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Drowning Pool Podcast

PR reports: Drowning Pool has just launched their podcast series on iTunes. The band will release a new episode to the podcast every week up to the July 24th release of Full Circle. The podcasts offer their fans a glimpse of never before seen footage of the recording process, interviews, and their USO tour through Iraq and Kuwait. Episode #1 features footage of the band during their stint on the USO tour and the band in the studio writing the new album. Episode #2 tells the story of the band's origin and what life was like when the band got their first record deal.

The podcast is free to download and when you subscribe will automatically download into your iTunes. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Borderline Insanity Warriors

PR reports: Renown southern California hardcore group The Warriors will headline the Borderline Insanity Tour of America beginning June 8. It will serve as a preview to their debut CD release on Victory Records, Genuine Sense Of Outrage. Providing support for The Warriors will be First Blood, Too Pure to Die and Since the Flood.

The Warriors plan on staying on the road well beyond the Borderline Insanity tour. Another U.S. tour with Evergreen terrace is already in the planning stages. Until then, you can catch The Warriors and their Borderline Insanity brethren at the following venues:

Borderline Insanity Tour
6/08 - Lancaster, CA @ Cedar Ceter 
6/09 - Las Vegas, NV @ Leatherneck's 
6/10 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock 
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Silverstein Tracks

PR reports: Silverstein's new CD Arrivals & Departures" will hit stores July 3rd. Here is the tracklisting:

1. Sound of the Sun
2. Bodies and Words
3. If You Could See Into My Soul
4. Worlds Apart
5. My Disaster
6. Still Dreaming
7. The Sand Will Turn To Glass
8. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
9. Vanity and Greed
10. Love With Caution
11. True Romance
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A Day To Forget

PR reports: Neil Westfall, guitarist for Victory Records pop-mosh band, A Day To Remember, wishes Thursday, 5/3 had never happened. The situation is still under investigation but Neil's family home burned down and the family has lost all their possessions. As the band was preparing to leave for their tour later in the week, this occurred and all Neil has is the clothes on his back. If fans and kind hearts want to send him a message of cheer or make a donation to help out with his lose, give him a shout at [email protected] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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New Orleans Benefit

PR reports: New Orleans created American music. Now a group of musicians including the Indigo Girls, OK GO's Damian Kulash, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, San Francisco singer Matt Nathanson and New Orleans' legends Al "Carnival Time" Johnson and Bonearama will help recreate the devastated city by playing a benefit concert to fund housing for the city's struggling musicians and artists. 

It will be a loose and fun show with each artist performing a few songs with many of them sitting in on each other's songs. The full billing will be released closer to the concert, which will take place at Tipitina's Uptown on Sunday, May 27. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Eastern Conference Champion Set Release

PR reports: Eastern Conference Champions have finally announced a release date for their much-anticipated debut full-length, Ameritown - July 17, 2007. Having already gotten a taste for the Pennsylvania trio with their 2006 The Southampton Collection EP and the recent Home Away EP, fans can expect to hear the band's signature elements - distinctive vocals, sinewy basslines and melodic hooks a-plenty all coming together to create a diverse and captivating rock 'n' roll album � ooh yeah!

Catch ECC currently on tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and on Summer dates with Ozma

May
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue *
17 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
18 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground *
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Grand National Soph

PR reports: Recall Records is pleased to announce the highly anticipated release of Grand National's sophomore album A Drink And A Quick Decision. The album will be released in a unique fan-friendly platform format with the digital version available on June 18th and a deluxe CD version available on September 10th. The deluxe CD package will feature bonus tracks and remixes not available on the digital release.

With A Drink And A Quick Decision, Grand National (AKA Rupert Lyddon and Lawrence "La" Rudd) have actually improved upon the masterpiece that was their debut release Kicking The National Habit. The band's debut release drew a cult following around the world and received some of the most positive press imaginable for a new act. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Your Mama Is A Hit

PR reports: Last week, to celebrate the annual Mother's Day holiday, Warner Music Group/Cordless Recordings' artist Kennedy released "Your Mama," the first video from his upcoming debut album "Kennedy For President." The video, an homage to all of the beautiful and alluring mothers everywhere, is currently featured on the home page of YouTube and has drawn over 500,000 plays in the span of 72 hours, good for #1 most watched music video and #2 most watched overall video on the service. The digital-only 2-track audio single "Your Mama" is released today and features the title track and the b-side "Let's Get Def". "Let's Get Def" was featured in "American Pie: The Naked Mile" and has been one of Kennedy's most requested tracks by his online fans. The full length album, "Kennedy For President", will be released later this summer and features 3 tracks produced by the UK Garage veteran and DirtyPop impresario DJ Sticky. There are also tracks produced by up-and-coming UK super-producers Count De Money. Earlier today reporters were allowed to speak to Kennedy at a short press conference. When Kennedy was asked "Who's loving your mama?", he simply replied, "I am!" and then abruptly left the building. 

"Your Mama" video at the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Akercocke Antichrist Censored

PR reports: The forthcoming album from Akercocke, abruptly titled �Antichrist', has run into more controversy. The provocative nature of the record has already led to problems in Ireland, where the band will take part in a live discussion on the �Nolan Live' show on BBC1 Northern Ireland next Wednesday at 10.45pm with members of the Irish Catholic clergy.

