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 August 2006 Archives - We have removed all clickable links from our archives - The archives house only a selection from each of our 8.31.06 NEW ROHAN RELEASE Official message: "Hi this is Rohan. Just letting you know that I'll be releasing a new double-album on the 6th of september called 'The Discourses'." You can download a couple of the new tracks off of his official website. We're fans of Rohan's music and are really looking forward to his new album! Make sure to check out the review we did of his previous release, 'Ask A Stupid Question'. - Babble and Beat 8.31.06 STEREOPHONICS UPDATE FROM KELLY Official blog: "How the devil are you all? It's been a while. There's a lot of things happening right now, so just to let ya know we're still alive, I'll run them by you. Ireland Grouse Lodge studio session went very well. We got through over ten songs. A lot of fun was had. They had Guinness on tap. The Guinness family live just up the road. We would pull our own pints at the end of the garden and mark it down in the book to pay at the end. With it being that convenient, we did so every night at midnight.....until we fell over into slumber. It was a great ten days, especially August the 1st, ten years after signing off the dole on to the dotted line of a record contract. That day was messy. We spoke to everyone on the phone from 1996 onwards to say hello and raise a glass, me and Stuart being talking lately too, we bumped into each other in a toilet in Shepherds Bush Empire a while ago and drank together till the morning hours. This week he was telling me about his ringleader outfit he had to wear presenting the Kerrang awards. So the anniversary went well. The songs are rocking yet different from the last album and it seems they have pretty big choruses. We go back into the studio mid September for another two weeks and continue working on the sound of the record. The songs are there, but we want the record to have a big sound that translates anywhere, so rather than do this record the typical way in one big batch of time, taking breaks in between to analyse it, is working well. Everyone has been having time doing their own thing, catching up with friends and having a good time going out. We realised, we haven't had much chance to do that in ten years apart from at the end of one of our gigs...which means most people are five hours drunker than you are, which frankly is a bore. Going to see bands and not playing ourselves has been a refreshing change, not that I saw much more than the inside of the Warner Bros tent at Reading Festival.....myself and my mate Brad (who does the Footswitch mixes) had a lost three days. They watered us well. Pearl Jam and Primal Scream and the Arctic Monkeys were great....The Fall were pretty cool too in a really odd dark way....The Kooks album is fucking great, and as much as I tried to get into that tent to see them, laughing and taking pics with people, we aborted the mission, bought sausage chips and gravy and pissed ourselves laughing listening from afar. All of us went to the Stones gig. Ronnie invited us along. It was a great gig and we had a ball back at Ronnie's house for the annual party. Before the gig, Javier was blown away when I led him into Ronnie's dressing room, who lead us into Keith's dressing room where we watched them play tracks off 'Exile On Main Street' warming up before the gig, ten yards in front of us. Keith was cool as fuck wearing his baseball type cap with a skull and cross bones on it. To see the Stones rehearse in front of you like that is a ridiculous situation and a privilege. I'm going to LA at the beginning of September. I've written a short film, which I'm trying to develop. I will be shooting a read through scene out there with Dougray Scott, a fan and friend of mine for a number of years, he was really into the story and the idea, so that should be a blast and a new experience for me which I'm nervous and excited about. So now I'm gonna lift, shift, and drift back to obscurity and love you and leave you until the next time. Have fun and be merry." Kelly x (Stereophonics) 8.31.06 HOPE OF THE STATES BREAK UP Indie / Rock Official message: "I guess that many of you already know, but Hope Of The States have decided it is the right time for us to go our separate ways. I guess that many of you would like to hear reasons behind our decision, and I guess people expect tales of infighting or external forces weighing heavy upon us...... unfortunately such drama has eluded us. I guess we just decided it was the right time- time for us to walk away with our heads held high and the fire still in our eyes. I would like to start by saying sorry that I have not been able to reply to any of your comments or answer any of your questions since this news accidentally leaked last weekend. We had never wanted our last shows to be thought of as such, we merely wanted to put our all into them as we had with every other thing we ever did. All of the songs we wrote and played will always have a special place within me, and I have to say that the thought of playing the songs for the very last time on Sunday brought many a sickly feeling to our stomachs and many tears to our eyes. We will always have the permanent marks on our arms as reminders of these very special times in our lives. I could list all of the amazing experiences I have had but there is not enough space to write them all. Most of all we leave behind two albums that we hope people will continue to love, and that other people will continue to discover. I would like to thank every single one of you that I have met, and very single person who supported us through the highest and lowest points of our lives. We have been through alot and I am glad that you people were there with us all the way- I will be forever grateful. Reading the comments left by all of you on these pages has left me dumbstruck... I am just so glad that what we worked so hard on and believed in so deeply has had such an effect on so many people. We really did create our own little community didn't we! I bid you all farewell for now with a teary eye and a smile on my face....Thank you one and all." Simon xxxxx
Well, that sucks 'cuz we really like them! You'll like them too; check out their songs 'Left', 'Sing It Out' and 'Blood Meridian' by visiting: 8.31.06 BUTCH WALKER LIVE AT VIRGIN RECORDS Official message: "Butch Walker Live! Catch one of the best live performers of today, Butch Walker, in a rare acoustic performance and signing before his show! Space will be limited."
September 14th 8.30.06 BILLY BRAGG HAS SOMETHING TO SAY TO MTV Official message: "Billy Bragg continues to fight the cause for small artists. In this, his first ever video blog he singles out MTV's new social networking service which contains some very alarming terms and conditions which imply that MTV owns all your rights and much much worse..." God, I love this man. - Stacy, Babble and Beat
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids. 8.30.06 UPDATE FROM THE FABULOUS PATTI SMITH Official message: "I am just writing to say I have been working more on the website and will be making some changes in the next week. I had been kind of negligent for a while as I did a lot of traveling and have had a lot on my mind. But I promise to be more active. I am adding another version of Qana on the site. Just a live late night practice tape. I mispronounced it when I did it myself but it was the only version I had and I thought the sentiments were more important than the pronunciation. I have a penchant for mispronouncing, so sorry about that.
So I hope you will check the site out. I will try to put new stuff up
every day or two. It's a good communication base. Hope to see
you there. Well I've got to go clean out the refrigerator. A good idea is
to put an open new box of Arm and Hammer baking soda on one
of the shelves. It cuts odors. Not that I'm implying anything. All good wishes." - Patti Smith 8.29.06 SEABOUND'S NEW ALBUM Electro / Industrial / Pop Official message: "It's finally time for good news from the Seabound camp: The band is currently recording the last track for their new album 'Double-Crosser', scheduled for a November 2006 release. At this point, several friends and colleagues are involved in putting final touches to the band's third album release, including Ingo Römling (artwork), Roman Kasperski (photography) as well as Olaf Wollschläger and Eskil Simonsson of Covenant (co-production for select tracks). Covenant and Rotersand are preparing remixes, and a special collaboration between Seabound and Australian act Tankt is also in the works.
This week, Seabound have been selected Featured Band on www.vampirefreaks.com/u/seabound . Coinciding with this event, the band offers an exclusive pre-listening snippet from the brand new album track 'Sapphire' on their Vampirefreaks profile." 8.29.06 LOUIS XIV PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Official message: "Louis XIV Photographer for a Day Contest: Louis wants you to come Photograph them at the Del Mar show on September 1st - The Best photographer gets to shoot the first 3 songs from the pit as well as a join in on an arranged photo session. You must email 3 photos you've taken. Honor system here. If you send us rad pictures and then you suck, that won't be a cool scene. Email the photos to john@louisxiv.net .
