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Prodigy Label |
SMN reports: Britain's self-styled "electro-punks"
THE PRODIGY have a new label home. The Liam Howlett-led trio has established
its own label, Ragged Flag, which will handle the band's next album and
projects from any subsequent signings.
The imprint is backed by U.K. indie Cooking
Vinyl, which is home to Billy Bragg, The Buzzcocks, Echo and the Bunnymen,
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| The
Game Grasping for Headlines |
Launch reports: The Game has threatened to
"kick David Beckham's ass," following the football superstar's multi-million
dollar transfer to the American soccer league.
The hip-hop icon originates from Los Angeles,
where Beckham will play for the L.A. Galaxy from August when he completes
his move from the Real Madrid team in Spain.
He explains: "I'd kick David Beckham's
ass on any given day. I'd just pick the ball up and kick the sh*t out of
the stadium--game over."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Diddy
Denied |
TMZ reports: Did you ever think you'd see
the night when Sean "Diddy" Combs struggled to get into an after-party,
but 61-year-old Helen Mirren would breeze right past the velvet rope?
It happened [the other] night at the Sunset
Tower Hotel. Diddy arrived at the party, but met with resistance. He got
into a pretty heated conversation with a guy who looked like the head of
security for the hotel. Several uniformed guards stood by as Diddy haggled
with security and talked on his phone. How many times do you think he said,
"Do you know who I am?" [when you stop laughing you can click the full
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| Lou
Reed for Old Knit Party |
CMJ reports: Lou Reed is confirmed to perform
at New York's Town Hall on March 1 for the 20th Anniversary Of The Old
Knit, an event being thrown by Knitting Factory founder and former CEO
Michael Dorf. (Dorf is longer involved in a managerial role with the Knitting
Factory, who are having their own event to commemorate the landmark.) Sonic
Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Laurie Anderson and others will celebrate along with
Reed at Town Hall in honor of the Tribeca venue[see full story for more]-
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| Anthema
for Blue Label |
PR reports: Ronnie King and Sean Couevas,
principals of the growing new independent Blue Label Records, launched
what is shaping up to be a busy 2007 with the January 3 signing of popular
Orange County based alternative rock band Anthema.
Over the past two years, the four piece
Anthema-lead vocalist and guitarist Don Welsher, rhythm guitarist and vocalist
Chas Trowbridge, bassist Eric Monteleone and drummer Matthew Longstreth-has
become something of an institution in the O.C., building a devoted regional
following via "intense sweat fests" (Longstreth's description of the energy
of their live shows) at hotspots like The Galaxy in Santa Ana, Detroit,
the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa and The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.
Anthema is currently in the process of mastering their as yet untitled
debut album, which is set to be released to online and brick and mortar
outlets later this year; the potential first single, the fiery rocker "I'm
Closer God," has received over 1,200 plays on the band's MySpace page (myspace.com/anthema).[see
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| New
Rick James Music |
PR reports: A brilliant and prolific musical
"Super Freak" to the end, legendary R&B/ funk star Rick James may have
skipped this mortal coil in 2004, but he left more than just a several
decade legacy behind when he passed.
With James' estate finally settled, his
longtime business manager Ron Kramer is excited to announce a new multi-media
slew of Rick James projects in 2007�beginning with the release of the never
before heard track "Deeper Still," set to ship to Urban AC Radio in late
January. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Richard
Buckner / Six Parts Seven Tour |
PR reports: Brooklyn, NY's Richard Buckner
will embark on a major US tour with Kent, OH's Six Parts Seven. The tour
will have Buckner supporting his latest release, Meadow, out now on Merge
Records; 6P7 is gearing up for its forthcoming disc, Casually Smashed To
Pieces, out January 23, 2007 Suicide Squeeze Records. The pairing has the
songwriter headlining these shows, while the 6P7 handles both opening duties
and act as his backing band. The union makes for an amazing live show,
with the heartfelt and engaging storytelling of Buckner cradled beautifully
by 6P7's engrossing stage dynamic. The tour kicks off February 17 with
a two night stand at the Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY and wraps up in April
13 at Larimer Lounge in Denver[see full story for dates]-
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| Apples
In Stereo Tour |
PR reports: Revered indie rock band The Apples
In Stereo have confirmed a month-long, headlining tour beginning the first
week in February through the first week in March in support of their February
6 release New Magnetic Wonder (Simian Records/Yep Roc/Elephant 6). The
tour, which will feature Casper & the Cookies as main support, kicks
off February 8 in frontman Robert Schneider's hometown of Lexington, KY
and continues through the Midwest concluding on March 3 in Columbia, MO.
