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Full Report for 10/22/2009


Them Crooked Vultures Single and Album Appear Ready To Go
antiMusic reports: It's looking like the debut album from Them Crooked Vultures, the new supergroup featuring Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Queens Of The Stoneage's Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, will be released next month and you will be hearing the first song from the effort on radio starting next week.

While the TCV camp are pretty tight lipped, three sources have citied November release dates for the album and two report that the first single, "New Fang," will hit radio next week. Radio megasite FMQB reported on Wednesday that they received word from Interscope Records about the single hitting radio next Monday and they also list a release date of November 17th for the album. iconvsicon.com carried the same news.

Across the pond, Amazon's UK site lists a November 23rd release via Sony. That would put the release a couple weeks before the band are set to tour the island nation.

Meanwhile, if you crave more Them Crooked Vultures, check out this in-depth interview with Homme and Jones at - Arthurmag.com

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Bon Jovi Live Webcast Today
PR reports: Without leaving the comfort of their homes, music fans across the globe will have the exciting opportunity to see Bon Jovi perform LIVE.

This exclusive concert event, broadcast from the band's home state, New Jersey, will be streamed in real time at www.BonJovi.com and will also be available as an embeddable video player. The event also features a special announcement of interest to fans worldwide.

WHEN: Thursday, October 22, 2009 beginning at 12:00 noon EDT (Program repeats after first live showing). WHERE: www.BonJovi.com
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Metallica Fan Missing After Concert
antiMusic reports: Metallica issued a statement on Tuesday asking for help in locating a missing fan. Here is what they had to say: We are deeply concerned about the disappearance of 20 year old Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington, who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday night.

Morgan has blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5'6", 120 lbs., and was wearing a black "Pantera" T-shirt, black skirt, and black boots. She was not carrying I.D. or a cell phone. Morgan was separated from her friends shortly before 9pm at the venue. Police have been searching the area since Monday.

We encourage anyone who has any information regarding Morgan's disappearance to please come forward. Additionally, if you or anyone you know shot video footage or took photos of the concert or audience, please check to see if there is anyone in your photos who might resemble Morgan. Please contact the Virginia State Police at (434) 352-3425 or the UVA Police at (434) 924-7166 or [email protected]. if you have any information.

Our thoughts are with Morgan and her family for her safe return. - Photo of Morgan

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Evanescence Secret Show- Rage Against The Rock Hall- Beatles Producer George Martin Recovering from Surgery- From Arenas to Selling Burgers and more
antiMusic reports: Evanescence will be playing a secret show in New York City on November 4th with label mates Civil Twilight. Tickets will be available for pre-sale through Evclub starting tomorrow (10/21) at noon EDT, until 9 pm on Thursday. They will be available to everyone starting Friday at noon at Ticketmaster.

More special guests have been added to the Rock Hall 25th anniversary shindig. CCR's John Fogerty and Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello will be joining Bruce Springsteen and The Kinks' star Ray Davies will jam with Metallica. other performers

A source tells the AP that Bon Jovi will play the kickoff concert next spring at the new $1.6 billion stadium that will serve as the home for the Giants and Jets. more

Beatles producer Sir George Martin, is recovering after undergoing "routine surgery", his manager has confirmed. But what exactly the surgery was for remains a mystery. more We send our best wishes to George for speedy recovery and our sympathies to Paul McCartney for being subjected to David Letterman's insipid questions. He should go on Craig Ferguson's show next time.

Bret Michaels was seen selling hamburgers to passers-by for $100 or more a piece on Monday, October 19 at 9 E. 53rd St. in New York City as part of his appearance on the new season of Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice". more

Smashing Auction: Gish-era instruments signed by Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin up for charity auction on eBay more

Cold's hidden member Sierra Swan has a new website and a new album coming out. check it out here

3 has released the first song from the album, entitled 'Halloween,' on their label's MySpace page. 'Revisions' will be released on October 27th. more

F**ked Up Comp coming January 26, 2010. According to Punknews.org, the album is titled Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2008 and will accordingly press much of the band's rare and hard-to-find material on a single double CD release.more

Due to scheduling conflicts The Accused were forced to drop-off as support act during one leg of the Municipal Waste U.S. / Canada tour November 2009. Other regions with other support acts on the Municipal Waste headlining tour are. more

70s/80s prog heroes Gentle Giant will be digitally releasing seven of their albums and tracks in digital form for the very first time on November 3rd 2009. more

Propagandhi has announced a one-off show with Canadian metal legends, Sacrifice. more details

Wild Beasts have made their recent live show at the Hoxton Hall in London available to watch in its entirety. The night took place at the Victorian music hall theatre last August and is streaming now at www.wild-beasts.co.uk.

We Singled Out The States earlier this week, but if you can't get enough check out this Fearless TV Performance

If you don't like fat teenage girls with silly emo haircuts and black nail polish, stay inside during November. more -

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Swellers Touring With Paramore and Less Than Jake
Atlantic Records reports: The Swellers have announced plans to hit the road with ska-punk pioneers Less Than Jake this winter on the Warped Tour 15th Anniversary tour.

The group joins the trek on November 15th in Philadelphia at Theatre of Living Arts and continues through December (see itinerary below). The Flint, MI-based band is currently on tour with labelmates Paramore.

