antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 7/01: GNR Release Date- Stones Murder?- James Brown Rape Case Tossed- Aero DMC- Hell's Angel Sues Cops- Sgt Pepper U2- more

Day In Rock 7/01: GNR Release Date- Stones Murder?- James Brown Rape Case Tossed- Aero DMC- Hell's Angel Sues Cops- Sgt Pepper U2- Cold- Static Arraignment- Deep Sabbath- Mastodon- Metallica- Live 8 Ban- Coldplay Verve- Delayed Funeral- Cave In - RIAA Sue More- Chevelle Lose One- Throwdown- Poison- Masterplan- Catch Reel Big Fish- Gogol Bordello- Cranes- King's X- more

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GNR Release Date

Blabbermouth reports: According to Pause & Play, Geffen Records has set a November 29, 2005 release date for the long-awaited GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy". "Chinese Democracy" will feature the band's first new music since "Oh My God", the group's contribution to the soundtrack to the 1999 movie "End of Days".[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Stones Murder?

Contact Music reports: Two stablehands for ROLLING STONES rocker CHARLIE WATTS have been found dead in mysterious circumstances near the drummer's English country farm.

Poles NORBERT BEDNOSKY (corr.), 26, and KRYSZTOF KWIECHIEN (corr.), 41, were discovered drowned in a pond a few miles away from the GET OFF MY CLOUD hitmaker's stud farm in Torrington, Devon. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

James Brown Rape Case Tossed

E! reports: A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Godfather of Soul by his former PR assistant, Jacques Hollander, who accused Brown of raping her at gunpoint 17 years ago and then threatening her if she didn't keep quiet.

U.S. Magistrate Sidney Schenkler ruled on Wednesday that the two-year statute of limitations for such claims had run out. Don Rosen, the lawyer for Brown's accuser, indicated he would appeal what he labeled "an injustice." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Aero DMC

Blabbbermouth reports: According to CTV.ca, AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer and bassist Tom Hamilton, along with BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd, are among the artists that will be joining DMC (part of the iconic rap group RUN-DMC) on stage at Live 8 Canada on Saturday. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Hell's Angel Sues Cops

Blabbermouth reports: New York Newsday is reporting that a member of the Hell's Angels has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was dragged behind a curtain during a KID ROCK concert and beaten by four Albany police officers who taunted him about his motorcycle club jacket.

The alleged beating suffered by David Lust, 43, of Herkimer County, took place Sept. 5 during a KID ROCK concert at Albany's Pepsi Arena. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Sgt Pepper U2

Contact Music reports: PAUL McCARTNEY will reportedly open Saturday's (02JUL05) Live 8 concert in London by performing SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND with U2.

The Irish rockers will don colourful Sgt Pepper's uniforms for the performance of THE BEATLES classic [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Idol Marriage

AP reports: Bo Bice didn't win the fourth season of "American Idol," but he did win his girlfriend's hand in marriage � and the No. 1 spot on next week's Billboard hot singles sales chart.

The "American Idol" runner-up wed Caroline Fisher in Helena, Ala., Bice's publicist, Roger Widynowski, confirmed to The Associated Press Thursday. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Cold Tracks

Blabbermouth reports: COLD have finalized the track listing for their new album, "A Different Kind of Pain", due on August 30 via Lava Records.

01. Back Home
02. Feel It in Your Heart
03. Anatomy of a Tidal Wave
04. A Different Kind of Pain
05. Another Pill
06. Happens All the Time
07. When Heavens Not Far Away
08. God's Song
09. When Angels Fly Away
10. Tell Me Why
11. Ocean
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Static Arraignment

Blabbermouth reports: [Static X's Tripp] Eisen � born Tod Rex Salvador � was arraigned last Friday (June 24) and is currently being held without bail at the Intake Release Center for Men in Santa Ana, California. He was arrested in Orange County on February 10 on charges of committing a "lewd act on a child," and released after posting $100,000 bail. Two weeks later, he was arrested again after a New Jersey woman called authorities claiming that her fourteen-year-old daughter had sex with Eisen, who was posing as his own impersonator. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Deep Sabbath Remake

Blabbermouth reports: BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi recently took time out of his schedule to record the guitar parts for a remake of "Trashed" from BLACK SABBATH's "Born Again" album, which featured Ian Gillan (DEEP PURPLE) on vocals. The new version of the track will be included on Gillan's upcoming album "Gillan's Inn" � a celebration of Ian's 40th year on the road featuring remakes of tracks spanning Ian's entire career.[There was no tequila! see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Van Ribs

BW&BK reports: According to Suburbanchicagonews.com, former VAN HALEN singer DAVID LEE ROTH is performing at Knoch Park in Chicago, IL. The event is part of Chicago's Ribfest (www.ribfest.net) [see full story for ticket info]- Click Here for the Full Story

Mastodon TV

BW&BK reports: MASTODON will be profiled on the Fuse Network's Uranium program with a half hour prime time TV special.

