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A Message From Tori
PR reports: Tori Amos' new studio album, American Doll Posse, will be released on May 1, 2007. The tracklisting for the new album is as follows: Yo George * Big Wheel * Bouncing off Clouds * Teenage Hustling * Digital Ghost * You Can Bring Your Dog * Mr. Bad Man * Fat Slut * Girl Disappearing * Secret Spell * Devils and Gods * Body and Soul * Father's Son * Programmable Soda * Code Red * Roosterspur Bridge * Beauty of Speed * Almost Rosey * Velvet Revolution * Dark Side of the Sun * Posse Bonus * Smokey Joe * Dragon

Click the full story link to download an audio message from Tori about the American Doll Posse
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More Static-X Videos
PR reports: Static-X is two weeks away from dropping the most metal record of their career. Cannibal hits stores on April 3rd and brings the band's sound back to where it all started, hard and fast. With sick guitar solos and Wayne roaring the lyrics, people will know Static-X is back. Check out two new clips where you get to see them laying down the guitar tracks and doing a little road test of the new tracks.

 Static-X in the Studio

Cannibal Test- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Tour
PR reports: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will headline a spring tour that will start with support from The Fratellis in San Diego on May 6th and have them touring through June. The tour will fall on the wings of the release of their fourth album, Baby 81, out May 1st on RCA Records.
5-May Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ*
6-May House of Blues San Diego, CA*
8-May The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA*
9-May The Filmore
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Minus the Bear Tour
PR reports: Minus the Bear will embark on a headline tour with supporting acts The Honorary Title and Suicide Squeeze label mates Chin Up Chin Up this Spring. The trek kicks off in the band's hometown of Seattle, WA on April 26 at the Vera Project and wraps up May 27 at the Sasquatch Music Festival in Quincy, WA. The band will debut new material from their third album, Planet Of Ice, due out August 21, 2007 on Suicide Squeeze Records.

4/26 -- Seattle, WA -- The Vera Project 
4/27 -- Portland, OR -- Hawthorne Theatre 
4/28 -- Eugene, OR -- Indigo District 
4/29 -- Reno, NV -- The New Oasis 
5/1 -- Orangevale, CA -- The Boardwalk 
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Gene Simmons "Ass"vertising
PR reports: Gene Simmons has always had a firm belief in the notion that it's not necessarily what's up front that counts�he also counts the backs. He believes women are beautiful and the world is a better place for it. He believes women should be looked at and adored. And in light of that spirit, he has decided to unabashedly and unapologetically create the first ever "Ass"vertising campaign to launch season 2 of his hit real-life A&E series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". Gene will be joined by 25 scantily clad women at Hard Rock Cafe New York in Times Square where his model entourage - wearing underwear that reads, "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" across their rears - will be handing out branded panties to the people of NYC. After about 30 minutes at Hard Rock, Gene and his girls will make their way down to street level where they'll walk through the busy streets to a chartered Double Decker Bus. From there, they will hit various hot spots around NYC to spread the word � and the panties. 

Thursday, March 22, 2007 12:00pm � 2:00pm HARD ROCK CAFE NEW YORK 1501 Broadway (Corner of 43rd) Times Square New York, NY- Click Here for the Full Story 

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MTV To Resurrect Boybands, American Idol Style
PR reports: The search to recreate Menudo, one of the biggest and most successful Latin pop singing groups, kicks off in Los Angeles. Additional casting sessions in Dallas, Miami and New York will be held through the end of April.

Celebrity judges along with renowned music manager, Johnny Wright will be on hand to audition teenage boys on their natural singing and dancing abilities, charisma and stage presence. The auditions are open to males who are at least 15 years old and appear to be less than 19 years old. All contestants will be asked to sing a song, in English or Spanish, from a pre-selected song list available on mtvtr3s.com. A legal guardian who can sign a release must accompany contestants under 18. Complete eligibility requirements are available at mtvtr3s.com.

Once selected, Menudo will be part of the Epic Records family. The partnership between Epic and Menudo kicks off with a first single in July and the group's "debut" album in December 2007. [headline from March 2008?: Epic reports record loses]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Cephalic Carnage Set Release
PR reports: CEPHALIC CARNAGE has completed work on their brand new full-length, titled Xenosapien.
Xenosapien was recorded by the band and long-time producer / engineer Dave Otero in their studio in Denver, CO. Advance song titles include: "Endless Cycle of Violence", "Touched by an Angel", "Vaporized", "G.lobal O.verhaul D.vice", and "Ov Vicissitude". Xenosapien is scheduled for a May 29 North American release date (May 28 internationally). 

