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Rock 3/24: Bizkit in Rehab- Who Needs MTV?- Dr Dru Sued- Korn Pirate- Ozzy
No Fan of Osbournes- Whitney- Jake E. Lee- Cradle of Records- Pedo Manager
Released- Motorhead DVD- Priest- Kittie Minus 2 Kittens- Soulfly- Vadar-
Seether- God Forbid- White Stripes Complete CD- Homme Recording- La's Return-
Melvins- Slipknot Lose Support- Stefani Outburst- All About Weezer- more
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 Bizkit
in Rehab |
Digital Noise reports: Limp Bizkit drummer
John Otto has entered a rehab clinic due to "personal issues".
The band has enlisted former CIV/Youth
Of Today drummer Sammy Siegler to help them with the recording of their
new, as-yet-untitled album. [see full story link for stories on Audioslave,
Gratitude, Kittie and The Black Maria] - Click
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| Who
Needs MTV? |
Wired reports: With MTV and VH1 now crowded
with programs like Date My Mom, The Ashlee Simpson Show and Celebrity Fit
Club, there's little room for music videos, especially from independent
artists.
That's why one up-and-coming group, the
Decemberists, opted to release its new music video, Sixteen Military Wives,
for free using BitTorrent. The high-quality video file has logged more
than 1,700 downloads since it was released over the weekend.
"For the most part, MTV and VH1 won't touch
video unless bands have sold a huge number of records," said Dawn Barger,
manager of the Decemberists. "It's impossible to get rotation."
BitTorrent provided a way for the band
to efficiently get the video out without paying a lot of money for bandwidth.
The group also hopes to gain exposure from fans passing along the video
to others. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Dr
Dru Sued |
BBC reports: Lawyers for US rapper Dr Dre
have asked a judge in Flint, Michigan to dismiss a legal action concerning
video footage filmed at a concert in July 2000.
Three former Detroit City employees were
filmed arguing boisterously with some of Dr Dre's representatives.
The trio are suing Dr Dre, Time Warner
Inc and Best Buy Co claiming they were unaware that the footage would be
used in a documentary released in 2002. [see full story for more]-
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| Korn
Pirate |
MTV reports: In typical rock-star fashion,
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, who, with porn-star wife Deven, became proud
parents last week, has named his infant son something even more bizarre
than Apple. According to Davis' Web site, Pirate Howsmon Davis entered
the world on Friday, and is doing just fine.[see full story for more]-
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| Ozzy
No Fan of Osbournes |
Yahoo Music reports: MTV may have aired the
final episode of the Osbournes on Monday night (March 21), but the cable
network will give the series a real send-off on April 17. Dubbing the event
"Black Sabbath," the channel plans to air every episode from all four seasons
of the Osbournes, starting at 5:30 a.m. Despite the show becoming a cultural
phenomenon, Ozzy said he is not a fan.
"I still can't watch it," Ozzy said. "It's
like a window in my past, and it's a really weird thing because we just
go around and we forget how our behavior was yesterday -- I have a constant
reminder. And there is hours and hours and reels and reels of film. There's
enough stuff there to do a thousand more shows, you know." [see full story
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| Jacko
in Vegas? |
AP reports: What do Wayne Newton, Celine Dion
and Michael Jackson have in common? If Donald Trump and his partners have
their way, they all will have a resident performing gig in Las Vegas on
their resumes.
