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Rock 11/22: One Reason Member Shot- RIAA Target Students- Slipknot Folk?-
Vines Brain Disorder- Vandals to Rock Iraq- Young Buck Surrenders- Axl
Made Slash Suicidal - Darkness- Cure- Kreator Tour- NIN Twiggy?- Metal
Assault In Iraq- Lemmy- J.Lo Got Too Much Back- Snapcase- U2- White Stripes-
Nirvana- Terry Melcher RIP- Cannibal Corpse- Shadows Fall- MxPx Nix Tour-
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 One
Reason Member Shot |
Aversion reports: Greg Harvester of One Reason
was shot in the face in a mugging near his home in Cleveland.
Harvester was on his bike when a group
of men stopped him and demanded his money and bike. He handed over his
wallet, but claimed he needed the bike for his job. The assailants then
damaged his bike and shot him in the face. [see full story for more]-
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| Vandals
to Rock Iraq |
Aversion reports: They might not have the
patriotic streak of Tim McGraw, but the Vandals will show their support
for combat troops by playing a show for U.S. armed forces stationed in
Iraq.
The band follows on the heels of Henry
Rollins who brought his punk streak to troops earlier this year. [see full
story for more]- Click
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Source: Aversion
also has news on Snapcase Announces Impending Split, George Harrison Guitar
on Auction, White Stripes DVD Gets Theatrical Release, Vines Singer Diagnosed
with Brain Disorder, Walkmen Get Christmasy On Single, Death By Stereo
Gets New Bassist and more click here to check it out
| Young
Buck Surrenders |
antiMusic reports: Rapper Young Buck, real
name is David Darnell Brown, surrendered to police on Friday for allegedly
stabbing a man that had punched hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre at the Vibe Awards
on Monday at the Santa Monica Airport.
Brown faces charges of attempted murder
and assault with a deadly weapon. The rapper was processed and then released
on $500,000 bail. He has been ordered to appear at a Dec. 20 arraignment,
according to Santa Monica police. [see full story for more]-
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| Vines
Brain Disorder |
antiMusic reports: The Vines frontman Craig
Nicholls revealed in court on Friday that he suffers from Asperger's Syndrome,
a mild form of autism. Nicholls made the revelation at a hearing for assault
and malicious damage charges stemming from an incident at the Triple M
radio show at the Annandale Hotel where he allegedly damaged a photographers
camera and caused a scene on stage. The court dismissed the charges against
Nicholls.
Nicholls was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
after one of the band's crew members told management of the disorder. Mental
health professions have tried for years to diagnose Nicholls. [see full
story for more]- Click
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| RIAA
Target Students |
AP reports: The recording industry has filed
copyright infringement lawsuits against 761 computer users, the latest
round of litigation in the record companies' effort to stamp out unauthorized
trading of music online.
The latest batch of lawsuits on Thursday
also targeted 25 computer users suspected of swapping songs over university
networks [see full story for more]- Click
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| Axl
Made Slash Suicidal |
Rockdirt reports: Ireland On-Line reports
that former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash considered suicide after watching
Axl Rose record his vocals at the band's final recording session. "I was
suicidal. If I'd had a gun with me at that time, I probably would have
done myself in," the current Velvet Revolver guitarist admitted. "If I'd
had a half-ounce of fu**ing heroin with me, I probably just would've gone.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| Darkness
Summer |
Rockdirt reports: The Darkness have been working
on the follow-up to their debut album and admit in an interview with The
Glasgow Daily Record it hasn't been easy. "We've been at it solidly for
the last couple of weeks and it has had its ups and downs," guitarist Dan
Hawkins explained. "Because we've been touring for so long, we're getting
used to being creative again. We've written enough stuff for an album,
but we just want to make sure it's 10 times better than the last one. Hopefully,
the new album will be out early next summer."[see full story for more]-
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| Cure
Blast Ticket Gouging |
Rockdirt reports: The Cure frontman Robert
Smith leveled an attack on the superstars who charge fans exorbitant fees
to see them, claiming in an interview with The Glasgow Daily Record that
they are destroying live music. "Curiosa was the best live touring experience
of my life so far," Smith said of the group's recently completed festival
tour. "It exceeded all my expectations. It was particularly satisfying
that we managed to do Curiosa without sponsorship and keep ticket prices
low and still make a little money. [see full story for more]-
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Source: Rockdirt
also has news on Marilyn Manson Performs In New York City, Korn Perform
On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', The Museum Of Modern Art Re-Opens In Midtown Manhattan,
Coheed & Cambria's 'Blood Red Summer' Video, Snow Patrol Perform On
'The Frank Skinner Show'and more click here to check it out
| Slipknot
Folk? |
BW&BK reports: In a recent interview with
Germany's Stalker Magazine (www.stalker.cd), SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman
Corey Taylor revealed that, when the mask comes off, he isn't the super-aggressive
venom spitting maniac people take him for. Read on...
