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| GNR
Reunion: Izzy and Axl |
antiMusic reports: In a continuation of our
TEXTing GNR special with Mark Strigl of Talking
Metal we can report that there was a GNR family reunion during Wed
night's concert in New York City when Original Guns N' Roses guitarist
Izzy Stradlin joined Axl and company on stage for a rendition of "Think
About You" from the band's debut album "Appetite for Destruction" and later
returned to play "Patience," followed by "Night Train" where they were
also joined by Kid Rock. See the full story link for the text by text run
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| Ozzfest
Avenged |
The Gauntlet reports: According to various
venue locations, Avenged Sevenfold are booked for Ozzfest 2006. No word
from the Ozzfest camp confirming at this time[see full story for more]-
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| antiPiracy
Virus |
tinfoil reports: A new Trojan horse seeks
out and wipes movies and MP3 music tracks that it believes are illegally
distributing via file-sharing networks.
The Troj/Erazer-A Trojan horse scours folders
used for peer-to-peer file-sharing peer-to-peer for AVI, MP3, MPEG, WMV,
GIF, ZIP and other files. If files are found by the Trojan it wipes them,
and plants a copy of itself in the folder using tempting names such as
game.exe, goporn.exe, nero7.exe and officexpcrack.exe. [see full story
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| Idol
Boycott |
TMZ reports: Ever since 'American Idol' favorite
Chris Daughtry was voted off the show last week, attention has focused
on which of the surviving contestants would win his fans' votes.
The answer: none of them. Daughtry fans
on 'A.I.' message boards say that now that their favorite has been eliminated,
they plan on boycotting the 'Idol' voting entirely.[see full story for
more]- Click
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| Red
Hot Hit |
TuneLab reports: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
have earned their first No. 1 album in their 22-year career with their
latest album, 'Stadium Arcadium'. The disc moved 442,000 units[see full
story for more]- Click
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| iPod
Ban |
BBC reports: Digital music player maker Creative
Technology has asked a US court to ban Apple from selling or marketing
its iconic iPods in the US.
Creative claims that the navigational menu
used for finding and playing music on the iPod, violates its patent for
its own Zen MP3 player. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Final
Luna |
MTV reports: Those still crestfallen over
the breakup of Luna will be happy to hear Rhino Records is also bidding
the New York indie-rockers a fond farewell. On June 20 the label will release
The Best of Luna and "Tell Me Do You Miss Me," a DVD documenting Luna's
final tour. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Lil
Jon Songwriter of the Year |
MTV reports: Lil Jon and Maroon 5 were named
Songwriters of the Year on Tuesday at BMI's Pop Awards in Beverly Hills,
California.[.. the headline is the punchline! Have standards dropped or
what? Must be all that crunk juice. see full story for more]-
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| Byrds
Box |
Reuters reports: One of the most influential
American-spawned bands will be celebrated with the five-disc box set, "The
Byrds: There is a Season."
Due August 29 via Sony BMG's Legacy Recordings
catalog arm, the package compiles 99 studio and live tracks on four CDs,
and also includes a DVD featuring the band's appearances on U.S. and U.K.
television shows in the 1960s.["this is the season... spend, spend, spend...
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| Bride
on the Run |
Mammoth Press reports: Former Beatle Paul
McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney announced today they're getting divorced
after nearly four years of marriage.- Click
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| Rap
Comic |
CBR reports: Exploding onto the American music
scene in 1987 with their debut album, "Yo, Bum Rush The Show," Public Enemy
quickly became the most important hip-hop act to ever take the stage. Now,
twenty years since first declaring that he swings a hammer like the Mighty
Thor, Chuck, Flava and the rest of Public Enemy are set to be immortalized
in comic book form with the first licensed Public Enemy comic dropping
this summer.
The series is written by Chuck with I.
