antiMUSIC's Day In Rock 9/16: Keef Beats Ozzy- Macca Vs J.Lo- Band Attacked- Pearl Club Jam- Lennon Flops- Dre Attacker Pleas- Waits Sues GM- more

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Report for 9/16/05

Keef Beats Ozzy

OzzyHead reports: Music channel VH1 asked rock fans to name the top 10 living hell-raisers. Richards came in at number one, thanks to his legendary sex, drugs and rock'n'roll lifestyle during more than four decades of debauchery. The guitarist is famed for his intake of cocaine, heroin, LSD and Jack Daniels. He was rumoured to have travelled to a Swiss clinic for a complete blood transfusion before embarking on one Stones tour. "The things that would kill other people don't kill me. I come from very tough stock," Richards once said.

Second in the poll was singer Courtney Love, whose outrageous behaviour has landed her in a police cell on more than one occasion. It was recently claimed - and later denied - that she was expecting a baby by Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan.

Ozzy Osbourne, who famously bit the head off a dove, and a bat (on stage), was third.[see full story for more including the full Top 10]- Click Here for the Full Story

Macca Vs J.Lo

Gigwise reports: Paul McCartney’s wife Heather Mills has taken matters into her own hands when it comes to her work for PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals).

Mills had threatened to stalk fur lover Jennifer Lopez until the singer stops wearing fur.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Band Attacked

Gigwise reports: New York hardcore pseudo men lovers Gay For Johnny Depp were last night attacked during a gig in Exeter.

The band were playing their first show in the UK supporting Million Dead when band member Marty Leopard was attacked by a member of the crowd and hospitalised.
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Pearl Club Jam

Reuters reports: Pearl Jam will play a rare club show at Chicago's House of Blues on October 5 to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Tickets, priced at $1,000 each, go on sale Saturday (September 17). All net proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and the Jazz Foundation of America.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Lennon Flops

Reuters reports: "Lennon," the musical about the life and music of former Beatle John Lennon that earned dismal reviews, will close just six weeks after it opened on Broadway, the show's producers said on Thursday.

Critics slammed it for what The New York Times called its "Ono-centric" view of Lennon's life, and audiences have dwindled since opening night on August 15, falling to around 40 percent capacity in recent weeks. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dre Attacker Pleas

AP reports: A man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail after he pleaded guilty to punching rap mogul Dr. Dre at the Vibe Awards last year.

Johnson punched Dre after asking for his autograph during a taping of the show on Nov. 15, setting off a chair-throwing brawl that spread through the crowd.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Waits Sues GM

AP reports: Singer-songwriter Tom Waits said Thursday he has filed a lawsuit against a unit of automaker General Motors Corp. and a German advertising agency for allegedly using a soundalike in a series of European ads.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Rollins Talk

Aversion reports: The Henry Rollins Show will break from IFN's predictable film-based coverage to become a wide-ranging talk show. IFN ordered a 20-episode run of the series for its first season. Rollins will begin work on the show as soon as he wraps up his latest spoken-word tour.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Coldplay iHelp

Aversion reports: Coldplay is releasing a few odds and ends as a digital EP in another music-industry-related way to help hurricane victims.

The band put a digital EP, Fix You, onto iTunes today. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Strokes Spaced Out

Ananova reports: The Strokes have given their third album the working title First Impressions Of Earth.

Speaking to NME.com, while at home in New York, Julian Casablancas gave a few hints about the album he said: "The album's kind of about how someone from outer spaces would objectively view things happening on earth."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

House Beats Lee

Blabbermouth reports: Jeff Korbelik of the Lincoln Journal Star is reporting that "Tommy Lee Goes to College" saw its audience increase from last week thanks to more people turning on their TVs. The MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer drew 4.4 million viewers to the finale of his NBC reality show Tuesday night — up from last week’s 4 million.

The episode finished last in its timeslot. The season premiere of Fox's "House" won the timeslot and the night with 15.9 million viewers.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Uli Scorps Reunion

Blabbermouth reports: On September 10, SCORPIONS and Uli Jon Roth performed their first concert together in Colmar, France, since they had been on stage together in Tokyo in 1978. For many of Uli Jon Roth and SCORPIONS fans, this was a very emotional and truly historic event which they had long been waiting for.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Nightmare Release

Blabbermouth reports: Regain Records has set a November 7 European release date for the new album from French power metallers NIGHTMARE, entitled "The Dominion Gate". The CD was recorded during April-May, 2005 at Soundsuite Studio with Norwegian producer Terje Refsnes (TRISTANIA, SIRENIA, GREEN CARNATION)[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Hagar Aid

Blabbermouth reports: Sammy Hagar did what he does best last weekend to raise money for hurricane relief efforts. He took to the stage on Saturday (September 10) for a quickly assembled free performance with the house band at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where attendees donated more than $20,000. Hagar said, "I want to thank the TNT house band for learning a bunch of my songs overnight and to the Cabo Wabo fans who stood in line to support this event in the brutally hot weather. To see the Cabo Wabo fill up with people wanting to do their part for the cause made this night very special.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Ramones Radio

Blabbermouth reports: Former RAMONES drummer Marky will become a Sirius Satellite Radio host on Tuesday, October 4 with the launch of "Marky Ramone's Punk Rock Blitzkrieg".

The new weekly, two-hour show will feature punk music from its inception through its current incarnations, and will be heard live each Tuesday on commercial-free Sirius music channel Faction 28 from 8 to 10 p.m. ET. The show will be re-broadcast on Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to midnight ET on Sirius Disorder 24.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Ours Unplugged

Stella Brown reports: Jimmy Gnecco and Static of Ours will be playing several acoustic shows this fall.

09/27/05 @ 12th & Porter in Nashville, TN. 18+, doors 8pm
09/28/05 @ Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, GA. 21+, doors 8pm
10/08/05 @ Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA. All ages, doors 8pm

Check the Ours website for details and more show announcements soon:
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Alrosa Officer Honored

BW&BK reports: A Columbus police officer who ended a nightclub shooting rampage is receiving a national honor, NBC 4 reported.

Officer James Niggemeyer received honorable mention in Parade Magazine's 2005 Police Service Awards. His story will appear in Sunday's edition.

Niggemeyer responded to the DAMAGEPLAN concert at Alrosa Villa on Dec. 8, 2004. Nathan Gale shot and killed four people and injured three others before Niggemeyer entered the building and killed him with one shotgun blast to the head.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Artist Spotlight on antiSHOW

Day in Rock reports: If you haven't check out antiMusic's new online radio station here are a few more reasons to do so: FUCU Artist Spotlight Half-hour. We feature four songs from two outstanding and "File Under Cool and Underrated" Artists each day. This month's installment features music from Tremolo and Twelvehourmary, two artists that create intelligent alternative rock. FUCU plays daily at 5PM PST / 8 EST and again at 8 PM PST and 11PM EST.

Want heavier stuff? Check out DeadSun's show featuring some of his favorite songs including metal, punk and alternative. New hour of music each week. DeadSun's show airs on Mondays at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST and again at 7 PM PST / 10 EST. If you miss the show on Monday, tune in at the same time on Friday.

Here new music on Wednesday nights in the 4/7 and 7/10 slot and Maiden fans don't miss 2 Minutes to Midnight every Sunday night at Midnight EST (9 PST) featuring four classic Iron Maiden tracks each week. See the full story for the full schedule and to listen. As always we have that crazy mix of rock, metal, punk, alternative running 24/7 when shows are not airing.
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