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 American
Head Charge Tour |
SMN reports: AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE will return
to the road in 2007 a month after they release their first ever DVD on
April 3 through Nitrus Records, titled "Can't Stop The Machine". The band
has announced the following tour dates, with more expected to be announced
next week:
May 5 - Minneapolis, NM @ First Avenue
May 8 - Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
May 9 - St Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
May 11 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 15 - St Petersburg, FL @ St Theater
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| Many
Flaws |
TuneLab reports: In a recent interview with
The All Knowing Force, Flaw front-man Chris Volz stated that former Fuse
VJ Mistress Juliya as the cause of the bands breakup in 2004. Volz claims
Juliya brainwashed former bassist Ryan Juhrs by introducing him to his
idols which lead to the split.
Juliya called into the show on March 13th,
along with Juhrs current band-mates in Black Market Hero, where she stated
that Volz comments were drug and alcohol induced and accused him of being
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| Alkaline
Trio Warped |
punkbands reports: Alkaline Trio have announced
their Warped Tour dates this summer. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Warped Tour Dates:
07/28 Chicago, IL
07/29 Minneapolis, MN
07/31 Milwaukee, WI
08/01 Cincinnati, OH
08/02 Cleveland, OH
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| Toasters
25th Anniversary Tour |
punkbands reports: The Toasters have been
around since 1981 and will undertake their 25th Year Anniversary Tour In
2007. Formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan they traded punches with
the best of them at the legendary CBGB's Club (RIP) on the Bowery.
Confirmed dates are as follows:
Sun 04/15/07 Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
Mon 04/16/07 Manor, TX The Oaks
Tue 04/17/07 Dallas, TX Club DaDa
Wed 04/18/07 El Paso, TX House Of Rock
N Roll
Thu 04/19/07 San Antonio, TX The Sanctuary
Fri 04/20/07 Corpus Christi, TX Executive
Surf Club
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| Dead
Kennedys Respond to Jello |
punkbands reports: The Dead Kennedys have
released a statement responding to former frontman Jello Biafra. Last week
Jello criticized his former bandmates for licensing their classic song,
"Too Drunk to F**k" to the upcoming Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez
double feature Grindhouse. The band's stern response also urges Biafra
to donate his portion of the proceeds to charity:
"Another year, another misleading public
claim by the ever striving for attention Jello Biafra. While we would have
preferred not to jump back into the fray, we felt it was warranted to make
a public response due to Jello publicly giving away key scene points and
false information for a movie that Tarantino's fans are eagerly awaiting.
In his statement, he included the preteen daughter of one of the other
band members. His public comments show that he is more interested in casting
himself as a martyr rather than having any regard for women's or children's
rights. It also shows that he has no regard for the safety of a child.
As usual, it's all about Jello�." [see full story for more]
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| Extreme
Corporate Punishment Pain Principle |
PR reports: Corporate Punishment has joined
forces with Ruins of Old Management's James and Shelley McComas to form
Diabolus Music, a new imprint specializing in extreme Metal and Hardcore.
The first releases from Diabolus Music/Corporate
Punishment Records will be Waiting for the Flies, the Erik Rutan (Cannibal
Corpse, Goatwhore) produced national debut from Florida underground favorites
Pain Principle (ex-Andrew WK), in stores May 15th, and a re-recorded version
of Years of Fire's (ex-Chimaira, Ringworm, Ascension) Visceral Departure
(originally released on Thorp Records), in stores in July.-
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| Judas
Talking |
PR reports: In the latest episode of Talking
Metal, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with legendary guitarist
K.K. Downing of Judas Priest. Interview topics include the K.K. Downing
Steel Mill, Judas Priest, Violent Storm, Mick Cervino, Gibson Guitars,
and VH1 Rock Honors. Additional podcast topics include Guns N' Roses, Tim
"Ripper" Owens, Heaven and Hell, Ian Christie, Scott Ian, and Battlestar
Galactica. The 45-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.-
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| Henry
Rollins Show Returns |
PR reports: Independent Film Channel (IFC)
is set to launch the second season of its cutting edge series, The Henry
Rollins Show. This season marks an eclectic line-up of guests ranging from
William Shatner to Marilyn Manson, and provides viewers with a unique environment
for electrifying musical performances ranging from The Stooges to Peaches
television debut. In addition, the new season kicks off with the television
event, Henry Rollins: Uncut From Israel on Friday, April 13 at 9:30pm ET.
This 90-minute special was taped during Rollins' recent trip to Israel
where he performed two nights in Tel Aviv. The Henry Rollins Show airs
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| The
F**king Champ Makes Nice |
PR reports: The freakbeat power-pop trio The
Makes Nice, the group led by Josh Smith, founding guitarist of Drag City
"instrumetal" act The F**king Champs, continues to prove the truth of its
name with the announcement that it will play the 10th Anniversary party
for Frenetic Records, the label that released both The Makes Nice's debut
album Candy Wrapper & Twelve Other Songs and the F**king Champs double
album debut ten years ago. The label celebrates its storied history of
esoteric and genre-shattering rock on April 7th at Bottom of the Hill in
San Francisco.
