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Police Chase |
CMJ reports: Albert Hammond Jr.s tour bus
was caught in the middle of a high-speed chase earlier this week, but according
to reports, it was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Hammonds
bandmate Marc Philippe Eskenazi explained on the band's MySpace page that,
after they left a Texas show January 20, "[i]t turned out that the cops
had been chasing a suspect in a pickup truck in a high speed chase a la
OJ Simpson since the Texas state border. It seemed that the pickup was
going to get away until he came into contact with (sic) youknowwho (us)."
Apparently the truck spun out into the
side ramp after hitting the bus and the absconders were promptly arrested.
This isnt the first adversity the band has faced while on the road [see
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| Motown
Vs Dreamgirls |
TMZ reports: Smokey Robinson took a swipe
at Beyonce, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy over what he perceives are inaccuracies
in the hit movie "Dreamgirls."
On today's NPR "Morning Edition," Robinson
said he is "very upset" over the "false information" in the film. Talking
about the character modeled after Motown founder Berry Gordy, Robinson
said, "Nobody was paying us. So he (Gordy) borrowed $800 from his family's
fund and started Motown so that we could be paid. And for him to be maligned
and made out like this villainous character is very, very, very offensive
to me."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Young
Buck Arrested |
AP reports: David Darnell Brown, a rapper
known as Young Buck who records on 50 Cent's G-Unit Record label, was arrested
on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a previous driving violation,
police said.
The 25-year-old was stopped Friday after
an officer said he observed Brown weaving in his black Cadillac Escalade
near downtown Nashville. [see full story for more]- Click
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| This
Week's Police Reunion Rumor |
Launch reports: The Police have booked rehearsal
space for their upcoming reunion tour, according to reports. The news seems
to confirm claims that the band are on the brink of reforming, more than
20 years since they last played live.
Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland
are expected to reunite at Lions Gate Studios in Vancouver in the coming
weeks to work on material.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Eno
Producing Coldplay |
Gigwise reports: Perhaps Coldplay may actually
release some interesting music after all - ambient pioneer Brian Eno is
producing their new album.
The former Roxy Music musician has told
BBC Radio Four he is twiddling the knobs on Coldplay's fourth album, saying
the results have so far been "very original and very different from what
they've done before". [see full story for more]- Click
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| BB
King Released from Hospital |
Gigwise reports: Blues legend BB King was
released from hospital in Texas yesterday after recovering from his bout
of flu.
The 81-year-old had been admitted to Galverstons
University of Texas Medical Branch's Acute Care for Elders unit on Thursday
after suffering flu-like symptoms.[see full story for more and on later
in today's report for our original report about his illness]-
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| Hairy
Invasion Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: L.A. GUNS will team
up with WARRANT and FIREHOUSE for the '80s Invasion Tour.. Exact cities
and dates will be announced soon. L.A. GUNS is continuing to tour in support
of its latest album, "Tales from the Strip", which was released in August
2005 in the U.S. via Shrapnel Records. [L.A. Guns is the Phil version not
the Tracii version see full story for more including a link to a tour flyer]-
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| Psycroptic
Illness Sidelines Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: Tasmanian band PSYCROPTIC
has been forced to drop off the European tour as the support act for DEICIDE
four days before the trek's completion after guitarist Joe Haley was hospitalized
due to illness after the show in Essen, Germany Friday night (January 26).
"The band regrets that they have to miss the last couple of shows and they
will be back in Europe to make up for this as soon as possible," the group
writes in a statement.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Devildriver
in June |
Blabbermouth reports: DEVILDRIVER, the Santa
Barbara, California-based band featuring former COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez
Fafara, recently wrapped up the recording sessions for its third album,
"The Last Kind Words", at Sonic Ranch studios outside El Paso, Texas. Jason
Suecof, known for his great work with TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, GOD FORBID, and
BURY YOUR DEAD, is producing the album, with engineer Mark Lewis helping
out as well. Working songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Damning
the Heavens", "Cattle Call", "The Last Kind Words" and "Monsters of the
Deep".
Commented Fafara: "The record is finished
and has now begun to be mixed. Most of it was done in Texas, and I finished
the vocals with Jason here in Santa Barbara on January 13th. We have named
it 'The Last Kind Words'!! Release date for our third record will be June
5th, 2007 [in the U.S., one day earlier internationally]. We are in the
process now of locking down tours, and will keep you informed. As of now,
[it] looks like we will see ya in late March, early April.[see full story
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| Glenn
Hughes & Junkman |
KNAC reports: Glenn Hughes (ex-Deep Purple,
Black Sabbath, Trapeze) will visit Junkman in the KNAC.COM Hollywood studio
Monday at 4pm.
