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| Korn
Hospitalized |
antiMusic reports: Korn frontman Jonathan
Davis was hospitalized in the U.K. for an unspecified illness. The band
was in the UK to take part in the Download Festival. Instead of calling
off Saturday's performance, the band called on a plethora of special guest
singers to fill in for Davis including members of Slipknot, Devildriver,
Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Skindred and 10 Years.
Because of Davis' illness, the band was
forced to cancel Sunday's Download performance in Dublin and also cancelled
Tuesday's concert in Amsterdam, their support group Hatebreed will play
a headline set instead, according to MetalRage.com. [see full story for
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| R
Kelly Sex Tape |
Gigwise reports: A Chicago judge has ruled
that R Kelly's notorious sex tape can be shown to the public.
Both prosecutors and defence lawyers has
asked Judge Vincent Gaughan to limit the availability of the tape � which
allegedly shows the R'n'B singer having sex with a girl who is thought
to be as young as 13 � to jurors and attorneys in the Cook Country State
trial.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Britney
Vs Photog |
TMZ reports: TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed
in Los Angeles County Superior Court by a paparazzo claiming that Britney
Spears and her mother Lynne Spears are responsible for serious injuries
he suffered when he was allegedly struck by an SUV carrying the pop princess.
The incident occurred in June 2004, when Spears, her sister Jamie Lynn
and her mother Lynne were leaving a Santa Monica pet store. A number of
paparazzi, including the plaintiff Cullen Reavley, crowded around the vehicle.
The car, we're told, was owned by Lynne, she was also the one who was driving.
Reavley fell to the ground, claiming Lynne ran over his foot. Police and
paramedics were called and Reavley was taken to the hospital. Although
police were called, they reportedly determined Lynne had nothing wrong
and she was not ticketed.
In the lawsuit, filed at the Beverly Hills
Courthouse, Reavley claims he suffered injuries to the "head, neck, back,
trunk and extremities, all of which have caused and continue to cause plaintiff
great mental, physical and nervous pain and suffering." The suit goes on
to claim that the "injuries will result in permanent disability." [see
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| Hooker
McCartney? |
antiMusic reports: Legal council for Heather
Mills McCartney said that the tabloids didn't have a leg to stand on when
accusing the former model of prostitution. News of the World reportedly
dug up some four year old prostitution claims and Mills attorney denied
their truthfulness and also said "These are not new stories and were refuted
by her lawyers four years ago when first raised. The sources clearly are
a variety of unreliable persons who have been paid for these stories,"
reports Entertainmentwise.com. "The timing of the article is clearly designed
to cause maximum hurt to Heather, her husband and family at this sensitive
time."
Mills who split with Paul McCartney last
month has been the target of several lurid tabloid stories over recent
weeks. One story involves pornographic photos from almost 20 years ago
that were published by The Sun last week. Another tabloid, The Daily Mail
tracked down her co-star in that photo shoot for his side of the story;
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| Queensryche
Arrested |
antiMusic reports: Members of Queensryche
were arrested this weekend at the Amsterdam airport for reportedly smuggling
illegal firearms, according to their official website. The site reports,
"details are a bit sketchy at the moment, but word just came in moments
ago from Geoff Tate. More info as it becomes available... stay tuned!'
The band is in the midst of playing several
European music festivals. On Friday they played Sweden Rock festival in
Sölvesborg and on Saturday were set to play the Arrow Rock Festival
in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands. At press time we are uncertain if the band
was arrested before or after that performance but judging by the post on
their official site it appears they were arrested leaving for a scheduled
appearance in Norway on Sunday night. - Click
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| Ataris
Drop Sony |
antiMusic reports: The Ataris frontman Kristopher
Roe sent us over the following statement: We just wanted to let all of
our fans know that we have requested to be released from our recording
agreement with Columbia Records. Since our last album, So Long Astoria,
almost every key person working at Columbia has either been fired or has
quit, including the President, the head of Marketing, the head of Rock
Marketing, the head of Radio Promotion, and our Publicist. The final straw
for us was last week when the Chairman of the Sony Music Label Group quit,
the President of the Sony Label Group quit and our A&R guy chose not
to renew his contract. This amid industry rumors that Columbia is going
to be merged with Epic Records. We, like so many of the great people who
have recently left Columbia, are not interested in remaining on a label
that is in the process of being dismantled.
As you know, So Long Astoria sold nearly
a million records, following the tremendous indie success of our previous
albums. Normally, a label like Columbia would not honor a million-selling
band's request to leave the label. Fortunately for us, the people granting
our request were, in fact, leaving Columbia themselves. So, while our new
found freedom might cause a slight delay in the release of Welcome The
Night, we consider ourselves fortunate to be able to release our next album
under the best possible circumstances. We will update you with further
details via our website www.theataris.com as they become available.-
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| NIN
Rap Volta |
Reuters reports: Indie hip-hop heavyweight
El-P has secured guest spots from Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor
and the Mars Volta for his new album, "I'll Sleep When You're Dead."[see
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| Lil'
Eazy-E Arrested |
antiMusic reports: Eric Wright Jr. son of
late rap pioneer Eazy-E was arrested by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies
in Compton on Saturday night. The 22 year-old was pulled over for a traffic
violation around 6:30 PM on Compton Boulevard. Deputies found a firearm
in his position and he was placed under arrest. Two passengers were also
arrested according to the Sheriff's Dept. One was charged with possession
of a firearm and the other for a probation violation.