"If the time comes and Slipknot and Stone
Sour aren't a part of my life anymore, I'm just going to do acoustic songs
and acoustic albums because that's what I write when I'm sitting at home.
I don't write a lot of metal songs. I can write them but I'm not as good
as the other guys. If I write something I want it to be completely different.
A lot of the stuff I write is really like a cross between Bob Dylan and...slow
stuff. I like slow stuff." [see full story for more]-
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| Kreator
Tour |
BW&BK reports: More dates have been confirmed
for the upcoming KREATOR/VADER/DEATH ANGEL/IF HOPE DIES North American
tour set to begin in April. Confirmed dates include:
April
3 in New York, NY at B.B. King's Blues
Club
6 in Philadelphia, PA at The Trocadero
/ Balcony Bar
7 in Baltimore, MD at Thunderdome
8 in Poughkeepsie, NY at The Chance
9 in Montreal, QC at Le Medley
[see full story for more dates]-
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Source: BW&BK
also has news on GLENN HUGHES Working On "Most Fulfilling Album In Career",
Former FATES WARNING Drummer Completes Work With INTERFACE, HANKER Begin
New Bassist Search, KALEDON - New Album Being Mixed, WITHIN TEMPTATION
Confirm Online Chat and more click here to check it out
| NIN
Twiggy? |
Blabbermouth reports: Former MARILYN MANSON/current
A PERFECT CIRCLE bassist Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez) is strongly
rumored to have joined NINE INCH NAILS' touring lineup. Two recent photos
of White in the recording studio with NINE INCH NAILS during the making
of their new album have popped up on NIN's official web site, with one
of them appearing to depict Jeordie laying down bass tracks for the CD,
which is believed have a working title of "With Teeth". [see full story
for more, including links to photos]- Click
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| Metal
Assault In Iraq |
Blabbermouth reports: Lane DeGregory of The
St. Petersburg Times reports: As tanks geared up to trample Fallujah and
American troops started circling the city, special operations officers
rifled through their CD cases, searching for a sound track to spur the
assault.
What would irk Iraqi insurgents more: Barking
dogs or bluegrass? Screaming babies or shrieking feedback?
Heavy metal. The Army's latest weapon.
"It's not the music so much as the sound,"
said Ben Abel, spokesman for the Army's psychological operations command
at Fort Bragg, N.C. "It's like throwing a smoke bomb. The aim is to disorient
and confuse the enemy to gain a tactical advantage." [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Radio
Stations Recovers Stolen Guitar |
Blabbermouth reports: During POISON frontman
Bret Michaels' performance on Friday, November 12, 2004 at McCool's Bar
near Valparaiso, Indiana, one of Bret's favorite guitars was stolen right
from the stage. The following week, "The Morning Loop Guys" show on Chicago
radio station The Loop 97.9 FM announced the incident and passed along
Bret's personal plea to have it returned.
