Gipsy Lady, the first album from the Michael Schenker-Gary Barden Acoustic Project, will be available on CD and vinyl on May 19 (just before the U.S. tour begins). Gary Barden's vocals give the cleverly arranged songs just the touch of soul they need for full impact. The long-term Schenker collaborator wrote the lyrics virtually off the top of his head. Also on board is Michael Voss, an experienced producer and second guitarist, who also provides background vocals. Kai Luennemann on percussion completes the team.
With such a distinctive, soft sound from Michael Schenker's guitar, this album distinguishes itself easily. In this way, using a flamenco guitar with castanets in "Dance Lady Gipsy" conjures up a hot-blooded gipsy dancing before your eyes, while the fiddle and flutes in "Fight for Freedom" transport you to beautiful Ireland. The new album from Michael Schenker-Gary Barden Acoustic Project is more than an acoustic album; it demonstrates all Michael Schenker's expertise as a guitarist and songwriter.
The live Michael Schenker experience will come to fruition through the "In the Midst of Beauty — World Tour" headed for the United States.
The line up for the US Tour is:
Michael Schenker — Guitars
Gary Barden — Vocals
Chris Slade — Drums
Wayne Findlay — Guitar & Keyboards
Robbie Crane — Bass
Tour Dates:
06-09 - Key Club - Hollywood, CA
06-10 - Fat Cat - Modesto, CA
06-12 - Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA
06-16 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX
06-18 - Pontiac Garage - Dallas, TX
06-19 - House Of Blues - Houston, TX
06-20 - Camargo Park - San Antonio, TX
06-21 - Aces - Austin, TX
06-24 - Blender Theater at Gramercy - New York, NY
06-25 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
06-30 - Pops - Sauget, IL
07-03 - Vinnies - Concord, CA
07-04 - 19 Broadway - Fairfax, CA
07-07 - Element - Victoria, BC
07-08 - Studio 7 - Seattle, WA
07-10 - Brixton - Redondo Beach, CA
07-11 - Galaxy - Theater Santa Ana, CA
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Kamis, 02 April 2009
Michael Schenker Releases New Acoustic CD
Rancid Return with New Album in June
Seminal punk band Rancid - Tim Armstrong (guitar/vocals), Lars Frederiksen (guitar/vocals), Matt Freeman (bass/vocals), and Branden Steineckert (drums) - have set June 2nd for the release of Let the Dominoes Fall (Hellcat/Epitaph), their first studio album in six years. The Platinum-selling band recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Sound Studio, with production by Epitaph Records founder/Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Let the Dominoes Fall features 19 new songs, all written by Rancid. Special guest and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Booker T contributes Hammond B3 organ on one track, "Up to No Good."
"The crew is back doing what we do best," says Armstrong. "We approached every element of this record as a team, and the result is my favorite Rancid record to date."
It's also their most topical. From the unflinching observations of "This Place," "Lulu" and "Locomotive," all of which presage the current economic meltdown, to "The Bravest Kids" which rails against media's kid-glove treatment of the Iraq war, and the mostly acoustic "Civilian Ways," inspired by the soldier's journey of Armstrong's brother to Iraq and back home again, Let the Dominoes Fall feels timely, adamant and alive.
"Last One to Die," the first single from the new album, will premier on April 7 via a widget available now on Rancid's MySpace page, myspace.com/rancid. Fans can register to get a personal embed code and then spread the widget to other sites. Every time someone enters valid info into the widget a point will be allotted. The 25 people with the most points will receive a pair of free tickets to see Rancid on tour this summer with Rise Against. For a complete itinerary go here.
Let the Dominoes Fall is Rancid's seventh album and first studio release since 2003's Indestructible, which reached #15 on the Billboard Top 200. That album inspired the Los Angeles Times to hail Rancid as "one of the most popular and enduring of American punk bands," while Rolling Stone called them "brutally exuberant."
Let the Dominoes Fall Tracklist:
1. East Bay Night
2. This Place
3. Up to No Good
4. Last One to Die
5. Disconnected
6. I Ain't Worried
7. Damnation
8. New Orleans
9. Civilian Ways
10. The Bravest Kids
11. Skull City
12. L.A. River
13. Lulu
14. Dominoes Fall
15. Liberty and Freedom
16. You Want It, You Got It
17. Locomotive
18. That's Just the Way It Is Now
19. The Highway
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Smashing Pumpkins Announce Drummer Auditions
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they are accepting submissions from drummers looking to fill the spot recently vacated by Jimmy Chamberlain.
