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Report for 10/23/06

Picks of the Day

Before we get to today's news here are our picks of the day featuring our latest reviews and the song of the day to listen to while reading today's report!

Song: Sparta Listening Party

Artist: Bane and Illusion

Reviews: Rolling Stones Live | Cannibal Corpse | Charly Cazalet

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Tom Jones To Box Tyson

Gigwise reports: Legendary Welsh singer Tom Jones will fight former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson later this year. 

The Delilah star is one of the celebrities lined up to face the controversial sportsman in a series of charity bouts - but has been reassured he's not going to get "smashed" by the boxer.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Lil' Wayne Melee

AP reports: Morgan State University police are considering whether to pursue criminal charges against rapper Lil' Wayne after someone threw money into a crowd during a performance, causing a melee that left three young women injured. 

It was unclear whether Lil' Wayne or a member of his entourage flung the bills into the crowd, said university Police Chief Adrian Wiggins. The artist will not be invited back to the campus, university officials said.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bragg Vs Nazis

Gigwise reports: Billy Bragg is hitting the road again in December for a series of gigs to highlight the fight against fascism. 

The veteran singer-songwriter has announced 13 dates to support the release of his new �Billy Bragg: Volume 2' box set. He tells the NME, "In this 70th year of the Battle of Cable Street (London anti-facist demo) and with the rise of the BNP, it's crucial that we continue our campaign against racism and fascism in Britain." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Pot TV for Michael

hecklerspray reports: That George Michael, he's one rock and roll motherlover isn't he? OK, so actually he's not - in fact listening to a George Michael album tends to be a bit like carbon monoxide suffocation without all the nice smells - but you get the idea.

After all of George Michael's rock and roll scrapes - which mainly involve wanking and sleeping, to be fair - you'd expect that George Michael would want to keep his head down. But no. In fact George Michael is about to do the most shocking thing of his entire career. Release a record that doesn't make us drop off faster than, well, George Michael at a zebra crossing? No - more shocking than that. George Michael is going to smoke a joint on television and then say how much he likes it. It will shock and astound you, or at least it would if pictures and quotes of every word he spoke during the interview hadn't already been splashed all over the place, that is. [see full story for more - it keeps him sane...]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Urban Rehab

TMZ reports: It appeared his life was picture perfect, but now Keith Urban says he's been battling alcohol abuse and has entered a treatment rehabilitation center.

According to a statement issued by Urban's publicist, the country singer checked himself in last night with Nicole Kidman, his wife of four months, by his side. Urban says, "I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones that love and support me." He adds, "One can never let one's guard down on recovery and I'm afraid that I have."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Doors Anniversary Parties

blabbermouth.net reports: Steve Baltin of AOL Music reports that on Nov. 8, the three remaining members of THE DOORS will gather at three separate locations in Los Angeles - each with historical significance to the band - to kick off festivities surrounding the group's 40th anniversary. 

Guitarist Robby Krieger will be at the famed Whisky to preview the upcoming box set, "Perception", while keyboardist Ray Manzarek will be next door at the Cat Club, formerly the London Fog, where the band made their live debut. There, he'll preview a mini-version of the band's forthcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibit, opening May 25 at the Rock Hall in Cleveland. Finally, drummer John Densmore will be at Book Soup, former home of the Cinematheque 16, to host a poetry reading of late vocalist Jim Morrison's work. Among those joining Densmore will be Perry Farrell, who resurrected Morrison through unreleased tracks on his upcoming SATELLITE PARTY.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Suffocation Busless

blabbermouth.net reports: SUFFOCATION drummer Mike Smith has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "SUFFOCATION's seven-week tour with FEAR FACTORY, HYPOCRISY and DECAPITATED, set to start on the 22nd of October, has been jeopardized due to fraudulent bus companies. 

"The story goes like this in this exact order of circumstances: Four months ago we locked in tour bus arrangements with ******** ******* ******* to drive SUFFOCATION and HYPOCRISY on the U.S. tour. Three days before the tour was to begin, the bus company pulled out leaving us to scramble with no replacement. In a panic we called multiple bus companies to save the day, one of which was a company called ****** ***** & ****, owned by **** ********* out of Philadelphia. Because it was last minute, we were instructed to pay half of the cost upfront, which we did � close to $20,000. The bus never showed up[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Slunt Stanley

BW&BK reports: New York City-based SLUNT, are confirmed as the support act for PAUL STANLEY's Live To Win tour starting on October 26th. Dates include: 

October 
23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution 
24 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live 
26 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head 
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Ray Grammy Controversy

pr-inside reports: The late RAY CHARLES has ignited a row among music industry professionals over whether his latest release qualifies for a Grammy Award nomination.

Questions have arisen over whether the new RAY SINGS, BASIE SWINGS album is eligible for a commendation for the 2007 awards ceremony as the project combines recently discovered vocals by the soul legend with newly recorded backing tracks by the COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA. Under Recording Academy legislation, Charles' vocals are ruled out from being nominated in the new vocal categories as his recording dates back to the 1970s.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Victory's Victory over Hawthorne Heights

TuneLab reports: Victory Records has won a lawsuit filed by Hawthorne Heights. A court said that it was "absurd" that the band be able to terminate its contract with Victory. Hawthorne Heights will have to fulfill the their contract which includes two more studio albums.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Coheed and Cambria Homemade Vid

punkbands reports: Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez has made a homemade video for the song "The Final Cut". Around a year ago, Claudio mentioned in an interview that he worked on a home-made video that would probably never get released, well guess what? 

You can check out the video at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rise Against DVD

punkbands reports: Rise Against announce that they will be releasing a new DVD titled "Generation Lost". The band writers: That's right, we finally have a DVD coming out. Our good friend Davy Rothbart joined us last summer on Warped and filmed our weird lives in a documentary called "How We Survive." 

While the documentary certainly talks about each of the band members, it also takes time to remove the spotlight from the band and shine it deservedly on our amazing fans, who are the true gears that keep us moving. We threw in some live footage from the Troub in LA last spring, and a few more goodies so check it out when it comes out on December 5th. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Alabama Thunderpussy Tour

SMN reports: ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY have lined up the following upcoming tour dates:

October 27 - Richmond, KY @ The Whiskey 
October 28 - Chicago, IL @ The Note 
October 29 - Bowling Green, OH @ Howard's Club H 
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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One Man Army March

SMN reports: ONE MAN ARMY, featuring ex-THE CROWN frontman Johan Lindstrand, are currently in the studio again in order to record the follow up to their debut "21st Century Killing Machine". The name of the second album will be "Error In Evolution". An early March 2007 release is expected.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Pound Evicted

SMN reports: The California Bay Area metal/rock scene has just been hit by yet another venue closure. THE POUND at Pier 96, known for booking and undertaking most, if not all smaller level San Francisco based metal and rock tours over the past few years will close its doors on Sunday, October 22 after recently being served an eviction notice. [see full story for more breaking metal news]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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