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Worst Songs Of All Time
KRON4 reports: They may be catchy, and
they may have been big hits - but they're also just plain bad.
Blender magazine has come out with its list of the worst songs ever.
Topping the list - "We Built This City," by Starship. Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" was second, followed by Wang Chung's "Everybody Have Fun Tonight."
"Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit ranks fourth, followed by "Ice Ice Baby." - Click Here for the Full Story
Bizkit dropped?
siN's metal news reports: Rumor has it
that LIMPBIZKIT has been dropped from Interscope Records. No other information
is known at this time and is strictly a rumor at this point.-
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Kelly Skips Rehab?
NME reports: Talk about a quick recovery,
NME reports that Kelly Osbourne was spotted at the Darkness concert on
Sat. Night in Los Angeles along with her brother Jack. That works out to
less than two weeks since she reportedly entered rehab. The Promises drug
and alcohol rehabilitation center must have some kind of miracle program
going! - Click
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John Lennon's Last Autograph
For Sale
ABC reports: A signed sketch believed
to be the last thing John Lennon wrote before being assassinated about
half an hour later is on sale for $US325,000
The former switchboard operator to whom he gave it, Rabiah Seminole, said she was working at the Record Plant recording studios in Manhattan on December 8, 1980 when Lennon left the building with Yoko Ono at about 10:25pm.
She asked him for an autograph and he dashed off a sketch of two faces, signing it "for Ribiah, love, John". Ono also signed it.
The former Beatle was shot and killed by Mark Chapman when he arrived back at his apartment just before 11:00pm.
Ms Seminole said she had decided to sell the sketch to raise money for a horse rescue centre she runs in Chesapeake, Virginia. - Click Here for the Full Story
Rock Radio Changing
Rolling Stone reports: Heavy bands such
as Godsmack, Nickelback, Linkin Park and Trapt have had a stranglehold
on modern-rock radio for years. But another punk revolution may be in the
works, as stations around the country are squeezing songs by bands such
as the Darkness and Modest Mouse into playlists alongside harder stuff.
Years after R.E.M., Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots invented alt-rock radio, could the sound be coming back? At many influential big-city stations, such as Los Angeles' trendsetting KROQ and New York's K-Rock, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Strokes and Modest Mouse have all hit the Top Ten. - Click Here for the Full Story
The Darkness is punk? I thought calling Blink-182 punk was a really pushing it but this.. Anyway click the full story link for more.
Lemonheads Reunion?
NME reports: THE LEMONHEADS are rumoured
to be playing their first shows together in seven years.
According to various website sources, Evan Dando's legendary grunge-pop band have reformed to play a series of dates in South America this May - their first shows since they split up shortly after playing Reading Festival in 1997.
However Evan Dando's UK press office said they had not heard the news and could only confirm that Dando would play a string of solo shows in the US beginning later this month. - Click Here for the Full Story
Coldplay World Tour?
NME reports: COLDPLAY have hinted that
they will embark on a major tour in the new year. According to Echo And
The Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch, his band have been asked to support
them. "The stuff we've been doing is amazing, mega, fantastic," explained
frontman Ian McCulloch to Gigwise. "But Chris (Martin) has asked us to
support them on a massive tour in the New Year." - Click
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In which New Year?
Slaying Canada
Chart Attack reports: Not only will Slayer
be playing in Moncton on June 11, but the metal legends will be doing four
more dates in Eastern Canada, alongside Damage Plan and Otep. And while
the bill hasn't been completely solidified, it has been rumoured that Newfoundland's
Bucket Truck have also been asked to open all five shows.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with metal, Slayer are one of the world's fastest, heaviest and darkest bands, and have been so for more than 20 years. Also, for the first time since 1992, they're touring with their original lineup and they're said to be working on a new album right now.
Alongside Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest, Slayer are headlining Ozzfest this July and will be joined on the road on some of the dates by Otep. Damage Plan, on the other hand, is the brainchild of Pantera's Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, and they're currently crossing America with Drowning Pool and Hatebreed, as part of MTV 2's Headbanger's Ball Tour. [see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story
Metallica's 2nd Leg
Launch reports: Metallica kicks off the
second leg of their North American tour Tuesday (April 20) in Long Island,
New York, after taking a three-week break. Drummer Lars Ulrich told LAUNCH
that the band likes to shake things up musically every night just to keep
the show fresh: "You know, basically when we started the St. Anger touring
cycle, we started just changing the set every night. Up through the '90s,
we got a little stuck, and it got a little rigid, and we started to go
out and play the same set list for six months every night. So we're really
trying to just play different stuff every night, and it's awesome when
you do doubles, like we will in New York, and you get a chance to really
just play different shows. It's pretty cool." - Click
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Also keep an eye out for those new Metallica skate shoes. No word yet on the kitchenware.
GNR Top UK
Billboard reports: Guns N' Roses' "Greatest
Hits" made it to No. 1 on the albums chart in its fifth week.
The Guns N' Roses compilation replaced Anastacia's self-titled third Epic album at the top. The American rock band's only previous U.K. best-seller was "Use Your Illusion II," which spent a solitary week at the top in September 1991. - Click Here for the Full Story
Creed Land Greed
Billboard reports: Creed frontman Scott
Stapp is embracing the red-hot real estate market with arms wide open.
Stapp became an active investor when he founded Lion's Share Holdings to pursue properties on the Hawaiian island of Maui -- where he resided for one year -- and other locales.
"We have about $15 million in properties right now," Stapp says. "We are actively pursuing real estate that we plan to let appreciate and then turn over in three years or so." Other cities that Stapp has his sights on include Orlando, Fla.; New York; and Los Angeles. - Click Here for the Full Story
ZZ Top 35th
Billboard reports: ZZ Top will celebrate
its 35th anniversary with a North American summer tour.
