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Immortal Reunion Dates

SMN reports: Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have announced the following US tour dates in addition to their previously announced headlining appearance at next year's Wacken Open Air festival in Germany:

July 13 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
July 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Avalon
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Decrepit Birth Now Hiring

SMN reports: Santa Cruz based brutal death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH have posted the following update:

"Well, the time has come to announce that Risha Eryavec is stepping down from his duties as our bassist. Due to location changes, we have decided to part ways. Risha is still a good friend of ours and there is absolutely no bad blood between us and him. We want to thank him for all his hard work and dedication, we wish him luck in whatever he pursues. As of now we are searching for a fulltime bassist to join DECREPIT BIRTH. We are looking for someone who is able to tour, record and practice with the band as a working and professional minded member. The band is gearing up for a European tour in January of 2007 and we will need someone who can learn 9 songs by that time and be ready to spend the month of January on tour. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Blur Cheese

thetripwire reports: While Blur's Damon Albarn prepares to launch his latest musical project, bassist Alex James has decided to delve into the world of dairy. Yup, he is going to start producing his own cheese. You read that correctly... he is going to try his hand at entering the world of independent cheese making.

In a recent column from The Independent, he said: "The more I think about cheese the more I like it and the more I want some, which is why I'm taking matters into my own hands and venturing into the world of independent cheese making." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Depeche Mode Reissues Continue

PR reports: Rhino will continue their highly successful Depeche Mode reissue campaign with deluxe 2-disc (CD & DVD) reissues of A Broken Frame, Some Great Reward and Songs of Faith and Devotion on October 3rd. The CD will include the original album and the DVD includes 5.1 Audio and Enhanced Stereo mixes of the original album along with b-sides and remixes. Each DVD also features a short film about the album featuring current interviews with band members. The deluxe packaging includes a booklet containing lyrics, rare photos and more.[see full story to have a listen]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Krokus Set Release

Kayos reports: It's 30 years and counting for Switzerland's biggest rock band, Krokus. The October 24 release of Hellraiser on Locomotive Records is cause for celebration by the band's international fan base.

Track Listing: 1) Hellraiser 2) Too Wired To Sleep 3) Hangman 4) Angel Of My Dreams 5) Fight On 6) So Long 7) Spirit Of The Night 8) Midnite Fantasy 9) No Risk No Gain 10) Turnin' Inside Out 11) Take My Luv 12) Justice 13) Luv Will Survive 14) Rocks Off!- Click Here for the Full Story

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Cool & Collected

PR reports: Boost your cool factor with the Miles Davis new release, Cool & Collected, in stores NOW!! Celebrating his 80th birthday and his recent induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, this single disc collection is a perfect distillation of Miles Davis and his cool world. For the past half-century, when the subject turns to the simple question, "What defines 'cool'?" there has always been one perfect answer: Miles Davis. Beyond his defiant stance, his piercing glare, his amorous conquests and those one-of-a-kind Issey Miyake fashion statements - there was and always will be the music of Miles Davis. Cool & Collected is the first single CD anthology to zero in on a baker's dozen of the recordings which created the swirling mythos of 'cool' that defines Miles, spanning 1956 to 1984, with a new previously unreleased bonus remix track to close the program. - Click Here for the Full Story

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Jeremy Enigk to tour with Cursive

Filter reports: Fresh off a 2 week tour spent wowing audiences up and down the west coast, Jeremy Enigk is now all set to tour the midwest and southeast in November with Cursive on the last leg of their U.S. tour for Happy Hollow. Enigk is on the road for his second solo album, World Waits, which will be released October 17th via Lewis Hollow Records.

November
03 Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
09 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
11 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
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Penelope Jones Debut

audibletreats.com reports: St. Louis emcee Penelope Jones is putting the finishing touches on her debut album. As yet untitled, the album is slated for release on November 7th on Universal Motown Records. Penelope enlisted two high-profile collaborators for the lead singles of the album; Lil Wayne on "Miss Me With That Foolishness" and Mya on the R&B tinged "No Matter What They Say"".

