ROCK THE BELLS 2009 FESTIVAL SERIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUDWEISER: GUERILLA UNION ANNOUNCES COMMON TO MISS ROCK THE BELLS SHOW IN TORONTO MOS DEF ADDED TO LINEUP THIS SUNDAY, JULY 5 IN TORONTO AT MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE

ENTER SHIKARI: ‘COMMON DREADS’ DEBUTS AT #16 ON U.K. CHARTS; NOMINATED FOR TWO KERRANG! AWARDS “BEST LIVE BAND” AND “BEST BRITISH BAND”; U.S. HEADLINING TOUR LAUNCHES TODAY THURSDAY, JULY 2 IN NEW YORK CITY AT GRAMERCY THEATER; READING, LEEDS AND SUMMERSONIC JAPAN FESTIVALS ON TAP FOR AUGUST BEFORE RETURNING TO THE U.S. THE FALL

ALEXISONFIRE DEBUT ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART AT #81 AND # 9 ON THE INDEPENDENT ALBUMS CHART WITH ‘OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS’ OUT NOW ON VAGRANT RECORDS

MAE: 12 SONGS, 12 MONTHS, 1 GOAL: MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR 2009; BAND ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF EP TRILOGY FOR 2009 ‘(A)FTERNOON’ TRIO ALIGNS WITH ‘DONORS CHOOSE’ ORGANIZATION; GROUP RAISES OVER $46,000 AND DONATES A HOME TO A LOCAL RESIDENT IN NEED; SIXTH NEW SONG OF 2009 “THE CURE” OUT NOW ON WHATISMAE.COM

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL JOINS RANKS OF AMERICA’S TOP MUSIC FESTIVALS WITH 135,000 ATTENDEES; 45,000 ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26 & 90,000 ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27

DREAM THEATER: BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS DEBUTS AT #6, YEILDS BAND’S HIGHEST CHART POSITION AND FIRST WEEK SALES

SNOOP DOGG AND SLIGHTLY STOOPID: TALK ABOUT THEIR CO-HEADLINING SUMMER 2009 TOUR, 'BLAZED AND CONFUSED’ LAUNCHING JULY 10

MSO WELCOMES DREAM THEATER

AEROSMITH: TOM HAMILTON AND JOEY KRAMER WELCOME TROOPS AT JUNE 21 VIRGINIA SHOW

ALEXISONFIRE ANNOUNCE AMAZON ”DAILY DEAL” FOR NEW ALBUM ‘OLD CROWS / YOUNG CARDINALS’ OUT TODAY VIA VAGRANT RECORDS (U.S.A.)

PAUL VAN DYK’S ANTHOLOGY FOR ULTRA RECORDS/VANDIT ‘VOLUME’ MAKES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT WITH #1 SPOTS ON BILLBOARD’S HEATSEEKERS AND TOP NEW ARTIST ALBUM CHARTS; ALBUM ALSO APPEARS ON THE TOP CURRENT ALBUMS, CURRENT ELECTRONIC ALBUMS, RECORD LABEL INDEPENDENT CURRENT ALBUMS AND TOP NEW ARTIST ALBUMS CHARTS

2009 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL® presented by Coca-Cola CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF MUSIC, ARTS & EMPOWERMENT ANNUAL CULTURAL CELEBRATION SET FOR JULY 3, 4 AND 5 IN NEW ORLEANS