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Talking Kulick
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 98 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This first installment of their Rock �N' Roll Fantasy Camp coverage features an interview co-host John Ostronomy a.k.a John Ostrosky conducted with former KISS and current Grand Funk Railroad lead guitarist, Bruce Kulick. Topics include KISS, the Eric Singer Project, Joe Satriani, and Blackjack. Hosts Mark Strigl and Ostronomy also cover topics including Howard Stern, Paul Stanley, listener letters, and Music123.com as well as premiere the new live track, "Living Dead Beat," from Children of Bodom's upcoming release, "Chaos Ridden Years Stockholm Knockout Live." Photos as well as the 50-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Langerado 07
PR reports: Today, South Florida's premier music festival announces its fifth annual event. Known for kicking off festival season each March by attracting thousands of music lovers from all over the country to sunny South Florida - this year Langerado will expand to three full days of music on March 9, 10, and 11, 2007.

The 5th Annual Langerado Music Festival will offer three full days of music. Gates will open at 11am with music lasting until 10pm each day. Located at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida for the third year in a row, the festival boasts multiple stages, food and crafts vendors including an extensive selection of micro-brewed beers, an expanded kid's area, limited on-site camping and more. In addition, Langerado will host a variety of late night shows at various theatres and clubs throughout Ft. Lauderdale. [initial line-up to be announced on Nov 15th][see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Party with Mushroomhead
PR reports: MUSHROOMHEAD have announced it will do a special "instore" signing at FYE and will play a special CD release party show:

September 19: Instore signing at FYE at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor Ohio (just outside of Cleveland) at 6pm. Address: 7850 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, Ohio
September 20: CD release party & performance at Peabodys in Cleveland Ohio.

The band will release their new album Savior Sorrow on September 19, 2006. Their prior album, XIII, entered the Billboard chart at # 40 and sold 200,000 in the USA and 400,000 worldwide.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Susperia Plans
PR reports: SUSPERIA (Dimmu Borgir, Old Mans Child, Satyricon) entered StrandStudio in Oslo, Norway at the beginning of August to start work on their fourth studio album, the follow up to 2004's acclaimed release 'Unlimited'. The band are once again working with Marius Strand, who previously assisted Susperia on 2005's Norwegian Top 20 hit, the 'Devil May Care' EP. Recording is expected to be completed by the end of September. Susperia then head out on a short tour in October before returning to Dug Out Studios, Sweden in November to complete the final mix with Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Soilwork). A release is planned for early 2007 through the TABU label in Europe and Candlelight Records in the USA. No name for the album has been announced yet, but song titles revealed so far are 'More' (which Susperia performed at this years Inferno Festival in Norway), 'Cut From Stone', 'Distant Memory' and 'The Clone'[see full story for upcoming tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Jerry Garcia Comp
PR reports: Rhino Entertainment and J. Garcia Records will release the first-ever Jerry Garcia 2-disc career retrospective titled The Very Best of Jerry Garcia on September 26, 2006. Acoustic or electric, solo or side project; Jerry Garcia was prolific during his breaks from the Grateful Dead. Between 1972 and 1982, Garcia recorded five historic studio albums and jammed with a revolving cast of musicians in the Jerry Garcia Band. Rhino/J. Garcia Records salute the rich talents of an incomparable music icon with the first-ever compilation spotlighting Garcia's solo work. Highlights from his five solo studio records provide the foundation of the first disc, while the second disc serves as a comprehensive compilation of seminal solo performances dating from the early '70s all the way into the '90s. The Very Best of Jerry Garcia will be available September 26 at all retail outlets and at www.jerrygarcia.com and www.rhino.com. [drop a tab and click the full story to have a listen]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Wolf Tracks
Prosthetic reports: Swedish traditional metal act WOLF will see the North American release of the band's fourth album, The Black Flame, on Oct. 3 through Prosthetic Records. It will be released in other territories the week prior through Century Media. The Black Flame's lead track, "I Will Kill Again," is currently available at Prosthetic Records.com [see full story link]

1) I Will Kill Again
2) At The Graveyard
3) Black Magic
4) The Bite
5) Make Friends With Your Nightmares
6) Demon
7) The Dead
8) Seize The Night
9) Steelwinged Savage Reaper
10) Children of the Black Flame
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A Clown Short Of Destiny
PR reports: IKLIPZ.COM, the hot new voice in online film posting and hosting, has announced the exclusive online premiere for 20 minutes of director Chad Calek's A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY, the controversial account of a bitter rivalry between Iowa bands 35" Mudder and Slipknot. iklipz premiere exclusive footage from the Slipknot tell-all on September 27, 2006 for all members, followed by a video Q&A with the director. Currently, Calek's film has become so popular that the clip has blasted to the top of MySpace's video charts.

