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 Courtney
Vs Rehab |
PR reports: An "exclusive" Orange County rehab
is suing Courtney Love for $181,286. Beau Monde claim Love skipped out
on the bill for her 11 week stay at their Newport Beach facility in 2005.
The rehab filed suit in Orange County Superior
Court on March 1st. In the lawsuit they claim that Love only paid an initial
$10,000 but still owes over $181,000. "Although demanded multiple times
by plaintiff, orally and in writing, none of the balance stated has been
paid," the lawsuit said. Gigwise also reports: Whilst Beau Monde cited
client confidentiality in refusing to comment on the case filed in Orange
County Superior Court, a representative for Love said "this matter is in
the process of being resolved," claiming there was simply a conflict over
the size of the bill.
Rant: We don't usually stick up for Courtney
here in the Day in Rock but anyone not on serious drugs would have a problem
with a $180K rehab bill. Did they toss out the 12 Steps (which you can
get for free) for the empty pocket method? (After paying them off you won't
have enough money for drugs.)[see full story for more]-
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| Squeeze
Tempted To Reunite |
Undercover reports: England's Squeeze will
be reforming for a short series of gigs across the UK in November and December.
The band, featuring the creative forces
of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, will play 8 shows starting November
27 in Southampton. It will be their first reunion tour since 1999. Squeeze
were one of the U.K.'s most popular pop acts of the 80s. Difford and Tilbrook
were often cited as "the new Lennon and McCartney".[no comment on that
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| Boston
Singer Found Dead |
CBC reports: Rocker Brad Delp, lead singer
of Boston, was found dead in his New Hampshire home on Friday afternoon.
He was 55.
Delp's death was "untimely," but there
was no indication of foul play, said police Lieut. William Baldwin, who
is investigating the death in the southern town of Atkinson.
Baldwin said it appears Delp was alone
at the time of his death. Police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's
office are investigating and expect to release more details Monday. [see
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| Fab
Faux |
AP reports: A group of New York musicians
is planning to do what the Beatles never did -- perform the songs the Fab
Four might have recorded as their final album had they stayed together
just a little longer.
The Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux --
made up of some of the New York's leading professional musicians -- will
perform the songs they think would have been on that album on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The performance at New York's Webster Hall
consists of material from the original Fab Four's early solo careers.[see
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| R.E.M.
Plan New CD |
FMQB reports: Next week, R.E.M. will enter
into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, and now the band has announced that
in the spring, they will enter the studio to record their 14th studio album.
For the first time, R.E.M. will work with producer Jacknife Lee, known
for his work on U2's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, as well as Snow Patrol's
Eyes Open.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Busta
Ban in NYC |
TMZ reports: Busta Rhymes was prevented by
New York City from acting in a film that just began production in the city
after the NYPD raised security concerns about the flinty rapper. As the
AP reports, Rhymes is acting in "Order of Redemption," but can't shoot
scenes in midtown Manhattan because the cops "raised public safety concerns."
Rhymes refused to cooperate with a probe into a shooting last year, and
subsequently has had several run-ins with the law[see full story for more]-
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| Particle
Tour |
CMJ reports: L.A.-based jam band Particle
has announced a set of US dates set to kick off at the end of this month.
