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 Police
Reunite |
antiMusic reports: Contrary to what we were
told last week by Sting's publicist it does look like the Police will reunite
and appear at The Grammys. This according to The Recording Academy, the
folks that put on the awards.
With this new the speculation now is if
the band will put on a full reunion complete with tour and maybe possibly
new music or if this will be a one off like when Sting, with Stewart Copeland
and Andy Summers reunited in 2003 for their induction into the Rock and
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| Winger
Vs Metallica |
BW&BK reports: Back in the late '80s,
Winger became the poster child for hair metal. The New York band drew ridicule
from MTV's "Beavis & Butthead" and in the METALLICA video "Nothing
Else Matters," in which Lars Ulrich throws darts at Winger's long mane
and pearly whites.
Speaking from a Tennessee tour stop, Winger
is quick to defend his eponymous band's credibility, musical and otherwise.
"Our drummer, Rod Morgenstein, could out-drum
Ulrich with one hand tied behind his back," Winger, 45, said. "And Metallica
became (the rock joke) they said we were." [see full story for more]-
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| New
Eagles CD? |
Reuters reports: Fans of Southern California's
classic rock group the Eagles may soon be getting that peaceful, easy feeling
all over again.
Don Henley, one of the group's founding
members, said during a private weekend concert appearance he and his old
bandmates were nearing completion of their first album of all-new music
in nearly 30 years, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Tuesday.
"It's coming out in 60 to 90 days, if we
don't kill each other first," Henley was quoted as telling his audience
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| Bob
Marley Jrs Peace Concert |
AP reports: Four sons of Bob Marley will hold
a concert promoting peace to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the musician's
birth, a family spokesman said Tuesday.
The Feb. 10 concert, called "Smile Jamaica,"
will be held in the reggae superstar's birthplace of Nine Miles in St.
Ann parish, spokesman Jerome Hamilton said.[see full story for more]-
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| Brandy
Sued for 50 Million |
TMZ reports: The parents of the woman killed
in a car crash involving Brandy are suing the R&B singer for $50 million.
TMZ obtained the lawsuit filed today in
Los Angeles County Superior Court. Lawyers for the family of the deceased
claim, "Defendant Brandy Norwood was driving recklessly in the freeway
when her car collided with Awatif Aboudihaj's car."[see full story for
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| BRMC
Set May Release |
CMJ reports: San Francisco fuzz rockers Black
Rebel Motorcycle Club are set to release their fourth album, Baby 81, May
1 on RCA Records. After the release of their Americana-esque 2005 album
Howl, the band is going back to the spaced-out supersonic guitars and the
wild thrusting drums heard on their earlier records. Baby 81 is named after
an infant admitted to the hospital in the wake of 2004's tsunami who was
claimed by nine different mothers.[see full story for more]-
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| Clear
Most Channels |
CMJ reports: Clear Channel Communications
Inc. will hold a shareholders' meeting on March 21 to vote on an $18.7
billion private buyout. After announcing its plans to sell close to 40
percent of its radio stations (and its 42 TV stations) in November, the
media giant is now considering transferring its ownership to the family
of L. Lowry Mays, who co-founded the company in 1972, and two private equity
firms.[see full story for more]- Click
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| MSI
Anger Christians |
CMJ reports: NYC industrial group Mindless
Self Indulgence has been asked by iTunes to change the genre that they
are filed under. The band is currently categorized as "religious" because
of their devout fan base and cult-like following. As a result, angered
Christian organizations have filed complaints with the digital music company
to get the band's music removed from that category. The group's latest
album, You'll Rebel To Anything (Metropolis), peaked at #27 on the iTunes
Christian/gospel charts, in part due to several Christians having purchased
the group's music, on faith, even though it was marked as being explicit
material. [you have to admit that seeing the expression on the unsuspecting
downloaders face would be priceless. If you're not familiar with MSI go
google their lyrics after you read the rest of the story at the full story
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| NME
Noms |
Ananova reports: The Arctic Monkeys, The Killers,
My Chemical Romance, Kasabian and Muse have four nominations each for this
year's NME Awards.
