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 Evanescence
Split |
Rockdirt reports: Amy Lee posted the following
message to fans on Evanescence's Myspace page on Sunday (May 6): "Evanescence
is alive and well. John and Rocky were in Evanescence for four years and
we shared some great times together playing live, but they were ready to
move on and so we have parted ways. Evanescence is something I have loved
and nurtured since I was fourteen, and I will continue to protect and fight
for it as I always have. Terry, Tim and I are very excited to play live
with some amazing new musicians and we will rock harder than ever. Stay
tuned for more news on that front. And don't worry about the tour, guys.
Nothing will be cancelled and we will see you soon!"
Former Evanescence drummer Rocky Gray issued
a statement regarding his departure from the band, following the band's
former guitarist John LeCompt's exit. "Amy Lee's management emailed me
last night to tell me that, in their view, the contract I signed to record,
perform and tour with the group says that I'm not allowed to have any free
speech in regard to Evanescence," Gray said from his home in Arkansas.
"The way they spin it, I'm not even allowed to say I quit the group, I
guess. But the news is out there, so, there ya' go. I need to have a lawyer
read over all that mess to tell me what, when and how I can tell you all
-- the REAL FANS -- what really went down, if I ever can, haha."[see full
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| Borat
As Queen Star? |
Launch reports: Sacha Baron Cohen will play
Freddie Mercury in a big screen adaptation of Freddie Mercury's life, it
has been claimed.
The Borat and Ali G comedian has apparently
been approached about taking on the role of the iconic star, as producers
beginning casting for the movie.
Borat's image and looks were apparently
inspired by the Queen singer and Baron Cohen is said to have been chosen
ahead of Johnny Depp for the part.[see full story for more]-
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| Manson
Considered Suicide |
MTV reports: There was a point not too long
ago — but before news of the dissolution of his marriage to Dita Von Teese
went public in late January — that Marilyn Manson realized he just didn't
want to live anymore. His life was in utter turmoil, he had hit a wall
creatively, and the idea that he didn't "have somebody to hold hands with
through hell" was too much to handle.
"I was clearly at the point where I was
ready to give up, and it wasn't that I didn't have the motivation to ...
it was almost as if I couldn't bring myself to make a conclusion," Manson
explained. "I can look back on it now like it was a different person, and
I refuse to ever get to that place again. But it was mostly because I didn't
feel that I had someone who was going to walk with me through the horrible
reality that we live in. Did I want to kill myself? Yes. Did I come close
to doing that? More than I'd like to think... [see full story for more]
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| Linkin
Park World Premiere |
PR reports: Linkin Park will be hosting a
world premiere of Minutes to Midnight with host Stryker live from New York
City on Monday, May 7 at 8:00 p.m. EST, 5:00 p.m. Pacific, eight days prior
to the album in-store date. Turn on your radio Monday evening to hear tracks
from Minutes to Midnight including “What I’ve Done,” “Given Up,” and four
additional new songs. For a list of stations broadcasting this event near
you, visit www.linkinpark.com.[see full story for more]-
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| New
Order Now Out of Order? |
punkbands reports: Seminal Brit's New Order
have thrown the towel in according to music-new.com. More details are yet
to be given to the press but bassist Peter Hook has joined Perry Farrell’s
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| Dimebag
Settlement |
KNAC reports: The estate of "Dimebag" Darrell
Abbott, the Damageplan/ex-Pantera guitarist who died in a 2004 shooting
at Alrosa Villa, has reached a settlement in its wrongful-death lawsuit
against the North Side nightclub.
The lawsuit was dismissed this week after
Abbott's family and two band employees injured in the shooting agreed to
a "nominal settlement," said Rebecca Price, an attorney for the club. She
would not disclose terms of the agreement.
"What happened here on Dec. 8, 2004, was
a tragedy for everyone and our hearts go out to the victims and their families,"
Alrosa Villa manager Rick Cautela said in a statement issued by Price.
"There is nothing we could have done to stop it."[see full story for more]-
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| Paris
Going To Jail |
TMZ reports: A Los Angeles County Superior
Court judge has sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in L.A. County jail for
violating her probation in a reckless driving case.
