U2 Lead Rock Hall Noms
liveDaily reports: U2, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Randy Newman, The Pretenders and The O'Jays are among the acts nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. 

Other new contenders for the class of 2005 include the J. Geils Band, Buddy Guy, Conway Twitty, Percy Sledge and Wanda Jackson, as well as previous nominees The Sex Pistols, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Patti Smith and The Stooges. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Ike Reilly Club Tour
liveDaily reports: The Ike Reilly Assassination is touring the U.S. club circuit ahead of the release of Reilly's second album, "Sparkle in the Finish," due in stores on Oct. 12. 

Reilly and his band launched their latest round of dates last week, and so far are scheduled to be on the road through mid-October. Additional late-October tour dates in the Midwest and East are in the works, according to Reilly's publicist. 

"Sparkle in the Finish" is the follow up to "Salesmen and Racists," Reilly's 2001 debut, which came almost a decade after he retired from music to take on a series of odd jobs (he'd been a member of Chicago-area club bands The Drovers, The Eisenhowers and Community 9). [see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Ike will restore your faith in rock!

KMFDM 20th Anniversary Tour 
liveDaily reports: KMFDM marks the 20th anniversary of its formation with an ambitious North American tour, and a collection of archived music. 

The outing kicks off in Canada in early October, and is scheduled to wrap up with a mid-November, two-night stand in Seattle. 

Concertgoers will have an opportunity to purchase the two-disc set "KMFDM '84-'86: The 20th Anniversary Edition" at the shows. The album features a mix of rare and previously unreleased tracks, according to the band's website. [see full story for more, including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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50 Cent Fan Assault?
Sky News reports: Rapper 50 Cent is reportedly wanted for questioning by police after a fan claimed he threw a microphone in his face. 

Tom Wilshire says he was knocked unconscious by the mike as the American was booed off stage at the Reading Festival. 

Earlier, 50 Cent and his G-Unit band had found themselves facing a hail of plastic water bottles as rock fans registered their displeasure. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Simon Cowell Sued By Idol Boss
MTV reports: Simon Fuller, the creator of "American Idol" and its British predecessor "Pop Idol," has sued the creators of the U.K.'s new talent contest "The X Factor," including notorious "Idol" judge Simon Cowell and "Idol" co-producers Fremantle Media. Fuller made the copyright-infringement and breach-of-contract charges after viewing the show's first episode Saturday. In a statement, Cowell and Freemantle insisted the shows are different, and said that although they hope to resolve the matter amicably, they are willing to defend themselves in court. "The X Factor," which features Cowell and Sharon Osbourne among the judges, began similarly to "Idol" but will later find the judges pitted against each other as they coach certain contestants. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Fest Ticket Probe
Ananova reports: Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis has asked local police to look into whether forged tickets were sold for this year's festival. 

The organiser has been in touch with Avon And Somerset Police, and asked them to look into the possibility that 500 tickets sold via a website were forgeries reports NME.com. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Tina Turner Plans New CD
Ananova reports: Tina Turner is set to release a new album and single. 

She will release a new two-disc compilation album of her hits, All The Best, on November 1 and a newly recorded song, Open Arms, set for release as a single on October 25. 

As well as Open Arms produced by Jimmy Hogarth the new CD will include two other new songs -Complicated Disaster produced by Steve Robson and Something Special produced by Trevor Horn. 

The 33-track album includes her collaborations with former husband Ike Turner - River Deep Mountain High, Proud Mary and Nutbush City Limits as well as her solo hits such as Let's Stay Together, What's Love Got To Do With It, We Don't Need Another Hero, Golden Eye and When The Heartache Is Over. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Prodigy Vs. Madonna & Beastie Boys
Ananova reports: The Prodigy's Liam Howlett has admitted he thinks Madonna's music is s**t. 

Liam accepted Madonna's invitation to DJ for her when she played at Wembley Arena last month. 

Howlett, whose band are signed to Madonna's Maverick label, says he did it for the money. 

He also says that the Beastie Boys asked him to DJ before their Reading Festival performance telling him what he could and couldn't play. 

