02/29: KISS N' Roses- Dave Clark Five Death- ASHES dIVIDE- Ticketmaster and Fuse To Buy AEG?- Mike Doughty- more top rock music news stories of the day

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antiMusic reports: This week we feature a band that straddles the line between hard rock and hardcore, gathering devoted fans out of most everyone that hears them. We're talking about the band Taint. Candlelight Records just released their new album, "Secrets And Lies," and we were fortunate to catch up with frontman Jimbob and ask him to tell us about his favorite tracks on the CD. Here is Jimbob with today's song "I Fulfill I":

'I Fulfill I' is the hidden track at the end of 'Mass Appeal Sadness'. We originally recorded it for the Taint/Black Eye Riot split album, released around 2000. It was limited and almost restricted to the U.K, so we thought it deserved another chance to get out to more folk. We still play it live too, and it's a thirteen minute rollercoaster - a 'glass box of emotion' if you will.

The CD is in stores now but you can grab a preview and learn more about the band - right here.

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KISS N' Roses

Blabbermouth reports: Looks like Ace will be getting an assist from Slash on his new solo CD according to this report from Blabbermouth: Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has set "Pain in the Neck" as the title of his new solo album, tentatively due in the spring.

Frehley said he is still putting the finishing touches on "Pain in the Neck", including some scheduled six-string contributions from VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash.

Though most of the tunes were written in the past several years, Frehley also looked to his own past for guidance. "I've been listening to my first solo album with KISS, because everybody says that's their favorite record. I was trying to figure out what made it so special, so I'm trying to incorporate a lot of what that record had for this new CD," he said. - more on this story

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Dave Clark Five Death

Iht.com reports: Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died from pneumonia Thursday, his agent said. He was 64.

Smith died at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital outside of London less than two weeks before he and his band mates were due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, Margo Lewis said.

Smith provided vocals, keyboards, and song-writing for The Dave Clark Five, one of many British rock acts whose music swept across the United States in the 1960s during the so-called "British Invasion." - more on this story

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Brits Really Love Monkeys and Think Winehouse Dresses Funny

Reuters reports: Sheffield rockers the Arctic Monkeys dominated the NME music awards on Thursday by scooping the best British band, best track and best video prizes.

It was the third year running that the quartet had made the headlines at the annual awards chosen by NME readers. The magazine called them "the biggest band of a generation."

It was a bad night for soul singer Amy Winehouse, who picked up five Grammy awards this month after checking into rehab in January. Nominated in four NME categories, she won just one award, for worst dressed. - more on this story

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Boy George Denies Imprisoning Escort

Gigwise reports: Boy George has pleaded not guilty to falsely imprisoning a male escort in his home in East London.

Audun Carlsen claims that the former Culture Club star, whose real name is George O'Dowd, chained him to a wall and assaulted him during the incident last April

O'Dowd has been released on police bail and is due to stand trial this November. - more on this story

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ASHES dIVIDE Get Stoned

PR reports: With the release of their debut album, Keep Telling Myself It's Alright coming on April 8th, ASHES dIVIDE have released a widget that features the brand new video for "The Stone."

The clip was directed by PR Brown who is known for his work with Smashing Pumpkins and Death Cab For Cutie among many others. - more on this story

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Musical Heroes Podcasts

PR reports: In anticipation of the March 18th release of the "Heroes" soundtrack album from NBC Universal, "Heroes" executive producer and director Allan Arkush has crafted five unique music video podcasts that will be exclusively available for free download on Zune Marketplace.

Each video short features exclusive edits of "Heroes" footage set to select tracks from the album. Nada Surf's "Weightless" provides the soundtrack to the first video, which debuts February 29 on Zune Marketplace and MSN.

Four additional music video podcasts will roll out on Zune Marketplace leading up to the album's release on March 18. The podcasts will feature the exclusive new releases "He's Frank" by Brighton Port Authority featuring Iggy Pop, "Not Now But Soon" by Imogen Heap and "Keeping My Composure" by The Chemical Brothers featuring Spank Rock, as well as "Man In The Long Black Coat" by Bob Dylan. "Heroes" fans can collect all five and easily sync them to their Zune portable media player to watch on the go. - soundtrack tracklist and a link to the first podcast

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Ticketmaster and Fuse To Buy AEG?

idolator reports: Billboard is reporting that Ticketmaster and Cablevision--the latter of which counts Madison Square Garden and the MTV-in-Pull-Ups network Fuse among its holdings--are on the verge of collectively acquiring a 49% stake in AEG Live, the second-largest concert promoter in the United States.

