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 The
Chariot Plotting Tour with Norma Jean |
punkbands reports: The Chariot will hit the
road with Norma Jean, A Life Once Lost and The Handshake Murders for a
March/April North American run. Dates and venues are currently being finalized.
The Chariot's new album "The Fiancee" is due for an April 03rd release
date via Solid State. - Click
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| Bamboozled
Bands |
punkbands reports: A sh*tload of bands have
been announced for the 2007 edition of The Bamboozle, as well as been divided
up into who will play what day. Among the recent additions are Brand New,
Muse, Cartel, "Weird" Al Yankovic, New Found Glory, Yellowcard and plenty
more. Here is the current schedule:
SATURDAY, MAY 5th
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, Andrew WK Pep Rally
2007, Bayside, Between The Trees, Biker Women, Boys Like Girls, Captured
By Robots, Cartel, Cute Is What We Aim For, Great American Freedom Machine,
Hellogoodbye, Hit The Lights, Hot Rod Circuit, Houston Calls, Lordi,[see
full story for a lot more on Sat and Sun's Lineup]- Click
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| Ride
The Sky Lineup |
SMN reports: Ex-HELLOWEEN drummer and MASTERPLAN
founder Uli Kusch has finally completed the line up of his new band RIDE
THE SKY. Check out the lineup below.
Bjørn Jansson - vocals (TEARS OF
ANGER, BEYOND TWILIGHT)
Uli Kusch - drums (ex-HELLOWEEN, MASTERPLAN)
Benny Jansson - guitar (TEARS OF ANGER)
Mathias Garnås - bass (XSAVIOR)
Kaspar Dahlqvist - keyboard (DIONYSSUS,
STORMWIND)
[see full story for more]-
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| Ozzfest
Rumors |
SMN reports: As next Tuesday draws closer
when media mogul Sharon Osbourne will sit down with husband and metal Godfather
Ozzy Osbourne to announce the 2007 installment of heavy music's longest
running festival, OZZFEST, people are wondering what will be revealed.
Rumors are abound that the show will transform into an indoor arena-esque
format, with considerably less bands on the bill. Reaching back to 2001's
multi-leg format, the bill could feature a revolving door of artists who
will pick up at different points along the shortened trek. With rumored
headliners ALICE IN CHAINS seemingly squared away, other names that have
had attention focused on them [are at the full story link. if they pan
out, looks like a better fest than last year]- Click
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| Necro,
The Acacia Strain - Tour? |
SMN reports: It appears as if Brooklyn based
"death rapper" NECRO will be teaming up for a U.S. tour with DJ Starscream
of SLIPKNOT fame and Massachusetts based metalcore act THE ACACIA STRAIN.
Confirmed dates are at the full story link.- Click
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| Eric
Singer Project DVD |
sleazeroxx.com reports: Combining their unique
blend of talent and years of experience with some of rock's most well-known
bands, the Eric Singer Project, better known as ESP, returns with this
DVD release, giving fans around the world a chance to experience their
incredible live show.
The very busy band members, comprised of
Eric Singer (KISS/Alice Cooper), Bruce Kulick (Grand Funk Railroad/Union/KISS),
John Corabi (Ratt/Union/Motley Crue), and Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper),
found the time in early 2006 to travel to Japan and Australia, playing
for sold-out audiences and delighting fans with their energetic and exciting
concerts. The arrival of the new DVD is welcome news to ESP fans, who have
been wanting more from the group since the release of their 1998 debut,
Lost And Spaced. [see full story for tracklisting] - Click
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| $10
Retards |
PR reports: The Retarded, Goes Louder is yet
another sonic assault from a band that is known for its pure energy. Goes
Louder is a whole new revelation in a sound that has evolved from the spirited
punk of their debut self titled release on Stardumb Records. The band has
turned up their sound, into a supercharged kick to the auditory solarplexes.
The album will leave fans heaving for air; holding their heads in an attempt
to stop the sheer volume of the music from causing a massive brain hemorrhage.
The Retarded, Goes Louder is rock & roll, done with reverence to the
sound heralded by Motorhead, Kiss, AC/DC and the Ramones. Pre-order starting
February 3rd, 2007. Ships March 6th, 2007. All pre-orders come with a free
pin, sticker and poster. Cost: $10.00- Click
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| Texas
Madfest Shaping Up |
PR reports: Houston's Texas Madfest (July
13-14, 2007) will feature 8 premiere bands in the progressive, power, and
thrash metal genres. The first two bands to be announced are ETERNITY BLACK
and SIX MINUTE CENTURY. More bands, along with ticket info, will be announced
periodically. Visit myspace.com/madfest for more info
Eternity Black, featuring ex-Helstar members
Larry Trevino, Rob Barragan, and Russell DeLeon, will open the event on
Friday night. Hailing fom Houston and endorsed by Diamond Amplification,
Eternity Black infuse heavy metal with hard-hitting thrash riffs and extreme
vocals.