Following the end of the tour, The Apples will head down to Austin, TX
for a performance at SXSW. Along with The Apples' guitarist John Hill and
bassist Eric Allen, the touring lineup will include Elephant 6 co-founder
Bill Doss (Olivia Tremor Control) and John Ferguson (Ulysses) both on keyboards
and backing vocals, and drummer John Dufilho (Deathray Davies).
In addition, The Apples in Stereo are set
to perform at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. The band will perform
at The Jane House, sponsored by Jane Magazine, on Friday, January 19th
at 10:00 PM and is also set to perform at at The Star Bar (formerly Plan
B Nightclub), sponsored by REAL / film.com, on Sunday, January 21 at 9:30pm.
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| Korn
Unplugged Pushed Back |
DiR reports: Korn's unplugged CD will now
be release on March 6th instead of Feb 20th. Here is a bit from the press
release: The latest installment of the MTV Unplugged Series featuring Korn
is set to air on all MTV platforms this February. But come March 6th, music
fans looking to own a piece of this special MTV Unplugged performance can
purchase the album in stores everywhere. The performance includes guest
appearances from Robert Smith of The Cure on a cover of the Cure classic
"In Between Days", and Amy Lee of Evanescence lending vocals to "Freak
on a Leash". The album version of the performance will also include Korn's
cover of "Creep" by Radiohead. Additionally, a video of the track "Freak
on a Leash" featuring Amy Lee can be seen on MTV, MTV2, and mtvU beginning
next week. Tune in online at mtv.com to see the full Unplugged performance
beginning February 10th, and on-air beginning February 17th.-
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| MSTRKRFT/John
Digweed Tour |
PR reports: Electropunks MSTRKRFT are teaming
up with dance music icon John Digweed for the first ever Diamonds 07 Tour.
The first in what will become an annual event, will be presented by MTV
Urge and Puma. Throughout the month of March, these two dance floor forces
will be hitting up clubs all over the US, bringing to the masses their
distinct DJ styles: Digweed, with his beautiful tech-inspired sets, and
MSTRKRFT, with their fresh electro punk anthems.
The pairing was conceived by MSTRKRFT in
order to bring something new to the club circuit: "We're very excited about
the first ever Diamonds Tour and are honored to have John Digweed headline.
We think it's the type of lineup fans have been searching for," says MSTRKRFT's
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| Canada
Goes Digital |
PR reports: We just got the Nielsen SoundScan
Canada numbers for 2006 and it was an interesting year for our neighbors
to the North. Digital sales more than doubled with 14.9 million tracks
sold in 06 compared to 6.7 million in 05. That's a jump of 122% Remember
these are legal downloads so no lawsuits attached. Overall music sales
increased almost 10% in 2006 with 64.1 million units sold (that includes
Albums, Singles, Music Video, Digital Tracks). But the numbers get really
interesting when you look at genre sales. Only two genres showed in increase
in 2006 and it sure wasn't rap. In fact it was classical that saw the biggest
jump with 20.6% increase and country with 15.4%. But that still couldn't
top alternative that was the king in sales with 9,851,000 units sold, which
was a drop from 11,837,000 in 05. Rap saw the biggest nosedive in sales
falling 34.7% to 2.4 million units sold in 06. By contrast metal sold more
than twice as many units in 2006.
