.
Today's Top Rock
News Stories From Across the Web
brought
to you today by
Click
Here To Bookmark DayInRock.com - Make
The DayInRock.com Your Homepage - RSS
feed
..
 Picks
of the Day |
Before we get to today's
news here are our picks of the day featuring our latest reviews and the
song of the day to listen to while reading today's report!
Song:
Vaeda
- "Battle Song" mp3
Artist:
The
Sound of Animals Fighting
Reviews:
India
Arie | Pithy
Reviews | Before
The Dawn
.
| CBGB
Finale |
punkbands reports: The line-up of the last
ever night at New York's CBGBs has been announced. The legendary venue,
which saw early gigs by Television, Patti Smith and The Ramones, among
others, is to close on September 30 after complications over its lease.
The final gig on the main stage, featuring
Dub Trio and Fishbone, takes place on September 28, but a whole day of
performances has been lined up for CBGBs' final day in their Downstairs
Lounge. [see full story for details on that]
- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Dub Trio - Dub
Trio CDs - Dub
Trio Tickets - Comments
| bin
Laden Loves Whitney |
hecklerspray reports: A Sudanese writer -
who claims she was Osama bin Laden's personal sex slave a decade ago -
says that Osama wouldn't ever shut up about how much he wanted to marry
Whitney Houston and then kill her husband Bobby Brown. Although it sounds
like a typical case of making your enemies less scary by turning them into
figures of fun, perhaps this Whitney Houston information might assist the
search for Osama bin Laden - all troops need to do now is to go to the
Tora Bora caves and follow the sound of My Name Is Not Susan accompanied
by wistful Arab sobbing.[see full story for more]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Whitney Houston - Whitney
Houston CDs - Whitney
Houston Tickets - Comments
| Weezer
Carry On? |
Punkbands reports: After Rivers Cuomo told
MTV last month "I'm not certain we'll ever make a record again," the band
posted this on their website: "this PSA has been brought to you by the
fine guacamole dip at Scott Shriner's house, co-sponsored by a ring of
fine cheese, and a dish of fresh figs from the back yard. Now please, take
those "weezer split?" headlines and place them firmly into the "Don't believe
the hype" bin. And have yourself a fine afternoon now."-
Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Weezer - Weezer
CDs - Weezer
Tickets - Comments
| Keane
Rehab |
PR reports: Keane frontman Tom Chaplin has
checked into a rehab from treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. As a result
the band had to scrap a number of North American tour dates. The tour was
set to kick off next month but all dates in September have been postponed.
According to the band's website, make up dates will be announced soon and
it does look like the October dates are still a go. The band had canceled
some shows in Europe earlier this month, saying at the time that Chaplin
was suffering from exhaustion.
Chaplin said in a statement on the band's
website, "I've been having to deal with an increasing problem with drink
and drugs, and the time has come to get the professional help I need to
sort myself out. I feel desperately disappointed to be letting down our
fans, but I want to get myself right now so that I can be back on the road
for the rest of the year." - Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Keane - Keane
CDs - Keane
Tickets - Comments
| K-Fed
Sucks |
Wenn reports: Prominent members of the hip
hop community have slammed BRITNEY SPEARS' husband KEVIN FEDERLINE's debut
performance at the TEEN CHOICE awards, labelling him a joke. XXL magazine
editor in chief ELLIOT WILSON and King magazine executive editor JERMAINE
HALL have both hit out at the lacklustre performance.
Wilson says, "I think we ignore him. He's
a joke, basically. I just don't think he gets it. "He doesn't get that
he's Britney's man and it's hard to take him seriously." Hall adds, "The
thing that really hurts him is the fact that he's perceived as Britney's
husband. "You know, kinda like Britney's second - I don't even want to
say second in command, but - he's like the Britney Boy. "He's like Mr Spears,
and it's kinda hard to get over that perception."- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Britney Spears - Britney
Spears CDs - Britney
Spears Tickets - Comments
| Top
25 Live Bands? |
punkbands reports: Spin Magazine has published
a list of the top 25 bands who are still performing.
