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Static-X Leak

siN's metal news reports: The new Static-X record, "Start A War", is part of MTV2's The Leak. Click the full story link to listen to the full CD before it hits stores next Tuesday. - Click Here for the Full Story

Street Scene 05

Pollstar reports: Back in in 1984, San Diego Street Scene was a small, bi-annual event that has since grown to quite the respectable festival. This is set to be Street Scene's biggest year ever, with more than 30 artists scheduled to perform.

Headliners for the Rock and Roll end of the music will include The Pixies, The White Stripes, The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab For Cutie, Garbage, and so on. The hip-hop side will be filled out by Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peas, Method Man, and famed DJ Mix Master Mike. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Ben Harper Tour

Pollstar reports: In response to the Zooma Tour cancellation, Ben Harper has decided to do a special tour of intimate venues around the U.S. and Canada to say thanks to his fans before he heads into the studio to work on his next album.

The dates will commence in Vancouver, B.C., on July 12 and end at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on August 1, hitting 16 markets along the way. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Radiohead Decline Live 8

Contact Music reports: Acclaimed rockers RADIOHEAD have turned down the chance to perform at the London LIVE 8 concert on 2 July (05), because they are busy enjoying their time away from the music business.

Despite being a prominent campaigner for Third World issues, singer THOM YORKE insists the CREEP hitmakers are too "spread out" to join COLDPLAY, SIR PAUL McCARTNEY and U2 on the star-studded charity bill. [see full story for more] - Click Here for the Full Story

Les Paul Returns

Reuters reports: Guitar legend Les Paul will celebrate his 90th birthday with his first new studio album since 1978's "Guitar Monsters," a collaboration with the late Chet Atkins. Les Paul & Friends' "American Made, World Played" is due Aug. 30 via Capitol/EMI.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Bad Manners DVD

MVD reports: Both as an entertainer and as a band leader, Doug Trendle is unstoppable. This June 2004 performance finds his band as polished and strong as ever with a 4-piece brass section (Warren Middleton on trombone, David Welton - bass trombone, Christopher Bull - trumpet, and Russell Sheen on sax) bassist Lee Thompson, keyboards Rikish Macwana and percussionist Russell Wynn. Bonus features include Exclusive Interviews, Photo Gallery and Biography.

Tracks: In The Mood, Echo 4 + 2, This Is Ska, My Girl Lollipop, Fatty Fatty, Black Night, Feel Like Jumping, Walking In The Sunshine, Skaville U.K., King Ska-Fa, Pipeline, Red River Ska, Too Good To Be True (Can't Take My Eyes Off You), Just A Feeling, You Fat Bastard, Skinhead Girl, El Pussycat, Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu, Don't You Be Angry, Woolly Bully, Special Brew, Don't Knock The Baldheads, England Football Medley: Tom Hark/March Of The Mods/The Great Escape/Come On Eileen, Lip Up Fatty, Can Can[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

English Beat DVD

MVD reports: Ultra-tight ska revivalists The Beat (marketed in the US as "The English Beat") were formed in the aftermath of punk. This 20-song performance at Royal Festival Hall in London on February 7, 2003 emphasises instrumental passages as well as their token saxophone breaks. They will probably be remembered as one of the best 1980s ska bands along with Madness and The Specials. Bonus features include Exclusive Interviews, Photo Gallery and Biography.

Tracks: Ranking Full Stop, Rough Rider, Noise In This World, Hands Off She's Mine, Doors Of Your Heart, Too Nice To Talk To, Tears Of A Clown, Twist And Crawl, Spar Wid Me, Two Swords, Big Shot, Get A Job, Stand Down Margaret, Mirror In The Bathroom, Stranger On The Shore, Save It For Later, Click Click, Can't Get Used To Losing You, Best Friend, Jackpot- Click Here for the Full Story

Gipsy Kings Hits

Noble PR reports: Hot on the heels of their U.K. tour, The Gipsy Kings will release on July 11, 2005 their "Very Best Of…" collection on Sony BMG, a superb new album guaranteed to be the soundtrack to those long summer days!

This new collection comprises 20 outstanding tracks from The Gipsy Kings' superb back catalogue including Bamboleo, Volare! and Djobi Djoba evoking a world of Flamenco, sunshine and high emotion. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Life of Agony 2nd Stage

Epileptic Records reports: Epic recording artists LIFE OF AGONY will headline the second stage of this summer's Gigantour, a six-week festival featuring Megadeth, Dream Theater, Dillinger Escape Plan and Fear Factory, among others. The speaker-shattering tour begins July 21 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, CA.

The band, who recently wrapped dates with Mudvayne, will be touring in support of highly anticipated new album BROKEN VALLEY, their first new studio album in eight years. Produced by Greg Fidelman (Jet, Slipknot) and featuring lead single "Love To Let You Down," BROKEN VALLEY is a potent, poignant and perfectly paced rock album from a band whose creative spark is still smoldering. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Jacknife Release

Chipster PR reports: “We don’t have any gimmicks, we just get up there and play,” says vocalist Joe Ortiz of Jacknife. Hailing from Dallas, TX, Jacknife’s sound can best be described as “Texas style brutality” and the band wastes no time showing listeners why they are the future of extreme music from the Lone Star state. To call their brand of musical destruction “metalcore” would be an understatement; Jacknife blends the best elements of the metal and hardcore genres seamlessly on their full length debut album Moment Of Reckoning, which is set for release on August 16th, 2005 on Zero-Sum Recordings.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Eleni Mandell Single

conqueroo reports: Fresh on the heels of the controversy surrounding Carl’s Jr.’s latest television ad campaign featuring a soaped-up scantily-clad Paris Hilton, Santa Monica-based independent record label HUM Recordings, a division of HUM Music, today announced plans to release a full-length version of Cole Porter’s classic “I Love Paris” as sung by indie rocker Eleni Mandell. The song will be available on Wednesday, June 6 exclusively on iTunes.

The new version of the song, sung by Mandell and arranged by HUM’s Rob Lopez, has generated significant buzz among consumers. The response has been so overwhelming that the song has taken on a life of its own, prompting HUM Recordings to draft plans for an immediate commercial release. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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