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| Monday |
| Roadie
Vs Terrorists |
antiMusic reports: A former roadie for Motorhead
tried to stop the July 7th terrorist attack against London, or at least
warn police about two radical Muslims that helped carry out the attack.
Martin Gilbertson worked as a computer technician for individuals involved
with an Islamic bookshop and youth center Beeston, West Yorkshire. He told
the Guardian that he met two of the terrorist involved in the attack, Mohammed
Sidique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer, at a party held to celebrate the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S..
Gilbertson went to work for the group helping
produce DVDs and encrypting email, according to an AP report. "I was alarmed
and disgusted by what I heard, but I kept my views to myself and they were
friendly," Gilbertson said. "They needed my skills, and I was perceived
to be anti-government."
However, by October 2003 he said he became
so alarmed by "what was going on around [him, that he] went to the police."
He was instructed to mail police the material he had collected and the
list of names, which he did, but he didn't hear back from police until
he contacted them again after the July 7th attack on London. [see full
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| Kool
& the Gang Death |
AP reports: Claydes Charles Smith, a co-founder
and lead guitarist of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 57.
Smith died in Maplewood, N.J., on Tuesday
after a long illness, publicist David Brokaw said Thursday. Brokaw did
not know the cause of death.[see full story for more]-
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| Cypress
Hill Sued |
Gigwise reports: Hip-hop veterans Cypress
Hill are being sued over a sample used on their seminal Black Sunday album.
Songwriter Glen Watts claims the criminally
ignored Syl Johnson version of his soul classic 'Is It Because I'm Black?'
was used without permission on album track 'Interlude'.
Watts claims the 1993 album "infringed
on his copyrights", according to Allhiphop.com.[see full story for more]-
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| Drugs
Kill |
Gigwise reports: Top music producer Dallas
Austin is facing a possible death penalty after being arrested on drugs
charges in Dubai.
The producer � who has worked with a host
of stars including Michael Jackson, Madonna, No Doubt, TLC, Aretha Franklin
and Boyz II Men � was on his way to supermodel's Naomi Campbell's three
day birthday party at the exclusive Burj Al Arab hotel when he was arrested
for allegedly transporting drugs.[see full story for more]-
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Full report including: Roadie
Vs Terrorists- Teen Sex Bad- DMX Vs Def Jam- Kool & the Gang Death-
Backstreet Geezer Quits- Cypress Hill Sued- Fiddytosh- Anal C*nt- DimeVision-
Kittie- Guns N Turkey- Surreal Lita- Supergroup- Zao Vs Dentist- Andrew
WK- Aerosmith- Virgin Duff- Morningwood- Motorhead- Jessica's Madonna Rip
off?- Unwritten Law- Particle more
| Tuesday |
| Rap
Boss Shot |
UK reports: The owner of a record label was
seriously hurt when she was accidentally shot in the neck by her son with
an air rifle. Jill Sinclair, who set up ZTT Records with her husband Trevor
Horn, was shot in the garden of their home near Henley, Oxfordshire, on
Sunday night.
A company spokesman said: "Purely accidentally
she took a pellet in the neck. She is stable but critical." [see full story
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| Supreme
Ja Ruling |
AP reports: The Supreme Court declined Monday
to hear a case involving a contract dispute between recording companies
over a hip-hop album by Ja Rule and other rappers.
Lawyers for TVT Records and TVT Music Inc.
asked justices to overturn a decision by the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals, which voided a $132 million jury verdict TVT was awarded
in its dispute with another recording company, the Island Def Jam Music
Group.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Quickies:
Vinnie Paul- Estradasphere- Mushroomhead- Wolf- Working Title- Madonna-
Morbid Angel |
Day in Rock reports: Vinnie Paul will be the
featured guest on "Headbanger's Ball", Next Saturday, July 1 at 10:00 PM
EST. * Santa Cruz, California's eclectic and unclassifiable musical group
Estradasphere has signed with The End Records. The band will release their
fourth album titled 'Palace of Mirrors', on September 19th, 2006. * The
first appearance of a new Mushroomhead track will be is a demo called "Burn"
on a limited edition FYE sampler to be given away exclusively, with purchase
of two qualifying CD's, at FYE stores right now. Only 25,000 copies, so
hurry! * Sweden's traditional metallers WOLF have announced that Thomas
Holm (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) will handle artwork duties for the band's
fourth album, 'The Black Flame.' * In conjunction with the release of their
debut LP, about-face, The Working Title will be leaking a new song on Pure
Volume every week 'till its release on 7/18... 4 new songs total. See full
story for that. * Erik Rutan will rejoin his former bandmates in Morbid
Angel for several European dates this summer. * Madonna has failed to sell
out the first show of her Confessions Tour in the UK and most think it
is due to outrageous ticket prices. They don't call her the "Material Girl"
for nothing!- Click
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Full report including: Rap
Boss Shot- Supreme Ja Ruling- Gay.Lo Pride- Bush Honors B.B.- Korn on the
Roq- New Found UK Glory- Ozzy Solo Date- Vinnie Paul- Estradasphere- Mushroomhead-
Wolf- Madonna- Morbid Angel- Jay-Z Unretires- Hip Hop Beck- Bowie- Tool-
Candlemass- Twisted Christmas- Betrayed- Cannibal Corpse- Thine Eyes Bleed-
Ziggy- Motley Insider- Pixies- Rainbow- Steve Earle- James Brown- Suzanne
Vega- Brian Wilson- more
| Wednesday |
| Axl
Arrested |
antiMusic reports: Guns N' Roses hasn't truly
returned until someone get arrested and leave it to frontman Axl Rose to
make it official. In a bizarre story coming out of Sweden, Rose was arrested
for violent conduct, damaging a hotel room and threatening police. Damaged
hotel rooms are nothing new in rock n roll but the strangeness comes from
reports that Axl bit a security guard in the leg.
