Europe has issued the following message:

"Europe has once again been nominated in the highly prestigues annual Swedish Grammis Awards. The nomination is for the Best Hardrock Album. You can't vote for the winner. It will be decided by an independent jury. Keep your fingers crossed."

As previously reported, the audio tracks from Europe's Live From The Dark DVD, which was shot last year in London, England during the Start From The Dark tour, are now available for download at the band's official website. These tracks will not be released on CD or in any other MP3 store. Go to this location to check out audio samples and to purchase.

The tracks available are as follows. 'Faith', 'Ready Or Not', 'Superstitious', 'America', 'Wings Of Tomorrow', 'Let The Good Timkes Rock', 'Seven Doors Hotel', 'Hero', 'Wake Up Call', 'Sign Of The Times', 'Girl From Lebanon', 'Carrie', 'Flames', 'Yestertday's News', 'Rock The Night', 'Start From The Dark', 'Cherokee', 'The Final Countdown', 'Heart Of Stone', 'Spirit Of The Underdog'.

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The new issue of Carbon Nation, the PORCUPINE TREE magazine, includes the news that both Alex Lifeson (RUSH) and KING CRIMSON's Robert Fripp will each be guesting on the next album by Porcupine Tree currently set for release on Atlantic Records next April. Both Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart (Rush drummer) have expressed their appreciation for the progressive rock band, and engineer/producer Paul Northfield has also worked with both bands.

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Brian Vollmer, Helix frontman, has issued the following message:

"On Friday it was confirmed that we will be playing seven dates in mid January with the TRAILER PARK BOYS. They are:

January
20 - Calgary, AB at MacEwan Hall
22 - Vancouver, BC at Commodore
23 - Vancouver, BC at Commodore
24 - Vancouver, BC (tba))
25 - Kamloops, BC at Interior Savings Centre
27 - Saskatoon, SK at Prairieland Park
28 - Regina, SK at Convention Hall (in Conexus Centre)
29 - Winnipeg, AB at Burton Cummings Theatre

Two days after our last date with the T.P.B. we will be in sunny Florida on February 2nd at Bourbon St. in New Port Richey (just outside of Tampa). Thanks to Rich Rubin and Bourbon St. for moving the date ahead a week. To check out the club click here . Upon returning from Florida we'll be at The Hamilton Convention Center on Friday February 23rd with Teenage Head, and then the next weekend (Friday March 3rd) at Fiddler's Green in Cambridge, Ontario.

Several weeks ago I licensed the song 'Jaws Of The Tiger' to the people putting together the made-for-TV horror flick Punchy, which was being filmed in Hamilton, only blocks away from Ivor Wynne Stadium. My buddy Randy Heywood and I had set it up with Keren from the film company to come and watch them film Monday, November 27th. We arrived just in time to see Devon Ferguson (one of the villains in the film) wearing a Helix “ROCK YOU!” t-shirt and lip syncing to the song while threatening the hero in the film. We also chatted with Tara Spencer (from Corner Gas) who had a part in the film and director Jonathan Dueck."

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