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 Pregnant
Girlfriend Assault? |
TMZ reports: TMZ has learned that police are
conducting a criminal investigation into allegations that R & B singer
Tyrese punched his pregnant girlfriend in the arm and thigh early this
morning.
Police sources tell us that Tyrese's live-in
girlfriend claimed that the two got into a heated argument around 5:30
AM at their Los Angeles home. According to our sources, paramedics responded
after Tyrese allegedly struck the woman, who is five months pregnant, twice
and then drove away from the scene.[see full story for more]-
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| Dimebag
Murder Book |
BW&BK reports: A Vulgar Display Of Power:
Courage And Carnage At The Alrosa Villa is a new book by author Chris A.
due in February through MJS Music Publications. The official press release
follows: �A Vulgar Display Of Power tells the true story of the events
leading up to the tragic murders. It peers into the twisted mind and background
of a killer intoxicated by psychotic rage and driven by the voice of the
beast inside his head. A Vulgar Display Of Power attempts to make sense
of what appears to be a senseless act. Unlike books that only focus on
the evil of the killer or the fruits of the crime, A Vulgar Display Of
Power also extols the inspirational selflessness of those who died trying
to help others.
Within its pages, readers will meet and
experience the lives of Erin Halk, Jeff Thompson, and Nathan Bray. In addition,
the book contains a moving tribute to Dimebag Darrell Abbott with contributions
from fans, rock stars and friends.[see full story for more]-
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| Bucky
Idol Deal |
E! Online reports: Lyric Street Records announced
Wednesday that it has signed American Idol finalist Bucky Covington, making
him the eighth alum from season five to ink a recording contract.
�Covington's single, "A Different World,"
will hit the country radio airwaves Jan. 16. His as-yet untitled first
album, which will be produced by Miller, is scheduled to drop Apr. 17[see
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| White
Rapper = Wrapper? |
AP reports: Their very names strike fear in
the hearts of white rappers everywhere: Vanilla Ice. Snow. Kevin Federline.
Though there are notable success stories - Eminem and the Beastie Boys,
most obviously - pale emcees often travel a hard road to respect. "The
White Rapper Show," a new reality program debuting Monday (10:30 p.m. EST
on VH1), is both a parody and commentary on race in hip-hop.
The setup is simple and instantly amusing:
Ten white amateurs are picked to live in an apartment in New York's South
Bronx (the birthplace of hip-hop), where they must prove their rhyming
skills and gain respect. The winner gets $100,000. [see full story for
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| Baby
Stapp |
AP reports: Former Creed front man Scott Stapp
and his wife welcomed a baby girl Thursday. Milan Hayat Stapp is the couple's
first child.
According to a statement from his record
company, the baby's name reflects her parents' roots: Milan was chosen
from Stapp's Cherokee heritage and means "to have the creativity of God,"
while Hayat draws from her mother's Jordanian upbringing and means "to
give life."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Snoop's
Legal Reality |
Reuters reports: For Snoop Dogg, nothing comes
easy -- even starting a youth football league.
New York-based Natural Resources Media
& Technology Group has filed suit against the rapper's Snoop Youth
Football League Foundation, alleging the foundation made a deal for a reality
television series chronicling Snoop's involvement in the league in violation
of a pre-existing deal with 20th Century Fox to develop a similar feature
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| Dylan
Ferry |
Gigwise reports: Bryan Ferry is set to release
an album of Bob Dylan covers, imaginatively titled 'Dylanesque.'
The Roxy Music frontman releases the 11
track long-player on March 5 and covers some of Dylan's most famous tracks.
Amongst the classics included are 'The
Times They Are A Changin', 'Simple Twist Of Fate' and 'All Along The Watchtower'
- later of course covered by Jimi Hendrix.[see full story for more]-
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| Super
Furry Delorean |
Filter reports: Boom Bip (aka Bryan Hollon)
and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys have formed a new project called
Neon Neon. According to a MySpace post by Boom Bip the sessions began in
London in the Summer of '06 and stretched until November. The project is
based on the life and times of automobile engineer and executive John Delorean.
