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Report for 03/08/06

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Genesis Reunion Tour

PR reports: After a 15 year wait, Genesis (the version with Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford) returns. The band held a press conference in NYC on Wednesday to announce their 13-city "Turn It On Again" North American tour. The tour will kick off on September 7th at BMO field in Toronto. 

Here are the dates: 
09/07 - Toronto ON BMO Field
09/11 - Boston MA TD Banknorth Garden
09/14 - Montreal QC Olympic Stadium
09/16 - Hartford CT Hartford Civic Center
09/18 - Philadelphia PA Wachovia Center
09/22 - Columbus OH Nationwide Arena
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Rock Star INXtheft?

TMZ reports: Mark Burnett, the man behind the popular reality show "Rock Star," is being sued INXS of $2 million, by a woman who claims he was part of an alleged conspiracy to steal her idea for the reality show.

In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, a writer/producer named Sharlene Sullivan claims that in 2002, she registered a show synopsis called "Rock Star" with the Writers Guild of America, in which "lead vocalists for rock bands would compete and would be judged by well known musicians/rock stars." 

In the lawsuit, Sullivan claims she shared the idea with several industry people connected with both Mark Burnett and the rock band INXS. After receiving initial interest from those parties, Sullivan claims she was told to "abandon the project" and "write an unrelated treatment regarding transvestites." Soon after, the suit claims, Mark Burnett claimed he created a reality show called "RockStar: INXS." Sullivan says Burnett knew that it had already been created.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Labels Sue Yahoo

Reuters reports: Music industry giants including Warner Music Group Corp. are suing Yahoo! China for alleged copyright infringement by providing links to unlicensed music, trade organization IFPI said on Wednesday. 

Beijing's no. 2 Intermediate Court has accepted the case, which was filed in early January by 11 companies and seeks damages of 5.5 million yuan ($710,686), said Leong May-seey, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) Hong Kong-based regional director for Asia.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kenny Loggins RockWalk

AP reports: Kenny Loggins, who segued into a successful solo career after being half of the hit duo Loggins and Messina in the 1970s, was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Wednesday. 

"Thank you to everybody, and my fans who have come out," said Loggins, 59, just before putting his hands in wet cement at the sidewalk gallery outside the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard.
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Blood Brothers Tour

CMJ reports: For the second time since the release of Young Machetes, the Blood Brothers will hack their way through the American jungle, sparing no town or hamlet from their spastic groove-knife. The cutting begins in Lawrence, Kansas and will all be over come May in New Jersey.

Tour Dates For The Blood Brothers:
03/18 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
03/19 - Madison, WI - Club 770
03/20 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador
03/21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
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Long List

CMJ reports: Sixty-one artists have been chosen as possible contenders for this year's Shortlist Music Prize. The sixth annual event honors the most creative and adventurous albums of the year as picked by a panel of nine industry heavy hitters, including Wayne Coyne, acclaimed music journalist Toure, last year's winner Sufjan Stevens and CMJ's own Rev. Moose. Eligible albums, which must have sold less than 500,000 copies and must have been released in 2006, include Beck, Liars, Mohair, the Blow and Hot Chip. The Long List will ultimately be pared down to 10 in early April, with the winner to be announced later this spring. [see full story for the list]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Metallica Wembley Gig

Blabbermouth reports: According to NME.com, METALLICA will perform at the Wembley Stadium in London, England on July 8. The group's "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour schedule is now shaping up as follows: 

Jun. 28 - Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival 
Jul. 01 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Festival 
Jul. 03 - Athens, Greece - Rockwave Festival 
Jul. 05 - Vienna, Austria - Rotundenplatz 
Jul. 08 - London, England � Wembley Stadium[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Van Halens Won't Rock The Hall

Blabbermouth reports: Joel Selvin of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. On former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony:

"He's my good buddy. It's not him and us against the others. He got thrown out of the band, too. I don't think Ed and Al are going [to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction]. The word I got from our management is that now they said they're not going. Roth'll be there. S -- , he's there right now. He's already got a room. I'm fine with him. I'm fine with Ed and Al. I don't talk to Eddie. I'm not mad at Eddie. I still love the guy. He's just hard to get along with. 

