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| Girlfriend
Assault Arrest for Babyshambles Axe |
Gigwise reports: Babyshambles guitarist Partick
Walden has been arrested for purportedly assaulting his girlfriend.
Walden, who was last week arrested in a
drink driving incident along with fellow band members Drew McConnell and
Andrew Ficek, is being held in London's Pentonville prison.[see full story
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| McCartney
Stole Song? |
Day in Rock reports: Does Paul McCartney owe
Curtis Mayfield's estate some royalties? The intro and 1st verse of the
song "Anyway" from McCartney's latest album Chaos And Creation In The
Back Yard sounds strikingly familiar to the Jeff Beck / Rod Stewart
arrangement of Mayfield's "People Get Ready". While many astute reviewers
picked up on this "borrowing" when reviewing the album when it was released
last year, we have learned that McCartney is definitely familiar with the
song. In March 99 when McCartney was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall
of Fame as a solo artist (along with Mayfield), McCartney participated
in an all-star jam with Bono, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel and yes
one of the four songs they performed was "People Get Ready," according
to SpringsteenLyrics.com [see the full story link to read their account
of that performance]- Click
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| Pink
Vs Paris |
Contact Music reports: Pop star PINK is outraged
teenage girls are so fixated with PARIS HILTON they think it's "cool to
have a sex tape". Pink, who caused a furore by slamming female celebrities
including Hilton and JESSICA SIMPSON on her hit single STUPID GIRLS, insists
there is nothing wrong with being sexy. But she is appalled by the popularity
of Hilton's raunchy homemade film with ex-lover RICK SALOMAN, 1 NIGHT IN
PARIS, and is concerned girls are turning to unsuitable role models.[see
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| Judas
Priest Musical |
KNAC reports: According to a posting at their
website, www.judaspriest.com, Judas Priest are creating their first conceptual
album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus.
According to a quote from the site, "This
album will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirity as an epic
musical by Judas Priest! More news later!!"[see full story for more]-
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| Doors
Sellout? |
Reuters reports: As the Doors' surviving members
gear up for the band's 40th anniversary -- with plans for a comprehensive
boxed set, reissues, merchandise and an interactive Las Vegas attraction
-- there is a possibility that their music may be used in commercials for
the first time. "Selling out the Doors is not an option. On the other hand,
certain commercials can be effective at reaching listeners," said manager
Jeff Jampol.[see full story for more of the lame justification on why this
isn't selling out.]- Click
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| Pee
Wee Hurley |
Contact Music reports: FALL OUT BOY star ANDY
HURLEY was left red-faced when a security guard caught him having sex during
a cinema showing of children's movie CHICKEN LITTLE. The SUGAR WE'RE GOIN'
DOWN rocker was ejected by an official who caught him with his pants down.
[story is kind of confusing. Was he having sex with a child? A girl? A
Fall Out Boy? Read the full story and see if you can figure it out. But
boys and girls remember, don't show your chicken little in public]-
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| Royal
Butchering |
Contact Music reports: The wannabe pop stars
competing in the current season of AMERICAN IDOL will all perform hits
by rock supergroup QUEEN on the show next week (11APR06).
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| Morrissey
is Tops |
BBC reports: Singer Morrissey has topped the
first official UK album chart to include downloads.
Ringleader of the Tormentors secured the
number one spot, ahead of Massive Attack's Best Of, at number two. Pink's
I'm Not Dead debuted at number three. [see full story for more]-
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| Spitzer
Can't Be Bought |
FMQB reports: Eliot Spitzer reportedly has
received around $40,000 in campaign donations from the same music industry
he is investigating, though a spokesperson says it will be returned. [see
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| Red
Clapton |
MTV reports: The last show of Eric Clapton's
European tour will be a first, marking his debut at Moscow's Red Square.
Kicking off May 5 in France, the trek will hit 14 countries before wrapping
up in Russia on August 3.- Click
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| Censored
Stones Rock China |
Gigwise reports: Mick Jagger has revealed
that The Rolling Stones aren't too bothered by the Chinese Government censoring
their set for the bands upcoming Shanghai show.
