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Dead Backtrack
tinfoil.music reports: Complete recordings of Grateful Dead concerts will once again be available at the online Internet Archive (archive.org)�perhaps as early as tonight. 

According to Grateful Dead spokesman Dennis McNally, the removal on November 22 of all downloadable Dead recordings from archive.org was the result of "a great communication snafu." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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One-handed Bassist
tinfoil.music reports: Bassist Bill Clements, began playing at the age of 13, inspired by Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, and other prog-rock bass giants. Bill decided early on, one way or another, bass playing would be his path. Forgoing a formal musical education, Bill instead embarked on an intensive program of practice and musical research. Unfortunately, Bill lost his right hand and forearm, December 1989 in an industrial accident. This catastrophic event would seemingly have ended his promising career as a musician. Yet within three months time, Bill was gigging again, and he hasn't stopped since.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Atreyu Spring
The PRP reports: Atreyu's as-yet untitled new album has been brought forward to a March 21st release date through Victory. [good date! see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Get Drunk with Buckcherry or Lit Up in OC
Day in Rock reports: In L.A.? Looking for something to do on New Year's Eve? Have money to burn? Then head on over to the Viper Room and for a few hundred you and your friends can get lit up by the recently reunited Buckcherry and enjoy an open bar. Have more money to burn? Check out the Viper Room packages below. 

$125 ticket includes open bar.

$300 ticket is 2 entries open bar and a bottle of Dom Perignon.

$1500 ticket is 6 entries and a table and open bar / bottle service.

$5000 ticket is 6 entries a table open bar / bottle service and 3 rooms at the Wyndham Bel Age.

Too many bucks for a Buckcherry show at the cramped little Viper Room (they call it room for a reason)? You can save your money and watch crap pop bands on Dick Clark or better yet head down to Orange County and catch dozens of bands including The Violent Femmes, Berlin, Reel Big Fish, The Psychedelic Furs, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Lit, Sugar Ray, the English Beat, antiFEST 02 Alums Wax Apples and more for $65 bucks, plus watch the OC ball drop. More info on that event at the full story link. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Griffin Lose Another
Blabbermouth reports: Norwegian metallers GRIFFIN have parted ways with lead guitarist Marcus Silver. "The band wish him all the best for the future," reads a posting on the group's web site.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Victory Vs iTunes
punkbands reports: From HitsDailyDouble.com: Victory Records chief Tony Brummel is on the warpath regarding Apple and the company's iTunes policies. Brummel tried to negotiate a deal with the service but was unhappy with the terms, particularly Apple's refusal to approve a one-year term contract. 

Brummel fired off another of his infamous e-mails, this one to Apple's Alex Luke. Some of the juicier excerpts follow: "The inflexibility on your side is mind boggling. This is art, if you have not forgotten. Do you think Michelangelo punched in and out when he painted the Sistine Chapel? Music consumers would look at your tactics as worse than those employed by the major record companies. I am surprised that Apple operates in such an authoritarian manner when its public image is that of a company run by creative types. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Pennywise Split BS
punkbands reports: From Pennywise: Don't believe the hype. Yes we are sad to announce that the Australian tour that was to take place in February has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. . Despite rumors to the contrary PENNYWISE HAS NOT BROKEN UP.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Slackers 06
punkbands reports: The Slackers will release their new album Peculiar on February 21, 2006. After stripping out the rhythm tracks from Ernesto's, The Slackers overdubbed vocals, horns and guest spots from the likes of Alex Desert of Hepcat back home at ex-Slacker Jeff "King Django" Baker's New Jersey studio, and in L.A. where they used some of the very instruments heard of some on Motown's later-era classics.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Cattle Decapitation Add Guitarist
siN's metal news reports: CATTLE DECAPITATION vocalist Travis Ryan has given the following update regarding their new album: We enter the studio in February of 2006. We'll have MR. BILLY ANDERSON (MR. BUNGLE, SWANS, NEUROSIS, IMPALED) himself producing this monstrosity and we hope to have it out at the beginning of Summer 2006 preceded and followed by our brand of ridiculous amounts of touring! We're also adding a second guitar player for the first time in CATTLE history! He'll be our rhythm guitarist and will be announced at the beginning of the year. Don't bother asking, cause we're not going to tell you who he is." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mimicry Tour
siN's metal news reports: Two of the most amazing bands in existence, Mimicry Recording artists SECRET CHIEFS 3 and SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM will be teaming up for a short west coast tour early next year. The complete list of dates is as follows:

