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KISS Reality TV- Priest- Rage Aria- Love Wins Custody- Vibe Assault Plea-
Tsunami Benefit Controversy- Jacko Movie- Black Crowes Reunion- Kamelot-
Metal iTunes- Hair Never Stops- Bjork- 50 Cent Vs Father- Super Furry Solo-
Motorhead- SYL- QOTSA- Beck, Vedder, Grohl, Homme for Relief- Tesla Unplugs
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 Singer
Still Missing |
Lambgoat reports: Sadly, Nasum vocalist/guitarist
Mieszko Talarczyk is still missing in Thailand. Talarczyk has now been
missing for roughly two weeks, when the resort he and his girlfriend were
vacationing at on Phi Phi Island was struck by the deadly tsunami (thousands
of foreigners are still missing in Southeast Asia). [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Rap
Feuds Fake |
Contact Music reports: Rapper JA RULE is moving
to end his bit feud with 50 CENT, suggesting their 'beef' is just for show.
The two rappers have been fierce rivals
for two years, and regularly poke fun at each other on their records, but
now Rule, real name JEFFREY ATKINS, has exploded the war of words, insisting
the whole feud is just "studio banging."
Rule says, "That's studio ranting and raving.
We call it, in the industry, studio banging... It has its problems and
it has its upside." [see full story for more]- Click
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| Dimebag
Fan Vs Police |
Blabbermouth reports: According to Peoria
Journal Star, an Illinois man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly
spitting on two police officers in early December because he was reportedly
upset by the national news about the murder of DAMEGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.
Tito Mwela, 22, was charged with two counts
of aggravated battery, both felonies.
Court files allege that Mwela spat on officers
Jeff Hamer and James Rowland on Dec. 10. He is accused of spitting in the
face of at least one of the officers. [see full story for more]-
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| KISS
Reality TV |
Blabbermouth reports: "Mr. Romance", comedy/reality
series created by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, is set to premiere
Monday, March 14 at 10 p.m. on Oxygen TV, according to Broadcasting &
Cable.
A contest for the Harlequin romance books'
next coverboy, "Mr. Romance" will feature twelve beefy guys competing in
a "romance boot camp" for a $50,000 cash prize, learning how to kiss for
the camera, walk the catwalk and strike seductive poses. The show will
run for five, one-hour episodes and a two-hour finale. Fabio himself, Gene
Simmons and TV personality Tina Malave will serve as judges, with no eliminations
made until the finale. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Priest
DualDisc |
Blabbermouth reports: Epic will celebrate
the reunion of the "Painkiller"-era JUDAS PRIEST lineup by issuing a DualDisc
for the band's upcoming "Angel of Retribution" title. It is scheduled for
March 1 and coinciding with the release of the CD. [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Rage
Aria |
Blabbermouth reports: RAGE guitarist Victor
Smolski will be joining ex-ARIA singer Valery Kipelov at a Moscow studio
in the second half of January for the recording of Kipelov's new solo album.
After the CD is released, Smolski will perform several live dates with
Kipelov's band.[see full story for more]- Click
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Source: Blabbermouth
also has news on EPHEL DUATH: Tentative Track Listing For New Album Revealed,
STORMWITCH: Future Uncertain, THERAPY? To Perform Acoustic Show For Tsunami
Relief Effort, SEVERE TORTURE: Recording Update, PAPA ROACH To Create 'Intimate
Vibe' On Upcoming Tour and more click here to check it out
| Love
Wins Custody of Frances |
Contact Music reports: COURTNEY LOVE is celebrating
after winning back full custody of her daughter FRANCES BEAN COBAIN.
The rocker lost custody of the youngster
- whose father is late rocker KURT COBAIN - last year (04), after she was
hit with multiple lawsuits for drug possession and assault.
But a judge in Los Angeles has decided
her daughter is better off with her mother and granted her custody in court
yesterday (11JAN05). [see full story for more]- Click
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Who says we need judical reform?
| Vibe
Assault Plea |
E! Online reports: For the guy who waylaid
Dr. Dre and touched off a brawl at the Vibe Music Awards, it was time to
face the music.
Jimmy James Johnson appeared before a Los
Angeles Superior Court judge Monday and pleaded not guilty to an assault
charge stemming from the incident. [see full story for more]-
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| Tsunami
Benefit Controversy |
Reuters reports: A television benefit show
for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric
Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into
controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar
pledged.
Fox TV conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly
started the furor by suggesting that not all the money raised would aid
tsunami victims.