1. U2
2. The Stooges
3. Arcade Fire
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Radiohead
6. White Stripes
7. Green Day
8. The Hives
9. Prince
10. The Dirtbombs
[see full story for the rest of the list
and no KISS isn't on the list� AC/DC really should be on there too, near
the top.. consider the source]
- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on AC/DC - AC/DC
CDs - AC/DC
Tickets - Comments
| Metal
Beatles |
Blabbermouth reports: On October 24, 2006,
Restless Records will release "Butchering The Beatles" - featuring the
biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor
what is arguably the greatest band ever - THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over
50 internationally known recording artists bring their unique bone-crushing
slant to these remarkable songs. Produced by Grammy award-winning producer/guitarist
Bob Kulick and ace engineer Brett Chassen, "Butchering The Beatles" features
12 new, ass-kicking versions of THE BEATLES' chart-topping hits, including
"Hey Jude", "I Feel Fine" and "Day Tripper", plus the more esoteric "Hey
Bulldog", barked out by the legendary Alice Cooper and "Tomorrow Never
Knows", uniquely interpreted by the iconic Billy Idol, alongside classic
concept songs like "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and "Magical Mystery
Tour". [see full story for full tracklisting with players] -
Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Beatles - Beatles
CDs - Beatles
Tickets - Comments
| Slayer
World |
PR reports: The mighty SLAYER - Tom Araya/bass,
vocals/ Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman/guitars, Dave Lombardo/drums - whose
new album, "Christ Illusion" debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard charts
last week, will kick off its 2006 international concert tour playing two
of England's biggest annual music festivals - Leeds on Friday, August 25
and Reading on Sunday, August 27. In addition to the UK appearances, the
international dates will have Slayer headlining major outdoor festivals
as well as their own concerts in South America, Mexico, Singapore, and
Japan. The South American dates will mark Slayer's first tour there in
more than eight years. [Not in this PR but the band has pulled their planned
show at the Monterrey Metal Fest where they were to co-headline with Stryper
- see full story for all the dates] - Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Slayer - Slayer
CDs - Slayer
Tickets - Comments
| ETID
Lose Bassist |
Blabbermouth reports: On Saturday, August
19 at Michigan's Dirtfest, Every Time I Die's bassist Chris Byrnes played
his last show with the band. According to one concert attendee, "Right
after they finished the first song of their set, they announced that Chris
was leaving the band and that it would be his last show. They didn't give
any explanations, but right before they played their last song of the set
they all gave him a hug and wished him well. [see full story for more -
rumor has it that Keller Harbin (The Chariot) will replace Chris]-
Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Every Time I Die - Every
Time I Die CDs - Every
Time I Die Tickets - Comments
| Jane's
Addiction Reunion Unlikely |
Rockdirt reports: Dave Navarro visited 'Jimmy
Kimmel Live' last night, where The Panic Channel guitarist was asked if
his former band, Jane's Addiction, is over with forever. "Here's the thing
about Jane's Addiction, as much as I love it and was a huge part of my
life, we have reunited three times in our career, when enough's enough
you kind of pack it up, and Perry [Farrell] remains one of my favorite
all-time singers and he has a great thing coming out called Satellite Party.
Looking forward to that." When Kimmel pressed the rocker to say Jane's
Addiction is no more, Navarro responded, "Never say never.-
Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Panic Channel - Panic
Channel CDs - Panic
Channel Tickets - Comments
| Global
Gathering II |
PR reports: On the heels of the successful
debut of BACARDI Global Gathering at Miami's 2006 Winter Music Conference
this past March, BACARDI and Live2Net announce a second Global Gathering
will take place at the prestigious The Palms Casino in the heart of Las
Vegas on Labor Day weekend 2006. The three-day music event, beginning on
Friday, September 1st at Ghostbar and concluding on Sunday, September 3rd
at Rain will feature stellar and legendary artists including Papa Roach,
Tommy Lee and Tiesto as well as celebrity hosts. Additional artists to
be announced in the upcoming weeks.
This three-day event will marry a rich
variety of rock, electronic, hip-hop and pop music, attracting a wide array
of audiences making the BACARDI Global Gathering a music event that invites
participation of all legal drinking age consumers and appeals to all senses.