He told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I think I've still got a little bit of an issue with the time the Beastie Boys called me up at home before the Reading Festival and said, `You can't play Smack My Bitch Up. You can't do this, you can't do that.' 

"I hate their new record. It's weak and dated. But, I mean, I don't ring them up and tell them their album's crap, do I.?" [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Marky Leave Adema
IAYM reports: According to www.ademaweb.com, Adema have parted ways with their frontman Marky Chavez. Auditions for a replacement vocalist are currently being held, and the process of locating a new singer for the group is reportedly being filmed in a 'reality TV type of way'. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Poison The Well Lose Guitarist
IAYM reports: Poison The Well guitarist Derek Miller has made the decision to exit the band, posting the following statement on their official website regarding the move: 

"Hello there After six incredible years of being in this band, I am officially parting ways with my best friends in Poison The Well. I could go on forever gushing about how much fun I have had but that would be redundant. I am very proud of what our band has accomplished up to this point but quite simply my heart is no longer in it. [see full story for the rest of the statement]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Apartment 26 Split
IAYM reports: Apartment 26 have made the decision to break up. An official statement released earlier today cited reasons including the state of the record industry and the loss of bassist Louis Cruden earlier this year as the main reasons for calling it a day...[see full story for the statement]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Death Angel Support Deftones
IAYM reports: The legendary Death Angel, who reunited in 2002, have been tapped to support the Deftones on their upcoming club tour of North America, which commences on September 27th running through until October 30th.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Burnt By The Sun Lose 2
The PRP reports: Burnt By The Sun have parted ways with both frontman Mike Olender and drummer Dave Witte. The future of the remaining members of the group remains unknown. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Hopesfall Tracks
The PRP reports: The track listing has been revealed for Hopesfall's upcoming new album "A-Types", it is as follows: 01 - "It Happens" - 02 - "Start & Pause" - 03 - "Icarus" - 04 - "Breathe From Coma" - 05 - "Champion Beyond Blessing" - 06 - "The Ones" - 07 - "Manipulate The Eclipse" - 08 - "Matchmaker's Heaven" - 09 - "Owl" - 10 - "Per Sempre Marciamo" 

The effort will see a release via Trustkill on November 02nd. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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U2 Drop the Bomb
Rockdirt reports: The Sun reports that U2's 13th album is called 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'. It's their first new material for four years and is out on November 23rd. Bono said, "It feels like a special record." 'Vertigo' will be the first single from the CD. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Wilco Book Noise
Aversion reports: Think of the new book on Wilco as a multimedia experience. 

The Wilco Book, a stab at semi-autobiographical writing, hits stores Nov. 15. The book, which retails for about $30, contains essays by band members, unreleased photographs and other extras. 

The centerpiece of the experience, however, is a 12-track collection tracks culled from leftovers from the band's latest record, A Ghost is Born. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Libertine Rehab Part...
Aversion reports: The Libertines' guitarist Pete Doherty is taking another shot at rehab. 

The guitarist, who's had three aborted attempts at cleaning up his act, has left London to stay with his parents in a do-it-yourself stab at rehab. 

"I've come out to my mum and dad's to get clean, and I've just had a bath so I'm halfway there," he said in a statement on his website, babyshambles.com. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Costello DVD
Aversion reports: Elvis Costello will tape a couple upcoming shows for a live DVD. 

Costello's shows Friday (Sept. 17) at Memphis' Hi-Tone Café will be filmed for an upcoming video release. Costello and the Imposters' next album, The Delivery Man is due the following Tuesday (Sept. 21). [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Maiden Orchestra
BW&BK reports: Out of the vault comes The String Quartet Tribute To Iron Maiden a haunting tribute IRON MAIDEN. Featuring one of the world's most innovative and exciting string quartets playing some of Iron Maiden's most devoured songs, this one will be guaranteed to please everyone under heaven� and hell, for that matter. 

