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Jacko Sex Case |
Gigwise reports: Pop star Michael Jackson
is facing new allegations over child abuse after a 20 year old filed a
complaint claiming Jackson has molested him as a child.
The young man has also alleged that Jackson
forced him to have cosmetic surgery and stole his ideas for songs between
1987 and 1999.
A lawyer for the unnamed man said: : "It
is alleged that my client was present at Michael Jackson's residences and
other places from the age of two to 14 and was molested many times over
the course of those years.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Limp
Wedding |
Rockdirt reports: Us Weekly reports that Limp
Bizkit mainman Fred Durst is now engaged to Leyla Bearman, 29. The 35-year-old
rap/rocker proposed on December 30th with a $10k ring purchased from XIV
Karats Ltd. in Beverly Hills. [see full story for a bit on her father's
reaction]- Click
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| Skinhead
Stabbings |
punkbands reports: A witness to a fight involving
about 100 people at a show in Pennsylvania is telling police that two people
who got stabbed in the melee are members of rival skinhead groups. Police
are investigating the incident and as of tuesday no arrest has been made.
Playing at Cafe Metropolis that night were
The Irates, Terror Town High, River Side Riot and Weezy's Hitlist. [see
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| Lohan
Vs Mag |
hecklerspray reports: Just last week the world
was applauding the honesty of Lindsay Lohan for admitting to drugs and
bulimia problems in a Vanity Fair interview. Well, maybe not 'applauding'
- 'unsurprised head nodding' maybe.
However, it turns out that Lindsay Lohan
wasn't being honest at all. She's claiming the things she said were "misused
and misconstructed," by Vanity Fair. And also, Lindsay says that she's
never had bulimia either. We can feel a fight coming on...[see full story
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| Blunt
KC lead Brits |
Ananova reports: James Blunt and the Kaiser
Chiefs have five nominations each for this year's Brit Awards.
Blunt's nominations include Best Male and
Best Album.
Coldplay have been shortlisted in four
categories, including the best group, album and single.[see full story
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| Doherty
Guilty |
Ananova reports: Babyshambles' Pete Doherty
has pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and cocaine.
The singer admitted the charges at a hearing
at Ealing Magistrates' Court earlier. He has been given unconditional bail
and asked to return to court on February 8.[see full story for more]-
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| Elvis
C Plots Busy 06 |
liveDaily reports: Early 2006 is turning out
to be a busy time for Elvis Costello, who now has 13 dates scheduled for
his upcoming symphonic tour and two new albums scheduled for release.
New additions to Costello's previously
announced symphonic tour include three shows in Hawaii and a stop in Austin,
TX. During the outing, Costello will collaborate with a local symphony
for each concert [see full story for more including the release news]-
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| Iggy
Hobbit |
Punk Music reports: Elijah Wood, that weepy-looking
hobbit of Lord of the Rings fame, is set to play Iggy Pop in an upcoming
biopic about the rocker's life and career. Wood has stated: "I'm scared
to death of doing it, because I love him (Iggy Pop) so much and I respect
the music so much. I don't want to be the person responsible for screwing
that up." Turn down the role? [see full story for more]-
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| Yeah
Yeah Yeahs Joke |
Mammoth Press reports: Contrary to earlier
reports and even their website, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' new record will NOT
be titled Coco Beware and will not be a concept record at all. Apparently
the whole thing was a joke and the actual name of the record will be Show
Your Bones and will see a release on March 28[see full story for more]-
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| Gorgoroth
Rape Update |
Blabbermouth reports: GORGOROTH guitarist
Infernus was convicted of aggravated sexual assault but was cleared of
the more serious rape charge by a Norwegian court on Monday (Jan. 9).
Tiegs (real name: Roger Tiegs) and a friend
(whose identity has not been revealed by the Norwegian media) were found
guilty of raping a 29-year-old woman last year. They were both sentenced
to three years in prison. On Monday, the court of appeal upheld Tiegs'
friend's rape conviction, but found no evidence to support the rape charge
against the GORGOROTH guitarist. [see full story for more]-
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| Metallica
Africa |
Blabbermouth reports: METALLICA have now officially
confirmed that they will headine the Coca-Cola Colab Massive Mix festivals
in South Africa, marking their first ever visit to the continent.[see full
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| AC/DC
TV |
Blabbermouth reports: To mark the 26th anniversary
of the passing of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott (February 19) and the 30th anniversary
of the release of the group's "T.N.T." album (February 20), Australian
cable TV station MaxTV "have decided to dedicate an entire day of programming
to AC/DC on Saturday, February 18 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. "We'll
play every clip, the concert from Madrid and I am also trying to license
a couple of other specials including the Live in Paris special," stated
MaxTV's Program Director. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Korny
Deal |
Audio Aggression reports: Korn partnered EMI
last year and now have signed a similar deal with concert promoter Live
Nation, a division of Clear Channel Communications, where the three entities
will "share in the results of the band's overall career" and will be "incentivized
financially and creatively" to work with Korn's management, The Firm, to
"take a long-term approach to building the Korn brand." According to the
New York Times, the terms of the agreement Live Nation will pay the group
$3 million in return for an estimated six percent of the band's future
earnings. [see full story for more]- Click
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| No
GNR March |
KNAC reports: [surprise, surprise, surprise]According
to Launch, although former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist
Slash told a Philadelphia radio station last week that he heard a March
release date was on tap for the long-delayed new Guns album, Chinese Democracy,
the band's management says no release date has been set.[see full story
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| P.O.D.
Late Nights |
The PRP reports: P.O.D. will be performing
live on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on January 30th and on "Last Call
With Carson Daly" on January 31st. [see full story for more]-
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| DEP
Recording |
Dillinger Escape Plan reports: [Here is part
of a news update from DEP]We still have alot to say and alot to accomplish
musically. There will be no break. Writing for our new album is underway
and we are immersing ourselves in this completely. I can't tell you much
about our new material thus far, but know that it is going to completely
shatter any expectations or preconceptions of what you think it will be.
We don't know how long this is going to take, but we do know that we are
committed to pushing this thing we call The Dillinger Escape Plan to levels
and extremities never before seen(or heard). We are still going to be standing
while originality and authenticity burn down around us. Talk to you all
soon. Go do stuff. Learn. Make things. Don't get sucked in to lazyness.
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| One
Earth Delay |
Gigwise reports: The One Earth Concert featuring
The Strokes, Manic Street Preachers and The Darkness has been postponed.
The charity says that a recent swell of
support for the Climate Change Now campaign is the reason for the postponement.
Eh? No us neither.
The extravaganza was meant to take place
at Cardiffs Millennium stadium on January 28 with the aim of getting one
million people to sign up to new energy sources. [see full story for more]-
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| P2P
Rules |
FMQB reports: This week brought the news that
legal digital downloads of music are climbing to all-time highs, with the
week after Christmas smashing all kinds of records. Now comes news that
while legal downloads are way up, so are illegal downloads. New data from
BigChampagne says that December saw a large jump in P2P file sharing, with
an average of 6,978,715 users online simultaneously at any time in the
U.S.. [see full story for more]- Click
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