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Sevendust Lands New Label, Stops at Warehouse on Tour (RedNova) To celebrate a new beginning on a new label, Sevendust has gone back to the top of an alphabet. "Alpha," the sixth studio album from the Atlanta band, hits stores on March 6, and the group's Tuesday stop at the Warehouse, 2548 S. First St., is one of 57 headlining tour dates to support it. Screamers: System of a Down Review (UGO - UnderGroundOnline) There are very few films that you can point to and say, "That might actually have an impact on the world." As much as you love The Hills Have Eyes , irradiated cannibal hillbillies aren't really big on inspiring cultural or political change. Dude, that's so intense (Calendarlive.com) A ferocious little dynamo rips off his shirt and streaks howling across the stage atop a bludgeoning beat. Maybe he cuts his torso too, and glowers there bleeding. Another Iggy/Manson rerun? Repetition can mute shock; today, such rock 'n' roll theatrics come off like the latest mounting of a Sophocles tragedy. Scorched Earth (Music) (City Pages) The Thermals react to life during wartime. Texas band thrilled about record contract (Northwest Herald) Unlike Chicago, the quiet farm town of Sulphur Springs, Texas, doesn?t have much of a music scene. But the members of Texas band Fair To Midland have found themselves thrust into the spotlight after System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian signed them to his label, Serjical Strike. Texas' finest 'Fair' travels to Boston (The Heights) Dallas, Texas may not be the epicenter of the musical universe, but it does appear to be the origin of the future of rock 'n' roll. This, my friends, is no hyperbole: It's reality. Straight out of the land of cowboys, big hair, 10-gallon hats, and chicken-fried steak is Fair to Midland, a band composed of brains, melody, and pure energy. Metallica to Begin Recording With Rick Rubin in March (Blogcritics.org) In 2003, Metallica released their 8th full-length studio album, St. Anger . With its tinny production, absence of their signature guitar solos and serious shortage of good songwriting and songs, it was a major disappointment. The only positives I could take from St. Anger were that it was meaner and more aggressive than their previous two albums, Load and Reload , and I loved the opening ... Report for 02/15/06 (antiMUSIC) punkbands reports: Pete Wentz claims he HAS hooked up with dudes. When Blender Magazine asked the Wentz if he's ever made out with a guy he said "I have. Anybody above the waist is fair game." In the immortal words of Jerry Seinfeld... Not that there's anything wrong with that. Lionsgate President of Music and Publishing Jay Faires Re-Ups With Studio Und... Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF) , the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, and Jay Faires, the studio's President of Music and Publishing, have agreed to the material terms of a new employment agreement that will extend Faires' term for another four years. Lionsgate President of Music and Publishing Jay Faires Re-Ups With Studio Und... SANTA MONICA, Calif., Newsfeed display by CaRP |