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 Static-X
week: Evil Disco Behemoth |
Day in Rock reports: We've had a lot of fun
with our special Static-X week with Wayne sharing info on some of his favorite
songs on the new CD 'Cannibal'. In fact, we had so much fun we're going
to continue next week! But you don't have to wait til Monday, today Wayne
explains the track "BEHEMOTH". Here is Wayne: "One goal of mine for Cannibal
was to get back to the Evil Disco a bit more than our recent efforts. This
song is 100% pure Evil Disco. I started with the intro programming which
is full-on dance floor material, then just started building up the layers.
First the live drum beat, then the guitar. I love this song, before you
know it you've gone from dancing to banging your head." Grab a listen of
the track at the full story link and if you still haven't picked up the
new CD, this weekend would be a good time to do it. See you next week with
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| Former
KISS Guitarist Mark St John Dies |
Sleazeroxx.com reports: Former KISS guitarist
MARK ST JOHN passed away this morning of a brain hemorrhage. He was 51.
Mark replaced KISS guitarist VINNIE VINCENT in 1984, only to shortly thereafter
develop Reiters Syndrome, a form or arthritis, which left his hand too
swollen at times to play guitar. Mark played on all but one of the tracks
of the 1984 Animalize album. On the subsequent tour his condition had deteriorated
and was only able to play 1 full and 3 partial shows. BRUCE KULICK was
called in as a temporary guitarist to play the remainder of the partial
sets as well as the rest of the tour. Mark's condition was not improving
and sadly had to soon step down to have Kulick take his place permanently
on December 8,1985.
His musical career not over, Mark later
formed the band White Tiger in 1986 and then interestingly enough teamed
up with former KISS drummer PETER CRISS to record a demo in 1990. A self-produced
CD entitled the MARK ST JOHN Project was released in 1999. [see full story
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| New
Police CD |
pr-inside reports: Reunited rockers THE POLICE
are planning to follow their comeback world tour with a new album.
STING, ANDY SUMMERS and STEWART COPELAND
recently announced they will perform a string of gigs this year (07), 23
years after they split. And guitarist Summers reveals they may make an
LP of new material. He says, "If we do well with these concerts we may
well make a sixth album. I can't see why not.[see full story for more]-
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| How
Punk Went Pop |
Gigwise reports: Green Day, Rancid and Blink
182 are some of the bands set to feature in a documentary about modern
punk rock music.
The film is titled �One Nine One Four'
and looks at the genre of music in the nineties.
It will consist of band interviews and
archive footage, which will be all compiled together by the documentary
makers Robot Academy Films in Australia. [see full story for more]-
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| 1st
Wave of Bumbershoot Bands |
CMJ reports: The Shins, Wu-Tang Clan, Steve
Earle and Lupe Fiasco are among those who have already committed to this
year's Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, with more to be announced in
the coming weeks. In addition to film, visual and performance arts, there
will also be three comedy stages, for which performers will be announced
this summer. The annual Seattle event, will take place over three days
during Labor Day weekend[see full story for more]- Click
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| Whitney
Wins Custody Battle |
BBC reports: Whitney Houston has been given
custody of the teenage daughter she shares with estranged husband Bobby
Brown, as their 14-year marriage comes to an end.
The singer, 43, told a Californian court
that Brown was "unreliable" and their daughter could not depend on him.
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| Girls
Aloud Singer Roofied |
pr-inside reports: GIRLS ALOUD singer KIMBERLEY
WALSH collapsed in a London nightclub after her drink was spiked with a
date rape drug, according to bandmate SARAH HARDING.
The singer hit headlines last month (MAR07)
when she was photographed being carried, apparently intoxicated, from showbiz
nightspot Embassy by her singer boyfriend JUSTIN SCOTT.
But Harding insists Walsh hadn't over-consumed.
She says, "Her drink was spiked. I've never seen her like that.[see full
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| Korn
Lose Another Drummer |
pr-inside reports: Heavy rockers KORN have
lost a second drummer in just three months, after TERRY BOZZIO walked away
from the band.
Bozzio, who had worked with FRANK ZAPPA
in the past, stepped in last December (06) when DAVID SILVERIA left to
take a break from music.
Bozzio performed on the band's next album,
but has now left - leaving Korn looking for another new drummer in time
for their Family Values tour in July (07)- Click
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| Extreme
Reunite for Benefit |
KNAC reports: The original lineup of Extreme
will reunite for a benefit concert and auction in New York City in honor
of music manager Steven Hoffman who worked for the legendary Leber Krebs
organization (AC/DC, Scorpions, Aerosmith). His first big professional
success was his discovery of Extreme; Steve was a key player in their runaway
ride to the top of the rock charts with 'More Than Words' and their achievement
of household-name status. Steve passed away at the age of 38 on October
26, 2003 at Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital.
