antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 8/19: Eminem in Rehab- Gay Boyband- Snoop Vs Parents- Unreleased Dimebag- Santana Sued

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Report for 8/19/05

Eminem in Rehab

E! Online reports: [Turns out the E man wasn't ill but was illin' on sleep meds]Two days after deep-sixing his European tour citing "exhaustion," Eminem has confirmed through his publicist that he is in drug rehabilitation.

The Grammy-winning rapper "is in the hospital under doctors' care," Interscope Records spokesman Dennis Dennehy said in a brief statement Thursday. "He is being treated for dependency on sleep medication."

No further details were released. However, Star magazine reported that the rapper, accompanined by two bodyguards, had checked in to a facility in his native Michigan on Tuesday.

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Gay Boyband

Contact Music reports: WESTLIFE singer MARK FEEHILY has broken millions of girls' hearts by announcing he is gay.

The Irish boyband hunk insists he has always been comfortable with his sexuality and never felt the need to talk about his orientation in public - until now.

The 25-year-old says, "I want people to know the truth about my sexuality. I am gay and I'm very proud of who I am.

"I'm not asking for any for any sympathy, or to be a role model to anyone else. I simply felt it was the right time for me to let people know the truth.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Snoop Vs Parents

MTV reports: It's the biggest scandal to hit Southern California Pee Wee football since, well, ever. Some parents in Los Angeles are accusing Snoop Dogg of using his fame and a tricked-out team bus to lure players to his new football league, which is threatening to wipe out decades of youth football history in the area.

The peeved parents claim that because of Snoop's star power, the once mighty Rowland High School football program in Rowland Heights, California has dwindled, shrinking from nine squads of 5-14 year olds to just three, while its formerly sturdy cheerleading squad has atrophied from 80 girls to just nine, according to a Los Angeles Times report. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Unreleased Dimebag

Audio Aggression reports: A previously unreleased solo by late Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell will appear on Nickelback's upcoming new album, 'All The Right Reasons'. The 24-second guitar lead was donated to the band by Dime's brother, drummer Vinnie Paul, and assembled from outtakes from the Pantera albums 'Vulgar Display of Power', and 'Far Beyond Driven'.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Santana Sued Over Guru

AP reports: A former personal assistant to Carlos Santana has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the veteran rocker, claiming he was fired after his consciousness was calibrated and determined to be too low.

Bruce Kuhlman, 59, charges that Santana's wife, Deborah, brought in a man known as "Dr. Dan" so employees could grow closer to God and become better workers.

"In Deborah's view, the higher a person calibrated with Dr. Dan, the better employee they were because they were more `spiritually evolved,'" the lawsuit said. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Hellfest Alternative

Adrenaline PR reports: The FIRST Hellfest alternate show has been announced and it is HUGE.

Friday Aug. 19 @ Starland Ballroom in Sayreville NJ featuring UNEARTH, CHIMAIRA, GOD FORBID, MADBALL, SIX FEET UNDER, NORA, THE BANNER, IF HOPE DIES

Doors @ 5PM. Tix $13 THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!
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Ozzy Drops Zakk?

Day in Rock reports: (A Reader Submitted the following story as a followup to a story from yesterday) In the August issue of Penthouse, Ozzy Osbourne confessed to needing a new guitar player. "I need someone cool who can play good guitar. I've had a couple guitar players and they all play great, but the chemistry wasn't right. The chemistry has to be right. It's like marrying a perso. It's great the first day you're married, but you wake up two days later and go, "Why the f*** did I marry you? You're ugly and I hate you!"

Though not included in the printed interview, Ozzy went on to explain in the transcript how he loved playing with Zakk, but now that Zakk has become so successful on his own, Ozzy is looking to find "the next Zakk or Randy Rhodes."
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Ave of Who?

Hecklerspray reports: London has announced that it will unveil an 'Avenue Of The Stars' in Covent Garden next month to rival Hollywood's Walk Of Fame. It will show the world just how great we are by immortalising our home-grown legends of entertainment such as The Rolling Stones, Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Laurence Olivier, Ant and Dec...

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Jacko Fined

Gigwise reports: Michael Jackson was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine yesterday (August 17) and narrowly escaped arrest for not turning up in court twice in a sexual assault lawsuit.

The claimant in the case, Joseph Bertucci, is alleging that Jackson took them into his limousine in New Orleans in 1984 and sexually assaulted them. Bertucci is asking for an undisclosed amount of damages in the case. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

New Doors

liveDaily reports: The Doors of the 21st Century are no more. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek announced that the band, which includes two surviving members of The Doors, would now be known as Riders on the Storm.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Morrissey Recording

NME reports: MORRISSEY has announced that he will start work on his new album in September.

The Mozfather will record the follow-up to 2004's �You Are The Quarry' in Rome.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Victory Vs Koch

punkbands reports: Victory Records has apparently had enough and has filed a lawsuit against Koch International for C$43,787.93 (Canadian dollars), which the indie label claims it's owed by Koch for distribution in Canada. In a copy of the complaint obtained by HITS, Victory claims that "Koch has chronically failed to properly account and remit the payments to which Victory is entitled." [see
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Coheed Reissue

punkbands reports: Equal Vision has announced details on their plans to reissue Second Stage Turbine Blade, the 2002 debut of Coheed and Cambria. The label will release the reworked album on September 20th, the same day as the release of the band's forthcoming major label debut, Dear Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume I: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness which is due out through Columbia. The group released their last full length, In Keeping Secrets of the Silent Earth in 2003.

The repackaged reissue will include three new tracks, including "Elf Tower New Mexico," and demos of "Junesong Provision" and "Everything Evil." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Queen of CBGB

antiMusic reports: We're been hearing a lot about the possible demise of the seminal New York music club CBGB these days. Even our very own Trent McMartin wrote about the possible closing of the legendary club in his "Lowdown" column last week. This week Trent takes an even closer look at the historic venue with someone that has been there since the very beginning, Deborah Olin, a New Yorker who was a regular patron of CBGB when it was still called Hilly's on the Bowery. She attended the club's very first shows becoming so well known and liked by CBGB employees and musical guests that she has never paid to get in.

In the article Deborah reminisces about the club's heyday and also discusses the state of CBGB now. Here is an excerpt: Today Olin regards the current state of CBGB's as a shell of it's former self. The club now relies more on its famous name and legendary status rather than being an actual hub of cutting edge music.

"I also think it's like a cemetery and over," Olin wrote when describing CBGB. "It's depressing to be there. It's different."

Like Memphis in '54, Liverpool in '63 and Seattle in '91, the New York punk scene was made up of people who shared a common love of music and camaraderie. And as with many scenes, the New York punk scene hit its peak and was soon followed after by a period of decline and eventual burn out.

"It was very tribal, very close scene, anyway the world ignored us we were a joke," Olin notes when describing those days. "Now its Ramones on Pepsi commercials and Blondie for Doritos. Now they noticed when its gone.. it's weird."

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