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Report for 05/01/06

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Papa Roach Rehab

Blabbermouth reports: PAPA ROACH drummer Dave Buckner is not on the road with the band at the moment due to what a press release called "personal matters," and singer Jacoby Shaddix checked in to give Launch the straight story. "Dave, he went to rehab and went to go clean his act up 'cause he was out of his f***ing mind," Shaddix explained. "We were kind of tripping for a minute, but we were like, 'You know what? The best thing is for our friend to just get healthy, you know, get right.'My boy D-Boy's just gotta do a little soul-searching, you know?[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ozzfest Rape Arrest

Blabbermouth reports: Illinois' DailySouthtown.com reports that bail was set at $35,000 for a Crest Hill man accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old woman at the Ozzfest concert in Tinley Park last year.

Patrick Miller, 33, was arrested Friday (April 27) and charged with one count of criminal sexual assault, Tinley Park police said today. 

Miller is accused of sexually assaulting the woman as she was leaving the concert at the First Midwest Amphitheater in Tinley Park on July 16, 2006, police said.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sugababes Assault

BBC reports: Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah has been arrested over allegations she assaulted an 18-year-old woman in a Guildford bar on Saturday night. 

Surrey Police confirmed a 23-year-old female was arrested following an "incident in a bar". 

The Daily Mirror reported the pop star spent the night in a cell, before being released on bail to join her bandmates on a flight to the US. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Saosin Singer Hospitalized

punkbands reports: Cove Reber of alt rockers Saosin was rushed to hospital minutes after leaving the stage at London's Give It A Name festival over the weekend. Reber began to vomit profusely and was urgently treated for gastro-intestinal problems.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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GNR Sued

TMZ reports: TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed in a New Jersey court against the members of Guns N' Roses, claiming they have not paid the logistics company hired for their 2006 tour. 

Starlift Logistics alleges they were hired to provide transportation and touring services for the band by Black Frog touring and LL Management -- both companies that arrange touring on behalf of Guns N' Roses. Starlift also supplies sets, stage production items and musical instruments. 

According to the court document, founding members Axl Rose, Dizzy Reed and others owe Starlift over $107,000 in unpaid bills. [see full story to read the documents] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Shadows Fall Join Sounds of the Underground

PR reports: Technical metal pioneers Shadows Fall have been added to this year's Sounds of the Underground Tour. The band will play the final co-headline slot, alternating with already announced bands Chimaira and Every Time I Die and headliners GWAR.

Shadows Fall vocalist, Brian Fair states, "It is going to be another summer of insanity for the boys in Shadows Fall and we couldn't be more stoked. Not only are we looking forward to partying with our friends in Darkest Hour, Every Time I Die, Chimaira and Gwar, but also to check out some killer music at one of the summers most diverse festival tours. We are planning on playing a set that will include songs from the early days of Shadows Fall up to our new album threads of life and leaving a wake of devastation behind. So bust out the sun screen, put the beers on ice and get ready to rock cuz the SHADS are coming back to town". 

Tickets for the Sounds of the Underground Tour are NOW available through a special PRE-SALE! Fans can preorder tickets via Artist Arena at a discounted price for a limited time! A portion of the proceeds generated from the pre-sale will be donated to Cure Autism Now! Buy your tickets now at the full story link.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Linkin Park, Social D Weenie Roast

Day in Rock reports: Saturday, May 19th, it's the KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Linkin Park, Social Distortion, 30 Seconds To Mars, The Bravery, Peter Bjorn & John, The Killers, Interpol, Bad Religion, Silversun Pickups, Tiger Army, Korn, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rise Against, Tim Armstrong and Plain White T's 

Tickets go on sale this Saturday at Noon at Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com and Charge By Phone. The station will also be giving away tickets on air. See the full story for more details. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Clear Channel Clone Myspace?

FMQB reports: Clear Channel is entering the social networking world, with 12 new Web sites tied into their stations around the country. Created by CC's Online division, the initiative launched today with seven CHR and Top 40 stations.

The sites echo MySpace and other popular social networking sites, with photos, videos and blogs for both airstaff and listeners alike. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Jesus and Lemmy for Meltdown

BBC reports: Motorhead and The Jesus and Mary Chain are among the musicians who will appear at London's 2007 Meltdown festival. 

Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has put the line-up together as artistic director of the two-week event, which is taking place at the Southbank Centre in June. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Britney Ditches Comeback

Contact Music reports: BRITNEY SPEARS has reportedly cancelled her trio of comeback performances planned for Southern California's House of Blues venues this week (beg30Apr07). The TOXIC singer was billed to perform under the moniker THE M+M'S in San Diego, Anaheim and Los Angeles. But, after missing one scheduled performance last week at Los Angeles club Forty Deuce, the pop star has now scrapped the other planned shows, which were slated to begin tonight (01May07), according to Internet reports.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Metallica Mobbed

Contact Music reports: Security at the Los Angeles Forum were called in to protect METALLICA stars JAMES HETFIELD and LARS ULLRICH [sic]when the rockers were almost mobbed at a Heaven + Hell concert last week (25Apr07). The duo were spotted by rock fans at the sound desk just before Black Sabbath offshoot Heaven + Hell took to the stage. Website Blabbermouth.com reports Hetfield and Ullrich were chatting to Alice In Chains star Mike Inez when fans spotted them and swarmed. One fan says, "Word got out and they were almost mobbed. Security had to go over and form a line across the sound area to prevent anybody getting in.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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60s Stars Join RockWalk

Contact Music reports: Sixties supergroup the MAMAS + THE PAPAS, soul great OTIS REDDING and rocker AL KOOPER have been announced as the latest inductees on the Rock Walk in Hollywood. The stars will join the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jerry Lee Lewis on Sunset Boulevard's RockWalk next week[see full story for more breaking news why you ponder why these stars are being inducted after Ryan Seacrest and Britney]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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TRL To Become YouRL?

Idolator.com reports: Just when we thought MTV was getting back to its senses, they have to go and do things like this:

MTV has narrowed in on a name for its struggling Total Request Live show, or TRL: the more Web-friendly YouRL.
Oh, we love it! It's so zeitgeisty, only for, you know, the zeitgeists of 1999 and 2006. If only the MTV powers that be had gone the retro route, and decided to rebrand the thing 976-RLRL.[see full story for more... why does YouRL sound familier?]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Love To Auction Off Cobain's Belongings

Jam! reports: Courtney Love, widow of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, says she plans to sell most of his belongings. 

"I'm going to have a Christie's auction," Love, 42, tells Spinner.com. "(My house) is like a mausoleum." 

"My daughter doesn't need to inherit a giant ... bag full of flannel ... shirts," says Love, former frontwoman of the rock band Hole. "A sweater, a guitar and the lyrics to '(Smells Like) Teen Spirit' - that's what my daughter gets. And the rest of it we'll just ... sell."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Green Day Preview John Lennon Cover

punkbands reports: A preview sample of Green Day's cover of John Lennon's Working Class Hero can be found at the full story link. The song will be released on April 30th, and will be available on iTunes- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Explosion Implode

punkbands reports: After nearly nine years of rocking and rolling with you all, we The Explosion have decided to disband. We would like to thank each and every one of our fans who have supported us through this time. We made some great friends along the way, a few mistakes, but all and all we had one hell of a great time doing it. Thanks again! 

Look forward to a last show or two this summer. Also look out for the release of our final studio recording, "Bury Me Standing" on some label or another. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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