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 Mike
McCready's Flight to Mars Benefit |
PR reports: Flight to Mars will perform a
special benefit concert for the Northwest Chapter of the Crohn's &
Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) at Seattle's Showbox on Saturday,
April 7th. Local artists The Purrs, North Twin and Jeff Fielder join Flight
to Mars for an evening of music in support of CCFA's continued work toward
finding a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The Showbox's
1,200 capacity will provide an intimate venue for fans and CCFA supporters.
Tickets for this benefit concert are $20 plus applicable service charges
and are on sale now at Ticketmaster outlets. See full story for details
about special ticket packages.
Founded in 2003, Flight to Mars, a tribute
to the 80's rock band UFO, features Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready.
That same year, the yet to be named Flight to Mars lineup played live at
Seattle's Sunset Tavern as part of a surprise encore set after The Rockfords,
McCready's other side project, played the first ever CCFA benefit concert.
Joining McCready in Flight to Mars are friends and local musicians Tim
DiJulio (guitar), Gary Westlake (bass), Kelly Van Camp (drums) and Paul
Passereli (vocals). In 2002 McCready made public his 20-year battle with
Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis and has since been committed to
raising awareness and funding for CCFA. "As a patient living with Crohn's
and colitis, the CCFA has played a huge part in helping me get the support
and information that I need," says McCready. "I'm grateful that my band
mates and friends can support and join me for a night of music and fun
that will help us find a cure for these debilitating diseases."
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| Joy
Electric's Otherly Opus |
PR reports: Longtime Tooth & Nail signees
Joy Electric has announced the title and track listing for its new album,
The Otherly Opus, the fifth and final installment of the Legacy series
of concept albums. "I wanted to do a concept record that was short," says
bandleader Ronnie Martin. "You think �concept', you start thinking ten
minute epics. I said, �no' take all the ideas of that � the overblown vocals,
the bombastic titles � then put it in short songs. I thought it was an
interesting direction to take it."
Those familiar with the earlier recordings
of Joy Electric will be pleased with the first half of The Otherly Opus,
a collection of songs Martin describes as "an escapist magical fantasy
kind of thing, a little on the personal side� and it goes through these
singular topics," while the tracks on the final half "deal with the fall
of Adam and Eve, that antediluvian period of biblical history," explains
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| Guitar
Army 35th Anniversary Edition |
PR reports: The 35th anniversary edition of
GUITAR ARMY from author and 1960s activist John Sinclair, who spearheaded
the cultural revolutionary vanguard White Panther Party and managed the
Detroit rock band MC5, will be released on May Day, 2007. This new expanded
and updated Process Media edition of GUITAR ARMY (publication date May
1, 2007) is packed with 40 previously unreleased period photos, an introduction
by Michael Simmons, and a bonus CD with rare music recordings. Tracks include
music from the MC5 and other Detroit-area bands as well as Black Panther
Chairman Bobby Seale on the White Panthers and previously unreleased White
Panther Party meetings.
"The rock & roll revolution posed a
threat for a few years there," said John Sinclair from his base in Amsterdam.
"But they bought it off, covered up their tracks and pretend it never happened.
They won't even let the MC5 into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! But
you can see and feel it happening in the pages of this 35th anniversary
edition of Guitar Army�that's why I wrote it. The excitement and thrills
of a real rock & roll revolution in progress are still in there."[see
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| Antigama
& Drugs Of Faith Split Cd |
PR reports: Antigama from Warsaw, Poland and
Drugs Of Faith from Virginia, USA team up for a split disc inspired by
the Napalm Death / Coalesce split, In Tongues We Speak. Following in the
footsteps of that bi-national split of grindcore and hardcore, Selfmadegod
Records from Poland is poised to release the Antigama / Drugs Of Faith
split 3"CD on an eager world audience.
