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KINGS OF LEON Announce "Radioactive" Single Release

MUSIC NEWS-  RCA Records has announced that "Radioactive" will be the first single off Kings of Leon's new album, Come Around Sundown with the video premiering on kingsofleon.com and Vevo on September
8th. 

Come Around Sundown will be releasing on October 19th, with pre-orders starting on September 14. The set will be available in two configuration; standard as well as a deluxe version that will include bonus tracks. Kings of Leon recorded the new album in New York CIty at Avatar Studios with Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King producing.

OK Go Announce Autumn Tour and "White Knuckles" Contest

MUSIC NEWS -  OK Go, the most downloaded band ever, will launch an extensive North American
tour with a performance in California at the Los Angeles County Fair on October 3rd.  Tickets are on sale now. In addition to their headlining shows, the band will perform at the Discover Louisville Festival (10/12) and the PopTech Conference (10/21, Camden, ME).  PopTech is an annual event that convenes a network of visionary individuals in science, technology, design, the corporate and social sectors, entrepreneurship, education and the arts to explore the nature of creative change.

OK Go have partnered with Indaba Music and the Rock Band Network to launch a remix contest for their new single, "White Knuckles."  OK Go encourages fans to get as creative as possible, to not feel afraid to redefine the song in both genre and feeling. The contest runs from September 7th through October 14th, details soon @  okgo.net.    Each week starting on September 21, Dave Fridmann, producer of "White Knuckles" and the album Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, chooses his favorite remixes to feature across all OK Go web properties.

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD New "The Sound of Sunshine" Video

MUSIC NEWS - We just got in Michael Franti & Spearhead's first music video (watch it below) off their upcoming album, The Sound of Sunshine!  Shot in Venice Beach by veteran music video director Frank Borin, the new video is for the title track of the album which will be releasing on September 21 via Capitol Records/Boo Boo Wax.

Michael Franti & Spearhead are currently on tour through the fall in support of the new album and will be headlining the upcoming Power to the Peaceful Festival in San Francisco, CA from September 10-12.

SWITCHFOOT Announces Autumn Tour Plans

MUSIC NEWS - SWITCHFOOT released their autumn tour plans this week, with news that The Almost will join them.  The run starts up on October 1st in Lynchberg, VA with pre-sale tickets available through Friends of the Foot beginning Wednesday, September 1st. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, September 2nd.  More @ switchfoot.com.   

The band, which just wrapped up a summer outing with Goo Goo Dolls, will also perform at Celebrate
Freedom Atlanta, the largest free one-day concert in Atlanta, on September 4th, and the Austin City Limits Festival on October 10th. (See below for itinerary.)

biffy clyro Announces US Tour and "Only Revolutions" Release

MUSIC NEWS - UK band biffy clyro today announced plans to make their first USA headlining tour, kicking off in Allston, MA on September 13.  Their latest album, Only Revolutions, has been nominated for the 2010 Mercury Prize.  In good company, past shortlist nominees for the prestigious UK award include Florence and the Machine, Radiohead, and Franz Ferdinand.   Only Revolutions is releasing in the USA on September 21 and will be available at select indie record stores through Junketboy Distribution. More at thinkindie.com (click on ThinkIndie Physical) .

GOOD CHARLOTTE's "Like It's Her Birthday" MP3 and Video

MUSIC NEWS- MD pop punkers, Good Charlotte's new single, "Like It's Her Birthday," is available now (buy it here), and the guys took some time to record a video message (see below) for you to announce the release and share how excited they are that the song is out.

"Like It's Her Birthday" will appear on Good Charlotte's fifth studio album, Cardiology, which releases October 26th on Capitol Records.

SPRINGSTEEN's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" Re-Issue Announced

MUSIC NEWS- Columbia Records has announced plans to re-issue Bruce Springsteen’s fourth album with previously-unreleased audio and video footage on November16, 2010.   Called, The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story, the audio portion will include his Darkness On The Edge Of Town remastered for the first time and some 21 previously-unheard tracks from the Darkness... recording sessions.  The video, available on dvd or blu ray, portion will feature a new 90 minute documentary film called,  The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, with more than four hours of live concert footage from 1976 thru 1978 and a 2009 performance of Darkness… in its entirety.

And, the set will also include an 80-page notebook with of reproductions of The Boss’s original notebooks from the recording sessions, never-before-seen photographs and a new Springsteen-penned essay.

SPRINGSTEEN's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" Re-Issue Announced

MUSIC NEWS- Columbia Records has announced plans to re-issue Bruce Springsteen’s fourth album with previously-unreleased audio and video footage on November16, 2010.   Called, The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story, the audio portion will include his Darkness On The Edge Of Town remastered for the first time and some 21 previously-unheard tracks from the Darkness... recording sessions.  The video, available on dvd or blu ray, portion will feature a new 90 minute documentary film called,  The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, with more than four hours of live concert footage from 1976 thru 1978 and a 2009 performance of Darkness… in its entirety.

And, the set will also include an 80-page notebook with of reproductions of The Boss’s original notebooks from the recording sessions, never-before-seen photographs and a new Springsteen-penned essay.

