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Idol Hedging His Bets

PR reports: After surviving last night's elimination, Chris Sligh has officially cracked the top 10 of this season of American Idol. While he is looking to follow in the footsteps of former Idol winners Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, his former band Half Past Forever is looking to capitalize on Chris' sudden fame by looking to win a record deal of their own through Music Nation (www.musicnation.com, an online video music competition that is awarding three contracts with Epic Records. While Chris is on leave from the band, he can be seen singing lead vocals on the bands single "Know" that can be viewed at the full story link Whereas on Idol, Chris has to deal with Randy, Simon and Paula on Music Nation, Half Past Forever is being judged in the rock genre by Joel and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte and Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson.

So will it be Chris Sligh or his former band Half Past Forever walking away with a recording contract and the chance of a lifetime? Chris appears to be hedging his bets as according to the American Idol official site he says he'll "travel with his band" if he doesn't make it on Idol.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Nielsen SoundScan's 2007 "At A Glance"

PR reports: In 2007, Nielsen SoundScan has tracked more individual music purchases than ever in its history (YTD). Overall Consumer Music Purchase Decisions are up 19% (including all Album & individual Digital Track sales).

Consumers have made more than 46 million additional music purchase decisions this year than last year. 
-288 million individual Digital Tracks vs. 242 million at this time last year.
- 99 million Albums vs. 119 million at the same time last year.

Overall Album purchases, including Track Equivalent Albums (total # of Digital track purchases divided by 10, in order to provide a like-for-like comparison with traditional Album purchases), are down 10% this year. 
2007: 118 million
2006: 131 million
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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McMurtry the Biggest Agitator

PR reports: The awards continue to pile up for roots rocker James McMurtry. McMurtry, the 2006 winner of the Americana Music Association's Song and Album of there year, has just been awarded Esquire's 2007 Esky Award for "Biggest Agitator" in the April issue of the magazine. The "Agitator" tag refers to McMurtry's recent musical commentaries on the current state of the union � "We Can't Make It Here" and "God Bless America." The annual Esky Awards recognize musical achievement in areas that aren't explored by typical music awards. The award itself features a mustachioed little man holding up the rock �n' roll hand sign. Other winners of a 2007 Esky include LCD Soundsystem for "Best Soundtrack for Getting Off Your Ass" and Cold War Kids' Matt Maust for "Best Advertisement for Indie Rock Medical Insurance." Esquire Magazine has a circulation of over 700,000. See the full list of winners at the full story link.

In addition to his Esky, McMurtry was elected into the Austin Chronicle Music Poll Hall of Fame at the Austin Music Awards. The Awards were held last week in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Music Conference. The rest of inductees included Paul Ray (of the Cobras), Lucinda Williams, Scratch Acid, Patrice Pike, DJ Casanova, Blues Boy Hubbard and Ernie Mae Miller.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Floyd, Mott and Leonard Under Review

PR reports: The latest in the MVD Under Review series will hit stores on April 24th and includes DVD docs about Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd and Mott The Hoople. Here is a little info on each release: 

Leonard Cohen - Under Review 1935 -1977 is a 90-minute documentary film which reviews the poetry, music, performances, and career of one of contemporary Americas greatest artists. Features include musical performances of Leonard Cohen reviewed by our team of esteemed experts, obscure footage, rare interviews, and scarcely seen photographs of and with Leonard and review, comment, criticism and insight from; official Cohen biographer, Ira Nadel; Leonards regular guitarist and band leader, Ron Cornelius; producer on the New Skin For The Old Ceremony and New Positions albums, John Lissauer, Cohens backing vocalist, Ronee Blakley and many more. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Aasim Go

PR reports: Here is the latest from Diddy's lab, Aasim is a lyrically gifted Queens bred MC that will be crashing the party hard this year....he's currently opening up for Snoop and Diddy on their European tour......here is a track called "Go" for you to wet your users whistles! - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Lou Reed Adds UK Date

PR reports: Lou Reed has just added a third UK show to his 'Berlin' 2007 European tour. His first date, in the UK, will now be at the Manchester International Festival on Friday 29th June, followed by two nights at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 30th June & 1st July.

