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Punkers Riot In Canada
antiMUSIC reader Milhouse sent this one in and was kind enough to translate it for us. 

Cyberpresse and Canadian Press reports: Montreal - Cancellation of a punk concert caused a riot Tuesday night in downtown Montreal.

Hundreds of furious fans turned over and put to fire about 10 cars in front of Le Medley bar, at the corner of Saint-Denis street and René-Lévesque boulevard. 

They also shattered the windows of the bar and nearby shops. Anti-riot squad and Montreal firefighters were called to control the situation

The show headliners were Total Chaos and The Exploited. The show could have been cancelled because some members were denied entry to Canada.

Le Medley security agents and a policeman were hurt during vandal acts. Shops Archambault and Jacob, on the Sainte-Catherine Street, among others, were targeted by the rioters.

The René-Lévesque boulevard was completely closed in the area.

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Geez, you would think it was a Guns N' Roses concert.

Ozzy Cancels Again
Blabbermouth reports: OZZY OSBOURNE has been forced to postpone a six-week string of European tour dates set to begin next week due to side effects of medication he was taking to control a tremor, MTV.com reports.

Osbourne's personal physician, Dr. Allan H. Ropper, chief of neurology at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, had been treating the singer for the condition in Boston and advised him to postpone the dates.

"Ozzy Osbourne does not have Parkinson's Disease," Dr. Ropper said in a statement. "However, he does have a tremor which is coming under control with medication. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of the medication is dry mouth, which greatly impairs the voice. This problem usually subsides after three to four weeks, but the downside is that this will definitely affect Mr. Osbourne's ability to sing at this time."

The 21-show European tour was to begin October 22 in Dublin, Ireland, and run through December 5 in Munich, Germany. The dates, rescheduled after a previous cancellation, are expected to be made up early next year.

In a statement released Tuesday (October 14), the singer said his worsening tremor was "practically destroying my life along with my self-esteem." He also expressed gratitude to his doctor and said he was glad to be home with his family, recovering.

"I feel like I keep letting you all down, which breaks my heart," his statement continued, "but you have my word that I will be over in the new year to complete my European tour." - Click Here for the Full Story

Wanna Be Manson?
If you want to be Marilyn Manson for Halloween, you are SOL but you can order a mask of the shockrocker for $50 in mid November and get it in time for Christmas. (a little late for the prom there aren't you Marilyn?)  Blabbermouth reports that Monster Makers are about to release a Marilyn Manson mask.  Follow the link for more details and a preview.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Incubus Poetry?
MTV report: Following in the footsteps of fellow rockers from Paul McCartney to Marilyn Manson, Brandon Boyd has decided to reveal the fruits of his other passion, art.

However, rather than host an exhibit, like Manson did last fall, the Incubus singer is releasing a book of his work next month.

"There's a little bit of poetry, but it's not a poetry book, it's an art book," Boyd said. "It's a visual piece. Most of it is sketchbook drawings from the past eight years. Most of the content is stuff from being on tour."

Boyd will sell the book, titled "White Fluffy Clouds" after a name he gave one of his sketchbooks, on a Web site he's launching later this week at www.brandonboyd.com.

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Cool, but when is 2 Live Crew going to release their "book" of poetry?

Lotta No Doubt
Reuters reports: Interscope has penciled in a Nov. 25 release for a bonanza of No Doubt items. 

The southern California pop group will issue "Singles 1992-2003," augmented with a cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life"; the "Rock Steady Live" DVD; and a limited-edition four-disc boxed set dubbed "Boom Box." A video for "It's My Life" has been shot by famed photographer David LaChapelle. 

"Singles" does not run in chronological order, as it opens with No Doubt's 1995 breakthrough single "Just a Girl" and closes with "Trapped in a Box," drawn from its self-titled 1992 debut. The set naturally includes the group's three biggest hits: "Don't Speak" (the first album cut to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, 1996), "Underneath It All" featuring Lady Saw (No. 3 Hot 100, 2002) and "Hey Baby" (No. 5 Hot 100, 2002). 

"Rock Steady Live" was taped last year at the Long Beach (Calif.) Arena, and sports 21 songs in total plus interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. 

Of perhaps most interest to collectors is "Boom Box," which gathers "Singles," a DVD of the 1997 VHS release "Live in the Tragic Kingdom, "a DVD of 15 music videos and a disc of 17 B-sides, rarities and remixes. Click Here for the Full Story

Korn: Tours & Rumors of Tours
Shoutweb reports: Korn are currently putting together the dates for their forthcoming U.S. trek that will kick off in November. Droid have been tapped to support the outing. Despite an early leak of dates last week, the schedule for the tour is still being firmed up. Korn will drop their sixth studio album, Take A Look In The Mirror, on November 25th. The first single "Right Now" is currently receiving spins at radio stations across the country.
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That's right, Mr. Martini. There is an Easter Bunny.

REM Resurrect Kaufmann
Undercover reports: A bitter battle had broken out between Tony Clifton and R.E.M. with Clifton accusing the band of "riding my coattails to get places".

