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Rock 2/7: Suge Arrested- Lohan Vs Press- Sum 41 Injury- Snoop Denies Rape
- MTV2- Motley Circus- Motorhead 30th- Dylan Tour- Judas Sabbath- Dimebag
Video- GNR Tour Rumor- Crown- Plant Tour- DMB- Pete Freed- RIAA Sues Dead
Woman- U2 Record Sellout- Eminem Beats Elvis- Thrice- SOAD- Byzantine Lose
Cid- Megadeth- Label Conspiracy- Bloodsimple- Backyard Babies- more
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 Suge
Arrested |
AP reports: Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight
was booked on suspicion of violating his parole after police found marijuana
in his truck during a traffic stop, authorities said Sunday.
Knight was arrested about Saturday evening
in Barstow and held by sheriff's officials pending his transfer next week
to state prison, said sheriff's Cpl. Lorraine Riser. [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Lohan
Vs Press |
MTV reports: Lindsay Lohan is unhappy about
all the press coverage her parents' divorce is getting, so her attorney
has sent a seven-page cease-and-desist letter to some celebrity news outlets.
The letter, obtained by the Smoking Gun Web site, threatens legal action
against any publication that reports on the "false and damaging statements"
made by Lindsay's father, Michael Lohan. [see full story for more]-
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| Sum
41 Injury |
Totalrock reports: Sum 41 have been forced
to cancel four dates in their native Canada, because vocalist Deryck Whibley
has rupted a vocal chord. They hope to re-schedule all of these as soon
as possible.- Click
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| Motley
Circus |
Totalrock reports: Motley Crue are reportedly
working with the celebrated Cirque De Soleil on the stage set for their
upcoming world tour, which kicks off on February 14 in Puerto Rico. [see
full story for more]- Click
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| Motorhead
30th |
Totalrock reports: Motorhead are to play a
special 30th annversary show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on June
16. Get tickets via the Ticketmaster link at www.totalrock.com -
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Source: Totalrock
also has news on Extol On God Forbid Tour, Labrie In London, Theory Of
'Gaoline', Adema Hit By 'Tornado', Aliens In The Studo, System On The Gras
and more click here to check it out
| Snoop
Denies Rape |
E! Online reports: To refute rape allegations
against him, Snoop Dogg went to the King Friday--Larry King.
Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus,
laid out his version of events that are set to play out in court over the
coming months in dueling lawsuits between him and a woman who claims she
was sexually assaulted by the rapper and his entourage. "I refuse to be
another entertainer who writes a check for false allegations," the 32-year-old
rapper said via satellite in Jacksonville, where he's attending Super Bowl
festitivities. "I'm innocent...I wasn't even in the building." Snoop said
he thinks Bell is simply after his money. "That's a serious allegation
[rape]," he said. "This happened two years ago...I got a lot of money,
true indeed, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give it to you." [see full
story for more]- Click
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| New
MTV2 |
AP reports: On Sunday, during the Super Bowl
halftime, MTV2 is relaunching with a new focus on 12-24 year-old guys �
and a new logo.
This silhouette of a dog with two heads
(you may have seen the intentionally vague posters) is at the center of
the new MTV2. The revamped network will maintain most of its current music
programming, bonded with swirling graphics and constant injections of randomness.
