New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

July 19, 2008
Issue 2008:284
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We've got Thrills, chills, Dirty Water
. . . What more do you need?
When the big beat hits ya
Comin' from your transistor
. . . Like the T at full speed
When the big beat hits ya...

"Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
. . . Copyright c. 1980 by Camaraderie Music, BMI.
. . . All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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BRATTLEBORO, VT, July 19 - We send our warmest wishes for the best of
luck to singer-songwriter Lisa Martin. She seems to be a very fine
person. More than one ground exists right now for wishing Lisa good
luck. We believe she will know which one we have in mind.

Except for a single last-minute, ill-timed lightning storm, from a
technical point of view we had a far easier time this week than the
last one.

For some reason, Yahoo seems to have stopped dead in its tracks in its
project of replacing the wonderful old Yahoo Mail with its vastly
downgraded new Yahoo Mail Classic. The e-mail account, which is
attached to this Yahoo Group, is still the old, full-feature Yahoo
Mail Classic, whereas our e-mail news triage account, FredRemainsLost,
is the new, no-tech Yahoo Mail Classic that doesn't do much but that
Yahoo is still trying to promote as "improved." So our situation is
half and half: one of our main e-mail accounts is far more labor
intensive and time consuming than it was in the past, while this
account remains unchanged and is reasonably easy to use. But even if
Yahoo should destroy this e-mail account the way it has trashed most
others, it may not sink us. We have been offered a new alternative.
This just happened, and I haven't had a chance to try it yet. But the
offer extended to us holds out some reason for hope.

Music news keeps coming at us at a quick pace - exceptionally quick
for early and mid-summer, which has always been a slow time for us.
More than half the news items e-mailed to us are included in this
issue. The rest we could not fit in for no reason other than the lack
of time.
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NOW PLAYING
On the NEMS Stereo

VANCE GILBERT
"Up on Rockfield"

<> Vance Gilbert has long performed on the folk coffeehouse circuit,
and he is famed for his humor. Evidently, though, the guy looked
inside and saw a 1970s rocker. Or so one might judge from "Up on
Rockfield," his forthcoming album.

Personally, I have only heard Gilbert here and there, so comparisons
to past efforts are difficult. Of those VG albums I have heard,
though, "Up on Rockfield" is definitely my favorite.

Amy Fairchild once said something about how she really liked being in
the singer-songwriter field because it allows an artist freedom to
draw inspiration from a lot of different directions. With this
forthcoming release, Vance Gilbert seems to be enjoying the same
artistic freedom. In the CD's booklet, in a brief intro to "Welcome
to Lovetown," Gilbert referenced a question of, what if John Hiatt
were to write a song with Louis Jordan and Prince.

My favorite cuts on "Rockfield" are the rockers, which draw on Vance
Gilbert strengths. He is best on solo vocals, he is best with a
strong beat, and his versatile, top-flight band capably supports both.

A good deal of interest in cellist Kristen Miller exists around the
region; and for her arranging and playing on "Up on Rockfield,"
Gilbert awarded her much deserved Most Valuable Player status. We
wish to add a plug for keyboardist Tom West who is often at the heart
of this album's characteristic sound. West contributed mightily to
this album's success.

For years, I have had the experience of listening to a new record,
hearing some great banjo picking, checking the musician credits, and
finding, once more, that the banjoist who delighted me was John Curtis
of Boston's old Pousette-Dart Band. Well, Curtis has done it again
with an appearance on "Up on Rockfield."

With luck, Vance Gilbert will give us a start-to-finish rocker next time.

Scroll down to the press release section for the official announcement
of "Up on Rockfield."
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AIMEE MANN
"@#%&*! Smilers"

I also played the latest Aimee Mann album. There is no time to
comment more extensively than to say that this is classic Aimee Mann.
She still has a gift for accessible melodies and pop-rock
arrangements, and she remains unaffraid of exploring life's grim
sides. This is a very fine record.
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NEW RELEASES LISTED BY NEWBURY COMICS

Here is an unrepresentative sampling of the new releases listed this
week by Newbury Comics:

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT-Secret Voyage-$11.88
DAMON & NAOMI-More Sad Hits (Remastered)-$9.99
SOUNDTRACK-DARK KNIGHT-$12.88
SOUNDTRACK-DARK KNIGHT (Special Edition)-$17.99
DETROIT COBRAS-Original Recordings-$14.99
. . . Eileen Rose speaks well of the Detroit
. . . Cobras. Here's your chance to find out why.
FOREIGNER-No End In Sight: Very Best-$11.88
HALL & OATES-Beauty On Back Street-$13.99
MARLEY, ZIGGY-Ziggy Marley In Jamaica-$11.88
MELLENCAMP, JOHN-Life, Death, Love And Freedom-$12.88
MOODY BLUES-To Our Children's Children (Remaster)-$11.88
MOODY BLUES-In Search Of The Lost Chord (Remaster)-$11.88
MOODY BLUES-Days Of Future Passed- (Remaster)-$11.88
MOODY BLUES-A Question Of Balance (Remaster)-$11.88
TRAVIS, RANDY-Around The Bend-$11.88
TRAVIS, RANDY-Around The Bend (Deluxe Edition)-$18.99
WIRE-Object 47-$9.99

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "July 14 Newbury Comics Coupons and New
Releases," July 14, 2008.
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PRESS RELEASES

<> The Nowheremen have been added to the UUCM Beatles Concert on July 19.

<> Rock Band downloads for the week of Monday, July 21.

<> Mike and the Ravens. It has been an amazing vacation. But after
taking four and a half decades off, Vermont's Mike and the Ravens are
thinking seriously of playing a show. VERY seriously. Read all about
it in the band's press release, which is copied below.

<> Johnny Barnes, "The MIT Murders: Death on the Internet."
Late-1970s Boston rocker Johnny Barnes has got a new book out, and the
title could make at least one of our readers nervous. Catch up on
Johnny Barnes and his crime-fiction career by scrolling down to his
press release about "Death on the Internet."