On Thursday evening, November 18, 2004,
The Loop was scheduled to host a promotional event at Hog Head McDunna's
in Chicago's Lincoln Park area. Before the event began, an anonymous person
delivered a guitar matching the description of Bret Michaels' missing guitar
to the bar manager. The anonymous delivery was accompanied by a note addressed
to The Loop stating, "Return to owner by 11/21." The guitar was brought
back to The Loop's studios for the night.[see full story for more]-
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| Lemmy
Solo CD Packed With Guests |
Blabbermouth reports: In a recent interview
with Metal Maniacs magazine, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister
offered the following update on his upcoming solo album: "I got seven tracks
done already. I've got two with SKEW SISKIN [reportedly titled 'Stand Upon
The Mountain' and 'Don't Matter To Me' � Ed.], which are f***ing great!
And I've got two with the REVEREND HORTON HEAT, some good psycho-metal-billy!
I've got a track from Dave Grohl [PROBOT, FOO FIGHTERS, ex-NIRVANA] that
I'm still sorting out and two tracks from THE DAMNED [including a cover
of THE DAMNED's 'Neat Neat Neat']. That's with Dave and The Captain! Some
good stuff. It should be out sometime next year if the lawyers can all
get their heads together."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Camp
Freddy CD To Feature Cantrell and Duffy |
Blabbermouth reports: Former ALICE IN CHAINS
guitarist Jerry Cantrell and ex-THE CULT axeman Billy Duffy have recorded
guest appearances on the debut album from CAMP FREDDY, tentatively due
in early 2005 via Sanctuary Records. Other confirmed guests on the CD include
drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and singer Macy Gray. At least
some of the production duties on the album are being handled by Mike Clink
(GUNS N' ROSES, METALLICA).
CAMP FREDDY is the Los Angeles-based "jam"
band consisting of JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE
CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar), ex-JANE'S ADDICTION drummer
Stephen Perkins, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock
icon Donovan). - Click
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Source: Blabbermouth
also has news on RONNIE JAMES DIO Says His Current Band Is 'A Great Family',
Former FATES WARNING Drummer Completes EP/Demo With New Band, IRON MAIDEN
Drummer Performs With MAIDEN Tribute Act In Greece, BLACK SABBATH Drummer
Offers Holiday Discount On Charity CD, New York-Based SLUNT To Open Remainder
Of MARILYN MANSON Tour and more click here to check it out
| Silly
News: J.Lo Got Too Much Back |
Ananova reports: [Might as well kick off the
week with some humor]Filming for a TV advert was reportedly held up - because
J-Lo's bum was too big for her skimpy outfit.
The singer failed to squeeze into her sexy
black leather costume for the new £11m Pepsi commercial, reports
the Daily Star.
Frantic staff had to stitch an extra piece
of leather onto the outfit to cover the star's curvy bottom, according
to the paper.
A set insider said: "It was quite comical,
really. There were all these people ready to get on with the work when
we realised there was a problem. [see full story for more]-
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Source: Ananova
also has news on Eminem to play HMS Belfast!, Madonna's concern for daughter,
Cassie favourite to get the boot, Mimi is the real me, says Mariah, Kylie
turns to jazz and more click here to check it out
| Ozzy
Awards Host |
Herald Sun reports: BEFUDDLED rocker Ozzy
Osbourne and manager wife Sharon will host MTV Australia's Video Music
Awards in Sydney next March.
