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SOAD Canada

The PRP reports: Another batch of dates have been released for System Of A Down's tour with The Mars Volta, here's the most recent additions:
August 31st Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi
September 03rd Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
September 09th Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
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Drowningman Delay

siN's metal news reports: DROWNINGMAN's new record "Don't Push Us When We're Hot" has been pushed back from its original August 9th release date, and is now scheduled to hit stores on October 11th. The good news, according to the band, is that people can buy it right now on thorprecords.com. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Rammstein Injury

siN's metal news reports: RAMMSTEIN have been forced to cancel their upcoming shows in Korea and Japan today due to a minor stage accident which took place during a RAMMSTEIN concernt last Saturday in Gothenburg, Sweden. Frontman Till ran into some trouble on a wet stage, unfortunately causing injuries to his knee forcing him out of stage show contention for the next couple of weeks. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Mushroomhead Premier

V Ent. Network reports: Cleveland-based art-metal octet Mushroomhead will premiere their self-lensed video for "Kill Tomorrow" on August 5 at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time via their website, www.mushroomhead.com. The clip will be available during a brief 30-minute to one-hour window, and henceforth on DVD.

The super-creative, visually driven band self-produced, shot, directed and edited the entire clip, which appears on their landmark DVD release, "Volume 1" (slated for August 9 release on the band's The Filthy Hands Company label). "Kill Tomorrow" marks the first time Mushroomhead shot its own video - an event that, considering the band's ultra hands-on approach on everything from their music to their stage design to their business, was imminent. The track is from their most recent full length release, "XIII" (Universal).[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Radio Boycott

press release reports: Indie musician/recording artist Robert Kramer says the recent statement about the Sony/BMG recording industry payola settlement leaves many questions and issues unanswered,"saying now's the time to keep the pressure on the radio stations and the advertisers who buy time on the stations.

... Encouraging radio listeners, musicians and indie labels to literally throw down the gauntlet to the recording and radio industry, Kramer states the time to act is now.

"I say we should hit them where they live...organize free concerts boycotting advertisers on radio stations that refuse to play indie music..fans of indie music should write letters to radio stations asking for local music programs, and should report stations who are non-responsive to the FCC who refuse to play what the public is asking for..."

"Maybe it's time for the radio station fatcats to trade in their Jaguars for a nice pre-owned Toyota, return the airwaves to the public, and start programming the kind of music people REALLY want to hear....to quote the late Frank Zappa, it's time to "KILL UGLY RADIO"..once and for all..." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Zakk's Dimebag Tribute

Day in Rock reports: Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society have released the "In This River" video, a heartfelt tribute to Zakk's friend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, guitarist for Damageplan and Pantera. "Dimebag" Darrell was shot and killed during a
performance on Wednesday December 8th, 2004 in Columbus, Ohio.[see full story to check out the video]- Click Here for the Full Story

Conan Bessy

Transdreamer Records reports: Dressy Bessy will appear on Late Night With Conan O'Brien on August 4, 2005. Dressy also had a stunning editorial piece on NPR. It's a great press angle of "little indie rock band that could." Check out the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story

eBay Crisis

The End Records reports: For the month of August, Karyn Crisis (lead singer for aggro-rockers Crisis) will be selling her original artwork on eBay The first four pieces for sale are the coveted hand-painted photographs from her 1998/1999 limited edition "Blood" series and are 4 of only 12 remaining pieces in this series. The pieces "Wielding The Way", "Scraping The Pins," "Into Darkness" and "Sickness" are up for bid on eBay this week.

These hand-painted photographs are on 5" by 8" photo fiber paper and are all numbered and signed by Karyn Crisis.[see full story to check it out and bid]- Click Here for the Full Story

Peta Arm Strong

Peta reports: Between the tail-end of their celebrated European tour and the launch of their 22-city North American summer tour, Stretch Arm Strong lead singer Chris McClane and guitarist David Sease made time to pose for a brand-new pro-vegetarian public service announcement (PSA) for their pals at peta2—PETA’s youth division. In the ad, Chris and David, both of whom have gone vegetarian, appear in an exclusive photo next to The Smiths-inspired tagline “Meat Is Still Murder” and remind their legions of fans around the world that they don’t have to support cruel factory farms and the “deplorable meat industry” when great veggie options abound.

If fans are getting a little restless waiting for the band’s new album Free at Last (WPO Records) to drop on September 13, peta2 has great news: Visitors to peta2.com can register to win a free CD—before the album is available in stores—and other great prizes. The grand-prize winner will also receive a pair of pro BMXer Taj Mihelich’s signature Etnies—nonleather, of course. The Stretch Arm Strong PSA can be viewed at www.peta2.com. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Cavett Icons DVD

Special Ops reports: THE DICK CAVETT SHOW: ROCK ICONS 3-Disc DVD set focuses on appearances from some of the most influential rock ‘n’ roll musicians of the time: David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, David Crosby, George Harrison, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Ravi Shankar, Paul Simon, Sly & The Family Stone, and Stephen Stills. Several of these performances and interviews have not been seen since they first aired over 30 years ago. With recently taped introductions and remembrances by Cavett, The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons 3-Disc DVD will be available on August 16th[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dylan iTribute

Drive-Thru reports: Drive-Thru Records has made available an exclusive preview of the upcoming release Listen To Bob Dylan -- A Tribute through iTunes. Beginning August 2nd on the iTunes Music Store, music fans can download 14 of the 21 tracks a full two weeks prior to the album release.

Scheduled for release August 16, 2005 Listen To Bob Dylan -- A Tribute is double disc CD featuring 21 Bob Dylan tunes covered by a variety of artists including Jason Mraz, Something Corporate, Steel Train, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business, The Format, Anberlin, Socratic, and Days Away. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Thine Eyes Bleed Fest

press release reports: Canadian thrash/metalcore act Thine Eyes Bleed has been added to the 2005 installment of the International Extreme Music Festival.

The tour – which features such diverse acts as God Dethroned, Byzantine, Nightrage, Hell Within, Epoch Of Unlight and Lilitu – will be crossing North America this fall and promises to be the tour not to miss.

Thine Eyes Bleed released their debut album for The End Records titled In The Wake Of Separation in June and have been touring the U.S. and Canada since its release. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Just Dandy

M80 reports: The Dandy Warhols are back!

The always hip Dandys’ will release their fifth album Odditorium or Warlords of Mars on September 13th.

What is the Odditorium? It’s a place where things move left when you think they’ll go right. Just inverted as hell. Or – to be literal – it’s the title (sorta) of the new album by the Dandy Warhols, and also the name of the spot in their Portland, Oregon hometown where they lived it. The album will also boast a limited edition bonus fun pack, including a DVD, featuring five live tracks from Barcelona, Spain.[see full story to hear the first single "smoke it"]- Click Here for the Full Story

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