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Found Glory Leave Geffen |
PR reports: Platinum selling artist NEW FOUND
GLORY has amicably parted ways with Geffen Records after 7 years with the
label. NEW FOUND GLORY released five albums with Geffen Records including
the gold selling albums, Sticks And Stones, New Found Glory (ST), and Catalyst.
Geffen "up-streamed" NEW FOUND GLORY from Drive-Thru Records in 2000. Speaking
on behalf of the band, guitarist Chad Gilbert expressed the group's gratitude
and enormous appreciation for the fantastic years the band spent with Geffen.
He also said, "that the band is really excited about the future." In addition
to splitting from Geffen, NEW FOUND GLORY has also parted ways with Rick
DeVoe Management. Gilbert states that "the band and management have split
on good terms. We're very grateful for everything Rick and his staff have
done for us."
NEW FOUND GLORY has returned to Drive-Thru
Records for their next release, From The Screen To Your Stereo Part 2.
Out this fall, From The Screen To Your Stereo Part 2 is a collection of
theme songs from classic movies covered by the band and features cameos
by artists who are friends of NEW FOUND GLORY. [see full story to find
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| Nine
Inch El-P Cassette |
PR reports: After releasing the critically
acclaimed Nobody's Moving EP, instrumental Quiet Trial LP, and various
remixes for artists ranging from Midlake to Asobi Seksu, Cassettes Won't
Listen returns. This time brings us a remix he recently did for El-P featuring
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The track is titled "Flyentology" from
El-P's brand new album I'll Sleep When You're Dead out this Tuesday, March
20th. Download at the full story link.[see full story for more]-
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| Faber
Drive is Coming |
PR reports: Faber Drive scrubs up for the
release of their highly anticipated debut album, Seven Second Surgery,
which hits stores May 15th. Faber Drive broke on to the Canadian music
scene in 2006 by winning the 'Battle of the Bands' at 99.3 The FOX and
becoming Vancouver's #1 band. Now in 2007, the band have recorded their
first album with producers Brian Howes (Hinder) and Joey Moi (Nickelback).
Faber Drive have even had a chance to tour with MxPx and Nickelback.
The first single, "Second Chance" combines
irresistible melodies, power-laden riffs, Churning rhythms and thought
provoking lyrics. Faber Drive creates a stylistically undeniable brand
of rock you cannot help but sing along to. Check out the video for "Second
Chance" at the full story link.
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| Weird
Al Trapped in MySpace |
PR reports: Volcano/Zomba Label Group and
MySpace.com are pleased to announce that "Weird Al" Yankovic's latest music
video, "Trapped in the Drive�Thru," will be available exclusively on MySpace
beginning March 19 thru April 15. "Trapped in the Drive�Thru," an animated
eleven-minute video of Weird Al's parody of R. Kelly's "Trapped In The
Closet," is the latest video release from Weird Al's Grammy-nominated CD
Straight Outta Lynwood, and will be featured as a Cool New Video on the
MySpace home page this Monday.
To kick off the launch of "Trapped in the
Drive-Thru," "Weird Al" Yankovic will be the MySpace Featured Profile during
the week of March 19-25. * On March 26, the video returns to the home page
for 3 days as a MySpace Special, and as a Featured Video. * Catch more
Weird Al humour during March 26-31 when the parody king is profiled as
the Sierra Mist Featured Comedian on MySpace Comedy. * "Trapped in the
Drive-Thru" will also be available as the featured MySpace Music Video
from April 1-8. *
The video will go viral on MySpace from
April 8-15, enabling fans to attach and distribute the video to their friends
and fellow Weird Al fans.- Click
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| Virgin
College Mega Tour |
PR reports: Catch William Tell on this spring's
Virgin College Mega Tour, also featuring Sugarcult and Talib Kweli� what
a line-up! William Tell, of Something Corporate, just released his debut
solo album You Can Hold Me Down.
Apr 7 - House Of Blues - Las Vegas- Las
Vegas, Nebraska
Apr 8 - 4th & B Theater - San Diego
San Diego, California
Apr 9 - House Of Blues - Anaheim Anaheim,
California
Apr 10 - University of Arizona Tucson,
Arizona
Apr 12 - Utah Valley State College Orem,
Utah
Apr 13 - Northern Arizona University Flagstaff,
Arizona
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| Dropping
Daylight Video and Tour Dates |
PR reports: Dropping Daylight is turning heads
everywhere with "Tell Me", the latest single from their album "Brace Yourself".
