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| Britney
Gives Birth |
hecklerspray reports: Here's some news so
breaking that we're not sure how true it is - it's being reported that
Britney Spears has given birth to her second baby boy with husband turned
grossly inept rapper Kevin Federline.
Details on the apparent birth of the second
Britney Spears baby are thin on the ground, but here's what we know. Or
what we think we know. Or what someone else thinks they know and told everyone
else. Look, the National Enquirer reported it - and we all know what a
history Britney Spears and the National Enquirer have - but its website
is knackered, so here's the Britney Spears news from Celebrity Baby Blog
instead: [The National Enquirer] claim [Britney Spears] gave birth to a
6 lb, 11 oz boy just before 2 am this morning. Their source says, "Kevin
Federline took Britney to the hospital in the evening hours of September
11 to prepare for the Cesarean birth." They say her mother and sister were
present at the birth. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Eminem
Surprise Release |
Launch reports: Eminem will release a selection
of new music next month, completely dismissing suggestions he is retiring
from the music business.
The rapper is understood to have recorded
a mixtape with emerging DJ Whoo Kid, who has been linked with new material
from both Michael Jackson and 50 Cent in recent months. MO< Titled The
Re-Up, the mix includes a number of songs from Eminem, including a new
single, and is dedicated to his best friend, Proof, who was killed earlier
this year.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Axl
Speaks |
MTV reports: In an interview with New York
magazine, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose explained what's been holding
up the release of the oft-delayed Chinese Democracy, an album he's spent
more than a decade working on. "It's not about being a control freak,"
he said. "It's about being maybe smart enough to go, 'No, that's a bad
idea.' That's all it's about - keeping the ability to at least have a shot
as opposed to something that's just an obvious disaster. I want to make
a good record. I don't want to throw a brick. This cannot be Shaq at the
free-throw line." Rose added that the disc will surface before the end
of 2006.[see full story for more]- Click
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| eDonkey
Pays Up |
AP reports: The firm behind popular online
file-sharing software eDonkey has agreed to pay $30 million to avoid potential
copyright infringement lawsuits from the recording industry, according
to court documents filed Tuesday.
Under terms of the latest agreement, MetaMachine
and its top executives, Sam Yagan and Jed McCaleb, agreed to immediately
cease distributing eDonkey, eDonkey 2000, Overnet and other software versions.[see
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| Supernova
Beats Supergroup |
MTV reports: David has defeated Goliath. According
to a Tuesday (September 12) ruling by San Diego Judge John Houston, the
producers of CBS' "Rock Star" are going to have to come up with an alternate
name for Supernova, the band made up of Motley Crüe's Tommy Lee, Voivod's
Jason Newsted and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.
Last month, the original Supernova - an
Orange County, California, punk trio - filed for a preliminary injunction
in San Diego's U.S. District Court...[see full story for more]-
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| UK
Hall of Fame |
SMN reports: The BBC has revealed that rock
legends LED ZEPPELIN are set to enter the UK Music Hall of Fame. They will
join singer ROD STEWART, BRIAN WILSON and the late DUSTY SPRINGFIELD. There
will also be a tribute to LED ZEPPELIN, who have sold more than 300 million
albums globally, from rockers WOLFMOTHER.
Sir George Martin, who produced THE BEATLES,
is to receive a special honour which recognises "his exceptional contribution
to British music". [see full story for more]- Click
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| Drummer
All Used Up |
punkbands reports: The Used have announced
that Branden Steineckert (drums) has left the band: It is with much sadness
that we want to tell you that Branden is no longer the drummer in The Used.
We felt that we needed to move forward without Branden as our drummer.
We wish Branden well, and owe a great deal
of gratitude towards him for his hard work over the years. We could not
have gotten this far without him.[see full story for more]-
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| Rare
Dimebag Footage on DVD |
PR reports: Hard Rock International is proud
to announce that HARD ROCK TREASURES - a DVD documentary featuring exclusive
behind-the-scenes footage of these prized possessions and the stories behind
them - is set for release on MPI Home Video on October 31, 2006. HARD ROCK
TREASURES will be available at various local retail outlets, Hard Rock's
Rock Shops worldwide and online at www.hardrock.com for $24.98. More than
three years in the making, HARD ROCK TREASURES documents the journey of
Hard Rock's own "Indiana Jones of Rock 'n' Roll" Don Bernstine, as he acquires
these rare collectibles and meets with some of rock's most celebrated artists
in their own element and private settings. A remarkable highlight on the
DVD includes never-before-released footage of the late Darrell "Dimebag"
Abbott (Pantera/Damageplan) and brother Vinnie Paul, at their private home
on the eve of the launch of Damageplan's debut CD release, as well as a
poignant look back at that historic interview with Vinnie Paul, on the
first anniversary of "Dimebag's" tragic death[see full story for more]-
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| Bennie
Smith RIP |
AP reports: Bennie Smith, a guitarist and
St. Louis blues legend who played with stars like Chuck Berry and Ike and
Tina Turner, died Sunday following a heart attack. He was 72.
