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| Proof
Victim Dies |
antiMusic reports: The man that was shot by
rapper Proof has died from his injuries. Keith Bender Jr., 35, died early
Tuesday at St John's Hospital and Medical Center.
According to witnesses, on April 11th,
Bender got into a heated confrontation with Proof at C.C.C., a club along
Eight Mile Road in Detroit. Eminem protege Proof reportedly shot Bender
in the head after arguing about a pool game.
Bender's cousin and also a bouncer at the
club, Mario Etheridge, then spot Proof three times in the head and chest.
The shots proved fatal and the rapper was pronounced dead at a near by
hospital upon arrival. [see full story for more]- Click
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| RIAA
Vs Bush? |
tinfoil reports: GW Bush's iPod contains "illegal"
(according to RIAA) music In the video linked [at the full story link],
we see that President Bush's iPod contains songs by the Beatles; since
no Beatles songs have been licensed for the iTunes Music Store yet, these
must have come from ripped CDs. Remember last February, when the RIAA told
a federal agency that ripping CDs is illegal? I wonder if they'll bring
charges."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Rap
is Bad |
MTV reports: If you listen to rap music, you're
more likely to use alcohol and drugs and to behave in an aggressive manner
� at least according to a new study by the nonprofit Pacific Institute
for Research and Evaluation.
More than 1,200 California community-college
students ages 15-25 took part in the study � titled "Music, Substance Use
and Aggression" � and answered survey questions about their music-listening
habits, use of alcohol and drugs and "aggressive behaviors," such as fighting
or threatening people with violence.[see full story for more]-
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| AFI
Escape Plan? |
antiMusic reports: Could it be that the Dillinger
Escape Plan are going to team up with AFI for a summer tour? The PRP reports
that it has been confirmed but the DEP clan are a bit more cryptic about
the whole subject. Writing on their Myspace blog on Monday the band confirmed
they have plans to tour with another (unnamed) band and they would roll
out some new material but they left who they are touring with a mystery.
"WE ARE PLAYING SHOWS IN JUNE AND JULY. I can't let the cat out of the
bag just yet as to what they are or who they are with, but we are gonna
do a little something during that time, and will more than likely rip out
some fresh new songs in those shows too, so bring your recorders haha.
There will be more info announced soon about the shows." So could the cat
be AFI? That band has announced a few upcoming shows, including some in
June and July. So stay tuned, it might be happening. [see full story for
confirmed AFI dates that may or may not include DEP]-
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| Bad
Ozzfest Trip |
antiMusic reports: It appears that Bad Acid
Trip or their label had some money to burn as the band has been added to
one of the rotating slots on this year's Ozzfest. Or perhaps main stage
headliner System of a Down called in a favor with Sharon Inc? Bad Acid
Trip will be on the tour promoting their 2004 Serjical Strike release "Lynch
The Weirdo". (Serjical Strike is SOAD's Serj Tankian's vanity label and
the band's CD was produced by SOAD's Daron Malakian).
Still no word on who that mystery mainstage
band is going to be. But we have finally been able to rule out Clay Aiken
and N Sync. Our money is now on Kelly Osbourne, so bring lots of eggs.
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| Springsteen
Confirms Tour |
Fanscape reports: A US tour has been confirmed
for Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band. Following the band's
initial US date in New Orleans on April 30, and a series of ten concerts
in Europe, the US tour resumes with a series of 18 shows kicking off in
Boston on May 27, and finishing in New Jersey on June 25. Each night, an
all new evening of gospel, folk, and blues will be presented by Springsteen
with the 17-member Seeger Sessions Band.
Tickets for the European tour dates have
all sold out swiftly. Bruce Springsteen with the Seeger Sessions Band sold
out London's Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in ten minutes, The Manchester
Evening News Arena in six minutes, and Amsterdam's Heineken Music Hall
in just four minutes, all unprecedented. Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany
also sold out in a matter of minutes. Legendary promoter Harvey Goldsmith
said, "We announced Bruce Springsteen¹s concerts in the UK at 9.00am
on Friday 7 April. By 9.10am both shows had sold out. This is the fastest
selling show ever in Manchester."[see full story for more]-
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| Sturgis
in Chains |
MTV reports: The reunited Alice in Chains
will perform at the 2006 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally August 11 in Sturgis,
South Dakota, according to the event's Web site. Other artists lined up
to perform include Kid Rock, Alice Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blue Öyster
Cult.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Jacko
Plans CD |
Reuters reports: Michael Jackson, seeking
to revive his pop singing career after his acquittal on sex-abuse charges,
has teamed up with a label in Bahrain to record a new album set for release
next year, the label said on Tuesday.[see full story for more]-
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| Euro
GNR |
Gigwise reports: Axl Rose and his backing
band aka Gun N' Roses have taken the optimistic step of announcing a European
tour.
