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Good Charlotte / Justin Timberlake Team for Tour

PR reports: GOOD CHARLOTTE have announced they'll join headliner Justin Timberlake for an arena tour in the U.S. this summer beginning Monday, August 6 in Memphis, TN. The dates will include a two-night engagement at New York City's Madison Square Garden (August 15 and 16) and culminate with two shows at Los Angeles' Staples Center on September 16 and 17. 

8/6 Memphis, TN Fed Ex Forum
8/7 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
8/10 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
8/13 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
8/15 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
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Blue Mountain Reunion Tour

PR reports: Seminal Americana band, BLUE MOUNTAIN, has reunited for a handful of performances in the South and Midwest. Former husband and wife Laurie Stirratt (bass, vocals) and Cary Hudson (guitar, vocals) are joined by their long-time drummer, Frank Coutch.

Now, fourteen years after their first release, the band has reformed and is currently touring the South and Midwest. Their first performance was June 7th at Twangfest in St. Louis, performing to an ecstatic crowd with rave reviews. The band is in the midst of planning a fall tour, to include the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast U.S., and is possibly going back into the studio soon.[see full story for tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kamelot Video Premiere and Summer Tour

PR reports: KAMELOT, one of the planet's top purveyors of melodic metal mastery, are pleased to announce the debut of their new video for "Ghost Opera" on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball. Kamelot has also made their video available on their newly released limited edition album, "Ghost Opera", now in stores. Additional footage includes a brilliantly done "making of" for the Ghost Opera video. The video can also be seen online at Youtube.com/SPVAmerica.

After the successful release of "The Black Halo", "Ghost Opera" maintains the band's reputation as a band truly bound to reach new heights. In support of the new album, Kamelot will be gracing the states with a full US tour from August through September. Headbanger's Ball airs Saturdays at 10:00pm EST on MTV2.

GHOST OPERA NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2007 w/special guest: Leaves' Eyes [see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Iggy Dubya Pop

PR reports: In COMEDY CENTRAL's new original series, "Lil' Bush," Dubya is presented as the animated future president, along with his pals Lil' Condi, Lil' Rummy (voiced by Iggy Pop), Lil' Cheney and Lil' Jeb. Hiding out from Bar and George Sr., these precocious prepubescents are terrorizing the White House and solving the world's problems before bedtime. "Lil' Bush" premieres on Wednesday, June 13 at 10:30-11:00 p.m., only on COMEDY CENTRAL.

COMEDY CENTRAL's doing a heckuva job on the President. Whether he's squaring off against schoolyard rivals like Lil' Kim Jong Il, taking a field trip to Iraq, or torturing the lunch-ladies into serving all-American hot dogs everyday, Lil' Bush and the gang are just playing politics. We'll watch with wonder as they grow up to be real deciders. If you're looking for laughs -- mission accomplished! [see full story for a little Iraq N' Roll]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Pearl Jam Live Box

PR reports: Pearl Jam announces the release of Pearl Jam Live at the Gorge 05/06, a 7 disc box set of the band's three scorching sold-out George, Washington shows that kicked off and concluded the band's extensive world tour. Live at the Gorge is comprised of seventy-six individual songs that aptly capture the energy of the band and 75,000 hometown fans over the course of three memorable nights. The setlists span Pearl Jam's 17-year career, including the band's classics, their rarely-played but oft-requested rarities, and their most-loved cover songs. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Modern Life Is War Set Release

PR reports: Modern Life Is War have completed work on their forthcoming album, Midnight In America, with legendary indie-rock producer J. Robbins (Against Me!, Murder By Death).

The band will be touring this summer with Southern rock/Post-hardcore bands He Is Legend and Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. They will be joined by House of Fools on the first half of the tour, and Paulson on the second.

Expect Modern Life Is War to be carrying a two-song sampler of Midnight In America on the road with them featuring the songs "Stagger Lee" and "The Motorcycle Boy Reigns" from the new album. Midnight In America will be released on August 21st through Equal Vision Records.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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OK Go to iTunes

PR reports: Live From SoHo, a five-song digital EP, that captures OK Go's recent session at the SoHo Apple store in New York City, is now available exclusively at the iTunes store (www.itunes.com). The performance was part of Apple's Live From SoHo series, which has featured such artists as The Decemberists, Pete Yorn, The Cold War Kids, The Rapture and The Good, The Bad + The Queen. The track listing for OK Go's Live From SoHo is as follows: 

1. Here It Goes Again 
2. What To Do 
3. Do What You Want 
4. Don't Bring Me Down (ELO cover) 
5. A Million Ways - Click Here for the Full Story 