Smith, Kim Massie and the Soulard Blues
Band were to perform Sunday night at a club in suburban University City,
but when the musicians arrived onstage without Smith, harmonica player
Tom "Papa" Ray told the crowd that Smith had died earlier that evening.
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| Candid
Norma Jean Surprise |
PR reports: "Redeemer", the new release from
Atlanta power quintet NORMA JEAN has finally released its fury on the public
this week. Revolver Magazine states that REDEEMER is "a menacingly brutal
slab of noisecore with just the right hint of melody". With over 200,000
records scanned to date, the game is on with this new Ross Robinson produced
release. (Slipknot, Glassjaw, The Cure, etc)
As a surprise, 1,000 copies of REDEEMER
were selected to contain Polaroids snapped by the band themselves during
the recording process of the album. Be sure to go out and pick up a copy
of "Redeemer" and check out the band on their upcoming headlining RADIO
REBELLION tour; where they are joined by Between the Buried and Me, Fear
Before the March of Flames and Misery Signals. - Click
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| Jamiroquai
Vs Paparazzo |
TMZ reports: Jay Kay, frontman for the once-popular
band Jamiroquai, became enraged when he thought a throng of photographers
waiting outside of a nightclub were there for him. Apparently Jay Kay thought
it was 1996. As it turns out the paparazzi were there hoping to spot Lindsay
Lohan.
It seems the thought of being famous enraged
Jay Kay so much that he started hurling obscenties and then throwing punches
at the shutterbugs. At that point, the cameramen did care and flashbulbs
started popping. Rowan Lawrence, one photographer at the scene, told the
Daily Mirror, "There was no provocation for his actions and the guy had
done nothing when Jay hit him around the face." [see full story for video
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| No
Black Cloud for Black Crowes |
BW&BK reports: THE BLACK CROWES launched
their fall last week (September 7th) with a roar, treating 7,000 fans at
Brown's Island in Richmond, VA to a career-spanning set of freak 'n' roll
favorites, followed by three more powerful performances through the weekend.
Despite guitarist Marc Ford's startling resignation only 48 hours before
the tour commenced - and the recent dismissal of long-time keyboardist
Eddie Hawrysch - the band united to deliver a signature performance.
The departures of Ford and Hawrysch have
led to an outbreak of speculation by the press and fans. The Black Crowes
have responded with this statement: "Although we were very disappointed
with the timing and method in which we were notified of the situation by
Marc's attorney, we remain fully supportive of both Marc and Ed's efforts
at sustaining sobriety and are sincerely hopeful that they enjoy a healthy
and peaceful future."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Shawn
Colvin Returns |
PR reports: Nonesuch Records releases three-time
GRAMMY® Award winner Shawn Colvin's label debut, These Four Walls,
on September 12. The album is the follow-up to 2001's Whole New You, which
the Chicago Tribune called "irresistible."
Recorded in New York and Austin, These
Four Walls was produced by Colvin's longtime collaborator, John Leventhal.
Of the album's thirteen tracks, nine are co-written by Colvin and Leventhal
and one, "I'm Gone," is penned by Colvin herself. The album also includes
two cover tunes, a practice for which Colvin is well known. These Four
Walls features several guest artists: GRAMMY® Award winners Patty Griffin
and Marc Cohn on "Cinnamon Road," English singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson
on "Let it Slide," and renowned pedal steel player Greg Leisz on the title
track. Shawn Colvin and her band will tour the U.S. and abroad in support
of the These Four Walls. A full itinerary will be announced shortly.-
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| Boss
and More Guest on Jesse Malin CD |
PR reports: Jesse Malin has just finished
recording his third record titled Glitter In The Gutter, to be released
First Quarter 2007 on Adeline Records/East West. This album follows his
two previous critically acclaimed releases: 2004's The Heat, and 2002's
The Fine Art of Self Destruction. Glitter In The Gutter was recorded in
various studios over the summer in Millbrook, New York; North Hollywood,
CA; and in Jesse's native borough of Queens, New York.
Guests on the album include a special vocal
performance by Bruce Springsteen, Chris Shifflett of the Foo Fighters,
Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, long time pal Ryan Adams[see full
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| Shortlist
To Resume |
AP reports: The Shortlist Music Prize, which
was put on hiatus last year after its co-founders disputed over its future,
is being resurrected.
Greg Spotts, who co-founded the Shortlist
with Tom Sarig, said the prize - which honors critically acclaimed albums
that are out of the mainstream loop - will resume, perhaps as early as
January.[see full story for more]- Click
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