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He Is Legend Drop Tour
punkbands reports: A message from He Is Legend: "We had to drop off the Underoath tour a bit early due to the death of a close friend. Unfortunately we are not able to play the shows scheduled from September 21st-28th. We apologize to those who were planning to see our set.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Shadows Fall Engaged
TuneLab reports: Killswitch Engage will hit the road later this year with Shadows Fall and Bury Your Dead. Four dates have been confirmed so far, they are:

November 9th in Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
November 10th in Nashville, TN @ Rocket Town
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Napalm Death Tour
SMN reports: Dates have been announced for NAPALM DEATH's Death By Decibels headlining tour featuring A LIFE ONCE LOST, DEAD TO FALL, and ANIMOSITY:

November 25 - Buffalo, NY @ Club Infinity
November 26 - Detroit, MI @ I-Rock Nightclub
November 28 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
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Lacuna Coil In Flamed
SMN reports: IN FLAMES have lined up the following North American dates with LACUNA COIL and SOiL:

December 5 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 
December 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory 
December 7 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre 
December 8 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom 
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Long Named Bands Touring Together
SMN reports: MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT will be touring with Jade Tree Recording artists THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES this fall for a full US tour. On top of a full US tour, MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT will also appear as part of the first annual Translation Loss Records CMJ Split Showcase with Relapse Records, November 3rd at The Ace of Clubs in New York City. [see full story for more metal news than you can handle]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Pretenders Expanded Reissues
Special Ops reports: Rhino will reissue the 2-CD expanded versions of the first two Pretenders albums Pretenders and Pretenders II on October 3rd. Despite only releasing two albums, the legacy of the Pretenders' original lineup still looms large. Singer Chrissie Hynde; guitarist James Honeyman Scott; bassist Pete Farndon; and drummer Martin Chambers scored back-to-back Top 10 albums on both sides of the Atlantic in 1980 and 1981. Rhino adds to the iconic band's canon with double-disc editions of the Pretenders' debut and follow-up that feature live cuts, demos, and previously unreleased tracks. Pretenders and Pretenders II will be available October 3rd. Check out a listening party at the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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J.Lo Drops Firm
TMZ reports: Jennifer Lopez parted ways over the weekend with her manager of over a year, Hollywood heavyweight Jeff Kwatinetz, head of management company The Firm, TMZ has learned exclusively.

The actress-singer-fashion icon's last year has been less than fruitful professionally: Her 2005 album "Rebirth" was a disappointment, and though her role in "An Unfinished Life" with Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman was critically praised, the film itself failed to generate the expected awards-season buzz.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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New Year's Cheese
Madison House reports: After a hugely successful inaugural event last year, Madison House, Anon Salon, and Peak Experience Productions will collaborate again for the Seventh Annual Sea of Dreams New Year's Eve event in San Francisco on December 30th and 31st. Like last year, cultural forces will unite for two freaky nights at the San Francisco's Concourse Exhibition Center for the biggest New Year's-weekend gathering on the west coast. Expect three stages hosting an incredible roster of live bands - plus cabaret and circus acts, DJs and dance collectives, performance troupes, and more. All set within multiple thematic environments, this event promises something for people of every tribe.

Musical acts performing on the three stages include the groundbreaking independent rock band The String Cheese Incident (playing two full sets each night / British nu-school breaks producer Tipper, revolutionary underground artist Bassnectar, modern day traveling minstrel DJ Mark Farina, the down-tempo trip-hop dance music of Lotus, live electronic hipsters Pnuma Trio and plenty of others still to be announced.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kylesa Converge
Prosthetic reports: Savannah, GA-based sludge rockers KYLESA have been confirmed to support Converge in November for a string of live dates. Also appearing alongside Some Girls and Modern Life Is War, the domestic dates will be the first batch of touring plans Stateside after returning from the band's current tour throughout Europe. The live shows will also be the first dates scheduled for the band following the release of KYLESA's forthcoming album, �Time Time Will Fuse Its Worth' on Oct. 31.

