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| Gays
Kill Show |
Gigwise reports: A Buju Banton concert in
Brighton has been cancelled after protests.
The Jamaican artist was due to play the
Concorde 2, but pressure from the gay community, police and the local council
forced the venue to axe the show.
Banton wrote an inflammatory song called
Boom Bye Bye in 1992 which talked of killing batty boys by shooting
them in the head. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Elton
John Racist? |
punkbands reports: The inscrutable Ted Leo
has set his sights on none other than Sir Elton John. Leo took issue to
John referring to coach Sven Goran Eriksson as "Sven Goran Abba-dabba"
to which Ted replied:
I'm calling him on this and saying 100%
RACIST, and not only racist, but that particular brand of nationalist-racism
that even labels other people of the same race, but not the same nationality
as somehow "unworthy!" Oh gee, sorry Mr. fucking shill for Mickey Mouse
- only an Englishman would be worthy of coaching the English team, huh?
What if they'd have won, you prick? [see full story for more]-
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| Slayer
Vs Christians |
BW&BK reports: Heavy metal band SLAYER
are courting controversy among Christian groups by releasing sacrilegious
artwork on their latest album. The cover for upcoming record Christ Illusion
depicts a tattooed and amputated Jesus Christ standing in a sea of blood
and corpses, and has infuriated right-wing religious groups.
The Californian foursome are preparing
themselves for a bitter backlash after the pictures were slammed as hurtful
and grossly irreverent. However, guitarist Kerry King defends the shocking
imagery, saying, "We wanted Christ in a sea of despair. The first version
that came back looked like he was just chilling out in the water!" [see
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| Quickies:
HOB Sold- Hatebreed- Jaguar- India.Arie- French iTunes Law- Homer n Lars |
Day in Rock reports: Concert producer Live
Nation Inc. on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy House of Blues operator
HOB Entertainment Inc. for $350 million in cash. [Pollstar] * Hatebreed
are expected to headline a North American tour this fall featuring The
Black Dahlia Murder, Napalm Death, Exodus, First Blood, And Despised Icon.
[SMN] * Jaguar have parted ways with bassist Darren Furze. * India.Arie
earns her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with "Testimony: Vo. 1, Life
& Relationship." * Homer and Lars: Metallica will appear in season
opening episode of The Simpsons on September 10. * A new law that would
open up Apple's iTunes coding to other portable digital players passes
in France. [see full story for more on that] - Click
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| LL
Fiddy J |
Wenn reports: 50 CENT has found a new partner
in LL COOL J after signing on to produce the rap veteran's new album.
The IN DA CLUB hitmaker is slated to executive
produce LL Cool J's final Def Jam album, TODD SMITH, PART 2: BACK TO COOL,
which is set for release later this year (06).[see full story for more]-
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| Sparklehorse
Return |
MTV reports: More than five years after Sparklehorse
last released an album, Dreamt for Lightyears in the Belly of a Mountain,
the group's fourth disc will finally be released September 26. Recorded
by mastermind Mark Linkous in his Static King Studios in North Carolina,
an array of contributors and collaborators guest on the LP[see full story
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| They
Fought The Web.. |
antiMusic reports: So the major labels (and
Metallica) fought digital as long as they could, then comes along Apple
to convince them it would be good for business to stay up with the times.
Seems the labels were wrong and Steve Jobs was right. Nielsen SoundScan
numbers indicate that sales of digital albums jumped 126 percent for the
first half of 2006 and digital singles climbed 77 percent. All of that
money could have been lost, but they would have made a few thousand from
suing granny for downloading that Fiddy Cent song.
On the other side of the coin, physical
album sales are down. Sales dropped 4.3 percent for the first half of 2006
compared to the same period last year. Must be the plastic cases that are
doing it! [see story later in today's report] - Click
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| Pirate
Keef |
AP reports: Rolling Stones guitarist Keith
Richards is lined up to play the swashbuckling father of a pirate in the
third installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, star Johnny
Depp said Tuesday.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Paper
Tigers |
gigwise reports: Universal Music Group have
announced that they will sell CDs in cardboard packaging in an attempt
to compete with download sales.
The worlds biggest record company home
to the likes of U2 and Elton John will introduce a three tier system of
packaging in Europe.
The cheapest cardboard packaging will see
albums priced at £7 while the standard packaging with stay around
£10 and they are also planning a deluxe range costing around £14.
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| Bob
Marley Boulevard |
thetripwire reports: Hahaha... Just kidding...
kinda. The one and only Bob F-ing Marley had a street named after him in
Brooklyn over the weekend. An eight-block stretch of Church Avenue between
Remsen Ave and East 98th street in East Flatbush will henceforth forever
be known as Bob Marley Boulevard.
The mayor approved the name change back
in May, but the ceremony took place on Saturday and brought out Marley
family members, politicians, foreign dignitaries and fans alike. [see full
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| Holy
Moses Illness |
Blabbermouth reports: Bassist Robert "Ozzy"
Frese of the long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES is reportedly very
ill and will be unable to perform with the band for the foreseeable future.
As a result, the group which has been forced to cancel its July 8 appearance
at Italy's Badia Rocks festival will enlist "old friend" Maurer (WARPATH,
TEMPLE OF THE ABSURD) to take over the bass duties until Ozzy can return
to HOLY MOSES. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Celtic
Support |
Blabbermouth reports: Norwegian extreme metal
acts 1349 and SAHG (featuring members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY
HORNE) have been confirmed as the support bands for CELTIC FROST for their
two shows at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia on September 12-13. It
is expected that the same two support acts will be on the bill for much
of CELTIC FROST's upcoming North American tour[see full story for more]-
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| Tom
Waits Tour |
Wenn reports: Eccentric rocker TOM WAITS is
set for a rare US tour, performing a string of shows in some cities where
he hasn't performed for almost three decades.
The upcoming eight August (06) dates, which
begin in Atlanta, Georgia, are sure to be among the hottest tickets of
the summer because the two-time Grammy winner rarely performs live and
hasn't officially toured since 1999. Quirky Waits insists there's an ulterior
reason for the dates: "We need to go to Tennessee to pick up some fireworks,
and someone owes me money in Kentucky."[see full story for more]-
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| Dylan
Rules Poll |
Wenn reports: BOB DYLAN has topped a new magazine
poll of the best living songwriters, beating off competition from NEIL
YOUNG and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
The magazine top 10 is: 1. BOB DYLAN 2.
NEIL YOUNG 3. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 4. TOM WAITS/KATHLEEN BRENNAN 5. SIR PAUL
McCARTNEY 6. LEONARD COHEN 7. BRIAN WILSON 8. ELVIS COSTELLO 9. JONI MITCHELL
10. PRINCE.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Diabetes
Escape Plan |
antiMusic reports: Not only do they rock but
they have heart as well. The Dillinger Escape Plan have announced a benefit
show to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The
event will take place at the Bowery Ballroom (NYC) on August 2nd. -
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| Nickelback
EP |
TuneLab reports: A new live Nickelback EP
is now available on iTunes. Track listing is as follows:
1. "Animals" (Live in Atlanta)
2. "Follow You Home" (Live in Atlanta)
3. "Too Bad" (Live in Edmonton)
4. "Savin' Me"[see full story for more]-
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