Libertine Attacked
Ananova reports: Pete Doherty is recovering after being attacked. 

Libertines frontman Pete - suspended from the group over his addiction to heroin and crack - was punched and kicked in the head near his home in Farringdon, central London. 

He was dragged into the road and hit by a car after he was threatened. Pete escaped by flagging down another car. reports the News Of The World. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ozzfest Pot Bust
Blabbermouth reports: GazetteExtra.com is reporting that Elkhorn-Walworth County Drug Unit officers recovered 118 grams of marijuana at Saturday's (August 14) Ozzfest at East Troy, Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theater. 

Only one person was arrested by the Drug Unit on felony state charges for possession of marijuana and obstruction, according to a press release. 

The unit arrested 40 persons for possession of the drug and two people were charged for disorderly conduct, according to the release. 

Walworth County Sheriff's Department deputies issued 82 citations � 48 of which were for underage alcohol possession or consumption. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Damageplan / Shadows Fall Tour
Blabbermouth reports: DAMAGEPLAN and SHADOWS FALL will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in late October. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. 

DAMAGEPLAN are continuing to tour in support of their debut album, "New Found Power", which was released in February through Elektra Records. SHADOWS FALL's new CD, "The War Within", is scheduled for release on September 21 through Century Media Records.- Click Here for the Full Story 

Vader Bus Crash
Blabbermouth reports: According to a posting on their web site, Polish death metallers VADER were involved in a bus crash while on tour in Germany. "On the way to Falkenstein, near Leipzig VADER's new tour bus was involved in a car accident!" the band write. "The bus has been seriously smashed but fortunately its occupants managed to escape unharmed. The band was forced to spend a few hours at local police station and due to that the gig in Falkenstein has been cancelled. We would like to apologize [to] all the fans and organizers for the absence at the show. It really didn't depend on us! Now we are waiting for a new car because the police has kept the broken one and hope that everything will go smoothly. Hope to visit you in the near future!" [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Velvet Revolver Cover B-sides
Blabbermouth reports: VELVET REVOLVER recently spent time in a Los Angeles studio recording several b-sides for upcoming singles, according to a brand-new interview with bassist Duff McKagan conducted by Finland's Sonera Plaza. Among the tracks the band recorded were CHEAP TRICK's "Surrender", AEROSMITH's "No More, No More" and QUEEN's "Tie Your Mother Down". [see full story for a link to the interview]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Don't Call Him Wacko Jacko
Reuters reports: Beleaguered pop star Michael Jackson, responding to a recent TV movie about his life and legal troubles, said in a statement he was tired of being "vilified" and taunted as "Wacko Jacko" in the public eye. 

In a statement issued late Thursday on his Web site, Jackson said... "It is unfortunate that for years we have been targets of completely inaccurate and false portrayals," he said. "We have watched as we have been vilified and humiliated. I personally have suffered through many hurtful lies and references to me as 'Wacko Jacko..."' 

He added: "This is intolerable and must stop. The public depiction of us is not who we are or what we are: We are a loving family." [see full story for more, including parts excluded from this report]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Love Pleads Innocent To Assault
Reuters reports: Rocker Courtney Love, making her second court appearance this week, pleaded innocent on Friday to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and said afterward she found her predicament "scary." 

The 40-year-old singer is accused of attacking another woman with a bottle and metal flashlight at the Los Angeles home of Love's former boyfriend in April. 

Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Dennis Mulcahy... set a preliminary hearing in the case for Oct. 7. [see full story for more details]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Danzig Punchout A Setup?
Rockdirt reports: Danzig frontman Glenn Danzig has spoken out about the infamous video tape of him getting punched by North Side Kings member Danny Marianinho following a dispute at a show in Tuba City, Arizona, in early July. Asked by Argus Leader what happened in Tuba City when he got "knocked out," Danzig said, "I don't want to give those guys [North Side Kings] press. That was just a setup for me to punch him and them to sue me for a bunch of money. If I wanted to kill that guy, he'd be dead in two seconds."- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sick Of It All B-sides
Punkbands reports: Fat Wreck Chords have added details on Sick Of It All's b-sides album. Outtakes For The Outcast comes out october 19th. 

