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Full Report for 08/24/06

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Navarro Porn

antiMusic reports: With the Rock Star TV series going down in flames after a dismal season last year (thanks T-Bonehead), Dave Navarro had a bit of time on his hands and idle hands are the devil's playthings so Navarro is moving into a new entertainment medium: pornography. 

Navarro has taken part in porn star Tera Patrick and her metalhead husband Evan Seinfeld's new porn series where they call on celebs to direct feature length porn movies. You can just bet it took a lot of arm-twisting to convince Dave to do it. 

The former Jane's Addiction guitarist's film entitled "Broken" is set for release on September 27th by Patrick and Seinfeld's production company Teravision and stars teen porn star Sasha Grey. 
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Fake Bands Banned

antiMusic reports: New York lawmakers have tackled the most important issue of modern times, no it's not falling wages and rising cost of living, predatory lending or even illegal immigration. They have bigger fish to fry and they have targeted the biggest threat to western civilization: fake cover bands! 

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has signed the Truth In Music law which outlaws bogus bands from performing in the state under the name of established artists. The hairbands traveling the country with just their original bass player need not worry, this law only outlaws performing under a band name if the group playing does not feature any original members and if they get caught it could cost them a cool $15,000.- more on this story

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Van Halen Add Date, Tickets Round Two

antiMusic reports: The Van Halen tour is becoming the hottest ticket in town. Tickets for handful of shows went onsale last week and proved that the band could still sell out arenas. The next batch of dates go on sale this weekend and one additional date has been added to the tour. 

First off the band has added a date at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY. That show will take place on November 7th and the ticket on sale date is still to be announced.

Tickets go on sale this week for three shows. On Friday fans in Washington D.C. can grab tickets for the November 1st show at the Verizon Center. Those tickets go on sale at 10:00am Friday.- more on this story

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Moz Rejects Smiths Reunion

antiMusic reports: Most people have a price but it looks like $75 million isn't enough to convince Morrissey to reunite with Johnny Marr for a Smiths reunion. 

Morrissey's publicist told Billboard that Moz turned down a cool $75 million for a Smiths reunion that required guitarist Johnny Marr to take part. The offer was for a 2008 and/or 2009 tour according to the report.

This isn't the first time that Moz has turned down millions for a reunion. The Smiths reportedly were offered a multi-million dollar deal to perform at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.- more on this story

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The Used Back on the Road

antiMusic reports: After a slight unscheduled vacation for health reasons, The Used announced today that they are back on the road. Here is their message: Hi Everyone WE ARE BACK ON THE ROAD .......Hells Yes!!!! BERT IS BACK and the throat is A OK!!!!!

Bert is feeling great and we are happy to be back on tour. Hopefully we will see you in an upcoming city. We will be on the road from now until hell freezes over. 

A lot of great stuff has been going on including the Transformers movie. Halo 3 dentist appointments and sh*te like that. Our favorite thing is touring so we are very happy to get back on the road and play music. 
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Ozzy and Zombie Tour

DiR reports: It looks like Ozzy Osbourne isn't getting enough of the road from this summer's "Free Fest" as he is planning to go out again this fall with Rob Zombie. 

Blabbermouth Reports: Rob Zombie confirmed in an interview with the Los Angeles TV station KTLA this morning (Thursday, August 23) that he will hit the road in October as the support act for Ozzy Osbourne. 

According to Zombie, the trek is expected to run through December. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.
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The Decemberists Long and Short Tour

PR reports: The Decemberists are known for their riveting live performances and innovative tours (their last featured the band playing with orchestras in five major U.S. cities). With their latest jaunt - dubbed "The Long and Short of It" and launching October 28th in Chicago - they'll hit 13 cities, playing at least two nights in each market. 

"Long" evenings will focus on the band's epic, progressive compositions. "Short" nights (while no shorter in set length, we promise) will highlight their more succinct, pop-leaning material. Laura Veirs, who guests on The Decemberists' current album, The Crane Wife, will be the main supporting act.

A limited number of custom pre-sale tickets created by Decemberists illustrator Carson Ellis will be available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis beginning this Saturday, August 25th- more on this story

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Muse Gets Licked

PR reports: Juliette and the Licks will join English rock trio Muse for a string of dates in September, leading up to their first headlining tour in support of recently released sophomore LP, "Four on the Floor" (The Militia Group).

