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Smacks Cop |
Gigwise reports: Ms Dynamite has been formally
charged with assaulting a female police officer and for disorderly conduct.
The acclaimed singer was arrested at the
Paragon Lounge Nightclub in London where she is accused of kicking a door
and then being abusive to police who questioned her. Once taken into custody
Dynamite real name Naomi McLean Daley - is alleged to have hit a policewoman
in the nose.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Navarro
Vs Fan |
Day in Rock reports: Dave Navarro had a confrontation
with a fan at Rokbar [Los Angeles bar/dining lounge co-owned by Navarro,
Tommy Lee and DJ Paul Oakenfold] last Thursday. After Navarro kindly blew
off a fan so he could eat, thing got a bit out of hand. Blabbermouth has
the full story from Dave's perspective at the full story link. [see full
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| Weezer
hiatus |
Aversion reports: Contrary to Web rumors,
Weezer isn't breaking up -- it's just going on hiatus once more.
The bands front man, Rivers Cuomo, will
once again lay down the mantle of geek-rock front man for that of geek-geek
student at Harvard University. Cuomo has attended the college on and off,
between Weezers active periods.[see full story for more]-
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| Lou
Rawls RIP |
AP reports: Lou Rawls, who earned fame with
his glorious voice and respect through his prodigious fundraising for the
United Negro College Fund, died Friday of cancer.
Rawls began as a gospel singer and spent
nearly five decades working his soulful, velvet-voiced magic on classic
tunes including "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" and "Lady Love."[see
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| Jacko
Vs Vet |
Gigwise reports: Michael Jackson is being
sued by a California veterinarian for alleged unpaid bills, in the latest
controversy concerning the 'eccentric' (for that read weird) star.
Martin Dinnes, owner of Dinnes Memorial
Veterinary Hospital, claims Jackson owes him $91,602 (£51,729).
Dinnes helped Jacko acquire animals for
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| Sisters
of Mercy Return |
liveDaily reports: The Sisters of Mercy will
make their first North American concert appearances since 1999 with a run
of shows beginning in mid-February.
The goth-rock pioneers--who have gone through
almost as many lineup changes as Spinal Tap--will kick off their return
to the States with a Feb. 16 in Las Vegas. [see full story for more]-
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| Fallout
Explained |
Mammoth Press reports: Courtesy of our friends
at punkbands.com, I present to you a video which will FINALLY help us understand
what that guy from Fallout Boy is saying. [See full story to check it out.
it tis pretty funny]- Click
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| Further
Seems Forever Split |
Mammoth Press reports: Further Seems Forever
have called it quits.
Taken from www.furtherseemsforever.com:
After seven years as a band with various lineups, 3 records and over a
thousand shows, FSF agree it is time to move on to other things in our
lives. We have enjoyed touring the world over these years, and meeting
all of our incredible fans. All of the members of FSF remain the best of
friends and look forward to the future, whatever it may bring.[see full
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| Motley
Aerosmith |
Blabbermouth reports: MÖTLEY CRÜE
will be teaming up with AEROSMITH for a co-headlining tour later in the
year, CRÜE frontman Vince Neil revealed during an appearance on the
"Opie and Anthony" show on XM Satellite Radio earlier today (Jan. 6). In
addition, CRÜE will be playing several European dates with THE ROLLING
STONES over the summer.
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| Metallica
Stick With Rock |
Blabbermouth reports: Despite rumors of a
possible collaboration with Rick Rubin (SLAYER, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT),
METALLICA have no plans of working with anyone else but their longtime
producer Bob Rock on their upcoming studio album, the group's drummer Lars
Ulrich revealed in a September 2005 interview published in the brand-new
issue of METALLICA's fan club magazine, So What! [if at first you don't
succeed... see full story for more]- Click
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| HIM
Injury |
Blabbermouth reports: According to HIMonline.tv,
H.I.M. guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindstrom suffered a fractured wristbone
on his left hand after falling on a slippery street after the band's New
Year's Eve at Helsinki's Tavastia. As a result, Linde will be forced to
keep a cast until the end of January, causing the postponement of the band's
tour of U.K./Ireland.[see full story for the NEW dates]-
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| Foo
Unplugged |
Audio Aggression reports: Rolling Stone reports
that the Foo Fighters are planning a small acoustic tour early this year
to support the mellow, second disc of 'In Your Honor'.
In other Foo news, the band's drummer Taylor
Hawkins is obviously taking career pointers from his band's main man, Dave
Grohl. Hawkins will be expanding his resume beyond being one of the top
drummers in Rock to release an album from his side project, Taylor Hawkins
And The Coattail Riders. The band's self-titled debut is set for a March
7 release.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Gov
Nugent |
KNAC reports: According to UPI, Ted Nugent
says a Michigan gubernatorial run is in the cards for 2010. The fourth-term
National Rifle Association director and Motor City Madman says, "I could
have won in '06," the politically conservative rocker said in Saturday's
New York Daily News.
Nugent said Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm
"is not doing an ugly job, but as the perfect woman, she is scrotumless."
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| Sepultura
March |
The PRP reports: Sepultura are now set to
release their new album "Dante XXI" through SPV on March 14th.[see full
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| Mindless
Remixes |
The PRP reports: Mindless Self Indulgence
will be releasing a new CD entitled "Straight To Video: The Remixes" through
Metropolis on March 07th. The outing is expected to feature remixes of
the title track done by the likes of Frontline Assembly, KMFDM, Front 242,
Assemblage 23, Combichrist and more.[see full story for more]-
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| MxPx
07 |
punkbands reports: Side One Dummy has set
2007 as the rumoured release date for MxPx's eighth studio album -- the
follow-up to last year's effort "Panic". There are some talks about recording
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| Van
Halen Reunion Unlikely |
Rockdirt reports: A source close to Van Halen
says former singer David Lee Roth is deluding himself about replacing Sammy
Hagar. "He might have talked to Alex, but it's going to be a cold day in
hell before he ever rejoins the band," an insider tells The New York Post.[see
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| MP3s
Rule |
Reuters reports: There was so much legitimate
downloading in the final week of 2005 that it recalled the impossible tallies
research firms used in the late 1990s to dazzle venture capitalists and
scare the daylights out of major-label executives.
In the seven-day stretch between Christmas
and the new year, millions of consumers armed with new MP3 players (primarily
iPods) and stacks of gift cards gobbled up almost 20 million tracks from
iTunes and other download retailers, Nielsen SoundScan reports.[see full
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| Love
Loses Home |
AP reports: Courtney Love lost the historic
bungalow she bought in the late 1990s to a Los Angeles mortgage company
after a foreclosure auction generated no bids.[see full story for more]-
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| Mikel
Gius RIP |
Gigwise reports: Former !!! drummer Anthony
Mikel Gius has died from injuries sustained in a round traffic accident
police in California police have confirmed.
Gius died on Decmber 17 while riding his
bike, he was struck by a motorist who failed to see him crossing lanes.
He was thrown onto the cars windscreen and died from his injuries.
He was a founding member of !!! and also
played in bands such as The Yah Mos and The Popesmashers. [see full story
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