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 Genesis
Reunion Tour |
PR reports: After a 15 year wait, Genesis
(the version with Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford) returns.
The band held a press conference in NYC on Wednesday to announce their
13-city "Turn It On Again" North American tour. The tour will kick off
on September 7th at BMO field in Toronto.
Here are the dates:
09/07 - Toronto ON BMO Field
09/11 - Boston MA TD Banknorth Garden
09/14 - Montreal QC Olympic Stadium
09/16 - Hartford CT Hartford Civic Center
09/18 - Philadelphia PA Wachovia Center
09/22 - Columbus OH Nationwide Arena
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| Rock
Star INXtheft? |
TMZ reports: Mark Burnett, the man behind
the popular reality show "Rock Star," is being sued INXS of $2 million,
by a woman who claims he was part of an alleged conspiracy to steal her
idea for the reality show.
In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, a writer/producer
named Sharlene Sullivan claims that in 2002, she registered a show synopsis
called "Rock Star" with the Writers Guild of America, in which "lead vocalists
for rock bands would compete and would be judged by well known musicians/rock
stars."
In the lawsuit, Sullivan claims she shared
the idea with several industry people connected with both Mark Burnett
and the rock band INXS. After receiving initial interest from those parties,
Sullivan claims she was told to "abandon the project" and "write an unrelated
treatment regarding transvestites." Soon after, the suit claims, Mark Burnett
claimed he created a reality show called "RockStar: INXS." Sullivan says
Burnett knew that it had already been created.[see full story for more]-
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| Labels
Sue Yahoo |
Reuters reports: Music industry giants including
Warner Music Group Corp. are suing Yahoo! China for alleged copyright infringement
by providing links to unlicensed music, trade organization IFPI said on
Wednesday.
Beijing's no. 2 Intermediate Court has
accepted the case, which was filed in early January by 11 companies and
seeks damages of 5.5 million yuan ($710,686), said Leong May-seey, the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) Hong Kong-based
regional director for Asia.[see full story for more]-
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| Kenny
Loggins RockWalk |
AP reports: Kenny Loggins, who segued into
a successful solo career after being half of the hit duo Loggins and Messina
in the 1970s, was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Wednesday.
"Thank you to everybody, and my fans who
have come out," said Loggins, 59, just before putting his hands in wet
cement at the sidewalk gallery outside the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard.
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| Blood
Brothers Tour |
CMJ reports: For the second time since the
release of Young Machetes, the Blood Brothers will hack their way through
the American jungle, sparing no town or hamlet from their spastic groove-knife.
The cutting begins in Lawrence, Kansas and will all be over come May in
New Jersey.
Tour Dates For The Blood Brothers:
03/18 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
03/19 - Madison, WI - Club 770
03/20 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador
03/21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
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| Long
List |
CMJ reports: Sixty-one artists have been chosen
as possible contenders for this year's Shortlist Music Prize. The sixth
annual event honors the most creative and adventurous albums of the year
as picked by a panel of nine industry heavy hitters, including Wayne Coyne,
acclaimed music journalist Toure, last year's winner Sufjan Stevens and
CMJ's own Rev. Moose. Eligible albums, which must have sold less than 500,000
copies and must have been released in 2006, include Beck, Liars, Mohair,
the Blow and Hot Chip. The Long List will ultimately be pared down to 10
in early April, with the winner to be announced later this spring. [see
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| Metallica
Wembley Gig |
Blabbermouth reports: According to NME.com,
METALLICA will perform at the Wembley Stadium in London, England on July
8. The group's "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour schedule is now shaping up
as follows:
Jun. 28 - Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock
Super Rock Festival
Jul. 01 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
Festival
Jul. 03 - Athens, Greece - Rockwave Festival
Jul. 05 - Vienna, Austria - Rotundenplatz
Jul. 08 - London, England Wembley Stadium[see
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| Van
Halens Won't Rock The Hall |
Blabbermouth reports: Joel Selvin of the San
Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. On
former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony:
"He's my good buddy. It's not him and us
against the others. He got thrown out of the band, too. I don't think Ed
and Al are going [to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction]. The word
I got from our management is that now they said they're not going. Roth'll
be there. S -- , he's there right now. He's already got a room. I'm fine
with him. I'm fine with Ed and Al. I don't talk to Eddie. I'm not mad at
Eddie. I still love the guy. He's just hard to get along with.