Check out the video for �Tell Me" at the full story link. Be sure to catch
Dropping Daylight in a city near you, Here are some upcoming dates opening
for Blue October!
March 23rd - Little Rock, AR - Clear Channel
Metroplex
March 24th - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
March 29th - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
March 30th - Los Angeles, CA - House of
Blues
March 31st - Los Angeles, CA - House of
Blues
April 1st - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
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| Britney's
Miracle Spin Dry |
PR reports: TMZ has learned Britney Spears
will be leaving rehab this week, and she has made one of the most amazing
turnarounds in celebrity memory.
Sources say Britney and soon-to-be ex Kevin
Federline had an "amazing meeting" on Sunday. They are not only getting
along, they are hammering out the terms of custody. We're told when Britney
gets out, she and Kevin have agreed to a 50/50 split with physical custody
of their two children. The plan is for Britney to eventually gain primary
custody and Kevin will have visitation.[see full story for more]-
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| The
Slow Signal Fade Split |
PR reports: This just in!!! Some sad news.
Los Angeles based shoegaze / indie rock outfit, THE SLOW SIGNAL FADE will
be calling it a day after 5+ years of pavement pounding, excessively long
van tours, and countless pleased fans. No tales of bad blood, scorned love
affairs, or baby's mama drama here, the band has mutually decided that
it was no longer possible to sustain a "normal" existence on the always
"ON THE VERGE" lifestyle.
They will be playing their FINAL SHOW EVER
on Monday, April 16th at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA. TheSSF play
at 9:30, the show is ALL AGES and FREE!!! If you haven't had the chance
to catch TheSSF live over the past few years, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!!
I RECOMMEND YOU DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!!- Click
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| English
Beat UK Return |
PR reports: The English Beat has just been
announced as special guests on INXS's UK tour in June 2007. This will be
the first time in over 20 years that the legendary British Ska outfit has
played in the UK. The English Beat will perform classics including Mirror
In The Bathroom, Tears Of a Clown, Stand Down Margaret, Hands Off She's
Mine, Save It For Later, I Confess, Twist and Crawl, Doors Of Your Heart
and many, many more.
In other news: The English Beat and UB40
are proud to announce that they will be playing together again, one night
only, under the stars, at the world famous Greek Theatre in Los Angeles,
CA! Date: August 26, 2007- Click
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| Northern
Ireland to Rock US |
PR reports: In late March the Northern Ireland
Music Industry Commission (NIMIC)will present an extensive contemporary
and popular music programme as part of the �Rediscover Northern Ireland'
Arts and Culture Programme in Washington DC. From Friday 23rd March until
Saturday 31st March, the programme will see some of the country's finest
acts performing in concert including Snow Patrol, Duke Special
and Oppenheimer. In association with the
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure the programme takes place in a
variety of venues in the Washington DC area including;
� Snow Patrol at the Bender Arena, Friday
23rd March
� Duke Special and Iain Archer at the
Iota Club, Sunday 25th March
� Foy Vance and Claire Sproule at Jammin'
Java, Tuesday 27th March
� Oppenheimer and Mark Gordon (Skibunny
DJ) at DC9, Wednesday 28th March
� DJs Alan Simms and Timmy Stewart will
be presenting Northern Ireland club culture at Sonar Baltimore, Friday
30th March and BeBar, Saturday 31st March.
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| Chris
Shinn Returns with Everything Is Energy |
PR reports: Chris Shinn, formerly with Unified
Theory, is hitting the road to spread the word about his new band, Everything
Is Energy. They're performing in Hollywood on Thursday, April 12 at King
King at 10:30pm.
After Unified Theory dissolved in 2001,
Chris spent the next few years forming the band now known as Everything
Is Energy. However, that didn't come without some personal sacrifice. After
troubling health issues lead to self-medicating, Chris checked himself
into a treatment facility where he was able to get healthy and subsequently
start his music career refreshed and more balanced. As Chris says, "All
I hoped was to never again feel the way I did going into rehab. I wanted
my voice back." Chris spent the better part of the next year coming to
terms with his addiction to alcohol and putting his emotional well being
first. "Just like most things with me, putting these things first in my
life had to be learned." "Being able to play music with people I love and
make the sort of records we want is success," he continues. "That is the
truth! Before recovery, I felt owed. Living in the sickness prevented me
from living honestly. Now, living in the truth prevents me from that sickness."
