Day In Rock 9/4: Linkin Park Bling-Bling- Coldplay- No Doubt Hip-Hopping- Limp Bizkit- Firehouse Bassist Dies- Unloco- Crazy Town's 902-Pimps and Ho's- Weezer- RIAA Broke the Law- Springsteen- Boy George The Musical- Hatebreed- Spineshank �more. 

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Linkin Park Bling-Bling
I thought we could start this Thursday off with a non-story that says tons about today's popular culture. 

DayInRock.com reports:  So ya'll wanna be down with da latest Linkin Park bling-bling when you're cruis'in the malls?  You're in luck!  Sort of, Linkin Park made the big announcement on their website 

"Thanks everyone who participated in the LP Jewelry Poll. They have taken your votes into consideration and launched the jewelry section of the store. " 

But when you gaze upon the offering there isn't much Bling-Bling to be had. In fact, all they have in the bling-bling department is a belly button ring. Not a LP Gansta gold chain in sight.  Not much of a jewelry department. They do have hats (you must wear them sideways or you will not be admitted to Hot Topic � which 'buy' the way is now selling clothing bases on that ubber punk icon "Hello Kitty"), ear plugs (so you won't have to listen to the music) and a really groovy wallet (to carry the cash to the record store to buy their next regurgitation, opps I mean remix CD). 

Looks like LP hanging out with Limp Bizkit this summer rubbed off on them, they are now creating news items with no substance. And we thought we would pass this non-news on to you! 

-- Check out the expansive LP Bling-bling - Wanna laugh at the Punk Rawk Hello Kitty Wear? 

Coldplay Live on CD/DVD 
VH1 reports: With their English tails still on fire from their VMA victories, Coldplay have announced plans to release a live CD and DVD package called "Coldplay Live 2003" on November 11.

The double-disc set was recorded on July 21 and 22 at the Horden 

Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. The DVD features 90 minutes of material, including two tracks previously unreleased in North America. The first, "The One I Love," was a B-side on the U.K. single for "In My Place," and the other, "Moses," is new.

The DVD was shot with nine cameras on 16 mm film. The package will also contain interview footage, a behind-the-scenes documentary and a tour diary. An edited audio CD of the performance will be included as well.- Click Here for the Full Story

Firehouse Bassist Passes Away
siN's metal news reports: FIREHOUSE bassist Bruce Waibel has passed away. Waibel who was 39, was born in Dover, NJ but had been living in Florida for 20 plus years. Waibel turned professional in his early teens and started off with GREGG ALLMAN as a roadie and soon became a guitarist in the band. He appears on records from THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (Dreams from 1989 where he played bass) and two records from the Gregg Allman Band where he plays bass, guitar and vocals: I'm No Angel (1986), Just Before the Bullets Fly (1988). His most recent recorded work was Firehouse's O2 from 2000. He was with the band for three years. Funeral services are pending.- Click Here for the Full Story

No Doubt Hip-Hopping 
Those who questions No Doubt's commitment to rock following the group's latest album, will have a field day with this bit of news. 

Billboard reports:  - Outkast's Andre 3000 is among the producers No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani has enlisted for her long-awaited debut solo album. 

In addition to producing tracks for the set, Andre 3000 is also slated to make a guest appearance on the song "Long Way To Go." 

According to sources, the as-yet-untitled album is being eyed for a spring 2004 release via Interscope and may also include tracks with Missy Elliott. Stefani has already collaborated with her No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal, as well as songwriter Linda Perry (Pink, Christina Aguilera (news)) and producers Dallas Austin (TLC) and Damon Elliott (Destiny's Child). - Click Here for the Full Story

Rumor has it the Missy Elliot collaboration will be called "Yo-Yo-Yo-Yo- Gwen Be Sellin' Out- Yo-Yo-Yo-Yo" with lyrics written by a third grader from Anaheim. 

Unloco Kaput 
siN's metal news reports: Well it appears that UNLOCO bassist Victor Escareno has left the band. Also rumors are going around that the band has now been dropped by Maverick and the band will call it quits after their current Texas stint. Just a rumor but it looks like Ozzfest has taken another life..- Click Here for the Full Story

Used to be that the SharonFest second stage was a way to launch a career, now it seems it's the best way to break up a band or get a band dropped by their record label. Is it the Curse of Sharon?

Desperate Crazy Town Singer Turns to 902-Pimps and Ho's for Help
Blabbermouth reports: CRAZY TOWN singer Shifty Shellshock has teamed up with Rick Solomon, who once dated actress Shannen Doherty, and producer Zack Bautzer to release "Beverly Hills Pimps and Ho's", a DVD series that shows some of Hollywood's hottest actresses in compromising positions, according to MTV.com.

