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 Vengeance
Festival III |
SMN reports: Bands have been announced for
the Vengeance Festival III, which will take place on Saturday, July 21st
at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ:
KULT OV AZAZEL
BLOOD STORM
DECREPIT
ENGORGE
FUNEBRARUM
LEGIONS OF ASTAROTH
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| Aeon
Recording |
SMN reports: Swedish death metallers AEON
have posted the following update:
"We are now gearing up to hit the studio
this weekend to start recording the followup to �05 Unique Leader release
Bleeding the False. 12 new songs of pure hatred is about to be put on tape
and it fells f***ing great. We will be pushing that red button in Empire
Studio for about one month and when that's done, the tracks will be sent
down to the legendary Unisound Studio for some insane mixing and mastering
by Dan Swanö. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Rush
UK |
PR reports: Atlantic Records UK today announced
the Monday April 30th release of RUSH's first new studio album "SNAKES
& ARROWS", plus the announcement of a major October 2007 UK arena tour
(tickets go on sale this Saturday).
The album is the renowned rock trio's first
new collection of original material in nearly five years, and was recorded
during the fall of 2006 by Grammy Award winning record producer Nick Raskulinecz
(Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver) with RUSH co-producing. The first single
taken from the album 'Far Cry' will be available in the UK as a digital
download on Monday April 16th. [see full story for more]-
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| June
Carter Cash Coming Early |
PR reports: Please be advised that the release
date for "Anchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash," has been MOVED
FROM June 19 to its NEW RELEASE DATE of June 5, 2007.
The life of the late country music legend
JUNE CARTER CASH will be celebrated this June 5 with the simultaneous release
of an all-star tribute album as well as an intimate memoir/biography written
by her son, John Carter Cash. The CD, "Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June
Carter Cash," boasts an impressive talent line-up including tracks by Elvis
Costello, Billy Bob Thornton, Emmylou Harris, Carlene Carter and Ronnie
Dunn, and Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson. [see full story for more]-
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| Talking
Lamb |
PR reports: The latest episode of Talking
Metal features and interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted
with Lamb of God bassist John Campbell. Interview topics include Ozzfest
2007, the Grammys, Conan O'Brien, Fangoria Magazine, and the Hellraiser
movie series. Additional podcast topics include Arch Enemy, Peter Criss,
Scott Ian, Battlestar Galactica, Ian Christie, and the new Star Wars R2-D2
mailboxes. The podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.-
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| Ask
The Good, The Bad & The Queen |
PR reports: The band behind the album The
Good, The Bad & The Queen - Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Paul Simonon
and Simon Tong will be answering twenty questions from fans in an exclusive
interview. Fans have one week to submit their questions (closing date 30th
March at 6pm GMT). 20 of the best will be put to the band before their
sold-out show at London's Hammersmith Palais, and the interview will appear
online on the band's official myspace (see full story link) and official
website at a later date.
TO SUBMIT A QUESTION:-
1) Send a message to the band's official
myspace including your question in the message body
or
2) email your question to [email protected]
Please include your NAME and LOCATION (country
and / or state / city) so you get recognition if your question is chosen.
You can submit as many questions as you like - good luck.-
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| Icicles
Arrivals & Departures |
PR reports: Well, "La Ti Da", those hand-sewn
matching-outfit-wearing pop sweethearts The Icicles are back with a brand
new record! Arrivals & Departures clearly shows that the Grand Rapids
band has matured since its last record, A Hundred Patterns. The Icicles'
previous releases have always been undeniably influenced by the late great
girl groups of the sixties, and this holds true for the songs on Arrivals
& Departures. However, as opposed to the tunes on A Hundred Patterns,
which fit more solidly into the "bubblegum" vein of pop, the eleven tracks
on Arrivals & Departures have a whole new layer and depth to them,
which in part is due to the addition of new lead guitarist, Rebecca Rodriguez.
The Icicles swing through a city near you
in April in support of the brand new record (April 10, Microindie Records)
with fellow Fanatic buzz band Casper and The Cookies, who will be fresh
off tour with The Apples in Stereo. [see full story for dates]-
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| The
Gathering In NYC |
PR reports: Dutch rock band THE GATHERING
have announced a special one-off headlining show on May 15th, 2007 at Club
Rebel in NYC. Following the show in New York City, the band will start
a two-week tour with Lacuna Coil/In This Moment/Stolen Babies across North
America. That tour starts May 16th, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The info for the New York City show is
as follows:
Presented by Rocks Off... The Gathering,
Tub Ring, + tba
May 15th, 2007@ REBEL - 251 West 30th Street
(at 8th ave) New York City , New York 10001 $15 advance / $18 at door
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| Chrisopher
Blue Preview |
PR reports: A subdued lullaby to a convoluted
past, room tones' 12 tracks � to be released April 17 - were forged from
Chrisopher Blue's tumultuous life. The album is a slinky affair that illuminates
Blue's cinematic narratives and booze-soaked croon (think a less nicotine-damaged
Mark Lanegan) giving way to slow burning tracks which recall Jeff Buckley
with their rich textures. Lyrics play out against spare piano, drums, upright
bass and guitar effects that unfurl gloriously despite their resigned melancholy.