Lou Reed will be performing his 1973 landmark album Berlin, in its entirety. These rare European concerts will see Reed performing with a 30-piece ensemble including his band, a string and horn section, and a children's choir.
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The Mother Hips Set Release

PR reports: Kiss the Crystal Flake, the new studio album by California's The Mother Hips, will be released April 3 on New York based-indie Camera Records. It is the follow up to the acclaimed Red Tandy EP (Camera Records, 2005) and the first full album for The Hips since 2001's Green Hills of the Earth. Featuring 12 new songs Kiss The Crystal Flake reintroduces the world to The Mother Hips' own brand of California rock, blending a natural psychedelia with their own 21st century musicianship and songwriting. It is produced by The Mother Hips with Badman Recording Co. founder Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek, Call and Response, Erlend Oye.)[see full story for tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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K Fed's Pay Day

PR reports: News reports are circulating that Kevin Federline will score $19 million in his divorce with Britney. Hardy har har. TMZ knows the real deal -- and Kevin isn't getting anywhere near 19. The real story -- put a decimal point between the 1 and the 9 and then reduce it significantly. 

As for why K-Fed isn't in a position to bargain -- Britney's disso-queen lawyer, Laura Wasser, drafted an airtight prenup before the marriage. Kevin will end up pocketing around a mil.

The divorce is winding its way to a quick end. Britney and Kevin are getting along, and they have agreed in principle to a custody arrangement. As TMZ first reported, there will be a 50/50 custody split for now, but in the long run, Britney will get primary custody.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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We Are The Fury Bowling

PR reports: We Are The Fury's debut full length VENUS is set for a May 22nd release on Unborn Media/East West - The band just finished ripping apart SXSW, playing about three shows a day down in Austin. The first single off of VENUS is called "Now You Know" and you can check out a clip from the video which stars SUPERMODELS Fargo & Natalie from the first season of Janice Dickinson's Modeling Agency - If hot chicks dancing around to a hot Rock 'N Roll band is your thing, which it absolutely should be, then you'll dig WaTF and their new video at the full story link.

We Are The Fury will be playing live on national TV this weekend - That's right, they'll be playing the PBA World Bowling Championships in Grand Rapids, MI this weekend which ESPN will broadcast live this Sunday, March 25th. WaTF will be playing to open the show, in/out of all the commercials and they'll be introducing the bowlers by playing riff or two. The band will also be playing the Denny's All American High School Bowling Championships this weekend which will air on ESPN on April 22nd. 
- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Indy 500 Saliva

PR reports: Saliva has announced a handful of new dates on their current tour. The final date on the tour will be in Indianapolis at the Indy 500 "Fast Friday" kick off event. In other Saliva news "Ladies and Gentlemen" has been selected as the official song for WWE's Wrestlemania 23. 

Saliva Tour
April 7 Classic Amphitheater - Richmond, VA 
April 8 Hooligans - Jacksonville, NC 
April 10 Amos Southend � Charlotte, NC 
April 11 Cannery Ballroom - Nashville 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Chicken Wings For Hudson

PR reports: TMZ has learned Jennifer Hudson was drop-kicked by Starbucks after her agent made some crazy demands over a performance -- but Jennifer could be the victim.

Sources say Hudson was slated to perform yesterday at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting in Seattle. But then the demands started. Among them -- five town cars for herself, hair and makeup artists, security and her assistant. But wait, there's more. Humidifiers were part of the backstage demands. But the final straw came when Hudson's William Morris agent notified Starbucks: Hudson would need baked CHICKEN WINGS at 10:00 AM. 

We're told at that point, Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz had enough and pulled the plug because he didn't like the way the agent was dealing with his people. [but it's not all that cut and dry, see full story for more] 
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Boost Mobile RockCorps Bay Area Event

PR reports: Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC), the national youth volunteerism movement that has motivated more than 16,000 young people to get involved and help their communities, today announced that platinum recording artist recording artists Keyshia Cole and Bay-area rap legend EA Ski are to perform at this year's BMRC concert event at San Francisco's "The Grand" at The Regency Center on April 9 in celebration and reward the hard-working local youth who have volunteered four hours of community service in Oakland through BMRC to earn tickets to this ultra-exclusive event.

