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| Gay
Bashers Busted |
antiMusic reports: Four young males aged 16
to 20 have been arrested for hate crime assault and hate crime harassment
for allegedly attacking gay singer Kevin Aviance as he left a Manhattan's
East Village gay bar late Saturday night.
Aviance best known for his No. 1 dance
hits "Da Da Din" and "Alive" was beaten and kicked by the four youths as
they yelled several gay epithets including "kill the faggot". "They kicked
me in my back, they kicked in my knees. They just kept kicking," he said.
The 38 year old singer was released from
the hospital on Monday after being treated for head trauma and other injuries.
The four assailants are being held pending arraignment according to Reuters.
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| Congress
Vs Idol |
antiMusic reports: One member of Congress
has called the American Idol voting process into question. North Carolina
Representative Howard Coble (R) thinks his constituent Chris Daughtry (of
McLeansville) was robbed of the Idol title. Like a good politician, he
bases his judgment on "online polls, fan blogs, numerous websites and general
talk around town". He admits that he doesn't know the pop music business,
"most people know that my musical tastes run more towards bluegrass," however
he makes it clear, "But I do know politics," he said in the Congressional
Record. "With no disrespect intended toward this year's winner, Taylor
Hicks, most people think this year's American Idol should have been Chris
Daughtry� while I will not call for Congress to investigate this Idol election
process, those of us who reside in the 6th District of North Carolina will
always be convinced that our guy really won - sort of like fans of Al Gore
in 2000." Coble already represents one Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino (now
known as just Fantasia) who hails from High Point. - Click
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| White
Stripes Trial |
AP reports: A trial began Monday on a federal
lawsuit by a producer who worked on the first two White Stripes albums
and says he played a pivotal role in creating the two-member rock band's
signature sound and deserves a share of the royalties.[see full story for
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| Pee
Wee Raconteurs |
Mammoth Press reports: The Raconteurs have
teamed up with Paul Ruebens, best known for his work as Pee Wee Herman,
in a brand new video for their single, "Steady, As She Goes." The video's
plot surrounds a soap box derby race with the band members. Ruebens plays
"an unscrupulous pit boss, stooping to low levels to ensure a win for his
racer."
The video will premiere exclusively on
Yahoo! Music on Monday, June 19th.[see full story for more]-
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| Korn
Illness |
antiMusic reports: Jonathan Davis' mystery
illness is no longer a mystery. The Korn frontman issued a statement explaining
that he is suffering from a blood disorder called Idiopathic thrombocytopenic
purpura. "I started getting these weird bruises all over my body about
two weeks ago," Davis said. "I was getting very weak after the shows so
I saw a doctor in London Friday. He took some blood tests and when the
results came in, they rushed me to the hospital. It turned out I have ITP
[Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura]. It's too hard to spell, but basically
it's a blood infection where because of an allergic reaction, my blood
platelets - the stuff my bone marrow produces to help my blood clot - were
really low. I mean, way low. Most humans have between 140 and 400 in their
cells. I had 5... no joke... FIVE. If I continued to headbang on stage
I could have had a brain hemorrhage and dropped dead on the spot"
He says won't be down for long, "The doctors
are telling me that each day I've been here in hospital my platelet count
has been going up and I should be healthy to play in a few weeks." [see
full story for his full statement]- Click
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| Igor
Leaves Sepultura |
antiMusic reports: Surprise, surprise... Igor
is out. Sepultura made the following announcement on their website: In
a press release sent today to the press [always a good place to send a
press release], Igor Cavalera makes official his departure from Sepultura.
Igor says he decided to leave the band
because of "musical incompatibility" with the other members of the band.
Igor will be working on other projects from now on.
Brazilian drummer Jean Dolabella (ex-UDORA)
will take his place for the upcoming tour dates.[see full story for Igor's
statement]- Click
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| Guns
N' Roses Reunion UK |
antiMusic reports: Guns N' Roses gave UK fans
at the Download festival a special treat on Sunday night when Izzy Stradlin
joined Axl and company on stage for three songs during the band's headlining
performance: 'Patience', 'Night Train' and 'I Used To Love Her'.
