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| | | * In support of debut full-length An Evening Of Bad Decisions
STATIC RADIO NJ (New Brunswick, N.J.) is hitting the road today for an East Coast tour with Chicago's Shot Baker. The band is also booking an August tour with Let Me Run (XOXO Records).
Both tours are in support of Static Radio NJ's debut full-length An Evening Of Bad Decisions, out later this summer on Black Numbers. You can pre-order the record here or pick up a copy from the band at shows.
An Evening Of Bad Decisions was recorded in Hoboken, New Jersey with acclaimed production company The Machine Shop (Armor For Sleep, Boys Night Out, Every Time I Die). Not only does the album deliver on the foundation laid down by the band's terrific debut EP,One for the Good Guys, it builds a towering skyscraper of soaring melodic punk rock anthems squarely on top of it. Bad Decisions is the record we all thought Static Radio NJ was capable of making. Sometimes it's nice to be right...
TOUR w/ Shot Baker
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JUL 02 - Virginia Beach,
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| | | “Get up and get down and get outside”
Following his triumphantly sold out UK tour back in April and with a summer packed full with festival appearances ahead of him, Frank Turner continues on the road to superstardom with details of his biggest headline tour to date.
October and November will see Frank step it up a level on the live circuit and having now out-grown the smaller venues that have been his second home in the last two years, Frank and his band will be packing out the legendary Oran Moor in Glasgow, The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth and London’s Scala to name but a few.
Full dates are:
OCTOBER
Support on all dates is CHRIS T-T
21The Cockpit, Leeds 7pm £8
22 The Duchess, York 7.30pm £8
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| | | In Stores Next Tuesday
Lima, Ohio pop punkers HIT THE LIGHTS will release their sophomore record Skip School, Start Fights July 8th on Triple Crown Records. Skip School, Start Fights is the follow up to 2006's buzzworthy This Is A Stickup...Don't Make It A Murder which put Hit The Lights on the map and saw them tour with New Found Glory, Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For, Cartel and Boys Like Girls. The band will be on the road all summer, see below for confirmed dates with Set Your Goals, All Time Low, I Am The Avalanche and more.
Skip School, Start Fights was produced by Rob Freeman (Hidden In Plain View) at Pilot Studios in New Jersey and mixed by Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Mayday Parade, All Time Low, Cartel).
Hit The Lights went through a lineup shuffle before they recorded Skip School, Start Fights. When former lead singer Colin Ross left the band last summer to pursue the quiet life, HTL decided it was time to unleash their secret weapon...it was time for their guit
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New acoustic track from Brand New Sin (Syracuse). Self-produced. Available on Altsounds, Snocap and Apollotunes.
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MÖTLEY CRÜE'S SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES THIS WEEK¹S HIGHEST DEBUT ON THE BILLBOARD CHART IN TOP FIVE
ALBUM IS BASED ON THEIR NY TIMES BEST-SELLING BOOK THE DIRT BAND HEADLINES 1st ANNUAL CRÜE FEST TOUR KICKING OFF JULY 1ST Top Five Debut, Top Ten Single and Top Rock Festival Tour Highlight Band¹s Activities
New York, NY * With an impressive first week, legendary rock band Mötley Crüe earned themselves an impressive top 5 debut their highest since 1997¹s Generation Swine on the Billboard chart with Saints Of Los Angeles, their first new album featuring the original lineup in over a decade. The album, inspired by their NY Times best-selling book The Dirt is an example of how forward thinking, integrated marketing and an acclaimed CD can support sales in a lagging music industry. The single, ³Saints of Los Angeles,² which remains a top ten rock track was released simultaneously via the video game Rock Band (a Crüe Fest partner) and to traditional retailers and sold over fi
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LOUISVILLE, KY – Forecastle is thrilled to announce the addition of Wu-Tang Clan founder GZA and Heiroglyphics founder Del the Funky Homosapian as co-headliners of the festival’s opening night, July 25th at the Riverfront Belvedere. Largely viewed as the masterminds behind two of hip-hop’s most influential dynasties, they unite together to take the place of Wu-Tang Clan’s Method Man, who was originally scheduled.
Most recently, Forecastle Festival announced acclaimed environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the year’s keynote speaker. Forecastle Festival’s 3-day music line-up also includes The Disco Biscuits, Tortoise, Del McCoury Band, Ekoostik Hookah, Z-Trip, Dr. Dog, Morning State, Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, and more.
Complete music.art.activism line-ups may be found at: The Forecastle Festival and Summer Symposium + July 25th-27th, 2008 + Louisville, KY.
The GZA (also known as The Genius) is the oldest member of the Wu-Tang Clan and the cousin of t
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The Alps – ‘Not So Laughable Now‘
Single Release Date – 28/07/08
Label – Elusive Music
After a hugely successful year The Alps are back with the brand new single ‘Not So Laughable Now’ released on 28/07/08 taken off their debut album ‘Something I might Regret’.