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| Dylan
Tour |
AP reports: The times, they aren't a-changing
that much. Bob Dylan will head back on the road for a spring tour. The
singer � and now author � announced dates for "The Bob Dylan Show," to
kickoff in Seattle on March 7. [see full story for more]-
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| Judas
Sabbath Posted |
Blabbermouth reports: An excellent-quality
audio recording of JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford singing the BLACK
SABBATH classic "War Pigs" with SABBATH members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler
and Bill Ward on August 26, 2004 at the Camden, NJ stop of Ozzfest has
been posted online at the JUDAS PRIEST fan site The French Metallian.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| Dimebag
Video Online |
Blabbermouth reports: PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's touching video tribute to late DROWNING POOL
frontman Dave Williams has been posted online at DROWNING POOL's official
web site. The 14-minute collection of highlights from home videos that
Dimebag edited himself was originally included on DROWNING POOL's "Sinema"
DVD, which was released in November 2002 through Wind-Up.[see full story
for more]- Click
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| GNR
Tour Rumor |
Blabbermouth reports: GUNS N' ROSES bassist
Tommy Stinson has hinted to Creative Loafing magazine in Atlanta that the
band will be doing some European dates this summer. Asked about the current
status of GUNS N' ROSES, Stinson said, "They're finishing up the mixing
[of the new album] right now. Sorting out what songs are going on it and
artwork and s***. And hopefully sooner than later, it'll come out. I understand
there's probably some European dates booked in the summer.[see full story
for more]- Click
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| Post
Crown Demos |
Blabbermouth reports: ONE MAN ARMY AND THE
UNDEAD QUARTET, the new project formed by ex-THE CROWN frontman Johan Lindstrand,
have posted their entire "When Hatred Comes To Life" promotional CD online
at their official web site. The songs available for download are as follows:
01. Public Enemy No. 1 - 02. No Apparent
Motive - 03. When Hatred Comes To Life - 04. So Grim So True So Real -
05. The Sweetness Of Black - 06. Branded By Iron [see full story for more
plus a link to the songs!]- Click
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Source: Blabbermouth
also has news on VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist Talks About DIMEBAG's Murder,
WITHIN TEMPTATION, OVERKILL, FACE DOWN Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival,
QUIET RIOT Singer: Reunited 'Metal Health'-Era Lineup Was A Nightmare,
LIMP BIZKIT's DJ LETHAL Produces Debut Album From ELLIE LAWSON, New NINE
INCH NAILS Members Speak Out and more click here to check it out
| Plant
Tour |
liveDaily reports: Iconic rock vocalist Robert
Plant has set a handful of U.S. appearances for March, months ahead of
his new album's arrival.
Plant, best known for his work at
the helm of 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Led Zeppelin, is tentatively
set to drop a new solo collection dubbed "Mighty Rearranger" on May 3.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| DMB
Million Dollar Benefit |
liveDaily reports: The $1 million raised during
a 2004 Dave Matthews Band concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park will
benefit the Bay Area's homeless, a summer camp for children with serious
illnesses and a playground for a San Francisco public housing project.[see
full story for more]- Click
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Source: liveDaily
also has news on Briefly: Judas Priest, LeAnn Rimes, Robbers on High Street,
Willie Nelson backs multiple releases with more shows, More cities added
to Sting's spring trek, Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday to mount joint
tour and more click here to check it out
| Pete
Freed |
Xfm reports: Following his arrest on Wednesday
(February 2) Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been charged with robbery
and blackmail, but has been released on bail, under very strict conditions.
Doherty was granted bail after his record
company put up £150,000 in bonds and was allowed to leave but must
return on February 21 to face the charges at Snaresbrook Crown Court. However,
presiding District Judge, Dorothy Quick insisted on a series of conditions
for the bail. [see full story for details]- Click
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| RIAA
Sues Dead Woman |
tinfoil reports: The recording industry's
latest assault on file sharing has netted an unusual suspect: a deceased
great-grandmother from West Virginia. In a lawsuit filed in January, the
RIAA accused 83-year old Gertrude Walton of sharing over 700 pop, rock
and rap songs under the alias "smittenedkitten."- Click
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| U2
Record Sellout |
NME reports: U2 have smashed Irish box office
records with ticket sales for their DUBLIN concerts, after more than 150,000
were sold for their two CROKE PARK gigs within 50 minutes.
Tickets were released at 8am on Friday
morning (February 5). [see full story for more]- Click
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| Eminem
Beats Elvis |
NME reports: EMINEM held off the challenge
of ELVIS PRESLEY to score another UK Number One single tonight (February
6).
The rapper's Martika-sampling 'Like Toy
Soldiers' went straight to the top, with the re-release of Elvis' classic
ballad 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' entering one place below. The King's
chart-topper from last week, 'It's Now Or Never', falls to 14. [see full
story for more]- Click
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Source: NME
also has news on The Futureheads top NME Chart , Green Day get sterling
support at massive UK shows, The Duke Spirit get NME ShockWaves Awards
off to storming start, Pete Doherty to spend weekend behind bars , Phil
Spector facing another legal battle and more click here to check it out
| Thrice
Bonus |
The PRP reports: Thrice's forthcoming retrospective
release "If We Could Only See Us Now" will now arrive in stores in two
different formats, one being the DVD itself, while the other is a DVD/CD
package with the CD containing b-sides and covers. Both will see a March
29th release date via Island. [see full story for more]-
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| SOAD
in April |
The PRP reports: System Of A Down are now
eyeing an April 26th release date through American/Columbia for "Mezmerize",
the first effort of their separately-released double album affair to hit
stores.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Byzantine
Lose Cid |
The PRP reports: Byzantine have parted ways
with their bassist Chris "Cid" Adams as a result of "musical differences."