The fiery quintet has been touring ceaselessly, from country to country, continent to continent, since the release of their debut in 2005, and just topped off a triumphant U.S. run alongside Chris Cornell with an intense performance at Lollapalooza. Clad in head-to-toe black vinyl, the lead Lick ended her assaulting set with a full on stage dive, ultimately standing on a sea of hands, like the warrior she is.

The band's headlining shows will begin in mid-October and run through late November.- more on this story

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RIP Jerome Hines

Contact Music reports: Ska legend Jerome Hines has died. He was 80. The famed Jamaican musician died earlier this month (13Aug07) after a short illness. 

Hines was a guitarist with 60s band Skatalites and was credited with creating the sound of ska.
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Droid Now Headlining Family Values 2nd Stage

antiMusic reports: California metal heads Droid have moved from opening the main stage at this year's Family Values Tour to closing the Guitar Hero Second Stage. This will give fans a chance to get up close and personal with the heavy hitters from Long Beach.

Guitarist Jamie Teissere had this to say about the move: "Since they've pushed us back, we haven't had a bad show. The energy is the way it should be! It's a lot easier to let people know we're going on later. We're playing in front of twice as many people, all concentrated in one area, instead of all spread out in a 20,000-seat amphitheater. Now we've got huge mosh pits with tons of people crowd surfing. We've even had a couple dudes carried out with broken legs!"

Also, from now until the end of the tour, Korn's James "Munky" Shaffer will be joining Droid at their signing booth.- more including tour dates

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Paolo Nutini Makes Other Plans

PR reports: Paolo Nutini has reorganized his upcoming North American concert schedule following the cancellation of his co-headline tour with Amy Winehouse. "I'm terribly disappointed that I won't be sharing the stage with Amy," Nutini said. 

"I'll be thinking a good thought for her, she is a remarkable talent. In the meantime, I'm truly excited about this upcoming tour of North America - I guarantee it will be my best yet." 

The new headline dates will kick off on September 7th, with previously scheduled solo tour dates running though late October- more on this story

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KISS Army Resurrected

antiMusic reports: KISS wants you! Or rather Gene and Paul want your money! As such the band is resurrecting their famed fanclub, the KISS Army, which was founded by diehard fan Bill Starkey back in 1975 with his attempts to get his local radio station to play the band's music. 

This new KISS Army looks like more like a "discount on merch" club, at least that's the impression the announcement leaves us with. "The KISS Army - LOUD & PROUD since '75! KISS is proud to relaunch their legendary Fan Club - The KISS Army! In the spirit of the original club, the highlight of the new KISS Army is the Membership Kit which features the following Members Only Exclusive items: KISS Army T shirt, Membership Card, Metal Pin, Bumper Sticker, Guitar Pick, Temporary Tattoo and Dog Tag! 

"Members also receive a $10 coupon and 10% discounts to the KISSOnline Shop, access to Members Only KISS merchandise, frequent KISS Army e-newsletters and access to amazing seats with our exclusive Fan Club Pre-Sales." No word on signed scripts from Gene's "reality" show.

Find out about the original KISS Army with this- interview with Starkey

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The Stax Records Story DVD

PR reports: Funky. Emotional. Raw. Powerful. That was soul music in the Civil Rights era and Stax Records did it like no other label. Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story traces the astonishing history of Stax, from a modest neighborhood hangout to a cultural and political empire.

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story aired this summer on PBS' Great Performances, earning raves from the media. Now, in its 50th anniversary year, Stax Records, reactivated by Concord Music Group, will release the DVD version of the documentary on October 2, 2007. It is available in the Anamorphic Widescreen format. Respect Yourself was directed by the Grammy®-nominated team of Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville and is a production of Tremolo Productions, Concord Music Group and Thirteen/WNET New York. Samuel L. Jackson narrated the 113-minute documentary, which contains interviews with Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples, Carla Thomas, Sam Moore, Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd and Jesse Jackson.- more on this story

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Queensryche Mindcrime DVD

PR reports: Warner Music Entertainment today announced the UK release of Queensrÿche's legendary hometown Seattle concert performance of their mega successful Mindcrime albums - "Operation: Mindcrime Parts 1 and 2" , as a stunning 2-DVD set entitled "Mindcrime At The Moore". UK release date is Monday September 3rd.

This timely DVD release dovetails Queensrÿche's forthcoming 17-date co-headline UK tour with Thin Lizzy which kicks off on November 22nd at Leicester De Montfort Hall.

The concert DVD includes a full theatrical production mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound- more on this story

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