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Report for 05/16/06

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Live 8 Failed

AP reports: The world's biggest industrial countries are failing to keep up with financial promises they made to Africa, rocker-activist Bono said Tuesday, calling a new progress report "a cold shower" for the Group of Eight. 

G-8 members in 2004-2006 contributed less than half the amount needed to make good on promises to double Africa aid to $50 billion by 2010, according to a report released by DATA � Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa � an advocacy group founded by Bono, the 47-year-old frontman for Irish band U2.[see full story for more - gee a free global concert didn't convince them? Who'd a figured]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Kanye Coldplay Bling Song Leak

Gigiwise reports: Kanye West is set to release his third Def Jam album, �Graduation,' this September. As previously reported Chris Martin will feature on the long player. 
The Coldplay front man appears on the album's title track and the song, �Can't Tell Me Nothing,' a small sample of which has leaked online. 

The songs lyrics are as follows: "I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven/When I woke I spent that on a necklace/I told God I'd be back in a second/ Man, it's so hard not to act reckless."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Black Eyed Drug Charges

Gigwise reports: Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo has been charged with two misdemeanour drugs charges in Los Angeles.

Taboo, real name Jaime Luis Gomez, was arrested in March following a minor car crash in Los Angeles where he was found to be in possession of marijuana, prescribed medication and driving under the influence. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Live Earth Istanbul

PR reports: Organizers today announced that the City of Istanbul will host an official Live Earth concert event on July 7, 2007. Live Earth is the 24-hour, 7-continent concert series to combat global warming. Istanbul joins London, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro and Hamburg as official Live Earth host cities.

Live Earth Istanbul will be broadcasted on local television and as part of a global feed to as many as 120 television channels worldwide. Live Earth Istanbul will feature both international and local Turkish acts on 7/7/07. Additional concert details will be announced at a later date.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bob Zilla Joins Hellyeah

PR reports: HELLYEAH vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Greg Tribbett and Tom Maxwell and drummer Vinnie Paul have added Bob Zilla for bass duties on the band's upcoming tour dates.

HELLYEAH begins a summer-long tour schedule this Sunday, May 20, 2007 in Baltimore. Dates, cities and venues for the band's headline "FIRE IT UP" tour.

HELLYEAH will be featured on the main stage at the Download Festival in Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, U.K. on June 9, followed by the 30-city Family Values Tour back in the States. Dates at the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dream Concert For King Memorial

AP reports: Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons and Tommy Hilfiger are among those spearheading a concert to raise money to build a memorial to The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall. 

The Dream Concert will be held Sept. 18 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the memorial fund announced Tuesday. Performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Maiden Symphony

Blabbermouth reports: Former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Paul Di'Anno will perform with the Swedish heavy metal act BLOODBOUND at the Bollnäs Festival in Sweden on July 21, 2007. The band will perform both BLOODBOUND and IRON MAIDEN songs together with the Southern Hälsingland orchestra association. This will be the first time ever IRON MAIDEN songs are backed by a symphony orchestra.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Otep Officially Dropped

TuneLab reports: The saga of whether or not Otep were still signed to Capitol Records is over. In a recent blog, the band revealed that they are now "free agents" and are exploring other possibilities. No word on if their new album 'The Ascension' will be released or remain on a shelf for eternity.[see full story for more music news]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Chevelle Resume Tour Following Theft

TuneLab reports: Chevelle will restart their tour this Thursday, May 17th in Urbana, Illinois. The band was forced to cancel shows starting last week after their gear was stolen in Dallas on May 9th. The cancelled shows will be rescheduled for later this year.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dire Straits Better Than The Beatles, Nirvana but not the Boss

Gigwise reports: Bruce Springsteen's �Born In The USA' has been voted the greatest rock album of all time in a new poll. The 1984 album beat off competition from bands including Nirvana and The Clash to top the survey, which was carried out in conjunction with a new BBC rock documentary. 

[for some very strange reason] Dire Straits 1985 album �Brothers In Arms,' came in at number two in the poll, just ahead of Nirvana's seminal 1991 album, �Nevermind,' which was described as a "snapshot of those times." 

Other notable bands to make the top ten included The Clash with �London Calling,' and the �White Album' by The Beatles. [see the full story for the full questionable Top 10 where Vanilla Ice and Snow should have been on top] - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Blacklisted and This Is Hell Tour

Lambgoat reports: Blacklisted and This Is Hell have lined up a two week tour for late-June and early-July. Here's the latest:

6/21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Lawrenceville Moose Lodge
6/22 Evansville, IN @ 1123 Club
6/23 Kansas City, MO @ TBA
6/24 Denver, CO @ Sox Place
6/25 Ogden, UT @ Country Club Theatre
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Sinn Fired From Angels & Airwaves

punkbands reports: According to another site, Angels & Airwaves have suffered their first casualty. Ryan Sinn is apparently no longer with the band. In a long statement posted on Absolutepunk, he says "I recieved a phone call the evening of April 19th that concluded my relationship with Angels And Airwaves. I could go into an entire novel about my opinions of the whole matter and why I was given the axe, but to me, throwing dirt just seems desperate and tabloidial.

"All I'll say as to why I was kicked out, the reasons I was given weren't at all honest, and severely hippocritical to the point of abhorrent disgust."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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H2O in Hotel Fire

punkbands reports: So I wake up this morning and get ready for work. While getting dressed, I'm watching the New York City Fox affilliate. There's a report about a hotel fire in Midtown. No big deal, sh*t happens. Then they play a soundbite from Toby Morse from H2O. What the f**k? I had to do a double take. He had to be evacuated and moved to a new hotel but otherwise ok. They even called him a tourist... in NYC. Crack reporting at it's best.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Panic! At The Studio

punkbands reports: According to MTV.com, upstart Las Vegas dance-pop band Panic! At The Disco have already written eight songs so far for their upcoming sophomore album, the follow-up to 2005's A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, which has sold over one million copies to date. The band begun writing for the album in March. Tracking for LP2 is slated to begin on June 1.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Weezer Album Six in the Works?

Rolling Stone reports: We were curious/ suspicious when we got a tip that the url albumsix.com rerouted to the official Weezer web site, Weezer.com. As many of you know, the band famously went on hiatus following the release of their fifth album, Make Believe.[the mystery deepens see full story for that]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Feds Ignore Real Issues and Target Copyright Violations

tinfoil.music reports: The Justice Department is pledging to get even tougher on copyright violators and other intellectual property thieves, saying it has already boosted convictions and lengthened prison sentences.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Monday he was sending a bill to Congress--the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007--that would toughen penalties for repeat offenders. He also said he would "hit criminals in their wallets" by boosting restitution and ensuring all ill-gotten gains are forfeited, as well as any property used to commit the crimes.[this is unless they are undocumented infringers, they get a free pass because they are stealing material Americans won't steal. see full story for more news]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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