(with Converge, Some Girls, Modern Life Is War, Kylesa)
11/09 Birmingham, AL � Cave 9
11/10 Metairie, LA � The High Ground
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Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid
PR reports: Shout! Factory announces the release of The Tom Snyder Show: Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show, a DVD including psychedelic segments hosted by the late night talk show fixture. Originally airing in 1979-1981, the DVD features interviews with some of the most colorful and well-known characters from the '60s hippie counterculture, authors Tom Wolfe (The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test) and Ken Kesey (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest), the Galileo of Consciousness Dr. Timothy Leary, and the band that provided the soundtrack to the era, The Grateful Dead. In addition to interviews with Dead members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman, this episode features live performances of four songs. The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show DVD arrives in stores September 26th. [see full story for more details]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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MTV Russia
Mute reports: ¡Forward, Russia! - who are Tom Woodhead (voice, synth), Rob Canning (bass) and brother and sister Whiskas (guitar, shouts) and Katie Nicholls (drums, shouts) - have been selected as one of the featured bands during MTV's Spankin' Free Music Week (running September 25th - September 29th), the network's annual nod to the best in music. During Spankin' New Music Week, every channel, platform and network of MTV including MTV Overdrive, MTV.com, MTV2, and mtvU collectively team up to showcase the hottest music and artists. As part of this event ¡Forward, Russia! will be the mtvU Download of the Day Tuesday September 26th. On this day, fans will be able download the band's forthcoming single "Nine" from URGE, MTV Networks' digital music service. 

¡Forward, Russia! have also been selected by mtvU as one of five emerging artists poised to break big this fall. Every semester, the "mtvU Freshmen Five" names the five emerging artists poised to jump from college favorites to household names. For the next several months, mtvU will profile these acts, showcasing their videos, unreleased albums, behind-the-scenes interviews, exclusive live performances and more. The "mtvU Freshmen Five" for Fall 2006 are ¡Forward, Russia!, Tapes 'n Tapes, Silversun Pickups, Mayday! and Shiny Toy Guns. Check out and vote for ¡Forward, Russia![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Straylight Run Keep Running
PR reports: Straylight Run has just completed work on their second full-length album, set for release in the spring of 2007. The band, who are currently unsigned and looking for a label to partner with on their new release, has also announced a nationwide tour to preview their new material. The dates, which kick off November 1 in New Haven, CT, will also feature Kevin Devine, Matt Pond Pa and Street to Nowhere.

Nov 1 - New Haven, CT - Toad¹s Place
Nov 2 - Providence, RI - The Living Room
Nov 4 ­ New York, NY ­ Knitting Factory
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Judging a Song by its Title
Noble PR reports: Ron And Russell Mael Have Reacted Angrily To Sparks' New Single Dick Around Being Banned By BBC. Ron Mael This Morning Raged: "The BBC Has Officially Killed Off Our New Single Dick Around, Ostensibly Through Rather Childish Objections To The Title, An Innocent Reference To The Idle Life. That A Piece Of Music Can Be Condemned Purely By Its Title Without The 'Decision Makers' Even Having The Decency To Open The Cd Case Is A Travesty And An Insult To Both Us As The Creators Of The Music And To The Listeners Of The BBC"

Russell Mael Responded "The Reaction From The Public To This Record Has Been Nothing But Positive So The Bcc Should Stop Trying To Be The Morality Police When It Is So Clearly Misplaced" The Reaction Came After Bbc London Refused To Play The Single, Despite The Fact That Ron And Russell Were Invited Into The Studio As Guests Of The Breakfast Show. The Host Jono Coleman Was Banned From Playing The Single Dick Around. Ron And Russell Attempted To Walk Out Of The Studio But Were Persuaded To Stay By Jono. He And His Co-Host Jo Good Were Obviously Embarrassed - Particularly As They Quite Clearly Knew That The Term Means Wasting Time - And The Interview Deteriorated Into A Farcical Discussion About Why The BBC Would Not Permit The Single To Be Played.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Count Bass D's 4th
Audible Treats reports: Dwight Farrell, aka Count Bass D, will release his fourth full-length album on FatBeats Records October 17th.. Entitled Act Your Waist Size, the album is filled with 20 genre-defying tracks that serve as further proof that the Count has never been one to linger within the confines of convention in the cut-and-dry music industry. 