The disc will feature the following tracklisting: �Run To The Hills', �Number Of The Beast', �2 Minutes To Midnight', �Wasted Years', �Hallowed Be Thy Name', �Powerslave', �Aces High', �The Trooper', �Iron Maiden' and �Anatomy of Evil' (original composition inspired by the music of Iron Maiden. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Lacuna Coil Catching On
BW&BK reports: Italian newcomers LACUNA COIL are fast-approaching the 150,000 sales mark for their recent album Comalies. The album, which reached #9 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, has sold 147,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan 

"We're really proud to be considered a breakout band, but I'm really scared about those names, because it's kind of like a bad luck thing," vocalist Cristina Scabbia told Billboard.com at a recent Ozzfest stop outside Pittsburgh.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Music Sales Down
AP reports: Global sales of recorded music fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2003, according to figures released Monday by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 

The industry body said sales of recorded music in both audio and video formats fell by 7.6 percent in value and by 6.6 percent in units, compared with 2002, and is now valued at $32 billion, on unit sales of 2.7 billion. 

The market has declined by $6.2 billion since 1999, a fall of 16.3 percent at constant exchange rates. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Ramones 30th Anniversary Party
Reuters reports: There is a flurry of Ramones activity going on right now as the 30th anniversary of the legendary New York punk-pop band is in full swing. 

The band's former tour manager has written a book about his experiences, "On the Road With the Ramones"; a film documentary titled "End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones" is in theaters; ex-Ramones drummer Marky Ramone has overseen the recent DVD release of "Ramones Raw"; and Sunday night saw friends and family members get together in Hollywood to perform a lengthy concert tribute to the band. 

Sadly, Joey, Dee Dee and Johnny Ramone were not there to share in the abundant love and respect that flowed freely, though host Rob Zombie did read a letter from Johnny that expressed his thanks and appreciation. At one point, Zombie also made an onstage phone call to Johnny, ill with cancer, who had to be heartened by the Zombie-led crowd chants of "Hey ho, let's go!" that resounded through the hall. [see full story for a lot more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Sixx Wants Vans To Pay
Metal-Rules reports: Nikki Sixx just made the following post on the Motley Crue messageboard. 

The final depo in the vans law suit [was] monday. Im excited to take them to court.They have offered settlements but they have all been a slap in the face.I cant wait to take them to court and set straight that companies cannot and will not be allowed to use celebrities images without permission. 

on other new...Vince smoked the 4 new tunes...He sang the best ive heard in in years. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Children of Bodom Prep U.S. Tour
Metal-Rules reports: Finnish melodic thrash titans CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a national U.S. tour alongside Fear Factory, Lamb of God and Throwdown this October. This will be the quintet's third U.S. tour in support of their highly acclaimed new album, Hate Crew Deathroll. This trek, their last until the release of their next album, will also see the band performing a stunning 45-minute set for the very first time in the U.S. The track "Needled 24/7" will also be featured on the new MTV2 Headbangers Ball CD Vol. 2 released this week. [see full story for more, including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Exodus Bitter Split
Metal-Rules reports: EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has slammed singer Steve "Zetro" Souza over the circumstances that led to his departure from the group (as exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today), calling the singer "human crap" and vowing to carry on with a replacement vocalist. 

In a posting to the band's official forum, Holt writes, "Okay people, the word has leaked, so I'm here to give you a brief rundown. Let me give you an idea of what we've had to deal with as far as that fat motherf***in' s*** brick is concerned. He pulled out of going to Mexico City only about twenty-four hours before were ready to leave, saying, 'I'm not getting on the plane, you'll see me on Thursday to go to South America.' He lied to our manager, saying that he had talked to me already about this, which was a total lie. He then ducked every f***in' phone call and just hid out. The promoter had already paid a non-refundable 8 thousand dollars for the room and it would have been a disaster to have canceled. None of this mattered to that miserable piece of s***. The only thing he cares about is himself and money. [see full story for a lot more and see a follow up where Gary Holt apologizes]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Elton Rocks For Daniel
ArrowFM reports: Piano man Elton John will take part in the "Harmony for Humanity," a series of musical performances, which is a part of the Daniel Pearl Music Day. John will play his song "Daniel" in Las Vegas in memory of Daniel Pearl, the "Wall Street Journal" reporter murdered by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Fleetwood Wine
ArrowFM reports: Following in the footsteps of folk troubadour Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac drummer, Mick Fleetwood, will appear at New York's Grand Hyatt Hotel to introduce his wine on Monday. Mick Fleetwood Private Cellar wine will include a meritage, a blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes. That's not all, Mick Fleetwood's new solo album, Something Big, will hit stores on September 28th. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Papa Roach Murders The Charts
press release reports: Papa Roach is back on familiar ground: the upper reaches of the Billboard album charts, thanks to the big debut of "Getting Away With Murder," the band's new Geffen release. The CD, which premiered at #17 on The Billboard 200 chart, sold in excess of 50,000 copies in its first week. 