01. I Believe - 02. Stood For Nothing - 03. Borstal Breakout - 04. Straight Ahead - 05. All Hell Break Loose - 06. My Little World - 07. Soul Be Free - 08. Blatty (Human Egg) - 09. 86 - 10. Target - 11. Rip Off - 12. Working Class Kids - 13. Never Measure Up - 14. The Future Is Mine - 15. Just Look Around [see full story for a link to the cover art]- Click Here for the Full Story 

From Autumn To Ashes Still Together
Punkbands.com reports: Contrary to some rumors, From Autumn To Ashes are still together. Bassist Mike Pilato recently left the group, and according to the band, "[it] is a very upsetting fact, but it's not grounds for a breakup." Josh Newton, who has done time with Reggie And The Full Effect, Shiner, and Unsane, will be filling in temporarily. [see full story for some video news]- Click Here for the Full Story 

The Cramps Tour On
Pollstar reports: Neither punk nor rockabilly has been the same since that fateful day when a fella soon to be known as Lux Interior picked up the future Poison Ivy Rorscach on the side of an Ohio road. 

Almost 30 years later, the duo and errant cast of musicians known as The Cramps are still bringing their vinyl-and-spikes live show to the masses, backing a release of rarities and demos called How To Make A Monster. 

The Cramps kick off their latest trek September 22 at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Ariz. [see full story for more and to search for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Silly News: BRMC cockgate
NME reports: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB have broken their silence over 'COCKGATE' today at the V FESTIVAL (August 22). 

As previously reported on NME.COM the band stormed out of the NME Signing Tent in Stafford yesterday (August 21) when they were presented with a giant inflatable penis to sign. 

Despite drummer Nick Jago adding his autograph to the member, guitarist Peter Hayes walked off after he had been snapped with the cock. 

Today at the Chelmsford site, where they will later play the NME Stage at 6.45pm, Hayes said of the storming out: "I'm just not into bulls*** really. I tend to get in bad moods when that happens. It shouldn't be taken offensively really but I don't like dealing with that stuff. It doesn't set well with me so I'll just leave." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Pixies Rock V
NME reports: PIXIES played what is almost certain to be their last UK show of the year before an adoring crowd at the V FESTIVAL in CHELMSFORD tonight (August 22). 

The reformed rockers delighted their fans at Hylands Park with a hit-laden set, with favourites including 'Debaser', 'Where Is My Mind? and 'Here Comes Your Man'. The result was a near-hysterical ovation from the crowd, which the band lapped up at the front of the stage. [see full story for more, including a set list]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bon Jovi Box
MTV reports: To prove that 100 Million Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong, the boys from Jersey are releasing a five-disc box set called exactly that on November 16. Few details have been released, but fans can start getting psyched about three discs of previously unreleased songs, one disc of rarities and a DVD with behind-the-scenes footage. [see full story for more including details on how to get involved in the project]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Mudvayne Finish New CD
MTV reports: Mudvayne have finished their new album, which took them seven months to write. The band's third studio album, which is still untitled and has no release date yet, was produced by Dave Fortman (Evanescence, Superjoint Ritual).[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Juliana Theory Prep New CD
IAYM reports: The Juliana Theory will be hitting the studio shortly in a home studio in Hollywood, California to begin recording their next full length album, tentatively due out in Spring 2005. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

SOAD Fall Release
IAYM reports: System Of A Down have launched a highly informative trailer in support of their as-yet-untitled new album which announces that it will arrive in Fall 2004... rumors suggest that the effort will land in stores on November 30th.. [see full story for a link to the teaser]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Helmet Tour Delay
IAYM reports: According to the website of Instruction, one of the bands tapped to support Helmet on their upcoming U.S. club tour, an accident in the Helmet camp has forced an unspecfied number of the previously announced dates to be postponed. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Guitar For Hurricane Victims 
AP reports: Radio giant Clear Channel Communications will raise money for Hurricane Charley victims by auctioning guitars autographed by musical stars, among them Britney Spears, Tom Petty and Kenny Rogers. 