As previously reported by Gigwise the aging
quartet have been forced to remove five of their racier numbers from the
performance by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.
According to Reuters Jagger said at a news
conference: "It's not really an issue. But I'm pleased that the Ministry
of Culture is protecting the morals of the expat bankers and their girlfriends."[see
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| Zutons
Rash |
The Tripwire reports: When it comes to food
and beverages, always stick with what you know... especially when you are
in a band that is on the road. Unfortunately, Zutons singer Dave McCabe
didn't follow this advice and landed himself in the hospital. The frontman
ended up having an allergic reaction to a drink, requiring him to receive
treatment for a bad rash. There was good news for fans wanting to catch
the band's performance in Amsterdam that night, as McCabe was still able
to make the trip so the show went on without a hitch. [see full story for
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| Sufjan
Outtakes |
The Tripwire reports: 2005's most celebrated
artist, Sufjan Stevens, will release The Avalanche: Outtakes And Extras
From The Illinois Album on July 25 through Asthmatic Kitty Records.
Apparently, Illinois was initially intended
for release as a double album with a total of about 50 songs being written
for inclusion. As the project developed however, the decision was made
to cut it in half and release Illinois as a single CD. [see full story
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| Mindcrime
Movie? |
Blabbermouth reports: MTV.com is reporting
that QUEENSR�CHE's 1988 conceptual masterpiece, "Operation: Mindcrime",
will be getting the big-screen treatment, according to frontman Geoff Tate.
He said the band has hired a screenwriter to adapt the LP into a feature
film, and that they're in the midst of shopping it to Hollywood studios.[see
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| US
in Chains |
Blabbermouth reports: ALICE IN CHAINS have
confirmed that they will be playing a series of U.S. club dates starting
on May 18. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.
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| Zombie's
Revenge? |
Blabbermouth reports: According to one BLABBERMOUTH.NET
visitor, music fans who showed up at Detroit's State Theater on Friday,
April 7 to see ROB ZOMBIE, LACUNA COIL and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE were
informed that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE had been taken off the bill. Speculation
at the concert was that they had been kicked off the tour, although this
has **NOT** yet been confirmed by any official source... BULLET FOR MY
VALENTINE made headlines on BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Thursday (April 6) when
the band's guitarist/vocalist Matthew "Matt" Tuck slammed ROB ZOMBIE in
an online post, claiming that his band was "not being treated well" on
the ZOMBIE tour and calling the headliners "money-grabbing f***s"[see full
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| Poison
Edition |
Blabbermouth reports: Bret Michaels of POISON
will appear on the next "Inside Edition" (described as television's longest-running,
top-rated and most-honored syndicated newsmagazine) to talk about the recent
attempts on his life. The frontman has endured death threats, had his dog
poisoned, and was shot at twice � in Massachusetts and Los Angeles.[see
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| Spock's
Beard Tour |
BW&BK reports: SPOCK'S BEARD frontman/drummer
Nick D'Virgilio has issued the following update at his official website:
"...We are getting ready for our first tour of the USA in what feels like
forever. I am really looking forward to these shows. And then right after
that we are in the studio to start our new CD. We were going to start the
new CD before the tour but we are going to wait until right after so we
will be nice and tight as a band before recording.[see full story for more
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| Pell
Pushed Back |
BW&BK reports: German guitar legend AXEL
RUDI PELL has posted the following message at his official website:
"Due to singer Johnny Gioeli's sickness
(he had a really bad flu) we ran out of time and were unable to deliver
the master tape of Mystica to our record company SPV in time for the scheduled
June release. Unfortunately the release date had to be pushed back to August
25th in Germany and August 28th in Europe.[see full story for more]-
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| Soul
Asylum Delay |
TuneLab reports: The new Soul Asylum album,
'The Silver Lining', will now see a July 11th release. The disc will include
the last recordings of bassist Karl Miller, who died of throat cancer last
year.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Deftones
September |
The PRP reports: The Deftones are now eyeing
a September 12th release date through Maverick for their as-yet untitled
new album. A fall North American headlining tour is expected to concide
with the release.
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