Although only 24 years old, Penelope's debut has been in the works for a long time. Penelope's love for hip-hop began as an adolescent as she performed gospel raps in her church. By her early teens she found herself recording her first demo with The Crew From The Lou, and later opening for the likes of 2Pac and Ice Cube, whenever they came through her town. In 2000, as Nelly was reaching superstardom, Penelope recorded "Jang-A-Lang" with the St. Lunatics and began recording for her own solo debut. [check out "No Matter What They Say" feat. Mya at the full story link... maybe she should adopt the stage name Pe.J? just a suggestion]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Unfortunate Songs

PR reports: Nonesuch Records is releasing The Gothic Archies' The Tragic Treasury: Songs From a Series of Unfortunate Events on OCTOBER 10, featuring songs written by Stephin Merritt to coincide with The End, the 13th and final volume in popular Lemony Snicket Unfortunate Events series. I have CDs for review and giveaway, audio streams, a media player and more assets below.

For seven years, Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) has been recording songs under the band name The Gothic Archies for the audiobooks of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the popular children's series by his friend Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket). The Tragic Treasury: Songs from a Series of Unfortunate Events collects these thirteen gloomy and hilarious songs, plus two bonus tracks, including a depressingly upbeat theme song, "We Are the Gothic Archies". Merritt wrote and recorded all the music, with accordion by Lemony Snicket. The Tragic Treasury will be available on Nonesuch October 10th, 2006, in conjunction with the Friday the 13th release date of Snicket's thirteenth and final book, The End, from HarperCollins Publishers. The Tragic Treasury includes a song for each one of the thirteen books in A Series of Unfortunate Events. [check out a preview at the full story link]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Java and Hancock

PR reports: On October 3, Magnolia Home Entertainment, Hancock Music and Starbucks Hear Music will co-release an exclusive DVD/CD edition of Herbie Hancock: Possibilities. The two-disc package will include the Herbie Hancock: Possibilities DVD, originally released in April, 2006 and an exclusive bonus music CD that includes four never-before-released extended mixes from the GRAMMY® Award-nominated Herbie Hancock: Possibilities album recording sessions. The DVD/CD edition of Herbie Hancock: Possibilities will be available exclusively at Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. beginning on October 3, 2006.

The Herbie Hancock: Possibilities DVD chronicles the recording of the award-winning musician’s latest album and documents his life with rare footage, including video of Hancock with the Miles Davis quintet. Music lovers will enjoy seeing their favorite stars of today such as Christina Aguilera, Carlos Santana, Trey Anastasio, Annie Lennox, John Mayer, Joss Stone and Sting partner with Hancock in the studio for a timeless musical experience. The CD in the Starbucks exclusive DVD/CD package includes four previously unreleased extended mixes from the original studio sessions, “Stitched Up” featuring John Mayer; “Safiatou” featuring Santana and Angélique Kidjo; “Hush, Hush, Hush” featuring Annie Lennox; and “Sister Moon” featuring Sting. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Double Satriani

Epic reports: Joe Satriani, having raised the bar on guitar playing and brought supreme musicianship back to rock & roll, is about to make history once again. Scheduled to drop on October 31, the double-DVD package Satriani Live! takes multiple journeys into the essence of creativity and unprecedented access into one artist's world.

Audio from HDNet's state-of-the-art production of the Anaheim show will be released in a double-CD package under the same title, Satriani Live!, on the same date of October 31.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Delusional Diddy and His Ego

DiR reports: We were sent this by Bad Boy Entertainment promoting Diddy's latest assault on good taste.. here is the message followed by a link to check out the "song": This is Diddy's focus track right now. You probably have heard about it as Diddy proclaims that he has "The potential to be the first Black President, Itunes download me in every residence.....This is the man who provided more jobs for Black Men than armed servies"

This is Diddy's statement to the world about his future ,our future, and the future of the music biz.I am sure your readers would appreciate hearing what he has to say [there is a PR person that knows our audience =) check out the "song" at the full story link if you give a diddy about Diddy]- Click Here for the Full Story

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James Taylor Cares DVD

Special Ops reports: Rhino Entertainment is proud to announce the release of the James Taylor: A MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute DVD on October 3rd. The net proceeds from the sale and distribution of this DVD will benefit MusiCares' health and human service and addiction recovery programs for music people in times of crisis.

