No Do Overs For Janet Jackson

The canceled stops, originally scheduled Sept. 29 to Oct. 13, include: Montreal; Boston; Philadelphia; Greensboro, N.C.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Uncasville, Conn.; and Syracuse, N.Y. - more on this story

McCartney Declared The Ultimate Legend

BBC reports: Sir Paul McCartney is to be honored with a specially created Ultimate Legend award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in his home city of Liverpool.

The former Beatle is not expected to play at Thursday night's show but will pick up his prize in person, MTV said.

It said the award was created to honor "one of the most formative influences on the music scene on a global scale". - more on this story

Transmission from Mojave 3 frontman Neil Halstead

PR reports: MySpace Music is proud to announce one that former Slowdive and current Mojave 3 frontman Neil Halstead will take part in the 8th installment of "MySpace Transmissions," going live today.

This Transmission will be available for free to download. "MySpace Transmissions" a music program that empowers top recording artists with a new platform to create and distribute exclusive video content available for viral distribution and audio tracks available for purchase in the U.S. MySpace Transmissions underscores the company's commitment to building unique music programming and business models that benefit labels, bands, and fans.

Neil Halstead (myspace.com/neilhalsteadofficial) was the founding member of the seminal and critically acclaimed Slowdive and when that band split he formed the much beloved Mojave 3. Halstead released his second solo album Oh! Mighty Engine this past July and has toured opening for Jack Johnson and done some headlining shows since its release. - more on this story

Talk of Uriah Testament

PR reports: The latest two episodes of Talking Metal feature interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with Uriah Heep lead guitarist, Mick Box and Testament bassist, Greg Christian.

Greg Christian interview topics include "The Formation of Damnation," Del James, David Ellefson, Peavey musical instruments, the Metal Masters tour, and Trinity Fallen.

Mick Box interview topics include Russell Gilbrook, Lee Kerslake, Bob Daisley, Ozzy Osbourne, Trevor Bolder, and the 1960s UK music scene. Both podcasts can be downloaded at this - location

Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Across Canada

PR reports: A little Southern flair is about to engulf our big brother to the North. Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza will embark on the "Ripped Across Canada" tour.

The outing will also feature A Life Once Lost (Ferret) and Arsonists Get All the Girls (Century Media) kicking off on U.S. soil beginning of November.

The Tennessee natives will begin the trek briefly in the North East, before heading over the border to Canada - more on this story

Todd Rundgren Kicks Off Tour

PR reports: Todd Rundgren's highly anticipated UK tour kicks off this Thursday in Manchester.Rundgren will be touring the UK to promote his critically acclaimed new album "Arena".

On Monday 3rd November, Rundgren attended this year's Classic Rock Magazine Awards in London, and presented the Tommy Vance Lifetime Achievement Award in honour of this year's recipient, the late Syd Barrett.

When Rundgren's UK tour kicks off this Thursday, the legendary rock innovator and record producer will be joined on stage by bassist Rachel Haden (daughter of the renowned jazz bassist Charlie Haden), former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince, Jesse Gress (guitar) and 'Kasim Sulton' (guitar, keyboards, vocals).

Rundgren will also perform music from his new album on The David Letterman Show on Monday 22nd December. - more on this story

The Sounds of the Dark Streets

Atlantic Records reports: Atlantic Records has announced the release of "Dark treets: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack," the musical companion to the upcoming Samuel Goldwyn Films film noir musical fantasy.

The album features original songs performed by an array of soul and blues legends, including Etta James, Dr. John, and Solomon Burke, alongside such new stars as Atlantic recording artists Marc Broussard and Serena Ryder.

The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 25th. Dark Streets arrives in selected cities nationwide on December 12th. - more on this story

Andy Friedman Goes Soph

conqueroo reports: He moonlights as a cartoonist for, most notably, The New Yorker, but the songs written by "hard scrabble singer-songwriter" (Time Out New York) and "erudite redneck" (Boston Globe) Andy Friedman aren't written for laughs. "Friedman has a mastery of wordy self-loathing that many white dudes with guitars would kill for," says Nashville Scene. The title track to his debut studio album, Taken Man (City Salvage Records/Rounder Europe), found itself at #30 on the New York Post's "207 Best Songs To Download in 2007." Other songwriters appearing on the extensive list include Amy Winehouse ("Rehab" #1), Neil Young ("Dirty Old Man" #65), Bruce Springsteen ("Radio Nowhere" #114), and 50 Cent ("I Get Money #205").

"An un-ironic country scene flourishes in Brooklyn," wrote Mark Ferris in a recent issue of The Village Voice, which devoted a feature-length cover story about Brooklyn Country. "Brooklyn twang is as organic as fertilizer. No poseurs here . . . Most participants tend to be talented, intellectual, and eccentric." Nicknamed the "Hillbilly Leonard Cohen" (Athens News) and "The King of Art Country," (Minneapolis City Pages) Friedman is the embodiment of original Brooklyn country songwriting, presenting "fractured folk songs" (Los Angeles Times) that explore issues of art, wild dreams, and wanderlust, while celebrating "those who wash down life's knuckle sandwiches with ice-cold despair" (Time Out New York).

On January 27, 2009, Friedman will release his second studio album, Weary Things (City Salvage/Kindred Rhythm), and the first recorded with his band The Other Failures, who represent "one of the most respected bands on the Brooklyn scene." (Cleveland Free Times) - more on this story

Cirkus Online Listing Party

PR reports: At Friday November 7th, Cirkus will officially launch their new CD "Let The Madness Begin" with a big MySpace online release party where all songs will be streaming from 20.00 till 24.00 CET !

After releasing 3 successful EP's for three years straight, Cirkus has just finished their full on frontal assault debut album titled "Let the Madness Begin" together with musical genius Chris Tsangarides, a Grammy nominated producer and mixing engineer for bands such as Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Bruce Dickinson and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Let the Madness Begin is set for a US release on November 11th through Nightmare Records/Koch Distribution. It's called a shock to the system and senses so what better way to describe a Cirkus attack than Let the Madness Begin. The songs, the sound and the quality of the album speak for itself. The European release can be expected in March 2009 through SPV Distribution. - more on this story

. Paul Stanley - One Live KISS DVD

Paul Stanley's solo trek and show were brimming with vitality I haven't seen since the so-called "Farewell" shows in 2000. Its clear Stanley has come to realize the importance of documenting all phases of one's career and he didn't cheap out here (3.5 stars) - Read the full Paul Stanley - One Live KISS DVD review

. Impiety - Dominator

Ever since erupting from Hell in 1990, Singapore's Impiety has spearheaded some of the most relentless black metal not only from Asia, but anywhere in the world. Now, nearly two decades later, this barbaric horde is back with their first new material since 2007 - Read the full Impiety - Dominator review

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