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Tantric Lose Members

TuneLab reports: Tantric members Matt Taul (drums) and Bruce LaFrance (bass) have announced their departure from the band and will now focus on the band Nova Red. Former Fuel drummer Kevin Miller will step in behind the drum kit and Eric Leonheart has been added as their new bassist. The band has also named their new guitarist, Joe Pessia[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Lively Trapt Preview

PR reports: At the end of summer, Trapt will be releasing the album Trapt Live! which will feature the new single "Stay Alive". Check out "Stay Alive" at the full story link. Trapt will head into the studio in July to start work on their next studio album with producer GGGarth Richardson, who co-produced the bands debut album. The band is also putting together a new tour and will hit the road in October. For more info on Trapt and their new live album, check out their Myspace page, www.myspace.com/trapt.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kittie Temp

PR reports: KITTIE regrets to announce that bassist, Trish Doan, will not be performing on their upcoming SWEET REVENGE tour. Standing in for her on the tour will be Jeff Phillips from THINE EYES BLEED. Doan has written a note to fans explaining the hiatus... Dear Kittie Fans,

Due to pressing personal health matters, I must sadly inform you that I will be taking a hiatus from touring with Kittie commencing immediately. With the complete and ongoing support from the band and management it is clear, as unfortunate it is, that these matters be addressed promptly. I want to thank everyone for the tremendous support over these past two years. It has been nothing but an amazing experience so far and this decision has been made to do what is best for everyone. 

Sincerely 

Trish Doan- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Late Night Silverchair

PR reports: Multi-platinum rockers Silverchair--singer/guitarist/songwriter Daniel Johns, drummer Ben Gillies and bassist Chris Joannou-are back and stronger than ever, as evidenced on their fifth album, YOUNG MODERN, due out July 24 on Eleven: a music company, in association with Warner Music Group.

The trio will celebrate the release with performances of the album's explosive first single, "Straight Lines," on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Tuesday, July 10 and "Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" on Thursday, July 12. 

The next day, Silverchair's U.S. headlining tour will launch in San Diego, CA at the House of Blues. Many stops along the tour route are already sold out, including San Francisco (July 17), Portland (July 19), Vancouver (July 21), Atlanta (July 23), Boston (July 29) and Toronto (August 1). WMG labelmates We Are The Fury have been tapped to open all except two of the tour dates (Seattle on July 20 and Vancouver). [see full story for dates and more] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Lou Reed BBC

PR reports: Lou Reed's 'Berlin' is currently taking Europe by storm with some of the best concert reviews of his career. The UK leg of the tour starts on Friday 29th June at the Manchester International Festival, and London Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st. The former Velvet Underground front man is touring his classic 1973 album "Berlin" complete with a 25-piece ensemble including original "Berlin" guitarist Steve Hunter, his core rock band, a string section, horn section and the London Children's Youth Choir.

The 'Berlin' concerts have received standing ovations in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. This is the first and only time Reed will perform "Berlin" in its entirety in the UK. To celebrate this rare concert event, BBC 2 TV will air "Lou Reed: A Culture Show Special, a half hour interview with Lauren Laverne with live concert performance footage from Reed's recent "Berlin" concert in Paris. Footage will also include Reed performing in rehearsals for the tour and contributions from musicians Peter Hook and Antony Hegarty. Lou Reed is also interviewed on Channel 4 News at 12 noon and 7:40pm on Thursday 28th June, and will perform one song from 'Berlin' on BBC Newsnight (BBC 2) at 10:45pm on Friday 29th June.
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Against Me! Behind the Scenes

PR reports: Against Me! have launched the third episode of their "Making of the Record" series on YouTube.com. In the new episode, the band takes you inside their rehearsal space where they put the finishing touches on the new songs before they hit the studio. Against Me! has also released a video for the Butch Vig remix for "White People For Peace." Against Me! will release their new album, New Wave, on July 10th. If you pre-order album now at Interpunk.com or Smartpunk.com you will receive a limited edition 7" of "Thrash Unreal." Watch the video at the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Meat Not Sexy for AFI

PR reports: More than 27,000 young voters have spoken, and actor Kristen Bell and AFI frontman Davey Havok have been crowned the winners of the third annual World's Sexiest Vegetarian contest. The online contest is held by peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization. Bell and Havok narrowly edged out Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy, Greta Salpeter of The Hush Sound, Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars, Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia, and one of last year's winners, actor Natalie Portman. Bell now joins Portman as the only women in the history of the World's Sexiest Vegetarian contests to have won the title in both the peta2 and PETA categories.

Havok started AFI with some high school friends, and the group has put out a steady stream of popular and critically acclaimed albums ever since, culminating in last year's release Decemberunderground. Havok says that going vegan makes the world a better place for animals and humans. "I certainly would encourage anyone to explore a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle .... I think we must begin with the betterment of humanity, which would then naturally result in compassion for animals."