Hughes is busy promoting the long-awaited
U.S. release of his solo album Music For the Devine (January 30 on Demolition
Records).[see full story for more]- Click
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| A
Vulgar Display of Power Release Set |
DiR reports: We just got an update from MJS
Music Publications and 'A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage
at the Alrosa Villa' is set to be released on April 14, 2007. Here is a
little bit about the book from the press release and what you can expect:
Could this be the most important book ever written about Heavy Metal? Mistress
Juliya, formerly of Uranium on Fuse called "A Vulgar Display of Power:
Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" a "beautiful thing" for metal
fans.
Over the span of 14 months, author Chris
A. has researched the people, places and circumstances leading to the horrific
murders of beloved guitarist, Dimebag Darrell Abbott, bodyguard Jeffery
"Mayhem" Thompson, professional roadie Erin Halk and fan, husband and father,
Nathan Bray. The result is an insightful, thought provoking book that induces
a powerful range of emotions. While the book explores the background and
motive of the killer who callously took the lives of these four innocent
people, the focus goes far beyond the specifics of the crime. "A Vulgar
Display of Power" crosses many genres; its part rock 'n' roll history,
part true-crime and part biography. The result is a modern-day inspirational
chronicle of good versus evil. At times graphic in its content, its intention
isnt to shock or sensationalize, but rather to clearly articulate the
raw courage and selflessness of those who paid the ultimate price. Above
all, the author placed great emphasis on recounting the events with accuracy
and taste. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Gun
To Axl's Head |
C.C. Banana reports: As an epilogue to his
2006 Bananiversary Celebration, rock & roll comic C.C. Banana has interviewed
all 5 members of Twisted Sister. In the last of this series of holiday-themed
interviews, C.C. Banana speaks with Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider
about their current album "A Twisted Christmas," the possible future of
the band and a number of Dee's outside projects. Here is an interesting
story Dee had to tell about how a promoter got Axl on stage. [see full
story for the full interview including more Axl stories, Strangeland 2
and more]
Dee:.. We hear all kinds of stories from
promoters, stuff most people probably don't even know about. A lot of times,
Twisted Sister will come to town soon after Guns N' Roses has played there.
Or Rose N' Roses, as I like to call them!... Another really good one was
told to us by a promoter in Spain. Axl was running a couple of hours late
and he still wasn't ready to go on stage. Naturally, the crowd was getting
restless. We were told that one of the promoters actually pulled out a
gun and put it to the head of Axl's tour manager! He said that he would
literally shoot the tour manager if Axl did not get on stage! Remember
my theory about putting a gun to Axl's head? Well, I guess it also works
if you put a gun to the head of someone Axl cares about, because he was
on stage within 15 minutes! This apparently did not make the press, but
we were there the next night and the promoters told us about it.[see full
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| Joel
Madden Beat Up By Another Poser? |
DiR reports: The Superficial has posted a
rather entertaining video clip of a supposed fight between Joel Madden
of Good Charlotte and Shifty "What Happened To My Career" Shellshock of
Crazy Town. You remember Crazy Town? The dorks that acted all gansta while
signing a really really really really really really really really really
really lame song called "Butterfly"? The site says they have no idea how
old the video is but since Crazy Town's fifteen minutes were cut short
to five minutes a few years ago it may be a bit old since Shifty [yes,
that's the name the bozo goes by] isn't likely to much access to hang outs
of the stars. [see full story for the video]- Click
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| Pearl
Jam Euro Tour |
TuneLab reports: Pearl Jam have announced
dates for a European tour set to kick off on June 8th. Dates include:
June 8th in Lisbon, POR @ Passeio Maritimo
Alges
June 9th in Madrid, SPA @ Festimad
June 12th in Munich, GER @ Olympichalle
June 13th in Katowice, POL @ Chorzow Stadion
Slaski
June 15th in Italy @ TBA
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| NIN
DVD Screenings |
TuneLab reports: Nine Inch Nails will screen
their new DVD 'Beside You in Time' on the following dates:
January 28th in Los Angeles, CA @ Henry
Fonda Theater @ 6pm
January 29th in New York, NY @ Knitting
Factory @ 8pm
February 1st in Dallas, TX @ Addison Studio
Movie Grill @ 7pm
February 1st in Cambridge, MA @ The Middle
East @ 8pm[see full story for more]- Click
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| Hawthorne
Heights Fire Manager |
punkbands reports: Hawthorne Heights has fired
their manager John Germanario and booking agent Jeremy Holgerson. Below
is a message from Eron of Hawthorne Heights in response to HitsDailyDouble's
recent article about the band parting ways with their manager and booking
agent:
"Don't believe the hype, especially from
HITS Daily Double (the only "news" site that didn't pick up our story on
us suing Victory, because Tony is a paying advertiser, but did pick up
Tony's countersuit). The decision to terminate our agreement with our booking
agent and management was purely ours and not due to poor legal counsel
as HITS and Tony would have you believe. We made the decision because we
want a fresh start in every sense of the word. New label, new management,
new booking, new record and more. When a football team fires the head coach,
all support staff are let go as well. Same idea applies to us.
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