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Report for 03/12/06
Courtney Vs Rehab
PR reports: An "exclusive" Orange County rehab is suing Courtney Love for $181,286. Beau Monde claim Love skipped out on the bill for her 11 week stay at their Newport Beach facility in 2005.

The rehab filed suit in Orange County Superior Court on March 1st. In the lawsuit they claim that Love only paid an initial $10,000 but still owes over $181,000. "Although demanded multiple times by plaintiff, orally and in writing, none of the balance stated has been paid," the lawsuit said. Gigwise also reports: Whilst Beau Monde cited client confidentiality in refusing to comment on the case filed in Orange County Superior Court, a representative for Love said "this matter is in the process of being resolved," claiming there was simply a conflict over the size of the bill. 

Rant: We don't usually stick up for Courtney here in the Day in Rock but anyone not on serious drugs would have a problem with a $180K rehab bill. Did they toss out the 12 Steps (which you can get for free) for the empty pocket method? (After paying them off you won't have enough money for drugs.)[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Squeeze Tempted To Reunite
Undercover reports: England's Squeeze will be reforming for a short series of gigs across the UK in November and December.

The band, featuring the creative forces of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, will play 8 shows starting November 27 in Southampton. It will be their first reunion tour since 1999. Squeeze were one of the U.K.'s most popular pop acts of the 80s. Difford and Tilbrook were often cited as "the new Lennon and McCartney".[no comment on that last bit but see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Boston Singer Found Dead
CBC reports: Rocker Brad Delp, lead singer of Boston, was found dead in his New Hampshire home on Friday afternoon. He was 55.

Delp's death was "untimely," but there was no indication of foul play, said police Lieut. William Baldwin, who is investigating the death in the southern town of Atkinson.

Baldwin said it appears Delp was alone at the time of his death. Police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office are investigating and expect to release more details Monday. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Fab Faux
AP reports: A group of New York musicians is planning to do what the Beatles never did -- perform the songs the Fab Four might have recorded as their final album had they stayed together just a little longer. 

The Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux -- made up of some of the New York's leading professional musicians -- will perform the songs they think would have been on that album on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The performance at New York's Webster Hall consists of material from the original Fab Four's early solo careers.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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R.E.M. Plan New CD
FMQB reports: Next week, R.E.M. will enter into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, and now the band has announced that in the spring, they will enter the studio to record their 14th studio album. For the first time, R.E.M. will work with producer Jacknife Lee, known for his work on U2's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, as well as Snow Patrol's Eyes Open.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Busta Ban in NYC
TMZ reports: Busta Rhymes was prevented by New York City from acting in a film that just began production in the city after the NYPD raised security concerns about the flinty rapper. As the AP reports, Rhymes is acting in "Order of Redemption," but can't shoot scenes in midtown Manhattan because the cops "raised public safety concerns." Rhymes refused to cooperate with a probe into a shooting last year, and subsequently has had several run-ins with the law[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Particle Tour
CMJ reports: L.A.-based jam band Particle has announced a set of US dates set to kick off at the end of this month. Supporting acts for the band, which is currently working on their second proper LP, to be released sometime this year, include Jerry Joseph and North Mississippi Allstars. In 2006, Particle released a live LP, Transformations Live For The People (Shout! Factory), that helped secure spots at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Festival, Coachella and Bonnaroo, to name a few.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Being Emo Makes You An Icon
PR reports: Kerrang has proclaimed Angus Young the top Rock Icon. But then the crack set in and Dave Grohl nabbed the second place spot. Others in the Top 10 include Billie Joe Armstrong, Iron Maiden's mascot Eddie, Kurt Cobain, James Hetfield, Dimebag, Rob Halford and Amy Lee. For some reason Wentz is high up on the list thus invalidating it entirely. Because let's be honest, anyone that sports the same haircut as Rosie O'Donnell is suspect and anyone who's haircut is more important than their music is definitely not an icon. Plus everyone knows Gerald Way is a much bigger icon than Jimmy Page (for those that aren't Emo trendies, he's in My Chemical Romance thus worthy of a top 10 spot!) Not to mention Courtney Love being far more important than Sid Vicious. You can check out the full list at the full story link courtesy of GreenDay.net and look for next years list to lose the emo clowns in favor of whatever is trendy then. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Nickelback Honor Dimebag With Single
Blabbermouth reports: NICKELBACK is releasing one more single from its 2005 album, "All The Right Reasons", and it's "Side Of A Bullet", a song inspired by the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger told Launch about the first time he played the track for Dimebag's brother, drummer Vinnie Paul. "I called Vinnie, I wanted to get his blessing, and I play him the tune and I'm telling him that it's this very PANTERA-inspired riff," Chad said. "He was into it. He was digging it over the phone, and then he says, 'You know what, dude? You gotta write one for Dime.' And I said, 'Well, I wasn't quite sure how to lead into this, but that's what the song's about, and I kind of want to get your blessing on it.'And he's like, 'Brother, of course you have my blessing.'"[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Velvet Revolver To Honor Van Halen and Van Hagar
Blabbermouth reports: VELVET REVOLVER has lined up two songs to perform for VAN HALEN at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Monday (March 12). The band will honor both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar by playing a song from their respective eras � for Roth, VELVET REVOLVER will play 1978's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", and for Hagar they'll play "Runaround" from 1991. [see full story for more and read later in todays report for more on the snubbing of David Lee Roth while keeping this songlist in mind]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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CKY Clutch Fireball Ministry Supergroup
Blabbermouth reports: CKY drummer Jess Margera told MTV.com that he has started a side project with FIREBALL MINISTRY's Jim Rota and CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon. 

