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Lostprophets Recording

punkbands reports: Lostprophets have begun recording their new album with John Feldmann (The Used, The Matches, Atreyu) in Los Angeles, CA. The album is expected to be released in early 2008 and is said to be "darker, quirkier, generally more apocalyptic" according to the band. - more punky news

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Dillinger Recording Plan

Lambgoat reports: Dillinger Escape Plan has entered the studio to begin work on their brand new, full-length album.

Dillinger Escape Plan are teamed with long-time engineer Steve Evetts at Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles, CA to begin tracking songs. The band will remain in LA through July to complete work on the record. - more on this story

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Solo Train

TuneLab reports: Train front-man Pat Monahan will release his solo debut 'Last of Seven' on September 18th. The first single from the album "Her Eyes" will be released to radio shortly.

In an interview with Billboard, Monahan stated that Train is on temporary hiatus and there is no set timetable for their next album.- more rock news

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Wild Vedder Soundtrack

Launch reports: Eddie Vedder has reportedly written several original songs for a film directed by Sean Penn that is due out this fall. 

The Pearl Jam frontman wrote almost an entire album's worth of songs for Into The Wild, which also features contributions from Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel), reports The Playlist.- more on this story

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Somberlain Addition

PR reports: Soon to release the new album, the brazilian death metal band SOMBERLAIN announces a new guitarist, Luiz Araújo. Luiz, also a member of Insanity Dawn, already recorded the guitar solos of Sick ArtWork album, which should be released in August.

Soon the band will reveal details about the release and the reasons for its delay. Meanwhile Somberlain posted online a video of the guitarist playing the solo of "Elements from Within", one of the new songs.

The video, as the band's virtual single "Would You?" are available on- MySpace 

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Michael Davison's Quick And Dirty Guide To War

PR reports: Despite the seemingly blatant relevance to the U.S.'s current military policies in the Middle East and despite singer/guitarist Michael Davison's youth as an Army brat and his own stint with the U.S. Marine Corp, the title of The Velocet's upcoming full length Eyeball Records debut, "A Quick And Dirty Guide To War", isn't about politics or involvement with the Armed Forces. It's about life in New York City, alienation, indulgence, pitfalls, and persistence. Currently based in the multifaceted societal mecca of Brooklyn, Davison is backed by local heavy hitters Joe Propatier (the touring bassist for Damon Albarn), Aron Watman (of the Brian Jonestown Massacre), and the Juliard trained guitar stylings of Kris Ricat. With a crew like that it should come as no surprise that The Velocet's art is a cut above the rest. 

The record, a blast of precise and fervor-filled post-punk-rock boasts both piercing hooks and bone-shaking aggression. Surviving the melee of industry, competition, and chameleon culture in America's most intense metropolis can be an undertaking; perhaps The Velocet's forthcoming release is the perfect field guide. "A Quick And Dirty Guide To War" drops on July 10th courtesy of Eyeball Records.- check out a preview here

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Akashic Tango

PR reports: The guitarist Marcos De Ros and the bassist Fábio Alves, members of the progressive metal band AKASHIC, are working in a new project, this time far away from the metal scene. They joined Oscar Dos Reis (bayan) and Léo Ferrarini (piano), and will record a cd in July. It will be recorded in Akashic's home city, Caxias do Sul, and will feature songs composed by Oscar Dos Reis and Ástor Piazzolla, including "Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas" (The 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires), a masterpiece of the Argentinian tango master.

A sample of their work was posted in Marcos De Ros' YouTube page and can be viewed- at this link

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Jethro Tull Live CD/DVD

PR reports: Eagle Eye Media will release Jethro Tull Live At Montreux 2003 on DVD and in a 2-CD package on August 21. 

The British band, led by the enigmatic singer/songwriter Ian Anderson, who plays flute, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and harmonica, has never been stronger. Martin Barre is the lead guitarist who also plays flute. Doane Perry is a rock behind the drum set. Andrew Giddings is the theatrically-minded dramatic keyboardist. Jonathan Noyce provides the stable bass bottom. Collectively, they've been one of the tightest, most well-respected internationally touring units on the longtime Classic Rock scene. Their fans are rabid, a percentage of which travel around the world and show up at gig after gig, and have formed a community of Tullheads who make each show like a family reunion. No doubt that there were plenty of them in the Montreux crowd that 2003 night!

As on the current tour, the show in Switzerland was split into an acoustic set and an electric set.- full track listing

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Camp Bisco 6

PR reports: The Disco Biscuits have announced Camp Bisco 6 - the sixth year of the band's always-anticipated annual music festival. Reputed for each year offering music's most cutting edge and experimental innovators, Camp Bisco 6 will host three nights of music and camping at the Indian Lookout Country Club in upstate New York. Camp Bisco 6 welcomes in a new-era of internationalism and diversity. 

