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Rock 5/25: Motley Sues NBC- Madonna Stole Song?- SOAD No 1- Leno Defends
Jacko- Limp Sales- Slayer Unplugged- Gigantour- Eduardo Navarrete RIP-
Intl Chaos- Opeth- Stone Roses- Silverstein- Testament- Armageddon Reunion-
ZZ Top- Lil Kim TV In Doubt- Corgan Vs Zwan- Duff's Worst- Navarro Reality
TV- Used / Glassjaw Tour- Witchcraft- Eyehategod- Marillion- more
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 Motley
Sues NBC |
BW&BK reports: The New York Times is reporting
that MÖTLEY CRÜE filed suit against NBC Tuesday (May 24) alleging
that the network violated the group's free-speech rights and weakened its
sales by banning it after Vince Neil, the lead singer, used an expletive
on the air in a Dec. 31 appearance on "The Tonight Show".
The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in
Los Angeles, accuses the network of censoring the band to mollify a Federal
Communications Commission that has been increasingly quick to levy steep
fines for broadcasting indecent material on television and radio. The lawsuit
says the network, which banned the group after Mr. Neil inserted an expletive
into his New Year's greeting to Motley Crue's drummer, Tommy Lee, added
insult to injury by promoting a summer reality series featuring Mr. Lee.
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| Madonna
Stole Song? |
E! reports: A European songwriter is looking
to freeze Madonna out of some cold cash.
Belgian composer Salvatore Acquaviva is
suing the Material Mommy, accusing her of ripping off parts of his song
for her 1998 worldwide hit "Frozen" off the multiplatinum-selling album
Ray of Light.
The suit, filed in the city of Mons, claimed
Madonna's minor-key ditty plagiarized several bars of his track "Ma Vie
Fout L'camp (My Life's Getting Nowhere)", written five years before. [see
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| SOAD
No 1 |
siN's metal news reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN
has enterted the Billboard Charts at the coveted position of #1 after selling
over 465,000 albums of "Mesmerize" in their first week.-
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| Leno
Defends Jacko |
AP reports: Jay Leno stopped making fun of
Michael Jackson just long enough to testify for the pop star at his child
molestation trial Tuesday, saying that he grew suspicious of effusive and
seemingly scripted phone calls from Jackson's young accuser.
The "Tonight Show" host's account
of calls from the boy came before Chris Tucker took the stand and defense
attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. told the court that the "Rush Hour" star would
be the last witness � indicating Jackson will not testify. [see full story
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| Limp
Sales |
New York Daily News reports:
...[Fred Durst's] Einstein of an idea to
shoot the seven-song EP "The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)" into stores
this month while barely whispering a word to anyone outside his record
company and his official Web site.
The philosophy, according to a knowledgeable
source, was to build a buzz through the fan site to prove the power of
Durst's connection to "the people." Media, be damned.
Unfortunately for the band, it hasn't quite
worked out that way.
The stealth CD opened on the Billboard
charts at an awful No. 24 with flaccid sales of 37,083. In this, its second
week, it free-fell to No. 82 and is sure to dive-bomb further from there.
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| Slayer
Unplugged |
siN's metal news reports: ERIK HINDS of Athens,
Georgia , and active composer, performer, and promoter of a wide range
of music, is set to release a solo acoustic version of SLAYER's "Reign
in Blood", solely performed on a quartertone electric guitar and the H'arpeggione,
an upright acoustic instrument with 12 sympathetic strings.[see full story
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| Reminder
Def Lep Party |
antiMusic reports: Ready to rock rock til'
you drop? Join antiMusic Tonight (Wed) at The Joint in L.A. for a special
release / listening party for Def Leppard's new double disc hits collection
"Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection". The listening party will take
place between 8 - 9:30 followed by live performances by Ricky Warwick,
the Rock Brigade (all star tribute to early Def Leppard) and an all-star
jam at the end of the night featuring members of Guns N' Roses, Poison
and more special surprise guests! (Joe and the boys were down last week
for Ricky's release party so who knows?) 18-and-over until 10 PM, prizes
and more anti fun will be had all night long.
antiMusic.com - Happeninharry.com - Universal
Records present
Def Leppard "Rock of Ages" Listening Party
Wed, May 25 - The Joint - Los Angeles
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| Gigantour
Update |
BW&BK reports: MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine
has posted the following message in the Forum section of the band's website:
"Droogies! I am nearing the end of the
selection of my guests to entertain y'all this summer on the Second Stage.
As far as I see it, the choices are down to just a few and the most likely
to succeed are LIFE OF AGONY or MUSHROOMHEAD. There are some other contenders
still but if the decision came down today, the aforementioned two are probably
the finalists. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Eduardo
Navarrete RIP |
BW&BK reports: One of the most emblematic
figures of the South American Metal music scene, Eduardo "Picoroco" Navarrete
was found dead in the evening of May 23rd in the bathroom of his mother's
apartment.
The cause of death is still not clear but
it is presumedly a heart attack.
Picoroco was active in the Metal scene
from the beginning of the �80s and by the beginning of the �90s had started
his own record label, Picoroco Records. [see full story for more]-
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| Intl
Chaos |
Audio Aggression reports: The International
Taste Of Chaos Tour is expected to kick off on October 16th and run through
the end of November with stops in Mexico, Australia, Japan, the UK, and
Germany. Alot of big names have signed up so far including The Used, Story
Of The Year, Killswitch Engage, Rise Against, and Funeral For A Friend.-
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| Opeth
Update |
IAYM reports: Opeth are currently mixing their
upcoming new album which is slated for a late August/early September release
through Roadrunner. The group hope to have the effort wrapped up by June
01st[see full story for more]- Click
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| Stone
Roses May Reform |
NME reports: JOHN SQUIRE has said that he
wants to reform THE STONE ROSES.
Following a recent sighting of the three
original members of the band - bar singer Ian Brown - at a gig together
in Manchester, the guitarist has revealed that he wants to get back on
the road with the baggy legends. [see full story for more]-
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| Silverstein
In Aug |
Punkbands.org reports: Victory Records reports
that Silverstein are preparing for the release on August 16th of their
new album, "Discovering The Waterfront". Sean Mackin of Yellowcard continues
Silverstein's tradition of having them on their recordings. [see full story
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| Testament
Benefit |
Blabbermouth reports: TESTAMENT and friends
will be playing a benefit concert on July 9, 2005 at The Pound in San Francisco.
Proceeds from the show � the band's first in the San Francisco area in
over two years � will aid in the financial recovery for families dealing
with life-altering medical diagnosis. Among the families that will benefit
from the concert are Keith and Brandy Regan, who had a son (Cole Regan)
who was born with cancer (leukemia / AML) and survived up until three months
short of his second birthday before passing away on July 28, 2004.[see
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| Armageddon
Reunion |
Blabbermouth reports: According to a post
at Christian '80s Metal, Christian metal band ARMAGEDDON will be reforming
to play one show. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 29 in Herndon,
VA as part of a festival called "Rally In The Alley". ARMAGEDDON are scheduled
to go on at 11 p.m. [see full story for more]- Click
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| ZZ
Top On The Road |
liveDaily reports: Texas rock trio ZZ Top
is set to launch an extensive North American tour that will keep the group
on the road for most of what's left of 2005.
The band's 24-week outing kicks off on
the West Coast next week, and dates are stacked up into early October[see
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