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Report for 02/01/06

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Courtney Love Replacing Abdul?

hecklerspray reports: Paula Abdul gets a lot of criticism for her American Idol judging style - primarily because it consists of her staring into space, absent-mindedly drooling and trying to babble the same confusing half-sentence eight times in a row before giving up and crying.

And, if reports are to be believed, this could be Paula Abdul's final American Idol. It has been suggested that the American Idol team is looking out for a new full-time female judge who'd be able to hold herself together and give a range of well-meaning constructive advice. Thing is, though, the same reports say that Paula Abdul's American Idol replacement will be Courtney Love - a woman who we imagine has spent the last year or so crawling around the floor inflating her face to ghastly proportions with a bicycle pump and muttering swearwords to herself with her vagina hanging out. Fair's fair, though - that'd be a pretty solid swap for Paula Abdul [at least they found someone with the same amount of talent as a replacement so the contestants can take her just as seriously as they did Paula. But maybe Love will some original opinions instead of being a parrot of Randy. But at this point this is just a rumor and probably total BS because as bad as Idol producers are they are not smoking crack, but see the full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Teen Sues RIAA

AP reports: A 16-year-old boy being sued by five record companies accusing him of online music piracy accused the recording industry on Tuesday of violating antitrust laws, conspiring to defraud the courts and making extortionate threats. 

In papers responding to the record companies' lawsuit, Robert Santangelo, who was as young as 11 when the alleged piracy occurred, denied ever disseminating music and said it's impossible to prove that he did. �Robert Santangelo and his lawyer, Jordan Glass, responded at length Tuesday, raising 32 defenses, demanding a jury trial and filing a counterclaim against the companies that accuses them of damaging the boy's reputation, distracting him from school and costing him legal fees.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Strokes Hiatus

E! reports: The Strokes are slowing it down. After a solid year of touring, the garage rockers have decided to take an indefinite break, with no plans to record new music anytime soon. At the same time, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. is using the time off to hype his solo album, Yours to Keep, which was released in Europe in October and hits U.S. stores Mar. 6.

"Everyone is just taking a big amount of time off," Hammond told Billboard.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rowdy Free Bird

Reuters reports: Hank Williams Jr., and Lynyrd Skynyrd will co-headline the Rowdy Frynds arena tour, Billboard.com has learned. 

The initial run of shows includes 20 dates, beginning April 11 at the VBCC Arena in Huntsville, Alabama. Other markets include Tampa, Florida; Indianapolis, Baltimore, Nashville, Detroit, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Atlanta.[see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Coldplay Boxset

Gigwise reports: Coldplay have announced that for the first time all of their fourteen singles will be released on a special edition box-set. 

The box-set - entitled 'The Singles 1999-2006' - will hit shops internationally on March 26th. The compilation will only be available on 7-inch vinyl and will include all of the releases original artwork. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Green Zeppelin

Blabbermouth reports: According to SoundGenerator.com, LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant has been confirmed as one of the headliners of the U.K.'s 2007 Green Man Festival, set to take palce August 17-19 the rolling hills of Glanusk Park in the Brecon Beacons. Plant and his backing band the STRANGE SENSATIONS will perform on Saturday, August 18.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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KISS Surgery

BW&BK reports: KISS Drummer Eric Singer has issued the following update: 

"Well another NAMM Convention has come and gone yet again. It was great to see familiar faces and old friends again. It seemed like it was only a few months ago since the previous NAMM. What happens to time ? I guess it is like a drummer always speeding up. Anyway, I saw a lot of kool new drums and stuff over at Pearl and Zildjian and stopped by Universal Percussion to say hey to the Attack drumhead guys too. In case people wondered what happened dept: I was scheduled to jam at the Dimebag Darrell Tribute show on Saturday at The Hilton with Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) and Keri Kelly (ALICE COOPER) but was unable to play drums for awhile due to minor surgery a few weeks ago. I am on the road to a speedy recovery and should be back hitting things very soon![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Boy Band Tops Charts

pr-inside reports: Hip-hop boy band PRETTY RICKY has ended the DREAMGIRLS soundtrack's reign at the top of the US album charts after debuting LATE NIGHT SPECIAL at number one.
The group's new album beat WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY by cult indie act THE SHINS to the top spot with first-week sales of 132,000. The Shins came in second with 118,000 copies sold.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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K Fed Reject $25 Million

pr-inside reports: BRITNEY SPEARS' estranged husband KEVIN FEDERLINE has turned down a $25 million (£12.8 million) divorce settlement offered by the pop star, according to media reports in the US.

The former back-up dancer was reportedly looking for a $50 million (£26 million) settlement from the TOXIC singer and the mother of his two children, SEAN PRESTON and JAYDEN JAMES.[see full story for more - hell of a payday]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Nickelback Amnesty

TuneLab reports: Nickelback have announced plans to donate the proceeds from digital sales from their new single and video for "If Everyone Cared" to Amnesty International and International Children's Awareness Canada.

The band will continue touring in support of the 5x Platinum 'All the Right Reasons' starting on February 20th.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Linkin Park in March

TuneLab reports: In a letter to fans from Phoenix, Linkin Park have confirmed that their first single from their upcoming new album will be out by March. They also have noted that their album is finally in the mixing stage. Speculation is that the album will be out in April or May after this announcement. Read the entire letter at the full story link.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Aeropeace

KNAC reports: On February 5th, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will be participating in a campaign to establish a United States Department of Peace. 

Tyler will be speaking as part of a lobbying effort hosted by the Peace Alliance, "a nonpartisan citizen organization advocating for legislation that supports a culture of peace." According to event organizers, "Should the Peace Alliance achieve its goal of creating a Department of Peace, the department would create legislation that would reduce the level of violence, abuse, and poverty that plague our country."[see full story for more... and no the next step isn't a Department of Rainbows, Sunshine, and Impossible Dreams]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Flogging Molly Gear Stolen

punkbands reports: The band writes: We need your help! Our own Nathen Maxwell was on a road trip when his car was broken into in Kingman, Arizona and some of his most prized musical equipment was stolen. We're hoping that you, our fans, can help us out by posting the information on your MySpace pages and just keeping an eye out to see if any of this gear turns up.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Patent Pending Van Accident

punkbands reports: Patent Pending was involved in a van accident while on their way to Denver the other day. 

The tour dates are as follows:

SATURDAY 02/03 LAS VEGAS , NV @ UNIVERSITY THEATER
SUNDAY 02/04 ANAHEIM , CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES
MONDAY 02/05 VICTORVILLE , CA @ TRILOGY THEATER
TUESDAY 02/06 SAN MARCOS , CA @ JUMPING TURTLE
WEDNESDAY 02/07 TEMPE , AZ @ THE CLUBHOUSE
[see full story for more dates and a link to a video of the accident]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ozzfest in Chains?

SMN reports: As the rumor mill starts to churn once again for the summer's longest running touring metal festival, OZZFEST 2007, the biggest name to drop out of the sky is ALICE IN CHAINS. The band is reported to have recently wrapped up a deal that will see them headline this year's main stage. Currently signed to Colombia Records, the Jerry Cantrell led outfit is now fronted by former COMES WITH THE FALL vocalist William DuVall.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Regurgitate North America

SMN reports: More dates have been released for REGURGITATE's upcoming North American tour with F*CK THE FACTS:

May 24 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Backstreet Billiards*
May 25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Europa w/ Mortician
May 26-27 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar (Maryland Deathfest)
May 28 - West Senaca, NY @ Chugger's
May 29 - Columbus, OH @ High Five
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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