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Stiff Little Fingers Tour

punkbands reports: Kung Fu Records act Stiff Little Fingers has announced the dates for an upcoming June trip through the United States and Canada. The long-running act continue to support their their latest record Guitar And Drum.

June 8, 2006 Boston, MA Axis 
June 9, 2006 Towson, MD The Recher Theater 
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Vaux Find New Home

punkbands reports: Alternative Press is reporting that Denver's Vaux have joined forces with Outlook Music the release of their long-delayed/shelved full-length Beyond Virture, Beyond Vice. The released will be a co-venture with the band's own VX Records[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Six Feet Under Tour

SMN reports: SIX FEET UNDER, KRISIUN, CATTLE DECAPITATION, DECAPITATED, and ABYSMAL DAWN will be teaming up for a North American tour later this year.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Wrong Thing To Do

antiMusic reports: Jack White, he is so revolutionary and original. Name one band from the past that sounds like the White Stripes (ok... you just named a dozen� sorry). But his videos are so cutting edge and when we heard he was going to lend his tremendous talent and originality to sell Coca Cola we just had to pop open a cold one and smile, waiting in anticipation for this latest nail in the coffin of music credibility where rock becomes even more corporate and yadda yadda yadda, we're sick of ranting on this subject. 

Earlier this week the new Coke ad featuring White's musical backdrop "The Right Thing To Do" was leaked onto YouTube. (Gee wonder who did that? Let's create a buzz and sell more Coke! ) Some were taken by the creativity and originality of the clip. Turns out it wasn't so original. The Tripwire being the fine folks that they are have uncovered what may have inspired the new Coke ad-- Japanese director Nagi Noda's music video for the song "Sentimental Journey". Was stealing the idea the "right thing to do?" Stay tuned for lawsuit news� but until then if you want to contrast and compare, click over to The Tripwire and they will hook you up with links to both videos.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Buckcharting

Press Release reports: Just in time to save rock n' roll from a perilous fate, indie Eleven Seven Music's label debut, Buckcherry's Fifteen, enters the charts at #2 on the Independent Album Chart, #9 Top Alternative Albums (highest debut), as well as #48 on the Top 200 chart.

A triumphant return for a band that has not released a record in four years, alternative rock torchbearers Buckcherry have been �bucking' the system with the video for the first single, "Crazy Bitch," a clarion call to all the ladies who make men's fantasies come true. The video, a montage of strippers cast from an open call on the band's MySpace page, perpetuates the non-traditional marketing of Fifteen.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Viking Skull

Chipster reports: Formed by assorted members of the Raging Speedhorn band and crew, Viking Skull thrives on the singularly alcoholic maxim best stated by Roddy Stone, RSH's long time guitar tech: "It's gonna be easy. All we gotta do is get in, get f***ed and get out." Roddy, lead vocalist and guitarist of Viking Skull, heads a lineup consisting of guitarist Darren Smith, drummer Gordon Morisson and bassist Waldie. With a ballsy swagger that fits neatly between early Black Sabbath and latter-day Corrosion Of Conformity, Viking Skull provide solid proof that the United Kingdom is still the undisputed home of hard rock music. 

On Viking Skull's debut full-length album, Born In Hell, inspiration comes from the most obvious of places. The foursome from Corby, United Kingdom, eschews a gritty, hard-driving form of hard rock fueled by beer and whiskey with women on the brain. The true charm of Viking Skull lies in their unabashed desire to rock, drink and womanize; all the while churning out songs detailing their exploits. Born In Hell will be re-released in the U.S. on May 16th, 2006. Be prepared: The Skull has come to f*** you up.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Too $hort Plans Release

Audible Treats reports: Too $hort, the player's player, is ready to help bring attention back to the Bay scene. With the recent exposure E-40 brought to The Bay and Cali in general, it's the perfect time for Too $hort to release an album. Whereas 40 is pushing the hyphy movement, Too $hort is a little more removed from it. Too $hort is staying more to his Oakland pimp/Mack Daddy roots, which has always been his persona. 