The entire weekend will express the BACARDI B-Live mantra: Many Artists
Collaborate, One Spirit Released, promising to be an unforgettable free-spirited
weekend of musical excess and expression, encapsulated by B-LIVE, a global
experiential music platform that promotes artist / audience spontaneity
through collaboration, interaction and participation, at the heart of the
activity. Here, artists such as hard rockers, Papa Roach, and one of the
world's leading DJs, Tiesto, will hit the stage alone, as well as together
with surprise guests, for an extraordinary gathering of musical talent.
- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Papa Roach - Papa
Roach CDs - Papa
Roach Tickets - Comments
| Forget
Cassettes Rock Woxy |
RP reports: Nashville trio Forget Cassettes
recently visited the WOXY.com studios for an interview and to perform some
songs from their newly released Theory 8 record, "Salt". You can hear live
versions of "Venison", "Quiero, Quieres", "Lonely Does It", "Nicholas".
The band also has the distinguished honor of being the first formal noise
complaint filed by WOXY's neighbors since they moved in to their new studio.
Check out the performance at the full story link. [see full story for more]-
Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Forget Cassettes - Forget
Cassettes CDs - Forget
Cassettes Tickets - Comments
| Pet
Sounds podcasts |
thetripwire reports: 1966 marked the year
of one of the best album releases of all time, according to many music
snobs, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Now, 40 years later, the band and Capitol
Records are celebrating the milestone by releasing a limited edition deluxe
CD/DVD and vinyl package next week. Each audio set comes with one disc
with the original mono program, while the second disc features a stereo
mix. The DVD will have interviews with Sir George Martin, Brian Wilson,
Tony Asher, The Beach Boys, Pete Townsend, Elvis Costello and other various
Pet Sounds musicians.
In the meantime, there are several podcasts
that will start running today through October up on the band's fan site
that will host interviews about every single song on the record. [see full
story for more info]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Beach Boys - Beach
Boys CDs - Beach
Boys Tickets - Comments
| Oasis
Cinema |
Gigwise reports: To celebrate the release
of their forthcoming best of collection, 'Stop The Clocks' on November
20, Oasis' on the road film 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' will be screened
in selected cities across the world in November.
The film was directed by renowned promo
director Baillie Walsh, and compiles both behind the scenes and in front
of the fans footage from their mammoth 'Don't Believe The Truth' world
tour 2005/6.[see full story for more]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Oasis - Oasis
CDs - Oasis
Tickets - Comments
| Dead
Mouse |
Filter reports: Having previously shown an
affinity for long, wordy album titles (Good News For People Who Love Bad
News, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About) Modest
Mouse have announced the title for their latest album.
The first release from the new Modest Mouse
line-up (now with The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr) will be released on
December 19th and titled We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.[see full
story for more]- Click
Here for the Full Story
More
on Modest Mouse - Modest
Mouse CDs - Modest
Mouse Tickets - Comments
| Smoke
This |
hecklerspray reports: [Not Music related but
an interesting story about how far political correctness has gone�] It's
hard to watch Tom And Jerry cartoons with children these days. Not because
Tom And Jerry relentlessly torture each other with knives, anvils and explosive
devices, but because they sometimes smoke.
Luckily, one other Tom And Jerry viewer
in the whole country agrees with us here. They complained to TV watchdog
Ofcom about how inappropriate it was for children to see images of smoking
in cartoons, and have been rewarded with the news that 1,700 cartoons are
going to be edited for cartoon smoking. Of course, it's ludicrous to think
that children will want to take up smoking after watching a Tom And Jerry
cartoon - for instance, we've seen hundreds of Tom And Jerry cartoons and
we've never smoked a cigarette. We've exploded more than 50 cats with sticks
of dynamite, but we've never smoked a cigarette.- Click
Here for the Full Story
Comments
| Wait
there is more! |
Click
here for the second half of Today's Day in Rock Report
(To save on download
time, longer reports will now be spread over two pages)
Don't
wait until tomorrow! Click here for the latest Rock news and headlines
including The Day in Rock breaking stories
Read
Day In Rock Reports From Other Days
antiMUSIC
News featured on RockNews.info
.
