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| Bon
Jovi Vs GNR |
Gigwise reports: Bon Jovi keyboardist David
Bryan has criticised Axl Rose for turning up late to a show last week.
As previously reported on Gigwise, Axl
Rose caused outrage in London when he arrived onstage two hours late and
finished the show at 1am leaving many people stranded.
Appalled at the behaviour, Bryan told Musicrooms:
..."We will never ever do that to our fans. It's an honour and a big gift
to get to where we are. If any curfew is going to be broken it's because
we're playing longer."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Journey
Lip Sync? |
antiMusic reports: A Journey fan going by
the name of Rockndeano has accused Journey frontman Steve Augeri of lip
synching during the band's shows. A discussion of the issue began on Melodicrock.com
but he quickly saw the need for a dedicated site to discuss the controversy,
so he launched a blog on June 1st. To back-up the claims he has posted
several songs via YouSendIt but accused the band of having them removed
(we were too lazy to trackdown and listen to any).
Here is a bit of what Rockndeano has to
say: "Lead singer Steve Augeri, has had some serious vocal problems the
last year or so, and after many hundreds of man hours breaking down concert
bootlegs and analyzing 'live' songs from different venues, I have levied
the charge against my once favorite band....They use tapes for lead vocals.
Yes, you heard that right. Journey has resorted to using tape for lead
vocals live." [see full story for more]- Click
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| Metal
Gang War |
Blabbermouth reports: Australia's The Bulletin
is reporting that feuding gangs armed with spears and machetes � and named
after such heavy metal bands and albums as Judas Priest, Cowboys From Hell
and Fear Factory � have run amok at the biggest Aboriginal settlement in
Australia, destroying homes and terrifying families hiding from the violence.
On October 23, 2002, after a policeman
shot dead a Judas Priest gang member in Port Keats, the JPs � who that
day had been fighting the Evil Warriors [photo] � turned savagely on anyone
with links to the Warriors. A Port Keats woman by the name of Margaret
Rose Perdjert felt their wrath due to her marriage to Eugenio Kurungaiyi,
the deputy commander of the Evil Warriors. [see full story for more]-
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| Beyonce
Vs Peta |
TMZ reports: Beyonce was confronted Thursday
night at the swanky restaurant Nobu in New York City by two members of
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The two had won an
eBay auction, benefiting VH1's Save the Music Foundation, to dine with
the star. Beyonce had no idea they were PETA members.
TMZ obtained video of the confrontation,
shot by PETA, taped inside the restaurant. As they sat at the table, Beyonce,
who has a fashion line with her mother that uses fur, had no idea what
was coming. After placing their orders, the PETA members confronted the
singer. The PETA members then pulled out a portable DVD player and began
playing a tape of Pamela Anderson's attack on the fur industry, which highlights
graphic footage of the process of killing animals for their fur� The PETA
members were swiftly escorted out of the restaurant.[see full story for
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| Boy
George Fugitive |
MTV reports: On Friday (June 16), a Manhattan
judge issued an arrest warrant for Boy George after the troubled singer
didn't show up in court, AP reports. George, whose real name is George
O'Dowd, was supposed to explain why he wants to change his sentence for
falsely reporting to the police that his apartment had been burglarized.[see
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| Quickies:
Metallica, Dressy Berry, Talking Metal, Venus Hum, Rob Zombie, Mayer/Crow,
MicroPod |
Day in Rock reports: Lars Ulrich told the
BBC that fans shouldn't the new Metallica CD until the summer or early
Fall of 2007 * Dressy Bessy played with the legendary Chuck Berry at the
Duck Room in St. Louis on June 14. Sold out, of course. * Apple's iTunes
Music Store now lists the "most listened to" music podcasts. It is a chart
of top 100 music podcast in the world. Talking Metal is number 54. Beating
out Rock N Roll Geek show and even MTV News daily podcast (congrats to
Mark and John! Go listen now and make it Top 20) * Venus Hum's new album
is coming July 25. Billed as for of Bjork, Imogen Heap, The Postal Service,
Beth Orton, Kraftwerk, St. Etienne, Stereolab. * Tune into Jimmy Kimmel
Live on Friday (June 23rd) to catch Rob Zombie. * John Mayer and Sheryl
Crow are joining forces for a tour that kicks off August 24 in Pittsburgh.