You must have transport to and from the show. All photos revert to Louis XIV, but photographer will be credited in all usage. The end date for entry is midnight on the 29th of August and the winner will be selected on the 30th. We will have assorted packs containing merch/vinyl and tickets for the 2 runners up." Del Mar Summer Concert Series 8.29.06 HAVE A MUSIC INDUSTRY QUESTION? Official message: "Have a music industry question? Maybe we can answer it. Figure since there are so many millions of people on MySpace looking for answers to things related to the music industry, we at Waxploitation would make our blog available to answer maybe one out of a thousand, if possible. Please feel free to post a question and if we think we can answer it, we'll try." So far, they've been informative. Check out the ongoing blog by visiting:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog. 8.29.06 GWAR HALLOWEEN SHOW (WI!) & POSTER DOWNLOAD
HALLOWEEN NIGHT! Official statement: "The ultra-gore assault of their stage show has long since broken the ultimate extremes of obscenity and sickness. GWAR makes a complete mockery of every metal cliche ever invented and shoots sharp jabs at our culture almost as easily as the fake blood that spews from the stage in torrents." - The Rave
*On Sale This Saturday, Sept. 2nd @ 10am!* 8.29.06 JESSE PINTADO HAS PASSED AWAY We're sorry to report that Jesse Pintado of Terrorizer and Napalm Death fame died August 27th. Here are some heartfelt messages we've come across: Official statement: "I am very sad and upset about this news. Jesse was like a brother to me and we were very close for many years. For now, I feel the most sadness and compassion for his family, that loved him dearly, and tried with all their heart to help Jesse redirect his future. I suppose I feel more anger and frustration than anything, as Jesse was gifted with people who loved and cared about him. Jesse was equally blessed with many companions around the world, and I am sure that many people share the same emptiness at this moment. Now all that I can do is to try and remember the great times we shared together, and hope that Jesse has somehow found peace in his own mind and soul. Thanks ever so much for all of your kind words and concerns." - Mitch Harris (Napalm Death) Official statement: "We are all shocked and saddened by the passing of Jesse Pintado. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends. REST IN PEACE." - Cannibal Corpse 8.28.06 THE DEARS’ NEW RELEASE Official message: "Hi All, Jason here, manager of The Dears. Just wanted to let you know that we are really pleased to announce that The Dears' new album 'Gang Of Losers' has been released today in the UK, Eire & Europe. AND it is released in Canada tomorrow. This is GOOD news. I for one am going out to the shops to get a copy (or 10) tomorrow morning." All the best, Jason. We love their new track, 'Hate Then Love'. Check it out at: www.myspace.com/thedears . www.thedears.org/ 8.28.06 THE RED PAINTINGS SEEK VOLUNTEERS Alternative / Other Official message: "Australian orchestral sci-fi art rockers The Red Paintings are just about to embark on an amazing whirlwind tour with The Dresden Dolls (USA) all across America, New Zealand & Australia (SOLD OUT) and we're on the look out for stage/audience painters and human canvasses. If you're interested in being involved in our artistic delerium please email us at management@theredpaintings.com ." www.myspace.com/theredpaintings 8.28.06 UPCOMING GLENN TILBROOK DATES Upcoming U.S. Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) / Fluffers shows in September:
Wed 6 Stone Pony
Fri 8 The Canal Room
Sun 10 The Stephen Talkhouse
Tue 12 Rams Head 8.27.06 FREE VICE SQUAD DOWNLOAD Official message: "We've made 'Stand Strong Stand Proud' available for free download on i-sound. We will be looking shortly at some more payable downloads that will be unreleased tracks not available anywhere else and possibly also turn them into ringtones as well www.isound.com ." -Vice Squad 8.26.06 THE FIXX TOUR & TV Rock / New Wave / Pop You remember The Fixx... they did 'One Thing Leads To Another', 'Saved By Zero', 'Red Skies', and 'Secret Separation'. Official message: "We'll be guests on GOOD THINGS UTAH on August 30th! The program airs 10:00am local ABC 4 Television - Salt Lake City." www.abc4.com/gtu Upcoming Tour Dates:
Aug 27 2006 8:00P 8.26.06 SEE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE FOR $2 IN PHILLY Rock / Metal / Post Hardcore Official message: "My Chemical Romance will be playing a special show for a mere 2 bucks at The Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia on Wednesday, September 6th. The show's being taped for MTV's $2 Bill series, so if you miss it, you can catch the premiere on MTV2 on Saturday, September 16th at 8:00pm ET/PT. If you miss it, it'll be rerun again and again. Or Tivo is nice too.
The $2 tickets for goes on sale on Saturday, August 26th at 12pm at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, PA (1003 Arch St. Philadelphia, PA 19107) and Ticketmaster.com." 8.24.06 ELECTRIC SIX VIDEO CONTEST Official message: "By now, you've seen the official video for Electric Six's 'I Buy The Drugs,' so you know where we're coming from. However, we're interested to see what you, the fans, are capable of doing with this song in video form. So, we're holding a contest over at the official E6 MySpace site to determine who can make the best fan video for 'I Buy The Drugs.' With the magic of YouTube and with the song available for digital download via ITunes, Napster, Rhapsody, etc., it should be a simple process. The contest begins now and will close on September 8th. Send a link to your video for 'I Buy The Drugs' to the MySpace site, and we'll post the three best efforts right there on the front page. In addition to the massive amount of fame to be generated from winning, the lucky three will also receive the following: - an autographed copy of "Switzerland," signed by all the band members - an "I Buy The Drugs" t-shirt - free admission for you and a guest to the gig of your choice on the upcoming 'Swiss Vengeance' tour (check tour listings on this page for dates and venues, and sorry, but we can't get underaged folks into any 21+ shows, much as we'd like) When you submit the link to your fan video, please also include an email where you can be contacted and your age, in order for us to verify that you'll actually be able to attend the show, should you win. Let the games begin!" 8.24.06 KMFDM BACK CATALOG RE-RELEASED! Official message: "KMFDM is proud to announce the impending release of their classic back catalog on Metropolis Records/KMFDM Records. Long out of print, these masterpieces from the band’s Wax Trax! Records days will be unleashed on the world in the order in which they were originally put out. KMFDM's first three albums, 'What Do You Know, Deutschland?' (1986), 'Don’t Blow Your Top' (1988) and 'UAIOE' (1989) will be available everywhere, including the KMFDM Store, starting Tuesday, September 12th. Each CD has been digitally remastered, presenting these albums in a quality and clarity that has never been heard before. To document the exciting history of KMFDM, each CD will include a booklet featuring the original album art (by famed KMFDM cohort Brute!), extensive liner notes, lyrics for each song and never before seen photos of the band. All work on the releases, from the remastering to the packaging, has been done with the highest level of participation from Sascha K., KMFDM’s leader and founder.
KMFDM would also like to announce that corresponding KMFDM Classic
merchandise will be available exclusively through the KMFDM Store.
Currently there are shirts, stickers, posters and postcards all featuring the
Brute art from the band's first three releases. Items featuring this
art from the band's early days have been out of print for years. Be
sure to check out the various money saving bundles the KMFDM Store has for
these items as well." 8.24.06 STEVE ALBINI’S ELECTRICAL AUDIO RECORDING STUDIO Steve Albini's (Big Black, Shellac, & Rapeman) recording studio, Electrical Audio (Chicago), hosts a free poker tournament every year at the Tape Op Conference. The winner of each year's tournament gets a free day in the studio PLUS tape and other supplies. So, a heads-up for next year's tournament (the 2006 one is over with). Some of the bands listed on their site as having recorded there are the Breeders, Liz Phair, Hurl, Owls, Wire, Built To Spill, Chevelle, High On Fire, Cheap Trick, Flogging Molly, Senator, and many other well-known bands. 8.24.06 MY DYING BRIDE’S UPCOMING RELEASE Official message: "'A Line of Deathless Kings' is the title of the forthcoming My Dying Bride album, scheduled to be released on October 9, 2006. Recorded in Academy Studios and mixed at Chapel Studios, the album will feature nine tracks.
You can get a taste of the new album a little earlier since Peaceville will be releasing a special edit of the track 'Deeper Down' as a single, to be released on September 18, 2006. The release contains not only the new track but also an additional exclusive track titled 'The Child of Eternity' and a live version of 'A Kiss to Remember'." 8.23.06 XE03 – NOW THIS COMPLETELY ROCKS! Industrial / Rock / Gothic Wow! Feeling all shook-up and wondering what hit us. Loving XE03. You must check out their tracks 'Marry Me', 'Hologram Emotions', and 'Therapy'. They do a very decent version of 'Strange Fruit' but we prefer the original and Siouxsie's over this one. XE03's Persia White, vocals & lyrics, has worked with Tricky and is currently a series regular on the show 'Girlfriends'.
8.23.06 NEW PETE YORN Official message: "Preview 'Nightcrawler' now at the VH1 Listening Party... You can now preview 'Nightcrawler' on VH1.com in its entirety: www.vh1.com/artists/az/yorn_pete/ Log on now and be one of the first to hear Pete's incredible new album!"