Supporting acts for the band, which is currently working on their second
proper LP, to be released sometime this year, include Jerry Joseph and
North Mississippi Allstars. In 2006, Particle released a live LP, Transformations
Live For The People (Shout! Factory), that helped secure spots at Lollapalooza,
Austin City Limits Festival, Coachella and Bonnaroo, to name a few.[see
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| Being
Emo Makes You An Icon |
PR reports: Kerrang has proclaimed Angus Young
the top Rock Icon. But then the crack set in and Dave Grohl nabbed the
second place spot. Others in the Top 10 include Billie Joe Armstrong, Iron
Maiden's mascot Eddie, Kurt Cobain, James Hetfield, Dimebag, Rob Halford
and Amy Lee. For some reason Wentz is high up on the list thus invalidating
it entirely. Because let's be honest, anyone that sports the same haircut
as Rosie O'Donnell is suspect and anyone who's haircut is more important
than their music is definitely not an icon. Plus everyone knows Gerald
Way is a much bigger icon than Jimmy Page (for those that aren't Emo trendies,
he's in My Chemical Romance thus worthy of a top 10 spot!) Not to mention
Courtney Love being far more important than Sid Vicious. You can check
out the full list at the full story link courtesy of GreenDay.net and look
for next years list to lose the emo clowns in favor of whatever is trendy
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| Nickelback
Honor Dimebag With Single |
Blabbermouth reports: NICKELBACK is releasing
one more single from its 2005 album, "All The Right Reasons", and it's
"Side Of A Bullet", a song inspired by the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN
guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger told
Launch about the first time he played the track for Dimebag's brother,
drummer Vinnie Paul. "I called Vinnie, I wanted to get his blessing, and
I play him the tune and I'm telling him that it's this very PANTERA-inspired
riff," Chad said. "He was into it. He was digging it over the phone, and
then he says, 'You know what, dude? You gotta write one for Dime.' And
I said, 'Well, I wasn't quite sure how to lead into this, but that's what
the song's about, and I kind of want to get your blessing on it.'And he's
like, 'Brother, of course you have my blessing.'"[see full story for more]-
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| Velvet
Revolver To Honor Van Halen and Van Hagar |
Blabbermouth reports: VELVET REVOLVER has
lined up two songs to perform for VAN HALEN at the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame induction ceremony on Monday (March 12). The band will honor both
David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar by playing a song from their respective
eras � for Roth, VELVET REVOLVER will play 1978's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout
Love", and for Hagar they'll play "Runaround" from 1991. [see full story
for more and read later in todays report for more on the snubbing of David
Lee Roth while keeping this songlist in mind]- Click
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| CKY
Clutch Fireball Ministry Supergroup |
Blabbermouth reports: CKY drummer Jess Margera
told MTV.com that he has started a side project with FIREBALL MINISTRY's
Jim Rota and CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon.
"I was on a flight back from Germany, and
I was looking at my iPod, and I looked at my top 10 list or whatever, and
it was just like CLUTCH, PUNY HUMAN, FIREBALL MINISTRY, LED ZEPPELIN,"
he said. "So I called everybody but LED ZEPPELIN, for obvious reasons,
because I was recording in my home studio. I just invited them all up to
my house, and we worked on two or three songs. That turned into five songs,
then eight, 10, and now we have 12 songs."
Margera said the Fallon-fronted act sounds
like equal parts CKY, CLUTCH and FIREBALL MINISTRY, and had its first practice
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| Rock
Hall Vs Roth Pt II |
KNAC reports: David Lee Roth is sticking to
his statement that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame told him he was not allowed
to perform at the ceremony to induct Van Halen into the hall. But Joel
Peresman, the Hall's president and CEO, said in a Saturday e-mail to The
Los Angeles Times that Roth is telling only part of the story.
According to the Times, the Roth camp says
that the only offer they had received before Friday was an invitation to
perform "You Really Got Me" with Velvet Revolver. Roth balked in part because
that song, off Van Halen's first album, was originally recorded by the
Kinks and is not a "true" Van Halen song.
Roth wanted to sing "Jump," but with rehearsal
time limitations, and other logistics, it was not possible.[by no means
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| Boysetsfire
To Europe |
punkbands reports: From Boysetsfire myspace
comes this rather exciting bit of news:� So the time for parting come to
an end. We had decided with heads held high to proudly kill what what we
had created and to let it die with dignity, aplomb, and in good memory.
Most specifically, it was a retirement party. Not a sad forced retirement
but a happy one filled with nostalgia and contentment as we sit back and
watch younger upstarts with mascara smeared countenances carry the torch
we had lit over a decade ago.
Would have worked out fine.
But then I fell. It hurt a lot. Still
does.
I missed the last tour so I think we all
feel that the final chapter wasn't quite pencilled in.
So the rumors are true.
We are doing one last tour in Europe to
say a proper good-bye to all our friends in that great continent.
Shows are being confirmed as we speak.
The tour runs from May 11- May 19.
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| Earth
Crisis West Coast Reunion Show |
SMN reports: EARTH CRISIS have announced they
will be doing a Westcoast Reunion Saturday, May 5 at The Majestic Theatre
in Ventura, CA.
After reuniting January 27 in Baltimore,
a show which sold out far in advance, the band has decided to allow all
the people who were unable to see them another chance. The band has chosen
Ventura because of it's centrality between Northern and Southern California.[see
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| Otep,
Vines Dropped |
SMN reports: It has been made official - OTEP,
along with THE VINES, SOUND MACHINE, THE MAGIC NUMBERS, and more, have
officially been released from their respective contracts with Capitol Records
following the label's merger with Virgin Records.[see full story for more.
Meanwhile, Capitol is encouraging everyone to buy several copies of Relient
K's new CD "Five Score and Seven Years Ago"... ]- Click
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