Josh Smith, the unassuming (an unassumingly
named) former guitarist and co-founder of Bay Area rock faves The F**king
Champs and latter-day Drunk Horse axeman, hung up his heavy rock handle
in early 2004, looking to start something refreshing and new. Taking cues
from the pop melodies and harmonies of The Zombies, ABBA and Brian Wilson,
Smith wanted to fuse that sound to the rollicking rhythms of 60's era R&B
along the lines of the 1966 incarnation of Gatemouth Brown's Beat Boys
with Freddie King. The guitarist joined up with drummer Jack Matthew and
bassist Aaron Burnham to form The Makes Nice. [click the full story to
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| Ray
J Porn Deal |
TMZ reports: Kim Kardashian wasn't the only
person who enjoyed Ray J's X-rated stylings. TMZ has learned that Brandy's
little bro has been offered a four-picture deal by the adult entertainment
company releasing the upcoming Ray J / K-Dash messterpiece ... however,
the deal wouldn't require Ray J to drop his drawers, at least on camera.
Vivid Entertainment claims that they're
after Ray J to direct ... and that the rapper is actually entertaining
the offer. Ray could be the next Steven Squealberg or M.Night Shymalan-a-ding-dong!
Company CEO Steven Hirsh tells TMZ, "Our
first conversations were very uncomfortable, but after continuing to talk,
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| Martino
Conspiracy Release Party |
PR reports: Chicago's pop/rock/AAA band Martino
Conspiracy is set to celebrate a soft release of their Gladius/Aspirion
Records CD "Hope in Isolation" with a concert at a club that Milwaukee
made famous - The Rave/Eagles Club - on Sunday, April 1st. Martino Conspiracy
has landed an esteemed performance slot at the pre-show for Mat Kearney,
The Feeling & Rocco Deluca & The Burden on the VH1 You Oughta Know
Tour. The show is all ages with tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.com
and at The Rave Box Office - 414/342-RAVE, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Showtime is 8PM. Doors open at 7PM.- Click
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| KissaneTube |
PR reports: Matt Kissane's early video clips
surface on Youtube, including vintage footage with Lemmy from Motorhead,
comic Jeff Garlin, VH-1 music vid, and classic kids show spoof. If you
ask Matt Kissane what some of his favorite memories of being an independent
producer/host/actor/director, he'd probably say "Working for free has always
been a hobby of mine. Most of my best stuff was done in haste and by mistake."
Kissane goes onto say, "Of course lately people have been paying me something
for my work, but it took a while." Kissane now 41, has worked in all aspects
of the film and TV production field, including cameraman, editor, director,
writer, producer, and or course actor. "It's good to get to know all areas
of production, that way you can relate to every person on a crew." These
days you can see Kissane's earlier work from several cable programs he
worked on throughout the 90's. He recently uploaded close to twenty clips
on Youtube.com including commercial parodies, interviews with rock stars
like Chip Z'Nuff and Lemmy Kilmeister and some comedy skits from his days
on a sketch series entitled "The Loser Club". "Those are really funny clips,
most were shot on an old 3/4 inch camera and actually held up pretty well
considering they have been in boxes in my basement for over a decade. I
wasn't sure what type of shape they'd be in, but they weren't too bad."
One video called "The Bingo Fun Club" was shown in 2001 at the Chicago
Short Comedy Video and Film Festival, "That one" says Kissane "Is a true
classic." The video stars Kissane himself along with fellow comedians Mike
Toomey, Tim Walkoe and "Meet The Parents" creator Greg Glienna.
Other so called "Classics" include a music
video Kissane directed that aired on VH-1, an interview with Jeff Garlin,
Kissane's impersonations of David Letterman and Howard Stern and his commercial
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While you were probably drinking
green beer on St Paddy's Day, Mark Hensch was checking out a show with
Lamb of God, Machine Head, Gojira, and Trivium. Before the show, Mark sat
down with Lamb of God's Willie Addler. Here is their conversation.
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"Gone Are the Days" is a great
release that will please any reggae fan. Israel has a really ear-friendly
voice and the material is up with there with most top contemporary reggae
releases. (4 stars)
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If Korn and Machine Head decided
to make a baby, The Burning Red would be the foul offspring. Everything
from the easy guitar playing to the deep distortion to the rapping vocals
to the angst-y lyrics plague this record from start to finish.- Read
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Josh Groban presents an album
of music that transcends the language barrier, an understanding of the
words is not required, only a great appreciation for the music.
(4 stars)
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