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 Melanie
Dekker Joins Troopfest |
PR reports: Sonoma Mountain Entertainment
artist Melanie Dekker is launching her new CD titled Revealed in the U.S.
aboard the USS Hornet during this year's TROOPFEST held in Alameda, California
on September 30. Melanie will be on the roster with an impressive list
of recording artists who will perform on the aircraft carrier museum hangar
deck for 3,000 servicemen, their families and the public who are expected
to attend the five-hour benefit concert and festival sponsored by the American
Red Cross, Operation: Care and Comfort, which raises funds to send care
packages to US Troops abroad.
Melanie Dekker, a Canadian singer/songwriter
and international performer, worked with world-renowned producer David
Kershenbaum to produce Revealed, that will officially be released September
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| Wu
Tang Suit |
TMZ reports: Rza, real name Robert Diggs,
is being sued by his reps over money they say they are owed for Rza's work
on the soundtrack for the Wesley Snipes movie "Blade:Trinity."
United Talent Agency, in court papers filed
on Friday, alleges that Rza did the work for $430,000. According to the
agreement they say they have with Rza, that entitles UTA to $43,000 --
their customary 10% commission.[see full story for more]-
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| Talking
Battlestar Anthrax |
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode
99 of their “Talking Metal” podacast. In this Anthrax/Battlestar Galactica
special recorded partly at the Circus bar in New York City's Hell's Kitchen,
hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined by Frankie Bello and Scott
Ian of Anthrax as well as Anthrax webmaster Brent Thompson. The group recounts
their visit to the set of their favorite television show, Battlestar Galactica,
and covers topics include the future of Anthrax, the Law and Order TV show,
the Honeymooners set, the Iron Maiden riot, and Frankie Bello's new Fender
signature model bass. The podcast also includes short interviews with former
Anthrax and current Meat Loaf guitarist Paul Crook as well as singer Pearl
Aday, who has performed with Motley Crue and Filter. Additional podcast
topics include Gigantour, Children of Bodom, and Mastadon. New photos of
Bello, Ian, and Thompson on the set of Battlestar Galactica as well as
60-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.-
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| dB's
Xmas |
conqueroo reports: Indie rock can anticipate
another evolution of The dB’s’ Christmas album with the arrival of The
dB’s & Friends’ Christmas Time Again, which will hit the streets on
November 21. Or allow us to clarify: Originally released as a seven-song
LP on Coyote Records in 1986 and as a 17-song CD in 1993, this Chris Stamey-conceived
holiday classic — now in its third edition — will be reborn on Collectors’
Choice Music with six new tracks.
Since its last incarnation, the collection
has added Peter Holsapple’s “Home for the Holidays,” performed by The dB’s
(with special guest Caitlin Cary); “Christmas Time Is Here” by Thad Cockrell
and Roman Candle; “Lonely Christmas” by Marshall Crenshaw; two tracks by
R.E.M. producer Don Dixon (“I Saw Three Ships” and “Christmas Is Saturday”);
and an unreleased track by Ryan Adams & Whiskeytown titled “Houses
on the Hill.”[see full story for more]- Click
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| Vibrators
30th Anniversary Tour Dates |
PR reports: Vibrators 30th Anniversary Tour
Tues. 26 Sept. - CLEVELAND, OH (USA), Peabody's
Wed. 27 Sept. - DETROIT, MI (USA), I-Rock
Thurs. 28 Sept. - NEW STANTON, PA (USA),
Days Inn
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| Da
Funk Box |
Special Ops reports: Rhino Entertainment will
release the 4-disc What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
box-set on October 3rd, 2006.
What It Is! celebrates some of the genre’s
biggest names with the late Wilson Pickett’s “Engine Number 9;” “I’m Just
Like You,” a song recorded by Sly Stone under the pseudonym 6ix, and “Stanga”
a tune he wrote and produced for Little Sister (which included Vaetta Stewart,
Sly’s little sister); and Earth Wind & Fire’s “Bad Tune” from the acclaimed
group’s debut. The boxed set also includes tracks by Little Richard, Allen
Toussaint, The Commodores, Curtis Mayfield, Labelle, P-Funk guitar virtuoso
Eddie Hazel, and The Meters, who can be heard with Cyril Neville on the
classic “Gossip,” performing undercover as The Rhine Oaks on “Tampin’”
and under their own moniker for “Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push And Shove)
Part 2.”[see full story for more]- Click
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| Mower
Tour |
PR reports: Mower have announced the dates
for their upcoming tour with Corporate Punishment’s Rikets. The tour will
kick off Nov 9 at The Real Bar in Phoenix, AZ and will end Dec 17 at The
Engine Room in Houston, TX.
“This tour is going to be out of hand.
