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Suicidal Plans

BW&BK reports: California-based thrash/punk act SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have confirmed the opening acts for their upcoming tour. New dates have also been added. The band's itinerary is as follows: 

November 
17 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre 
18 - El Paso, TX - Club 101 
19 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad 
21 - Los Angeles, CA - House Of Blues 
23 - Santa Ana, CA - The Galaxy 
24 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre 
25 - Sacarmento, CA - Boardwalk 
27 - Portland OR Roseland Theatre 
28 - Seattle WA - El Corazon 
30 - Petaluma CA - Phoenix Theater 

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Gene Simmons As Trump's Apprentice?

BW&BK reports: According to Realityblurred.com, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is one of nine celebrities who have been identified as cast members for The Apprentice 7, the celebrity edition. 

Other newly identified cast members are Carol Alt, Stephen Baldwin, John Cena, Marilu Henner, Lennox Lewis, Tito Ortiz, Vincent Pastore, and former Apprentice cast member Omarosa, according to TMZ, which says "NBC's been doing everything they can to keep these names under wraps." 

According to Wikipedia, the season will feature celebrity candidates vying for the title of Trump's Best Business Brai", as a way to revitalize the series, with the winner donating their proceeds to charity.- more on this story

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Yo La Tengo Hanukkah Shows

Filter reports: Fans of both Hanukkah and Yo La Tengo can finally rejoice, because the band has officially announced their eight night Hanukkah residency at their hometown club, Maxwell's in New Jersey.

Unable to fit the Hanukkah shows in their busy schedule last year, the band is back, with all proceeds benefiting different charities each night.

As an added bonus, each night will also feature a secret opening band and comedy sets. So come one night or all eight, because Yo La Tengo will be invading Hanukkah with a smile and a vengeance!
- more on this story including those dates and other tour dates

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Lemonheads Extend Tour Plans

Filter reports: After announcing a handful of dates supporting the newly reformed Jesus and Mary Chain, Evan Dando has already figured out how he will spend the rest of his year. 

Dando has announced dates for an upcoming Lemonheads tour. The band hasn't toured since last year's self titled, Lemonheads LP.

Dando's solo shows begin next week in Anaheim, CA.

Lemonheads Tour Dates:
November
3 Atlanta, GA - Dave-FM Oysterfest
30 San Francisco, CA - Slim's

December
1 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
2 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues Orange County
4 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
5 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
8 Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
9 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar
10 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
11 Chicago, IL - Double Door
12 Chicago, IL - Double Door
- a lot more dates here

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Drugs Don't Work for The Verve

Filter reports: After reuniting earlier this year The Verve have been creating new material. Now bassist Simon Jones has released the name of some of those tracks on his blog. 

Some of the new song names include "Sit and Wonder", "Judas", "Appalachian Springs", "Mona Lisa" and "Rather Be"

Jones also mentioned that possible songs for upcoming dates may include "Make It Till Monday", "Virtual World","She's A Superstar", "Gravity Grave","This Is Music", "A New Decade", "On Your Own", "History", "Stormy Clouds", "Life's An Ocean", "A Northern Soul", "All In The Mind!", "B.S.S" (Bitter Sweat Symphony), "Drugs Don't Work".- Even more here!

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Billy Joe Royal Daydreams

PR reports: Four decades into an impressively resilient career, Billy Joe Royal's soul-drenched voice is as pliable as ever. That's demonstrated on his album Going By Daydreams which is now available at CD Baby - the second largest online music retailer - and at the highly popular digital download site Apple iTunes.

Royal girds each of the 10 songs on Going By Daydreams with a relaxed confidence. The assurance was always there in his vocals�even at the start, when he established himself with "Down In The Boondocks," "I Knew You When" and "Cherry Hill Park." But that first period of heady fame wasn't as easy as it appeared � every day was fraught with fear that his good fortune would come to an abrupt halt. Fear is no longer part of the vocation. Royal is a steady presence on the tour circuit, a trusted veteran of several formats, and he's still got it as a vocalist.

Going By Daydreams, the new album that extends his reputation as a communicative vocalist of well-chosen songs. Royal looks back at the four-decade road that brought him to this point and says he's "lucky." But part of the reason for his luck is that he faced down the original fears that his career would have a short run. He remained loyal to his talents and to his motivations, and now faces every day with a quiet confidence that he's in the right place. 

"I say this with all humility," he reflects. "The old voice has stood up, you know. I think if I'd ever stopped for four or five years or didn't sing all the time, it might've gone away. It's like working out with weights. The other thing is this is all I've ever done. I had to stick to it, 'cause I've never done anything else."
- check it out here

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Swervedriver Reunite

PR reports: After almost a 10-year long absence, the revered UK band Swervedriver plans to reform for an early 2008 worldwide tour. Swervedriver is Adam Franklin on guitar and vocals, Jimmy Hartridge on guitar, Steve George on bass, and Jez on drums.

Swervedriver formed in Oxford, England in 1989 and released a series of EP's followed by their debut full-length, Raise, in 1991 on Creation Records in the UK and A&M Records in the U.S. Mezcal Head followed in 1993, then in 1995 Ejector Seat Reservation came out on Creation in the UK, but was only available as an import in the US. Their last release, 99th Dream, was released by Zero Hour in 1998.

