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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.
Hobo's Top 5 of 05.
5.
Lord Gore Resickened:
4.
Ramallah Kill a Celebrity
3.
Strapping Young Lad Alien
2.
Genghis Tron Cloak of Love (EP)
1.
Rotten Sound Exit
Jacob McDaniel's Top 5 of 05.
5.
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs (tie)
5.
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now (tie)
4.
Chase Jedick - Break of Day
3.
Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
2.
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
1.
Sufjan Stevens - Come On: Feel the Illinoise!
(click on the CD lists to read that writer's comments on each CD and
for related links for release)
| BIG
Stabbings |
AP reports: Three people were stabbed early
Wednesday at a Manhattan club that was hosting a record-release party for
a new collection of duets featuring slain rapper Notorious B.I.G.
Detectives also were investigating a shooting
near the club, named Exit, that occurred around the same time. It was unclear
if the two incidents were related.[see full story for more]-
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| Jacko
Abduction? |
MTV reports: [Jacko's]ex-wife Debbie Rowe
is accusing Jackson of abducting their children, by taking Paris and Prince
to live in Bahrain during the custody battle. In a hearing on Monday, Rowe
filed a motion asking a judge to order Jackson to return the children to
the U.S., claiming that the singer lied about having sole custody in order
to get the children passports.[see full story for more]-
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| Madonna
Cow |
Gigwise reports: Elton John has branded Madonna
a miserable cow after she refused to attend his pre-wedding bash on Monday
night.
The 58-year-old singer apparently made
the comments while standing up to do a post-dinner thank you speech at
the swanky London bash. [slow news day. see full story for more]-
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| Mashers
Vs Label |
MTV reports: American Edit, a track-by-track
reworking of Green Day's American Idiot album, was taken off the Web after
DJs Party Ben and Team 9 heard from Warner Music. But other sites have
launched a protest to keep the mash-up online.[see full story for more]-
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| Slipknot
on Hold |
Contact Music reports: Shock rockers SLIPKNOT
are hanging up their masks in the New Year (06) to take a temporary break,
so frontman COREY TAYLOR can concentrate on his side project STONE SOUR.[see
full story for more]- Click
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| Velvet
Underground DVD |
Reuters reports: Archival label Rhino Records
has set a January 24 release for the DVD debut of the Velvet Underground's
"Live MCMXCIII," which chronicled the legendary act's brief 1993 reunion
tour.
Previously only available on VHS, "Live"
was taped June 15-17, 1993, at Paris' Olympia[see full story for more]-
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| Eminem
Still #1 |
Reuters reports: The Eminem retrospective
"Curtain Call" began a second week at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday,
while "American Idol" runner-up Bo Bice and country icon Johnny Cash were
the only new entries in the top 10.[see full story for more]-
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| Tripmas |
Gigwise reports: Dave Grohl has revealed that
one of his favourite Christmas memories is of time when he took magic mushrooms
at a party his parents were throwing.
Grohl, who was 14 at the time, managed
to keep his Psilocybin experimentation a secret from his parents but a
friends mother thought he was on the powder of the nose variety.[see full
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| Elton
Marries |
Ananova reports: Sir Elton John has 'married'
his partner David Furnish.
The couple had a civil partnership ceremony
at the Guildhall in Windsor.[see full story for more]-
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| Flaming
Lips 06 |
liveDaily reports: After a relatively quiet
2005, The Flaming Lips have revealed a slew of upcoming projects that make
it clear the band is gearing up for a busy year ahead
The band is preparing the Jan. 31 reissue
of its breakthrough 1999 album "The Soft Bulletin" in a special CD/DVD
package. "The Soft Bulletin 5.1" will feature the original album updated
to the Surround Sound format, as well as previously unreleased versions
of several songs[see full story for more]- Click
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| Nickelback
Support |
liveDaily reports: Danko Jones has landed
a slot on fellow Canadian rock group Nickelback's winter headlining tour
of its home country, which, as previously reported, will also feature Live.
The three bands hit the road together starting
Jan. 17, and will kick things off with a show in Prince George, British
Columbia. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Against
WB |
Punkmusic.com reports: This is the biggest
story in years and punknews.com is lagging. Against Me! signed to warner
brothers and everyone in the biz knows about it. The same guy that signed
less than jake signed them. the word is out. [see full story for more]-
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| Dream
Theater Finale |
Blabbermouth reports: As BLABBERMOUTH.NET
reported on December 10, DREAM THEATER have now confirmed that they will
be playing a very special show at the Radio City Music Hall in New York
City on Saturday, April 1, 2006. Celebrating the very last show of the
band's 20th Anniversary Tour 2005/2006, this very special grand finale
will be recorded and filmed for an upcoming 20th anniversary DVD and CD
release.[see full story for more]- Click
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| CKY
Avenged |
Blabbermouth reports: AVENGED SEVENFOLD will
be embarking on the second leg of their "Cities of Evil" headlining tour
beginng in late January. Support at all dates will come from CKY. The details
are as follows:
Jan. 19 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
Jan. 20 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque,
NM
Jan. 22 - Concrete Street - Corpus Christi,
TX
Jan. 23 - La Zona Rosa - Austin, TX
[see full story for more]-
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| MSG
Nix Tour |
BW&BK reports: Michael Schenker has issued
the following message via his website (www.michaelschenkerhimself.com):
Message to my fans in USA... I am announcing
the cancellation of the MSG USA Tales Of Rock 'N' Roll tour since I did
not receive the official letters from Bella Piper and Linda Schenker which
I have requested. Unfortunately, I must sacrifice this USA tour to protect
myself to be able to keep playing music. I will not come back to America
unless Bella and Linda stop threatening me in unfair ways for the sake
of money.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Guns
N' Znuff |
KNAC reports: A representative for former
Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has posted new information about Adler's
Appetite on Adler's website www.stevenadler.net: The rumors are confirmed.
The NEW line up of the band includes bassist
Chip Z'Nuff (ENUFF Z'NUFF), singer Sheldon Tarsha, guitarists Michael Thomas
(BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) and JT Longoria (IZZY STRADLIN). The band will be
touring Europe in January through February, 2006 and will be playing the
Rainbow Bar & Grill in Las Vegas on New Years Eve. [see full story
for more including dates]- Click
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| Deep
Thoughts With Avril |
punkbands reports: Avril is annoying, Weird
Al is funny, put them together and you get a hysterical clip of a spliced
together fake interview. This has actually no relevance to punk music EXCEPT
that Avril is being questioned about being influenced by The Clash and
Sex Pistols. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Eighteen
Visions Documentary |
The PRP reports: Eighteen Visions have recruited
director Chris Sims (Poison The Well, Lamb Of God) to document the ongoing
recording process for their new self-titled album, their first for Epic.
Around 13 tracks in total are expected to be laid down for the record[see
full story for more]- Click
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| Blunt
Repayment |
Contact Music reports: British singer JAMES
BLUNT's parents have asked him to pay back the money they spent putting
him through school.
The YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL singer, who changed
the spelling of his surname from Blount to Blunt, went to prestigious private
school Harrow, which charges parents $41,000 (GBP23,625) per year.[see
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