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Net Radio Royalty Cap

TuneLab reports: SoundExchange has proposed a cap on the minimum fees charged against royalties for recordings played on Internet Radio. 

Payments would be capped at $2,500 per service instead of the $500 minimum fee per station or channel which is set to go into effect on July 15th. 

Negotiations are currently taking place with small commercial and non-commercial webcasters who provide below-market rates under the terms of the Small Webcaster Settlement Act.- more rock news

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Metallica Eye Early 08 Release for New CD

Rockdirt reports: Belgium's Studio Brussel caught up with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich at the 2007 Rock Werchter Festival over the weekend, where he talked about the band's forthcoming album. 

Lars said the backing tracks were done in May and will start vocals and overdubs in August hoping to finish in October or November. 

Lars predicted the album will drop in February 2008. He said, "It doesn't sound like 'St. Anger' to me. It's a little early to kind of put in a soundbite exactly. But it doesn't sound anything like 'St. Anger'. It's probably a little more dynamic, and a little more varied, and it has lots of different nutty Metallica stuff on it. I don't know."- more on this story

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What to Watch

Rockdirt reports: Rock acts on television this week include Shavo Odadjian from System of a Down, who visits 'The Sauce' on Tuesday; The Fray, who perform on 'The Early Show' on Tuesday; Against Me!, who visit 'The Sauce' on Wednesday; Army of Me, who perform on 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' on Thursday- more rock no tv this week

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Family Values Add Second Stage

PR reports: This summer's biggest tour, Family Values, have teamed up with RedOctane's "Guitar Hero" to sponsor a second stage this year with an additional five bands making a total of 13 acts on the tour, announced today. A likely pairing, rock's biggest outing including co-headliners Korn and Evanescence, Atreyu, Flyleaf, Hellyeah, and Trivium partnered with the ultimate rock star experience, "Guitar Hero," will foster hot new comers Five Finger Death Punch, Invitro, Twin Method and others to be announced shortly, on the second stage all for an added value and the best-priced lawn tickets of the summer at $9.99 (itinerary below).

The second stage will also include the largest national competition for the nation's hottest electronic game, "Guitar Hero" to date. A "face-off" competition between eight "Guitar Hero II" finalists in each market, winners from earlier Radio Station sponsored events will play "Guitar Hero II" on stage between sets and compete for an autographed Korn guitar, band access passes and a chance to play Jonathan Davis backstage after the show. - more on this story

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T.I. Says Ho's Ain't Goin' Nowhere

PR reports: In the upcoming August issue of Penthouse (on-sale 7.10), hip hop's T.I. has this to say regarding the controversy of rappers using words like bitch and ho:

"Unless you take the bitches, ----s and ho's out of the neighborhoods that these rappers come from, you're not going to be able to take it out of their music."- more on this story

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Dresden Dolls Live DVD

PR reports: The Dresden Dolls Live at the Roundhouse London 2006 DVD will hit stores on 7/10. Here is a little info on the release: London's Roundhouse was simply knackered from hosting the wild antics of The Stones, The Who, The Doors and all forms of naked performance art and avant-theatre in the 1960's and 70's, so it decided to close and sleep in the early 80's. In 2006 it woke up and re-opened its doors. The Dresden Dolls held a conference and decided that yes, this would be the ideal place for a party. 

It was a scene to behold: the café was covered in prints that Nick shot during illegal urban explorations of squats in Berlin, there was a bunch of half-naked Australians lurking out in the freezing cold practicing an esoteric Japanese dance form, a makeshift gypsy band hidden under the concrete stairwell, an aerialist from Montreal hanging above a pair of drunken secretaries from L.A., a beat-boxing New Yorker looping himself infinitely, a pair of British buskers with Mohawks beating wildly on household objects, a collection of puppeteered Barbie dolls lip-synching to "Ace of Spades," a roving confessional booth and a magnetic science experiment using My Little Ponies. Oh, and then The Dolls beat the living daylights out of a piano, and a drum-set while everyone sang along. - more on this story

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Revenge of the Sunset Strip

PR reports: Kicking off July 19th 2007, Filter will host a weekly series on at The Roxy, aptly called Revenge of the Sunset Strip. The evening will include Filter Magazine supported acts, the most on-the-cusp local bands, DJs and onsite activities. The historic Roxy Theatre - whose stage was made famous by the sweat of such legendary acts like Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Miles Davis - will reclaim its position on the Sunset Strip and add to its music history. Additionally, each band playing will have a section filmed for a Filter TV segment to appear on filter-mag.com and the Grouper network. 

Kenna kicks of the series on Thursday, July 19 followed by J*DaVeY, Pop Levi, The Redwalls, and The Deadly Syndrome in the weeks to come. Head to filter-mag.com and www.theroxyonsunset.com/filters-revenge/ to get more details on this summer's hottest concert series. Stay tuned, each event is guaranteed to bring a plethora of surprises including a range of activities, guest appearances, drink specials, giveaways and more.- more on this story including the full line-up

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Suffa New (hed)pe

PR reports: Southern California's (hed)pe have recently shot a politically charged video for "Suffa," the first single from their upcoming new album "Insomnia," which is slated for a July 17, 2007 release through Suburban Noize Records.

