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Own A One of Kind Gibson

PR reports: Gibson Guitartown London, the capital's hottest free summer public exhibition is proud to announce that all 60 featured one off hand painted and signed guitars are now available to bid online at Ebay and on Tuesday 20th November at a Live Auction Event at the Indigo 2 at the O2. 

Some of the guitars available to bid include signed guitars by Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne, James Blunt, amongst others. Tables are available to purchase on the night. A limited edition catalogue for the event is on sale at £25 each from Julians Auctions.

"These Gibson guitars are one of a kind works of art. The craftsman ship along with the musician's association will make them highly sought after by guitar collectors and art aficionado's" - Darren Julien, President/CEO of Julien's Auctions

"Gibson has done a great deal in establishing the electric guitar as the cultural icon it has become over the last half century, and there's nothing quite like a collection of custom-painted 10 foot Les Pauls and SGs to remind you of that. Essential viewing for any guitar enthusiast." - Mick Taylor Editor, Guitarist- To bid for your favorite Gibson guitar or to pre-order an auction catalogue please visit: 

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Tori Chat and Bootlegs

PR reports: Tori Amos will be logging onto www.toriamos.com for a video chat to answer your questions this Thursday, October 11 at noon ET/9am PT. The chat will last approximately 20 minutes, so don't be late!

Upcoming Tori Amos Bootlegs: We are very excited to announce that many of the shows on Tori's Fall "American Doll Posse Tour" will be available online for digital download within a few hours of each show's completion. Stay tuned to www.toriamos.com for details. 

Additional Shows Added To Upcoming Tour- info on those

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Van Hunt Preview

PR reports: Grammy-winning artist Van Hunt will preview material from his upcoming album, Popular - in stores January 15, 2008 - when he opens for Meshell Ndegeocello this month and during a series of headlining shows in New York, Los Angeles and London later this year.

Fans can download album opener "turn my tv on" at Hunt's new website and those who'd like to demonstrate how they turn their tv on are invited to make and post a video on youtube.com by November 27, 2007. The winner of the international "turn my tv on" video contest will receive tickets and backstage passes to a Van Hunt concert. For official rules and details on other prizes, visit: http://www.vanhunt.com

Tour dates 
10/15 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre 
10/16 San Diego, CA Belly Up
10/18 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre- more dates

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Lily Allan Dumps Management

CMJ reports: It's been a tough couple months for Miss Allen. After being forced to cancel an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas when US authorities revoked her visa, Billboard reports that the 22-year-old singer, apparently not Alright, Still, has parted ways with Empire Management. 

The singer reportedly blames the company for the incident back in September, which forced her to cancel a number of additional tour dates in the US.- more on this story

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Matchbox Twenty Still Mainstream

PR reports: "EXILE ON MAINSTREAM," the much-anticipated new album from Melisma/Atlantic recording group MATCHBOX TWENTY, has debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, while also premiering at #1 on SoundScan's Current Alternative Albums chart. 

With 131,000 sold, this marks the biggest first week of the year for a greatest hits collection. The #3 premiere also matches the group's previous highest Billboard 200 debut, 2000's "MAD SEASON." MATCHBOX TWENTY is also seeing tremendous success in Australia, where the album debuted in the #1 spot. 

A look back and a look ahead, "EXILE ON MAINSTREAM", the first album from the group in five years, combines a six-track EP of new songs, produced by Grammy winner Steve Lillywhite, with a retrospective of the band's greatest hits culled from their previous three albums, which were produced by Matt Serletic. The album's first single, "How Far We've Come," is the #1 Most Played Video this week on VH1.- more on this story

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Atomic Brother Set Release

PR reports: On Election Day, November 6, 2007, the New York City-based Atomic Brother will release the follow-up to the band's 2004 release Elected, with their latest album, See Me Comin'.

See Me Comin' is Atomic Brother's first full-length album and is a collection of 12 original songs. While mainly a hard-rock album, listeners are often surprised at the wide range of styles found on See Me Comin'. After the heavy riffs in "Not My Fault" and the title track "See Me Comin'," it's refreshing to find that the band is also capable of playing punk rock tunes like "Employee of the Month," and even slower ballads such as "Home in the Sky" and the Spanish-feeling "Never Home." With See Me Comin', Atomic Brother decided to focus more on writing good music and less on a particular genre. According to bassist Gnolfo, they were "tired of hearing bands both live and on CD that sound the same from start to finish," so they decided to focus more on writing good music and less on keeping it within a particular genre. "If it sounds good and we both like it," stated guitarist/vocalist Melillo, "we'll use it. Period. A good song is a 
good song." In his review of See Me Comin', Robert Pally of Swissrecords.ch certifies that, "Atomic Brother can certainly write powerful songs," and according to Jon Worley of Aiding and Abetting, "these boys do rock."- more on this story

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Fozzy Deluxe

Metal Underground reports: FOZZY have issued the following update: "For a limited time we are offering a special combo package featuring FOZZY's debut DVD Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown along with the critically acclaimed, all-original CD All That Remains for an unbelievable price. 

Each pacakage includes: The DVD featuring the Fozzy short film Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown and over two hours of additional materials

A copy of Fozzy's critically acclaimed CD All That Remains. One of two Fozzy band member guitar picks (The Duke or Chris Jericho - chosen at random) - more on this story

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The Harlem Experiment On Oct 30th

PR reports: On October 30, indie label Ropeadope will release 'The Harlem Experiment,' the third installment in their city "experiment" series. The "experiment" albums are jazz-inspired collaborations by well-known local musicians who set out to capture the sound and spirit of their hometowns. 

