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Report for 10/11/05

Yoko Vs Paul

AP reports: Accepting the special trophy at the Q Awards, Ono said Lennon had sometimes felt insecure about his songs, asking why "they always cover Paul's songs and never mine."

"I said, `You're a good songwriter, it's not June with Spoon that you write. You're a good singer, and most musicians are probably a little bit nervous about covering your songs,'" she said Monday.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Britney's Bra Saga

antiMusic reports: So you had your heart set on owning Britney's jeweled bra. You took out a second mortgage on the house, logged on to eBay, placed your $47,000 bid only to have your hopes dashed when the pop star withdrew the item from her charity auction. 

Britney Spears made headlines last week when she announced she was launching an online auction to raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims. The big news was the inclusion of the bra in the auction. When eBay discovered the item they removed it due to a ban on selling undergarments on the site, but later reinstated the auction after the removal made headlines. 

Now Britney has pulled the plug on the bra saying that some people had the idea it was worm on stage as she performed her hit "Hit Me Baby One More Time". The bra was in fact worn during the filming of a TV promo video. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Manson Perfume

The Gauntlet reports: What would a perfume dreamed up by Marilyn Manson smell like? The world is about to find out. The Gothic rocker told WWD at the John Galliano show Saturday that he was planning to launch his own fragrance early next year.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Roth Replaces Stern

Rockdirt reports: Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports that sometime next month, Infinity Broadcasting will announce that David Lee Roth is taking over for Howard Stern. The former Van Halen frontman will not be taking over on all outlets, as Adam Carolla will divide up the territories once covered solely by Stern. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Floyd DVD

Gigwise reports: Pink Floyd have confirmed details of their eagerly-anticipated DVD �Pulse' capturing the band's legendary 1994 Earls Court shows. 

The double disc, released on December 5, includes a full concert performance from the fourteen night residency together with rare backstage footage and previously unseen extras. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Oasis Win Q

Gigwise reports: Despite receiving mixed reviews for their latest album Oasis have proved the critics wrong and picked up two awards at this year's Q Awards.

At the London ceremony the band were name as the people's favourite after winning the readers vote plus their record �Don't Believe The Truth' picked up the award for Best Album.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Beatallica Tour

liveDaily reports: Fab Four fans might freak and metal-heads could cringe as Beatallica mashes up two great sounds that (hopefully) go great together on a short tour that gets underway in late November. 

The Milwaukee-based band, which blends The Beatles and Metallica with songs such as "Hey Dude," "I Want to Choke Your Band" and "Leper Madonna," kicks off the trek on Nov. 28 in Columbus, OH[see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Eminem Hits

liveDaily reports: Eminem is finalizing the song selection for "Curtain Call," a new best-of album that's due in stores on Dec. 6, according to Interscope Records.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Megadeth Will Continue

Blabbermouth reports: MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine announced at the end of the band's headlining performance in Buenos Aires, Argentina Sunday night (October 9) that the group will continue to record and tour under the name MEGADETH. "I told you earlier tonight that I was gonna let all of you know first before the rest of the world what our decision was � whether or not we were gonna continue with MEGADETH or not," Mustaine said... "The answer is yes." [see full story for more including a link to an audio file of the annoucement]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Lemmy Vs Reporter Over Bisexual Rumor

Blabbermouth reports: Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter conducted a brief interview last week with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister... Q: Does it bother you when people tell stories about you that are not true?

Lemmy: "Yes, when I find out about it. Like that guy who made up a story that I'm supposed to be bisexual. I called him up and told him that he's writing stuff that is not true. 'Yeah, so what?' was his response. I said, 'Well, you can't collect your money if you have a screwdriver jammed through both your f***ing kneecaps, can you?' He thought I had a point and wrote a retraction."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Izzy & Adler

Blabbermouth reports: Brooke Ellis, webmaster of The Official Steven Adler Fansite, has issued the following update: "...Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records offered Steven a record deal and it looks like it's gonna happen. Steven asked Izzy [Stradlin, ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] to collaborate on songs with him and Sheldon [ADLER'S APPETITE singer]. Steven said he had a long conversation with him, and Izzy is planning to come down Monday [Oct. 10] to give it a shot.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Gay Manowar

Blabbermouth reports: Italian power metal band NANOWAR have spoofed a well-known macho heavy metal legend with their album "Other Bands Play ... Nanowar Gay". Not only does the album cover spoof MANOWAR's "Fighting the World" album sleeve, it also twists the well-known MANOWAR battle cry from "slay" to "gay" and portrays the heroes in suitable VILLAGE PEOPLE-style attire.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mute Priest

Blabbermouth reports: A regular BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Fullshred has submitted the following report:

"I was at the JUDAS PRIEST concert last night [October 9] at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ where JUDAS PRIEST performed (sort of).

"About four songs into their set, Rob Halford [vocals] came on stage with a mug of some liquid. While he was sipping away, he explained to the audience that he was suffering from a case of influenza. By the song 'Breaking the Law', he was looking for some breathing room for his voicebox. By the time he got to 'Screaming for Vengeance' he had pretty much lost his voice and it became an 'audience participation' rendition[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Death DVD

BW&BK reports: According to the official DEATH website, on November 11, Nuclear Blast records will release the DVD, Death: Live In Cottbus. It will include all the press pictures from the The Sound Of Perseverance-era (1998) as well. Also, a new deluxe edition of The Sound of Perseverance will contain Live In Cottbus as a bonus DVD.[see full story for tracks]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Furia Deal

BW&BK reports: French death metallers FURIA have inked a new deal with Season Of Mist, who release their third album, Kheros, on January 23rd, 2006. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Killswitch Engage DVD

The Gauntlet reports: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's forthcoming DVD entitled "(Set This) World Ablaze" will hit stores November 22 through Roadrunner Records and features the band's live performance at The Palladium in Worcestor on July 25th. Direction for the live performance was handled by Lex Halaby who has also worked with Chimaira and Mudvayne.[see full story for tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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National Satanist

The Gauntlet reports: According to Norwegian newsource, "Aftenposten," former drummer of Norwegian Black Metal outfits, Gorgoroth and Molested put down the sticks and picked up a pen to relate his views on the mayhem which occurred amongst the Black Metal circle in the early 90's. 

Erlend Erichsen's new book titled "National Satanist" (Nasjonsalsataniste) is already being translated in French and there are talks about a German version.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dinosaur Jr DVD

punkbands reports: Dinosaur Jr. have been touring complete with the original lineup of J. Mascis, Emmett Jefferson Murphy III and Lou Barlow. The band recently announced plans to record and produce their first ever live DVD. They will film their upcoming two night performance at the Irving Plaza in New York City, currently scheduled for December 2nd and 3rd.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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