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Dirty Avril Scam

Idolator.com reports: Avril Lavigne's The Best Damn Thing may be the No. 1 record in the country this week, but were her sales numbers inflated by listeners' desire to hear Avril sing that she's not just "the mother... princess," but "the motherf***ing princess"? A MySpace blog post about one Avril fan's attempts to buy the explicit version of Thing is making us wonder, since it was through that post--and nowhere else--that we found out Lavigne's label, SonyBMG, is only making the uncensored version of the album available to those who pony up for the pricier CD/DVD edition: 

Yesterday I went to buy Avril Lavigne's new record "The Best Damn Thing" (shut up) for $9.99. They also had a "deluxe limited edition" that featured a bonus DVD for $16.99. I have no interest in paying extra for a DVD I will never watch so I passed, opting to buy the single disc edition instead. When I popped the record into my CD player I was surprised to hear that I purchased the edited version, the record wasn't labeled as edited so I thought it was just a mistake�. [see full story for more] 
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Suge Vs K-Fed

TMZ reports: Suge Knight has Britney's back ... and Kevin Federline best watch his! 

TMZ spotted the rapresario chewing out a K-Fed lookalike outside of club Area last night, mistaking him for the real thing while screaming, "He's a bitch!" and "Britney's my homegirl!" at the unlucky doppleganger. 

As he pulled out of the driveway he told our cameras, "That fool want to act f**ked up with Britney, act weird about her kids, we'll chase his ass up out this city!" -- Be warned K-Fed, or end up the next Vanilla Ice! [check out the video at the full story link]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sanjaya's Pot Dealing Mom?

TMZ reports: Maybe that's why Sanjaya's always got that goofy grin on his face! Turns out that Sanjy's mom, Jillian Blith, used to be a pot-growing potentate -- and that his sister Shyamali was no stranger to the art of toking herself.

The Momjaya was pinched by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in February 2005 in Pierce County, Wash. after they found 310 marijuana plants -- and the Sis-jaya keeping watch with a bag of weed and "smoking devices" -- in the Malakar family garage, as the National Enquirer first smoked out today. 

But -- buzzkill -- Shyamali, who was arrested for possession, directed the cops to another green-growing facility nearby, where they arrested Blith and her husband, Charles Quist (Sanjaya's stepdad). Quist's mugshot, obtained by TMZ, bears a striking resemblance to Gary Sinise, a very blitzed Gary Sinise. (We're told there's a mugshot of Shyamali, but it can't be made public because she was only 17 at the time of the bust.) [this explains so much, but the story doesn't end here, see the full story for even more] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Tap is Back! Spinal Tap Reunite

FMQB reports: While reuniting bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, The Police and Genesis are all on tap for the global Live Earth concerts on July 7, the biggest reunion of them all has been added to the bill. Spinal Tap will play the Wembley Stadium Live Earth concert in London. The mockumentary pioneers will also be releasing a new single, "Warmer Than Hell." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sum 41 Vs Dubya

punkbands reports: There's a song on the new [Canadian pop band] Sum 41 record in which Deryck Whibley, the johnson to Avril Lavigne's punanny, says the "And now the president's dead/ Because they blew off his head/ No more neck to be red/ I guess to heaven he fled." Of course he's talking about George [W] Bush.

�Deryck issued a statement saying the line is a metaphor... A metaphor using the term "The President of The United States." [OMG how punk rawk!] 
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Marr Helps Crowded House

Launch reports: The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr has helped to write a song for the new Crowded House album. 

The star has co-written the album track "Even A Child" with frontman Neil Finn for the band's first album in 14 years.

Marr, who has recently been working with Modest Mouse, also features on the band's lead-off single "Don't Stop Now," which is due out on June 26. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Raconteurs Recording

Reuters reports: The Raconteurs, the side project of White Stripes frontman Jack White, are in a Nashville studio working on the follow-up to their 2006 debut "Broken Boy Soldiers," and hope to have a new album out next year.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Legit Lyrics Yahooed

BBC reports: Madonna fans will never again make the mistake of singing: "Like a virgin, touched for the thirty-first time" as Yahoo launches a legal lyric service. Yahoo Music in the US is letting users look up the words to 400,000 songs by artists such as Prince and Beyonce. 

Song word sites are already popular on the web, but this is the first time major publishers have given consent.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Papa Roach Drummer Sitting Out Tour

Blabbermouth reports: PAPA ROACH drummer Dave Buckner is sitting out the band's current tour due to "personal reasons." He is expected to rejoin the group at a later date. PAPA ROACH is utilizing a stand-in drummer for its upcoming shows, including tonight's (April 25) performance at The Swamp in Ft. Walton Beach, FL.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tool Join Summerfest

Blabbermouth reports: Dave Tianen of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that TOOL will fill one of the remaining slots in Summerfest's 2007 main stage lineup.

TOOL will play the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 4. Tickets for the date will go on sale on May 5 at noon[see full story to find out who else is playing]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Cooper Temple Clause Split

Contact Music reports: Berkshire-based band the Cooper Temple Clause have announced that they are splitting up after guitarist Dan Fisher said he was quitting the group.

After the guitarist's decision, the rest of the band decided to all it a day and pursue other interests.

Speculation had been rife that a split may have been on the horizon following the band's decision to cancel gigs at the Camden Crawl and a headline slot at the Koko in north London last week.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Fiddy Sets Release

Contact Music reports: US rapper 50 Cent will be releasing his third album Curtis on June 25th, marking the return of Eminem's favourite protege.

50 Cent's new album features the typical all-star guest list, including his mentor Eminem, Akon, Justin Timberlake, Mary J Blige, Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger, of Pussycat Dolls fame.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Atheist Announce Final US Shows

SMN reports: Technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have announced their last-ever U.S. performances. 

This weekend the band will hit the stage for the last time in their native Florida with headlining shows in Tampa and Miami (at Brass Mug and Club Flower respectively). Following, ATHEIST will perform at a handful of European festivals before a final show in New York City.
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Incubus Summer Tour

SMN reports: INCUBUS have announced the following Summer North American tour dates:

July 10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
July 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
July 12 - Santa Barbara, CA @ County Bowl
July 14 - Berkley, CA @ Greek Theater
July 15 - Lake Tahoe, NV @ Harvey's
July 17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Usana
July 18 - Denver, CO @ Red Rocks
July 20 - Kansas City @ City Mart
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ANTiSEEN Reissue

PR reports: TKO Records is pleased to announce the reissue of ANTiSEEN's notorious 2001 comeback album "The Boys From Brutalsville." This was the album that reintroduced these Scum Punk warlords to a whole new generation of fans. Now after being out-of-print for several years, "Brutalsville" is back, and meaner than ever. This expanded digi-pack reissue includes four bonus tracks and a bonus DVD that features music videos from the album and footage from a 16-track live set from the Los Angeles stop of ANTiSEEN's 2001 Rolling Blackouts West Coast tour. This DELUXE edition will be essential to any ANTiSEEN fan, and if you missed it the first time around, now you'll be able to see what the fuss was all about. Also stay tuned for upcoming West Coast dates! The CD/DVD will hit stores July 10th.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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