During the 2006 GRAMMY week in Los Angeles, MusiCares brought together a group of legendary artists to pay tribute to James Taylor and his famous works at their annual Person of the Year gala. The event honored Taylor for his outstanding contributions to the world of music and for his exemplary philanthropic efforts regarding the environment and beyond. The amazing lineup featured Taylor's friends and contemporaries performing great songs from his catalogue of music. The highlights of this exclusive music industry evening - from The Dixie Chicks performing "Shower the People" and Jackson Browne, David Crosby and Sheryl Crow joining in for "Mexico" to Bruce Springsteen's rendition of "Millworker" and Taylor himself singing his classics "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "Fire and Rain" - featured on this special DVD are now available for the public to enjoy. [see full story for tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Sad News About Rev Run

TMZ reports: As TMZ first reported, the newborn baby girl of MTV and music legend Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmons died yesterday at a hospital in Ridgewood, N.J.

Rev. Run issued the following statement about the tragic death of his daughter to the Associated Press: "On Sept. 26, 2006, Victoria Anne Simmons for some unknown reason chose to come early and unfortunately did not survive," his statement said. "We must accept whatever is there and once you accept unconditionally, then everything is beautiful. Every pain has a purifying effect. So whatever comes your way, just be thankful. We see life in death and believe in the celebration of life in death."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Disco Biscuits Live CD

PR reports: The Disco Biscuits and Diamond Riggs Records newest live release, Rocket 3, is the entire third set of the Biscuits 2004 New Years Eve performance in New York City. Highly regarded by both the fans and the band alike, this limited-edition three song collection is as much a nod to the past as it is a glimpse into the future. Featuring an awe-inspiring 30 minute version of "Magellan" and a "Frog Legs" that segues nicely into the second half of "Crickets", this CD is most certainly all about the improvisation. As a bonus, the "Hope" encore is included on the CD. These tracks, originally considered for release on the April 2006 double live album The Wind at Four to Fly (Diamond Riggs Records / SCI Fidelity) were moved to the cutting room floor when it was decided that a 70 minute 2 and a 1/2 song CD would not be well received at retail. However, the CD has received new life as a result of the many requests from Disco Biscuits fans that this be released in the crystal clear quality that can be expected of all Diamond Riggs live CD's.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Silversun Pickups Tour Blog

Filter reports: Breakout indie-blog darlings Silversun Pickups and Viva Voce are but a few hours away from kicking off their co-headlining US tour, and they've just added several dates to the tour including stops in San Diego - where the tour kick[ed off last night] - Seattle, Lawrence and Columbus.

To add to the excitement of this indie-tastic tour, Filter will be launching the first-ever edition of the Filter TourZine; an official online tour guide featuring daily updates, live reviews from every show of the tour AND blogs, photos and tidbits from the bands themselves, documenting their collective life on the road. The official TourZine will be updated every day of the tour highlighting some of our favorite musical blog sources, and at the end of tour compiled into a downloadable print format for souvenir! It all happens at the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story

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Spitalfield Record Store Tour

Victory reports: VICTORY Records artists Spitalfield will be bringing their hard-hitting melodic rock directly to their fans in a special month-long “up close and personal” tour of record stores. Beginning October 2, the Chicago-based band are scheduled to perform at 19 retailers in 15 states, where they’ll showcase songs from their brand new CD, Better Than Knowing Where You Are.

10/02/2006 – Norridge, IL @ Rolling Stones, 11 pm - (7300 W Irving Park Rd)
10/10/2006 – Detroit, MI @ Rock A Billy’s, 6:30 pm – (8411 Hall Rd.)
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