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5 of 05 |
Over the last few weeks of 05 we will be
posting our writers' picks for the best of 2005.
Each day we will post a new Top 5 list
from two of our writers. At the conclusion we will present the master list
comprised of the top picks from all of our writer submissions.
Brodie's Top 5 of 05.
5)
Blindside - The Great Depression
4)
Sigur Ros - Takk
3)
Minus the Bear - Menos El Oso
2)
Sufjan Stevens - Come on, Feel the Illinoise
1)
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
DeadSun's Top 5 of 05.
5)
Hypocrisy Virus
4)
Jesu (self-titled)
3)
Porcupine Tree Deadwing
2)
Cephalic Carnage Anomalies
1)
Napalm Death - The Code is Red... Long Live the Code
(click on the CD lists to read that writer's comments on each CD and
for related links for release)
| Ashlee
Hospitalized |
liveDaily reports: Pop star/actress Ashlee
Simpson reportedly is hospitalized in Tokyo, where she was admitted Thursday
(12/15) after collapsing following a performance for MTV Japan.
According to Us Weekly, the singer told
the crowd she felt ill after she performed her recent single "Boyfriend,"
and she collapsed in an elevator at the studio.[see full story for more]-
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| Beatles
Vs EMI |
liveDaily reports: The Beatles' company Apple
Corps has filed a $53 million lawsuit against the band's longtime label
partner, EMI, claiming that Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the estates
of John Lennon and George Harrison are due additional royalties. [see full
story for more]- Click
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| Music
Caused Murder? |
Blabbermouth reports: Imran Ali of the Trinidad
& Tobago Express has issued the following report:
Marcus Daniel (photo), a 28- year-old Diego
Martin, Trinidad & Tobago mechanic, grabbed headlines last week when
he was convicted of murdering his teenaged cousin. In his defence, he claimed
he was high on drugs and possessed by a demon planted in him by hardcore
rock music.
It was the first time that such a defence
had been mounted in a local court, but the issue of the influence of rock
music on impressionable minds has gained prominence in other shores, where-according
to some-these devilish lyrics had led to even more sadistic crimes. [see
full story for more]- Click
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| Life
of Agony Leave Epic? |
Blabbermouth reports: Reunited New York metallers
LIFE OF AGONY have parted ways with Epic Records after releasing only one
album through the label, informed sources have revealed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
[see full story for more]- Click
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| The
Cult 500 |
Blabbermouth reports: Former THE CULT guitarist
Billy Duffy will race in the Cabo 500 event on April 29, 2006. Duffy will
be racing with the Black Ghost Racing Team, in the Number 8, Trophy Truck.
The race, a Mexican National offroad racing
championship race, will run from the state capital of La Paz, Mexico to
the mega-resort capital of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California South, Mexico.
[see full story for more]- Click
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| GNR/Maiden
Cruise |
Blabbermouth reports: Former GUNS N' ROSES
guitarist Izzy Stradlin, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP
PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and ex-IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno are among
the confirmed acts for "Rock the Boat", a two-day floating rock festival
travelling between Oslo, Norway and Denmark. [see full story for more]-
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| Lou
Rawls Battling Cancer |
Contact Music reports: American blues star
LOU RAWLS has vowed to fight for his life after revealing he is being treated
for lung cancer.
The 70-year-old singer insisted he would
beat the disease during an interview at Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center, where he is being treated [see full story for more]-
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| Iggy
Too Loud |
Gigwise reports: Iggy Pop has landed into
trouble after performing too loud at a festival in Switzerland.
The 58-year-old punk legend reached 102.5
decibels while performing at the Blue Balls Festival.
Criminal investigation authorities said
that this performance exceeded the permitted 100 decibels level[see full
story for more]- Click
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| QOTSA
Stones |
Gigwise reports: The Rolling Stones have announced
a raft of support acts for the second leg of their North American tour
which begins in January.
