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Posted on: August 28, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Dragons of Zynth Announce New York Mini Tour, Play McCarren Pool with Modest Mouse on Sept 8th

Debut LP “Coronation Thieves” Out on Gigantic Music October 2nd 2007 Produced by Dragons of Zynth & David Andrew Sitek (TVOTR) “Dragons of Zynth, a Cleveland-bred group whose as-yet-titled debut, is produced by Dragons of Zynth & David Andrew Sitek, which is bonkers. Their hazy rock and synthesizer soul, coupled with brilliant shows in New York, are just what these war-torn summer days should sound like.” – XLR8R

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Posted on: August 28, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Bad Religion Tours With Gallows, Briggs

Punk veterans Bad Religion will embark on a national tour this fall in support of their critically acclaimed album, New Maps of Hell.  Currently wrapping up their headlining stint at the 2007 VanÂ’s Warped Tour, the band will take their incendiary live show on the road this fall with labelmates Gallows and punk act The Briggs in tow.  The tour will kick off on September 29th in Queen Creek, Arizona…

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Posted on: August 28, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

The Silver Seas Set To Release Sophomore LP “High Society” November 13th on Cheap Lullaby Records

*Debut Single “Imaginary Girl” Featured on Paste Magazine CD Sampler *To Perform at Next Big Nashville Festival – Sunday Sept 9th (Details Below) Brooklyn Vegan- June 07 “Their latest album “High Society” is like a soft rock (in a good way) record out of the 70’s that is so pleasant, it’s kind of impossible not to like. They’ve been compared to James Taylor, Jackson Browne, The Beach Boys, and Van…

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Posted on: August 27, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

The Lonely H get up to #99 on CMJ’s Top 200

Seattle based (well, actually Port Angeles, WA, but who’s counting?) rock ‘n’ roll band The Lonely H had a busy summer.  In June, four of the five members graduated from high school, and then immediately after that, the entire band left on their first ever national tour, in support of their sophomore album, “Hair” (The Control Group). 

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Posted on: August 27, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Yung Berg Added To Screamfest, Album Release 11/07

At 21 years old, Chicago native Yung Berg is quietly plotting his take over of the phenomenon we know as Hip Hop. Possessing a flow that sounds like a classic Marvin Gaye tune, with charisma more contagious then the common cold, Yung Berg is the definition of what happens when skills and swagger are pooled into one powerhouse.

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Posted on: August 27, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Machine Head’s Adam Duce To Miss U.S. Tour With Broken Leg

In an unfortunate turn of events, Machine Head bassist Adam Duce will miss this Fall’s highly-anticipated Black Tyranny Tour in the U.S. due to a broken leg suffered while dirt biking in Redding, CA.  Initially thought to be nothing more than a bad sprain, x-rays later confirmed the break, which required surgery to attach a steel plate and two screws to the broken bone.

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Posted on: August 27, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Information, Trailer

Streaming Video – see the Trailer: http://www.newvideo.com/ess/slra/slra.wmv (Windows Media) http://www.newvideo.com/ess/slra/slra.mov (Quicktime) After being forced from their homes by a brutal, decade-long civil war, six Sierra Leonean musicians found an unlikely form of healing to deal with losing everything — they formed a band.

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Posted on: August 26, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Corporal Punishment Records Signs Victory Pill.

Corporate Punishment is proud to announce the addition of one of the UK’s most unique and talented new bands to our roster in the form of VICTORY PILL, featuring ex-Pitchshifter/ Prodigy guitarist Jim Davies, and ex-Prodigy drummer Kieron Pepper.

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Posted on: August 26, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

TankFarm Future Sounds Is Proud To Present Shout Out Louds’ Fall US Tour

TankFarm Future Sounds is a unique partnership with a visionary philosophy rooted in an appreciation for great new music and an ambition to help spread the word about up-and-coming artists that are usually not yet on people’s radar in the music industry. It began in March 2003 as a mix tape for friends of Larry Little, a San Francisco-based music manager and DJ. Eventually, music industry insiders caught wind of…

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Posted on: August 26, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Benzos’ Band Van Breaks Down, Down, Down

Touring nationwide can simply be a pain in the ass. Locating somewhat healthy things to eat is like finding a needle in a haystack. While finding a place to crash is unfortunately sometimes found in the cold, unforgiving floor of a generous fan. But the biggest headache is when the tour van takes a turn for the worse and breaks down.