On Act Your Waist Size, Count Bass D once again demonstrates his unique ability to showcase various styles in a hip-hop context. In addition to his trademark boom-bap and instrumental tracks, he reinterprets two 19th century standards, sings a self-penned ballad, and offers his version of the southern sound. Lead single "Junkies (Hanging Out At The Store)" rides on a laid back southern bass line while new-wave keyboards percolate over the top [grab the mp3 at the full story link] . Second single "Internationally Known" comes in at just under 2 minutes and features Count flowing over a jazzy glissando loop backed by toy-like drums. Given the success of artists like Outkast and Gnarls Barkley, it's clear that creativity from a rap artist can be embraced by a larger audience, but you won't find Count Bass D worrying about such trends. No, he's busy just being one of many musicians trying to make it in Music City USA, and he's doing it his way.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Axl Sued Over Art
sleazeroxx.com reports: An art broker has filed a lawsuit against Axl Rose, claiming the rocker backed out of a deal to pay $2.36 million for an Andy Warhol portrait of John Lennon. 

Acquire d'Arte, in a lawsuit filed Sept. 11 in Los Angeles Superior Court, said it negotiated with a New York art gallery and was able to lower the price of the artwork from $2.65 million to $2.36 million for Rose. 

But after agreeing to buy the portrait, the Guns N' Roses frontman paid only $1.21 million, according to the suit. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bad Brains Reunion
CMJ reports: Bad Brains, the legendary New York-by-way-of-DC rasta-punks, have just announced that they will be reuniting next month for two gigs at CBGB, their old stomping ground. Unlike some previous appearances, it has been confirmed that all the original members will be performing, including enigmatic lead vocalist H.R. [see full story for more details] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Napster For Sale� again?
arstechnica.com reports: Napster is evaluating the possibility of a sale by hiring of an investment bank. Citing "recent third party interest," the company has asked UBS Investment Bank to explore strategic partnerships or an outright sale of the company.

The current incarnation of Napster was launched with great fanfare in late 2003. Since that time, the company's fortunes have ebbed against the onrushing tide of Apple's iTunes Store. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Coldplay Snubs Timberlake
Gigwise reports: Coldplay's Chris Martin turned down the chance to collaborate with Justin Timberlake, telling him he only sang on his band's records.

In a TV interview this week Timberlake intimated he made an approach to the singer, only to be rebuffed with the news that Martin only had eyes, or rather vocal chords, for Coldplay. 

The pop star told Channel Four's T4, "I'd like to get Chris Martin in the studio but he won't sing on anything but Coldplay stuff. I respect him and I hate him for that." [see full story to learn how Martin probably said that only as an excuse to get out recording with poodlehead.. But MTV reports that Duran Duran have agreed to collaborate with him. Having the #1 album probably helped convince them] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Supernova Settle on Name
antiMusic reports: So Cal rockers Supernova have settled their dispute with the supergroup from the CBS reality contest "Rock Star: Supernova," according to AP. Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Jason Newsted (Metallica), Gilby Clark (Guns N' Roses) and contest winner Lukas Rossi will now be known as Rock Star Supernova while the original band will retain just plain Supernova. 

Supernova has released three albums since 1991 and in June when they discovered the TV supergroup planned to use their name they sued CBS, those involved in the show and Mark Burnett Productions for unfair competition and trademark infringement. Did someone forget to do a trademark search? No matter now, since you'll be able to tell the groups apart. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Great White Fire Plea Deal, Owners Get Off Light
antiMusic reports: The owners of the nightclub that used highly flammable foam on their walls for soundproofing which contributed to the tragic death of 100 people during a Great White concert in 2003, have both entered plea deals. Both owners entered "no contest" pleas to involuntary manslaughter and only one will have to serve prison time. 

"Michael Derderian will serve four years in a minimum-security prison, with eligibility for a work release program, and that Jeffrey Derderian will receive a suspended 10-year sentence," Eitv.comn reports. 

About the fire: A Great White concert turned deadly on Feb 20, 2003 at the Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, when the ceiling of the venue caught fire and the blaze quickly spread throughout the club. 100 people lost their lives including Great White guitarist Ty Longley and more than 160 people were injured after a onstage pyrotechnic display ignited flammable foam on the walls and ceiling of the club. You can read our original report about the fire at the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Musical Exodus
MTV reports: Plenty of artists have used the Old Testament as inspiration for their music, but an upcoming album called 10 Plagues (due November 7) takes a new approach. The 10-track compilation collects songs by a diverse group of artists � including Rufus Wainwright, Brian Eno, Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields), Laurie Anderson, Imogen Heap and Cody Chesnutt � who each take on one of the plagues associated with the Passover story of the Jews' exodus from Egypt.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Alice Gets Stoned
MTV reports: Alice Cooper will be joining the Rolling Stones for three guest appearances as part of his annual Halloween Tour, which kicks off Saturday in Halifax, Nova Scotia � where the legendary rockers will be joined by Kanye West and local favorites Sloan.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Americana Honors
AP reports: Singer and songwriter James McMurtry took home album of the year and song of the year honors, and veteran rocker Neil Young was named artist of the year Friday at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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GNR Shuffle
TuneLab reports: Several Guns N' Roses dates have rescheduled to fit into the main body of the tour. Rescheduled dates are as follows

