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| Lesbian
Video For Jett |
Contact Music reports: Rocker JOAN JETT's
new video A.C.D.C. will feature sexy actress CARMEN ELECTRA as her female
lover. The I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL singer and the former BAYWATCH star shot
the video last week (10MAY06) in New York City. Electra and Jett play a
would-be couple in the music video[see full story for more]-
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| Pot
Talk |
Contact Music reports: Singer ART GARFUNKEL
has given two speeches to high school students on how to maintain a healthy
lifestyle as part of his community service after being arrested last year
(05) for marijuana possession. THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE star, who with PAUL
SIMON made up the duo SIMON + GARFUNKEL, chose community service over paying
a $100 (GBP56) fine.["Without pot I wouldn't have had any of my hits..."
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| MTV
Vs iTunes |
tinfoil reports: For years, MTV Networks Inc.
sat on the sidelines while Apple Computer Inc., RealNetworks Inc. and others
racked up sales of music downloads. Now the cable network group that helped
popularize music videos two decades ago is entering the online music fray
with URGE, a new service that makes its public beta debut on Wednesday.
[see full story for more.. we're not sure if you get full songs or a minute
of a song followed by three minutes of commercials (it is MTV after all),
we'll know on Wed]- Click
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| Oasis
Hiatus |
Gigwise reports: Oasis have revealed that
they are set to take a hiatus now all other commitments are finished.
The band have recently wrapped up their
world tour and are planning on putting their feet up until 2007, when Noel
plans to pen some new tracks. [see full story for some EP tidbit]-
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| A
Tribe Called Quest Reunion |
Contact Music reports: Hip-hop pioneers A
TRIBE CALLED QUEST are planning to stage a surprise reunion tour of the
US in the autumn (06). The CAN I KICK IT? icons' DJ, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD,
is amazed by the number of requests he has received from fans to reform
the group - and he is happy to take time out from his solo career to oblige.
He tells MTV, "We're looking at October, November... [see full story for
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| Wailer
Loser |
Gigwise reports: Former Wailers bassist Aston
Barrett has lost his battle to recover what he says was £60m of unpaid
royalties.
Barrett alleged that he was owed the money
for earnings from songs co-written with Bob Marley and as part of a contract
signed with Island Records in 1974.
However the case has been dismissed the
morning by the presiding judge, Mr Justice Lewison, at the High Court in
London according to the BBC.[see full story for more]-
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| Black
Eyed EP |
Ananova reports: The Black Eyed Peas have
announced they will release a new EP called Renegotiations: The Remix.
There are seven tracks on the mini-album,
including songs featuring Justin Timberlake and James Brown.[see full story
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| Rentals
Return |
CMJ reports: Former Weezer bassist Matt Sharp
is back in action with his other heralded band, cult-favorite the Rentals.
Sharp and founding member Rachel Haden have roped in a slew of new folks
for a Rentals reunion that will see both a new album and tour. The Rentals
are perhaps best known as one of the first bands to break the moog into
power-pop tunes, and their mid-'90s output (two albums, 1995's Return Of
The Rentals and 1999's Seven More Minutes) influenced a slew of imitators
years later.[see full story for more including some dates]-
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| Rock
Hall KISS Off |
Blabbermouth reports: KISS' official web site,
KissOnline.com, has been updated with part two of a brand new interview
with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. "The beauty of America is that
you can basically start any kind of private club you want to. This one
happens to be called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's a very impressive
name for a club but it's an illusion. It's the creation of a group of industry
people and critics who decide who they deem as qualified to be in their
little admiration society. It's their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but it's
not the people's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Have you ever voted? I know
I haven't. That's why the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, besides having people
who very much belong in there, have an abundance of people who most people
will scratch their head and not even have a clue who they are. I don't
have anything against anybody who's been inducted, but more than a couple
of them are a joke. A band or musician's impact is measured by how they
change and influence society and other musicians. That and how many albums
and concert tickets they sell should be what gets them into the Hall of
Fame. As far as I'm concerned it's a private club with a misleading name.
It's a sham." [see full story for more]- Click
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| The
Slash & The Furious |
antiMusic reports: Slash revealed on Camp
Freddie Radio (hosted by Matt Sorum) that he just recorded some scoring
for "The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift". He said it was the first time
he has done scoring for a film and did about 50 different takes in the
studio. He however did not write the music, the composer was Brian Tyler.
