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Anti Rust Records is a proud sponsor of this year's iteration of a Northeast PA staple charity event: Concert for a Cause 8 (http://www.concertforacausenepa.com/). Each year, a ton of bands, fans, bouncers, bartenders, etc. donate their time, money, and effort toward a different charity. This year's recipient will be The United Way, focused on their US Veteran programs.Here are a few stories on

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TC Electronic/Helicon has been batting 1000 for as long as I can remember. They have a slew of guitar pedals that are analog with digital control, the infamous G-Major processor, Finalizer, and newer vocal pedals such as the Harmony-G XT. The list goes on...They've broken new technological ground with their latest pedal: PolyTune.Guitarists everywhere can now just strum their open strings and the

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(Screenshot courtesy of emusician.com)The wizards at Akai (famous for their sampler lines world-wide) have come up with an ingenious way to integrate the iPod Touch/iPhone technologies with their sampler/controller line. Enter the iPk25.It's a 25-key controller which hosts the i-gadget. Load up the Akai app (avail via iTunes) and you're making tunes. Want people to hear them? Dude, just plug in

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On January 11th, 2010, Guitar Center Announced the winner of the Guitar Center Annual Drum-Off competition. Drummers from all over the US compete through tough rounds of competition ranging from store finals, regional finals, semi, etc. Lots of heavyweights in the audience as well, like Tool's Danny Carey. Ramon Sampson prevailed. Nice tip 'o the hat to Michael, btw.Check out the performance:

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We here at Anti Rust would like to wish all of you a very prosperous 2010! Don't be a stranger! Send us your tips, comments, ideas, and your mom's cake recipes. She makes killer cakes.As we boot 2009's ass to the curb, make the resolution this year to work harder and smarter; people will notice.All the best and Cheers!-Anti Rust Records

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It seems as though Simon Cowell got a lesson in humility. How? According to sources, Facebook users banded together (lead by Jon & Tracy Morter) to boost Rage Against The Machine's single "Killing in the Name Of" to the top of the UK Christmas charts, ahead of the always-perfectly-timed Simon Cowell. The alleged reason this was done, was to beat out Simon's typical Idol/X-Factor artists to the

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Slash is at it again. He recently released a new version of the Guns 'N Roses hit "Paradise City." The 2009 version includes Cypress Hill rapping and Fergie, of the Black Eyed Peas, singing. This version will be featured on Slash's new solo album.He explained, via his Twitter account, “Until now, not too many people have heard Fergie sing Rock & Roll but she sings it better than most dudes I know

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I just recently accidentally deleted an LP from my iTunes. Ugh. Muse's LP for "The Resistance" is awesome. How the hell do I get it back into my library? Apple confused me for a brief moment... Until I figured it out. Here's how:(With iTunes open)1. Go to "File"2. Go to "Add Folder to Library..."3. Navigate to your iTunes music folder for the band that has the LP4. Find the folder with the name

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Media/Industry mogul EMI is now heading towards a full-swing at offering a live recording of concerts to attendees in formats like flash drives, dvd's etc. Smart. You can get blown away by the show, then pay $20 for a live multi-tracked professional quality version and not some bootleg. Smart for the band, and great for the consumers. Shocking note about this trend? Willie Nelson has been said to

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Studies are now coming out as saying "yes" to that question. People are admitting to downloading music illegally, but also saying they spend their just amount on albums.Check out the interesting article that talks more about it on CNET:http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10387976-71.html

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(Image source: www.thepublicrecord.com)Here's a cool opportunity, called The Public Record.Tommy Lee, Guitar Center, and the Methods of Mayhem have created a contest which will allow Joe Rocker to record their chops with some of their tracks. Multiple download options are available for Pro Tools users, etc.Not only are there some cool prizes, but if you win, you get partial writing credits on the

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Well, here's the mystery interview that we've been talking about for a bit. What an opportunity!We got the incredible chance to chat a bit with Founder and President of Farenheit Media Group, Jason Davis. He has managed and worked with some of today's biggest recording artists including Michael Jackson, AFI, Jo Jo, N'Sync, Busta Ryhmes, Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, 10 Years, Wheatus, Linkin

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The 2010 list of entries for the various rock, hard rock and metal Grammy categories has been released. These are not nominees but a list of entries that the nominees will be chosen from.View the PDF file here.

