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Beatles Not For Sale

Extra reports: Despite recent reports to the contrary, "EXTRA" has confirmed that Michael Jackson is not selling his Beatles catalogue. His spokesperson, Raymone K. Bain, tells "Extra" that "There is no truth to the rumor that Michael Jackson will be selling his Beatles catalogue� period� not back to Paul McCartney, or any other individual or entity. He has no intention, or interest, in selling his catalogue." 

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Cornell to Hit The Road

PR reports: Fresh from the studio and eager to hit the road to promote the June 5th release of his upcoming album, Chris Cornell announced select US tour dates beginning on April 6 in Las Vegas, NV at the Vegas Grand Prix (complete itinerary below). For the first time onstage Cornell will dig into the vault performing songs from his 13-album career including Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave, as well as premiering tracks from his upcoming release Carry On (Suretone/Interscope). 

Fri April 6 Las Vegas, NV Vegas Grand Prix
Sun April 8 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Wed April 11 Chicago, IL Metro � Smart Bar
Sat April 14 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
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Bon Jovi's Lost CD in June

PR reports: Flush with the success of their record-breaking world tour and multi-platinum album Have A Nice Day � Island Records group Bon Jovi has completed a new album, Lost Highway. 

Produced by Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts) and John Shanks (who co-produced Have A Nice Day, and whose credits include Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Chris Isaak and others) Lost Highway will arrive in stores June 19th on Island Records/Mercury Nashville. '(You Want To) Make A Memory', the first single from the new album, will be blasted out to radio on Tuesday, March 20th. [see full story for their immediate live plans]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Spector Trial Begins

Gigwise reports: The Phil Spector murder trial is set to begin today (March 19), four years after the producer was charged with killing an actress at his home. 

Judge Larry Paul Fiddler will start selecting a jury today and tomorrow from a possible 300 candidates. 

Although the trial itself will be televised next month, there will cameras present over the coming two days for the jury selection. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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2&2: Lamb of God

PR reports: While you were probably drinking green beer on St Paddy's Day, Mark Hensch was checking out a show with Lamb of God, Machine Head, Gojira, and Trivium. Before the show Mark sat down with Lamb of God's Willie Addler. Here is part of their conversation.

antiMusic: Sacrament is also interesting as it marks a lyrical shift away from the sociopolitical anger of Ashes of the Wake and As the Palaces Burn towards a more subtle approach focusing on more personal matters. Was this something you guys consciously chose to do, or did it just happen? What level of input does each band member have in the writing process? ** Willie: I think it was a little of both. At the time we were recording Sacrament, we had arrived at a point in time when personal matters where more prevalent than political ones. We had already done two albums on a political bent, and we felt like we were beating a dead horse. Basically, we had said what we had to say about it, and from there we felt that the things going on with us personally far outweighed everything else�obviously, what is going on with you influences what you do creatively.

antiMusic: In my opinion a song "Redneck" sees you guys walking up to the throne Pantera vacated and sitting very confidently in it. You guys were nominated for a Grammy in the "Metal Song" category this year for that, alongside Mastodon, Slayer, and several other great bands. How did it feel to finally get that kind of recognition from the music community, which typically doesn't have enough balls for a band like yours? ** Willie: You know, it was nothing we set out to do�it was never like "we have to go out and get a f***ing Grammy!" It is still an honor to be recognized though. It is nothing we necessarily subscribe to, but it is interesting being able to go to the ceremonies and be on the red carpet and stuff. Such a mainstream music thing as this, it is interesting seeing people like Mastodon and us get recognition and being there was kind of surreal. [see the full story for the entire interview] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Save The Music Turns 10

AP reports: Save the Music, the VH1 foundation dedicated to promoting music education in the nation's public schools, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a concert featuring John Mayer � and 50 of the students the organization has helped over the past decade. 

