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Randy Rhodes Film Trailer Resurfaces

themetalden.com reports: As many of you know, in March of 2007, Director Peter Margolis began filming a documentary about legendary Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads.

Although the film is not yet completed, a ten minute long trailer to that documentary was recently leaked back in late June via Blabbermouth.net. It was on the internet, for a day or two, then pulled.

Apparently, Margolis did not have clearance for all of the images on the trailer and threatened to halt production of the film, if the trailer was not removed. The trailer has resurfaced again, for the time being - Check it out here (before it gets pulled again)

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Galactic Cowboys Reunite

Mazur reports: Galactic Cowboys, the Houston-based band that made a name for itself with its hard-hitting music and penchant for sarcastic humor, will make its long-awaited return to the stage this August with three shows in its native Texas.

The three shows - in Dallas, Austin and Houston - will reunite vocalist Ben Huggins, bassist Monty Colvin, guitarists Wally Farkas, and drummer Alan Doss on stage for the first time in nearly a decade. Dane Sonnier, who played guitar on the first two Cowboys records and remains an extended member of the family, will join the group for several songs.

"The Cowboys," as they are affectionately known, played their last show together on December 10, 1999 in Dusseldorf, Germany, before parting ways. "We were cruising in our starship just off the shoulder of Orion and got sucked into a wormhole," said Huggins. "For the past nine years Galactic Cowboys have been living in an alternate universe where, in large part, we lost touch with one another. It took almost 10 years to find one another again. Immediately we boarded our starship and came out the other side of the wormhole ready to rock!" - more on this story

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Jason Aldean Going High Def

Kayos reports: Country music fans swarmed the Knoxville Coliseum in March for a sold-out live concert DVD taping with platinum-selling country rocker Jason Aldean. Fans across the country will soon be able to find the Eagle Vision set titled Wide Open Live & More! in stores on Aug. 25

The 15-song hi-definition special, available on DVD and Blu-ray, directed by Ivan Dudynsky, captures Aldean's high-octane stage show and includes his biggest radio hits, as well as fan-favorite album cuts from his first three albums; Jason Aldean, Relentless and the already GOLD certified Wide Open. Bonus interview footage with the Georgia-native rounds out the 86-minute collection.

"This is the coolest thing we've ever done together as a band," said Aldean from Los Angeles, where he is taping The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. "We aren't quite at the point yet that we can afford to have all the toys on stage that some of the bigger guys out there have, so we have to work a little harder to get the crowd going. The energy in Knoxville was off the charts, and it's just really special for us to have that night recorded. Now, people who might not be able to make it to one of the shows, but are curious to know what we do, can check it out too." - more on this story

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Into the Presence Hit The Road

Gorgeous reports: Into the Presence is the long-awaited spark ignited by the joint effort between drummer Tim Alexander and guitarist/vocalist Luis Maldonado. The pair have now released their first full-length, self-titled album on Razor & Tie and have lined up some shows to promote it.

Into the Presence is a 10-track odyssey of tunes which were recorded in true analog (tape machines and vintage outboard gear) creating a sweeping musical journey that is stripped down in its instrumentation but grand in its sonic landscape.

Into the Presence's sound is a revamped version of the stuff rock legends are made of. Still, they've managed to stamp their personal signature into this debut by making good use of all analog resources and vintage gear. Tim Alexander and Luis Maldonado enveloped their sound with a sense of rock antiquity. Their album became a reflection of vocals straight out of A Night at the Opera and instrumentation akin to Dark Side of the Moon. Into the Presence recreates that primordial time when rock found its bearings and took hold on the emerging scene for the rest of time. - more on this story

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Double Trouble with Cetan Clawson

PR reports: Cetan Clawson announces the launch of his spanking new website! It features a killer mini-documentary of his recording sessions in Austin, Texas, which were produced the great blues drummer, Chris Layton, best known for his work in Double Trouble with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Storyville and the Arc Angels.

Clawson remembers, "When you're recording with someone who has played with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and so many others, it's such a great feeling, and all around a phenomenal experience. It was a real honor working with Chris Layton and Scott Nelson." Visit www.cetanclawson.com to see a mini-documentary with footage of the sessions, an interview with Cetan and live performances!

Cetan's debut album, White Heat is in stores now on 8th Impression/Universal, but since he recorded it at the wise old age of 17, he is eager to provide fans with new songs. To that end, the tunes from his session with Layton and Kenny Wayne Shepherd bassist Scott Nelson will be released as a 45 download! - more on this story

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Beaten Awake Again

Cobra Camanda reports: Beaten Awake will release their sophomore album, Thunder$troke, October 13, 2009 on Fat Possum.

Thunder$troke is a lo-fi, alternately heavy and rocking, dreamy and rolling landscape of fuzzy bass, resonating drums, and guitars channeled through a late '70s Fender Super Reverb amp.

