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| Eminem
Suicidal? |
antiMusic reports: Eminem is having a really
tough couple of weeks. First his remarriage to Kim ends, then his friend
Proof gets killed and now one of his supposed friends is telling the press
that he may be suicidal.
When you fear for your friend's safety
the best solution is always to run anonymously to the press. That's what
an "unnamed" friend of Em did. This "friend" reportedly told mediatakeout.com,
"I'm not sure that (Eminem) can handle all this ... I'm worried that he
may try to hurt himself."
We won't recount Eminem's other recent
misfortunes for enquiring minds, he has enough to deal with right now like
checking his friends.
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| Punks
4 Jesus |
punkbands reports: The Sundance Channel has
given the green light to "One Punk, Under God," a six-part documentary
series about Jay Bakker and his Revolution Ministry. The show will follow
Bakker, who is the only son of former televangelist turned criminal Jim
Bakker and his ex-wife Tammy Faye (Bakker) Messner, as he struggles against
the odds to bring his counter culture religious teachings to Christian
punks around the Atlanta area.[see full story for more]-
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| Wham
& Run |
antiMusic reports: Police are in hot pursuit
of George Michael after the pop singer reportedly played bumper cars on
a street near his home on Sunday. It wasn't a very even fight as Michael
reportedly plowed his Range Rover first into a helpless Ford Fiesta and
caped off his smashing morning by hitting a Peugeot 204 which in turn slammed
into a Rover 218. He didn't bother to stick around.
UK press outlets report that police will
question the singer about the smash-ups that occurred Sunday in Highgate,
north London. A rep for Michael reportedly told police about the accidents
on Monday. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Stripes
Vs Diamond |
antiMusic reports: Jack and Meg are holding
back on the cash. So claims Jim Diamond who co-produced and engineered
the White Stripes self-titled 1999 debut and mixed 2000's De Stijl.
Diamond filed suit in Detroit federal court claiming the White Stripes
owe him millions for work he did on those albums.
Jack and Meg reportedly consider Diamond
one of the "Little People" as they claim in court papers that Jim was paid
$35 an hour for his services and use of his Ghetto Recorders studio and
is not entitled to more. Their attorney Bert Deixler says, "It is a meritless
case which will be defended with vigor." A jury of their peers will get
a chance to decide that when the case heads to federal court in Detroit
on June 12th. Maybe the court will also discover the true nature of Jack
and Meg's relation? - Click
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| It's
Bad To Be The King |
Contact Music reports: More than 30,000 ELVIS
PRESLEY impersonators in America may be forced to quit by a New York City
businessman who has bought the rights to the late icon's name and likeness
in the US. Billionaire AMERICAN IDOL owner BOB SILLERMAN paid $114 million
(GBP65 million) for an 85 per cent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises -
and now controls everything except the King of Rock 'N' Roll's music. Now
Sillerman plans to open a new Elvis cabaret show in Las Vegas and prevent
any one else from dressing up like the star.[see full story for more]-
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| U2
Win Something Else |
antiMusic reports: Don't you just love polls?
We do too, we conduct them then never publish the results (we can tell
you that Good Charlotte and Sum 41 tied our lamest bands of all time poll)
but we're not talking about us, we're talking about a new poll that's all
the rage over in the UK which places the U2's lyric to "One" as the bestest
most wonderful words put to song ever and ever ("and that's a mighty long
time" to steal from another song). Now don't let that "leave a bad taste
in your mouth" Vh1(UK) did poll 13,000 people for this and the words "One
life, with each other, sisters, brothers" were deemed the best in the land
that gave us Shakespeare and Byron. Only to be slightly outdone, The Smiths
claimed second place with the immortal words "So you go, and you stand
on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home, and you cry, and
you want to die," from their hit "How Soon is Now?" You may be thinking,
hey this poll stinks but it really does get better when it begins to smell
like teen spirit as Nirvana claims third place with "I feel stupid and
contagious, here we are now, entertain us".
Still reading? Ok well the good folks over
at Gigwise have reprinted the Top 20 for your reading pleasure. But before
you click over, take a guess at where Radiohead's Creep landed on the poll
and these immortal words from the poet Tupac "Now Let Me Welcome Everybody
To The Wild, Wild West, A State That's Untouchable Like Elliot Ness".
