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 Maiden
Hit |
SMN reports: IRON MAIDEN have made a stunning
appearance and a triumphant return to the UK's Top 40 Singles Chart. Appearing
at #3 with their track 'Different World', the band is crunched in between
come-back popstars TAKE THAT and rapper AKON.[see full story for more]-
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| Ratt
in a Box |
sleazeroxx.com reports: Ratt founder/vocalist,
STEPHEN PEARCY, has recently agreed to a management agreement with the
California based Jeff Keller Management LLC (management home for Herman
Rarebell, Jaime St. James/Black 'N Blue, American Heartbreak, and Omen).
With this agreement, Jeff Keller will represent Pearcy for his solo endeavors,
as well as assisting with development for Pearcy's label, Top Fuel Records.
"I am extremely excited to be working with a rock n' roll icon like Stephen.
His contributions to hard rock history are undeniable," Jeff Keller said
of the signing.
Upcoming plans include the release of a
Stephen Pearcy historical box set, which will include many previously unreleased
rarities from Pearcy's history including Mickey Ratt, Ratt, Arcade, Vicious
Delite, Vertex, and solo material. A DVD will also be included. An early
summer release is expected. [see full story for more]-
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| Atreyu
Go Back To School |
PR reports: MTV Favorites and Orange County-based
rock band ATREYU will be playing a private show at Hollywood's Musicians
Institute on Friday, January 12th at 8pm with a Q&A to follow. Student
band Stella Vicarious (www.myspace.com/stellvicarious) will be opening
for Atreyu at 6:45pm.
Atreyu exploded out of Orange County in
2002. Previously unknown to the rest of the world, the band released their
stunning debut album, Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses, grabbing the
attention of a wide spectrum of music fans by demolishing the barriers
between rock, melodic hardcore and metal. The band's original, unique music
hit like a lightning bolt in hard music circles, energizing audiences and
redefining the hardcore sound Southern California was known for. Critical
raves poured in from publications like LA Times, Guitar World, and Metal
Maniacs, who commented, "�the Southern California five-piece brings new
definition to overnight success." Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses has
scanned 230,000 units and shows no signs of slowing down. -
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| Bury
Your Dead Lose Singer |
Lambgoat reports: Bury Your Dead singer Mat
Bruso has reportedly left the band. Consequently, the group has apparently
dropped off their January UK dates with Killswitch Engage and The Haunted.
Bury Your Dead has confirmed the departure of Bruso, releasing the following
statement:
"We are sorry to say that Mat Bruso will
not be singing for Bury Your Dead anymore. He has decided that he has come
to a point in his life where he must focus on more important things like
going back to school to become a teacher and his upcoming marriage.[see
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| Timabland
Wants to Rock? |
FMQB reports: Producer extraordinare Timabland
is set to release a Rock/Hip-Hop compilation in March, titled Timbaland
Presents Shock Value. According to MTV.com, the disc will feature tracks
from Fall Out Boy, Dr. Dre, The Hives and 50 Cent, as well as a collaboration
between Timba and She Wants Revenge. "I don't think that anybody's heard
anything like it," SWR singer Justin Warfield said of their new song.[see
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| Prince
The Magazine |
CMJ reports: Despite the fact that it's really
hard to roll up a laptop and swat flies with it, print magazines, especially
music-related ones, have been on the decline for years. So it's worth noting
that, according to WWD, Prince is in the development stages for his own
music-centered periodical, 3121 Magazine.[see full story for more]-
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| Death/Blood
Tour |
CMJ reports: Boston moshcore heavyweights
Death Before Dishonor kick off the Death/Blood tour this Friday with fellow
brutes First Blood, Bloodlined Caligraphy and Dead Hearts. Be sure to thank
mom for the gym membership and ju-jitsu classes she got you for Christmas
because this tour is going to induce more trips to the emergency room than
a clearance sale at Dave's Quality Meat.
DBD will be playing songs from their new
album, Count Me In, their first full-length for Bridge 9, which is due
later this spring. [see full story for dates]- Click
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| V
Killers |
Ananova reports: The Killers are to headline
this year's V Festival.
Las Vegas' biggest rock export will perform
at both legs of the festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire in August.[see
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| Queen
Top The Beatles |
BBC reports: Rockers Queen have beaten The
Beatles to be crowned greatest British band of all time by BBC Radio 2
listeners.
They pipped the Fab Four in a live contest,
trouncing other finalists The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Take That.
