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Halfway To Forecastle

PR reports: Although slightly more than 6 months away, the 7th annual Forecastle Festival will be satiating audiences anticipation with Halfway To Forecastle taking place Saturday, January 26th at Headliners Music Hall, Louisville KY. All ticket proceeds will benefit Louisville BMX legend and FBM-owner Jimmy Levan, currently recovering from serious injuries sustained after a recent skate boarding accident in New Jersey.

The lineup will include Band of Horses, Cass McCombs, Catfish Haven, How I Became The Bomb, Early Day Miners, Ferdinand Fox, Coltrane Motion, Jesse Jamz, and many more. Halfway To Forecastle has partnered with sponsors such as Havana Cola and Red Bull North America, who will provide an outdoor sports area, featuring skate ramps and regional athletes who have shared a ramp or two with Jimmy. - more on this story

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Totem Soph

PR reports: Metal Mind Productions will release Totem's second album "Day Before The End". The band was formed in a small city near Krakow in Poland and their goal was to play melodic thrash/death metal inspired by such legendary bands as Sepultura, Slayer, Arch Enemy or In Flames.

Totem's second full-length album "Day Before The End" presents an ambitious mixture of death and thrash metal influences which are sure to be appreciated by many metalheads!

The worldwide release of "Day Before The End" is set on the 21st of January 2008 in Europe and the 18th of March 2008 in USA (via MVD). - more on this story

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Take Action! Tour Bands Announced

PR reports: Hopeless/Sub City Records has officially announced the lineup for the 2008 Take Action! Tour featuring headliner Every Time I Die, as well as From First To Last, The Bled, August Burns Red, and The Human Abstract.

Initial dates for the tour have also been announced (see below) An exclusive internet-only pre-sale will begin December 10 at 3pm local time in each market of the nationwide tour. Fans who purchase four tickets to a show will be invited to an exclusive meet and greet at the venue with Every Time I Die and receive a signed Take Action! Tour poster from the band.

The tour, now in its seventh year, will benefit non-profit organization Do Something, a group that gives young people the opportunity to personally help change the world. - more on this story

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Sevendust Retrospective 2

PR reports: Sevendust open the vault on a three year ride beginning in early January 2005 with the making of the album Next, right up to the present with the release of Retrospective 2; a dual disc CD/DVD pack.

Retrospective 2 will feature 3 brand new studio tracks and 6 live cuts plus almost 2 hours of video footage on the DVD. The dual disc is the second release on Sevendust's own 7 Bros. Records in conjunction with Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.

Sevendust are currently holed up at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta completing its seventh full-length studio record. The release will see a street date of March 4, 2008 and has a working on title which will be elaborated upon of "The 7th Chapter." - tracklist and video link

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Doug Levitt's Greyhound Diaries

PR reports: Singer/songwriter Doug Levitt set out three years ago on an initial six-week tour on a Greyhound Bus to tell the stories of people struggling to get by, a tour that never really ended. His project, Greyhound Diaries � a record, web series and forthcoming book � is a collection of songs, stories and images inspired by people he's met along they way.

On December 17, Levitt will release Greyhound Diaries: Eastbound Edition, the digital e-book on douglevitt.com, along with accompanying four-song EP, available at iTunes.

Excerpts from Greyhound Diaries: Eastbound Edition have also been converted into short web videos that will be part of a five-episode online series beginning December 10. Levitt's full-length album, Greyhound Diaries, will be available this spring. - more on this story

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The Midway State EP

PR reports: Meet The Midway State, a young quartet who takes you on a storied journey in just four songs. Met a Man on Top of the Hill, the band's four-song EP, delivers forceful melodies, inspiring lyrics and catchy hooks. Lead singer and pianist, Nathan Ferraro, showcases the fluidity of his voice as he shifts his tone from light and delicate to powerful and intense. With over 500 songs in his pocket by age 21, Ferraro has proven to be a lyricist wise beyond his years. The piano-driven tracks are complemented by Michael Wise on guitar, Mike Kirsh on bass and Daenen Bramberger on drums.

