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| Darkness
Lose Singer |
KNAC reports: Singer Justin Hawkins has left
British glam-revival band The Darkness to continue his drug rehabilitation
and work on a solo album, telling the Sun newspaper Wednesday that "it's
time for me to move on."
He added: "It would be damaging to my recovery
to stay on. I'm not blaming the band for my problem -- I am an addict."
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| RockStars
Fired |
TMZ reports: Magni and Storm Large, two finalists
in the top 5 on the CBS reality show "Rockstar: Supernova," have been essentially
fired from the opening act on the upcoming Rockstar Supernova tour.
With a tour scheduled to begin on New Year's
Eve in Vegas, the bill's opening act was to include The Panic Channel,
host Dave Navarro's latest band, as well as, fellow contestants Toby Rand,
Dilana, Magni, Storm Large and the program's House Band.
But now TMZ has learned that due to financial
reasons Magni, Storm Large and the House Band have been kicked off the
tour. Toby and Dilana are still on board (thank God!), but will now be
backed by Toby Rand's Australian group Juke Kartel. Evs! [looks like the
tour lived up to the band name and supernova'd before it even began! See
full story for more]- Click
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| Evanescence
No 1 |
Reuters reports: In another major week for
new releases, rock bands Evanescence and the Killers, and country star
George Strait grabbed the top three slots on the U.S. pop album charts,
Billboard reported Wednesday.
Evanescence's "The Open Door" (Wind-Up)
sold 447,000 copies during the week ended October 8, according to Nielsen
SoundScan.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Metal
Treason |
blabbermouth.net reports: The Associated Press
reports that American al-Qaida spokesman Adam Yahiye Gadahn (also known
as "Azzam the American") - a U.S. citizen from Southern California who
wrote in a web posting that he was obsessed for a time with "demonic heavy
metal music" before moving to Orange County and discovering the Islamic
faith - was indicted Wednesday on the first treason charge filed in more
than 50 years.
Adam Yehiye Gadahn, 28 - who is believed
to be in or near Pakistan - could be sentenced to death if convicted of
the charge. He also was indicted on a charge of providing material support
to terrorists. [see full story for more]- Click
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| From
Roadie to Pages |
TMZ reports: Now that Mark Foley's found "one
way out" of Congress -- by allegedly sending salacious messages to teenage
pages -- maybe he can get one of his old jobs back, as a ramblin' man for
the Allman Brothers Band.
It turns out that Foley, the disgraced
former congressman from Florida, once served as an "honorary" gear-hauler
for the perpetually on-tour Allman Brothers in the early 90s, when he was
a state senator in Florida. Foley described the experience in an interview
as "wild" and "crazy." What's more, that particular job helped him become
buddies with late Rep. Sonny Bono and led to his taking over the House's
Entertainment Task Force after Bono's death. Foley was friends with Allman
drummer Butch Trucks, and, in his former job as a realtor, once sold a
house to former Allman guitarist Dickey Betts. He ended up meeting Cher
and then Sonny through Cher's ex-husband Gregg Allman. [maybe he can hook
up with Jacko? See full story for more] - Click
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| China
Bans Jay-Z |
hecklerspray reports: You would have thought
that China would currently be a bit more worried about its nutjob next-door
neighbour letting off nuclear bombs than a man in a tracksuit mumbling
over a song from Annie, but you'd be wrong.
For one reason or another, Jay-Z decided
that he'd announce the end of his hopeless retirement by playing a concert
in Shanghai. After all, China is the most exciting country in the world
at the moment - and Shanghai its best city - and the thought of the 1.3
billion potential album sales might have appealed to a businessman like
Jay-Z. However, it wasn't to be; Jay-Z has been banned from playing in
China. Ostensibly this is because the Chinese government has deemed Jay-Z's
lyrics to be too vulgar, although there's also a possibility that they
heard the news that there was a Jay-Z/ Coldplay duet on his new album and
banned him for obviously having something wrong with his brain.[see full
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| Secret
Jumpsuit |
PR reports: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has
been selected for the next Myspace Secret Show! The show is ALL AGES at
the Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO on Monday October 16th. Opening bands
haven't been announced, but there is a little something special involved
in this show
the band is giving away an Aprilia SR50 motor scooter at
the show!- Click
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| Lennon
Killer Denied |
Gigwise reports: John Lennons killer Mark
Chapman has failed in his latest bid to be released on parole. Chapman,
51, will now remain New Yorks Attics Correctional Facility for at least
two more years.
