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Euro Misery Index

SMN reports: MISERY INDEX have posted the following update:

"Hello all good people! We're happy to be able to tell you that we'll be heading back to Europe for the first time since last year's 7 week run with FEAR FACTORY. We will be joining labelmates NECROPHAGIST and COLDWORKER on the tour due to run Feb. 8th to March 14th. [see full story to see who else will be on the bill]- Click Here for the Full Story

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EMI At A Loss

FMQB reports: EMI Group has reported a first-half net loss of $57.9 million, which it says is due to a soft album release schedule in the first half of the fiscal year, ended September 30. A statement from EMI reports revenue of £867.9 million, down from £924.6 million in the prior year. "EMI Music revenues declined by 5.2 percent at constant currency, largely reflecting the phasing of the planned release schedule which, as previously indicated, has a greater weighting to the second half of the financial year," reads a statement from the company.[see full story for more including an interesting tidbit about their digital future..]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Kasabian Mobile

Ananova reports: Kasabian are to become the first band to play a gig where all the tickets will be sent to mobile phones.

Phones will then be scanned at the door to gain access to the gig at Leeds University, reports NME.com.

Mobile ticketing has previously been used at Guns n' Roses' London Hammersmith Apollo show earlier this year, but this is the first gig where no paper tickets have been issued.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Metallica DVD Details

PR reports: [here is the official press release] Multi-platinum hard rock band and seven-time Grammy-winning artists Metallica will release The Videos - 1989-2004 - the first-ever music video retrospective DVD on Warner Bros. Records, December 5th. The collection - which includes all 21 of Metallica's videos, plus bonus features - spans the years from 1989's ….And Justice For All to 2003's St. Anger, and features pioneering videos such as the muted color toned, film noir-classic "One," Metallica's ground-breaking first foray in music video.

With the 1991 release of Metallica (The Black Album) came the Wayne Isham-directed clips "Enter Sandman," which peppered performance clips alongside a nightmarish dreamscape, "Wherever I May Roam," featuring clips from a 1992 San Diego performance, and "Sad But True." Metallica went on to sell 14 million copies in the US. [see full story for A LOT more including full track list]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Blink Ex Faces Charges

TMZ reports: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that the Los Angeles City Attorney is deciding if Paris Hilton is a crime victim and if Shanna Moakler is the perp. TMZ has learned that LAPD has completed its investigation into a smackdown last month at Hyde nightclub in Hollywood. TMZ posted video of Hilton going to the Hollywood division of the LAPD, claiming that Moakler socked her in the jaw. TMZ cameras caught Moakler calling the cops, just before going to the same station and filing a report alleging that Stavros Niarchos, Paris' ex, pushed her down a flight of stairs.

We're told the City Attorney got the case from LAPD yesterday and is now deciding whether to file misdemeanor battery charges against Moakler and Niarchos. The feud between Hilton and Moakler was triggered by Paris' close "friendship" with Travis Barker, Shanna's estranged husband. Days before the incident, a TMZ camera caught Hilton in a passionate lip lock with Barker in the Big Apple.[see full story for more - why should she be charged? Doesn't this fall under 'public service'?]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Allman Son's Tour

PR reports: Lots of shows have been added to the West Coast tour for DEVON ALLMAN'S HONEYTRIBE. Please note some of them are opening for Gregg Allman & Friends. Yes, Devon is Gregg's son. Honeytribe is a soulful, bluesy, guitar-driven rock band based in St. Louis. Their debut CD, "Torch," was released on August 28th on Livewire Recordings. So far, reviews and features have or will run in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Guitar One, No Depression, Blues Revue, An Honest Tune, Relix, Blues Matters and Hittin' the Note.

Here is the itinerary for the West Coast:
November 22 The Coach House San Juan Capistrano, CA***
November 24 The Grand San Francisco, CA***
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Langerado Artists

PR reports: The Langerado Music Festival is known for kicking off the country's festival season each March by attracting thousands of music lovers from all over the country to sunny South Florida. Today, the region's premier music festival makes its first announcement regarding the artist line-up for its fifth annual event, happening at Markham Park on March 9, 10, and 11, 2007. Reputed for always gathering a diverse collection of today's hottest artists, 2007's Langerado Music Festival is thrilled to host Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio, O.A.R., Matisyahu, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Paolo Nutini, The Disco Biscuits, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Toots and the Maytals, Los Lobos, Blackalicious, Yerba Buena, Girl Talk, Explosions in the Sky, Rodrigo y Gabriela and many, many others. Visit www.langerado.com for the complete list of confirmed artists, with more artists still to be announced.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 1st at 10 am EST at 1.800.594.TIXX(8499) and at www.langerado.com.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Jet Relaunch Tour

PR reports: Jet are set to launch their next set of North American dates at the end of November in support of their recent release SHINE ON. The band will start off with rescheduled shows in Toronto and Philadelphia (original tickets purchased are still welcome).