The Osbournes' celebrity children, Jack
and Kelly, and their nanny will come too. [see full story for more]-
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| Snapcase
Swan Song |
Lambgoat reports: Snapcase guitarist Frank
Vicario recently posted a few messages on the group's website suggesting
that the band will soon be calling it quits and are in the process of scheduling
their final show, which will apparently take place in mid-January in Buffalo,
NY. More specifically, here are some postings by Vicario:
"Snapcase isn't broken up... yet. We're
in the process of organizing last show(s) for early next year. So for all
intents and purposes we're pretty much done... [later] Unfortunately it's
looking more and more like it will be one last show in our hometown and
that's it. Look for an announcement soon and for those who are still interested
in seeing Snapcase play one last time, keep your schedules open in mid-January.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| U2
Open for Clinton |
NMC reports: U2's Bono and The Edge helped
celebrate the opening of the Clinton Presidential Center last Thursday,
November 18, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The pair performed a three-song
set before former President Bill Clinton took the stage to address the
more than 30,000 people who turned out for the dedication ceremony.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| White
Stripes DVD Theatrics |
Pitchfork reports: ...And just in case you're
feeling expansive with the approaching holidays, two days after [December
7th] the DVD comes out, movie theaters in 13 cities are showing Under Blackpool
Lights on the big screen.
[all shows at 7pm]
12-09 Washington, DC - Mazza Gallerie
7 (5300 Wisconsin Ave NW)
12-09 New York City, NY - Empire 25 (234
West 42nd St)
12-09 Philadelphia, PA - Marple 10 (400
South State Road)
12-09 Boston, MA - Fenway 13 (201 Brookline
Ave)
12-09 Chicago, IL - River East 21 (233
East Illinois St)
[see full story for more, plus the tracklisting
and info on the DVD]- Click
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| Nirvana
Record Breaker? |
Reuters reports: With numerous releases flowing
through stores in the next several weeks, many retailers are most excited
about the Nirvana boxed set, "With the Lights Out," which comes out Nov.
23.
The defunct grunge trio's Geffen Records
collection "could be the biggest boxed set of all time," says Bryan Everitt,
director of music purchasing for Amarillo, Texas-based Hastings Entertainment.
"I don't think there is a more dedicated fan than the Nirvana fan." [see
full story for more]- Click
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| Fox
MP3 Store |
Variety reports: Fox has become the first
studio to enter the fast-growing digital music space, launching an online
music store Thursday that sells downloads from its collection of songs
and scores.
Like Apple's iTunes and its many competitors,
store on the FoxMusic.com site sells 99¢ downloads of individual tracks.
In a bid to take advantage of another booming
digital music segment, it offers ringtones based on Fox music that users
can order and download directly to their cell phones. [see full story for
more]- Click
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| EMI
Post Loss |
AP reports: EMI Group PLC, one of the world's
biggest music companies, reported a small loss for the first half of its
fiscal year Friday but said it expected an improvement in the second half
which will reflect the release of several new albums that are already selling
well.
EMI, whose artists include Coldplay, Norah
Jones, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams, said it was confident the global
music industry would begin growing again after a sales slump from 2000
to 2003.
Chairman Eric Nicoli said the global industry
recorded a decline of 1.3 percent for the first half of fiscal 2004, an
improvement on the 9.6 decline for the same period in 2003. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Jacko
Legal Circus Continues |
AP reports: The prosecution in Michael Jackson's
child molestation case has accused the defense of abusing the judicial
process with sweeping demands for medical records of the alleged victim
and his family, including gynecological records for his mother and information
on his 3-month-old brother.[see full story for more]-
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| Terry
Melcher RIP |
AP reports: Terry Melcher, a record producer
and songwriter who aided the careers of Ry Cooder, the Byrds and the Beach
Boys, has died, his publicist announced Saturday. He was 62.
Melcher, the son of actress Doris Day,
died Friday night at his Beverly Hills home after a long battle with melanoma.
Melcher co-wrote the hit song "Kokomo"
for the Beach Boys. The song was used in the movie "Cocktail" and was nominated
for a Golden Globe in 1988 for best original song. He also performed on
the Beach Boys album "Pet Sounds." [see full story for more]-
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| Rare
Elvis Auction |
Reuters reports: Some of Elvis Presley's first
RCA recordings from nearly 50 years ago, including never-before-heard takes
of "All Shook Up" and "Jailhouse Rock," will be put up for bid on Sunday
at an auction of show business memorabilia.