Izzy joined GNR on stage during their final
New York City warm up show last month. Stradlin wasn't the only special
guest during the set as Sebastian Bach joined the band on stage for "My
Michelle. Fans were also treated to performances of the new tracks 'Better',
'The Blues', 'IRS' and 'Madagascar' all believed to be on the forthcoming
'Chinese Democracy'. [see full story for the full setlist]-
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| Rollins
of Yorke |
thetripwire reports: With Radiohead's current
North American tour underway, as well as frontman Thom Yorke's solo album
due out on July 11, it is hard to power up your internet browser and not
see even more news about our beloved UK rock superheroes. The latest to
pop up is the confirmation of Yorke to appear on The Henry Rollins Show.
Episode sixteen of this great talk show
will include a musical performance by Yorke, which will air on July 15
at 10pm ET.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Leif
"Leffe" Cuzner RIP |
Blabbermouth reports: According to Tartarean
Desire, former NIHILIST guitarist Leif "Leffe" Cuzner recently passed away
in Montreal, Canada. Leif was one of the founding members of NIHILIST,
the legendary Swedish death metal act he formed in 1987 together with Alex
Hellid (ENTOMBED) and Nicke Andersson (THE HELLACOPTERS, ex-ENTOMBED).
NIHILIST more or less evolved into ENTOMBED over time.[see full story for
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| Niacin
Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: NIACIN, featuring legendary
bassist Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG), have lined up the following
tour dates:
June 18-19: The Baked Potato 3787 Cahuenga
Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604 [see full story for more dates]-
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| Thyrane
Split |
Blabbermouth reports: Finland's THYRANE have
officially split up, according to a posting on the band's web site. All
previously announced shows have been cancelled and there are no plans to
play any "farewell" concerts.[see full story for more]-
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| Motorhead
Tracks |
BW&BK reports: MOTÖRHEAD are releasing
their new album, Kiss Of Death, on August 29th via Sanctuary. The track
listing is as follows: 'Sucker', 'One Night Stand', 'Devil I Know', 'Trigger',
'Under The Gun', 'God Was Never On Your Side', 'Living In The Past', 'Christine',
'Sword Of Glory', 'Be My Baby', 'Kingdom Of The Worm', 'Going Down', 'R.A.M.O.N.E.S.'.[see
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| Reggie
Unwarped |
antiMusic reports: Reggie and The Full Effect
have changed their summer plans. Here is what they had to say on their
official site: We are really sorry to say, but unfortunately we will not
be on Warped Tour this summer. Instead we are going to be in the studio
working on a new record with Sean Beavan (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson,
Slayer). We hope you understand and look forward to seeing everyone in
the late fall. - Click
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| Modern
Dylan |
FMQB reports: Bob Dylan's next album will
be called Modern Times and will be released on August 28, according to
a new report from the U.K.'s NME magazine. [see full story for more]-
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| Velvet
2 Off |
MTV reports: Velvet Revolver, who continue
to work on their forthcoming second album, will take a break from the studio
in late July for a pair of live appearances. Look for the Revolver to rock
Kelseyville, California, on July 29 and Paso Robles, California on July
30.[see full story for more]- Click
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| KISS
Cancer Goodbye |
PR reports: The KISS Army March committee
is proud to announce the details surrounding the events planned for Cleveland
on August 4-5, 2006. The committee has announced that 100% of the net proceeds
generated by the event will go to the American Cancer Society (ACS). ACS
was chosen because former KISS drummer Eric Carr succumbed to the disease
in 1991. Says Brian Harman, Regional Development Director with ACS, "This
is a great community event put on by the KISS Army and the funds raised
will help us KISS cancer goodbye."
The intent of the march is to gain the
attention of the Selection Committee of the Hall and have them reconsider
their decision to exclude KISS. Participants will assemble at noon in Voinovich
Park behind the Hall of Fame and begin their march at 2 PM. Before and
after the march, many KISS-related events will take place. You can find
the itinerary at www.KISSarmyunites.com
Morley Seaver did an interview with the
planners to find out what drove them to start this rally. You can read
the first part of this interview with Paul Carpenter at the full story
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