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Panzerchrist Lineup Change
BW*BK reports: Danish death/black metallers PANZERCHRIST have announced a line-up change.

The announced the addition of drummer Morten L�we S�rensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION) who replaces Reno Kiilerich (ex-DIMMU BORGIR, HATE ETERNAL).

They also announce their new singer Johnny who replaces Bo Summer (ILLDISPOSED). - more on this story

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Flotsam and Jetsam Reissues
PR reports: Metal Mind Productions proudly present remastered re-issues of three Flotsam and Jetsam albums in a new digipak edition, limited to numerated 2000 copies will be available on 17th March in Europe / 10th June 2008 in USA (via MVD). All three titles (When The Storm Comes Down, Cuatro, and Drift) are digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc.

In the entire history of thrash metal there are some names which simply cannot be omitted. Metallica, Megadeth, Testament � these are classics among thrash groups, often referred to as top representatives of the genre. However, there is one band that was constantly being thrown off the pedestal, although they certainly belonged there. Meet Flotsam and Jetsam, the five-piece from Phoenix, Arizona � a true thrash metal legend, unjustly underrated by the mainstream, but to this day gathering a loyal fellowship of fans. - info on all three discs

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Little Memphis Release Show
PR reports: New Hampshire band Little Memphis is set to release their long-awaited debut CD "Let Me Down Easy" on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 on East Country Records. Little Memphis consists of core members Dan LaPorte and Todd LeBlanc both from Lebanon, New Hampshire. The duo has joined together to release some strong rootsy country music as recommended by Nashville producer Scotty Turner ((Slim Whitman, Jimmy Bryant, Willie Nelson, Nilsson).

Little Memphis will kick-off their cd release with a party on Friday, April 4th at Elektra Night Club, 66 Benning Street, West Lebanon, NH beginning at 9PM. Nashville's Dave Northrup (Travis Tritt) and Ray Whitlock will join Little Memphis on drums and keyboards/background vocals respectively for the this show. - more on this story

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Bun B Zuned
PR reports: Hip Hop Legend Bun B and one half of the award winning duo UGK readies for the debut of his highly anticipated sophomore solo album, II Trill, which will be released on April 29th courtesy of Rap-A-Lot/Asylum.

II Trill will include guest features by artists that include Lupe Fiasco, Lil Wayne, 8 Ball and MJG, David Banner, Rick Ross, Z-Ro, Mya, Mike Jones and Slim Thug. The Houston rapper also collaborated with hitmakers Mister Lee, Scott Storch, Jazzy Phae, Bigg Tyme, Black Out Movement, Clinton Sparks, Enigma and Chops to name a few.

Currently on a national promotional tour to promote II Trill and its first single, a JR Rotem produced track titled "That's Gangsta" featuring Sean Kingston, Bun B is partnering with Microsoft Zune on a series of promotional events and programs focused on making a more direct connection with his fans through a strong presence on the road, at retail, and on Zune digital platforms. While on the road, he will be making appearances at several Boys & Girls Clubs . Bun is also a part of Zune Social, an online music community where he is able to share his experience on the road and interact with music lovers.

Fans can connect with Bun directly by visiting - www.zune.net/bunb

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The Cab is Coming
PR reports: Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group The Cab has unveiled details of its eagerly awaited debut album, entitled "WHISPER WAR." The album � which includes the online smash, "I'll Run" � will arrive in stores and at all digital retailers on April 29th.

"WHISPER WAR" was recorded late last year with Matt Squire (Cute Is What We Aim For, All Time Low) producing and additional production by Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy). The album expertly melds The Cab's avowed love for the soulful pop stylings of Justin Timberlake and Michael Jackson, with a punk and rock 'n' roll sensibility informed by such bands as Blink-182 and The Bled.

Signed to Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen on the recommendation of labelmates Panic At The Disco, the Las Vegas-based quintet quickly made a regional name for itself with its piano-infused modern pop-rock sound. - Myspace page

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Emerson Hart Tour
antiMusic reports: Former Tonic frontman Emerson Hart hit the road on Saturday to promote his new solo CD " Cigarettes & Gasoline". the tour kicked off on Sat (March 1st) in Denver and at press times is set to run March 21st with a show in Louisville, Ky.

