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Slash Book Untrue?
antiMusic reports: Jetboy guitarist spoke with Bringbackglam.com recently and during the interview they touch upon Slash's new autobiography and Slash's version of Jetboy's Todd Crew's overdose and says he doesn't believe Slash's story. Here are some excerpts from that interview:

It so personal because Todd (Crew, bass) died and was fired from the band due to substance abuse, mainly alcohol... When Todd joined Jetboy, he wasn't that much of a partier. It got to the point where we went to Guns N' Roses and said "Todd is going to die. He's bad off, you need to something." They were like "Todd's fine. We all party. You guys are tripping." We didn't know what to do. We were meeting with labels, our producer was making comments that he was cheating the band�we were a team. It was a hard decision - and to this day I don't know if it was the right decision - but from that day on, the two of us - Jetboy and Guns N' Roses - were at war. Six months later, Todd was dead. Todd's family went after Slash. They hired a private investigator and all this stuff. Guns N' Roses started badmouthing us all the way to the top. They became the biggest band in the world. A year later, they fired Steven Adler for the same reason. Is it the pot calling the kettle black? I say yes all the way around. It's very personal. I think they have guilt. They know we went to them. He was only 20 years old. He was doing too much and he died. It's a shame. When I read the book�there's a lot of stuff that isn't true. It bothers me. Slash wants the last laugh.

The whole overdose situation that Todd died in Slash's arms�and that he (Slash) swears someone else was there and gave him some bad dope. Todd wasn't very experienced. The bottom of the line is the guy OD'd and they revived him and then they put him back in bed. What kind of idiot doesn't call for paramedics right away? From what I know, the truth is, after he OD'd and they revived him, Slash panicked and left. They (Guns N' Roses) came back they found him dead, and that was their alibi. It makes complete more sense than him dying in Slash's arms when he's high as a kite on dope, probably facing possession, and he got not one charge, nothing. There's definitely some loopholes in the story. - full interview here

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France Pulls Plug on Pirates
BBC reports: French web users caught pirating movies or music could soon be thrown offline.

Those illegally sharing files will face the loss of their net access thanks to a newly-created anti-piracy body granted the wide-ranging powers.

The anti-piracy body comes out of a deal agreed by France's music and movie makers and its net firms. - more on this story

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Dillinger Escape Plan Added to Metalmania
PR reports: The Dillinger Escape Plan confirmed their performance on the main stage at Metalmania Festival 2008! The 22nd edition of the Festival - the biggest metal fest in Central-Eastern Europe � will take place on 8th March 2008 at Spodek Hall in Katowice, Poland.

The Dillinger Escape Plan - US metalcore band known for their speed, technical proficiency of their music and the intensity of their live shows. The band's music belongs to the subgenre of metalcore called mathcore, which uses discordant, technical riffing, complex time signatures as well as extended song structure.
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Fall Out Boy Sorry for Stealing
Gigwise reports: Fall Out Boy have been forced to post an apology on their website after using unauthorised images on their recent 'Young Wild Things' tour.

They write: "As you may have seen in our most recent concerts, we've changed the staging and visuals. We were using Where The Wild Things Are and, unintentionally, infringed on the rights of Maurice Sendak, the author of this timeless classic.

"We have great respect and affection for his book and it was our intent only to pay homage to it, not to infringe any rights. FOB sincerely apologizes to Maurice Sendak for using images from Where The Wild Things Are in our concerts and elsewhere without authorization." - more on this story

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Queensryche Working on a New Album
SleazeRoxx.com reports: Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate was recently interviewed on Sleaze Roxx and revealed that the band is currently working on a new album for a fall release.

Sleaze Roxx: Regarding what you guys have been up to lately, why has there been so much going on and how do you keep such a schedule?

Geoff Tate Geoff Tate: We signed with a new record company, Rhino/Warner Brothers, and work with some wonderful people who are very interested in putting out releases. It's a good team of people. We like to work and we like to put things out. It's a team of people who like to do that, who are very creative and motivated. I think we might have found a really good match. It's difficult because you would think that record companies would be interested in working, but a lot of times they can't get themselves together, as in the case of our last record company, Sanctuary. So I think that's why we've been so prolific lately is that they're very motivated to work.

- full interview here

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Meat Loaf Goes Batty with DVD Box
SleazeRoxx.com reports: For the first time, 30 years after the debut of BAT OUT OF HELL -- one of the most popular albums in history -- all three of the albums in the series come to life with the Meat Loaf concert DVD 3 BATS LIVE.

Recorded in 2007 in London, Ontario, Canada during Meat Loaf's 3 Bats tour, 3 Bats Live, in breathtaking 5.1 Surround Sound and filmed in high definition, features Meat Loaf's all-out, high-energy performance of the classics "Bat Out Of Hell," "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)," "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad," "Objects In The Rear View Mirror" and "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" as well as the 2006 U.K. Top 10 "It's All Coming Back To Me Now."