CRAZY TOWN's sophomore album, "Darkhorse", moved less than 13,000 units in its first week of release in November 2002 and was widely considered to be one of the biggest album flops in recent history. The group's 1999 debut, "The Gift Of Game", sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and was certified gold or platinum in 10 countries, including the U.S. .- Click Here for the Full Story. 

Does this mean the age of whack ass cracker foo's posing as ganstaz is over?  Better send Fred Durst the memo! 

Weezer Side Deal
Punknews.org reports: The Special Goodness, side project of Weezer drummer Pat Wilson, has announced via their webpage that they have signed to Epitaph Records. No word on whether they're signed to Epitaph proper or Anti-. Epitaph's made no official statement as of yet, but since we're posting this, they'll probably scramble to release one shortly.- Click Here Full Story

Burning Up The Bands, Not the Charts
siN's metal news reports: It's reported by Eclipse Records' website that FIVE FOOT THICK's rehearsal complex burned to the ground with all of their equipment. Here's the full story:

"Spokane, WA- At approximately 1:30 am today, the FIVE FOOT THICK rehearsal complex caught fire and burned to the ground. Fortunately no band members were injured, however much of their equipment was unable to be saved. Sources say the fire is being called suspicious and an investigation is currently under way by the Spokane Fire and Police departments. A benefit show for the band is already in the works. "

[*ed by Dan]- For those of you keeping track at home, here's the latest tallies over the last couple of weeks:

- DARKEST HOUR's van was broken into; over $12,000 and some personal items were stolen

- ATREYU's van was broken into; personal items stolen

- THE PROMISE's van burst into flames

- ON BROKEN WINGS' van flipped

- FIVE FOOT THICK's rehearsal complex burst into flames
- Click Here for Full Story

They forgot to mention Poison's truck fire that was reported in the Day In Rock a couple a days ago, in which one reader commented in the fanspeak "Too bad Sum 41 didn't burn up with the Poison's gear". Ouch! 

Bizkit Loves Press 
Seems Limp Bizkit just loves to get press, even when they simply regurgitate previous announcements. Then again, we keep reporting this stuff. But that gives us a chance to poke fun at frontmonkey Fred Durst, which is always fun.

Blabbermouth reports: LIMP BIZKIT held a press conference prior to their show in Amsterdam, Holland Tuesday night (September 2). Check out pictures from LFI.

LIMP BIZKIT's new album, "Results May Vary", is due on September 23 through Flip/Interscope Records. The group's free concert at London's Finsbury Park this weekend will be broadcast live by MTV Europe. The September 6 broadcast from the 40,000-capacity venue will be called "A Night With Limp Bizkit", and will be preceded by a 60-minute special featuring exclusive interviews with the band about the making of their new album. Highlights of the concert will also be shown on MTV's 10 European web sites. - Click Here for the Full Story

This brings up two questions: 1) If a tree fell in the forest, did it fall because of Fred swinging from it? 2) If there wasn't slow news days, would Limp Bizkit get any press? Of course, we would report it, because we so love calling Durst the frontmonkey.  (Kudos to Mr. Huh? for coming up with that title for Fred). 

RIAA Broke the Law?
Wired reports: Lawyers for a New York woman accused of unlawfully sharing music over the Internet suggested Tuesday the recording industry acted illegally when it investigated her online activities and that a search of music files on her computer may have been unconstitutional.

The lawyers � Richard Ugelow, Glenn Peterson and Daniel Ballard � are asking a federal magistrate to delay at least until Sept. 10 ordering the woman's Internet provider to turn over her name and address to the Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group for the largest labels.

In court papers, the lawyers said they may argue that the RIAA violated state and federal laws by intercepting the woman's Internet address as its investigators scoured file-sharing networks looking for songs to download.

�The defense team said it also may argue that the music industry was improperly affiliated with law enforcement and thus its perusal of music files on the woman's computer violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches.

Matt Oppenheim, RIAA's vice president said, "The Fourth Amendment clearly doesn't apply to private parties. You learn that in first-year law school." 

An outside lawyer agreed..- Click Here Full Story

The Boss to Play Shea 
New York Daily News Reports: 

No, not Steinbrenner � Springsteen.

Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band will wrap up their 2003 world tour with concerts on the Mets' home turf on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and Friday, Oct. 3.

Tickets for the shows go on sale through Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. Monday.

The shows will be Springsteen's first at Shea, as well as the first major rock concerts held at the stadium since Elton John and Eric Clapton performed there in 1992.- Click Here Full Story

What are they up to now special: Boy George The Musical. 
Yahoo reports: NEW YORK - When it comes to "Taboo," Rosie O'Donnell has put her money where her mouth is. The former talk-show diva is the producer and sole investor in the $10 million Boy George musical, opening on Broadway Nov. 13. 