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White Stripes: Icky Thump Drives, CD Leak, Pre-order Goodies

PR reports: Icky Thump is available in a new format: Jack and Meg USB drives. (Pictures are attached. If you'd like larger ones, let me know.) Custom created for The White Stripes, each 512-megabyte drive contains a copy of their new album in the Apple Lossless Format. There were only 3,333 of each drive created

The White Stripes web store is now accepting pre-orders for Icky Thump in CD and LP format. For a limited time, orders for the CD will include a free set of 3 button badges. The LP is double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve and is pressed on 180 Gram vinyl and for a limited time will come with a custom peppermint turntable slip mat. There is also a very limited-edition pressing of the "Icky Thump" single on 12-inch 180 gram vinyl with an etching on the B-side. Only 300 were pressed. Limit one per order.

Stream Icky Thump at MTV [see full story link]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Not So Secret McCartney Show

PR reports: Check out Paul McCartney Wednesday night June 13th at the Highline Ballroom in New York City to celebrate the release of his new album 'Memory Almost Full'. 

Limited number of free wristbands are available June 13th from 12.30pm (EDT) at the Highline Ballroom box office only. First come, first serve. Doors for the show open at 7pm.

5 pairs of tickets are to be given away through www.paulmccartney.com - please check the news section for details- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rosetta Finish New CD

PR reports: Philadelphia's acclaimed noise manipulators / Translation Loss Recording artist, Rosetta, have completed their highly anticipated follow up to their 2005 release The Galilean Satellites entitled Wake/Lift! Wake/Lift was co-engineered by Colin Marston of Dysrhythmia / Behold The Arctopus and Matt Weed of Rosetta. Matt Weed of Rosetta explains:

"Wake/Lift is the first that we haven't engineered completely by ourselves, and also our first to analog tape. Colin Marston of Dysrhythmia took care of the drums for us, and we're tracking everything else in our own (Jane Doll) studio. The production has jumped up a few notches since our earlier records --- just due to outside insight, some new gear, and a ton more experience on our part. In the end, it won't sound "slick" because we're not into that, but we are shooting for as much clarity as possible. We want it to have a wide-open quality, but still be dynamic enough to smack people in the face." 

Wake/Lift will see a fall release and be garnished by artwork from the highly praised Philadelphia artist Paul Romano (Mastodon, The Red Chord, A Life Once Lost, etc.) Rosetta's Wake/Lift will be released on CD and Limited Edition Double LP.
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Shaver Gets Spiritual

PR reports: Billy Joe Shaver's been thinking about making a spiritual album for a long time, but like everything in his life, he approaches spirituality on his own terms. "Somebody called this album �honky tonk Gospel,'" Shaver says chuckling. "I kinda like that." Shaver is describing Everybody's Brother, his August 7, 2007 release on Compadre Records, a division of Mathew Knowles' Music World Entertainment. 

Producer John Carter Cash, son of Shaver's pal Johnny Cash, added his own studio polish to the project, while capturing all the rowdy energy of Shaver's live performances. Cash commented: ""Billy Joe Shaver is the last of his breed. Since I was a young child, I have known him, and now having the chance to work with him in the studio as a producer, I have learned his heart. Billy Joe is the kind of man who will go the extra mile for a friend... Give his coat when asked for his shirt. I love Billy Joe, and will always treasure the memories of working with him."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Webcasters Cry Foul Over "Con"promise

PR reports: As a reaction to the outcry of internet radio stations about the recently-proposed royalty rate hike, SoundExchange offered up the Small Webcaster Settlement Act (SWSA) on May 22nd as a cushion for these companies. This supposed act of grace by SoundExchange, the company that collects and distributes royalties from internet radio, would give small internet webcasters three more years before having to pay the increase, while the "bigger" internet stations would still be accountable to shell out their amplified royalty fees in mid-July.

By allowing small internet radio stations until 2010 to pay the more-than-doubled royalty rates, the SWSA would give these companies more time to develop their business. Being that internet radio is very young, it only makes sense; their business plans are immature and their revenue potential is not yet realized. As of now, many internet radio companies are not prepared to pay this inflated amount.

Tom Cheney, owner of idobi Radio, dares to say they never will be.

"Their proposal would only delay the current state of affairs," said Cheney. Idobi Radio, an internet radio station that is well known for shows like Man of the Hour (hosted by Simple Plan's Sebastian Lefebvre and Patrick Langlois of Role Model clothing) and DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show, has been around for eight years and has thousands of devoted listeners.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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