All Time Low For Myspace

The ambitious, cross-country excursion will begin at Midnight and is set to culminate in an evening show scheduled at Anaheim's Chain Reaction. The Secret Show performances will be held exclusively for MySpace users who were recently notified via MySpace Music's Secret Show profile (http://www.myspace.com/secretshows).

Three Secret Shows in one day is a venture MySpace Music has never attempted in its over three-year history, and it's only fitting they have chosen All Time Low as the first band to carry out such a feat due to group's overwhelming popularity within the online music community site. - more on this story

Chuck Mosley Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food

PR reports: Rap and Rock music, though viewed through the public lens as worlds apart, are not as distant from one another as they seem. The energy, aggression, and valiant spirit make them the perfect vehicles for unabashed expression, and rap-rock veteran Chuck Mosley realizes this. He is the embodiment of the unification of these two musical forces, as well as the various musical influences he has accumulated as both an artist and an avid music fan. On August 11, he releases his first solo album Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food via Cleveland-based label Reversed Image Unlimited.

Mosley's return with Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food showcases the Godfather of rap-metal seamlessly blending rock, hip-hop, metal, punk and funk. Recounting his previous work, Mosley, as he describes it, would "rant to the beat." On his latest effort, Mosley's musical stew combines this approach with an exploration of his vocal range. It's apparent that he chose to let his amalgam of cultural saturations melt into this new album, which he describes as "just very normal for me."

Will Rap… was produced by multi-platinum award-winning producer/engineer Michael Seifert (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Fountains of Wayne, and most recently Reversed Image electro-rockers THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN!). Featuring guest appearances from a cast of characters Chuck has affectionately deemed Vanduls Ugenst Allliderasy, John 5 (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson), Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Drag), and Michael Cartellone (Lynyrd Skynyrd) all contribute to the record. Korn frontman Jonathan Davis (courtesy of Warner Bros. Records), who attributes Mosley as a massive influence, also makes an appearance on the lead single "The Enabler". - more on this story

Skeletonwitch Announce New Album And Tour

Prosthetic reports: Midwestern metal warriors Skeletonwitch, who have performed more than 300 concerts worldwide since the release of their acclaimed 2007 Prosthetic debut "Beyond The Permafrost," will release their new album "Breathing The Fire" on Oct. 13.

The album, produced by Jack Endino (High On Fire, Nirvana, Toxic Holocaust), is currently being recorded in Seattle at both Studio Litho (Deftones, Queensryche, Botch) – owned by Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard – and Endino's own Soundhouse Recording.

"It's exciting to hear the new material coming to fruition," says guitarist Scott Hedrick. "Working with 'Full Metal' Jack Endino is killer. He's fucking amazing at what he does, and he's a real mad scientist in the studio!" - more on this story

Pigface Mainman Facing The Public

PR reports: Detroit-based label Full Effect Records recently signed Martin Atkins' legendary Industrial supergroup PIGFACE and released the album 6 on June 16th. Pigface members have included a virtual who's-who of Industrial dance music. Past contributors include Trent Reznor (NIN), Ogre (Skinny Puppy), Taime Downe (Faster Pussycat), and an ever-rotating cast of notable artists.

The band's unique approach to collaboration creates of sense of mystery. It's hard to predict the direction of the band's new music, let alone who will be performing at their live shows. Our live shows get kind of crazy," Atkins says. "Often with 12 or more performers on the stage at one time." The new Pigface album, entitled 6, was released June 16th and already cracked the CMJ Top 200 Adds and the Top 5 RPM Adds!

Along with the release of his new album, Martin Atkins of Pigface will be travelling around the U.S. djing, displaying his artwork and hosting a series of R3 sessions. Revolution 3 is Martin's answer to the bueracracy [sic] and slow adaptation of traditional academia--It's fast-paced, the curriculum is constantly changing and learning is done almost entirely through hands-on experience. - more on this story

Frightened Rabbit Tour

PR reports: As Frightened Rabbit gets ready to cross the Atlantic for a series of summer shows and festival dates this summer, the Glaswegians have already made plans to return in the fall.

The foursome will team up with friends and countrymen, The Twilight Sad and We Were Promised Jetpacks for a raucous Scottish invasion of the States.

The band will headline the anthemic rock-filled jaunt, which kicks off in Salt Lake City on September 14, following their appearance at the Monolith Festival in Colorado, alongside Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Girl Talk and the Walkmen. - more on this story

New Protest The Hero CD/DVD Set For Release

PR reports: Whitby, Ontario, Canada's Protest The Hero will release a new live CD/DVD titled Gallop Meets The Earth on September 15 on Vagrant Records.

The 2-disc set will include footage of the band's sold-out headlining concert at the Sound Academy in Toronto from December 2008 and a number of bonus features and hidden content.

Protest The Hero will be touring Europe and the UK in August with Killswitch Engage, In Flames and Between The Buried And Me. - Tracklisting and Tour Dates

The Great South Bay Music Festival

PR reports: The Great South Bay Music Festival , the largest "American Themed Music & Arts Festival" on Long Island is returning for its third big year, and will set up on the picturesque waterfront at Shorefront Park, in Patchogue Village. The dates are Friday July 10, through Sunday, July 12th.

Great South Bay features four stages: two Main Stages, a Cultural Stage, and a "Childrens Stage".

The three Main Stages will present a diverse lineup of musical artists including: Long Islands own "Eddie Money", Southern rock favorites: The Outlaws, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jam-funk creators: Galactic Funk, contemporary folk-rocker Sonya Kitchell and folk legend Tom Paxton, Blues guitar wizard Sonny Landreth, jam favorite Ryan Montbleau, and over 35 more artists in the rock, jam-band, folk, blues, country and funk genres, in addition to some of Long Islands finest rising stars. - more on this story

Cathedral DualDisc

Earache reports: British doom legends Cathedral's second album, The Ethereal Mirror is out now in Europe on DualDisc format.

Originally released in 1993, The Ethereal Mirror was Cathedral's breakthrough album, spawning two hit MTV music videos for the tracks "Midnight Mountain" and "Ride". The album has been reissued on DualDisc, featuring the album on one side of the disc and a bonus 40-minute documentary DVD on the other side.

The documentary, titled "Ethereal Reflections", features interviews with key early band members, including long-standing duo Lee Dorrian and Garry Jennings as well as an interview with famed cover artist Dave Patchett, as they explore the formation of Cathedral, the recording of The Ethereal Mirror and the growth of the band from their humble beginnings to a major label deal. - more on this story

. Beaucoup Blue - Free to Fall

This is a very solid effort that just breezes by. Before I knew it, the album was over. If you enjoy down-to-earth blues-based folk music, this is definitely an album you should add to your collection. (4.5 stars) - Read the full Beaucoup Blue - Free to Fall review

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