Clifton claimed he was the star attraction at a sold-out Hollywood Bowl concert, not R.E.M.

"Let's get one thing straight. It was my concert. That "sold out" audience came to see ME. Rem used my name to pack the joint, just like that bastard Andy Kaufman did years ago" Clifton told remhq.com, the band's official website.

For those in the know, Clifton was the fictitious character originally portrayed by the late Andy Kaufmann, star of the 70s hit TV series Taxi. Michael Stipe's production company backed the movie about the life of Kaufmann titled 'Man On The Moon'.

The part of Kaufmann / Clifton in the movie was played by Jim Carrey who is thought to have been dressed up as Clifton for the Hollywood Bowl show, but who really knows.

In the interview at remhq, Clifton refers to R.E.M. as his "support act" and Michael Stipe as "the thin bald guy". He even suggests to Stipe that he should get a toupee. .- Click Here for the Full Story

Soloflies 
The PRP reports: Following their mass exodus from Soulfly, it appears as though Mikey Doling, Marcello D. Rapp and Roy Mayorga will now be focusing all of their attention on Abloom, their project with members of Onesidezero fame. The band will be playing a show at The Roxy in Hollywood, CA on November 15th.
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Universal Auction
Billboard reports: Signed guitars and handwritten lyrics by Bon Jovi, front-row tickets to Jay-Z's upcoming Madison Square Garden show and a personal drum lesson with Nickelback drummer Ryan Vikedal are among the items going on sale this week via the "Universal Music Store." The new online marketplace was forged by a deal between Universal Music Group and online auctioneer eBay. 

The store, which launches Tuesday, will offer music, memorabilia, tickets and special offers involving Universal acts. It will also host weekly and monthly auction promotions. 

Hard-to-find music items available via the store will include catalog vinyl records, autographed box sets, 12-inch singles and rare import releases.

These will be available for eBay users to purchase at a fixed price, but may also be bid on, auction-style.
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The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

Death By Benefit
siN's metal news reports: DEATH BY STEREO has set up a benefit show for the victims of the Solar Haus tragedy in Blacksburg, VA. The show is going to be at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, October 29th. Jon Halperin has generously donated Chain Reaction for the night, to help put all of the door money toward the Victims Fund. The lineup for the show is Death By Stereo, 46 Short, the Mistake, and Destruction Made Simple. The tickets are $10 at the door and are also available through Ticketmaster. The show starts at 7:30pm PST."- Click Here for the Full Story

It's good to see our friends over at siN's are back online. 

A Simple DVD
Chart Attack reports: Montreal punk quintet Simple Plan are getting savvy to that hot multi-media action with a new DVD on the way. 

The DVD is set for a November 25 release date. The disc will include all their videos � "Addicted," "I'd Do Anything," "I'm Just A Kid" and "Perfect" � with a brand new video for "Crash & Burn," which is hot off the editing room floor and was only filmed earlier this month in Montreal. A Big Package For You will also come with all the other expected goodies that go along with a DVD: behind the scenes footage, interviews and other band related stuff like the boys gearing up for their shows or recording stuff in the studio. 

A bonus audio disc called A Small Package For You is also included in the mix and it will feature two songs from their performance at this year's MTV Hard Rock Live as well as the newly recorded "Crash & Burn." - Click Here for the Full Story

Rocktober Song of the Day

**Press Releases**
Snippets from some of the press releases that have come in over the past 24 hours

A Very Marley DVD
This is out already but the press release was just sent to us. Better late�. you know the rest. 

Trojan Records, in association with Sanctuary Records, will release a live concert DVD culled from two concerts performed by Bob Marley & the Wailers in late 1979.  In stores October 7th, Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Legend Live features the last concert footage taken of Marley before his death in 1981.  

Filmed in November 1979 at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA, the DVD also includes seven songs recorded a few days later at The Roxy nightclub in Los Angeles as well as a previously unreleased documentary, Prophecies & Messages, centered around a backstage interview with Marley. 
 
Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Legend Live is a stunning record of Bob Marley's captivating performance style, tempered with his strong political messages.  Every song is met with euphoric response from the Santa Barbara audience, but the show turns spellbinding as night falls and the group bursts into the epic "Exodus." By the time the concert concludes with the militant "Get Up Stand Up," the entire auditorium is swaying along and mouthing the repeated lines of �Cos I never give up the fight,' a defiant statement that brings the mesmerizing concert to a powerful close.  

The Santa Barbara concert was originally released in VHS format in the early 1980s, but has long since been out of print.  With remastered picture and audio, the original 70-minute version has been extended for this DVD by guest editor Don Letts to include an additional 7 songs not featured in the original VHS release.  The bonus footage was shot a few nights later at the famed Roxy nightclub in Los Angeles, where the band performed at a fundraiser hosted by "Sugar" Ray Leonard.  Also included as a DVD extra is another gem from the Trojan vaults: an archive documentary entitled Prophecies & Messages. Running at approximately 51 minutes, this includes 30 minutes of previously unseen interview footage with Marley and the Wailer's keyboard player Tyrone Downie
discussing Rastafarianism.   

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