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 Muse
Vs Live Earth |
hecklerspray.com reports: �unlike so many
publicity-seeking celebrity idiots � [Muse are] one of the first people
to actually question the logic of holding a gigantic energy-devouring concert
in order to 'tackle' climate change. We're talking, of course, about
Live Earth - officially all set to be the hypocritical ego-fuelled
all-star shindig of the summer. Muse frontman Matt Bellamy shared his thoughts:
"Private jets for climate change, not sure about it that seems to be a
bit on edge really- that's an issue really, so we need to think about it!"
Ashok Sinah, director of Stop Climate Chaos,
has leapt to the defence of the soon-to-be-assembled pop stars, however:
"They have to reduce carbon emissions, we have to do reduce carbon emissions,
and in just the same way that we may look at a pop star and say, �you use
more carbon than I do,' then people from Africa could look at us and think
we don't go flying around everywhere, I have met people in Africa who haven't
even made a phone call let alone get on a plane."
To which three responses immediately spring
to mind: a) Yes, we do all have to reduce carbon emissions, and
therefore should have better things to worry about than arranging a nice
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| Rockstar
Band Supernovas |
Blabbermouth reports: According to ET Canada,
former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke has left ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA,
the band he formed with Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Jason Newsted
(VOIVOD, ex-METALLICA) and Canadian vocalist Lukas Rossi. No reason was
given for Gilby's departure but the disastrous sales of the group's self-titled
debut album (which has shifted less than 56,000 copies in the United States
since its November 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan) are believed
to have been a contributing factor.
Although Rossi didn't confirm Clarke's
exit from the band, he told ET Canada that "there will be a name change�
the best is yet to come!" He also said that he is working on lyrics for
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| Libertines
Reunite |
Launch reports: The Libertines reunited tonight
(April 12) onstage in London. Pete Doherty and Carl Barat played 13 songs
at the second of Doherty's "An Evening With Pete Doherty" gigs at the Hackney
Empire.
During the second half of the show Doherty
teased the audience by saying: "You've been waiting for this moment. Ladies
and gentlemen, Mr. Carlos Barat...only joking! What do you expect for 25
quid?" Then Barat came onstage, wearing a Dior Homme suit and a trilby.[see
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| Warner
Vs DRMfree Site |
Reuters reports: Warner Music Group on Thursday
demanded that online retailer AnywhereCD remove its digital albums from
the site, saying the start-up had violated their agreement by selling Warner's
music without copy protection software.
But the fourth-largest music company appeared
to make a concession to calls for music without copy restrictions, known
as DRM, by saying it was acceptable for AnywhereCD to help fans rip CDs
into the popular MP3 format.[see full story for more]-
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| Joe
Walsh Goes Country? |
AP reports: Guitarist Joe Walsh brought some
hard-rock swagger to the Eagles 30 years ago, and he'll do the same for
country singer Kenny Chesney this summer.
Walsh, who recorded the rock anthems "Funk
#49," "Rocky Mountain Way" and "Life's Been Good" in the 1970s, will plays
some dates on Chesney's "Flip Flop Summer Tour."
"If you've ever listened to rock radio,
you KNOW Joe Walsh," Chesney said in a statement this week.[see full story
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| Interpol
America |
FMQB reports: While Interpol has still not
unveiled a title or release date for their upcoming third album, the band
has expanded its summer tour, though not in America. Interpol's only scheduled
U.S. dates as of now are California's Coachella festival on April 27, the
Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel on April 28, the Sasquatch festival in George,
WA on May 27 and the 99X Big Day Out in Atlanta on June 2.[see full story
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| Lollapalooza
Lineup Announced |
CMJ reports: Perry Farrell's once-revered,
then-reviled, now-resurgent Lollapalooza festival has announced its full
2007 lineup, which includes Yo La Tengo, Modest Mouse, M.I.A. and Pearl
Jam, who will make their first appearance at the event since its 1992 heyday....
Artists Scheduled To Perform at Lollapalooza
2007:
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals
Muse
Iggy And The Stooges
Modest Mouse
Interpol
My Morning Jacket
Satellite Party
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Snow Patrol
Roots
Patti Smith
Kings Of Leon
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| Velvet
Revolver Abandon Previous Bands Music |
Blabbermouth reports: VELVET REVOLVER guitarist
Slash spoke to Chile's Rock & Pop about selecting songs for the band's
current South American tour. He reportedly said that they chose to keep
songs from the previous setlist around because the band has never played
South America before, and that they added four new songs as well. Throughout
South America, VR will still be playing GUNS N' ROSES and STONE TEMPLE
PILOTS covers in their set, but will abandon them in the later legs of
the tour.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Dead
Tax Conviction |
Contact Music reports: RON RAKOW, the GRATEFUL
DEAD's former manager, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison
for tax evasion. The 69 year old has been found guilty of evading payment
of $2.2 million (GBP1.1 million) in taxes owed to the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS). The US attorney's office ordered Rakow to begin his prison
term in June (07). [see full story for more]- Click
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| Queen
Ice Cream? |
Contact Music reports: Legendary rock band
QUEEN have inspired a new line of ice cream, which includes the flavour
Bohemian Raspberry. US ice cream giant Ben + Jerry are keeping up their
music-themed ice creams brands which have previously included 'Phish Food'
inspired by the band Phish, the Grateful Dead inspired 'Cherry Garcia'
and 'Glastonberry' flavour, named after the legendary English music festival
Glastonbury. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Janet
Jackson Assault Suit To Move Forward |
Contact Music reports: JANET JACKSON will
have to give a deposition under oath after her lawyers failed in their
bid to have a lawsuit against her thrown out. In a Manhattan Supreme Court
hearing made public yesterday (11Apr07) Justice Rolando Acosta agreed an
assault suit against Jackson and her boyfriend Jermaine Dupri can move
forward. According to New York Post reports, the plaintiff Leonard Salati
alleges that two of Jackson's bodyguards grabbed him and choked him when
he attempted to pass the singer a note at a club in 2004.[see full story
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| Rush
Axl Loses Civil Rights Case |
Jam! reports: Deputies didn't use excessive
force in an altercation with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson at a hotel on
New Year's Eve 2003, a federal judge has ruled.
Lifeson, whose real name is Alex Zivojinovich,
had sued in federal court claiming that Collier County deputies violated
his civil rights while subduing him and his son during a skirmish at a
party at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Naples, Fla. Tasers were used on the
pair, and Lifeson's nose was broken.
But U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson wrote
in a ruling last week that deputies' actions "were objectively reasonable."
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| EMI
and Beatles Settle Lawsuit |
Jam! reports: The Beatles' Apple Corps company
has settled a royalties dispute with record label EMI, the two companies
said Thursday, raising hopes that Beatles recordings may soon be legally
available online.
"It was settled on mutually acceptable
terms last month," Apple Corps and EMI said in a joint statement. They
refused to provide details of the settlement. [see full story for more]-
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| Death
Before Dishonor Tour |
Lambgoat reports: Death Before Dishonor, Black
My Heart, Fight Like Hell, and Colin Of Arabia (COA) will be hitting the
road together in late-May and June. Here's the latest:
5/21 Topeka, KA @ The Static Bar
5/22 Denver, CO @ Sox Place
5/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ West Bountiful
5/24 Boise, ID @ The Venue
5/25 Seattle, WA @ West Seattle Legion
Hall
5/26 Portland, OR @ Satyricon
5/27 Soledad, CA @ The Castle
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