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Winwood's Dirty Hit

Sony reports: Rock legend Steve Winwood's new single, "Dirty City", was the No 1 added single at AAA radio for three weeks in a row, and can currently be found at the No 2 position!

Found on Winwood's new solo release for Columbia Records, Nine Lives (due in stores on 4/29), the searing track features an Eric Clapton guitar solo.

Winwood recently appeared with his former Blind Faith band-mate Clapton on-stage at New York City's Madison Square Garden for three sold-out performances on February 25th, 26th and 28th. Further touring plans include a summer jaunt with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Check out "Dirty City"

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Bullet For My Bullies

HER reports: Getting bullied in school - it's every young student's worst nightmare, and the basis of "Waking the Demon," the next promo video and U.S. single from Bullet For My Valentine's sizzling sophomore album, "Scream Aim Fire" (Jive/Zomba). "Waking the Demon" is probably the hardest song on Bullet's album and has its roots in the band members' own experiences of getting beat up at school because they had long hair or because they were in a band.

According to Bullet For My Valentine's vocalist/lyricist Matt Tuck, "'Waking the Demon' is about finding someone's inner demon. Most of us in the band got pushed around in school so the song is about getting tormented, day in and day out for years, and then one day - 'snap!' - like that!"

The video for "Walking the Demon" was written and directed by Max Nichols (son of Academy Award-winning director Mike) and will breathe a visual life into Bullet's lyrics: "There's just no limits to the boundaries you push / I've warned you but still you just f**k with my mind / There's no escape from this rage / That I feel / Nothing is real / Breathe for me, don't wake me from this slumber / Stay with me possession taking over." - more on this story

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VH1 Honor The Who

AP reports: VH1 holds The Who in such high regard that the rock group is the only act being honored at its upcoming Rock Honors. Now in its third year, the Rock Honors typically celebrate a handful of momentous rock groups and artists: previous honorees have included ZZ Top, Genesis, Kiss and Queen.

But this year, only the Who will be celebrated during the two-hour broadcast, to be taped July 12 in Los Angeles and aired on the network July 17.

The group, which now consists surviving members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, is due to perform along with other acts who will pay tribute to the legendary band. - more info

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Bayside Want Fans To Buy The Walking Wounded Again

PR reports: Bayside are to release The Walking Wounded: Gold Edition on July 22, 2008, a deluxe CD/DVD package of their fourth studio album. The extended CD package will include live acoustic tracks to be recorded at a special performance that will be filmed at Looney Tunes in Long Island on Monday, May 12th. (Visit www.ltcds.com for more details on the in-store performance).

The accompanying DVD is planned to include the full Looney Tunes performance, behind-the-scenes documentary of the band on their Spring 2008 tour, and their music videos from The Walking Wounded.

Once their current national headlining tour with The Starting Line wraps up in late Spring, the band plan to enter Los Angeles' Red Bull Studios in June to write and record their fifth studio album, tentatively titled Shudder. - more including tour dates

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Thin Lizzy's Darren Wharton Plots Daring New Release

PR reports: Wales-based band Dare, headed up by former Thin Lizzy member Darren Wharton, is set to release two albums, "Belief" and "Beneath The Shining Water," on Rock Ridge Music on May 20th. Says Wharton: "For most bands in the UK and Europe, having an album released in America is the ultimate dream. For this reason, I feel extremely honored and proud that Dare's last two albums, 'Belief ' and 'Beneath the Shining Water,' are being released in the US on Rock Ridge Music.

It was when Wharton decided to move away from his hometown of Manchester to the beautiful mountains of North Wales that Dare's current lineup and musical vibe took shape. Settling in the majestic Snowdonia National Park, Wharton quickly set about building his own recording studio. Dare's sound was informed and inspired by the haunting natural beauty of these surroundings -- a new, atmospheric, Celtic feel started to emerge, which can be found among the tracks on both records. "Belief" featured the hit first single "White Horses," which was play listed by UK legendary DJ, Sir Terry Wogan, on the UK's largest national radio station, BBC Radio 2. "Beneath the Shining Water" is a modern classic -- original, yet instantly addictive. Thought-provoking and passionate, while still retaining a dark rock edge, Wharton pushed back the musical boundaries to reveal his uniquely-inspiring voice and music. - more on this story

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Daniel MacMaster Tribute Show

Blabbermouth reports: A tribute concert for late BONHAM vocalist singer Daniel MacMaster will be held on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at The Foundation nightclub in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Tickets will cost $15 and will go on sale soon at www.ticketbreak.com. All proceeds will go to Daniel's longtime girlfriend Tina McCallum and their two children, Kaleb, 8, and Aryanna, 6.

Daniel's close friend and former SCORCHER bandmate Terry Baker, who is helping to organize the show, told BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "Even if you can't go, please show support and buy a ticket anyway as 100% goes to his wife and kids. I'm playing and I'm buying a ticket. - more on this story

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The Dusty Foot Philosopher Coming to US

PR reports: K'naan, global hip-hop artist, is set to release his critically acclaimed album, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, for the first time in the U.S. Originally released in Canada, the album received a Juno Award for Best Rap Recording of the Year and was the BBC 3 Winner for Best New Artist, World Music.

The American version of the album features re-recorded songs, extra tracks, and a bonus DVD. Entitled The Dusty Foot Philosopher Deluxe Version, the album will be released by Bay Area record label, Interdependent Media on June 24th, 2008. - more on this story

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Third Eye Absentstar and Sea Trials

PR reports: Sea Trials, the major label debut from rising young Chicago-based rock band Absentstar, will be released April 15, 2008 on Canvasback Music/Columbia Records. The band is currently out on tour with Third Eye Blind.

