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Vic Chesnutt, Fugazi's Guy Picciotto At The Cut

PR reports: At the Cut, the latest effort from Athens, GA-based singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, is due September 22 on Constellation Records. A collaboration with Fugazi's Guy Picciotto and members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion, At the Cut is the follow-up to Chesnutt's 2007 collaborative recording with the same group, North Star Deserter.

Recorded by former Arcade Fire member Howard Bilerman at Montreal's Hotel2Tango studio, At the Cut focuses on themes of cowardice, courage, mortality, tenacity, defiance, mourning and memory. The opening track, "Coward," was originally written for director (and Chesnutt collaborator) Jem Cohen's Empires of Tin and premiered in a live performance by Chesnutt and his band at the 2007 Vienna Film Festival.

Reflecting the broad stylistic range of contributors on the album, the songs on At the Cut span the musical spectrum from classic Vic Chesnutt solo acoustic tracks to the sweeping walls of noise and snarling, angular guitars trademarked by his many collaborators. To be made available on CD and LP, the album's artwork features original and found photography by Jem Cohen. - more on this story

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MadLove From Mr. Bungle's Trevor Dunn

PR reports: Trevor Dunn, the world renowned bass player from Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant, John Zorn collaborator and occasional fill in for the Melvins, has formed a new band named MadLove.

The Brooklyn-based, female-fronted MadLove features Trevor on bass of course, Sunny Kim on vocals, Hilmar Jensson on guitar, keyboard player Erik Deutch and drummer Ches Smith.

The band's debut is titled "White With Foam." Track listing: 1. Rats With Wings 2. Thread 3. Absence & Noise 4. Dirty 5. In Love (In Theory) 6. As Sad As It Was Beautiful 7. Broke 8. Left With Nothing 9. Knowing 10. The Mute Number 11. Art Of Denial 12. All The Nerve Endings - more on this story

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Dylan, Eagles Sideman and Songwriter Vince Melamed Sets Solo Release

PR reports: Vince Melamed, the award-winning songwriter and sideman to such superstars as Bob Dylan, the Eagles, Jimmy Buffett and Rosanne Cash, now moves to center stage as the flagship solo artist of new indie recording label, Adroit Records. Melamed's debut album, What Matters Most, was released June 23. Melamed will be in L.A. August 15-29 promoting the album.

What Matters Most is a gallery of Melamed's self-penned hits and a sampling of powerful but lesser known songs that spotlights his genius as a songwriter and performer. While revisiting some of his signature hits for artists like Trisha Yearwood and Phil Vassar, Melamed lays in material that charts new territory for this seasoned artist.

"I had been writing in L.A. whenever I was off the road and enjoyed some success," says Melamed (cuts with Cher, Tina Turner, Phoebe Snow). "When I came to Nashville to work with Rosanne Cash, I found a community of other L.A. transplants who convinced me that this was the place to be if I wanted to get serious about songwriting. I agreed. I listened, wrote and co-wrote and was fortunate to find a niche in this town of highly supportive and creative music people." - more on this story

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Red Eye for the Gwar Guy

Adrenaline reports: This just in! Fox News' most popular "Intergalactic Correspondent", the ever-affable Oderus Urungus, is returning to "Red Eye", hosted by Greg Gutfeld, for his fourth triumphant appearance, late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning at 3AM EST.

"It's true...now that Walter Cronkite is dead, there is a vacuum in broadcast news that is crying for me to fill it," said Oderus from his Antarctic stronghold. "All I have to do is figure what part of me will fit..."

In addition to TV, GWAR is taking over Satellite and FM Radio. The first single from the new album "Let Us Slay" is currently playing on Sirius/XM's Liquid Metal, and this Friday, July 24, at 6 PM PST, Oderus will be appearing on The Syndicated Radio Show CHAOS with Full Metal Jackie. - more on this story

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Pay Per Viewpalooza

PR reports: Can't make it to the hottest music festivals this summer? Don't worry. iClips.net offers you the best seat in the house with The Couch Tour -- a comprehensive broadcast of the five most highly publicized music festivals of 2009.

Upcoming dates on The Couch Tour include All Points West Music & Arts Festival, July 31- August 2, Lollapalooza, August 7-9, and wraps up the festival season with Austin City Limits Music Festival, October 2-4.

iClips.net provides live broadcasts of the summer's biggest festivals in high quality free of charge straight to the viewers home for an incomparable viewing experience. Archives of select live broadcasts are available to viewers on a Video on Demand Pay Per View basis after the initial broadcast. - more on this story

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Ratt N' Roll On The High Seas

Submitted News reports: Get ready to Ratt n' Roll on the high seas! Sunset Strip superheroes Ratt will sail the Caribbean this November as part of ShipRocked, a multi-day floating festival. ShipRocked sails from Ft. Lauderdale on November 15 and returns you to reality five days later. Along the way, ShipRocked ports in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Georgetown, Grand Cayman. Queensryche, Tesla, Skid Row, Lynam, Endeverafter, Broken Teeth, Stereoside, Stonerider and the Niki Barr Band will join Ratt for the wet n' wild vacation of lifetime.

