NEWS/RELEASES

ANBERLIN KICKS OFF NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR IN SUPPORT OF

Randy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:31:57 +0000

ALBUM, DUE OUT SEPTEMBER 7th ON UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC,
FOLLOWS ANBERLIN'S 2008 BREAKTHROUGH, NEW SURRENDER

LEAD SINGLE "IMPOSSIBLE" IS #1 MOST ADDED AT ALTERNATIVE RADIO FOUR WEEKS IN A ROW

(New York, NY - August 5, 2010) Universal Republic rockers Anberlin will launch a North American headlining tour at New Orleans' House of Blues on September 28th. Crash Kings and Civil Twilight will open on the outing, which includes stops at Los Angeles' House of Blues (October 8th) and The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza (October 30th). Anberlin will also play a show with 30 Seconds to Mars on September 30th in Oklahoma City. (See below for full tour itinerary.)

"Impossible," the lead single from Anberlin's upcoming album, Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place, is the #1 Most Added track at Alternative radio and the Greatest Gainer for the fourth consecutive week, moving up to #14*. The track is already on every major alternative station in the country, including KROQ-Los Angeles, Q101-Chicago, 89X-Detroit, The Edge-Dallas, KNDD-Seattle and 91X-San Diego. Available now on iTunes and Amazon, the single was recently the "pick of the week" in USA Today, which called it "insistent, insinuating...hard to resist." The video for "Impossible" was directed by Endeavor Media, who worked with the band on its "Feel Good Drag" video and lensed Owl City's "Fireflies." MTV2 recently gave "Impossible" its premiere and it's been added at Much More. You can check out the clip - and Spin.com's recent "Name That Band!" feature on Anberlin - at:

http://www.spin.com/articles/why-theyre-called-anberlin

With "Impossible" exploding at radio, Universal Republic has moved up the release date of the new album by two weeks - to September 7th. Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place - which takes its title from a line in Dylan Thomas' "Poem On His Birthday" - has been hailed as "one of the most anticipated albums of 2010" by Alternative Press. It's the band's fifth studio album and was produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine).

The anthemic "We Owe This To Ourselves," another track from the upcoming album, was the main song used on ESPN's X-Games recently.

Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place follows Anberlin's 2008 breakthrough album, New Surrender, which was the band's second album to debut in the Top 20 of The Billboard 200. Its No. 1 single, "Feel Good Drag," ranks as the longest-charting single in Modern Rock history and was named 2009's "Rock Song of the Year" by FMQB.

Formed in Winter Haven, FL in 2002, Anberlin has sold over 700,000 albums in its career and toured the world, sharing stages with American Rejects, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Paramore and many others.

The band has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts and lead vocalist Stephen Christian is a co-founder of Faceless International, an organization that defends exploited people worldwide.

Anberlin is:

Stephen Christian: Vocals, guitar
Joseph Milligan: Lead guitar
Devon Rexroat: Bass
Christian McAlhaney: Rhythm guitar
Nathan Young: Drums

Anberlin - North American Tour Dates

9/18   Englewood, CO       Comfort Dental Amphitheatre-KTCL Big Gig
9/25   Kansas City, MO       Capital Federal Park at Sandstone
9/28   New Orleans, LA       House of Blues
9/29   Dallas, TX                  House of Blues
9/30   Oklahoma City, OK   Diamond Ballroom (opening for 30 Seconds to Mars)

10/1      Albuquerque, NM       Sunshine Theater
10/2      Phoenix, AZ               Marquee Theater
10/3      Las Vegas, NV           House of Blues
10/5      Salt Lake City, UT      The Complex
10/6      Reno, NV                   Knitting Factory
10/8      Los Angeles, CA        House of Blues
10/9      Anaheim, CA              House of Blues
10/10   San Francisco, CA     The Regency @ The Grand
10/12   Portland, OR              Wonder Ballroom
10/13   Boise, ID                    Knitting Factory
10/14   Seattle, WA              Showbox SoDo
10/15   Spokane, WA             Knitting Factory
10/16   Vancouver, BC           The Vogue Theater
10/18   Calgary, AB                MacEwan Hall
10/19   Edmonton, AB            Edmonton Event Center
10/20   Saskatoon, SK            Odeon
10/21   Winnipeg, MB             Garrick Center
10/22   Minneapolis, MN         First Avenue
10/23   Chicago, IL                  House of Blues
10/25   Detroit, MI                    St. Andrews Hall
10/26   Toronto, ON                 Sound Academy
10/28   Boston, MA                  Paradise Rock Club
10/29   Philadelphia, PA          Theatre of Living Arts
10/30   New York, NY              The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
10/31   Washington, DC           9:30 Club

