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 Socialburn
Lose Drummer |
Audio Aggression reports: Socialburn drummer
Brandon Bittner has announced that he will be leaving the band on December
31st to continue his education. The band posted the following message on
MySpace:
"The rumors are true. Brandon has decided
to leave socialburn. We will be playing all of our tour dates through 12-31
with Brandon, and then we will have a new drummer join us after that. [see
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| Lennon
Deftones |
The PRP reports: The Deftones are working
on a cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" for inclusion in and upcoming
music campaign being put together by "Amnesty International", [see full
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| Stoned
Dredg |
punkbands reports: A dredg b-side by the name
of "Stone By Stone" has made its way online at the band's pure volume page.
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| Slayer
9/11? |
punkbands reports: In the "I couldn't resist"
category: Apparently somewhere in Revolver Magazine, Slayer's Kerry King
says the band's new album might include a song written about 9/11 from
the perspective of the terrorists. Check out this carefully worded and
highly intellectual quote from King: "We're SLAYER dude, we have to be
dangerous."[see full story for more]- Click
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| CBGB
Vegas |
punkbands reports: An article in The New York
Post sheds some light on where CBGB, the famed NYC punk club may end up:
" The New York institution � which will be evicted from its current location
on the Bowery sometime in 2006 � is in talks to secure a new home near
the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.[see full story for more]-
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| Ashlee
Acts? |
Press Release reports: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
is proud to announce the December 26TH 2005 DVD release of UNDISCOVERED.
UNDISCOVERED, starring Pell James, Steven Strait, Kip Pardue, Carrie Fisher
and pop star Ashlee Simpson, is a heartfelt, comedic film that tells the
story of love, friendship, success and a little fate. Having achieved success
as a NY model, Brier (James) decides to move to L.A. to launch an acting
career. While in L.A., Brier befriends Clea (Simpson) and Luke (Strait),
a singer/songwriter who has been toiling for years without a record deal.
Brier and Clea decide to help Luke, and unbeknownst to him, they set out
to create some L.A. style hype to get him noticed. As Luke's profile rises,
so do the demands of his budding new career. When Luke and Brier can't
hide the spark that was always there, they both discover that the price
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| Silly
News: Virgin Britney? |
hecklerspray reports: Some religious leaders
are made through turmoil-filled life experience and inspiration. Others
are formed in Britney Spears' ovum.
Spears has changed her new son's room into
a gigantic nativity scene, with a life-sized toy donkey, cow, and wax figures.
The central role of the baby Jesus is played by none other than young Sean
Preston himself. Is this a prolific gesture? Is it prophetic, predictive
and prognostic? [see full story for more]- Click
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| Tax
Dollars At Work! |
Press Release reports: Georgia State Representative
Cynthia McKinney has introduced a bill before the United States Congress
that would require the National Archives to establish a "Tupac Amaru Shakur
Records Collection."
Modeled after the famed "John F. Kennedy
Assassination Records Collection Act," McKinney's newly-introduced bill
would allow public access to privileged details of the late rap superstar's
life and death.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Gogol
Bordello Sunshine |
PFA Media reports: Critically acclaimed gypsy
punk rockers GOGOL BORDELLO are confirmed to perform on The Unlimited Sunshine
Tour, an American traveling music festival headlined by alternative rock
band Cake and featuring an eclectic mix of bands including Tegan and Sara,
comedian Eugene Mirman and others to be announced. The festival kicks off
on January 19 at The Palladium in Worcester, MA and will travel to several
major markets including New York, Washington DC, Cleveland, Denver, San
Diego, Los Angeles and San Fransicso to name a few.
1/19/06 Palladium Worcester,MA
1/20/06 Hammerstein Ballroom New York,
NY
1/21/06 9:30 Club Washington, DC
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| Sister
Hazel Recording |
Rock Ridge Music reports: Gainesville, FL's
Sister Hazel is currently recording a new album, due in stores in 2006.
Sister Hazel is best known for their smash hit "All For You" as well as
the hits "Happy," "Champagne High", "Change your Mind" and others. The
band is also currently headlining a series of destination concerts, including
the The Rock Boat VI which is set to ship from Galveston, TX this January.
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| Hawthorne
Heights Tracks |
Victory reports: Hawthorne Heights has announced
the track listing for the follow-up to their 2004 debut album, "The Silence
In Black And White". "If Only You Were Lonely" was produced by David Bendeth
and is in stores February 28th.
