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Dean Releases Old Skull V from Testament's Eric Peterson |
"I'm very excited because I finally have a signature coming out," said Peterson. "It's a guitar I've been playing for a while, and I think people will enjoy the action. It's got triple-binding, all-black EMG pick-ups, block inlay, and some really cool artwork. Not too much, but enough to keep it evil!"
Fans who purchase Testament's special VIP packages for their current North American headlining tour have a chance to win one of three Eric Peterson Signature 'Old Skull V' guitars. The packages also include meet-and-greet opportunities, access to soundcheck, a collectible laminate, an autographed poster, Testament music skins, a limited edition Testament messenger bag, and a chance to win a Testament Darkstar skateboard.
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Living Things, Patrick Wolf, Plasticines and Jaguar Love Summer Tour |
Habeas Corpus was released earlier this year and has garnered substantial critical acclaim in the media.
Produced by Michael Ilbert and Living Things, Habeas Corpus was recorded in Berlin, Germany at Hansa Studios where the band was in residence for nine months, overlooking the remnants of the Berlin Wall.
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Add More Meadowlands Shows |
These shows will take place Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9. The latter date will be the final concert at Giants Stadium. The concerts on September 30, October 2, and October 3 sold out briskly.
Tickets for these dates go on sale Monday, June 8 at noon Eastern via Ticketmaster. (The fourth and fifth shows will be posted on Ticketmaster.com at 1 PM Eastern today.)
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Chthonic Set Release |
Formed in 1995, five-piece set-up Chthonic (a name deriving from a Greek word signifying spirits of the underworld) have delivered an 11-track body of work that touches on both the spirit and mortal worlds, with loss of national identity and the sometimes turbulent history of their homeland recurring themes.
With Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano at the production & mixing helm, 'Mirror Of Retribution' sees the award-winning musicians further developing a style that started with the '99 album 'Where The Ancestors' Souls Gathered', blending full-on metal of the darker persuasion with traditional Taiwanese instruments such as two-string violin, the hena.
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The With a Little Help From My Friends Benefit Gains Star Power |
Free Rational Download From Awesome New Republic |
Starting with 'Rational Geographic Vol 1', released earlier this year, and continuing through Vol 3, coming out in the fall, it's going to be a busy few months for these South Floridians.
Mixing a four-on-the floor backbeat of Franz Ferdinand with a falsetto worthy of Jake Shears and some synth lines that would warm Neil Tennant's heart, ANR make indie rock with an electronic edge that would get any room dancing. Honestly. At a recent weekday New York City show (crowds don't get much more dance-averse), ANR had everyone moving.
'Rational Geographic Vol 1' came out earlier this year, and is available as a free download on their site
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Tanya Tucker Sets New Release |
Few can match the emotional range of Tucker's vocals or the extraordinary career that began when she landed her first Top 10 hit on the country chart at just 13. On her new album Tucker takes classic country songs originally recorded by the all time great male legends of the time and turns the tables, giving classics such as "You Don't Know Me" and "Oh, Lonesome Me" a powerful reconstruction from a woman's point of view.
"Tanya is one of the few country superstars able to deliver searingly honest country songs and still relate to fans of every age and musical interest," says Saguaro Road Senior Vice President Audio & Video Retail Mike Jason. "She is a one of a kind artist and personality and epitomizes what we at Saguaro Road are all about."
Tiny Masters Of Today Pop Chart |
"Pop Chart'" is about the music industry ("Who wants to be on the Pop Chart�It's all about the money, so rich it isn't funny"). The video � directed by Evan Bernard (Beastie Boys, Moby, Green Day) � takes cheeky aim at said industry.
NME chose "Pop Chart" as #2 out of the 10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week (May 23, 2009) calling it "a succinct dig at industry whores" and Eddie Argos of Art Brut says "I saw [Tiny Masters Of Today live] about a month ago they were punk as f**k. I love their song "Pop Chart."
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Wild Beasts Set Soph Release |
Two Dancers will be released September 8th on Domino Records. Co-produced by Wild Beasts and northern English enigma Richard Formby in remote Norfolk, UK earlier this year, Two Dancers finds Wild Beasts on fire. Its a record of tightrope-high drama, alive with its sense of possibility, a sound that shimmers and sways in the band's own mercurial fashion. The band's performances throughout are pure liquid energy. The needlepoint drama is a result of the band eschewing studio hyper-gloss by playing together in the room - "recorded live, no over thinking" explains Wild Beasts' Hayden Thorpe. The sound and sensation of a band, to borrow the lyric of "This Is Our Lot," "dancing late / like young reprobates". Two Dancers is a streamlined, minimalist, and user-friendly Wild Beasts, with equal grace and gusto, equally elegant and ugly.
Two Dancers is full of references to the following: booty calls, puckered lips, bodies as perfect machines, and dim-lit streets. Lyrically Two Dancers is equally energetic and ripe. In "All The King's Men" Tom Fleming sings with purposeful intent about "Girls from Rodean, girls from Shipley, from Hounslow, girls from Whitby" as Thorpe's falsetto soars with palpable anticipation. In this song, as on the whole of the album, Wild Beasts dare you to cut loose and be seduced, but you'll join in on the disorientation along the way.
Polly and the Billets Doux To Deliver Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies |
The young four-piece effortlessly flit between jazz, rock and folk, flirt with Motown and soul and remain firmly bluesy whilst exploring guitarslinger/indie-songwriter territory. Taking their influences from jazz greats like Billie Holiday and adding a quintessentially English twist, theirs is a sound that will run and run.
For the second year in a row, 'Polly and the Billets Doux' have been invited to perform at the Glastonbury Festival. The band will perform on the Bandstand stage on Sunday June 28th at 5pm. The band will also perform a series of UK dates including Ronnie Scott's (June 2) the Brunswick, Brighton (June 5).
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