AEG's tours--which included Hannah Montana and Bon Jovi--took in $742 million last year, according to Billboard; the ever-expanding Live Nation was in the pole position.

According to sources, Fuse is in fact a key part of the deal, and the channel will be aggressively rebranded so that it can show the world that "AEG Live [is] a company now armed with a large media component and the world's largest ticketing company in Ticketmaster." - And wait, there's more!

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Stone Temple Pilots Book More Reunion Dates

Blabbermouth reports: The reunited STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have scheduled the following dates:

May 17 - Columbus, OH - Crew Stadium (Rock on the Range)
May 18 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center (WMMR Event)
May 23 - Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
May 31 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Garden State Amphitheatre (WXRK Event)
Jun. 01 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (WBCN Event)
Jun. 07 - Kansas City, MO - [to be announced] (KQRC Event)
Jul. 12 - Toronto, ON - Downsview Park (Edgefest).
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Mike Doughty Panderers Label

PR reports: Singer-songwriter Mike Doughty has formed his own independent microlabel, SNACK BAR, and will release HOTSHOT'S BOY, the debut EP by THE PANDERERS, in early March. The Panderers are the project of Indiana singer-songwriter SCOTT WYNN; PETE MCNEAL (drummer for Mike Doughty's Band) co-produced the EP with DAVE WILDER (bassist for Macy Gray and Liz Phair, among others). HOTSHOT'S BOY will be available via the iTunes Music Store and other digital retailers, and as a CD at The Panderers' live performances.

Says Doughty, "I was looking for a band to sign to my new microlabel, and I loved Scott's sound when Pete played the record for me -- it's like Quentin Tarantino at a hoedown."

The Panderers will support all dates on Mike Doughty's March-April 2008 tour, with Wynn backed by McNeal and Doughty's bassist, Andrew "Scrap" Livingston. - dates

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Why Music Sucks Right Now: EMI's A&R Turned Over To Suits!

Gigwise reports: EMI boss Guy Hands has once again enamoured himself with his employees by calling the label's A&R men "lazy".

Hands was speaking at the Super Return private equity and venture capital summit in Munich when he said : "The power and the decision has sat with the A&R man, who is someone who gets up late in the day, listens to lots of music, goes to clubs, spends his time with artists and has a knack of knowing what would sell."

"What we are doing is taking the power away from the A&R guys and putting it with the suits - the guys who have to work out how to sell music." - more on this story

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Elbow Sets Geffen Release

PR reports: Elbow return with a new album, The Seldom Seen Kid, their follow up to 2005's universally acclaimed Leaders Of The Free World and first for Fiction/Geffen Records. In support of the new set Elbow will be coming stateside kicking things off with a show in New York City April 26th at Webster Hall (see below for more dates). Digital Single "One Day Like This" will be released March 18th with the album, The Seldom Seen Kid, arriving April 22nd.

The lyrical core of The Seldom Seen Kid sees lead singer and lyricist Guy Garvey address key questions of life. The 11 tracks on the album cover themes of love and loss and become the central focus of an album that sees Elbow, a band universally recognized for their musical ability and innovation; stretch their sonic template further than ever before. The album was recorded at their own facility within Salford's Blueprint Studios and was produced by keyboardist Craig Potter. - dates

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Alejandro Escovedo Sets Release

PR reports: Real Animal Alejandro Escovedo's 9th solo album and follow-up to 2006's critically-acclaimed The Boxing Mirror will be released on June 10 2008.

Produced by Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T.Rex, Thin Lizzy), Real Animal is a collective journey through Escovedo's various musical incarnations from punk rock to string quintets and is as introspective as it is retrospective. Recalling the people, places and influences that shaped his career.

Alejandro will showcase new material at Stubb's on Thursday and plays the new CD in it's entirety at his annual Sunday night show at The Continental. - more on this story

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Poison Pen

Blabbermouth reports: Not only can you see [Poison's Brett] Michaels on "Rock Of Love" this spring but you will also be able to read all about his life this fall when the singer's much-anticipated autobiography is released by renowned publishing house Simon & Schuster.

You'll also be able to see Michaels in an all-new light when the Biography Channel premiers its "Biography" on Michaels on April 5, and when Fox airs its special celebrity edition of "Don't Forget The Lyrics" featuring Michaels in May.

A solo album titled "Rock My World" is set to be released in April and the singer will be touring in support of the album starting this March.
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