1. This is Who We Are
2. Remember Softly
3. The Phoenix Sung So
4. Blessing's Out Reach
5. They Came With Nothing
6. Saying Sorry
7. Quills For You
8. Mockingbirds Help
9. Seasons Lost (IV) You
10. Glamor Bleeds Through
11. Discovery Years
12. One Less Fortunate-
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| Every
Time I Die For Tots |
Adrenaline PR reports: Band guitarist Jordan
Buckley says, "We are cold, tired and homesick, but we couldn't be happier
to be in EUROPE playing with MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and our new friends in
THE DRIVE BY, for so many excited, screaming, soon-to-be ETID fans. The
shows are surely some of the biggest and best we have ever played, and
we expect things to only get better as we head to AUSTRALIA in a couple
weeks. it is true that DECEMBER will be spent at home, but look for the
non-stop touring to pick back up in JANUARY with some massive US tours
that we can't quite talk about just yet.
ETID will then go directly from the UK
to do a headline tour of Australia to return home for the holidays to spread
mayhem and good at The 1st annual ETID / Toys for Tots Christmas blowout
w/ all Buffalo band bill including The Deadhearts / Ferret Music and a
special guest to be announced! This will be $5 ticket IF YOU BRING A TOY
for the cause $10 ticket without
Sun Dec 18th @ The Town Ballroom (formerly
Sphere) 681 Main St. Buffalo NY 14203 Doors = 7pm[see full story for more]-
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| Victory
TV |
Victory reports: After an action-packed fall
season of non-stop touring and a great deal of buzz from music press, radio
and National music video channels, Victory Records artists prepare to take
over television studios in Manhattan for the next few days. The fun starts
with Straylight Run, who taped Steven's Untitled Rock Show today for Fuse
TV (airdate December 12). On Monday, December 5th, Hawthorne Heights and
Silverstein will tape Fuse TV's Daily Download which will air from 6-7
pm (est) while Bayside and Aiden tape Steven's Untitled Rock Show (air
dates to be announced). Hawthorne Heights return to the cameras on December
7th when they tape MTV2 Rock which will air the week of December 19th.
Bayside's self-titled release, Aiden's Nightmare Anatomy, Silverstein's
Discovering The Waterfront and Straylight Run's Prepare to be Wrong are
in stores now. Hawthorne Heights will release a new DVD on January 10,
2006 titled This Is Who We Are, and their sophomore album, If Only You
Were Lonely is in stores February 28th.
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| Smashing
Success |
Adrenaline PR reports: THORN FOR EVERY HEART
"We feel that the songs the Pumpkins created were amazing songs that inspired
a generation of angst ridden rockers. They are one of the few artists that
deserve a tribute record. We are honored to be a part of it."
The Killer In You: A Tribute To Smashing
Pumpkins, brought to you by ReIgnition Recordings, was recently released
in digital format before the CD
Release 1/31/06. Available to the world
in mid-November on such online retailers as iTunes, Downloadpunk, and Yahoo
Music, the tribute broke the top 100 most-downloaded albums on iTunes and
broke the top 5 most downloaded albums on Downloadpunk. [see full story
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| GNR
Tribute in April |
Press Release reports: In late April, 2006,
Versailles Records will release "Its So Easy: A Millennium Tribute to Guns
N' Roses", featuring current/former members of Heart, Guns N' Roses, Ozzy
Osbourne Band, Love/Hate, Adler's Appetite, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Riot,
Lillian Axe, Warrant, Every Mother's Nightmare, Faster Pussycat, Pretty
Boy Floyd, Ratt, LA Guns, Lita Ford Band, Metal Church, Slash's Snakepit,
Brides of Destruction, etc, along with tracks by Versailles artists including
Richard Kendrick, One Bad Son, Jasy Andrews, and the RadioVipers, as well
as Marko Pukkila, Chris Catena, and Chris Heaven among others. That same
month,Versailles will release the debut LPs of Canadian rock act One Bad
Son, and Italy's hottest rock act, the RadioVipers. Described by Metal
Hammer as "a cross between Motley Crue, AC/DC and Faster Pussycat!... (RadioVipers
are) powerful sleaze-rock tribute to the hair glam and the alcoholic hard
rock of the '80s'." Later that summer, Versailles will issue 'Three Lock
Box: A Millennium Tribute to Sammy Hagar', featuring current/former members
of Poison, Hanoi Rocks, Skid Row, Lillian Axe, Dio, Saigon Kick, Richard
Kendrick, and others!!! Pre-orders for the Guns N' Roses Tribute may be
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