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Lots of Wanna Be Guitar Heros

BW&BK reports: Guitar Hero III grossed more than $100 million in its first seven days on sale in North America, according to Variety.com.

Activision revealed the figures on Monday (November 5th), making the music-based video game the second biggest title of the year after Halo 3, which hauled in $170 million in its first day alone.

The sales of Guitar Hero could be either a positive or negative sign for the upcoming Rock Band, depending on how much money players have left to spend when the latter game arrives at the end of the month. - more on this story

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Dan Bejar on the Side

Filter reports: Rock and roll romance takes its fair share of beatings but sometimes we forget the real good it can do. For instance the union of Dan Bejar (Destroyer, New Pornographers, Swan Lake) and Sydney Vermont (Bonaparte) has created Hello, Blue Roses.

The duo have announced the release of a 13 song album, set for release on January 22nd courtesy of Chicago based Locust Records.

In the meantime a few Hello, Blue Roses songs will be available on a two separate splits. One will be with Frog Eyes, set for release late December and another with Locust artist Starless and Black Bible. - more on this story

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Digital Sub Pop

Filter reports: Seattle based Sub Pop Records have opened up their own digital music shop for their loyal customers. This will allow access to nearly 200 entries in Sub Pop's always growing catalog.

Singles and EPs will be available first, with rare and out of print goodies coming soon.

The most intriguing part of the whole announcement is that you can download the files you've purchased from your account page at any time and multiple times. - more on this story

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August Burns Red This Fall

PR reports: Fresh off of a crushing tour with Unearth which saw August Burns Red zig-zagging across the country the Lancaster, PA natives will get right back to it.

On November 29th August Burns Red will embark on a three week tour with Between the Buried and Me and Behold�The Arctopus.

The band will be continuing to bring new material from there hit album, Messengers, to the fans all over the country. Messengers has sold over 33,000 copies already which means in just four months it has nearly outsold August Burns Red previous release Thrillseeker. - more including dates

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Inside the Smiths

MVD reports: Inside the Smiths Coming to DVD on 01/22/2008. Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce were the legendary rhythm section behind The Smiths. For the first time on film they tell the story of what it was like being in one of the World's most celebrated and groundbreaking bands.

What it was like working with Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Their unique song writing process and the relationships they formed in the five years they were together. Andy Rourke talks openly and honestly about the perilous drug addiction which threatened not only his position in one of the World's greatest bands but also his life.

With contributions from Peter Hook (Joy Division / New Order) Buzzcocks, Mark E Smith (The Fall) Kaiser Chiefs, Matt Osman (Suede) and many more. Filmed over three years in the UK, Europe and the USA. The film looks Inside the Smiths from the perspective of two people who were there! - more on this dvd

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Behind the The Rock Band Band

VH1 reports: To mark the launch of the much anticipated music videogame Rock Band, VH1 has created, "ROCK BAND Commeth: The Rock Band Band Story," the ultimate "Behind the Music"-style mockumentary that chronicles the ups and downs of "Rock Band Band," the world's most influential rock band (to rock plastic instruments).

Narrated by Kurt Loder, the spoof features celebrity cameos by Dave Mustaine, Anthony DeCurtis, Amy Lee, Andrew WK, Mandy Moore and Mark Goodman. The full 30-minute special will air on VH1 Classic on November 11 at 8 PM ET/PT.

VH1 Classic will also air five Rock Band-themed countdown shows � "Greatest Front Men," "Greatest Guitarists," "Greatest Bassists," "Greatest Drummers" and "Greatest Rock Bands." The first countdown will air on Monday, November 12 at 8 PM ET/PT. The remaining countdowns will air each consecutive night at 8 PM ET/PT. - more on this story

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Killers Tranquilize Lou Reed

PR reports: So, you might have heard (or heard about) the Killers' new song, "Tranquilize" floating around, so you may know that Lou Reed plays guitar and provides his gravelly, speak-sing vocals for the track (off the Killer's forthcoming release Sawdust.)