Pete Yorn's 'Nightcrawler' hits stores August 29th. You can get the single 'For Us' on iTunes now though. 8.23.06 IMOGEN HEAP TOUR DATES FOR U.S. & CANADA Official message: "Hello Duckies - It's that time of year. Here's the Canada/US tour dates for November and December of this year. Ticket information will be up soon and remember, www.imogenheap.com is a plethora of information! Nov. 2006:
07 Montreal, QC Dec. 2006:
05 Portland, OR Remember, Imogen Heap has a UK tour in October and tickets are still available for those dates. More information along with links to ticket purchasing can be found at www.imogenheap.com, cheers." xx elves 8.23.06 PIRATE BALLADS, SEA SONGS & CHANTEYS 'Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys' has hit stores! This is the production we told you about a couple of months ago and how many amazing artists were contributing to this release. Some of these artists are: Nick Cave, John C. Reilly, Rufus Wainwright, Sting, Bryan Ferry, Lucinda Williams, Bono, Stan Ridgway, Lou Reed, Virgin Prunes, and more! 8.22.06 WEEN MESSAGE & NEW ALBUM UPDATE Official message: "Hey there. We just got back from the major chunk of our summer tour. I'd like to thank all of the people who came out, it was a lot of fun for us, pretty much every gig was a total blast. We got to see some beautiful towns that we'd never played, and the shows with the Flaming Lips were completely over the top. We have 4 gigs remaining, possibly until the end of the year. We have about 40 new songs that we wrote and recorded since the beginning of the year and we are now gonna focus all of our attention on completing the new Ween album. As much fun as it is playing shows, we really need to dedicate time to finishing this record. Please check the tourdates page for ticket info on these last 4 gigs. Two of the shows are State Fairs (NY, PA) and the show will be Sonic Youth/Ween/Flaming Lips, in that order. If anyone has any good pictures from the tour I'd like to see them. Danke." Tell us about your photos here: www.chocodog.com/chocodog/ 8.22.06 PRE-ORDER OBSCURE RESIDENTS Official message: "Residential Friend...or fiend... 'Best Left Unspoken Vol. 1 - Obscure Residents Instrumentals' is available for presale right now! This is the first offering in a series of a few more volumes from the obscure Residents instrumental collection! This first one contains a lot of great stuff, some previously unreleased, including pieces from the Tweedles sessions (upcoming release). Here's the track list: 'Pollex Christi' (1997's super limited edition instrumental, and first limited RA release), 'Haeckel's Tale' (main title - written for Showtime's Masters of Horror, but never used), 'The Mad Gasser' (unreleased from the Animal Lover sessions), 'Tired Old Man' (from the Part Three of the Mole Trilogy sessions, previously unreleased), 'Hidden Hand' (from the Demon's Dance Alone sessions on the Deluxe version of DDA), 'Pickle' (from the DDA sessions, released on the Golden Goat DVD single), 'Dead Men' (from the Animal Lover sessions, previously unreleased), 'Mr. Skull's New Year's Eve Song' (a studio reworking of Mr. Skull's intro - from Stranger than Supper), 'Dream Wheel' (from I Murdered Mommy), 'Daydreams in Space' (from Daydream B-Liver), 'The Rubber Robber' (from the Tweedles sessions) 'In the Outhole' (from the Kettles of Fish DVD), 'In an Ugly Mood' (from the Tweedles sessions), 'Jack's Lament' (from the Animal Lover sessions, previously unreleased). Go reserve yer copy now..." - the Ralph Gang 8.22.06 MY ORIGINAL GENE LOVES JEZEBEL PAINTING First off, "Happy Birthday" to the Aston twins today! I recently commissioned Michael Aston of Gene Loves Jezebel to paint me something. I was thrilled when I saw the finished piece! It's absolutely gorgeous and I thought I'd share it with you. *Click on image to enlarge. 
Michael is considering using it on the cd jacket of his next album. "If you'd take a higher res pic, I may well use it for the sleeve for the next record...With your permission of course," Michael Aston. 8.22.06 NEW PROJECT FROM BEN OF MIRANDA SEX GARDEN Alternative / Gothic / Experimental Ben Golomstock of Miranda Sex Garden has recently released his album 'Stories From The Moon'. We love the haunting tracks we've heard thus far, 'Haunted Palace' and 'Oceans'. Check out these songs by visiting myspace.com/mirandasexgarden . Partial official description: "Ben Golomstock, nurtured something unspeakable called the Naked Goat, dabbled in all kinds of nonsense, currently cavorts with Owls, and has just finished a project called 'Stories From The Moon', a sprawling monstrosity that features people from Miranda Sex Garden, the Mediaeval Baebes, Queen Adreena, Daisy Chainsaw, and a panoply of other people that you would not want to shake a stick at. Really, please don't shake a stick at them. They would not like that." 8.21.06 HOWARD JONES NEWS Official message: "Howard Jones and Robin will be playing a 2 x 45 minute acoustic gig in Landau in Germany on September 10th 2006: 76829 Landau, Zoo Landau, Hindenburgstraße 12-14 And we thought that you would like to see an interview with Howard recorded
in his old home in Maidenhead with Richard Lawson, where Howard talks about
the 20th anniversary concert and synthesizers: 8.20.06 ANDROID LUST @COACHELLA 2007? Alternative / Electronica / Industrial Official message: "Want to see Android Lust play at 2007 Coachella festival? Go add the festival as a friend at myspace.com/coachella, check out their blog post at: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog. Who do you want to see in 2007?, and leave a blog comment telling them you want to see ANDROID LUST! Nothing is guaranteed of course, but they do read what people tell them. The stronger the show of support, the more likely they are to pay attention! Thanks!" 8.20.06 DAWN OF ASHES – ATTN. DJS & PROMOTERS Industrial / Electronica / Trance Official message: "IN THE ACTS OF VIOLENCE cd release parties for September: We are going to be booking cd release parties all over the USA, this will include us selling the debut album 'In the acts of violence', Dj promos /and posters. If you are a dj or a club promoter please contact us asap. We will start having these release partys at the end of September." :K:> (Dawn Of Ashes) 8.19.06 MISFITS & OSAKA POPSTAR Official Misfits message: "Osaka Popstar live premiere hits London w/ the Misfits Sept. 21st! We've had a huge influx of fan requests for Osaka Popstar to tour the UK. Your voice has been heard and we're about to deliver! Hot on the heels of the announcement that Osaka Popstar will perform live throughout North America with the Misfits this Fall on the Fiend Fest tour, demand in the UK warranted the same. We're pleased to announce that OSAKA POPSTAR AND THE AMERICAN LEGENDS OF PUNK will make their LIVE WORLD PREMIERE in LONDON on Sept. 21st! In fact, all of the MISFITS UK dates (misfitsrecords.com/tours.html) running SEPT. 21 - 30 will now include a special guest appearance by Osaka Popstar within the Misfits headlining slot. Not only can you expect a full set of Misfits classics old and new delivered with maximum intensity by JERRY, ROBO & DEZ, but as an added attraction; OSAKA POPSTAR frontman JOHN CAFIERO, Guitarist IVAN JULIAN (Voidoids, The Clash, Matthew Sweet) and Hall of Famer MARKY RAMONE of the world Famous RAMONES on drums will join Jerry and Dez on stage to perform a mini set of songs from the new CD OSAKA POPSTAR AND THE AMERICAN LEGENDS OF PUNK! A couple of RAMONES classics will be performed by Osaka Popstar as well so get your tickets NOW while you still can! You can hear John & Marky discuss this and lots more in the AUDIO ARCHIVE of their recent interview with radio personality Amber Kuhl of Out of the Box in your choice of: streaming MP3:
or REAL AUDIO: The interview segment runs over 20 minutes and even includes 3 full songs from the CD!" 8.19.06 COOL WOLFMOTHER MERCHANDISE Official message: "In need of some retail therapy? There's a heap of new merch available at the Wolfmother store including a girls singlet, hoody, sheet music, poster, hat, socks and a limited amount of tour tees from the recent Australian tour. There are also links to online stores in the UK/Europe and North America for those who don't want to ship from Australia." 8.19.06 NITZER EBB'S RECENT RELEASE Official message: "The original EBM duo, Nitzer Ebb cut a dynamic swathe through the Hard Beat/Industrial Music/EBM scene of the 1980's and 90's with their teutonic beats and aggressive sound characterized by powerful rhythms, minimal sequenced hooks and fierce, chanted lyrics. They were one of the original electro-punks before the genre even existed. Now they return with long overdue Double Disc collection 'Body of Work 1984-1997' bringing together all 19 of their hit singles on Disc 1 together with Classic Remixes, Exclusive B-Sides and Rare tracks on Disc 2. 'Body of Work 1984-1997' delivers a timely reminder of one of the most influential and ground breaking acts of the EBM / Underground Electronic scene. Essential for any EBM fans collection. Genre: Electro." -Metropolis This album was released in June but somehow went unnoticed by many. So, now you know.
www.industrialmusic.com/ 8.18.06 DIRTY KANVUS DOES DEPECHE MODE Experimental / Indie / Rock Partial official description: "Dirty Kanvus are a band from Nottingham. Clark Lupton - vocals, rhythm guitar : John E Watkins - Guitar, vocals : Tom Phillipson - Bass Guitar : Justin Watkins - Drums-Keys. Being lifelong friends/brothers, Dirty Kanvus have developed a passion and vision to create music. Their sound is a breath of fresh air and is sure to get free into the waiting world. Dirty Kanvus are an exciting prospect now and for the future and are riding the wave with the current bands of our generation, finding inspiration wherever their feet and minds take them." We like their lightly distorted version of 'Enjoy The Silence' by Depeche Mode. We also really like their original songs, 'Come Celebrate' and 'Jacqueline Jones'. 8.18.06 LISTEN TO NEW BELLA MORTE TRACKS Official message: "Check out Bella Morte's Myspace page (myspace.com/bellamorte) to hear the first single 'On the Edge' from the new CD ('Bleed The Grey Sky Black') long before it's released on October 10th. Also, four other song clips are available at www.bellamorte.com . Now you can hear why everyone's so excited about this one!" 8.18.06 THE VON BONDIES – WORKING ON NEXT RELEASE Indie / Alternative / Rock Official message: "Good news... We (the Von Bondies) are getting oh so close to finishing the record. We are a song or two away from lift off. And we promise to have lots of B-side/extra goodies for all of you who have waited so patiently. The album is still yet to be titled we are trying to decide between 'Love, Hate, and Then There's You' or 'Modern Saints'.
