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 2&2:
Gilby Clarke |
antiMusic reports: For this week's 2&2
we feature a couple of excerpts from Morley's recent interview with Gilby
Clark who is out on the road with Rockstar Supernova and also promoting
his recent solo best of compilation. antiMUSIC: Did the TV show end
up being different once it got going from what you were presented? ** Gilby:
Oh, it was definitely different from what I was presented. When I sat
down in those meetings I was under the understanding that it really was,
you know, a new band between myself, Tommy and Jason, you know. And it
certainly was represented more like Tommy Lee's new band. I definitely
didn't sign up for that. You know, I respect Tommy, as a guy in the band,
of course, but I was kinda disappointed with the way they were advertising
that. But you know, we got the right winner in the end. There's definitely
a lot of things I don't agree about with television, you know. Television
is editing and all kinds of things. I think most people who went to the
tapings of show but then saw the show actually on TV, saw two different
shows, but I'm sure, you know, look this is my first shot at doing something
on television. And I definitely learned a little bit from doing it.
antiMUSIC: There was a good marriage
between the performers and you guys. It seemed like there was more from
the band as the show went on. Were the producers surprised at how things
progressed and did they encourage you to talk more? ** Gilby: Well
they didn't really encourage us. I think we really didn't have a choice.
Because we, the show definitely developed as it went along. And that's
one thing that the producers did warn us about going in. Shows like this
take on a life of their own. And you know, whatever works, they roll with.
So as the shows go on, we did. And we were going to have all these guests
on and it ends up the guests, we didn't have them. Because like you were
just saying, we ended up being able to cover everything ourselves. Dave
was such a big part of the show last year, and this year, he was part of
our band basically, you know. So we all know each other, and we all kinda
have the same opinion on stuff. So we definitely rolled with the punches
this year. I don't know if it was a conscious decision or as much as you
know just keep working, and they just kept going. But they didn't really
encourage or discourage us in any way. We pretty much did what we wanted
to do. And they edited what they wanted to edit. (laughs) [see the full
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| Brandy
A Killer? |
TMZ reports: TMZ has obtained photos of the
horrifying aftermath of Brandy's car crash. The California Highway Patrol
has recommended that singer-actress Brandy be prosecuted for misdemeanor
vehicular manslaughter. A CHP source tells TMZ his department has ruled
out mechanical malfunction as the cause of the crash. The source adds that
the CHP believes Brandy "was just going too fast" and "was the person at
fault."
If convicted, Brandy could face one year
in L.A. County Jail and a $1,000 fine. [see full story for more including
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| New
Advil Latrine in April |
FMQB reports: Avril Lavigne will release her
new studio record, The Best Damn Thing, on April 17. The lead single, "Girlfriend,"
impacts at radio on March 5, with the video debuting on MTV on February
26. Billboard reports that the album finds Lavigne switching between Pop-Punk
guitar riffs on some new tracks, and piano power ballads on others.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| Greatest
Whigs |
CMJ reports: Cincinnatti grunger groovers,
the Afghan Whigs, will get a Rhino release for their new greatest hits
album, Unbreakable (A Retrospective), May 1. The collection includes songs
from their Sub Pop releases, Up in It, Congregation and Uptown Avondale;
the band's Elektra albums, Gentlemen and Black Love; and the Columbia LP
1965. In addition to the 16 classic Whigs cuts, the record also features
two brand new songs, "I'm A Soldier" and "Magazine," recorded when singer/guitarist
Greg Dulli, bassist John Curley, guitarist Rick McCollum and drummer Michael
Horrigan reunited last fall.[see full story for tracklist]-
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| Charlotte
Lesher RIP |
Blabbermouth reports: Charlotte Lesher, mother
of the late RAMONES frontman Joey Ramone, died of a heart attack sometime
last night (Jan. 27). According to a posting on JoeyRamone.com, Lesher
"was 80 years old and showed no signs of her years whatsoever. She is survived
by her beloved son, Mickey Leigh."
