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KAURA to Host Official ‘That Which Defines Us’ Record Release Show this Sunday, October 9th at The Viper Room in West Hollywood, CA

Posted in Artist Watch, News with tags KAURA, That Which Defines Us, The Rock Tribune, The Viper Room, TheRockTribune.com on October 7, 2011 by Randy

California natives KAURA and The Viper Room in Hollywood, CA are throwing a special record release show on Sunday, October 9^th in celebration of the release of their latest album, That Which Defines Us. Doors open at 8pm and KAURA performs at 11pm. Entry is $10 with a flyer. The Viper Room is located at 8852 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA. See below for more local appearances coming up soon!

KAURA recently released their new album, That Which Defines Us, on September 20^th, 2011. Produced by singer Malcolm Guess, That Which Defines Us is a testament of dedication, taking over two years to record with the assistance of rock luminaries such as Sylvia Massey (Tool, System of a Down, Danzig), Ken Andrews (Failure, A Perfect Circle) and Michael Romanowski (Dredg). Central to the album’s sound were instruments that the band collected on their travels to India, Thailand, Bali, Cambodia, Laos, and Nepal.

KAURA (pronounced kay-aura) were born from the vision of infusing the aggressive power of hard, melodic rock with the haunting and ethereal sounds of ancient instruments. “We were really drawn to the sounds of these instruments because they are not traditionally heard in modern rock music,” explains guitarist Ben Rojas. Drummer Benjamin Jones adds, “We have always strived to create our own unique voice and incorporating these instruments helps us do that and create a really expansive depth of sound.”

UPCOMING SHOWS:

10/9 The Viper Room, West Hollywood, CA @ 11pm
11/2 King King, Hollywood, CA – Day of the Dead Show @ 11pm
12/7 The Viper Room, West Hollywood, CA @ 11pm

For more information about KAURA, please visit these sites:

www.kaura.com

www.twitter.com/kauraband

www.facebook.com/pages/KAURA/34203763931

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EXHUMED: Legendary Goregrinders To Kick Off North American Tour Later This Month

Posted in All Metal with tags All Guts, EXHUMED, No Glory North American Tour 2011, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on October 5, 2011 by Randy

Goregrinding metal gods EXHUMED are readying to kick off the second leg of their Back From The Dead And Ready To Party North American Tour later this month. Set to commence on October 27 in Amarillo, Texas, the band will be touring in support of their All Guts, No Glory full-length released in July via Relapse Records.

Commented vocalist/guitarist Matt Harvey of the oncoming trek: “We’re fully chuffed to hit the road with Goatwhore and Havok on the second leg of our Back From The Dead And Ready To Party North American tour. It’s been way too long since we’ve played out on the East Coast. I can promise you a full-on autopsy holocaust doss of epic proportions! We’ll be playing a ton of stuff from the new record, as well as all the moldy oldies the slaughtercult has come to expect, so come on out, grab a beer, and get ready to rage! See you there!”

EXHUMED All Guts, No Glory North American Tour 2011

w/ Goatwhore, Havok

10/27/2011 Sorority House – Amarillo, TX * w/ Death Angel
10/28/2011 The Roxy – Oklahoma City, OK
10/29/2011 FuBbar – St Louis, MO
10/30/2011 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
10/31/2011 I-Rock Nightclub – Detroit
11/01/2011 Alrosa Villa – Columbus, OH
11/02/2011 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
11/03/2011 Wreck Room – Toronto, ON
11/04/2011 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
11/05/2011 Rock Cafe Le Stage – Trois-Rivieres, QC
11/06/2011 L’Agitee – Quebec City, QC
11/08/2011 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
11/09/2011 Europa – Brooklyn, NY
11/10/2011 Championships – Trenton, NJ
11/11/2011 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
11/12/2011 Sonar – Baltimore, MD
11/13/2011 The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
11/14/2011 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
11/15/2011 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL

11/16/2011 The Engine Room – Tallahassee, FL
11/17/2011 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
11/18/2011 Korova/Goregrowler’s Ball – San Antonio, TX w/ Suffocation
11/19/2011 The Juggernaut – Gallup, NM *
11/20/2011 Orpheum Theatre – Flagstaff, AZ *

* = no Goatwhore

All Guts, No Glory marks EXHUMED‘s first new record in almost eight years and offers up 11 choice cuts of grinding death metal combined the raw ferocity of their legendary Slaughtercult album with the wild ambition of 2003’sAnatomy Is Destiny. As crimson concertos such as “Dis-assembly Line,” “As Hammer To Anvil,” and “Funereality” illustrate, All Guts, No Glory is EXHUMED‘s finest moment to date.

Check out “I Rot Within” HERE.

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RANCID’S TIM ARMSTRONG ANNOUNCES TIM TIMEBOMB’S ROCKNROLL THEATER

Posted in Artist Watch, News, Releases with tags RANCID, ROCKNROLL THEATER, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, TIM ARMSTRONG on October 4, 2011 by Randy

DEBUT EPISODE TO PREMIER EXCLUSIVELY ON VEVO

OCTOBER 21, 2011 AND WILL BE FIRST SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING ON THE WORLD’S LEADING ALL-PREMIUM MUSIC VIDEO AND ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM

STORY AND MUSIC BY TIM ARMSTRONG

October 4, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – Iconic musician and GRAMMY®Award winning producer Tim Armstrong today announced his creation of a new and original series entitled Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater. The debut episode will premier exclusively on VEVO, the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, on October 21, 2011 with a trailer airing beginning on October 4, 2011.

