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Rock 6/9: Velvet Revolver Nix Tour- Live 8 Spice Free- Bon Jovi Vs LA Reid?-
Franz Espionage- AC/DC- Sad Lit News- Tom Petty- Def Leppard- Motley VH1-
Ozzy, Slash Pull A Bono- Indie RIAA- Stone Sour- Opeth- Les Claypool- Arch
Enemy- All That Remains- Flaming Lips Cruise- Jacko- USO Idol- Idlewild-
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 Velvet
Revolver Nix tour |
AP reports: Rock supergroup Velvet Revolver
abruptly cut short its overseas tour Tuesday, leaving many wondering if
the band's future was in jeopardy.
A newspaper and television station in Finland
reported that the band had split, but Velvet Revolver spokeswoman Kristine
Ashton-Magnuson disputed those reports.
"The band has not broken up," she said.
"In fact, theyre coming back to the U.S. early to start the next record."
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| Live
8 Spice Free |
Ananova reports: Bob Geldof has put an end
to a Spice Girls reunion at Live 8.
Bob says the girls will not perform at
Live 8 because they are not popular enough reports IOL.com.
Geldof said: "I can't afford to have bands
who won't pull the crowds. This is a political event, not a cultural one.
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| Franz
Espionage |
Rockdirt reports: The Daily Star reports that
during his recent visit to Russia, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos
was held by intelligence forces under suspicion of being an international
spy. Kapranos was travelling under his mother's maiden name Huntley, giving
him the same moniker as the former MI6 agent. "Alex protested his innocence,
but the officials, initially, would not believe his story," a source said.
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| Bon
Jovi Vs LA Reid? |
Rockdirt reports: Island Def Jam chief L.A.
Reid celebrated his 48th birthday with several of his music acts, but Jon
Bon Jovi wasn't one of them. "L.A. wasn't satisfied with Bon Jovi's new
album," a source told The New York Daily. "He didn't believe it had a radio
hit. So - just like they did with Mariah - he sent Jon back into the studio."
But Reid denied the feud and blamed Bon Jovi's no-show on the weather.[see
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| Back
in Black: 21 Million Rocked! |
Yahoo reports: AC/DC's 1980 breakthrough "Back
in Black" has been certified for U.S. shipments of 21 million copies, tying
it for fifth place with Billy Joel's "Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II" on
the Recording Industry Assn. of America's all-time best-sellers list.
The Australian hard rock group's first
album with lead singer Brian Johnson, who replaced Bon Scott following
his alcohol-related death, "Back in Black" was originally released by Atco
and was reissued in 2003 by Epic along with the rest of the band's catalog.
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| Sad
Lit News |
Lit reports: A. Jay & Jeremy Popoff of
the Orange County rock band Lit received terrible news this past weekend.
Their mother, Sheri Suglia, and their step-father Kerry Suglia, were travelling
on the Ortega Highway following an afternoon visit with A. Jay, Jeremy
and their children when their motorcycle was struck by a drunk driver in
an SUV. Kerry Suglia was killed on impact and Sheri is in extremely critical
condition with massive multiple injuries. A memorial fund has been established:
Kerry Suglia Memorial Fund
c/o R & R Business Management
17609 Ventura Blvd. Suite 203
Encino, CA 91316- Click
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| Tom
Petty LA |
Press Release reports: Tom Petty & the
Heartbreakers will headline a concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
in Irvine, CA on Sunday August 14 as part of the band's first major North
American tour in nearly three years. The Irvine date marks the first Los
Angeles-area concert that the band has played since November, 2002. Joining
Petty & the Heartbreakers as Special Guest will be the legendary Jackson
Browne. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, June 11 at 10:00AM, and can be
purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, at ticketmaster.com, and at the
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| Def
Leppard Add Dates |
liveDaily reports: British rockers Def Leppard,
who recently launched a co-headlining run with Bryan Adams, have lined
up lots of new headlining dates for themselves, including a late-summer
swing through Canada.
The group, which wraps up its first batch
of shows with Adams in Texas on Saturday (6/11), will then tackle a dozen
additional June dates, most of which will feature fellow rock quintet Tesla.
A handful of July headlining stops--for which a support act has not yet
been named--will follow, as will a 12-date run through Canada with Canadian
rock trio The Tea Party in the opening slot. [see full story for more including
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| Motley
VH1 Reality |
Blabbermouth reports: Mediaweek.com is reporting
that VH1 has acquired rights to the six episodes of NBC's upcoming reality
series "Tommy Lee Goes to College"; a spokesman for the network said the
first episode will run on cable just three days after the broadcast premiere,
which is scheduled for August 16, with two back-to-back episodes slated
to air on NBC starting at 9 p.m. ET.[see full story for more]-
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| Ozzy,
Slash Pull A Bono |
Blabbermouth reports: Ozzy Osbourne, Slash
(VELVET REVOLVER) and Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN) are among the music icons
from across the globe that have come together to design the ultimate collectable
wristbands for one aim � to raise a minimum of $3 million for worthwhile
causes and support fair, sustainable employment in developing countries
The wristbands contain a message and symbol
of hope for the future and 100% of net profits of sales will be donated
to a chosen cause or charity, important to each celebrity.
21st Century Leaders is the unique organisation
that has gathered original artwork from over 200 celebrities in all fields:
film, music, sport, literature, royalty and Nobel peace laureates. Each
leader has donated a self-portrait, in addition to the message and symbol
of hope. The artwork will be used to create �merchandise with a meaning'
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| Indie
RIAA |
Audio Aggression reports: TVT, Beggars, Roadrunner,
Lookout, and Tommy Boy records are among 125 independent record labels
who have joined forces to form the American Association of Independent
Music (A2IM). The main focus of A2IM will be to represent indie labels
in Washington, D.C. and lobby for better treatment from online music services
such as iTunes and Napster.[see full story for more]-
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| Stone
Sour Soph |
Audio Aggression reports: Slipknot / Stone
Sour frontman Corey Taylor told toazted.com that he will be entering the
studio in January '06 with his side project Stone Sour to record the band's
second album, which is tentatively due next Spring/Summer via Roadrunner.
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| Opeth
August |
The PRP reports: Opeth are shooting for an
August 30th release date for their new album "Ghost Reveries". The outing
will be the groups first for their latest label, Roadrunner. -
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| Les
Claypool Tour |
The PRP reports: Les Claypool of Primus fame
has announced the line-up for his touring band this summer. The group will
feature Skerik, Mike Dillon, Jay Lane and Gabby La La at most stops. They
will be touring throughout the summer and dates include:
June 19th San Francisco, CA - The Independent
June 30th - 01st Quincy, CA - High Sierra
Music Festival
July 07th - 08th Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
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| Arch
Enemy Lose Member |
The PRP reports: Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher
Amott has decided to step away from his touring commitments to the band
for the near future. In turn, he will temporarily be replaced by Gus G.
(Firewind, Nightrage) at the bands upcoming live dates. [see full story
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