The members of Beaten Awake have been fixtures of the Kent, OH, music scene since the late '90s, playing in a number of bands that include Harriet The Spy, The Party of Helicopters, The Man I Fell In Love With, and "New" Terror Class. Thunder$troke - from the humming, melodic title track to the driving indie rock of "Gyro Quake" to the dreamy, ambling "Coming Home" - serves in many ways as a document of not only the music they're making at this time, but also of their continuing dedication to and pride in that musical community. - more on this story

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Susperia Video Character Flaw

PR reports: Norwegian five piece Susperia are currently working on a new video for the song 'Character Flaw' with up and coming Director / Producer Daniel William Bones.

Filming has already taken place in Oslo last month and the footage is now being edited. The performance video will continue the apocalyptic theme featured in the artwork on the bands latest album 'Attitude, which was released through Candlelight Records in May.

Band vocalist Athera made his return to live action in June at the Steinkjer Festival in Norway The singer, who earlier this year suffered a heart attack which resulted in major open heart surgery, has made a rapid recovery and doctors gave him the go-ahead to make his comeback. - more on this story

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The MV & EE Medicine Show

HWPR reports: Still harvesting and sustaining in the deep woods of Vermont , MV & EE (Matt "MV" Valentine, once the brawn of the Tower Recordings, and Erika "EE" Elder, CEO of Heroine Celestial Agriculture and The MV & EE Medicine Show) are following their 2008 release Drone Trailer with their feature-film-for-the-blind "Barn Nova" on October 13, which marks their return to the Ecstatic Peace! label.

MV & EE aspire to the sort of beautifully rewarding standard in their documented output that Sun Ra or The Grateful Dead achieved. It is with Ecstatic Peace! that their most consistent works have been born and continue reach fans with The Golden Road, their most constant band. Together with Doc Dunn (pedal steel, rhythm guitar, vocals, drums) and Mike Smith (Rickenbacker 4001, vocals) who appeared on Drone Trailer as well as J Mascis (drums, guitar, plate reverb) and Woods' Jeremy Earl (vocal, drums) they take you on the ride now known as Barn Nova and here they jam. Justin Pizzoferrato also appears contributing percussion, space echo and aiding once again at the controls. This album was recorded at MV & EE's own home studio "Maximum Arousal Farm" as well as their current local New England rooms of choice, "Bank Row" (an old mid 1900's bank) and J's home studio "Bisquiteen."

These kindred spirits share a wealth of ideas including a serious reverence and desire to upgrade/expand the classic-rock idiom. Barn Nova marks the return of "Spectrasound," MV's production technique that places tones dancing all around the stereo sound field: it has to be heard to be believed. This effect is all the more impressive that the majority of it was created recording live, rather than conjured through studio post-production during mixing. Especially potent on the A side-ending stomp "Summer Magic" where Erika's economical leads go head-to-head with J's on a particularly mind-blowing live-in-studio effort; It brings to mind the vibe of "Green Blues", "Mother Of Thousands" and even an electric "Moon Jook" with matured songwriting. - more on this story

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Allen Thompson Returning With 26 Years

Brookes Company reports: Singer-songwriter Allen Thompson announces the release of his third CD 26 Years on August 25, 2009. Born and raised in Virginia and recently transplanted to Nashville, Allen Thompson's 26 Years is a reflection in ten original songs.

Like many a fine songwriter before him, Thompson has lived a lifetime of experiences in his short time here. With family tragedy of Southern Gothic proportion, Thompson was exposed to addiction and mental illness from a young age, ultimately losing both his maternal grandfather and his mother to the diseases.

The heartbreak and uncertainty that haunted him throughout his youth permeate the writing on this album. 26 Years is Thompson's coming of age. "Writing and recording these songs allowed me to come to terms with the end of my childhood and the beginning of the rest of my life," Allen explains in his liner notes. - more on this story

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Beat Circus Present The Boy From Black Mountain

PR reports: Boy From Black Mountain is the third release from determinedly eclectic Boston-based ensemble Beat Circus. Boy From Black Mountain will be released on September 29, 2009 in the U.S. and Europe on Cuneiform Records.

The album was produced by lead singer, songwriter and founding member Brian Carpenter with Bryce Goggin (Akron/Family, Antony and the Johnsons, Bishop Allen) and marks the second release in Carpenter's "Weird American Gothic" trilogy.

Album Illustrations are by Carson Ellis, best known for her artwork for The Decemberists and children's books such as The Mysterious Benedict Society. Singer Larkin Grimm (whose Parplar CD Carpenter performed on) and cellist Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons) are special guests who appear throughout the album. - more on this story

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. Def Leppard, Cheap Trick and Poison Live in Chicago

Def Leppard infuses each of their performances with the aggression and willpower of a band a generation younger. Cheap Trick was the true revelation of the evening while Poison delivered an ever predictable set list that was cut straight from 1990. - Read the full Def Leppard, Cheap Trick and Poison Live in Chicago review

. Pet Ghost Project - Idiot Brain // Genius Heart

The key focus here should be the songwriting. This is a group who knows they cant be pinpointed, and they love it. Youll love it too. The groups sound is never overwhelmed by bombast, and most tracks shine with a heartfelt, bedroom recording quality. (4.5 stars) - Read the full Pet Ghost Project - Idiot Brain // Genius Heart review

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