The fun and games took place at the Berns
Hotel in Stockholm following the Guns N' Roses concert at the Globe Arena
on Monday night. Stockholm Police Department spokesperson told MTV News
that the trouble began when Rose got into an altercation with a woman at
the hotel's bar and when a security guard stepped in, Rose attacked him.
"He bit him on the leg and then the hotel staff called the police and we
came and apprehended him," Hagg said.
Police arrested Rose and placed him in
a jail cell to sober up before questioning him. He does face possible jail
time; especially for the charge of threatening a police officer (details
about that charge were not available at press time).
Billboard is reporting that Rose was released
from jail Tuesday evening, after he admitted to the charges and agreed
to pay a fine of $5,500 and $1,360 in damages to the security guard. -
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| Sleater-Kinney
RIP |
Sleater-Kinney reports: After eleven years
as a band, Sleater-Kinney have decided to go on indefinite hiatus. The
upcoming summer shows will be our last. As of now, there are no plans for
future tours or recordings.
We feel lucky to have had the support of
many wonderful people over the years. We want to thank everyone who has
worked with us, written kind words about us, performed with us, and inspired
us.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Deluxe
Sublime |
PR reports: Anyone familiar with the explosion
of alternative rock in the 1990s knows one of the greatest injustices of
the period was that Sublime singer-songwriter-guitarist Bradley Nowell
did not live to see the release and massive success of Sublime. The Long
Beach trio's major-label debut, Sublime, spawned the Top 5 Modern Rock
hits "What I Got," "Wrong Way" and "Santeria" and the Top 30 "Doin' Time,"
and went on to sell more than five million copies in the U.S. alone. To
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the self titled Sublime and to pay tribute
to Nowell's original vision, is the two disc Sublime Deluxe Edition (Geffen/UMe/Gasoline
Alley/Skunk) released on August 15, 2006. The digitally remastered Deluxe
Edition includes, for the first time ever, the original unreleased version
of "Doin' Time" in its rightful place with Nowell's original vocal track
fully restored. The Deluxe Edition also contains 15 bonus tracks, 8 previously
unreleased, plus remixes and videos.
Disc One of the Deluxe Edition restores
the self-titled Sublime to its original intended sequence as Nowell had
created at famed LA mastering studio, Bernie Grundman's. The disc includes
both Nowell's initial opener, the Bob Marley cover of "Trenchtown Rock,"
and the original version of "Doin' Time", the band's interpretation of
George and Ira Gershwin's American standard "Summertime". [see full story
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| Arif
Mardin RIP |
antiMusic reports: 11 time Grammy winner Arif
Mardin died at the age of 74. The famed Turkish-born record producer was
the man behind the nobs for several hits for artists ranging from Aretha
Franklin to the Bee Gees and Willie Nelson during his 43 year career, 30
spent with Atlantic Records. He also operated his own label for EMI where
he signed up Norah Jones for her first album.
Mardin passed away on Sunday after a long
battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Full report including: Axl
Arrested- Sleater-Kinney RIP- Babs Busted- Smashing Courtney- Sublime-
Minus the Suicide- MC5 & Iggy- Muse- Arif Mardin RIP- Church- Sevendust-
Comics of a Down- Hypocrisy- Lifetime- Breaking Benjamin- Sugarcult- Behold...The
Arctopus- Suffocation- Daniel Johnston- Pearl Jam- Babyshambles- Green
Matthews Band- Fu Manchu- more
| Thursday |
| Naked
Britney |
antiMusic reports: Taking a page out of Demi
Moore's playbook, pregnant pop star Britney Spears has appeared nude in
the pages of a magazine. In the August issue of Harper's Bazaar Spears
appears in several layouts as well as the cover in the nude, using creative
angles and her arms to cover up her famous chest.
