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| GNR
Murder? |
Blabbermouth reports: Did Justin Barber turn
to a GUNS N' ROSES tune to work up the nerve to murder his wife?
Prosecutors suggested as much at the business
analyst's capital trial Wednesday when they played a recording of the band's
1988 track "Used To Love Her" for jurors.
The song, in which a man brags about killing
his mate, was downloaded to Barber's computer just five hours before his
27-year-old wife, April, was shot dead on a deserted beach.[see full story
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| K
Fed Movie |
hecklerspray reports: If reports are true,
Kevin Federline has been working on a script for a film based on his life
with shades of 8 Mile thrown in for good luck and is seeking financial
backing for the project. From any angle, this is a ridiculous idea and
stone cold proof as to why you should never trust anyone who has ever danced
for money.
If the Kevin Federline movie is steeped
in historical fact, it'll be about a heterosexual boy who inexplicably
wanted to become a dancer, tried to cultivate a preposterous 'street' image
and then married someone legitimately famous and lived off her cash. However,
if the Kevin Federline movie is more of an 8 Mile film, he'll have to rap
in it.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Ozzfest
Cancellation |
Blabbermouth reports: The July 14 Ozzfest
2006 date, originally scheduled to take place at the Float-Rite Park in
Somerset, Wisconsin, has reportedly been cancelled, apparently due to "low
ticket sales." ...Ozzfest.com has now confirmed that the Somerset show
has been cancelled.[see full story for more]- Click
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| White
Stripes Win |
AP reports: A federal jury ruled Thursday
that the White Stripes don't have to share royalties with a producer who
worked on the rock band's first two albums and claimed he played a pivotal
role in creating its signature sound.[see full story for more]-
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| Glitter's
Bad Appeal |
Gigwise reports: Gary Glitter has lost his
appeal against a three year jail sentence for child sex abuse in Vietnam.
As previously reported on Gigwise Glitter
was convicted back in March of molesting two girls aged 11 and 12.
according the BBC Judge Truong Vinh Thuy
rejected his claims, saying: "We did not see enough evidence to reduce
the penalty for the defendant."[see full story for more]-
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| Wacko
Jacko Suit |
TMZ reports: Michael Jackson unmercifully
harassed a Los Angeles woman, tampering with her food and water and threatening
her life, according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ.
The bizarre case, filed by Helen Harris-Scott,
alleges that she began sending Jackson cards and letters in 1986, declaring
her "love and admiration" for the singer. The plaintiff claims Jackson
was "shy" and communicated with her through others and through his music.
Harris-Scott claims things turned ugly
around 1987 when Jackson, who was "connected with criminals," flattened
her tires and tampered with her brake system. She also says a GPS tracking
device was secretly installed in her car, tracking her every move. She
says her phone was also wiretapped. Harris-Scott claims it got even worse,
alleging Jackson had "organized criminals watching me inside my house in
L.A. and reporting to him." [She went coo-coo when he thought about her
cocoa puffs! See full story for more of this strangeness]
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| Green
Day Save Girl |
TMZ reports: No one can argue that Green Day's
latest album "American Idiot" isn't chock full of social and political
messages. But one message the Bay Area punk group wasn't aware of may have
saved a English girl's life. It turns out the album cover, a stark red,
black and white image that shows a hand holding a grenade shaped like a
heart, helped a 12 year-old English girl identify some very dangerous small
munitions in her back yard.
Ruby Wilson, of Halifax, England, was doing
a little afternoon gardening when she found a live grenade lying among
the weeds. Ruby recognized the item as a grenade from a Green Day t-shirt
she owns. She took the grenade to her father who immediately called the
police. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Petty
Deal |
PR reports: Tom Petty has signed an exclusive
recording contract with Rick Rubin's American Recordings. The agreement
keeps Petty within the Warner Bros. Records family - his last four albums
were on the Warner Bros. label, including 1994's multi-Platinum, Grammy-winning
Rubin-produced "Wildflowers" - and Rubin recently brought his American
Recordings label back to Burbank.
