It has been said that when Elvis Presley was being shot from the waist up on The Ed Sullivan Show, AWOL was ready to pull the plug. Others say it was the Rolling Stones nightmare at Altamont that pushed AWOL to ask Sex Pistols fans if they felt they were being cheated at their last show in San Francisco. When Madonna writhed around the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards singing “Like a Virgin,†AWOL was spotted in scrubs trying to save Bushwick Bill’s eyeball, before being last seen pushing Kurt Cobain onstage in a wheelchair to play Reading…
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Daily Archives November 11, 2010
Paul Allender, guitarist for Britain’s legendary extreme heavy metal act, Cradle Of Filth, will take part in a live web chat next week to discuss the band’s recently released ninth studio album, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa, their forthcoming headlining North American tour, and more. The web chat will stream live on the Peaceville Records Livestream channel at: http://www.livestream.com/peaceville on Monday November 15th at 3:00 PM EST, and fans will be able to submit questions via Facebook and Twitter.
Listen up human filth! You could have the chance to battle metal masters, GWAR, in a live, online game in Tap Tap Revenge 3! Just download and play “Zombie’s March!” in TTR3 between now and Sunday night. The top 30 scorers will be invited to a private, LIVE, TTR3 fight to the death with a member of GWAR!! You better start practicing…About Tap Tap Reve...
Ne-Yo’s highly anticipated new album Libra Scale is set to drop November 22nd. Fans now have an opportunity to buy an autographed “Champagne Edition†Boxed Set. The contents include Deluxe Libra Scale CD/DVD with 12 Page Book, a 44 page manuscript detailing the full Libra Scale Video Story, limited edition collector’s Comic Book from the Libra Scale story, a deluxe lift-off box, and an instant MP3 download of “One In A Millionâ€.
Founder and lead singer of The Rock by Funk Tribe, Iyeoka is at the forefront of a new artistic genre that gracefully interweaves spoken word poetry with jazz, blues, gospel and electronic soul. The buzz surrounding her poem-songs has garnered her national attention and led to performances at the TBS Trumpet Awards, the Sullivan Honors Awards at the Kennedy Center, the CBS hip hop show The Source All Access, and Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam. In 2009, she won second place in the Individual World Poetry Jam.
Polyvinyl recording artist Asobi Seksu has announced the release of their highly anticipated 4th album, Fluorescence, available February 14th in UK/Europe and 15th in North America on CD, LP (Gatefold Jacket, 180 gram pink vinyl limited edition of 1,500) and digital formats.  The album features the lead single, “Trails”, which is available now as an MP3 download. There will also be a video for the track in early 2011.  The album features artwork from acclaimed designer Vaughan Oliver (Cocteau Twins, Pixies).  The album is available for pre-order now on the Polyvinyl website at www.polyvinylrecords.com/fluorescence.
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On a music scene which laments with increasing vehemence a lack of consistency and artistic standards, MAGNUM are a band who possess these very qualities. For almost 40 years, they have been among the most consistent leading lights in rock history and continue to impress with their unique style, a mix of powerful energy, deep melodiousness and perceptive lyrics.
