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 Grateful
Claypool? |
The PRP reports: Les Claypool of Primus, etc.
fame appears to be involved in a new project dubbed "The Electric Apricot",
with talk of some California area shows in the works. Rumors abound of
it being a collaborative project with Bob Weir of Grateful Dead fame[see
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| Misfits
Tour |
Punkbands reports: Tons of dates have been
announced for the Misfits Summer Tour! Jerry, Dez and...Robo will make
a few select stops in the U.S. (including Alaska, & Cleveland) prior
to embarking on a full tour of Europe[see full story for dates - no Marky
Ramone will not be part of this tour]- Click
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| Motley
Vegas |
Rockdirt reports: A historic 40-week deal
that would put the rock group Motley Crue into the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood
showroom as resident headliners is being finalized, sources tell The Las
Vegas Review Journal.[see full story for more]- Click
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| All
That Remains DVD |
siN's metal news reports: ALL THAT REMAINS
will be performing at The Second Annual Springfield Rock Fest this Sunday,
May 22nd at the Hippodrome in Springfield, MA ...During their set, ALL
THAT REMAINS will be filmed in front of their hometown crowd for an upcoming
live DVD release, that will hit stores this Fall. [see full story for more]-
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| Darkness
Bands |
siN's metal news reports: The first set of
bands for DWELL IN DARKNESS 3 have been announced. The two-weekend event
that will be taking place in Dayton, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois this September
will feature the following artists - with MANY MORE to be announced, including
headliners:
Dayton - September 2-4
HIRAX
ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY
JUNGLE ROT
BONGZILLA
PSYOPUS
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| Initial
Gigantour Dates |
antiMusic reports: A handful of dates for
this summer's Gigantour spearheaded by Megadeth have made their way online.
The tour will also feature sets from Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Nevermore,
And The Dillinger Escape Plan. Dry Kill Logic, And Symphony X with more
bands expected to be announced soon.
Here is out the tour is shaping up right
now.
07/21 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
07/22 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack
Arena
07/23 - Sacramento, CA - Cal Expo
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| Coldplay
Summer Tour |
Press release reports: Coldplay will embark
on its biggest world tour to date - the "Twisted Logic" tour - in support
of X&Y, the follow-up to the band's Grammy-winning, triple Platinum
2002 release, A Rush of Blood to the Head. X&Y is due in stores June
7th. The North American leg of the tour will begin on August 2nd in Toronto,
ON and conclude on September 30th in Bristow, VA.[see full story for more]-
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| Audioslave
Invade Hollywood |
press release reports: Rock behemoth Audioslave
is set to deliver their powerful sound to the heart of Los Angeles when
the group shuts down Hollywood Boulevard for an outdoor performance to
be broadcast exclusively on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on May 18th. The
band's notoriously explosive live show is expected to attract as many as
10,000 fans eager to hear material from their highly anticipated new album,
Out Of Exile, which will be released the following Tuesday, May 24th. The
performance will take place on a "Jimmy Kimmel Live" custom-built stage
in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard. Two songs will be presented during
the TV broadcast, which airs from 12:05 to 1:05 am ET/PT on ABC. Fans at
the concert will get to hear additional songs.
Additionally, Audioslave fans will have
the opportunity to purchase live recordings of the band's "Jimmy Kimmel
Live" performance following the concert. The songs will be available for
99 cents per song exclusively at Sony's www.connect.com music store. [see
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| Dogtown
Sounds |
press release reports: In a skater boy's dream
come true, the true story of skateboarding legends the Z-Boys comes to
the big screen with the TriStar Picture's release "Lords of Dogtown." As
accompaniment to the gripping story is the Geffen Records soundtrack CD,
which boasts classic songs by artists like Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, David
Bowie, Ted Nugent, the Allman Brothers, T Rex, plus new recordings by Social
Distortion and Rise Against. The CD drops May 24th, while the film opens
nationwide June 3rd. The lead track, a Social Distortion cover of the Clash's
1979 classic, "Death or Glory," impacts radio on May 3rd.
Rock 'n' roll has always been a huge factor
in skater culture, and the new CD reflects that, old school style. In addition
to the Social Distortion track, Geffen band Rise Against also contributes
a cover of Black Flag's blistering punk anthem, "Nervous Breakdown."[see
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| Morningwood
Debut |
Capitol Records reports: NYC's louder-than-life
Morningwood will release their self-titled debut album, produced by Gil
Norton, on August 2nd.
The band, fronted by 23 year-old tempest
Chantal Claret, made their reputation in the city's clubs with a bumping,
grinding frenzy of a live show and instant anthems like "Take Off Your
Clothes," a dictate that some of their fans have been known to take literally.