Wright is the oldest son of Eazy-E, a founding
member of N.W.A. who died in 1995 of AIDS. According to Wikipedia, Wright
grew up in the same house as his famous father and is a member of Kelly
Park Compton Crips. Wright plans to release his debut album, "The Prince
Of Compton" this summer under the stage name of Lil' Eazy-E on his Kings
of L.A. record label which he owns and operates with his business partners
Bruce" Bruiser" Bible and Pete Farmer. Some samples can he heard at http://www.myspace.com/lileazye[see
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| Genghis
Tron Summer Invasion |
antiMusic reports: antiMusic's June Artist
of the Month Genghis Tron will be bringing their eclectic brand of metal
to fans across North America this summer. The Poughkeepsie, New York rockers
will kick off their tour in support of 'Dead Mountain Mouth' on July 5th
in Athens, GA and at press time it looks like the tour will wrap on September
21st in Buffalo, NY.
Here are the dates:
07/5 - Secret Rope Athens, GA
07/6 - The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
07/7 - Village Tavern Charleston, SC
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| Slayer's
Christian CD Title |
PR reports: "Christ Illusion" has been confirmed
as the title of the new Slayer album, it has been announced, and the CD's
release date is now confirmed for August 8, 2006.
"Christ Illusion" is Slayer's first new
studio album since 2001, and the first recorded by the band's original
line-up - Kerry King/guitars; Tom Araya/bass, vocals; Jeff Hanneman/guitars;
Dave Lombardo/drums - since 1990's "Seasons In The Abyss." "Christ Illusion"
was produced by Josh Abraham and executive produced by Rick Rubin, and
will be released on Slayer's long-time label, Rubin's American Recordings/Warner
Bros. Records.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Fuel
Find Voice |
antiMusic reports: Fuel's Carl Bell let fans
know late last week that "We got our guy ... and this is gonna be real
good! We've found our singer." Just who it is, no one knows. Although the
band made headlines recently by offering American Idol contestant Chris
Daughtry the gig. Daughtry reportedly turned them down. On the other hand,
fans may read something more into Carl's statement which continues, "We've
been working with this guy for a while now and he's great. Last month we
recorded and submitted a three song demo and, in order to comply with the
powers that be, have been waiting for approval while all this other chaos
has been going on. Well ... they love what they are hearing and seeing
and are excited about what is happening and we are working on getting in
the studio to cut the next Fuel record ASAP. I'll keep you posted for more
details as they come, but ... hey ... we are finally at the starting gates
and ready to roll. Great singer, great songs, it all starting to happen!
Stay tuned! Carl" Could it be Daughtry? Or maybe Jason Wheelington? More
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| Trannyfest |
antiMusic reports: Some complain that Sharon
has turned Ozzfest into Lamefest with her 'pay-to-play' ways, hyping Avenged
Sevenfold a special surprise and putting boybands on the main stage in
years past. This year someone in the Sharonfest camp got the great idea
to hold a Miss Ozzfest contest and the nominations are in. So if you have
the courage to sift through some on the entries, you can vote for who gets
the Miss Ozzfest dishonor. And yes some of the entries are scary! Aside
from the men vying for the title� we'll let you click the full story link
and see for yourself.
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| Talking
Def Priest |
PR reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode
71 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode is the third of a three
part series featuring "black" carpet interviews host John Ostronomy conducted
at VH1's "Rock Honors" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It features Joe Elliot
and Phil Collen of Def Leppard, K.K. Downing of Judas Priest, Casey Chaos
of Amen, All-American Rejects, Marty Casey & Lovehammers, and The Count
from Count's Kustoms in Las Vegas, who makes custom choppers for Motley
Crue and recently teamed with Godsmack for their "Speak" music video. Hosted
by Mark Strigl and Ostronomy, the podcast covers topics including Ian Gillan,
Alice In Chains, and The Mediocre Show. A new photo of of Casey Chaos as
well as the 30-minute podcast can be downloaded at the full story link.-
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| Pearl
Strokes |
Blabbermouth reports: According to MJI Interactive,
PEARL JAM's Eddie Vedder and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Josh Homme reportedly
have teamed up with THE STROKES to record a cover of soul legend MARVIN
GAYE's classic hit "Mercy Mercy Me". The tune features Vedder singing with
THE STROKES' Julian Casablancas, and Homme playing drums alongside STROKES
stickman Fabrizio Moretti. The track will appear as the B-side on the next
STROKES single, "You Only Live Once", which is due out in mid-July. -
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