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March 28, 2012 – Goomba Music is proud to announce the signing of AMERICAN HI-FI.  The original line-up–Stacy Jones (singer/guitarist), Drew Parsons (bass), Jamie Arentzen (guitars) and Brian Nolan (drums)—is currently recording their as-yet-untitled new album in Los Angeles, CA with an expected worldwide release date this fall.  It’s being produced by the band and John Fields (Switchfoot, Jimmy Eat World) and recorded at Stacy Jones’ studio, The Deathstar.

“It feels great to make music with these guys,” exclaims Stacy Jones.  “11 years in, American Hi-Fi is a brotherhood.  We made this record because we feel like the world needs a few more guitar bands.  We are just doing our small part to keep Rock-N-Roll alive!”

For the past six years, members of American Hi-Fi have been working with Miley Cyrus.  Singer Stacy Jones has been her music director and drummer, Jamie Arentzen has been her guitarist and Drew Parsons has played bass at a few concerts.  Stacy and Jamie have been featured in everything Miley Cyrus since the beginning of her “Hannah Montana” days, including the 2009 movie and “Best Of Both Worlds” concert film/DVD.

Over the course of their 10-year career, American Hi-Fi has sold over 1 million albums thanks to hit singles such as the Top 10 smash “Flavor Of The Weak,” “Another Perfect Day” (which was used as Coca-Cola’s theme for the 2002 Winter Olympics) and “The Art Of Losing,” and they’ve toured the world with artists such as Elvis Costello, Matchbox Twenty, Bon Jovi, Sum 41 and Fall Out Boy.  Before teaming up as American Hi-Fi, the band members performed as part of various influential bands from the ‘90s Alternative Rock scene, including Veruca Salt and Letters to Cleo, and with Tanya Donelly, Tracy Bonham, Aimee Mann, and Juliana Hatfield individually.  Their songs have been heard on TV shows and commercials such as Coors, Labatt Blue, Verizon, “Boston Public,” “24” and “Dawson’s Creek,” video games including “Guitar Hero 3,” and in movies including “American Pie 2,” “Freaky Friday,” “Van Wilder” and “Superman Returns.”  And Stacy has produced albums at The Deathstar for such artists as The Downtown Fiction, Ingrid Michaelson, Meg & Dia, The Cab, Plain White T’s, Hey Monday and Academy Is… and many others.

Stay tuned for in studio video updates, track listing, tour dates and other news from American Hi-Fi.

For More Info on American Hi-Fi click here.

In what stands as a major global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, over 30 of the biggest names in contemporary music have joined together for the worldwide release of “Songs for Japan,” an unprecedented compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks, available worldwide on the iTunes Store for $9.99 ON SALE NOW. Proceeds from the album’s sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cross Society.

The “Songs for Japan” track listing features an all-star lineup:
1. John Lennon “Imagine” (Remastered)
2. U2 “Walk On” (Radio Edit)
3. Bob Dylan “Shelter From The Storm”
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers “Around The World” (Live)
5. Lady Gaga “Born This Way” (Starsmith Remix)
6. Beyonce “Irreplaceable”
7. Bruno Mars “Talking To The Moon” (Acoustic Piano Version)
8. Katy Perry “Firework”
9. Rihanna “Only Girl (In The World)”
10. Justin Timberlake “Like I Love You”
11. Madonna “Miles Away” (Live)
12. David Guetta “When Love Takes Over” (feat. Kelly Rowland)
13. Eminem “Love The Way You Lie” (feat. Rihanna) [Clean Version]
14. Bruce Springsteen “Human Touch”
15. Josh Groban “Awake” (Live)
16. Keith Urban “Better Life”
17. Black Eyed Peas “One Tribe”
18. Pink “Sober”
19. Cee Lo Green “It’s Ok”
20. Lady Antebellum “I Run To You”
21. Bon Jovi “What Do You Got?”
22. Foo Fighters “My Hero”
23. R.E.M. “Man On The Moon”
24. Nicki Minaj “Save Me” (Clean Version)
25. Sade “By Your Side”
26. Michael Buble “Hold On” (Radio Mix)
27. Justin Bieber “Pray” (Acoustic)
28. Adele “Make You Feel My Love”
29. Enya “If I Could Be Where You Are”
30. Elton John “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”
31. John Mayer “Waiting On The World To Change”
32. Queen “Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)” [Remastered]
33. Kings Of Leon “Use Somebody”
34. Sting “Fragile” (Live In Berlin)
35. Leona Lewis “Better In Time”
36. Ne-Yo “One In A Million”
37. Shakira “Whenever, Wherever”
38. Norah Jones “Sunrise”

For more SONGS FOR JAPAN click here.

Proceeds from “Songs for Japan” will be directed to the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) to support its disaster relief efforts. The society will use the funds for the ongoing provision of immediate relief and for eventual recovery support to the affected population. The artists participating on “Songs for Japan,” the music labels and music publishers have waived their royalties and proceeds from the worldwide sales of the album to ensure that the JRCS receives as much support as possible from this global initiative. iTunes will also donate its proceeds from the album’s worldwide sales to the benefit of the JRCS, and has prominently featured the project throughout its stores worldwide.

According to Billboard Boxscore BON JOVI Ranks as #1 in the Top 25 Tours Of 2010 list ranked by total gross earnings from November 22nd, 2009 through November 20th, 2010.