New York magazine called them "one of the hottest bands changing the New
York soundscape."- Click
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| Five
Bolt Main Studio Update |
Rock Ridge Music reports: Fans of the hard
rock band FLAW will be pleased to hear that lead singer Chris Volz's new
band, Five Bolt Main, is hard at work in the studio right now. Five Bolt
Main, who are based in Louisville, Kentucky, plan to release their debut
album on Rock Ridge Music this fall. They are in the midst of the recording
process right now at Louisvilles Canyon Studios. Canyon owner Chris Cassetta
is assisting with production duties.
Says Volz from the studio: "The sounds
are freaking incredible, the bass drum is booming, and everything is moving
along ahead of schedule. It's great how this is coming together, the way
I wanted to lyrically and musically stay in the same realm of emotions
as I did with FLAW, the same intensity and honesty. I am more proud of
these new works than I am with anything else I've done. Things are really
starting to take shape, and we can't wait to get to mixdown! This is gonna
be intense, slam in the face, emotional metal! Stay tuned as we get closer
to the release date."[see full story for the first installment of the Five
Bolt Main "making of the debut album" video]- Click
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| Relient
K Warped |
Capitol Records reports: Capitol/Gotee recording
group Relient K has announced plans to spend their summer rocking North
America as part of the annual Vans Warped Tour. The Canton, Ohio-based
outfit - whose smash fourth album, "MMHMM," was released last November
- will join the tour's North Stage lineup, beginning July 6th in Pomona,
California. Relient K will continue with the trek through to its conclusion,
set for August 15th at Northampton, Massachusetts' Three Counties Fairgrounds
Relient K recently won Yahoo! Music's
monthly "Who's Next?" poll, scoring a striking 62% of all votes cast. To
celebrate their remarkable victory, the band contributed an exclusive interview
and live performance of "Be My Escape,"[see full story to check it out]-
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| SOAD
TV |
press release reports: If you missed System
of a Down on their just-completed nine-city "guerrilla" club tour, or the
band's recent appearance on "Saturday Night Live," then be sure and tune
into MTV when the network airs "System of a Down Live," a half-hour concert
special shot at the band's April 4 sold-out show at the Astoria in London.
The show premieres this Friday, May 20 at 11:00PM EST on MTV2 with several
subsequent airings.
MTV2's broadcast schedule for "System of
a Down Live" is as follows: May
20 11:00PM EST
21 9:00PM EST
21 3:00AM EST
25 3:00AM EST
26 8:00PM EST
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| Action
Action Tour |
Victory Records reports: After spending the
spring of 2005 on the road with All American Rejects and Midtown, Action
Action are proud to announce their first headlining tour. Bringing along
their friends from Spitalfield for the entire tour, The Forecast for select
dates, and Waking Ashland and Gatsby's American Dream on each half, the
band will head out to clubs across the nation. The video for "Drug Like"
has been getting lots of spins on MTVU, the college channel for MTV, making
the Dean's List last week. Action Action is one of the Bands You Need To
Know in Alternative Press.- Click
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| Between
the Buried and Me Tour |
Victory Records reports: Between the Buried
and Me have announced a new tour starting July 7th in Wilmington, NC -
they will be joined at various stages of the tour by Sinai Beach, From
A Second Story Window, The Red Chord, The Acacia Strain and Premonitions
of War. See all tour dates at victoryrecords.com. Between the Buried and
Me will have a new album, as yet unnamed, in the fall of 2005. Currently,
front man Tommy's side project, Giles is new and in stores, with a video
on the way!- Click
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| Bury
Your Dead "Alive" Tracks |
Victory Records reports: Bury Your Dead recorded
and filmed their set live at Southern California's Chain Reaction last
week, and have a track listing ready to announce. Their Dualdisc, "Alive"
will hit stores on July 12th, with sound by Paul Minor (Death By Stereo,
Atreyu) and live footage shot by Darren Doane. Look out for intense bonus
footage � singer Mat Bruno sustained a large cut to his head that night,
and Doane accompanied him to the hospital to film the application of twelve
staples.
Track Listing:
Top Gun
Vanilla Sky
Mission Impossible
The Outsiders
Sundays Best
Legend
The Color Of Money
33 RPM
Eyes Wide Shut
Camo Is My Favorite Color
Magnolia
Losin' It
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| Darkest
Hour Update |
Victory Records reports: Darkest Hour head
for New Jersey tomorrow to film a video for "Convalescence" with Dale Restighini,
known for his work with Hatebreed, Dillinger Escape Plan and Unearth. Slated
to be a night shoot, Restighini promises the dark feel of a catacomb and
some truly vicious live performance. Look for the new album, "Undoing Ruin"
on June 28th, and Darkest Hour on tour with Since By Man for a week, before
heading out on the Strhess Fest Tour with Bleeding Through. [see full story
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