According to the BBC the panel at the jail
commended Chapmans "satisfactory institutional adjustment" but decided
his release was against the best interests of the community. [see full
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| SpongeBob
Bowie |
Gigwise reports: David Bowie is set to take
on his most prestigious project yet by starring in an episode of cult cartoon
SpongeBob Squarepants. Writing in his blog Bowie announced the news saying:
"It's happened. At last. I've hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs. Yesterday
I got to be a character on....tan-tara...SpongeBob SquarePants. Oh Yeah!!"
In the episode, which will air in about
eight to nine months, Bowie will play a character called 'Lord Royal Highness'.[see
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| Metal
Jrs for Montel |
blabbermouth.net reports: BAPTIZED X FIRE
(featuring TWISTED SISTER frontman's son Jesse Blaze Snider on vocals)
and New Jersey's SEVERED HAND (featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk
on drums) are among the bands confirmed to take part in the second annual
MS Music Fest for the Montel Williams MS Foundation this Sunday, October
15, 2006 at Staten Island Trotters MC Clubhouse (1601 South Avenue) in
Staten Island, New York.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Filthy
Eyes |
blabbermouth.net reports: Finnish goth metallers
THE 69 EYES have been confirmed as direct support for CRADLE OF FILTH on
a two-month North American tour beginning in January 2007. Exact cities
and dates will be announced soon.[see full story for more]-
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| Navarro
Lingerie Party |
blabbermouth.net reports: Former JANE'S ADDICTION
and current THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist Dave Navarro will host the Halloween
Lingerie and Costume Ball on Saturday, October 28 at the Highlands in Hollywood,
California. Also scheduled to appear are Club Jenna girl Jesse Capelli
and adult film star Teanna Kai.[see full story for more]-
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| Tour
of the Year |
TuneLab reports: Story of the Year will headline
the "Taste of Poison Tour" which kicks off on October 13th in Columbia,
MO. Dates are as follows:
October 13th in Columbia, MO @ Blue Note
October 14th in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
October 15th in Lansing, MI @ The Temple
Club
October 17th in Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
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| Megadeth
Management Shakeup |
KNAC reports: Megadeth leader, Dave Mustaine
has posted the following message in the Forums section of the band's official
website:
..I had to change managers, which really
hurt because I loved my relationship with Kevin Gasser. What a great and
classy guy. And whilst that had gone down, I also went back to my attorney
Gary Gilbert, only to get an email right before going on-stage that our
US agent resigned because he basically was of the opinion I am wrong. To
Keith I would like to send my gratitude and blessing for his lovely wife
and child, just as I would Kevin Gasser.[see full story for more]-
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| Kittie
Complete |
KNAC reports: Drummer Mercedes Lander of Kittie
has issued the following update via the band's MySpace page:
"Hey guys, As you all may have guessed
we are back from NJ and our new album is all finished. I must say that
it sounds absolutely amazing and I think you all will be as pleased as
we are with the finished album. I cant wait for you all to hear it, but
that wont happen until at least March of 2007. [see full story for more]-
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| MySpace
Vs YouTube |
searchenginewatch.com reports: A Wall Street
Journal article shows how the folks over at News Corp., the owners of MySpace.com,
have threatened to cut "off the MySpace links to YouTube" because YouTube
didn't respond to News Corp's email request to have an "opportunity to
participate in the sale process."[see full story for more]-
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