Now the album has run into problems in the US, where the pressing plant handling the production of the album, Disc USA, has refused to handle the record due its �anti-Christian' perspective. Commenting on the decision, Akercocke frontman Jason Mendonca stated: "I rather perturbed that in this day and age, the 21st Century, people are so uptight. Whatever happened to freedom of speech and freedom of expression in the alleged democracy of the USA? Censorship is always ugly no matter how you view it. It smacks of fascism to me." [welcome to the 21st century in the US where special interests on both sides would rather silence then debate, just ask Imus] 

Akercocke's �Antichrist' is currently set for May 28 release in UK/Europe, with an American release due on July 17.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Circus Diablo Set Release, Tour

PR reports: KOCH Records' first signing for its new metal division is the Los Angeles based hard rock outfit, Circus Diablo. The band features members past and present from The Cult, Fuel, The Almighty and Camp Freddy. The self-titled debut album will be released on July 3rd, 2007 and features the single, "Loaded."

Circus Diablo is Billy Morrison (vocals), Billy Duffy (lead guitar), Ricky Warwick (guitar), and Brett Scallions (bass), with Charles Ruggiero of Slunt beating the skins live, while Velvet Revolver's Matt Sorum performed all the drum tracks on the album, courtesy of RCA Records. The band hits the road this summer in support of their debut album, with touring plans continuing through 2008. You can catch Circus Diablo at Ozzfest,and at press time the band has confirmed a co-headlining tour with Nick (Queens Of The Stone Age) Oliveri's Mondo Generator.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Stroke 9 Set June Release

PR reports: Stroke 9, the band that made little black backpacks infamous back in the day, are back with more of their brand of sunny, slightly quirky, California rock music. Their new album, "Last Of The International Playboys," is due out on June 5th. The album cover is decorated with drawings created by a friend of the band which pictures the band members jaunty garb. The record follows on the heels of "Café Cuts," the acoustic collection the band released last year on Rock Ridge Music. 

Lead singer Luke Esterkyn is pleased that the band is operating in the indie arena via Rock Ridge Music the past few years and attributes the longevity of the band to "our ability to adapt to a rapidly-changing business. We put out as much music as we can and give away our old stuff on MySpace. It is a scenario that works well for us."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kelly's CD Cheesy Enough For Clive

Contact Music reports: LATEST: KELLY CLARKSON has dismissed reports her new album was panned by record executives, insisting the rumours are unfounded. The singer was alleged to left label bosses at RCA and Sony BMG unimpressed with her latest efforts on forthcoming album My December - but the American Idol star laughed off the claims.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dinosaur Jr. Reunion Tour DVD

PR reports: Dinosaur Jr. documents their epic reunion tour, and the potent performances of those classic songs that first established them as a monumental musical force, in their first ever DVD release. Titled Dinosaur Jr.: Live In the Middle East (Image Entertainment - May 29, 2007), this full length concert DVD was filmed largely at Boston's Middle East, as well as at New York's legendary Irving Plaza and at other shows along the band's December 2005 tour. 

With unfettered access to this famously elusive band, fans can expect one-on-one interviews, behind the scenes going-ons and a full set of performances of Dinosaur Jr. favorites, all recorded along the band's recent reunion tour. The DVD features performance footage of 18 Dinosaur Jr. songs originally recorded on their classic first albums: Dinosaur, You're Living All Over Me and Bug. In addition, Dinosaur Jr.: Live In the Middle East offers the band's 2005 interview at the WXPN's renowned World Café studios, and interview appearances by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Mike Watt, Matt Dillon, and others. The DVD was directed by Gold In Berlin, which is run by Mascis' brother in-law, German filmmaker Phillip Virus. 

Dinosaur Jr. is on tour now. The current list of confirmed dates are at the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Twisted Star Wars Encounter

PR reports: In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars saga, Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French has been interviewed by the mysterious Maul Stanley (a parody hybrid of Star Wars character Darth Maul and Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley). As part of this special week-long event, Maul Stanley has also interviewed members of Poison, Cinderella and Quiet Riot regarding their own unique Star Wars experiences. An excerpt from the Jay Jay French interview follow:

Maul Stanley: What are your memories of the first time seeing a Star Wars movie? - Jay Jay French: I saw the first Star Wars when it came out in 1977 and I saw The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Then in 1983, I was in England with Twisted Sister when I happened to spot an advertisement in the London Times. It was for a special one-time showing of all three Star Wars movies, including the premiere of Return of the Jedi. I don't think I told anybody else in the band about it but since I had nothing else on the schedule for that night, I just headed over to the theater. Miraculously enough, I was able to buy a ticket and walk right in. Even more amazing, everybody in the audience was in costume! It was like I'd walked into a big masquerade party or something. So there I was, sitting in the theater surrounded by all these people dressed up as Star Wars characters, trying to figure out what was going on. Then some other people came out to address the audience, giving speeches and telling us that it was a very special occasion, that we were going to be the first to see the new Star Wars movie, that we were not going to believe our eyes and so on and so forth. 

It was then revealed to us that the Star Wars actors were all in attendance that night! One by one they were introduced, including David Prowse dressed as Darth Vader! He then took off his helmet and said, "I am not James Earl Jones!" It was fantastic. Then to top everything off, George Lucas himself made an appearance! It was all just absolutely incredible. For something I'd heard about completely by accident, it turned out to be an experience I will never, ever forget. That night I got to be a part of something very special in Star Wars history.[see full story for the full interview]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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....Regina Spektor In Store Chicago 5/14/07 Photos

Adam caught up with Regina Spektor as she gave a Performance and CD Signing for Begin to Hope at Borders Books on State Street - Chicago, IL - May 14, 2007 - Check out Live photos from this show
 

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