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Worst Songs Ever
Scripps Howard News Service reports: [Because
it was so much fun last time, and it was a slow news day, we have a new
Worst Song Ever list! Mark Brown of the Scripps Howard News Service has
offered his answer to Blender's recent Worst Songs Ever list. Except Mark's
isn't geared to aging hippies like Blender's editors. Yeah Starship sucked,
but who cares all these year later except those that loved them back when
they were "the Airplane man". Mr. Brown has come up with a list that is
a bit more up to date, and axes the predicable songs. The Top 20 of his
25 song list appears below, check out the full story for the full list
and Mr. Brown's explanation about: "What makes a bad song? Why, Creed does,
of course. Oops, beg your pardon - we're talking what, not who�" ]
Inspired by Blender, here are 25 more songs that cry out to be on the list.
1. "Brand New Key," Melanie: Possibly the
least-appealing sexual innuendo in any song ever.
2. "Freedom," Paul McCartney: Proof of
his one-time claim that he can write a song in just five minutes.
3. "Jenny From the Block," J-Lo: The performer's
contribution to the decline of Western civilization.
4. "How You Remind Me," Nickelback: "Never
made it as a wise man." You don't say!
5. "I've Never Been to Me," Charlene:
Save the cab fare, sister.
6. "In the End," Linkin Park: Sniveling
self-pity as an art form.
7. "Billy Don't Be a Hero," Bo Donaldson
and the Heywoods: Wrong on so many levels we can't begin to explain.
8. "The Night Chicago Died," Paper Lace:
Besides this atrocity, these sadists also recorded "Billy Don't Be a Hero."
9. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon," Tony Orlando:
How did this vapid song about a needy ex-con get turned into a tribute
to our soldiers?
10. "You Decorated My Life," Kenny Rogers:
Presumably with a trip to the 99 Cent Store.
11. "Say You Say Me," Lionel Richie: Say
what? Reminder of why, at one point, '80s radio stations would play anything
Richie recorded.
12. "Seasons in the Sun," Terry Jacks:
We had joy, we had fun . . . but never when this song was playing.
13. "Barely Breathing," Duncan Sheik:
So put all of us out of our misery, already.
14. "Sometimes When We Touch," Dan Hill:
So overwrought it's bloodless.
15. "Man, I Feel Like a Woman," Shania
Twain: Man, I feel like poking my eardrums out with an ice pick.
16. "Sk8r Boi," Avril Lavigne: Horrible
tune that teaches your daughters the valuable lesson that men are worthwhile
only if famous.
17. "Nookie," Limp Bizkit: So unsexy that
Fred Durst must have written this as a work of fiction.
18. "Silly Love Songs," Wings: Even Paul
McCartney won't play this atrocity anymore.
19. "American Pie," Madonna: Like painting
a mustache on the Mona Lisa.
20. "Come on Eileen," Dexy's Midnight
Runners: Friends don't let friends play this lurching roller-coaster of
a song.
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But where is Belly Osbourne? Oh, it went away.
Slipknot Protest
Blabbermouth reports: Chris Hamilton of
Albany, NY's Capital News 9 is reporting that a woman named Susan Balfour
wants to stop the "Aggressive Music Festival" planned at the Glens Falls
Civic Center in July. The concert, which is scheduled to take place July
17-18, will feature performances from such acts as SLAYER, SLIPKNOT, KILLSWITCH
ENGAGE, CHIMAIRA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED and LIFE OF
AGONY.
"People have no idea what these lyrics are. How powerful they are to young children," Balfour said.
Balfour is going around the Glens Falls area and showing people the lyrics of some of the groups performing at the two-day concert. She is asking them to sign a petition that seeks to have the concert cancelled.
"This is a piece called 'Disasterpiece' by SLIPKNOT. The first line is 'I want to slit your throat and f_ the wound.' And there are many others, this is just one example," Balfour said.
Some area residents agreed with Balfour and have signed her petition, saying that young children shouldn't be attending this concert. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
Metallica Movie Release
Blabbermouth reports: METALLICA's much-anticipated
$4-million documentary "Some Kind of Monster" will be released in small
theaters in New York and San Francisco on July 9, with plans to show the
movie in other U.S. markets by the fall. [see full story for theatre list]-
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Reznor: Dylan & Zep Sellouts
Blabbermouth reports: Asked by a fan via
the NIN.com web site how he feels about legendary artists such as BOB DYLAN
and LED ZEPPELIN selling their songs for TV commercials, Reznor replied,
"If an artist owns the controlling rights of their music, then it's their
decision to do what they please. I wonder if DYLAN could understand the
sinking, hollow feeling I had when I heard his music in that context. How
much money does LED f***ing ZEPPELIN need? Do they realize (or care) that
when you hear their track now, you visualize a s***ty car whizzing by?
