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Report for 12/28/05

Top 5 of 05

Over the last few weeks of 05 we will be posting our writers' picks for the best of 2005. 

Each day we will post a new Top 5 list from two of our writers. At the conclusion we will present the master list comprised of the top picks from all of our writer submissions. 

Dan Upton's Top 5 of 05.

5. Ra - Duality
4. Opeth - Ghost Reveries 
3. 3 - Wake Pig
2. Sevendust - Next
1. Mattias IA Eklundh - The Road Less Traveled

Honorable Mentions: 
Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions
Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

Keavin Wiggins' Top 5 of 05.

5. Thinking Aloud � Remote Mind Control
4. Hermano - Dare I Say
3. Street Dogs -  Back to the World
2. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin Vol. 1
1. Tremolo - Love is the Greatest Revenge

Honorable Mention:
Enuff Z'nuff � One More for the Road

(click on the CD lists to read that writer's comments on each CD and for related links for release)
 

Mariah Vs 50 Cent

AP reports: Pop songbird Mariah Carey, enjoying one of the music industry's biggest comebacks, is giving rap star 50 Cent a run for his money in a year-end, down-to-the-wire race for best-selling U.S. album of 2005. 

As of Christmas Day, 50 Cent stood at No. 1 in the United States with 4.8 million copies of sophomore album "The Massacre" sold since March... Carey's latest is at 4.6 million... At current sales rates, Carey would overtake 50 Cent by year's end[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Stalker Sues Pop Star

Contact Music reports: British pop star ROBBIE WILLIAMS has reportedly been asked to attend a court hearing in Dusseldorf, Germany, tomorrow (27DEC05), to face a fan attempting to sue him.

Earlier this month (DEC05), the woman - named only as CONNY C - was ordered to stay away at least 500 metres away from Williams or pay a fine of $302,000 (GBP168,000).

But Conny now claims the bad publicity generated by the case has caused her to lose her job and she hopes to progress with legal action against Williams.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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KFed is Comin'

Day in Rock reports: Fiddy and Kayne better watch their backs in 06, they are about to get some stiff competition from K-Fed! Yes, not content to be known only as Mr Britney Spears, Kevin Federline plans to launch his budding rap career in full swing in 2006, with his debut album. The most anticipated new CD release since William Hung charmed the record buying public! K-Fed took the next step in announcing his world domination plans next year with the launch of his new website Kevinfederline.com. According to MTV the new site (which was unreachable when this went to press) "features a defensive animated intro chock full of sexual innuendo, two snippets of music and a message to his fans ('I don't think we've ever been formally introduced. My name is Kevin Federline. I'm 6 feet tall, have brown hair and brown eyes. I enjoy horseback riding, long walks on the beach�)'" Wonder how Britney feels about being called a horse? See the full story link for MTV's story! - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Devo 2.0

Reuters reports: A new generation of music fans will get hip to one of new wave's most iconic acts through Devo 2.0. 

For the project, all five members of Devo regrouped to re-record some of its best known songs, including the 1980 hit "Whip It!" with vocals provided by a quintet of kids. Also included will be "Cyclops" and "The Winner," the first new studio tracks from Devo in nearly two decades.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Fugazi X 10

Aversion reports: Fugazi added another 10 albums into its swelling Fugazi Live series.

The Washington, D.C. post-hardcore act announced that 10 more live albums, taped in March 1990 (Gainesville, Fla.), October 1991( Sydney, Australia), May 1992 (Bordeaux, France)[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Glitter Gets Off

Aversion reports: Vietnamese police have dropped rape charges against Gary Glitter, but he isn't out of legal hot water yet.

Rape charges against the former disco singer were dropped for lack of evidence. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Revolting Cocks Return

Aversion reports: Al Jourgensen is wiping the dust off the Cocks after 10 years.

Jourgensen's label, 13th Planet, will release Cocked and Loaded from the Ministry main man's side project. Cocked and Loaded is slated for a March 7 release. [see full story for more info, including special guests!]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Taj Mahal Spring

liveDaily reports: Legendary singer and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal has lined up a number of concert appearances for next spring. 

The blues/folk/funk/worldbeat master will kick off his busy start to 2006 by participating in the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, a floating music festival aboard a cruise ship departing Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jan. 8 and bound for the Western Caribbean. Mahal will be part of a lineup including Bobby "Blue" Bland, Millie Jackson, Buckwheat Zydeco and others.[see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Adler Vs Jizzy

Blabbermouth reports: Juan Pablo Dominguez of Jedbangers magazine spoke to former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler during ADLER'S APPETITE's three-date tour of Argentina in early November. The brief question-and-answer session follows:

..Jedbangers: As far as I know, you were playing with other musicians. Brent Muscat, for instance.

