Day In
Rock 3/22: Ozzy Vs MTV- Porn Theft Arrest- Lollapalooza 05?- Nerd Split-
Van Drug Mule- Streetlight Manifesto- Save CBGB's- SxSW British Invasion-
Weezer Tour- Yeah Yeah Yeahs Scrap Songs- Eminem Drops Suit- Sharpton Vs
Rap II- Jacko Tardy- Slash Doll- Sixx Foundation- Toyota Records- Queen
Bootlegs- Audioslave Support- Carling Bands- Vader Lose Drummer
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 Ozzy
Vs MTV |
Contact Music reports: OZZY OSBOURNE had MTV
censors reaching for their panic buttons yesterday (21MAR05), when he cheekily
gave TOTAL REQUEST LIVE presenter DAMIAN FAHEY the finger while chatting
about working with MUPPET MISS PIGGY.
The rocker teamed up with the puppet pig
for the video of BORN TO BE WILD and admitted it wasn't difficult performing
with the Muppets diva - because she really was just someone's hand.
He then flipped the bird, stating, "Pretend
that's Miss Piggy." [see full story for more]- Click
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| Porn
Theft Arrest |
Totalrock reports: Amen bassist Nate Manor
has been arested for petty theft. And what did he allegedly steal? Four
porno magazines. He's been bailed for $300. - Click
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Source: Totalrock
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Day Metal Fest In Birmingham ** Leaves' Eyes 'Elegy' ** Life Of Agony:
Album Delay and more click here to check it out
| Lollapalooza
05? |
siN's metal news reports: Lollapalooza.com,
website for the traveling hippielike music festival that began in 1991
took a hiatus in 1997 and which was cancelled last year, has been updated
with news informing interested parties to return back on April 1st for
more information. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Nerd
Split |
NME reports: Production team THE NEPTUNES
have called time on their band NERD.
According to Pharrell Williams a record
company dispute had forced an end to the group.
"NERD is dead. I don't agree with the management
at Virgin Records so we're done," he told Radio 1. [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Van
Drug Mule |
Contact Music reports: Rocker DAVID LEE ROTH
often made TAWNY KITAEN carry his drugs whenever he was travelling, according
to the actress.
But she admits that her platonic encounters
with Roth often left her in tears.
She tells BLENDER magazine, "I dated VAN
HALEN's manager, and we'd go to the Bahamas with David Lee Roth. If he
had to travel with any narcotics, he'd shove it in my bag. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Streetlight
Manifesto Nix Tour, Lose Member |
Punkbands reports: Streetlight Manifesto has
had to cancel their remaining dates on their current tour. The band posted
the following on their website: Due to an urgent family crisis concerning
one of us, we've had to cancel the last 5 dates of this tour. [...] This
is the third medical emergency concerning family members on this tour alone
(two of which were ours) and we obviously place the lives of those we love
ahead of anything else.
In addition to this current misfortune,
we have to also say goodbye to one of the founding members of Streetlight
Manifesto, Dan Ross. Dan was on his last tour with us before he was to
jump head first into the working world[see full story for more]-
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| Save
CBGB's |
Punkbands reports: Additional stories have
surfaced regarding the situation surrounding the legendary club, CBGB's.
Since our original story, New York-based confectioner Chocolate Bar has
launched a line of CBGB-themed chocolate products, including a CBGBs Punk
Rock Box (a 16-piece truffle collection) and CBGB Retro Bars. The food
will debut in May. Chocolate Bar is also planning a launch party at the
famed club, located at 315 Bowery in New York's East Village, in May.
In addition, club owner Hilly Kristal has
launched the Save CBGB campaign and says that:
The current money situation and legal status
of the club, despite what Muzzy Rosenblatt says, is not in negotiation.
It is in the courts to be decided by a judge. I am not going to cast aspersions
on the representatives of the BRC, as they have on me. I only wish the
problem be solved so we can both "do our thing" If you want us here, the
BRC has to be persuaded that a gradual increase in rent is feasible.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| SxSW
British Invasion |
NME reports: BLOC PARTY, THE FUTUREHEADS,
GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN and KAISER CHIEFS led the British invasion at this
year's SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST festival, which wrapped up on Saturday in AUSTIN,
TEXAS (March 19).
