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Good Music For Bad People Tour

The PRP reports: Every Time I Die have announced the first batch of dates for their "Good Music For Bad People Tour" headlining run with High On Fire, The Chariot and The Red Chord, here's the schedule so far:
September 07th Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
September 08th New York City, NY - Irving Plaza
September 09th Worcester, MA - The Palladium
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Euro Opeth

The PRP reports: Opeth and Extol will be touring together overseas this fall, dates include:
September 06th Birmingham, UK - Carling Birmingham Academy
September 07th Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy
September 08th London, UK - Mean Fiddler
September 09th Antwerp, BEL - Hof Ter Lo
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March of Flames Tour

The PRP reports: Fear Before The March Of Flames are plotting to hit the road with The Fall Of Troy, Circle Takes The Square and Bear Vs Shark in September/October. Dates and venues have yet to be announced.[see full story for breaking heavy rock news]- Click Here for the Full Story

Hives Fan Wanted

punkbands reports: From The Hives who are currently working on a DVD where you can be a star: "Dear morons and moronettes. Don´t waste your talent. Have your picture on shiny disc with the The Hives. Yes you can now have the picture you, or your friend took on a glorious yet-to-be-released DVD with The Hives. Send your contribution and appear on the same screen as your heroes.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Laurel Aitken RIP

punkbands reports: London's Club Ska is reporting that at 8 am this morning Laurel Aitken, widely acknowledged as the 'Godfather of Ska' and affectionately known as 'Boss Skinhead,' died of a heart attack at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, England. Aitken was born in Cuba on April 22, 1927 and moved to his father's homeland of Jamaica in 1938. In 1957 he began his recording career with the single "Roll Jordan Roll." The double A-side "Little Sheila" / "Boogie in my Bones" was the first single released on Chris Blackwell's Island Records, one of the first ever ska records, and the first Jamaican recording ever released in England. Aitken relocated to the U.K. and recorded numerous hits throughout the 60s. He was later acknowledged as "an elder statesman to the Two Tone ska revival movement of the punk era" (AllMusic). [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Anselmo Turns Reporter

siN's metal news reports: Scott Kelly, a founding member of psychedelic hardcore band NEUROSIS, and Christopher Moeschl together have founded and launched Combatmusicradio.com, a new website born of a passion for heavy music and blood sports.

The first offering from Combatmusicradio.com (KMBT) is a weekly pre-recorded radio show called "The Show", hosted by Kelly, focusing on past and present underground metal, punk, and noise, and news and interviews pertaining to blood sports. "The Show" in addition to streaming, is available as a weekly podcast. The site also features written columns about music and blood sports... SUPERJOINT RITUAL vocalist Phil Anselmo, an encyclopedia of boxing knowledge, is covering the sport for the site... [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Ozzfest Drowning

siN's metal news reports: We can reveal that, much like SLIPKNOT in Los Angeles on August 20th, DROWNING POOL are also being tipped to make a special one off main-stage performance at this years OZZFEST 2005. The band has being slated to perform in their hometown of Dallas, Texas at the Smirnoff Music Center on August 25th[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Overkill / Prong Tour

siN's metal news reports: OVERKILL and PRONG will be teaming up for a tour early next year. The first two dates to be released are as follows:

February 18 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
February 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
[see full story for more breaking metal news]

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Alice Cooper Reunion?

Rock N Roll Universe reports: In an exclusive interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe, original Alice Cooper dummer Neal Smith states that the doors are always open for a reunion of the original Alice Cooper Group. When asked about the prospects of a reunion, Smith has the following to say:

RNRU : How realistic is it for fans to hope for any kind of reunion?