The first release under the new agreement
will be "Highway Companion," Petty's third solo and 18th overall career
disc. Due out on July 25 and featuring twelve new Petty compositions, "Highway
Companion" was produced by Jeff Lynne with Petty and Mike Campbell; Lynne
also produced the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Petty albums "Full Moon
Fever" (1989) and "Into the Great Wide Open" (1991) (Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers). [see full story for more]- Click
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| Frank
Black Solo Tour |
PR reports: Frank Black will hit the road
this summer - not fronting his legendary band the Pixies - but on his own,
doing a series of solo acoustic shows opening for Foo Fighters, mixed with
a handful of his own headline club dates. The tour will kick off in Salt
Lake City, UT on Wednesday, August 9.
The dates are in support of Black's new
album, "Fast Man Raider Man," due out on Back Porch/EMI June 20, and mark
the first time Black as toured as a solo artist since 1995. [see full story
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| Dragonlord
Tendonitis |
Blabbermouth reports: A management representative
for DRAGONLORD the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric
Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT), Gian Pyres (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF
FILTH), Derrick Ramirez (bass), Lyle Livingstone (keys) and Jon Allen (drums;
SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT) has issued the following statement:
"I have been informed that Gian Pyres,
DRAGONLORD guitarist, has developed very bad tendonitis in his left hand.
Accordingly, his doctor advises refraining from playing guitar for the
immediate future for fear of more permanent damage.[see full story for
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| Metallica
n Friends |
Blabbermouth reports: MOTÖRHEAD mainman
Lemmy Kilmister joined METALLICA on stage at the Novarock Festival in Nickelsdorf,
Austria Thursday night (June 15) to perform a version of MOTÖRHEAD's
"Damage Case". Also appearing with METALLICA tonight was ALICE ON CHAINS
guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who sang along with James Hetfield in "Nothing
Else Matters".[see full story for more]- Click
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| Seether
Patrick Sent Packing |
TuneLab reports: Seether guitarist Patrick
Callahan has decided to part ways with the band. His final show was on
June 3rd in Great Falls, MT. The band has decided to continue on without
replacing the guitarist at this time. [see full story for the official
statement]- Click
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| Bobaflex
Drop Twizted |
TuneLab reports: Bobaflex have dropped off
their current tour with Twiztid. The band is planning a headlining tour
set to begin in July with Indorphine. [Rumor has it they got into an argument
over which group had the silliest name.]- Click
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| Chariot
Member Swap |
punkbands reports: The Chariot's Keller Harbin
(guitar, vocalist) and Joshua Beiser (bass) have quit the band. According
to the group, "it is something they felt they had to do." Now joining The
Chariot as replacements are Dan Eaton and Jon Terrey.[see full story for
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| Fake
Gun Trouble |
The Gauntlet reports: QUEENSRCHE frontman
Geoff Tate has issued the following update regarding the recent report
that the entire band was arrested on June 11 at the Amsterdam, Netherlands,
airport for allegedly smuggling illegal firearms:
"What a day! At the airport in Amsterdam,
we were all lined up at the ticket counter checking in for the flight to
Oslo. The 35 pieces of luggage to check were being lined up and I turned
to Adam, our tour manager, and whispered 'Remember, there's a gun in our
bags,' referring to the replica Glock 45 handgun that we use on stage.
In a second of confusion, he says to the ticket agent, 'Oh, yeah, not to
worry but we have a gun in this suitcase. Before he could explain that
it wasn't a real gun but a replica, airport police swarmed in on us and
the questioning began. Apparently, unknown to us, any gun, whether real
or fake, is highly illegal in Holland. Quick-thinking Adam realized that
this was suddenly getting ugly and that we might get detained and miss
the flight, thus putting the show in Oslo in jeopardy. He instantly informed
them that the bag in question was his. Before I could blink, they arrested
him and took him away. [see full story for more]- Click
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