The six unedited reel-to-reel tapes --
"pre-master" originals from the private collection of the studio engineer
who recorded them, are valued at between $30,000 and $50,000, according
to international auction house Bonhams & Butterfields. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Cannibal
Corpse on the Mend |
Metal-rules reports: Hey everyone, we just
wanted to update you guys on the situation with George. He has an inflamed
lung that has been making breathing very difficult and painful for him.
He had to miss the Pittsburgh show because of this. We want to say thanks
to Maurizio from Kataklysm for singing "Stripped, Raped and Strangled"
with us, and also say thanks to the Pittsburgh fans who contributed some
growling throughout the show. We thought we might have a similar situation
at the next show in Philadelphia, but George was able to perform despite
his illness. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Shadows
Fall Pass 100K |
Metal-Rules reports: SHADOWS FALL Pass The
100,000 SoundScan Mark Again
SHADOWS FALL latest effort, The War Within,
has just passed the 100,000 mark via U.S. Nielsen SoundScan sales, in just
under an impressive eight weeks. This accomplishment is a further testament
to the band's undying work ethic and current genre status, as it took their
previous album, The Art of Balance, two years to reach this sales plateau.
This benchmark achievement comes off the heels of the commercial radio
success of their latest single "What Drives The Weak" and massive co-headlining
U.S. tour alongside Damageplan and The Haunted, which wraps up on December
5th. [see full story for more]- Click
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Source: Metal-Rules
also has news on Details& Covers of NIGHTWISH Vocalist Solo Single
HAMMERFALL Announce "Icebreaker Festival" Date New SIX FEET UNDER Video
Available Online SHADOWS FALL Cancel Nov. 23 Show In Pontiac, MI, MEGADETH
- Edmonton and Vancouver In Store Signing and more click here to check
it out
| Macca
Recording |
ArrowFM reports: Yes Paul McCartney is in
town - he's been putting in time at Ocean Way studio. This would be Paul's
first studio album since 2001's "Driving Rain". No word on the release
date. Paul recently had a hand, playing bass, for the new Band Aid Single.
After two hours, Paul had enough - dramatically falling to the floor while
yelping, "Enough! No More! Finish!" Fortunately for us, "behind the scenes"
cameras were there and could be included in the video on the 20th anniversary
of the Band Aid Event.- Click
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Source: ArrowFM
also has news on Big Cheese, Top Dog etc., Say it isn't So..., Another
Bruce Benefit, Aerosmith wants you....to produce, Bono Goes to a Library
and more click here to check it out
| Taste
of Chaos |
liveDaily reports: Utah rockers The Used will
be joined by My Chemical Romance, Killswitch Engage, A Static Lullaby,
Senses Fail, Converge, Underoath, Saosin and others on the inauguaral Taste
of Chaos tour, organized by Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman.
The outing, [see full story for a tentative
itinerary], is expected to visit about 40 cities between mid February and
early April.
Organizers plan to follow the same low-cost
ticket philosophy that has helped to keep the Warped Tour going strong
for the last decade. - Click
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| MxPx
Nix Tour |
Punkbands.com reports: MxPx have cancelled
their European tour. The reason for the cancellation is unknown. The band
will be working on their upcoming SideOneDummy release in the months to
come. - Click
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| Death
By Stereo Mystery Bassist |
Punkbands.com reports: Death by Stereo has
announced that they've filled their bass player position and will be working
on new material and playing a show at the Whiskey in Los Angeles in December.
[see full story for more]- Click
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| DMB,
Pixies, More for American Way Auction |
press release reports: SEATTLE, WA� Joni Mitchell,
Madonna, Maroon 5, The Pixies, Dave Matthews, Green Day, Black Eyed Peas,
Josh Groban, Aimee Mann--these are just some of the musicians that have
donated one-of-a-kind memorabilia to People for the American Way's (PFAW)
annual "Auction for the American Way". The auction will take place on eBay
from Sunday, November 28 to December 5 and will benefit PFAW's ongoing
efforts to promote free speech, civil rights and tolerance.