He was able to watch parts of the film while recording and said that the
movie will include one the coolest race scenes he's seen in distant memory.
The film hits theatres on June 16th. See full story for the official site.
Also Matt and Slash discussed the new Velvet Revolver CD and contrary to
some reports they say they have not settled on a producer yet. However,
Matt said they are doing one song with Dave Sardy (Wolfmother, Jet) and
also said that unlike some reports that they were going more pop, "I think
we're gonna be a little nastier sounding on this record hopefully." Slash
added that everything's he heard so far was "awesome". They cleared up
some of the producer rumors as well. On Lenny Kravitz rumor, they explaining
that Duff had run into Lenny and the "Fly Away" rocker had offered to produce
the new album. Slash added that what are usually casual conversations gets
into the press and turns into something else. So as it stands the only
confirmed producer working on the new album is Dave Sardy and that's only
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| Mario
Gilardengo RIP |
Blabbermouth reports: Mario Gilardengo, the
bass player of the Italian glam-rock band RAZZLE DAZZLE, died of injuries
sustained in a motorcycle accident. Mario was riding his Honda Hornet when
he was involved in a head-on collision with a car. He was 28 years old.[see
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| Against
Suicide |
Blabbermouth reports: Former SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
members Amery Smith (drums), Grant Estes (guitar) and Louichi Mayorga (bass)
have joined forces with ex-EXCEL frontman Dan Clements in a new band called
AGAINST. "We're currently in the studio working and have two songs that
will appear on [the] 'Welcome to Venice 2' [compilation] being put out
by Built On An Ounce Records," Estes told BLABBERMOUTH.NET.[see full story
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| AIC
for Free |
BW&BK reports: ALICE IN CHAINS has issued
the following press release: "The band will be playing a FREE show tomorrow
night (Tuesday September 16th) at Seattle's Moore Theater.
It promises to be one of those once-in-a-lifetime
shows. To get tickets all you have to do is show up at the Moore box office.
The staff there will start giving out tickets at 6:00pm PST today (Monday
September 15th) so try to get over there as soon as possible if you want
one. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Whiter
Teeth or Lighter Wallet? |
Metal Sludge reports: Johnny & Joey Gioeli
the brothers who formed Hardline are under investigation for a teeth whitening
scam. These guys use to play the Sunset Strip as Brunette and hailed from
Pennsylvania originally.
Mary Ann Hughes of Forest Park wanted to
breathe life into her dead tooth. ...$3.95 on her debit card would cover
the shipping. Instead of a trail size, Hughes received full supply, and
an invoice. "So I opened that and there was a charge for $106.90."
There was a catch in the fine print. Anyone
ordering the free treatment, instantly agreed to pay for a shipment of
the product every 60 days. They'd have to call to cancel or the whitener
and charges would keep coming. [see full story for more]-
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| Crossfade
USO |
TuneLab reports: Crossfade will begin a USO
tour for U.S. troops in Europe and the Middle East this week. The bands
sophomore album has a tentative release date of August 1st [see full story
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| Leatherwolf
KNAC Premiere |
KNAC reports: Leatherwolf will be joining
Junkman in studio at KNAC.COM next Monday, May 22nd at 4pm (Pacific Time)
and they're bringing their first new studio album since 1989's Street Ready.
World Asylum features new vocalist Wade
Black (ex-Crimson Glory, Seven Witches) and guitarist Eric Halpern (ex-Destiny's
End, Helstar), alongside Pete Perez and original members, Geoff Gayer and
drummer Dean Roberts.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Misfits
Recording |
punkbands reports: As previously reported
the Misfits are currently at work writing an all-new studio album. Yes
fiends, the band plans to return to the studio in 2006 to deliver the hardest,
most aggressive Misfits material to see the pressing plant since Earth
AD! Since the record is still in the writing stages, an exact release date
is far too early to determine at this time.
But as Jerry Only recently revealed in
an interview with Inpress Magazine Australia: "Our next album will coincide
with our 30th anniversary and that album will only reinforce how potent
the band has become with time."[see full story for more]-
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