The concert, scheduled for Sept. 20 at Lincoln Center, will also include Project Runway's Tim Gunn as the emcee of a live auction.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Can't Keep Phil Down

Blabbermouth reports: After canceling the last three shows due to a "strep throat," vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) was back on stage earlier tonight (Sunday, March 18) with his DOWN bandmates � CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA) and guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR) � at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as the support act for HEAVEN AND HELL and MEGADETH. The band is expected to play all the remaining shows on the tour[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Poison Baby

Blabbermouth reports: POISON guitarist C.C. Deville (whose real name is Bruce Johannesson) and longtime girlfriend Shannon Malone welcomed their first child, a boy named Vallon Deville Johannesson, on March 15. Vallon weighed in at 7 lbs. 2 oz. and measured 21" tall.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Pan Shortage in LA as Metallica Begin Recording

Metallica.com reports: Metallica left the comfort of HQ this week to descend upon the greater Los Angeles area to begin recording their 9th original album. This is the first time they've recorded outside of the Bay Area since they spent an eternity at One-On-One Studios recording The Black Album in �90 and �91. The last couple days have been devoted to each band member working out the right sounds, including Lars who remembered to turn on the snare and Kirk who played a solo! The big, shiny red button was finally pushed today - and the wait begins.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Amorphis Set Release

Blabbermouth reports: Finland's AMORPHIS spent the beginning of the year in the studio preparing its as-yet-untitled eighth album, due on August 29 in Finland and on August 31 in the rest of Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. As a first taste of the new material, a single will be released on June 27. The new CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties will be handled by Mikko Karmila (NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS) at Finnvox studios. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Let's Name the Kid Metallica

Blabbermouth reports: A Swedish court has ruled that the parents of a seven-month-old girl in Kungälv, Sweden can name their child Metallica, according to the Swedish newspaper GP. The girl's parents wanted to give their daughter a name that combined their first names. After picking Metallica and checking twice with the Swedish tax agency Skatteverket if the name was acceptable, they were told that it shouldn't be a problem since there is already a girl in Sweden called Metallica. When they filed Metallica as one of the girl's three first names, the Skatteverket suddenly objected, claiming that the name was inappropriate because a famous hard rock band bears that name and the fact that it's too close to the word "metal."[see full story for more. Ok we already have another Lars story today but this one was just too good to pass up]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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New Linkin Park Clip Online

SMN reports: Interested to know what new LINKIN PARK sounds like? A clip of the track �What I've Done' off of their forthcoming album "Minutes to Midnight", out May 15 on Warner Bros. Records/Machine Shop Recordings in the United States, and May 14 worldwide, has been posted up online. 
Co-produced by Mike Shinoda and 2007 Grammy Producer of The Year Rick Rubin (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Run DMC, Metallica, Jay-Z), "Minutes to Midnight" was recorded at the infamous Mansion at Laurel Canyon and is already being touted by critics who have heard it as the band's best and most important work to date. [see full story for a link to the clip]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bad Religion Go To Hell in July

TuneLab reports: Bad Religion have titled their new album 'New Maps of Hell' which is due out on July 10th. Track listing for the disc is as follows:

1. "New Dark Ages"
2. "Grains of Wrath"
3. "Fields of Mars"
4. "Germs of Perfection"
5. "Requiem"
6. "Submission Complete"
7. "The Grand Delusion"
8. "Honest Goodbye"
9. "Prodigal Son"
10. "Before You Die"
[they have even more see full story for those]
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Candiria Shelved

Lambgoat reports: The May 2007 issue of Decibel magazine features an informative Candiria article. The piece details the "demise" of Candiria following their serious van accident in 2002.

Of particular interest to Candiria fans is the status of the group's final album, "Kiss The Lie." Candiria's record label, Type A Records, remains hesitant to release the album since Candiria drummer Kenneth Schalk is no longer in the band and the rest of the group refuses to tour without him. Type A president David Bendeth explained his position to Decibel: "Half the reason people loved this band was because they were great musicians who really came into their own playing live. Right now, I have the record and I am waiting to see what shakes out as far as trying to sell this to people without a band.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Prong Tour

SMN reports: PRONG have lined up the following North American tour dates for later this year:

June 28 - West Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey A Go Go
October 15 - Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
October 21 - Houston, TX @ The Meridian
October 23 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
October 24 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
October 25 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
October 26 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
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