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The Dears Guitarist Has Gear Stolen
Dears guitarist Patrick Krief has had all of his gear stolen from his Montreal rehearsal space. In a message on his myspace Krief says that gear taken includes five guitars, a bass, keyboards, pedals, amps, a computer with back-up hard drives and a PA system. Krief recently released his debut solo EP in Canada and has shows lined up thru next month in Ontario and Quebec. Meanwhile The Dears play a snowboarding festival in Quebec this Saturday, followed by a festival in Mexico City on May 12th.

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Sanctuary Records To Cease U.S. Operations

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According to a source within the company, Sanctuary Records' U.S. label will cease to release new material this starting this summer. Similar to a recent move at V2 Records, Sanctuary will only continue to run its catalog and licensing operations. All affected staffers, which includes marketing, publicity and most sales personnel, will be let go by June 30th. The label will still work the albums they recently released such as Idlewild's Make Another World, as well as upcoming albums from Tegan And Sara and former Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan. The label is home to artists from Morrissey to Motorhead.

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