antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 6/8: Oasis Flops- Hilary Duff Goes Punk?- Straight Edge Vs Geraldo- SOAD Tickets- AC/DC Musical- Scottish Live 8- more

Day In Rock 6/8: Oasis Flops- Hilary Duff Goes Punk?- Straight Edge Vs Geraldo- SOAD Tickets- AC/DC Musical- Scottish Live 8- Griffin- Slipknot Vegas- Scorps DVD- Himsa- Runaway Brides- Night Ranger- Sharon is Nuts- Duran Duran- 90s Box- Beez Has Heart Attack- Static-X Leak- Street Scene 05- Ben Harper- Radiohead- Les Paul- Bad Manners- English Beat- Gipsy Kings- Life of Agony- more

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Oasis Flops

andPOP reports: Believe this: The much anticipated "Don't Believe in the Truth," the first new Oasis album in three years, will debut on the Billboard charts next week at number 12.

The album sold about 65,000 copies in its first week out. [Maybe their label should have promoted it instead of counting on automatic sales? see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Good Hilary: Duff Goes Punk?

punkbands reports: Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte will be contributing some writing and producing on Hilary Duff's upcoming album. Hilary Duff is probably more punk than these guys anyway[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Straight Edge Vs Geraldo

Victory Records reports: On Sunday, June 5th, former Earth Crisis singer and current singer for Freya Karl Buechner went live on At Large with Geraldo Rivera to provide the perspective of a lifelong Straight Edger in a discussion over the recent classification of Straight Edge as a gang in Reno, NV. On board for this segment was the father of a youth murdered in Salt Lake City in 1998 (for which two Straight Edge men were convicted) and a police officer from Reno and Geraldo Rivera. In a brief segment, Buechner defended Straight Edge as a positive choice, maintaining that the mainstream media only visits the topic when something negative happens, failing to cover the issues with an even hand. While his remarks were well-received on the television segment, it was less than ten minutes long, with four guests to hear from. Such a short segment on an inflammatory topic raises more questions than it answers. Click the full story link to read the statement from Karl Buechner regarding the Straight Edge movement and the events in Nevada and Utah.- Click Here for the Full Story

SOAD Tickets

Day in Rock reports: Tickets for the first five cities on System of a Down, The Mars Volta as special guests and Bad Acid Trip tour - Long Beach, San Diego, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas will go on sale this weekend, and will be priced from $32.50 to $45.00. System of a Down's site (see full story link) will host a ticket presale beginning this Wednesday, June 8 at 10:00AM PDT running through 10:00PM PDT on Thursday, June 9. Log onto the site for the special password and complete details.

August 4 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA - On-sale is 12NOON, Saturday, June 11

6 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA - On-sale is 3:00PM, Friday, June 10

8 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona - On-Sale 12NOON, Saturday, June 18

11 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX - On-sale is 12NOON at Saturday, June 11

12 SBC Arena, San Antonio, TX - On-sale is 10:00AM, Saturday, June 11

13 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX- On-sale is10:00AM, Saturday, June 11 - Click Here for the Full Story

AC/DC Musical

BW&BK reports: Eden Espinosa and Alice Ripley will lend their voices to a June 13 concert that will feature songs from Helen of Troy, a new musical with a score by Brian Johnson (singer) of the Australian heavy metal band AC/DC. Also due to perform at the Canal Room (285 West Broadway - New York, NY) event are Cary Shields, Brandi Chavonne Massey, Klea Blackhurst, Will Swenson and Shannon Connelly. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Scottish Live 8

NME reports: TRAVIS, TEXAS and RONAN KEATING are among the acts who will perform at the LIVE 8 anti-poverty concert in EDINBURGH next month.