The group will begin searching for a new bassist shortly.[see full story
for more]- Click
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| Megadeth
in Japan |
The PRP reports: Megadeth have announced their
plans to tour Japan in April, dates include:
April 02nd Tokyo, JPN - Kosei Nenkin Hall
April 03rd Kawasaki, JPN - Club Citta
April 04th Hiroshima, JPN - Quattro
[see full story for more]-
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| Label
Conspiracy |
Punkbands reports: Remember that International
Noise Conspiracy album that was supposed to come out a year ago? It's not
coming out in the states. Their big corporate major label they signed to
has shelved the album. [see full story for more]- Click
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| JEW
& TBS Tour |
antiMusic reports: Jimmy Eat World and Taking
Back Sunday have just announced that they will embark on a five week North
American Co-Headlining tour this spring.
Both acts are excited about the tour, which
starts in Champaign, IL on April 10. The Champaign show, along with dates
at the State Theater in Detroit, MI, the Continental Airlines Arena in
Rutherford, NJ and the Dunkin Donuts Arena in Providence, RI will go on
sale next week. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Bloodsimple
Debut |
press release reports: Bloodsimple will release
their debut album, A Cruel World, on March 29th through Chad Gray of Mudvayne's
Bullygoat Records. Bloodsimple are currently out on tour with American
Head Charge and Otep through March 17th.[see full story link to watch the
video for the first single]- Click
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| Backyard
Babies Invading the US |
press release reports: Your favorite label
for real rock �n' roll, Liquor and Poker Music is proud to announce the
signing of Swedish Grammy winners and sleaze �n' roll commandos BACKYARD
BABIES to a roster that has only just begun to rule the world of rock music.
Yes, it has been a long time since the
raw power of Backyard Babies' Total 13 was released in the States, and
an even longer time since the band unleashed their rock on unsuspecting
mothers and daughters here in the U.S. Armed with a new label, a new record
and a tour supporting Social Distortion beginning on February 2nd in Las
Vegas, the Babies are ready for stateside debauchery and an American rock
�n' roll take over. [see full story for more]- Click
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| PB
Army Do It Again |
press release reports: Midwest heavy rockers
The PB Army have announced the release of Spine For the Snapback, their
second album. The 12-song effort will hit stores at the end of March on
the Sin Klub Entertainment label, with North American distribution through
Cargo Music. The followup to 2003's Inebriates, Equivocators, and Mockers
of the Devil Himself was recorded in Chicago and Toledo and produced by
Randy Wilson and the PB Army. It marks the band's return to the scene after
drummer/vocalist Keith Bergman's near-fatal aortic aneurysm and open-heart
surgery in early �04. The band will head out for a three-week
tour of the eastern US in February. [see full story for more]-
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| Ash
in March |
press release reports: ASH has a new album
entitled "Meltdown" out on March 8th. "The album has already gone gold
in the UK, which was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz
of Foo Fighters and System Of A Down fame.
The album's release will coincide with
a new Lucas Arts Star Wars videogame, "Republic Commando". The new Star
Wars game will feature ASH's "Clones" single as their title track. This
marks the first time Lucas Arts had ever used a band's song in anything
Star Wars related. [see full story for more on the game]-
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| Ever
We Fall Working on Hopeless Debut |
press release reports: Ever We Fall are currently
in the studio with Producer Mike Kalajian through February 14th working
on pre-production for their upcoming full-length. Immediately following
their studio time, the band will head out on the road for non-stop dates
from February 16th - April 23rd. Upon completion of the two-month trek
the band will head back into the studio to put the finishing touches on
their debut Hopeless Records full-length set for release Fall 2005. [see
full story for more]- Click
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| Willie's
Songs |
press release reports: In a truly remarkable
accomplishment in 2004, each of four new Willie Nelson albums--one studio,
two live and one compilation--reached the Top 30 of the Country chart.
