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PR reports: After the tremendous success of
2004's Breakaway, which sold 6 million in the U.S. and 11 million worldwide
on the strength of such #1 hits as "Since U Been Gone," the title track,
"Behind These Hazel Eyes," "Because of You" and "Walk Away," Kelly Clarkson
earned the right to make the kind of album she wanted to make for her third
RCA Records effort, My December. Produced by Grammy winner David Kahne
[The Strokes, Bangles, Sugar Ray, Sublime, Paul McCartney], My December
is Clarkson's most personal album yet, all of which she's either written
or co-written. Whether it's the funky new wave of "One Minute" or the startlingly
confessional "Sober," My December shows another side of Kelly Clarkson.
On the heels of her first single from the
album, "Never Again," which has already climbed into the Top 10 on the
Billboard Hot 100, "Sober," a dramatic, cascading ballad is widely released
to radio and internet media.[listen to Sober at the full story link]-
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PR reports: Classically trained harp duo HARPTALLICA
have released their self-produced debut, "Harptallica - A Tribute" on iTunes
to coincide with the completion of the full-length CD. Tour dates are to
be announced across the Midwest and East Coast in September.
Ashley Toman and Patricia Kline, both recipients
of Master of Music Degrees from Rochester, NY's Eastman School of Music,
formed Harptallica originally to perform a series of arrangements based
on the music of Metallica. [see full story for more including tour dates]-
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PR reports: Former American Idol Finalist
and Hickory Records recording artist Elliott Yamin is scheduled to welcome
home Navy Troops from the U.S.S. Boxer (LHD4) on June 15th at their North
Island Naval Base in San Diego, California. Yamin will have the opportunity
to thank the Navy personnel for their service to this country after just
returning from Iraq where they have served a double extended deployment.
During this day, Yamin will have lunch
with the troops and will also participate in a meet and greet with military
personnel and their families. He will also sign copies of his debut self-titled
CD Elliott Yamin and photos.
"Visiting The North Island Naval base will
be a unique and wonderful opportunity," stated Yamin. "I have so much admiration
for men and women that service this country and the courage and strength
that they possess. I look forward to being able to spend some time with
them all and hear some of their stories while I visit the base." [see full
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PR reports: Through its EV Classics division,
Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Tina Turner Rio '88 on DVD June 26.
This spectacular fusion of Rhythm'n'Blues and Rock'n'Roll is performed
in front of a euphoric crowd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Turner, in the
midst of her celebrated late-�80s renaissance, leads her big-band through
a career-length assortment of her greatest musical accomplishments. Still
touring in support of her 1986 Break Every Rule album, Tina proves herself
to be an action-packed entertainer�dancing, singing and captivating the
crowd during the course of this 74-minute, 13-song concert.[see full story
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PR reports: Following their April 3 RMR /
Virgin Records debut release, Dressed Up As Life, Australian indie-rock
trio SICK PUPPIES will tour in support of Breaking Benjamin. The band just
wrapped up their tour in support of Flyleaf and Kill Hannah.
SICK PUPPIES on tour with Breaking Benjamin:
June 29 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
June 30 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
July 2 Amarillo, TX Aztec Music Hall (with
Papa Roach)
July 3 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station
July 4 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street
Amphitheatre (with Papa Roach)
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PR reports: Kittie will be the featured guest
on the nationally syndicated radio show Rockline with host Bob Coburn Monday,
June 18th, 2007. The show airs live at 8:30pm PT / 11:30pm ET and fans
are encouraged to call in at 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). For a station near
you, and information regarding how to log on to the Internet for the broadcast,
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PR reports: LA rockers, Five Finger Death
Punch, have officially inked a deal with Firm Music, a branch of the highly
successful entertainment talent management company, The Firm. The band
will release their debut opus, THE WAY OF THE FIST worldwide on September
31, 2007.