<> Vance Gilbert: Announcement of the release of his new album, "Up on
Rockfield."

<> Joan Baez to receive Spirit of Americana Free Speech Aware.

<> Official E3 Rock Band track list.

To me, it is very surprising how much Guitar Hero and Rock Band gaming
news there is. Games of this sort seem to be the main new way of
interesting young people in specific pieces of music, just like MTV in
the 1980s, Top 40 radio in the 1960s, and jukeboxes in an even earlier
age.

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ACCIDENTAL GROOVE
At Maximum Capacity
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Saturday, July 19, 2008

"Don't Miss Accidental Groove this weekend! Saturday, July 19, 2008
at Maximum Capacity - in the parking lot! in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Visit

http://www.myspace.com/maximumcapacity

for directions.

"Outdoor BBQ and Concert Featuring Accidental Groove and Fendline. All
Ages Show! Free Food! Tickets are $10 per person! Doors open at 2pm.
Fendline is on at 4pm; AG takes the stage at 6pm."

SOURCE: Master Groover, "Don't Miss Accidental Groove This Weekend,"
July 17, 2008.

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LONESOME BROTHERS
Saturday, July 19, 2008
At the Langdon Street Cafe
Montpelier, Vermont

Check me on this, Montpelier-area friends, but I believe this is the
Lonesome Brothers' DEBUT at the Langdon Street Cafe. This is hard to
believe, I know, since The Lonesomes seem to have played everywhere.
But I do believe this booking is a first.

"Saturday July 19 - Lonesome Brothers @ Langdon Street Cafe, 4 Langdon
St., Montpelier, VT (802) 223-8667.

http://www.langdonstreetcafe.com/

With special guest Putnam Smith at 8 p.m. Lonesomes from 9 p.m. - 12
a.m."

SOURCE: Ray Mason, "Lonesome Brothers in Vermont," July 15, 2008.

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PRESSURE COOKER
Saturday, July 19, 2008
At Boston's The Behive

Saturday, July 19, 2008

. . . The Beehive
. . . 541 Tremont Street
. . . Boston, Massachusetts

10PM - 2AM
617-423-0069

SOURCE: Pressure Cooker Music, "Hot Reggae Music in Cool Hangouts This
Summer," July 14, 2008.

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THREE DAY THRESHOLD
Once Bitten

There is nothing quite like performing for US soldiers on another
continent to put some bite in a band's music and to put a bite in the
banjo player.

"GOOD NEWS! THREE DAY THRESHOLD made it back safely from our tour for
the US troops stationed overseas in bases in Honduras. No one got
shot, kidnapped or got malaria, so we're calling it a success (though
Kier did get bitten by German Sheppard attack dog - no joke, there are
pics up on our facebook and myspace pages if you want to see more).

"SATURDAY NIGHT:

. . . ATWOOD'S TAVERN
. . . (Just outside Inman Sq)
. . . 877 Cambridge Street
. . . Cambridge, Massachusetts

"We play from 10-1, no cover, great beers and food.

"Three is the magic number!!! 3 Day Threshold will be playing 3
stripped down sets a 3 piece! PLUS, Joe Pleiman's Summer Villains go
on at 9!"

SOURCE: Kier Byrnes, "Our Military Tour Is Over But Our Tour of
Cambridge Has Ju [message truncated]," July 17, 2008.

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DWIGHT RITCHER AND NICOLE NELSON
Stars of Musical Stage and Theatrical Screen
Coming to a CD Player Near You

"We will be performing a couple of special shows in what has been our
busiest July to date. As you know, we're currently in the studio
recording songs for our first full length record, 'Signs,' due out
this fall. Our thanks to all who have been part of the pre order
campaign. It is a continuing success. Also, Nicole and I just
attended the first screening of 'Where's the Music At' at the Bryant
in New York City. Three years ago we were each picked to perform in
this documentary film which features seven unsigned artists and
interviews with music industry folks. It has been submitted to many
of the indie film festivals and will hopefully be shown in independent
theaters near you soon (fingers crossed). You can check out the
trailer if you want to marvel at our witty repartee (!)

http://wheresthemusicat.com/

"Come join us for some summer music:

"July 25th - Bull Run, Shirley Massachusetts. 8pm show (Marylou
Ferrante opens) tickets available 978.425.4311 or bullrun@...

"July 26th - Chans, Woonsocket Rhode Island. TWO shows 8pm and 10pm.
Tickets available 401.765.1900"

SOURCE: Dwight Richter and Nicole Nelson, "Dwight and Nicole Upcoming
July Shows, Record, and Movie Feature," July 14, 2008.

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BANJO DAN AND THE MID-NITE PLOWBOYS
Trad Bluegrass Vermont-Style

"[D]on't forget Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys performing
[Saturday, July 26] at the grand opening of Town Hall Theater in
Middlebury. That's another gala event, with all kinds of music and
festivities. Check

http://www.townhalltheater.org/

for details. And be ABSOLUTELY SURE to catch the Plowboys at the Lake
Champlain Bluegrass Festival on August 9 and 10. In fact, come on the
8th too, for the only Vermont appearance this year by the great Del
McCoury."

SOURCE: Dan Lindner, "Banjo Dan Bulletin," July 11, 2008.

It would be worth checking the website linked by Banjo Dan or check
the Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys site to confirm the date of
the Middlebury, Vermont Town Hall Theater grand opening. I took his
meaning to be Saturday, July 26.

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DROPKICK MURPHYS
A Request for Help

"Just a quick shout out to see if any of you guys can help us track
down a copy of a commercial that's running on the TV at the moment.

"It's for Farmers Insurance, advertising their new identity theft
policy. We have been told by a couple of people that there is a
version of the ad with a song that sounds a bit like the Dropkick
Murphys but isn't us and another that is us, using our song, 'I'm
Shipping Up to Boston.' We're looking for a copy of the ad that has
the DKM song in it.

