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In This Issue: Thanks go out to kMNR reader Andy Stewart (to be known from now on as Show) for research assistance on some of this week's stories. System To Mesmerize Us In The Coming Months There has been plenty of talk about the new System of a Down albums coming out this year. As previously reported here, the band plans to release two albums; "Mesmerize" in the spring and "Hypnotize" by late summer or autumn. Fan sites are reporting a release date as early as March 1st, while message boards are stating an April 26th release date with the first single, "B.Y.O.B." hitting airwaves on March 1st. Sadly, no official word has come from the band themselves, so we'll just have to wait and see. The band's official web site does however confirm a number of shows in Europe in late spring, early summer starting on May 27th in Lisbon, Portugal where they will play at the Super Bock Super Rock concert. No North American dates have been announced, but this news seems to lend nicely to a report that the band will spend the next two years touring. Guitarist Daron Malakian spoke with Rolling Stone magazine about the Australian and New Zealand dates last month for the Big Day Out festival, and their subsequent plans to tour for the next two years. "We're going out and doing as many shows as we can. It'll be constant touring for two years." Malakian said. He also spoke of his two favourite songs on the forthcoming albums. He considers "Lost In Hollywood" quote, "one of the best songs I've ever written." He also commented on the second album, "Hypnotize"'s title track and the brutal "Kill Rock & Roll". His second favourite song? That would be the recently leaked "Cigaro". The new albums are currently being mixed in Los Angeles by Andy Wallace (who's worked with Korn, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed and others) and the group once again enlisted the help of producer Rick Rubin for production duties. The band previously worked with Rubin on all of the three releases. www.systemofadown.com This week on CBC's 60 Minutes, Jack White of The White Stripes revealed his intention to become a priest in his early teens. He was accepted into a Wisconsin seminary but changed his mind because he had just gotten a new amplifier in his bedroom and didn't think he could bring it with him. He also spoke of his collaboration with country star Loretta Lynn, stating that she is "the greatest female singer-songwriter of the 20th century". White made a dedication to her on the band's "White Blood Cells" release and later produced Lynn's Grammy-nominated "Van Lear Rose" album. http://www.mytelus.com/music/article.do?pageID=home&articleID=1840073& Montreal's The Arcade Fire have experienced a year that's being compared to the ascent to fame that The Strokes and The White Stripes experienced, and it all started with the release of their last album, "Funeral". They've just completed a coast-to-coast North American tour which involved them in filming for a DVD in San Francisco and playing a Talking Heads cover with David Byrne in New York City. They also appeared on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, playing "Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)". They've even been nominated twice for the Juno's and won the New Artist Of The Year award at The Plug Awards in New York. So, you'd think they'd be up for some time off, right? Well, they are resting for about a month...well, except for Will "who is doing homework" while lead singer Win Butler and Regine will spread the word to people in France, the UK and Scandinavia on the origins of their name. The latter appears to be part of a small European tour in March. Butler also stated on the band's web-site that they plan on playing a few shows in Montreal and Toronto later in April, followed by an appearance at this year's Coachella festival (April 20th-May 1st). They intend to go on a real European tour after that. http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/02/1006.cfm Full Warped Tour Line-up Announced With so many rumours abound, Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman has decided to announce the full line-up for this year's traveling festival. The announcement would have been made three weeks from now, but with too many unconfirmed postings on the internet from fans, organizers decided to just let us in on the gig. And what a gig it is. The tour contains about 45 bands, including The Offspring, My Chemical Romance, Motion City Soundtrack, Dropkick Murphys, Billy Talent, Avenged Sevenfold, Millencolin, The Matches, The Transplants, Thrice, Tsunami Bomb and many many more. Early bird tickets go on sale through the Warped Tour web-site on April 1st and Canadian dates will be confirmed shortly. For the full line-up, see the article below: http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/02/1007.cfm The Dogfather Up On Rape Charges A few weeks back, Snoop Dogg files a lawsuit against a woman who was claiming that she was sexually assaulted by his entourage. He