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Rock 2/16: p.diddy sued- Foo Zeppelin- Suge House Arrest- KISS Shooter
Sentenced- Anthrax Lose Bush?- Maiden For Ozzfest- Lohan Barbie- Sabbath
#1- Engineer Sues Over Ray Credit- PM5K- Opeth- Jerry Lee Allstars- Hagar
Solo Tour- Hanoi Vs Motley- My Dying Bride- Russian Napster Succeeds- QOTSA
Reunion- Skindred Get Warped- Sevendust Hire Snot Guitarist- Finch- Pennywise-
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 p.diddy
sued |
Reuters reports: Random House is suing rap
impresario Sean Combs, also known as P. Diddy, for $300,000 to recover
an advance payment for an autobiography that was never delivered, the publisher
said on Tuesday. "Random House has seldom resorted to a legal course of
action with its prospective authors who don't write the books we have contracted
for, but Mr. Sean Combs has left us no choice," spokesman Tom Perry said
in a statement. [see full story for more]- Click
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First I stood in this guy's video and made money, then I sampled
this guy's...
| Suge
House Arrest |
MTV reports: Marion "Suge" Knight's stay in
state prison was a short one. Exactly one week after Tha Row CEO entered
the California Institution for Men in the city of Chino, he was picked
up by his family and returned to his Beverly Hills, California, home, where
he will serve out the remainder of his parole under 24/7 monitoring by
the California Department of Corrections. [see full story for more]-
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| Cat
Beats Tabloids |
MTV reports: Two U.K. newspapers, the Sunday
Times and The Sun, have agreed to pay Yusuf Islam (the singer formerly
known as Cat Stevens) "substantial damages," after both alleged that Islam
supported terrorism. According to a post on his Web site, in addition to
paying damages, both newspapers also published apologies, stating that
"Mr. Islam is not, and never has been, involved in or supported terrorism."
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Source: MTV
also has news on Lil Jon's Not Worried That You'll Get Tired Of Crunk,
Michael Jackson, Suffering From Flu, Rushed To Hospital, Book Publisher
Suing P. Diddy For Failing To Deliver Autobiography, 'Rock Star Sexy':
Watching Eve Get Dressed For The Grammys and more click here to check it
out
| Foo
Zeppelin |
BW&BK reports: According to an excerpt
of Grammy Awards article in Canada's Edmonton Sun (www.canoe.ca), LED ZEPPELIN
bassist JOHN PAUL JONES will appear on the upcoming FOO FIGHTERS album,
due in stores on June 8th.
The excerpt from the article reads: Dave
Grohl is psyched that Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones is playing
on the new Foo Fighters album that's due for release June 8.
"We have a few guests that are playing
on the record," Grohl said. "I put (Jones) on our wish list of guests and
he actually responded and said that he would do it. And so I talked to
him on the phone. Great guy. Nicest guy in the world. And then I got an
e-mail the next day saying, 'Hey, if you'd like you can sit with us at
our table for the lifetime achievement awards.' [see full story for more]-
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| KISS
Shooter Sentenced |
BW&BK reports: Guitarist BRUCE KULICK
(GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS) has issued the following update: ....wanted
to share the news that the gunman who shot me and one other man back in
Oct 2003 on Sunset Blvd got 10 years. Justice is slow, but I know alot
of my fans were curious to hear what happened with the incident. [see full
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| Anthrax
Lose Bush? |
BW&BK reports: SMNNews are reporting on
a rumor that has ANTHRAX frontman John Bush leaving the band following
their upcoming South American dates, scheduled to run from February 25th
in Sao Paulo, Brazil through March 8th in Mexico City, Mexico.[see full
story for more]- Click
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| Maiden
For Ozzfest |
BW&BK reports: According to Launch, IRON
MAIDEN are the confirmed co-headliners with BLACK SABBATH on this year's
installment of Ozzfest. The UK legends will be joined by ANTHRAX's Among
The Living lineup (featuring vocalist Joey Belladonna, guitarist Dan Spitz
and bassist Frank Bello), with many more main stage and second stage bands
to be announced soon.
In a UK interview today Sabbath frontman
Ozzy Osbourne commented: "We've hoped to get Maiden in our tour forever,
and this is the 10th year. Both of these old (English) bands will have
the time of their lives rockin' America and fans will get their rocks off,
too."
All indications are that this is likely
the final year for Ozzfest. - Click
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Source: BW&BK
also has news on BLOODBATH - Wacken Open Air Lineup Confirmed; Peter Tägtgren
Leaves Band, AT VANCE Enlist Former HELLOWEEN Drummer, OPETH To Enter Studio
March 15th, DIECAST Set The Record Straight In Regards To Salt Lake City
Brawl, KATAKLYSM - 'As I Slither' Video To Be Featured On Alone In The
Dark DVD and more click here to check it out
| Lohan
Barbie |
Zap2it.com reports: Lindsay Lohan, who was
inducted into popular girl clique known as the Plastics in "Mean Girls,"
is going plastic in real life.