We are looking to have the record come out early spring 2007." (fingers crossed) xx The VBs 8.18.06 CRADLE OF FILTH INTRODUCES YOU TO ANGTORIA
COF: Metal / Gothic / Black Metal Official message: "As most of you should be aware, Sarah (...Jezebel Deva) has been Cradle of Filth's backing singer for over 12 years. She has appeared on every album apart from the first and has been touring with them since '97 and also worked with other bands such as Therion and Mortiis. After years of just being the backing singer, she has finally got her own band: Angtoria. CoF totally support her with this and this doesn't mean that she has left CoF either. Please support her buy buying the album 'God Has A Plan For Us All'. It was released May this year but due to be released in the USA/Canada October time. Regardless, you can order it via mail order and also walk into any store and order it! Dave Pybus is also part of her band and there are a few guest appearances on her album too, including Aaron, the lead singer of My Dying Bride. After all her years of dedication to CoF, she deserves the support! So get buying guys!" Visit www.angtoria.com for more info!!!!! 8.18.06 SPEAR OF DESTINY UPDATES FROM KB Official message: "Fiends, Romans and Countrymen, lend me your ears for I have need of them....... I have just returned from a wonderful time in old country Ireland with my daughter who flew in for the occasion. Great do nothing times. I also had my birthday bash there and amazingly stayed sober throughout. Awful I know......the best layed plans of ice and men etc. I returned to England to deal with reality.....an old friend asked me to do a show with his band The Four Guns who had reformed for a few one-offs here and there. I said yes. It turned out to be good fun and a chance to see if I could still do it as a 'one-man band'. To say playing solo is a challenge would be absolutely true, and it was in this case as per.... There was 200 people there and it went down very well. Thank you Brighthelmston. 'Spear Of Destiny Re-Animation Tour': This ghastly Tour starts from around the end of November going into December. This Tour will be to promote the most recent sickening album 'Loadestone'. I know most of the hardcore soldiers have this album already, and the accolades they have given it I have to say firstly, have been greatly appreciated. But this Tour will help to bring a really important album to the attention of people who in all probability don't check in on the various websites and simply just come out to enjoy a night of malice and mischief with SPEAR in their hometowns and cities. I have to say, I am really looking forward to playing the music of evil SPEAR again after this extended break. It will put some fire, fear and adrenaline back in the blood. So, when the dates are finally finalised, very shortly I'm informed, spread the word...... the EVIL SPEAR will be back on the roads of the former republiks of the U.K. !!!!!
Chain wives to their beds, lock children in cupboards, and tell them begin
praying to whatever god they believe will save them....for the SPEAR passes
by their door.......who knows who it will take this time.... who among them
all, will live to see the hateful year of 2007." 8.18.06 UPCOMING DIAMANDA GALAS SHOWS
Aug 24th, New York City (US)
Aug 31st, New York City (US)
Sep 11th, Paris (France)
Sept 16th, Ghent (Belgium)
Oct 19th, San Francisco (US)
Oct 21st, San Francisco
Oct 27th, Los Angeles (US) 8.17.06 ICEHOUSE IS INDUCTED INTO ARIA HALL OF FAME Official message: "Icehouse brought in Cold Chisel's Ian Moss for a helping hand during their induction into the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Assocation) Hall of Fame. Moss performed with Icehouse on the classic Flowers track 'We Can Get Together' and before that Iva Davis gave the crowd 'Great Southern Land'. Icehouse were inducted by The Whitlams Tim Freedman. The ARIA Hall of Fame was held in Melbourne's Regent Theatre Ballroom. This was the second year of the ceremony. The show featured performances from Divinyls, Daddy Cool, Lobby Loyde, Jet, The McClymonts, Vanessa Amorisi. It will air on VH1 (in Australia) this Sunday at 8.30pm EST." 8.17.06 THE GENITORTURERS SEEK DANCER FOR TOUR Metal / Industrial / Gothic (Ahh, hello...) Official message: "Genitorturers are casting for experienced female stageperformer / dancer for the upcoming tour.
- Must be over 21 years of age Strong preference given to performers living in FL or GA. ONLY experienced performers will be considered. Contact us via myspace.com/genitorturers." 8.17.06 MR. LEAETHER STRIP HIMSELF WANTS YOUR FETISH Official message: "Hey Friends and Foe's, I know all of you people out there got some sick little perverted fetish thing going on in your heads. I wanna watch damnit!!! So if you want to share your "artistic" fetish with me and the rest of the world, I need you guys to find your camera and snap a photo of you acting out that sick sick fetish I am sure you got... I will along with Alfa Matrix (label) pick out what we think is the best for a special booklet that will be placed with my next release. I know you guys want to share your fetish. If you show me yours I will show you mine!! You got until 15 september to mail the pictures to faetish@alfa-matrix.com and add your name and address in the mail! Be my Fetish!" - Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip) 8.16.06 RIOT FEST - FEATURING NAKED RAYGUN! (CHICAGO, IL)
November 5, 2006 2006 Lineup: Naked Raygun, The Blue Meanies, The Misfits, The Bollweevils, The Adicts, Mustard Plug, The Business, The Toasters, Osaka Popstar, U.K. Subs, Orange, Deal's Gone Bad, Iattack, Secret Agent Bill, The Gravetones, Fear City, The Massacres, Audio Violence, & Juicehead.
8.16.06 CRACKER & CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN DATES
2nd Annual Cracker / Camper Van Beethoven Campout:
Other Cracker with Camper Van Beethoven Shows:
Wed., Aug 16 - Solano Beach, CA, Belly Up Tavern 8.16.06 NO MORE MARS VOLTA WALLETS Official message: "Due to overwhelming response to the new merch and the free wallets, we've run out of wallets! All orders that came in on 8/15 should receive the wallet, and most orders from 8/16 will too, but now we're out! No more free wallets! So don't worry, if your reading this and you placed your order on 8/15 or 8/16, you SHOULD receive your wallet.. But the offer is void starting now since we just don't have anymore! We DO however still have new merch... And more new styles are on the way!" 8.16.06 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE QUEEN Live At The Electric Proms: Official message: "The BBC today announce their Electric Proms season at London's Roundhouse. The line-up includes The Good, The Bad and The Queen, a new project featuring Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon Tong. Tickets for the 26th October gig go onsale at 10am on Wednesday 16th of August, priced £15 and can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms or www.roundhouse.org.uk (£1 booking fee per ticket), or by phone from the Roundhouse box office on 0870 389 1846 (£2.50 booking fee per ticket). DAMON ALBARN: The Good The Bad and The Queen, it's... it's a story, it's not a band. I'm very very proud of this record and I think it's worth while putting it out. It's a very English record, it's the first time I've really written about home, since sort of Parklife. I've always wanted to play the Roundhouse. You know, I love the idea that you have to be something that hasn't been heard before. Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz) began working with Tony Allen and Simon Tong (The Verve) in 2002. Damon introduced Paul Simonon (The Clash) to Tony and Simon in 2005 and the four began work on The Good, The Bad and The Queen. The Good, The Bad and The Queen, produced by Danger Mouse, is due out in 2007. For a video preview, mailing list and news head to thegoodthebadandthequeen.com . 8.15.06 GET YOUR BAND BOOKED AT CHICAGO'S METRO Official message: "Have a band? Want to play at Metro (Chicago, IL)? At Metro we are always looking for new bands and welcome any and all demos. You do not need to have a CD or be on a label. All you need to do is send your demo to us and give us at least 2 weeks to listen to it. All demos are responded to by e-mail." Send to:
Metro Contact us by email:
Sean McDonough 8.15.06 DROP DEAD FESTIVAL (NY) "Biggest international horror festival with Deathrock, Psychobilly, Horror, Punk, New Wave, Goth, Dirge, Gothabilly, Post Punk, and more."
