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Joaquin Phoenix's Bad Rap A Hoax |
Entertainment Weekly claims that two people close to the Oscar-nominated actor, who made a much-hyped three-song debut as a rapper on Jan. 16 in Vegas, has created an Andy Kaufman-style hoax that is being documented by his brother-in-law Casey Affleck
The hoax is said to be motivated by a desire to lampoon actors who take themselves too seriously and the media that follows their every move.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Member Dies- Coldplay and The Killers Team Up- Super Bowl Journey- Bowie Denial- Swift Still On Top and more |
Journey will help kick off Super Bowl XLIII as part of the pregame festivities adjacent to Raymond James Stadium during the Super Bowl XLIII celebration in Tampa Bay on Sunday, February 1 at 5:30 p.m. EST. John Legend will also appear.
Indie rock band Modest Mouse is returning to the road for a 12-date U.S. tour, beginning February 22 in Oakland, Calif. The trek concludes March 8 at the Langerado Festival in Miami.more
Coldplay and The Killers will team up for a co-headlining benefit gig for the War Child charity. The show will take place February 18, immediately after the BRIT Awards. more
Teen country star Taylor Swift continued her reign on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, starting an eighth week at No. 1. Swift's "Fearless" sold 63,000 copies during the week ended January 25, according to Nielsen SoundScan, a mere 1 percent slip from the previous week.a ninth week is doubtful, find out why
David Bowie has denied he is currently in Berlin recording new material, as a fake Twitter update had informed fans. He doesn't even have an account at Twitter. more
Motorhead will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in November. dates
Whiskey Falls, will appear and perform weekly on the "Toughest Cowboy" television series. The new sports-competition reality series premieres tomorrow � Thursday, January 29 at 11:00pm ET/PT on Spike TV. "Toughest Cowboy" is a new eight-episode one hour series from Survivor producer Mark Burnett.
Vanna have announced their second full length for Epitaph Records. The record is titled A New Hope and is due out March 24, 2009.more
After years of waiting, Symphonies Of Sickness, the second album from British grindcore/death metal legends Carcass has been reissued and is out now in North America. Don't hurt yourself jumping up and down with joy.
2009 marks the 25th anniversary of when The Crucified started making music. To celebrate, Tooth & Nail Records will release a collector's edition box-set of music, video and history. more
New York death metal legends Suffocation has announced a headlining tour of North American to celebrate the bands twentieth anniversary and forthcoming new album, 'Blood Oath.'more
The two-day trial over the rights to the Gorgoroth band name involving vocalist Gaahl, bassist King ov Hell and the group's estranged guitarist Infernus began earlier today (Wednesday, January 28) in Oslo, Norway. more
Axamenta, the former band of current Epica bassist Yves Huts, has called its quits. more
Jorn is working hard on the recording of the new studio album which he plans to entitle "Spirit Black". Titles of some of the new songs include "Road Of the Cross", "Black Heart" and "Rock'n Roll Angel". more
Check out this previously unreleased footage of Heartless Bastards performing "The Mountain" at Austin City Limits 2008. This gives you an idea of what to expect from Heartless Bastards at SXSW as well as the rest of their national tour.
- Watch it here
Bon Jovi Football Lawsuit |
Joseph Krause of Jenkintown alleges that rock singer Bon Jovi and other team officials told employees they would receive two weeks of severance pay.
The Arena Football League is canceling the 2009 season as it creates a better business model for tough economic times.
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Godsmack Crash Dispute |
Taylor rode in the back seat of a Toyota Camry driven by Eric Sargent of Haverhill. She suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and was in a coma after the crash, according to the lawsuit and her lawyer.
The front-seat passenger in the Camry, Cliff Sargent, told Trooper Daniel Doiron that the Camry rear ended a woman in front of them before being hit by Erna's Hummer, according to Doiron's report.
- Erna's lawyer contends that Erna did not cause the accident.
Zappa Widow Loses Court Battle |
Zappa and her family trust had launched a lawsuit against the German Frank Zappa fan club over its annual Zappanale festival, demanding the removal of a bronze sculpture of Zappa at the festival site in Bad Doberan and damages of $325,000 if the festival continues to use the Zappanale name.
But the higher court in Dusseldorf ruled January 21 that festival organizers may continue to use Zappa's name and his image on the festival logo and related merchandise such as T-shirts and baseball caps.
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Kelly Clarkson Sucks Britney's Record |
The single's jump also marks the largest leap to #1in the chart's 50-year history. Kelly previously held the #1 spot on the Hot 100 in 2002 with "A Moment Like This," which went from #52 to #1.
"My Life Would Suck Without You" is the first single off Clarkson's fourth album titled All I Ever Wanted (19 Recordings/RCA Records). The release of All I Ever Wanted has moved up to March 10th.
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Smashing Pumpkins to Debut New Song During Super Bowl |
This is the second famed musician Hyundai has enlisted for Sunday's big game. The first is Yo Yo Ma.
"The combination of Hyundai's exciting new Genesis Coupe matched with music performed by Smashing Pumpkins offers the perfect 'kick-off' to Super Bowl advertising," said Joel Ewanick, VP of marketing, Hyundai Motor America. [why not have them just rework a past hit.. "Hyundai is the greatest..." Too commercial?]
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Slayer and Marilyn Manson Confirmed For Mayhem Festival: Dates Announced |
Doves Set Release |
Kingdom of Rust is the Dove's 4th studio album, their first since Some Cities debuted at # 1 on the U.K. album charts in February, 2005. The Doves, comprised of Jez Williams, Andy Williams and Jimi Goodwin are offering fans a sneak peak by offering album track "Jetstream" as a free download for two weeks on their website www.doves.net. A U.S. tour is expected to hit stateside in late spring.
The trio has been recording the album for the past 18 months, having ensconced themselves to a farm house-come-studio in backwaters of Cheshire, England. They teamed up with long time Doves collaborator Dan Austin to co produce all but 2 tracks of Kingdom Of Rust. For the remaining 2 tracks; "10.03" and "Winter Hill," the group worked with ace producer John Leckie (Stone Roses, Radiohead).
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Trail of Dead Funeral Party |
The band is also confirmed for SXSW 2009. Funeral Party is currently putting the finishing touches on their debut album at The Mars Volta's studio in Los Angeles which will be released April 21st.
In the meantime, their digital only The Bootleg EP is out now at all digital retailers featuring their blogger approved jam "Car Wars."
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Vinyl Testament |
Each will feature etched artwork on Side D and be limited to 1,000 copies worldwide.
Additionally, 100 copies of "Demonic" will feature red vinyl, while 100 copies of "The Gathering" will feature gold vinyl. Pre-orders can currently be placed at
- store.prostheticrecords.com.
Singled Out: Tommy Bones |
"Fight" is about today's highly corrupt government officials, and the constant disregard of our nations foundation and constitution. To many of our so-called elected government officials, use their power in office, not for the good of our country and citizens, but only for their own personal gain. "Fight" calls to the people to take back and secure our nations future. We our not without power!!
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album
- right here!
Wait there is more! |
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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)