"I always think: Go big or go home," O'Donnell said Wednesday during a news conference at a Times Square Internet cafe to kick off Web site ticket sales for the production, which begins preview performances Oct. 24 at the Plymouth Theatre. 

"Taboo," O'Donnell said, is "a legitimate, knock-'em-down, leave-'em-screaming, worth-a-$100-a-seat Broadway show." She confidently predicted it would win the Tony Award for best musical next June. 

"Taboo," which had a 15-month run in England, focuses on two members of the early '80s London club scene: performance artist and designer Leigh Bowery and a young singer-songwriter named George O'Dowd, who became George. 

O'Donnell saw the show during its London engagement and thought, "`If I can make this happen (on Broadway) it would be unreal.' The score was brilliant. All I felt that was needed was ... some of the real story of what happened to these people being more accurately reflected." 

�Euan Morton will play George, the role he originated in London, and George will portray Bowery. - Click Here Full Story

What about the Flock of Seagulls Musical? They could bill it as "Hair Part II". 

**Press Releases**
Snippets from some of the press releases that have come in over the past 24 hours

Wanna Be The Matrix? 

International Songwriting Competition Deadline Less Than Two Weeks Away

The International Songwriting Competition is an annual songwriting event that provides artists with a unique opportunity to gain recognition and establish their work internationally. ISC's mission is to refine and develop excellence in the art of songwriting through open participation. We extend our invitation to artists and songwriters of all levels and welcome music from a variety of genres.

In addition to over $100,000 in cash and prizes, ISC winners will also benefit from our promotional campaign, tailored to help songwriters attain industry recognition. Winners will be featured on the ISC Compilation CD, distributed to music industry professionals, including publishers, A&R representatives, and media. The recent debut of the ISC 2002 Compilation CD, consisting of last year's winners, was met with great enthusiasm and interest by the music industry. ISC received requests for copies from many industry professionals, including over 130 record labels.

(Long Lists of  Record Co, A&R etc removed, but it's got most of the heavy weights. The list of judges is even more impressive.)

ISC encourages musical diversity, and accepts entries in the following 13
categories:

Pop/Top 40, AAA/Roots/Americana, Country, R&B/Hip Hop, Blues, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Jazz, Dance/Electronica, World Music, Gospel/Christian, Lyrics Only and Teen.

(Guess rock isn't considered songwriting but Hip Hop is?)

For more information on the contest, an entry form, or to enter online, please visit http://www.songwritingcompetition.com Entries must be postmarked on or before September 15, 2003.

Travis Returns
From Epic: From Worldwide Success To A Near Tragic End Travis Makes A Triumphant Return With 12 Memories On October 14

The one-time 'invisible band' - Travis � return after an absence of some two years with their fourth LP 12 Memories on October 14th.

12 Memories is Travis at their most powerful, poignant and effecting. It is an album that sees Travis explore lyrically darker themes � the forthcoming single Re-Offender, to be released in the UK on September 29th, tackles the hidden crime of domestic violence. Musically, too, there is a sea of change: Travis have rediscovered a spirit of adventure and set sail on courses new. This is a far edgier and brooding set of songs than anything that has gone before. Yet, Travis still possess an eloquence and an ear to a fine tune.

12 Memories is the Travis album that almost never was. Just over a year ago drummer Neil Primrose sustained a spinal injury. Medical opinion was that Neil would be unlikely to walk again. For Fran, Dougie and Andy, there were no 'ifs' or 'buts' about it. No Neil. No Travis. They subsequently cancelled all plans.

Travis are expected shortly to announce a set of shows to coincide with the album's release. 

12 Memories Tracklisting

1. Quicksand
2. The Beautiful Occupation 
3. Re-Offender
4. Peace The f*** Out
5. How Many Hearts 
6. Paperclips
7. Somewhere Else
8. Love Will Come Through
9. Mid-life Krysis
10. Happy to Hang Around
11. Walking Down The Hill

http://www.travisonline.com

Hatebreed Shuffle
From Earsplit PR: Some changes in the HATEBREED date-lings.......note that the show originally scheduled for 9/19:  Sudbury, ONT - Serbian Hall  has been moved to 9/22. There's also been a new date added on 10/7: Dubuque, IA - The Arena. - http://www.riseofbrutality.com

Spineshank "Smothers" Rock Radio
From Roadrunner Records: New York, NY: SPINESHANK's brand new single, "Smothered" has suffocated the competition at Active Rock Radio. The song is taking off, and is about to get a major boost, thanks to its featured appearance on a hotly anticipated soundtrack!

The track, from SPINESHANK's third album, Self-Destructive Pattern, nabbed #2 Most Added honors on R&R's Active Rock chart, placing them above new tracks by Seether and Sevendust, and just inches behind Chevelle's new track. That's good company, and SPINESHANK and the song certainly rose to the occasion. 
 

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