They will be joined by Queens of the Stone
Age, Metric and country legend Merle Haggard to name but a few on the dates
which kick off again in Montreal on January 10.[see full story for more
openers]- Click
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| SxSW
06 |
Aversion reports: The first round of bands
that'll play the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, were
revealed yesterday.
The festival, held March 15 to 19 in dozens
of venues in Austin, revealed the first batch of bands to play. They include:
The Adored (Los Angeles), Annie (Bergen, Norway), Arctic Monkeys, Belle
and Sebastian (Glasgow, United Kingdom), The BellRays (Los Angeles), Be
Your Own PET (Nashville, Tenn.), Blockhead (New York), The Boy Least Likely
To (Wendover, United Kingdom), The Brokedown (Los Angeles), [see full story
for a ton more]- Click
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| Amon
Amarth Recording |
Blabbermouth reports: Sweden's AMON AMARTH
have posted the following message on their official web site:
"The plan now is to take a couple of weeks
off, before we start working on the new album in January. The recording
is scheduled for May/June this year.[see full story for more]-
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| Solo
Weiland |
Audio Aggression reports: Ex-Stone Temple
Pilots / Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland has been working on the
follow-up to his 1998 solo set, "12 Bar Blues". He has 25 songs written
but there is no estimated release date.
Weiland recently told Billboard, "I'm constantly
writing, all the time. We got off the road about three months ago, and
for me, writing is not a chore.[see full story for more]-
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| Underworld
Tracks |
Audio Aggression reports: The track listing
has been revealed for the upcoming soundtrack to the film "Underworld:
Evolution", check it out below:
01 - Puscifer (Maynard James Keenan of
Tool) - "The Undertaker" (Renholder Mix)
02 - Chester Bennington (of Linkin Park)
vs. Julien-K - "Morning After"
03 - Hawthorne Heights - "Where Do I Stab
Myself In The Ears" (The Legion Of Doom Remix)
04 - My Chemical Romance - "To The End"
(RnR Cheryl Mix)
05 - Slipknot - "Vermillion Pt. 2" (Bloodstone
Mix)
[see full story for the rest of the tracklist]-
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| Dio
Mindcrime |
KNAC reports: The secret voice behind Operation
Mindcrime II is...
It's official. The voice of Queensryche
villan Dr. X will be played by none other than...the legendary Ronnie James
Dio! Ronnie will be singing the part of Dr. X on Queensryche's Operation
Mindcrime II [see full story for more]- Click
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| Sigur
Ros US Tour |
antiMusic / Trent McMartin reports: Icelandic
sensation Sigur Ros will be returning to the U.S. for a month long tour
this upcoming February in support of their latest album 2005's brilliant
'Takk
' Released last September on Geffen records, 'Takk
' was produced
by the band and Ken Thomas at their home studios in Alafoss, Iceland.
The U.S. tour begins with a February, 6th
appearance at Portland, ME's State Theatre and concludes at the end of
the month at Fort Worth's bass Performance Hall. Full tour dates are listed
at the full story link.- Click
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| Bono,
Gates Time's "Persons of the Year" |
antiMusic/Trent McMartin reports: Rock star
Bono and the world's richest couple Bill and Melinda Gates have been named
"Persons of the Year" by Time magazine. In a year where the headlines were
dominated by disasters (Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina), war (Iraq),
and environmental issues (global warming), Bono, Bill Gates and Gates'
wife Melinda were chosen for their charitable work and efforts to combat
extreme poverty in the world.
According to Time, the three individuals
were bestowed the honour "For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring
politics and re-engineering justice, for making mercy smarter and hope
strategic and then daring the rest of us to follow."[see full story for
more]- Click
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| Europe
In Flames |
The PRP reports: In Flames and Sepultura are
set to tour Europe and the UK together in March, dates announced include:
March 18th Hamburg, GER - Grobe Freiheit
March 19th Berlin, GER - Columbiahalle
March 20th Koln, GER - E-Werk
March 22nd London, UK @ Forum
[see full story for more]-
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