January 6 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
January 7 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Can you sing?
Day in Rock reports: Can you sing? If so, one inventive band wants to hear from you. The unnamed band has taken to the web to find their perfect voice. They write on their site SingerWanted.net "Our band already consists of a guitarist, a bassist and a drummer, but we've been looking for a singer who understands where we're coming from for quite some time now. Despite numerous auditions, we still can't find anyone suitable, and that's how the SingerWanted project came into being." Brush up those audition tapes and head on over to the full story link. The band continues "The purpose of SingerWanted.net is to find a singer with whom we can build a serious, alternative and original musical relationship. The ultimate aim is to end up with a recording contract". - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Indie Xbox
Small Stone reports: The Xbox 360 came out today, and with a bunch of the Glasspack music & Small Stone Recordings floating around on it. Where? Why it's on the snowboarding game "Amped 3!" Matthew Seymour, the games Senior Producer, even talks about how excited he is with the indie music in the game [see full story for the interview]the Glasspack has scored 3 tracks in this game, "the Glasspack Song," "Bridgeburner," & "Hydroplane." So go find ya one! Other Small Stone bands included are Puny Human, Greenleaf, & Tummler.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Buck Page Still Kickin'
Press Release reports: Buck Page, a Western music legend currently living In Burbank, CA, has released his historic first solo album "Right Place To Start". The release will be accompanied by 3 music videos for the CD, due to be commercially released later this year. Special guest, R.W. Hampton added his award winning vocals on two duets. The releases coincide with the filming of a documentary on Buck's life as a Western Music Entertainer for over 70 years, expected to be completed in Spring of 2006. During his long and fruitful career, Buck was a regular guest performer for President Reagan, Willie Nelson and a long list of many others.

Buck started his professional music career in 1936 at the age of 13, heavily influenced by Gene Autry during his early years. He has been recognized as a "Living Legend" just to name one current award.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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TBS Xmas Cards For Charity
Fanscape reports: Taking Back Sunday launched the first ever run of Taking Back Sunday holiday greeting cards, designed by James Rheem Davis, and signed by each member of the band. Sign along with the band and send to friends, or send a holiday card directly from Taking Back Sunday. Cards are available for purchase in packs of 5 or 10 with all proceeds going to cancer related charities hand-picked by relatives of Taking Back Sunday who have battled the disease: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation., American Cancer Society., and Give Kids The World Village.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Slave To The Santana
Chipster reports: Carlos Santana's new song "Just Feel Better", featuring guest vocals by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, was written by none other than Damon Johnson. Johnson, who has performed with alt rock radio heroes Brother Cane, shock rock legend Alice Cooper, and currently is the lead vocalist/guitarist of Spitfire Records' supergroup Slave To The System, provided his songwriting expertise to assist Santana with his latest hit. "Just Feel Better" appears on Santana's new album "All That I Am". The debut album from Slave To The System will be available on February 21st, 2006. Listen for Slave To The System on your local rock radio station. [Pop quiz, how many of his hit songs has Santana written himself?]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Hellogoodbye Online Hit
Drive-Thru reports: In less than three months, Drive-Thru Records recording artist HELLOGOODBYE racked up another million plays on PureVolume.com, making their total plays to date over 3 million and counting! 

Three million plays is an amazing feat for this band of Southern Californians who have one release to date, a self-titled E.P. that hit shelves November 2004. Other bands to reach 3 million plays are The Starting Line, Fall Out Boy and Underoath. With a DVD just released on Drive-Thru Records titled OMG HGB DVD ROTFL and a full-length debut slated for May 2006, HELLOGOODBYE is preparing to dominate the music scene in 2006! [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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