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Rock 3/14: Jadakiss Vs 50 Cent- Guns N Rap- C-Murder Denied Retrial- Slipknot-
NIN- Ozzy- Coldplay- Queen Dates- Danny Joe Brown RIP- Anthrax- SFU Box-
Switchfoot- Geezer Bumped- Soilent Green- McFly- Black Dahlia Murder- Mudvayne-
Throwdown- Euro Slayer- Joe Jackson & Todd Rundgren- Robert Cray- Scary
Kids Scaring Kids- Gorillaz- Underoath- Jamiroquai- Breaking Benjamin-
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 Jadakiss
Vs 50 Cent |
MTV reports: 50 Cent may have called for peace
with Game at a press conference Wednesday, but he definitely has unresolved
issues with some of his other peers.
Hours after 50's media event, Jadakiss
and Fat Joe became the first to retaliate for getting called out on "Piggy
Bank."
On Wednesday evening, Kiss started the
verbal melee, sending out his new freestyle to a few parties (including
MTV News), which was labeled "Checkmate." In it, the Yonkers, New York,
native uses the G-Unit general's own ammo against him: Kiss raps over 50's
beat from "Animal" � a dis record aimed at Murder Inc. on 50's 2050: Before
the Massacre mixtape � and even plays with 50's original lines from the
record.[see full story to learn how Fat Joe got back at fiddy]-
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| C-Murder
Denied Retrial |
AP reports: A judge's decision to grant a
new murder trial to rapper C-Murder has been overturned by a state appeals
court.
The ruling, in an opinion released Thursday,
sets the stage for a sentencing hearing for the rapper, whose real name
is Corey Miller, Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said.
Miller, who faces a mandatory sentence
of life in prison without parole for second-degree murder, may still appeal,
said defense attorney Ron Rakosky. [see full story for more]-
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| Guns
N Rap |
Blabbermouth reports: According to a posting
on the Sp1at.com web site, hip-hop legend BIZZY BONE has told Philly.com
that he will be releasing a cover of the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Welcome
to the Jungle" this summer. "There's a lot of my archives and some things
never heard before," Bizzy told Philly.com. "I will have a rock and roll
album out this summer, doing a remake of 'Welcome To The Jungle' with GUNS
N' ROSES." [see full story for more]- Click
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| Slipknot
Costumes |
Blabbermouth reports: PulseoftheMaggots.com
spoke with a representative of Morbid Industries, who have confirmed that
SLIPKNOT haved signed a license agreement for the company to begin production
of SLIPKNOT masks and costumes for fan purchase beginning summer 2005.
"It has not been officially released yet,
but the deal is done," the representative said. "SLIPKNOT has entered into
a licensing agreement with Morbid Industries for the production of SLIPKNOT
masks and costumes beginning summer 2005. Morbid displayed the prototypes
of the masks at the Halloween & Party Show in Chicago last week.[see
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| NIN
Voodoo |
Blabbermouth reports: According to a posting
on The NIN Hotline, Ticketmaster has started announcements to sellers in
the Louisiana area that NINE INCH NAILS are due to headline this year's
Voodoo festival in New Orleans. The annual event, which tends to draw in
a crowd of around 65,000 people, is scheduled to take place October 29-30.[see
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| Ozzy
Bonus |
Blabbermouth reports: Bilboard is reporting
that early purchasers of OZZY OSBOURNE's March 22 boxed set, "Prince of
Darkness", will get a little bonus.
The initial pressing of the set will include
a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for this summer's Ozzfest, valued at $40.
To redeem, customers go to the Ozzfest.com web site and punch in the code
on the coupon.[see full story for more]- Click
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Source: Blabbermouth
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Heavy Metal Opera Surpassed Expectations ** ORPHANED LAND: Early Albums
To Be Issued On Limited-Edition Vinyl and more click here to check it out
| Coldplay
X&Y |
MuchMusic reports: Coldplay fans finally have
a date to mark on their calendars� the band's highly anticipated new album
will be called X&Y and hits stores on June 7th. Coldplay is also expected
to announce North American tour dates in the coming weeks. -
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| Queen
Dates |
Ananova reports: Queen have announced extra
dates for their first live tour in almost 20 years.
They include a huge open air gig in Hyde
Park, London, on Friday July 8.
