Hollywood Undead have just posted live video footage from their upcoming CD/DVD release Desperate Measures. The performance showcases the 6 crazy MC's performing the popular son

Hollywood Undead have just posted live video footage from their upcoming CD/DVD release Desperate Measures. The performance showcases the 6 crazy MC's performing the popular song "No Other Place" to a fan packed venue. The band's high energy performance gives fans a peek at what they can expect on 11/10 when the CD/DVD package releases online and in stores. Desperate Measures includes 6 live records, 6 new studio recordings and 60 minutes of Hollywood Undead live and uncut.

Make sure to pre-order your copy of Desperate Measures and visit the bands MySpace for a list of upcoming tour dates on the Vatos Locos Tour with Atreyu.

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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have launched The Superhighway Tour, a first of its kind online-only music experience that delivers 24 of the 48 tracks from the forthcoming Live Anthology as high-quality digital downloads and on-demand streams in advance of the Live Anthology's release. "Ticketh

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have launched The Superhighway Tour, a first of its kind online-only music experience that delivers 24 of the 48 tracks from the forthcoming Live Anthology as high-quality digital downloads and on-demand streams in advance of the Live Anthology's release. "Ticketholders" will receive an insider's view of those 24 tracks, through archived memorabilia reproduced on the site, new band commentary, classic reviews, and curated content from the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers vaults. Fans will also be able to share their photos and stories from their favorite Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers shows. Then on the album's November 24 release, ticketholders will receive the remaining 24 tracks on The Live Anthology, thereby completing the digital album.

Access to the Superhighway Tour will be available to fans that purchase "tickets" from Ticketmaster.com or through the Superhighway Tour box office.

Tickets for the entire 8-week Superhighway Tour are on sale now through Ticketmaster.com and TomPettySuperHighwayTour.com. The price of a Superhighway Tour ticket includes all 48 The Live Anthology digital tracks plus the 8-week online experience for $24.98 without any additional service fees. Downloads will be available in 256kbps MP3 or FLAC formats - fan's choice.

A FREE PREVIEW of the SuperHighway Tour is now available at http://www.tompettysuperhighwaytour.com and includes a FREE DOWNLOAD of a track from the 1981 run of shows at Los Angeles' Forum.

The week of November 22nd Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and Reprise Records will release The Live Anthology, a multiple-disc set of recordings drawn from thirty years of live performances. The collection brings together material from 1978-2007 culled from hundreds of hours of live concert recordings covering every era of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' tours and represents the best tracks as chosen by producers Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Ryan Ulyate.

The release of The Live Anthology comes on the heels of two sold out tours, the Grammy winning documentary Runnin' Down A Dream (directed by Peter Bogdanovich), and a headline performance at the Super Bowl XLII halftime show. Now, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - one of rock and roll's greatest touring bands - will mark their unparalleled string of success with the release of this landmark collection of live recordings that is unlike anything previously available - the band's story told through the music alone.

The producers made no fixes or overdubs, letting the newly mixed original recordings showcase the invention, spontaneity, craft, and the musicianship that has made Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers among the most celebrated live performers of their time. Along with powerful interpretations of their own classic hits and originals, The Live Anthology features the band tackling some of their best-loved cover material, from classics to obscure beauties to unexpected adaptations. The theme from Goldfinger, the Zombies' "I Want You Back Again," the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil," early Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well," Booker T. and the MGs' "Green Onions," James Brown's "Good, Good Lovin'" and many more. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers travel wide, paying their musical debts through song and showing just how confidently the band moves across genres and over time.

The Live Anthology will come in multiple configurations featuring artwork and packing by renowned contemporary artist Shepard Fairey (http://www.studionumberone.com, http://www.obeygiant.com). Included in the multiple configurations are, a 5CD collector's deluxe box set available only at Best Buy that will include a first-of-its-kind audio-only Blu-ray disc, a four CD set of 48 tracks, a 48 track digital album, a seven LP vinyl box set of 51 tracks and the entirely unique Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Superhighway Tour (http://www.tompettysuperhighwaytour.com). The collector's deluxe package will be in Best Buy stores on November 22nd. All other configurations will be in stores and available online on November 24th.

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On the heels of the release of their new album, Crash Love, perennial rockers AFI have announced a new string of tour dates, taking them throughout the West in January. Fans who have checked out the band's East Coast dates have been treated night after night with a mix of old and new songs spann

On the heels of the release of their new album, Crash Love, perennial rockers AFI have announced a new string of tour dates, taking them throughout the West in January. Fans who have checked out the band's East Coast dates have been treated night after night with a mix of old and new songs spanning AFI's massive eight album catalog. Included as a staple each night is Crash Love and live-set opener "Torch Song," which AFI recently released an exclusive demo of via Google's La La music platform.

