antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 6/16: Jacko Reality TV?- US Queen Tour- Great White Lose Suit- Live 8 50 Cent Free- more

Day In Rock 6/16: Jacko Reality TV?- US Queen Tour- Great White Lose Suit- Live 8 50 Cent Free- Rammstein- Amorphis- Cantrell Solo CD- Jello Melvins- NIN Support- Shadows Fall- Pennywise- Crematorium- Darkness Bass- White Crunk- Vegas Elton- Dream Theater- Hellcat Movie- Sigur Ros- Dinosaur Jr. - Street Dogs- Tommy Lee a Hit?- Metal Blast 2005- Orgy- Stretch Arm Strong- more

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Jacko Reality TV?

MTV reports: What's good enough for Britney Spears is apparently good enough for Michael Jackson and his family. The Hollywood Reporter reports that a six-episode reality show revolving around the pop-music clan has been pitched to a number of networks, including ABC, FOX and A&E. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

US Queen Tour

Blabbermouth reports: QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS are getting ready to announces shows for later this year in New York City and Los Angeles, with tickets likely to go on sale in July. They'll also play in Aruba on October 8 and Tokyo, Japan, on October 26.[see full story for more including news about the live CD which hits stores in Sept]- Click Here for the Full Story

Great White Lose Suit

Blabbermouth reports: On June 8, 2005, former GREAT WHITE manager Charrie Foglio was cleared of defamation charges brought by GREAT WHITE founder and vocalist Jack Russell. Russell, who sued for 10 million dollars plus punitive damages, claimed that Foglio, a co-manager of the band from April to September of 2003 with Obi Steinman of STC Entertainment, falsely told the press and others that Russell and Steinman "stole money" from the charity. Judge Robert L. Hess of the Los Angeles Superior court ruled that any comment made by Foglio regarding the charity and/or missing money was one of public concern and that she was thus protected by the First Amendment. The only way Russell and Steinman could have overturned the courts order was to prove that Foglio made these comments with "clear and convincing malice" and that they were in fact not true. Russell, Steinman and their attorney Ed McPherson could prove neither.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Live 8 50 Cent Free

AP reports: Rapper 50 Cent is pulling out of next month's Live 8 concert because of a scheduling conflict with his new movie.

The shooting schedule for "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" � a film based on the life of the artist formerly known as Curtis Jackson � recently changed and will now conflict with the July 2 show on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, publicist Yvette Gail said.

[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Rammstein in Sep

BW&BK reports:

According to the official RAMMSTEIN website, the band recently went into the studio and recorded some new material. It turns out there were several leftovers from the recording sessions for their latest effort, Reise Reise, that never saw the light of day. ... The as-yet-untitled album is tentatively scheduled for a September 2005 release. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Epic Amorphis Coming

BW&BK reports: Finnish rockers Amorphis are intensively rehearsing and writing new songs for their follow-up to last year's Far From The Sun, tentatively due in late 2005/early 2006.

"The new Amorphis material will be heavier than ever", the band explained in a statement. "There will be an epic theme through the album, influenced by Finnish tradition." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Cantrell Solo CD

Audio Aggression reports: Jerry Cantrell is eyeying an early 2006 release date for his upcoming solo album which will get contributions from members of Metallica, Jane's Addiction, Faith No More, Alice In Chains, and more.[see full story for more - Also Happy Birthday to Audio Aggression!]- Click Here for the Full Story

Coldplay Rule The World

Capitol Records reports: Coldplay's X&Y has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. X&Y sold 737,294 copies in its first week of release in the U.S., making it 2005's highest selling rock debut to date. In addition, Coldplay's two previous Grammy-winning albums, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002, triple-Platinum) and Parachutes (2000, double Platinum), are #1 and #2 respectively on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart.

The album also saw the biggest first week sales yet of any digital album, with digital album sales comprising more than 8% of total U.S. sales, according to SoundScan. X&Y was the first digital pre-order ever, available on the iTunes Music Store, and the album also went to #1 in every iTunes territory worldwide. [see full story for more including tour dates�] - Click Here for the Full Story

Sounds of the Underground TV

press release reports: Music Choice, the pioneer in music programming in 40 Million homes is the exclusive TV sponsor of the Sounds Of The Underground Tour. To support this tour, they are currently airing a "MC Exclusive" 30 minute Video On-Demand program to 7 million Comcast Digital Cable and Comcast High-Speed Internet homes across the country. The SOTU On-Demand special will be available from June 1st to July 31st. Music Choice Metal will be airing a one-hour block of music featuring music from all of the bands on the tour. The Sounds Of The Underground Tour Block will be airing from June 14th to June 28th.

Music Choice will also be present at the June 26th Philadelphia tour stop to interview all of the bands on the bill and to film the festival for a "MC Exclusive" program. We will also have a Music Choice booth where we will be demonstrating our Video On-Demand product and our Music Choice for Cable High-Speed Internet product. [see full story for including schedule plus the latest tour dates] - Click Here for the Full Story

Maiden Hits

Chipster reports: [We featured this previously but here is the official word!] Legendary Metal band Iron Maiden will release the career-spanning, two-CD compilation The Essential Iron Maiden through Sanctuary Records on July 12, 2005.

The Essential Iron Maiden features some of the greatest heavy metal music ever recorded. Iron Maiden have had huge worldwide impact these past 25 years thanks to all-time classic albums like 'Iron Maiden,' 'Killers,' 'The Number Of The Beast,' 'Piece Of Mind,' 'Powerslave,' 'Live After Death,' 'Somewhere In Time,' 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son,' 'No Prayer For The Dying,' 'Fear Of The Dark,' 'The X Factor,' 'Virtual XI,' 'Brave New World,' 'Dance Of Death' and other live albums. [see full story for DVD info and full track list!] - Click Here for the Full Story

More Jello Melvins

IAYM reports: The second installment of material from Jello Biafra & the Melvins is reportedly to be titled "Sieg Howdy" with a late September release through Alternative Tentacles being eyed.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

NIN Support

The PRP reports: The schedule for the opening acts have been announced for this falls nine inch nails/Queens Of The Stone Age tour. Autolux will be opening the bill from September 16th through to October 14th, while Death From Above 1979 will then replace them, opening on all dates ranging from October 16th through to November 03rd. - Click Here for the Full Story

Shadows Fall Go Major?

The PRP reports: Shadows Fall are heavily rumored to be in the process of signing a deal with Atlantic for their next album. No official word has been released on the matter as of yet however. [see full story for more on this story]- Click Here for the Full Story

Pennywise Tracks

punkbands reports: Epitaph has posted the track listing and artwork for the upcoming full length from Pennywise. The record is titled The Fuse and is due out August 9th. The tracklist is as follows:

Knocked Down
Yell Out
Competition Song
Take A Look Around
Closer
6th Avenue Nightmare
The Kids
Fox TV
Stand Up
[see full story for more tracks and a link to the artwork]- Click Here for the Full Story

Crematorium Finish CD

siN's metal news reports: Crematorium have completed work on their DD Ehrlich (SLIPKNOT) produced new record, "The Process of Endtime," set for a July 19th release through Prosthetic Records. [see full story for some live dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Darkness Bass

Xfm reports: Following the departure of The Darkness' original bassist, Xfm can now reveal that the band have made a decision as to who will be Frankie Poullain's replacement.

"We are delighted to announce that a replacement for departed bassist Frankie Poullain has been chosen and The Darkness are now back to being a four-man rock machine. Inheriting Frankie's mantle will be Richie Edwards who, until now, has been guitarist Dan Hawkins' tech.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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