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 Death
Proof Soundtrack |
PR reports: Maverick Records will release
the soundtrack to Death Proof � Quentin Tarantino's half of the new exploitation
movie double feature Grindhouse � on April 3rd, three days before the two
films hit theaters on April 6th. The second film, Planet Terror, was directed
by Robert Rodriguez. In between the two features, trailers advertising
fake films, directed by Eli Roth and Rob Zombie, among others, will be
shown.
The soundtrack includes classic songs from
the '60s and '70s, such as "Jeepster" from British glam rock band T Rex,
"Staggolee" from San Francisco blues band Pacific Gas & Electric, "Down
In Mexico" from doo-wop legends The Coasters, and "Good Love, Bad Love"
by Stax R&B legend Eddie Floyd. It also features a haunting composition,
entitled "Paranoia Prima," from legendary Italian film score composer Ennio
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| Scissors
for Lefty |
PR reports: San Francisco's Scissors for Lefty
has inked a deal with Los Angeles-based Eenie Meenie Records (Great Northern,
Irving), who will release its anticipated sophomore full-length, UNDERHANDED
ROMANCE, June 12. The fivesome kicked off an extensive national tour Feb.
23 in Portland and will share the stage with the likes of French Kicks,
Oh No! Oh My!, Snowden and Dios Malos along the way. They'll also stop
by South by Southwest for several shows.
February 28 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The
Troubadour*
March 1 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Slims
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| FloydFest
2007 |
PR reports: Across the Way Productions continues
their tradition of throwing some of the Southeastern United States' premier
concert events with the 6th annual FloydFest, to take place in Floyd County,
VA, along the pristine Blue Ridge Parkway, July 26-29th. This year, the
four-day musical extravaganza features the "It's in the Mix" theme,
highlighting the diversity and all-inclusive
nature of the event. The musical genres you can expect to hear at FloydFest
range from the cutting-edge sounds of the newest stars in bluegrass such
as Blue Highway, 3 Fox Drive, and the Infamous Stringdusters, to returning
favorite Americana rockers Donna the Buffalo and Charlottesville-based
old time punkers The Hackensaw Boys. The Blue Ridge to Bayou Dance Tent,
always a haven for those who like to kick up their heels, will rock till
the wee hours with Little Brian & the Zydeco Travelers. [see full story
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| Lifeforce
set Summer Release for Last Winter |
PR reports: Lifeforce Records is please to
announce the addition of Orlando, Florida's LAST WINTER to their ever growing
and evolving roster. LAST WINTER has been cultivating an amazing fan base
in the south east region of the US with their emotionally charged and extremely
catchy music. They have been featured on the Season Three Finale of "Laguna
Beach" on MTV and have also performed live on MTV's "My Super Sweet Sixteen."
LAST WINTER will be releasing their Lifeforce
Records debut entitled "Transmission Skyline," which will street in the
Summer of 2007.[see full story for more]- Click
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| 40
Below Summer Reissue |
PR reports: 40 Below Summer have announced
that they will reissue their previously out of print and much sought after
debut EP "Rain", May 8th, 2007 on Crash Music. The EP will be re-released
along with seven previously un-released bonus demo tracks.
The track listing for 40 Below Summer's
"Rain" EP is as follows:
1- Falling Down
2- Endorphines
3- Letters to God
4- Jonesin' Faces
5- We The People (Demo)
6- Wither Away (Demo)
7- Smile Electric (Demo)
8- Rope (Demo)
9- Power Tool (Demo)
10- Minus One (Demo)
11- Still Life (Demo)
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| Two
Months Of Spring Break Tour |
PR reports: HELLOGOODBYE hit the road this
spring on "The Two Months Of Spring Break Tour '99" with The Rocket Summer,
Boys Like Girls and The Hush Sound (partial itinerary below). Dates beginning
April 5th to May 8th will include HELLOGOODBYE, Boys Like Girls and The
Hush Sound. The remainder of the tour's line-up will be HELLOGOODBYE, Boys
Like Girls and The Rocket Summer.