The first two in the series focus on Philadelphia (music provided by ?uestlove Ahmir Thompson, Christian McBride, and Uri Cane) and Detroit (featuring Regina Carter, Marcus Belgrave, Bennie Maupin and others). So why Harlem? According to label president Andy Blackman Hurwitz: "The history, the present and the future. We look to Harlem as ground zero for all that is modern day 'American' music - whether you call it jazz, R&B, hip-hop or rock, all of it passed through the neighborhood's gates."

'The Harlem Experiment' takes on the melting pot identity of Harlem, from the early Jewish enclaves to the epicenter of African-American culture to the Latin legacy of Spanish Harlem titans like Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri.- more on this story

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Loreena McKennitt US Tour

PR reports: Loreena McKennitt and her global village of supporting musicians have begun an autumn US tour, which commenced October 5 in Denver. The American tour, in support of studio recording An Ancient Muse and recent DVD/CD release Nights from the Alhambra, comprises 17 dates and will take Loreena into a number of markets she has not visited since 1998. 

Loreena's fellow musicians on this tour are Tal Bergman (drums and percussion), Ben Grossman (hurdy-gurdy and percussion), Brian Hughes (guitars, oud, Celtic bouzouki), Tim Landers (bass), Caroline Lavelle (cello), Rick Lazar (percussion), Hugh Marsh (violin), Donald Quan (viola, keyboards, tabla and accordion) and Stratis Psaradellis (lyra and Greek lute).

Concert goers can expect to hear highlights from An Ancient Muse along with much-loved favourites from across Loreena's recording career.- more including dates

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Finger Eleven Cellular Success

PR reports: Finger Eleven's fourth album on Wind-up Records THEM VS. YOU VS. ME has delivered the band's second crossover hit with "Paralyzer." The song achieved the number one position on the Alternative, Active and Mainstream Rock charts. Subsequently, "Paralyzer" has crossed over to CHR, where it stands at 22 this week, and is a hit at HAC, where it continues to move towards the top ten at 16 with a bullet.

In a market where ringtone and ringback tone success is heavily owned by the urban worlds of rap and hip-hop, the song is an example of where the mobile and on-line space can help propel the rock genre. An early indicator of the enormity of the song's popularity came via Verizon Wireless shortly after the company entered into a distribution deal with Wind-up Records. - more on this story

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Dewey Decimal Music From SNMNMNM

PR reports: SNMNMNM's fourth album marks a milestone for a band who has always tried to create smart pop music that rocks. In 1997, tuba player Mark and songwriter Seamus were frustrated with unsuccessful attempts to start a band at music school - it seemed impossible. But, with the addition of Matt on drums and guitarist Matt, SNMNMNM (the name meaning Seamus n' Mark n' Matt n' Matt) was complete. 

How does a band with a tuba and such a ridiculous name make it this far? Never being a "buzz" band, SNMNMNM has built a cult following one fan at time converting even the most die-hard skeptics. The misconceptions about SNMNMNM are few, such as the notion that Mark's amplified tuba is the band's "gimmick." Yes, it's hard to miss a big shiny brass object when it's put in front of you, but it works!

The first single from SNMNMNM's upcoming fourth album Crawl Inside Your Head, "Addy Will Know" is in fact a tribute to the librarians of America and even contains something special just for them -- in the song's bridge vocalist Seamus Kenney recites the reference numbers of several books without noting their actual titles and authors! Want to learn more?- It's all in the wiki here

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Fans Score Transformers CD with Petition

PR reports: Due to strong demand from fans, including an online petition, Warner Bros. Records will release Transformers - The Score - a CD of the instrumental music from this summer's blockbuster live-action robot adventure film "TRANSFORMERS." 

None of the film's orchestral music, composed by Steve Jablonsky who has also composed music for the hit TV series Desperate Housewives, as well as the films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Amityville Horror, was included on the official album soundtrack to the film, which was made up of hit songs from Linkin Park, Goo Goo Dolls, Smashing Pumpkins, The Used, HIM and Taking Back Sunday, among others. As a result, fans clamored to hear the orchestral score and an online petition received thousands of signatures. 

Transformers - The Score will be available in stores and through all online retailers on October 9th.- more on this story

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....Review: As Cities Burn - Come Now Sleep

This is easily one of my favorite albums of the year, and it has every possibility of being one of my favorites of the last 10 years. Amazingly written, incredibly musical, and evidently passionate, this is an album not to be missed. (5 stars) - Read the full As Cities Burn - Come Now Sleep review
 

....Review: Liars

Liars are one noisy bunch, and I'm not fibbing. This new CD is comprised of loud, cacophonies studio experimentation. It sometimes reminds me of Throbbing Gristle�meets-The Jesus and Mary Chain. Other times, it's nearly indescribable. (3 stars) - Read the full Liars review
 

....Review: Bewitched - Spiritual Warfare

Did Quicksilver convince Scarlet Witch to alter reality as we know it? Something beyond human control must have happened when thrash titans Bewitched cooked up an average record like the painfully-mediocre Spiritual Warfare.- Read the full Bewitched - Spiritual Warfare review
 
 

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