The Midway State has opened for notable acts including Lifehouse, Mika, and Rocco Deluca and are currently sharing the bill with Daughtry.

The full-length follow up to Met a Man on Top of the Hill is due in stores April 2008. - check out a video

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Firewater Bloodshot

PR reports: Bloodshot Records announces a multi-album, international agreement with Firewater, continuing the label's mission to champion roots music that defies pigeonholes.

Firewater brings their admirable work ethic and bullet-proof reputation to Bloodshot along with a sound unlike any other on the label - or elsewhere, for that matter. Historically, Firewater has cut a visionary swath through genres, and today Bloodshot proudly trucks to the Middle and Far East for this dance. The Golden Hour is roots music, but from a quite different tree. - more on this story

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Buckcherry T.J. Martell Auction

PR reports: The T. J. Martell Foundation is proud to announce it will auction off a Day in the Studio Experience with Buckcherry, with proceeds going to Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research. In an eBay auction, which will begin on Sunday, December 16, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. PST/ 3:00 p.m. EST, and running for one week only, Buckcherry fans can bid on a once-in-a-lifetime chance to spend a day in a Los Angeles, California recording studio with the band while they record tracks for their fourth full-length CD release.

The winning bidder and a guest will receive round-trip coach airfare courtesy of Continental Airlines from any major U.S. city, two nights accommodations from a leading Four Star Hollywood or Beverly Hills hotel, and two days use of a Mercedes Benz C300 courtesy of Midway Car Rental. As a memento to remember this experience, the band will also present the winning bidder with a brand-new autographed Schecter guitar.

All proceeds from the Day in the Studio with Buckcherry Experience Auction will benefit the life-saving research conducted at eight leading research facilities, including Children's Hospital L.A., The Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt-Ingram, Columbia Presbyterian Cancer Center, and others. Bidders can access this Buckcherry auction by clicking on the "T.J. Martell Auctions on eBay" link found at - www.tjmartellfoundation.org

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3 Doors Down Raise 200K For Charity

PR reports: Multi-platinum group 3 Doors Down recently held their 4th annual "The Better Life Foundation" Concert at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Biloxi, MS with musical friends, Sara Evans and Musik Mafia members Jon Nicholson, Big Kenny (of Big & Rich), Shannon Lawson & Randy Hauser, and raised over $200,000 to benefit children's charities along the Gulf Coast area.

"To be able to be a part of 'The Better Life Foundation,' is truly a privilege for me," said band member Matt Roberts. "Over the past four years the foundation has been able to touch the lives of many along the Gulf Coast, my life included. I've truly learned what it means to give back to the community that has given so much to us. The annual benefit concert has been a great success and a joy to be a part of. This has simply been because of the people who have come out to support each year and enable us to continue to reach the goal of helping others."

The mission of The Better Life Foundation is all encompassing, to make positive changes in the lives of children, whether that be food, shelter or medical assistance to name a few. Each and every year the foundation works to raise funds to donate to various organizations and hospitals they believe will help them further this cause. - more info

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Adam Franklin Webcast

PR reports: On Wednesday, December 12th at 3:00PM EST, NJ-based live music destination JamNow.com will host a live, high quality audio webcast with legendary Swervedriver/Toshack Highway frontman Adam Franklin.

From JamNow's own wired venue "The Bomb Shelter," Franklin will perform a set of live material from his new album Bolts Of Melody, and select material from other phases of his storied career. After the performance, there will be a freeform interview where Franklin will discuss Bolts, the upcoming 2008 Swervedriver reunion tour, and a wide variety of compelling subjects.

The live webcast is free, and can be listened to from anywhere in the world. For those who can't listen to the live broadcast, the full show and interview will be available as an on-demand audio stream from December 13. It all happens at - www.jamnow.com/adamfranklin

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Onesidezero Reunite with Guitarist

PR reports: Onesidezero have announced the addition of original guitarist, Brett Kane, to the group for select tour cycles. Kane has re-joined the band, along with guitarist Colin Crow, who will be filling in on the West Coast tour dates currently underway.

