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| Aiken
Sued |
E! reports: Clay Aiken is finding that fame
comes with a thousand different downsides.
The American Idol runner-up has been sued
by the author of an "unauthorized tribute" titled Out of the Blue--"Clay"
It Forward, who accuses him of defaming her and conspiring to hurt her
book sales.
According to her court documents, Jeannie
Holleman was a neighbor and lifelong friend of the McGhee family--Raleigh,
North Carolina, residents who took in Aiken and his mother, Faye Parker,
after Parker left her abusive husband, bringing her young son with her.
[You can hear the Claybots already
it must all be an anti-Clay conspiracy
..
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| Korn
Murder Arrest |
MTV reports: Atlanta police arrested 24-year-old
Michael Scott Axley on Monday night and charged him with murder in the
beating death of Andrew Richardson, who suffered a fatal brain injury at
the July 30 date of Korn's Family Values Tour.
According to police and eyewitness accounts
from Richardson's friends, Axley and Richardson got into an argument during
the concert and Axley allegedly punched Richardson, sending him crashing
to the concrete and causing a fatal brain injury. Richardson died two days
later [see full story for more]- Click
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| Victory
Sucks? |
punkbands reports: Hawthorne Heights announced
this week that they will be leaving their label, Victory Records. The band
states that the split is "anything but amicable," and that label head Tony
Brummel is to blame.
In the letter, they cite the incident with
Ne-Yo (an email from Brummel asking street-teamers to hide his cd's in
stores so Hawthorne's own would be more visible to consumers), as well
as Brummel's bickering with a program director of a Chicago radio station
over airplay (subsequently leaving HH out of radio rotation), as instances
of his greed and disregard for the band. The band goes on to explain that
they have never received a single artist royalty from Victory, despite
selling 1.2 million copies of "The Silence In Black And White."
They describe their relationship with Victory
as abusive, claiming they were too afraid of the consequences to speak
out against the label. They claim the same is true for every band on Victory's
roster. [But it's the biggest label in the universe
oops emo label
. Wait,
indie label.. sorry. Their message is pretty damning, see the full story
for that. Also they are reportedly suing Victory for lost record sales,
lost publishing revenues, lost merch revenues, lost touring revenues and
damage to Hawthorne Heights reputation.] - Click
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| Alice
in Chains Tour |
antiMusic reports: Alice In Chains have mapped
out an extensive fall tour of North America. The fun kicks off in Vegas
on September 22nd with Hurt coming along for support. Here are the dates:
09/22 - Las Vegas, NV - the Joint
09/25 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
09/26 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
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| Aerosmith
Orchestra |
Wenn reports: AEROSMITH star STEVEN TYLER
is secretly planning a symphonic tour with the BOSTON POPS orchestra.
The rocker is keen to get back on stage
after undergoing throat surgery earlier this year (06) and after rocking
with his group this autumn, he wants to front a much bigger band. He says,
"My goal is to take songs like HOME TONIGHT and DREAM ON and a s**tload
of the good ones and go out with a 50-piece orchestra.[see full story for
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| Rehab
Tour |
TuneLab reports: Three Days Grace will be
doing a series of free concerts at various rehab centers, treatment facilities
and detention centers this summer and fall. "What if you were given the
opportunity to turn your life around, if someone looked you in the face
when you had no hope left and said: 'This is it my friend... How will you
use your three days of grace?'"[see full story for more]-
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| Spitafield
Dewarped |
punkbands reports: Spitafield is the latest
band to drop off this summer's Warped Tour. In a post on their site, the
band had this to say... "we will not be finishing the remaining dates we
had on this years Warped Tour. We are very sorry to anyone we've disappointed-
but here's how we'll make it up to you: We're playing six of the cities
we're missing in a few weeks with our pals Bayside & Valencia. And
for the other cities we're missing- we will be back through on a full US
tour in October with Lucky Boys Confusion.- Click
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| Blink
Divorce |
TMZ reports: On the heels of Nick and Jessica's
and Dave and Carmen's split, another MTV reality show couple has called
it quits.