The event will take place on May 18th at
the Canal Room (285 West Broadway [see full story for more]-
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| Illness
Ends Against All Authority Tour |
punkbands reports: Miami's Against All Authority
have had to cancel the European leg of their tour due to illness. The band
had this to say: "Unfortunately, we had to cancel the European leg of our
tour. Danny [Lore], our singer/bassist was admitted to the hospital with
severe kidney problems. We wish him a speedy recovery, and would like to
apologize to our friends and fans in Europe. [see full story for more]-
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| Panic!
At The Disco Plan Concept CD |
punkbands reports: The upcoming Panic! At
The Disco album is said to be a concept album with a love story. The band
writes: We all got together and created this � I guess you could call it
a concept � that we all wrote and we were all involved with and pretty
interested in. Most people who listen to our music can't relate to what
it's like to tour and play shows and live on the road. That's the last
thing we want to write about, because we do it all the time anyway. It's
kind of a love story. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Victory
Vs eMusic |
CMJ reports: Chicago-based Victory Records,
fresh off expanding their operational capacity, has announced that it will
remove its music catalog from the popular subscriber-based online music
store eMusic. Victory founder Tony Brummel, an outspoken opponent of outlets
like eMusic for making music "disposable," was reportedly upset with the
new eMusic service Connoisseur, which allows users who download in mass
quantities to get songs for as low as 25 cents a track when they stretch
the plan to its max. When contacted by CMJ for comment, Brummel simply
stated "Quarters are for parking meters and we're in the record industry."
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| Good
Charlotte Still Popular in Japan |
PR reports: With the release of their fourth
album GOOD MORNING REVIVAL (Daylight/Epic Records), GOOD CHARLOTTE have
achieved Top 10 chart debuts in eleven countries including the U.S., marking
their highest international chart positions ever. The rankings are: #1
in Japan, #2 in Canada and New Zealand, #4 in Hong Kong, #5 in Australia,
#6 in Mexico, #7 in the U.S. and Switzerland, #8 in Thailand and #10 in
Germany and Austria.
The band is set to make multiple U.S. and
international TV appearances in support of the album. First, GOOD CHARLOTTE
will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, April 9, the Outdoor
Stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, April 11 and The Late Late Show
with Craig Ferguson on Friday, April 27. JOEL and BENJI MADDEN, the band's
lead singer and guitarist respectively, will also co-host the Australian
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| The
Knife's Silent Shout Deluxe Edition in May |
PR reports: Mute releases The Knife's "Silent
Shout Deluxe Edition" on 2CD plus DVD May 8, 2007. The 3-disc package will
include "Silent Shout," the album, the DVD " Silent Shout: An Audiovisual
Experience" featuring the Andreas Nilsson-directed live show, the entire
collection of Knife videos � including videos shot by Nilsson ("Silent
Shout," "Heartbeats," and "Like A Pen") and acclaimed Japanese artist Motomichi
Nakamura ("We Share Our Mother's Health") � as well as the animated short
"When I Found The Knife." A previously unreleased live audio CD with music
from the DVD performance will complete the package. [see full story for
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| The
Cat Empire US Return |
PR reports: Australia's The Cat Empire are
returning to the US in early May for a TV appearance on The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno and a handful of West Coast tour dates. The Leno performance
on May 7th is the band's third national late night TV appearance since
releasing �Two Shoes' in February, following performances on the Late Show
with David Letterman and the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Fueled by the band's legendary live shows,
The Cat Empire is already a household name in Australia, where "Two Shoes"
has gone double platinum. If the buzz in America is any indication, the
band is poised to take off in the States as well. URB Magazine gave The
Cat Empire 3 1/2 out of 4 stars and The Washington Post says, "It's nearly
impossible to listen to 'Two Shoes' while sitting still". The Boston Globe
calls The Cat Empire "a genuine musical phenomenon." [see full story for
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| Bonnaroo
Tops Festies |
PR reports: MelodyTrip today announced the
winners of The Festies , the 1st Annual US Music Festival awards.
Thousands of fans voted for the Festies
in over 20 categories. MelodyTrip staff and an independent of music bloggers
and media also contributed to determine the winners.
Bonnaroo was the big winner, taking home
Festies for Best US Music Festival and Best Rock Festival and Superfly/AC
Entertainment, the producers of Bonnaroo, were recognized as the Best Festival
Production Company. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival also fared
very well, winning awards for Best Jazz Festival, Best Post Festival Scene/Nightlife,
Best Music Festival Performance (Bruce Springsteen). Quint Davis of Festival
Productions, producer of Jazz Fest, was recognized as Festival Producer/Promoter
of the Year. Telluride Bluegrass also multiple awards, for Best Bluegrass
Festival and Most Scenic Festival Setting.- Click
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