Day In Rock 8/29: VMA Winners- Hoobastank- Motorhead- Slayer- Sabbath- Metallica- Sharon Osbourne-  Barenaked Ladies- Slipknot- Otep- 40 Below Summer- Nappy Roots

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MTV VMA Award Winners.
Below is the lowdown on the MTV Video Music (a.k.a. the Beyonce and 50 Cent Hip-Hop / Here Today, Gone Later Today) Awards.  Missy Elliot wins video of the year? (add your own smart ass comment here.) And some wonder why people don't take these things seriously.  They have R&B, Hip-hop, and Rap categories but only one for Rock, which is a bit more diverse in the genre department. Ok, I'll leave you with the story before I go off on a pointless rant since MTV is MTV. 

Here is AP's report: 

Winners at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards: 

Video of the Year: "Work It," Missy Elliott 

Viewer's Choice Award: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," Good Charlotte 

Rap Video: "In Da Club," 50 Cent 

R&B Video: "Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z 

Hip-Hop Video: "Work It," Missy Elliott 

Rock Video: "Somewhere I Belong," Linkin Park 

Female Video: "Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z 

Male Video: "Cry Me A River," Justin Timberlake 

Pop Video: "Cry Me a River," Justin Timberlake 

New Artist in a Video: 50 Cent, "In Da Club" 

Group Video: "The Scientist," Coldplay 

Dance Video: "Rock Your Body," Justin Timberlake 

Video from a Film: "Lose Yourself," Eminem 

Breakthrough Video: "The Scientist," Coldplay 

MTV2 Award: A.F.I., "Girl's Not Grey" 

Direction: "The Scientist," Coldplay 

Choreography: "Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z 

Special Effects: "Go With the Flow," Queens of the Stoneage 

Art Direction: "There, There," Radiohead 

Editing: "Seven Nation Army," White Stripes 

Cinematography: "Hurt," Johnny Cash 

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Hoobastank Guitarist Injured in Motorcycle Accident
Digital-Noise reports: Island Recording artists Hoobastank were forced to cancel a number of dates today due to a motorbike accident in Myrtle Beach, SC involving guitarist Dan Estrin. "We were riding these little mini-motorbikes around the parking lot, and Dan drove into a dark roped-off area by the buses", said vocalist Doug Robb. "The rope caught him in the chest and he fell and hit his head pretty hard on the ground." What seemed like a simple injury resulted in a small fracture in his skull which caused a blood clot that was pushing against his brain near his left temple. Fortunately, it was a simple surgical procedure in which the clot was removed. Estrin is currently in serious but stable condition and he should fully recuperate in a few days.

A string of live dates have been canceled starting with tonight's show in Charlotte, NC and ending in Memphis, TN's on September 2nd and the band will resume their tour with labelmates Die Trying and Letter Kills on September 4th in Camp Lejeune, NC.
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Motorhead and Whisky
Blabbermouth reports: MOTÖRHEAD will celebrate their Hollywood Rockwalk induction with a special live performance Monday night (September 1) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The group will be inducted into Hollywood's Rockwalk on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Whisky (8901 W. Sunset Blvd.). - Click Here for the Full Story

Slayer Box
The PRP reports: Slayer's long in the works four disc boxset "The Soundtrack To The Apocalypse" will now see a release through American/Island/Def Jam on November 11th. Various album tracks, live cuts and soundtrack contributions will be featured in the collection. Tentative plans for a standard issue boxset and a high-end version with special extras are currently being plotted out, while a number of videos are also expected to be featured in the set when it lands in stores. In related news, Slayer have now written seven new songs for their next album which they hope to release early next year.
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Sabbath Box 
Blabbermouth reports: According to Joe Siegler at the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site www.black-sabbath.com, the long rumored nine-disc BLACK SABBATH box set looks like it's being released this fall. After speaking with one of my contacts yesterday," Joe writes, "he informed me that a box set containing new remasters of the Ozzy-era BLACK SABBATH albums ('Black Sabbath', 'Paranoid', 'Master of Reality', 'Volume 4', 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath', 'Sabotage', 'Technical Ecstasy', & 'Never Say Die') are to be released on October 28th. There will be a 9th disc � a DVD to go along with it. - Click Here for the Full Story

Metallica In The UK
siN's metal news reports: METALLICA, following their New York announcement, have just announced a one off at London's Earls Court on December 20th. This will coincide with IRON MAIDEN's first full UK tour which will be pottering about the island just one week prior to the 4 Horsemen arriving.
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Sharon TV
One more reason to turn the TV off and crank up the stereo. 

Total Rock reports: The long awaited �Sharon Osbourne Show' finally hits the small screen in America on September 15. And among the guest on the first programme will be Tommy Lee. No news yet on when UK and European audiences will get the chance to see the show. - Click Here Full Story

Barenaked Again
Billboard Reports: Canadian band the Barenaked Ladies have completed their sixth full-length studio album, "Everything to Everyone," and will release it on Oct. 21. 

The 14-track Reprise set will be preceded by the radio single "Another Postcard."- Click Here for Full Story

Slipknot Drummer to Guest on OTEP Album
Digital-noise reports: Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison will be appearing on two tracks on the upcoming OTEP album. The tracks, titled "Nine" and "Hate", will be a part of OTEP's upcoming album, tentatively titled "Suicide Trees".

The band is currently recording the album in Los Angeles. It's expected to go for mixing in October and see a release some time in the spring of 2004 through Capitol Records..- Click Here for Full Story

40 Below Summer 
siN's metal news reports: 40 BELOW SUMMER has set "The Morning After" as the title of their upcoming new album due out on October 28th. The first track entitled "Self Medicate" will be the first single. Heres the total tracklisting:

01 - Self Medicate
02 - Taxi Cab Confession
03 - Rain
04 - Breathless
05 - Better Life
06 - Monday Song
07 - F.E. 
08 - Awakening
09 - Alienation
10 - A Season In Hell
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**Press Releases**
Snippets from some of the press releases that have come in over the past 24 hours

Nappy Again 
Atlantic Records has announced the August 26th release of the much-anticipated new album from Nappy Roots, entitled "WOODEN LEATHER."  The new collection follows the group's 2002 breakthrough release, the RIAA platinum-certified "WATERMELON, CHICKEN & GRITZ."

"WOODEN LEATHER" sees the Kentucky-based collective continuing to cook up their special recipe for country-fried hip-hop, an ever-evolving blend of funky beats, intelligent lyrical science, and irresistible Dirty South grooves.  The album features studio contributions from a wide variety of producers and artists, including David Banner (Trick Daddy, T.I.), Raphael Saadiq (Ginuwine, D'Angelo), Mike City (Brandy, Funkmaster Flex), Kanye  West (Jay-Z, Talib Kweli), Lil' Jon (Too $hort, Scarface), and Troy Johnson (2Pac, Kelly Rowland).  Among the album's many high spots is the soulful "Sick and Tired," which features the distinctive vocals of Anthony Hamilton, who previously accompanied Nappy Roots on their 2002 smash single, "Po' Folks."

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