* Microsoft reportedly wants to take on the iPod market by releasing a
portable music player. (Will the blue screen of death comes as a free bonus
feature?)- Click
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| EMI
Payola Payup |
E! reports: EMI agreed to pay $3.75 million
to a music-based charity to make New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer
call off his dogs. EMI Music North America was the last of the big four
record companies forced to cough up big bucks to settle allegations of
offering financial and other incentives to [radio stations] to play the
music of its artists. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Wizard
of Wainwright |
Gigwise reports: Rufus Wainwright has paid
tribute to Judy Garland by recreating one of her famous concerts.
The singer played two sell-out shows on
Wednesday and Thursday at the Carnegie Hall in New York - the same place
Garland played a legendary concert back in 1961.
Wainwright performed a host of Garland
classics including �Chicago' and �Somewhere over the Rainbow.'[see full
story for more]- Click
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| Macca's
64 |
Gigwise reports: Paul McCartney's grandchildren
have prepared a surprise for his birthday today, recording their own version
of his song 'When I'm Sixty-Four'.
Recorded in the legendary Abbey Road studios
- made famous by The Beatles in the 1960s - the song is believed to be
the perfect way to put a smile back on his face, following his split from
wife Heather Mills last month.[see full story for more]-
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| Essential
Alice In Chains |
antiMusic reports: A bit of Alice in Chains
news for you. The band has booked a string of U.S. dates this summer and
Sony plans to release a two album greatest hits packaged called "The Essential
Alice In Chains" on July 25th. [see full story for tracklisting and tour
dates]- Click
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| Dragonforce
on the Road |
antiMusic reports: Dragonforce have been turning
heads and their album isn't even out til tomorrow (June 20th). Be that
as it may, the band plans to support that new release "Inhuman Rampage"
during this year's Ozzfest. But what to do on their days off? Off-fest
dates of course. The band has lined up a string of headlining shows this
summer.
Not wanting to play with themselves they
have asked Between the Buried and Me to play with them on most of the dates.
Lacuna Coil, Bleeding Through, and Atreyu will play with them instead at
a few of the shows. [see full story for dates including a UK run this Fall]-
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| Danko
Jones Surgery |
Blabbermouth reports: DANKO JONES' frontman/namesake
was scheduled to play at NXNE in Toronto on June 8, 2006. After a routine
visit to the doctor he was advised that he needed immediate eye surgery,
as he had a retinal detachment in his right eye. Surgery was successful,
and Danko is recovering well.[see full story for more]-
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| Eternal
Oath Lose Faith in Singer |
Blabbermouth reports: Swedish melodic death
metallers ETERNAL OATH have parted ways with original singer Joni Mäensivu.
"The band thinks that their musical development over the past few years
has been such that traditional death metal vocals no longer feel appropriate,"
reads a posting on the group's web site. "Replacing Joni vill be Timo Hovinen."
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| Aerocrue
Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: AEROSMITH's official
fan club, Aero Force One, will make an official announcement regarding
the band's fall touring plans on Monday, June 19. The group are expected
to confirm that they will be teaming up with MÖTLEY CRÜE for
a U.S. tour beginning in early September.[see full story for rumored dates]-
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| Classic
Maiden |
Blabbermouth reports: According to a posting
on MaidenNorway.com, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno has just released
a "brand new classic studio album." The CD, entitled "Paul DiAnno - The
Classics", is subtitled "The Maiden Years". It features brand new 48-track
digital recordings from 2006... Only 150 collectors' CD copies are available
worldwide, and orders are limited to one per person. [see full story for
tracklist and a link to buy it]- Click
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| Vegas
Addiction |
Blabbermouth reports: CAMP FREDDY, the Los
Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION,
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums)
and Scott Weiland (vocals), will be playing in Las Vegas on Saturday, July
1. Also appearing will be THE PANIC CHANNEL, the new band featuring three
quarters of the most recent lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION (Navarro, drummer
Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney) and former SKYCYCLE vocalist
Steve Isaacs.[see full story for more]- Click
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