Directed by Anthony Mandler ("When We Were Young"), the clip also features Lou Reed, his face in the shadows alongside the Killers' Brandon Flowers.

It's a dark, almost haunting video that complements the song's raw lyrics and lurid, emotional melodies. Check out the video for "Tranquilize" - here

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Avenged Sevenfold No 4

PR reports: Avenged Sevenfold, the self-titled and self-produced follow-up to the 2005 million-selling City of Evil, topped the Billboard Alternative, Hard and Rock Charts this week. It also debuted at Number Four on the Billboard Top 200, marking the biggest sales week ever for the Huntington Beach based band. Avenged Sevenfold was released on October 30th by Warner Bros. Records.

"Almost Easy," the first single for the album, exploded into the Top 10 at Active Rock and Top 20 at Alternative in less than a month.

In addition, the video for "Almost Easy" is in MTV2's You Rock The Deuce Countdown and the Number One Most Played Video on Fuse. The video will also be a First Look video today on MTV's TRL. - tour dates

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New Guitar Hero Crowned

PR reports: Ten finalists battled for the international title of "Guitar Hero" at Guitar Player's Guitar Hero 2007 competition Friday, October 12 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. All ten tremendously talented players were roundly applauded by celebrity judges Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Nuno Bettencourt, Elliot Easton, Greg Howe, and Mike Varney. In the end, they chose Ladd Smith from Nashville, Tennessee, as the champion, Les Robot from Edmonton, Alberta, as first runner-up and Danny B. Harvey from Canyon County, CA, as second runner-up.

"What a celebration of white-hot, burning guitar!" said Guitar Player Editor in Chief Michael Molenda. "All ten contestants were simply awesome -- on fire, in fact � and the crowd was devouring every run, riff, and lick. It was great to see such enthusiasm over transcendent guitar playing, as you certainly don't hear these styles very much on radio or television these days."

"Ladd Smith took the GH07 championship because his 'Outrun the Train' was a thrill ride of furious note barrages, clean-toned spank, and country melodicism," continued Molenda. "It's incredibly difficult to play fast runs so pristinely � without a little help from distortion or sustain from the amp � and the judges acknowledged this in their decision." - Ladd Smith's site

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French Mayhem for Pantheon-I

PR reports: In December, Pantheon-I will embark on a tour in France with the legendary Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. More European shows will be announced shortly.

Check out the dates below:

December
15 - (FR) Rennes Ubu
16 - (FR) Bordeaux Barbey
17 - (FR) Paris Locomotive
18 - (FR) Lyon Transbordour
- more dates

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The Shaggy DVD

PR reports: On the 19th November 2007 Liberation Entertainment will release the DVD Shaggy "Live"; the first ever DVD release from this international superstar. "Live" captures the singer, accompanied by his outstanding body of backing musicians and singers The Groove Society Band, headlining the 1998 Chiemsee Reggae Festival; a prestigious reggae event held annually in the Bavarian Alps.

The set list for this memorable concert includes several of his massive hits, including 'In The Summertime', 'Boombastic' and 'Oh Carolina' � the last two topped the U.K. charts. He also performs a medley of Bob Marley classics.

As an added bonus, this superb concert is presented in two versions; a conventional TV version as well as an exciting and visually arresting Remix version, making a total playing time of over three hours. - more on this story

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.... Rock Reads: Phil Ramone - Making Records The Scenes Behind the Music

Making Records is a peek into the career of legendary music producer Phil Ramone. Mr. Romone has been either a recording engineer or producer since the late 1950's and has probably done more to help create and shape the music of the 20th century than anybody. (4 stars) - Read the full Rock Reads: Phil Ramone - Making Records The Scenes Behind the Music review

.... Mithras - Behind the Shadows Lie Madness

Aimed at combining mystical tales of interstellar chaos and epic, planar wandering with psychedelic guitar leads and ferocious blastbeats, Madness floats awkwardly between a realm of genius and a void of confusion. - Read the full Mithras - Behind the Shadows Lie Madness review

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