The online auction of 43 guitars signed by celebrities started Thursday afternoon and will end Sept. 20, the San Antonio-based company said. [see full story for more details] - Click Here for the Full Story 

HammerFall CD This Spring
Hammerfall.net reports: [The following is an excerpt from a post on Hammerfall.net]Here is, as promised, a report on the next HammerFall studio album. First off, the release is scheduled to March 7th, 2005. There will be a single and video out about a month earlier, as usual. 

The date is soon upon us, as we will begin laying the drum tracks on September 4th. The album will contain nine or ten songs, with titles like: "The Templar Flame", "Hammer Of Justice" and "Fury Of The Wild". [see full story for more and to see the new HammerFall website]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Jefferson Airplane DVD
ArrowFM reports: Jefferson Airplane will release a DVD featuring vintage live footage of shows filmed at such venues as Monterey Pop and the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Cream Remaster
ArrowFM reports: Cream's classic 1967 album Disraeli Gears, which featured hits "Sunshine of Your Love," "Strange Brew," "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and "Swlabr," will be reissued September 28th as a two-CD package from Polydor/UMe. 

Disc One includes demos, songs that didn't make the album and more. Disc Two presents the album in mono as well as nine performances recorded for the BBC Radio sessions. [more] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Neil Young Benefit Show
liveDaily reports: Neil Young will play a solo-acoustic benefit concert on Sept. 15 at Berkeley, CA's Community Theatre. 

Proceeds will benefit Destiny Arts Center, Dennis Alley's Great American Indian Youth Program and Aboriginal Voices Radio Network, according to promoter Another Planet Entertainment. [see full story for support artist info]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Percy Sledge Returns
liveDaily reports: R&B veteran Percy Sledge, famous for his 1966 hit "When a Man Love a Woman," issues a new album titled "Shining Through the Rain" on Aug. 31. It's been nine year's since Sledge's previous release, 1994's Grammy-nominated "Blue Night." - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Underoath Fall Tour
press release reports: Underoath are finishing up a whole summer of Warped Tour and they're already making plans for the fall! The first run will be with labelmates, Stretch Arm Strong and The Chariot. They'll be shredding the southeast from September 21st through October 3rd. Check out the dates [by clicking on the full story link] and don't miss out on these shows!- Click Here for the Full Story 

Goo Goo Doll Robby Takac Launches Good Charamel Records
press release reports: Bassist/vocalist Robby Takac made his name and a fortune with the platinum-selling pop-rock monsters the Goo Goo Dolls. Now Takac has shared the wealth by signing and producing the full-length debuts by three of Buffalo, N.Y.'s best bands, and bringing them to the world via Good Charamel Records. You can thank him later. 

Last Conservative - "On To The Next One"
Don't let the name fool you; this Buffalo-based foursome isn't concerned with politics except for politics of the heart. Twenty-two-year-old TJ Zindle's songs have wisdom beyond his years, but his restless heart pumps with the youthful energy and emotionalism that's often stomped out by the pressures of adulthood. 

Klear - "Makin' Noise" 
As it's very name suggests, this isn't high-gloss rock, covered with a lot of fancy trimmings, but rather emotional American music, straightforward and honest. That approach has already earned the band a following from extensive touring and play on commercial radio. Mainstream rock's next sensation has arrived, so it's time to ask for your nickel back, Klear enough? 

The Juliet Dagger - "Turn Up The Death"
Vocalist/guitarist Erin Roberts fronts this smart punk-pop trio, featuring two raging girls and a spiky-haired tattooed thrasher on drums. The Juliet Dagger cuts through the clutter with a mix of pop and punk that recalls the early Go-Go's before they became sugarcoated chart-toppers. - Click Here for the Full Story