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Surely fans of Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, Default, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice in Chains and AFI (and many others) have been counting down to Tuesday, September 29. Why? The bands' highly anticipated new records are dropping - all on the same day.It isn't unusual to have a few albums of the same genre and caliber dropping at once, but Tuesday seems to be an especially exciting and popular day to

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This hardware piece is nothing short of awesome. From Digidesign comes Eleven Rack. It's a standalone hardware unit that acts as a ProTools LE interface, all-in-one reamping solution, and guitar amp modeling.With it's multitude of outputs, you can drive combo amps, poweramps, or run direct-in into a P.A. in a live setting. Take what you used in the studio, and run it live. You can also run

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The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards brought an influx of tweets to Twitter on Sunday. According to MTV, during the show alone, 1.3 million tweets were posted regarding the VMAs. Twitter's Chloe Sladden explained to MTV that "during the VMAs, Twitter experienced three times our average volume of tweets." "[It was] twice as many as during the news surrounding Michael Jackson this past summer," she

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(image from smashingpumpkins.com)For Smashing Pumpkins fans: This is big.On 9-15-2009, recording began for a very intriguing album release set forth by the band. The new album will be titled "Teargarden by Kaleidyscope" and features 44 songs. Yes, 44.All of the songs will be free. As they stated on http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/, all of the songs will "be free of charge with no strings attached

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(Image from examiner.com)I don't know about you, but I was left feeling like it was a partial atrocity.Let's recap:- Madonna gives a generic speech, paying homage to Michael Jackson, and somehow finds a multitude of ways to relate his life to hers. I found it completely disrespectful to MJ. Somebody else could have done a better job and Madonna's efforts were poor and truly did no justice to

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Hey All!Great news. We have the opportunity to interview a key player in the industry. We're keeping it a secret for now, but he has worked/managed/developed such artists as 10 Years, Britney Spears, and Michael Jackson.This is where YOU come in.Send us your music industry-related questions that you would like to ask: submissions@antirustrecords.comDeadline for submission: 2pm EST, Friday 9/11

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Steve Jobs of Apple was back on the job and announced some new additions and modifications to it's current line up of offerings. They include:- iPod Classic upped to 160GB- iPod Nano now includes a speaker, video camera, and a microphone, available today.- iTunes 9 is released with additional sync features, app/music sharing, and additional content options with downloaded movies and music. Liner

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Indie On the Move helps bands book their own tours wherever they'd like. It allows networking with fellow musicians, gigswapping, rating/reviews of clubs, and a host of other useful features.Labels like to see active bands who are not afraid to branch out. Check out http://www.indieonthemove.com/ to see if it's what you've been missing from your roadcase.

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"A Song for Chi," a tribute to Chi Cheng, bass player for the Deftones, was recently released. Cheng was seriously injured in a car accident nearly a year ago and remains in a semi-concious state. Korn's Fieldy organized the instrumental song which features members from heavy hitting bands such as Metallica, Korn, Hatebreed, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Sevendust and Machine Head.The video is can

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Every now and again, I like to dip back into the catalog of an artist right before they drop a new album. I believe it renews an excitement within me that I initially had for an artist. In this instance, I happened to go back to the album "Point #1" by Chevelle, primarily to listen to a song called "Mia." The song is so raw and driving; it's distinctly different from their more recent releases

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I've mentioned Bandcamp before. If you're not a member now, we just got news that might push you over the edge to tune in.Bandcamp provides a free-to-use service for musicians wanting to digitally distribute their albums. You can give them away, or charge for them. Artists keep 100% royalties/rights. Fighting Zero is out there. You should be, too ;).But, what's new on the list of features?- Bonus

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Kiss just announced dates for their "Alive 35" tour - the "first ever fan-routed tour." The band used the power of the internet and their fan base by running a four month long promotion on www.eventful.com. Eventful is used by fans to “demand” an artist appear in their area. Kiss gave fans the power to “demand” a tour stop in their favorite place and picked 40 dates based on the most popular

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Breaking Benjamin released the first version of their music video for single "I Will Not Bow" on Friday. The video includes the shots of the band and clips from the movie "Surrogates," starring Bruce Willis.The tracklist for their fourth album, "Dear Agony," has also been posted on Amazon.com and is available for preorder. The album is scheduled to be released September 29 and the tracklisting is

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Lethal doses of propofol were found in Jackson's system, along with two other sedatives. It is likely that homicide charges will be brought against the doctor who administered the drugs to MJ. His name is Dr. Conrad Murray, and is the target of the manslaughter investigation.MJ died on June 25, 2009 due to the overdosing by his physician.