Titled, Uranium: Mastodon, the special will document the Atlanta quartet's rise from one of underground music's most talked about names to one of the leading heavy music acts in the world. The program will premiere on Friday, July 1st at 9 PM (EST). [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Metallica Radio

BW&BK reports: ... And Metallica For All: The AOL Radio Network Launches All Metallica Station. Fans of Influential Hard Rock Band Can Now Tune In to AOL Radio on the Web, 24-7.

By popular request, the #1 AOL Radio Network today announced that it has added the All Metallica station to its lineup of best-of breed programming offerings and exclusive All Artist stations. Now available, the station boasts a playlist of every song ever released by one of the world's best and most influential hard rock bands. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Live 8 Bans Charities

andPOP reports: Local charities in Barrie have been banned from using the upcoming Live 8 concert to collect donations, reports Canadian Press.

Live 8 organizers have reportedly said that letting relief organizations participate in the event would "dilute the focus" of the concert, which is bringing attention to the plight of Africa [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Coldplay Verve

NME reports: COLDPLAY are planning a duet with RICHARD ASHCROFT at LIVE 8, it's been reported.

The ex-The Verve singer has recently supported Coldplay on a handful of dates on their European tour, and the two have come up with the idea of performing The Verve's 1997 classic 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' together, according to The Sun newspaper. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Last Days Preview

Day in Rock reports: We have a link to the preview trailer for Gus Van Sant's latest film, Last Days. Loosely based on the final days of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, LAST DAYS is filmmaker Gus Van Sant's meditation on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant, but troubled, musician in the final hours of his life. Michael Pitt (THE DREAMERS) stars as Blake, an introspective artist whose success has left him in a lonely place, where livelihoods rest on his shoulders and old friends regularly tap him for money and favors. LAST DAYS follows Blake through a handful of hours he spends in and near his wooded home, a fugitive from his own life. Expanding on the elliptical style forged in his previous two films, GERRY and the Palme d'Or-winning ELEPHANT, Van Sant layers images and sounds to articulate an emotional landscape, creating a dynamic work about a soul in transition.

The film opens on July 22. Click the full story link to watch the preview (in real media) - Click Here for the Full Story

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CBS's Rock Star 411

CBS reports: Celebrated rock guitarist Dave Navarro (formerly of Jane's Addiction and The Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Brooke Burke ("Wild On") are set to host ROCK STAR: INXS, beginning with a special one hour premiere on Monday, July 11 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), followed by a one-hour broadcast on Tuesday, July 12 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) and a half-hour edition on Wednesday, July 13 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Beginning the following week, ROCK STAR: INXS will be seen regularly on Mondays (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT), Tuesdays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) and Wednesdays (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT). [see full story for all the details on the show including profiles of the performers]- Click Here for the Full Story

...Top Five Special: Lamb of God's John Campbell

Today we hear from Lamb of God's John Campbell and antiMusic's Travis Becker

Lamb of God bassist John Campbell's Top Five Albums of All Time!

RPG - "Full Time"
(out of print but you can get copies at Gemm.com)

All Night - self-titled
(samples / buy cd)

Black Flag - "Everything Went Black"
(samples / buy cd)

Willie Nelson - "Red Headed Stranger"
(samples / buy cd)

Denali - self-titled
(samples / buy cd)

About Lamb of God: The band just released their explosive live DVD KILLADELPHIA featuring their full October 2004 concert at Trocadero in Philadelphia (see review). That should get you in the mood as the band rips it up this summer leading the charge on the Sounds of the Underground Tour. Check out the links for a lot more on the band including one-off dates!

For more on Lamb of God
Official Website for Lamb of God
Preview and purchase Lamb of God music

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