Auditions will be held Friday, April 10, in Los Angeles for drummers who are looking to play with the band. Interested parties should send their background info, photos and performance web links via email only to: pumpkinsdrummer@gmail.com.
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Metallica Fall Tour Dates Announced
After a triumphant summer European tour, Metallica will return to rock North America this fall for the second leg of their sold-out World Magnetic Tour. The multi-platinum hard-rock band will criss-cross the U.S. and Canada from September 14th through December 12th in support of their platinum-selling tenth studio album, Death Magnetic, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in September 2008 and won 2009 Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance (for the track "My Apocalypse") and Best Recording Package.
Tour Dates:
September 14 Nashville, TN Sommet Center On sale 4/4
September 15 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena On sale 4/4
September 17 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse On sale 4/11
September 19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre On sale 4/4
September 28 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center On sale 4/4
September 29 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center On sale 4/4
October 1 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center On sale 4/4
October 3 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum On sale 4/4
October 4 Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena On sale 4/4
October 12 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre On sale 4/4
October 13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center On sale 4/4
October 15 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena On sale 4/4
October 17 Charlottesville, VA JPJ Arena On sale 4/11
October 18 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena On sale 4/4
October 26 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On sale 4/4
October 29 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place On sale 4/4
October 31 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi On sale 4/4
November 9 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena On sale 4/4
November 10 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena On sale 4/4
November 12 Albany, NY Times Union Center On sale 4/4
November 14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden On sale 4/11
December 5 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay On sale 4/4
December 7 Boise, ID Idaho Center On sale 4/4
December 8 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena On sale 4/4
December 10 Anaheim, CA Honda Center On sale 4/11
December 12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion On sale 4/4
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Judas Priest Announce U.S. Tour
Judas Priest have announced a summer U.S. tour with Whitesnake. Priest will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the classic album British Steel (it was originally issued in April 1980), by performing the album in its entirety.
"The opportunity to perform live onstage in its entirety the whole of British Steel is a dream come true for all of us!" said the group in a statement. "We're really excited and looking forward to presenting the album live onstage - fans will be able to enjoy a taste of true heavy metal when it was in its early, raw state. Plus, we will of course be throwing in a few other Priest classics."
2009 CONFIRMED TOUR DATES [more to be announced]:
* INDICATES PERFORMANCES WITH WHITESNAKE
July 1st The Family Arena * St. Charles, MO
July 2nd Summerfest (Harley Davidson Stage) * Milwaukee, WI
July 3rd Taste of Minnesota at Harriet Island * St. Paul, MN
July 7th Comcast Center * Mansfield, MA
July 8th CMAC * Canadaigua, NY
July 9th Molson Amphitheatre * Toronto, ONT
July 11th PNC Bank Arts Center * Holmdel, NJ
July 12th Nikon at Jones Beach * Wantagh, NY
July 14th Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre * Cleveland, OH
July 15th DTE Energy Music Theatre * Clarkston, MI
July 17th Moondance Jam * Walker, MN
July 18th Rockfest/Cheppewa Valley Music * Cadott, WI
July 21st PNC Pavillion @ Riverbend Music * Cincinnati, OH
July 29th California Mid State Fair * Paso Robles, CA
July 31st Sleep Train Pavillion * Concord, CA
August 1st 98 Rock Jamboree @ Sleep Train Amp * Marysville, CA
August 2nd Gibson Amphitheatre * Universal City, CA
August 4th SDSU Open Air Theatre * San Diego, CA
August 5th Pacific Ampitheatre/OC Fair * Costa Mesa, CA
August 7th Dodge Theatre * Phoenix, AZ
August 8th Thomas & Mack Center * Las Vegas, NV
August 10th Sandia Casino * Albuquerque, NM
August 11th Red Rocks Ampitheatre * Morrison, CO
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: judaspriest.com
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Slayer "Psychopathy Red" 7-inch Single Available in Stores April 18, 2009
The blood-red vinyl "Psychopathy Red" 7-inch collectors item will be packaged in a special Russian crime scene "evidence envelope," as the song was inspired by the heinous Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, aka the Rostov Ripper, who confessed to brutally murdering 56 children. The song was recorded by the band - guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, and drummer Dave Lombardo - in a Los Angeles recording studio last October.
