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Bonnaroo 08 Confirmed

Filter reports: The dates for the seventh annual Bonnaroo festival have been confirmed for June 12 � 15, 2008.

The four day festival will once again be held on a seven hundred acre farm in Manchester Tennessee, sixty miles southeast of Nashville.

[Despite a widespread rumor earlier this week, organizers have denied that Led Zeppelin and Metallica have signed up to headline this year.] - more on this story

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KISS Sues Over Injured Reputation

TMZ reports: It's a case of KISS ... and sue. (Come on people, these jokes are free!) The costumed rockers are seeking $900,000 in unpaid performance fees from a Vancouver concert promoter who allegedly promised to let them rock and roll all night, then failed to secure a venue. Total buzzkill!

In docs filed with the Supreme Court of British Columbia, lawyers for Gene and the boys contend Big Mountain Concert Company pulled the plug just 12 days before a planned September, 2007 concert in Whistler, BC, resulting in "injury to their respective reputations." Now that's playing with fire!

An email seeking comment from Big Mountain Concerts was not immediately returned. - Read about their injured respective reputations in the court doc here

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Y&T in Battle for Reissue Rights

antiMusic reports: Y&T announced this week "Early next year we'll be releasing a special 2-CD set of the Y&T '90s CDs: Musically Incorrect and Endangered Species. Stay tuned for more info.

"Also, we're still trying to obtain the rights to re-release the first two Yesterday and Today albums, but Universal is currently in the midst of an internal ownership battle over these two albums; until they resolve it, our hands are tied."

In other reissue news: the official Meniketti site announced "We have Y&T re-issues right here! First time re-releases in U.S. include Earthshaker, Black Tiger, Mean Streak, and In Rock We Trust--re-mastered with bonus tracks!" - Check it all out here

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Bullet For Radio

HER reports: It's still two weeks before the official U.S. radio add date, but Welsh metalers Bullet For My Valentine are already HOT at U.S. radio with "Scream Aim Fire," the title track from their upcoming album, out January 29.

For next week's charts, "Scream Aim Fire" is
#1 MOST ADDED at CMJ's Loud Rock chart
#1 MOST ADDED at FMQB's Metal Detector chart
#2 MOST ADDED at Radio & Records' Active Rock chart
#4 MOST ADDED at Radio & Records' Alternative chart

"Scream Aim Fire" is the title track from Bullet For My Valentine's sophomore release, due out January 29. Bullet For My Valentine will headline a tour of the UK and Europe starting in late January, and will then head to the U.S. in late February. Details to be announces shortly. - a little more on the CD

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Girl in a Coma Supporting Morrissey

PR reports: All-female rock trio Girl in a Coma have added opening for Morrissey to their busy winter schedule.

Following a stop by TLC's hit show "LA Ink" and December dates in Texas with The Toadies and The Cliks, the band will join Morrissey for several shows in the UK and France.

Earlier this fall they achieved a lifetime dream when the legendary frontman picked them to open several dates on his US fall tour. - dates

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Rise To Addiction Final 07 Dates

PR reports: Rise To Addiction round off a successful year with two UK shows this month. The band play Bradford Gasworks on 17th December, where they will support Brit alt-rockers INME. They then play a special Xmas show at Sheffield Corporation on 21st December. Also on the bill will be Hooker Bentley, Tiananmen and Axis Dynyd.

2007 has been an eventful year for the band who have gone from strength to strength since signing with Mausoleum Records in February. Their debut album, 'A New Shade Of Black For The Soul' - produced by the band,with the final mix completed by Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Trivium, Megadeth) - was released in Europe in May, receiving fervent reviews across the media. It also proved a popular choice with radio stations in the USA on it's release stateside in October, where it was the Number 3 most added album to radio play lists on the CMJ Loud Rock report and the Number 5 most added on the FMQB Pure Spins reports.

The band have recently started writing sessions for their next album and are already in talks with potential producers. Recording is expected to start early next year with a release expected in late 2008.
- Myspace page

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A 750ml Affair

PR reports: Pour yourself a drink. Place those expensive headphones gently over your ears. Turn the lights down. Light a few candles and a stick of Nag Champa. Kick back in that comfy chair you inherited from your Grandpa. Close your eyes. Press play. And listen. Listen closely. You're about to enter a world of love, hate, joy, and pain. Feel nothing. Feel everything. Laugh, cry, and when the last song ends, open your eyes. If you're still breathing, you've just experienced A 750ml Affair. Set For Release on January 7, 2008

Fronted by permanent member and veteran songwriter, Gregory A. Rogers, A 750ml Affair's self-titled debut album features a collection of 11 thought-provoking songs inspired by heartbreak, loneliness, addiction, pop-culture, and coping with fallibility. It's an ideal blend of taboo subjects that will inspire fascinating discussions among listeners. - more on this story

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Kylesa Euro Tour and Online Video

PR reports: Savannah, Ga. sludge rockers KYLESA will return to Europe in late January alongside fellow Georgians Baroness for nearly a month of live shows, returning to the old world for the first time since 2006.