James Blunt had the top selling album,
moving 456,281units of his Back to Bedlam/ but the top selling artist honors
went to the late great Johnny Cash (maybe he's part of the reason for the
country sales jump?), all told Cash had sales of 544,598 in 2006. But what's
scary is that the Crazy Frog landed at #4 beating out The Beatles, Dixie
Chicks, Nelly Furtado, and Canada's biggest rock export Nickelback who
just barely made it into the top 10 with 285,448 units sold at home in
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| Chinese
Backstreet Boys or Leprechaun in Alabama? |
MTV Networks reports: VH1 is counting down
the 40 greatest internet superstars and needs your votes to determine the
list. From the Chinese Backstreet Boys to the Numa Numa kid, it's a who's
who of web fame and infamy. Pick your number one choice by logging on to
http://webjunk.tv/gis/ the companion website to VH1's "Web Junk 20" that
serves as a one-stop destination for the best and latest viral videos.
Vote for your top picks as many times as you like.
"Web Junk Presents: 40 Greatest Internet
Superstars" premieres Friday, March 23 on VH1, and includes new, exclusive
interviews with the web stars themselves plus tons of new footage. You'll
find out the real stories behind all these homemade heroes. [you can see
the videos and vote at the full story link... our money is on the Leprechaun
in Alabama.
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| Locksley
Rapture |
PR reports: Locksley's debut full length Don't
Make Me Wait hit stores yesterday, Jan. 16, on the band's own Feature Records.
To celebrate, Locksley teamed up with fellow NYC-transplants The Rapture
and SoCal soul-pop outfit Under the Influence of Giants for a 5 date run
you don't want to miss. Get yourself into it:
02-02 Cincinnati, OH � 20th Century Theater
02-03 Pittsburgh, PA � Rex Theater
02-05 Milwaukee, WI � The Rave
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| The
Boy Who Cried Freebird |
PR reports: Esteemed writer and public radio
commentator, Mitch Myers debuts his first book, THE BOY WHO CRIED FREEBIRD:
Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling (HarperEntertainment) starring
a wide-ranging cast of music industry icons including Ozzy Osbourne, Robert
Johnson, Aretha Franklin, Phil Spector and many others.
Taking cues from �70s era publications
like Creem, Crawdaddy and Rolling Stone, THE BOY WHO CRIED FREEBIRD is
a freewheeling collection of music-oriented parables, serious artist profiles,
and edgy, offbeat essays. Myers incorporates factual reporting, oral storytelling
and comedic spritzing�blending his social satire with historical fact in
creative, literary fashion. Black Sabbath saving the world from alien infiltration,
a classic update on the old American legend of John Henry, Frank Zappa
and the Mothers of Invention freak out � it's all within the pages of THE
BOY WHO CRIED FREEBIRD, just waiting for you to make your own call; fact
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| Giant
Squid's New Lineup |
PR reports: Sacramento, California-based eclectic
doom rock band GIANT SQUID, who are embarking on an upcoming tour of the
U.S. and Canada this March, have gone through some recent lineup changes.
Giant Squid's singer/guitarist/frontman Aaron Gregory provides an update
on the band:
"Giant Squid will be entering a busy year
of touring in 2007 as a once again, slightly different beast from before.
Filling the large void made by Aurielle Gregory's recent departure from
the band, will be Jackie Perez Gratz, the ten year veteran cello player
of the highly renowned ambient, classical, post-rock group, Amber Asylum
(Relapse). Gratz is also known for her vocal and cello skills in San Francisco
based metal band, Grayceon, as well as her contribution to the recordings
and live performances of bands such as Neurosis, Asunder, Ludicra, and
Today is the Day. Giant Squid has been spending its weekends rehearsing
with Jackie in San Francisco, finding that her cello skills and hauntingly
beautiful voice fit perfectly in Giant Squid's songs. [see full story for
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| Talking
Sabbath |
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode
122 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this Black Sabbath special, hosts
Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined in the studio by Seven Witches
guitarist Jack Frost and Metal Asylum's Rich Catino. Featured is an interview
Strigl conducted with Metal historian Martin Popoff of BraveWords.com.
Interview topics include all original Black Sabbath members, Dio and Heaven
and Hell, Ian Gillan, the "Black Zeppelin" rumor, and the possibility of
a 40th anniversary tour. Additional podcast topics include Guns N' Roses,
Metallica, AC/DC, and The Bronx Casket Co. The 60-minute podcast can be
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