To check out four songs from the forthcoming
disc, please head over to Everything Is Energy's Myspace page at the full
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| Smile
Empty Soul Tour |
PR reports: Southern California Rockers SMILE
EMPTY SOUL will be returning to the road with The Exies for the second
leg of their headlining tour. The tour will begin this month in support
of their second album "Vultures" which was released on Bieler Bros. Records SmiLE
EMPTY SOUL's monster hit "Bottom of a Bottle" from their self-titled debut
album, struck GOLD (RIAA certification-wise) for the band. After much adversity,
the band has found a new home with Bieler Bros Records. The aforementioned,
Vultures, can be purchased on the Bieler Bros. website - www.bielerbros.com.
03/23 - Springfield, Missouri at Remmingtons
03/24 - Clear Lake, Iowa at The Surf Ballroom
03/25 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota at Lava
Lounge
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| Amy
Winehouse Tour |
PR reports: Amy Winehouse has been the #1
album on iTunes since it's release last week! In support of her new album,
she will be doing a brief tour of the US (and Toronto).
4/26/07 - San Francisco, CA - Popscene
- w/The Klaxons, Kaiser Chiefs
4/27/07 - Indio, CA - Empire Polo Grounds
4/30/07 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
5/2/07 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
5/3/07 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
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| Whitey
Goes West |
PR reports: UK originator, Whitey, is about
to embark on an amazing US tour with band and armed with an impressive
array of new tunes to get excited about. Here is the chance for the the
masses to hear new tracks-a-plenty as well as the old -
live and unleashed this Spring 2007 in
the USA.
March 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo Lounge
April 4 - San Diego, CA - Beauty Bar
April 5 - Santa Cruz, CA - Rio Theatre
April 6 - Sacramento, CA - Blue Lamp
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| Destroy
All Monsters DVD |
PR reports: DESTROY ALL MONSTERS' "GROW LIVE
MONSTERS" is a selection from short home-made no-budget 8mm, super 8 and
16mm film fantasies made between 1971-1976. Most of the films revolved
around a group of friends and the wall of noise they would create in basement
cellars and in live performance. This was Destroy All Monsters, one of
the most avant-garde "bands" of all time. Featuring artists Niagra, Jim
Shaw, Cary Loren and Mike Kelley, Destroy All Monsters is like nothing
else. Ever. Psychedelic meets noise meets high and low brow art in a Midwestern
blender. Say goodbye to your retinas. MVD will release the DVD on 04/24/2007-
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| The
Two Man Gentlemen Band Tour |
PR reports: Armed with banjo, upright bass,
two tightly harmonized vocals, two loosely harmonized kazoos, and a triangle,
THE TWO MAN GENTLEMEN BAND plays original tunes blending old-time country,
tin-pan alley, and rousing Dixieland swing. THE GENTLEMEN sing about corn
liquor, prime numbers, the Hindenberg, the civil war, and matters of the
heart; some of which they have experienced first hand. THE TWO MAN GENTLEMEN
BAND's second full length, Great Calamities (Serious Business Records),
is now available and the band is now touring the country.
Mar 24 - Pete's Candy Store w/ Friends
Brooklyn, New York
Mar 27 - The Gentlemen @ Muldoon's New
York, New York
Apr 7 - Postcrypt New York, New York
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The good news is that Alpha
sees Sevendust continuing the return to their heavier roots that was seen
on Next--not that 2003's Seasons was soft by any means, Alpha is probably
has the largest number of bludgeoning riffs since 1999's sophomore release
Home.- Read
the full Sevendust - Alpha review
Kaddisfly is hands down one
of the more inventive bands around today. They mix ambient sound with hopeful,
poetic lyrics to generate a sound rarely heard on the music scene. With
each new album, Kaddisfly grows more as musicians and as human beings.
(4 stars)
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the full Kaddisfly - Set Sail the Prairie review
"Gold & Wax" is Gigi's fourth
album. The work is world music in it's truest sense. The music is a mixture
of American jazz and African beats sung by an Ethiopian with an international
line up of musicians � African, Indian, and American. (3.5
stars)
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the full Gigi - Gold & Wax review
The Strays: toss in a spoonful
of the Clash, a dash of the political lean of Dead Kennedys, add a pinch
of Nirvana and a half cup of the New York Dolls and bake for an hour. I
think I caught a whiff of the Stooges as well, but that might just be my
feet. (3 stars)
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Josh Groban presents an album
of music that transcends the language barrier, an understanding of the
words is not required, only a great appreciation for the music.
(4 stars)
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the full Josh Groban - Awake review
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