THE WAY OF THE FIST was recorded at Next
Level Studios by Stevo "Shotgun" Bruno (MOTLEY CRUE, PRONG) and at No Name
Studios by Mikey Sarkisyan (SPINESHANK) with mixing and mastering duties
being handled by Logan Mader (MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY).[see full story for
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PR reports: Hailed as one of the best albums
in Paul McCartney's solo career, "Memory Almost Full" was released yesterday
to widespread critical acclaim from publications including Entertainment
Weekly, Rolling Stone, People Magazine and The New Yorker to name a few.
Hear Music's inaugural release, "Memory Almost Full" shipped more than
500,000 copies. In addition, the video, "Dance Tonight" has been added
in medium rotation at VH1 and the radio single "Ever Present Past" continues
to maintain a strong presence across multiple radio formats including AAA,
Classic Rock and AC. An estimated six million people heard the new album
in a single day as part of Starbucks unprecedented Global Listening Event
where more than 10,000 Starbucks locations in 29 countries and territories
played the album across all time zones.
"Memory Almost Full," reunites McCartney
with longtime producer and friend David Kahne and provides a very personal
retrospective drawing upon childhood memories from Liverpool, summers long
gone, and the times spent writing music with John Lennon. McCartney will
discuss the new album with xx on ABC's Good Morning America on June 7.
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PR reports: The latest episode of "Talking
Metal" features and interview host Mark Strigl conducted with Stevie Benton
of Drowning Pool. Topics include the U.S.O., Ryan McCombs, the "Full Circle"
album, and Nikki Sixx. Additional podcast topics covered by Strigl and
co-host John Ostronomy include AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses' "Chinese
Democracy," Rock �N' Roll Fantasy Camp, and the Talking Metal Forums. The
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PR reports: Nominated against Ralph Lauren
& Calvin Klein, Diddy won the prestigious Fragrance Foundation (Fifi)
Award for his #1 Selling Fragrance, Unforgivable. The Fifi awards are the
Oscar's of the fragrance industry. Michael Jordan and Sean Combs are the
only African American men in history to win this award. Also, this week
NPD released the annual reporting of fragrance sales revealing that Unforgivable
is #1 for the year. Unforgivable beat all other fragrances both men's and
women's'; a rare feat for a men's fragrance. After Unforgivable launched
as #1 in the U.S. and the U.K, the fragrance has maintained record breaking
sales' numbers throughout the year. Unforgivable Woman will launch this
September in conjunction with the Sean John Women's clothing line. [no
word on the next line of Dog fur coats]
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PR reports: INSOMNIUM will support Amorphis
and Swallow the Sun in Europe later this autumn. The tour consists of a
total of 16 shows covering Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway
and Sweden and will end in Helsinki, Finland. INSOMNIUM are also more than
happy to announce that they will team up with Katatonia, Scar Symmetry
and Swallow the Sun to carry out the band's first US tour in September
2007!
June
29 - (FI) Helsinki, Tuska Open Air (with
Emperor, W.A.S.P, Immortal, etc.)
July
14-15 - (FI) Joensuu, Ilosaarirock (With
Opeth, Soilwork, Hatebreed, etc.)
August
17-18 - (FI) Oulu, Jalometalli (with Testament,
Kreator, Rotting Chist, etc.)
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PR reports: The Israelic/German Dark Death
Metal band ETERNAL GRAY is looking for a new drummer to join the current
line-up. The recordings for the second full-lenght CD will take place this
year. Those who are interested can visit the band's MySpace site for more
band-info and songs from the debut-album "Kindless" [see the full story
link] The band is looking in the first place for a drummer who has live
performance - and studio recording experience. Total commitment for Eternal
Gray is of course a must.
Drummers can e-mail the band for more
info or send in their samples :
[email protected] (ONLY Serious Entries!)
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PR reports: Goo Goo Dolls "Before It's Too
Late [Sam and Mikaela's Theme]," the new single from the upcoming Transformers
Movie soundtrack, Transformers - The Album has been released. You can check
it out at the full story link.
The Soundtrack featuring songs from Linkin
Park, Smashing Pumpkins, The Used, Muse, Him, and MuteMath and will be
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