The following dates and venues are confirmed:
Thu/4-5 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
Fri/4-6 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
Sat/4-7 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
Sun/4-8 Reno, NV New Oasis-
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| Post
Partum Britney |
TMZ reports: TMZ has learned Britney Spears'
troubles may have little to do with substance abuse. Sources say doctors
at her rehab facility think the underlying reason for her trouble may be
post-partum depression.
Sources tell TMZ that Britney's doctors
have two operating theories -- either that she suffers from post-partum
depression or bipolar disorder. As for substance abuse, as one source says,
"No doubt about it - she likes to drink." But doctors believe the drinking
is a way Spears has coped with a bigger problem.[see full story for more]-
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| Rockin'
From The Roots |
PR reports: The true embodiment of American
roots music, HighTone Records has been releasing albums that are entrenched
in country, blues, rockabilly, folk, norteño and a touch of gospel
for nearly 25 years. Their steadfast commitment to nurturing talent and
discovering new artists is commemorated in a new double disc set, HighTone
Records Anthology: Rockin' From The Roots, in stores March 6th (Time Life).
The collection is a remarkable primer of the HighTone Records history,
painstakingly culled from their archives to truly reflect just what co-founders
Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg set out to accomplish and serves as an
overview of both the varying genres of roots music and artists that built
the label.[see full story for tracklisting]- Click
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| The
Feeling US |
PR reports: The much anticipated debut release
Twelve Stops and Home from the U.K. quintet, The Feeling will be released
February 27th, on Interscope/Cherrytree Records. The full-length release
includes the very well known single "Sewn," which was a favorite amongst
many on their EP Four Stops and Home. The Feeling delivers an amalgam of
harmonic melodies and catchy choruses that reaches full fruition on Twelve
Stops and Home. The release ranges from the classics of The Beatles and
The Stones, to the more esoteric with the likes of ABBA and the Pet Shop
Boys, and not forgetting the timelessness of Cole Porter and Harold Arlen.
With the release of Twelve Stops and Home,
The Feeling are embarking on a stateside tour for the U.S. release. [see
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| Run
DMC Live At Montreux 2001 |
Kayos reports: Eagle Rock Entertainment (through
its wholly-owned Eagle Records [CD] and Eagle Eye Media [DVD]) will release
on April 3 Run DMC Live At Montreux 2001 in both formats. The DVD is 66
minutes long and retails for $14.98. The CD is approximately the same length
and retails for $13.98.
This groundbreaking Queens NY rap group�Joseph
Simmons (Run), Darryl McDaniels (DMC) and the late Jason Mizell (Jam Master
Jay, who died tragically just months after this concert)�pioneered hiphop's
ascent into the upper echelons of pop music. Their string of hit singles
starting in the early �80s and multi-platinum albums crossed over to all
audiences, as typified by their stirring duet with Aerosmith on "Walk This
Way." Although this trio was listed as #48 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest
Artists Of All Time" in 2004, Live At Montreux 2001 is the only known commercially
available Run DMC concert DVD.[see full story for tracklist]-
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| Music
Nation Finalists |
PR reports: Music Nation, the artist development
company, has announced the winners for the fourth week of its online multi-genre
video music competition. Each week, the public, together with the Music
Nation panel of judges, votes to determine which artists move on the quarterfinal
round. Offering a chance for unsigned acts to have their music heard by
some of the premier figures in the music industry, the panel consists of
rock judges Joel and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte and producer Howard
Benson, pop judges Charlie Walk, President of Epic Records, and producer
Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, and urban judges Nelly, The Game and Mark Pitts,
President of Urban Music at Jive Records. This week's winners in the rock
genre are Panima and The Infinite Staircase, Ultraviolet and Dina Rocco
in pop; and in urban, T-Max and True.