Additionally, CEPHALIC CARNAGE has announced the first European leg of the �Xenosapien World Tour.' This tour will kick-off on May 4 in Utrecht, Netherlands and includes the band's first headlining U.K. tour in over two years. Support on the U.K. portion of this tour will be provided by AKERCOKE. [see full story for dates and more]
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Patti Smith Preview
PR reports: On April 24th Columbia Records will release Twelve, an album of classic songs newly interpreted by 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith. Twelve features collaborations with an assortment of guest artists including playwright Sam Shepard on banjo, early 60s Greenwich Village folk artists John Cohen and Peter Stampfel, Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea and the Black Crowes' Rich Robinson. With the help of these artists, Patti Smith and her band cover a range of songs from the rock & roll cannon including works from Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Tears for Fears, the Doors, Nirvana, Jefferson Airplane, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Allman Brothers and Paul Simon. check out the MP3 of "Gimme Shelter" at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Paul Rodgers Live In Glasgow CD/DVD
PR reports: Eagle Rock Entertainment, will release Paul Rodgers' debut solo DVD ($14.98) Live In Glasgow on May 29 and CD ($13.98) on April 17. Live In Glasgow, recorded in October of 2006 on the last date of his Sold Out UK tour (which included a date at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall), is stunning proof that Rodgers' voice has gained strength and sounds stronger than ever. This 135-minute DVD, shot with 13 cameras, includes brand new songs "Warboys (A Prayer for Peace)" and "Far Distant Shore," as well as songs he has not performed in 35 years, and many of his hits, including "All Right Now," "Feel Like Making Love" and "Can't Get Enough." Soulful, bluesy, swaggering, he belts out his songs, and also plays piano and guitar. The band: guitarist Howard Leese (Heart), bassist Lynn Sorenson, drummer Ryan Hoyle (Collective Soul) and 17-year old guitar prodigy Kurtis Dengler. [see full story for tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Despised Icon Set Release
PR reports: Canadian death/metalcore six-piece DESPISED ICON will release the follow-up to 2005's much lauded "The Healing Process" via Century Media Records on May 21st, 2007. Entitled "The Ills Of Modern Man", the new full-length pummels the listener with sheer aggressiveness backed with impeccable time changes, scathing blast beats and devastating breakdown assaults. These Canadians walk a fine line between the death metal and grindcore genres, resulting in an exciting juxtaposition that will leave all fans of extreme music begging for more.

Furthermore, the band will be touring Europe together with Unearth and Job For A Cowboy from next week on, so check the dates given below and don't miss your chance to see DESPISED ICON presenting their new material live!

To catch a glimpse of what to expect of "The Ills Of Modern Man", check out the band's new track "In The Arms Of Perdition" at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Becoming The Archetype Tracks
PR reports: Atlanta, Georgia's Becoming The Archetype has completed work on their upcoming album titled "The Physics of Fire". Produced by Rob Caggiano (Bleeding Through) this past winter, mixing was finished earlier this month and mastering is currently underway. The album will hit stores in Europe via Century Media Records on June 18th, 2007.

Here is the final track-listing:
01. Epoch of War
02. Immolation
03. Autopsy
04. The Great Fall
05. Nocturne
06. The Monolith
07. Construct and Collapse
08. Endure
09. Fire Made Flesh
10. Second Death
11. The Balance of Eternity
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Amoeba on the Radio
PR reports: Amoeba Music, the world's largest independent music store, is known for its legendary in-store performances. Critically acclaimed New York band TV on the Radio are known for their fantastic live shows. What better way to inaugurate the first-ever release of an Amoeba in-store concert than by releasing a limited-edition EP? The four-track disc, TV on the Radio Live at Amoeba was recorded at Amoeba's Hollywood location in September of 2006. The songs, "Blues From Down Here," "Wolf Like Me," Province," and "Wash the Day" are live versions of tracks from their latest album, Return to Cookie Mountain which Spin magazine named "Album of the Year" in 2006.

This limited-edition, numbered EP will be available exclusively from all 3 Amoeba stores, beginning March 27th, for 30 days or while supplies last. Each person who buys the EP will receive a limited edition poster. Produced by Chris Moore, the disc will be available beginning March 27th at all three Amoeba locations (and online at www.amoeba.com on Tuesday starting at 12:01AM) for $5.98.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Today's Reviews
....MorleyView: Aqualung<
Aqualung is, of course, British-born Matt Hales who writes, sings and produces the material, along with help from his brother Ben and wife Kim. I caught up with Matt as he landed in the U.S. for a quick promo tour.- Read the full Aqualung MorleyView
 
....Abigail Williams - Legend
I was originally suckered into buying this EP because I was convinced it would be a neat forgery of two separate sounds with a touch of creativity, but that's the exact opposite of what Legend is. Legend is just a chunk of trash with few good moments. - Read the full Abigail Williams - Legend review
 
....Sneaky Thieves - Accident(s)
Somewhere in a land far far away (opium den?) Thom Yorke is jealously cursing Sneaky Thieves. Accident(s) does exactly as Yorke wishes he could, if the success of OK Computer and his sudden propensity for cackling did not handcuff him.- Read the full Sneaky Thieves - Accident(s) review
 
....Light This City - Facing the Thousand 
This CD is solid, well-crafted metal, and that's all there is to it. Particularly if you're into bands like Soilwork or Arch Enemy, you need to have Facing the Thousand on your CD rack. - Read the full Light This City - Facing the Thousand review
 
 
 
 

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