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Posted on: November 9, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

ZERO BOYS re-release classic album and fabled lost album

SECRETLY CANADIAN is very proud to announce the re-release of “Vicious Circle”, the essential debut punk album by the Midwest punk legends, Zero Boys. In addition we are also releasing for the first time the lost second album, “History Of”, which includes the classic “Livin’ In The ’80s” EP. These two releases constitute the entirety of their recorded output from the classic ’79-’83 era and will be available January 20,…

Posted on: November 9, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

RELIENT K HEADS OUT WITH TOBY MAC ON “WINTER WONDER-SLAM” TOUR LAUNCHING NOVEMBER 13th

Relient K will hit the road with tobyMac on November 13th for the “Winter Wonder-Slam” tour. As befitting the season, the band will play several Christmas songs as well as a variety of hits and fan favorites from its 10-year history. U.S. Marines will be on hand to collect toys for The Marines Toys for Tots Foundation, so fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped gift to the concert.

Posted on: November 6, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The All American Rejects Premiere Official Music Video

The All-American Rejects have just premiered the video for explosive single “Gives You Hell” on Yahoo! Music. Directed by Marc Webb, the video was described by the band as a neighborly quarrel between two completely opposite households, the square versus the raucous rockers, both of which have front-man Tyson Ritter as the head of the house. The trials and tribulations between the Rockers and the Preps unfold as the video…

Posted on: November 4, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Chris Hicken / Cantinero Continues To Succeed After Release of “Better For The Metaphon”

An immediate contender for the hearts of discerning, literate indie music fans around the world, British born, New York based alt-pop singer/songwriter Chris Hicken—better known to his growing legion of fans as “Cantinero”—entered the highly competitive fray in 2004 with Championship Boxing, his critically acclaimed Artemis/V2 Records debut whose title was a not so subtle metaphor for the successful battle for his creative sanity after years of ups and downs…

Posted on: November 4, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Cassettes Won’t Listen has a new blog on MTV about Independence

Cassettes Won’t Listen has a new blog that will be appearing on MTV2’s Subterranean at www.subterraneanblog.com.  It’s going to offer advice to musicians about the DIY ethic.  Both in his role as an artist and at his day job as Director of Marketing at Def Jux (whose mantra, Independent as Fuck, rang with a sharp clang upon its launch near the beginning of this decade), Cassettes Won’t Listen (a/k/a Jason Drake) has a lot of…

Posted on: November 2, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Gloria Gaynor Releases Christmas CD Featuring a Tribute to the Troops

Gloria Gaynor, long known as a source of inspiration for her hit single “I Will Survive,” has released a Christmas album entitled “Christmas Presence,” just in time for the holiday season. The CD includes many traditional holiday songs such as God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, Frosty the Snowman and O Holy Night.

Posted on: November 2, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Sound of the Smiths: Rhino Offers A Major New Smiths Collection Of Classic Recordings

Rhino announces the release of THE SOUND OF THE SMITHS, a new collection of classic and rare recordings that will be available November 11. The compilation was completed with the full cooperation of Morrissey, who provided the title, and Johnny Marr, who personally supervised the mastering. They both assisted in the track selection, and their joint involvement ensures that this will be the most comprehensive look back at The Smiths’…

Posted on: October 31, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Bloody Irish Boys – Drunk Rock (DVD)

It has been a long time since we have had a chance to cover The Bloody Irish Boys. We had a chance to review and interview them when their CD “Drunk Rock” came out, and we just received the full retail version of their first DVD. Uniting a video component to the cuts of “Drunk Rock”, the first thing that viewers will be able to see with “Drunk Rock” is…

Posted on: October 31, 2008 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Chapin Sisters donate Smiths’ cover to Imagine There’s No Hunger benefit CD along with Lennon

Setting the foundation for the “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign, artist and musician Yoko Ono has graciously donated her late husband John Lennon’s inspirational song “Give Peace A Chance” to the SERVE3 compilation. The CD will also include rare, new or previously unreleased tracks from some of music’s most influential artists, including Bruce Springsteen, Joss Stone, Avril Lavigne, Starsailor, My Morning Jacket and more. SERVE3 will be available at Hard…