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 Diddy
Assault |
TMZ reports: TMZ has learned Sean "P. Diddy"
Combs is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department for allegedly
attacking a man at a Hollywood Oscar party.
Gerard Rechnitzer was at a post-Oscar bash
Sunday night with his fiancee at Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.
At around 2 AM Monday morning, the 27 year-old Rechnitzer was on his way
to the parking lot when he made a pit stop in the bathroom. When he walked
out, he notice his fiancee was surrounded by six men, including Combs.
We're told the 5'7", 140 lb. Rechnitzer watched as Combs chat up his girl
for about five minutes, and then asked his fiancee to leave with him.
At that point, Combs allegedly told the
woman he was having a party and invited her to come. Rechnitzer persisted
and asked his fiancee again to leave with him. Combs then allegedly socked
Rechnitzer in the jaw.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Jamiroquai
Not Over |
[update, the band's official site offered the following correction to this widely reported story]OK, so there is a story in today's Mirror implying Jay is quitting the music business: Needless to say they've got it completely wrong! You see, in a quick chat with one of the paper's journalists following his record breaking Gig in the Sky yesterday, Jay mentioned he was taking time out to update his home studio and take some time off before the band go back in to start writing a new album later in the year. He also talked about working on new arrangements of songs so next time they go out on tour they have fresh take on the tracks they play live perhaps incorporating strings or horns. Perhaps they should listen next time! When they gonna learn? On seeing the way his chat was reported today in the Mirror Jay said "As usual they got it wrong for a cheap headline! All I said was that we're taking a bit of time out to get the studio refurbished and we'll be back making music in a few months time. There's no way I'm quitting the music business - now I am out of my long contract with SonyBMG we have so many options open to us we're just going to take our time and get it right - its just getting interesting!" [see full story for more]-
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| Darkness
TV |
BBC reports: Justin Hawkins - former frontman
of glam rock band The Darkness - is hoping to sing at the Eurovision Song
Contest.
The singer and guitarist is one of six
acts competing to represent the UK in this year's competition in Helsinki.
Former East 17 star Brian Harvey, ex-Atomic
Kitten Liz McClarnon, and hip-hop group Big Brovaz are also vying to take
part. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Chris
Cornell CD Pushed Back |
PR reports: The release date for Chris Cornell's
forthcoming solo CD Carry On (Suretone/Interscope) has moved to June 5,
2006. Here is a little info on the CD. Steered by Grammy Award-winning
British super-producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones, Morrissey,
Dave Matthews Band), Carry On is a mature and content departure from the
acrimonious artist who brought us Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of
the Dog.
The new album's fourteen tracks offer the
bluesy and soulful "Safe and Sound," psychedelic "Scar On The Sky," country-flavored
"Finally Forever"... paeans to persistence in "Disappearing Act" and a
slow-grind cover of Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" that gives the familiar
song a completely new feeling. More personal selections include "Ghost,"
"Arms Around Your Love" and "She'll Never Be Your Man" and alt-rock experimentations
("Killing Birds" the anthemic "Silence the Voices"). Fans of Soundgarden
and Audioslave will appreciate the harder edge of "No Such Thing" and "Poison
Eye" and the redemptive "Your Soul Today."- Click
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| Otep
Vs Metal |
Blabbermouth reports: Mike Meyer of the Illinois
Entertainer recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya.
A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
On the fact that that most of OTEP's new
CD, "The_Ascension", waves goodbye to metal music:
"Alternative is what we do. We're the alternative.
If there's anyone trying not to stay within genre limits or be defined
by a specific idea, it is definitely our intention to do exactly that and
not be considered a metal band. There's this bubble that metal lives in
that is very restrictive and exclusive, even though it's now supposed to
be the outlaw music. It's just a big frat club. I don't need any of that."[see
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| Dark
New Korn |
TuneLab reports: Dark new Day guitarist Clint
Lowery will temporarily replace Korn guitarist Rob Patterson for an apparent
upcoming tour. Lowery will make his first appearance with Korn on Thursday,
March 1st when they perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[see full
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| RIAA's
New Web Strategy |
Idolator.com reports: The RIAA has launched
a Web site for people who want to settle their file-swapping lawsuits,
and it's exactly as cutting-edge as you'd expect. Not only does it have
lots of drop-shadow graphics (check out that reflection!) and mazelike
navigation, it has a schoolmarmish FAQ for confused litigation targets:
If I promise never to do this again, do
I still have to pay?