Actor George Clooney, one of the organizers
of the telethon scheduled for Saturday on NBC, hit back with a letter accusing
O'Reilly of creating a fuss for his own personal gain. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Jacko
Movie |
AP reports: An American and a British television
company found a creative way around the ban on cameras for Michael Jackson's
child-molestation trial: dramatic re-enactments.
E! Entertainment Television and satellite
company British Sky Broadcasting, BSkyB, are joining to present daily recreations
of the trial, executives announced Tuesday. [see full story for more]-
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| Black
Crowes Reunion |
Billboard reports: After months of speculation,
Chris and Rich Robinson are reforming the Black Crowes for a five-night
stand at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The March 22-23, 25-27 shows,
the Crowes' first since Oct. 31, 2001, are the only ones booked at this
stage of the reunion, according to group manager Pete Angelus. [see full
story for more]- Click
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| Kamelot
Dates |
Metal-Rules reports: KAMELOT's new album,
"The Black Halo", will be released in Japan on February 16 and will include
two bonus tracks ("Epilogue" and "Soul Society" radio edit), according
to the group's management. The European version, which is scheduled to
it stores on March 14, will be a limited-edition digipak with two additional
bonus cuts ("The Haunting" radio edit and "March of Mephisto" radio edit).
The CD is scheduled for release in North America on March 15 via SPV Records.
[see full story for more]- Click
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| Metal
iTunes |
Metal-rules reports: Earache Records announces
Metal Tracks http://www.metaltracks.com
Available to "Click, Buy & Blast" are
over 3,000 extreme metal tracks including rare and exclusive recordings
from IRON MONKEY, THE BERZERKER, NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS, and many more.
The downloads are: * High Quality (192
kbps) MP3s with name tags * DRM-Free * MP3s play on all mp3 players (inc.
iPod, Mac or PC) * Unlimited burns to CD
[see full story for more]-
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| Hair
Never Stops |
Electric Basement reports: CINDERELLA has
announced their 2005 summer tour. Cinderella will headline the ROCK NEVER
STOPS TOUR, sponsored by VH1, and we'll have RATT, QUIET RIOT & FIREHOUSE
supporting. Dates will begin in late May and run through August, and will
be in amphitheaters, festivals, fairs and theaters. [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Unicorn
Split |
DiS reports: Canadian oddball indieists The
Unicorns have disbanded. Despite only recently releasing their debut record
�Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone' in the UK on Rough Trade last November,
the four piece have agreed that they will not be working together for the
foreseeable future. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Bjork
Army Remix CD |
DiS reports: Iceland's queen of unadulterated
weirdness Bjork will be releasing an album with a difference at the end
of February. The difference being that each and every track on the 2-CD
album will consist entirely of remixes and cover versions of her 1995 single
'Army Of Me'. And what's more, all proceeds from the album's sales will
be donated to various charities. [see full story for more]-
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Source: DiS
also has news on Head Off-amatica, again, Weezer get Beverly Hills ready,
Interpol add extra UK date, The Good Life - tour & mini-album, Bloc
Party announce UK dates plus Razorlight support and more click here to
check it out
| 50
Cent Vs Father |
Ananova reports: 50 Cent has warned his estranged
father [63 cent] not to return to his life in search of money.
The In Da Club singer and his mother
Sabrina were abandoned by his father when the rapper was just an infant.
50 is adamant that his father won't get
a share of his 54 million dollar fortune reports IOL.com.
He said: "Let me give him a warning! Don't
you even dare crawl your a*s out this way." - Click
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Source: Ananova
also has news on Garbage announce album details, Madonna among stars added
to charity gig, J-Lo and Marc buy marital home, Stars line up for tsunami
gig, Brian 'admits dating Delta' and more click here to check it out
| Dwell
in Darkness II |
siN's metal news reports: The second edition
of the SMNnews.com ran and sponsored festival, DWELL IN DARKNESS, will
be taking place this Summer, from June 10th through the 11th in Dayton,
Ohio at Elbo's. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Super
Furry Solo |
NME reports: SUPER FURRY ANIMALS frontman
GRUFF RHYS is to go on a short tour of his native Wales to promote his
forthcoming debut solo album 'YR ATAL GENHEDLAETH'. As previously revealed
on NME.COM, the band's label Placid Casual will release the record on January
31. Clocking in at 29 minutes and containing 11 songs [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Motorhead
Reissue |
BW&BK reports: Cleopatra Records have
announced that they will be reissuing MOTORHEAD's self-titled debut (originally
released on September 24th, 1977) on January 25th in a leatherette packaging
with a silver foil stamp. The album has been digitally remastered and contains
extensive liner notes, rare photos and six bonus tracks. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| SYL
Dates |
The PRP reports: More stops have been released
for Strapping Young Lad's upcoming tour with The Agony Scene, Misery Signals
and Reflux, the latest include:
April 05th Edmonton, AB - The Starlite
Room
April 06th Calgary, AB - The Warehouse
April 08th Regina, SK - Riddel Hall
April 09th Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid Cabaret
April 11th Omaha, NE - Ranch Bowl
[see full story for more dates]-
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| QOTSA
Tease |
The PRP reports: The Queens Of The Stone Age
have posted a snippet of some new material over at their newly overhauled
official website, www.qotsa.com. The band also outlined some of their plans
for the year as they expect to begin touring throughout Europe in February,
followed by a string of North American shows in March. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Beck,
Vedder, Grohl, Homme for Relief |
liveDaily reports: Beck, Tenacious D, Will
Ferrell, Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and Eddie Vedder are scheduled to appear
at a Jan. 17 benefit dubbed Music for Relief. The event, which will benefit
Southern Asia tsunami victims, will take place at the Wiltern Theatre in
Los Angeles. - Click
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| Tesla
Unplugs Again |
liveDaily reports: Tesla sets out on an acoustic
tour this winter that marks the 15th anniversary of its 1990 unplugged
set, "Five Man Acoustical Jam."