The Swellers were featured as a Buzzworthy artist on MTV.com, which stated that "they adept at Tearing. It. Up. For an up-and-coming band they've got a lived-in, robust, buzzsaw sound that will surely fill up all the space at the larger venues Paramore are about to play." - more on this story

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Aiden To Join Anti-Flag On The Economy Sucks, Let's Party! Tour
PR reports: Just returning from a solid UK tour, Aiden is out on the road again for "The Economy Sucks, Let's Party!" Tour.

The tour will be headed by Warped Tour mates Anti-Flag and will also feature Cancer Bats and Fireworks.

The tour kicks off on January 12th in Detroit, MI and wrap up on Pittsburgh, PA on February 6th. - more on this story

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Special Digital Release
PR reports: New York City's favorite alt-rock power trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs sat down with iTunes recently to create an all-new program of music and interview commentary that reflects upon their illustrious nine-year career. The result is ITunes Originals � Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which is released this week.

This very special iTunes exclusive digital album features the band performing acoustic reconstructions of YYY's fan favorites "Our Time" (from a self-titled 2002 EP), the breakthrough single "Maps" (from their 2003 debut Fever to Tell), and several songs from their most recent album It's Blitz: the showstopper "Hysteric," "Dull Life," and "Runaway." The album also includes studio versions of "Y Control," "Gold Lion," "Cheated Hearts," "Down Boy," and "Heads Will Roll."

In addition, fans are treated to interviews with singer Karen O., guitarist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase, as they reflect on and deconstruct the past nine years of their career, revealing the inspirations and fascinating stories behind their songs. - more on this story

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Against Me! To Deliver White Crosses Next Year
PR reports: The new album from Florida punk band Against Me! will be called White Crosses, it was announced today. The band finished tracking the album in Los Angeles with veteran producer Butch Vig this past Saturday. White Crosses is Against Me!'s second album for Sire Records and will be released in 2010.

Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel began writing the songs that will appear on the album more than a year and a half ago. Pre-production with Vig, who also produced the band's 2007 album New Wave, began in early July and the band, which also includes guitarist James Bowman, bassist Andrew Seward, and new drummer George Rebelo (formerly of Hot Water Music) began tracking in mid-August.

Against Me! spent the past two years touring non-stop in support of New Wave, which was released by Sire Records in July 2007.
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Join Motorhead Vicariously In The Studio
PR reports: On November 2nd, U.K.-based publisher John Blake Publishing Co. will publish the authorized 'Motorhead: in the Studio' by biographer Jake Brown w/exclusive interviews from band founder/frontman Lemmy Kilmister.

The first comprehensive study of the in-studio making of the legendary catalog, including such classics as 'Overkill,' 'Bomber,' 'Ace of Spades', 'Orgasmatron,' 'March or Die,' and 'Motorizer' among others, told via first-hand interviews with engineers and legendary producers as Tony Platt, Trevor Hallesy, Will Reid, Thom Panunzio, John Burns, Howard Benson, Ryan Dorn, Mark Dearnley, Chuck Reed, Peter Solley, Arabella Rodriguez, Cameron Webb, and former drummer Pete Gill.

The book's cover was conceived by Kilmister and features the band's classic warpig logo sporting sunglasses and headphones. The book is available for pre-order at the - antiMusic store (plus you can check out the cover art)

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Animals As Leaders Hitting The Road With Between The Buried And Me
PR reports: Animals As Leaders, the progressive, instrumental project of guitar virtuoso Tosin Abasi (ex-Reflux, Born of Osiris), is currently preparing for its first tour, a three-week trek alongside Between The Buried And Me.

During the tour, which kicks off Nov. 7 in Kettering, Ohio, Abasi will be backed by second guitarist Javier Reyes, Chebon Littlefield (laptop), and drummer Navene Koperweis (Animosity, The Faceless).

"Navene and I have actually been talking about working together for quite some time now," says Abasi, noting that Reflux and Animosity have previously toured together. "I'm stoked that it's finally going down! Anyone who has seen his work with Animosity or The Faceless or heard his solo project Fleshrot understands what he's capable of on both drums and guitar." - more on this story

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Green Day Update
UK PR reports: Green Day release '21st Century Breakdown' on December 21st on Reprise as the latest single to be taken from their highly acclaimed album of the same name. The '21st Century Breakdown' album has topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and has already sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.

Green Day are currently embarking upon their first UK tour since early 2005. It includes three sold-out London shows; two at O2 and a Wembley Arena show that was added due to phenomenal public demand. They will follow the tour with dates in mainland Europe before closing the year with further shows in Australia and New Zealand.

The band will also perform at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards that will be held in Berlin on November 5th. They're nominated for Best Live Act, Best Group and Best Rock. - more on this story

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Baroness Debut On Top of the Heatseekers Chart
PR reports: Baroness' brand new album Blue Record has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and #117 on the Billboard Top 200. The Heatseekers Chart lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists who have never appeared in the Top 100 of the Billboard 200.

Blue Record, the follow-up to 2007's Red Album, saw its North American release last Tuesday, October 13th, and is currently streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page.

Baroness will embark on a full U.S. headlining tour in support of Blue Record starting in mid-November. Guests on this month-long tour will include Earthless, Torche, Pig Destroyer, Us Christmas, Iron Age, and more. A complete listing of tour dates and cities for this tour can be found
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