the globe, and has just been released in the US exclusively through iTunes.

Another track, "The Beast", was recently chosen by actress Natalie Portman for her hand-picked compilation, Big Change: Songs For Finca, an iTunes exclusive playlist with net proceeds going to benefit FINCA, an international microfinance organization that provides financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs.

While European fans have been lucky to experience the pair's moving live show, US audiences can expect dates the brother/sister duo to hit our shores in 2008. - dates

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Daniel Lanois Making Wavs with Digital Release

PR reports: Acclaimed singer/songwriter/producer Daniel Lanois, known for producing some of the greatest albums in the last two decades, will release his sixth solo album Here Is What Is as a digital download exclusively at redfloorrecords.com. Pre-orders for Here is What Is are available now and will be delivered digitally on December 15.

Here is What Is marks the first digital download release in high resolution CD quality WAV format. It will be available for $9.99, the same price as MP3 resolution. The CD will also be made available at traditional retail outlets via Redeye Distribution on March 18. - more on this story

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Ronnie Milsap Honored

PR reports: Ronnie Milsap was recently presented the Legend Award by Rocketown founder Michael W. Smith at a fundraising event in Nashville, Tennessee. The event dubbed "What a Difference You've Made In My Life," raised funds to help Rocketown's mission to strive to make that difference daily by providing a home away from home for teens.

Ronnie Milsap ranks as the pre-eminent country soul singer, using his emotionally expressive voice and remarkable musical talent to become the most consistent and enduring artist of the '70s, '80s, and early '90s. Signing with RCA Records in 1973, Milsap's myriad of influences blended into a cosmopolitan style of country music that has helped revolutionize Nashville. - more on this story

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the johns Want It Bad

PR reports: Whether you're listening to their rock steady album of disco-punk pop tunes, or attending an energized Burlesque-like live performance, it is impossible to resist the johns! Calling on the talents of Beau Sorenson of Butch Vig's Smart Studios (Garbage, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) and Chris Young (Ravonettes, George Clinton), the johns released their debut album on Nov. 16, 2007.

While New York City has been the johns' stomping grounds for the past two years, they hit the road for the first time last summer touring the West Coast scoring them many news fans and friends.

These charming boys will be touring the East coast this February. You can download that MP3 for the johns' first single, - "I Want It Bad", here

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Bigbang Set US Debut Release

PR reports: Norway's largest rock band, BIGBANG announced today their debut North American release "Wild Bird E.P." is slated for release on Tuesday February 5, 2008 on the band's own Grand Sport Records. Their U.S. debut full-length, "Too Much Yang" is slated for release later in the year.

With more than 500,000 albums sold in Europe and a contractual obligation to Warner Bros. International fulfilled, BIGBANG recently relocated to Los Angeles with plans to ignite the next phase of their career � conquering North American fans.

With several full-length albums released in Europe, BIGBANG performs at up to twenty-five European festivals per year, rocking 20,000 seat capacity venues at a time. Their raucous live show is such a hot ticket that the band's 2003 double CD release "Radio Radio TV Sleep" is best-selling live album in Norwegian history. - more on this story

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.... Review: Electric Six - I Shall Exterminate...

With the release of their fourth album I Shall Exterminate Everything That Restricts Me From Being The Master, the Electric Six have proven yet again that rockers can cut the rug too. The Electric Six have easily become Pearl Jam to the Killers being Creed (4 stars) - Read the full Electric Six - I Shall Exterminate Everything That Restricts Me From Being The Master review

.... Review: Gorefest - Rise to Ruin

Death metal is something these guys have always mastered, and the utter domination on Rise to Ruin continues Gorefest's ever-lasting supremacy in both usual and uncommon ways. - Read the full Gorefest - Rise to Ruin review

.... Review: Mindy Smith - My Holiday

I popped "My Holiday" in and waited for the traditional ear bleeding, bile brewing Yule tunes such as Hork The Harold Angels Sling the Gory Beats. I couldn't have been more wrong if I'd left a glass of whole milk and sugar cookies out for a lactose-intolerant, diabetic Santa. (3.5 stars) - Read the full Mindy Smith - My Holiday review

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