"It apparently ran during "The Late Show With David Letterman' on
Tuesday July 1st so if anyone has a copy of that episode taped or on
Tivo that would be super helpful too.

"We appreciate any assistance you can give us, please email our
manager if you have anything that might be helpful.

management@...

SOURCE: Dropkick Murphys, "A Little Help From Our Friends," July 17, 2008.

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FAVORITE RECENTLY-HEARD RECORDS

I am adding "Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan" by the Barenaked
Ladies, "Engagement" by Dennis Brennan, and the various artists
fund-raiser CD "New Arrivals Vol. 2." I like Dennis Brennan's
"Engagement" more the more times I hear it.

Here is the list I have so far:

Regional

Willie Alexander and the Confessions, "Autre Chose Live"

Dennis Brennan, "Engagement"

Hungrytown (Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson), "Hungrytown"

Peter Mulvey, "Notes From Elsewhere"

Various artists, "Greetings From Area Code 207 Vol. 7"

National/International

Barenaked Ladies, "Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan"

Love Me Nots, "In Black and White"

Natalie MacMaster, "Yours Truly"

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, "Hammersmith Odeon, London '75"

Various artists, "Four Decades of Folk Rock"

Various artists, "New Arrivals Vol. 2"

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ROCK BAND 2: THE FIRST TRAILER

One of my kin sent the following link to the first trailer for the
computer game, Rock Band 2:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36037.html
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BANG CAMARO
On Rock Band 2

"It has been officially announced that we have an upcoming track in
Rock Band 2, the sequel to the huge selling Rock Band video game. The
track in question is called 'Night Lies' and will appear on our
upcoming release. You may have heard us play it on our last tour."

SOURCE: Bryn Bennett, "Hot Bang Camaro Stuff," July 16, 2008.
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GOLI
Limited Edition EP
Is Now Less Limited

"Due to popular demand we will be producing another 100 of our fancy
packaged EPs. We completely underestimated how quickly the first
hundred would go. And we thank you for that!!!

"You can order the EP online at

. . . http://www.golimusic.com/"

SOURCE: Vessela Stoyanova, "Goli News and Shows," July 14, 2008.

Goli is a Fluttr Effect spinoff. - Ed.
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ART BELL
To the Radio Hall of Fame

Way, way back in time, before the Middle Ages, before the Dark Ages,
before Late Antiquity - I think we're talking the 1980s here - Art
Bell and his wife (sorry, I have forgotten her name) founded a radio
broadcast called "Coast to Coast A.M." about the paranormal.

George Noory, the current "Coast to Coast" host, announced in the
Thursday-Friday overnight that Art Bell has been voted into the Radio
Hall of Fame.

Art Bell is an eccentric's eccentric, and he is and always has been
perfect for this sort of programming. If asked, I, too, would have
voted for Bell's induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. This is a
much deserved honor.
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BANG CAMARO
New Material for Your Upcoming
Listening Pleasure

"We are busy writing and recording new music right now. You should
start hearing some new stuff in about a month. We think it's the best
stuff we've done yet. We can't wait for you to check it out."

SOURCE: Bryn Bennett, "Hot Bang Camaro Stuff," July 16, 2008.
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BANG CARAMO
Playing Kick-Off Day
At Lollapalooza 2008

"I can't believe that we got asked to play [Lollapalooza] this year!
We play the kickoff day on August 1st. We'll be rocking the MySpace
stage at 11:30am."

August 1, 2008, Chicago, LOLLAPALOOZA!

SOURCE: Bryn Bennett, "Hot Bang Camaro Stuff," July 16, 2008.

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Entrapment
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN

"Joan As Police Woman is about to hit the road again. European dates
this summer and Australian and United States tour s JUST ANNOUNCED!

"All US and Australian dates will go onsale this Friday July 18.

"'Maybe this is what Chopin would have sounded like had he been a
modern-day multi-instrumentalist with a passion for Al Green and a
voice like Roberta Flack.'"

- The London Observer

US TOUR DATES
Fri Sept 5 Tin Angel Philadelphia PA
http://www.tinangel.com
Sat Sept 6 Ram's Head Onstage Annapolis MD
http://www.ramsheadonstage.com
Sun Sept 7 IOTA Club & Cafe Arlington VA
http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com
Fri Sept 12 Schubas Chicago IL
http://www.schubas.com/calendar.aspx?month=9
Sat Sept 13 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis MN
http://www.thecedar.org
Sun Sept 14/15 TBA Los Angeles
Wed Sept 17 Cafe du Nord San Francisco CA
http://www.cafedunord.com
Fri Sept 19 Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR
http://www.dougfirlounge.com
Sat Sept 20 Triple Door Seattle WA
http://www.thetripledoor.net
Tues Sept 23 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton MA
http://www.iheg.com
Wed Sept 24 TBA Cambridge MA
Thur Sept 25 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
http://www.boweryballroom.com

SOURCE: Joan As Police Woman, "Joan As Police Woman US and Australian
Tour Dates Announced," July 16, 2008.

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GUNS N' ROSES
On Rock Band 2

"An excerpt from the New York Times. Keep in mind this isn't the
first such track released (Motley Crue's 'Saints of Los Angeles') or
the first announced (Metallica's yet unnamed single from their
upcoming record). However, the decade-plus gap does make this
somewhat newsworthy and interesting at that.

"'A decade and a half after releasing its previous album, Guns N'
Roses plans to put out a new song in September - on the video game
Rock Band 2. MTV expects to announce on Monday that the sequel to its
popular Rock Band game will include "Shackler's Revenge," a track from
the Guns N' Roses album that has been in the works for more than a
decade, said people familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of
anonymity because the arrangement has yet to be announced.

"'The inclusion of the song on a game suggests that the Guns N' Roses
album, 'Chinese Democracy,' will come out this fall, after years of
delays. Axl Rose, who has selected replacements for the other
original members, has said that the album is finished, but a release
date has not been announced.

"'MTV and Universal Music Group, Guns N' Roses' label, declined to
comment on the deal.