"We were trying to accomplish a couple things with the video. First, we wanted to get into the warrior mindset, and give respect to the troops," said (hed)pe front man Jared Gomes. "Second, we wanted to stimulate thought about politicians, all over the world, who never see a battlefield and never step into the line of fire."

The album is the follow-up to last year's Suburban Noize debut, Back 2 Base X, which lead to the group embarking on back-to-back sold out tours with Papa Roach and the Kottonmouth Kings, and headlining tours in Europe and Japan.- The video can be viewed online here

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Alternate Page France

PR reports: Suicide Squeeze recording artist Page France have teamed up with iTunes for an exclusive, digital only release, Page France and the Bonus Telephone EP out July 10, 2007. The tracks that make up the collection are alternate versions of songs from their recently released...and the Family Telephone, in addition to a few unreleased tracks from various recording sessions in early 2007. 

Page France "and the Bonus Telephone" Tracklisting: 
1. The Ruby Ring Man (sleep demo) 
2. Hat and Rabbit (swinger mix) 
3. What I Have Done 
4. Lady Gone 
5. Gowans' Red Balloon - more on this story

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Karmina's Kiss

PR reports: CBS Records is proud to announce the digital release of Karmina's EP debut, "The Kiss", on September 9th.

Today's pop music charts are littered with pretenders whose main claim to fame is their daddy's fortune, their ability to lip sync on cue or the fact that they've been successful at acting, so, hey, maybe they can make a record, too! By contrast, the music of Karmina -- helmed by sisters Kelly and Kamille -- reminds us that there's no substitute for actual substance. 

Although Kelly and Kamille are only 23 and 21 respectively, they've already acquired a good deal of experience and expertise upon which to build a lasting career. One of the first acts signed to the newly inaugurated CBS Records, they have both the craft and the commitment to make music that's emotional, engaging and inspiring. As evidenced by the songs that will make up their forthcoming debut album -- to be preceded by a five-track EP named for their first single, "The Kiss" � Karmina's music possesses a soulful, seductive embrace that tugs at the emotions, without sacrificing the hooks, melodies and exuberant sense of fun found in the very best of pop music. - listen to the song and judge for yourself

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Police Most Requested

PR reports: The Police, whose current concert tour kicked off in May with North American performances scheduled though November of this year, was the nation's "Most Requested Event" in the first half of 2007 according to a mid-year report by Ticketmaster, the world's leading ticketing company. 

The Police topped the mid-year chart, ranked by online page views, information requests, and ticket sales during the first half of the year, followed by Disney on Ice at #2 and Wicked at #3 following the Wicked's run at the top of the chart for the past two quarters.

Further mid-year event rankings include The Police and Kenny Chesney as the top "Most Requested Concerts" followed by Dave Matthews Band and Jimmy Buffett ranking at #3 and #4 respectively. - check out the full top 10

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James Last Live DVD

PR reports: Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly-owned EV Classics subsidiary, will release Live In Dublin on July 24 by James Last on DVD [60 minutes, 12 tracks, retail price]. Last, the German composer/bandleader, over the course of a 40-year career, has over 200 albums to his credit, and has sold an astonishing 100 million records worldwide. Live In Berlin was filmed in its entirety at Germany's prestigious Waldbuhne in 1982 in front of an especially appreciative crowd. 

Primarily known for adopting popular pieces of music to his universal style of orchestration, he is an energetic bandleader who prods his musicians on to great heights of virtuosity with his extremely physical and dramatic stance at the baton.- more on this story

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ALO Get Festive

PR reports: Hot on the heels of a mighty May that saw their second release ROSES & CLOVER (Brushfire Records),greeted with critical acclaim, and a sold-out tour throughout the U.S., ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) is riding high on a wave of success toward the High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA, July 8th.

ALO's lives shows have proven to be just as seductive to not just the ears, but feet of music fans. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, the masterful collective will "free your mind and move your feet with substantial songcraft." The Boston Herald drolly fesses that the abundance of breezy, acoustic jams "would be overkill if not for ALO's way with a melody and knack for pop hooks." Though great songs need a great band to rock the house and give audiences a magical experience. So as the Chicago Sun-Times affirms, "the overall level of musicianship is superb," clearly ALO has that covered. 

ALO will be playing at several music festivals and other shows this summer.- grab the dates here

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Silverstein Blog for Peta2

PR reports: Check out a series of exclusive tour blogs from Silverstein for peta2�the world's largest youth animal rights organization. Members of the band have been writing the blogs while on the road and preparing for the release of their new album, Arrivals and Departures, which drops from Victory Records on Tuesday (July 3rd). 

Each member of the band is contributing a blog entry to the series, which can be found exclusively at www.peta2.com, along with video filmed while on their current tour with Rise Against, Comeback Kid, and Only Crime. - For a direct link to the peta2 web feature and to view the blogs and video clips, please click here

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