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Broken Van Ends Arsis Slaughter Tour

Lambgoat reports: Guitarist/vocalist James Malone regretfully explains why Arsis had to drop off the Summer Slaughter Tour while supporting their latest release, "United In Regret:"

"Due to circumstances beyond our control, we've been forced to drop off the Summer Slaughter Tour. I do apologize to ALL the fans that missed seeing us. To make a long story short, everything was going great for us until we reached Sacramento, California. After that show, our van began to give us trouble - which surprised us since the van had just been in for repairs twice before the tour even started and we were sure the problem had been fixed. So we took the van in to the nearest dealership, were told the problem could be resolved in 3 days, and decided to wait in Sacramento until the van was fixed. It's now over 2 WEEKS LATER and the van STILL hasn't been repaired.- more on this story

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Bands Robbed

Lambgoat reports: A stretch of recent robberies, from the Shurgard Storage Center (now Public Storage) located at 933 North Illinois Street in downtown Indianapolis, have left numerous Indianapolis based bands in shambles. Tens of thousands of dollars worth of music equipment is missing with little, to no assistance being offered by the facility or the Indianapolis Police Department.

Around 7:00 PM on Wednesday, June 27th, members of local bands Demiricous and The Dream Is Dead arrived at Public Storage for an evening of band practice. Upon arriving, they discovered their storage unit, located on the third floor of the facility, empty and ransacked. Local based bands Demiricous, The Dream is Dead, Two-Bit Terribles, Whiskeytits, and Black Arrows of Filth & Impurity, among others, occupy rental storage units at the downtown location. Bands that have been affected by this string of robberies, have endured losses of an estimated $25,000.00 worth of musical equipment.- more on this story

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Threat Signal Kill Tour Plans

Lambgoat reports: Canadian metal outfit Threat Signal has dropped off their tour with Year Of Desolation and Bloodjinn. The band has issued the following statement:

"Unfortunately Threat Signal will NOT be touring this summer due to personal reasons. We apologize to our friends and fans, and we promise to make it up to you.- more on this story

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Allofmp3.com Shutdown

punkbands reports: Russian download site Allofmp3.com has been shut down. The service, which sold songs at a fraction of the cost of the other sites, claimed to be the second biggest seller of music downloads after iTunes. The site has been the subject of several lawsuits from UK and US record labels that claimed it violated copyright law, reports BBC News.

The site's owners MediaServices maintained the site was legal under Russian law, and has subsequently set up a new service called mp3Sparks.com.
- more on this story

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Pearl Jamming the Charts

TuneLab reports: Pearl Jam's seven-disc live box set 'Live at the Gorge' has debuted at No. 36 on this weeks Billboard Top 200 Chart selling 19,000 copies.

Other notables in the Top 50 include:
No. 6 White Stripes 'Icky Thump' - 75,000
No. 7 Linkin Park 'Minutes to Midnight' - 57,000
No. 9 Maroon 5 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' - 53,000
No. 20 Daughtry 'Daughtry' - 34,000
- see how Ozzy is going against Manson and more

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The Clear Comped

PR reports: Rochester, New York's Alternative rockers "The Clear" will be featured on 2 upcoming compilation CDs distributed by Verailles Records. Strip Club rock Vol. 1/2 and Skater Rock Vol. 1/2. The bands songs that will be featured are "Mirrors of Madmen" and "The Goat". For more information and FREE downloads of the band music log onto- more on this story

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Bob Dylan Remixed

PR reports: Celebrated producer and recording artist Mark Ronson has remixed Bob Dylan's 'Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)', the 1966 recording that was originally released on Dylan's classic Blonde On Blonde LP. The remix will have its global radio premiere on 1st August 2007 in advance of the October 1st worldwide release of the "DYLAN" retrospective. 

This is the first time a hip hop or dance music record producer has been allowed to remix one of Dylan's songs. Says Ronson, "I'm a huge Dylan fan, so it's a great honour."- more on this story

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Talking Spyz 24-7

PR reports: The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and and John Ostronomy conducted with 24-7 Spyz members Jimi Hazel, Rick Skatore, and Tobias Ralph. Topics include their latest album "Face the Day," working in the studio with Guns N' Roses guitarist, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, and their relationship with Dimebag Darrell and Pantera. Additional topics include Dug Pinnick, Muzz Skillings, Chuck D., CBGBs, and breast implants, about which according to Hazel, "There's something so whack about something so wonderful." The 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at - http://www.talkingmetal.com/

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Mando Diao Wildfire Happenings

PR reports: Mando Diao will release "Wildfire" the second single from the critically acclaimed album "Ode To Ochrasy" digitally on July 3, 2007. The digital single includes the title track, a cover of The Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" and two additional B-sides; "With Or Without Love" and "Spit On Your Love." The video was shot on location in Southern California and directed by Emmy-award winning director Gilly Barnes (whose clients include Atlantic Records, Nike, Sony, ABC, and NBC).