The three songs representing Antigama's
share of the CD are the last ones that the band is issuing before the awaited
Relapse debut full-length, Resonance, which, as Relapse describes on its
website, is "certain to drive the listener to frenzied extremes never before
experienced." Antigama turns in two original songs packed full of its trademark
sound and a cover of a classic Goblin song.[see full story for more]-
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| Razorlight
Amends |
PR reports: As a gesture to fans who came
to the Razorlight show at the Mod Club in Toronto on March 1st and found
that it had been cancelled at the last minute, the band have decided they
want to offer four fans the chance to see Razorlight play in London. After
arriving in Toronto in a blizzard and having to pull the show when Johnny
Borrell and Bjorn Agren came down with flu, they wanted to find a way to
make up for the loss of the show. Ticketholders can enter the contest simply
by sending an e-mail to [email protected] and sighting the barcode number
on their ticket (12 digit number, right side of the ticket) along with
full contact information. Anyone who went to the show can in addition post
on myspace. Applications as pairs will also be considered if both people
had Toronto tickets. On Friday March 23rd March the submitted e-mails will
be pooled, and two barcode numbers will be chosen at random. The winners
will be informed that afternoon. So, what exactly will you win? Flights,
and accommodations for 2 nights in London along with tickets to see Razorlight
play at Earls Court on April 8th. Its sold out with 17,000 people so it
will be an amazing night. You'll need passports and to be able to travel
to London leaving April 7 for a couple of days. Razorlight are also going
to try to reschedule the Toronto show as soon as we can.-
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| Future
Rock Harmonized |
PR reports: Harmonized Records proudly announces
the newest addition to their already notable roster, Chicago's own Future
Rock . A follow up to their impressive and well-received debut Sugar Coated
Bullets (2006, self-released), their upcoming Fall 2007 release will mark
the 30th album released by Harmonized Records. The trio's clever fusion
of dance rock with energetic progressive house will definitely make their
sophomore release one to look forward to this fall.
Future Rock had a busy year in 2006, including
performances at the High Sierra and Wakarusa festivals, and most notably,
two sets at Camp Bisco V, where their second set was performed under the
name of "Aphex Rock", and featured the music of Aphex Twin. Coming up on
the horizon, the band will play a hometown show at the Abbey Pub on March
30th. The bill includes Johnny Rabb's BioDiesel (featuring members of the
Disco Biscuits and Brothers Past) and Orchard Lounge. In April, the band
will appear alongside Lotus in Milwaukee and Madison, WI. In May, the band
hits the road for shows on the East coast and Southeast.-
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| Sweet
Green Dreams For Dave Stewart |
PR reports: Musical innovator and creative
entrepreneur, Dave Stewart will release "Go Green," the official Greenpeace
anthem for Earth Day on April 17 via iTunes. Stewart produced, wrote and
performed on the track which features Sarah McLachlan, Annie Lennox, Bonnie
Raitt, Natalie Imbruglia, Imogean Heap, and Nadirah X. "Go Green" is the
first recording produced under Greenpeace Works, a new platform for activism
for the entertainment community, created by Greenpeace. "There are a lot
of people deciding to "go green" these days, which is cool, so we decided
to add our voices to the symphony. We can't have people thinking that going
green is a fad, it's a way of life," said Stewart. "It was either make
this record or climb to the top of the Hollywood sign and paint it green.
That might have to come later."[see full story for more]-
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| Rufus
Wainwright in May |
PR reports: This May 15th, Geffen Records
will issue Rufus Wainwright's new album, Release the Stars, his latest
work since 2004's critically acclaimed Want Two (Geffen). The album introduces
a new collection by Wainwright whom New Music Express hails as "the best
songwriter of his generation." In an effort to continue creating pieces
that the Los Angeles Times calls "demanding and artful," the album features
12 songs that touch on personal, political, and social issues. This is
Wainwright's fifth studio album and his first self-produced effort.
Executive produced by Neil Tennant (Pet
Shop Boys), the album features several guest artists including: Richard
Thompson, Joan Wasser and acclaimed stage and screen actress Siân
Phillips. The album was mixed by Marius DeVries (David Bowie, Bjork, Madonna).-
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| A
Plus Tour |
PR reports: A Plus, who makes up one-fourth
of the seminal hip-hop group, Souls of Mischief, will embark on a 22-date
tour that spans from the South, up the East Coast, and into parts of Canada.
Plee will be touring in support of his debut solo album, My Last Good Deed.
Also touring are A Plus' Souls of Mischief counterparts, Masta Ace, Wordsworth,
DJ Flo Fader, Bukue One, iCON the Mic King, and Zeph & Azeem.
Friday April 13 Nashville, TN @ The Rutledge
Saturday April 14 Atlanta, GA @ A3C Festival
held at The Loft
Sunday April 15 Johnson City, TN @ The
Hideaway
Wednesday April 18 Brooklyn, NY @ Southpaw
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| Dupri
Signs Jagged Edge |
PR reports: It's been reunion after reunion
since Atlanta music mogul Jermaine Dupri assumed the presidency of Island
Records Urban Music last month. First, his new position placed him back
in the offices with Island Def Jam Chairman Antonio "L.A." Reid. When Reid
was running Atlanta's LaFace Records years ago, Dupri produced music for
LaFace acts TLC and Usher.
Now it's just been announced that Dupri
has given Atlanta R&B quartet Jagged Edge a home on his new label.
And as anyone who has followed the group's career knows, it was Dupri who
signed the crooners behind such hit singles as "Let's Get Married" and
"Gotta Be" to their first deal on his So So Def imprint.-
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| Hell
Within Preview |
PR reports: Lifeforce Records is please to
preview the title track from HELL WITHIN's upcoming full length record
"Shadows Of Vanity," available everywhere May 15th, 2007.