The tour will also now take in Belfast
Odyssey Arena on May 13 and Dublin The Point Depot on May 14. [see full
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| Universal
Profits |
Audio Aggression reports: After earlier reports
from Sony/BMG blaming piracy decreased sales, Universal Music Group is
starting 2005 like they ended 2004, with record profits. SoundScan sale's
charts for this week show UMG artists holding four of the top five albums,
and 44% of album sales.With an upcoming release from Nine Inch Nails, Universal
Music Charirman Doug Morris doesn't expect sales to slow down anytime soon.-
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| WMG
IPO |
Audio Aggression reports: In an effort to
increase earnings, the Warner Music Group filed with the SEC proposing
a public offering of it's stock. If approved the stock is expected to go
pubic no later than May, and are expected to add $750 million to $1 billion
in revenue.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Danny
Joe Brown RIP |
BW&BK reports: Danny Joe Brown, a founding
member of southern rockers MOLLY HATCHET, and singer and co-writer of the
band's biggest hits from the late '70s, died on Thursday at his home in
Davie of complications from pneumonia. He was 53. The lone voice in a six-piece
band that featured three lead guitarists, Mr. Brown, a Jacksonville native,
matched the clamor of Molly Hatchet's music with a big, muscular growl
on songs such as 'Flirtin' With Disaster', 'Whiskey Man' and 'Gator Country'.
Mr. Brown co-founded Molly Hatchet in Jacksonville in 1975. [see full story
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| Anthrax
Add Date |
BW&BK reports: According to the official
House Of Blues website, ANTHRAX have confirmed another show in Chicago,
Illinois on May 1 as the band's April 30th appearance at the same venue
is sold out. As previously reported, Anthrax are lining up shows with the
Among The Living lineup, which features singer Joey Belladonna, guitarists
Scott Ian and Dan Spitz, drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello.
Unconfirmed reports say that Anthrax will be part of this year's Ozzfest.[see
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| SFU
Box |
BW&BK reports: According to a posting
by frontman Chris Barnes on SIX FEET UNDER's official website, the band's
upcoming No Mercy Festival stop in Berlin, Germany (at Columbia Club) will
be filmed for their upcoming boxset, due out later this year via Metal
Blade. Barnes says that "two songs from the new CD 13 will be included
in the setlist.[see full story for more]- Click
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Source: BW&BK
also has news on BRAINSTORM - Overcoming The Pressure ** IVORY KNIGHT Confirmed
For SONATA ARCTICA Show In Ottawa ** OZZY OSBOURNE Reduced To A "Nervous
Wreck" When Osbournes TV Series Became A Hit ** LAST CRACK Add Second Iceland
Show ** Producer Kevin Shirley Trying To "Get Rid Of Gorgeous Gibson Les
Paul JIMMY PAGE Model" and more click here to check it out
| Switchfoot
Care |
MTV reports: San Diego rockers Switchfoot
will mount the inaugural Switchfoot Bro-Am Surf Contest on May 14 at Moonlight
Beach in Encinitas, California. The benefit/contest will raise money for
Care House Kids, a San Diego nonprofit that helps at-risk and homeless
teens.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Geezer
Bumped |
IAYM reports: Black Sabbath bassist Geezer
Butler's forthcoming new album under the GZR moniker "Ohmwork" has been
bumped back to a May 10th release through Sanctuary.-
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| Soilent
Green in June |
IAYM reports: Relapse have set June 07th as
the release date for Soilent Green's forthcoming new album "Confrontation".[see
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| McFly
Tops In UK |
NME reports: MCFLY have seized the UK number
one spot with their COMIC RELIEF single.
The guitar-popsters' AA side �All About
You' / �You've Got A Friend' has knocked Stereophonics' 'Dakota' from the
summit. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Black
Dahlia Murder July |
The PRP reports: The Black Dahlia Murder have
set a July 26th release date through Metal Blade for their new album "Miasma".
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| Mudvayne
Dates |
The PRP reports: More dates have been revealed
for Mudvayne's upcoming run with Life Of Agony, American Head Charge and
bloodsimple., the latest are as follows:
April 12th New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
April 23rd Austin, TX - Backroom
April 27th San Antonio, TX - Live Oak
Civic Center
April 29th Lubbock, TX - The Pavillion
[see full story for more dates]-
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| Throwdown
tracks |
The PRP reports: Throwdown have finished up
recording and mixing their upcoming new album "Vendetta", the tentative
track listing for it is as follows:
01 - "We Will Rise" 02 - "Speak The Truth"
03 - "Vendetta" 04 - "Burn" 05 - "Discipline" 06 - "To Live Is To Sacrifice"
07 - "Give My Life" 08 - "The World Behind" 09 - "Shut You Down" 10 - "Annihilation
(N.W.D.)" 11 - "This Is Where It Ends" [see full story for more]-
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| Euro
Slayer |
The PRP reports: Slayer have been mapping
out a number of overseas dates for the summer, here's where you can see
them:
May 27th-28th Fuenlabrada, SPA - Festimad
June 01st Clermont-Ferrand, FRA - La Cooperative
De Mai
June 03rd-05th Nurburgring/Zeppelinfeld,
GER - Rock Am Ring
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| B.I.G.