Trump's Las Vegas partners have been courting
Jackson to perform at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, Us Weekly magazine
reports. New Frontier owner Phil Ruffin and partner Jack Wishna have reportedly
spoken to representatives of Jackson about a long-term residency. [see
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| Whitney
in Rehab Again |
AP reports: A year after her first reported
stay in rehab, Whitney Houston has again checked into a rehabilitation
facility. "Whitney Houston has re-entered a rehabilitation facility today,"
her publicist, Nancy Seltzer, told The Associated Press Wednesday. She
declined to provide details. [see full story for more]-
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| Jake
E. Lee Covers |
Totalrock reports: Former Ozzy/Badlands guitarist
Jake E, Lee is to issue an album of covers at the end of next month through
Mascot. It's called 'Retraced', and includes songs by Free, Trapeze, Montrose,
James Gang and Grand Funk. - Click
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| Cradle
of Records |
Totalrock reports: Former Cradle Of Filth
bassist Dave Pybus has helped start a new label. It's called SixSixSix
Records. The first releases - both due at the end of May - will be 'In
Absence Of Light' from symphonic black metalheads Draconian Order and 'Blood
'N' Roll' by Italian goths Bloody Mary.[see full link for stories on Antiproduct,
Gratitude, Vent, Zombie, Limp Bizkit and more]- Click
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| Pedo
Manager Released |
DiS reports: Jonathan King will be released
on parole tomorrow, after serving less than half of his seven-year gaol
sentence for four indecent assaults and two serious sexual offences on
boys aged between 14 and 15. The former pop mogul hopes to get back to
work within the music industry and plans to write a musical based on the
life of Cole Porter. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Motorhead
DVD |
Blabbermouth reports: MOTÖRHEAD will
be issuing a 30th anniversary DVD on July 4 via SPV Records. The two-disc
set will feature the band's December 2004 concert in Düsseldorf, Germany
on one disc and a documentary feature on the second disc. More information
will be made available soon.
MOTÖRHEAD are planning to commemorate
the milestone with a concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon on June 16.
Female metal group GIRLSCHOOL will also be on the bill. Frontman Lemmy
told ABC ePrep that the rest of the lineup is still tentative, although
he'd like British metal band SAXON to be on the bill.[see full story for
more]- Click
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| Priest
Big in Greece |
Blabbermouth reports: JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel
of Retribution" has entered the Greek national album chart at position
No. 1 � the first time PRIEST have topped the national album chart anywhere
in the world.[see full story for global chart positions]-
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| Kittie
Minus 2 Kittens |
Blabbermouth reports: KITTIE frontwoman Morgan
Lander has posted the following message on the band's official message
board:
"Alright, I know that what has happened
with Lisa [Marx, ex-KITTIE guitarist] comes as a shock to all of you. It
was a shock to all of us too. Things haven't been said in a press release
up until this point with good reason however. Not only has Lisa decided
to leave the band, but Jennifer [Arroyo, bass] has decided to leave too.
I figured we should get this all out into the open while we still can.
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| Driving
Songs |
BW&BK reports: QUEEN'S �Bohemian Rhapsody'
has been named the all-time best song to drive to. Glasgow band FRANZ FERDINAND
also made it into the top 10.
A radio station poll asked voters to choose
the top tune to have on the car stereo from a list of suggestions by listeners.
The Queen track took the top spot with
16% of votes, ahead of �Sweet Child O' Mine' by GUNS N' ROSES (15%) and
NIRVANA's �Smells Like Teen Spirit' (11%). [see full story for more of
the list]- Click
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| Soulfly
DVD |
BW&BK reports: Roadrunner Records (www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk)
report that SOULFLY's The Song Remains Insane DVD will now be released
on April 4th following the withdrawal of the original defective version.
Purchasers should check that they are buying the DVD in a plastic case
with a catalogue number of RR 09708 to ensure that they are getting the
correct version. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Vadar
Regain Deal |
BW&BK reports: VADER has signed a deal
with Regain Records (DANZIG, OVERKILL, MARDUK).
The first release under the new deal will
be the MCD The Art Of War, scheduled for release in October. The next full
length album will be released in autumn, 2006. [see full story for more]-
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| New
Seether |
IAYM reports: Seether have chosen "Karma And
Effect" as the title to their upcoming new album which will see a release
through Wind-Up on May 24th.[see full story for more on the new CD]-
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| God
Forbid Recording |
IAYM reports: God Forbid will be entering
the Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida on May 01st to commence the
pre-production process for their upcoming new album "IV: The Constitution
Of Treason" with Jason Suecof (Trivium, Cannae, Monstrosity). [see full
story for more]- Click
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| White
Stripes Complete CD |
NME reports: WHITE STRIPES have finished recording
their new album inside two weeks � and it could be released in time for
GLASTONBURY.