11/1      Cleveland, OH              House of Blues
11/3      Nashville, TN                Rocketown
11/4      Atlanta, GA                   Masquerade
11/5      St. Petersburg, FL        Jannus Landing
11/6      Orlando, FL                  House of Blues

TAB THE BAND – ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES WITH STONE TEMPLE PILOTS AND SLASH

Randy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:22:59 +0000

Music Legends Offer TAB THE BAND Supporting Slot This Fall

New York, NY– (August 9, 2010)– After an exciting summer – from the UK’s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL to an in-studio at New York’s famed WRXP – TAB The Band was asked to support both Stone Temple Pilots and Slash on some upcoming fall dates. Now, STP has added even more fall dates with TAB, and also Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. As TAB prepares to share the stage with some industry greats in support of their new album ZOO NOISES, TAB front man Adrian Perry had this to say, “We’re all excited to get back out again with STP, both with Cage the Elephant and BRMC. It’ll be great to play some places we’ve never played before. We will be spreading the gospel of TtheB to new lands.”

TAB the Band was founded by Adrian and Tony Perry, sons of Aerosmith legend Joe Perry. After a life of playing and being surrounded by music, they are now being hailed as “the next big thing” as they continue to garner positive press.

“…they play bluesy, sleazy, guitar raunch.." 3.5 stars from Rolling Stone

“..tips the hat to its rock &roll predecessors without feeling trite or at all dervivative.” –NPR

“…playing killer Cheap Trick-meets-Lemonheads-style power-pop.” -Boston Globe

“…This band is the Next Big Thing.” -Alternative Addiction
"...a fresh take on exactly what made rock great in the first place..." – The Deli Magazine NYC

"…TAB the Band know how to craft winning tunes..." – PopMatters

To top off the announcement of new tour dates, TAB was featured on JBTV Jerryvision, two weeks in a row! Hosted by the iconic Jerry Bryant, Jerryvision is a 60-minute weekly music video program that reaches 1.5 million people and showcases the best new music videos from established and up-and-coming artists in the rock genre.

The music video of TAB’s single, “She Said No (I Love You)”, which premiered on AOL Spinner can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMnGhnr4t3g.

Sirius Radio’s Little Steven's Underground Garage recently heralded TAB as the show’s host, Steven Van Zandt (legendary guitarist and part of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, cast member of The Sopranos) named the Zoo Noises track “Run Away” the “Coolest Song in the World” for the week of June 6^th and has been in rotation ever since. In addition, TAB has been heard on Howard Stern, HBO's Entourage, CBS' CSI: NY, FX's The Riches, Fuel TV, ESPN, among others, and the New York Post recently chose TAB as the subject of a full-page feature piece.

UPCOMING APPEARANCES/SHOWS: (Full tour dates are listed below with those recently added in bold)

8/31 @ Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT w/ Stone Temple Pilots & Cage the Elephant

9/1 @ Bank of America Pavilion, Boston w/ Stone Temple Pilots & Cage the Elephant

9/2 @ The Rock Shop, Brooklyn, NY

9/3 @ Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ w/ Stone Temple Pilots & Cage the Elephant

9/4 @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY w/ Stone Temple Pilots & Cage the Elephant

9/5 @ PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ w/ Stone Temple Pilots & Cage the Elephant

9/14 @ Terminal 5, NYC w/ Slash

9/15 @ House of Blues, Boston w/ Slash

9/19 @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Spring, TX w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

9/21 @ El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, TX w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

9/22 @ Lonestar Amphitheater, Lubbock, TX w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

9/25 @ The Backyard, Bee Cave, TX w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

9/27 @ Concrete Street Amphitheatre, Corpus Christi, TX w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

9/29 @ Brady Theater, Tulsa, OK w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

9/30 @ Family Arena, Saint Charles, MO w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

10/2 @ Heritage Park Amphitheater, Simpsonville, SC w/ Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Fans are encouraged to check out a clip of Adrian and Lou of TAB performing an acoustic version of “She Said No (I Love You)', in the WRXP studio and chatting it up with legendary radio/TV personality- Matt Pinfield here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0hY14ish3k

For more information and to join the mailing list to receive a FREE MP3 visit on www.tabtheband.com or www.myspace.com/tabtheband.

