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• Boru Vodka Announces "Defend the Bar Band" Semifinalists

  - 2007-09-24

  Fifteen Bands Advance to Semifinal Round Voting and "Defend the Fan" Sweepstakes Starts Today NEW YORK -- Castle Brands Inc. (AMEX: ROX), an emerging international spirits company, today announced the 15 semifinalists in its Boru Vodka "Defend the Bar Band" contest. Boru's month-long search for the most authentic...

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• Boru® Vodka Presents "Defend the Bar Band"

  - 2007-07-25

  Multi-Tiered Marketing Program Rewards Bands and Consumers NEW YORK -- Castle Brands Inc. (AMEX: ROX) today announced that its flagship brand, Boru([R]) Vodka, is launching its "Defend the Bar Band" US marketing program. The program's focus is a web-based contest to find the most authentic and passionate bar band....

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• Conduit Rocks the Music Scene with Launch of Community Toolbars for Roadrunner Records

  - 2007-06-13

  Fans feed addiction with real-time and all the time connection to music news, events and promotions from top artists SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Conduit, the leading platform for building online communities via community toolbars, today announced an exciting new addition to the rapidly expanding list of celebrity community toolbars...

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• Killswitch is riding the wave of success

  - 2007-03-30

  Justin Foley, drummer for Killswitch Engage, joined the band in 2003 with no idea what would follow. "I have known bassist Mike (D'Antonio) for quite some time but joined after Killswitch had already established itself," Foley said by phone from Las Vegas. "It wasn't intimidating, but it wasn't...

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• Heaven and Hell Descends on the States

  - 2007-03-05

  Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will reunite for the first time in 15 years as Heaven and Hell Live to cast a dark spell over spring as the quartet tours the U.S. Tickets will go on sale the weekend of March 9 for all 20...

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• Warner Music Group Completes Acquisition of Roadrunner Music Group

  - 2007-01-29

  Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) today announced the completion of its acquisition of 73.5 percent of Amsterdam-based Roadrunner Music Group B.V., which includes Roadrunner Records, one of the leading hard rock and heavy metal labels.

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• Warner Music Group to Acquire Majority Stake in Roadrunner Music Group

  - 2006-12-18

  Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 73.5 percent of Roadrunner Music Group B.V., which includes Roadrunner Records, one of the leading hard rock and heavy metal labels, for $73.5 million in purchase price and other considerations.

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• After decades, it pleases to hear Dolls; Surprise new release makes it easy to remember what made them good.(LIFE - ARTS ETC.)(LISTENING STATION)

  - 2006-07-25

  Byline: Adam Mazmanian, THE WASHINGTON TIMES New York Dolls One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This Roadrunner Records The New York Dolls' last studio record, "Too Much, Too Soon," was released in 1974. Had...

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• Killswitch Engage again show their mettle on re-issue of 'Alive'.(Time Out!)(Teen music)

  - 2006-02-03

  Byline: Evan Thorne Killswitch Engage, "Alive or Just Breathing: Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary Series" Roadrunner 1/2 Anyone who's never heard of Killswitch Engage has been living under a rock. Since their inception, they have changed vocalists, played Ozzfest,...

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• Nickelback Single Delivered Exclusively by Musicrypt's DMDS Across North America

  - 2005-08-03

  TORONTO -- Roadrunner Records In the U.S. And EMI Music Canada Choose Musicrypt's DMDS To Securely Deliver Highly Anticipated Single "Photograph" Musicrypt Inc., (TSX VENTURE:MCT)(OTCBB:MCYPF), the industry's leading digital music distribution company, today announced, Roadrunner Records in the U.S. and EMI Music Canada will exclusively...

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