Mower and Rikets are both fans of each other's music and energy. We're
excited to play with a band that shares our passion for insane live sets,”
says Mower frontman Brian Sheerin. “This is going to be one of those tours
that raises eyebrows and leaves people thoroughly tripped out after the
show. We're all looking forward to hitting the road together.”[see full
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| Fad
Gadget DVD |
Mute reports: The first signing to the Mute
label, Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey) alongside Human League, Cabaret Voltaire
and The Normal, was at the forefront of the Electronic Movement of the
late 70s/early 80s. This 2 DVD and 2 CD package features an exclusive new
documentary covering Tovey's life and career up to his untimely death in
2002. It will also include rare and unreleased tracks and live footage
of legendary performances, as well as classic songs recorded both under
his own name and his alter ego, Fad Gadget. Put together by Frank's family
in conjunction with Mute this collection features the very first Fad Gadget
demos and footage of the rebirthed Fad Gadget supporting Depeche Mode in
2001. [in stores on 10/17/06]- Click
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| UT
Reissues |
Mute reports: Blast First / Mute reissue two
classic UT albums - "In Gut's House" (1988) and the Steve Albini engineered
"Griller" (1989) - on October 3, 2006. Sprung from the downtown No Wave
scene, Ut (Nina Canal, Jacqui Ham and Sally Young) originated in New York
City in December 1978. The inheritors of the fertile collision between
rock, free jazz and the avant garde that first manifest itself in the Velvet
Underground, Ut soon became a serious force within the New York music scene.
The critically acclaimed "In Gut's House" was originally released in 1988
and made NME's Top 50 that year. In 1989 the band recorded and released
the album "Griller." Engineered by label mate Steve Albini, who shared
Ut's raw aesthetic. "Griller" captured the gripping intensity and sheer
power of the Ut experience. Unfortunately, "Griller" was to be Ut's final
release and in March 1990 Ut played their last concert in Paris.-
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| Tenacious
Destiny |
Epic reports: Epic Records has announced a
November 14th release date for The Pick of Destiny, the highly anticipated
soundtrack to the upcoming New Line Cinema comedy, Tenacious D in the Pick
of Destiny. The movie, an epic musical adventure that follows Tenacious
D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) on their quest to obtain the Pick and become
The Greatest Band on Earth, arrives in theaters on November 17th.
The album, produced by the Dust Brothers'
John King (Beck) and mixed by Ken Andrews (Pete Yorn, A Perfect Circle)
and featuring guest appearances by Dave Grohl (drums), John Spiker (bass)
and John Konesky (guitar), spotlights fifteen Tenacious D songs and dialogue
highlights from the movie. Among the record's many standout tracks are
"Classico," fan favorite "History," and "Kickapoo," a song written specifically
for the film and guest-starring Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Meatloaf
and legendary metal singer Ronnie James Dio. [see full story for more]-
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| The
End of Recording |
PR reports: Canadian quintet THE END has completed
work on their new full-length album.
This as-yet-untitled release was recorded
at BWC Studios in Brampton, Ontario with producer Greg Dawson. THE END
vocalist Aaron Wolff (the band is rounded out by guitarists Steve Watson
and Andrew Hercules, bassist Sean Dooley and drummer Anthony Salajko) describes
the record: “This is definitely a huge step for us in so many different
ways. We tried a lot of new things that we have stayed far away from in
the past, and also expanded on the ground that we have laid out in the
past. Greg has been a close friend of the band since we started out so
it was really easy for us to be able to express our thoughts to him and
then work to make them reality.”[see full story for more]-
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| Mushroomhead
Dates |
PR reports: MUSHROOMHEAD have announced the
following tour dates in support of their new album Savior Sorrow, just
released on September 19, 2006:
Tour Dates:
9/27 -- Pearl Room, Mokena IL (all ages)
9/28 -- Planet Rock, Battle Creek MI (18+)
9/29 -- Machine Shop, Flint MI (18+)[see
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| Sister
Hazel Happenings |
PR reports: Gainesville, Florida fivesome
Sister Hazel will be revisiting hometown haunts leading up to and day-of
their forthcoming album release. With their new album “Absolutely” set
to hit store shelves on October 10th, the band will be grand marshalls
in the homecoming parade at the University of Florida in Gainesville at
noon on October 6th. That evening at the annual Gator Growl pep rally,
band members Ken Block and Drew Copeland will perform the national anthem
a capella, and will then join the University of Florida Gospel Choir following
their performance of “America The Beautiful” for collaboration on another
song. The performance kicks off the evening’s festivities in Ben Hill Griffin
Stadium on the UF campus.