In addition to three nights of epic Disco Biscuits sets, Camp Bisco will host Simon Posford, OTT and YOUTH as they bring their dub circus project, Hallucinogen: In Dub to the states for its first ever U.S. appearance! Also confirmed: Israeli trance band Infected Mushroom, the stretched and skewed soundscapes of Brazilian ex-pat Amon Tobin, stunning sample craftsman Girl Talk, dance-punker The Juan Maclean, precision jammers Umphrey's McGee, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (playing a live set one night and a PA set the other), Adam Deitch featuring Slick Rick and The Adam Deitch Project, underground heavyweight Bassnectar, innovative dance music by The Bays, a soulful DJ set by King Brit of Digable Planets fame, experiemental rockers Benzos, Allston, MA based Indobox, world-beat collective The Afromotive, plus Zilla, EOTO, The Join (featuring Jamie Shields & Darren Shearer of The New Deal and Tom Hamilton & Clay Parnell of Brothers Past), The Grimace Federation, Digital Frontier, Strut, Caveman, Telepath, Psylab, and Orchard Lounge. - more on this story

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Skeletonwitch Tour

PR reports: Cleveland-based thrashers SKELETONWITCH have finished recording the band's Prosthetic Records debut, 'Beyond The Permafrost,' and are now gearing up to hit the road with Atlanta's Withered. SKELETONWITCH has also announced two regional dates supporting GWAR as well as a West Coast tour this fall alongside Nachtmystium, dates will be available shortly.

'Beyond The Permafrost' was recorded in June with producer Corey Smoot (GWAR, Municipal Waste) at Karma Studios and is scheduled for a Sept. 18 through Prosthetic Records.- tour dates

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The Last Goodnight Debut

PR reports: Connecticut's The Last Goodnight will release their major label debut album Poison Kiss on August 28th, featuring the single "Pictures of You" and 11 more piano-driven, guitar heavy, rhythmic, lush and soulful tracks. 

Writing and recording Poison Kiss, their major-label debut, The Last Goodnight set the bar almost scarily high: "We wanted to write great songs that no one ever heard before," states singer Kurtis John.

The result is 12 cinematic, singular songs, rife with �80s musical references and classic rock influences, but with a modern resonance.- tour dates

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Now Turns 25

PR reports: The world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, returns this summer with a scorching collection. NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 25, to be released July 17, 2007, features 20 hits from the current Pop, Modern Rock, Rap and R&B charts.

NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 25 spotlights 20 of today's chart hits, including #1 Pop hits "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne, "Glamorous" by Fergie w/Ludacris, and "Buy You A Drank" by T-Pain w/Yung Joc; Top 10s "The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani w/Akon, "U & UR Hand" by Pink, "Summer Love" by Justin Timberlake, "Pop, Lock & Drop It" by Huey, "I Tried" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony w/Akon and, from a trio of "American Idol" stars, "Never Again" by Kelly Clarkson, "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood and "Home" by Daughtry.- more on this story

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Simian Mobile Disco US Release

PR reports: It is with great joy that we introduce you to the United Kingdom's very own Simian Mobile Disco, two gentlemen who make some of the most fantastic ass-shaking tunes in the Western hemisphere. Their new release, the Simian Mobile Disco EP, is available digitally today and is physically in stores on July 17th. 

The Simian Mobile Disco EP is an exclusive release for North America and includes this year's club and blog favorite Tits & Acid, as well as the three unreleased tracks entitled Simple, 3 Pin Din, and State of Things. - learn more here

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Evans Blue Titled Explained

PR reports: Evans Blue have released their 4th clip in the "Behind-the-scenes" series for their new album, THE PURSUIT BEGINS WHEN THIS portrayal OF LIFE ENDS, which hits stores July 24th. In the new episode Matisyn explains the story behind the album title. If you missed any of the earlier episodes, you can see all of them at - http://www.youtube.com/user/evansblue

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Fionn Regan Tour

Filter reports: Young Irish troubadour Fionn Regan has packed up his acoustic guitar and is coming over to play a handful of US shows to celebrate the July 10th release of his debut album The End Of History on Lost Highway Records. Those of us lucky enough to reside in the following cities will have the distinct pleasure of hearing him sing his plaintive love songs live in the following settings� 

Tour Dates:
July
21 Camden, NJ - Wiggins Park
24 New York, NY � Joe's Pub
26 Toronto, ONT � Rivoli
28 Chicago, IL � Schuba's- more dates

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