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Swedish Viking-Metal heroes AMON AMARTH have been added to the bill of the METAL HAMMER sponsored UNHOLY ALLIANCE TOUR CHAPTER III. Already boasting an impressive line up of SLAYER, TRIVIUM and MASTODON, the addition of AMON AMARTH solidifies UAIII’s title as “the heaviest, darkest tour of the year”.
Says AMON AMARTH Frontman Johan Hegg:
"All of us have been huge fans of Slayer since the mid 80’s, and to be able
to tour with this legendary thrash band is a dream come true. We are very
proud and honored to be a part of this year’s Unholy Alliance together with
Trivium and Mastodon.
Slayer fans are die-hard and tough as true Vikings – we know as we are part
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| | | TWO NEW SONGS--"ROBOTS 3, HUMANS 0" AND "BIRTH OF THE ANTI MOTHER"--UP NOW ON MYSPACE
THE ANTI MOTHER is complete.
Atlanta's post-hardcore outfit NORMA JEAN--along with producer Ross Robinson (Slipknot, The Cure, Deftones) and engineer Ryan Boesch--have put the finishing touches on their fourth studio album THE ANTI MOTHER, due out August 5 on Solid State Records.
NORMA JEAN--CORY BRANDAN (lead vocals, guitars), SCOTTIE HENRY (guitars), JAKE SCHULTZ (bass), CHRIS DAY (guitars) and CHRIS RAINES (drums)--are debuting songs from THE ANTI MOTHER live to fans all summer long as main stage headliners on the Vans Warped Tour. In his live review for the Los Angeles Times, August Brown noted of the new material: "Atlanta metal-core quintet Norma Jean made a convincing case for rock's potency, as the riffs from its forthcoming album, 'The Anti Mother,' lived up to singer Cory Brandan's claim that it's 'so heavy, it'll make you want to punch a dolphin in the blowhole'" (6/23/08). In addition, NORMA JEAN are also performing a handful of dates with As
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| | | Help give tits a chance!
All day rock fest and fund-raising extravaganza Lexapalooza returns for its third year, and is even bigger AND better than before.
Taking place on Saturday 6th September 2008 at North London’s mecca of cool; Nambucca, Lexapalooza 2008 will host a wealth of eclectic artists performing across two stages from 1pm until late.
Punk/folk hero FRANK TURNER will return as master of ceremonies this year, spreading the Love, Ire and Song with a live set which promises to be something very special.
Other confirmed acts include:
The fast and furious thrash punk of ARMED RESPONSE UNIT ; “Shouty Folk” troubadour ADAM BOUCHER; up and coming singer-songwriter AL BAKER; the brilliant poetic electro-folk/rock of CHRIS T-T; Scottish riot folk from Dave Hughes; INME’s guitarist and vocalist turned solo artist DAVE MCPHERSON; the innovative stoner rock riff-ery of IN SEARCH OF APOLLO and the electronically tinted progressive post-rock of INERTIA BLOOMS. As well as all that inventi
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| | | METAL HAMMER ISSUE 181
Issue 181 of Metal Hammer magazine, the UK defenders of the rock & metal faith, hits the streets on 2 July 2008 and is jam packed with exclusive news, backstage action and official merchandise. Following the carnage of the annual Golden God Awards show, Metal Hammer brings you all the exclusive backstage gossip, revelry and rock n¹ roll excesses from the heaviest event of the year. Among the stars was Slayer¹s iconic axeman Kerry King, who flew in to pick up his very own Golden God award accompanied by his mate, and star of LA Ink, Kat Von D. And that wasn¹t all in the legend quota *Testament, GWAR¹s Oderus Urungus, Max Cavalera and Disturbed were just some of the names that attended Europe¹s biggest rock awards. Read about all the winners, the sinners, the losers, the scurrilous rumours and the scandalous gossip from the most debauched party of the year! Plus, go backstage for all the stuff you didn¹t see at this year¹s Download Festival, get the lowdown on the new Judas Priest ep
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WELCOME YOU TO THEIR BEAUTIFUL FUTURE….AND ANNOUNCE A SECRET GIG
SINGLE “CAN’T GO BACK” RELEASED 14TH JULY
ALBUM “BEAUTIFUL FUTURE” RELEASED 21ST JULY
Primal Scream introduce their Scottish fans to their astounding 10th album by announcing a very special secret gig on Monday 7th July in Glasgow. This will be an unbelievable opportunity to see the Scream playing an extremely intimate show in their hometown, the week prior to the release of the first single from the new album.
