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Miss Ozzfest

Press Release reports: OZZfest wants YOU to vote for the rockin'-est cutie across the U.S.A! On Friday, May 19, OZZfest emcee Big Dave (who you might remember from MTV's "Battle for OZZFest") and professional OZZfest party guy, Eddie, will embark on a nationwide trek, personally visiting 19 of the festival's 26 stops to stage events to find the first-ever Miss OZZfest. 

Throughout the summer, OZZfest fans will take matters into their own hands, voting for their favorite entrants at www.OZZfest.com. The top three ladies in each tour city will be awarded free tickets to their local show, where the trio of contestants will be presented on stage to the discerning hard rock fans who will vote on a winner. Photos of each winning contestant will be posted once again on OZZfest.com, where fans can pick their Miss OZZfest 2006! Final voting will be held at www.OZZfest.com on August 7 and 8. [our new nickname for Sharon is shameless.]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sour Tune

Roadrunner reports: The countdown has begun to the FREE mp3 download of Stone Sour's "30/30-150"

One of 12 raging tracks to be featured on the band's second album, Come What(ever) May, in stores August 22, the song will be made available when the clock strikes zero (around 11:59PM Monday/12AM Tuesday) - stay tuned![see full story for that]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tour Forecast

Victory reports: The Forecast are hitting the highway in June to celebrate the release of their second Victory Records release, In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen, in stores May 30th. They are joined by Tourmaline, Socratic and Mashlin for shows across the western states.

THE FORECAST ON TOUR:
6/2/2006 - E. Peoria, IL @ E. PEORIA LEGION HALL CD Release Show 
6/3/2006 - Chicago, IL @ BEAT KITCHEN w/ RECORD RELEASE SHOW 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Replacements Best

Press Release reports: Of the legions of bands that came to prominence in the '80s few remain as legendary or influential as The Replacements, who embodied the DIY spirit that fueled the alternative underground. On June 13 Rhino Records releases the band's first-ever single-disc overview, Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best of The Replacements, available at regular retail outlets for a suggested price of $18.98. 

From their debut on Sorry, Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash as a ragged hardcore outfit through the ragged glory of Let It Be and the heartfelt rock of Tim and Pleased To Meet Me to the intimacy of All Shook Down, The Replacements embodied rock �n' roll and crafted some of the best music of the '80s along the way. Rockers like "Kids Don't Follow," "I Will Dare," "Bastards Of Young," and "Can't Hardly Wait" sound as fresh today as they did when first released, and soul-laid-bare songs like "Here Comes A Regular" and "Unsatisfied" pack the same emotional wallop twenty-some years later.[see full story for more including tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Terror Eyes

Press Release reports: Just prior to tearing across North America on this year's Sounds of the Underground tour, South Carolina's death metal road warriors THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD will team up with Terror and Death Before Dishonor, hitting clubs throughout the eastern United States and Canada. THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD is currently logging some well-deserved rest back home after touring virtually non-stop prior to and well through the October 2005 release of the band's Prosthetic Records debut, BLOODLUST.

THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD on tour(with Terror, Death Before Dishonor)
6/19 Tulsa, OK � The Hive
6/20 Little Rock, AR - Vino's 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Paria Update

Press Release reports: According to Paria, "We have finished our pre-production recording for our full length and are in the process of mixing as we speak. These tracks will only be available online and have been recorded with former vocalist Brian Craig, who will also be doing all our shows with us throughout the summer. We will be going into the studio in the fall to do our full length." 

Upcoming Paria tour dates:
May 27 2006 8:00P The Toybox Minneapolis, MN 
May 28 2006 6:30P Shorewood Legion Hall Milwaukee, WI 
[see full story for more dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Erotic Clinton

Press Release reports: The Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo, June 17, 2006, at New York City's Pier 94, the internationally acclaimed Celebration of Flesh, Fetish, and Freedom, proudly announces Funk Music Legend George Clinton will join the All-Star musical line-up. Also performing will be Tommy Lee and DJ Aero mixing big-ass analog bass, breakbeat and dirty electro house music, the legendary 80's icon hit-maker and five-time Grammy winner Thomas Dolby will perform his hits 'She Blinded Me with Science' and 'Hyperactive,' and King Norris, featuring Fred Norris from the Howard Stern Show, will play their brilliant straight-ahead guitar-rock. In addition, world-renowned adult actresses Tera Patrick, Carmen Luvana, and Violet Blue will also be making stage appearances, performing, and signing autographs.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Die hards Talkin