Yes. The settlements are designed to recoup
a very small piece of the massive damage inflicted on the music community
as a result of piracy.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Lame
is What We Aim For |
punkbands reports: I'm making the announcement
right now. Emo has died and anyone who disagrees is wrong. Following up
on Monday's story about an ass backwards town worried about emo kids, The
Washington Post has run a story about Shaant Hacikyan, frontman for Cute
Is What We Aim For. Is it about the music? No. Is it about cutting? No.
The newspaper, one of the biggest in the country, has run an article about
Hacikyan's hair.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Dillinger
Prada Killers Plan |
punkbands reports: Ben Weinman and Chris Pennie
of the Dillinger Escape Plan will be reuniting under their Prada Killers
moniker as part of the Relapse Records "SXSW" showcase which will take
place at Room 710 in Austin, TX on March 15th. The Dillinger Escape Plan
are said to be planning to release their new album through Relapse in September[see
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| Summer
Slaughter Tour |
SMN reports: According to venue websites,
it appears as if NECROPHAGIST will be embarking on a headlining tour, entitled
the Summer Slaughter Tour 2007, that appears to feature a massive lineup
including DECAPITATED, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ARSIS, ION
DISSONANCE, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, THE FACELESS, and AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK.[see
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| Master
of Puppets DVD |
sleazeroxx.com reports: Metallica Master of
Puppets Milestone DVD will be in stores on April 10th. Master of Puppets
is arguably Metallica's best album. Focusing on the concept of power and
its abuses, this is a collection of complex, intelligent music, played
with all the subtlety of an avalanche. Experience Metallica at their most
awe-inspiring. With searching interviews with band insiders and a swathe
of immaculately researched archive and performance footage, Master of Puppets
is here analysed in the depth it demands. The last album to be recorded
with the sadly departed Bassist, Cliff Burton, their third studio offering
is still viewed by many critics and fans alike as their creative peak.[see
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| David
Lee Roth Reissues |
sleazeroxx.com reports: On April 3, 2007 Friday
Music will be re-releasing three much sought after classic recordings from
the legendary David Lee Roth Warner Brothers catalog: A Little Ain't Enough
( FRM 1054) Your Filthy Little Mouth (FRM 1055) and the highly collectable
Sonrisa Salvaje ( FRM 1053) ( Eat 'Em and Smile sung in Spanish) All three
albums have been re-mastered by Joe Reagoso, and each compact disc comes
complete with the original graphics and artwork keeping the integrity and
spirit of the original releases.
Sonrisa Salvaje is receiving its first
ever release on compact disc, making this highly anticipated Roth album
finally available to his fans. Originally released in 1986 for a very short
time on vinyl, this much coveted collector's item has fetched high dollars
at auctions over the years. [just in time for the Van Halen reunion tour�.oh
wait that isn't happening� oh well, more details on these reissues at the
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| Sick
Of It All Hospitalized |
Lambgoat reports: Sick Of It All will miss
at least the West Coast portion of their upcoming tour with Dropkick Murphys
due to a back injury suffered by frontman Lou Koller. Here's a statement
from the band:
"Our singer Lou has had very bad back problems
for the last week, and yesterday he had to be taken to the hospital because
he couldn't move without being in a lot of pain. He was released a few
hours later, but isn't in the kind of shape that would allow him to perform
on stage. We're really sorry, but we can't make the trip out to California
to start the tour with Dropkick Murphys.[see full story for more]-
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| Final
Park Show |
PR reports: Here is some info on the final
PARK show. The show will be May 5th, 2007 at the Route 66 Hotel in Springfield,
Illinois. The show begins at 6:30PM. Other bands on the bill are Farewell
to Twilight, Gamenight, and Midnight Fall. Tickets to the show will be
$15 at the door but are available from the web site for just $10 at the
full story link. The band is having their final show at a hotel so that
any one who travels out for the show can stay and there everyone can party
all night together. Check out their myspace (myspace.com/park) for more
detail on the hotel and traveling. PARK hopes to see all their fans there
so let's see them off with a great time.- Click
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