Tour dates for Swervedriver will be announced shortly. Adam Franklin is in the midst of a U.S. solo tour in support of Bolts of Melody, which was released this past June on Hi-Speed Soul. See remaining dates- here

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Bach Gets Inked

PR reports: Sebastian Bach will guest on the next episode of L.A. Ink this coming Tuesday, October 23 (TLC, 10PM ET) when Kat Von D herself leavers her mark on the rocker's forearm. Bach visited Von D's Los Angeles High Voltage Tattoo Parlor to have the cover art from his upcoming new album, "Angel Down," inked.

The CD's cover art is an original painting entitled "David Watching" that was painted by Bach's late father in 1990. Bach's father, David Bierk, also created the cover artwork for Skid Row's 1991 album "Slave To The Grind," which Rolling Stone voted one of the top 5 album covers of the year. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries all over North America.

"Angel Down" is Bach's first solo album in eight years and is set for a November 20 release. The album was produced by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Judas Priest), and features a special guest vocals appearance by Guns N Roses' Axl Rose on three tracks.
- more on this story

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Reefer Man Taj

PR reports: Ropeadope has set its sights on one of the world's most famous neighborhoods with the latest release in their "city experiment" series. The Harlem House Band, Grammy Award-winning producer Aaron Levinson and special guests offer up a stunning audio montage of music that has shaped the world. 'The Harlem Experiment" CD and Vinyl Due Out October 30th

One of the album's many standout tracks is "Reefer Man," a sly ode to a local toker featuring the Harlem-born, two-time Grammy-winning blues man Taj Mahal. "Reefer Man" was originally recorded in 1932 by big band leader Cab Calloway, famous for "Minnie The Moocher" and his stints at the legendary Harlem venue the Cotton Club. His band, which included Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Webster and Milt Hinton, eventually shared house band duties with the big band led by Duke Ellington. 

"Reefer Man" is a fun, jazzy ditty (see lyrics below) featuring the gravelly vocals of Taj Mahal, the Latin swagger of the Harlem House Band and Don Byron on clarinet. Byron is a New York jazz staple who has recorded with the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, Vernon Reid and Suzanne Vega and was named "Artist of the Year" by Down Beat magazine in 1992.

Watch a great video of Cab and his "Harlemaniacs" performing their version of the tune- here

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Stanley Clarke Scholarship

PR reports: Always looking to push the envelope where new and exciting educational opportunities are concerned, Hollywood's Musicians Institute keeps the momentum of its 30th Anniversary celebration going with the announcement of The Stanley Clarke Scholarship, an exclusive opportunity for student performers.

Established by legendary bassist and composer Stanley Clarke, the scholarship is designed to assist outstanding students of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards or voice with their financial needs while attending MI.

Clarke says, "My foundation's endowment to MI in support of the Stanley Clarke Scholarship came about because they not only teach music, but they were one of the first institutions that I came across that got into some of the peripheral things like legal affairs, engineering, music-related technology, and other skills that you need to round yourself out in order to go out into the world as a musician and be effective.- more on this story

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Fair To Midland KROQed For Halloween

PR reports: Fair To Midland will be playing in LA with Serj Tankian at the Halloween-tastic KROQ Kreep Show at House of Blues on Sunset next Saturday Oct 27. 

Fair To Midland's full upcoming tour schedule is below, which includes dates on their current tour with Chevelle and other shows with Serj, as well as a handful of headlining dates.

FTM's new single, "Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes" just won Dallas radio station KDGE's Cockfight three nights in a row, beating out Puddle of Mudd "Psycho, "The White Stripes "You Don't Know What Love Is," and Linkin Park "Shadow of the Day." 
- dates

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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Hometown Throwdown

PR reports: Mighty Mighty Bosstones Present The 10th Annual Hometown Throwdown A Five Day Music Celebration Kicking Off December 26 Tickets Went On Sale October 19 At 10am And Were Sold Out By 10:05am. 

In the summer of 1994 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones wanted to come up with a way to say Thank you to the city and the people that had been so supportive of the them, that's how The "Hometown Throwdown" was born and now the best dressed band from Boston is back after a 4 year hiatus, this years already sold out Hometown Throwdown will be at The Middle East, kicking off on Wednesday December 26 thru Sunday December 30 for a five night stand. 

The Hometown Throwdown--Boston's biggest party of the holiday season featuring plastic Santa's, dancing Menorah's and a holiday themed backdrop adorning the stage- more on this story

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....Review: Darkest Hour - Deliver Us

With "Deliver Us", we find what is becoming all too common in metal- a leaning towards predictable breakdowns and riffs, standard and seemingly constant double bass, and growling vocals that sound like the vocalist is trying a bit too hard to be metal. (2 stars) - Read the full Darkest Hour - Deliver Us review
 

....Review: The Hotdamns! - Vanquished

This is a solid effort and it does what an EP is meant to do. It gives a taste of the band and leaves you wanting more. Vanquished is a collection of five honest, rootsy Americana tunes, and I am looking forward to a full-length release. (4 stars) - Read the full The Hotdamns! - Vanquished review
 

....Review: SSS - Short Sharp Shock

A time capsule must have opened up somewhere, because it seems I went to the 80s and found this thrash-laden release amongst all those D.R.I records! Sharp Shock are a group that revives the velocity of mixing vintage hardcore with ass-kicking thrash- Read the full SSS - Short Sharp Shock review
 

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