The shows begin June 25 at Kay Yaeger Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas, and will include visits to arenas, amphitheaters, fairs, festivals and casinos.
The recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have dates on the books through September [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
RIAA Drops Amnesty
AP reports: The music industry's trade
group has ended a program that offered to prevent people from being sued
by recording companies if the downloaders admitted to illegally sharing
music online, according to court documents.
The Recording Industry Association of America launched the "Clean Slate" program in September, when it embarked on a strategy of suing individual computer users for copyright infringement.
The program required individuals to acknowledge in writing that they shared music files online and then remove the files from their computers. In exchange, the RIAA pledged not to target them in its lawsuit campaign.
While hundreds signed up, critics dismissed the program, saying the trade group could not possibly guarantee that anyone who admitted to file-sharing would not be the target of a lawsuit. - Click Here for the Full Story
Timo On Stratovarius
Electric Basement reports: Ex-STRATOVARIUS
frontman TIMO KOTIPELTO told Electricbasement.com about his experiences
with volatile guitarist and band visionary TIMO TOLKKI, "It's been going
on for many years. Because I remember when we had the Destiny tour six
years ago, he was drinking very heavily. He had some problems with his
ex wife at that time. When we came back to Helsinki, he disappeared for
two weeks and we had no contact at all.
Then I heard from one friend who had seen Tolkki. He told me Timo was already about to fire the whole (band) then. He was depressed, then started doing therapy. He'd been seeing this one therapist. I'd never seen this guy, but he told me he'd seen him once a week. I don't personally trust in this type of therapy. I'd rather talk to my brothers."
Kotipelto did say it was mostly a positive experience in the band, "...I spent more than 10 years in that band, so most of the experiences are very good like playing live and touring around the world. I always try to remember those and not all the bad things." [click the full story link to read the entire interview- Click Here for the Full Story
Mudvayne Production
IAYM reports: MuDvAyNe have lined up Toby
Wright (Alice In Chains, Sevendust, Soulfly) to produce their upcoming
third full length for Epic Records/Sony Music. The outing is tentatively
due to hit stores in fall.- Click
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Sparta Tracks
IAYM reports: Some of the tracknames set
to feature on Sparta's upcoming sophomore effort "Porcelain" include: 'Breaking
The Broken', 'Guns Of Memorial Park', 'La Cerca', 'Hiss The Villain', 'While
Oceana Sleeps' and 'Lines In Sand'. An article outlining a recent live
performance at which some new material was played can be found here. "Porcelain"
is set to hit stores on July 13th.- Click
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Students Doc 3DD Bassist
Net Music Countdown reports: Four eighth-grade
students at Ocean Springs Middle School (OSMS) in Ocean Springs, Mississippi
have made a documentary featuring 3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell. In
the spirit of "MTV Cribs," the students interviewed Harrell as he toured
them through his home. Said Harell, "I was honored to be chosen by the
students to do the film. You don't ever realize that you're a celebrity
until people in your hometown want to interview you."
Students Katherine Zwerg, Drew Jenne, Chelsea Blackmon and Kelsey Reid entered the film in the Gulf Coast Film Festival. The annual festival, hosted by OSMS, is open to schools along the Gulf Coast.- Click Here for the Full Story
But did they document him going postal on that 53 year-old paperboy?
Sevendust Bus Fire
Blabbermouth reports: SEVENDUST had their
tour bus catch on fire en route to a show. The band were scheduled to perform
in McAllen, Texas Sunday night, but on the way "they noticed flames coming
out from under the bus. A store clerk helped them put out the flames with
a fire extinguisher."- Click
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Pitchshifter DVD
siN's metal news reports: PITCHSHIFTER
are all ready to release a special DVD later this year. The DVD, which
has a release slated for October, will be released through the bands own
PSI Records, and will be titled 'P.S.I.entology'.
The DVD will feature exlusive interviews, video clips, remixes, tour diaries, and much more.- Click Here for the Full Story
Skinlab Lose 2
siN's metal news reports: The Bay Area's
SKINLAB have officially parted ways with drummer Paul Hopkins and guitarist
Scott Sargeant. The band is currently looking for suitable replacements
for the recently departed. Email your stuff to [email protected]
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In Stores
RIFTrock reports: The following new discs
will be hitting shelves on Tuesday, April 20th.
Fear Factory, "Archetype" Machinehead,
"Through the Ashes of Empires"
Martyr A.D.," On Earth As It Is In Hell"
Reggie & The Full Effect, "Greatest
Hits '84-�87"
Unholy Ghost, "Territorial Reign"
Vomitory, "Primal Massacre"
Alkaline Trio/One Man Army split
Skinlab, "Nerve Damage"
Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, "Hangover
Music Vol. IV"
Drowning Pool, Desensitized"
Queens Of The Stone Age, "Stone Age Complication"
Decahedron, "Disconnection Imminent"
Bad Acid Trip, "Lynch the Weirdo"
Wolf, "Evil Star"
W.A.S.P., "The Neon Gold"
Ektomorf, "Destroy"
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Rock TV
Rockdirt reports: Rock acts on television
this week include the Darkness, who perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on Tuesday;
Live, who perform on 'The Sharon Osbourne Show' on Wednesday; the Polyphonic
Spree, who perform on 'The Tonight Show' on Wednesday; and the Von Bondies,
who perform on 'Last Call' on Wednesday. - Click
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Today's Courtney Break Down
Coverage:Debbie Harry Says Love's Music is Nothing
Rockdirt reports: Debbie Harry, who knew
how to be a messed-up blonde when Courtney Love was still a toddler, has
mixed reviews for Love. "She's an incredible performer, and her madness
is such a great part of that," Harry tells Rolling Stone. "But the band,
musically, was really very ... nothing." - Click
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