"When we were all going, when they were
gonna do their tour with Roth that just blew out I could have told you
that; I bet money that would never happen. I would love to see it. They
owe it to the fans. They should do it.[see full story for more]-
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| Wildhearts
Nix US Tour |
BW&BK reports: British rockers THE WILDHEARTS
have been forced to cancel their upcoming US tour. A statement from their
management reads as follows:
"We have been informed this morning by
the American Embassy, and our American Representative who was acting on
behalf of the Wildhearts Visa application in the US, that The Wildhearts
Visas will not be ready in time for the tour. Despite being told differently,
it appears that errors were made by our nominated American representative,
which caused unnecessary delays and problems with the American Embassy.
The Wildhearts and their management were never informed of this and we
were assured that they would arrive in time for their flight to New York
tomorrow (Thursday 8th March). The Wildhearts are distraught at being forced
to cancel these shows, but have been given no alternative as flying with
out Visas would seriously jeopardize all future plans in the USA for the
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| Daughtry
Back on Top |
TuneLab reports: Daughtry is back on top of
the Billboard Top 200 chart this week. The bands self-titled debut moved
90,000 units last week. Fall Out Boy's 'Infinity on High' dropped to No.
4 with 67,000 copies. The Goo Goo Dolls, who recently re-released their
latest 'Let Love In', is back on the chart at No. 48 with 15,000 units
of the new edition sold.[see full story for more - what happened to that
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| Korn
in July |
TuneLab reports: Korn are aiming for a July
17th release for their eighth studio album. The album is being produced
by The Matrix and Atticus Ross who also produced their 2005 release, 'See
You On the Other Side'.[see full story for more breaking rock news]-
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| Hawthorne
Heights Partial Victory over Victory |
punkbands reports: A federal judge in Chicago
handed Hawthorne Heights a partial victory over Victory Records. Judge
James Moran held that Victory does not hold exclusive rights for the band's
recording services. Simply put, it means the band can record for any label.
In yesterday's ruling, the court held that
the contract does not give Victory the right to the band's exclusive recording
services. "The agreement contains no exclusivity provision, nor does any
of its language appear to prevent [the band] from recording elsewhere during
the life of the agreement," the judge wrote.[see full story for more]-
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| Classic
Crime Crash Van |
punkbands reports: The Classic Crime was involved
in a van accident last night in Wisconsin. The band writes: Ok so this
JUST happened...
Last night we were driving through Wisconsin.
The snow was about 3 feet high on the sides of the road and It was about
5 degrees F. When we were about 3 miles before Wis Dells on I-90 going
East our Van hit a patch of black ice (or maybe a banana peel we are not
really sure) and started spinning. We ended up facing on-coming traffic
and sliding 100 feet down the interstate.
We finally came to rest in a 5ft deep snow
bank. (rumor has it there was a donkey kong sighting earlier in Wis Dells
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| Vh1
Honors Ozzy, ZZ Top, Heart and Genesis |
SMN reports: VH1 pays homage to the legends
who influenced the sound of rock with the second annual VH1 Rock Honors.
This years celebration will honor the music and influence of GENESIS,
HEART, OZZY OSBOURNE and ZZ TOP. Additional performers, presenters, and
special guests will be announced as they are confirmed.
Premiering on Thursday, May 24 at 9:00
PM (PST/EST), VH1 Rock Honors, will be taped at the Mandalay Bay Events
Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 12.
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| Hammerfall
Make it Official |
SMN reports: Joacim, Stefan, Oscar and Anders
of HAMMERFALL have announced the departure of bassist Magnus Rosén.
A statement from the band is below:
Bass player Magnus Rosén has elected
to step down from HAMMERFALL to be able to focus on his own projects. While
it is surprising, its not a total shock to us since he has seemed to be
unhappy with the situation in the band and on tour for quite a while. We
wish him all the best with his future endeavors and turn our attention
to the future, immediate and distant.
This will change nothing for us as far
as booked gigs and other planned activities are concerned. Rest assured,
HAMMERFALL will continue blazing its trail just like before. The process
of selecting the right replacement both musically and personally is already
set in motion, and we will announce it as soon as a decision is made.
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