Drop Dead Festival 2006 - NYC, NY Bands scheduled to play:
Lene Lovich (UK) 8.15.06 BLANCMANGE IS BACK TOGETHER & RECORDING A NEW ALBUM You may remember Blancmange's biggest U.S. hit, 'Lose Your Love' (from the fabulous 80s). They disbanded in 1986 but the original members, Stephen Luscombe and Neil Arthur, have recently gotten back together. They are currently working on a new album. We like their new song 'Come On Now'. You can check it out by going to myspace.com/blancmange2006 . 8.14.06 NEW JARS OF CLAY RELEASE Rock / Pop / Christian Jars Of Clay's new album 'Good Monsters' will be available at all fine stores on September 5th. You may remember their successful song "Flood" from 1995. We especially like their new song 'Dead Man (Carry Me)', as well as 'Good Monsters'.
8.14.06 THE SMALL PARTY HAS BEEN CRASHED Rock / Acoustic / Alternative Partial official description: "From humble roots in Liverpool, the band (The Small Party) have soared above the underground scene and performed in such places as The Star and Garter, The Lomax and The Barfly, as well as turning down support slots with high profile American bands, due to fear of blowing them off the stage! Bootleg copies of their live material have been around for a while, and this has prompted the band to release a studio album (recorded with Mark Wainwright in Alien Sound in Bickerstaff) 'Life of Confessions'."
We really like their songs 'Nowhere Found' and 'Never What It Seems'. So, check them out! 8.13.06 TOOL BLOG Official blog: "US AND THEM - Anyone from Ponca City, Oklahoma, Monowi, Nebraska, Dillon, South Carolina, Shiloh, Illinois, Bibb City, Georgia, Zolfo Springs, Florida, and Fife, Alabama who is currently hanging out in Asia, don't forget that TOOL will be playing at the Olympic Main Stadium in SEOUL, KOREA on AUGUST 15 (obviously as part of the Illuminati's global agenda). Honestly, though, I don't know what happened to St. Louis, Misery this time around - what with Steak & Shake, toasted ravioli on The Hill, the gentleman clubs in nearby Sauget (best pole-riders in the USA, and a strip club where a person can still consume alcohol (as opposed to $9.00 7ups) and tell if that blonde farmer's daughter has carpet or hardwood floors), black triangle sightings with reliable witnesses (hear that, Fife!!!), ancient Mayan artifacts in the Cahokia mounds, and gleaming Egyptian treasures in Burrows Cave (Southern IL.) where the locals can still be seen praying fervently to their Xian God in the Perkins' Pancake House. And then there's Atlanta with all that red clay from spilled Yankee blood... Okay, so you're not visiting Seoul, and are a little concerned that the band won't be coming to your neck of the woods on this leg of the US Summer/Fall tour. In the past, didn't they usually come back around after Europe, Australia*, etc. and play somewhere within hitch-hiking reach? I still have a chocolate gator in my fridge that says they did. Besides, don't you want to wait until that set list is mixed up? Anyway, I was just thinking about the rest of you while sitting in traffic, wondering if there was going to be a quake while stuck under the overpass or if I should hand some coins to the homeless Vietnam vet who, truth be know, probably never even smoked pot in 'Nam, and who makes $3,000.00 a week.
* While I'm on the subject, I know Aussies don't put ketchup on their meat-pies, which is why I said to WORRY about someone squeezing ketchup on them. It wouldn't make sense for me to tell you to worry about tomato sauce or red Ned, or whatever you want to call it, now would it? Geez, don't make me come down to the Crocodile Dundee level here! Still, I'm excited about visiting at some point - maybe drink some Fosters oil cans in all those great Outback Steak Houses you've down under (if we're not going throw shrimp on the barbie)."
8.12.06 ROCK KILLS KID FRONTMAN CONFRONTS HOTEL ROOM INTRUDER This band plays Rock / Alternative / Electronica music and are currently known for their recent hit song 'Paralyzed'. Official message: "Rock Kills Kid lead singer Jeff Tucker was the victim of a burglary in his Honolulu hotel room in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 6th. Asleep in his room at Waikikis Doubletree Alana Hotel, Tucker was awakened at 5:30 a.m. to find an intruder standing over him and glaring. "At first I thought I was dreaming," Tucker says. "Second, I thought it was a hotel worker putting towels in the room. I looked at him and said hello and he bolted." Tucker soon realized the intruder had stolen his wallet, cell phone, credit card, and room key. Police have arrested 20-year-old Brandon Riester, whom they say is a member of the U.S. Navy. The police allege that Riester climbed onto Tuckers fifth-floor balcony and entered and exited the singer's room through the sliding door. When Riester fled, he was chased down the street by Tucker and Rock Kills Kids' manager Rodney Afshari. Riester was confronted and held by Tucker and Afshari until police arrived. The police arrived and Riester was apprehended by detective Schell and booked at the Waikiki police department under a citizen's arrest. Riester faces the possibility of years in prison if convicted. Rock Kills Kid, who were on the island to perform at the Band Camp Festival on August 5th, were interviewed by Honolulus Channel 2 News, which aired the segment that night on all of its NBC and CBS affiliates."
8.12.06 NEW VIDEO BY L7'S DONITA SPARKS Have you seen the new Donita Sparks video for her song 'Infancy Of A Disaster'? The video's cool but the song is the star - it's really, really good! Also, Donita is a contributing music blogger, every Friday at 11AM Pacific Time, at www.firedoglake.com .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXwGsJWqSW8 8.11.06 NEW FOETUS VIDEO Other / Classical / Progressive Official message: "A new Foetus video is up on line now! The video is for the song 'Time Marches On' from the latest Foetus album 'Love'. It is an animated video directed and animated by Swedish video artist Sam Sohlberg. The original performance footage of J.G. Thirlwell was filmed in Berlin then painstakingly redrawn, recolored, doctored and interspliced with other psychedelic imagery for this stunning, exciting creation." Watch for an early 2007 release, 'Vein' (Birdman Records). 8.11.06 EVANESCENCE UPDATES The new Evanescence album, 'The Open Door' is set to drop October 3rd. They will be touring Canada and the United States in October as well. Tour Schedule: (Tix on sale 8/19)
10/5/2006 Kool Haus Toronto, ON 8.11.06 JENNY LEWIS & THE WATSON TWINS UPDATES Indie / Folk / Soul Official messages: "On, August 26th Jenny Lewis will be among the performers appearing for the Bookeaters benefit concert at Royce Hall in LA. 'Revenge of the Bookeaters' benefits writing centers around the country. See the Bookeaters website (www.bookeaters.org) for tickets and additional information. Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins Announce Fall Tour! In January of this year Jenny Lewis released 'Rabbit Fur Coat' (Team Love), a warm and soulful record that structured tales of love, loss & religion around her hauntingly sensual voice, all with the rich back-up of Kentucky-bred singers The Watson Twins. The album was universally acclaimed and Jenny took to the road in the US, Europe and Japan - winning over crowds from Fuji to Scandinavia. The live show features the talents of LA-based musical virtuosos Jonathan Rice, Farmer Dave and Michael Runion, along with Rilo Kiley compadre Jason Boesel on drums." Tour dates:
Sat-Sep-30 Denver, CO The Fillmore *
(* - co-headline with North Mississippi All Stars)
8.11.06 BECOME LEIGH NASH'S "REMIXER EXTRAORDINAIRE" Official message: "Hello All... That's right... it's time to get crafty! This is your chance to become "Remixer Extraordinaire" to Leigh Nash ( Sixpence None The Richer). Go to http://stems.leighnash.com/remix.action and follow the simple instructions. Download multitracks, upload your finished remix, then listen and rate other fan's creations. First place will be judged by real life remixers: Marlin, Morgan Page, Styrofoam, Panoptica, and The Submarines. Winner gets an iPod and seven exclusive remixed Leigh Nash tracks by our special judges. Contest ends September 1, 2006. Remix! Remix! Remix!" - Team Leigh *Watch for Leigh's upcoming 'Blue on Blue' album. 8.10.06 AN ANSWERING MACHINE YOU'LL LIKE Indie / Pop Part of official description: "In winter 2005/2006 it snowed a little, the radiator dripped and the heating broke down, but The Answering Machine sat in their bedroom in Manchester with little heaters and wrote songs anyway. Even though they had cold hands and had to wear mittens in between songs Martin, Pat and Gemma worked on songs influenced by their heroes The Strokes, The Radio Dept., The Brilliant Corners, and Shout Out Louds - to create their own style of imaginative, melodic, poetic and joyous pop music." We really enjoyed listening to their following tracks: 'Oh Christina', 'Oklahoma', and 'Answer Me'. You can listen to these clips by www.myspace.com/theansweringmachine . 8.10.06 GIRLS IN HAWAII Indie / Pop / Alternative "We are not Girls. We are not from Hawaii either." Wow! We're so glad thes guys alerted us of their music! The first Girls In Hawaii song we listened to was 'Found In The Ground' and we absolutely love it! Then we checked out 'Organeum' - which is an amazing tune as well. So far, their sound is reminding us a bit of a much mellower Smashing Pumpkins meets Grandaddy. |
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An Interview With MANTRA II: We recently spoke with Cat Mantra & Terry Lee Miall (Adam & the Ants) of Mantra II. Click image to view interview.
