antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 10/24: Metallica Injury- Snoop Vs Airport Cops- Incubus Tour- +44 Dates- Stefani Dec- Queen- Sandy West RIP- Singer Dethroned- more

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Report for 10/24/06

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: Buckcherry - "Next 2 You" video

Artist: Ra

Reviews: Rod Stewart | 2&2: Mikey Doling (Soulfly/Snot) | Sadred

2&2: Mikey Doling of Snot/Soulfly

antiMusic reports: This week we speak with Mikey Doling of Snot / Soulfly fame about his brand new label, new band and more.

2&2: Congrats on the new label (GridIron Records), can you tell us about who is involved and what inspired you to start the label? * Mikey: I was in a band in the 90s called SNOT...and then after that I was in SOULFLY...We (soulfly) we're touring with the mighty PANTERA in 2001...We were in New Orleans after the show hanging on the bus drinking beers and on walks KYLE YURLEY at the time he was playing for The Saints....He asked who the guy from Snot was, I said," me!!", and turns out he was a big SNOT fan!! From there we were bros!! Kyle was ended up living in LA in 2004..so he'd come hang out at the studio where I was producing a lot of local bands at the time...he'd always say, "Mikey, we should start our own record company." I was scared to death because that's a major responsibility. He kept bringing it up about it and I was going out in LA and seeing a lot of young bands out there, and all of the sudden it hit me!! So I called Kyle and I said," LETS DO THIS!!"

2&2: We'll get to the other releases next but let's talk about your new band, INVITRO. Can you tell us a little bit about the band, who's in it and what kind of music you guys play? When's the album coming out? Think you'll tour behind it? * Mikey: I started my new band INVITRO; who's four of the coolest and most talented musicians I could've possibly found. The guitar player, Mike Piggmie and drummer, Benny Cancino were in a band together called, The Wizards. I was a big fan of theirs, so I asked them to start a new band with me along with bass player, Brad Dujmovic and singer, J Vipers. We started jamming together and there was a instant chemistry. Since then it's been a 2 years and now we're recording a debut album coming out in 2007. [check out the full interview at the full story link] - Click Here for the Full Story

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Metallica RockStar Injury

TuneLab reports: Rock Star Supernova have suffered a major setback with the loss of bassist Jason Newsted. The former Metallica member is scheduled for immediate surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and a rotator cuff and bicep tear in the right. Newsted suffered the injuries while trying to catch his 90-pound bass head that had fallen from his amp. The surgery and rehab could have him sidelined for up to nine months.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Snoop Vs Airport Cops

TMZ reports: TMZ has learned that rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg (aka Calvin Broadus) was busted for attempting to carry a weapon through an airport security checkpoint. According to law enforcement officials, Snoop attempted to walk through an X-ray machine at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. late last month with a 21", collapsible baton packed in his laptop computer case. Orange County Sheriffs' deputies were called to the scene where they detained the rapper and confiscated the weapon.

Snoop was not arrested, however, and we're told the Sheriffs Department file was sent to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The D.A. may decide as early as today whether to file criminal charges against the rapper.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Enjoy Incubus Live

PR reports: Epic recording artists Incubus have announced dates for their first North American tour in two years. The long-awaited road jaunt kicks off January 5th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatrein Vancouver and will cover 25 major cities across the U.S. and Canada.

The multiplatinum quintet will be touring in support of their sixth studio release, LIGHT GRENADES. The disc-a mix of hard rocking songs and sublime ballads-was recorded in Atlanta and L.A. with acclaimed producer Brendan O'Brien (Audioslave, Neil Young, Pearl Jam) and arrives in stores November 28th.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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New +44 Dates

PR reports: +44, the new band formed by Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, today announced rescheduled dates for the first leg of their fall tour. The band recently revealed they would have to reschedule dates of their tour due to an arm injury suffered by drummer Barker. Hoppus assured fans that the band couldn't wait to get on the road and would soon release dates of rescheduled shows. The tour will now begin November 8th at Jannus Landing in Tampa, FL and will zig-zag the country until December 17th, when the tour concludes at The Boardwalk in Sacramento, CA.[don't blink and see full story for the dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Stefani Sets Release

MTV reports: She may have been delayed by the birth of her new son, Kingston, but Gwen Stefani is finally ready to drop her second-biggest release of the year: her second solo LP, The Sweet Escape. The follow-up to Love, Angel, Music, Baby has been slated for a December 5 release, with "Wind It Up" designated as the first single, according to her label rep.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Astronomy Queen

AP reports: Brian May traded rock 'n' roll for the big bang as he launched a book about the origins of the universe. May, who abandoned doctoral studies in astronomy to play guitar with `70s rock legends Queen, has returned to his first love as a co-author of the book "Bang! The Complete History of the Universe," which was launched Monday.