Hollon says the sound goes in and out of electro-pop to steady bouncing
beats with raps from Spank Rock, Fat Lip, and choral arrangements by The
Magic Numbers.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Busta
Faces Assault Rap |
hecklerspray reports: We should have seen
this coming. Throughout Busta Rhymes' career he's warned us that he's Dangerous
and that he's Got Us All In Check, but we didn't realise he was referring
explicitly to any of his employees that dare ask him for money after Christmas.
According to reports, Busta Rhymes has
finally turned himself in to face New York cops following claims that he
beat up his driver Eddie Hatchett for having the nerve to ask him for 19
day's back pay on December 26. Busta Rhymes, already no stranger to legal
difficulties, now faces charges of assault and behaving like an almost
comically violent modern-day version of a festive Dickensian curmudgeon.[see
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| Heaven
and Hell Get Banged |
blabbermouth.net reports: HEAVEN AND HELL
� the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio
(DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members
Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH)
� has been confirmed as the headliner of this year's installment of the
Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen,
Germany.[see full story for who else will play the fest]-
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| Judus
Priest Eye Mid Year Release |
blabbermouth.net reports: Launch Radio Networks
reports: Things are going well with the recording of the new JUDAS PRIEST
album. It's a concept album about the 16th Century French prophet Nostradamus,
and the band has started thinking about release dates. Frontman Rob Halford
told Launch that everyone's excited about the project. "The writing sessions
were fantastic � some of the best writing that (guitarists) Glenn (Tipton)
and K.K. (Downing) and myself have ever created, and we're in good shape,
we're recording. And finger's crossed, and with the belief that it's ready
when it's ready, we should be out by the middle of 2007 with 'Nostradamus'."[see
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| Lohan
Surgery |
TMZ reports: TMZ has confirmed that Lindsay
Lohan has undergone an operation to remove her appendix.
Leslie Sloane, Lindsay's rep, tells TMZ
that Lindsay was not feeling well so she went to the doctor yesterday who
performed several tests and determined that Lindsay was suffering from
appendicitis. Doctors asked her to return to the hospital today to remove
her appendix as a precaution.[see full story for more]-
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| Phishy
Plea |
pr-inside reports: Former PHISH star TREY
ANASTASIO has pleaded not guilty to a drug possession charge in a Whitehall,
New York court.
The rocker was arraigned on misdemeanour
charges of drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs yesterday
(04JAN07), following his arrest last month (15DEC06).
Police spotted Anastasio's vehicle weaving
across a rural road and pulled him over. During a quick search of his car,
they found quantities of prescription painkillers and an anti-anxiety drug
that had not been prescribed for Anastasio.[see full story for more]-
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| Apple
Sued Over DRM |
tinfoilmusic.net reports: Apple is the target
in a new lawsuit claiming that the company's iTunes, and iPod, are crippled
by the company. Specifically pointed out in the lawsuit is the ability
of the hardware within the iPod to play certain filetypes that have been
disabled by Apple and Apple's refusal to license their AAC digital rights
management schemes to other companies, allowing competing products to connect
and use the iTunes Music Store.
The judge in the case seems to think that
the case has merit and has quashed Apple's motion to dismiss. [see full
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| Bleed
The Sky Temp |
SMN reports: As the final addition to their
new line-up, BLEED THE SKY has brought in Rob Thornton to take the place
of Wayne Miller on guitar. Thornton played alongside current second BLEED
THE SKY guitarist Dave Culbert in the metal band Brotherhood based out
of San Antonio, Texas. Thornton and Culbert make a lethal duo that will
be contributing heavily to the new BLEED THE SKY as-yet-untitled record
to be produced by FEAR FACTORY's Christian Olde Wolbers.[see full story
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