Asides

Here’s what my “friends” have to report:

• The Shys have parted ways with Sire and are now working on their follow-up to my second favorite release of 2006.
• Echo Division, featuring former For Love Not Lisa/Puller guitarist Miles, is offering up a free download of their new song, “Burning Brides”.
• The Dollyrots have a bunch of summer tour dates lined up. GO SEE THEM!
• Magnolia Summer has added some live videos to YouTube, including a few unreleased tracks.

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• The Frames are having a contest where they are asking for fans to help design a new t-shirt. The deadline is July 31 for all of you aspiring t-shirt designers.
• People in Planes are FINALLY recording a new album.
• Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer is taking pre-orders for their new album, Schematics, due in stores in September. Hear a song from that album, “Can’t Stand It”, on their MySpace page.

The Rocklahoma festival – featuring a who’s who of late ’80s/early ’90s hair metal bands – is currently underway in  Pryor, Oklahoma. The location, the price, and the dates all contributed to the fact that I wasn’t able to make it to this dream festival but BringBackGlam.com is doing a nice job of blogging from the event. Make sure to check out the site for live reviews and interviews that will be conducted during the weekend long event.