RockCorps, an organization harnessing the power of music to inspire volunteerism, and Boost Mobile, a wireless telecommunications brand dedicated to boosting the lives of today's youth, continue their highly successful partnership for the third year in a row. BMRC exposes young people to simple and fun ways they can proactively contribute to their neighborhoods and positively transform society. Combining the power of music, community and volunteerism, Boost Mobile RockCorps will offer entrance to this summer's most popular concerts for which the only way in is to earn tickets by contributing four hours of volunteer service.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kaiser Chiefs Are Coming

PR reports: The Kaiser Chiefs have already enjoyed an #1 album and single in the UK and now it's America's turn! The Kaisers' sophomore release Yours Truly, Angry Mob is released next Tuesday, March 27th, and after storming the UK charts the boys are all set to do the same in the US. The Kaiser Chiefs are also preparing to kick off their US tour. Starting in Philadelphia, the band will wind their way across the country until they arrive in California for the Coachella festival.

April 
6 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory 
7 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 
9 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom 
12 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom 
17 Montreal, QUE - Spectrum 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dollyrots Dates

PR reports: The Dollyrots on tour

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24--San Francisco --Bottom Of The Hill
25--Zephyr Lounge - Reno, NV
26--Salt Lake City--Burts Tiki Lounge
27--Denver-- Bluebird Theater 
28--Omaha-- The Waiting Room
30--Des Moines--Vaudeville Mews
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Mower Western US Tour

PR reports: San Diego, CA based Mower have announced some more headlining dates in support of their sophomore album album, "Not For You." The band will be embarking on a quick run on the West Coast before heading out on the Scratch 'N' Sniff Radio tour in early May.

April 01, 2007 Tacoma, WA - The 54
April 02, 2007 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
April 03, 2007 Spokane, WA - The Boulevard
April 04, 2007 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
April 06, 2007 Salt Lake City, UT
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Bobby Lee Rodgers & The CodeTalkers Tour

PR reports: Rock & roll needs fresh blood to thrive, and it's rarely had a more exuberant, beautifully crafted infusion than Bobby Lee Rodgers & The CodeTalkers, a fiery trio that taps into the primal mojo of '50s pioneers embellished with the captivating twists & turns of hard electric blues, Muscle Shoals soul, fleet fingered acoustic picking, and huge scale epic rock. Bobby Lee Rodgers & The CodeTalkers hit the road this spring on a run of shows dubbed the "Galaxy Girl Tour." The band's recently recorded new single, "Galaxy Girl," will be included in the band's next studio release, slated to hit streets in Fall 2007.

April 6 Crossroads Huntsville AL 
April 7 Locos Savannah GA 
April 11 The Nick Birmingham AL 
April 12 Martin's Jackson MS 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ari Hest Release Set

PR reports: Red Ink/Columbia Records will release The Break-In, the avidly-anticipated new album from acclaimed Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Ari Hest, on Tuesday, May 1.

Upcoming Tour Dates (supporting Brandi Carlile):

April 12 Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas 
April 13 New Orleans, LA The Parish at House of Blues 
April 16 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay 
April 17 Nashville, TN Belcourt Theater 
April 18 Memphis, TN Newby's 
April 19 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Today's Reviews

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....Shadows Fall Interview

Mark Hensch caught up with Shadows Fall guitarist/backing vocalist Matt Bachand on Wednesday night to discuss a variety of topics including the band's major label debut, touring, how they have managed to stand out in the current metal scene and more. Here is their conversation - Read the full Shadows Fall Interview review
 

....Legends MorleyView: Grace Slick<

What do you say to a legend?... Talking with Grace is like having lunch at one of those buffets where the food is paraded in front of you. You get a bit of this and a bit of that. While we talked about her art and how she got started, we also touched on a pile of other subjects.- Read the full Grace Slick MorleyView
 

....Makahiya - Attack of the Bridgeport Shaman

If you appreciate inherently original music with a heavy yet inviting sense, Makahiya is the band for you. Here's hoping they get a chance to blow an increasing number of minds in the years to come with later releases.- Read the full Makahiya - Attack of the Bridgeport Shaman review
 

....Jay Bennett - The Magnificent Defeat

Jay Bennett is a dabbler. So much so, that, at times, he makes Beck sound simple. The Magnificent Defeat reveals a singer who sounds like a variety of others: Tom Petty, Mojo Nixon, Roger McGuinn, and Elvis Costello.- Read the full Jay Bennett - The Magnificent Defeat review
 
 
 

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