Dubbed the "Five Man Acoustical Jam 2005"
tour, the outing is currently scheduled to kick off in Vermont on Feb.
20, and a handful of subsequent shows are set throughout the Northeast.
[see full story for more]- Click
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Long-haired freaky people need not apply
Source: liveDaily
also has news on Gretchen Wilson to join Kenny Chesney for spring trek,
Mudvayne to preview new material on club tour, Rescheduled shows extend
Cher's goodbye into April, New Found Glory stacks up more spring tour dates
and more click here to check it out
| The
F-Ups Support Papa Roach |
press release reports: The F-Ups are hitting
the road in Feb.-Mar. with PAPA ROACH and SKINRED.
2/17 Seattle, WA - Showbox Theatre
2/18 Spokane, WA - Big Easy Concert House
2/19 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
[see full story for more]-
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| Relient
K Tour |
press release reports: Relient K is set to
tour with Mae and Name Taken this February [to support] their latest album
Mmhmm which debuted at an impressive# 15 on the Billboard charts.
February
5 - Orlando, Florida - Social Pavilion
6 - Tampa, Florida - Masquerade
8 - Birmingham, Alabama - BA Warehouse
9 - Memphis, Tennessee - New Daisy Theater
[see full story for more]-
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| Snapcase
Swansong |
press release reports: Since 1991, Snapcase
has led the quest to combine intellectual theory and aggressive music.
Their reputation was built on songs exploring themes of self-determination
and personal challenge; with complex guitar lines, harmonic distortion
and relentless rhythms, they created a sonic explosion that made them one
of hardcore's greatest bands. At a time when the mainstream media didn't
acknowledge aggressive music with the open arms it offers today, Snapcase
was very successful, selling more albums with each new release, growing
stronger on their own, without the breaks that commercial radio might give
a hard-edged band today.
After releasing some of the most critically
acclaimed hardcore albums of all time, touring with everyone from the Deftones
and Papa Roach to NOFX, and influencing a wide range of bands like Boy
Sets Fire, Thursday and Atreyu, the time has come for the band to say goodbye.
The farewell show is scheduled for Saturday,
January 22nd at The Sphere in Buffalo, NY. Snapcase promise a 20 song marathon
pulled from their entire discography, and some special guests. [see full
story for more]- Click
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| Yellowcard
Fan Video Deadline |
press release reports: The voting ends this
Friday for the fan made video for Yellowcard's "Breath". The winner takes
$5K and a chance to get their video on TV. Click the full story to check
out the videos and vote- Click
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| man
on earth Debut |
press release reports: New York City-based
man on earth is set to release their debut album, "disposable sounds for
the fickle mind," on March 29th on Forward Thinking Records. It will be
distributed through ROIR Entertainment, placing it on sale at Virgin Megastores,
Tower Records, CD Baby, Amazon.com, and i-tunes, among others. Diverse,
introspective and at times experimental, the album is self-recorded, self-produced
and self-released. It fearlessly treads through a multitude of musical
styles with a confidence and passion not seen in years. Critics and fans
alike contend that the musical stylings of the CD float in a world somewhere
between Jane's Addiction, the Verve, Prince and Nirvana. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Kasabian |
press release reports: Kasabian will head
out with The Music beginning February 17 in NYC and will wind down at this
year's SXSW music festival on March 18. Also, look for Kasabian to make
their US television debut with a performance of "Club Foot" on Jimmy Kimmel
Live on March 10. [see full story for dates]- Click
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