TRAPT'S New Album NO APOLOGIES Coming on October 12th

Randy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:52:55 +0000

Band Calls to Join in and "Sound Off" With First Single in August

New York, NY -- TRAPT, the multi-platinum rock band whose self-titled debut album spawned two #1 Mainstream Rock singles, ("Headstrong" and "Still Frame"), and the alternative rock song of the decade (Billboard), return with their most powerful and dynamic album to date, NO APOLOGIES, due out October 12th on Eleven Seven Music. The album sees the band drawing on their early rock roots beginning with their first single, the anthem, "Sound Off" asking "Have you been heard? Have you been walking around this world misunderstood?" and, promising "we will ask the questions that you fear..." The entire record is chock full of piercingly honest views of today's society and the hardships that unite us all. See the video for "Sound Off" on the band's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/trapt; TRAPT is Chris Taylor Brown (Vocals/Guitar), Pete Charell (Bass), Aaron "Monty" Montgomery (Drums) and Robb Torres (Guitar) making his studio debut on NO APOLOGIES.

The band's third album, Only Through The Pain (released in August of 2008) debuted at #2 on the Top Independent Album chart and #18 on the Billboard 200 chart and produced two Top 20 Mainstream Rock tracks ("Who's Going Home With You Tonight?" and "Contagious." Billboard recently named "Headstrong" the #1 Alternative Song and #7 Rock Song of the Decade.   For more information on Trapt, please visit www.trapt.com.

No Apologies track listing:

1.     Sound Off
2.     Drama Queen
3.     Rope
4.     Get Up
5.     No Apologies
6.     Stranger
7.     Beautiful Scar
8.     Are You With Me
9.     The Wind
10.   Overloaded
11.   Storyteller
12.   Head Up

Dude...for real?

Randy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:30:39 +0000

Paul Gray, Slipknot bassist found dead

Randy — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:58:09 +0000

Read the story here.

(From the Des Moines Register)

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HELLYEAH premieres new video for “Cowboy Way” TODAY, May 21st!

Randy — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:53:16 +0000

DISTORTION MEDIA WELCOMES -SEVEN DAY SONNET-

Randy — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:17:24 +0000

ANDREW W.K. WINS “BEST BAND IN NEW YORK CITY” & PARTIES WITH 3OH!3

Randy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:27:36 +0000

[New York, NY – April 19, 2010] – With over a decade in the business, ANDREW W.K. has continued to produce a singular and intriguing body of work and his fans have stuck beside the prolific rocker along the way. In a popular vote organized by Metromix New York, those same fans voted Andrew W.K. as the “BEST BAND IN NEW YORK CITY”, beating out impressive competition including MGMT, Animal Collective, Mos Def, LCD Soundsystem, and many more. With a collaboration with 3OH!3 in the near future and a ton of new music in the works, Andrew W.K. continues to prove why he is the king of “partying hard” and working even harder.

After meeting 3OH!3 at group birthday bash/spring break throw down at a house party in Memphis, Andrew and the guys began masterminding the “House Party” remix - up and running now at http://www.AndrewWK.com. Keeping the party alive, the video debuted Friday, April the 16^th, and with a new “House Party” music video in the works featuring Andrew and 3OH!3, the track is set to become another party anthem of this generation.

The rocker also has been busy unveiling his high school years (when he was still called, "Andrew Fetterly") in the Guardian’s online article titled; It's time to let you hear the song which earned me a juvenile restraining order. The piece became a smash hit with readers and quickly rose to the top of the Guardian's most read features, becoming the 3rd most popular article on the entire Guardian site!

At 17 years old, Andrew professed his love for his high school crush through a darkly romantic tune. Due to the popular demand, Andrew shared more about the aftermath of his obsession. The follow up can be heard at http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/apr/15/andrew-wk-my-destiny-girl.

For more information, visit http://www.AndrewWK.com and to “follow” Andrew W.K. please go to http://twitter.com/andrewwk.

METAL SUPERGROUP, HELLYEAH, STARTS A STAMPEDE

Randy — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:31:49 +0000

Hitting Stores And Hitting The Road In 2010

New York, NY- The Hard Rock juggernaut known as HELLYEAH is currently in Dallas, TX putting the final touches on their sophomore release titled- STAMPEDE (Epic Records), due out July 13th. Once finished, the band will hit the road for a worldwide tour throughout the summer (dates below).

STAMPEDE, the follow up to the bands 2007 self-titled debut is being recorded, produced and mixed by Vinnie Paul and Sterling Winfield. Vocalist Chad Gray says of the album “I couldn’t wait to write this record. I can’t wait for our fans to hear it and I definitely can’t wait to hit the fucking stage and play it! Stampede represents every emotion that you’ve ever had and everything that screams HELLYEAH! There’s no smoke and mirrors with what we are. What you see is what you get. And what your get is Five guys bringin’ it, a head full of music, bleeding ears and most likely….Drunk!” Check out Vinnie and Sterling’s report from the studio and hear a snippet of a brand new song on the band’s YouTube page www.hellyeahband.com.

HELLYEAH will debut the first track from STAMPEDE to fans on April 21^st. Go to www.hellyeahband.com for further details closer to that date.

