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Cult in Chains
Fan posting reports: [this tidbit was posted on our Fan Speak boards] 

Cardboard Vampires feat. John Corabi (Motley Crue), Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) and Billy Duffy (THe Cult) are playing at The Troubador on April 12th. Members from Puddle of Mudd and Whitestarr are playing too.- Click Here for the Full Story 

Love on Suicide Watch
Rockdirt reports: The Glasgow Daily Record reports Courtney Love was on a suicide watch last night as fears grew that she'd kill herself on the 10th anniversary of Nirvana husband Kurt Cobain's death. A music source said: "Love is desperately unhappy and out of control. She seems very depressed and this a bad time for her. She might do something stupid like try to take her own life." - Click Here for the Full Story 

Sum 41 Go To Africa
Much Music reports: Sum-41 will be visiting the war-torn African nation of The Democratic Republic of the Congo in mid-May. The group will participate in a documentary entitled "From The Front Lines", which will be produced by the Canadian charity organization War Child. A War Child spokesperson says that the band contacted the organization of their own initiative, and that they specifically wanted to work on a project to help educate people about the Congo. Over three million people have died in the nation's bloody civil war since 1998. - Click Here for the Full Story 

Edgefest Charlotte
MuchMusic reports: Good Charlotte have signed on to headline the Edgefest festival in Ontario this year. The festival held its final event at its long-time home at Molson Park in Barry last summer, and will take place this year at the Molson Amphitheatre in downtown Toronto during Canada Day weekend. Also on hand to perform will be Finger Eleven, Billy Talent, Australia's Jet, Jersey, Something Corporate, The Salads, and St Catharines' finest, Alexisonfire. More bands are expected to be added to the bill. - Click Here for the Full Story 

Auf Der Cancel
Blabbermouth reports: Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf der Maur was forced to cancel her show Tuesday (March 23) at Spaceland in Los Angeles following the unexpected death of her grandmother. The following is Melissa's official statement on the matter:

"I regret to announce that we have cancelled our show this Tuesday at Spaceland in Los Angeles. With the death of my 100-year-old grandmother and a continuing fight against an ear infection, family time is very important to me and I also need to take care of my health before we depart for our European tour. We promise to return to Los Angeles soon and we hope that you will visit us out on the road!"- Click Here for the Full Story 

Durst on Bomb Threat
Blabbermouth reports: LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"Last night we had a serious bomb threat at the venue in Katowice, Poland. Five minutes before we had to go on stage, the chief of policia came into our dressing room with the promoter and told us someone called the police and said to evacuate the building in one hour. The promoter wasn't really concerned at all for anything but his money but the policia said that he could not say if it there was a chance it was or was not going to happen. At that point I made the decision to evacuate the building and announce the problem to the audience. 

"The policia and the promoter were very concerned there would be a riot. They actually said it was 100% that the fans would start one. I am glad to say that they were 100% wrong. The fans in Poland were very cool under these circumstances and were very respectful to authorities. We did not know what to think about the whole situation, but we are glad that everyone is safe. 

"I am very sorry that happened to all of you in Poland. We will be back. We also have all the video footage of the promoter and chief of policia informing us of the bomb threat. We are working on cutting it together for you asap. [click full story link to read Fred's take on the state of the world =)]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Brides Theatre Tour
Blabbermouth reports: BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, the new band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, vocalist London LeGrand, and drummer Scot Coogan (ex-PAUL GILBERT, ONI LOGAN/ROWAN ROBERTSON, SINÉAD O'CONNOR), will kick off the "Honeymoon From Hell" U.S. tour in late April on the East Coast. Pre-sale tickets are scheduled to go on sale Wednesday (March 24) through the group's official web site. An official press release with all of the details will follow soon. [see full story for dates, including some Euro appearances]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Good thing they decided to do their own tour instead of opening for KISS. Jaxx is so much better than playing arenas.

Euro Pixies 
(press release) reports: Following the PIXIES' thirteen North American "warm up" dates and May 1 co-headline performance at the Coachella Valley Festival in Southern California, the band will head to the UK and Europe for nine weeks to play major festivals and headline dates. The demand for the Pixies is as fervent overseas as it is here - all 19,000 seats for the band's four London shows at the Brixton Academy sold out within two hours. 

When the Pixies return to America, they will headline the Mainstage at the Bumbershoot 2004 Festival in Seattle, WA, on Monday, September 6. - Click Here for the Full Story 

Priest Recording
siN's metal news reports: The band are working with the producer Roy Z (HALFORD, HELLOWEEN, BRUCE DICKINSON) on the new record and things are going really really well! Scott flew over to the UK last week and is now working on his drum tracks - Glenn and K.K. have been very busy with their guitar parts - Rob will be flying back to the UK very soon to start on his vocals and of course Ian will be laying down his great solid bass lines imminently!

We know you are all impatient but you have to trust the guys and know they will come up with a great record - they like to keep their heads down and get on with it! [click full story link for more including an answer to the "secret" show rumors]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Apartment 26 Get Cold/7Dust
siN's metal news reports: APARTMENT 26 have been added to SEVENDUST's upcoming tour with COLD that is scheduled to begin on April 8th. 