No, she hasn't signed up for surgical enhancement.
Instead, the 18-year-old redhead will get the Barbie treatment with a Mattel
fashion doll made to look like her, reports the AP.
Barbie and Lindsay fans will be able to
get their first glimpse of the doll at the annual American International
Toy Fair, which begins Sunday, Feb. 20 in New York and runs through Wednesday.
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Lip synch fun pack is sold separately
| Sabbath
#1 |
BBC reports: Black Sabbath have topped a list
of the best British rock albums of all time. The band once [still] fronted
by Ozzy Osbourne led a poll of Kerrang! magazine readers with their 1970
self-titled debut.
The band have three more efforts on the
list, including fifth-placed Paranoid. Osbourne appears more than any other
act, with two solo records featured.
The top five includes Led Zeppelin, Iron
Maiden and Sex Pistols. Queen, Muse, Manic Street Preachers and The Clash
complete the top 10. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Engineer
Sues Over Ray Credit |
Reuters reports: Just after the late Ray Charles'
last studio album swept the Grammy Awards with eight honors, a studio engineer
filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles claiming he was denied proper credit and
shut out of those awards. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Mark Fleming sued
record label Concord Music Group and Ray Charles Enterprises, which administers
the late singer's business interests, alleging breach of oral contract
and negligent misrepresentation. [see full story for more]-
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| PM5K
Additions |
Totalrock reports: Powerman 5000 have two
new guitarists. They're former Alien Ant Farm man Terry Corso and Johnny
Rock of Halfcocked. The new line-up is expected to start touring soon,
with an album due later in 2005.- Click
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| Opeth
Start New Album |
Totalrock reports: Opeth are to start recording
their eighth, as yet untitled album on March 15. It's expected to be produced
by the band themselves, who are currently talking to various labels about
a new deal. - Click
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Source: Totalrock
also has news on Megadeth Headline Sweden Rock , Life Of Agony: 'Broken'
in May, P5K Unveil New Guitarists, Voodoo Glow Cancellation, Win Leppard
Dinner, Introducing...Antiproduct and more click here to check it out
| Jerry
Lee Allstars |
ArrowFM reports: Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney
and Kid Rock will pay tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis by appearing on his upcoming
album. The 70 year old rocker of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" fame will
put the record out this summer.[see full story for more]-
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| Hagar
Solo Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: Reinstated Van Halen
frontman Sammy Hagar returns to the solo circuit this spring during his
Mexican-themed "Cinco de Cabo" tour.
The veteran rocker and his band, The WaboRitas,
launch the outing with a three-night stand at his Cabo Wabo club in Lake
Tahoe, NV; the April 29-May 1 run marks the one-year anniversary of the
venue, a spin-off of the Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, nightspot that Hagar and
Van Halen opened in 1989.
A half-dozen subsequent dates are set through
mid-May [see full story for more, including dates]- Click
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| Hanoi
Vs Motley |
Blabbermouth reports: HANOI ROCKS guitarist
Andy McCoy has slammed MÖTLEY CRÜE over their account of HANOI
drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley's death and CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's
heroin overdose, as published in CRÜE's best-selling band autobiography,
"The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band". Asked
by Norway's Metal Express to comment on the book's description of the events
surrounding the tragic car accident caused by MÖTLEY CRÜE singer
Vince Neil in 1984 that killed his passenger, HANOI drummer Razzle, McCoy
said, "Bulls***, Pure lies. I was there. What happened was Razzle disappeared,
and so did Vince. The rest of us were chilling out, man. And he had a wife
who was seven months pregnant. After an hour or so, she started getting
worried. So me and T-Bone, Tommy Lee [MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer], took
his car and we went looking for him. We drove past this accident. So I
was like, 'What color was the car he was driving around?' 'Hey, man, we
just passed the f***ing scene of an accident with a bright red sports car
all smashed up.' I saw Razzle's hat on the street, I went up, 'What the
f***'s happened?' They said, 'You have to go to this and this hospital.'
