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Bobby |
Jam! reports: Almost as soon he was sprung
from jail by a radio station's money, Bobby Brown and Hot 99.5 FM bailed
on the deal.
The 38-year-old R and B singer spent three
nights in a Massachusetts jail last week for failing to pay child support.
He was released after the station paid the US$19,150 he owed on the condition
that Brown appear on "The Kane Show" for a week� But Brown backed out of
an on-air phone interview with the morning show Friday, saying he hadn't
agreed to be an employee of the station.
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| The
Number Twelve Looks Like You Recording |
Lambgoat reports: The Number Twelve Looks
Like You has been in Seattle as of late recording a new album. Produced
by Casey Bates (Gatsbys American Dream), the effort will be available in
June through Eyeball Records. Commenting on the new album, the band says,
"these songs are ones we all honestly and completely enjoy playing and
sharing with the world." Meanwhile, the group has lined up three new shows[see
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| Blue
Cheer and An Albatross Tour |
Lambgoat reports: Blue Cheer and An Albatross
will tour a portion of the U.S. together in April. More dates will be announced,
but the following have been confirmed:
4/6 Philadelphia, PA @ Northstar
4/7 New York, NY @ Rebel w/ Stephen Brodsky's
Octave Museum
4/8 Boston, MA @ Great Scott w/ dates
w/ Doomriders, Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum
4/9 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
4/10 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees
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| Velvet
Revolver in the Clubs |
Tunelab reports: Velvet Revolver are planning
a club and theatre tour before they head to South American and Europe this
summer. The band will begin a full-scale U.S. tour this fall. [see full
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| The
Problem With Selling Out |
pr-inside reports: GWEN STEFANI was left red-faced
after a planned recording session with hip-hop mogul TIMBALAND ended with
her running out in tears.
The then-pregnant Stefani was completing
her second album THE SWEET ESCAPE before the birth of her son KINGSTON,
and blames her emotionally charged and overtired state for the embarrassing
incident.
She says, "He's (Timbaland) just one of
my favourites but I just couldn't write anything. I'd done three straight
weeks of songwriting and I was tired and burned out.[see full story for
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| Strait
Leads CMAs |
PR reports: Nominations Announced For The
42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music® Awards This morning George Strait
led with eight nominations, including Entertainer of the Year and Top Male
Vocalist. In addition Strait was nominated as artist and producer for both
Album of the Year for It Just Comes Natural and Single Record of the Year
for "Give It Away" along with nods for Song of the Year for "Give It Away"
and Video of the Year for "Seashores of Old Mexico." Strait has previously
won 15 Academy of Country Music Award honors.
Vince Gill and Josh Turner both eceived
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| Diddy
A Flaming Ass? |
PR reports: Sean "Puffy" Combs has been sued
by a man who claims the music mogul "unlawfully attacked, assaulted and
battered" him during a post-Oscar party.
In a lawsuit, filed March 2 in Los Angeles
County Superior Court, Gerald Rechnitzer claims he was at Teddy's nightclub
at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood with his girlfriend after the Academy
Awards. Rechnitzer says that as he was leaving, he stopped in the restroom.
When he came out, he saw that his girlfriend was speaking with Combs, who
was surrounded by his private security detail.
The suit claims "Combs, also known as 'Diddy,'
also known as 'P. Diddy,' also known as 'Puff Daddy,' also known as 'Puffy,'
hereinafter Defendant Combs," suddenly said to the Plaintiff, "What the
f**k you looking at dude?'" Combs then allegedly followed up by yelling,
"I'll smack flames out of your ass!"[see full story for more]-
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| EverBlue
Accolades |
PR reports: Not just another band from L.A.,
with the release of their debut CD, formidable rock group EverBlue , is
about to set the music industry spinning on its ear. Described as, "A sexy,
soulful and emotion filled blend of passionate singing, masterful musicianship,
and memorable songwriting," EverBlue is creating a big buzz amongst the
music community with their special brand of bluesy rock and roll. It's
not easy to find a band as genuine as EverBlue in popular culture these
days when considering all the carefully scripted rises to glory and the
falls that inevitably follow careers built on hype. This California-based
band is poised to go from zero to sixty by virtue of a combination of finger-on-the-pulse
songs, powerful live performances and new metropolitan adult pop sound.
Evidence of the electricity that is surrounding EverBlue, with the release
of their eponymous debut CD, comes with the nomination for three awards
from L.A.'s [throw away] rag, All Access Magazine.[see full story for more]-
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| Mystery
Jets US |
PR reports: The Mystery Jets are proud to
announce the release of their highly anticipated album, ZooTime (Dim Mak:
5/8), available exclusively to US audiences only & filled with an
array of quintessentially British sounds
and stories told in true Mystery Jets fashion; with heart, humor and a
whole lot of London soul
May 28 Toronto, ONT Drake Hotel
May 29 Toronto, ONT Drake Hotel
May 31 Boston, MA Great Scott
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| Generation
Beautiful Debut |
PR reports: Generation Beautiful To Issue
Self-Titled Live Album On Interline Records - April 6th, 2007. Los Angeles-based
rock band, Generation Beautiful, possesses a sound that seems tailor-made
for modern day radio, as evidenced by any number of tracks from their self-titled
live debut album, on Interline Records. The band was formed when Beautiful
Creatures guitarist Anthony Focx began writing music with female singer
Shelby Goff. As the project progressed, lead guitarist Fred Nilsson, drummer
Jerry Vidal, and bassist Jamie Zimlin came aboard with their own, unique
musical backgrounds to complete the dynamic quintet.