The world's biggest new bands festival
saw over 1,300 bands play at 60 venues across the city in just four days
and was responsible last year for launching the careers of Willy Mason
and The Dears. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Weezer
Tour |
FMQB reports: As reported last week, Weezer
will be embarking on a brief North American tour surrounding the release
of Make Believe on May 10. Now the band has filled in the blanks on the
12 city trek. Weezer will kick off the tour on April 26 in Vancouver, British
Columbia and wind up in Atlanta on May 14. Along the way they will play
the Coachella Festival on April 30 in Indio, CA. Venues and ticket information
have not yet been announced. A European tour will follow, starting June
3, and the band will also play the Summersonic Festival in Japan in August.[see
full story for dates]- Click
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| Yeah
Yeah Yeahs Scrap Songs |
Contact Music reports: The YEAH YEAH YEAHS
have decided to scrap all of the songs recorded for their anticipated second
album - because the tracks sounded too much like their previous work.
The bandmembers have been working hard
on the follow-up to their breakthrough 2002 debut album FEVER TO TELL,
which they now say will arrive in the autumn (05) following the overhaul.
[see full story for more]- Click
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| Eminem
Drops Suit |
Yahoo Music reports: Eminem withdrew his federal
copyright law infringement case against the Source magazine on Wednesday
(March 16). The rapper's lawyer, Donald David, told New York's Daily News,
"There is nothing left to win. The judge already decided we have the copyright,
and he awarded us $131,000 in sanctions. So the case has no purpose anymore."
[see full story for more]- Click
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| Sharpton
Vs Rap II |
AP reports: The Rev. Al Sharpton, who is campaigning
against violence in rap music, plans to buy stock in record companies that
produce hip-hop and then become vocal as a stockholder.
"I don't think too many CEOs want to see
me come into his stockholders' meeting to say they're not doing enough
to stop the violence," Sharpton told the Daily News for Monday editions.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| Jacko
Tardy |
AP reports: A feeble-looking Michael Jackson
arrived late again Monday to his child molestation trial after another
hospital visit, but the judge took no apparent action. The pop star then
sat through testimony from a psychologist who asserted few child sex abuse
allegations turn out to be false. [see full story for more]-
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| Sixx
Foundation |
Blabbermouth reports: MÖTLEY CRÜE
bassist Nikki Sixx has reportedly started a foundation for runaway kids.
No details are currently available about the charity, but if buy a signed
(by Nikki) copy of CRÜE's autobiography "The Dirt" at the new MÖTLEY
CRÜE webstore (Swagrox.com), $10 from each book will go to the foundation.
[see full story for more]- Click
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| Toyota
Records |
Aversion reports: Oh what a feeling -- Toyota-released
records?
At the South by Southwest Music Festival
in Austin, the automotive giant announced it was starting its own music
imprint. The label, formed under the guise of breaking new bands, also
helps promote the company's latest model, the Scion. The automotive conglomerate's
already had its hand in releasing a series of compilation records at automotive
shows -- so far it's dropped 10 of them. Now the corporate machine will
take over and start selling the albums. [see full story for more]-
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| Queen
Bootlegs |
Blabbermouth reports: According to MelodicRock.com,
QUEEN will be making live tracks available for download exclusively on
QueenOnline.com after each show on their forthcoming tour. You can burn
these tracks onto a special packaged blank Q+PR CD that is available to
buy in the site online store.[see full story for more]-
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| Audioslave
Support |
Blabbermouth reports: According to Billboard.com,
support for AUDIOSLAVE's upcoming North American tour will come from singer/songwriter
JONNY POLONSKY, who last year released his first album since 1996, "The
Power of Sound". [see full story for more]- Click
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| Carling
Bands |
Totalrock reports: As TotalRock predicted
a while ago, Pixies, Foo Fighters and Iron Maiden are to be the headlining
acts at this year's Carling Weekend Festival, which happens at Reading
and Leeds from August 27-29. [see full story for more bands]-
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| Vader
Lose Drummer |
Totalrock reports: Polish metalheads Vader
have parted with longtime drummer Doc. According to blabbermouth,net, he's
been replaced by Daray. - Click
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