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Dance |
PR reports: TMZ has obtained a lawsuit claiming
that Fox Broadcasting and Dick Clark Productions ripped off the TV show,
"So You Think You Can Dance."The plaintiffs, John Cassese, Mark Wolfe,
Maria Lamagra and Brian Nelson, claim in May, 2003 they registered "So
You Think You Can Dance'" with the Writers Guild of America. The plaintiffs
alleged in July, 2003, they met with reps from Martin Erlichman Associates,
Inc. to discuss pitching the show.
According to the lawsuit, filed today in
Los Angeles Superior Court, the plaintiffs struck an oral agreement with
Erlichman Associates to pitch the show. They say the deal was -- they would
be paid to write, direct and produce the show. The suit claims by September,
2005, the Erlichman company froze the plaintiffs out and refused to return
their calls. In July, 2005, "So You Think You Can Dance" debuted on FOX.
19 Entertainment, Inc., which also produces "American Idol," is also named
as a defendant. [it was such an original idea and all. see full story for
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| Voivod
Preview |
PR reports: A new e-card has been launched
that features a biography on the new Voivod album, the track 'The X-Stream'
and a link to the 5-minute trailer of an upcoming documentary by Canadian
filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen (Metal: A Headbanger's Journey) about
the life of VOIVOD guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour. Fans can access the
VOIVOD e-card at the full story link.- Click
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| Still
Alive |
PR reports: Epic Records rockers Live enter
the Billboard Top 200 at #52 with their seventh studio album Songs From
Black Mountain in its first week in stores. Thrilling fans with their surprise
performance with Chris Daughtry of their new single "Mystery" on the American
Idol Season 5 finale, Songs From Black Mountain was quickly released for
download on the Internet May 24th due to popular demand. Immediately entering
the iTunes Top 10 Album Downloads, on-line sales rocketed as Live became
the only band with three albums in the iTunes Top 100 that week.
In their 15 years together Live has sold
more than 20 million albums. With two Billboard Top 200 #1 albums - Throwing
Copper and Secret Samadhi, five #1 singles including, "I Alone," "Lightning
Crashes" and "Selling the Drama" and nine Top 10 singles, Live continue
to sell out venues across the country and around the globe. Currently on
tour in Europe, the band will be back in the U.S. in July for a headlining
summer tour. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Underoath
Leaked |
PR reports: As UNDERØATH prepare for
the June 20 release of DEFINE THE GREAT LINE, the band is finding new and
exciting ways to connect with their fans. As part of an exclusive cross-platform
launch with MTV2 that includes MTV.com, MTV Overdrive, MTV Urge as well
as MTV Mobile phone content, MTV2's "The Leak" is now streaming the entire
DEFINE THE GREAT LINE album at the full story link.- Click
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| Heart
of Texas Fest |
PR reports: Texasrockfest.com promoters Adam
Brewer and Trey Edwards are teaming up with Nuno's on Sixth to bring the
first Heart of Texas Red, White, and Blues Festival to Waterloo Park in
Austin, TX. The steamy July 1st Independence Day celebration will feature
two stages with legendary blues artists, local heroes, and bleeding edge
rock 'n roll including the first show of Big Head Todd and the Monsters'
new tour and only Texas date. GE Smith of "Saturday Night Live" fame, blues
Master Hubert Sumlin, and some VERY Special Guests will team up for a once
in a lifetime 90 minute set. This amazing lineup also includes Charlie
Sexton, Malford Milligan, WC Clark, Bob Schneider, Gary Clark Jr, Grady,
Dirty Wormz, Gooding, Alpha Rev, Broken Teeth, Johnny Goudie, Alan Haynes,
Lomita, and many more.[see full story for more]- Click
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| instar
Go Common |
PR reports: Rock outfit instar is taking part
in the latest incarnation of online music sharing by utilizing Creative
Commons licenses for the release of some older songs and live shows. Creative
Commons, the innovative nonprofit founded by Wired columnist and Stanford
Law School professor Lawrence Lessig (http://creativecommons.org), provides
artists and creators of all types (music, text, video, images, etc.) with
licenses which bridge the gap between no-sharing copyright rules and the
sites which were sharing everything and should not have been under copyright
law. Band mastermind Karl von Kries is releasing some older material (approximately
one track a week) with a Creative Commons non-commercial sampling plus
license (described on the CC website as: "People can take and transform
pieces of the work for any purpose other than advertising, which is prohibited.
Noncommercial copying and distribution [like file-sharing] of the entire
work are also allowed."). In addition to the studio material that will
be available in this license scenario, von Kries is also planning to release
live shows as CC tracks within days of the concert, a la Dead board tapes
or Pearl Jam's live CD series. All will be available for download at the
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| Matisyahu
Smashed |
PR reports: On Monday, June 19th SMASH on
Yahoo! Music will feature an exclusive online performance from the Hasidic
reggae rapper, Matisyahu, as he performs his version of The Police's classic
song, "Message In A Bottle." An avid Police fan, the Jewish rhymesmith
recently opened up for Sting at Ramat Gan Stadium in Jerusalem for a memorable
performance. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Northwest
String Summit |
PR reports: The Northwest's premier acoustic
music festival returns for its fifth year to beautiful Horning's Hideout
in North Plains, Oregon, on August 25-27. The event boasts three days of
nearly all-acoustic music, culminating each night with main stage performances
from musical hosts Yonder Mountain String Band, this year joined by special
guest fiddler Darol Anger (David Grisman Quintet, Psychograss).
Also on the bill are acoustic Son Volt,
Todd Snider and a special electric set by Danny Barnes. In addition, Umphrey's
McGee's Brendan Bayliss will team up with YMBS's Jeff Austin for the first
ever public performance of these longtime friends and musical colleagues.
Meanwhile, Nickel Creek's Chris Thile will be on site for all three days
of the festival for several surprise sit-ins, and will host the famed String
Summit Super Jam. Always a String Summit highlight, past year's Super Jam
performers have included David Grisman, Vasser Clements, Hot Rize, Jerry
Douglas and Tim O'Brien. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Jayhawk
Flies Solo |
PR reports: On June 27, Lost Highway will
release Tim O'Reagan, the self-titled solo debut from the long-time member
of The Jayhawks. Tim O'Reagan showcases the many sides of this multi-talented
artist, which are seeing the light of day for the first time as he steps
out from around the drum kit and moves into the spotlight.
Tim O'Reagan features 11 songs written
by and mostly performed by O'Reagan. [see full story for more]-
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| Crap
Movie |
AP reports: Missy Elliott will star in the
big-screen version of her life story, Universal Pictures has announced.
The untitled project is in the development phase, studio spokeswoman Jennifer
Chamberlain said Wednesday.[see full story for more... are the studios
really that devoid of ideas? Gee wonder why their profits are down, must
be the downloading... couldn't be crap movies]- Click
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