"When we were all going, when they were gonna do their tour with Roth that just blew out � I could have told you that; I bet money that would never happen. I would love to see it. They owe it to the fans. They should do it.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Wildhearts Nix US Tour

BW&BK reports: British rockers THE WILDHEARTS have been forced to cancel their upcoming US tour. A statement from their management reads as follows: 

"We have been informed this morning by the American Embassy, and our American Representative who was acting on behalf of the Wildhearts Visa application in the US, that The Wildhearts Visas will not be ready in time for the tour. Despite being told differently, it appears that errors were made by our nominated American representative, which caused unnecessary delays and problems with the American Embassy. The Wildhearts and their management were never informed of this and we were assured that they would arrive in time for their flight to New York tomorrow (Thursday 8th March). The Wildhearts are distraught at being forced to cancel these shows, but have been given no alternative as flying with out Visas would seriously jeopardize all future plans in the USA for the band.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Daughtry Back on Top

TuneLab reports: Daughtry is back on top of the Billboard Top 200 chart this week. The bands self-titled debut moved 90,000 units last week. Fall Out Boy's 'Infinity on High' dropped to No. 4 with 67,000 copies. The Goo Goo Dolls, who recently re-released their latest 'Let Love In', is back on the chart at No. 48 with 15,000 units of the new edition sold.[see full story for more - what happened to that old guy that won Idol?]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Korn in July

TuneLab reports: Korn are aiming for a July 17th release for their eighth studio album. The album is being produced by The Matrix and Atticus Ross who also produced their 2005 release, 'See You On the Other Side'.[see full story for more breaking rock news]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Hawthorne Heights Partial Victory over Victory

punkbands reports: A federal judge in Chicago handed Hawthorne Heights a partial victory over Victory Records. Judge James Moran held that Victory does not hold exclusive rights for the band's recording services. Simply put, it means the band can record for any label.

In yesterday's ruling, the court held that the contract does not give Victory the right to the band's exclusive recording services. "The agreement contains no exclusivity provision, nor does any of its language appear to prevent [the band] from recording elsewhere during the life of the agreement," the judge wrote.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Classic Crime Crash Van

punkbands reports: The Classic Crime was involved in a van accident last night in Wisconsin. The band writes: Ok so this JUST happened...

Last night we were driving through Wisconsin. The snow was about 3 feet high on the sides of the road and It was about 5 degrees F. When we were about 3 miles before Wis Dells on I-90 going East our Van hit a patch of black ice (or maybe a banana peel we are not really sure) and started spinning. We ended up facing on-coming traffic and sliding 100 feet down the interstate. 

We finally came to rest in a 5ft deep snow bank. (rumor has it there was a donkey kong sighting earlier in Wis Dells on I-90). [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Vh1 Honors Ozzy, ZZ Top, Heart and Genesis

SMN reports: VH1 pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of rock with the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors." This year's celebration will honor the music and influence of GENESIS, HEART, OZZY OSBOURNE and ZZ TOP. Additional performers, presenters, and special guests will be announced as they are confirmed.

Premiering on Thursday, May 24 at 9:00 PM (PST/EST), "VH1 Rock Honors," will be taped at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 12. 
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Hammerfall Make it Official

SMN reports: Joacim, Stefan, Oscar and Anders of HAMMERFALL have announced the departure of bassist Magnus Rosén. A statement from the band is below:

"Bass player Magnus Rosén has elected to step down from HAMMERFALL to be able to focus on his own projects. While it is surprising, it's not a total shock to us since he has seemed to be unhappy with the situation in the band and on tour for quite a while. We wish him all the best with his future endeavors and turn our attention to the future, immediate and distant."

"This will change nothing for us as far as booked gigs and other planned activities are concerned. Rest assured, HAMMERFALL will continue blazing its trail just like before. The process of selecting the right replacement both musically and personally is already set in motion, and we will announce it as soon as a decision is made." [see full story for comments from Magnus]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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