April 18 marks "Record Store Day," the annual day that celebrates the unique culture surrounding the more than 700 independently owned record stores across the U.S. and hundreds of similar stores internationally. The members of Slayer chose to unleash "Psychopathy Red" on this day - and only through independent record stores - to acknowledge the support those outlets have offered to the band and to metal music over the years.
Slayer is currently in a Los Angeles studio recording a brand-new album due out this summer. The band will co-headline with Marilyn Manson on the five-week Mayhem Festival set to kick off July 10 in Sacramento, CA. In addition, Kerry King and Tom Araya are set to make a special appearance at the Ephiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards Awards to be held in Los Angeles on April 7, where they will present the "Best Live Band" award to Slipknot. Slayer was presented with its first Golden God Award in 2004 when the band was named "Best Live Band."
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Iron Maiden Flight 666 Movie Wins Award; Theater Dates Announced
The Iron Maiden film Flight 666 has won the "24 Beats Per Second" award for best music documentary at the prestigious SXSW Film & Music Festival in Austin, Texas. This follows the band’s recent win at the 2009 Brit Awards for Best British Live Act.
Say directors Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen of Banger Productions: "We are of course very pleased. The audience was electric in Texas. We made this film to be enjoyed by all rock fans, not just Maiden fans, and on the big screen. And with the 2K HD projection and 5.1 surround sound in the historic Paramount theatre it really felt we had taken the whole audience on the tour. After spending over a year editing down almost 500 hours of footage it was really gratifying to get this kind of recognition.”
Manager Rod Smallwood adds: "All the band are delighted for Scot and Sam and the Banger team. This is a tremendous recognition of the fantastic job they have done. They have made a film not just for our many fans but also for anyone with an interest in rock music and the realities of world touring. And, of course, aircraft!!"
Showings of Flight 666 will take place at theaters around the country beginning April 21. Tickets can be purchased at ironmaiden.com.
Flight 666is a Banger Films, Phantom Music Management and EMI Music production in association with Arts Alliance Media.
Theaters Showing Flight 666 on April 21:
Chula Vista, AZ: UltraStar Chula Vista 10
Phoenix, AZ: UltraStar Surprise Pointe Cinema
Apple Valley, CA: UltraStar Apple Valley
Concord, CA: Brenden Concord 14
Los Angeles, CA: Mann Chinese 6
Los Angeles/Riverside, CA: UltraStar Fontana 8
San Diego, CA: UltraStar Mission Valley
San Diego, CA; UltraStar Mission Marketplace
Denver, CO: Kerasotes Chinese 16 at Arapahoe Crossing
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Trademark Coral Square 8
Melbourne, FL: Rave Avenue 16
Penascola, FL: Rave Pensacola 18
West Palm Beach, FL; Rave St. Lucie West 14
Tampa, FL; Muvico Starlight 20
Dubuque, IA; Kerasotes Star 14
Omaha, IA; Kerasotes Star Cinema 16 and IMAX
Chicago, IL; Kerasotes City North 14
Rockford, IL: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Springfield, IL: Kerasotes ShowPlace 12 West
Chicago, IL: Kerasotes Showplace 12
Indianapolis, IN: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16 and IMAX
Terre Haute, IN: Kerasotes ShowPlace 12
Birch Run, MI: Emagine Cinema Hollywood
Detroit, MI: Emagine Canton
Grand Rapids, MI: Celebration! Cinema North
Kalamazoo, MI: Celebration! Crossroads Cinema
Lansing, MI: Celebration! Cinemas Lansing IMAX
Minneapolis, MN: Kerasotes ShowPlace 16
Omaha, NE: Marcus Village Pointe Cinemas
Parsippany, NJ: Clearview Parsippany 12
Las Vegas, NV: Brenden Theatres and IMAX
Long Island: NY: Clearview Port Washington - Main St
New York City, NY: Clearview's Chelsea Cinemas
Pittsburgh, PA: Carmike 10
Charleston, SC: Carmike James Island 8 Cinema
Nashville, TN: Thoroughbred 20
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX: Rave North East Mall 18
El Paso, TX: Carmike 16
Houston, TX: Santikos Silverado 19 IMAX
San Antonio, TX: Santikos Palladium
Salt Lake City, UT: Carmike Hollywood Connection 15
Madison, WI: Marcus Point UltraScreen Cinema
Milwaukee, WI: Marcus Ridge Cinemas
More dates to come.