In the hospital, I walk in with Tommy, and I was asking about Razzle, and
this doctor walks up, 'Anybody here know this guy called Razzle?' I said,
'Yeah, I do, his family.' 'Sorry, your friend has passed away.' I thought
he might have a broken leg or something. I had to call the band, and you
don't tell this kind of news over the telephone. I asked them to come to
the hospital. And it was a pretty sad scene altogether."[see full story
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| Metal
Drummer Attacked |
Blabbermouth reports: Swedish black/death
metallers THE LEGION, featuring current MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic,
have issued the following statement regarding the incident over the weekend
that resulted in Emil suffering a broken arm and unable to embark on MARDUK's
previously announced European tour:
"On Saturday night [February] 12th, our
drummer Emil and a close friend to the band was attacked by a group of
five immigrants. Emil was trying to protect this friend of ours when a
dude with a baseball bat suddenly attacked him. When trying to defend himself
from the severe beating he broke his left arm. Emil's friend got seriously
maltreated and is now hospitalised. Emil is now in plaster and he's unable
to play the drums for some months.[see full story for more]-
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| Rhoads
Crash Revisited |
Blabbermouth reports: A single-engine plane
trying to land at the private airstrip where OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Randy
Rhoads died in 1982 crashed into a fence Monday, killing the pilot and
a passenger, according to the Associated Press. Two other passengers were
injured.
The Beechcraft Bonanza stopped 200 feet
short of the runway at Flying Baron Estates just outside Leesburg, said
Sgt. Christie Mysinger of the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Leesburg is
about 35 miles northwest of Orlando.
The pilot was identified as Bryan Uridel,
41, of Fruitland Park. The name of the other victim was not released pending
notification of relatives. In 1982, Randy Rhoads, the lead guitarist for
rock star OZZY OSBOURNE, and two others were killed at Flying Baron Estates
when their small plane struck Osbourne's tour bus, then crashed into a
mansion. [see full story for more]- Click
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| My
Dying Bride DVD |
Blabbermouth reports: Britain's MY DYING BRIDE
are putting the finishing touches on their second DVD, "Sinamorata", tentatively
due in April.
The disc will reportedly include live footage
(12 songs) shot on November 2, 2003 in Antwerpen, Belgium, as well as backstage
extras, the "The Blue Lotus" video (exclusive to this DVD) directed and
conceived by David Palzer, the "Prize of Beauty" promotional clip, two
videos made by MY DYING BRIDE fans ("Hope the Destroyer" and "My Wine In
Silence") and a photo gallery featuring fan-created artwork inspired by
the band's music. [see full story for more]- Click
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Source: Blabbermouth
also has news on KATAKLYSM: 'As I Slither' Video To Be Featured On 'Alone
In The Dark' DVD, AC/DC Tribute Band DIRTY DEEDS INDEED To Launch Finnish
Tour, LIFE OF AGONY: 'Broken Valley' To Surface In May , POWERMAN 5000
Almost Done Recording; New Lineup Revealed, DIECAST 'Set Record Straight'
In Regards To Salt Lake City Brawl and more click here to check it out
| Russian
Napster Succeeds |
tinfoil reports: Since November 2003 the web
music merchant www.allofmp3.com, operated by the Russian company Media
Services, has been openly selling some of the most popular western music
at a fraction of the cost of widely touted American sites, such as Apple's
hugely successful iTunes, Rhapsody, MusicMatch, Napster, Sony Connect.
Clients can select from a wide variety of encoding options (e.g., AAC,
MP3, OGG, WMA 9 Lossless, Monkey's Audio, OptimFROG and FLAC) starting
at rates of 128kbps all the way to full CD (.wav files). Unlike its major
competitors Allofmp3 sells the tracks by the megabyte. Beginning in January
rates were doubled to USD 0.02/MB. Instead of paying USD 1.00 per track
AllofMP3 users pay less than USD 0.10 and less the USD 2.00 per album.
Currently the site boasts almost 30,000 albums from all genre and it all
appears legal for the moment.
The legal skinny
How does www.allofmp3.com prevent being
shut down? They do it the old fashion way: legally. There is a loophole
in the Russian copyright legislation that makes services like Allofmp3
possible. Apparently this loophole cannot be closed easily. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| QOTSA
Reunion |
NME reports: MARK LANEGAN made a surprise
appearance with the QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE last night (February 14) in
MILAN.
Despite the band announcing almost a year
ago that Lanegan would "officially no longer be playing" with them, the
former Screaming Trees man sang co-vocals on eight songs at the Transilvania
Club. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Skindred
Get Warped |
The PRP reports: Skindred have been added
to this years Warped Tour, an exact listing of dates is currently being
put together.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Sevendust
Hire Snot Guitarist |
The PRP reports: Sevendust have officially
recruited Sonny Mayo of Snot/Amen fame as their new guitarist. He replaces
Clint Lowery, who recently exited the group.[see full story for more]-
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| New
Finch in June |
Punkbands.com reports: Finch have named their
new album: Say Hello To Sunshine. Also on the horizon is a tour starting
april 15th that will take us across this country to Bamboozle in NJ then
across the pond to play some UK, German, and French dates. Their new album
is slated for early June 2005(tentative: June 7th)[see full story for more]-
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| Pennywise
Reissues |
Punkbands.com reports: Pennywise will reissue
four of its classic albums through Epitaph Records on March 8th 2005. The
group's beloved 1991 label debut Pennywise, 1993's scorching Unknown Road,
1995's explosive, inspirational About Time, and 1997's emotional and pivotal
Full Circle have all been fully re-mastered and will boast expanded artwork.