1. BON JOVI: $146,507,388
2. U2: $131,502,369
3. AC/DC: $122,633,027
4. LADY GAGA: $116,227,987
5. BLACK EYED PEAS: $81,579,114
6. JAMES TAYLOR / CAROLE KING: $62,326,410
7. EAGLES: $62,166,344
8. METALLICA: $61,947,556
9. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: $61,247,906
10. PAUL MCCARTNEY: $55,760,403
You can view the rest of the list here.

Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock And Heavy Metal will be released on April 1st, 2011 via Abrams Image.

Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and heavy metal, Eddie Trunk continues to entertain fans on the radio and as the host of VH1 Classic‘s hit television program That Metal Show with his passion for music. In his debut book, Eddie discusses his most essential bands, his unique personal experiences with them, his favorite “Stump the Trunk” anecdotes and trivia, as well as his favorite playlists.

Whether you’re a classic METALLICA or MEGADETH metalhead or prefer the hair metal of old-school BON JOVI or POISON, Eddie Trunk‘s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal salutes all who are ready to rock!

The new book also features a foreword from JUDAS PRIEST frontman ROB HALFORD.

For more EDDIE TRUNK click here.
To pre-order the book click here.

Bon Jovi has just announced dates for the tour that simply will not end. The new dates will carry the band through the early summer of 2011 and cover North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.

Bon Jovi dates:
Tue 11/30/10 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome
Wed 12/01/10 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Dome
Sat 12/04/10 Wellington, New Zealand WestpacTrust Stadium
Sun 12/05/10 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena
Wed 12/08/10 Perth, Australia Subiaco Oval
Fri 12/10/10 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
Sat 12/11/10 Melbourne, Australia Etihad Stadium
Tue 12/14/10 Brisbane, Australia Suncorp Stadium
Fri 12/17/10 Sydney, Australia Sydney Football Stadium
Sat 12/18/10 Sydney, Australia Sydney Football Stadium
Sun 12/19/10 Sydney, Australia Sydney Football Stadium
Wed 02/09/11 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Fri 02/11/11 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center
Mon 02/14/11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Fri 02/18/11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Mon 02/21/11 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
Thu 02/24/11 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Fri 02/25/11 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Sun 02/27/11 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Tue 03/01/11 Boston, MA TD Garden
Wed 03/02/11 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Fri 03/04/11 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Tue 03/08/11 Chicago, IL United Center
Thu 03/17/11 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Sat 03/19/11 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Tue 03/22/11 Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena
Fri 03/25/11 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
Wed 06/08/11 Zagreb, Croatia Maksimir Stadium
Fri 06/10/11 Dresden, Germany Ostrahege
Sun 06/12/11 Munich, Germany Olympiastadion
Wed 06/15/11 Oslo, Norway Ullevaal Stadium
Fri 06/17/11 Helsinki, Finland Olympic Stadium
Sun 06/19/11 Horsens, Denmark CASA Arena Horsens
Wed 06/22/11 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Murrayfield Stadium
Fri 06/24/11 Manchester, United Kingdom Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Sat 06/25/11 London, United Kingdom Hyde Park
Wed 06/29/11 Dublin, Ireland RDS Arena
Fri 07/08/11 Istanbul, Turkey Abdi Ipekci Arena
Sun 07/10/11 Bucharest, Romania Piata Constitutiei
Wed 07/13/11 Dusseldorf, Germany ESPRIT arena
Thu 07/14/11 Zurich, Switzerland Letzigrund Stadium
Sat 07/16/11 Mannheim, Germany Maimarktgelande
Sun 07/17/11 Udine, Italy Stadio Friuli
Wed 07/20/11 Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium
Fri 07/22/11 Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadion
Sun 07/24/11 Bruges, Belgium Zeebrugge Beach
Wed 07/27/11 Barcelona, Spain Olympic Stadium
Fri 07/29/11 San Sebastian, Spain Estadio de Anoeta
Sun 07/31/11 Lisbon, Portugal Bela Vista Park

For more Bon Jovi click here.

BUSH fans and die-hard loyalists across North America and around the world are rejoicing over the news, as announced by Gavin Rossdale during Stryker‘s show on Los Angeles radio station KROQ, that BUSH is returning to the front line in 2010.

BUSH will perform is first live show in eight years as part of the Epicenter weekend in Fontana, September 25-26, joining EMINEM and KISS at the Golden State’s inland empire venue. Also in the fall, the first new studio album in nine years from BUSH will be released on Interscope, titled “Everything Always Now“. The CD was produced by Bob Rock, who also helmed Gavin‘s 2008 solo debut, “Wanderlust“, which spawned the crossover hit single “Love Remains the Same” (and whose credits include seminal work with METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, BON JOVI, AEROSMITH, and more).

It all came full circle for BUSH when Gavin previewed “Afterlife“, the first single pick from “Everything Always Now“, during the KROQ interview.

KROQ launched BUSH‘s career on the rock charts in late 1994, with the band’s debut hit single, “Everything Zen“, from BUSH‘s six-times-platinum-certified debut album “Sixteen Stone“. It was the maiden voyage of the British band that emerged two years earlier from Shepherd’s Bush and went on to sell more than 16 million albums in the U.S. and Canada alone: “Razorblade Suitcase” (1996), “Deconstructed” (1997), “The Science of Things” (1999), and “Golden State” (2001). Over the same period, BUSH compiled an amazing string of 14 consecutive Top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, including ten that hit the Top 5. Four of these became #1 hits that forever define the decade of the ’90s: “Comedown” (1995), “Glycerine” (1995), “Swallowed” (1996) and “The Chemicals Between Us” (1999).