Songs to Get You Through a Divorce

Elvis Costello "I Hope You're Happy Now" Even before he opens his mouth, the menacing opening chords of this song spell it out. Elvis is bitter. Elvis is jealous. Elvis hopes you're happy now, but not really. "I knew then what I know now I never loved you anyhow." - The rest of the list along with videos for the each song pick

Manchester Orchestra Tour

Sony reports: Beginning next week in Carrboro, North Carolina, Manchester Orchestra will kick off their 3 week headline tour across the country ending in their hometown of Atlanta on December 20th.

The band plans to debut new material from the upcoming Spring 2009 release of their sophomore album, Mean Everything To Nothing, co-produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The Shins, My Morning Jacket) and Dan Hannon.

Accompanying them throughout all dates on the upcoming tour will be Favorite Gentlemen label-mate Kevin Devine as well as Dead Confederate. All Get Out will open the entire tour in support of their self-titled EP, available 11/25, also through Favorite Gentlemen Recordings. - more on this story

Boss Hog Returns

PR reports: Legendary New York band Boss Hog will be returning to the New York stage on Wednesday, December 17, headlining an incendiary evening of outrageously perverse rock'n'roll, degenerate burlesque, and chasm-like grooves.

Led by the wildly sexy and completely unpredictable punk chanteuse Cristina Martinez and her blues-exploding husband Jon Spencer, this will mark Boss Hog's first hometown show since 2000.

Boss Hog's 1989 debut as a last-minute fill in at CBGBs saw the beginning of a rotating line-up featuring members of New York's noisiest gentry, Pussy Galore, the Honeymoon Killers, and the Unsane, before finally evolving into the classic team of Cristina Martinez, Jon Spencer, Hollis Queens, Jens Jurgensen, and Mark Boyce for the decidedly slinkier Boss Hog. The entire entourage will be on hand for this powerhouse return. - more on this story

Killfest Tour Gets Gama Bombed

PR reports: Irish thrash maniacs Gama Bomb have been confirmed to join thrash metal legends Overkill for their European Killfest Tour 2009.

After their recent Thrashing Like A Maniac European tour with LA shredders Bonded By Blood, on which the bands tore their way through eleven countries and travelled 40,000 miles, Gama Bomb are now preparing to thrash their way through Europe again, this time with Overkill, Exodus and Torture Squad, in a tour that promises to bring together the best of the old-school and the fastest of the new breed. - more on this story

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Boxset

conqueroo reports: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys were the originators and best-known practitioners of Western swing, their repertoire including classics like "New San Antonio Rose," "Faded Love" and "Take Me Back to Tulsa." In 1945, Wills teamed up with Oakland, Calif. disc jockey Cliff "Cactus Jack" Johnson and businessman Clifford Sundlin to launch Tiffany Music, Inc. The company's goal was to supply syndicated radio programs to subscribing stations. Wills and the Playboys were the featured performers.

These programs, known as the Tiffany Transcriptions, have been assembled into a 10-disc, 150-song box set — the first-ever box set from venerable reissue label Collectors' Choice Music. The collection, due for a January 27, 2008 street date, is fully and lovingly remastered by Bob Fisher (who has been waiting years for a crack at 'em) and features liner notes by Wills expert Rich Kienzle, who writes: "For all the great records Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys made in 1946-47 for Columbia and MGM — and there were plenty — the Tiffany sessions captured something deeper, intangible and vibrant, music that even the occasional miscue or missed note can't diminish. It represents the very soul, spirit and musical passion of Bob and the band as they really were on those Western and Southwestern bandstands. Sixty years later, it still sounds like yesterday."

The package also features written testimonials from the next generation of Western swing stars. "To be honest," writes Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson, "without the Tiffany Transcriptions, Asleep at the Wheel would not have had the materials needed to become proficient Western swingers . . . which I hope we are." Riders in the Sky's Ranger Doug adds, "I am honored, I am blessed, I am grateful, and I am a fan of the Texas Playboys forever." - more on this story

Nikki Sixx Bio To Be Reissued and Expanded

PR reports: In the Spring of 2009, Rock 'N' Roll Books/APG Distribution will re-issue 'An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx'. The reissue will include an abridgement from 2003 through 2008, including coverage of Motley Crue's reunion tour, Sixx's the Heroin Diaries, the launch of his clothing line Royal Underground, the band's first-ever Cruefest, and recording of the band's latest studio LP, 'Saints of Los Angeles' among other goings-on.

The book will feature new, exclusive interview material with Bob Rock, Tommy Lee, James Michael, Scott Humphrey, John Corabi, Dave Darling, and a host of others.

As part of the re-issue, a bonus sampler will be included, featuring a mix of Crue covers and ORIGINAL compositions by rock/metal bands- unsigned or otherwise- who grew up on and were musically influenced by Motley Crue/Sixx A.M. - more on this story

Cops Jacked Suge's Stud?

TMZ reports: Suge Knight now claims the Barstow cops did to his one ear what Kanye West did to his other.

Suge now claims in his U.S. Bankruptcy case while he was in custody back in 2005, he was passed around like a $2 whore -- from Barstow police to the West Valley Detention Center to the California Institution for Men. Somewhere along the way, Suge says his diamond stud earring was stolen.

Interesting, because Suge just filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, claiming West was responsible for another Suge earring heist -- Kanye was hosting a party in 2005, Suge was shot and his $135,000 earring allegedly was pilfered off his bleeding body. - more on this story

New York Dolls Frontman Singin The Blues in Jersey

PR reports: Haberdashery is honored to present its premiere blues event on November 29th with legendary guitarist Hubert Sumlin and iconic New York Dolls vocalist David Johansen at the George Washington Ballroom in Trenton's restored War Memorial.

Haberdashery's night of blues promises to encapsulate the party atmosphere of a Delta juke joint, the sonic intensity of a South Side club, and the world-class musicianship of road-tested veteran artists. With the same spirited whirlwind of exuberance typified by the holiday season, Sumlin and Johansen, backed by New Jersey's own award-winning blues guitarist Billy Hector (and his band), will stage an unforgettable night of sizzling, uplifting electric blues. Trenton 's Paul Plumeri and Joe Zook will kick-off the night at 8pm with an acoustic blues set.

Haberdashery's blues debut couldn't be more timely and festive: this holiday-season performance comes on the heels of Sumlin's 77th birthday – a celebratory musical event that's certain to endear fans and admirers alike to Sumlin's penchant for extemporaneous musical composition, fan-friendly persona, personal determination, and boyish grin. - more on this story

Playing Live on Jimmy Kimmel

PR reports: Jimmy Kimmel Live welcomes the following musical acts: November 21 – Kevin Rudolf / November 24 – The Killers** / November 25 – Jonas Brothers** / November 26 – Scott Weiland.

December 2 – Akon** / December 3 – Ice Cube / December 4 – Tom Jones / December 5 – Ludacris** / December 9 – Common** / December 10 – Adele / December 11 – Snow Patrol** / December 12 – Barry Manilow / December 16 – The Cure** / December 17 – The Fray** / December 19 – Fall Out Boy** / December 22 – Keane

** Notes Performances that will take place on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Outdoor Pontiac Garage Stage. ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs nightly at 12:05 am ET/PT -

. Bigelf - Cheat the Gallows

This is what a real rock band should sound like. At its heart is the paranoid sense of doom Black Sabbath proposed. From there, the orchestral aspirations of Queen collide with the mind-altering mechanics of Pink Floyd and the everyman appeal of the Beatles. - Read the full Bigelf - Cheat the Gallows review

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