"It's great to be jamming with Brett again. He's a huge part of our sound and is a great performer," says drummer Rob Basile. "I've missed his random noises and trippy affects. He also never fails to give the worst "stink eye" if someone trainwrecks at a show! As for Colin, he's an old friend and former member of the band Allergic. It's been a pleasure having him jam with us, and it feels like old Onesidezero again! Come check it out!"

"It's been great having Brett back in the band. It's like he never left. One forgets how important his parts are and then realizes how much more depth the song has when he is playing," added bassist Cristian Hernandez. "Colin is a great guitarist. Having Colin in the band is like a breath of fresh air, he's been able to cover all the parts and has even added his own style to them, so it's almost like hearing the song for the first time again." - more on this story

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Die! Die! Die! Soph

PR reports: New Zealand trio Die! Die! Die! brings its good cheer to the states: constantly touring band to deliver Promises Promises hot on the heels of playing the Big Day Out Festival in Australia, US dates including SXSW planned for spring 2008.

Hailing from the remote area of Dunedin, New Zealand, Die! Die! Die! is the only band of its type to recently emerge from its native hometown. With that said, it's been ages since the members of Die! Die! Die! have returned. Having spent the better part of the past three years on the road, Die! Die! Die! wants to make your head, heart, and soul its home.

To that end, the group has announced the February 12th, 2008 release of its sophomore effort, Promises Promises on Los Angeles based SAF Records and a slew of live dates to support the album, including Australia's legendary Big Day Out Festival and South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX. - Download the album�s lead track �Sideways, Here We Come�

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Bon Jovi Give Fan Clubs a Bad Name - A Top Story of 2007

antiMusic reports: For the rest of the year we are going to be looking back at most read articles from the past year. Today we feature the biggest story from October, in fact one of the most read stories this year, which covered fan anger at changes with the Bon Jovi fan club and what many saw as the ripping off of the band's most dedicated fans. Here is the story:

Bon Jovi proclaimed with the title of their boxset that their fans can't be wrong but it turns out that in the eyes of the power that be in the Bon Jovi camp that their most loyal fans are often wrong. At least when it comes to critiquing the services they receive after paying $50 to become a member of the band's fan club. Some fans have had enough and started an online petition addressed to Jon Bon Jovi. But you won't hear about it on the message boards within the fan club because those are heavily censored.

The petition reads in part: "We, the disappointed members of Backstage with Jon Bon Jovi, sign this petition after much patience with and tolerance of the new fan club. We believe that the new fan club is not acting in the best interests of its members, in particular: 1. Promises made in exchange for the annual 06-07 membership fee, such as contests and online chats with you, have not been delivered 2. The fees charged for tickets, ticket packages and fan club events are heavily inflated 3. The online ticketing system is unreliable, taking an average time of 2-3 hours to purchase a ticket (comparable to 5 minutes for some other artists) with many issues and grief to fans 4. Local fan club members are unable to get tickets to local shows." - more on this story

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.... We All Shine On: The Legacy of John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell

On December 8, 1980 the world lost John Lennon and twenty-four years later, Dimebag Darrell, guitarist for the legendary metal group Pantera. What makes the loss of these two musicians so inconceivable is the violent way they left this world. - Read the full We All Shine On: The Legacy of John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell review

.... Review: David Shaw - Walkin' on a Wire

If you like your rock a bit on the sandpaper-y side, David Shaw may be your boy. His music is in the AC/DC, ZZ Top vein with vocals that are not too far removed from Billy Gibbons. This CD is jammed with 13 tracks of foot-stompers that probably prove pretty engaging in some sweaty club. (4 stars) - Read the full David Shaw - Walkin' on a Wire review

.... Review: Brian Kent - Breathe Life

Fans of music from George Michael to Take That will want to hear what Brian Kent has to offer. Brian may not have a distinctive voice like the raspy sound of Rod Stewart, but his voice is pleasant and one that is both recognizable and unforgettable. - Read the full Brian Kent - Breathe Life review

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