was suing her for blackmail, but she's apparently struck back now. Kylie Bell is a 36 year old make up artist who's worked on HBO's Six Feet Under and was present at a January 2003 taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live, which Snoop appeared on. She alleges that she was "incapacitated" by a drink that was supposedly champagne, given to her by one of Snoop's associates. She then claims that she was raped by Calvin Broadus (Snoop's real name) and four of his crew. She was advised by family members not to press charges against the famour rapper because he had street gang affiliations. Four months after the incident, she contact Jimmy Kimmel Live and informed them of the rape. Once she went to the show, an ABC investment subsidiary began covering her living expenses. After they stopped paying her, she began receiving money from Snoop himself while both their legal teams negotiated. Since then, the two parties have been unable to come to a settlement. http://www.sohh.com/thewire/read.php?contentID=6675 Joe Perry To Release First Solo Album In 21 Years Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is finalizing his self titled solo album for a May 3rd release. It's been 21 years since the guitarist has gone solo, and the album will include 11 original songs, two of which are instrumentals. The album will also include covers of The Doors' "The Crystal Ship" and Woody Guthrie's "Vigilante Man". Perry appeared on The Howard Stern Show last year and previewed some of the material. He handled the lead vocals through the album, a change from his previous three solo albums with The Joe Perry Project in the early 1980's. With those releases, he used a different singer on each album. This time around he played all guitar, bass and keyboard pieces and co-produced the album with Paul Caruso. Caruso played some drums and engineered the album. Joining them was friend Chris Noise, "an old-school analog synth guy" who plays the string part on "Ten Years". Noise teaches at Boston's Berklee School of Music. The track-listing is available at the below article: http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000789071 In Stores Next Week Goldfinger drop their new record "Disconnection Notice" which will be accompanied by a tour which stops in Toronto. Also in stores on February 15th is "The Diary Of The Madmen" from Len, Lonestar's "Greatest Video Hits" on DVD, "Here's To The Mourning" from Unwritten Law among others. Just like every other week, Chart Magazine brings us some of this weeks release, as reviewed by their staff. Check out what they have to say about new material from Apocalyptica, Sage Francis, John Frusciante, 3 Doors Down and more: http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2005/02/0801.cfm Much Does Calgary will hit the city next week on February 19th at the den bottle shop. The show will feature Falconhawk, Sittin' Idol, Dragon Fli Empire, The Summerland, The Cape May and will be hosted by Bil Hetherington of The Neckers. Footage from the show will appear in a future Going Coastal episode. http://www.calgarysun.com/perl-bin/niveau2.cgi?s=arts&p=8979.html The Frostbite Tour 2005 kicks off in Calgary on March 4th at MacEwan Hall. Performing will be Guttermouth, Planet Smashers and Ghosts of Modern Man and others. The tour will rip through Canada with only two days off, ending on March 19th in Quebec City. www.frostbitetour.com The Killers have no 'official' plans to go back to the studio to record their new album. Instead, they will embark on a North American tour starting in April. The tour starts in Phoenix on April 11th and will hit Vancouver (for two shows), Edmonton and Calgary (at the old Mac Hall Ballroom). http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1496673/02082005/killers.jhtml I recently reported that Oasis have a new album on the way (arriving in May). Now, you can add a UK and North American tour to the to-do list. The tour will stop in Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre with Jet on June 17th. http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/02/0804.cfm Apocalyptica may have a new album out, but they also have a show scheduled in Toronto on March 16th which has been moved to the Opera House. Tickets are still available. The trio are responsible for releasing an album of Metallica covers performed with cellos. For more info on the show and the band, check out their web site: http://www.apocalyptica.com/home/index.php Calgary ON SALE NOW! Tickets for Blue Rodeo went on sale today. They'll be playing in Banff on April 4th and in Calgary on April 23rd with special guests Matt Mays & El Torpedo. Tickets also went on sale today for The Donnas at the Warehouse on April 21st for an all ages show. Tickets are available through Megatunes on 17th Ave. SW, Sloth on 4th St. SW and www.ticketmaster.ca. On sale tomorrow, February 12th are tickets for The Game on The Documentary Tour 2005 with J.B., J Diggs and Baby YU RG? The show is at Venue One on March 12th.
Toronto
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