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 Britney
Sued For Song Theft |
An attorney for Steve Wallace of Anderson filed a complaint May 5 in federal court against Spears, her album promoter, Sony/BMG Music Publishing Inc., and recording and publishing companies affiliated with the singer.
The complaint acknowledges Wallace did not formally copyright his song until 2003. A few weeks after writing the song in 1990, he executed what's commonly known as a "poor man's" copyright: He placed his work in a sealed envelope and obtained a postmark. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Culkin
Testifies |
| Chappelle
Hospitalized |
The comedian's whereabouts and condition have been unknown since Comedy Central abruptly announced last week that the planned May 31 launch of the third season of "Chappelle's Show" had been postponed and production halted. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Eminem
+ Triumph |
Triumph hit the headlines in 2002 after upsetting a grumpy Eminem in the audience at the MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS with a live comedy routine the rapper didn't appreciate. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Bands
Vs Oasis |
The Kaiser Chiefs ("a bad Blur"), The Paddingtons ("f***ing awful") and Keane ("twats") all suffered the wrath of Gallagher junior, and had the following to say in their defence:
Ricky Wilson, Kaiser Chiefs: "He had a go at me for wearing make-up. I only wore it to look more like him." [see full story for more fun]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Club
NME Death |
The man, who is yet to be officially named, was out with workmates for this past Friday's (7th May) regular Club NME event, when he fell from the first-floor balcony down to the dancefloor, sustaining severe head injuries. The whole incident occurred in front of a packed venue and before the first band had taken the stage. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Ben
Folds Rufus |
Dubbed the "Odd Men Out" tour, the jaunt kicks off in early August, and is currently slated to run for about three weeks. [see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story
| NIN
No 1 |
| Metal
Church Say Goodbye |
My sincere condolences go out to all his friends, family and fans. Godspeed to you, Dave. - Kurdt Vanderhoof."- Click Here for the Full Story
| Double
Maiden |
The show was filmed at the Westfalenhalle Arena, Dortmund, Germany during the Dance Of Death European Tour in December 2003 and fully captures the magnificent stage production and electricity of the band's performance. Steve Harris once again took weeks personally editing the footage and like Rock In Rio this means thousands of cuts right into the heart of the action. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Warning:
Paris CD in Aug |
Hilton, in Toronto last week promoting her movie House of Wax, told MuchMusic that she is hard at work on the album in Los Angeles.
"I have so many projects I'm working on now but it will be released in August," she said. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Good
Charlotte Lose Drummer |
"Many of you may already know, our drummer Chris Wilson has been on and off the road due to personal health problems," the band wrote.
"Unfortunately, his problems continue and we have made a collective decision to have Chris stay around his friends and family and begin to truly rehabilitate." [see full story to find out who will take his place]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Lotsa
Offspring |
| Bled
Flood Coming |
| QOTSA
LP |
| Page
Rocks Wall St |
Page brought his guitar and played "Whole Lotta Love" for the traders and guests assembled at the stock exchange. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
| Patti
Smith's Meltdown Fest |
The annual season at London's South Bank Centre will this year be curated by the punk icon to mark 30 years since the release of her seminal work �Horses'. Smith performs the album in full on June 25 at the Royal Festival Hall.
Smith's peers Television play two shows at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on June 20-21. Meanwhile, the punk reunion will also see former Voidods leader Richard Hell, who retired from music in 1984, reading from his new novel �Godlike' on June 18. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
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