APARTMENT 26 is currently on the road in support of their new album 'Music For The Massive', which is in stores now. [see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Slipknot Manager Dies
siN's metal news reports: Steve Richards, the founder of No Name Music and former manager of SLIPKNOT and MUDVAYNE, passed away on Sunday, after a long battle with brain cancer. Services for Richards will be held on Friday, March 26 at 12:00 noon at Kol Tikvah, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, 91364.- Click Here for the Full Story 

Snocore Punisher
Net Music Countdown reports: Record label Wind-up and motion picture company Lion's Gate are teaming up to promote Marvel Comics' "The Punisher" on this year's Winterfresh Snocore tour. The soundtrack features Nickelback, who's on the Snocore tour, as well as Queens of the Stone Age, Damageplan, and former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody, among others. The promotion will include screenings of "The Punisher" between acts at Snocore as well as testing for "Punisher" videogames and other movie-related products. [see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Walmart Music Opens
Hollywood Reporter reports: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, has officially launched its digital music store Music Downloads and has incorporated many improvements since the cut-price service began offering song downloads on a trial basis in December. 

What most consumers will notice first is that each song costs 88 cents... Wal-Mart is offering songs unavailable elsewhere, including tracks by Jessica Simpson, 3 Doors Down, the Black Eyed Peas, Hilary Duff, Shania Twain, Shakira, P.O.D. and JC Chasez. - Click Here for the Full Story 

532 More Get Sued
MTV reports: The recording industry filed another 532 lawsuits against file-sharers Tuesday (March 23), 89 of which targeted people who used the networks of 21 different colleges and universities in 10 states and Washington, D.C. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Prince Signs Deal
MTV reports: Prince has agreed to work with a major label for the first time since the mid-'90s. Columbia Records will release Prince's latest release, Musicology, worldwide beginning April 20. The first single, also titled "Musicology," will go to radio March 29.- Click Here for the Full Story 

Great White Hire A**hole?
Day in Rock reports: Someone forwarded us this email that reportedly came from Tyler Nelson of the Hollywood band Judge Jackson. The message claims that Nelson has been hired as the new guitarist for Great White and made some not so cool statements about late Great White guitarist Ty Longley who was one of the 100 that lost their lives in The Station nightclub fire in Feb of last year. At press time we were unable to confirm if Nelson has been hired by the group (their official website has not report of this) or if this email in fact originated from him. But if it did, it may not sit well with fans of the band. 

Here is the email that was sent out

I gathered up as many e-mails as possible, at least 2,000 of you crazy rock n' rollers. I am happy to inform everybody that I am the new guitar player for Great White. I'll still be in Judge Jackson, but touring with Great White when they need me. And believe me, I won't be a dumb ass and try to save my guitar if the arena is burning. Make my shows. Thanks. The New Ty- Click Here for the Full Story 

In a related story and follow up to Wed's report about the new guitarist for the group, a source has told the Day in Rock that the GW camp denies that their new guitarist, Tyler Nelson, wrote the email. They said that he does not even have a computer and therefor could not have sent the email above out.  - We also received an email from a reported friend of Tyler that says that he did not send out that email.

RIAA Attacked
Jam! reports: The Web site for the recording industry's anti-piracy lobby has been inaccessible for several days, possibly the victim of a computer virus specifically targeting the site. 

The Recording Industry Association of America's site at riaa.com was among the targets named in the "MyDoom.F" virus, which Internet security firms spotted last month. The site has been down since Wednesday and remained offline Monday. 

"We are working on getting it back online," RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy said, declining to elaborate. [see full story link for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Avril Bashes Duff Again
Jam! reports: Avril Lavigne lashed out at fellow teen queen Hilary Duff and then trashed a photo of herself on air during an angry interview with a Boston radio station last week. 

The Boston Herald reported it was an ever-the-rebel Lavigne who appeared on the MIX 98.5 morning show, firing off when the subject of "goody two-shoes" Duff -- who was not present -- came up. 

"You," she said to Duff over the airwaves, "can go screw yourself." 

The 19-year-old Napanee native told show host John Lander she has never dissed her fans for adopting her popular but short-lived tie-and-tank look, as Duff is reported to recently have admonished her for doing, saying instead she thinks it's a compliment when they emulate her style. [see full story for more fun with Advil Latrine]- Click Here for the Full Story 

She is just so punk rawk, we just had to print this. 

Johnny Bristol RIP
Jam! reports: Former Motown records producer, writer and singer Johnny Bristol, who worked with artists like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, died Sunday. He was 65. 

Bristol apparently died of natural causes, state police said, and results of an autopsy were not immediately available. - Click Here for the Full Story 

Bass Queens
I Ate Your Microphone reports: The upcoming fourth album album from Queens Of The Stone Age is expected to include ten tracks or so when it sees a release later in the year, though sixteen have been completed at present and the surplus will be surfacing as b-sides. Frontman Josh Homme has announced his intentions to record the bass parts himself when recording commences in late April, as he did on their 1998 eponymous debut, which suggests that former bassist Nick Oliveri will not be replaced anytime soon. [check the full story for a bit from Homme on the new material]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Lit's 4th
I Ate Your Microphone reports: Lit's self-produced fourth album will see a release in June, simply titled "Lit". The effort took some five weeks to record, the full scoop is here. In other news, they're also planning a DVD documenting their career, to be released later in 2004.- Click Here for the Full Story 

Elvis Costello's Pen
Ananova reports: In a statement the publisher said Costello had "resisted the rewards for writing a traditionally scurrilous and scandalous biographical memoir". The first book, scheduled for autumn 2005, will be a "series of intimate narrative chapters taking their cue from the styles, themes and characters found in a number of Costello's lyrics".

The second book will be a "work of comic philosophy" entitled How to Play the Guitar, Sing Loudly and Impress Girls ... or Boys. - Click Here for the Full Story