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Ill Nino Frauds?

siN's metal news reports: Current SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has publicly spoken out against his former bandmates in ILL NINO, launching a scathing attack in an in-person interview with European webzine Metal Rage. Excerpts from the interview are below:

"Basically what happened, I left the band.. Well you know.. I'm into playing music, I'm not into faking music. When BILL NINO goes on stage every night, they play to a tape. So when you go to their show they play to a tape. What you hear is actually me playing, the tracks I've recorded for the albums. So that been said, we (SOULFLY that is -ed) brought them out on tour with us in America, and the singer went on stage talking shit about us (suggesting that SOULFLY was "not real" -ed). So after the show I jacked him. I just gave him fucking beat-down you know. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Geldof Off Live 8?

Contact Music reports: Rock campaigner SIR BOB GELDOF has axed himself of the playlist for Saturday's (02JUL05) Live 8 gigs, because he doesn't sell enough records to justify sharing the stage with superstars MADONNA, SIR PAUL McCARTNEY and U2.

Live 8 organiser Geldof is happy to watch from the wings while MARIAH CAREY, DIDO, SIR ELTON JOHN and STING jostle for stage time in London's Hyde Park. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Bad Rap

BBC reports: Actor and musician Will Smith will urge fellow black rappers to become better role models when he co-hosts the Black Entertainment Television Awards (BET).

Smith, who won his first rap Grammy in 1988, wants hip-hop artists to shift away from violent themes.

"The kids that are making these trends, making these songs, don't understand the level of effect that black Americans have around the world. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Elton Vs Tabloids

BBC reports: Singer Sir Elton John is suing the Daily Mail and Sunday Times for libel, his publicist has confirmed.

The legal action is in connection with allegations about the star's behaviour at a social event held for the Elton John Aids Foundation.

The Sunday Times is being sued for repeating the claims first published in the Daily Mail. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Backstreet DUI Plea

E! reports: Three years' informal probation. A $1,200 fine. A three-month alcohol-awareness program. Restricted driving privileges for 90 days. That's all that Nick Carter has to give to make good on a drunken driving charge. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

New iTunes

Reuters reports: Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday updated its iTunes digital music service to add the ability to download audio shows called podcasts, and said all of its new high-end iPods will come with color screens.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Kimmel Transplants

Atlantic reports: Transplants will be performing on the Jimmy Kimmel show in L.A. on July 5th and fans are invited to attend. If you live in the area head over to 6834 Hollywood Blvd. and line up on Hawthorne between Orange & Highland behind the Kimmel Studios at 6pm. If you are not in the L.A. area you can still watch the Transplants performance at midnight on ABC.

Transplants have just added another track from HAUNTED CITIES to their PureVolume.com page. The song is titled 'American Guns.' Also available is an album sampler that will allow you to preview all tracks from HAUNTED CITIES.- Click Here for the Full Story

Ra Dates

Day in Rock reports: Ra is currently touring the States to support their latest album "Duality" which was released on June 21st. Check out the tour dates below.

7.5.05 Ten Bells - Grand Rapids, MI
7.6.05 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
7.8.05 The Machine Shop - Flint, MI
7.9.05 Al Rosa - Columbus, OH
[see full story for more dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Vendetta Red Release

Inepic Records reports: Epic Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated release of Vendetta Red's album, Sisters Of The Red Death, in-stores on August 30th. The Seattle based group's album was produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Hoobastank, P.O.D.) and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Dave Matthews Band) in Los Angeles.

With their album's release in sight, Vendetta Red is taking their fiery live act on the road, crisscrossing the country with Bayside and Schoolyard Heros.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Chimaira Set Release

Roadrunner reports: Chimaira, the self-titled third album from the Cleveland, OH sextet, is a punishing, in your face, attack on the senses. To be released on August 9th, Chimaira, the follow up to 2003’s Impossibility of Reason, is filled with multi-layered songs that surge with the rage of a pitbull on steroids and the passion of a kamikaze pilot going down for the last time. Already having played some of the new songs live on their recent headlining tour, Chimaira will introduce more songs off the album as one of the headliners on the inaugural Sounds of the Underground tour that also features Opeth, DevilDriver, Lamb of God and more. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Guitar Porn World

Guitar World reports: It's that time of year when a young man's fantasy turns to girls -- and guitars. It's a fortunate thing, too, because this year's mighty 2006 Guitar World's Guitar Buyer's Guide has got'em in spades. Each year, Guitar World works hard to top the previous guide, and with this issue they've taken another leap forward. The issue just hit newsstands today and features the superstars of Vivid Video on the cover and throughout the special issue. Tera Patrick, Savanna Samson, Mercedez and Briana Banks tout guitars and not much else in this extremely sexy spread. Oh yeah, and for all you guitar geeks - this is the most complete guitar buyer's guide ever with over 3,000 new products included.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Tremolo Debut

Rock Ridge Music reports: Tremolo is the brain-child of Oakland, CA based songwriter Justin Dillon. Dillon has decided to do something radical with Tremolo's first full-length album release "Love Is The Greatest Revenge" in stores 8/9/05. Fifty percent of the record royalties due to Tremolo will be funneled into a benevolence trust fund, called the Love > Revenge Fund. Says Dillon, "The people who buy this record will control this fund. They will in fact be the Board of Trustees. They will decide where the money goes based on how they would like to see the world change for the better." Fans will decide where to donate the fund via online voting and forums. The album features contributions from a number of players: Steve Bowman on drums (Counting Crows), Max Butler on guitar (Chuck Prophet), Julian Coryell on guitar (Aimee Mann), Dino Meneghin on guitar (Liz Phair), Kris Pooley on keyboards (Jane's Addiction)[see full story for to hear the first single. good stuff!]- Click Here for the Full Story

Joe Meek Box

noble pr reports: Castle Music will release on August 22nd, 2005 the ultimate Joe Meek anthology boxset "Portrait Of A Genius: The RGM Legacy". The deluxe 4-CD set chronicles the UK's first successful independent record producer, Robert George 'Joe' Meek.

The anthology combines elements from his independent career, as well as from his time as a successful engineer at the IBC and Landsowne studios, where he'd cut many hits for the major UK record companies (albeit often without receiving a label credit). This is the first compilation to draw the two separate phases of Joe's all-too-brief career together.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Rock 'n Roll Greats DVDs

noble pr reports: "Firefall", "Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels", "John Kay & Steppenwolf" and a special compilation DVD complete the second and final instalment of the four 60 minute DVD's to be released by Sanctuary Visual Entertainment as part of an eight DVD set entitled Rock 'n Roll Greats. With all four DVD's due for release on 1st August 2005 retailing at the competitive dealer price of £6.80 - £9.99 RRP, the Rock 'n Roll Greats collection maintains the success of Sanctuary's growing Mid-line music DVD range.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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