Steven: "Yeah, Brent Muscat was in the band, Robbie Crane, Keri Kelli� and also another jackass singer, I don't remember his name. I didn't like him very much. Not a good singer." 

Jedbangers: Are you talking about the guy who recorded your EP [Jizzy Pearl; ex-LOVE/HATE, RATT]?

Steven: "Yeah. If I would've known anyone who sang like that, I would've gotten someone else before we record that EP]. I'm serious. I didn't like him very much. Not a good singer, not a good person and he can kiss my ass. I didn't like that guy."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Maiden DVD

Blabbermouth reports: The complete track listing has been revealed for IRON MAIDEN's highly anticipated DVD release, "Death on the Road", due in the U.K. on February 6, 2006 through EMI Records. This will initially be available as a limited-edition special digipack. 

The DVD package contains the full performance of their "Dance of Death Tour" in December 2003. Filmed at the Westenfalenhalle Arena, Dortmund, the show has been personally edited by founder band member Steve Harris, to fully capture the magnificent stage production and to cut right to the heart and the electricity of the band's performance. Over a four-month period, Steve made thousands of edits, thus ensuring he was personally happy with every single shot included! [see full story for a lot more details as well as the tracklisting. It looks like it's gonna be a killer set that will put even more hair on $haron's chest!]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Motley Tour a Joke

Blabbermouth reports: Regarding KILLING JOKE's stint as the opening band for MÖTLEY CRÜE on the U.K. leg of their tour in June 2005, bassist Paul Raven said, "The MÖTLEY CRÜE tour was a f***ing joke and we hated it. There was problem after problem and a whole bunch of bulls*** from the business end to get through that made the whole experience pretty draining all round. We overcame adversity and 'kicked ass,' as those morons would say. Always got time for [Nikki] Sixx, he's a true geezer with low end to spare, but the rest can go hang. Our crew excelled and CRÜE's stage crew were accommodating, but the headaches outweighed the fun, and as usual, that usually means destruction and chaos in return from our end culminating in MÖTLEY's manager getting knocked out in London. Well done that, man! We drank a lot and went f***ing mental non-stop, ending up in London with debts and a hangover like you wouldn't believe." [see full story for info on the new KJ CD!]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Disturbed Not Metal

Blabbermouth reports: DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren recently spoke to The Baltimore Sun about the group's latest album, "Ten Thousand Fists". 

"We don't pigeonhole ourselves in metal," said Wengren, 34. "We think our music is more rhythmic. There's a lot that gets attached to metal � the look, the weird vocals that really don't fit our music.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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American Dog Reissue

BW&BK reports: AMERICAN DOG vocalist/bassist Michael Hannon has provided BW&BK with the following update:

France's Bad Reputation label will re-issue American Dog's debut, Last Of A Dying Breed, in February as a double CD. The first disc being the Last Of A Dying Breed CD with two bonus tracks: a cover of VAN HALEN's 'Take Your Whiskey Home' and a cover of THE CULT's 'Peace Dog' with additional vocals from Jason McMaster (DANGEROUS TOYS/BROKEN TEETH). The second disc is a live show from 2000 called, If You Want Bud, You've Got It! [see full story for a lot more Dog happenins]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bizkit Goes Limp

Audio Aggression reports: In its first week out, Limp Bizkit's latest release back in May, "The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (a collection of seven songs with a full-length album's price tag) sold 37,000 copies, according to SoundScan, a dismal showing compared to first-week totals of "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" (1,055,000), "Significant Other" (635,000) and "Results May Vary" (325,000).

So what happened? Did Limp's label give up on them? It's not an inconceivable thought in an industry known for being cutthroat. Fred Durst explained below to MTV.com"

"I'm the main one in the band right now trying to go anti-everything," he said. "I feel like radio and television are selling so much sh-- these days and that sh-- is not who I want to be," he continued, quoting almost word-for-word the opening lines to "The Channel," the fifth track on the latest album. "I don't even care if you get it; it's clear that we're not a part of this, and I don't even want to be a part of it. 'Cause I was a part of it, and getting your intentions out and having it be clear and seeing the heart in it, that's not what it's about in that field."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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