"'Guns N' Roses' plan to reintroduce its music to the public in a
video game underscores how important to the music business games have
become - especially Rock Band and Activision's Guitar Hero series,
which allow gamers to play along with songs on instrument-shaped
plastic controllers. Rock Band 2 will also include songs from marquee
acts like AC/DC and Rush; the game may also feature music by Elvis
Costello and Bob Dylan, according to a track listing leaked online.
Activision recently released a version of Guitar Hero dedicated to
Aerosmith, and a game based on Metallica is due next year.'"

"You can read the rest here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/arts/music/14guns.html?_r=5&oref=slogin&oref=s\
login&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=login

"You need an account to do so, but the account is free."

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, Subject: "Planned Guns N' Roses Deal
Underscores Power of Video Games To Sell Songs," July 14, 2008.

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BEATLES CONCERT
At the Unitarian Universalist Church
of Marblehead, Massachusetts
Saturday, July 19
The Nowheremen Added to the Bill

**Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead**

28 Mugford Street, Marblehead, Mass. | 781-631-1215

**The Nowheremen added to UUCM Beatle show on July 19th!**

**28 Mugford St., Marblehead**

**Saturday, July 19, 2008 | 7:00 pm**

**Buy your tickets online via the PayPal link on the concert page
<http://meandthee.org/lists/lt.php?id=ZxoGA1cOBw5MDAIYCwBQ>
**

As if the already stellar lineup for this year's Unitarian
Universalist Church of Marblehead's Beatle benefit wasn't good
enough, another top-notch act has been added to the cast of musicians
who will be donating their time and energy to a special charity event
for the church and to fund musician workshops in the schools.

Headliner Antje Duvekot asked Boston's feistiest Beatles band, The
Nowheremen, to back her up for the July 19th show at the UUCM. This
band has played some interesting events since they first got together
less than two years ago. They played at Governor Patrick's Inaugural
Ball, as well as at Ringo Starr's Harvard Square art gallery opening.
Each Nowhere Man is a powerful singer capable of leading the song or
blending in harmony. The quartet remains faithful to the Fab Four's
concept of three guitars up front with cuddly drummer in back.
Absolutely no digital gimmickry or taped backup is used. John Scotti
of Lincoln and Ian Barber of Lexington play guitars, and Hingham's
Brendon Murray plays drums. Bassist McGregor McGehee, winner of a
recent Boston Music Award, lives in Dover.

Others on the line up for this show include Chuck E. Costa, Friction
Farm, Terry Kitchen, Dan Hart, Julie Dougherty, Seth Glier, and Lin
Sprague.

All are welcome to come out on Saturday, July 19 to support the
Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead and to send some
musicians into the schools to do special workshops this year.
Refreshments will be served throughout the evening. In addition, the
Marblehead Chowder Company has donated gazpacho or chowder (depending
on whether we are experiencing a heat wave or a cold front on
Saturday), so you can plan on picking up a bit of dinner at the show
as well!

Tickets are available on the church website
<http://meandthee.org/lists/lt.php?id=ZxoGA1cOBw5MDAIYCwBQ>
or at the door. Adults: $20, Children: $10 or Family package: $45.
Contributions can also be made out to UUCM and sent directly to the
church at 28 Mugford Sreet, Marblehead, MA 01945.

SOURCE: Info At MeAndThee Dot Org, "The Nowheremen Added to UUCM
Beatle Show on July 19th," July 14, 2008.

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ROCK BAND DOWNLOADS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 21

I actually do not know the source of this information. The Subject
line actually referred to the week of July 22, suggesting that these
tracks come available on Tuesday, July 22.

ROCK BAND ADDS KILLER NINE INCH NAILS TRACKS TO DOWNLOAD CATALOG

Shinedown "Junkies For Fame" Exclusive To Rock Band

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of Nine Inch Nails
and Shinedown to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable
content. Available July 22, the NIN three-pack includes the psychotic
audio thrill ride "Burn” from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack,
“Capital G” from their conceptual fifth studio release Year Zero,
and
“Last” from the second studio release, EP Broken. Nine Inch Nails
is the
Grammy winning industrial rock act founded by producer, singer,
songwriter and instrumentalist, Trent Reznor more than 20 years ago
with
over 20 millions albums sold world wide. Each track will be available
for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $5.49 (440
Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the three-pack.

Shinedown contribute “Devour” from their current release and third
album
The Sound of Madness, and the much sought after, never released
“Junkies
For Fame” available for the first time as a single exclusively to
Rock
Band. Shinedown formed in Jacksonville, Florida in early 2001 and have
spent much of their career touring and opening for some of music’s
top
rock acts including Van Halen. Each track will be available for $1.99
per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).

Release date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace)
Thursday, July 25, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)

Tracks: Nine Inch Nails 3-pack
"Burn"
"Capital G"
"Last"

Shinedown
"Devour"
"Junkies For Fame"

Price: $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for NIN 3-pack
$1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per individual
track

Locations: Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network

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MIKE AND THE RAVENS
After Taking a Brief
Four-and-a-Half-Decade Breather

45 years since our last 45 so we decided to do an album ... more punk
rock than Grandpa Rock ... read on ... and listen!

Artist Name: Mike & The Ravens Album: Noisy Boys! The Saxony
Sessions
Email address: mbrassard@...
Hometown: Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Website: http://www.zohomusic.com/cds_detail.php?cds_id=69
Style of music: Garage / Psychobilly / Punk

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/miketheravens2007
CDBaby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/mikeravens
SonicBids:
SoundClick:
PureVolume:

Description: THE BAND THAT WASN'T THE BEATLES....They started
playing RAW Rock 'n' Roll when Eisenhower was President and broke up 2
years later. They never played together again. Until 46 years later.....