“Doing a show centered on musical theatre isn’t really a stretch for me,” says Armstrong. “For 25 years I’ve been making music and collaborating with friends, been involved in hundreds of videos, and it’s really just a direct extension of my world.” Armstrong adds, “VEVO is the perfect partner to premiere the show because their platform is extensive and will bring lots of eyeballs to our show.”

“We are so thrilled Tim is bringing his passion project to VEVO,” said Scott Reich, VP, Original Content and Programming at VEVO. “This is a big moment for both Tim and VEVO, as his RockNRoll Theater is the first time we’ve featured a character driven narrative. Tim has assembled a true cast of characters that could only come from rock ‘n’ roll. We can’t wait to bring the tales of Tim Timebomb to VEVO fans!”

Homage to the classic American Musicals, Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater will center on Armstrong as today’s punk rock Rod Serling, leading and narrating suspenseful episodes with a variety of special guest actors and musicians. Each episode will feature extensive song and dance numbers with hard-hitting rock musical songs and rousing dance numbers all wrapped in a dark edge all written by Armstrong.

“I’ll play music til the day I die, and this takes everything in an exciting new direction,” Armstrong adds. “I love collaborating with other artists and all I want to do is continue to make these episodes. That’s the spirit of the project.”

The pilot episode of Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater entitled “Dante,” will bring the 14th Century epic poem, Dante’s Inferno, roaring into the 21th Century with a new take on greed and corporate corruption. The episode stars AFI frontman Davey Havok, guitarist and vocalist Lars Frederiksen of Rancid, and actor Robert David Hall known for his extensive work on CSI.

Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater marks the first scripted piece of original programming featured on VEVO, enriching the platform’s catalogue of 45,000 premium music videos, live performances and popular original series such as GO Shows (impromptu live performances held in venues meaningful to the featured artists like The Airborne Toxic Event, Kid Cudi and Florence + The Machine), Stylized (a series exploring how music and fashion mutually inspire) and ASK:REPLY (a live chat interview series).

Armstrong teamed up with longtime collaborator David Robertson who has also produced work for Eminem, Metallica, Britney Spears, and Madonna, to produce the series. Director Kevin Kerslake, best known for his work in forging the visual identity of the MTV generation through his work with Nirvana, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid, directed and shot the pilot episode. Michael Rooney known for his multiple MTV Video Music awards for choreography, including Spike Jonze’s Fatboy Slim video for the song “Praise You” starring Christopher Walken, will choreograph the show. Mary Vernieu (Black Swan, Sin City, The Wrestler) will cast the series.

http://www.vevo.com/rocknrolltheater

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BLUE OCTOBER’S JUSTIN FURSTENFELD LAUNCHES ANYMANINAMERICA.COM

Posted in Artist Watch, News with tags Any Man In America, anymaninamerica.com, Blue October, Justin Furstenfeld, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on October 3, 2011 by Randy

PARENTAL ADVOCACY GROUP PROVIDES A PLACE FOR PARENTS WHO ARE DEALING WITH SHARED CUSTODY

Any Man in America, Blue October’s New Album, Out Now

Art-rock band Blue October‘s front man Justin Furstenfeld has launched a new website in support of a cause near and dear to his heart. AnyManInAmerica.com is a place for fathers, mothers and children who have dealt, or are dealing with, the issues of shared parenting and child custody to find their voice and speak their mind. The goal of the site is to provide a positive and uplifting platform and support group for anyone who has dealt with the life-altering act of divorce and losing the ability to be with your child or parent on a daily basis. The way the site works is simple in that it allows anyone to upload a photo of themselves or a message they wish to send to their loved one. The site uses LiveShare to stream the photos and allows members to interact and comment as well. The site also links to other resources for anyone who has questions or needs more info dealing with this situation. Furstenfeld was moved to start this site because of his painful experience with his own ongoing divorce and struggle to remain an active part of his daughter’s life, something that has become the topic of his band’s latest release, Any Man In America.

Video | “The Feel Again (Stay)”

Any Man In America is Blue October‘s sixth studio album, and takes the listener on a cathartic journey chronicling the deeply personal events that have unfolded in lead singer/songwriter Justin Furstenfeld’s life over the last several years. USA Today states “this one’s a doozy…It’ll tear your heart out,” giving it a 3-star (out of 4) rating.

The idea for the site came to Furstenfeld after filming the video for the song “The Feel Again (Stay)”. In it, Furstenfeld sits in a chair singing the words while holding up paper messages for his daughter to read assuring her that the situation is not her fault. The overwhelming response to that video showed Furstenfeld that he was not alone. Justin Furstenfeld andBlue October have always been known for their charity work and have teamed up with the likes up Post Secret, Pick Up The Phone, 1 800-Suicide and To Write Love On Her Arms to name a few. Justin decided to team up with The American Coalition for Fathers And Children after seeing their moving documentary Guilty Until Proven Innocent and speaking with Michael McCormick, who runs the organization.

McCormick says: “With the ‘Any Man In America’ website and album, Justin Furstenfeld and Blue October have provided a very real window that highlights a major flaw in society. Family court practices, which separate over 4,000 children from a parent every day claiming ‘the best interest of the child’, are barbaric. Justin is focused on a top domestic social policy concern for children and parents. All citizens have a stake in the outcome, show your support for Shared Parenting and tell your story at www.anymaninamerica.com”
Blue October will be bringing representatives from the American Coalition for Fathers and Children on the road with them to educate fans about Family Breakdown, Divorce and Emotional Child Support during their current Any Man In America tour. Dates are listed below.

10/4/11 |George’s Majestic Lounge | Fayetteville, AR

10/6/11 | Cain’s Ballroom | Tulsa, OK