Bonus features include the stunning videos for "Cry Over Me" and "It's All Coming Back To Me Now," plus an animated short film for "The Monster Is Loose."
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The Walkmen New Year Tour Plans
Filter reports: New York's The Walkmen have announced a slew of dates for the new year.

The Walkmen will be starting and ending the tour in Pennsylvania as well as heading to Florida for the Langerado Festival in early March.

The band will also be working on material for the follow up to 2006's A Hundred Miles Off. - grab the dates here

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Duff Likes Idea of Guns N' Roses Reunion
News.co.au reports: VELVET Revolver's bass guitarist Duff says he's open to hooking up with Guns 'N' Roses again and, of course, Axl Rose - as as long as it's not too chaotic.

Speaking to Qconfidential from a beachside bar in Maui where he ordered a cocktail during the interview, Duff said he and Slash had discussed a possible Guns 'N' Roses show.

"It would be a lot of fun as long as it was on a fun level and say just 10 shows to huge crowds," Duff said. "But we're not really hanging around for a call or with our breath held."
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The Romantics Sue Guitar Hero
Jam! reports: The Romantics have filed a federal lawsuit against Activision Inc., the maker of "Guitar Hero," saying the popular video game infringes on the band's rights by featuring a sound-alike recording of its 1980 hit "What I Like About You."

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in the group's hometown of Detroit, seeks unspecified damages.

The song is one of about 30 songs featured on "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s." - More on what they like about sue... ing here

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Macca Guitar Fetches Big Bucks
PR reports: The Gibson Guitartown London Charity Auction took place last night 20th November at a special charity auction event held at The O2's IndigO2 club. A 10ft tall hand-painted Gibson Les Paul replica guitar signed by Sir Paul McCartney became the star attraction of the night. After a competitive bidding war the giant guitar was eventually auctioned off for an amazing �60,000.

Gibson Guitartown London is a charity-inspired campaign, bringing the power of music together with art to raise money for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, The Prince's Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust. Over �200,000 was raised from the sale of the 62 hand painted and signed Gibson guitars which will be split equally between the three charities. - more on this story

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Nelly Furtado Sets Live CD and DVD Release
PR reports: International superstar Nelly Furtado serves up her music live, performing a collection of her most popular songs to date on Loose The Concert, a DVD and a CD, both confirmed for release Dec. 4 on Geffen Records.

Recorded and filmed on her 2007 Get Loose World Tour, the DVD features 17 songs from her set list (including a cover of Gnarls Barcley's �?oCrazy�?� previously not released in the U.S.), plus 30 minutes of documentary footage. The CD version offers live recordings of 11 songs. - tracklisting

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Daft Punk Alive 2007
PR reports: The forefathers of French electro-house music, Daft Punk, will release a live album � entitled Daft Punk Alive 2007 on December 4th, 2007. The album is available digitally now on iTunes. The album was recorded at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, an 18,000-capacity sports arena in Paris, on June 14th, 2007, the CD captures the exuberant multi-media spectacle of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's first hometown show in 10 years in front of a capacity crowd of thrilled fans. Virgin Records will release the album as a single CD edition and as a two-disc set packaged as a bound book. The latter, an enhanced cd, features five extra tracks from the show's encore and 50 pages of photographs shot on tour.

The first single from the album is a live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" from Daft Punk's 2001 album Discovery, accompanied with a video directed by Olivier Gondry (older brother to acclaimed film director Michel) that features live footage shot by fans. The video will be included on the enhanced cd. The album version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" is currently enjoying a second life and a surge in digital sales thanks to being sampled by rapper Kanye West on his current Top 5 hit "Stronger." The Daft Punk robots, in their signature retro-futuristic robot gear, also appear in West's "Stronger" video. - more on this story

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Corporate Static
PR reports: The Corporate Punishment Podcast has posted an interview with Static-X's Wayne Static. During the interview, Wayne discusses the writing process of the group's new album, Cannibal, his vegetarian lifestyle and the state of the recording industry.

The Corporate Punishment Podcast features the latest mp3s, videos and interviews with the hottest stars in metal and hard rock today. Stay tuned for future CP Podcast interviews with Machine Head, Five Finger Death Punch and Never Enough (ex-Eighteen Visions).

Check it out - here

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.... Review: Avenged Sevenfold
On their new self titled album, Avenged Sevenfold sounds better than ever but a little more haywire. The album itself is chock full of hooky choruses and anthems and surprisingly enough a Country song and a song that sounds like Russian folk music. (4 stars) - Read the full Avenged Sevenfold review

.... Review: Baby Elephant - Turn My Teeth Up!
Turn My Teeth Up! has many tracks that shed a dull light on the world of Funk, but the inclusion of a couple legends (one in flesh and one in spirit) and a big nose that knows, saves Prince Paul from complete disaster. (2 stars) - Read the full Baby Elephant - Turn My Teeth Up! review

.... Hellyeah Photos
"Balls Volume Strength Tour" at the House of Blues Chicago - November 4, 2007 - Check out Live photos from this show

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