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Report for 01/12/06
New Jacko Sex Case
Gigwise reports: Pop star Michael Jackson is facing new allegations over child abuse after a 20 year old filed a complaint claiming Jackson has molested him as a child.

The young man has also alleged that Jackson forced him to have cosmetic surgery and stole his ideas for songs between 1987 and 1999.

A lawyer for the unnamed man said: : "It is alleged that my client was present at Michael Jackson's residences and other places from the age of two to 14 and was molested many times over the course of those years.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Limp Wedding
Rockdirt reports: Us Weekly reports that Limp Bizkit mainman Fred Durst is now engaged to Leyla Bearman, 29. The 35-year-old rap/rocker proposed on December 30th with a $10k ring purchased from XIV Karats Ltd. in Beverly Hills. [see full story for a bit on her father's reaction]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Skinhead Stabbings
punkbands reports: A witness to a fight involving about 100 people at a show in Pennsylvania is telling police that two people who got stabbed in the melee are members of rival skinhead groups. Police are investigating the incident and as of tuesday no arrest has been made.

Playing at Cafe Metropolis that night were The Irates, Terror Town High, River Side Riot and Weezy's Hitlist. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Lohan Vs Mag
hecklerspray reports: Just last week the world was applauding the honesty of Lindsay Lohan for admitting to drugs and bulimia problems in a Vanity Fair interview. Well, maybe not 'applauding' - 'unsurprised head nodding' maybe.

However, it turns out that Lindsay Lohan wasn't being honest at all. She's claiming the things she said were "misused and misconstructed," by Vanity Fair. And also, Lindsay says that she's never had bulimia either. We can feel a fight coming on...[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Blunt KC lead Brits
Ananova reports: James Blunt and the Kaiser Chiefs have five nominations each for this year's Brit Awards.

Blunt's nominations include Best Male and Best Album.

Coldplay have been shortlisted in four categories, including the best group, album and single.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Doherty Guilty
Ananova reports: Babyshambles' Pete Doherty has pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and cocaine.

The singer admitted the charges at a hearing at Ealing Magistrates' Court earlier. He has been given unconditional bail and asked to return to court on February 8.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Elvis C Plots Busy 06
liveDaily reports: Early 2006 is turning out to be a busy time for Elvis Costello, who now has 13 dates scheduled for his upcoming symphonic tour and two new albums scheduled for release. 

New additions to Costello's previously announced symphonic tour include three shows in Hawaii and a stop in Austin, TX. During the outing, Costello will collaborate with a local symphony for each concert [see full story for more including the release news]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Iggy Hobbit
Punk Music reports: Elijah Wood, that weepy-looking hobbit of Lord of the Rings fame, is set to play Iggy Pop in an upcoming biopic about the rocker's life and career. Wood has stated: "I'm scared to death of doing it, because I love him (Iggy Pop) so much and I respect the music so much. I don't want to be the person responsible for screwing that up." Turn down the role? [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Joke
Mammoth Press reports: Contrary to earlier reports and even their website, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new record will NOT be titled Coco Beware and will not be a concept record at all. Apparently the whole thing was a joke and the actual name of the record will be Show Your Bones and will see a release on March 28[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Gorgoroth Rape Update
Blabbermouth reports: GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus was convicted of aggravated sexual assault but was cleared of the more serious rape charge by a Norwegian court on Monday (Jan. 9). 

Tiegs (real name: Roger Tiegs) and a friend (whose identity has not been revealed by the Norwegian media) were found guilty of raping a 29-year-old woman last year. They were both sentenced to three years in prison. On Monday, the court of appeal upheld Tiegs' friend's rape conviction, but found no evidence to support the rape charge against the GORGOROTH guitarist. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Metallica Africa
Blabbermouth reports: METALLICA have now officially confirmed that they will headine the Coca-Cola Colab Massive Mix festivals in South Africa, marking their first ever visit to the continent.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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AC/DC TV
Blabbermouth reports: To mark the 26th anniversary of the passing of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott (February 19) and the 30th anniversary of the release of the group's "T.N.T." album (February 20), Australian cable TV station MaxTV "have decided to dedicate an entire day of programming to AC/DC on Saturday, February 18 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. "We'll play every clip, the concert from Madrid and I am also trying to license a couple of other specials including the Live in Paris special," stated MaxTV's Program Director. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Korny Deal
Audio Aggression reports: Korn partnered EMI last year and now have signed a similar deal with concert promoter Live Nation, a division of Clear Channel Communications, where the three entities will "share in the results of the band's overall career" and will be "incentivized financially and creatively" to work with Korn's management, The Firm, to "take a long-term approach to building the Korn brand." According to the New York Times, the terms of the agreement Live Nation will pay the group $3 million in return for an estimated six percent of the band's future earnings. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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No GNR March
KNAC reports: [surprise, surprise, surprise]According to Launch, although former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash told a Philadelphia radio station last week that he heard a March release date was on tap for the long-delayed new Guns album, Chinese Democracy, the band's management says no release date has been set.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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P.O.D. Late Nights
The PRP reports: P.O.D. will be performing live on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on January 30th and on "Last Call With Carson Daly" on January 31st. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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DEP Recording
Dillinger Escape Plan reports: [Here is part of a news update from DEP]We still have alot to say and alot to accomplish musically. There will be no break. Writing for our new album is underway and we are immersing ourselves in this completely. I can't tell you much about our new material thus far, but know that it is going to completely shatter any expectations or preconceptions of what you think it will be. We don't know how long this is going to take, but we do know that we are committed to pushing this thing we call The Dillinger Escape Plan to levels and extremities never before seen(or heard). We are still going to be standing while originality and authenticity burn down around us. Talk to you all soon. Go do stuff. Learn. Make things. Don't get sucked in to lazyness. [see full story for fun meat-free news about Liam]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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One Earth Delay
Gigwise reports: The One Earth Concert featuring The Strokes, Manic Street Preachers and The Darkness has been postponed. 

The charity says that a �recent swell of support for the Climate Change Now campaign' is the reason for the postponement. Eh? No us neither. 

The extravaganza was meant to take place at Cardiff's Millennium stadium on January 28 with the aim of getting one million people to sign up to new energy sources. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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P2P Rules
FMQB reports: This week brought the news that legal digital downloads of music are climbing to all-time highs, with the week after Christmas smashing all kinds of records. Now comes news that while legal downloads are way up, so are illegal downloads. New data from BigChampagne says that December saw a large jump in P2P file sharing, with an average of 6,978,715 users online simultaneously at any time in the U.S.. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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