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Lifesavas Coming Next Week

PR reports: Portland-based Lifesavas, which are comprised of emcee/producer JUMBO and emcee VURSATYL, have captured the nation's attention with this upcoming release, Gutterfly, which is set for release April 24th on Quannum Projects. Rolling Stone listed them as one of the Top 10 Artists to Watch in 2007 feature. The duo drew their inspiration for the album from blaxploitation videos from the 70's, particularly the cartoon flick Coonskin. They created a concept for a film, complete with fictional characters and compiled it into the best format they know - through poetic songwriting and powerhouse beats. Gutterfly is Lifesavas' sophomore album and an incredibly artist and creative piece of work. 

Lifesava Tour Dates with DJ Shadow:
23-Apr Mon Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR 
25-Apr Wed Empire, Sacramento, CA
26-Apr Thu Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
27-Apr Fri Coachella Indio, CA, 
29-Apr Sun Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO 
01-May Tue Depot, Salt Lake City, UT- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Zappa, Iced Earth Members To Appear on Todd Grubbs' New CD

PR reports: Virtuosic Florida guitarist Todd Grubbs, who has been prominently featured in national and international publications such as Guitar World, Guitar FPM and Guitar (Japan), is currently in the recording studio working on his fourth solo album titled Time, Space and the Electric. For these sessions, Grubbs has enlisted the aid of legendary Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston to lend a hand. Preston, who is best known for his work with Zappa, Carla Bley, The Residents, Grande Mothers, and John Carter, as well as a his own solo work, will be recording his signature keyboards on a track or two.

Other musicians that appear on Grubb's new CD are Jeff Henry (Drums), Alan Tatum (Bass), Mark Prator, who has performed with Iced Earth and Sebastian Bach (Drums), Sean Malone from Cynic and Gordian Knot (Bass) and Patrick Bettison from Acoustic Alchemy (Bass). It is rumored that along with Don Preston, another music legend will grace the recordings of Todd Grubb's new CD. At this point that information is highly guarded but will be disclosed at a future date.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Leftover Cake

PR reports: CAKE is proud to announce their upcoming release, B-Sides and Rarities, which features covers of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" and Barry White's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up", plus other covers and CAKE originals. CAKE is inviting fans to submit videos for "War Pigs," with the winner earning $1,000 (deadline April 30). [the PR didn't provide details]

CAKE "B-sides and Rarities" track listing:
1. War Pigs 
2. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town 
3. Mahna Mahna 
4. Excuse Me, I Think I've Got A Heartache 
5. Conroy
6. Strangers in the Night
7. Subtract One Love (Multiply the Heartaches)
8. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
9. Thrills
10. Short Skirt, Long Jacket 
11. It's Coming Down- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Acute Take Off For Debut

PR reports: Los Angeles-based ACUTE will celebrate the May 1 release of their debut album ARMS AROUND A STRANGER by taking off in a hot air balloon this Friday, April 20 in Temecula, CA. 

For ARMS AROUND A STRANGER, ACUTE--vocalist/guitarist ISAAC LEKACH and drummer PATRICK EDWARDS (ex-Ozma)--returned to the studio with producer Dave Trumfio (Wilco, My Morning Jacket), who worked on their 2006 EP Selections. The album expands on the EP by utilizing pedal steel guitars, piano, strings and a horn section to fashion their finely etched landscapes of sound.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Connect with Chimaira

PR reports: Chimaira, in conjunction with Sony Connect / Connect.com, proudly announce the exclusive download availability of 'Paralyzed'.the bonus track off of Chimaira's debut Ferret Music release, RESURRECTION. You have waited long enough to hear this brutal song, now you can listen and purchase it from Connect.com!

Also live on Connect.com; a feature interview with lead guitarist Rob Arnold and a show review from Chimaira's March 2007, Los Angeles stop on the sell-out No Fear tour along side Killswitch Engage, Dragonforce and He is Legend- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Great Northern Tour

PR reports: Great Northern have announced a string of shows around the release of their debut album, Trading Twilight For Daylight (May 15, Eenie Meenie Records) including some dates with Swedish singer-songwriter Loney, Dear.

Great Northern Tour Dates:
April
29 Claremont, CA - Pomona College [Kohoutek Festival]

May
10 San Francisco, CA - Popscene
15 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo [Record release show] +
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Paradise Lost Preview

PR reports: British kings of gloom PARADISE LOST present you their brand-new Ecard allowing further insights in the band's upcoming masterpiece "In Requiem", which will be released via Century Media Records, in the UK on Monday 21st May 2007. [see the ecard at the full story link]

On the Ecard you can listen to three tracks taken off "In Requiem", namely "Never For The Damned", "Ash & Debris" as well as "The Enemy", which has just been released as a single (in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy only). Paradise Lost have been confirmed as special guests to Type O Negative on their forthcoming tour. If you didn't catch Paradise Lost at their recent show at Koko in London, then check out one of these shows as this must be one of the essential tours of the summer

19th June � Manchester Academy
20th June - Birmingham Academy
21st June � London Astoria- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bad Brains Reclaim Their Myspace

PR reports: Bad Brains have taken back and relaunched a new Myspace.com account in preparation for the forthcoming new album release of Build A Nation. A cybersquatter had been sitting on the account. The newly launched account can be found at the full story link.