TOUR DATES:
11/26 Toronto, ONT - The Guvernment*
11/28 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts*
11/30 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom*
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I Am The Avalanche Tour

PR reports: I Am The Avalanche is on tour in Canada with Silverstein and in the US with Senses Fail.

I AM THE AVALANCHE ON TOUR
w/ Silverstein, A Wilhelm Scream & The Sleeping
11/26/06 St. Catherines, Ontario @ Level 3
11/28/06 Barrie, Ontario @ Foundation[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Ronnie Lane's Passing Show

Kayos reports: Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly-owned Eagle Vision subsidiary, will release a poignant documentary on one of the unsung heroes of British Rock, the late Ronnie Lane. THE PASSING SHOW: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF RONNIE LANE will be released on November 7.

Singer/Songwriter/Bassist Ronnie Lane (1946-1997) was a key part (with Steve Marriott) of The Small Faces (1965-1969). When Marriott left to form Humble Pie, Lane joined The Faces with Rod Stewart and future Stone Ronnie Wood (1970-1973), becoming part of arguably the greatest Brit party band in rock history…. The Passing Show features rare performance clips from all eras of his multi-faceted career, and features a litany of great rock talent like Clapton, Stewart, Townshend, Kenney Jones, Ian McLagen, Glyn Johns, Henry McCullough and Joe Ely. Such Lane favorites as "Itchycoo Park," "Stay With Me" and many more are caught in that first full flush of young exuberant rock'n'roll excitement.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Forward, US

Mute reports: Forward, Russia!, who are actually from Leeds, UK - not Russia - are coming back to the US just days after they finish their MTV2 Europe tour with Wolfmother.

Upcoming ¡Forward, Russia! North American Tour Dates:
Nov 27 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott
Nov 28 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (presented by KEXP.org)
Nov 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
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Regis the Red-Nosed Philbin

PR reports: On Thursday, November 16th, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa will world premiere the new music video for Philbin’s version of the classic holiday song, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer®, exclusively on “Live with Regis and Kelly.”

The brand-new music video – created from a track from Philbin’s 2006 Hollywood Records release, THE REGIS PHILBIN CHRISTMAS ALBUM - transports Regis to the North Pole and animates him in the same stop-motion techniques used in the beloved holiday television special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.[see full story for more.. we're still waiting for the Donald Trump Christmas album]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Song of a Thousand Birds

PR reports: Translation Loss Records is extremely overjoyed to announce the signing of our first overseas artist, Ireland’s very own singer/songwriter, DECLAN DE BARRA. DECLAN, who has been working as an independent musician since the age of 18, has previously released records and toured the world with his former outfits “Non Intentional Lifeform” and "Clann Zu." His first band "NIL" was released through Roadrunner Records and “Clann Zu” had a number of successful releases released through the politically charged Canadian label G7 Welcoming Committee, home to writers Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn as well as the highly praised “International Noise Consiracy.”

Song of a Thousand Birds, his Translation Loss Records debut solo record, features some of the best in Irish contemporary musicians including 3 songs that feature contributions by his former Clann Zu band mates. DECLAN (vocals, electric & acoustic guitar & percussion) moves easily between delicate pop songs and grand orchestrated reflections, bringing to mind many of rock’s late greats while maintaining his own fresh and original sound. Expect an early 2007 release.[see full story for a taste]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Ron Sexsmith With Kiefer For The Time Being

PR reports: Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has inked a deal with the Kiefer Sutherland/Jude Cole owned Ironworks Music to release TIME BEING on January 9th, 2007 in the US. Sexsmith is the second signing to the label which is distributed by Fontana Distribution. TIME BEING has already been released in Europe and Canada to extraordinary praise. The signing will be celebrated by an intimate acoustic showcase with Ron Sexsmith at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles on November 30th at 7pm.

For the recording of TIME BEING, Sexsmith had a creative reunion with producer Mitchell Froom (Elvis Costello, Crowded House, Suzanne Vega, Paul McCartney). Froom has played a pivotal role in Sexsmith’s career, producing Ron’s first three major label albums and offering valuable advice ever since. For this release, Froom assembled some of L.A.’s best players to frame Sexsmith’s songs with subtle and sympathetic accompaniment. They include Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello’s longtime drummer and a previous Sexsmith sideman), bassist Davey Faragher (Costello, John Hiatt), and guitarist Val McCallum (Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow), with Mitchell himself adding keyboards.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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