Calek's controversial tell-all documentary made national headlines after winning back-to-back audience and director's choice awards for best documentary and best music documentary at the New York Independent International Film Festival, as well as the Park City Film and Music Festival. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tony Bennett Duets On Target
PR reports: RPM Records/Columbia Records will release Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic which will be in stores on September 26th. Duets artists featured on the CD include Barbra Streisand, Bono, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dixie Chicks, John Legend, Juanes, Tim McGraw, Billy Joel and more. 

The Target version of the Duets: An American Classic features four exclusive tracks with Michael Buble and Diana Krall, as well as Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra. Target will also offer a CD/DVD combo which includes Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic with the four bonus tracks, along with an accompanying DVD. The exclusive footage will include a 20-minute behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the album, a sneak peek into the recording sessions, and interviews with artists including Bono as well as Tony Bennett himself.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kylesa Release Details
Prosthetic reports: Savannah, GA-based sludge rockers KYLESA have revealed artwork, tracklisting, and a song from the band's forthcoming record, �Time Will Fuse Its Worth.' Snippets of the foldout artwork, which was constructed by KYLESA guitarist/vocalist Laura Pleasants, can been seen at the full story link. and links are also provided to both an mp3 and a video for the album's fourth track, "Where The Horizon Unfolds." 

Prior to departing for the band's current European tour, KYLESA met up with director Tony Costello of SSD Films to shoot footage for what would become the video for "Where The Horizon Unfolds," which mixes psychedelic imagery with the track's haunting, building atmosphere. Marking the debuts of drummers Jeff Porter and Carl McGinley, �Time Will Fuse Its Worth' will see an October 31 release date through Prosthetic Records (a day earlier in European territories). - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Europe DVD
MVD reports: MVD Visual and Talent Trust are pleased to announce Europe - The Final Countdown Tour: Live in Sweden 1986 for North American distribution on DVD November 21, 2006.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of EUROPE's "The Final Countdown" album and tour, this 13-track live concert from Solnahallen in Stockholm 1986 has been remastered in Dolby Digital and restored in widescreen format. The DVD features interviews with the band from 2006, and an extensive gallery with never-before-seen photos from "The Final Countdown" tour. It also features the only existing unreleased outtake from "The Final Countdown" recording sessions: "Where Men Won't Dare", an instrumental written by Joey Tempest and John Leven. Additional bonuses include the band revisiting the Powerplay Studios where they recorded "The Final Countdown" album, and a detailed bio.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rodrigo y Gabriela Tour
PR reports: Rodrigo y Gabriela Rod and Gab are two lifelong heavy metal fanatic Mexicans living in Dublin, Ireland, playing hispano and latin influenced acoustic guitars that come on with the rush of a full rock band, drum kit and all, beat both the Arctic Monkeys AND Johnny Cash to number one in the Irish charts. They US debut is on ATO records and will be out Oct. 3rd. Meanwhile catch them live at the following dates: 

September 19 Chicago @ Columbia College
September 20 Chicago, Hothouse - night show @ Old Town School
September 21 Madison, WI, Union Terrace
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nimbit iTunes
PR reports: nimbit has joined forces with online giant iTunes to provide an unprecedented opportunity for musicians and indie labels. When an artist sells mp3s with nimbit, those same tracks can also appear on iTunes. Presently artists can use nimbit to sell music directly from their own websites and on other independent retail sites such as CDFreedom.com. In a bold move, nimbit will pass along 100% of the iTunes profit directly to the artists and labels it serves. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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We Are Scientists Tour
PR reports: WE ARE SCIENTISTS, Virgin Records' insanely clever purveyors of whiz-bang rhythm and sharp-edged, ingenious lyrics, are preparing an early fall swing through the south, midwest and western U.S. 

WE ARE SCIENTISTS CO-HEADLINING THE ALSO-RAN BUZZ BANDS TOUR With ART BRUT, and openers THE SPINTO BAND
9/19 Roxy Theatre Atlanta GA
9/20 The Social Orlando FL
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Petty Homecoming Broadcast
PR reports: It's going to be a huge homecoming for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers this Thursday, September 21 when they return to Gainesville, Florida to perform in concert for the first time in 13 years. Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell, and keyboardist Benmont Tench were born and raised in and around Gainesville, and bassist Ron Blair lived in the area for many years. Gainesville's Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will present the band with the Key to the City as well as proclaiming September 21 to be "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Day," Tom will also be presented with the University of Florida's Distinguished Achievement Award which is given to individuals for exceptional achievements in a chosen profession, for demonstrated leadership, and for other exemplary accomplishments that merit the special recognition of the university.

The Gainesville concert, which sold out in ten minutes, will be broadcast live (tape delayed in a handful of cities) by Westwood One to some 100 radio stations across the U.S. A list of those radio stations and markets appears below. The concert will also be filmed for a two-hour TV special with details forthcoming. [see full story for station info]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Hotel Café Tour Correction
Day in Rock reports: The press release we were provided for the Hotel Café Tour and we posted yesterday was incorrect. We are awaiting corrected information and will post as soon as we have it. In the meantime you can check out the tour's official MySpace page for the latest info. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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