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Woo hoo! Apple peeps everywhere should be stoked that the Snow Leopard upgrade for their systems running Mac OS X Leopard. It will set you back a whopping $29 (if you bought your Mac on or after June 8th, you only pay $9.95). You can pre-order now by going here. What does this mean for Joe User? Well, (to keep it simple), the OS has been streamlined, enhancements to current processes were made,

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We've all grown to love/hate the reality shows on VH1. Brett Michaels, Daisy, Sharon Osbourne, and of course, Megan, the unruly gold-digger. She wanted a millionaire, but now it looks like the show will have to wait.It got cancelled because one of the contestants, Ryan Jenkins (pictured top), allegedly murdered his ex-wife/model, Jasmine Fiore (pictured bottom). Her body was found in a suitcase,

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The new album from our favorites, Chevelle, will be hitting shelves on August 31st, 2009. Titled "Sci-Fi Crimes," this album will be no slouch compared to it's predecessors. ...But that's just guaging by the current single on terrestrial, internet, and satellite radio called, "Jars."Pre-orders of the album are being taken now from Skyroo and iTunes.Click here to Pre-order the album "Sci-Fi Crimes

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Big news today in the music social networking world: MySpace has announced they will be acquiring iLike. iLike boasts over 55 million users and allows for sharing of favorite artists, concert updates, and artist profile pages.According to the Associated Press, MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta said in a statement that the acquisition "advances our relentless pursuit of innovation and the need to create

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(picture courtesy of Groovemaker/IK Multimedia)Dude. This is insane. If you have an iPhone, go get IK Multimedia's new app, called Groovemaker. You can mix House, Club, Hip Hop, Techno, Trance, etc. Set up the beats, then sequence it. Is that not enough? Just export your tune over WiFi.IK Multimedia also creates some awesome DAW plugins and samplers.More info: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/ or http

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After a shocking reunion earlier this year and a summer tour in full swing, many rock music fans wanted to hate the 'new' Creed. Immediately after the announcement of their new album (due for release in October), fans were in an uproar and were sure Creed's new music was set up for failure. It seemed as though Scott Stapp's image had been ruined and the remaining members of Creed had formed Alter

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Please join me in welcoming a new writer, Katie Goodling!Hailing from Central PA, Katie is a Mass Comm major with a focus in Journalism. She is a freelance writer for http://www.dailyitem.com/, former writer for Shinbone Magazine, and has interviewed rock staples such as Framing Hanley and Breaking Benjamin.As an avid music fan and entertainment journalist/PR, she pays close attention to

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I've talked about them before. They have great products in some killer color/pattern combinations. The Asym headphones (pictured below) are just plain awesome. Mine are red/black.If you don't have the extra dough to shell out for a new set of cans, fret not. You can still grab a sweet, free wallpaper from them. They have a ton. Check them out here.

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I love Waves Plugins... tracking, mixing, and mastering with their plugs make studio work a snap, expressive, and audibly great.Check out some artist presets.Waves Artists Presets PageShared via AddThis

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(Image: From http://www.gibson.com)Les Paul: guitarist, innovator, and inspiration to us all, sadly passed away today. Rest in Peace.For more information on his legacy, please visit: http://www.gibson.com/

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A couple of weeks ago, I was able to hear the single first-hand (and I can't give up my secrets on how I did).It definitely slams.The new single from Breaking Benjamin is supposed to hit airwaves on August 17th.For more info: http://www.myspace.com/breakingbenjamin

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.73mm Dunlop Tortex guitar picks. It takes a lot for me to shred these. I know some guys play heavier guages, up to 2mm (which I think is just crazy and uncalled for, but to each their own...). These just seem to be right. In my 25 years of playing guitar, I've gone through almost every guitar pick imaginable. I've played with quarters, popcicle sticks, and even a custom polished glass pick.The

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There are a host of awesome music sharing sites out there, which help ultimately push you, your band, or your label further.Here are two that have it down pat and I think you should check them out.Soundcloud - http://www.soundcloud.comNot only can you upload your music and then share your tunes with everyone in your network, but you can also receive. The beauty part is it makes music submission

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Evolv is a modern rock group from Philadelphia, PA. Killer songs, great guys, and catchy tunes. Check out their video/tune, "Fate."For more information, hit up their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/evolvWe want to hear from you.Have a band that you think rules? Email us: submissions@antirustrecords.com

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It's insane. Technology is getting smaller everyday, which is incredible for mobile musicians everywhere. Grab a laptop, a USB interface, and your instrument. Out the door you go, with nothing more than your 1 bag. Nice.I thought that I'd share my setup with you.NetbookRecently, I picked up an Acer Aspire One AOA150 Netbook in seashell white. With an 8.9" widescreen, 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor,

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We think they will.Self-produced, and all snot. Check out their video for their single off of "Beautiful War: Part 1" which you can download from http://fightingzero.bandcamp.com/.Enjoy.

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