[see full story for more on the reissues and a blurb on the new studio
album]- Click
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| Billy
Idol Returns |
antiMusic reports: "Enough!" said Billy Idol,"2005
is the time for an original punk rocker to show his stuff."
After taking himself out of the music business
"to regenerate, get free of myself and make an album for the right reasons,"
Billy Idol has completed his first album featuring new songs in over 10
years, aptly titled DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND. The CD, which may or may not be
named after a location deep inside the Idol mind, is scheduled for release
on March 22, 2005, and is the English rocker's first for CSP Records/Sanctuary
Records. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Jacko
Hospitalized |
antiMusic reports: Michael Jackson's child
molestation trial suffered another delay on Tuesday when the pop singer
was taken to a hospital to be treated for the flu. The judge halted the
jury selection process in Jackson's absence.
The presiding judge in the case, Rodney
Melville, told perspective jurors Tuesday that Jackson had been on his
way to court but was diverted to an emergency room en route after he become
ill with flu symptoms during the drive. Melville said that Jackson would
be admitted to the hospital for treatment and that jury selection would
resume next Tuesday (February 22). [see full story for more]-
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| Tiger
Army Dates |
press release reports: Dates have been announced
for Lost City Angels' run with Tiger Army and The Unseen. Lost City Angels'
new album, Broken World, hits stores on April 5th. To preview four tracks
from the record, head to the new Lost City Angels media player here: http://www.staygoldrecords.com/LCA/player.html.
March 31 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
April 1 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
April 2 - Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's/Neonopolis
April 3 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
April 5 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
[see full story for more]-
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| Hidden
Hand Dates |
press release reports: Southern Lord recording
artists: The Hidden Hand will be hitting the road on the upcoming Mastodon/Burning
Brides tour! the Hidden Hand will also be headlining a few shows on their
way back home. Also of note is a show before the Mastodon tourin New York
city with: OM (featuring the rhythm section from Sleep! record release
show) and Unearthly Trance.
3/19/05 KNITTING FACTORY NYC W/ OM. and
Unearthly Trance
TOUR W/ MASOTODON AND BURINING BRIDES.
3/23 New Orleans, LA United States House
of Blues w/ Burning Brides
3/24 Houston, TX United States Engine
Room w/ Burning Brides
3/25 Austin, TX United States Emo's w/
Burning Brides
3/26 Dallas, TX United States Trees w/
Burning Brides[see full story for more]- Click
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| Soilwork
In March |
press release reports: In just a few years,
SOILWORK's success has catapulted from a diminutive, yet promising, melodic-
metal band to one of the most popular and audacious bands on the circuit
today.
On March 8, 2005, they will solidify this
status with the release of Stabbing The Drama through Nuclear Blast Records.
To support the release of Stabbing The
Drama, a North American tour with Hypocrisy, Mnemic and Dark Tranquillity
will begin in the Spring. SOILWORK will be in good company as they once
again cause thousands of fans to drop their jaws and bang their heads in
2005. [see full story for more, including dates]- Click
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| Jem
World Tour |
press release reports: Critically acclaimed
singer/songwriter Jem will be supporting Gavin DeGraw on his U.S tour in
April and May, it was announced today. The tour will visit college campuses
along the eastern seaboard and will kick off on March 29 at Richard Stockton
College in Pomona, NJ. In addition, Jem will be joining the amazing line-up
at the Coachella Valley Music Festival on May 1, in Indio, CA.
Jem set off to the U.K last week, after
a stop in New York to perform on Conan O'Brien and The CBS Early Show,
to celebrate the U.K. release of her debut album "Finally Woken." Jem's
album will see its U.K release end of March and is already taking the U.K
by storm. [see full story for dates]- Click
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| The
Great Slapp Off |
After ten daily slapp adventures it turns
out that it was just too much slapp for people to handle. Or there was
just too much slapp to go around. It's been a fun ride and I appreciate
everyone that wasted precious minutes reading my ramblings, but like quality
TV shows, not many people seemed to tune in for the daily slapp. I now
know how those middle-aged overweight groupies must feel when Motley Crue
finds their spandex and lipstick wanting and play X-box instead. The boss
took pitty on me and offered to let me dig myself deeper in a hole and
finish out the month in hopes that more people would become slapp-happy,
but I'm taking the low road and calling it a slapp. So I wanted to say
thanks to the groovy people that supported me and to those that didn't,
you won't have Scott to slapp around any longer� Ha, thought you could
get rid of me that easily? Think again. I'll continue my slapp action but
back in a monthly installment. Think of it as mega-slapp and you'll have
to wait patiently to get it each month. Until then, no slapp for you! -
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