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Isis Guitarist Aaron Turner: A Headbangers Blog Podcast
HeadbangersBlog.com recently hooked up with Isis frontman Aaron Turner to talk
about the creation of Wavering Radiant, why he won’t discuss his lyrics, recent
challenges and obstacles in his life and the influence of drugs — or lack thereof — on good psychedelia. Turner also addressed his kinship with Tool and Neurosis, his experimental music label Hydra Head and the benefits and drawbacks of music filesharing.
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KxK Guitars Unveils New K.K. Downing Signature Model
All KxK guitars are neck thru guitars built exclusively in the United States using only top shelf components and craftsmanship. For this special signature model, the features include:
3 Piece Maple neck
Mahogany body
Scalloped Maple or Ebony fretboard
K inlays
24.75" scale
Floyd Rose Speedloader Chrome
EMG 81/85
1 Volume Push/Pull switch for
Pickup selection
Dunlop flush mount strap locks
24 Dunlop 6120 frets
Kluson vintage tuners (tuners are for visuals only)
Battery Box
Dual carbon fiber rods
Dual action truss rod
Available with or without the K.K. Downing pearl body logo
Each guitar is numbered in order
Finish options are:
Lightning White, Diablo Red, or Black
G&G hard shell case included
MSRP $2,999.00 USD
When asked about his new signature model in a recent interview, K.K. Downing replied: “I can play a whole set without even changing guitars, that’s how good it is”.
All KxK K.K. Downing signature model guitars will be built to order and only available factory direct from KxK Guitar. For more information, please visit them online at http://www.kxkguitars.com/.
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Trey Anastasio Orchestral Record Coming May 12
Time Turns Elastic, a ground-breaking work for vocals, guitar and orchestra composed by Trey Anastasio and Don Hart, will be released on May 12 by Rubber Jungle Records, Anastasio's independent label. The piece - orchestrated by Hart and performed by Anastasio and the Northwest Sinfonia, conducted by David Sabee - blends the intrinsic elegance of classical music with searing blues-rock guitar, resulting in an exhilarating work that engages and challenges fans of both genres.
"Neither of us had ever heard anything that uses a guitar as a serious instrument intermingled with an orchestra in the same way one would write a concerto for a violin and orchestra," says Anastasio, who first collaborated with Hart at the 2004 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival while staging a piece from one of his solo albums, Seis de Mayo. "I grew up loving Ravel and Eric Clapton equally," he continues. "So I kept saying to Don, 'why can't we have a piece of music that's half Ravel and half Cream's Disraeli Gears?' "
Both Anastasio, named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time by Rolling Stone and a founding member of the genre-melding rock band Phish, and Hart, who's worked with a diverse group of musicians that includes Martina McBride, Collective Soul and Randy Travis and is currently Composer-in-Residence for Orchestra Nashville, are musical chameleons whose tastes cross all boundaries. While the pair's collaborations on Anastasio's Shine (2005) and Bar 17 (2006), may prefigure Time Turns Elastic, the composition actually began as a Phish song.
"I was living in upstate New York when I started writing this little tune that just kept growing," recalls Anastasio. "I initially thought it would be a Phish song, but after I sent a demo of it to Don, it just grew organically into an orchestral piece." The 13-minute acoustic guitar demo - which is included on the album - evolved into "Movement 2" and "Movement 3" and provided Hart with the inspiration for "Movement 1."
Anastasio and Orchestra Nashville (conducted by Paul Gambill) gave Time Turns Elastic its debut performance at the Orchestra's season opener at Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium in September 2008. "It was ambitious, strange and wholly entertaining," said rollingstone.com. "There was no doubt that he had won over both his hardcore fan base and the Bach aficionados who were new to the party."