The upcoming eight-song release is sure
to please any rock fan. Generation Beautiful's music combines heartfelt
ballads ("Father", "Freedom") with harder hitting rock songs ("Everything",
"This Is Me", and "Rowdy"). The album was recorded live on stage in front
of a high-energy audience, and it faithfully captures the excitement of
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| Virtual
Korn |
PR reports: KoRn has a virtual world up and
running for fans to interact with the band! Watch their MTV unplugged performance,
click the full story link to meet other KoRn fans and enjoy yourselves
in this fully interactive world of KoRn!!- Click
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| Talking
Snot |
PR reports: In this episode, recorded at New
York City's Nolita House, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined
by Talking Metal friends, Jon Simpson and Jerred Matthews. The show features
an interview with former Soulfly/Snot guitarist Mikey Doling of Invitro.
Topics include Snot, Soulfly, Kyle Turley, and Invitro. Additional podcast
topics include Guns N' Roses, Bumblefoot, Van Halen, and Probot. The 60-minute
podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.- Click
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| American
Angel Return |
PR reports: After a 15 year hiatus, American
Angel have returned to deliver a staggering release powered by incomparable
musicianship, distinctive vocals, and the dynamism of Rocco Fury. Vanity
contains 13 tracks of well encompassed hard rock music intertwined with
huge hooks, melodies and unforgettable choruses. Vanity's story delivers
a look back at when music was driven by the image but with today's more
modern style.
American Angel rose to fame in 1989, with
their self titled debut, after signing with Grudge/BMG. The hit single
"How Can I Miss You" was featured on MTV and the video placed into heavy
rotation. American Angel has returned with a vengeance; proving once again
what music is all abou American Angel, to this day, has a tremendous fan
base thus making Vanity a highly anticipated release worldwide. The band
will be embarking on a North American tour in support of Vanity this summer.
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| Joseph
Israel High Times in Texas |
PR reports: Joseph Israel's GONE ARE THE DAYS
hits stores on March 20th. Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, at the fabled
Tuff Gong studios (birthplace of iconic albums by Bob Marley and his sons),
as well as Shaggy's Big Yard Studio, among others. The album features collaborations
with Luciano and Mikey General and mixed by former Bob Marley engineer
Errol Brown.
Joseph will also be at SxSW and performing
at one of the hottest parties of the festival - the High Times' Doobie
Awards, where a Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to the legendary
Willie Nelson! Joseph Israel's performances at SxSW � Mark your calendars![see
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| Shaw/Blades
Rockline |
PR reports: Shaw/Blades (Tommy Shaw of Styx/Damn
Yankees and Jack Blades of Night Ranger/Damn Yankees) will be the featured
guest on the "Rockline" nationally syndicated radio show airing Wednesday,
March 7. They'll be talking about everything happening in their worlds:
their INFLUENCE album, a critically acclaimed collection of classics from
the �60s and �70s which comes out the night before (March 6) on VH1 Classic
Records; and their forthcoming U.S. headlining tour which launches March
16 in Dewey Beach, DE. As an added treat, Tommy and Jack will perform an
acoustic set of songs from INFLUENCE and their respective bands. "Rockline"'s
90-minute live show begins at 8:30pm PT/11:30pm ET. Fans will have the
opportunity to call in with questions for Tommy and Jack at 800 344 ROCK
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| Øya
Fest SxSW |
PR reports: The Øya Festival, Norway's
premiere music festival with over 45,000 attendees each year, is excited
to introduce US ears to three amazing Norwegian bands this March. The bands,
Datarock, The Lionheart Brothers and New Violators, are sure to have the
industry talking with their performance on Thursday, March 15th at SXSW,
the annual music festival in Austin, Texas. Prior to that event, The Lionheart
Brothers and New Violators will make a special pre-SXSW stop in New York
City on Monday, March 12th to wow the crowds at Tonic. [see full story
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This EP shows that maybe the
new album might be worth a listen. They seem to be broadening their sound
and amping up the aggression just a tad bit. Maybe Linkin Park will surprise
all of us staunch metalheads this year.- Read
the full Linkin Park - Underground v6.0 EP review
The new Deerhoof album is one
of the more interesting records of the first months of 2007. Following
on the heels of 2005's The Runners Four, Friend Opportunity continues
Deerhoof's hot streak. (4 stars)
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Margaritaville's chief Parrothead
has returned with a new collection of songs for the musical nomad "Take
the Weather With You". The 14 songs on the album are songs of journeys,
tropical venues, and the life of a nautical nomad. (3 stars)
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The awkward crooning of poorly
double tracked vocals recorded by the worst American Idol reject careen
with the crisp repetition of the same four chords over and over again to
leave the listener feeling like in extra in Bill Murray's Groundhog Day.
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