Do they understand the significance of what their music once held for people
� or is it really all about how many units you can sell and commerce at
any cost?" - Click
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Italian P2P Jail
tinfoil reports: Italian parliment passed
legislation that would stick those found guilty of transfering copyrighted
material online in jail for five years yesterday.
The new law brings Italy's copyright laws, dated back to 1941, into the internet era by making the punishment for sharing almost as severe as proffiting from it.
Those found guilty of the unauthorised distribution of copyright material now face a fine of between US$185 and $1240, a jail sentence of between six months and three years and the confiscation of their hardware and software. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
EMI CD Price Hike?
Chart Attack reports: A dispute between
music label EMI and retailer HMV is hitting music fans and indie artists
like Sum 41 and Oh Susanna in the pocketbook.
Experts say the price increases -- between $2 and $10 -- for CDs by artists such as Nickelback, Janet Jackson, Norah Jones, Radiohead and Sarah McLachlan, are just the latest manifestation of the industry's woes.
The increases, which took effect in early April, are due to a squabble over the wholesale price of EMI's CDs, and all the indie labels it distributes. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
SARS DVD
Chart Attack reports: Ever wondered what
Mick Jagger and Justin Timberlake talked about before their duet of Miss
You/Cry Me A River during the Rolling Stones' closing set at SARS-stock
last summer?
Well, you can find out on June 29 when Toronto Rocks, a two-disc DVD documenting the multi-act concert at Downsview Park that drew close to a half-million people -- the largest ticket single day event in history -- is released. - Click Here for the Full Story
Coldplay, R.E.M., U2 Red
Rocks
Billboard reports: Coldplay, R.E.M., U2,
Willie Nelson and Ben Harper are among the artists represented via live
recordings on "Carved in Stone Vol. 2," recorded at the famed Red Rocks
Amphitheatre outside Denver. The 10-track album will be available in the
Denver area beginning June 4 and nationally on June 15. It follows the
2003 release of the first "Carved in Stone," which featured Phish, Widespread
Panic and Indigo Girls. [see full story for more including track listing]-
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Bass Label Society
MTV reports: Black Label Society have
hired James Lomenzo to play bass during the band's Ozzfest shows. Lomenzo
was one of several bassists who played on the band's most recent album,
Hangover Music Vol. VI, which came out last month. [more]-
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Beastie Boys KROQ
MTV reports: The Beastie Boys will headline
influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM's 12th annual Weenie Roast,
scheduled for June 12 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California.
The Hives, the Strokes, Velvet Revolver, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, New Found
Glory, Hoobastank, Yellowcard, Bad Religion, Cypress Hill, Modest Mouse,
Story of the Year and the Killers are also on the bill.-
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Reggae Stones
Reuters reports: Rolling Stones guitarist
Keith Richards has reissued the "Wingless Angels" reggae CD, which features
drumming and chanting by a troupe of devout Rastafarians in Jamaica.
The CD, which Richards produced with Rob Fraboni, was originally released by Island Records in 1997, under license from Richards' Mindless Records imprint.
The new version, featuring the same track listing and artwork, is initially available only via his Web site (http://www.keithrichards.com). - Click Here for the Full Story
Kravitz Born Again
AP reports: Two years after dropping out
of the music scene, Lenny Kravitz says he has begun a new chapter in his
life � a new album titled, "Baptism."
"I feel like the last record closed a chapter, a big chapter in my life, and this is the beginning of another one," he told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I feel reborn, I feel great. I feel like it's my first record again." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
Cash Auction
AP reports: One piece at a time, Johnny
Cash's guitars, banjos, handwritten lyrics, photographs, vintage black
leather clothing, Grammy awards and other belongings will be auctioned
this fall by Sotheby's. - Click
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The New Metal Church
Electric Basement reports: Seattle area
Metal icons METAL CHURCH have announced the title of their new album is
The Weight of the World. They also have a fresh lineup consisting of long
time members Kurdt Vanderhoof (guitars) and Mike Arrington (drums), as
well as new vocalist Ronny Munroe, whose style has been described as "Rob
Halford meets Dio", as well as Jay Reynolds (Malice) on guitar and Steve
Unger on bass.
Tracklisting: 1. Leave Them Behind (5:45) - 2. Weight Of The World (5:21) - 3. Hero's Soul (4:42) - 4. Madman's Overture (8:34) - 5. Sunless Sky (5:26) - 6. Cradle To Grave (5:54) - 7. Wings Of Tomorrow (6:16) - 8. Time Will Tell (5:08) - 9. Bomb To Drop (4:04) - 10. Blood Money (5:06) [see full story for tour dates] - Click Here for the Full Story
Static-X Plan Tour
IAYM reports: Static-X plan to head out
on a full U.S. tour in the summer, expected to kick off in late July and
running through August.- Click
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Premature dredg
IAYM reports: dredg, who are currently
working in a Seattle, Washington based studio on their next album alongside
Terry Date, have posted the following on their official website:
"-patience- supposedly there are demos of ours traversing the world wide web. though we are not against the free dowloading of music we would like to add a disclaimer concerning these demos. they are not a dredg record, they were completed hastily for rough draft purposes. please if you can, have patience and wait for our record which will represent our complete goal. thanks. cheers. dredg."