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| Manson
Says Fur Is Garbage |
PR reports: Stunning Shirley Manson is dressed
to kill in her new ad for peta2. But the Garbage singer is holding a gruesome
accessory�the dead body of a skinned fox�beside the caption "Here's the
Rest of Your Fur Coat." The ad is a dramatic bid to show people that every
fur coat, collar, and cuff is made from many animals who endured tremendous
suffering. The campaign debuts in Manson's hometown of Edinburgh this week,
where hundreds of copies of the hard-hitting ad are being posted throughout
the city. Manson is also sponsoring a "Fur Is Garbage" giveaway at peta2.com,
where visitors can register to win posters of the ad, a signed copy of
Garbage's hit album Bleed Like Me, and a T-shirt autographed by Manson.
Manson also talked about her career and her disdain for fur in an exclusive
interview with peta2, the world's largest youth animal rights organization.
To register for the giveaway and read Manson's interview see the full story
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| Macy
Gray Today |
PR reports: The woman with the most distinctive
voice in music is back with a dynamic new effort that spotlights her classic
pipes in a variety of soulful and stylistic settings. On March 27th Macy
Gray will release her long awaited new album "BIG" on the will.i.am music
group/Geffen Records label. She joins Grammy-winning, platinum superstar
Fergie as the second artist to be released under the will.i.am music group
banner.
Working with a number of producers, including
will.i.am, Ron Fair, Justin Timberlake and newcomers Jared and Whitey,
"BIG" was mostly recorded at The Record Plant in Los Angeles and features
guest artists Fergie, Natalie Cole, Nas, Justin Timberlake and will.i.am.
A complete track listing for "BIG" is: "Finally Made Me Happy," "Shoo Be
Doo," "What I Gotta Do," "One," "Glad You're Here," "Slowly," "Ghetto Love,"
"Okay," "Get Out," "Treat Me Like Your Money", "Everybody," and "Strange
Behavior." [check out "What I Gotta Do" at the full story link]-
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| Hot
Rod Circuit Acoustic |
PR reports: Hot Rod Circuit has recorded an
exclusive acoustic song for ITUNES! Pick up their new record The Underground
Is a Dying Breed starting [Tuesday] on ITUNES and receive a free bonus
acoustic song. That's 14 songs for only 9.99. The new record is also in
stores everywhere tomorrow including FYE, Best Buy and all the indies.-
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| Universities
Deny RIAA |
Techdirt reports: Lately, the RIAA has been
on a high-profile campaign to get college students that the RIAA believes
have been involved in illegal file trading to settle lawsuits against them
at a "discount". As part of this strategy, the company has tried to enlist
universities to help them identify and turn over the names of offending
students. But it's heartening to see that some universities aren't spinelessly
acquiescing to the RIAA's demands. The University of Wisconsin has told
the RIAA that it has no obligation to rat its students out unless it's
compelled to do so by a subpoena. Meanwhile, the University of Nebraska
has told the RIAA that it can't help them identify many of the students
accused of file trading. The school's system changes a computer's IP address
each time its turned on, and it only keeps this information for month.[see
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| Junkie
XL Signs to new EA Label |
PR reports: Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:
ERTS) today announced it has entered into a joint venture with Nettwerk
One Music to form the new full-service music company, Artwerk . The groundbreaking
initiative brings together Nettwerk's management, publishing and digital
delivery expertise with the global marketing power made of EA's blockbuster
games. The Artwerk label will sign and develop both new and established
artists for publishing, master recording and sync deals, as well as digital
and physical distribution. The Los Angeles-based label will be actively
pursuing talent in all parts of the world.
Artwerk also announced it has signed producer
artist Junkie XL, whose tracks recently appeared in the top-selling games,
Madden NFL 07 and Need for Speed Carbon. The label is currently in negotiations
with several other cutting-edge acts that will benefit from the global
impact of EA's in-game exposure and Nettwerk's unmatched Film & TV
sync expertise.
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| Winehouse
Makes Chart History |
PR reports: Amy Winehouse's Back To Black
has been wholeheartedly embraced by U.S. music fans, entering The Billboard
Hot 200 chart at a lofty #7, making her the highest debuting British female
artist in the history of the coveted U.S. albums chart. The feat is made
all the more remarkable when you consider Amy played her first New York
club shows in January of this year. Her recent appearance on The Late Show
With David Lettermen, her American broadcast television debut, and two
completely sold-out, star-studded New York and LA shows have helped establish
the British siren as the hottest new artist in the U.S. [check out the
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The First DVD for The Queers.
Some of the material goes way back (The Queers are celebrating their 25th
anniversary) but the performances were captured at various points between
1993 and 2005. (3 stars)
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Yet another European Opeth clone.
Nahemah sound like a more melodic, upbeat Opeth minus the solos. Their
sophomore/latest album The Second Philosophy features a series of studio
effects commonly found in European metal and its ballads.- Read
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Ragnstam's music is nothing
like that of fellow Swedish pop stars ABBA. This is not your mother's pop
music. He uses varying time signatures, multiple sound and instruments,
and voice overdubbing to create his sound. (3.5 stars)
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