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White Crunk

Pitchfork reports: White Crunk! How about that for an unexpected new genre? And no, it's not a bunch of Southern boys ridin' around in their pick-up trucks blastin' Skynyrd remixes and beating down mailboxes. It's how Kanye West refers to Franz Ferdinand's dance rock, which the rapper says has influenced his new album, Late Registration.

Kanye and the band met a while back at the MTV Europe Awards. At the time, head Franzie Alex Kapranos said, "We've been talking a lot about production and we really feel the most cutting-edge stuff is being done in the world of hip-hop right now. Kanye West's a good example. I think that's maybe where we'll look for inspiration on the next record." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Vegas Elton

liveDaily reports: Elton John will continue to call The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas his home away from home for at least three more years.

John has signed an agreement that will extend his production, dubbed "The Red Piano," into 2008, Caesar's Palace announced on Wednesday (6/15). [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dream Theater Top 40

Blabbermouth reports: DREAM THEATER's "Octavarium" has sold 26,781 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 36 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart.

"Octavarium" is the follow-up to 2003's "Train of Thought", which has shifted 123,086 units in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Hellcat Movie

Punknews.org reports: The long delayed project once known as the Hellcat Movie has finally resurfaced. Now retitled Give `Em The Boot: A film by Tim Armstrong, the DVD release showcasing the Hellcat label imprint will hit stores on August 7th.

The DVD will include 82 minutes of rare concert footage featuring bands such as Rancid, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Dropkick Murphys, the Slackers, Roger Miret and the Disasters and Tiger Army among others.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Sigur Ros World Tour

Pollstar reports: Always ones to keep themselves busy, Sigur Ros is embarking upon a world tour this summer in promotion of... well, we're not sure.

The tour will kick-off in Scotland on July 8 at Academy Glasgow. The month of July will be almost entirely taken up with shows throughout Wester Europe, but Sigur Ros are scheduled to play the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan on July 31.[see full story for more including US and Aussie plans]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dinosaur Jr. Go West

MTV reports: Dinosaur Jr. have added a leg of West Coast dates to their summer tour, beginning August 13 in Las Vegas[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Street Dogs Tour

press release reports: Brass Tacks/DRT recording artists Street Dogs will join Throwrag and The Briefs on the road beginning July 11. Before that, catch the band opening for the legendary Bad Religion June 13, 15 and 18 in Anaheim, Ventura and Los Angeles, respectively. The band recently finished up a short west coast tour with Tiger Army in support of their latest effort, Back To The World. The album title (and song) is a tribute to the tribulations all soldiers endure who serve abroad, and was inspired by lead singer Mike McColgan's own experience as a GI. Look for the Street Dogs on this year's Warped Tour beginning August 3 [see full story for dates and more. The CD does indeed kick some major ass] - Click Here for the Full Story

Tommy Lee a Hit?

ie marketing reports: Tommy Lee's "Tryin' To Be Me," the first single off his new solo album, was the #1 Most Added Song at Mainstream Rock and #2 Most Added at Active Rock last week. This week shows even more promise with a debut at #35 on the Active Rock Billboard Chart as "Tryin' to Be Me" is the #2 Greatest Increased record of the week. The single has now been added at over 70 stations in the first two weeks of release and already pulled Top-5 requests across the country. Lee's solo album, Tommyland: The Ride is set to be released August 9th.

The album is a collection of rock-driven tunes, some infused with pop, electronica and other flavors, that chart the foibles of romance, celebrity and life in general. The album will satisfy rock devotees and others with its solidly constructed hooks and guest performances by such artists as Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction), Joel Madden, Carl Bell (Fuel), Deryck Whibley, Andrew McMahon (Jack's Mannequin / Something Corporate), Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys), and Butch Walker. [click the full story link if you want to hear the song] - Click Here for the Full Story

Metal Blast 2005

Chipster reports: In the annals of rock 'n' roll, few theatrical stage shows have shocked, horrified and entertained America as much as W.A.S.P.'s did on the Los Angeles-based band's 1983-84 debut tour… Now, W.A.S.P. is resurrecting this not-for-the-faint-of-heart spectacle of blood and gore for the first-ever American Metal Blast 2005 tour. This uncontrollable onslaught, with W.A.S.P. planning a "greatest hits" set, comes exactly two decades after the band's scandalous, meteoric rise spooked the nation to the point where it was vilified by an out-of-touch Congress and hopelessly misguided Parents' Music Resource Center (PMRC).

Joining W.A.S.P. -- vocalist/guitarist Blackie Lawless, guitarist Darrell Roberts, bass guitarist Mike Duda and drummer Stet Howland -- on tour for this celebration of heavy metal are L.A. Guns and former Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy. Metal Church will appear on select July dates. The second leg of the tour, which runs from August 18 to August 28, will feature all four bands. [see full story for dates] - Click Here for the Full Story

DVD Orgy

ABC PR reports: "No one has seen this side of us, the behind-the-scenes reality of Orgy," says Bobby Hewitt, the band's drummer and director of their retrospective DVD, TRANS GLOBAL SPECTACLE, due August 23 on D1 Music/DLC Records. "Most of our fans have only seen us onstage, in videos and in magazines, but this is the real us."

In addition to clips for "Blue Monday" and "Stitches" (counted among MTV's "Top 100 Videos of all Time") from Candyass, "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)" from Vapor Transmission, and "Vague" from Punk Statik Paranoia, complete live performances of "Blue Monday," "Gender" and "Dissention," and four exclusive audio remixes of the forthcoming single "Pure" (which are currently being serviced to rock and alternative radio stations across the country), the DVD reveals five guys from L.A. as they really are - rude, crude and socially unacceptable but also funny, frank and always united in appreciation of their fans. - Click Here for the Full Story

Stretch Arm Strong CD / Tour

Big Hassle reports: Stretch Arm Strong will be embarking on a co-headlining tour with Solid State's Haste The Day beginning July 26th. Sponsored by PureVolume, the tour, dubbed The Summer Free Fall Tour, is in support of Stretch Arm Strong's new release, Free At Last, out September 13th on We Put Out Records. Still Remains will be direct support with Kane Hodder opening up each night.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

7/26 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
7/28 - Roseville, CA - The Underground
7/30 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Ford Theater (with Good Riddance)
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Ari Gold Honored

RJO reports: It is time for Recording Artist ARI GOLD to celebrate once again. On Sunday, June 13th at Chicago's Cultural Center, Outmusic awarded Gold the OMA for OUTstanding CD of 2005 by a male artist for his album Space Under Sun. This is Gold's second OMA (winning in 2002 for his self titled debut album).

How will Ari Gold celebrate? A brand new single "Love Will Take Over" and video is due out this summer to coincide with Ari's current National Pride Festival Tour. This maxi-single will include dance remixes by J-Kriv, Matt Piso, Solar City, Daniel Bagley and cover art by artist extraordinairre Joe Phillips. The video, which will feature footage from Gold's Space Under Sun World Tour 04-05 will be directed by Guy Guido. - Click Here for the Full Story

Are Armor For Sleep Next?

Equal Vision reports: Armor For Sleep has been selected as one of only four artists to compete in Yahoo! Music's Who's Next feature this month!

Visit the full story link and cast your vote for ARMOR FOR SLEEP! If they win, an exclusive interview and performance will be posted on Yahoo! Music for everyone to see! - Click Here for the Full Story

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