In lieu of cards or flowers, please consider
making a donation to the Joey Ramone Foundation for Lymphoma Research:
P.O. Box 1107 Cooper Station, NY, NY 10276.[see full story for more]-
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| Venom
Lose Guitarist |
Blabbermouth reports: British black metal
pioneers VENOM have parted ways with guitarist Mykvs (a.k.a. Mike Hickey;
ex-CARCASS, CATHEDRAL). "Personal unavoidable commitments in the U.S. have
forced Mykvs to announce that he cannot commit 100% to VENOM's 2007 schedule,"
the band writes in a statement. A new guitarist by the name of Rage has
already been drafted in to replace Mykvs and is currently working in the
studio with the rest of the group on demos for their next album. [see full
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| Silverchair
Single Debut |
Blabbermouth reports: SILVERCHAIR fans will
get their first taste of the band's long-awaited new album, "Young Modern",
this Friday (February 2) when the disc's first single � "Straight Lines"
� premieres on Australian radio and on the band's web site. The epic rock
track will be the first brand new SILVERCHAIR song to hit the airwaves
in almost five years. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Billy
Joel Bowl |
MTV reports: In Super Bowl news, Billy Joel
will sing the national anthem at the event. The piano-playing singer/songwriter,
who performed at Super Bowl XXIII in 1989, will be the first artist to
take on the anthem twice.[see full story for more music news]-
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| Bobaflex
Tour |
TuneLab reports: Bobaflex have announced the
following tour dates:
January 31st in Kansas City, MO @ Mike's
Tavern
February 2nd in Springfield, MO @ The
Inferno
February 3rd in Wichita, KS @ JC's House
of Rock
February 4th in Dallas, TX @ Curtain Club
February 7th in Sioux Falls, SD @ Lava
Lounge
February 8th in Ottumwa, IA @ Casbah
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| Sevendust
The Est |
TuneLab reports: Sevendust have added several
West Coast dates to their tour with Diecast and Legion, they are:
March 21st in Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
March 23rd in Boise, ID @ Big Easy
March 24th in Spokane, WA @ Big Easty
Concert House
March 26th in Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre
March 27th in Portland, OR @ Roseland
Theatre[see full story for more]- Click
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| Cring
Time: Right Said Fred Return |
Gigwise reports: Okay, so we've had Rage Against
The Machine and Jesus & Mary Chain - the latest musical heavyweight
to return to the limelight in 2007 comes in the shape of Right Said Fred.
Although they've never really been away,
playing Gay clubs across the globe, thanks to being plugged on a popular
soap powder commercial, the brothers Fairbass are re-releasing their 1991
classic �I'm Too Sexy.' [the e was intentionally left off in the headline.
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| Amber
Pacific Ditch Tour |
punkbands reports: Amber Pacific has dropped
off the Daphne Loves Derby tour. Here's their reason: We have been hearing
from fans that they've been having a hard time finding pre-sale tickets
for the shows as well as some not even hearing of some of the venues that
we will be playing at. We are also aware that some of the tour dates are
not yet finalized and venues and dates are being changed around resulting
in a lot of questions and confusion about this tour. As a result of these
issues, we have decided to CANCEL this upcoming tour with Daphne Loves
Derby.[see full story for more... Daphne Loves Derby? Where do they come
up with these goofy names? A Tiger Beat poll?]- Click
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| The
Ramones Top Best Punk Album List |
punkbands reports: Ign.com, known mostly for
providing cheat codes to pimply faced chronic masterbators, has put together
a list of what they consider to be the 25 best punk albums.
1. The Ramones - The Ramones (Sire Records,
1976)
2. The Clash - The Clash (Epic Records,
1977)
3. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting
Vegetables (Manifesto Records, 1980)
4. The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
(Warner Bros., 1977)
5. The Stooges - Fun House (Elektra Records,
1970)
6. Bad Brains - Bad Brains (ROIR, 1982)
7. New York Dolls - New York Dolls (Mercury
Records, 1973)
8. Black Flag - Damaged (SST Records,
1981)
9. Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable
Material (Restless Records, 1979)
10. X- Los Angeles (Slash Records, 1980)
[see full story for the rest of the list
and comments about each including the non-punk pick for number 23]-
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| RIP
Pretty Girls Make Graves |
punkbands reports: Pretty Girls Make Graves
are calling it quits. A statement on their website made the announcement:
We are sorry to announce that our upcoming tour in May will be our last.
Nick [Dewitt] quit the band and the rest of us feel like it wouldn't be
right to continue on without him. The 5 of us feel very lucky to have met
and worked with some truly amazing people over the years. Thank you all
so much...- Click
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| Epica
Support |
SMN reports: According to various venue websites,
Austria's VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will be opening for EPICA's previously announced
U.S. tour. Confirmed dates so far include:
September 6 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
September 7 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
September 9 - New York, NY @ The HighLine
Ballroom
September 18 - Mokena, IL @ The Pearl
Room
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| Digital
Sanctuary |
Blabbermouth reports: According to Hits Daily
Double, the financially troubled Sanctuary Music Group, which is reportedly
seeking to sell off some of its assets, struck a deal with The Orchard
for the digital distributor to handle both catalog and front-line releases,
including those from MOTÖRHEAD, IDLEWILD, THE FALL and DOLORES O'RIORDAN,
among 60,000 digital tracks, by the end of the first quarter, and the distribution
of 360 priority albums this year.[see full story for more]-
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| Armed
Has-beens |
pr-inside reports: JACK OSBOURNE's new reality
series is officially a flop - it has been cancelled. THE OSBOURNES star's
new show ARMED & FAMOUS tried and failed to compete with US TV phenomenon
AMERICAN IDOL, prompting network bosses at CBS to pull it from their schedule,
effective immediately.
In the show, cameras followed Osbourne,
LATOYA JACKSON and ERIK ESTRADA as they attempted to become reserve police
officers in Muncie, Indiana.[see full story for more]-
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