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 Kanye's
An Ass |
Contact Music reports: Cocky rap star KANYE
WEST is calling for a revised edition of THE BIBLE, because he thinks he
should be a character in it.
The JESUS WALKS hitmaker, who picked up
three Grammy Awards last night (08FEB06), feels sure he'd be "a griot"
(West African storyteller) in a modern Bible.
"I changed the sound of music more than
one time... For all those reasons, I'd be a part of the Bible. I'm definitely
in the history books already." [see full story for more]-
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| Jessica
Simpson Sued by Ex Rocker |
Blabbermouth reports: Mara Fox, former guitarist
of the '80s all-female hard rock band PRECIOUS METAL and Love Potion Perfume
founder, has filed a lawsuit against "Clean" Perfume creator and Dessert
Beauty founder Randi Shinder, and business partners celebrity Jessica Simpson
and Sephora Cosmetics, alleging trademark infringement regarding Dessert
Beauty's use of the name "Love Potion" for at least two of Dessert's products,
fully named "Jessica Simpson's Deliciously Kissable Love Potion Fragrance",
and "Jessica Simpson's Belly Button Love Potion", but more often referred
to in their press releases, promotional material, and advertising as simply
"Love Potion Fragrance", "Dessert Love Potion" and "Belly Button Love Potion".[see
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| HIM
Arrest |
Blabbermouth reports: According to the Finnish
tabloid newspaper Iltalehti, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo was taken into
custody by the Finnish police over the weekend for allegedly threatening
to kill his neighbor and resisting arrest.
At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Monday (Feb.
6), Valo allegedly became belligerent and violent while spending time at
his apartment building, which is located in the Eira district of Helsinki.
For reasons that are unclear, Ville is said to have thrown a flower pot
at his neighbor's door, after which he was confronted by his neighbor and
a brawl ensued. The police were called by the neighbor's wife and two officers
came to the scene but were unable to calm Valo down, who reportedly had
to be restrained with handcuffs. [see full story for more]-
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| Senate
Vs Payola |
FMQB reports: After yesterday's news that
Eliot Spitzer has expanded his payola investigation to include radio ownership
groups, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) has sent a letter to his fellow senators,
calling for hearings on payola. Feingold asks Commerce Committee chairman
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AL) and ranking member Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) to
invite Spitzer, the FCC Commissioners and representatives of the music,
radio and concert industry to testify at the proposed hearings.[see full
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| Next
Rock Star |
MTV reports: The next season of "Rock Star"
needs, well, a new rock star. Though the show won't disclose which band
will get a new singer this go-round, the producers are hoping hopefuls
won't mind not knowing. Open-call auditions are being held[see full story
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| BioWillie |
AP reports: Country singer Willie Nelson introduced
California to "BioWillie," his brand of clean-burning fuel made from soybeans.
BioWillie went on sale Wednesday at an
alternative fuel station in San Diego where the 72-year-old singer filled
his tour bus from a pump emblazoned with a picture of himself strumming
a guitar.
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| Idol
Beat Grammys |
AP reports: Some humbling news for professional
musicians like Madonna and U2: By a wide margin, TV viewers prefer the
amateurs.
Nearly twice as many people � 28.3 million
� watched "American Idol" than watched the Grammy Awards � 15.1 million
� when the two music programs went head-to-head in prime time Wednesday,
according to Nielsen Media Research.[see full story for more]-
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| Madonna
Tour |
liveDaily reports: Confirming long-circulating
rumors, Madonna has announced that she plans to tour this summer--though
the exact details still remain unknown.[see full story for more]-
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| Rise
Against Lifetime |
Mammoth Press reports: Rise Against has recorded
some tracks for upcoming tributes. According to Alternative Press, the
band recorded "Boys No Good," for a tribute to melodic hardcore outfit
Lifetime which is set to appear on A Tribute to Lifetime: 1990-1997 which
is expected later this year via Photo Finish Records.[see full story to
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| Hair
Metal Still Sells |
Blabbermouth reports: "Monster Ballads: The
Platinum Edition", an 18-song collection of "hair-metal" classics, sold
44,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 18
on next week's The Billboard 200 chart.[see full story for more]-
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| Amen
Free EP |
Blabbermouth reports: An exclusive Internet-only
EP has been made available for free download on the Casey Chaos / AMEN
support web site Refuse Death.
The EP, which was compiled with the assistance
of AMEN frontman Casey Chaos, features a number of cuts off the band's
previous albums, as well as demos and rough mixes unavailable anywhere
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| Metallica
Shrink Free |
Blabbermouth reports: Aside from one-off festival
gigs this summer, Metallica is carckin' on its follow-up to "St. Anger".
"We're not in super-record mode," said Ulrich. "We're having fun, writing,
jamming and hanging. It's all good � no psychiatrists." [see full story
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| West
Coast Soulfly |
BW&BK reports: The following announcement
has been posted at SOULFLY's official website: "This is a short update,
but it should bring some happiness to all of Soulfly's fans on the United
States' west coast who thought they were overlooked when Soulfly went on
their initial North American run of the Dark Ages Tour. When Soulfly finishes
up in Europe, on March 27th, they'll be heading back to the states, and
currently, there is a short west coast tour being organized upon their
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| Fuel
Lose Voice |
TuneLab reports: Fuel has officially announced
the departure of lead vocalist Brett Scallions. The band plans to continue
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| Post
Himsa Angels |
antiMusic reports: We recently had the opportunity
to catch up with Matthew Wicklund to find out his reasons for leaving Himsa
as well as discuss what he is up to now with his new band Angels to Ashes.
Here is a little from the interview and be sure to check the full story
link to read it all!
antiMusic: Can you tell us a little
bit about your new band? How it came together, who is involved?
Matthew: My new band is called Angels
to Ashes. After quitting HIMSA, I got on the phone with my friend Martin
Powell who had just left Cradle of Filth. It turned out that we both shared
the same kind of musical vision and goals. We have been hard at work ever
since and we are very pleased with the results. In the near future, I will
be issuing a proper press release with all of the names of everyone involved.
We have a really eclectic bunch of minds and some familiar faces to the
metal community involved. I am really excited to get this stuff out there!
antiMusic: Sonically speaking what can
fans expect from Angels to Ashes?
Matthew: We are very dynamic. There
are a lot of very heavy parts, fast parts, thrashy parts, and mixed in
to all of this a hell of a lot of melody and hooks. You'll find guitar
solos a plenty and thick orchestrated choruses. The vocal approach is very
tonal. There is real singing here! Don't let that fool you though....the
raw aggression and metal energy is never sacrificed!
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