/x1039news/home.aspxGet the latest scoop on whats going on now in the music world.en-usCopyright 2010, KEXX-FMSat, 11 Sep 2010 02:09:35 GMTThu, 09 Sep 2010 21:11:20 GMT1http://emmisinteractive.comMetallica will wrap up their touring for the “Death Magnetic” album in Australia and New Zealand, and will mark the final batch of shows by offering a new tour EP titled “Six Feet Down Under.”  The limited edition collection will be available to fans at Trans-Tasman records stores, but for those who aren’t in Australia and New Zealand, it can be purchased at Metallica.com as of September 20th.  The set consists of songs recorded during each of the band’s visits to Australia and New Zealand, which they reveal wasn’t the easiest thing to put together.  The group stated, “It was all well and good until we realized that we did not start making multi-track recordings of every show until 2004…oops!  But you guys, the fans, came to our rescue with some pretty decent bootleg options and we trimmed those down to two songs from each tour in 1989, 1993, 1998, .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138717webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138717Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:11:20 GMTCongrats are in order for My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero.  The guitarist and his wife Jamia welcomed twin girls last week.  Iero says, “We are now the proud owners of two brand new baby girls, and we couldn’t be more thrilled.  I must say they are a bit small yet to do all of the heavy lifting and chores I need done, but I’m pretty sure in time they will end up paying for themselves, plus they are so g**damned cute it’s sickening.”  In related news, Iero says the band have officially finished their new album and have been playing it loudly while driving way too fast in their respective cars.   But as of yet there is not a title or release date to share.  My Chemical Romance also have come up with something special for gamers.  In honor of the band’s inclusion in “Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock” September .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138716webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138716Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:10:03 GMTAnberlin are back with “Impossible” and that title could be used to describe their desire to create a music video that hadn’t been done.   But the group succeeded in coming up with something unique.  Singer Stephen Christian tells AbsolutePunk.net, “Everything’s been done.  We didn’t want to go in and be like, ‘We want to make another video where we all pretend like we’re playing our instruments, put flashing lights on us and it’s a live thing.’  We were done with that.  We didn’t want a story….We wanted no storyline.”  So what did the band want?  “Cinematography,” says Christian.  “That’s all we cared about, so that’s how we approached it.  We were like, ‘You can write whatever story you want, but we really want to be in your video and we want it to be all about the cinematography.’  That’s why we rented slow motion cameras, which were like 18 grand .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138715webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138715Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:05:59 GMTRed Jumpsuit Apparatus are following the lead of many other acts and taking a more hands-on approach to their career.  The band split from Virgin/EMI earlier in the year and recently self-released the “Hell Or High Water” EP.  Singer Ronnie Winter tells Altpress.com, “We just got our first week sales and we did just as well as we did our first week on a major, so what that tells me is that we have our core fanbase that believes in our music regardless of what some people may or may not think, they’re going to support our band.”  Winter says he’s thrilled to see that they could come close to what they did while under the major label system.  The group are currently promoting the single “Choke,” and recently shot a horror-themed video for the track.  Winter says, “It’s part of a three-part video [series], which is another thing we .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138324webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138324Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:31:47 GMTAnberlin will add the “Guitar Hero” universe to the way people can listen to their music, as “Feel Good Drag” is part of the upcoming “Guitar Hero 6” video game.  Singer Stephen Christian says it’s something he’s anxious about and can’t wait to play their breakout hit “Feel Good Drag” against his bandmates on the game.   He tells Relevant magazine, “I’m not trying to brag or anything, but I’m probably the best ‘Guitar Hero’ player out of all of us, which is kind of funny because I don’t even play the guitar.   They’re going to have to step up their game if they want to compete with me.  They can pretend all they want on the easy and medium levels, but when they want to get to the harder difficulties, then they’ll have to come my way.”  /x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138323webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138323Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:30:23 GMTWeezer are taking advantage of an obvious tie-in with the Hurley clothing company this fall.   