To promote their upcoming effort, HELLYEAH hits the road:

US TOURING

April 24 WXTB 98Rockfest St. Pete Times Forum- Tampa, Florida w/ Alice In Chains

April 25 WYBB LiveX 2010 Ladson Fairgrounds- Ladson, South Carolina

May 1 WJRR Earthday/ Tinker Field- Orlando, Florida

May 3 Concrete Street Amphitheater- Corpus Christi, Texas w/ Papa Roach

May 4 Warehouse Live- Houston, Texas w/ Papa Roach

May 5 Palladium Ballroom- Dallas, Texas w/ Papa Roach

May 7 Kattfest / Zoo Amphitheater- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

May 8 KDJE Edgefest / Arkansas State Fair- Little Rock, Arkansas

May 9 Rupp Arena- Lexington, Kentucky w/ Seether, Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool and Lacuna Coil

May 11 Alliant Energy Center- Madison, Wisconsin w/ Seether, Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool and Lacuna Coil

May 12 Alltel Center- Mankato, Minnesota w/ Seether, Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool and Lacuna Coil

May 14 KIWR Rockfest WestFair Amphitheatre- Council Bluffs, Iowa

May 16 KAZR Lazerfest Indianola National Balloon Grounds- Indianola, Iowa

May 18 La Crosse Center Arena- LaCrosse, Wisconsin w/ Seether, Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool and Lacuna Coil

May 19 Peoria Civic Center- Peoria, Illinois w/ Seether, Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool and Lacuna Coil

May 21 Fillmore Detroit- Detroit, Michigan w/ Seether, Five Finger Death Punch, Drowning Pool and Lacuna Coil

May 22 Eagles Ballroom- Milwaukee, Wisconsin w/ Seether

EUROPEAN TOUR

Jun 3- Amsterdam, Holland- Melkweg

Jun 5- Nurburg,Germany- Rock Am Ring Festival

Jun 6- Nuremberg, Germany- Rock Im Park festival

Jun 7- Berlin,Germany- C-Club w/ Stone Sour

Jun 8- Hamburg,Germany- Gruenspan w/ Stone Sour

Jun 11- Nickelsdorf, Austria- Novarock Festival

Jun 12- Donnington,UK- Download Festival

Jun 14- London,UK- Metal Hammer Awards

Jun 19- Gothenburg,Sweden- Metaltown Festival

Jun 20- Seinajoki, Finland- Provinssirock Festival

HELLYEAH is a Supergroup comprised of Grammy nominated and chart topping musicians. Drummer Vinnie Paul from Pantera (over 20 million selling, one of the only Metal bands to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts), Vocalist Chad Gray and Guitarist Greg Tribbett hail from Mudvayne (Grammy Nominated, 3.3 million selling, #1 most played single at Active Rock Radio in 2009) Guitarist Tom Maxwell and bassist Bob Zilla hail from highly credible rock acts Nothingface and Damageplan respectively. As HELLYEAH they also have an impressive history. Their debut album has sold nearly 400,000 copies in the US and produced 2 top 10 Active Rock singles "Alocohaulin Ass" and "You Wouldn't Know."

For more information on HELLYEAH and their upcoming activities, visit:

www.hellyeahband.com

http://www.myspace.com/hellyeah

http://www.facebook.com/hellyeahband

http://www.youtube.com/hellyeahband

http://www.twitter.com/hellyeahband

THE LAST VEGAS TO OPEN FOR AC/DC IN DES MOINES, IA

Randy — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:00:54 +0000

Band To Perform iTunes’ Top Rock Track For 2009 On April 17

Band To Offer Free Download To Fans

April 6, 2010 – Chicago glam rockers The Last Vegas have been selected to open for AC/DC at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA on April 17. Dubbed the “Best Discovery” by SPIN and armed with the iTunes critics pick for the Best Single of 2009 (Rock), “I’m Bad,” The Last Vegas have quickly built an impressive touring history throughout arenas, clubs and theaters in, which includes Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Hinder, Theory of a Deadman, Papa Roach, Smile Empty Soul and AC/DC.

The Last Vegas made history as the first band to win Guitar Center’s On-Stage new music program when they were hand selected by Mötley Crüe at the world famous Whiskey A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA. The band’s acclaimed album, Whatever Gets You Off, was recorded in Los Angeles with veteran rock producers Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M., DJ Ashba (Producer of Sixx:A.M., Mötley Crüe) and Marti Frederiksen (Producer of Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne) and features the top iTunes rock track for 2009.

Go to www.thelastvegas.com <http://www.thelastvegas.com> to download the new single, Whatever Gets You Off for FREE!

For updated tour dates and more information on The Last Vegas, please visit: www.thelastvegas.com <http://www.thelastvegas.com> .