Mando Diao � who is currently on a European Festival tour - will perform at the Live Earth Festival this Saturday July 7, 2007. Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series organized by Al Gore and Kevin Wall (of Live 8) that will bring together more than 100 musicians and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis. Mando Diao will be appearing in Hamburg, Germany along with many other notable musicians committed to helping to bring attention to this critical issue, including Snoop Dogg, Chris Cornell. The Live Earth concert series will be broadcasted live on Sirius Satellite Radio.- more on this story

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Extended Placebo

PR reports: To coincide with Placebo's appearance on the eagerly-anticipated Projekt Revolution tour (with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Saosin and more), PLACEBO is releasing Extended Play '07 in the U.S., out July 31, 2007. This EP will serve as an introduction to the genius of PLACEBO for new fans discovering the band this summer. Extended Play '07 features five classic PLACEBO tracks from their decade long history as well as three previously unreleased live tracks, including the rarely performed gem "Pure Morning."- track listing

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Knobody Rapper Inks with Triple i League

PR reports: Oakland, California-based Hiero Imperium Records announces Bay Area rapper Knobody as the first artist signing to its new Triple i League. The Hiero Imperium Triple i League is Hiero's version of a Major League Baseball farm team. With the goal of providing a kickstart for fresh talent, the seasoned vets at Hiero are bringing their A&R and business expertise to the table and scouting the best undiscovered talent in the Bay and beyond. 

In an industry where it's common to see undiscovered talent get signed under a major label artist's label only to get trapped in a financially parasitic situation, Hiero CEO Tajai Massey makes it clear that this program is nothing like the typical industry contracts that exploit up-and-coming artists. Instead, the program is about taking artists who already have a complete package and mentoring them on the business side of the industry so that they can be capable of controlling their own careers and become the CEOs of tomorrow. "Hiero isn't looking to help polish lyrics or build from the ground up. Triple i League contenders must already be complete artists who are ready to move on to the next level," remarks Tajai.- more on this story

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Every Time I Die MySpace Imitation

PR reports: Check Out The New EVERY TIME I DIE Track "Imitation Is The Best Form Of Battery" Exclusively On MYSPACE.COM --- This Sweet Track Is From Every Time
I Die's Forthcoming Ferret Music Release Titled "The Big Dirty" In Stores
September 4th!!! 

Though slotted as the final song on Every Time I Die's impending classic the big dirty, there is no track as indicative of the entire record as "Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Battery". 

Lyrically based on Federico Fellini's "8 1/2", this song has everything that the band has become notorious for wrapped into one two-minute and thirty second keg stand of ass-kicking f*** all. From the scathing self-indictment of the lyrics, through the involuntary tweak-out inducing riffs, all the way to the no permanent bass playerness of the band itself, "Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Battery" is what Every Time I Die does best- not give a s*** about what you expect from them. If there was a middle finger that had a sharp point at the end and was about 6 feet in height, this song would take that finger like a flagpole, tie a flag to the end of it that had another middle finger on it (but smaller, obviously and not necessarily the same middle finger) and stick it in the uncharted terrain of brazen self awareness- a paradise which countless other bands have tried to recreate on stage, but failed at miserably. now get off our land.
- check out the song

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Playgirl Talk and Congressional Hotdogs

PR reports: Although you're more likely to see Gillis strip down to his skivvies at a Girl Talk show, half a million people saw Gillis exposed in June's "Man of The Year" issue of Playgirl Magazine. When discussing what he likes to do in his free time, Gillis says, "I enjoy swimming, playing basketball, lighting off fireworks, snacking it out, and bro'n down." About the issue, Gillis says, "I didn't know it was out, and a friend actually spotted it in a women's restroom at this pretty dive-y bar in Pittsburgh. She didn't know I was in it, she was just browsing. Pretty funny situation." 

What some might find even funnier is the fact that Gillis ate hot dogs with Newsweek journalist Steven Levy and Congressman Mike Doyle shortly after the Playgirl piece hit stands. Levy and Congressman Doyle flew to Pittsburgh to meet Gillis at local hot dog joint Franktuary to discuss Doyle's recent statements supporting Girl Talk's sample based music on the floor of Congress. - more on this story including upcoming tour dates

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Christ On Parade Reunion

PR reports: Christ On Parade Reunites For Two Shows At 924 Gilman in Berkeley

July 27, 2007 at 7pm with: Final Conflict (Long Beach), Look Back And Laugh, Bumbklaatt (Mexico), Acts Of Sedition

July 28, 2007 at 7pm with: Attitude Adjustment (Reunion), Eldopa, Reagan Ss (Los Angeles), La Piovra (Italy)

"I saw Christ on Parade in San Jose opening for Social Distortion, and it was one of the best live sets I've ever seen anywhere. There was this anxiety and tension that went through everybody in the crowd waiting for their first noise, and when it came the whole place blew out front to back. The original lineup had caustic personality that when it was going good, things were on the edge of oblivion. When the mixture was off, things got ugly; there was a chaotic energy that followed them everywhere. Christ on Parade were a product of a time when all was wrong with life, and the only thing worth doing was sacrificing your body for your mind in hopes of a moment of grace. Unfortunately grace came along too late to save the band, but the music stands alone." -Scott Kelly (Neurosis)
- more on this story

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Fox Slams NBC Over Live Earth "Fairness"

Contact Music reports: Fox commentator John Gibson has accused NBC of giving Al Gore an "outright gift of unequal time" by airing next week's Live Earth concerts. Organizers of the concerts have partnered with Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection to help "raise awareness of climate change." In a commentary Gibson asks whether NBC's telecast doesn't "constitute a political contribution of free airtime? Do the people who want the return of the Fairness Doctrine think NBC should be forced to give equal time to me and let me argue against Al Gore? I don't think so." [Since Gore isn't running "yet" the equal time doesn't apply, besides no one watches NBC. But with the arrest of Gore's son on DUI and drug possession charges will Fox be giving that and the PR for Global Warming Concert equal time this week?] - more on this story

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