Bio:
Mike & The Ravens:
Mike Brassard (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) Bo Blodgett (lead
guitar) Steve Blodgett (rhythm guitar and backing vocals) Brian Lyford
(bass and backing vocals) Peter Young (drums)

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Very few American rock ‘n’ roll bands from the ‘60s still
field their original lineup. Even fewer predate the Beatles. Even fewer
can claim to having never recorded a cover. And none can boast this
particular story, which even a Hollywood screenwriter would deem
implausible. Meet Mike & The Ravens!

In 1960, a quintet of Vermont teenagers started one of the first
rock ‘n’ roll bands in the Green Mountain State. The act formed
around the vocals talents of 16-year-old Mike Brassard and the
songwriting
skills of 15-year- old rhythm guitarist Steve Blodgett. With John
“Bo” Blodgett on lead guitar and Brian Lyford on bass along with
Peter
Young on drums, the boys initially called themselves Mike & The Throbs.
The band signed to Empire Records out of Plattsburgh, New York in the
spring of 1962. A name change was in order and seeing as how the Blodgett
brothers were of a literary bent, Poe’s “The Raven” piqued their
interest and voila, Mike & The Ravens emerged from their shell. They
stormed frat houses, lounges, barn dances and a legendary venue called
Rollerland, which figures into their story until this very day.

Three 45s were recorded over the next eight months although their
greatest song was never committed to wax at the time. The Empire singles
have since become collector’s items, fetching hundreds of dollars
apiece in some instances. The songs have shown up on many different
garage compilations in the last few years, most notably “Heart So Cold!
The North Country ‘60s Scene” and a Mike & The Ravens retrospective,
“Nevermore: Plattsburgh ‘62 & Beyond,” which included dozens of
unreleased originals from the ‘60s.

One night in between sets at Plattsburgh’s roller-skating rink,
Steve Blodgett authored an ode to the venue. Although they attempted to
record it the results weren’t deemed up to snuff. A year and a half
after the band’s demise their label mates, The Twiliters, recorded a
rip-snorting version of the song that has since become legend. A staple
of the garage underground, “Roller, Roller, Rollerland!” has since
been recorded by Untamed Youth for Norton Records as well as finding an
afterlife in a new century with contemporary bands like Los Angeles’
The Volcanics covering it in the States and Helsinki’s Them Bird
Things bringing it to Europe! But alas no Ravens version.

So, why haven’t you heard of these guys? In September 1962, Steve
Blodgett, Brian Lyford and Peter Young broke into the Community Church
in Stowe, Vermont at midnight. They proceeded to play a rock ‘n’
roll LP over the steeple PA system. The sounds of the Devil’s music
was heard eight miles away, according to police reports! The terrible
trio was jailed for this act, splitting the band asunder. Until now...

In 2005, the definitive Mike & The Ravens configuration reformed
and began recording their debut album. Within six months, lead singer
Mike Brassard fell victim to a debilitating disease that rendered him
speechless. Over the next year, he had to learn to talk again, but
finally
roared out of the gates with the finest vocal performances of the New
Millennium.

Captured on magnetic tape at The Saxony (a mythic venue in upstate
New York, where the Ravens made their Empire State debut in 1962), the
band was careful to avoid the pitfalls of middle-age. No middle-class,
middle-of-the-road Grandpa Rock for these birds. Indeed, the new album,
“Noisy Boys! The Saxony Sessions,” sounds like Howlin’ Wolf
fronting The Clash. They coughed up 12 originals �" ensuring their track
record remained untarnished �" that adhered to the spirit of Link Wray,
Gene Vincent and their original idols. And after nearly 50 years, Mike
& The Ravens finally claimed their teen anthem, “Roller, Roller,
Rollerland!” for themselves.


Press Release: Mike & The Ravens: Noisy Boys! The Saxony Sessions

Official Release Date: August 12, 2008

Advanced copies available at: CDBaby

Press kit and promo CD available for review, feature story and
airplay
Please contact Mike Brassard (941) 726-0062, mbrassard@...

Their first LIVE show since 1962 (!) Le Divan Orange, Montreal,
Quebec: September 26, 2008

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A Ruckus Caucus: Quotes About The Album

Great vocals... whacky guitar... a bit weird and wonderful...
unpredictable... it's great! - Eddie Phillips, guitarist for freakbeat
legends, The Creation

This is amazing... 21st Century rockabilly... I can't imagine Mike
& The Ravens possibly sounding this good back in the 60s. They're
better than before. Hats off to the friggen drummer! - Rick Brown, singer
for psychedelic myths, The Misunderstood

One of my favorite finds... I can't remember the last time I heard
that much energy in a recording from anyone, at any age. You've got to
hear these guys to believe them... Keep your eyes and ears open for
these guys - they give a whole new meaning to the term 60's punk! -
Performing Songwriter magazine

Oh, dear, what have you done to your melodic '60s sound? This is
dreadful... it sounds like a punk group with a load of noise! - Alan
Taylor, Dusty Springfield band member (Sorry Charlie...only the noisiest
boys get to be Ravens! ..... Mike)

Stunning... This is not "oldies but goodies," this is not retro,
this is not even what I'd call a reunion disc, this is rockers playing
hot shit rock 'n' roll, the music idiots used to call the Devil's music
because it scared them... Do not miss this one! - Ugly Things magazine

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Listen to the 1962 recordings at: www.myspace.com/miketheravens

Interviews, fan mail and marriage proposals: mbrassard@...

Marketing, sales and consumers: zoho@...

Retailers, distributors and importers: trade@...

SOURCE: Will Shade, "The Band That Wasn't the Beatles," July 12, 2008.

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JOHNNY BARNES
"Dead on the Internet: The MIT Murders"
. . . or
"The MIT Murders: Dead on the Internet"

IF YOU WERE AROUND BOSTON circa 1980 and listening to the great local
music of that storied era in Boston rock, you will no doubt recall the
name, Johnny Barnes. These days, Barnes writes crime fiction. Here
is the press release for his latest production in this popular genre:

Take a look at the new mystery by Johnny Barnes.

One by one, a group of graduate students working at
MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab are brutally murdered, staged, and set
adrift in the Charles River. The floating corpses are sent straight into
the heart of Boston by a sadistically warped serial killer seeking
control over the developement of human-like domestic robots.