Underground punk legend Henry Rollins recently debuted a Bad Brains' song "Universal Peace" on his radio show off the forthcoming Build A Nation album.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Verismo Thrashing the Emo Competition

PR reports: Forget bed-head haircuts, eye shadow, and skinny jeans. Forget the whiny Clash-wannabe bands dominating the airwaves, and dig into 'City of Kings,' the debut album from a rip-roaring, headbanging, alcohol-fueled "thrash f*ckin' metal" band from Brooklyn, VERISMO (which is Italian for 'realism'). Comprised of Stephan Laboccetta (vocals, guitar), Vincent Cruz (bass), and Tamas Vajda (drums), Verismo is a return to the good old days of thrash, when musicians knew their instruments, vocals were both intense and intelligible, and a live show was truly an experience. This is not a throwback or "old school" anything, this is three dirty metalheads from Brooklyn who can shred on their instruments, drink you under the table, and put on a live show that will leave you breathless. "City of Kings", the crushing debut from Verismo, was recorded in one continuous take under the watchful eye of Dean Baltulonis (Sick Of It All), mastered at Trutone Studios by Joe Lambert (Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper), and delivered in a package truly representative of the post industrial wasteland sections of Brooklyn, the "city of kings" were the members met and wrote what is sure to become an independent classic.

Already competing with the majors, this record has independently charted on the FMQB top 50, and has been in regular rotation in many local and distant stations, including a spot in the top ten of WSOU for weeks by this point. All three members are no slouches on their instruments, either, as Laboccetta received his degree music at Radford University, ex- Ringling Brothers performer/acrobat Vajda received a diploma from the Drummers Collective, and Cruz was trained at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. As a result, Verismo is a band that fans of vintage thrash and hard rock are guaranteed to appreciate. Check out the E card at the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Virgin Black Coming To America

PR reports: Australia's symphonic/gothic/classical act VIRGIN BLACK will tour North America in June and July this year.

In a posting from Virgin Black singer/songwriter Rowan London, he says, "It's been four years since our minor but magnificent U.S. tour with Agalloch and Antimatter and it seems it's long overdue for Virgin Black to return. This time we shall not be so stingy with dates and will visit the US, Canada and Mexico. Beginning with shows in Canada and the U.S. Northeast in mid-June, we'll then play three shows in Mexico before the band joins up with Finland's To/Die/For on June 26th and subsequently visit many a locale."

Confirmed dates/venues will be announced in the coming weeks- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Weedeater Set Release Date

PR reports: After a long and arguably grueling courtship, Southern Lord is finally harmoniously involved with North Carolinas' filthiest, and finest heathens: WEEDEATER! Some of you may remember their appalling and compelling appearance at the Southern Lord South by Southwest showcase in 2003, and track on the very first Southern Lord label compilation: "Let There Be Doom". Well now this summer�we are stoked to be bringing you their Lord debut album "God Luck and Good Speed".

The album was recorded in Jan. and Feb. of this year in Chicago at Electrical Audio with Steve Albini at the controls. The result is massive, mammoth and crushing! To compliment the audio, artist Arik Roper (Sleep, High on Fire etc..) will be handling graphic art duties. Please have a shot of whiskey in honor of this glorious moment.[see full story for tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Eleni Mandell Tour

PR reports: Fueled by rave reviews in the U.S. for her new album, Miracle of Five, and a successful European tour during which The Times of London proclaimed her possessed of "a voice that should be heard by millions," Eleni Mandell will finally tour North America in May and June. The dates begin in May with several headlining shows, followed by a June tour supporting Nettwerk recording artists Great Lake Swimmers. Mandell and the Swimmers begin their tour on June 5th in Boston, with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle and many other fine cities along the way (see below). Stay tuned as dates continue to be confirmed.

Eleni Mandell North American Tour Dates � May/June 2007:
Fri. 5/4 MALIBU, CA Malibu Performing Arts Center *
Wed. 5/9 TORONTO, ONT The Mod Club
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Black Moth Super Rainbow CD/Tour

PR reports: The rural Pennsylvania psych-damaged bubble-gum-pop enigma known as Black Moth Super Rainbow has officially set May 15th, 2007 as the release date of Dandelion Gum, its most ambitious album. The group's recent collaboration with The Octopus Project cracked the CMJ Top 20, and this album promises even greater things for the band whose packed show in NYC last month proved in droves. The quintet's remaining spring tour dates can be found below.

Black Moth Super Rainbow Live:
04/26 Rochester, NY AV Space
04/27 Brooklyn, NY Silent Barn
04/28 New York, NY Pianos
05/19 Washington DC DC9- Click Here for the Full Story 

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BritBus Tour

PR reports: The BBC America BritBus Tour will be invading the US from April 24th through June 18th, hitting 15 major markets for a series of two to four day events, all of which are free to the public and feature the latest and greatest in British music, product, television and entertainment. As the title sponsor of the Tour, BBC America is inviting all visitors who attend the BritBus events to board the bus and check out sneak previews of new summer shows on the network -shows that are "a little Brit different". Consumers can also enter on-site for a chance to win amazing prizes such as a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle or a Gibson guitar.

The talent is a classic mix that has existed since rock and roll first started criss-crossing the Atlantic � three UK groups influenced by three different genres of music. The Crave, Jyrojets and Julia Jones[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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