The free Murrayfield concert has been timed to coincide with The Long Walk to Justice rally in the city on 6 July, reports the BBC. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Griffin Find Voice

Blabbermouth reports: Norwegian metallers GRIFFIN have enlisted vocalist Rolf Bakken to front the group at their upcoming summer festival appearances. "He was born to deliver, and he will!" the band write on their web site. "His name is Rolf Bakken, and if you check out our gigs this summer, you'll see him on the stage with us, singing his heart out to some nice, rockin' GRIFFIN tunes." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Slipknot Go Vegas

Blabbermouth reports: It's bad news for SLIPKNOT fans hoping that the band would tour U.S. clubs in late summer. As previously reported, the Las Vegas House of Blues has confirmed that SLIPKNOT will be playing there on August 21, leading to some speculation over whether that gig would be part of a tour. But a spokesperson for the band says it's simply a one-off performance. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Scorps DVD

Blabbermouth reports: Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have set a June 27 release date for their new live DVD, "Unbreakable World Tour 2004: One Night in Vienna". The disc reportedly includes footage shot last summer in Vienna, Austria as well as bonus documentary footage covering the band's entire career.[see full story for more including tracks]- Click Here for the Full Story

Himsa Finish Recording

Blabbermouth reports: Seatle's HIMSA have returned home from a month in Denmark at Antfarm Studios, where the band recorded their new album, "Hail Horror", with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, HEAVEN SHALL BURN). Artwork is being done by Stephen Kasner (INTEGRITY, TREPHINE) and is expected to be finalized this week. Songtitles include include "I, Possession", "They Speak In Swarms", "Wolf Child", "Seminal", "Calling In Silent", "Sleaze Evil" and "The Destroyer", which has recently been a mainstay at the band's live shows. The album is slated for release in late September/early October through Prosthetic Records. [see full story for upcoming dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Runaway Brides

BW&BK reports: BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, who recently renamed their upcoming sophomore album Runaway Brides, will see the new CD released in Japan on July 21st with an exclusive bonus track and other yet -to-be-revealed extras. As previously reported, Brides Of Destruction’s new album is tentatively due for release in North America on September 6th.[Cute CD title Tracii.]- Click Here for the Full Story

Night Ranger Faces Reality

BW&BK reports: NIGHT RANGER were scheduled to appear on NBC’s new program Hit Me Baby, One More Time, but have since pulled out of the program. A replacement for Night Ranger is yet to be named.

Hit Me Baby, One More Time is the new show that features performances from 5 former hit-makers, which are then voted on by a live studio audience. The winner receives $20,000. to donate to a charity of their choice. Each act performs one of their top hits from back in the day, and a cover of a current hit by another artist.[They most likely saw the first episode. see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Sharon is Nuts

Audio Aggression reports: Since the news broke in mid-May that Wicked Wisdom, the group fronted by actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will play at this year's Ozzfest, little has been heard about the act or how it landed such a coveted gig. But whatever its music sounds like, it convinced tour organizer Sharon Osbourne to put the band on the bill.

"I wasn't sure what to expect when I went to see Wicked Wisdom play last April in a tiny [Los Angeles] club at midnight," Osbourne says. "But let me tell you, I was blown away. When you see and hear Jada with her band it's apparent that she has nothing but love and respect for this genre of music. I totally respect that the band wants to pay their dues playing the second stage on Ozzfest." In the past Wicked Wisdom has opened for such acts as Britney Spears.[Sharon is hoping for an N Sync reunion to headline next year.]- Click Here for the Full Story

Duran Duran Eye New CD

andPOP reports: The return of Duran Duran last year wasn't for a one-time tour. The gents are planning to hit the studio again to continue their resurrection.

Keyboardist Nick Rhodes told Billboard that Duran Duran will begin writing songs in August. They plan on recording in January and releasing another album in the summer. - Click Here for the Full Story

90s Box

IAYM reports: Tracks from Ministry, Primus, White Zombie, Helmet and Right Said Fred are amongst the many set for inclusion on a forthcoming 7-CD boxset dubbed "Whatever: The '90s Pop Culture Box" which is planned for release through Rhino on July 26th. - Click Here for the Full Story

Beez Has Heart Attack

punkbands reports: Smugglers bassist and Beauticians lead singer Kevin Beesley-Hammond, known to many simply as "Beez", suffered a heart attack on the afternoon of Saturday June 4th. He is expected to make a full recovery.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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