NS : All I can say is there's always a chance that something can happen. Realistically or not, nobody's ever going to know. Let's put it this way, as long as I'm alive, I will always be one of the people trying to negotiate something that maybe could make that happen. Whether it's putting the right elements together, or helping the right elements or if the elements were put together that I would be there. Dennis and I have always offered to talk about a reunion since the band broke up. I told Alice in '75, if you ever need my help call me, and in 1985 he came up to Connecticut and he did all the pre-production work for the 'Constrictor' album at my studio at my home with Dennis and I and Kane Roberts, who played guitar on it. Our doors are and have always been open.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Green Eyed Soul

Harper PR reports: Grammy Award-winning Nashville-based singer/songwriter Lari White, best known for her chart-topping string of 90's country hits, makes a sharp turn with the July 26, 2005 release of GREEN EYED SOUL, a truly amazing collection of soulful songs, including the first single, the gospel-blues tune "Right Here, Right Now" and the funky "Let's Keep It Together." GREEN EYED SOUL marks the debut release from her Sony/RED distributed record label Skinny WhiteGirl.

Released to rave UK reviews in June, 2004, the album reflects Lari's lifelong R&B and gospel influences. She set forth in the studio to reach inside herself and what tumbled out was a sweet blend of soul, Southern Americana and jazz that she calls GREEN EYED SOUL. Here, she blends classic soul and R&B sensibilities with modern technology to tackle subjects such as love and the loss of innocence, conjuring up heady images of languorous, sultry Southern nights.

With a July 26, 2005 release date, Lari is planning a flurry of stateside shows: [see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Thunders, Kane & Nolan

MVD reports: Music Video Distributors and are pleased to announce the home viewing release of Thunders, Kane & Nolan – You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory for worldwide distribution on DVD.

On January 4th, 1987, core New York Dolls members Johnny Thunders, Arthur "Killer" Kane, and Jerry Nolan perfomed an informal reunion at the Roxy in LA. Sadly, of the three, only Arthur Kane lived long enough to briefly enjoy the Dolls formal reunion. This piece of Rock and Roll history features 18 songs including electric and rare acoustic performances and is essential for any Dolls or Thunders fan. [see full story for tracks]- Click Here for the Full Story

Penitentiary Blues

conqueroo reports: The first release from the Shout! Factory/HackTone imprint is David Allan Coe’s long-lost debut album Penitentiary Blues — a record so outlaw it was written behind bars. While serving his eighth consecutive stretch in prison, Coe wrote a batch of songs that brought death row into the home of anyone with guts enough to listen. Songs like “Cell #33,” “Oh Warden,” and “Death Row” are delivered with such a sense of desperation, they could have come only from a man on the inside. Though out of print for decades, Penitentiary Blues is very close to Coe’s heart and he is deeply involved in the CD debut, acting as executive producer and contributing to the packaging and marketing of it. Penitentiary Blues will be available on August 23 with a suggested retail price of $18.98. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Bongzilla Finish Recording

Relapse reports: BONGZILLA has finished recording at Coney Island Studios and are mixing at Butch Vig's Smart Studios (NIRVANA, GARBAGE, SMASHING PUMPKINS) in their hometown of Madison, Wisconsin with longtime engineer Wendy Schneider. Amerijuanican is scheduled to include tracks such as "Weedy Woman" (which the quartet debuted during their opening stint for MONSTER MAGNET), "Kash Under Glass" and the title track.

Amerijuanican is slated for a fall release internationally. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Aphasia Flatline Video

Chipster reports: Aphasia’s “Flatline” Featured in War of the Worlds; Video Now Available

Aphasia’s “Flatline” off their upcoming debut release Fact & Fiction is promimently featured in the current Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise
blockbuster War of the Worlds. “Flatline” will be the first single from Fact & Fiction due out September 13 on DRT Entertainment. The video for
“Flatline” directed by Chris Sims (Lamb of Gods, Shinedown) is available at the full story link.

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Monster Wedding

andPOP reports: Sandra Bullock plus Jesse James equals marriage.

The star of Miss Congeniality, Bullock, 40, married her boyfriend Jesse James, host of Monster Garage, in Santa Barbara. [Not rock related but Jesse rocks, so we posted it. see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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