The CD's release comes on the heels of the hit title track, which was #1 most added at Active Rock radio and #2 at Alternative radio. The achievement is all the more impressive is that the track was already in the Top-20 at Active Rock before the official radio add date. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Bullets and Octane Debut Out Today
press release reports: Southern California 5-piece Bullets and Octane have quickly become a major club draw with their incendiary live shows led by charismatic front man Gene Bullets. On their forthcoming debut full-length The Revelry they have managed to brilliantly capture the raw, dynamic energy of their live set. 

Bullets and Octane's turbo-charged sound has been described as falling somewhere between the Misfits and Rebel Yell-era Billy Idol and on such crunchy, punk-fueled rock anthems as "Pirates", "Sweet Dreams" and "Save Me Sorrow" it would be hard to argue with that. 

The Revelry is set for release on Sept. 14 on burgeoning indie, Criterion Records (Story of the Year, Hot Like (A) Robot). 

On Saturday September 18, Bullets and Octane will open for the Supersuckers at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip. Also watch for the band on tour with Eagles of Death Metal in October. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

G-Fire II
press release reports: Award winning guitarist Vernon Neilly, and award winning guitarist Mark Whitfield have joined forces for the much anticipated "G-Fire II" CD release from Boosweet Records, Los Angeles, Ca.. Both guitarists have journeymen status in the music industry having worked with some of the most notable artist in modern times such as Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Joe Williams, Charles "Merry Christmas Baby" Brown, Teena Marie, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, The Coasters, The Drifters, Paul Humphrey, Tony Williams, Jimmy Smith, D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, Fred Wesley, Charles Wright, Howard Hewitt and a myriad of others. 

"G-Fire II" is the follow up release to last years award winning "G-Fire" CD release which will be hitting the commercial, internet, college, cable music channel, satellite airwaves next month. Official retail street date nationally and internationally is scheduled for October 5th [see full story for more including samples]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Take Action Vol 4
press release reports: On October 5th, Sub City Records (an imprint of Hopeless Records) will release Take Action! Volume 4, a 2-disc compilation featuring unreleased and album tracks from such acts as NOFX, Taking Back Sunday, Coheed and Cambria, Against Me, Shadows Fall, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Underoath, Rufio, Pedro The Lion and The Early November. 

Once again, the artists on the compilation are teaming up to support and raise funds for The National Hopeline Network, a suicide prevention and crisis hotline network. This year proceeds will go to benefit a new feature of the Hopeline, The National Youthline Network 1-877-YOUTHLINE (968-8454) which offers a peer-to-peer line for youth. 

Over the past four years, the Take Action! Tour and CD compilations have raised over $150,000.00 for this cause. Information about the National Hopeline Network may be accessed at www.hopeline.com.[see full story for more info including release party dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

Marillion's 13th
press release reports: 21 years after the release of their first album "Script For A Jester's Tear" in 1983) MARILLION are releasing their 13th studio album, "Marbles," on October 5, 2004 (Dead Ringer Records). "Marbles" is a CD packed full of atmospheric and stirring songs. Intense, deep-seated and musically rewarding, the CD had a pan European release May 3rd through their own label Intact Records with international distribution and licensing handled by Absolute worldwide. 

The single �You're Gone' charted at # 7 in the UK (the week's second highest entry) and at # 8 in Holland, earning the band a slot on Top Of The Pops. The airplay on the single �You're Gone' has been phenomenal from all areas of the press throughout Europe.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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