Co-written with Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott, presenters of the British Broadcasting Corp. astronomy program "The Sky at Night," the book recounts the formation of the universe from its origins more than 13 billion years ago and looks forward to its end, several billion years from now.
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Sandy West RIP

AP reports: Sandy West, whose ferocious drumming fueled the influential all-female `70s rock band the Runaways, which she co-founded with Joan Jett, has died of lung cancer. She was 47.

West died Saturday night at a hospice in San Dimas, east of Los Angeles, her manager Mara Fox said. She was diagnosed a year ago.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Singer Dethroned

blabbermouth.net reports: Guitarist Nornagest of the long-running Belgian black metal warlords ENTHRONED has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"On October 19th 2006, the decision was taken that longtime vocalist Sabathan won't be a part of ENTHRONED anymore. It was time to choose whether we would go on like this and lead ENTHRONED to a certain death or whether it will continue in its original perspectives.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Malfunkshun Reunion

pr-inside reports: Influential Seattle, Washington rock group MALFUNKSHUN has reformed to honour the death of frontman ANDY WOOD.

The late singer's brother and bandmate KEVIN WOOD has found a stash of his sibling's lyrics that he never worked into songs before his death 16 years ago (1990) and now he wants to return to the studio with his bandmates to record new material. The proposed project will result in the release of the group's first full-length album.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Death for House of Freaks Killer

pr-inside reports: A man has been sentenced to death for randomly killing former HOUSE OF FREAKS bandmember BRYAN HARVEY, his wife KATHRYN and their two young daughters. RICKY JOVAN GRAY, 29, was convicted of the murders in August (06). The jury took just 30 minutes to find him guilty.

The Harvey family were found in the basement of their burning home - bound, beaten with a hammer and stabbed with their throats cut - in Richmond, Virginia on New Year's Day (01JAN06).[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Soft Korn?

TuneLab reports: Korn have announced that they are adding keyboardist Zac Baird to the recording process of their upcoming new album, which the band is currently working on and hope to release this coming Spring. "He's doing really cool melodies and very ambient stuff too," Davis told Rolling Stone.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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When Rockstars Attack

earvolution.com reports: While reports have differed slightly, it does appear that at Wilco's show this past Monday at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, MO an overly excited fan surprised guitarist Jeff Tweedy by approaching him from behind causing the skittish Tweedy to turn and clock the interloper in the face. After being buried in various on-line outlets, Wilco defended themselves with an official statement on their site.

In short, the band cited their own decision to remove a barricade between themselves and the audience as well as lax security as underlying causes of the unfortunate incident. "I really regret what happened last night," said Tweedy.[see full story for a lot more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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OT: Boy Scout Pirates

music.tinfoil reports: The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has issued a press release announcing its latest battleplan in its war on movie piracy. The trade group will team up with Los Angeles Area Boy Scouts of America to educate some 52,000 young scouts about the value of copyrights in an attempt to change attitudes towards theft of intellectual property.

"One of the most important tools we have to fight piracy is education and I commend the Los Angeles area Boy Scouts for working with us to help raise awareness about piracy among their troops in Los Angeles," said MPAA CEO & Chairman Dan Glickman.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Aborted Lineup

SMN reports: ABORTED have posted he following update: "Ok everyone, time for a big update on what has been going on with ABORTED in the past months. To confirm rumours, drummer Gilles & bass player Olivia are no longer part of the band�. We would like to welcome Peter Goemaere, who also plays in EMETH as a replacement for Olivia... drums in the upcoming shows this & next year (until a fitting permanent replacement has been found) will be handled by Etienne Galo from the band NEGATIVA. [see full story for more details and info on the new CD (and who played on it)]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Another Tupac Release

MTV reports: Pac's Life, another new collection of Tupac Shakur songs, is due next month. The late rapper's mother, Afeni Shakur, has assembled a host of acts to record a posthumous album, out November 21 on Amaru/ Interscope Records. Featuring contributions from Ludacris, T.I. and Keyshia Cole[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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