Having already toured alongside Genghis Tron, The Hidden Hand, Lacuna Coil, Modern Life Is War and Converge as well as appearing at Los Angeles Murderfest 3.0 and South By Southwest, KYLESA continues to support Time Will Fuse Its Worth. Recorded by KYLESA guitarist/vocalist Philip Cope, the record saw a late October 2006 release through Prosthetic Records. The album spawned the Dave Brodsky-directed video for "Hollow Severer" available online here (http://youtube.com/watch?v=VGFru8yyYIw)

"When viewed on Headbanger's Ball in the context of other heavy music videos, I think that our video will offer something a little different than the average live footage video," guitarist/singer Laura Pleasants has said. "The depiction of the narration is abstracted and literal with the use of simple claymation and an overall raw energy is captured by David and Allie of My Good Eye (Goatwhore, The Acacia Strain). They were great and easy to work with and we hope to work with them again in the future." - dates

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Keith Urban Podcast

PR reports: Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids was released on November 20th and includes Urban's seven No. 1 smashes, as well as another seven Top 5 hits. His No. 1s have spent a cumulative 27 weeks on top of Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart.

The album also features two tunes specifically for the new disc: a remake of "Got It Right This Time [The Celebration]" with his full band and his take on Steve Forbert's 1979 classic "Romeo's Tune."

Watch as Keith Urban talks intimately and shares rare concert and studio footage to give fans an inside look at "Better Life," one of the songs on Keith Urban Greatest Hits: 18 Kids. A new podcast highlighting an individual song will be released weekly.
- more on this story

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The Bravery Playing Games

PR reports: The Bravery's own John and Sam will be playing Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and possibly even dive into a little HALO 3!

All fans need to do to battle these guys is add the gamer tags (see below) to their lists and get ready for battle!

The Bravery are currently on tour in the US in support of their most recent release The Sun and The Moon.

Xbox Live Game With Fame with The Bravery Gamertags:
TheBraveryJ
TheBraveryA
- more info

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Skeletonwitch Added to Job For A Cowboy and The Red Chord Tour

PR reports: Skeletonwitch have just been confirmed as a support act on an upcoming tour in late January alongside Job For A Cowboy and The Red Chord.

Already touring heavily throughout 2007 in support of the band's Prosthetic Records debut, 'Beyond The Permafrost,' Skeletonwitch has already shared time on the road with Withered, Nachtmystium, Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust, as well as Dying Fetus and Cephalic Carnage - dates

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Stars and Fans Send Holiday Messages to the Troops

http://www.mozes.com/troops reports: Major recording artists are joining forces to support the U.S. troops this holiday season. The Back Street Boys, Five for Fighting, Hinder, Jordin Sparks, Mario and Teddy Geiger have partnered with Mozes, along with Armed Forces Entertainment, to leave voice messages for the troops.

"Voices from America," powered by Mozes, lets artists and bands leave voice messages for the troops. Anyone can call into the "Voices from America" number (1-888-312-2612) to hear the artists' messages and leave a holiday message of their own. All messages will be displayed on the "Voices from America" widget, accessible at each of the artists' MySpace pages. Troops serving overseas will have access to all of the messages from those back home through the support of Armed Forces Entertainment and other Department of Defense organizations. - Fans and supporters can leave their messages for the troops until January 1, 2008.

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Top Stories of 2007: Fall Out Boy Denies Sex Tape

antiMusic reports: For the rest of the year we are going to be looking back at most read articles from the past year. Today we feature the biggest story from the fourth week of November was originally posted over the Thanksgiving weekend and caught a lot of attention, it was a story about a Pete Wentz sex tape that surfaced online and Pete's explanation about just what it was. Here is the story:

Gigwise reports: Fall Out Boy main man Pete Wentz has denied he is the latest victim of a leaked sex tape after footage of him writhing with a naked girl appeared on the internet. The video was posted on Youtube but it turns out that the clip is actually from a short film which Wentz starred in.

In a statement on Fall Out Boy's website he wrote: "Just wanted to put the word out on the streets/the internet. There is no Pete Wentz sex tape in existence. About a year and a half ago I took part in an indie gore/horror short film as a favour to my friend Nathan - called goodnight moon.

Either way I'm not into being an actor or having a sex tape either sooooooooo (sic), hopefully u can deal with it." - watch footage from the scene

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Ben Godwin's Final Show of 07 and Prepping New CD

antiMusic reports: Ben Godwin will be playing his last show of 2007 on Friday the 14th at the Good Coffeehouse in Brooklyn. He dropped us a note to tell us that "Not only is it my last show of the year- it's going to be the first look at the new album! I don't have a title or too much to tell you yet- just that it will be a step further down the path of theatrical musical mayhem that I began with 'Skin And Bone'."

So if you are near Brooklyn you should go and see for yourself how Ben earned a near perfect 4.5 star rating from our very own Ashleigh Hill.

Here are the show details: December 14th at the Good Coffeehouse (Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) - 53 Prospect Park West at 2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY - $10 cover, 7.30 doors. With Pat Conte.

If you're not in the Brooklyn area do not fear as you can hear the entire 'Skin and Bone' CD streaming - right here!

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.... Lonn Friend: And the Desert Did Rock(Van Halen)

And there we sit, two fans, side by side, third row, close enough to see it all, even without the amazing stage length mega screen. And it is all there for they are there. The quartet, slightly altered from the original, but in blood and name, an even purer Van Halen. - Read the full And the Desert Did Rock op/ed

.... Beatles Interview

Read Gisele's extensive interview with Jonathan Gould author of the new book ' Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America' noted as one of the most authoritative Beatles biographies to date. If you read one interview this year, this is the one to read! - Read the full Beatles Interview

.... Sear Bliss - The Arcane Odyssey

Welcome to a journey into space itself in which its divinity is formed by progressive components and blackened chaos: Sear Bliss' The Arcane Odyssey. Externally mighty and internally filling - Read the full Sear Bliss - The Arcane Odyssey review

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