Murder Probe |
antiMusic reports: The FBI has closed their
investigation into the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G., according to
the Los Angeles Times. The FBI probe reportedly focused on a Los Angeles
police officer and rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight as the primary
suspects. B.I.G. was murdered on March 9, 1997 following an industry party
at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
Controversy around the murder abounds with
accusations of an organized cover-up by B.I.G.'s mother, Voletta Wallace.
Wallace is suing the city of Los Angeles for wrongful-death and claims
that the Los Angeles Police Department has covered up police involvement
in the murder by a reported rogue officer. That case goes to trial on April
12th and may have contributed to the FBI shutting down their investigation.
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| Battle
for Ozzfest Dates |
antiMusic reports: The bands that were featured
in the MTV reality series "Battle for Ozzfest" will team up later this
month for a tour. The tour featuring A Dozen Furies, Curse Your Name (Cynder)
and Manntis is set to kick off on March 26th in Hollywood. Going by known
dates at press time it appears that the tour will run for just under a
month before concluding in Washington DC on April 22nd.
Here are the dates at press time:
03/26 - Hollywood, California The Avalon
Theater
03/28 - Phoenix, Arizona Martini Ranch
04/01 - El Paso, Texas Xcape
04/05 - Houston, Texas Meridian
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| Euro
QOTSA |
antiMusic reports: The Queens of the Stone
Age plan a summer return to Europe in support of their forthcoming album
"Lullabies To Paralyze," which will hit stores on March 22nd. The group
will hit a number of festivals on the continent during their three week
tour. The tour details are below:
06/11 - Stuttgart, Germany Southside Festival
06/12 - Munster, Germany Hurricane Festival
06/14 - Thessaloniki, Greece Amphitheatre
[see full story for more dates]-
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| Broko
Jacko? |
antiMusic reports: Prosecutors in the Michael
Jackson child molestation trial claimed last week that the pop singer is
in financial trouble and that his money problems may have led Jackson to
conspire to hold his accuser and his family captive in an attempt to minimize
the financial damage.
A hearing was held on Friday to determine
if Jackson's financial records could be used as evidence in the trial.
The prosecutors claim that Jackson is a "spendaholic" with "a billionaire
spending habit for only a millionaire's spending budget". The prosecutors
told Judge Rodney Melville that Jackson has debts of $300 million and that
his liabilities could be as much as $400 million by the end of the year.
"We have more than reason to believe that
Michael Jackson is on the precipice of bankruptcy," Assistant District
Attorney Gordon Auchincloss said. [see full story for more]-
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| Joe
Jackson and Todd Rundgren |
Nobel PR reports: Joe Jackson and Todd Rundgren
today announced details of their forthcoming UK and European Tour. The
internationally renown-recording artists and singer/songwriters will undertake
a joint solo tour where they will be backed by US string quartet, Ethel.
Tickets go on sale Friday March 11 at 9am
for the following eight UK concerts: Portsmouth Guild Hall (Monday May
30), Bristol Colston Hall (Tuesday May 31), York Opera House (June 2),
Leicester De Montfort Hall (Friday June 3), Carling Apollo Hammersmith,
London (Sunday June 5), Newcastle The Sage (Monday June 6), Edinburgh Usher
Hall (Wednesday June 8) + Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Thursday June 9).[see
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| Robert
Cray CD |
conqueroo reports: The Robert Cray Band, notched
its 1,000th live performance as a unit at the beginning of 2005, just after
completing their new album, Twenty. The new album combines the band's skills
with legendary, Grammy winning engineer Don Smith (The Rolling Stones,
Ry Cooder, Miles Davis) to craft an intelligent and sophisticated CD that
draws from a diverse pool of influences to create a signature sound and
a varied menu of songs.