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Posted on: August 26, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Hatebreed Have New Video, Tour Ozzfest

Connecticut hardcore/metal legends, HATEBREED, have just announced they will debut their new live concert video for “Destroy Everything” as a Myspace Exclusive Video Premiere. The destruction can been experienced by going to the “music” section under the www.myspace.com  main page on August 16th.

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Posted on: August 25, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Galactic Announces Fall Tour

On the heels of its explosive summer tour, GALACTIC – the New Orleans-based frontrunners of futuristic funk – will embark on an extensive, six-week North American trek on October 11th in Flagstaff, Arizona. In support of the quintet’s hotly-anticipated Anti- debut From The Corner To The Block – which drops August 21st and intersects its renowned funk fusion with modern day hip-hop – GALACTIC perform with Lyrics Born on ABC-TV’s…

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Posted on: August 25, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Calvin Harris Will Be Wrecking NYC & LA This September

Like Lily Allen, Klaxons, Jack Penate, Kate Nash, Jamie T, Calvin Harris is part of those ‘myspace sensations’ breakouts you keep reading about. He was wildly popular amongst The Kids and on The Club Scene, a cult producer-slash-singer-slash-bedroom-knob-twiddler who can make the banging-est of pop-dance tunes out of bugger-all kit. The last time he spent any money on gear was three years ago, when he bought a voice processor for…

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Posted on: August 25, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Down To Release III: Over The Under on 9/25

DOWN, consisting of Philip Anselmo, Rex Brown, Pepper Keenan, Kirk Windstein and Jimmy Bower are set to release DOWN III-OVER THE UNDER on Sept. 25th through ILG/Warner Music Group. After releasing two records mainly as a side project, the band got together in the months before Hurricane Katrina to start working on new material. After the tragedy of the Hurricane in which the members were displaced and separated for many…

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Posted on: August 24, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Shout! Factory Releases SXSW Live 2007 Concert DVD

August 21st, 2007 saw the release of SXSW Live 2007, the first ever DVD release of the influential and continually growing festival. The DVD was recorded in March 2007 at SXSW in Austin, TX and contains 18 outstanding performances from the event. SXSW Live 2007 including a mix of cutting edge and established artists, including The Bravery, Aqualung, Peter Bjorn & John, Razorlight, Polyphonic Spree, Rachel Fuller with Pete Townshend,…

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Posted on: August 24, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Los Angeles Experimental Techno Producer Inanna Preps New Releases

Butterfly EP available now at Beatport; Remixes out in September   With the release of her latest EP on Jook Music, Inanna appears to be ready to reap the benefits from years of hard work honing down her novel, atmospheric sound. With a melodic sense rare among her knob-twiddling contemporaries, Inanna spares the glitch and tweaking in favor of something a little more organic, immediate, and (gasp!) emotional. While the…

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Posted on: August 24, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Brainlove Release Reissued Version of Pagan Wanderer Lu’s “Build Library Here”

Brainlove Records are proud to present ‘Build Library Here (or else!)’, a reissued version of Pagan Wanderer Lu‘s 2005 album. Following on the heels of his acclaimed 2006 EP “The Independent Scutineer”, this CD offers highlights of PWL’s prolific recording career to date, making six years of back-catalogue available to new listeners. The release is part of the new Brainlove Editions series, which focuses on the kind of DIY, handmade…

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Posted on: August 23, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Late songwriter Judee’s Live Set released by Water Records

San Francisco’s Water label is releasing the first live collection from the late Judee Sill – “Live In London” taken from 3 BBC performances. Press response so far has been pretty ecstatic – understandably so as Sill created one of the most unique bodies of popular song in the 70’s, a novel mix of folk, gospel and Classical influences. She was in fact the first artist signed to David Geffen’s…

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Posted on: August 23, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Barcelona on Myspace.com Featured Artist, Absolutes Out 9/25, Tour

Seattle melodic indie rock quartet Barcelona will be featured on the front page of Myspace.com beginning at midnight on Wednesday, August 15 (http://www.myspace.com – refresh if it does not appear ) and their full album available for streaming until Friday, August 18 at http://www.myspace.com/wearebarcelona.  Currently, Barcelona sits on the Myspace.com charts as the #4 unsigned artist in Washington state and #61 “indie” artist in the country.

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