http://music.yahoo. com/read/news/ 35550626 8.31.06 Eminem To Design Nikes For Charity: Official message: "Eminem has teamed up with Nike to create a limited edition run of the company's Air Max series shoe. The effort will go towards raising money for the lyricist's Marshall Mathers Foundation and www.ninemillion.org. Eminem will design limited-edition uppers of eight different shoes in the series, from the Air Max '87 to Air Max 360. Sixty-four pairs of shoes will be produced before being numbered and autographed by the rapper and auctioned off over a four-week period at Nike stores worldwide and on eBay, beginning Aug. 31." Why are we covering Eminem? Stacy has a love/hate relationship with him, and it's a great cause, that's why! -Babble & Beat 8.29.06 Tegan & Sara Featured: Indie / Pop / Rock Official statement: "Tegan & Sara are the house band for the next week on mtvU.com. They are featuring a tonne of T&S content like videos from the new DVD. www.mtvu.com/ music/house_band/ !" 8.29.06 Atomic Records Has LOTS Of Posters: Official statement: "We've Got Posters! Just moved into a crummy off-campus apartment and there's some nasty stain on the wall that needs covering? Ask to see our mega-list of posters (so many of 'em that they're stowed in the basement) and we'll hook you up." Atomic Records 1813 E. Locust St. Milwaukee, WI (414) 332-3663 8.29.06 Mike Peters Solo NJ Show - FREE: Official message: "Mike Peters (The Alarm) will be making a special one-off intimate acoustic appearance at MusicFest, Cranford, New Jersey, USA on Saturday Sept. 16th, 2006." Cheap Trick is also playing!!! Free Admission! Rain or Shine! Noon-10 p.m. Nomahegan Park Cranford New Jersey www.ucmusicfest.com 8.28.06 Bassist Needed For Black Metal Band: Official statement: "It is with utmost grievance that we have to announce the removal of our Bassist Zereth from our line-up. He has been discharged from his position in SOTHIS due to personal matters that are irresolvable. SOTHIS will be playing the 1349 show on October 4th with or without a Bassist amongst our ranks. We are also obviously seeking a new Bassist or a Guitarist that is willing to play Bass. Anyone interested in auditioning for us should contact us via Sothis@Sothis.us ." www.sothis.us/ 8.27.06 Killing Joke Book: Official statement: "Jaz at the moment is working hard on a Killing Joke book and Geordie is writing as ever..." killingjoke.com/index.php 8.27.06 Levellers Say "Thanks": Official message: "Thank you to everyone who came to Beautiful Days this year. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed meeting you all. We hope you enjoyed yourselves and had a great festival. See you all next year." - Levellers www.levellers.co.uk/ 8.26.06 Apoptygma Berzerk Plays London Festival: Official message: "A new show in the hometown of good pop music has just been confirmed. Apoptygma Berzerk will be playing live at a big festival in London at 'Alexandra Palace' on September, 23rd. Find out more about at thelostplayground.co.uk!" 8.25.06 Ministry Tour Ends Early, Prong Bummed: Official Prong message: "Unfortunately, Ministry tour is prematurely over for whatever reasons. Was dying to head to Japan and Australia, but it got canned. NEEED WORK!! GOT TO GET BUSY!!!" - TOMMY www.prongmusic.com 8.25.06 Death Cab For Cutie Documentary: World TV Premiere of DCFC Documentary: Official message: “Starz Cinema's new music series, Musaic, launches with the world TV premiere of Death Cab's documentary, 'Drive Well, Sleep Carefully: On the Road with Death Cab for Cutie': www.cinderblock.com/ wc.dll?WebStore~View Item~DFC~DFC-02527 ~SID=082456559614 56559614 It airs Monday, August 28th at 10 pm ET/PT. Check local listings for all other time zones." deathcabforcutie.com 8.25.06 Queens Of The Stone Age To Headline L.A. Festival: Queens of the Stone Age will be headlining the L.A. Weekly Detour Festival on Saturday, Oct. 7th. Other performers include Peeping Tom, Beck, Redd Kross, and many more. Location: Main St. and 1st St. (downtown), Los Angeles, CA www.qotsa.com 8.25.06 Paul Weller DVD: Paul Weller's (The Jam, Style Council) new live dvd, 'As Is Now' has hits stores. The dvd features a live performance from the 100 Club, a documentary, studio footage and tracks, and an interview. www.paulweller.com 8.24.06 Robert Plant Box Set: On September 12th, Robert Plant's 'Nine Lives' box set will hit stores. The box set features 9 digitally remastered cds of solo albums, bonus tracks, and interviews. 8.24.06 R.E.M. Gets Inducted: Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Ceremony September 16th, 2006: Official message: "R.E.M. will join a distinguished list of class of ’06 inductees, including Gregg Allman, Dallas Austin, Felice Bryant, and Jermaine Dupri, at this year’s Hall of Fame ceremony at the World Congress Center on September 16th. Please visit www.gamusichall.com for more information." 8.24.06 Peaches & PETA: Love the new poster for PETA featuring Peaches. It's slogan is "Canada's CLUB Scene Sucks" (in regards to seal hunts). www.peta2.com/ outthere/page/peaches _sealpsa.jpg 8.23.06 New Smoking Popes Songs: Official message: "The first new songs in over 8 years are now up on MySpace to listen to! There are two new ones, 'If You Don't Care' and 'Stay Down'. Check them out and let us know what you think of them!!" -Smoking Popes myspace.com/smokingpopes 8.23.06 The Fray - 2nd Chicago Show Added: Official message: "The Fray Sells Out! 2nd Chicago Date on Presale Now! Due to overwhelming demand, a 2nd date has been added at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Make sure you get your tickets now during the exclusive The Fray presale. Click the link below and enter the password THEFRAY. See you at the show. Just Added: 10/16 Chicago, IL, Aragon Ballroom www.ticketmaster.com 8.23.06 Voltaire With Prostitute Cartoon: Official message: "A very talented individual named Justin, who has done a lot of shading in my Deady comic book series, has just done a REALLY cool drawing of me with a zombie prostitute. It absolutely rocks!!!! Check it out! You can see it here: www.deviantart.com/ deviation/38448976/ .” - Voltaire 8.23.06 Lisa Marie Presley News: "Rumors are rumbling of a soon to come LMP tour." -LMP newsletter www.lisamariepresley.com 8.23.06 Siouxsie & The Banshees Update: Official message: "The best news possible is that we are close to signing a deal with RHINO in the US. Our previous US company, Geffen, lost the rights to our catalogue last August. Hence, nothing has been released domestically in the US since (Downside, Scream Deluxe). RHINO want to rectify this as soon as they can! Fingers crossed they can get the recent reissues (Join Hands, Kaleidoscope & juju) out before Xmas. If that happens then we will get in sync. Worldwide in time for the next batch that are due early 2007. That batch will be: ONCE UPON A TIME, A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE, NOCTURNE, HYAENA & TINDERBOX. I've just been in the UNIVERSAL vaults digging out some possible extras for these albums and we have a few surprises in store. :) There is also lots of talk about a BANSHEES @ THE BBC CD set and UNIVERSAL PICTURES (a seperate company) are keen to do a complete video DVD on the back of the success of the recently released NOCTURNE DVD. Be seeing you." Steven www.myspace.com/ siouxsieandthebanshees 8.22.06 New Interpol In Works: Interpol is currently working on its third full-length album. It is scheduled to drop in summer 2007. 8.21.06 Erasure Charity Auction: Well... I think it's fantastic that Erasure is doing a charity auction. However, I don't want to buy anyone's used underpants (even if sequined). That's just me. See link below for clarification. "... the proceeds will be donated to the charities 'Scope' and 'The Stroke Association'." http://blog.myspace.com/ index.cfmfuseaction=blog. view&friendID=91161941& blogID=156766478&My Token=8d62ad2a-d0d1- 470a-ae66-29f06c8360c2 Can't view it? Add them as a "friend": myspace.com/ erasureofficial 8.21.06 Louis XIV Site Gets Hacked & Other News: Official Message: "Just to let everyone know. Our LOUISXIV SITE AT MYSPACE was hacked last night and whomever it was has managed to send out a bunch of junk messages to our friends. We are sorry for this, if you have received any. We are trying to fix it right now. Please bare with us. Thanks for your understanding." "We've got two shows currently on the schedule. Sep 1, 9:00P at the Del Mar Summer Concert Series in Del Mar, CA and Oct 6, 8:00P in Mexico City. We will be premiering some new songs. The album is scheduled to be coming out early 2007 and we can't wait for you to hear a few of the new sounds. See you there." myspace.com/louisxiv 8.21.06 Placebo U.S. Tour Info: Official description: "Placebo US Tour Pre-sale Ticket Information can be found at astralwerks.com/placebo /ontour.html . Exclusive pre-sale tickets will be available to most shows on Wednesday, 8/23, at noon EST. Check the above link for exact details. There will be a password sent out on Wednesday morning along with links for each date that allow you to buy tickets before their on sale dates." This means, you must be a MySpace "friend" of theirs to get that password bulletin. So, go to myspace.com/placebo to add Placebo as your "friend". "Wednesday morning = password. Wednesday noon EST = pre-sale tickets available for most shows." "Regular on-sales dates are a few days later. You'll have a day or two headstart. Good luck!" 8.20.06 Get Dating Advice From Everclear: First off, the new Everclear album hits stores September 12th. Official message: "Mate1.com has teamed up w/Everclear for 'Ask Art.' Members of Mate1.com are currently submitting their dating / relationships to the band that wrote the break-up song of 2006. Everclear will post their answers at: http://everclear.mate1 .com/profiles/me/ everclear/step _1?sid=7c9cc0 ce4cd5efa5 . Check back often!" 