Also new from AFI will be a release of a 5 song pack on Rock Band which will be available 11/17. The downloadable addition to the game will include "Love Like Winter," "The Leaving Song Pt. II," and Crash Love favorites "Beautiful Thieves," "End Transmission" and "Medicate."

Tour dates:

November 03 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom

November 04 St Louis, MO The Pageant

November 06 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater

November 07 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre

November 09 Detroit, MI The Fillmore

November 10 Toronto, ONT, Canada Sound Academy

November 12 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

November 13 New York City, NY Roseland Ballroom

November 15 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

November 16 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle

November 18 West Palm Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

November 19 Lake Bueuna Vista, FL House of Blues

November 21 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater

November 22 Austin, TX Stubbs

December 4 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre

December 6 Denver, CO Magness Arena

December 8 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue

December 11 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

December 13 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena

December 15 Winnepeg, MB Canada Winnipeg Convention Center

December 16 Saskatoon, SK, Canada Prairieland Park

December 18 Edmonton, AB, Canada Shaw Conference Center

December 19 Calgary, AB Canada Big Four Building

December 21 Victoria, BC, Canada Save On Foods Centre

January 16 Reno, NV Knitting Factory

January 18 Boise, ID The Big Easy

January 19 Missoula, MT Wilma Theater

January 21 Spokane, WA The Big Easy

January 22 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo

January 24 Vancouver, BC The Commodore

January 25 Portland, OR Roseland

January 27 Fresno, CA Rainbow Ballroom

January 30 Tempe, AZ The Marque

January 31 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

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A Message from Steven Delopoulos from Burlap To Cashmere:

I wanted to tell you guys about a great new site I'm getting involved with called Brite Revolution. It's a place to get some brand new exclusive content that I'll be releasing each month (along with some back catalog stuff).

A Message from Steven Delopoulos from Burlap To Cashmere:

I wanted to tell you guys about a great new site I'm getting involved with called Brite Revolution. It's a place to get some brand new exclusive content that I'll be releasing each month (along with some back catalog stuff). Myself and some incredible other artists are joining with them and for the price of cheeseburger ($4.99 a month), you can download everything on the site! A portion of the subscription revenue goes back to non-profits like Blood:Water Mission, Compassion International, Make a Wish, and a bunch of other great causes. It's the perfect way to get TONS of great music and give back at the same time. Check it out here:

http://www.briterevolution.com/artists/steven-delopoulos/

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After their first two releases "Feeding The Fire" and  "Let The Demon Rock'n'Roll" the band Edge Of Forever is ready to hit the hearts of melodic hard-rock fans again with their new album "Another Paradise". The CD shows their usual hard hitting rock style renovated by a new line-up:

After their first two releases "Feeding The Fire" and  "Let The Demon Rock'n'Roll" the band Edge Of Forever is ready to hit the hearts of melodic hard-rock fans again with their new album "Another Paradise". The CD shows their usual hard hitting rock style renovated by a new line-up:

Alessandro Del Vecchio on vocals and keyboards; Walter Caliaro on guitars; Nik Mazzucconi on bass and Francesco Jovino on drums.

The new album also features performances by Bob Harris (Axe, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai and former Edge Of Forever singer) who contributes with backing vocals on "What I've Never Seen"; Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) who sings on the title track in a duet with Alessandro Del Vecchio; Jgor Gianola (U.D.O., Gotthard, Jorn) who plays a guitar solo and Carsten "Lizard" Schulz (Evidence One, Domain) who sings background vocals on the song "Edge Of Life".

The band states that the album has all that an AOR record needs: strong melodies and impressive backing vocals; sophisticated arrangements; power-house drums; stunning guitars and keyboards; bombastic production and big sing-along choruses.

The new line-up features EOF veteran keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio stepping up his game to take over the job of lead vocalist too. Walter Caliaro, who replaced Matteo Carnio back in 2005, plays the guitar. Edge Of Forever has seen two previous bassists (Christian Grillo and Dimitri Oldani) replaced by the bass player, Nik Mazzucconi, and the EOF drummer is Francesco Jovino.

Production of the new record is handled by Alessandro Del Vecchio, another crucial step for the band, leaving him with some big shoes to fill since in the past the band was produced by none other than the late Marcel Jacob and Bobby Barth.

The mastering is done by well-known award-winning German producer and engineer Michael Voss from Casanova, Bonfire, Mad Max and Voices Of Rock.

"Another Paradise" is scheduled to be out in Japan Dec. 9th through Spiritual Beast/Universal and in Europe Jan. 15th through 7Hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtoJE2_JNn0

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Friday, November 6th is the official release date in Europe of the highly anticipated W.E.T. debut album featuring Jeff Scott Soto (Talisman), Erik Martensson (eclipse) and Robert Sall (Work of Art).

