Briefly: Korn, +44, Chevelle, Ace Frehley, Carrie Underwood
Korn, The Game, +44, Rise Against and Young Jeezy have signed on to perform at next month's Boost Mobile RockCorps (BMRC) concert in Los Angeles.
Scheduled to take place March 30 at L.A.'s Kodak Theatre, the event will "reward 3,000 hard-working local youth who have volunteered four hours of community service through BMRC to earn tickets to this ultra-exclusive event," according to a press release.
RockCorps bills itself as "an organization that harnesses the power of music to inspire volunteerism." More information is available at the BRMC website.
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Rockers Chevelle have teamed up with renowned horror-movie director Wes Craven for a promotion dubbed "The Hills Have Eyes/15 Gigs of Fear'" contest, an open call for fans to cut their own video for Chevelle's new single, "Well Enough Alone." Entrants can register at FoxAtomic.com, where they'll have access to an editing tool that will allow them to create videos using clips from Craven's "The Hills Have Eyes" and upcoming sequel "The Hills Have Eyes 2," as well as their own original content.
Craven will choose the winner from a pool of the 20 highest-rated finalists, as determined by peer voting. The grand-prize winner scores $3,500 and a trip to L.A. to meet with Fox Atomic studio execs to pitch a movie idea.
"Well Enough Alone" is the lead single from Chevelle's forthcoming album, "Vena Sera," which hits stores April 3.
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Legendary KISS guitarist Ace Frehley wants you to know that he isn't dead, despite recent rumors to the contrary.
"I don't know how this ridiculous rumor got started," Frehley said in a press release that describes the singer as having dictated the statement while eating his "daily allotment of wheat germ, preparing to jump back on his treadmill." Various websites had erroneously reported Frehley, who is working on a new solo album, had committed suicide, according to his publicist.
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"American Idol" season-four champion Carrie Underwood will make a return visit to the show that launched her career March 8, during which she'll perform her latest hit, "Wasted." The country singer plans to spend the spring and summer recording her sophomore album, which is due out later this year, according to a press release.


















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