The book's oddball Boston detective investigates cutting edge science
and mass marketed "living" robots. The players are made up of
society's underbelly of escorts, prostitutes, drug dealers, and the
sellers of Internet porn. This modern detective story is not for
children.

Unforgetable characters will amuse you while the story builds.
Questions of survival and the meaning of existence will be answered.
The exciting and explosive ending will thrill you.

NIGHTCRAWLER PRODUCTIONS

Just click below and it ships in 24 hours.

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064/?itm=9

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&SearchTerm=JOHNNY+BARNES

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/

or just send us $20.......!!!!

http://www.johnnybarnes.com/

http://www.amazon.com/

http://www.borders.com/

http://www.ebay.com/

http://www.myspace.com/jbjohnnybarnes

First Dead Men Talk then SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD, and now...

Dead on the Internet : The MIT Murders.

Don't be surprised to see these novels translated to film, soon! Read
them this summer!

SOURCE: Johnny Barnes, "The MIT Murders: Dead on the Internet," July
14, 2008.

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VANCE GILBERT TO RELEASE HIS MOST REALIZED ALBUM YET, "UP ON
ROCKFIELD" ON DISISMYE MUSIC SEPTEMBER 23RD
[Gilbert is right, dat is his music.]

UP ON ROCKFIELD EXPLORES GILBERT'S INFLUENCES - FINDING HIM CHANNELLING
THE WRITING STYLES OF VAN MORRISON, JOHN HIATT, PRINCE, SHAWN COLVIN,
RAFFI, AL JARREAU, LYNYRD SKYNYRD & MORE

Vance Gilbert is set to release his most realized album yet, Up On
Rockfield on Dissismye Music September 23, 2008. Up On Rockfield finds
Gilbert exploring and unabashedly celebrating the influence various
famous songwriters and performers have had upon his writing. Each song
is penned by Gilbert as if he was co-writing with some of his musical
heroes. Who else but Vance Gilbert could pull off a concept project
such
as this?

"Up on Rockfield", the opening title track is a soulful call-to-arms
of a small community, reminiscent of mid-70's Van Morrison. Then
comes the rollicking country rock of "Welcome to Lovetown", joyously
sounding like John Hiatt enlisting a hand from Prince. And there is
the innocent and wise "Goodbye Pluto", written, says Gilbert, "as if
Shawn Colvin and Raffi were to write together." The lyrical
sensibility and jazz quartet approach of Tom Waits is reflected in
"Old Man's Advice", while the sparsely instrumented meditation
"Judge's House" was written after a spate of listening to Steve Earle
and Bruce Springsteen, and could readily be in the company of any of
the tunes on the latter's Nebraska. "Whatever Louise Wants" is a take
on what it would be like "if Richard Thompson was to write a song
about my dog..", while banjo and funk become stable mates in the story
that is "Sweetwater", sounding as if Al Jarreau and Lynyrd Skynyrd
were snowbound at a hotel together and decided to jam.

The lonesome "It'll Never Be Enough" is destined to be some great
country singer's quintessential album-ender, while "House Of Prayer"
is the only co-write on the album, between Vance and long-time friend
Lori McKenna. "Some Great Thing" is Vance's nod to the Gospel stylings
of Thomas A. Dorsey, and could easily be part of any religion's hymnal.

The album ends with the solo and aching "Sing Me Down", a subtle yet
scathing environmental policy indictment that leaves the listener
wondering if Bob Dylan was at the other end of the pen.

More on Vance and his current tour schedule below.

Contact me for a review copy, interview or more information.

Thanks!
JB

How does an established and preeminent acoustic artist like Vance
Gilbert follow up his feted cover album Angels, Castles, Covers (2006)
and his songwriting watermark Unfamiliar Moon (2005)? With "Up on
Rockfield," that's how!

"Up on Rockfield" finds Gilbert exploring and unabashedly celebrating
the influence various famous songwriters and performers have had upon
his writing. Each song is penned by Gilbert as if he was co-writing
with some of his musical heroes. Who else but him could pull off a
concept project such as this and have both press and radio giddy with
anticipation?

"Up on Rockfield", the opening title track is a soulful call-to-arms
of a small community, reminiscent of mid-70's Van Morrison. Then
comes the rollicking country rock of "Welcome to Lovetown", joyously
sounding like John Hiatt enlisting a hand from Prince. And there is
the innocent and wise "Goodbye Pluto," written, says Gilbert, "as if
Shawn Colvin and Raffi were to write together." The lyrical
sensibility and jazz quartet approach of Tom Waits is reflected in
"Old Man's Advice", while the sparsely instrumented meditation
"Judge's House" was written after a spate of listening to Steve Earle
and Bruce Springsteen, and could readily be in the company of any of
the tunes on the latter's Nebraska. "Whatever Louise Wants" is a take
on what it would be like "if Richard Thompson was to write a song
about my dog..", while banjo and funk become stable mates in the story
that is "Sweetwater", sounding as if Al Jarreau and Lynyrd Skynyrd
were snowbound at a hotel together and decided to jam.

The lonesome "It'll Never Be Enough" is destined to be some great
country singer's quintessential album-ender, while "House of Prayer"
is an actual co-write between Vance and long-time friend Lori McKenna.
"Some Great Thing" is Vance's nod to the Gospel stylings of Thomas A.
Dorsey, and could easily be part of any religion's hymnal. The album
ends with the solo and aching "Sing Me Down," a subtle yet scathing
environmental policy indictment that leaves the listener wondering if
Bob Dylan was at the other end of the pen.

Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early 90's
when buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston about an
ex-multicultural arts teacher who was knocking 'em dead at open mics.
Once word got to New York about this Philadelphia-area born and
raised performer, Shawn Colvin invited Gilbert to be a special guest
on her Fat City tour. Gilbert took audiences across the country by
storm. "With the voice of an angel, the wit of a devil, and the guitar
playing of a god, it was enough to earn him that rarity: an encore
for an opener" wrote the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in its review of a
show from that tour. Gilbert's three albums for the Rounder/Philo
label - Edgewise (1994), Fugitives (1995), and the celebrated,
arrestingly sparse Shaking Off Gravity (1998) - are all essential
additions to the American singer-songwriter collection. With guests
as varied as Tuck and Patti, Jonatha Brooke, Patty Larkin, Vinx, and
Jane Siberry, all three albums found significant niches on NAC (New
Adult Contemporary) and Non-Commercial A3 (Adult Album Alternative)
radio. These discs were followed by the self-released Somerville Live
(2000), lionized by the Boston Globe as the disc "young songwriters
should study the way law students cram for bar exams," and One Thru
Fourteen (2002), a stylistically varied offering that New York's Town
and Village called "lively, eclectic, electrifying and transcending."
Gilbert followed with Side Of The Road (2003), a duo album with Ellis
Paul, lauded as "haunting, artful, and lovely" by Boston Magazine and
nominated for a 2004 Boston Music Award. Unfamiliar Moon (2005) came
as an impressive continuation to this mostly original composition
discography. "The songwriter's most compelling work; literate,
heartfelt, rippling, emotionally resonant songs" raved the Boston
Globe, placing the album in its' Top 10 CDs of the year (#4). On
Angels, Castles, Covers, "Gilbert's choice of an album of covers seems
both fitting and fearless. He displays his vocal virtuosity with some
unexpected choices from the late 20th century songbook. From the
sounds of Motown, through the R&B of Al Green to classic Joni Mitchell
and Shawn Colvin. He makes each and every tune sound fresh and new."
writes Roberta Schwartz of FAME.

Finishing a year and a half as support for George Carlin is the most
recent chapter in Gilbert's varied and successful performance history,
leading up to the creation and recording of "Up on Rockfield."

Up On Rockfield is indeed Vance Gilbert's career-crowning achievement.
This tour de force of borrowed styles is classic Vance Gilbert
original songwriting at its most timeless, compelling best. Gilbert
unflinchingly renders blame and absolution, trapped hearts and
free-riders, class and station, uncertainty and resolution, the
spiritual and the visceral, the forever and the now, all side by side
in song. His is a presentation steeped in deep humanism and bravery,
stunning artistry and soul, and unbridled joy. No great surprise to
the learned acoustic listener. This is Vance Gilbert, after all.

VANCE GILBERT TOUR DATES

July 24 Hillsdale, NY Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
July 27 Swannanoa, NC Warren Wilson College
August 3 Easton, MD Coffee East
August 7 Ashland, OH Meyers Memorial Band Shell
August 8 Red Rock, Ontario Live From The Rock Folk Festival
August 11 Lyons, CO Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
August 16 Eastham, MA First Encounter Coffeehouse
August 21 Brownfield, ME Stone Mountain Arts Center
September 6 Bloomington, IL Blue Moon Coffeehouse
September 7 Norwich, NY Colorscape Chenango Arts
Festival
September 12 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
September 13 New Hartford, CT The Beekley Library
September 20 Lancaster, MA Lancaster Coffeehouse
September 27 Columbus, IN Driftwood Valley Music Festival
September 28 Skokie, IL WFMT Benefit - North Shore CPAC
October 10 Manchester, CT Little Theatre of Manchester at
Cheney
October 11 New Market, NH Stone Church Music Club
October 31 Bethlehem, PA Godrey Daniel's
November 1 Philadelphia, PA Tin Angel
November 7 Rockford, IL Just Goods Listening Room
November 8 St. Paul, MN Ginkgo Coffeehouse
November 29 West Hartford, CT Sounding Board / Universalist
Church

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Justin Brown
Vice President of Publicity
public emily
116 Pleasant St. Ste.302
Easthampton, MA 01027-2781
p 413.527.4900
f 413.527.2758
www.publicemily.com

Upcoming Releases:

-Nels Andrews 'Off Track Betting' - July 1, 2008
-Vance Gilbert 'Up On Rockfield' - September 23, 2008

Erin McKeown, Patty Larkin, Matt the Electrician,
Nels Andrews, David Jacobs-Strain, Payomet PAC,
Vance Gilbert, Tyler Ramsey, Kris Delmhorst and more

public emily manages:

erin mckeown www.erinmckeown.com
eleni mandell www.elenimandell.com
allison miller www.allisonmiller.com
naia kete www.naiakete.com

SOURCE: Justin Brown, "Vance Gilbert To Release 'Up on Rockfield'
September 23rd - Stellar New Concept Album," July 15, 2008.

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JOAN BAEZ TO RECEIVE 'SPIRIT OF AMERICANA' FREE SPEECH AWARD
AT AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS CEREMONY
Thurs., Sept. 18, 2008
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville


NASHVILLE, July 16, 2008 - The Americana Music Association is thrilled
to announce that cultural icon and seminal American recording artist
Joan Baez will receive the "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award at the
organization’s 7th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony on Thurs.,
September 18 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. Artist of the Year
nominee and previous “Spirit of Americana” recipient Steve Earle
will present the award. The honor recognizes and celebrates artists who
have ignited discussion and challenged the status quo through their music
and their actions. In addition to Earle, past recipients include
Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Mavis Staples, Judy Collins, and Charlie
Daniels.

Fifty years since she began her legendary residency at Boston’s famed
Club 47, Baez remains a musical force of nature whose influence is
incalculable - marching on the front line of the civil rights movement
with Martin Luther King, inspiring Vaclav Havel in his fight for a Czech
Republic, singing on the first Amnesty International tour and, just this
year, standing alongside Nelson Mandela when the world celebrated his
90th birthday in London’s Hyde Park. She brought the Free Speech
Movement into the spotlight, took to the fields with Cesar Chavez,
organized resistance to the war in Southeast Asia, then forty years later
saluted the Dixie Chicks for their courage to protest war. Her earliest
recordings fed a host of traditional ballads into the rock vernacular,
before she unselfconsciously introduced Bob Dylan to the world in
1963 and
focused awareness on songwriters ranging from Woody Guthrie, Dylan,
Phil Ochs, Richard Fariña, and Tim Hardin, to
Kris Kristofferson and Mickey Newbury, to Dar Williams, Richard
Shindell, Steve Earle and many more.