The complete list of vegetarian celebrities who were in the running in this year's poll is available at the full story link. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Nikka Costa Turns LA Purple With Prince

PR reports: Critics darling Nikka Costa joined Prince onstage for the finale of his first 3121 show at the Hollywood Roosevelt on Saturday, June 23. Costa shared the mic with Prince on his anthemic track "Purple Rain," bringing the house down and all its attendees to their feet. The exclusive two hour show kicked off at 1AM and was host to a star-studded crowd including Penelope Cruz, P.Diddy, Nas, Hilary Swank and Erykah Badu and others. Costa was right at home with the evening's swampy, Louisiana tinged funk sounds melding old Hollywood with the South circa the 1940's. Her relationship with Prince dates back to her co-write of his track "Silver Tongue" which became the b-side to his single "Call Your Name." 

Costa is perhaps best known for her radio hits "Everybody Got Their Something" and "Like A Feather." She is no stranger to the music business as she's the daughter of famed arranger/producer Don Costa (Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, Dinah Washington, Tony Bennett) and the goddaughter of the late Frank Sinatra. Her dynamic, sultry and soulful vocals make her a highly regarded and relevant musician. Currently, Costa has recorded a song for a pending Cy Coleman tribute project which also features tracks from Fiona Apple and Elvis Costello amongst others. In addition Costa is writing and preparing to record her 3rd album due out next year.
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A.i. Set Release

PR reports: A.i. will release Sex & Robots online September 11th, 2007 through their own independent record label, A.i. Music. This is the band's second album; their debut Artificial Intelligence, was released in August 2002 through DreamWorks Records. A.i. consists of Nick Young on vocals and guitar, younger brother Zack Young on acoustic and electronic drums, and Milen (Mee-LEN) Kirov on keyboards and synth bass.

" A.i. is first and foremost a rock band," says drummer Zack Young, "but electronic drums and synthesizers are an integral part of our sound." Zack's setup consists of a traditional rock drumset mixed with electronic triggers which allow him to perform live. "We play everything in the moment without using sequencers or backing tracks. That's one of the things that has always made A.i. special."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Monkeys For Nothin and the Chimps For Free

PR reports: After more than 15 years of conveying negative vibes, warning listeners about the dangers of being in a band and lamenting their time in the music industry (case in point: the band's radio hit, "Sell Out"), the members of Southern California ska-punk stalwarts Reel Big Fish want to let the world know of a big change: They're finally happy. Some of that happiness stems from being released from their former label's contract. "We're very happy to be off the major label because they didn't understand us," says front man Aaron Barrett. "They didn't know what to call us, how to market us or who to market us to. They are used to pre-packaged pop and radio-ready rock and I think we were just too weird for them to comprehend. So eventually they just ended up doing nothing." 

Freed from such obligations, Reel Big Fish is finally releasing its first independent studio album since leaving its former label. The self-produced Monkeys For Nothin' And The Chimps For Free finds the members of Reel Big Fish doing things their way. In fact, it features material done their way, from quite a long ways back. "We decided we were going to do a B-sides and rarities thing, but we didn't have anything to release, so we were going to re-record some things that we were going to call B-sides and rarities," explains Barrett. "But then we realized that most of that stuff no one had ever heard, so it wasn't really B-sides and rarities, it was just new songs. But those weren't good enough, so we wrote some new songs that were actually new, and suddenly we're making a new album." 

Monkeys For Nothin and the Chimps For Free Hits stores on 7/10. See the band on the road with Less Than Jake[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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No Hollywood Ending Presale

PR reports: New Jersey hardcore metal rockers No Hollywood Ending have launched a presale for their upcoming sophomore LP, "Everybody's Talking." The album comes out July 17th via No Milk Records, but if you preorder now, you'll receive a free signed poster and personal phone call from the band. Visit www.nomilkrecords.com for details, and check out www.myspace.com/nohollywoodending for No Hollywood Ending's summer tour dates- Click Here for the Full Story 

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ChthoniC is Coming

PR reports: Next week, two albums by Taiwan's premier metal act ChthoniC � dubbed the "Black Sabbath of Asia" by their home country's largest newspaper, and soon to be the first-ever Asian act to take part in Ozzfest � will finally be released in North America. Relentless Recurrence, initially released in 2002, and last year's A Decade On the Throne live double album/DVD will continue the momentum started by the acclaimed Seediq Bale, the group's first American release. 

The music of ChthoniC (pronounced THON-ick) focuses in part on the history of the Taiwanese people. The band has even christened its upcoming international tour � which will commence in suburban Seattle when the group kicks off the summer's first Ozzfest � "UNlimited," in part to protest how the United Nations (UN) limits Taiwan's full participation as an independent country. (Visit www.myspace.com/ChthoniCtw for more on "UNlimited ChthoniC, UNlimited Taiwan.")[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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August Burns Red On the Road

PR reports: August Burns Red are celebrating the Top 100 debut in the Billboard 200 Album charts for their new CD 'Messengers' with a string of summer live appearances. The album's first week sales were strong enough to land the band at No. 81 on the charts the first week in stores and they'll be making more converts on the road at the following stops including a full fledged tour with Evergreen Terrace, The Warriors and Casey Jones:

August Burns Red at Lifest
7/11 � Oshkosh, WI � Sunnyview Fairgrounds

August Burns Red at Sonshine Festival
7/12 � Willmar, MN � Sonshine Festival

August Burns Red with Evergreen Terrace, The Warriors and Casey Jones
7/20 � Atlanta, GA � Masquerade
7/21 � Birmingham, AL � Cave 9
7/22 � Nashville, TN � Rocket Town
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