The as-yet-untitled new album is expected out through Interscope later this year.- Click Here for the Full Story
Napster UK
Xfm reports: The first of an approaching
swathe of major commercial download services arrived in the UK today as
Napster 2.0 - the legal version of the infamous file-sharing software that
pioneered peer-to-peer music sharing - was launched by parent company Roxio.-
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Winning Songs?
press release reports: $100,000 in cash
and prizes will be shared by 50 winners in 16 categories. All musicians,
bands, artists, and songwriters are invited to enter their songs. Since
its inception in 2002, ISC especially takes pride in its judges and this
year is no exception. ISC 2004 offers both aspiring and established songwriters
the opportunity to have their songs heard by a prestigious panel of judges.
Categories for 2004: AAA/Roots/Americana, Dance/Electronica, Jazz, R&B/Hip-Hop, Blues, Folk/Singer-Songwriter, Lyrics Only, Rock, *Children's Music, Gospel/Christian, *Performance, Teen, Country, *Instrumental, Pop/Top 40, World - *New for 2004
Enter your songs now. Visit songwritingcompetition.com for updates, an entry form and more information.- Click Here for the Full Story
Slipknot IMX'd
press release reports: Slipknot will be
the guest with Juliya on a special metal edition of IMX promoting their
Roadrunner release "The Subliminal Verses"
Friday, May 21st
6:00PM EST
All member of Slipknot will be on
the show!
Corey #8 - Vocals | Mick #7 - Guitar |
Sid #0 - Turntables | Shawn #6 - Custom Percussion | Paul #2 - Bass | Joey
#1 - Drums | Chris #3 - Custom Percussion | James #4 - Guitar | Craig #5
- Samples/Media- Click
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System of a Down Mixing Things
Up
antiMUSIC reports: System of a Down are
hard at work, holed up in their North Hollywood rehearsal space since January,
working on material for the follow up to their five-million-selling "Toxicity"
album.
A release date has not yet been set for the release but the band hasn't been shy about filling in fans on the details. The group issued a press release letting fans in on how things are progressing and getting them ready for the more complex musicianship and the more experimental nature of the new songs.
"We've all been stretching and growing as musicians," said guitarist Daron Malakian. "The musicianship on the new songs is more complex, more intricate and technical. We're all so excited about being in this band and about getting into the studio to start recording the new album. There are a lot of things we want to try once we're in the studio, we'll be doing a lot of experimenting with these new songs." [more] - Click Here for the Full Story
Van Halen Double Hits
antiMUSIC reports: Van Halen has indeed
returned. The band has announced details for their forthcoming "The Very
Best of Van Halen" compilation. The CD has yet to get a solid release date,
but we can tell you that it will be a two-disc release that will feature
three new songs (with Sammy Hagar on lead vocals).
Roth fans won't be disappointed, as the album will feature past hits spanning the groups career as well as the three new tracks, "It's About Time," "Learning to See" and "Up for Breakfast".
The CD will also feature three live tracks, "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love," "Jump" and "Panama". This disc is set to hit stores sometime this summer. [see full story for track listing]- Click Here for the Full Story
Rap
It Up
[It's Friday, time for Chuck DiMaria to
give us his 2 cents. This week Chuck ponders the question, has rap turned
into today's glam? Read on for 1 cent and click the full story link to
get Chuck's full 2 cents on this subject]
I was talking to Rick James once and he told me the difference between white artists and black artists.
He said, "Do you know what the black artists want?" I said no, what?
He said, "Black artists want respect. That's what all the gold is, that's what all those people following them around is. That's respect. They've never had it and they want it."
Then he asked me if I knew what the white artists wanted. I told him no, I didn't.
He said, "Women and drugs."
Now, I know what you're thinking -- What the hell were you doing talking to Rick James? I was getting an education.
Rick had a point. He was right, in the most general of terms, as to what the mindset of a black artist was compared to a white artist. The black artists were using music, specifically rap, as social commentary, as a way to lift themselves up from the huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
The white guys were just scanning the huddled masses, looking for strippers.
However, that was a while ago, and it looks like things have juxtaposed. (Or at least the black guys are looking for strippers, too.)
I was watching MTV the other day (Something I normally don't do, but it was a slow news day.), and was shocked by what I saw. I was pretty sure I was watching the Cherry Pie video. I mean, chicks were all over the place; on the ground, spinning around a brass pole, ripping their clothes off, getting doused with water�
All in all, not a bad video.
However, it was a rap video, not a Warrant retrospective. And the next video was pretty much the same. And so was the next one. And the next�
And we've just come full circle.
[That's 1 cent, you have to click the full story link to get Chuck's full 2 cents!] - Click Here for the Full Story
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