The bands were judged on song-writing,
lyrics, live performances, originality and showmanship. [see full story
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| Breaking
Benjamin 07 Dates |
PR reports: Breaking Benjamin will be touring
throughout the winter, with a string of headlining dates followed by a
run with Nickelback and 3 Days Grace. Check out the full list below:
Headlining
2/6 - Lynchburg, VA - Cattle Annie's
2/7 - Binghamton, NY - Magic City Music
Hall
2/9 - Youngstown, OH - Wedgewood Entertainment
Center
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| Emerson
Drive To End Hunger |
PR reports: Midas Records Nashville and the
band Emerson Drive will partner with America's Second Harvest � The Nation's
Food Bank Network, the largest hunger relief organization in the United
States, to raise awareness for feeding those in need. Inspired by the lyrics
of "Moments", the second single from their album Countrified, and the storyline
of its music video, the group sought an organization that can help people
that have fallen on hard times.
Food banks with the Second Harvest Network
will staff information tables and collection receptacles that will be present
at Emerson Drive concert venues next year. The group will also appear in
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| Paolo
Nutini US Tour |
PR reports: Paolo Nutini has announced details
of his first full-scale tour of North America. The headlining itinerary
heralds the U.S. release of the Scotland-born singer/songwriter's acclaimed
debut album, "THESE STREETS." The album - which includes 'New Shoes' -
lands in stores on January 30th. Nutini is also slated to make a number
of major TV appearances in support of "THESE STREETS", starting on January
30th with a visit to NBC's Today Show plus an appearance that evening on
NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The appearances follow Paolo's two
recent performances on his fellow Scotsman Craig Ferguson's nightly CBS
talker, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
The 20-year-old Nutini will kick off his
Stateside tour in Chicago on January 25th, with dates continuing through
March. Among the trek's highlights are much-anticipated shows at New York
City's Bowery Ballroom on January 31st and Los Angeles' legendary Troubadour
on March 23rd. [see full story for dates]- Click
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| Young
Love Goes West |
PR reports: Young Love West Coast Dates Added
w/ Lady Sovereign.
1/4 Las Vegas, NV @ Empire Ballroom
1/8 San Francisco, CA @ The Mezzanine
1/9 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
1/10 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey-
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| The
Close's Virtual Drummer |
PR reports: Even though the Close's resident
drummer Keefe Justice was unable to tour with his band mates on their recent
jaunt up the east coast, his projected image kept time right along with
them, nailing every beat in cities across North Carolina, Philadelphia,
and New York. The tour went off without a hitch, and The Close's front-man
Brooks Meeks tells us that the stunt was very well received by its audiences.
Every show ended with the Close exiting the stage, and the projection showing
Justice's band members helping him take down his drums, which earned quite
a few laughs. Some might call it cheating, but we call it a comeback. The
proof is in the projection at the band's tour kickoff show at the EARL
in its hometown of Atlanta. Watch it at YouTube at the full story link-
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| Hinder
07 Tour |
PR reports: Hinder, rock's biggest success
of 2006, has announced the next leg of their tour in support of the band's
just-certified double platinum debut release, Extreme Behavior (Universal
Republic). The Oklahoma City quintet has been touring aggressively since
the 2005 release of the debut. The next round of dates began with an Orange
Bowl appearance on January 1st, with early 2007 dates including stops in
Seattle, Chicago and New York
Jan. 13 Ketchum, ID Ski Tour Tent � Sun
Valley Resort Area
Jan. 14 Spokane, WA Big Easy Concert House
Jan. 16 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
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| Greg
Kihn's Big Rock Beat |
PR reports: Greg Kihn, San Jose's #1 FM Radio
Morning Man, who launches his new nationally syndicated radio program,
Greg Kihn's Big Rock Beat, in Q1 of 2007, has retained radio industry sales,
marketing and promotions veteran, David Wohlman as the Director of Kihndication.
Mr. Wohlman will handle the overall supervision of the development and
national syndication of Greg Kihn's Big Rock Beat.
Greg Kihn, the 1980's recording artist
known for his chart-topping songs and MTV videos, "Jeopardy," and "The
Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em Like That)," has been the Bay Area's
#1 radio morning man reigning supreme on San Jose's KFOX 98.5 FM Classic
Rock radio with a daily listening audience that includes greater San Francisco,
Oakland, and Berkeley. In 2007, Greg celebrates his tenth anniversary on
the Bay Area airwaves. [see full story for more]- Click
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