Arctic Monkeys are up against Babyshambles,
Kasabian, Muse and Oasis for the coveted Best British Band award, and are
also in contention for Best Live Band, Best Album and Best Music DVD.[see
full story for more... but does these noms have cred if they include Babyshambles?]-
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| Linkin
Maiden Romance Download |
Blabbermouth reports: IRON MAIDEN (June 10),
LINKIN PARK (June 9) and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (June 8) are the first three
officially confirmed bands for the Download festival, set to take place
June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Other acts that are
rumored (but **NOT** confirmed) to appear at this year's event include
MÖTLEY CRÜE (who will reportedly headline the tent on June 9),
SLAYER, MEGADETH, EVANESCENCE, FALL OUT BOY, WOLFMOTHER and MARILYN MANSON.[see
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| Sony
BMG Owe Fans Cash |
SMN reports: According to BBC News, record
label Sony BMG is to reimburse consumers up to $150 (£76) for damage
to computers caused by CDs with hidden anti-piracy software.
The settlement was announced by the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC). The US regulator said the anti-piracy software
wrongly limited the devices on which music could be played to those made
by Sony or Microsoft. It also monitored listening habits so targeted marketing
messages could be sent to consumers. [see full story for more]-
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| Buckcherry
"Screws" Radio Station |
SMN reports: BUCKCHERRY continue to make friends
across the nation upsetting the masses with an 11th hour pull out from
KFMX radio's 26th Birthday Bash. A statement from the radio station's official
site reads as follows:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just taken
a tremendous screwing from the band Buckcherry. They have bailed on their
Lubbock date in order to be a last minute addition to an L.A. show. It
may or may not be a good career move for them, but it is a very crappy
way to treat a market and a fanbase that has supported them for a longtime.
We were just given this information this morning (in fact if you go to
buckcherry.com you'll see that they still list the Lubbock date, at least
as of 7:02 p.m.)." [see the full story to find out who stepped up to replace
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| Vh1
Armed With The Used To Be Famous |
antiMusic reports: Cat was wrong (Cat of Cat8Dog.com
that is), Armed and Famous isn't below the standards of Vh1's past their
prime celeb reality as the station plans to show an unaired episode this
Saturday as part of a Armed & Famous marathon.
The show featuring Erik Estrada, Trish
Stratus, La Toya Jackson, Jack Osbourne and Jason Acuña becoming
cops with the Muncie [Indiana] Police Department, was put on "hiatus" by
CBS after suffering from low ratings.
CBS aired four episodes of the series and
Vh1 will air the fifth this Saturday. The original plans for the series
was for seven episodes so the last two remain up in the air as CBS has
not officially "cancelled" the show but only put it out of its misery,
oops put it on "hiatus". There is confusion if the final two episodes are
even done. A VH1 spokesman told The Star Press on Monday, "If the producers
deliver to us the sixth and seventh episodes of the show, then we will
air them. As of now, it's unclear whether they are finishing them or not."
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| The
Good, The Bad & The Queen Tour |
PR reports: The Good, The Bad & The Queen,
the collaboration between Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz), former Clash bassist
Paul Simonon, Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti/Africa 70 drummer
Tony Allen, whose eponymous, Danger Mouse-produced debut was released last
week, have confirmed the following first-ever series of North American
dates:
March 11th Toronto Kool Haus
March 12th New York Webster Hall
March 14th Washington DC 930
March 16th Austin Stubbs (SXSW)
March 18th New Orleans Republic-
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| Son
Volt CD / Tour |
PR reports: The Search, the intriguing new
album from Son Volt, is set for release on March 6 on Transmit Sound/Legacy,
and it's by far the band's most daring and diverse album yet. The follow-up
to 2005's acclaimed 'Okemah and the Melody of Riot, 'The Search is a startlingly
powerful and inspiring departure from the band's alt-country laden records,
employing an exceptional variety of sounds, melodies, and arrangements.
Laced with Eastern-style electric guitar and Farrar's signature vocals,
the tune fades out to silence only to dive into 'The Picture,' a track
that features an upbeat Memphis-style horn section combined with stirring
lyrics that reflect on the current and future state of things, "when war
is profit and profit is war." There's the buzzing, Zeppelin-esque guitar
of "Action"; the hypnotic, other-worldly riff of "Circadian Rhythm"; the
vocal harmonizing of chanteuse Shannon McNally on "Highways and Cigarettes";
and the Big Brother commentary of title track "The Search," a solid rock
song delivered as only Son Volt can. [you can't release a CD without a
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