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Today's Full Report and Breaking Stories for 03/12/2008
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Ill Nino Week: Day 3
antiMusic reports: Ill Nino are back with a new album on a new record label. The band are really fired up for this next chapter in their story and with their new album, 'Enigma,' hitting stores this week we asked frontman Cristian Machado to pick his five favorite tracks from the CD and tell us about each one. Here is Cristian with today's song "2012":

"2012" is a song about astrology and astrological descent. The title might hint at the Maya prophecy which predicts the end of the world as we know it but, it really is a song about our origin and our relation to the stars.

You can hear some tracks from the 'Enigma' CD, grab tour dates and more - right here

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Kanye Married?
antiMusic reports: We won't make any gold digger jokes but for the people that might care about the marriage status of a pop/rap star, here is SFGate.com with the story: Rapper Kanye West and his longterm girlfriend Alexis Phifer are reportedly husband and wife after wedding in secret last month.

The "Gold Digger" star, who proposed to Phifer during a romantic Italian vacation in 2006, is alleged to have exchanged nuptials with the designer while holidaying in Europe in February. The couple was spotted in France attending catwalk shows during Paris Fashion Week, which ended on March 2.

If reports by MediaTakeOut.com are true, West would have achieved his aim of having a small private wedding away from the glare of the media. - more on this story

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Vampire Weekend Accident
Xfm reports: Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Thompson was involved in an horrific accident just hours after attending the NME Awards last (February 28). He sustained a head injury after being hit by a car.

The accident happened outside the Hoxton Hotel sometime after midnight (February 29). An ambulance was called out and the hapless drummer was taken to the Royal London Hospital.

Xfm Breakshow presenter Alex Zane was present at the accident. He said: "It was awful. It sounded like big bang popping and I saw this guy on the floor and someone called an ambulance which arrived really quickly." - more on this story

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RIP NME?
Times Online reports: Last week's biggest-ever New Musical Express awards show at London's O2 Arena should have been a triumph for Britain's longest-serving rock weekly. It was, says the Editor, Conor McNicholas, "one of the greatest nights on my life" watching Klaxons, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs and Manic Street Preachers play to 15,000 indie/rock fans.

But there were glum faces and dark mutterings among the assembled media insiders. One key reason for this gloom was the magazine's circulation figures for the second half of 2007. Averaging around 64,000 per issue, they are the lowest ever, and a steep decline on previous years.

Given NME's growing profile online, on TV, at festivals and branded tours, these figures seem a strange and bitter pill. Some industry commentators are even speculating that the print version could close within months. "Who reads the NME then?" Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs singer asked pointedly. - more on this story

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Clinic CD and Tour
Filter reports: Liverpool quartet, Clinic have announced plans to release their fifth album, Do It! on April 8th.

In anticipation, the band have also confirmed a handful of May US dates. It all kicks off in Brooklyn and will wrap a couple weeks later in Tucson, AZ.

Austinites, Shearwater will support on all dates.

Clinic Tour Dates:
May
08 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
09 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
10 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa
11 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
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REM Get Social
Gigwise reports: R.E.M are to make their new album, 'Accelerate', available one week early via the social networking application iLike.

Fans will be able to stream the album in its entirety on platforms such as Facebook and iTunes, which use the popular application.

The album stream will be accompanied by a video of the group talking about the record.
- more on this story

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Avril Comicbook
antiMusic reports: Avril is merching herself out like a true punk rawk sk8tr gurl! It seems like she is competing with KISS on imagining new ways to con fans out of their money. Jam! has the story on the latest scheme: Avril Lavigne's catty hit single, "Girlfriend," has been turned into a 92-page comic book.

Titled "Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend: Sleight of Hand and Heart," the comic tells the story of the sweet boy Dylan, his superficial girlfriend Layla and the misfit Marta who knows there's a secret darkside to Layla.

Lavigne's MySpace page says the tale is inspired by last summer's hit single, "Girlfriend," in which the boppy refrain declares, "Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend/ No way, no way, I think you need a new one." [Wow! Avril is such a lyrical genius!] - more on this story

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Iron Maiden Offer Free Download Previews
PR reports: IRON MAIDEN have prevailed over the world of heavy metal for almost thirty years, yet are also without doubt one of the most contemporary and exciting bands of the 21st century. And in their defiant spirit of overturning convention - from flying their own plane around the world on a record-breaking tour to selling over 70 million albums Worldwide without mainstream radio or TV support - today Iron Maiden announce a revolutionary new way of delivering music to their fans.

With the overwhelming success of the current Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 08, and the recent #1 selling DVD Live After Death, which has already gone double-platinum in Canada, EMI are proud to release a very special album on May 13th to chart the first decade of the band's extraordinary career. The album celebrates the essence of the current tour by featuring most of the essential tracks from the band's first seven studio albums and one live album, recorded between 1980 and 1989, and is aptly also entitled Somewhere Back in Time - The Best Of: 1980 - 1989

In an unprecedented move to let younger fans hear, understand and appreciate the quality of these recordings EMI launch the unique Somewhere Best In Sound, whereby the curious/adventurous can download the entire album without charge - more on this story

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Janet Jackson Not Ready for Prime Time
TMZ reports: Janet Jackson won't be live from New York this Saturday night -- she's got the flu!