The pictures come as a surprise and finally
fulfils the longtime wishes of some Britney watchers. Some that do not
have a pregnant fetish may be a bit disappointed in the photos of the former
blond bombshell, now sporting dark hair and a big belly.
If you want to see the photos, click the
full story link as jnd has posted them in their report. Hopefully this
shoot won't "help" Britney's career in the same way it helped Demi's.
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| Rap
Gang Attacks |
Day in Rock reports: Lakewood, Wa police are
warning residents to stay out of Fort Steilacoom Park at night after 23
people were victimized in three attacks last week, according to the Tacoma
based News Tribune. The people - who told police they didn't know their
attackers - were beaten with sticks, threatened with a machete or robbed
of their cell phones, wallets or shoes during incidents after the park
closed Tuesday and Wednesday, police Lt. Dave Guttu said.
The attackers told their victims they were
Juggalos, devoted fans of the Detroit rap group Insane Clown Posse.
"We haven't confirmed that but that's what
they are claiming," Guttu said.
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| Rock
Star: Supernova |
PR reports: Epic Records and Mark Burnett
Productions have re-teamed for "Rock Star: Supernova," the highly anticipated
second season of the hit CBS reality series. The ambitious show, executive-produced
by Mark Burnett, follows SUPERNOVA, an all-star band featuring famed Motley
Crue drummer Tommy Lee, ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, and former
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted on their quest to find a lead singer. Supernova's
Epic debut, tentatively scheduled for a fall release, will feature the
winner of the competition. The highly anticipated album will be produced
by Butch Walker (Avril Lavigne, Bowling For Soup, Pink).
After an exhaustive search for contestants
that spanned 25,000 entrants, 22 cities and 6 continents, "Rock Star: Supernova"
will debut on CBS Wednesday, July 5th at 8PM EST with 15 rock vocalists
vying for the gig of a lifetime.[see full story for more]-
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Pretenders- Virgin Pirates- Jeff Buckley- BET Wins- Vast- Zeppelin Top
Beatles- Poison- Underoath- Copyright Tax- Nevermore- Emo Hackers- Darkness
Remains- Mastery- Holiday Bastards- HourCast- Gene's Legal Kissoff- Antiseen-
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| Friday |
| Nickelback
DUI |
MTV reports: Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger
was arrested for drunk driving last week, Canada's national wire service,
Canadian Press, confirms. The rocker was pulled over in British Columbia
after police officers became suspicious of his driving.[see full story
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| DMX
Jailed |
E! reports: The DMX man finally cometh to
court on Thursday--and was quickly senteth to jail.
A city court judge in White Plains, New
York, ordered the Ruff Ryder back behind bars a day after he failed to
show up for a hearing stemming from his arrest earlier this month for a
slew of traffic violations. [see full story for more]-
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| Band
Vs CBS Rockstar |
Day in Rock reports: Orange County punk band
Supernova is reportedly taking legal action against CBS over the second
season of Rock Star which debuts on the network next Wednesday (July 5th).
The show features Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist
Gilby Clarke, and former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted searching for
a singer for a group that they have named Supernova.
The OC band, who's song "Chewbacca" was
featured in the film "Clerks," claims they own the rights to the name they
have used for 20 years. "You can't just waltz up and use our name," Supernova
drummer Dave Collins told MTV. "We're willing to fight for our name, our
band. We have trademark rights to the name and we can prove those rights."
The band has reportedly sent CBS a cease-and-desist
letter as they don't want their name associated with a bunch of "washed-up
metalheads", but their attorney says that the disput haven't gotten that
serious yet. [see the full story link for MTV's full article about this
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| Lil
Kim Parole |
MTV reports: The rapper, who has been serving
a 366-day prison sentence for federal perjury, will be released nearly
three months early on Monday due to good behavior. She will remain under
house arrest for 30 days and be on probation for three years.
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| Johnny
Jenkins RIP |
AP reports: Johnny Jenkins, a guitarist who
worked with Otis Redding in the early 1960s and influenced Jimi Hendrix
through his acrobatic playing style, has died. He was 67.[see full story
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Kim Parole- Porcupine Tree- RX Bandits- He Is Legend- Johnny Jenkins RIP-
Goldfrapp- Tom Petty- Xtina- Vinnie Pau- Meeks Solo- Axl on Arrest- Paul
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