Absentstar's four-song EP is already generating attention, as the Cleveland Plain Dealer says, "the band is sure to bring a bit of air to all those radio-music addicts burnt out on the sugar-pill pop sound." Absentstar is on tour now.

Sea Trials was recorded with singer/songwriter/producer Dan Wilson at the Terrarium Studio in Minneapolis and mixed by Michael Brauer (John Mayer, Coldplay, My Morning Jacket, among others). - more on this story

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Jon Peter Lewis Unplugged in Vegas

PR reports: This just in� Jon Peter Lewis will be performing at the New Borders Books & Music in Las Vegas a week from Saturday( April 5th).

The show is in support of the former American Idol's new album Break the Silence, which is scheduled to hit stores on June 3rd.

According to his publicist, this will be an acoustic performance. He also has various other appearances lined up for the remainder of this month and in April. - dates

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Republic Tigers Tour

PR reports: The Republic Tigers have announced a string of shows next month with fellow up-and-comers Tally Hall.

The shows see the band traversing the East Coast throughout April, prior to the release of their debut album Keep Color, due out May 6 on Chop Shop Records.

April
08 Albany NY - Jack Rabbit Slim's
09 Clinton NY - Kirkland Arts Center
10 Northampton MA - Iron Horse
11 Westport CT - Toquet Hall Teen Center
13 Boston MA - Great Scott
14 Brooklyn NY - Southpaw
15 New York NY - Bowery Ballroom
17 Washington DC - DC9
19 Plymouth MI - Salem High School

- check out the song "Buildings & Mountains"

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Marissa Nadler Road Plans

PR reports: Marissa Nadler's album Songs III: Bird on the Water was released to wide acclaim in 2007. Marissa has been working on songs for the follow up to Songs III (tentatively scheduled for Fall 2008) and will be testing some of them out on the road in Europe and some select dates in the US.

Some of the highlights include ATP vs. Pitchdork in the UK, Lo Fi Folk Feast in Paris, Terrastock in Louisville, KY and a very special appearance with Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters) at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. - more on this story

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James McMurtry Touring Just Us Kids

PR reports: Singer/songwriter James McMurtry and his band will embark on a national tour to support his new album, Just Us Kids, on Lightning Rod Records.

"We tour so we can make albums. We make albums so we can tour," said McMurtry. He backs up that statement with a 27-city tour beginning on the April 15 release date.

McMurtry will play a pair of hometown shows at Austin's Continental Club before hitting the road for the seven- week run of dates. The album debuted at #8 on the R&R Americana airplay chart dated Monday, March 24. - more on this story

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Miles Bell RIP

PR reports: Miles Bell, a longtime Nashville based artist manager whose clients included many popular comedians, singers, entertainers and bands from a multitude of genres, died on March 19 of kidney failure in Nashville. He was 61.

Over the course of a career spanning 30 years, the beloved talent agent represented a wide variety of successful clients from all facets of the entertainment industry: comedians (T. "Bubba" Bechtol, Lonnie Shore), magicians (Harry Blackstone, Jr.), songwriters/recording artists (Sandy Kastel), singer/comedians (Sandy Hackett) and bands from every genre from country (The Moffatts) to pop/R&B (4 The Cause), rock and Christian. Bell also represented the worldwide touring revue band The Blues Other Brothers and popular country music parodist Cledus T. Judd. - more on this story

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Change Your Face Every 5,000 Miles

TMZ reports: Here is a little more on the scammer that has been injecting Hollywood with auto lubricant as a alternative to Botox. This mess is just too funny to pass up, so here is a bit more for those that wonder why some of your favorite Hollywood stars are looking so strange these days... they got a lube job!

TMZ reports: The phony doc who injected Priscilla Presley with industrial-grade silicone used to lubricate auto parts had a scam that proved irresistible to Hollywood's elite. Someone who got injected by Daniel Serrano spoke with TMZ about getting lured in. Serrano, who was a doctor in Argentina but unlicensed in the U.S., told patients the serum, which he claimed would remove wrinkles, was much better than Botox -- an all-natural drug he said was used by all the top models in Paris. Serrano told his victims they could not get the drug in the U.S. The patient we spoke with said that made all the women go crazy, thinking they were getting something special, and they were -- a lube job.

The injections were "extremely painful." Serrano said there would be no swelling. The patient we spoke with says she blew up like a balloon, and when the swelling finally went down, the drug didn't eliminate lines. [duhh] - more on this story

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.... Queen Rock Montreal DVD

The concert is from Nov 1981 and it is just an amazing show. As good as this DVD is however, it still fails to capture the magic from the perspective of those who were there. I saw the show the next night and it was one of the best shows that I've ever witnessed. (4.5 stars) - Read the full Queen Rock Montreal DVD review

.... The Two Man Gentlemen Band - Heavy Petting

What would you call a band consisting of a banjo, a string base, a couple of kazoos, and two dapperly dressed chaps churning out a sound from a time mostly forgotten? Why that would have to be Long Island City's own duo The Two Man Gentlemen Band. (3.5 stars) - Read the full The Two Man Gentlemen Band - Heavy Petting review

.... Aetherius Obscuritas - Viziok

Viziok is like a black metal version of Walden by Thoreau- equal parts awe-inspiring and sad, this powerfully wild album is a must for fans of black metal in general and more pagan-inspired black metal in particular. Check it out ASAP. - Read the full Aetherius Obscuritas - Viziok review

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