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Promise Ring Reunion

punkbands reports: Alternative Press has learned that legendary emo-pop band the Promise Ring will be reuniting this November for one show only, as a part of the Flower15 festival taking place at the Metro in Chicago from November 8-13. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

dredg eye tour

punkbands reports: dredg are planning to hit the road with mewithoutYou in August for a string of dates. A complete schedule will be announced shortly. The bands new album "Catch Without Arms" was released yesterday, June 21st. - Click Here for the Full Story

Shadows Fall In Store

siN's metal news reports: On Wednesday July 13th to Kick off the Ozzfest Tour SHADOWS FALL will be at the Old Glory store in the Auburn Mall for 2 hours to, sign autographs, meet fans and just hang out. [see full story for more details]- Click Here for the Full Story

Aborted Guitarist

siN's metal news reports: Belgium death metallers ABORTED have announced that YYRKOON guitarist Stephane Souteyrand has joined as the band's new guitarist. His first shows will be this weekend at the famous Fury Fest and Graspop festivals. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

New Clapton

liveDaily reports: Eric Clapton will drop a new studio album titled "Back Home"--a set that includes guest appearances by Steve Winwood, John Mayer and Robert Randolph, among others--on Aug. 30. The collection features a dozen songs, five of which Clapton penned with longtime collaborator Simon Climie, according to Reprise/Duck Records. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Post Phish

liveDaily reports: Former Phish frontman/guitarist Trey Anastasio and his new band, 70 Volt Parade, are set to embark on a tour that will take them to eight cities this summer.

The outing--which Anastasio scheduled after the inaugural Zooma Tour was canceled--opens Aug. 4 in Boston, and wraps up Aug. 13 in the Denver area.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Punk Venom Tribute

Blabbermouth reports: A new VENOM tribute album has been made available through Madskull Records. Entitled "Mayhem Without Mercy - A Hardcore Punkrock Tribute To Venom", the album features punk bands paying homage to the black metal pioneers. [see full story for tracklist]- Click Here for the Full Story

Pop Punk Dylan

Drive-Thru reports: Drive-Thru Records will release Listen To Bob Dylan -- A Tribute on August 16, 2005. The double disc CD features 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 including tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story

Sonic Syndicate Ink Deal

Pivotalrockordings reports: Sweden-based sextet metal band Sonic Syndicate, formerly known as Fallen Angels, has inked a deal with Florida based Pivotal Rockordings. The group has nearly completed their debut Eden Fire, which will see a late summer/early fall release. The band recorded the album at Studiomega (The Crown, Beseech) and is currently mixing there as well. Two select demo tracks are currently up for download or stream on MySpace (see full story link). New MP3s from the full length should be posted in the near future. - Click Here for the Full Story

Waxapples Shows

Waxapples reports: Waxapples (featuring Brian of the Cadillac Tramps) have lined up a number of summer shows in So Cal

Friday, June 24 w/Go Betty Go @ The Joint, Los Angeles
Friday, July 1st w/Throw Rag in Palm Springs
Thursday, July 7th w/The Muffs at The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles
Thursday, July 14th w/X in at the House of Blues, San Diego
Wednesday, August 3rd w/The Violent Femmes at the House of Blues, Anaheim
[see full story for more on the band plus to download this month's free song!]- Click Here for the Full Story

Vernon Neilly Honored

Boosweet Records reports: For the second consecutive year Vernon Neilly and his guitar compilation “G-Fire” series project, has captured another “Smoothie” smooth jazz award. “G-Fire II” is the current project playing globally that has captured the hearts of smooth jazz, and jazz fans internationally. Vernon Neilly a world class guitarist himself, first on “G-Fire”, and again on “G-Fire II”, has assembled some of the top touring and recording guitarist in the world, and the formula has proven to be highly successful for his Boosweet Records label which is distributed by Synergy Distribution.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Anthony Hamilton Lost Debut

Special Ops reports: Anthony Hamilton CD Soulife in stores June 28th. Soulife is the lost Atlantic debut from the six time Grammy-nominated Anthony Hamilton. On Soulife, soul sensation Hamilton fuses classic '70s soul with contemporary R&B and includes the track "Love and War," featuring Macy Gray.

Before Comin' From Where I'm From sold over a million copies and spent more than 75 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart, Hamilton recorded a full album for Soulife Records that went unreleased until now, Soulife. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Meet Staind

Atlantic Records reports: Staind will be stopping by select Best Buy stores to let fans hear their new album 'Chapter V' before it releases on August 9th. The event lets fans meet the band and score an exclusive Best Buy pre-release EP featuring two advance songs from the new CD and one rare track not available on the album. With the EP you will receive a coupon redeemable for your copy of Chapter V on August 9th. Meet the band locations are posted on www.staind.com, and below:

Wednesday, July 6th @ 3PM 925 Patterson Plank Road Secaucus, NJ

Tuesday, July 12th @ 3PM 301 Maine Mall Road South Portland, ME

Friday, July 15th @ 3PM 430 Home Drive Pittsburgh, PA

Wednesday, July 20th @ 3PM 5000 Jonestown Rd Harrisburg, PA

Saturday, July 23rd @ 3PM 1375 Polaris Pkwy Columbus, OH

Friday, July 29th @ 3PM 1 Crossgates Mall Rd Albany, NY Saturday, July 30th @ 3PM 959 Viewmont Drive Dickson City, PA Saturday, August 6th @ 3PM 5651 South Service Rd St. Peters, MO

[see full story for the new eCard]- Click Here for the Full Story

Mad Retrospect

Noble PR reports: At long last, Trojan Records is delighted to announce the highly anticipated retrospective of music's most notorious Dubster! Method To The Madness - Mad Professor is a deluxe 2-CD set slated for a August 15, 2005 release, which brings together for the first time the best of his career featuring a host of the biggest names in the business.

Featuring artists such as Massive Attack, The Orb and Jamiroquai, this long overdue album has been compiled by the Mad Professor himself, and features extensive sleeve notes by leading reggae authority Dave Katz. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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