The duo have been at Jack White's Detroit
home working on songs for the follow-up to �Elephant'. Much like the recording
of their classic fourth album, which was done in ten days at Toe Rag studios
in London, recording of the as-yet-untitled new longplayer came quickly,
with the pair recording on average a song a day. [see full story for more]-
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| Homme
Recording |
NME reports: Despite illness and QUEENS OF
THE STONE AGE, JOSH HOMME has been busy with his side project EAGLES OF
DEATH METAL.
The band have been in the studio, with
Homme drumming, and expect to release their second album entitled �Death
By Sexy' this summer, Rolling Stone reports. [see full story for more]-
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| La's
Return |
NME reports: THE LA'S have confirmed their
first UK dates in over a decade, NME.COM can exclusively reveal.
The influential Liverpool band, which now
features Lee Mavers, John Power, Jay Lewis and Nick Miniski, will warm-up
for their performance at Japanese festival Summer Sonic with three British
shows. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Melvins
Tribute Delay |
The PRP reports: The forthcoming Melvins tribute
album, "We Reach: The Music Of The Melvins", has been pushed back to a
summer 2005 release date via Fractured Transmitter Record Co.. [see full
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| Slipknot
Lose Support |
The PRP reports: DevilDriver and Trivium have
dropped off of their previously announced west coast stints on Slipknot's
"Subliminal Verses Tour" with Lamb Of God and Shadows Fall as a result
of time constraints. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Stefani
Outburst |
Rockdirt reports: Gwen Stefani has lashed
out at those who don't take the No Doubt singer seriously as a musician.
"I was in a band since I was 16 years old. I've been in a fu**ng rock band
touring the fu**ing world for 18 years," Stefani fumed to NME. "So if you're
gonna try and erase that, then I'm going to stick my finger right in your
face. I know what it's like to be up on stage with anyone from a stupid,
fu**ing wannabe punk rock band to opening for U2 and the Rolling Stones."[see
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Calm down Britney... oops, Gwen.
| Rod
Price RIP |
antiMusic reports: Rod Price of 70s rock band
Foghat died on Tuesday (March 22nd) after falling down the stairs in his
home.
Price was the man behind some of Foghat's
most memorial riffs including the radio staples 'Fool For The City' and
'Slow Ride'. This is second death in the Foghat family. Guitarist/vocalist
"Lonesome" Dave Peverett died of cancer in February of 2000. [see full
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| Jacko
Lawyer Hospitalized |
antiMusic reports: One of Jackson's attorneys
had to be wheeled out of court on a gurney today and was taken to the hospital.
Jackson attorney Brian Oxman suddenly fell ill as today's court session
ended. Oxman, who appeared conscious but pale according to witnesses, was
wheeled out of the courtroom into an awaiting ambulance and taken to the
Marian Medical Center. [see full story for info on the judge's ruling over
the porn on Jackson's computer]- Click
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| Saul
Israel Holiff RIP |
BBC reports: The former manager of Johnny
Cash, Saul Israel Holiff, has died at the age of 79, his family said.
Mr Holiff, who was also a concert promoter,
managed Cash's career between 1960 and 1973, quitting when he thought the
singer's career had peaked. [see full story for more]-
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| More
diddy on MTV |
FMQB reports: MTV has struck a production
deal with P. Diddy to develop more shows for the network, including another
season of his Making The Band series. According to the New York Daily News,
Diddy is co-producing Run's House, a reality show about Run-DMC's Joseph
Simmons and his family, which Diddy calls "reality TV's answer to The Cosby
Show." He may also produce other concert specials, reality shows, sitcoms
and documentaries. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Motown
Defaced |
Reuters reports: The "Motown Remixed" compilation
is set for a May 24 release. The 15-track album will be augmented on the
same day by "Motown Unmixed," featuring the original versions of the source
material for the remix project.