The group are backing their “Hurley Rocks You Back To School” promotion.   Beginning September 10th, PacSun stores will begin stocking Weezer-inspired men’s and women’s wovens, t-shirts, and hoodies.  Drummer Pat Wilson says, “It was swell working with the good people at Hurley on our first adventure into a clothing line.  My favorite piece we’ve created is the zip-up hoodie – especially for those cool fall nights.”  The group have also worked out a deal with Hurley to stock their “Hurley” album at PacSun outlets September 10th, a day prior to the street date, and there will be nationwide listening parties at all PacSun locations.  Also, between September 10th and October 15th, those who purchase Hurley/Weezer products at PacSun will receive a free download card with bonus content from the band and one lucky fan could .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138319webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138319Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:28:01 GMTRise Against may be winding down from their latest album, but they have something to keep fans occupied this fall.  The group have set an October 5th release for their new DVD, “Another Station: Another Mile.”  The group’s second DVD offering was put together by the Generation Lost production team, and this time around, they compile the best un-edited live footage captured over the last two years of touring around the world.  Tracks featured on the set include: “Collapse,” “The Dirt Whispered,” “Savior,” “Hero Of War,” “Audience Of One,” “Survive,” “The Good Left Undone,” “Prayer Of The Refugee,” “Blood Red White & Blue,” “Long Forgotten Sons,” “Give It All,” “Re-Education (Through Labor),” “Swing Life Away,” and “Ready To Fall.”  In addition to the 14 performances, there are interviews with each band member about the creative process, specific songs, and about the history of the group.   Rise Against have posted a .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138317webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10138317Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:26:48 GMTThere’s another music themed-video game heading to stores this fall.  “Power Gig: The Rise Of The Six String” will be available in October featuring an all-star soundtrack and a functioning six-string electric guitar.  Acts represented in the game include: Kid Rock, KoRn, Ozzy Osbourne, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine, Disturbed, Three Days Grace, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Sabbath, Black Label Society, Lacuna Coil, Breaking Benjamin, The Used, Mastodon, A Perfect Circle, Buckcherry, The Black Keys, Flyleaf, Godsmack, Incubus, Jet, Sick Puppies,, Puddle Of Mudd, Smashing Pumpkins, P.O.D., The Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton, Jane’s Addiction, No Doubt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Snow Patrol, Paramore, Silversun Pickups, The Offspring, The Hives, Bad Religion, New Found Glory, Rise Against, and The Donnas among others./x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10137829webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10137829Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:09:23 GMTKings Of Leon are about a week away from releasing their first single off the “Come Around Sundown” album, and they couldn’t be happier to be done with “Radioactive.”  In a preview video posted on the band’s YouTube account, the group reveal that the track has been with them since their “Aha Shake Heartbreak” album, but was never right until now.  Jared Followill says the addition of a children’s gospel choir was the key ingredient.  He explains, “We went into the studio and we tried it and it wasn’t really working, so we were going to scrap the whole song.  But then Caleb went back to this old spiritual song that we all sang growing up.”  Drummer Nathan Followill joked, “After my grandma sees this video, she definitely won’t think we’re going to hell as fast as she did think we were going.”  The song debuts at their website tomorrow, .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10137828webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10137828Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:08:27 GMTAnberlin’s Stephen Christian may be on top of the world musically at the moment, but he’s making sure there’s a fall back plan for when the popularity fades.  Christian is attempting to balance grad school and his music career.  He tells Billboard.com, “It is very unlikely that this generation needs or wants or will create a Rolling Stones or U2.  We’re such an ADHD generation.  We want the next big single – what’s on the iTunes playlist today?  It’s like, no one wants to create a Bob Dylan.  So I doubt this band will be around in 10 years, and there needs to be something that I can fall back on.”  Christian says he’s really into doing humanitarian work and he feels that getting his MBA was the logical conclusion to helping him do what he wants after his music career.  As for his and the band’s future, Christian says .../x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10137827webmaster@x1039phoenix.com (X103.9 FM News)/x1039news/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10137827Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:06:13 GMT