"Every day, artists, authors and entertainers
rely on the precious right to free expression and freedom of speech that
lies at the bedrock of American society," says someone from PFAW. "We believe
that is why so many people from these worlds continue to donate to PFAW,
which fights for these same principles within our society. It is more important
than ever that we create a sense of community, tolerance and compassion
in a nation clearly divided along political lines." [see full story for
more, including a preview of auction items]- Click
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| Fuse
Daily Download |
press release reports: Check out the Daily
Download on Fuse next week for guest appearances from Coheed and Cambria,
Henry Rollins, My Chemical Romance and more! Tune in to Fuse weekdays at
6pm ET.
Monday 11/22: Guest: Coheed and Cambria
(performing) - Tower Download: Good Charlotte "I Just Wanna Live"
Tuesday 11/23: Guest: Henry Rollins; Pete
Wentz from Fallout Boy - Tower Download: Eminem "Encore"
Wednesday 11/24: Guest: My Chemical Romance
- Tower Download: Papa Roach "Scars" - Click
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| Kottenmouth
Kings/Pepper Tour |
press release reports: Heading into the season
of plentiful green harvests and mounds of white powder, what better than
a slam-dunk package of some of the finest musical exports from California
and Hawaii?
That's right, Suburban Noize Records' musical
flagship- Kottonmouth Kings and Volcom Entertainment's Hawaiian party punani
dub-pranksters Pepper are gearing up to wreak havoc in some of the USA's
finest winter territories.
THE 10 YEARS DEEP TOUR 2005 (Pepper w/
Kottonmouth Kings)
12/06 - Boston, MA - Avalon
12/07 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony
12/08 - Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
12/09 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
/ Balcony Bar
[see full story for more dates]-
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| A18
Return |
press release reports: Six years is well beyond
the average life expectancy of most hardcore bands, especially when you
tally two full length CDs, three EPs, shows in over twenty different countries,
literally hundreds of interviews and a live set that often leaves the stage
decorated with blood and broken instruments. Welcome A18. With a resume
reading like a who's who of Southern California hardcore, A18 formed from
the ashes of the region's most popular hardcore bands, A Chorus of Disapproval,
Instead, Outspoken and Strife. After a brief hiatus A18 are happy to announce
the return of longtime vocalist Isaac Golub.
Co-produced by Paul Miner (Throwdown, Terror,
Atreyu) Dear Furious is a mix of passion, anger, energy and unbridled rage
that assaults the senses. After recording Foreverafternothing with Paul
in 2002, A18 chose to bring his great studio knowledge and experience producing
some of the greatest hardcore bands to bear on the new project. During
the year prior, the band had issued themselves a challenge to surpass all
previous recordings. Their tour schedule provided the live performance
time needed, that combined with two months of pre-production, their hard
work paid off. "We've had the time to really hone our songs into the quintessential
A18 anthems, instead of sacrificing quality for a lack of time or recording
budget," Mike commented. A18 entered the studio after the last leg of their
most recent tour of Europe with The Hope Conspiracy and Darkest Hour. [see
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| Rhino
Bucket Horror |
press release reports: Rhino Bucket are currently
recording 5 new songs for an upcoming horror movie that is currently under
production. Song titles include "Blood Sweat And Beers" along with an acoustic
version of "I Was Told". The movie is titled "The Outdoorsman"and continues
the recent success of the band securing their music in movies and television.
The band has had songs in the recent DVD releases "Rolling Kansas" and
"Stateside", and also had some of their classic tunes in one of the first
episodes of "The Handler" on CBS.
Plans are also in the works to release
"Blood Sweat And Beers" as a single with the acustic "I Was Told" as a
B-side at the same time as the movie. The band will also be lining up gigs
to help support the movie and will be shooting a video for "Blood Sweat
And Beers" with the movies director. [see full story for more]-
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