Willie proved he was still the renegade spirit of American music. Now a
new retrospective, Songs (Lost Highway/Hip-O/UTV Records/UMe), released
February 15th, 2005, spans 40-plus years of Willie's recordings for the
first time, from his original 1961 demo for "Crazy" and his first Top 10
(1962's "Touch Me") to songs from 2002's hit albums The Great Divide and
Stars & Guitars. Willie's signature songs are all featured on this
release.
Delving into each decade and chapter of
his songbook, culled from six record labels and with duets with Lee Ann
Womack, B.B. King, Brian McKnight, Merle Haggard, and Waylon Jennings,
Songs defines Willie much as he has defined Country. For new fans as well
as those from back in the day, even with the plethora of Willie compilations,
the one-CD Songs is unique by updating his formidable legend--nearly half
of its 20 digitally remastered selections are culled from the �90s and
�00s. The package's booklet also features an essay by Grammy-winning Country
music historian Colin Escott.[see full story for more]-
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| Deadwood
Soundtrack |
press release reports: On February 8, Lost
Highway will release the soundtrack to the acclaimed HBO series Deadwood.
Released in conjunction with the DVD of Deadwood's first season, the Deadwood
soundtrack features a unique and diverse group of artists, including Lyle
Lovett, June Carter Cash, Jelly Roll Morton, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny
Terry & Brownie McGee, Bukka White and many more, plus the "Theme From
Deadwood" by David Schwartz.
Two versions of the Deadwood CD will be
available. One with music tracks only, while the other version includes
memorable dialogue clips from the series' cast characters including Al
Swearengen, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock. The often-explicit dialog
appears throughout the soundtrack amongst the songs.[see full story for
more]- Click
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| Raven's
Heart Auction: Mastodon |
Day in Rock reports: A quick update on the
latest Raven's Heart Foundation auction items. If you haven't bid on the
Iron Maiden guitar and photo, better do it quick! The next couple of items
on the auction block come from Mastodon. The big item here is a ONE OF
A KIND "Leviathan" posterboard signed by the band. This is definite piece
of Mastodon history as it was made for an instore appearance that didn't
happen. It is signed by Troy Sanders, Brent Hinds, Bill Kelliher and Brann
Dailor. If you miss out on that one you might be able to place the winning
big for an autographed vinyl version of "Leviathan". The band and Relapse
Records were cool enough to donate these items for a very worthy cause.
Click the full story link for more info on these items and more, plus info
on Raven's Heart and direct links to the eBay auctions. -
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| Slapp
of the Day: Jacko & The Wacko Media |
reports: [The following is an opinion column.
If you only came here for news or are easily offended by other people's
opinions, then you can skip this] I want to start out by saying, thank
you to all the fellow haters that voiced your support for my silly little
column. Apart from a drunken Nikki Sixx wanna be, after Friday's self indulgent
slapp, everyone sent in and posted supported comments that they want the
slapps to go on. I'll do my best. So slapps to all of you! Now on to today's
slapp and for a Monday it's a double slapp! But far more serious ones than
usual.
Are you ready for the Jacko trial circus
and the media overload that goes with it? In the coming months it is going
to be impossible to avoid this story and it will make the coverage of the
Scott Peterson trial seem as short lived as the Baha Men's career. I know
it is predicable for me to slapp ol' Wacko Jacko. It's the new sport. I
mean this guy was just asking for trouble. Earth people tend to frown on
grown men sharing their beds with boys, no matter how innocent you say
it is. It just isn't done. Holding a boy's hand during an interview doesn't
exactly send the right message either, especially when there had been accusations
in the past of pin the tail on the little boy at the Neverland Ranch. That
being said, I have not seen the evidence against Jacko and in this country
you are supposed to innocent until proven guilty (yeah, like that is ever
really the case). So far Jacko has only been proven a major weirdo with
extremely bad judgment (just listen to his last few albums� who's bad?
Though making bad music isn't a prosecutable crime, just ask Motley Crue).
Some would say where there is smoke there is fire (Are where there is Jacko,
there is Wacko). But a lot of things in this case just don't add up. Others
do (especially if they really did find porn with Jacko and a kid's fingerprints
on it), so I'm reserving judgment until the D.A. makes or doesn't make
his case.
[There is a lot more to go, click the full
story link to read the rest of today's Slapp] - Click
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