The album has gathered some amazing reviews on the specialized Rock and Har

Friday, November 6th is the official release date in Europe of the highly anticipated W.E.T. debut album featuring Jeff Scott Soto (Talisman), Erik Martensson (eclipse) and Robert Sall (Work of Art).

The album has gathered some amazing reviews on the specialized Rock and Hard Rock press, getting a glowing 100% review on the Melodicrock.com website which wrote

"W.E.T. might just be the perfect balance of power and melody, emotion and attitude"

More amazing reviews include:

"A great record!" – Angel Lorenzo (This Is Rock Magazine, Spain)

10/10 - Review on Metal Hammer Hungary

"Brilliant Melodic Rock Album" 90% - Joost (Virtuosity One website)

"This album has some of the year's finest songs" Rock Realms website

"Sensational" – Fabio Magliano (Metal Maniac Magazine, Italy)

The album is being released in the first pressing as a digipak release with a bonus DVD which includes an in-depth interview with the band members plus the videoclip of "One Love", "Brothers In Arms" and for the haunting ballad "Comes Down Like Rain", the second single off the album.

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At last night's show at Los Angeles's Hotel cafe Butch Walker played his 2004 album Letters in its entirety and covered Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me", you can watch that part of the performance right here.

At last night's show at Los Angeles's Hotel cafe Butch Walker played his 2004 album Letters in its entirety and covered Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me", you can watch that part of the performance right here.

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Today Show, Nightline,  Late Show w/David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Jay Leno Show, Larry King Live Appearances Planned As Well

(New York, NY – November 4, 2009) – There is no substitute to seeing John Mayer perform live and the release of Battle Studies later this month wi

Today Show, Nightline,  Late Show w/David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Jay Leno Show, Larry King Live Appearances Planned As Well

(New York, NY – November 4, 2009) – There is no substitute to seeing John Mayer perform live and the release of Battle Studies later this month will kick off a North American tour beginning February 8th in Charleston, SC and feature special guest, Michael Franti & Spearhead (dates below). Tickets for the majority of dates are planned to go on sale to the general public on Nov. 21, with an American Express cardmember pre-sale window from Nov. 16-20. For those starting their holiday shopping early, a special offer on www.johnmayer.com allows fans who pre-order Battle Studies now through November 10th to access their own exclusive tour pre-sale to purchase up to 12 tickets before they're available anywhere else. Further information for on sale dates to be released soon on www.johnmayer.com.

Kicking off release week, Fuse today announced that their "Fuse Presents: John Mayer Live From the Beacon Theatre," broadcast will now be broadcast overseas to U.S. troops and their families by AFN, The American Forces Network, to reach those stationed in 175 countries and on 140 U.S. Navy ships at sea. Fuse, Madison Square Garden's national music television network and Madison Square Garden Entertainment have teamed up with the American Forces Network (AFN) – now Mayer's performance will air live on Fuse, in HD and SD, on November 17th at 9pm ET in the U.S. and will be simulcast live that night via AFN Radio. Additionally, AFN Television's "Spectrum" channel will air the concert on December 6, 2009 at 8pm and on New Year's Eve.  
 
In addition to an intimate performance of his current single, "Who Says" on the Today Show on Thursday, November 19, Mayer has another special event up his sleeve with The Late Show with David Letterman. Mayer will perform as Letterman's musical guest, and then take over the studio for an extended concert for fans that will be webcast on Letterman's website. On November 19, Mayer will appear on The Late Show as a both a sit-in artist with Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra and as the show's musical guest before performing a post-show fan concert, which will stream live and remain online through the beginning of the Battle Studies Tour. Other television appearances and special announcements are planned for December, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Jay Leno Show and Larry King Live.

Battle Studies is the fourth studio album from the seven-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/guitar player/producer and incorporates the warmth, melodies and simplicity of 70's and 80's California rock and pop. Battle Studies is a confessional, relaxed and liberated album recorded in a private home in California where Mayer lived and worked over the course of six months before wrapping at the famed Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. The album was co-produced by John Mayer and Steve Jordan and will be released on November 17th, 2009 on Columbia Records.
 
ABOUT MICHAEL FRANTI - Michael Franti's latest CD All Rebel Rockers, is not only the highest Billboard Top 200 Album Chart debut of his career, it has been on that chart longer than any other Franti CD.  The CD's smash "Say Hey (I Love You)" is expected to be a certified digital platinum single by the end of November '09.  Appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Fallon and other national television outlets have served to drive the more than 3.1 million YouTube views for "Say Hey (I Love You)".  

