antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 8/17: Axl Vs Guns- Ozzfest Pedophile- P.Silly- Who Tour- Metallica- Lil Mo Vs Ja Rule- Ebolie Gets Hobo- more

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Report for 8/17/05

Axl Vs Guns

BW&BK reports: As previously reported, GUNS N’ ROSES REVISITED, consisting of original GN’R drummer Steven Adler and guitarist Tracii Guns, along with ADLER’S APPETITE vocalist Sheldon Tarsha and rhythm guitarist Keri Kelli, as well as bass player Robbie Crane had been booked to perform seven shows in Asia, spanning late August into early September.

However, BW&BK scribe Aaron Small spoke with Tracii earlier today: “I really wanted to do that but it didn’t happen. Those dates are all cancelled. Sanctuary Management, who handles Axl (Rose) now, threatened bloody murder. I thought it was great. When I saw the logo they were using and the ad over there, it was killer! How are we getting away with this? I don’t really have anything to do with the band.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Ozzfest Pedophile

BW&BK reports: The Mercury News (www.mercurynews.com) has issued the following report as part of their “Police Blotter”:

MOLESTATION - Two out-of-town juveniles, ages 14 and 15, were inappropriately touched at the Ozzfest concert. A 26-year-old Sunnyvale man was arrested.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

P.Silly

Contact Music reports: Rap mogul SEAN 'P DIDDY' COMBS has unveiled his new stage moniker - he wants to be called just DIDDY.

Combs - who changed his name from PUFF DADDY and PUFFY before adopting the name P Diddy in 2001 - announced his moniker change in New York City yesterday (16AUG05).

He tells MTV News, "It's five letters, one word. The name is changed. We made it simpler. We removed the P. The P was getting in between us. We're entering the age of Diddy. [Hack was taken. see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Who Tour

Ananova reports: The Who says they will embark on a tour next year.

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltery plan to meet up in February to begin rehearsing reports Contactmusic.com.

Their drummer Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr, will join them.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Metallica Stones

BW&BK reports: METALLICA tribute site The 4 Horsemen (www.4horsemensite.com) reports that according to German ticket sales site Eventim.de, Metallica are planning on several more shows with the ROLLING STONES, in Germany. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Madonna Hospitalized After Fall

antiMUSIC reports: Madonna was hospitalized today for "serious" injuries after falling from a horse on her county estate in England. The pop singer was celebrating her 47th birthday by riding her new horse when she fell off the animal and suffered injuries including a broken collarbone, according to her publicist.

Madonna's husband, Guy Ritchie, drove her to a near-by hospital where she was treated for a broken collarbone, three cracked ribs and broken bones in one hand. At press time, the material girl was expected to be released later tonight. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Lil Mo Vs Ja Rule

Contact Music reports: R+B singer LIL' MO has announced plans to slap rapper JA RULE with a $15 million (GBP8.3 million) lawsuit in a battle over unpaid royalties [and who can claim the title of silliest stage name].

The singer says she's sent out letters of intent to sue to the rapper, Murder Inc Records and Def Jam for money she claims she's owed for her part in the 2001 hit song PUT IT ON ME.

She tells Allhiphop.com, "That (song) helped boost (Ja Rule's) career. That was a huge song. I helped make him an icon - so they have to pay.

"I had to search for the right lawyer that would take the case so they wouldn't have any ties to Murder Inc or Def Jam or anything to do with that song. I told the lawyer, 'It's not about the money, it's about the principle.'[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Ebolie Gets Hobo

Day in Rock reports: antiMusic's very own master of brutal metal has joined the ranks of Ebolie, Australia's premier grindcore band. Hobo has joined the band, filling the bassist slot and tells us that his first gigs with the band will be in about six weeks with none other than F*ck I'm Dead with possible dates early next year with Sick of it All, with Anal Blast, Macabre and Ghoul. We'll keep you posted on that. We're proud of our Hobo here at antiMusic and wish him luck in his new endeavor. And the next time a mallcore kid uses the cliché "I don't see you making music" when reading one of Hobo's brutally honest reviews, he can tell the kid to check out Ebolie to hear some real metal or he can still tell him to sod off. Check out the full story link to read DeadSun's take on Ebolie's music. - Click Here for the Full Story

Legends Help Throwrag

Day in Rock reports: One of our regular readers took us to task because we failed to mention "13 Feet & Rising" the new release from Throwrag which hit stories earlier this summer. We apologize for this oversight as it should have been a top news item for us. Why? Besides from the fact that these local heros kick some serious you know what? This blurb from their label BYO Records explains it all!

"The wait is over! The long anticipated follow up to Throw Rags first album (Desert Shores) features 14 brand new tracks. Included on the album are special guest appearances by the likes of Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Keith Morris (Circle Jerks), and none other than the legendary Lemmy Kilmeister (Motorhead). "

Our faithful reader also points out that the album also features "a kick ass version of Merle Haggard's 'The bottle let me down' A must hear." So what in the hell are you still reading this for? Go buy the damn album already! And go see the band on tour [see full story for dates].
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Egypt Rollins

punkbands reports: Prior to his upcoming spoken word tour, author and actor Henry Rollins will head to Egypt to entertain troops on his sixth such visit in the past two years. Rollins previously visited Iraq, Afghanistan, Honduras, Kuwait, Kyrgystan and Qatar.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

PsyOpus Member MIA

siN's metal news reports: PSYOPUS have been forced to drop off of their tour with ION DISSONANCE and SWARM OF THE LOTUS due to the band's (now former) drummer missing in action. The band will still be playing Hellfest this year with original drummer Greg Herman and already have a future drummer lined up.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

DVD of Filth

siN's metal news reports: CRADLE OF FILTH have put together a title and artwork for their upcoming Live DVD dubbed "Peace through Superior Firepower". The DVD footage was taken from a show which was filmed over two sold out appearances in Paris on April 2-3 of this year. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Anselmo CBGB Surprise

siN's metal news reports: Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, DOWN, etc.) made a surprise guest appearance on guitar for EYEHATEGOD's 1 hour set at their New York City performance at CBGB last night.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dimmu Bonus

siN's metal news reports: DIMMU BORGIR will be throwing in a bonus DVD to their re-recorded album, "Stormblåst", which will also contain some unreleased bonus material. The bonus DVD will contain live tracks filmed at last year's OZZFEST 2005:[see full story for tracks]- Click Here for the Full Story

Maiden Exclusive

Iron Maiden reports: For the first time ever Iron Maiden are releasing a previously unavailable recording as an exclusive download to correspond with the official release of the single.

This exclusive version of 'The Trooper', was recorded at Egishollin Arena, Reykjavik, Iceland on 7th June - a very special show for Maiden. Bruce Dickinson had piloted Flight AEU 666, a Boeing 757 from Gatwick Airport London full of Maiden fans, on a very unique day trip to Reykjavik to join 15,000 other fans and see the show. As a special souvenir of the gig, the downloadable artwork features previously unseen live photos from the show. As an exclusive, 7digital are offering purchases of this live exclusive the chance to view a previously unseen 10 minute clip from the forthcoming DVD 'Death On The Road. All for under a pound! and available from [the full story link!] - Click Here for the Full Story

Fiddy Cold VMA Play

AP reports: Coldplay and 50 Cent have joined the list of performers for the "2005 MTV Video Music Awards," to be presented Aug. 28 at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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