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 Avril
Vs RIAA |
Contact Music reports: Officials at Canadian
pop rocker AVRIL LAVIGNE's management company are helping a fan fight America's
Recording Industry over an illegal song-sharing charge.
Nettwerk Music Group bosses are to fund
a Texas fan DAVID GRUEBEL's legal campaign against corporate chiefs, who
are suing him for damages after he illegally downloaded Lavigne's SK8ER
BOI hit, among other songs.[see full story for more]-
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| Britney
ER |
TMZ reports: TMZ has obtained video of Britney
Spears leaving the Malibu Urgent Care Center on Monday.
We're told Spears complained of stomach
cramps. This afternoon, Spears' publicist told TMZ that her client was
on her way home from the 'Will & Grace' set when she stopped at Urgent
Care because she was coming down with a cold and not feeling well.[Emergency
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| Gay
Cowboys |
i.e. marketing reports: On Valentine’s Day
2006, Howard Stern debuted the new, and quite timely, song from Willie
Nelson titled “Cowboys Are Secretly, Frequently (Fond Of Each Other)” during
his Sirius Satellite Radio morning program.
“Cowboys Are Secretly, Frequently (Fond
Of Each Other)” was written in 1981 by Texas-born, NYC resident musician/songwriter
Ned Sublette, long before gay cowboys were the current topic of conversation.
Nelson recorded the song last year during an iTunes Originals session at
his Perdernales, TX studio. This is the first time Nelson’s version has
been released. Lost Highway will release “Cowboys Are Secretly, Frequently
(Fond Of Each Other)” exclusively through iTunes beginning on Valentine’s
Day, February 14. Plans for a video by the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe
(Super Troopers, Club Dread) are in the works as well. The video will also
be available for purchase exclusively through iTunes in the spring. Stay
tuned.[see full story to get the song at iTunes]- Click
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| Lollapalooza
06 |
TuneLab reports: This years Lollapalooza has
been expanded to a three day event running from August 4th to 6th at Chicago's
Grant Park. The event will feature 8 stages and will include 130 bands.
The line-up has not been announced although The Smashing Pumpkins are rumored
to take part.- Click
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| The
Cure for Cancer |
Contact Music reports: Iconic rockers THE
CURE will headline the annual Teenage Cancer Trust series of gigs in London
next month (MAR06).
Golden Globe-winning comedian RICKY GERVAIS,
GOLDFRAPP, THE SCORPIONS and RAZORLIGHT will also perform the concerts
organised by THE WHO star ROGER DALTREY.[see full story for more]-
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| Reed
Ditches Olympics Shows |
Contact Music reports: Rock legend LOU REED
has chilled the organisers of the Winter Olympics in Italy after pulling
out of two New York shows, due to an undisclosed illness.
Reed is scheduled to perform at a medals
ceremony next week (23FEB06).[see full story for more]-
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| Les
Paul Recovering |
Contact Music reports: Guitar great LES PAUL,
was released from a New Jersey hospital on Saturday (11FEB06) after recovering
from pneumonia.
Paul, who won two Grammys last week (08FEB06),
is now home resting and "feeling much better", a spokeswoman for his record
company said yesterday (13FEB06).[see full story for more]-
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| Downloading
Good! |
Gigwise reports: Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos
believes that legally downloading songs is a good thing because it will
force artists to make better songs.
He claims downloading means artists have
to impress more by making albums of great songs, rather than just a few
hit singles.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Stones
in Rio |
hecklerspray reports: For a bunch of decrepit
old men, The Rolling Stones are all over the place at the moment. After
their Super Bowl halftime concert, the Stones are getting ready to play
the biggest concert in history.
On Saturday, The Rolling Stones will play
a free concert on the beach of Rio de Janeiro. And the Brazilian shindig
looks set to be attended by up to two million Rolling Stones fans. Two
million! That's almost the combined age of the band members themselves.[see
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| Norah
Jones Tries Acting |
hecklerspray reports: There are several things
that Norah Jones can do blindfolded, like winning music awards and making
music so dull that it actually sends people to sleep, but acting hasn't
really been among her talents.
All that looks set to change, however,
as Norah Jones has revealed that she has signed up to star in the first
English-language film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, entitled My Blueberry
Nights. Details on the plot are scant at the moment, but it is thought
that My Blueberry Nights will include scenes of both blueberries and the
nighttime.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Genghis
Tron in June |
CMJ reports: Genghis Tron, who put Agoraphobic
Nosebleed and Depeche Mode into a ring and got Trent Reznor to be the ref
for last year's Cloak of Love EP, are back for round two with their first
full-length, Dead Mountain Mouth (Crucial Blast). The album is slated to
be released on the hillariously metal date June 6 (or 06/06/06).[see full
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| Black
Crowes Unplugged |
Blabbermouth reports: Chris and Rich Robinson
of THE BLACK CROWES are heading out on the road as a duo for a special
run of multiple-night acoustic shows.
Pete Angelus, manager of THE BLACK CROWES,
confirmed today that Chris and Rich will be performing a collection of
their catalogue, influential covers as well as new material. Billed as
"Brothers Of A Feather: An Acoustic Evening With Chris & Rich Robinson
of The Black Crowes", all shows will be in a very intimate setting and
will be recorded for a possible acoustic release at some point in the future.[see
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| Texas
Metal Fest |
Blabbermouth reports: Legendary death metallers
OBITUARY have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's Texas Metal
Fest, set to take place Saturday, March 4 at the Meridian in Houston, Texas.
Around 45 acts are scheduled to perform at the festival, which kicks off
at 10:00 a.m. [see full story for more info and full lineup. ]-
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| D.R.I.
Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: Legendary crossover
pioneers D.R.I. will be teaming up with SUBZERO for a U.S. tour this spring/summer.
The trek will kick off May 15 and will run through July 3. The tentative
routing is as follows (venue details to be announced):
May 22 - Seattle, WA
May 23 - Portland, OR
May 24 - Boise, ID [see full story for
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| Tempesta
Cult |
Blabbermouth reports: After two auditions,
John Tempesta (EXODUS, TESTAMENT, HELMET, WHITE ZOMBIE, ROB ZOMBIE) has
been hired as the new drummer for THE CULT. Tempesta will make his debut
with the group when they perform on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"
on Friday, February 24 on the CBS-TV network.[see full story for more on
the reunion]- Click
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| Smile
Empty Soul Dropped |
TuneLab reports: Smile Empty Soul have officially
been dropped from Atlantic/Lava Records. SES had been scheduled to release
'Anxiety', the follow-up to their self-titled debut, last year, however
after numerous set backs the album may never be released. [see full story
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| Pantera
DVD |
KNAC reports: In April, Rhino Home Video will
be releasing Pantera's 3 Vulgar Videos From Hell. Originally released in
October 1999, the three-DVD set includes all of Pantera's videos (Watch
It Go, Cowboys From Hell, Vulgar Videos) as well as and live footage from
Monsters of Rock in Moscow.[see full story for info on a Faith No More
DVD Release]- Click
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