8.20.06 Spoon Update: Watch for the new Spoon album in late spring / early summer of 2007 (on Merge). spoontheband.com/ site.html 8.19.06 New Portishead Music: Portishead is working on a new album (yeah!!!), on Island Records, and have posted a couple of their new tracks on their site at: myspace.com/ portisheadalbum3 . 8.18.06 Listen To Rare Pretenders Cover Of The Beatles: The Pretenders covered 'Don't Let Me Down' by the Beatles live in Montreux during their 1987 tour. You can listen to their gorgeous version by visiting: myspace.com/ pretendersmyspace . 8.18.06 New Artist On Morrissey's Attack Label: Kristeen Young's debut single for Morrissey's Attack label will be released August 21st. You may remember her 2004 album, 'X', which was based on the 10 commandments. "Kristeen, I think, will soon be bigger than life. To me, she already is." - Morrissey Official message: "'Kill The Father' is a limited edition numbered 2 track cd. You can purchase 'Kill The Father' from the link on Morrissey's Myspace page. Kristeen will be playing London's Metro on Monday 21st August at 8:45pm! If you are in London try to make it down!" myspace.com/morrissey hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/ displayProductDetails. do?ctx=280%3b-1%3b -1%3b-1&sku=544 001 8.17.06 Ministry Feature: Official message from the Revolting Cocks: "Al and Mikey do Metal Hammer TV LIVE! from the Tour Bus in London...Al and Mikey discuss friends, politics and drinking - Ministry-style!" They talk about Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys / Lard), Timothy Leary (and how he was like a father to Al), Trent Reznor (NIN), President Bush, and more. www.metalhammer.co.uk/ metal_hammer_tv/player/ ?type=WMV&id=45132 &bw= 8.17.06 Black Tape For A Blue Girl Message: Official message: "I really enjoyed reading all your comments to my last blog, and posting my thoughts on what you had to say. It's great to feel connected to the fans of my art, and be able to have a (sort of) interactive exchange of ideas. This time, I'm interested in your reflections on seeing Black Tape For A Blue Girl live. Post your thoughts, and I'll post mine." - Sam myspace.com/blacktape forabluegirl 8.17.06 Revolting Cocks Feature: Official message: "SIN (Revolting Cocks / Society 1) talks about life on the road with a married couple after having a tooth pulled while watching crew members X*%$ an ostrich. Definately an interview to remember!" Love REVCO but sorry, the whole ostrich thing ... very uncool. metalmasterspodcast.com 2006/06/interview_with _.html 8.16.06 New Papa Roach Single: Official Fanscape message: "Hear it here first! Check out Zippo Hot Tour fall headliner Papa Roach's new single '...To Be Loved'. Their new album, 'The Paramour Sessions', will be out September 12th on Geffen Records." 8.16.06 Quick ... Win Tix For Staind In Nevada: Alternative / Rock / Hardcore Official message: "We are giving away a pair of tickets to see Staind live in Stateline, NV on August 17th! To enter, send a message to their myspace inbox by 5:00 PM EST today. Please put 'STAIND TICKETS' as the subject along with your name, age, and COMPLETE mailing address. One winner will be selected by random from among all eligible entries at 5:00 PM EST today. NOTE: You must be 18 years of age and live in the US. Please do not respond if you are unable to get yourself to the show. Transportation will not be provided!" By the way, Staind's new release, 'Chapter V' hit stores last week. myspace.com/staind 8.16.06 Reconnect With Director: Pop / Rock / Alternative Partial official description: "The band make meticulously crafted pop brimming with pointed hooks and astute instrumentation that simmers to perfection under the distinct vocals of songwriter Moloney." We absolutely adore their sound!!! We especially recommend the following Director tunes: 'Reconnect', 'She's Saying Things', 'Big Cities', and 'Easy To Me'. myspace.com/ directormusic 8.16.06 New Residents Video: Watch the new Residents video 'Timmy And The Sex Lesson' by visiting here: www.myspace.com/ theresidents. 8.15.06 Happy Birthday Mr. Johnson: Babble & Beat wishes Matt Johnson of The The a very happy birthday today! 8.15.06 Holiday And The Adventure Pop Collective: Pop / Alternative / Country Partial official description: "A sense of adventure is essential in any worthy creative endeavor, and its in abundant supply on 'Become', the new album by Holiday and the Adventure Pop Collective. The colorfully-monikered, San Diego-based ensemble has already won enthusiastic acclaim for its Adventure Pop sound, displayed on indie releases and in their notoriously crazed sexy sun-rock infused live performances." We love their sound! Check out their brilliant songs 'Out On A Limb' and 'Annie Anymore'. myspace.com/holidayand theadventurepop collective www.adventurepop.com 8.15.06 Lily Green: Alternative / Pop / Experimental Partial official description: "Lily Green is a solo artist currently living in the UK. In a music world dominated by guitar bands/songwriters Lily has a refreshingly original sound. Her songs are a unique balance and blend of listenability, classical virtuosity, emotion and modern experimentation." Lily's sound is a bit unconventional and in our case, we loved the following clips after listening to them a 2nd time: 'Two Worlds' and 'With Us Or'. Definitely something new, pretty, and interesting! myspace.com/ lilygreenartist 8.15.06 Sensor: New Wave / Electro / Pop Partial official description: "The band was founded in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia and formed finally in the beginning of 2005. Sensor aren't bound to any specific style in music, thus combining synth-electro-pop with other modern music styles." The vocals have an ever-so-slight resemblance to that of David Gahan's (Depeche Mode). We really like their songs 'Outside' and 'Seven Sins'. myspace.com/ sensorband 8.15.06 Pre-Order Adam Ant's Autobiography Today: Partial official description: "Now in this frank and revealing autobiography, he tells the full story of his amazing life from his dysfunctional childhood to his key role in the punk movement and creation of a unique musical style that brought him a string of hits (both singles and albums). At one point he was so famous other stars sought his company and advice - even Michael Jackson called in the dead of night to ask about music and clothes. His many girlfriends included Jamie Lee Curtis and Heather Graham and for a time he lived in LA, acting in fifteen films. Adam also writes honestly about his life-long battle with manic depression. At times funny and at other times tragic, this is gripping account of the turbulent life and times of one of music's most fascinating figures." Pre-order Adam Ant's autobiography 'Stand And Deliver', an audiobook cd, by visiting: www.amazon.co.uk/ gp/product/ 1405089881/ 026-0170992- 6370815?v= glance&n= 266239 . It is scheduled for a September 15th release in the UK. 8.15.06 Jeff Daniels Sings: I knew that actor Jeff Daniels was a music fan but I hadn't realized he was a practicing musician himself. I stumbled upon the following clip for his song 'If William Shatner Can, I Can Too': http://jeffdaniels. com/Shatner.mp3. http://jeffdaniels. com/index.htm 8.14.06 Captain Sensible's Tour Diary: Click on the link below to read the personal tour diary of Captain Sensible (The Damned). http://blog.myspace.com/ index.cfm?fuseaction= blog.view&friendID= 91994007&blogID= 155017707&MyToken =b1479810- 80d9-426b- bd69-590c 530d37b7 8.14.06 Imposters Play Festival: A band is accused of masquerading as a headlining band at a Montana festival - as the real band was playing in Wisconsin. music.yahoo.com/read/ news/35186926 8.14.06 Captain's Debut Out Now: Captain's debut album ‘This is Hazelville’ is out today. It’s available on limited double gatefold vinyl and on cd. You can buy the cd at: www.hmv.co.uk/ hmvweb/home.do 8.13.06 New York Dolls' New