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| AC/DC
Grave Theft |
KNAC reports: Thieves have stolen a plaque
from AC/DC frontman Bon Scott's heritage-listed Fremantle gravesite, on
what would have been the rocker's 60th birthday.
From Theage.com.au: The National Trust
of Australia brass plaque, which proclaimed the heritage listing, is believed
to have been stolen from the gravesite at Fremantle Cemetery sometime between
Saturday afternoon and yesterday afternoon. Yesterday would have been Scott's
60th birthday. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Jacko's
Boy Fetcher? |
MTV reports: F. Marc Schaffel testified in
his civil trial against Michael Jackson Friday and claimed that the singer
had dispatched him to adopt boys in Brazil, AP reports. Jackson's attorney
denounced Schaffel's testimony as an attempt to smear the singer. Even
Schaffel's attorney Howard King said he wasn't expecting his client to
make the claim. "It's not really relevant to this case," King said. [see
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| Kill
Hippies |
KilledByDeath reports: KILLEDBYDEATH.COM releases
Punk Rock Pac-Man, an old game with a new twist. The object of the game
is collect records while avoiding hippies. Guns are placed througout each
of the four different levels and can be used to slay hippies when they
cramp your pac-punk style. Also, bonus points are added for grabbing bars
of soap. Soap to hippies is like garlic to vampires. The game is free to
download and share. Download it at the full story link.-
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| Bluntback
Mountain |
hecklerspray reports: James Blunt has written
some really well-known songs, from You're Beautiful to� um� whatever the
name of that song that sounded like a supermarket own-brand Tiny Dancer
was.
But, despite writing one song that made
him famous even though we've never met anyone who's admitted liking it,
James Blunt is finding that fame is a fickle beast. So he's done what most
of us would in a similar position. James Blunt has bought a mountain. In
Spain. So he can live up it. Forever.[see full story for more]-
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| Milan
Williams RIP |
Reuters reports: Milan Williams, a founding
member of the Commodores, died Sunday (July 9) at MD Anderson Hospital
in Houston after a bout with cancer. He was 58.[see full story for more]-
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| Basement
Jaxx is Back |
Gigwise reports: Basement Jaxx have confirmed
the first details of their follow up to 2003's �Kish Kash'.
The dance pop collective will release �Crazy
Itch Radio' on September 4 and precede it with a single �Crazy Itch'.
As previously announced on Gigwise Basement
Jaxx will tour the UK in November and December[see full story for dates]-
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| Mini
Spoon Tour |
CMJ reports: Austin-based Spoon is heading
out this summer on what might be best described as a mini-excursion. The
band, who released Gimme Fiction in 2005, is set to perform at the Pitchfork
Music Festival on the same day as Tapes 'N Tapes and Yo La Tengo. Then
they're off to share the stage with the Mates Of State and Death Cab For
Cutie for five California shows. Who says everything's bigger in Texas?[see
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| Rare
Nightwish |
Blabbermouth reports: Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman
Tarja Turunen has posted eight rare NIGHTWISH songs at her official MySpace
profile. Download the tracks "Sleepwalker", "The Forever Moments", "The
Wayfarer", "Nightquest", "Nightwish", "Once Upon A Troubadour", "A Return
to the Sea", and "Lagoon". The tracks will only be available for download
for the next seven days (until July 16).[see full story for more]-
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| Loud
Park 06 |
Blabbermouth reports: ANTHRAX, CHILDREN OF
BODOM and ANGRA have been confirmed for the Loud Park 06 festival, set
to take place October 14-15, 2006 at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition
Halls 9-11 in Tokyo, Japan.[Also includes Slayer, Children of Bodom, Killswitch
Engage, Mastodon, Hatebreed, Ministry and a lot more see full story for
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| Idol
Daughtry Inks Deal |
ABC reports: Coming in fourth place on "American
Idol" isn't so bad. Chris Daughtry, who was voted off the Fox talent contest's
fifth edition in an elimination round, has signed with music mogul Clive
Davis in conjunction with 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by
"Idol" creator Simon Fuller, RCA Records announced Monday. [be interesting
to see how much it "rocks" with cheese master Clive involved... see full
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| Rock
n Women: Damone |
antiMusic reports: For today's installment
of Rock N Women Morley speaks with Noelle from Damone about their new album
Out Here All Night. In this excerpt Noelle talks about some of the major
challenges the band faced after the release of the debut on RCA. Most band's
don't get a second chance after signing to an inept label (at least when
it comes to breaking rock artists) but luckily for Damone and their fans,
Island stepped up to offer them one.
antiMUSIC: Congrats on the new record.
I really like it. There's tons of energy and great songs. I'm sure it's
going to do really well for you. It sounds like there have been a few problems
in between finishing the tour for your first record and this one. What
can you tell us about the struggles you faced?
Noelle: Well, we ended touring after the
first record, because it wasn't doing too good. And then we started recording
on our own for a while because our record label at the time wasn't all
that supportive of us. We weren't as much a priority as we are now with
Island. So we had that struggle with our first label, and that turned out
for the better, cuz now we're with Island and they're awesome. And also
during the recording there was a lot going on and we were already stressed
out for the reason we weren't really sure what was going to happen with
the record label and whatnot. And at one point Vazquez was�actually he
passed out due to exhaustion and hit his head and was in a coma and that
made things really difficult but he's doing really well now. [see the full
story for the entire interview]
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| John
Coletta RIP |
BW&BK reports: John Coletta, former manager
of DEEP PURPLE and WHITESNAKE, died on July 9th 2006. Tony Edwards approached
35 year-old John, managing director of an advertising agency (in an office
above his own), to help him launch Deep Purple in late 1967. Coletta remained
an integral part of the management of the band through the years 1968 to
1976, often touring with them. After the group split, the two managers
set up their own operations but retained their interest in the band's back-catalogue.
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| New
Trail of Dead |
The PRP reports: ...And You Will Know Us By
The Trail Of Dead are shooting for an October 03rd release date through
Interscope for their as-yet untitled new album. Furthermore, the band are
planning to hit the road with the Blood Brothers this fall.[see full story
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| Lotsa
Previews |
punkbands reports: The following albums are
streaming on AOLMusic.com this week.
Greg Graffin- Cold As The Clay
The Living End- State of Emergency
The Format - Dog Problems
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche: Outtakes
& Extras from Illinois
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Early November- The Mother, The Mechanic
and The Path
Jesus and Mary Chain- Rereleases Sampler
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| Thursday
Benefit Shirt |
punkbands reports: A dear friend of Thursday's
has a daughter who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Rhiannon Chloe's father,
Keith Kiiroja is a long time photographer from Alternative Press. The band,
along with our good friends at Merchdirect.com have created a shirt from
which all proceeds will go to help fund Rhiannon's recovery. People can
link to the Merch store by going to www.merchdirect.com/thursday but they
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