In 2007, Baez received the Grammy's prestigious Lifetime Achievement
Award. Her first studio album in five years, Day After Tomorrow, produced
by Earle, is slated for release September 9.

The 9th Annual Americana Festival and Conference will offer seminars,
panels and networking opportunities at the Nashville Convention Center
by day, while each evening brings more than 80 stacked Americana
showcases. The capstone of the festival will take the form of the annual
Americana Music Association Honors and Awards, scheduled for
September 18 at
the historic Ryman Auditorium. Hosted by Jim Lauderdale and featuring
a band led by Buddy Miller, the ceremony will toast winners in six
member-voted categories and also bestow Lifetime Achievement Awards
on John
Hiatt, Jason and the Scorchers and longtime Austin City Limits
producer Terry Lickona in the categories of Songwriting, Performance and
Executive, respectively. Tickets are available at $45 for the Americana
Honors & Awards show at Ticketmaster and the Ryman Box office.

Showcase wristbands granting admission to all four evenings of live
music showcases are now available for only $35 via
www.americanamusic.org
and Grimey’s New and Preloved Music (1604 8th Ave. South,
Nashville). Registration for the Americana Music Festival &
Conference is $350
for AMA members and $450 for non-members until August 13. Fees will
increase after that date.

For the latest additions to showcase lineups, ticket purchasing and
more information about the Americana Music Festival and Conference,
please
visit www.americanamusic.org.

About the Americana Music Association The Americana Music Association
is a professional trade organization whose mission is to provide a forum
for the advocacy of Americana music and to promote public awareness of
the genre to support the creative and economic viability of
professionals in this field. Dedicated to building and promoting the
Americana
genre and the individuals who participate in that industry, the Americana
Music Association works closely with artists, labels, radio stations,
retailers, print media, festivals, agents, publishers and more to help
organize and build the infrastructure necessary for the Americana genre
to achieve success both creatively and financially.

Americana Music Association P.O. Box 128077 Nashville, TN 37212
(615)386-6936
Executive Director Jed Hilly

SOURCE: Lisa Shively, "Joan Baez To Receive Spirit of Americana Free
Speech Award," July 16, 2008.

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OFFICIAL E3 ROCK BAND TRACK LIST
Source: IGN

Master Tracks
# Artists Song Title Decade
1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s
2. AFI Girl's Gone Grey 2000s
3. Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know 1990s
4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s
5. Allman Brothers Ramblin' Man 1970s
6. Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy 2000s
7. Bad Company Shooting Star 1970s
8. Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want 1990s
9. Beck E-Pro 2000s
10. Bikini Kill Rebel Girl 1990s
11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s
12. Blondie One Way or Another 1970s
13. Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue 1970s
14. Bon Jovi Livin' on a Prayer 1980s
15. Cheap Trick Hello There 1970s
16. Devo Uncontrollable Urge 1980s
17. Dinosaur Jr. Feel the Pain 1990s
18. Disturbed Down with the Sickness 2000s
19. Dream Theater Panic Attack 2000s
20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s
21. Elvis Costello Pump It Up 1970s
22. Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 1970s
23. Foo Fighters Everlong 1990s
24. Guns N' Roses Shackler's Revenge 2000s
25. Interpol PDA 2000s
26. Jane's Addiction Mountain Song 1980s
27. Jethro Tull Aqualung 1970s
28. Jimmy Eat World The Middle 2000s
29. Joan Jett Bad Reputation 1980s
30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s
31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s
32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s
33. L7 Pretend We're Dead 1990s
34. Lacuna Coil Our Truth 2000s
35. Linkin Park One Step Closer 2000s
36. Lit My Own Worst Enemy 1990s
37. Lush De-Luxe 1990s
38. Mastodon Colony of Birchmen 2000s
39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s
40. Metallica Battery 1980s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where'd You Go 1990s
42. Modest Mouse Float On 2000s
43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s
44. Nirvana Drain You 1990s
45. Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky 1960s
46. Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon 2000s
47. Paramore That's What You Get 2000s
48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s
49. Presidents of the USA Lump 1990s
50. Rage Against the Machine Testify 1990s
51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away 1990s
53. Rise Against Give it All 2000s
54. Rush The Trees 1970s
55. Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye 2000s
56. Smashing Pumpkins Today 1990s
57. Social Distortion I Was Wrong 1990s
58. Sonic Youth Teenage Riot 1980s
59. Soundgarden Spoonman 1990s
60. Squeeze Cool for Cats 1970s
61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s
62. Steve Miller Band Rock'n Me 1970s
63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s
64. System of a Down Chop Suey 2000s
65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s
66. Tenacious D Master Exploder 2000s
67. Testament Souls of Black 1990s
68. The Donnas New Kid in School 2000s
69. The Go-Go's We Got the Beat 1980s
70. The Grateful Dead Alabama Getaway 1980s
71. The Guess Who American Woman 1970s
72. The Muffs Kids in America 1990s
73. The Offspring Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated) 1990s
74. The Replacements Alex Chilton 1980s
75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s
Bonus Tracks
76. Abnormality Visions 2000s
77. Anarchy Club Get Clean 2000s
78. Bang Camaro Night Lies 2000s
79. Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow 2000s
80. The Libyans Neighborhood 2000s
81. The Main Drag A Jagged Gorgeous Winter 2000s
82. Speck Conventional Lover 2000s
83. The Sterns Supreme Girl 2000s
84. That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent 2000s

"It's also worth noting that the track import options are true. It's
been confirmed as of E3."

SOURCE: Stephen Lewis, Subject: "Official E3 Rock Band Track List,"
July 14, 2008.

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