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Gary Reynolds and the Brides of Obscurity Week: Day 1
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My old roommate had a friend come to visit for a few weeks, which turned out to be a few months. The guy slept on the couch, stayed stoned, ate all the food and wouldn't get a job. My roommate, for some reason, practically worshipped this guy. So that's where the initial line "Everybody knows there's nothing that you can do, but what will you be in the mean time" came from.
I was playing this with a tribal rhythm on the acoustic guitar but I decided it would be better to strip out the guitar and put it all on the drums. The final acoustic guitars were actually intended to be scratched, they're original purpose was only to provide a chord structure. As we were working on the tune it became evident that they needed to stay.
Now it's up to you to be the ultimate judge, go grab a listen to their songs and see if you agree that this is an exciting new indie release. Samples, tour dates and more about the band can be
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Van Halen Tour Canceled?
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Sources tell us the reason for the cancellation is Eddie -- that he is having "issues." The last three shows had already been canceled.
There have been reports that Eddie was out of it during concerts -- and video of recent performances in which his guitar playing was atrocious.
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Zeppelin Tour Offer Rejected
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The rock legend wants to concentrate on his new partnership with country singer Alison Krauss... spelling the likely end of the famous band.
A band source reportedly said: "Despite the enormous offer, the decision did not come down to money. They always said they would do the one-off show and then see how they felt. Jimmy [Page] had enjoyed the concert in December enough to want to tour. He argued they still had something to offer. He likes the idea of another chapter in the band � the grown-up tour. John [Paul Jones] sided with Jimmy. He loved making music with the others again. But Robert wanted to leave last year's concert as their legacy.
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Jagger Assassination Plot
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A program to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Monday says the rock star was the target of the plot following a purported dispute with the motorcycle gang over concert security.
Jagger had vowed not to use Hells Angel members as bouncers following the death in December 1969 of an 18-year-old fan at a notorious free performance at Altamont Speedway in Northern California
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Killing Joke Reunion
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The post-punk icons will release a new album this summer, but will play their back catalogue in its entirety with a series of two night residencies across the globe.
The four piece - Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Paul Ferguson and Martin 'Youth' Glover - will play their first two albums on the first night, following up with 1994's Pandemonium and their singles collection on the second.
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Wal-Mart Want To Slash CD Prices?
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According to sources, the Wal-Mart proposal would allow for a promotional program that could comprise the top 15 to 20 hottest titles, each at $10.
The rest of the pricing structure, according to several music executives who spoke with Billboard, would have hits and current titles retailing for $12, top catalog at $9, midline catalog at $7 and budget product at $5.
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Juvenile's Daughter Murdered
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Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr. allegedly gunned down his mother, Gwinnett County Sheriff's Deputy Joy Deleston, 39, and her two daughters, Micaiah, 11, and Jelani, 4. Jelani was Juvenile's daughter. In 2003, the rapper, whose real name is Terius Gray, was arrested for abandonment of a dependent child after a DNA test determined he was the father.
Terrell, a sophomore at Central Gwinnett High School, has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of aggravated assault.
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Winehouse Not a Pervert
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But now she needs to worry no more, because the police have officially decided to take no further action with Amy Winehouse over her supposed role in her husband's GBH/ perverting the course of justice trial.
Finally Amy Winehouse can relax - and this means she can now hoof down as much crack as she likes without fear of being sent to jail and experiencing any upsetting periods of cold turkey in there. That Amy Winehouse, eh? What a bloody hero.
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Andre 3000 Plans Solo CD
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After spending much of the last couple of years acting, Andre says he's finally ready to return to music after plugging his latest movie.
He says, "After I finish promoting Semi-Pro, I'm going to the studio and kind of staying in there for a while. I'll bang out something!"
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Maxim's Fake Reviewer Blames Mag Editors
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Going on record with the LA Times, [the author of said "previews"] Peisner claims his Maxim higher-ups did assign him to write previews, and he only found out they had been bumped to the reviews section when the issue hit the stands.
While anyone who writes professionally knows how little control you can have over your own words once they're in the hands of an editor, the Times does note that the "previews" Peisner was purportedly contracted to pen were written in a voice that sounded kinda like opinion, opinion rendered by someone who had at least given the albums a desultory spin or two, rather than a guy issuing an "educated guess."
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Jacko Defaulting on Another Mortgage
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The public documents, which were filed with the Los Angeles country recorder, relate to a family owned property in Encino, California.
According the papers, as of January 17th Jackson had missed $153,910 worth of payments on a $4m loan issued by Indymac Bancorp, a Californian mortgage lender.
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Ozzy Slams Reality TV
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"I'm sick and tired of it," Ozzy said. "I don't like being on the TV we learned that the hard way with having cameras on us 24 hours a day from 'The Osbournes' show.
"It seems that every time I turn on the TV they've got another bunch of celebrities with cameras in their faces following them around for a new show and I can't stand it.
"The only good reality show I can think of now is taking a whole bunch of kids, a wild animal and a bucket of dogsh*t," he laughs. "That's what I think of the whole thing."
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Remy Ma Trial Begins This Week
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Remy Ma is accused of shooting a woman in the abdomen last July after leaving a party in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. She claimed the woman took $2,000 from her purse.
The rapper has pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges and is free on $250,000 bail. She could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
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Khann Lose Their Voice
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"Both the year I spent in Khann and the years with BITGOTA were a great time and a lot of fun. I wish Khann the very best of luck and hope that they find the person with the proper qualifications that they've been seeking.
Line-up issues always suck for bands, but I'm very sure that with their talent, success will be knocking at their door very soon. I'm going to take some much needed time off and finish my degree in education.
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Ticketmaster Taxes Reach Absurd High: 75 Percent!
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I logged on to their site at 10:00 am hoping to score orchestra seats to Iron Maiden's upcoming concert in Irvine. Of course by 10:00:25, after filling out all the fields on the form, all of the orchestra seats were gone. (Check scalper sites later today for those) Since the orchestra seats were the same price as the lodge and lower terrace, I opted to get two $20 lawn seats since you can still see pretty well on the lawn at Irvine Meadows (I refuse to call it by it's corporate sellout name).
So I submit my order and the screen with all the various Ticketmaster monopoly taxes comes up and low and behold my $40 worth of tickets had suddenly become $70.45. If you failed math that's 75% in additional charges (I opted for the free mailing). To add insult to injury they tried to sell me insurance on top of what they already bilked me for.
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Becoming Led Zeppelin Hitting Movie Theaters On Valentine's Day
Sammy Hagar Shares Video For Van Halen Classic From The Best Of All Worlds Tour
Jason Bonham Leads The Lineup For Whole Lotta Rock Camp Volume II
REO Speedwagon Play Their Final Show
Axl Rose Helped Billy Joel Close Out His Madison Square Garden Residency (2024 In Review)
Joe Bonamassa Sounded Off On The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame (2024 In Review)
Slash Shares Heartfelt Tribute To His Late Stepdaughter (2024 In Review)
David Lee Roth's Cover Of 'Baker Street' Got A Video (2024 In Review)