Franti has always dared to say very big things through his music.  Yet for all the wide-ranging excellence of his work, what's most impressive about Franti as a recording artist and live performer is his ability to inspire. Ultimately, Franti's music and his dedication to greater understanding on a global level are not two aspects of his life, but very much one and the same.  The Bay Area born Franti has been bringing our world exceptionally powerful, deeply felt music under a variety of names and in a wide range of genres for twenty years. From the intense punk rock of the Beatnigs, to the deeply political rap he made with the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy to his joyful and meaningful modern soul music with Spearhead, and now as Michael Franti & Spearhead, this still young man has released an impressive series of recordings that have vividly reflected his status as a musical citizen of this world.  His critically hailed live performances have been tabbed as "some of the best the industry has to offer today."

ABOUT JOHN MAYER - The consistency with which John Mayer combines word craft and melody has earned him rarefied status in popular culture as a genuine and respected songwriter and musician. Since his acclaimed debut in 2001 with Room For Squares, each release has earned John Mayer additional accolades. Through 2003's Heavier Things, his work with John Mayer Trio in 2005, CONTINUUM's 2006 release and now, Battle Studies, John Mayer has established himself as a musician and collaborator who exceeds genre boundaries. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has earned seven Grammy Awards and sold nearly 12.5 million albums worldwide.

In May 2007, Time Magazine placed John Mayer on their Time 100 list of the most influential contemporary thinkers, leaders, artists and entertainers. For two consecutive years, Rolling Stone Magazine featured John Mayer on the cover of their annual "Guitar" issue - first with the May 2008 "Living Guitar Legends" issue and then as part of February 2007's "Guitar Heroes" round-ups featuring Mayer with peers and icons alike.

Pairings with a range of artists are a defining trait of the musician whose collaborative streak is well-known. From rock to blues, hip-hop to jazz to country, Mayer has performed and/or recorded with Eric Clapton, BB King, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Burnett, Herbie Hancock, Dixie Chicks, Jay Z, Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift. In 2005, Mayer famously toured and recorded with power players Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan as John Mayer Trio, whose live album TRY! featured searing blues and rock. As on Continuum, John Mayer again took the helm as the co-producer of Battle Studies, his fourth studio album, which will be released November, 17, 2009.

MAYER'S BATTLE STUDIES TOUR W/SPECIAL GUEST MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD:

February
8          Mon                    Charleston, SC                        North Charleston Coliseum
9          Tue                     Birmingham, AL                     BJCC Arena
10        Wed                   Nashville, TN                          Sommet Center
12        Fri                       Auburn Hills (Detroit), MI     The Palace of Auburn Hills
13        Sat                      Toronto, ON                           Air Canada Centre
16        Tue                     Ottawa, ON                            Scotiabank Place
17        Wed                   Montreal, QC                          Bell Centre
19        Fri                       Uncasville, CT                        Mohegan Sun
20        Sat                      Washington, DC                     Verizon Center
21        Sun                     Philadelphia, PA                     Wachovia Center
24        Wed                   Boston, MA                              TD Banknorth Garden
25        Thu                     New York, NY                       Madison Square Garden
28        Sun                     Grand Rapids, MI                   Van Andel Arena

March
1          Mon                    Milwaukee, WI                       Bradley Center
2          Tue                     St. Paul, MN                           Xcel Energy Center
4          Thu                     Omaha, NE                             Qwest Center
5          Fri                       Oklahoma City, OK                Ford Center
6          Sat                      Houston, TX                           Toyota Center
8          Mon                    Austin, TX                              Frank Erwin Center
9          Tue                     Dallas, TX                               American Airlines Center
10        Wed                   New Orleans, LA                    New Orleans Arena
12        Fri                       Columbus, OH                        Nationwide Arena
13        Sat                      Louisville, KY                        Freedom Hall
15        Mon                    Greensboro, NC                      Greensboro Coliseum Complex
16        Tue                     Charlottesville, VA                 John Paul Jones Arena
17        Wed                   Atlanta, GA                            Philips Arena
19        Fri                       Memphis, TN                          Fed Ex Forum
20        Sat                      St Louis, MO                          Scottrade Center
22        Mon                    Kansas City, MO                    Sprint Center
23        Tue                     Denver, CO                             Pepsi Center
25        Thu                     Los Angeles, CA                    Staples Center
26        Fri                       San Jose, CA                           HP Pavilion
30        Tue                     Portland, OR                           Rose Garden
31        Wed                   Seattle, WA                            KeyArena

April
1          Thu                     Vancouver, BC                       General Motors Place
3          Sat                      Calgary, AB                            Pengrowth Saddledome
4          Sun                     Edmonton, AB                       Rexall Place
6          Tue                     Saskatoon, SK                        Credit Union Centre
7          Wed                   Winnipeg,  MB                       MTS Centre
8          Thu                     Fargo, ND                               FargoDome
10        Sat                      Chicago, IL                             United Center

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PLUG IN THE SNAKES the new album from Meriwether will be out on 11/24.
Listen to some tunes from it at: www.myspace.com/meriwether

Track List 

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