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van Gogh Fall Out

punkbands reports: The new Fall Out Boy album is called Infinity on High, Wentz told MTV News late Monday night. "It's taken from a quote by Vincent van Gogh. And as for what that means in relation to the record, we'll just let it will unfold when people hear it."

The title is taken from a letter written by van Gogh to his brother Theo in 1888, in which he describes his renewed health and the vigor it has instilled in his painting. Van Gogh's exact phrasing has been translated as both "Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all," and "And all the same to feel the stars and the infinite high and clear above you. Then life is almost enchanted after all."- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Skindred Knobs Man

SMN reports: SKINDRED have chosen Matt Squire to produce their upcoming, yet to be titled sophomore album. Squire's body of work includes PANIC! AT THE DISCO's platinum album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" as well as THRICE's critically acclaimed "Artist In The Ambulance" record. Squire and SKINDRED are set to enter Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida on January 4th to begin production for their 2nd major label LP. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Korn Unplugged CD

SMN reports: KORN will follow in the footsteps of the likes of NIRVANA and many others and will release their first ever acoustic album early next year through Virgin Records. The band will sit down and play unplugged on MTV, however, a track listing for the CD has yet to be announced. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Jacko Outrage

BBC reports: Angry Michael Jackson fans are seeking refunds on their tickets for the World Music Awards. 

Entry to the award show cost as much as £100, and fans say they were misled by promises that Jackson would perform a version of his hit single, Thriller. 

"I'm furious," said Katherine Kidd, who spent £200 to get to the show. "I feel like I've been ripped off." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Queen Outsells Beatles

Ananova reports: Queen's first Greatest Hits album is the best selling album of all time in the UK.

The compilation record, which was released in 1981, has sold a massive 5,407,587 copies since it came out, beating the second place album, The Beatles' Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, by 600,000 copies.

Oasis' What's The Story Morning Glory came third in the survey, but was a million copies behind champions Queen.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Alter Hype for Altered State

PR reports: Tired of puffed up indie bands who promise original and edgy sounds but who only deliver artificial hype and overcooked fluff? Then it's time to Get Real with Altered State, the cheeky foursome from Saskatchewan whose catchy hooks and rock-purist, kick-ass beats have been all the rage on radio everywhere from their home country all across the Americas�all in advance of the official Feb. 6 release of Get Real, which will be distributed in the U.S. by Morada Music.

Not since Chrissie Hynde fondled the brass in her pocket has a three guy group with a fiery and charismatic female lead singer (Lorna Dowell, unafraid to declare that "I Need A Vacation" while exposing her "Skeletons In The Closet") kicked up this much punky pop/rock dust. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bravery Go Soph and Tour

PR reports: After eight months off the road working on the completion of THE SUN AND THE MOON, their second Island Records album (for release in 2007), The Bravery have just wrapped up three small-venue warm-up shows around the North­east U.S. and will head to South America for a week before returning home to commence a new round of East Coast dates at the end of the month. (Please see tour schedule below.) THE SUN AND THE MOON was produced and mixed by two-time Grammy Award winner Brendan O'Brien, best known for his work with Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and other multi-platinum acts. 

11/18 Buenos Aires, Arg. Personal Fest
11/19 Santiago, Chile Urban Festival
11/24 Rio De Janeiro, Braz. Circo Voador
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MTV Still Shows Videos

PR reports: The latest video premiere on MTV (yes they still do play music!) for 30 Seconds To Mars' video "From Yesterday". Filmed in China, the band made history as the very first American rock video ever shot in its entirety in the People's Republic of China.

The video premiere at 11PM on MONDAY, November 20th only on MTV. It will also be playing all day as the "unleashed" video on MTV2. There are some EXCLUSIVE photos from the video shoot to check out at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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MySpace Live

PR reports: On Saturday, November 18th T-Mobile Sidekick 3 and myspace.com will present the first ever live broadcast on myspace. Standing out amongst the other talented electronic music artists on the bill is the team of DJ Sandra Collins and VJ Vello Virkhaus who will perform their much talked about live audio/video experience � INTERFERENCE.