According to PEOPLE magazine, blink-182's
Travis Barker has filed for divorce from his "Meet the Barkers" co-star
and wife, Shanna Moakler. The couple were married in 2004 and have two
children: son Landon, 2, and daughter Alabama, 7 months.[see full story
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| WarpedwithoutYou |
punkbands reports: The latest band to drop
off of the Vans Warped Tour is Tooth and Nail's own mewithoutYou. They
cite tour bus repair, as well as lead singer Aaron Weiss' throat problems,
as reasons for discontinuing their stay on the tour.[see full story for
more]- Click
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| Venom
Reschedule |
SMN reports: After having their original tour
(which was supposed to kick off this Sunday) cancelled, VENOM have rescheduled
their North American tour. Initial rescheduled dates, which will no longer
feature DEVILDRIVER, are as follows:
September 5 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
September 6 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
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| Metal
Church Tour |
SMN reports: METAL CHURCH have lined up the
following tour dates to kick off the new year:
January 12 - Aurora, CO @ Hubba's House
of Rock
January 13 - Ft Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
January 14 - Topeka, KS @ Static Bar
January 15 - St Paul, MN @ Station 4
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| Early
November Tour |
punkbands reports: The Early November / Steel
Train / Valencia / Pete Nischt Tour will take place before the NFG tour.
This tour is a small east coast tour and The Early November is headlining
it! According to the bands website it is going to be a more intimate setting
with songs you want to hear- Click
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| Audioslave
Tour Delay |
Blabbermouth reports: AUDIOSLAVE will release
its third album, "Revelations", on September 5, but don't expect to see
the band on the road until 2007. Frontman Chris Cornell told Launch that
unlike the group's previous releases, this time AUDIOSLAVE plans to let
fans spend some time with the album before it goes on tour.[see full story
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| Dismember
Russia |
Blabbermouth reports: Long-running Swedish
death metallers DISMEMBER will embark on a tour of Russia and Ukraine in
September. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Sep. 03 - Kiev (UA) - Ckm nau
Sep. 06 - St. Petersburg (RU) - Arctica
Sep. 07 - Rjazan (RU) - Planetarij
Sep. 08 - Moscow (RU) - Relax
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| Porcupine
Tree Deal |
Blabbermouth reports: Roadrunner Records U.K.
has announced the signing of epic rockers Porcupine Tree.
Evolving from one man's self-indulgent
creative outlet back in 1992, PORCUPINE TREE has grown into a well-respected
major-label-signed four-piece who have released several albums. Their most
recent, 2005's "Deadwing", served to further skyrocket the band's renown
and they are currently hard at work on a brand new record - set for release
on Roadrunner (excluding North America and Japan) in early 2007.[see full
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| Gamma
Ray Still Free |
Blabbermouth reports: According to a posting
on GAMMA RAY's official web site, the German power metallers' next album,
which is due out late 2007, will be entitled "Land of the Free Part II".
As the name suggests, the CD will be a conceptual continuation of the group's
1995 classic "Land of the Free".[see full story for more]-
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| Grease
Is The Turd |
TMZ reports: NBC today announced a new reality
series to air mid-season which will allow viewers to choose the leads in
the Broadway production of "Grease." The show will take its title from
the musical itself -- "You're the One That We Want."
The new production of "Grease" will open
on Broadway in June 2007 [in related news NBCs rating will hit an all time
low in the new season
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| Bloated
Boss |
Billboard reports: An expanded edition of
Bruce Springsteen's latest album, "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,"
will arrive in stores October 3, a month later than originally planned.
The "American Land Edition" of the Columbia
Records set takes its name from a Springsteen original that debuted at
the tail end of a recent North American tour. [the cd will also sport 4
more tracks from the DualDisc version and more, see full story for full
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| Want
a New Drug? It'll Cost Ya |
AP reports: Mario Cipollina, a founding member
of Huey Lewis & the News, has pleaded not guilty to felony counts of
heroin and methamphetamine possession, court officials said.
Cipollina, 51, who played bass in the band,
entered the plea Monday. He was being held in the Marin County jail without
bail because the charges violated the terms of his probation for previous
felony burglary and petty theft convictions, said Deputy District Attorney
Linda Witong.[see full story for more]- Click
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