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| Britt
Naked |
CMJ reports: Canadian pop-punker Bif Naked
is set to tour with fellow Bodog labelmates Britt Black (formerly of Live
On Release) and the Vincent Black Shadow. The tour will set-off in Jersey
later this month and wrap up mid-May in Anaheim. While Bif Naked released
a full-length (Superbeautifulmonster) last year, both Britt Black and the
Vincent Black Shadow have records slated for summer release (Black's Blackout
July 18 and VBS' Fears In The Water June 2).[see full story for dates]-
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| Tool
Clubs |
antiMusic reports: We know you were cursing
our European brothers and sisters as lucky bastards when Tool made plans
to play a bunch of festivals across the pond this summer. But us North
American bastards are getting something better, the chance to witness Maynard
James Keenan and company perform in a small venue. That's right, Tool have
announced a 15-show club tour where the band will be playing material from
their forthcoming album 10,000 Days.
The tour kicks off in Seattle on the very
day the CD hits stores. [see full story for dates! looks like a road trip
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| Pearl
Jam On The Record |
Day in Rock reports: "It feels like it's the
end of the world and we all got a good seat," so says Eddie Vedder in Pearl
Jam's new EPK appropriately enough titled Pearl Jam On The Record. In this
cool mini-documentary the band discuss their new self-titled album which
hits stores on May 2nd. The EPK also features some "in studio" performance
footage. So click on over to the full story link to check it out and figure
out what Eddie is talking about when he says the vocals and the sounds
are like surfing and learn what the band is doing to make sure they literally
have a positive influence on the planet. - Click
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| Talkin
Mindcrimes |
Day in Rock reports: TalkingMetal.com has
posted episode 57 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features
a 30-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with
Queensryche frontman, Geoff Tate. Interview topics include "Operation Mindcrime
II," Twisted Sister, Ronnie James Dio, Chris Degarmo, Buell Motorcycles,
and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. Additional podcast topics include
Bill Ward, John 5, Michael Angelo Batio, and Guns N' Roses. Pictures as
well as the 55-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link
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| Daniel
Johnston's Due |
The Tripwire reports: Ten years of struggling
to gain acceptance in the music and art worlds would be enough to make
most men throw in the towel and get a job at MacDonald's, but not Daniel
Johnston. He's been making music and art in relative obscurity (save for
a few minutes in the '90s when Kurt Cobain wore his t-shirt) for more than
twice that long.
But finally, after 23 years as a struggling
artist, Johnston is having the year of his life. For starters, on March
31, Sony Pictures Classics released the Sundance award-winning film The
Devil And Daniel Johnston, a documentary about his troubled yet exceptional
life.Last week, Johnston performed at a tribute concert in his honor at
Barbican Hall in London featuring Teenage Fanclub, Vic Chesnutt, Jason
Pierce of Spiritualized, James Yorkston and Howe Gelb. [see full story
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| KISS
Stink |
Blabbermouth reports: As a band, KISS has
long been known for its outrageous costumes and explosive stage shows.
Now the hardcore glam rockers hope they'll be known not only for their
makeup but also for their new pair of fragrances, which are due on 2,000
department store counters this September. A photo of the proposed fragrances
can be seen at KissOnline.com.[see full story for more]-
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| Metallica
Toss Pots |
Blabbermouth reports: METALLICA's Lars Ulrich
has exclusively revealed to Kerrang! magazine that the band's new material
has an "old-school" METALLICA flavor.
"The new stuff is much more organic, more
old school. It certainly doesn't feel like 'St. Anger' Part Two," Ulrich
adds. "When we were rehearsing for our South African shows and started
playing the 'St. Anger' stuff, it definitely felt very different to the
rest of the set because of how the songs were put together. It was really
important to make that record in the way we did because of the chaotic
internal vibe at that time: 'St. Anger' was a statement, 55 minutes of
brutality packed onto a CD, proving to ourselves that we still had the
spark. 'St. Anger' was fun but we don't need to make that album again."[no
pots and pans for drums, no shrink and a better producer. Could it be?
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| Coachella
DVD Deal |
Contact Music reports: In a merchandising
ploy that could be dubbed, "Buy the Concert Ticket; See the Movie," DVD
supplier Image Entertainment is teaming up with Ticketmaster to provide
special deals on concert DVDs to anyone purchasing tickets for the Austin
City Limits Festival in Texas and the Coachella Valley Music Festival in
California. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Yes
Say No |
Contact Music reports: The future of prog
rock supergroup YES looks shaky following news that a planned 2006 reunion
tour has been scrapped. The oft-feuding group had scheduled to join up
this summer (06), but guitarist STEVE HOWE has set solo dates instead after
tiring of one unnamed former bandmate's deliberating. [see full story for
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