Black Tide Week: Day 5

antiMusic reports: Don't let the youth of Black Tide fool you, these kids actually bring some credible old school metal to the plate with their major label debut, "Light From Above". The disc hits stores this week, so we thought it would be a good time to ask the band to pick their favorite tracks from the offering and tell us a bit about them. Here is Zakk with today's song:

"Give Me A Chance" is a song that we originally demoed with Jason Suecof about 2 years ago. When we first demoed it, it quickly became my favorite song to play, but I knew that it wasn't as "cool" as it has turned out to be.

When we were tracking it for the album, we spent three days working out the bass so that it would have the perfect groove and bass lines. Playing it live is so much fun and I just love getting to sing the chorus every night. Every time I listen to it, it makes the hair on my arm stand up.

Check out some tracks from the album, grab some tour dates, and learn more about the band - right here

Hannah Montana Poisoning Fans

antiMusic reports: Gene Simmons gave the music business a very lucrative message: mass merchandising works! A lot of today's "stars" have taken this to heart and are now licensing their names to whole lines of different products. Take tween sensation Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana for instance, who has multitudes of young fans with their parents credits card lining up to buy anything associated with their idol.

The problem is that most of these products are made in countries that don't care about silly things like safety. Now the lead paint problem that plagued the toy industry during last year's holiday season has reportedly hit the Disney star and her "products".

Idolator reported this little tid bit of info: "Vinyl backpacks, a vinyl purse and other Hannah Montana items purchased from Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500), Target (TGT, Fortune 500) and Toys 'R' Us stores contained the toxic metal, some of them in excess of the federal standard for lead paint, the CEH said. According to the organization, it purchased 28 Hannah Montana products in stores and online. Five of them tested between three and fourteen times the federal standard." oops

"Lead can impact girls' learning and development throughout their youth and later can reduce their ability to have healthy children.". Idolator has more on this with a link to an article about another Hannah product that was recently recalled due to potential injuries to her fans. - Read that here.

Pearl Jam Announce Tour

antiMusic reports: American Pearl Jam fans rejoice! The long Pearl Jam concert drought will soon be over. The band have announced a summer tour which kicks off in June and will include the already announced performance at the Bonnaroo Festival, according to Billboard.

The first part of the tour will be supported by Kings Of Leon when it kicks off on June 11th in West Palm Beach. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will take over the opening slot for the second half which includes a two night stand at Madison Square Garden.

"I'm looking forward to Bonnaroo," bassist Jeff Ament tells Billboard. "The thing that's probably the most exciting to me is that we've been a band for 17 or 18 years and there's still things like this that we haven't done." - More on the tour including all of the dates are posted over at Billboard.com

Amy Winehouse Goes Nude For Cancer

Gigwise reports: Amy Winehouse has taken off her clothes in order pose for a photoshoot raising breast cancer awareness among young women.

The Rehab singer, known for her huge beehive hair-do and drug troubles, gets her kit off for British magazine Easy Living.

In the black and white snapshot, taken by photographer Carolyn Djangoly, Wino covers her modesty with a strategically placed guitar and two pieces of duct tape. - more on the story and THE PHOTO

John Lennon's Final Interview Coming to DVD

PR reports: The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: John, Paul, Tom, Ringo is finally available on DVD April 1st. This 2-DVD set first aired in 1973 and includes the last televised John Lennon interview and additional interviews with Ringo and Paul.

On April 25, 1975, John Lennon gave what was to be his last televised interview on "The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder." No one knew then that Lennon would be taking an extended hiatus from public life, taking time to raise his son and live a less public life. Speaking openly on the subjects of drug use, the breakup of the Beatles, and his immigration problems while seeking permanent residency in the U.S., the interview Lennon gave Tom Snyder in 1975 revealed he had tremendous humility and an affecting sense of humor.

Five years after that interview, Lennon was fatally shot while coming home from a recording session. The day after the shooting and Lennon's tragic death, "The Tomorrow Show" re-aired that last interview in tribute to him. Shout! Factory's "The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: John, Paul, Tom And Ringo" contains the complete interview with Lennon as rebroadcast on December 9, 1980, along with interviews from that day with journalist Lisa Robinson and Lennon friend and producer Jack Douglas. - more on this story

The Verve Announce First US Shows in a Decade

PR reports: The Verve will launch its first North American tour in nearly a decade with a special show at The Warfield in San Francisco, CA on April 23rd, warming up for its performance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, CA on April 25th.

The highly influential British quartet, which reformed in 2007, will preview material from its forthcoming album, the follow-up to 1997's Urban Hymns, which has sold eight million copies worldwide. - more on this story

Dead Kennedys Lose Another Singer

punknews.org reports: Jeff Penalty, the second replacement vocalist for the Dead Kennedys, has parted ways with the band in what he describes as a "not amicable split." Jeff explained the situation:

It's likely that, if asked, the band will attribute my departure to scheduling conflicts brought about by my documentary work, but in reality it's a tediously long story involving personality conflicts, creative differences, arguments about splitting money equally, arguments about how the band should be run, arguments about the wisdom of hiring a band manager whose other star client was a Christian folk artist, arguments about whether we should or shouldn't go on MTV, and arguments about many other wretched things.

I thought about quitting numerous times over the past year, but I officially did so on Thanksgiving when I found out that the band had been recruiting a new singer behind my back and had even played a secret show with one at a bar in my neighborhood. - more of his statement

Kylie Minogue To Finally X America

PR reports: On April 1st, American fans of international pop superstar Kylie Minogue will finally get a chance to hear what the rest of the world is already buzzing about when Astralwerks / Capitol Records releases X - the multi-platinum icon's tenth studio album and first all-new set of songs since 2003's Body Language.