This forthcoming album will be Too $hort's 16th album. This album is either going to be entitled "Up All Nite" or "Blow The Whistle" and will be released in mid June on Jive Records. More details to come. [see full story for the uncensored version of "Blow The Whistle"]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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AOL Floyd

Press Release reports: Make sure to check out AOL Music starting Friday, April 21st for David Gilmour's AOL Session on his artist page[see full story for that]He performed On An Island/This Heaven/Take A Breath/Smile/High Hopes, and Comfortably Numb. This is definitely not to be missed if you didn't get the chance to see him in concert. And if watching David Gilmour perform songs on your computer isn't good enough � Americans can head over to their local Regal Cinemas and watch the London concert in its entirety from May 15-30th. More details to follow.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Astral Doors and Grave Digger

Kayos reports: May 9 will see the release of Astralism by Astral Doors and the double-CD 25 to Live by Grave Digger on Locomotive Records.

In 1984, Grave Digger released its classic Heavy Metal Breakdown debut. Since then, it has become one of Germany's leading headbang machines. Founding member Chris Boltendahl has set a vocal standard, even penning an auto-biography, Grave Digger: die definitive Biografie. Like their friends in Helloween, Running Wild, Sinner and Destruction, Grave Digger has sculpted its own sound and its own vision to become a model of consistency, living proof of the "Made In Germany" stamp of Metal. Recorded live in 2005 at shows in Brazil, 25 To Live spotlights tracks from such stellar Grave Digger albums as Heart Of Darkness, Tunes Of War, Knights Of The Cross, Excaliber, The Grave Digger, Rheingold and The Last Supper.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ice Cube Tour

Press Release reports: Legendary rapper Ice Cube kicked off his first tour in six years last night, in Anaheim, California. The cross country tour is in support of his forthcoming, seventh solo LP, "Laugh Now, Cry Later," scheduled to be released June 6, 2006 independently through his own label, Lench Mob Records. 

The tour will hit 21 cities through May 28th where it concludes in Phoenix. Fellow West Coast rappers Tha Dogg Pound as well as The Clipse have been tapped to support Ice Cube on this rare club run. Ice Cube will debut material from his upcoming album and dig deep into his 20-year recording career. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kylesa Tour

Press Release reports: Savannah, GA sludge rockers Kylesa have finalized touring plans for the coming weeks. The band will be playing with Victims, Baroness, and other assorted bands along the way, including a collaboration with label mates Yakuza for the May 31 date of the "Decibel Presents Dysrhythmia, Yakuza, and Behold...The Arctopus" tour. The band is continuing to support 2005's well-received 'To Walk A Middle Course,' while also playing new songs with new drummers Jeff Porter and Carl McGinley. The drumming duo made their live debut with the band in April. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ponderosa Stomp Details

conqueroo reports: The roll call for the fifth annual Ponderosa Stomp, which benefits the New Orleans Musicians Clinic and MusiCares, reads like DJ Daddy-O Dewey Phillips' play list blended with a bowl of Louisiana gumbo and filtered through Sam Phillips' Memphis dream team, with plenty of Northwest garage rock, Gulf Coast psychedelic fuzz, and Bo Diddley-inspired beats thrown in for good measure. 

More than 60 legendary artists are slated to play at the event, described as a celebration "of the unsung heroes of blues, soul, rockabilly, swamp pop and New Orleans R&B," which will take place May 8, 9 & 10, 2006, on the rooftop of the Gibson Guitar Factory in downtown Memphis, overlooking fabled Beale Street and the Mississippi River. [see full story for full lineup]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tom Petty Tour

Press Release reports: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will embark on their 2006 North American "Highway Companions Tour" on June 9 in Charlotte, N.C. The band will be joined along the way by an exciting list of friends and guests that will include a series of very special shows with Pearl Jam, some shows with special guest Trey Anastasio, and others with the Allman Brothers Band. Expect further announcements soon of additional special guests and opening acts who will be on selected dates.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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