Time Turns Elastic will receive its East Coast premiere on May 21st when Anastasio joins Music Director Marin Alsop (the first woman to head a major American orchestra) and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a special evening - already sold out - that will also feature classic Phish songs and solo Anastasio compositions. And Time Turns Elastic will come full circle when Phish performs it on the band's upcoming summer tour, interpreting the piece as an epic rock song. For details on the tour, the band's first in five years, please visit phish.com.
Time Turns Elastic Track Listing:
1. Time Turns Elastic
Movement 1
Song at Dawn
Ruby Shaded Sea
Movement 2
Submarine
Landslide
Rays of Blue Light
Movement 3
Silver Sound Shower
Hailstorm
Funnels
Carousel
2. Time Turns Elastic (Acoustic)
Selasa, 31 Maret 2009
Andre 3000 Arrested For Speeding, Debuts Musical
Authorities say the entertainer was clocked speeding in his Porsche in a 65 mph zone south of Atlanta early Saturday.
The 33-year-old's real name is Andre Benjamin. He is free on a $1,200 property bond pending a court date April 29.
Benjamin's publicist did not return a call seeking comment.
Police say Benjamin told them he was going so fast because he missed an exit and had to turn around.
As the Grammy-winning Outkast, Andre 3000 and Big Boi have churned out six platinum-plus albums, including their hit double-release "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below." The latter sold tk copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
In related news, Andre 3000's sassy cast of musical kids, who celebrated everything from crayons to the blues in the short-lived TV cartoon series "Class of 3000," brought their eclectic sounds to the stage earlier this month.
The man who created them says the show, like the cartoon, tries to teach kids the essence of music.
"This is about having fun with the music and melodies," says Andre 3000, who co-created the cartoon series with executive producer Tommy Lynch. "It's not like we're trying to throw candy-coated morals at kids. We're bringing music to life for them to remember."
The Cartoon Network canceled the Emmy Award-winning show last spring, a year and a half after it debuted.
"Class of 3000 Live" opened earlier this month at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. The hour-long children's play is expected to run through March 29. Benjamin hopes the production will eventually be performed in schools nationwide.
The show is based on the cartoon's first-ever episode, "Life Without Music." Jazz and blues artist Sunny Bridges flees his own international stardom to return to Atlanta, where he runs into rambunctious 12-year-old Lil' D and seven of his energetic friends who are seeking a music teacher at their performing arts middle school. Bridges ends up making them his students.
All featured songs were created by Benjamin, who is known for his 2004 smash hit "Hey Ya!" He and Big Boi, of the six-time Grammy-winning group OutKast, have churned out six platinum-plus albums, including their ubiquitous "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below."
Each song from "Class of 3000" features Benjamin's jazzy melodies. He hopes the kids who attend the performances can learn more about how music is formed through instruments - the same way he did when he was younger.
"I wanted to make sure it wasn't the teenybopper, kiddie sounds or stupid songs," he says. "I wanted to introduce them to different styles of music I was introduced to. From funk to jazz to calypso music, just to let them know there's a base from what they are hearing now."
"Class of 3000," which won an Emmy in 2007 for Individual Achievement in Animation, aired on the Cartoon Network but didn't make it past two seasons. The Alliance contacted Cartoon Network and ended up going with "Class of 3000" not long after the show was dropped.
Director Rosemary Newcott, who has worked at the Alliance Theatre for more than 20 years, says it was a "no-brainer" in choosing the show.
"The whole spirit of this show is infused with him, with his sense of humor and his love for music," she says of Benjamin. "That's a valuable trait that draws people in."
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
Additional editing by Mariel Concepcion for Billboard.
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Kelly Rowland Leaves Columbia Records
R&B singer and Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland has parted ways with her label, Columbia Records. While she no longer will be recording with the label as a solo artist, she will continue her role in the Destiny's Child catalog.
"Because Columbia Records has been my home base as an artist for more than a decade, the decision to move out on my own required a lot of soul-searching," Rowland said in a statement. "As a solo artist, I felt the need to explore new directions, new challenges, and new freedoms outside my comfort zone and my friends and family at Columbia have been incredibly understanding about my evolution."