Ratt are known for mega glam metal hits like "Round and Round," "Lay It Down" and "Back for More." Ratt will rock your face off and party hard with fans aboard ShipRocked. Who knows? You might even hear a choice cut or two from the band's new album, due sometime this fall.
On ShipRocked, it's all about the music - but other activities abound like exclusive meet and greets with the artists, theme nights, heavy metal karaoke, contests, charity auctions and maybe even a few all-star jam sessions!

"The biggest advantages ShipRocked has over other land-based festivals are intimacy and access," says ShipRocked promoter Alan Koenig. "The venue and audience size are smaller, so the performances are much more up close and personal than they would be otherwise. Plus it is substantially easier for the bands to meet and greet all of their fans onboard, versus just a few people before or after a show. Add to that a number of other unique interactive events hosted by the artists and our guests will have plenty of opportunities to spend some quality time with their idols." - more on this story

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Your Chance To Blackout Again

MMP reports: Blackout came out of the darkness in the mid 80's, a time when metal music was just beginning to emerge. Formerly a pop-rock act, the band stormed into the metal scene with their classic Mallcore Records debut � "Evil Game". This exclusive re-release brings back one of the most intriguing, yet omitted musical gems in heavy metal history.

While Blackout never managed to get the proper recognition they deserved, their music definitely passed the test of time - "Evil Game" is now a mandatory pick for all fans of powerful and melodic heavy/speed metal. New digipak edition is limited to 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on a golden disc. Metal Mind Productions will re-release the album on 27th July in Europe and 8th September in USA (via MVD).

The origins of the group reach back to 1983, when from the remnants of the bands Van East and Zenith came a brand new project called Godzilla. - more on this story

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Behind the Misguided Aggression

PR reports: Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Misguided Aggression's "Our Kingdom Come" video can be viewed online at YouTube. The clip was shot in Kitchener, Ontario by Justin Peeler of Frontline Pictures.

"Our Kingdom Come" comes off Misguided Aggression's debut album "Hatchala", which was recently released by Year of the Sun Records. The album was recorded at Icehouse Studios by producer Thomas Ireland and mixes bone crushing brutality with head-banging grooves to create the soundtrack to a drunken bar brawl between Lamb of God and Meshuggah. Sputnik Music hailed the album as, "One of the neatest records of extreme metal from an upcoming band I've heard in quite a while."

Misguided Aggression recently announced they are selling a full digital download of their entire debut album for $1.99 at www.MisguidedAggression.com. The download includes the album cover and DRM-free MP3s that will allow customers to play their music on virtually any device. - more on this story

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What does Jennifer's Body Sound Like?

Atlantic Records reports: Fueled By Ramen has announced the forthcoming release of "Jennifer's Body: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack," the star-studded musical companion to the upcoming Fox Thriller film.

The collection arrives in stores and online on August 25th, with pre-orders for the soundtrack beginning on July 28th at the Fueled By Ramen Webstore, located at store.fueledbyramen.com.

The [overused clich� removed] thriller � starring Megan Fox and written by Academy Award-winner Diablo Cody (Juno) � premieres in theatres across North America on September 18th. - more on this story

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Nikki Sixx Book Reissued

PR reports: Rock 'N' Roll Books' reissue of 'An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx' is now officially available for pre-order.

Packed with star-studded exclusive interview material with Crue drummer Tommy Lee, Sixx AM frontman/songwriting partner James Michael, "legendary" producer Bob Rock, female rock icon Lita Ford, late Quiet Riot frontman Kevin Dubrow, 80s Crue producer Tom Werman, 90s producer Scott Humphrey, former Motley Crue/Brides of Destruction guitarist/vocalist John Corabi, sideproject 58 co-producer Dave Darling, former London bandmate Lizzy Grey, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower, former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick, recovery counselor Bob Timmons, and a host of others contributing commentary on the life and times of Motley Crue founder/lead songwriter/bassist Nikki Sixx.

Originally released in 2002, the 320+ page book has been entirely re-edited, updated through 2009, and features a 2-disc bonus sampler featuring original bands influenced by the music of Sixx/Motley Crue. - more on this story

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Kaki King Random Guitar Art

PR reports: Guitarist extraordinaire Kaki King is proud to announce The Exhibition, an art project that involves 16 artists and random King fans taking an actual guitar and creating original visual pieces inspired by one of her songs.

The project, which began this past spring, culminates on August 7th at Littlefield Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, at 7pm. The gallery is located at 622 Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues in the Gowanus/Park Slope neighborhood.

Sprung from the idea of using paint to visually represent the wide range of movement of King's virtuosic guitar playing, The Exhibition has now grown to involve much more than just paint. Each artist/fan was given the blank canvas of a guitar to shape, break, build, and form around the theme of a King song of their choice. Hailing from all corners of the United States, each artist has taken his or her guitar in wildly different directions that range from ant farms, to delicate etchings and even to creating an explosion! Many are also incorporating Kaki's hand movement into their design. - more on this story

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. Green Day Live

Green Day is a band who appears to be sincere, when their fans (including myself) look at them, we see poets who help us make sense of the chaos in our life, point us towards the light and help us understand the darkness it can encompass one with. - Read the full Green Day Live review

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