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Report for 10/25/05

Poison Robbed

Blabbermouth reports: Early Sunday morning (Oct. 23), the home of POISON guitarist C.C. Deville was broken into. Many guitars and several amplifiers were stolen from his private collection.

Arriving home from a personal business trip, Deville noticed that several guitars were not where he had left them. Upon further inspection, an initial inventory showed that approximately 30 pieces of equipment had been taken from his house. Included on the list are several vintage amplifiers and collectible guitars. Many of these are recognizable to C.C.'s fans, as they have been used on stage by this talented guitar player as well as featured in the numerous music videos he has appeared in during his 20-year career. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bon Jovi Vs Madonna

Rockdirt reports: Madonna's rep Liz Rosenberg spoke with The New York Daily News about Jon Bon Jovi's recent criticism of the Material Girl because she "takes [her] kids, [Rocco and Lourdes,] out to every premiere she ever goes to." Rosenberg said, "Madonna has never brought her children to a movie premiere. I'm delighted to hear what an authority Mr. Bon Jovi is on Madonna's talents as a mother. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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MP3 Breasts

Aversion reports: Sure, your fake breasts look dandy, but can they play the latest Coldplay single? Maybe in the future they will.

A BT Laboratories analyst floated the idea of pumping women's fake breasts with more than just silicon: Future implants may carry MP3 players.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Linkin Weenies

Club Vodka reports: Underground Supergroup Includes Members Of Linkin Park, Orgy, TSOL, Grey Daze And The Bleeders 

The first Los Angeles performance of Bucket Of Weenies has been set for Tuesday, October 25, at the Avalon (1735 N. Vine St., Hollywood). Tickets are $10 for the show, which begins at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7pm). 

Bucket Of Weenies is comprised of singer Chester Bennington (from multiplatinum, Grammy-winning Linkin Park), lead guitarist Ryan Shuck (alt-metal hero Orgy), guitarist Mike Rouse (The Bleeders, The Johns), bassist Mike "Cheez" Brown (hardcore legend TSOL) and drummer Sean Dowdell (Grey Daze).[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kaiser Foo Supergroup

NME reports: Kaiser Chiefs and Foo Fighters have formed a supergroup.

The band played their debut show in a pub during the Foos' and Kaisers' current tour of the US with Weezer, though singer Ricky Wilson missed the set because he went to bed. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Destiny Village

Contact Music reports: The girls of DESTINY'S CHILD are splitting up on a generous note - they're hoping to rehouse 100 families left homeless by Hurricane Katrina in mobile homes by Christmas (05).

The temporary trailer park community set up for those relocated to the Houston Astrodome after the August (05) storm lashed America's Gulf Coast will be named Destiny Village.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Silly News: HIM Masturbation

Contact Music reports: Finnish metal band HIM prefer to indulge in group masturbation sessions rather than succumb to the allure of groupies, because they are scared of bedding a transsexual by mistake.

Frontman VILLE VALO claims that joint viewing of pornographic channels on hotel televisions keeps their sexual desires at bay, and avoids any band members getting into embarrassing situations.[That explains the fury hands. see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Alice Cooper Bum TV

Gigwise reports: Alice Cooper is hoping to launch a bizarre reality TV show in which he saves a homeless Londoner from squalor. 

The wrinkly rocker wants to pick a beggar from the streets to turn their lives around for the show. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bono Lennon?

Gigwise reports: U2 front man Bono has revealed that Yoko Ono once told him that he was John Lennon's son.

Speaking to the Rolling Stone Bono said: "Yoko came up to me when I was in my twenties, and she put her hand on me and she said, 'You are John's son.' What an amazing compliment!"[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Spector Defense

Gigwise reports: Phil Spector's lawyers have requested that an admission of murder by the legendary producer be ruled out of his trial.

A hearing on Friday in Los Angeles will decide if a statement Spector made after Lana Clarkson died at his home.

Spector allegedly said: "I didn't mean to shoot her." He denies murder and his lawyers say that he had prescription drug withdrawal at the time of the supposed confession and therefore argue that it should be ruled inadmissible reports the BBC.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dimefest

BW&BK reports: Dimefest 2005 (www.dimefest.com) is scheduled to take place on December 10th at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas.

A description of the event reads: "Dimefest is an annual event hosted by TxLocalMusic.com to celebrate the life of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.

His music and his personality meant so much to the local music scene here in Texas, so this is the local music scenes way of giving back to the man who revolutionized Metal Guitar throughout the late 80's, 90's and early 2000's.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Korn Matrix

The Gauntlet reports: 93X.com reports Korn will release their new album on December 6th. The album is titled "See you on the other side" and is produced by the Matrix. The Matrix is the same team who produced pop star acts such as Avril Lavigne and Hilary Duff. Even though the album will be produced by a non-metal production team, the band commented it sounds really heavy.

The production might be heavy, but Korn may be treading new musical paths. "Parts of See You on the Other Side go in a dark, industrial direction, while other tracks explore more straightforward rock," explains Fieldy.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Poison Jail

The Gauntlet reports: A guitarist for the rock group Poison was sentenced to 80 days in jail after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated.

Bruce Johannesson, 43, whose stage name is C.C. DeVille, was also ordered by a Superior Court commissioner to serve five years probation, pay a $1,000 fine and surrender his license for a year, city prosecutors said Monday.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Big Music sues itself

tinfoil music reports: The pot is suing the kettle for lower royalty payments.

Or, put another way, the Big Four record label cartel's BPI (British Phonographic Institute) is suing musicians' royalty collection agency MCPS-PRS Alliance.

"Though deals differ, labels are offering to pay about 8.5 percent royalties on the wholesale price of a digital sale, but royalty collectors want 12 percent of the retail price,"[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tarja Speaks Out

KNAC reports: Nightwish shocked fans over the weekend by suddenly firing lead singer Tarja Turunen. Tarja has sent the following letter to her Tarja Turunen Fan website: 

"I don't have words to express my feelings at the moment. I am devastated. This thing happened in a way that I didn't have a slight chance to give my opinion about it. I got fired out of a band that represents the last 9 years of my life and I am very sad about it. It has been very cruel the way the band handled this in public. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Slash Queen Jam

KNAC reports: According to the Queen/Paul Rogers website www.queenpluspaulrodgers.com, Velvet Revolver and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash joined the band on stage at the Hollywood Bowl on October 22nd for the performance of the Bad Company track "Get Enough". [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Members Mistaken For Stars

The PRP reports: Planes Mistaken For Stars have parted ways with guitarist Matt Bellinger, who has left the band to pursue his Ghost Buffalo project. In turn, Ghost Buffalo guitarist Mikey Ricketts has now left the band and will be replacing Bellinger in Planes Mistaken For Stars. Furthermore, Planes Mistaken For Stars bassist Chuck French will now be moving to guitars, while Neil Keener of Git Some, Red Cloud fame has joined the band and will be taking over the bassist position.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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