"Kelly Rowland is one of our finest contemporary artists and a musical force to be reckoned with," said Rob Stringer, CEO, Columbia/Epic Label Music Group. "It has been a privilege and a pleasure to work with Kelly and we will continue our working relationship with her under the Destiny's Child moniker. The decision for Kelly to seek other opportunities for her solo career was agreed upon mutually, and any reports to the contrary are false."
Rowland's last release, 2007's "Ms. Kelly," has sold 219,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys Top Readings And Leeds Lineups
Arctic Monkeys headline slot, meanwhile, will be the band's first U.K. live dates since December 2007. The band headlines Leeds on Friday Aug. 28 and Reading the following night.To combat scapling, festival organizers Festival Republic also announced Monday that they have signed a deal with secondary ticketing company Viagogo to become the official secondary ticketing and ticket exchange partner of the Reading, Leeds and Latitude Festivals. The Latitude festival in Southwold, Suffolk, with headliners Pet Shop Boys, Grace Jones and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds takes place July 16-19.Marking the first time that a major music festival has signed a partnership with a secondary ticketing partner, Viagogo will allow fans to legitimately buy and sell tickets in a secure online environment. A physical pick-up point will also exist at the Leeds and Latitude festival sites and Reading town center to allow fans to personally collect their tickets. news source of www.billboard.com
Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and Kings of Leon have been confirmed as the headline acts at the U.K.'s twinned Reading and Leeds Festivals.The festivals will held at Little Johns Farm, Reading and Bramham Park, Leeds, over England's August Bank Holiday weekend (Aug. 28-Aug. 30).Other bands confirmed for the two shows include Kaiser Chiefs, the Prodigy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Vampire Weekend, Placebo, Fall Out Boy, Bloc Party, Deftones, Funeral for a Friend, Maximo Park, Ian Brown, Friendly Fires, Gallows, the Courteeners, White Lies, Gossip, Florence and the Machine and Glasvegas.The big news, however, is Radiohead making its debut headline performance at Reading and Leeds Festival. The shows will be Radiohead's only U.K. festival appearance of 2009. The Oxford-based band last played Reading Festival in 1994 and will perform at Leeds on Saturday Aug. 29 then close the Reading leg of the festival the following night.King of Leon's headline appearances on Friday Aug. 28 at Reading and Sunday Aug. 30 in Leeds also mark the band's only English festival dates and will form their final U.K. shows of 2009.
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Lucky Dube Killers Found Guilty
Three men accused of murdering South African reggae star Lucky Dube in 2007 have been found guilty, Talk Radio 702 reported on Tuesday.
Two of the accused attempted to escape earlier on Tuesday, but were caught and brought back to court to hear the judgment.
Arguments for the sentence will begin on Wednesday.
Dube, 43, was killed in an apparent botched carjacking in October 2007. Dube recorded more than 20 albums and had shared a stage with Sinead O'Connor, Peter Gabriel and Sting.
The singer won over 20 awards locally and internationally. His first album, released in 1984 with the title "Rastas Never Die," was banned by South Africa's apartheid government.
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Wolfmother 'Back Around' With Free Download
With a sophomore album on the way, Australian rockers Wolfmother is building the buzz with a freebie download of new single "Back Round."Fans can download an MP3 of the song from the official Wolfmother.com Web site in return for a personal email address and cell phone number. The track -- swimming in chunky guitar licks and drum fills -- is the first tangible recording from the new incarnation of Wolfmother.It comes ahead of an as-yet untitled second album, the follow-up to the Modular-signed act's 1.5 million selling self-titled debut from 2006.In early April, they will record the remainder of the album in L.A. with acclaimed producer Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails). "It's full steam ahead with a view to get a record out for the fourth quarter," Wolfmother's manager John Watson tells Billboard.biz.
The group performed "Back Round" last Friday as the final act of the Vodafone MTV Australia Awards in Sydney. The band is encouraging fans who download the track to donate a fee to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal.Originally a three-piece, the band imploded in the latter part of last year. Frontman Andrew Stockdale resurrected the band with a new line-up and made a coming out party of the Sound Relief bushfire benefit concerts on March 14, where a four-man Wolfmother played at both the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sydney Cricket Ground legs.
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