The following week, the band will be celebrating
their album release on October 10th with a noon in-store performance and
appearance at a Best Buy in Gainesville (3750 SW Archer Road location),
followed by an in-store at a Best Buy in Tampa (1725 North Dale Mabry location)
at 6:30 p.m. The day will be capped off by a show that evening at Jannus
Landing in St. Petersburg, Florida. - Click
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| Farmer
Jason Rock for Tots |
Special Ops reports: Rhino Entertainment has
released Farmer Jason’s (of Jason and The Scorchers) new album Rockin’
In The Forest With Farmer Jason in conjunction with the reissue of A Day
At The Farm with Farmer Jason on September 26th.
It’s anarchy in the pre-K as Farmer Jason
harvests another bumper crop of sillybilly songs that rock harder than
the terrible twos. After captivating ankle-biters and parents alike with
his 2003 debut, A Day At The Farm With Farmer Jason, Jason Ringenberg –
of Jason and the Scorchers fame – returns with an infectious concept album
for the young and young at heart. Kid Rhino fires up the tune tractor for
an album filled with stick-in-your-head hooks and subtle life lessons with
Rockin’ In The Forest With Farmer Jason. The album, and the reissue of
A Day At The Farm With Farmer Jason, will be available September 26.[have
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| Senses
Fail Tour |
PR reports: To support the release of SENSES
FAIL's upcoming CD, STILL SEARCHING, Vagrant Records announced the band's
19 show US tour today. The dates, beginning November 24 in Boston, will
run through December 15 in Los Angeles (full tour itinerary on the following
page). The band will be supported on the road by special guests Saosin,
and Bleeding Through and on selected dates by Drive By and I Am The Avalanche.
These dates fill out what will be an extremely busy, tour-date-filled,
fall for the band. While they might not get to see their homes from now
until Christmas, they look forward to playing for rabid fans in ten countries.
NOV 24 Avalon Boston, MA
NOV 25 Webster Hall New York, NY
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| John
Mayer Fans With Heart |
Yahoo reports: To help celebrate the release
of John Mayer’s new album, CONTINUUM, Yahoo! Music has teamed up with the
singer/songwriter for a special promotion that honors the compassion and
kindness of ordinary people. As part of the campaign, Yahoo! will donate
$10 to the charities of Mayer’s choice for each 30-second original video
that users submit showing themselves changing the world for the better.
From cleaning beaches to honoring 9/11
victims to rescuing pets, users can submit a video of themselves performing
a generous act by uploading clips to Yahoo! Video at http://video.search.yahoo.com/
and emailing the video link to WaitingOnTheWorld2Change@yahoo.com. Each
week, Yahoo! Music will feature select videos from the pool of submissions
on its site.
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| The
Cat Empire Debut |
PR reports: From the first notes of Two Shoes,
you'll wonder if Buena Vista Social Club has joined forces with G Love,
or The Streets. In fact, it's multi-platinum Australian artists The Cat
Empire with their American debut, recorded at the famed Estudio Egrem in
Havana, Cuba.
Produced by Jerry Boys, known for his work
with Buena Vista Social Club, Two Shoes is a Latin inspired collection
of rhymes and beats that sparkles with their love of Jazz, Hip-Hop, Reggae
and Soul. The Cat Empire raise many glasses to celebrate their rejection
of materialism, war and intolerance. Alive with spirit and joy, Two Shoes
is an enthusiastic embrace of cultural diversity and the simple, carefree
life. This year The Cat Empire have been all over North America, from the
Montreal Jazz Fest to Bonnaroo and have just signed to Velour Music, home
of Kaki King and Sonya Kitchell. The limited edition EP is an introduction
to get you ready for their North American debut, which will be out early
next year. - Click
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| The
Randies Rocktoberfest |
PR reports: As October is National Breast
Cancer Awareness month, LA's power-pop four-piece THE RANDIES--who just
released their second album SAW THE LIGHT August 29 on via Elicit/Majestic
Records--have announced they'll join Hard Rock International's Rocktoberfest.
As part of Hard Rock's Rocktoberfest celebration, proceeds from the Rocktoberfest
and fundraisers during the shows, will be donated to the Dr. Susan Love
Research Foundation to benefit breast cancer research. In addition, THE
RANDIES will offer a portion of the proceeds from their CD sales sold through
Hard Rock International to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation.
Fri 9/29 Portland, ME Geno's Rock Club
(with The Downbeat 5, The Dents and The Spoilers)
Sat 9/30 Boston, MA All Asia Bar (NEMO
Music Fest with Be Your Own Pet, Ladytron, Diamond Nights and many others)
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| The
Decemberists Leak |
Day in Rock reports: The Decemberists' "The
Crane Wife" will in stores next Tuesday (Oct 3rd) but you can hear it all
right now on MTVu's The Leak! Click the full story link to check that out.
In addition the band just launched a new
myspace skin - which is a fancy schmancy way of saying their page de la
rupert murdoch looks fantabulous and has some awesome illustrations from
the record. http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists
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