This will be the first record to showcase
the arrival of their new drummer Derek Jay after Brian "Bubba" Joyce's
departure late last year. "Shadows Of Vanity" was tracked with longtime
producer John Ellis and diligently mixed by Mark Lewis of Audio Hammer
Studios (TRIVIUM, BURY YOUR DEAD, GOD FORBID) and will be mastered by Tom
Morris @ Morrisound.[see full story for the preview and more info]-
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| Garnett
Silk's Earthday Bash DVD |
PR reports: Earthday Celebration: A Reggae
Tribute To Garnett Silk Live 2003 DVD will be released 5/15/07 by MVD.
This extraordinary footage from Garnett Silk's Earthday Bash 2003 features
Ras Fire, Doniki & Steady Ranks, The Rastareens, Edi Fitzroy, Aaron
Silk, Anthony Cruz, Lehbanculah, Chuck Fendah, Richie Spice, Dj Kentaro,
LMS, Turbulence, Lukie D, Ras Shiloh and Sizzla Kalonji. As one of the
most exciting young talents from the '80s dancehall scene, Garnett Silk
began his career as a child toaster, but ended it as one of Jamaica's most
astonishing singers; with a rich and emotive voice. However, his career
was cut cruelly short by his death in 1994. The Garnett Silk Foundation
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| ALO
Set Release |
PR reports: The sweet smell of success is
already familiar to California-based ALO. Now, the rapturous quartet is
ready to bring it's joyful musical message to a larger audience worldwide.
Roses & Clover is the anticipated follow-up to the band's acclaimed
2006 Brushfire release, Fly Between Falls. Bursting with sun-drenched melodies,
ALO's latest covers a wide range of musical territory; from the reggae-tinged
"Try" to the Ukulele-led funk workout "Plastic Bubble." In stores May 1st.
This year, ALO will start promoting the
songs from Roses & Clover in earnest via several; festival dates, including
stops at Australia's prestigious Byron Bay Bluesfest in April, and a slot
at Kansas' massive jam band extravaganza, the Wakarusa festival, in June.
A headlining U.S. tour will kick off at the famed San Francisco venue The
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| Bleed
The Dream Soph |
PR reports: Southern California's BLEED THE
DREAM will release their second full-length CD KILLER INSIDE April 10 on
Warcon Records. Co-produced by acclaimed producer Garth "GGGarth" Richardson
(Rage Against the Machine, Rise Against, Atreyu), Ben Kaplan and the band--DAVE
AGUILERA (guitar), KEITH THOMPSON (bass and vocals), MARK HOLMES (vocals)
and TOM BREYFOGLE (drums)--KILLER INSIDE features the pulsating rock track
and lead single "Closer." [check out the video at the full story link]
In other news, BLEED THE DREAM is confirmed
to play the entire Vans Warped Tour this summer and will join The Almost,
The Briggs, Meg & Dia and K-OS for the tour's kick-off party on Friday,
April 13 in Los Angeles. Vans Warped Tour dates launch June 28 in San Diego,
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| Night
Kills The Day in April |
PR reports: Night Kills The Day's "The Study
Of Man" comes out on April 10th on Score Records. Night Kills the Day may
not be a band with answers yet, however, THE STUDY OF MAN asserts that
something thrilling happens when this critically acclaimed New York City
quartet joins forces.
Steered by the smashing Pulp-meets-Pumpkins
roar of "Dive", THE STUDY OF MAN has a chameleon-like magic. Produced by
New York legend Joe Blaney (Clash's Combat Rock/ The Beastie Boys/The Ramones)
the band's sound goes well beyond the confines of modern rock.
Night Kills The Day is set to tour the
States with Electric Six. Check out the video for "Dive" at the full story
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Artists fall into certain roles
and can sometimes never rise beyond the stock they were given. Someone
like Lucinda Williams writes and performs simply stunning work that is
always critically acclaimed. Yet it is all the pale copycats that sell
tons of records. (4 stars)
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By the metal gods! The Berzerker
keeps on owning us more and more with every single release! On their latest
offering, Animosity, The Berzerker seemingly amps-up the aggression
level to new heights. - Read
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All-in-all, good stuff. Electric
Needle Room have something for everyone; the quaint independence of indie
cred, the well-produced sheen of radio-friendly pop, the experimental quirk
of legitimate avant-garde sensations- Read
the full Electric Needle Room - Trying to Escape the Bigotry review
At one time in his career Jason
Warner was being groomed to be THE next male Contemporary Christian sensation.
Then deciding to be himself and stop hiding Jason came out.
(4.5 stars)
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