Release: The new release 'One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This' by the New York Dolls is getting great reviews (4 stars from David Fricke of Rolling Stone and 3 1/2 stars from Patrick Berkery of the Philadelphia Inquirer). http://nydolls.org 8.13.06 Jack Johnson In Allen Ginsberg Movie: Official message: "Jack Johnson is among many artists interviewed in the Allen Ginsberg Movie, 'The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg' (a film by Jerry Aronson)." allenginsbergmovie.com 8.12.06 New Simply Red Single: Watch for the September release of Simply Red's new single, 'Oh! What A Girl!' simplyred.com/home 8.11.06 The Flaming Lips To Film 9/15 Show: Official message: "Hey All! I just want to let you know we're filming the September 15th show!!! Film crews will be in the parking lot and audience... Please feel free to bring the freak show!" - George (staff) Sept. 15th @ 10:00PM OKC Zoo Amphitheatre Oklahoma City, OK flaminglips.com/ main.php 8.10.06 The Early Years: Indie / Alternative / Ambient Partial official description: "The Early Years vision is to create washes of psychedelic guitar noises meshed in with feedback, drones, distortion and wah set against a strong metronomic beat." We love their songs 'So Far Gone' and 'All Ones And Zeros'. Their debut full-length album 'The Early Years', on Beggars Banquet, will be available September 25th. www.myspace.com/ thesoundofthe earlyyears 8.10.06 Official Pixies Site Crashes: Official message: "Hello friends. I bet you are all wondering where PIXIESMUSIC ran off too? We're told it will be back soon, hopefully with some groovy new features. Our web designers promise us 'soon', whatever that means. We'll give them time for now, there are some big events happening in their lives. In the meantime, enjoy your summer, thanks for coming to our shows, and we'll see you soon!" =P= www.pixiesmusic.com 8.9.06 Bryan Ferry's Modeling Gig: Bryan Ferry (of Roxy Music - dah!) has signed on with Marks & Spencer to model their menswear. 8.9.06 New Scissor Sisters Video: Check out the new video for the new Scissor Sisters single 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin'. Elton John co-wrote the song. http://music.yahoo. com/ar-309354- videos--Scissor- Sisters?ev=306 72468 www.scissorsisters. com/tour/ 8.9.06 Frank Black Plans Canadian & US Tour For Fall: Frank Black has announced that he is preparing for a fall tour throughout the U.S. and Canada. His 'Fast Man Raider Man' release came out this last June. frankblack.net/ news/ 8.8.06 Upcoming Black Roses, Poetry & Death Show: Gothic / Alternative / New Wave "CHEAPEST BEER IN NYC!! Plus live music!" Thurs., Sept. 7th 2006 Doors open 8pm $10.00 Must be 18 yrs old to enter To Perform: Black Roses, Poetry & Death Dead Emotion Dusk Comes Calling Bitter Grace Verfallen Club Europa 98-104 Meserole Ave (corner of Manahattan Ave) Brooklyn, NY $1.00 drinks between 8pm and 9pm YES $1.00! Must be 21 to drink. We really like 'Bitter Pill' myspace.com/ blackroses poetrydeath 8.8.06 Fear Of Water Plays Milwaukee's Shank Hall This Friday: Rock / Alternative / Metal Official message: "Hey Everyone, Just wanted to give everyone the heads up that Fear of Water will be having their first visit to Shank Hall (Milwaukee, WI) THIS FRIDAY!! The show starts at 8pm and costs 8$. It's gonna be a rockin time and we hope to see all of you there. Be sure to check out our new website or stop by our myspace page for more details. Thank you all for the continued support." -Fear of Water We like their songs 'Can't Believe' & 'Erase'. www.myspace.com/ thefearofwater 8.6.06 Heavens - Matt Skiba Of Alkaline Trio: Official description: "Heavens, the new project from Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio and Josiah Steinbrick matches stark, angular soundscapes with deranged tales of loss and obsession." -Epitaph We really like Heavens' tracks 'Counting' and 'Patent Pending'. The album, 'Patent Pending' is scheduled for a Sept. 12th release date. www.epitaph.com/ artists/album/490 8.4.06 Sisters Of Mercy To Play Instanbul Festival: The Sisters Of Mercy are scheduled to play the Rock 'N Coke Festival in Instanbul, Turkey on Sept. 3rd. Here's some excellent news: "We ARE working on an album." rockncoke.com/ eng/default.asp 8.4.06 Guard Dog Goes Ape-Shit On Elvis' Teddy Bear: Thank you to the AFP for such a great laugh! Apparently, 'Mabel', Elvis' childhood teddy bear, was brutally attacked & "disembowled" by a British museum's guard dog. This teddy bear was also a Steiff! Visit http://news.yahoo. com/s/afp/200608 03/od_afp/afplife stylebritain_06 0803170941 to read the article. 8.4.06 Velvet Acid Christ Updates: Velevet Acid Christ is currently working on a full-length studio album. It's to be released this fall. In the meantime: "VAC now offers a teaser of things to come. The 'Wound' single features three blistering mixes of the title track, as well as an alternate version of 'Ghost Regen' and an amazing cover of The Cure's 'The Figurehead'. 'Wound' presents a passionately angry and opinated view of the band - animal rights. They have contructed a versatile song that demands attention not only for its ties with animal rights, but for the other meanings that listeners can construe from it. The single proves that the three years between new studio work was well worth the wait. VAC exhibits more musical maturity and artistry than ever before." - Metropolis industrial-music. com/product.php? prodnum=MET+434 (ships 8/22) 8.4.06 Meet Yellowcard in San Diego Today: Official message: "Yellowcard will be doing a Meet & Greet at the Myspace tent @ 4 PM today, at the Street Scene festival in San Diego, CA! The band plays at 7:15 PM. If you're going to be at Street Scene, you won't want to miss this!" 8.3.06 New Primitive Radio Gods Release: Pop / Rock / Psychedelic "The new Primitive Radio Gods album, 'Sweet Venus', is now available exclusively on primitiveradiogods.info ." You will likely remember their hit, 'Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Hand'. It was featured in the Cable Guy movie and got a lot of radio play. 8.3.06 New Beck Album In The Works: Beck will be releasing a new album this fall. The album, not yet titled, will be full of hip hop-influenced songs. 8.2.06 Message From Apocalyptica: "Hi there, After touring Finland, south-east Europe and lots of festivals all around Europe Apocalyptica will take a break for relaxing and working on songs for a new album. Not without saying "Thank You!" to all the audiences for real great liveshows in 2006!" 8.2.06 Paul Westerberg Updates: Official message: "New music from Paul is on the way. The soundtrack for 'Open Season' — featuring the songs of Paul Westerberg (formerly of The Replacements) — will be released on Lost Highway Records on Sept. 26. The movie is opening on Sept. 29. Yes, that is "songs" plural, there will be a bunch of new PW songs on the soundtrack. Also due out in September is the plaid-errific PW guitar from http://firstact.com!" 8.2.06 Mars Volta Drummer Leaves: Jon Theodore, the drummer for The Mars Volta, left the band on the night before their new release, 'Amputechture'. The official & updated band bio states: "The Mars Volta cast that performed 'Amputechture' will be modified for live dates that begin imminently, with drummer Jon Theodore replaced by Blake Fleming, formerly of Laddio Bolocko and Dazzling Killmen and actually the drummer who played on the very first Mars Volta demos." 8.2.06 See Gary Numan Live On MTV Canada: Gary Numan will be on MTV Canada live tomorrow, August 3rd. For free tickets, call 1-888-491-6888. Once you have secured tickets, arrive by 5pm at the Masonic Temple, 888 Yonge Street, Toronto. 8.1.06 The Smashing Pumpkins Are Back: The Smashing Pumpkins are currently working on their first album in 7 years! 8.1.06 Ryan Adams' Lollapalooza Show: Ryan Adams' upcoming peformance at Lollapalooza on 8/4 will be streamed live at http://blueroom.att. com/events/ lollapalooza.php . 8.1.06 Johnny Marr Works With Modest Mouse: Former Smiths & The The member, Johnny Marr is a guest collaborator on the upcoming Modest Mouse album. The album is due for release in late 2006.  THE CALL Into The Woods The Call's 'Into The Woods' was originally released in 1987. One of my favorite albums of all time! This album oozes intensity and includes the hauntingly gorgeous 'The Woods'. Radio stations (like WXRT in Chicago) played The Call in fairly heavy rotation for a couple of years. 'Day Or Night', 'Too Many Tears', & 'In The River' are generally the best-known tunes from this album. www.amazon.com/gp/ product/B000002H4V/ sr=1-1/qid=115464 0818/ref=pd_bbs_ 1/002-1263311-7 476005?ie=UTF8 &s=music  GENE LOVES JEZEBEL Exploding Girls Gothic / Glam / Rock The most recent release from Michael's Gene Loves Jezebel is 'Exploding Girls'. I now regard it as one of the very best cds in my extensive music colle | |