Saturday's events will begin with Six Minute
Century, a melodic progressive band also from Houston. Six Minute Century
combine heavy metal with classical orchestraions and technical proficiency
to create a mood for their songs relating to historical events. -
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| $5
Lovedrug |
PR reports: Lovedrug will take to the road
this February on a $5 Acoustic Storytellers tour to preview songs from
their forthcoming sophomore LP, EVERYTHING STARTS WHERE IT ENDS, due March
6 on The Militia Group. These limited settings will serve as a more intimate
forum for songwriter Michael Shepard (vocal, guitar) and David Owen (guitar)
to provide insight into the new material and a chance for fans to pre-order
the album and receive an exclusive live EP.
Following this 10-day jaunt, the Ohio-based
foursome will head out with Plain White T's for a nine week tour, beginning
March 4 in Green Bay, Wis. and will play the annual South by Southwest
Music Festival. But before any of this, they will fly to Japan for shows
at the Shibuya Club, Feb. 2 and a slot on the Independence-D Festival,
Feb. 3. [see full story for dates]- Click
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| DirectSXSW
TV |
PR reports: For two decades, the SXSW music
festival in Austin, Texas has been the industry's best kept secret for
breaking new acts such as Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs and James Blunt.
That's all about to change as DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television
service provider, teams up with music/entertainment guru Blaze TV to bring
the nation's biggest music showcase to national television for the first
time in DIRECTV Presents SXSW Live. Exclusively on DIRECTV's Channel 101
(The 101), the special will be broadcast live March 15-17 and feature unprecedented
access with upfront performances and behind-the-scenes footage from the
three day musical extravaganza.
Blaze TV is working with SXSW to custom-build
two state-of-the-art venues exclusively for the SXSW special on The 101.
The Lone Star Lounge, with a traditional Texas feel, and modern music club
The Bat Bar will be built from the ground up in Austin solely for the live
televised performances. Each venue will be filmed using the most up-to-date
technology, including multi-camera HD with 5.1 surround sound. [see full
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| Fair
To Midland Preview |
PR reports: Fair To Midland have posted the
first single "Dance Of The Manatee" from their forthcoming Serjical Strike
debut full-length, Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is
True, due out on April 24th. You can preview the track in its entirety
on the band's Myspace [see full story link]. Fair To Midland will support
Dir En Grey on their U.S. tour kicking off tonight in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
February 5th Baltimore, MD � Rams Head
Live!
February 6th Philadelphia, PA � Theatre
of Living Arts
February 7th Boston, MA � Avalon Ballroom
February 8th Buffalo, NY � The Buffalo
Icon
February 9th Toronto, ON, Canada � The
Guvernment
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| Cold
War Kids Dates |
PR reports: Cold War Kids are heading out
on the road later this month, here are the confirmed tour dates:
02/20 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
02/22 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
02/23 - San Francisco, CA - Great American
Music Hall
02/24 - Santa Cruz - The Attic
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| Doyle
Lawson & Quicksilver Set Release |
PR reports: Once again displaying the vocal
magic that has earned them the IBMA's (International Bluegrass Music Association)
"Vocal Group of the Year" award for the past six years, Doyle Lawson &
Quicksilver have completed More Behind the Picture Than the Wall for Rounder
Records.
Due March 27, More Behind the Picture...
is the secular follow-up to the group's critically-acclaimed You Gotta
Dig A Little Deeper (Rounder Records, 2005), and shows--once again--that
while these boys have no peers when it comes to raising the roof on Sundays,
they've also got the muscle, finesse and know-how to take care of and elevate
the more day-to-day concerns that fill the long week between Sabbaths.
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| James
Morrison Undiscovered |
PR reports: Interscope Records will release
James Morrison's Undiscovered on March 13th. Not only is England's James
Morrison the owner of the most charismatic and rootsy soul voice to emerge
in recent years, but his songs pack an emotional depth that lets you know
they're coming from someplace - and someone - very real. He's got style
and substance; honesty and passion, and a debut so strong that he won't
be Undiscovered for long. Listen at the full story link and decide for
yourself. - Click
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| C-Murder
'Borrows' Judas Priest Title For New CD |
PR reports: Buoyed by red-hot single "Posted
On Tha Block," platinum rapper C-Murder returns with Screamin' 4 Vengeance,
a searing collection of hardcore [rap] music that features the rapper delivering
his signature brand of bone-crushing rap and bluntly addressing the circumstances
surrounding his incarceration for a 2002 murder he says he did not commit.