The band will play nineteen dates through
May, June and July with fans getting their first opportunity to hear much
of �Chinese Democracy' live.
The album, which is yet to have a release
date, may be out at some point too � just don't ask us when. [see full
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| Franz
Reject Sellout |
Gigwise reports: Franz Ferdinand front man
Alex Kapranos has revealed that the band turned down $50m for an advertising
campaign.
The band were approached by an unnamed
company but Kapranos says that even though it could have resulted in their
album sales soaring the band didn't want to compromise their integrity.[see
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| Victory
Vs iTunes |
antiMusic reports: Absolute Punk has posted
some rather interesting reported leaked emails between Apple head Steve
Jobs and Tony Brummel of Victory Records. If these emails are indeed genuine,
then it appears that the big dispute between Apple and Victory is not that
Apple was unwilling to feature the label's music (which Jobs offered to
do) but Brummel's wanting special treatment for his label (as well as his
ego). After Jobs told Brummel "I don't see us doing a major PR campaign
around this - we have too much on our plate that's more important to our
music efforts right now. But we can get your music on iTunes. What's holding
that up?" Brummel responded, "At least I now know that being the ..1 Independent
Record Label in the biggest music market in the world has no meaning to
Apple." And apparently the major labels were not greedy enough to Brummel's
mind, "The majors were not thinking when they gave you their content for
free without negotiating a % of each hard drive sold and/or equity in Apple
or bonuses on increases in the company's valuation." Again these are reportedly
leaked emails between the two CEOs that were exchanged on April 12th but
the Absolute Punk article does not provide a source. Click over to read
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| Free
Shows |
The Tripwire reports: Brooklyn Vegan just
caught wind of the official lineup of free NYC concerts as part of the
River To River Festival. Artists performing include Hot Chip, Okkervil
River, The Hold Steady, Eels, Smoosh, Alex Chilton, Super Furry Animals,
Son Volt, Belle & Sebastian, Mates Of State and Ted Leo. The shows
will happen at South Street Seaport, Battery Park and the World Financial
Center.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Supergroup
Delay |
Blabbermouth reports: According to a posting
on Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW; vocals) official web site, the premiere
date of the new VH1 reality TV show, titled "SuperGroup" � featuring the
band DAMNOCRACY consisting of Bach, Ted Nugent (guitar), Evan Seinfeld
(BIOHAZARD; bass), Scott Ian (ANTHRAX; guitar), and Jason Bonham (BONHAM,
UFO, FOREIGNER; drums) � has been moved to Sunday, May 21 at 10:00 p.m.
from the previously announced May 5. [see full story for more]-
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| Panic
Channel Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: THE PANIC CHANNEL �
the new band featuring three quarters of the most recent lineup of JANE'S
ADDICTION (Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney)
and former SKYCYCLE vocalist Steve Isaacs � will be embarking on a three-week,
17-date special limited club tour to take place in May/June. Confirmed
dates are as follows:
May 16 - San Diego, CA @ Canes
May 17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Martini Ranch
May 19 - Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Tea Room
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| Black
Crowes Tour |
antiMusic reports: There may be a remedy for
rock fans looking at a rather blah summer concert season. The Black Crowes
will be hitting the road this summer and taking along the Drive-By Truckers
and Robert Randolph and the Family Band as support. The nine-week odyssey
will kick off in Seattle on June 10th and concludes at Red Rocks in Colorado
on April 12th.
Unlike the current outing of the Robinson
brothers on their Brothers of a Feather acoustic tour, this tour promises
to feature the full band rocking their hits. Tickets will be going on sale
starting this Saturday. [see full story for dates]- Click
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| Drunk
Halen |
antiMusic reports: Sorry Van Hagar fans, chances
are slim for a regrouping of the group unless Mr. Eddie Van Halen seeks
professional help for his addictions. This according to Sammy Hagar who
is gearing up for a summer tour with his fellow VH bandmate Michael Anthony
in a band they are calling "The Other Half".
As for hopes of a Van Hagar reunion, this
is what Sammy had to tell Billboard: "There were some real problems in
the band. I have to tell you, there were nights I didn't know what song
Eddie [Van Halen] was playing. There were times I wanted to kill that guy
for what he was playing. I would have left that tour in the middle of it
if it wasn't for the professional aspect. He's never going to see my ass
again unless he goes and gets himself some help." Click on the full story
link for the full Billboard article.
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