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 TRL
No Longer Totally Live |
Idolator.com reports: During the mass bloodletting
at MTV last month, Christina Norman sent out a memo stressing that afternoon
countdown show TRL would continue to air, although it would "operate more
efficiently downstairs." What did that mean, we wondered? Well, now we
know:
Two weeks ago, MTV began taping ''Total
Request Live'' two days a week in an effort to save money. After live shows
air Monday and Wednesday afternoons, shows are then taped for the following
day.
''Total Request Taped''? No, the show's
title won't be adjusted for the less-than-live days, spokeswoman Marnie
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| Vomiting
Skitzo Rocker Hospitalized |
Blabbermouth reports: Lance Ozanix of the
California-based band SKITZO was admitted to the hospital late last night
after suffering from severe stomach pain. After being seen by the emergency
doctor, it has been concluded that Lance has a Mallory-Weiss tear. His
doctors say this is a major complication due to his repeated antics on
stage of vomiting on himself and fans.
This comes just a month before the release
of the band's latest full-length album "Five Point Containment". Open Grave
Records' James Mattern said in a statement, "We are really upset to hear
about Lance. He's a great guy and a hell of a performer. We hope he gets
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| Kanye
Back To School |
TMZ reports: It's not every day that Grammy
and Oscar winners drop by your school, but "College Dropout" Kanye West
went back to high school for a surprise performance yesterday ... with
Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Hudson.
West was a special guest at an Oak Lawn,
Illinois high school rally, announcing plans for a new gym; a remodel funded
by Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade, a former student at the school. Wade also
announced via satellite, a $5,000 scholarship funded by his Wade's World
Foundation and T-Mobile Sidekick.[see full story for more]-
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| Clive
Screwed Bay City Rollers? |
Reuters reports: The members of the Bay City
Rollers, a Scottish teeny-bopper band that briefly enjoyed worldwide stardom
in the 1970s, sued their former record label on Tuesday, seeking millions
of dollars in unpaid royalties.
According to the suit against Arista Records,
filed in the U.S. District Court in New York, the group said they sold
at least 70 million albums worldwide but received only a single royalty
payment of about $254,000 in more than 25 years.[see full story for more]-
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| Joplin
Movie on Hold |
FMQB reports: The biopic about Janis Joplin
is currently on hold, according to actress Zooey Deschanel, who will play
the singer in the film. Deschanel told MTV News that she's not sure when
the film will finally begin shooting, but that Gospel According to Janis
will make people focus on Joplin's vibrant personality rather than on her
tragic death.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Days
of the New Tour |
TuneLab reports: Days of the New have lined
up several dates starting next week in Charlotte, NC. Dates are as follows:
March 29th in Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
March 30th in Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan's
March 31st in Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters
Pub
April 19th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture
Room
April 20th in Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's
Music Store
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| Rock
am Ring and Rock im Park Fests |
Blabbermouth reports: MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH,
VELVET REVOLVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, LAMB OF GOD, AS I
LAY DYING, CHIMAIRA and BLOODSIMPLE are among the newly confirmed bands
for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place
June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively.
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| Metallica
Replace Pots with Sitar? |
KNAC reports: Metallica lead guitarist Kirk
Hammett said in the latest issue of So What!, the band's official fan club
magazine, that many of the songs on the band's new album have a "Middle
Eastern" or "Arabic" sound to them. Hammett explained, "There is a really
unusual theme that's working its way into the music. I'm not really sure
how to react to it... a lot of the music has an eastern harmonic flair
to it, a harmonic minor flair to it, and when I say harmonic minor... those
sounds are distinctly Arabic sounding or Middle Eastern sounding, and you
hear them in all the songs."[see full story for more]-
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| Bill
Sabo RIP |
sleazeroxx.com reports: Original SHOK PARIS
drummer Bill Sabo suffered heart failure and passed away on March 16. Sabo
was 46 years old and is survived by wife Erica (39) and sons Drew (19)
and Cameron (7). A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 31 at
United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio at 2 p.m.
Sabo, along with guitarist and cousin Eric
Marderwald, guitarist Ken Erb and bassist Kel Berkshire, formed SHOK PARIS
-- a band that would later become one of the most popular Cleveland metal
bands of the 1980s. He also coined the band's unique name. He described
their sound at the time as an "interesting mix of strong, hard-driving
energy with the gracefulness of Paris, France." [see full story for more]-
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| Songwriters
Hall of Fame Class of 07 |
Jam! reports: Jackson Browne, Don Black and
Michael Masser are among this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall
of Fame, which recognizes the work of composers and lyricists who create
popular music worldwide.
Irving Burgie, Bobby Weinstein and Teddy
Randazzo will also be honoured, hall chairman and chief executive Hal David
announced Monday.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Underoath
Head South |
Lambgoat reports: Underoath will be headlining
a tour of the Southeastern U.S. in May with support from Norma Jean and
Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster. The following dates have been confirmed:
5/13 Jacksonville, FL @ Performing Arts
Center
5/14 Columbia, SC @ Headliners Mainstage
5/15 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
5/16 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
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| Deftones
Tap Fall of Troy, Dir En Grey for US Tour |
Lambgoat reports: Deftones will be touring
in May and June with The Fall Of Troy and Dir En Grey. Here's the latest
schedule (more dates will be announced):
5/11 Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
5/12 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine
5/13 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine
5/17 Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete St
Amphitheatre
5/22 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
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| Modest
Mouse Tour |
PR reports: Modest Mouse has announced the
first leg of their World Tour in support of their new album We Were Dead
Before The Ship Even Sank, due out March 20. The tour begins April 15 in
Seattle,WA and winds down on May 16th in San Jose, CA. The band will also
make a stop in LA before the tour starts for a special KROQ show at Magic
Mountain on March 23rd.
April 15 � Seattle, WA � Paramount Theater
April 16 � Vancouver, BC � Pacific Coliseum
April 17 � Boise, ID � Big Easy Concert
House
April 20 & 21� Minneapolis, MN � Orpheum
Theatre
April 22 � Chicago, IL � Auditorium Theatre
April 24 � Toronto, ON � Hummingbird Centre
April 25 � Montreal, PQ - Metropolis
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| Leeds/Reading
Festival |
punkbands reports: The first handful of acts
for this years Leeds/Reading Carling weekend have been announced. The 3
day events happen on August 24th, 25th and 26th and tickets are now on
sale. As reported a week ago the headline slots will be filled by Smashing
Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Razorlight, below are the rest of the
bands confirmed so far:
Kings Of Leon, Interpol, Maximo Park, Gossip,
Gogol Bordello, Ash, Brand New, The Subways, Enter Shikari, Arcade Fire,
Bloc Party, Panic At The Disco, Angels & Airwaves, The View, We Are
Scientists, Biffy Clyro, The Twang, Nine Inch Nails, Lostprophets, Fall
Out Boy, Funeral For A Friend, Klaxons, LCD Soundsystem and CSS-
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| Bjork
US Tour |
PR reports: Björk has announced the first
dates of her forthcoming world tour in support of her new album VOLTA due
in stores May 8th. Following her April 27 headline appearance at a sold
out Coachella festival, she will play a select group of dates in the U.S.
and one in Canada. Beginning May 2 at Radio City Music Hall in New York
City, the debut run will take her to several New York City venues, Chicago,
Denver and San Francisco. The tour will then break for a month before resuming
in Europe in June with a headline appearance at Glastonbury festival. There
will be an exclusive 48 hour pre-sale to subscribers of bjork.com on March
22 and 23 for the San Francisco show. The pre-sale for the rest of the
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