The 12-track CD, which Hart began conceiving in 2005 after moving to Nashville, showcases his penchant for writing thoughtful, memorable songs about life, love and loss, wrapped in some of the most irresistible pop-rock melodies you'll hear this year. Hart also enlisted the production talents of Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi), Jason Lehning (Guster, Steve Forbert) and Mike Napolitano (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Joseph Arthur) for the recording sessions in Nashville and New Orleans.

As former lead singer for alt-rock radio and concert favorites Tonic, Hart enjoyed platinum sales, chart topping singles and albums. - dates

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Eyes Set To Kill SXSW
PR reports: Arizona's Eyes Set To Kill have announced their upcoming two South By Southwest performances on March 13th, 2008 in Austin, TX. At 2:30pm the group will be performing at Red Seven's TKO/Altitude showcase and then at 4:30pm the group will be performing at Hot Topic's showcase at Spiros.

SXSW is one of the largest music festivals in the United States, with more than 1,400 performers playing dozens of venues around Austin over four days in March.

Eyes Set To Kill recently released their highly anticipated debut full-length "Reach" through BreakSilence Records. The album is already racking up impressive first sales numbers and debuting at #29 on Billboard's Heatseekers Charts and #77 on Billboard's Independent Music charts. - all of their tour dates

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The Dollyrots Skating on Cover Tune
PR reports: Sandwiched between The Dollyrots snarky power-punk ditties about being awesome and having hot best friends is a fiery cover of the 1972 number one song "Brand New Key" by hippie folkstress Melanie. A controversial song when released because of its alleged innuendoes, this revamped tune fits perfectly on The Dollyrots' sophomore album 'Because I'm Awesome.'

Clocking in at 02:53, this blistering version gives the original a big, snotty facelift with feedback guitars, driving bass and sneering vocals from Kelly Ogden (deemed one of Blender's hottest women in rock). Though it might seem like an unlikely cover for an LA punk band, The Dollyrots turn the folk-infused original into a rollicking good time.

Why cover "Brand New Key?" Says Kelly, "I discovered the song when I was about 16. My best friends' Dad had the coolest folk rock record collection and I was a growing girl looking for something, anything, to relate to and kind of latch on to. The stories, Woodstock, Greenwich Village, the clothes... so I became a 16 year-old hippie living in Land O' Lakes, Florida. "Brand New Key" was my theme song in those days. All I know is that's the year I worked all summer and at the end, I bought an acoustic guitar. The song really makes me remember who I was and where I was at the time." - dates and a link to the song

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Pete Wentz Beats It with John Mayer
PR reports: Pete Wentz just posted a journal on his blog on Friends or Enemies along with the Fall Out Boy cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" featuring John Mayer. He writes: We were worried that m.j. Might roll in his non-existent grave when he heard our rendition but we were sure van halen would high five us for calling our friend john mayer to play the solo on this.

This is how all things are should work. You call someone up you think is rad and a friend of yours and say "hey would you do this thing" and he says "ok". We imagine this is how it went back in the day (except with a private jet ride, mound of coke and swimming pool of money- ahh I wonder what the good old days were like haha).

Anyway, this will be available on our "****" live dvd and we just wanted to express our musical man-crush for john. - As you ponder which past star Pete reminds you of with his writing style (it's Fred Durst), you can check the video and blog here

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Hanson's 3rd Leg
PR reports: With HANSON's fourth studio album, The Walk, which debuted in the Top 5 on Billboard's Independent Chart, the band has announced a 3rd leg of The Walk Tour to begin April 9, 2008.

In addition, HANSON will head out to Austin for two special shows at the SXSW Music Festival performing on March 13 at Austin Convention Center for Direct TV's Concert special and on March 15 at Cedar Door.

Said Taylor Hanson, "We're excited to get back out on the road. We love playing live and interacting with our fans. This coming set of shows will be unique, with a mix of new songs and arrangements, each show will be different from the last." - more on this story

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Britney Faced Eviction
TMZ reports: As if Britney hasn't had enough tsuris, her Malibu landlord tried evicting her this month.

