antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 5/25: Motley Sues NBC- Madonna Stole Song?- SOAD No 1- Leno Defends Jacko- Limp Sales- more

Day In Rock 5/25: Motley Sues NBC- Madonna Stole Song?- SOAD No 1- Leno Defends Jacko- Limp Sales- Slayer Unplugged- Gigantour- Eduardo Navarrete RIP- Intl Chaos- Opeth- Stone Roses- Silverstein- Testament- Armageddon Reunion- ZZ Top- Lil Kim TV In Doubt- Corgan Vs Zwan- Duff's Worst- Navarro Reality TV- Used / Glassjaw Tour- Witchcraft- Eyehategod- Marillion- more

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Motley Sues NBC

BW&BK reports: The New York Times is reporting that MÖTLEY CRÜE filed suit against NBC Tuesday (May 24) alleging that the network violated the group's free-speech rights and weakened its sales by banning it after Vince Neil, the lead singer, used an expletive on the air in a Dec. 31 appearance on "The Tonight Show".

The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Los Angeles, accuses the network of censoring the band to mollify a Federal Communications Commission that has been increasingly quick to levy steep fines for broadcasting indecent material on television and radio. The lawsuit says the network, which banned the group after Mr. Neil inserted an expletive into his New Year's greeting to Motley Crue's drummer, Tommy Lee, added insult to injury by promoting a summer reality series featuring Mr. Lee. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Madonna Stole Song?

E! reports: A European songwriter is looking to freeze Madonna out of some cold cash.

Belgian composer Salvatore Acquaviva is suing the Material Mommy, accusing her of ripping off parts of his song for her 1998 worldwide hit "Frozen" off the multiplatinum-selling album Ray of Light.

The suit, filed in the city of Mons, claimed Madonna's minor-key ditty plagiarized several bars of his track "Ma Vie Fout L'camp (My Life's Getting Nowhere)", written five years before. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

SOAD No 1

siN's metal news reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN has enterted the Billboard Charts at the coveted position of #1 after selling over 465,000 albums of "Mesmerize" in their first week.- Click Here for the Full Story

Leno Defends Jacko

AP reports: Jay Leno stopped making fun of Michael Jackson just long enough to testify for the pop star at his child molestation trial Tuesday, saying that he grew suspicious of effusive and seemingly scripted phone calls from Jackson's young accuser.

The "Tonight Show" host's account of calls from the boy came before Chris Tucker took the stand and defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. told the court that the "Rush Hour" star would be the last witness — indicating Jackson will not testify. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Limp Sales

New York Daily News reports:

...[Fred Durst's] Einstein of an idea to shoot the seven-song EP "The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)" into stores this month while barely whispering a word to anyone outside his record company and his official Web site.

The philosophy, according to a knowledgeable source, was to build a buzz through the fan site to prove the power of Durst's connection to "the people." Media, be damned.

Unfortunately for the band, it hasn't quite worked out that way.

The stealth CD opened on the Billboard charts at an awful No. 24 with flaccid sales of 37,083. In this, its second week, it free-fell to No. 82 and is sure to dive-bomb further from there. [16 minutes and counting...see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Slayer Unplugged

siN's metal news reports: ERIK HINDS of Athens, Georgia , and active composer, performer, and promoter of a wide range of music, is set to release a solo acoustic version of SLAYER's "Reign in Blood", solely performed on a quartertone electric guitar and the H'arpeggione, an upright acoustic instrument with 12 sympathetic strings.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Reminder Def Lep Party

antiMusic reports: Ready to rock rock til' you drop? Join antiMusic Tonight (Wed) at The Joint in L.A. for a special release / listening party for Def Leppard's new double disc hits collection "Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection". The listening party will take place between 8 - 9:30 followed by live performances by Ricky Warwick, the Rock Brigade (all star tribute to early Def Leppard) and an all-star jam at the end of the night featuring members of Guns N' Roses, Poison and more special surprise guests! (Joe and the boys were down last week for Ricky's release party so who knows?) 18-and-over until 10 PM, prizes and more anti fun will be had all night long.

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Gigantour Update

BW&BK reports: MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the Forum section of the band’s website:

"Droogies! I am nearing the end of the selection of my guests to entertain y'all this summer on the Second Stage. As far as I see it, the choices are down to just a few and the most likely to succeed are LIFE OF AGONY or MUSHROOMHEAD. There are some other contenders still but if the decision came down today, the aforementioned two are probably the finalists. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Eduardo Navarrete RIP

BW&BK reports: One of the most emblematic figures of the South American Metal music scene, Eduardo "Picoroco" Navarrete was found dead in the evening of May 23rd in the bathroom of his mother’s apartment.

The cause of death is still not clear but it is presumedly a heart attack.

Picoroco was active in the Metal scene from the beginning of the ‘80s and by the beginning of the ‘90s had started his own record label, Picoroco Records. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Intl Chaos

Audio Aggression reports: The International Taste Of Chaos Tour is expected to kick off on October 16th and run through the end of November with stops in Mexico, Australia, Japan, the UK, and Germany. Alot of big names have signed up so far including The Used, Story Of The Year, Killswitch Engage, Rise Against, and Funeral For A Friend.- Click Here for the Full Story

Opeth Update

IAYM reports: Opeth are currently mixing their upcoming new album which is slated for a late August/early September release through Roadrunner. The group hope to have the effort wrapped up by June 01st[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Stone Roses May Reform

NME reports: JOHN SQUIRE has said that he wants to reform THE STONE ROSES.

Following a recent sighting of the three original members of the band - bar singer Ian Brown - at a gig together in Manchester, the guitarist has revealed that he wants to get back on the road with the baggy legends. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Silverstein In Aug

Punkbands.org reports: Victory Records reports that Silverstein are preparing for the release on August 16th of their new album, “Discovering The Waterfront”. Sean Mackin of Yellowcard continues Silverstein’s tradition of having them on their recordings. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Testament Benefit

Blabbermouth reports: TESTAMENT and friends will be playing a benefit concert on July 9, 2005 at The Pound in San Francisco. Proceeds from the show — the band's first in the San Francisco area in over two years — will aid in the financial recovery for families dealing with life-altering medical diagnosis. Among the families that will benefit from the concert are Keith and Brandy Regan, who had a son (Cole Regan) who was born with cancer (leukemia / AML) and survived up until three months short of his second birthday before passing away on July 28, 2004.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Armageddon Reunion

Blabbermouth reports: According to a post at Christian '80s Metal, Christian metal band ARMAGEDDON will be reforming to play one show. The concert will take place on Sunday, May 29 in Herndon, VA as part of a festival called "Rally In The Alley". ARMAGEDDON are scheduled to go on at 11 p.m. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

ZZ Top On The Road

liveDaily reports: Texas rock trio ZZ Top is set to launch an extensive North American tour that will keep the group on the road for most of what's left of 2005.

The band's 24-week outing kicks off on the West Coast next week, and dates are stacked up into early October[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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