Among the notable remixes on the set are
Gladys Knight & the Pips' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by the
Roots' ?uestlove and James Poyser (under the moniker the Randy Watson Experience,
named for the hapless singer in "Coming to America") and the Jackson 5's
"I Want You Back" by DJ Z-Trip. [see full story for more]-
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| Cream
Bio |
Noble PR reports: Virgin Books are set to
release 'Cream: The World's First Supergroup', a 282-page hardback book
featuring rare photographs of one of the greatest rock'n'roll supergroups
of the psychedelic sixties. Published in the U.K. on April 7, 2005, the
book coincides with the much speculated and eagerly anticipated Cream reunion
of the original three members. [see full story for more]-
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| Ash
Skywalker Gig |
Cornerstone reports: As you may remember,
Ash just released "Meltdown" on March 8th and they are on tour with The
Bravery. In case you have forgotten, "Meltdown" has gone certified gold
in the UK and was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz
(Foo Fighters, System Of A Down.) In addition to their tour they have just
announced some in-store performances and a secret gig at the ever so mysterious
Skywalker Ranch!
Ash will be performing at Skywalker Ranch
- Industrial Light & Magic at 7pm on Monday, March 28th.
In-store appearances:
March 23rd at 5pm - Tempe, AZ - Zia
Record Exchange
March 26th at 2pm - Los Angeles, CA -
Amoeba Hollywood
March 29th at 5pm - Berkeley, CA - Rasputins'
Music
April 15th at 5pm - Boston, MA - Newbury
Comics
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| Rocket
Summer Dates |
Earshot reports: The Rocket Summer will soon
head out on The Militia Group Presents...A Family Affair tour with label
mates Brandtson, Cartel and Umbrellas beginning April 1st in Iowa City,
IA (dates below).
A Family Affair Tour Dates:
4.01 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis
4.02 Appleton, WI @ Monkey Wrench
4.04 Detroit, MI @ The Shelter
4.05 Cleveland, OH @ Pirates Cove
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| Metal
Blade Sign The Absence |
Metal Blade reports: Metal Blade Records has
officially inked a worldwide deal with the Tampa, Florida's The Absence!
Having previously self-releasing an EP that received great praise, The
Absence will be taking the world by force with their upcoming full length
and live shows; laying waste to all in their path and carving their name
in the world of melodic metal. The band will enter Manna Studio's on April
10th with Erik Rutan (Into The Moat, Soilent Green, Hate Eternal) producing
their first full-length release for Metal Blade records due out in the
fall of 2005. The Absence will be touring relentlessly both nationally
and abroad in support of their debut release so make sure to catch them
live as you are sure to be blown away![see full story for more]-
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| Dishwalla
Hit The Road |
Harper PR reports: The Santa Barbara rock
band Dishwalla has announced the dates for a month-long tour in support
of their newly released self-titled fifth album. Initial dates will take
the band throughout California with additional brief stops in Atlanta,
Kentucky, El Paso and Japan.
APRIL
2 - Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk
3 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
12 - Japan @ Okuma Airforce Base
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| All
About Weezer |
Special Ops reports: Weezer's new CD Make
Believe will be released on May 10th and is one of the most anticipated
albums of the year!
Make Believe, produced by Rick Rubin, includes
the first single "Beverly Hills" which arrives at radio on March 23rd.
MTV2 will air an "All Day Premiere" on Tues, Mar 29th and MTV2 "Makes the
Video" premieres Wed. March 30th. Other tracks include "We Are All On Drugs,"
"This Is Such a Pity," and "Peace."
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| Unwritten
Law Tour |
Atlantic Records reports: San Diego rockers
Unwritten Law are taking it to the streets. The veteran rockers are hitting
the road beginning March 22nd in support of their new album Here's To The
Mourning, which debuted at # 51 on Billboard's Top 200, marking the band's
highest career chart debut. The album has scanned over 75,000 in just 7
weeks, and is on track to be one of the band's biggest selling albums to
date.
3/25 - Bakersfield, CA - Montgomery World
Plaza
3/26 - Las Vegas, NV - Desert Breeze Skate
Park
4/01 - Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events
Hub
4/04 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
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