An emotional Paris, with tears welling
up in her eyes, told the judge moments before the decision "I'm sorry,
I'm sorry." Witnesses inside the courtroom say that Paris' parent, Rick
and Kathy Hilton, were both visibly upset as the sentence was handed down.
Kathy, we're told, was especially distraught.
She will begin her sentence on June 5.
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| Verizon
Drop Akon |
E! reports: Verizon really didn't want to
see Akon "Smack That."
The communications company scrapped its
partnership with the 25-year-old rapper Friday after a video was released
that shows him simulating sex onstage with an underage girl during an Apr.12
concert in Trinidad.
According to various accounts, 15-year-old
Danah Alleyne thought she had won a dance contest when she was invited
to dance with Akon, but soon found out that first prize was a close encounter
with the Konvicted rapper. [see full story for more]-
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| Worst
Lyrics |
Gigwise reports: Razorlight and U2 have made
the top five ‘Worst ever pop lyric’ in a new BBC poll.
Johnny Borrell’s informative yet slightly
uninspirational, ‘And I met a girl/She asked me my name/I told her what
it was’ from 2005’s ‘Somewhere Else’ came third in the vote for Marc Riley’s
Radio 6 show.
U2’s 'Elevation' line, ‘I’ve got no self
control/Been living like a mole now/Going down, excavation/High and high
in the sky/You make me feel like I can flySo high/Elevation’ was fifth.
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| Blur
Drummer Loses Election |
BBC reports: Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has
failed in his first bid for political office, coming third in a London
by-election.
He stood in the Marylebone High Street
ward of Westminster council, but lost to Conservative Ian Rowley and Liberal
Democrat Stuart Bonar.
Mr Rowntree told the BBC he had been campaigning
on local issues, but admitted he had faced a tough fight to get on to the
Tory-held council. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Cops
Kill Rap Gig |
BBC reports: Police in Derby have closed down
a nightclub for 24 hours after concerns were raised about a gig being held
by an American rapper.
Almost 600 people bought tickets to see
Lloyd Banks perform at the T5 Club on Colyear Street on Saturday.
But police said a proper risk assessment
had not been done and there were concerns about possible disorder.[see
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| Osbourne
Axed |
Blabbermouth reports: World Entertainment
News Network reports that Sharon Osbourne's British talk show has been
axed because of falling viewer figures.
The first season of "Sharon Osbourne Show"
has slumped from two million viewers to under one million last year and
will be replaced by Dale Winton's "Supermarket Sweep" on British television
channel ITV1.
This is the second talk show of Osbourne's
to be axed — her U.S. version was cancelled in 2004 after two seasons.[see
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| Testament
Postpone Russian Dates |
Blabbermouth reports: TESTAMENT's previously
announced Russian dates, which were scheduled to take place in early July,
have been postponed. The new dates have not yet been announced.[see full
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| Queen
Reject Reality TV |
Blabbermouth reports: QUEEN guitarist Brian
May, a co-producer and musical supervisor on "We Will Rock You", fashioned
around 31 of QUEEN's greatest hits, revealed in an interview with Whatsonstage.com
that his team have been approached about doing a similar TV program for
their musical, which celebrates its fifth birthday at the West End's Dominion
Theatre (London) this month.
"We were asked," said May. "But we said
no. We all feel that TV auditioning would be contrary to the spirit of
our show. I's actually an appalling lowering of standards, this whole TV-dominated
culture. I promise you will never find us on some panel bullying and ridiculing
young performers — I personally detest that kind of thing, and I think
it's a shame that the public puts up with it."[see full story for more]-
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| Babs
Bilks UK |
Contact Music reports: Barbara Streisand's
UK fans snapped up tickets for the London leg of her forthcoming European
tour within minutes, it has been revealed.
The singer's representatives said that
demand had been "phenomenal" and confirmed that tickets for a second gig
at London's O2 Arena had sold out.
Tickets for the singer's European tour,
which will also feature gigs in Vienna, Dublin, Paris and Nice, are on
sale for up to £600, meaning that watching the veteran star perform
will come at a hefty price for hardcore fans.
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| The
Panic Channel on Hold |
TuneLab reports: Dave Navarro has announced
The Panic Channel is now on hiatus. Navarro will begin a new project with
drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Siggy in the coming weeks.[see full
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