In Stores March 20. "A lot of people want to know what's going on with
me and what my personal feelings are as far as what I've been through the
last five years," C-Murder says from his Louisiana home. He was sentenced
to life in prison, but was released when his conviction was overturned.
"I expressed it on �Posted On Tha Block,'" C-Murder continues. "The public's
getting a basic picture of what I've been through, how I feel and what's
going on in my mind from that song."
Estevan Oriol (D12, Cypress Hill) directed
the innovative video for "Posted On Tha Block." The veteran lensman, who
shot the clip in New Orleans and shows the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
used the Dream Sequence program to give the clip a storybook-like feel.[see
full story for more including how he is featured in the vid and what major
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| Ponderosa
Stomp 07 |
PR reports: Tickets go on sale this Saturday,
February 10th for the 6th Annual Ponderosa Stomp, the world's only music
festival with cult rocker Roky Erickson, master arranger Wardell Quezergue,
soul songwriter supreme Dan Penn, rockabilly wild man Dale Hawkins, R&B
soprano Little Jimmy Scott, and dozens more rarely seen � and seldom heard
� American music legends in its line-up.
A marathon eight hours-plus music festival
that celebrates and pays tribute to the unsung heroes of rock �n' roll,
rhythm & blues, and other forms of American roots music, the Ponderosa
Stomp will rock two stages, the Big Room and the Parish, at New Orleans'
House of Blues from 5:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. [see
full story for more]- Click
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| K
Fed Gets A Job? |
pr-inside reports: A US fast food chain has
offered to give KEVIN FEDERLINE a job after he played a fry cook in a new
TV commercial.
BRITNEY SPEARS' estranged husband has been
invited to work at Mexican restaurant Taco Bell by the company's president
GREG CREED.
Creed has promised to give away free food
to customers if Federline comes and works at the chain for only a one-hour
shift.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Buckcherry
Sued Over Name? |
antiMusic reports: We got an anonymous call
on Friday telling us that Buckcherry is being sued over their name. The
caller, who identified himself only as Mike, said that he sent over a copy
of the lawsuit via email but it must have been eaten by our spam filter
because we can't find it. At this point we have no idea if this is legit
or not and have no details but we're looking into it. If it's legit we'll
give you more info, if it's not put in your hoax bank next to Courtney
Love judging on American Idol.
[Update: This was news to the band's publicist
who doubts the validity since the band has had the name for 10+ years.
We're hoping to hear confirmation from the band's management either way
soon but as for now the hoax box is filling up!]
If true this isn't the first lawsuit filed
against Buckcherry since their recent resurgence. Last September they were
sued by an under age girl that appeared in one of their videos. See the
full story for the press release their PR people out at that time about
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| Dig
Incubus Finalists |
PR reports: Multi-platinum Epic recording
artists INCUBUS whose new album LIGHT GRENADES debuted on Billboard's Top
200 at No. 1 are now turning to their fans to keep the momentum going.
The quintet recently offered Incubus diehards the opportunity to create
the video for their second single, "Dig." The response was nothing short
of extraordinary with over 100 phenomenal entries submitted.
From December 5th to January 15th, fans
were able to enter the "I Dig Incubus Contest" by logging onto www.idigincubus.com.
There they could download previously shot footage of the band and other
digital assets, which they were able to play with and edit as they saw
fit. After reviewing all entries, the band selected five top finalists.
The winning video - which is scheduled to be announced by Incubus on February
13 during a live webcast at the band's Wiltern show in LA- will become
the official video for "Dig," and will be serviced to video and online
outlets worldwide.
The promotion spotlights the popularity
of user-generated content and the band's eagerness to find new ways to
interact and connect with fans. "We're extremely excited to have our fans
be involved with this part of the creative process," said lead singer Brandon
Boyd and guitarist Mike Einziger. "There have been some amazing submissions
and we can't wait to see who gets chosen as the winner." [see full story
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| Bullet
For My Valentine - Live At Brixton |
The band Bullet For My Valentine
has the stereotypical look of an everyday neighborhood emo band� But if
you close your eyes momentarily, you'll also hear plenty of classic British
heavy metal running through their musical mix, too. (2 stars)
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 The_Network
Interview |
Thrashpit's Billy Gamble interrogates
The_Network's axe-man Kevin Howley. See what this spastic math-metal magician
has to say about band-moniker thievery, modern American culture, and hitting
the road to tour!- Read
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| HHH:
Drear/Great American Desert - Warring Against the Sun/Solipsis |
Despite being such early entries
into my column, I stand by the four star ratings I gave each act as both
EPs have withstood the test of time and continue to enthrall me to this
very day. - Read
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