James Bomb, from the S1W's, and Professor Griff also providing story concepts
and editorial support. Art on the series will be handled by by Adam Wallenta.[see
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| Glam
of July Show |
Blabbermouth reports: An already hot event
just got hotter as FASTER PUSSYCAT, BANG TANGO and PRETTY BOY FLOYD have
been added to POISON's Fourth of July weekend blowout at Hyundai Pavilion
in San Bernardino, CA. The date of the show is Saturday, July 1 and it
also features CINDERELLA and SLAUGHTER. [see full story for more]-
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| Fair
Warning Releases |
Blabbermouth reports: Frontiers Records has
announced the details of the European release of FAIR WARNING's reunion
album, which has a working title of "Brother's Keeper".
The band, which currently consists of singer
Tommy Heart, guitarist Helge Engelke, bassist Ule W. Ritgen and CC Behrens
on drums, started working on the new songs in the fall 2005. In addition
to this highly anticipated CD � scheduled for release in Europe on August
25, 2006 � Frontiers Records has announced the re-release of three back-catalog
FAIR WARNING items. On July 9, reissues of FAIR WARNING's first two albums
� the self-titled debut and "Rainmaker" � will hit the streets in Europe
in their original artwork and track listing.[see full story for more including
a DVD release]- Click
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| Steve
Cooper RIP |
BW&BK reports: Former S.A. SLAYER and
JUGGERNAUT vocalist Steve Cooper, aged 47, passed away in the early morning
hours of May 14th at a San Antonio, Texas hospital from complications due
to kidney failure. Cooper, who was diabetic, had been in ill health and
on dialysis for several years prior to his untimely death. [see full story
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| Ozzy
Day |
BW&BK reports: OZZY OSBOURNE occupies
such a big place in Brummies' hearts the city is dedicating a whole day
to him reports icBirmingham.co.uk. The event is being put on in response
to public demand and there will be air guitar contests as well as an Ozzy
trivia test. There'll even be a bat trail as one of the attractions of
Ozzy Osbourne Day on Sunday at Aston Hall, just a stone's throw from where
the BLACK SABBATH legend grew up.[see full story for more]-
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| Acoustic
Foo |
TuneLab reports: A few dates for the Foo Fighter's
summer acoustic tour have been announced. The tour will kick off on July
11th in Seattle and will make stops in the following cities:
July 11th in Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theater
July 13th in Berkeley, CA @ Berkeley Community
Theater
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| Metal
Church Revival |
KNAC reports: SPV have confirmed that the
new Metal Church album, A Light In The Dark, will be released in Germany
on June 16th, throughout Europe on June 19th, and in North America on June
27th.
A Light in the Dark will feature a new
version of the track 'Watch The Children Pray', a tribute to vocalist David
Wayne, who passed away in May, 2005.[see full story for more]-
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| Bassist
Panic |
Rockdirt reports: Panic! At The Disco posted
news on their official web site that bassist Brent Wilson is no longer
part of the group. "There really isn't a good way to say this, and it was
a decision that was very tough to make, but feels like it will be the right
decision for everyone," the statement, signed "panic!", reads. [see full
story for more]- Click
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| You
Can't Kill this Roach |
The Gauntlet reports: Rockers Papa Roach are
ready to return from the music wilderness to reclaim the fans they're convinced
have abandoned them. In the two years since their last album, frontman
Jacoby Shaddix is convinced they've been forgotten about. So they've set
about making a new album to mark their return.
Shaddix says, "We know nobody cares about
us right now. This is most definitely a comeback, no doubt about it. The
record is going great. We started writing last October and we've been in
the studio for the last few months. [see full story for more]-
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| Antony
and the Leonard |
The Tripwire reports: Mercury Prize winner,
Antony (Antony and the Johnsons), has been hard at work since winning the
coveted award. Mainly, Antony has been working on a variety of collaborations,
live events and film projects. As for the films, Antony is featured in
the soon-to-be-released I'm Your Man, a Leonard Cohen documentary. In the
film Antony performs the song "If It Be Your Will."[see full story for
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