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“DONT MAKE ME WAIT”+ 2 BONUS TRACKS
Brooklyn-Based Garage Pop Outfit To Re-Release 2007 Debut Record
“Don’t Make Me Wait” With 2 Exclusive Bonus Tracks On Feature Records
September 9, 2008
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| | | BAND TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM ON AUGUST 12
Minneapolis' Sick Of Sarah won best emerging artist at this years Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The all female five piece was given the award by winning over the festival crowd whose texts determined the day's winner from the Emerging Artist stage.
Sick of Sarah will be releasing their debut album on August 12th through Adamant Records. The band had previously won MTV's virtual Kaya's battle of the bands, and it was through that they attracted the attention of the LA indie label Adamant. The label released a single called "Bittersweet" which Spin Magazine included the band in a "Buzzcatcher" story comparing Sick Of Sarah to the Breeders and Sleater-Kinney.
The band will be doing a tour around the release of the album bringing their newly christened "award-winning" show to Minneapolis on August 8 at Cabooze followed by shows in Milwaukee at Shanks Hall on August 13, the Double Door in Chicago on August 14 and Brooklyn, Michigan's Jerry's Pub on August 15 and 16.
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I am sure no one is really surprised by this. Last month, Steven Tyler announced he was checking in to rehab to recover from 'foot surgery.' I think we all collectively rolled our eyes, but then dropped the issue. Aerosmith is legendary. You just don't talk about them like that.
Well, as it turns out, Steven Tyler told us the truth we didn't even ask for, revealing an addiction to pain pills and sleeping pills that he developed following foot surgery. He's been playing shows for more than 30 years, and that takes its toll. He was prescribed some pills to help him recover, and the obvious happened.
Tyler was last in rehab in 1986 to recover from drug and alcohol addiction. Now the 60-year old frontman is whipping himself back into shape to go back on the road.
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Boy George was denied a Visa into the US and has been forced to cancel his summer tour. Boy George, whose real name is George O'Dowd, is currently awaiting trial on false imprisonment charges. Apparently a 18 year old man is claiming that he was chained up and threatened by Boy George, who lured him there to work as a photo model.
George has plead not guilty to the charges, and while the UK has not restricted his travel in any way, the US Visa Office denied him entry anyway. The tour had been planned to kick off in Aspen, Colorado on July 10th. He plans to re-schedule for the winter.
Boy George said in a statement released earlier today.
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| | | Lost Interview Airs on BBC
For those of us who were not around back then, it is difficult to imagine The Beatles being young artists just starting to live the dream. Lennon died before I was born and Paul McCartney's solo music has never been very good. But I would hear about The Beatles and how they changed music forever. Almost seems like mythology.
A lost interview from April 30, 1964 was recently discovered sitting in a film canister in an abandoned London garage. The interview was conducted for a Scottish television station and has never been broadcast outside of Scotland. The audio portion of the 9 minute interview was found to be usable and the BBC aired it on Tuesday.
The tape features much younger versions of Lennon and McCartney, who had just returned from their first trip to the United States where they appeared on The Ed Sullivan show and played at the Washington Coliseum, events that would later be considered historic. The two artists discuss how they met and what their songwriting process
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sacked a number of government officials and arrested a man in connection with a set of fake photographs that local authorities had said was proof of the existence of a highly endangered tiger.
In October, forestry officials in Zhenping county in northern Shaanxi province published photos of a tiger in a forest setting, saying they were proof of the existence of the South China tiger. A local farmer who produced the photos was paid a 20,000 yuan (1,453 pounds) reward.
Nine months later, officials admitted the photos were faked, state media said, citing sources at a press conference held by the Shaanxi province government.
Thirteen local officials, including Zhu Julong, deputy head of the province's forestry bureau, and its top wildlife official Wang Wanyun, were sacked, Xinhua said.
Zhou Zhenglong, the farmer who claimed to have taken the photo using a digital camera, was arrested on suspicion of fraud, Xinhua said, after police seized a picture of
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Rhapsody has made their selections for the 50 Gayest Pop Songs of All Time. James Blunt is not listed, so it is obviously incomplete. Here is their top 10:
10. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
9. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
8. Miquel Brown - So Many M
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| | | The Not So Annonymous "12 Steps" out August 12th 2008
For anyone tuned into the sounds of today’s club culture, you’ll be aware that one of the most exciting and well championed of dance musical frequenices and beats is the ‘Baltimore’ or ‘B-more’sound. Spotlighting a genre whose artists dabble and dwell in the "b-more" scene on an international level. From Diplo, Annie Mac, M.I.A, Aaron La Crate, Scottie B and Sinden - One artist who truly stands out is Tittsworth (yes, that's his real last name). Up until recently this sonic movement was mostly confined to the city which gives it its name, however things are already changing with the clever combination of hip-hop attitude and house music, the energy and enthusiasm is spreading like wildfire on an international scale.
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It seems Baltimore provided the answer to the ‘what’s next?’ question that left many scratching their heads as hip-hop’s former appeal dulled out and the youth of today were left needing something to claim as the
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