John Legend and The Roots in Three Part American Airlines Concert Promotion

MUSIC NEWS - John Legend and The Roots will appear at a three-part private concert series this fall it was announced today.  "The American Airlines John Legend and The Roots Concert Series" will be held in New York City and will feature three exclusive performances at the Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg. Legend's new album, WAKE UP, releases September 21, 2010 on Columbia Records.

The airline will launch a variety of promotions to highlight each concert and will give you an opportunity to attend the great events, the first of which will be on August 30 thru a ticket sweepstakes at their blackatlas.com site.

GOO GOO DOLLS at the Coffee House Live on Sirius

MUSIC NEWS - GOO GOO DOLLS will celebrate the release of their new studio album, SOMETHING FOR THE REST OF US (out via Warner Bros Records), by performing a special show for as part of the Coffee House Live series for SIRIUS XM listeners. The show can be heard on August 31, at 3:00 PM PT on The Coffee House, SIRIUS channel 30 and XM channel 51.

The Coffee House Live special will feature the band performint songs from their newest album as well as their past hits. The special show will be broadcast live from The Troubadour, in Los Angeles, CA in front of a live audience of lucky SIRIUS XM listeners.

PETE YORN Announces NYC & L.A. Concerts, TV Appearances for New Album

MUSIC NEWS - Pete Yorn will celebrate the release of his new, self-titled album with shows at intimate venues in Los Angeles and New York City, a return visit to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and a first time appearance on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon."

The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist will play Los Angeles' Roxy Theatre on Monday, September 27th, the eve of the album's release on Vagrant Records, then perform on "The Ellen Show" on Thursday, September 30th. He's booked in NYC at the the Bowery Ballroom on October 5th and appear on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on October 7th. Then Yorn will head to Texas to play the Lady Bird Lake Stage at the Austin City Limits Festival on October 9th.

STEEL TRAIN Joins Yo Gabba Gabba! and fun. Tours!

MUSIC NEWS - New Jersey indie rockers, Steel Train has announced that they will share the stage with the cast of  kid's show Yo Gabba Gabba! on the "Yo Gabba Gabba Live!" tour.  Among the other "Super Music Friends" guests on the tour are Mates of State, Amanda Palmer, Kid Koala, OK Go and many others. 

Steel Train joins an illustrious list of the show's past musical guests that includes Weezer, The Shins, MGMT, The Roots, Chromeo and The Ting Tings.  Yo Gabba Gabba! Tour itinerary is below.  This tour is in addition to their other concert plans ; and a handful of one-off shows, and a full blown tour with fun. that kicks off September 29th.

BOB DYLAN "Bootleg Series Vol 9 - Witmark Demos" Set for Release

MUSiC NEWS- Columbia Records will release Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Volume 9 – The Witmark Demos on Tuesday, October 19, in conjunction with Columbia/Legacy's release of Dylan's first eight long-playing albums in a box set titled Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings.  Both sets have been long sought-after by collectors and fans around the world, with The Witmark Demos seeing their first commercial release nearly 50 years after they were first recorded, and The Original Mono Recordings returning to the marketplace for the first time ever on Compact Disc, as well as on fully analogue 180-gram vinyl.

The Witmark Demos features 47 Bob Dylan tunes recorded by him and accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, harmonica and occasionally piano for his first music publisher, Leeds Music, back in January 1962, and for his second publisher, M. Witmark & Sons, between 1962 and 1964.   Listening to these recordings, you can easily trace Dylan's dramatic growth as a songwriter from early traditionally-styled songs like "Man On The Street" and "Ramblin' Gamblin' Willie" through the social commentary of "Blowin' In The Wind, "The Times They Are A Changin'" and "Masters Of War", and the groundbreaking lyrical genius of "Mr. Tambourine Man."  All of these songs, and all the others on The Witmark Demos, were written – and their subsequent demos recorded – before Bob Dylan turned 24 years old.

ANNIE LENNOX Signs With Universal Music, Holiday Album Announced

MUSIC NEWS - Internationally renowned recording artist, songwriter, activist and musician Annie Lennox has announced she's signed a new recording deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), for a long-term worldwide recording agreement.

The first release under the deal from Ms Lennox will be her new "A Christmas Cornucopia" album on November 22  through Decca Records in the USA (on Island Records in the UK).  The album features Ms. Lennox's personal interpretations of some of her favorite Christmas carols as well as an original composition entitled, "Universal Child."

NEVER SHOUT NEVER Return With "Harmony"

MUSIC NEWS - HARMONY, the new alburm from ne of the year’s most buzzed-about acts, Never Shout Never, fronted by 19-year-old singer-songwriter Christofer Drew, is out tomorrow, August 24th, 2010 (via Love Records/Sire Records). The album was produced by veteran producer Butch Vig, likely best-known for his work with Green Day, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins.  Listen to the album now on their MySpace at myspace.com/nevershoutnever.  They'll also appear September 3 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
 
Never Shout Never will also return to the road after wrapping their Honda Civic Tour run with Paramore, Tegan and Sara and Kadawatha on September 19 for a fall headlining tour with The Maine .  The new tour kicks off October 19 in Seattle, WA criss-crosses the USA before wrapping up on November 27 in Chicago. Also on the bill are special guests I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business and Carter Hulsey. Tickets are now on sale.