Press Release reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 65 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this special episode concluding Talking Metal's current Guns N' Roses coverage, die-hard GN'R fans had their chance to speak out about their favorite band during their sold-out four night stint at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Interview segments conducted by hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy were recorded at the HereTodayGoneToHell.com party at Mustang Harry's, the "TalkingMetal" party at American Trash, the Tempest Bar, and the sidewalk outside the Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom. The show also includes a rebroadcast of the AlienRockPodcast.com interview Ostronomy recently conducted with Damnocracy vocalist Sebastian Bach, who shared the stage with Axl Rose and company during all four historic New York City concerts. Photos as well as the 70-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Thine Eyes Bleed for Kittie

The End Records reports: Canadian technical thrash act THINE EYES BLEED - who have been on several successful tours this spring, including jaunts with SIX FEET UNDER and the successful SOULFLY tour -- has been added to the final dates of KITTIE's headlining tour in the U.S. Following those dates, the band will return home to prepare for the upcoming opening slot on the much-anticipated The UNHOLY ALLIANCE tour (SLAYER w/ MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD and CHILDREN OF BODOM) starting June 15th, 2006.

(All dates with Kittie)
05/23/06 Tue @ Center Stage - Farmington, MO
05/24/06 Wed @ Remington's - Springfield, MO
05/25/06 Thu @ Vinos - Little Rock, AR
05/27/06 Sat @ The Rocker - Grand Rapids, MI
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Motley Tribute

Press Release reports: Versailles Records is excited to announce the inclusion of Jizzy Pearl, Phil Lewis, Eric Turner, Frankie Banali, Keri Kelli, and the Rock N' Roll Junkies- Featuring Vince Neil Wharton (son of Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil on vocals) to the artist roster for 'Too Fast For Love: A Millennium Tribute to Motley Crue', due in early 07. Additionally, the label has lined up Crash Kelly, Pretty in Stereo, Fuel From Hell, Afton Markham (with Randy Cantor) and Joetown as new additions to the album, which will be a DOUBLE CD of some 20 songs. Artists already recorded include John Corabi, Fred Coury, One Bad Son, RadioVipers, Richard Kendrick, Straitjacketsmile, Derrick LeFevre, Marko Pukkila, Chris Catena, Chris Heaven, the Slashtones, and others."- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rock n Women: Karyn Crisis

antiMusic reports: A while back antiCat's kitty litter lining supplier did a sham special touting the women of rock but put Britney on the cover. That left a lot of people scratching their heads because there are plenty of real women with real talent that really rock. We waited in vain for a major publication to correct this error but none took up that responsibility. That doesn't matter because we are doing it! For the next month, we will be showcasing rock n women with a brand new article each weekday by our very own Morley Seaver. Morley understands that women can rock along with the boys and hold their own. So join us as we celebrate the real women of rock from superstars to the up-and-coming artists you should know about. 

We kick off with a true pioneer- Karyn Crisis. Karyn proved that a woman can front a heavy band and deliver hardcore meets metal vocals with the best of them. Who better to kick this special off? A few weeks ago we sadly learned that Crisis had decided to take an indefinite hiatus after 12 years and 4 killer 'genre defying' albums. So this may very well be the very last Crisis interview. Here is a little of what Karyn told Morley: 

And you know, Crisis always wanted to do a lot of big things, but the industry was always just like "no you're too extreme, no, you're too weird, no, you have a woman singer." And of course as we've seen along the way, labels have literally, like you know how the Backstreet Boys were formed�put together a lot of female-fronted bands in our image so they didn't necessarily want to take a gamble on what WE were doing because that was something they couldn't quite understand. But they finally came around to the idea of the concept that a female-fronted band was a good thing. But you know these people control a lot of your fate and unfortunately the industry never really backed up Crisis. We were like a thorn in everybody's side, except for The End Records, which was an amazing label. But in terms of getting Crisis to a bigger level, we were more of a thorn in everyone's side because we were so different, and so unique. We just refused to be fake and stylish for the sake of selling records so, I have absolutely no regrets with the way the band has done...you know we've done everything with our sense of integrity. I wish we could have done a lot more but that was not in our control. [click the full story link to read the entire Interview]
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