Sources tell TMZ that Ms. Jackson has dropped out of performing on "Saturday Night Live" this week. No word who her replacement will be.

Us first reported Janet checked into Cedars Sinai Hospital last night for shortness of breath and the flu. - more on this story

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Dark Side of the Moon Anniversary Special
BW*BK reports: According to PINK FLOYD fan-site Brain-damage.co.uk, highly respected US syndicated radio show In The Studio will be airing a special episode during the week of March 31st, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's classic, Dark Side Of The Moon.

Featuring David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters talking about the album's creation, it will be aired by radio stations across the US (a number of which have online listening facilities, ideal for Floyd fans worldwide) - more on this story

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Journey to Wal-Mart
PR reports: A new chapter in the career of JOURNEY will begin on June 3 with the highly anticipated release of REVELATION, a three-disc CD and DVD package to be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores in North America.

The first disc will consist of 11 re-recorded classics, the second is filled with 11 new songs, and the third is a live, in-concert DVD. All of the music on REVELATION was produced by Kevin Shirley (who previously worked with JOURNEY on their Platinum-certified TRIAL BY FIRE album).

JOURNEY will take REVELATION on the U.S. concert trail later this July, with details to be announced in the coming weeks.
- journeymusic.com

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McDowell Mountain Music Festival
PR reports: The 5th Annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival lineup has now been secured for 2008. Performances include international and national acts Blues Traveler, Gov't Mule, The John Butler Trio, The Wailers, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and others, as well as four local bands from Phoenix and Flagstaff.

"This year we have music coming in from all over the world," said Heather Rogers, event manager of the McDowell Mountain Music Festival. "We've got classic American rock 'n' roll, Jamaican reggae, sounds of South Africa and Aussie rocker John Butler. Music is a universal language, it's important to experience and support the diversity in the industry."
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AFTERMATH: The Station Fire Five Years Later
PR reports: VH1 Classic and VH1 premiere "VH1 Classic Presents: AFTERMATH: The Station Fire Five Years Later" a one-hour special that will incorporate concert highlights from the Phoenix Rising! Musicians United to Benefit the Victims of the Station Nightclub Fire, which took place on February 25 in Providence, Rhode Island, and interviews from the music fans who survived the horrific fire five years ago.

Premiering Sunday March 23 at 10:00 p.m., "VH1 Classic Presents: AFTERMATH: The Station Fire Five Years Later," interweaves performances from the benefit concert hosted by Dee Snider with on-camera stories from the survivors of the fire, who share their first-hand experiences of what happened that night five years ago. Brett Michaels opens the documentary, taking the audience back to the site of the fire which now stands as a memorial.

The concert features Twisted Sister (Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Mark "The Animal" Mendoza, A.J. Pero) and Tesla (Jeff Keith, Brian Wheat, Frank Hannon, Dave Rude and concert co-organizer Troy Luccketta), Aaron Lewis from Staind, Winger, and Eric Martin from Mr. Big. In addition, country music lends a hand to rock and roll with sets from John Rich (Big & Rich) and Friends, featuring Gretchen Wilson and Dierks Bentley.
- more on this story

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Leonard Cohen Touring Return
Reuters reports: Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen unveiled plans on Tuesday for his first tour in 15 years, starting in Toronto on June 6.

The announcement comes a day after the gravel-voiced performer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York, along with Madonna, John Mellencamp, The Dave Clark Five and The Ventures.

The tour will include major gigs like the Glastonbury Festival in Britain on June 29, where he could be performing to a crowd as large as 150,000 people - more on this story

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Def Lep McGraw for NBA
PR reports: Iconic rockers Def Leppard and Tim McGraw will add another notch to their belts of legendary rock anthems when "Nine Lives"-the highly anticipated first single off Def Leppard's new studio album, "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" (April 29, Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UMe)-becomes the featured track in a special opening segment recorded for NBA games airing on ABC. The open will be featured on game broadcasts on ABC through the rest of the season and on ABC and ESPN into the playoffs.

Exclusive new video footage was recently shot for the special opening segment with both artists in Los Angeles last week. The video debuted last Sunday, March 9th on ABC as the lead-in to the NBA game between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns at 3:30 p.m. ET.

"The relationship for NBA on ABC to feature the pairing of 2 iconic artist with Def Leppard and Tim McGraw is the perfect evolution of the music associated with NBA broadcast that has included Black Eyed Peas, Rob Thomas, Destiny's Child and Tom Petty" -- David Saltz, Executive Producer for Music at ABC
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