Twenty, like its predecessor Time Will
Tell, was co-produced by Cray along with Jim Pugh, his keyboardist of 16
years. Set for May 24 street date, fans can look for U.S. tour dates throughout
the balance of the year.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Scary
Kids Scaring Kids |
Earshot reports: Phoenix, AZ's, Scary Kids
Scaring Kids are putting the finishing touches on their highly-anticipated
Immortal Records debut full-length, which is set for release mid-summer.
The self-titled set was produced by Brian McTernan (Thrice, Hot Water Music,
Moments In Grace, Cave In) at his Salad Days studios. Scary Kids Scaring
Kids are scheduled to perform on two weeks of the Vans Warped Tour this
summer. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Gorillaz
in May |
Cornerstone reports: Cartoon quartet Gorillaz
will on May 24 release its sophomore Virgin album, "Demon Days." A video
is in production for first single "Feel Good Inc.," featuring De La Soul.
Album track "Dirty Harry," which features what sounds like a children's
choir, has been making the rounds on the Internet for several weeks.
The brainchild of Blur frontman Damon Albarn
and "Tank Girl" creator Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz comprises the characters
Noodle, Murdoc, 2-D, and Russell who inhabit a virtual world on Gorillaz.com.-
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| Underoath
Tour |
MSO reports: "Crushing melodic and affecting
all at once�" praised Alternative Press (9/04) of the FL-based sextet UNDEROATH,
whose breakout third album THEY'RE ONLY CHASING SAFETY on Seattle's Tooth
& Nail has already sold over 140,000 copies. Now in the midst of the
Taste of Chaos Tour also featuring The Used and My Chemical Romance, UNDEROATH
will launch a headlining U.S. trek in late March before hopping on the
Vans Warped Tour this summer.
In other news, the band just received their
two millionth play on the popular PureVolume.com music site, making UNDEROATH
the second-most downloaded band in the history of the site.[see full story
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| Jamiroquai
Date |
Epic reports: The release date for Jamiroquai's
forthcoming release, 'Dynmaite' has changed to June 21st. The first single
will be "Feels Just Like It Should." - Click
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| James
LaBrie Solo |
Chipster reports: The musical ideas percolating
within vocalist James LaBrie are endless. His new solo album, 'Elements
Of Persuasion,' will be released on April 5, 2005, via InsideOut Music
America. Three East Coast tour dates are scheduled shortly after. These
are the only U.S. dates planned at the moment.
'Elements Of Persuasion' is the first one
the Dream Theater vocalist is releasing under his own name. Using the moniker
MullMuzzer, LaBrie has actually released two previous solo albums, 1999's
'Keep It To Yourself' and 2001's '2.'
The 12 songs on 'Elements Of Persuasion'
are "Crucify," "Alone," "Freaks," "Invisible," "Lost," "Undecided," "Smashed,"
"Pretender," "Slightly Out Of Reach," "Oblivious," "In Too Deep" and "Drained."[see
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| Breaking
Benjamin Add Dates |
Day in Rock reports: Breaking Benjamin have
added dates to their current tour with Theory of a Deadman and The Exies.
The band have also added dates with 3 Doors Down, and the first dates of
a seperate headlining run.
w/ Theory of a Deadman, The Exies
4/9 Ventura, CA � Majestic Ventura Theater
4/10 Las Vegas, NV � House of Blues
4/16 Austin, TX � The Backroom
4/18 San Antonio, TX � Sunset Station
4/19 Beaumont, TX � Antones
w/ 3 Doors Down
5/1 West Palm Beach, FL - Sunfest
Headlining w/TBA
5/13 Memphis, TN � New Daisy Theatre
5/14 Cincinnati, OH � Bogart's
5/18 Springfield, MO � The Oasis-
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| Michael
Franti Recording |
Hello Wendy reports: MICHAEL FRANTI RECORDING
NEW ALBUM IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA WITH LEGENDS CHRIS BLACKWELL, SLY AND ROBBIE
AND BEASTIE BOYS COLLABORATOR/JACK JOHNSON PRODUCER MARIO CALDATO JR.
Guided by inspiration from his journey
to Iraq, Palestine and Israel this past summer, musician/poet/activist
Michael Franti heads to Kingston, Jamaica to team up with legendary godfathers
of riddim Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, Chris Blackwell, founder of
Island Records and long-time Beastie Boys collaborator, Jack Johnson producer,
Mario Caldato, Jr.
The album is scheduled for a fall
2005 release via Palm.- Click
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