These six winners now move on to the quarterfinals,
beginning April 23rd, which will be followed by semifinal and final rounds.
Three artists � one from each genre (rock, pop and urban) � will win the
ultimate prize: a global recording contract with Epic Records. The winners
will also be showcased on an episode of STRIPPED, Clear Channel Radio's
exclusive in-studio performance series. [see full story for more]-
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| Clash
Sandinista! Tribute |
conqueroo reports: Sandinista!, recorded by
The Clash in 1980, was one of the most ambitious records in the history
of rock 'n' roll. According to one of its biggest fans, author and journalist
Jimmy Guterman, "It wasn't necessarily their best record, their best-selling
record, or even their most enjoyable record, but it's an exciting, sprawling
mess that I return to constantly." Guterman liked it so much, in fact,
that he took it upon himself to amass a tribute as ambitious as the album
itself � 36 tracks by nearly as many different artists. On May 1, 00:02:59
Records � a label named after a lyric from the Sandinista! song "Hitsville
U.K." � will release The Sandinista! Project as a two-CD set, with profits
split between two charities � Amnesty International (heartily supported
by The Clash) and the Joe Strummer Memorial Forest, which is a division
of Future Forests, an organization fighting global warming.
In preparing the Herculean task of commissioning
36 songs to correlate with Sandinista!'s own 36, album producer Guterman
called upon artists with whom he'd admired over his years as a journalist.
Initial reactions were generally along the lines of "That's the craziest
idea I've ever heard." The second reaction, following a brief pause, was
"I want in." Guterman received enthusiastic commitments from such artists
as The Smithereens, Camper Van Beethoven, Jon Langford & Sally Timms,
Amy Rigby, Katrina Leskanich (Waves), Sid Griffin & Coal Porters, Willie
Nile, Matthew Ryan, Stew, Sex Clark Five and many more. Some recorded faithful
tributes, other nearly dada-esque abstractions of the songs in question.
And many boasted their own organic thread to the Clash, the song in question
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| Spaceland
Recordings |
PR reports: Spaceland Productions (www.spaceland.tv),
the managing company of the Los Angeles live music venues -- Spaceland,
The Echo, Ex_Plx and other assorted venues, today announced a partnership
with multimedia strategic marketing and production company CyKiK (www.cykik.com)
to form an independent record label, Spaceland Recordings (www.spacelandrecordings.com).
Spaceland Recordings' signature dish is speedy delivery of high quality
audio / video from established and emerging artists, as captured in live
performances at Spaceland Productions events. By utilizing state of the
art recording techniques and delivery systems, Spaceland Recordings delivers
high quality live recordings / video to consumers at competitive price
points. A concert-goer can catch the latest "buzz" band live on stage,
purchase the music and soon thereafter receive high-quality audio / video
capturing the thrill of that moment.
A perfect example of Spaceland Recordings
speedy delivery of music is the track "Life Is a Song", by Patrick Park
from his live album, which was licensed for the series-finale of The O.C.
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| Filter
SxSW |
PR reports: Filter Magazine has announced
their special SxSW High Noon @ Cedar St. Here are the details:
Thursday, March 15th [Hosted by Zach Galifianakis]
6:00 Badly Drawn Boy
5:00 Youth Group
4:00 Kenna
3:15 The Besnard Lakes
2:30 Midnight Movies
1:45 Great Northern
1:00 Grand Ole Party
Noon: Bright Eyes "Cassadaga" album premiere
& BBQ
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This Okie quartet has been cranking
out Christian emo for about seven years now and they are highly polished.
Just what the, uh, heck, does that label mean, anyway? Well, if you drop
off the "Christian" part and deal with just the music, you know the style
(3 stars)
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For a prog metal band, Pagan's
Mind creates some of the catchiest choruses in the genre, and even though
'catchy' is often equated with 'bad' by elitists, there is no redeeming
value in being a total shred monster. Many times this isn't even progressive.
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