82588 - This is the first of the more aggressive songs we started working on; there were other pieces of things, some of the songs with heavier electronics were jin-jangling around on Ben's bevy of hard drives, but this one was the first thing we started jamming on as a full band in late '05/early '06. It took us almost that whole time to settle on what, or maybe how that middle spaghetti-western/narrative section would end up. Ultimately, I think the studio magic and the wide range of gear we had at our disposal finally settled our scatterbrains about it.

This was also one of the last songs we tracked drums for. The long stab pattern that starts at about 1:20 into the song is basically just a Latin rhythm that we sped up and twisted beyond recognition...I think a lot of listeners, from their point of view just think that stuff is at worst, random, or otherwise over-thought, but it all seems relatively normal or perhaps crafty from ours.

Guitarist Jimmy Page recounted his excitement when they first played together in preparation for their reunion next Monday, and warned that the group should not wait too long or they will "need Zimmer frames."

"I would like to keep this moving," he told Q music magazine's January edition, when asked if he would like to record some new material after the "one-off" concert at London's O2 Arena on Monday, December 10th. "I must say that after our initial get-together it was so exhilarating and fun that I did feel I would like to do more," he added.

Here is some of what he had to say in his statement (a link to the full text follows): On Friday of last week I issued writs against the NME (New Musical Express) and its editor Conor McNicholas as I believe they have deliberately tried to characterise me as a racist in a recent interview I gave them in order to boost their dwindling circulation. I abhor racism and oppression or cruelty of any kind and will not let this pass without being absolutely clear and emphatic with regard to what my position is. Racism is beyond common sense and I believe it has no place in our society.

So, after releasing their new album Going Away White in March (08), the group will part for good. Drummer Kevin Haskins tells Billboard.com, "We were getting along really well, but there was an incident that occurred (and) some of us just felt that we didn't want to carry on as a working unit."

Anyone silly enough to believe I was serious about the comment I made at my [Neurosonic] NYC Knitting Factory performance has no sense of humor. Before we played our song, 'So Many People' I joked that Pete Wentz had taken out a cease and desist for the song because my lyrics are all about Ashlee Simpson's 'Saturday Night Live' debacle as well as celebrity culture.

The King of Pop and his siblings are planning an international tour with stops in 40 different cities - but their youngest sister is reluctant to join in the reunion as she doesn't want to be linked to the troubled singer and his legal woes, according to New York gossip column Page Six.

Spice 1 - real name Robert L. Green, Jr. - was shot in Hayward, California in the early hours of Monday, but full details surrounding the shooting remain unclear.

According to TMZ.com, the rapper, born Chad Butler, was found unresponsive by the L.A. County Fire Department in his bed at the Mondrian Hotel on the Sunset Strip.

The band will immediately begin the search for a replacement while continuing to work on the next Meliah Rage release.

Springsteen, who is set to play at the O2 Arena later this month (December 19th), will kick off the tour at Old Trafford in Manchester on May 28th.

Work on the new record, the follow-up to their number one debut album 'St. Elsewhere,' began properly at the beginning of this year

The band, who make their live comeback tonight (December 4) in Chicago, have been working with Steve Albini on the record.

Deal told VenusZine: "The new Breeders record is scheduled to be released in April 2008. There are 13 songs.

"Due to circumstances beyond my control I have to swap the songs out on my page for 90 second versions instead of full length versions. In fact some of the songs have already been swapped as I write this. Every artist signed to a Universal label has to comply immediately."

While Escape the Fate was previously announced their name was absent from the most recent press release, so stay tuned for confirmation on their involvement.

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