X finds Minogue pairing her breathy, elegant vocals with sexy, stylish synths and minimalist beats on such irresistible dancefloor fillers as "2 Hearts," "Wow," "In My Arms," and "All I See," a bonus track featuring New York rapper MIMS.

Minogue, who shares songwriting credit on seven of the album's 13 tracks, collaborated with a host of top-notch songwriters and producers, including Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams, Natasha Bedingfield), Cathy Dennis (Britney Spears, Spice Girls) and Bloodshy & Avant (Madonna, Britney Spears). The digital version of the album will also feature "Magnetic Electric," a bonus track available exclusively on iTunes. Already certified platinum in the U.K. and Australia, X is also Minogue's first album since undergoing treatment for breast cancer, which cut short her spectacular "Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour" in 2005. - more on this story

Norah Jones On the Small Screen To Talk About Her Big Screen Role

PR reports: My Blueberry Nights star and soundtrack contributor, Norah Jones has just been confirmed to appear on Letterman as both a couch guest and a musical guest. Tune in on April 2nd to see her chat about her experiences making the movie and perform "The Story" from the soundtrack.

Acclaimed director Wong Kar Wai's latest opus My Blueberry Nights features incredibly evocative images, with the scenery often telling its own story and setting the mood perfectly.

Check out the link for a clip of Wong Kar Wai's scouting trip to find each of the locations used in the movie - grand architecture gives way to seedy casinos, which in turn dissolve into wide open plains and classic diners, all set to "The Story" a new song from Norah Jones written exclusively for the movie's soundtrack. - View clip

Rush Live Release Delayed

BW*BK reports: Bad news for Rush fans, your rush to the record stores has been delayed by one week. BW*BK has the details: RUSH's new album, Snakes & Arrows Live, will now be released on April 15th in North America.

Rush will be the featured guests on the US nationally syndicated radio show Rockline with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, April 30th at 8:30pm PT / 11:30pm ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with the band by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).

The first single off the album, 'Working Them Angels' is currently streaming on BraveTunes - the left-hand-side of BraveWords.com. Check out the stream and the full track listing - here

American Idols Butcher The Clash for Ford

antiMusic reports: The last thing you can imagine Joe Strummer was thinking about when The Clash recorded their classic song "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was selling SUVs or a over-hyped TV karaoke contest. American Idol must have Joe spinning in his grave at the butcher job they did of the song while whoring for Ford.

We could only get through the first 20 seconds, but after watching only that much, we say Idol should GO! Punknews had this: The top 11 finalists of American Idol recently recorded a version of "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" for what appears to be a Ford commercial.

While Punknews.org typically refrains from commentary, this video is potentially offensive to Joe Strummer's memory, Mick Jones' life, and UFO-piloting aliens so watch at your own risk. - watch the video here (along with the real version of the song)

UB40 Lose Another Member

Gigwise reports: UB40 suffered the departure of another band member this week following management issues.

Keyboard player Michael Virtue follows just months after lead singer Ali Campbell as the latest member of the reggae act to leave.

Both members cited a dispute over the handling of the band's finances as the reason for the split. Virtue announced that he was "extremely disappointed" to be leaving, and plans to seek advice from Campbell's legal team. - Read his statement

Rock Band Game Songs Selling Millions

BW*BK reports: According to Antony Bruno from Billboard.biz, MTV has revealed that more than 6 million songs have been purchased as new playable "levels" for the popular Rock Band video game doubling the number of purchases as of just two months ago.

In late January, MTV announced it had sold 2.5 million songs since the game's Nov. 20 release. The game now has more than 70 songs available for individual download.

Additionally, MTV will release a software update this week on all platforms that will allow gamers to buy new music from within the game itself. Currently, gamers who want to buy new songs for Rock Band must do so through either the Xbox Live Marketplace or the PlayStation Network. - more on this story

Digital Devildriver

Metal Underground reports: Santa Barbara, California-based metallers Devildriver will release a digital EP, "Head On To Heartache", on April 21 to coincide with the band's UK tour dates.

The five-track EP features four tracks previously unreleased in the UK plus the title track, which is taken from the group's current studio album, "The Last Kind Words".

"Head On To Heartache" digital EP track listing: 01. Damning The Heavens 02. Unlucky 13 03. Guilty As Sin 04. Digging Up The Corpses 05. Head On To Heartache

- more on this story

Elvis Costello Ditches CD Format

punknews.org reports: Legendary musician, Elvis Costello told Billboard that his next album will be released only on vinyl/digital.

The vinyl itself will include a digital download code to enable purchasers to grab a copy of the record for their iPods.

While this has become popular with indie labels like Saddle Creek, this is one of the first albums to be released this way on a major label. - more on this story

Beach Boys Settle, Reunion Next?

Reuters reports: The settlement of a long legal dispute over rights to the Beach Boys' name has restored good vibrations among the three surviving original members of the famed group, attorneys in the case said on Thursday.

The agreement, reached on Wednesday after two days of talks mediated by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, put to rest years of litigation that strained relations among members of the group that defined the California surf sound of the 1960s.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But lawyers suggested the amicable nature of the settlement could pave the way for a long-awaited reunion of the band's three surviving co-founders -- Brian Wilson, cousin Mike Love and Al Jardine. - a lot more on this story

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