INTERFERENCE is more than just the typical clubbing event. Recently voted DJ Magazine's 2006 #2 VJ in the world, Vello Virkhaus works closely with leading American DJ Sandra Collins to perfectly sync the music with the visual in a live setting. Virkhaus and Collins will be performing a tag team A/V set, mixing with the Pioneer DVJ-X1DVD turntables. The DVD turntables allow the user to scratch video like a record and keep the audio in sync. [that's gotta be exciting to watch.... see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Platinum Evanescence

PR reports: Further solidifying their place as an enduring international force in the rock music world, the second major-label release from Evanescence, The Open Door (Wind-Up Records), has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales exceeding 1 million copies in the U.S. in just 5 weeks. The Open Door debuted at #1 and sold 447,342 copies in its first week alone. The success of The Open Door follows the multi-platinum, worldwide success of their major-label debut, Fallen, which has sold over 6,571,940 copies to date in the U.S alone and earned 2 GRAMMY Awards.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Wham Frogged

PR reports: After passing on covering 'Ding Ding Merrily on High' and 'Hoppin' Around the Christmas Tree', the Crazy Frog will release 'Last Christmas' on 11th December as a tribute to George Michael and his 25th anniversary gig� 

Originally a hit for Wham in 1984, the track peaked at number 2 in the UK, but bookies are already taking bets on the frog topping the charts this Christmas.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Talking Back Christmas

PR reports: To celebrate the holiday season's spirit of caring and giving, New York-based rockers Taking Back Sunday have created a card to raise money for cancer charities. Proceeds from card sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society, Give Kids The World Village and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. These cancer charities were personally selected by drummer Mark O'Connell's mother Roberta, who is a cancer survivor, bassist Matthew Rubano's mother Hinda, also a cancer survivor, and guitarist Eddie Reyes' brother, whose daughter Elizabeth lost her battle with cancer at a very young age.

The signed holiday cards come replete with envelopes in packs of either five for $15 or ten for $25. The cards may be purchased at both Taking Back Sunday's official website www.takingbacksunday.com and on Merchdirect's site starting Thursday, November 16th. Only a very limited run of 3,000 cards will be printed. Last year's edition of cards sold out quickly - within just a few weeks.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Disciple Double Sales

PR reports: November 7th, S/R/E Recordings/Columbia Records band DISCIPLE released Scars Remain, their most ambitious record to date. Scars Remain sold double the number of Disciple's first release on SRE/Columbia, landing at 9,459, according to Soundscan. Scars Remain has also been added to Billboard's top 200 with a starting spot at #118, #9 on Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums and #1 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart. There current single "Regime Change" continues to sit on the chart in the top 10 with a bullet. 

Disciple has been getting a lot of notoriety from the press since the release of Scars Remain:[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Gump Not Dead

TMZ reports: A report is swirling around the Internet that Tom Hanks died this morning after falling off a cliff in New Zealand during a movie shoot. TMZ is told by New Zealand authorities that the report is totally bogus.

An official from Interpol, the police in Wellington, New Zealand, confirms to TMZ that no report of an accidental death has been taken and they are certain no such incident occurred.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Huey Tune

PR reports: Jive Records and St. Louis emcee Huey is proud to announce the launch of a YouTube video contest in support of his breakout single "Pop, Lock & Drop It." Fans submit videos of their interpretation of the song for a chance to win a Sony HD TV surround sound system. Huey, age 19, will release his debut album, Notebook Paper, on Jive Records in early 2007.

Will Huey's "Pop, Lock & Drop It" be the next dance craze? From the thousands of views of fan's videos on YouTube, it looks like it may be. For complete contest info, go to the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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I'm From Barcelona Go Mute

Mute reports: Mute North America signs I'm From Barcelona, the "biggest" band in Sweden! 

Formed in Jonkoping, Sweden by Emanuel Lundgren (formerly of Valley Days), I'm From Barcelona are 29 (count em!) friends who gathered together and, fuelled with the energy that only a sunny summer holiday can bring, created an album of explosively happy pop songs. The result is the debut record, "Let Me Introduce My Friends," which features the forthcoming single "We're From Barcelona." The album is scheduled for US release March 20, 2007.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Peace of Willie

PR reports: Music legend Willie Nelson has written and recorded a new, topical song called "Whatever Happened To Peace On Earth?" to speak out about the current political climate and world conditions. Nelson had some friends help him out on the controversial track, including Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers) and even his sons Lukas and Micah Nelson. The single will be released by Lost Highway at online digital stores beginning on November 21, with the proceeds going to benefit the National Veterans Foundation (visit the NVF website). [see full story for a listen]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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