"I was on a flight back from Germany, and I was looking at my iPod, and I looked at my top 10 list or whatever, and it was just like CLUTCH, PUNY HUMAN, FIREBALL MINISTRY, LED ZEPPELIN," he said. "So I called everybody but LED ZEPPELIN, for obvious reasons, because I was recording in my home studio. I just invited them all up to my house, and we worked on two or three songs. That turned into five songs, then eight, 10, and now we have 12 songs." 

Margera said the Fallon-fronted act sounds like equal parts CKY, CLUTCH and FIREBALL MINISTRY, and had its first practice last month[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rock Hall Vs Roth Pt II
KNAC reports: David Lee Roth is sticking to his statement that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame told him he was not allowed to perform at the ceremony to induct Van Halen into the hall. But Joel Peresman, the Hall's president and CEO, said in a Saturday e-mail to The Los Angeles Times that Roth is telling only part of the story.

According to the Times, the Roth camp says that the only offer they had received before Friday was an invitation to perform "You Really Got Me" with Velvet Revolver. Roth balked in part because that song, off Van Halen's first album, was originally recorded by the Kinks and is not a "true" Van Halen song.

Roth wanted to sing "Jump," but with rehearsal time limitations, and other logistics, it was not possible.[by no means should you accomodate the star being inducted. see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Boysetsfire To Europe
punkbands reports: From Boysetsfire myspace comes this rather exciting bit of news:� So the time for parting come to an end. We had decided with heads held high to proudly kill what what we had created and to let it die with dignity, aplomb, and in good memory. Most specifically, it was a retirement party. Not a sad forced retirement but a happy one filled with nostalgia and contentment as we sit back and watch younger upstarts with mascara smeared countenances carry the torch we had lit over a decade ago.

Would have worked out fine.
But then I fell. It hurt a lot. Still does.
I missed the last tour so I think we all feel that the final chapter wasn't quite pencilled in.
So the rumors are true.
We are doing one last tour in Europe to say a proper good-bye to all our friends in that great continent.
Shows are being confirmed as we speak.
The tour runs from May 11- May 19.
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Earth Crisis West Coast Reunion Show
SMN reports: EARTH CRISIS have announced they will be doing a Westcoast Reunion Saturday, May 5 at The Majestic Theatre in Ventura, CA.

After reuniting January 27 in Baltimore, a show which sold out far in advance, the band has decided to allow all the people who were unable to see them another chance. The band has chosen Ventura because of it's centrality between Northern and Southern California.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Otep, Vines Dropped
SMN reports: It has been made official - OTEP, along with THE VINES, SOUND MACHINE, THE MAGIC NUMBERS, and more, have officially been released from their respective contracts with Capitol Records following the label's merger with Virgin Records.[see full story for more. Meanwhile, Capitol is encouraging everyone to buy several copies of Relient K's new CD "Five Score and Seven Years Ago"... ]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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