TMZ has seen documents sent to the official lessee for Brit -- Love Shack Trust. The documents, dated February 14, states that Brit was more than two weeks late in paying her $35,000-a-month rent. A $2,100 late charged kicked in, which was not paid. The documents state that Love Shack must either pay up or "surrender and deliver up possession of said Premises..."

There's an interesting last line in the docs, citing Section 594 of the Penal Code of California: "Every person who maliciously injures or destroys any real or personal property not his own...is guilty of vandalism." - more on this story

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Black Tide Record Release Show and New Tour Dates
PR reports: With just a few short weeks until the release of Black Tide's debut album Light From Above the band has announced additional tour dates and a special record release show.

To celebrate their March 18th release date, Black Tide will play Hollywood's famous Key Club on March 19th. Black Tide will headline the evening's festivities with Daughters of Mara and Vaylor getting the shredding started. - all the new dates are here

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P.O.D. Hard Rock Listening Parties and Shows
PR reports: The lineup that took P.O.D. to multiple platinum success with The Fundamental Elements of Southtown and Satellite is back to reclaim their place atop the rock scene with their Columbia Records debut, When Angels and Serpents Dance on April 8, 2008! The band will perform the first single, "Addicted," live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on April 8

Prior to the release of When Angels and Serpents Dance the band will take part in Hard Rock Caf�'s month long charity drive for Musicians on Call and perform at various Hard Rock Caf�'s throughout the country. On Tuesday, March 18 there will be an album listening event at Hard Rock locations in Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Orlando, Philadelphia and San Francisco. These listening parties will have a voluntary $5 donation to the Musicians on Call charity and a register to win drawing for various P.O.D. items. .

Beginning March 25, P.O.D. will criss-cross the country to perform live in 8 markets at various Hard Rock Caf� venues including a special hometown show on April 7 in San Diego the night before the CD is released in-stores. - more on this story

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Anthrax Clinics Planned
PR reports: Frankie Bello, bassist for New York thrash legends Anthrax, will be making in-store appearances at select Sam Ash locations on the Frankie Bello Clinic Tour.

The clinics, sponsored by Sam Ash, Zoom Pedals, and Squier/Fender Guitars, will be held from 2-4 PM at the Sam Ash Music stores in Edison, NJ on April 19 and Carle Place, NY on April 26. - NJ clinic info

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All You Need Is Love Boxset
PR reports: Tony Palmer's ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE available on 5-DVD Box Set May 13, 2008 through MVD Visual. In the early part of the 21st century the music industry earns literally billions of dollars; its influences stretch beyond merely musical art forms and are now an integral part of many different media including Film, Television and now the new Digital and Internet industry.

In the mid-70s, at the suggestion of John Lennon, the celebrated journalist and film director Tony Palmer decided to document the "Story of Popular Music" and set about interviewing and filming all the major players in the industry at that time, past and present. Even in the mid-70s this was seen as a monumental task, but despite the scale of the undertaking, Tony Palmer made a series of films that set the standard to which all subsequent biographers and documentary makers aspired to.

The critically acclaimed All You Need Is Love was broadcast across the world between 1976 and 1981. But since that time, it has neither been repeated nor commercially released on either video or DVD. Now available for the first time, All you Need Is Love makes its DVD debut as a lavish boxed set which contains all 17 episodes of the series on 5 discs.
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.... Course of Nature - Damaged
The songs are decent enough, catchy, and certainly preferable to the emo stylings that glut the airwaves, but in 5 years (or 2 years, or maybe 1), nobody's going to remember these songs. (3 stars) - Read the full Course of Nature - Damaged review

.... Blut Aus Nord - Odinist: The Destruction of Reason by Illumination
Odinist is a challenging work, that rare aural experience which will have music fans of all stripes scratching their collective heads for years to come. It is a CD of strange emotions, metaphysical deconstructions, and inhuman spiritual journeys. - Read the full Blut Aus Nord - Odinist: The Destruction of Reason by Illumination review

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