September 27th in Fresno, CA will now take place on December 13th
September 29th in Bakersfield, CA will now take place on January 11th, 2007
September 30th in Reno, NV will now take place on January 13th, 2007
October 2nd in Sacramento, CA will now take place on January 10th, 2007

The band has also added several dates to the tour see full story for those... - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Illness Terror
blabbermouth.net reports: UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps has checked in with the following update: "TERROR unfortunately will be missing the Dallas, Atlanta, Virginia and most likely Baltimore shows on The Sanctity of Brothers Tour [featuring headliners UNEARTH alongside BLEEDING THROUGH, TERROR, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD and ANIMOSITY]. [TERROR vocalist] Scott [Vogel] has become ill and needs to rest up before rejoining the tour next week in New York. Local bands will be filling their spot in most of the cities."[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Seething Over Song
TuneLab reports: Seether front-man Shaun Morgan has commented on the new Evanesence single, "Call Me When You're Sober", to The Rock Radio.com. In a portion of the interview he said, "It saddens me that our whole relationship was reduced to that. That, you know, almost three years we spent together comes down to 'Oh, woe is me, you don't care about me.' I'm disappointed that that's all that really mattered. I'm kind of irritated that our dirty laundry had to be aired, you know, all over the world. I wouldn't do that to somebody."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tiger Army Recruit Finn
punkbands reports: This fall Tiger Army will pair with acclaimed producer Jerry Finn to begin work on their new album. Jerry Finn has produced albums for a wide range of notable acts, including AFI, Morrissey, Rancid, Bad Religion, Sparta[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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MTV Guitar Hero
punkbands reports: MTV announced that it will buy Harmonix, maker of the Guitar Hero series. The figure was reported to be $175 million in cash. Harmonix and MTV had previously had an agreement for use of the Guitar Hero name in MTV promotions and contests. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rancid Makeup Dates
punkbands reports: Rancid have released the rescheduled tour dates in place of those which were postponed earlier this month. The band will be joined, as originally promised, by Big D and the Kids Table. You can find the new dates below. 

December 9th, 06 - Spectrum - Montreal, QC
December 10th, 06 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ON
December 12th, 06 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Destruction 07
SMN reports: DESTRUCTION have announced their return to touring with SADUS and MUNICPAL WASTE with a preliminary 2007 tour schedule being released:

January 20 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 
January 26 - Denver, CO @ Hubba's House of rock
January 28 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
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Raymond "Boz" Burrell RIP
Swan Song Records reports: It is with deep regret and profound sorrow that we announce the death of our dear friend and colleague Raymond "Boz" Burrell, one of the original members and bass player in Bad Company. Boz died on September 21, 2006 at his residence in Spain. We express our gratitude to Boz for his important contribution to Swan Song and to the music of his generation. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife and family. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Hinder Tour
PR reports: Continuing their relentless touring schedule, Hinder has announced a headlining tour this fall with Eighteen Visions and Lynam in tow. Hinder has been on the road non-stop since the release of their debut Extreme Behavior, which soared into the top 10 of the Billboard Top 200. The gold-certified album continues to be the #3 best selling rock album in the country. 

Wed 10/18 College Station, TX Hurricane Harry's
Thu 10/19 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos
Fri 10/20 San Angelo, TX Grahams - Live Room[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mercy for the Burden Brothers
PR reports: From the heart of Texas, the BURDEN BROTHERS are hard hitting rockers who have been making quite a racket since the release of their debut CD, Buried in Your Black Heart, in 2004. Formed by platinum-selling Toadies vocalist, Vaden Todd Lewis and acclaimed drummer Taz Bentley (Reverend Horton Heat, Izzy Stradlin), the band has shared the stage with the likes of Velvet Revolver, Papa Roach, and Finger 11. The Burden Brothers latest effort, Mercy, featuring the single, "Everybody is Easy (we sink / we swim)" will be in stores on Oct 31.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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