Day In Rock 10/04: Britney Sex Tape- Fans Vs Zeppelin- Rascal Flattens the Competition- Jadakiss Cleared Guitar Hero III- Social D Extend Tour- more

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antiMusic reports: James Blunt seemed to come out of nowhere a couple years ago to become an international superstar. His highly anticipated new album "All The Lost Souls" is a certified smash, topping charts across the globe last week and debuting at No. 7 here in the US. This week we have a treat for Blunt fans old and new. We asked James to pick some of his favorites songs from the new CD and tell us a bit about each one. Here is James with today's song "Same Mistake":

"Same Mistake" I wrote while I was on the road, and I can't remember exactly when - it was pretty early on, actually. So we've been able to road test that for a while now, and we knew that it went really well - so well that we actually stopped playing it for a while just so we didn't bore ourselves by overplaying it and so hopefully other people didn't hear it too much so when we released it on this album it would be new and fresh to us all. Again, having toured it, we were a bit nervous as to whether or not we'd be able to capture it in the studio, but I think we've done it and that's a really exciting song.

Preview the songs from "All the Lost Souls," watch videos and learn more right- here

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Britney Sex Tape

Gigwise reports: Things have just gone from bad to worse for Britney Spears � with new reports emerging that the pop-tart has been caught up in yet another sex tape scandal.

Just one day after losing primary physical custody of her two children to ex-husband Kevin Federline, an unnamed 28-year-old man has confessed his sex tales with the 25-year-old to a U.S. tabloid magazine.

The mystery man - who bedded Spears while she was vacationing on Hawaii in June 2007 � claims to have caught their sweltering one night affair on tape. However her one-night-stand man claims that he has refrained from releasing the tape because of his slapdash performance.- more on this story

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Fans Vs Zeppelin

Gigwise reports: Gigwise has been inundated with messages from Led Zeppelin fans who are angry with Harvey Goldsmith's announcement that no-one will be able to attend the o2 Arena without positive ID matching their sign-up name.

The promoter seemed un-phased by news that unique ticket codes given to successful ballot entrants were being sold for over the odds prices, claiming anyone who buys one won't be able to attend.

However, Led Zeppelin fans have now turned on him claiming that it's the fans who are the victims here and not the touts organisers are apparently trying to clamp down on. In a direct letter to Gigwise, Led Zep fan Felix Carassco who has bought a ticket code, said: "I find it a disgrace that Harvey Goldsmith is going after the real fans after he is only selling 10,000 tickets for a 20,000 seater arena. I am sure that the other half will be going to his company and friends and a good few thousand 'guests'!- more on this story

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Rascal Flattens the Competition

antiMusic reports: Rascal Flatts flattened all comers at record stores last week, outselling their nearest completion by over a quarter million copies. This is the third time Rascal Flatts have topped the charts. Keyshia Cole came in a distant second and the Foo Fighters an even more distant third.

Reuters reports the following sales / chart info: Rascal Flatts' "Still Feels Good" sold 547,000 copies. R&B singer Keyshia Cole's "Just Like You" bowed at No. 2 with 281,000. Foo Fighters' "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" entered at No. 3 with 168,000 copies.

Kanye West's "Graduation" fell three places to No. 5 with 133,000. Reba McEntire's "Reba Duets," dropped to No. 6 with 130,000 copies. Disney's "High School Musical 2" soundtrack slipped one to No. 7 with 85,000. Rapper 50 Cent's "Curtis" fell six places to No. 9 with 71,000 units.
All told there were 11 debuts in the Top 20 last week, all the info is- here.

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Jadakiss Cleared in Drug and Gun Case

Jam! reports: Prosecutors are dropping a drug-and-gun case against Jadakiss, a year after the rapper's arrest. His lawyer said it was "a travesty that the case went this far."

The Westchester County district attorney's office asked a judge last week to dismiss the charges against the rapper, whose real name is Jason Phillips, and a co-defendant, Kristian Smith.

Phillips, Smith and Darnell Frazier were arrested last October in Yonkers, the rapper's hometown- more on this story

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Tawn Mastrey RIP

KNAC reports: Legendary rock dj and original member of the KNAC family, Tawn Mastrey died at 10:35pm (Central) on Tuesday, October 2 in Minneapolis at the age of 53. She had been suffering from the effects of Hepatitis C which she contracted as a child.

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced soon.

All of us here at KNAC.COM send our heartfelt sympathy to her family.- read a tribute that KNAC posted

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Shadows Fall Address Disney Ban

Metal Underground reports: Shadows Fall has announced two date changes on the upcoming Operation Annihilation tour, a co-headlining trek with Static X also featuring 3 Inches of Blood and Divine Heresy. The two dates both concern House of Blues venues positioned on property owned by the Walt Disney company.

The October 20 date to take place at House of Blues in Orlando, FL has been cancelled, and the October 31 date has moved from the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA to the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA.

Shadows Fall frontman, Brian Fair, recently posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Well my friends, it is sad to say but it looks like Mickey can't handle the metal. We have been informed that the Disney company has decided to cancel all metal shows taking place at the House Of Blues on Disney property in both Anaheim CA. and Orlando FL. I for one am surprised that Disney isn't down with the metal. After all, what is more metal than freezing the decapitated head of your founder and having secret security death squads lurking beneath the underworld of an amusement park? This is a huge disappointment for us as we have always had amazing sold out shows at both clubs. We will be moving the Anaheim show to the Galaxy in Santa Ana, and cancelling the Orlando date completely. In the meantime try and synch up your copies of Reign In Blood with any animated Disney classic. Maybe the combination with re-animate old Walt from his cryogenic state and have him get metal back in these clubs!!!"
- more on this story

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Guitar Hero III Tracks

Punknews.org reports: The final tracklisting has been announced for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the second sequel in the wildly successful Guitar Hero series. The game is due out before March 2008 and is set to include artists like Dead Kennedys, Bloc Party, Matchbook Romance,Social Distortion, AFI, Weezer, Beastie Boys, Slayer, Queens Of The Stone Age, Dragonforce, The Strokes, Muse, Tenancious D, Smashing Pumpkins and Iron Maiden.

AFI - "Miss Murder"
Aerosmith - "Same Old Song and Dance"
Alice Cooper - "School's Out"
Backyard Babies - "Minus Celsius"
Beastie Boys - "Sabotage"
Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
Bloc Party - "Helicopter"
Blue Oyster Cult - "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
Bret Michaels Band - "Go That Far"
Charlie Daniels Band - "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love"
Dead Kennedys - "Holiday in Cambodia"
Die Toten Hosen - "Hier Kommt Alex"
Disturbed - "Stricken"
DragonForce - "Through the Fire and Flames"
Eric Johnson - "Cliffs of Dover"
Foghat - "Slow Ride"
Gallows - "In the Belly of a Shark"
Guns N' Roses - "Welcome to the Jungle"
Heart - "Barracuda"
Heroes Del Silencio - "Avalancha"
In Flames - "Take This Life"
Iron Maiden - "The Number of the Beast" - that's only about half of them, click here for more

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Social D Extend Tour

Punknews.org reports: Perennial road warriors, Social Distortion have added more dates to a fall tour in continued support of their latest release, Greatest Hits and their last studio album, Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll.

The band expects to return the studio after the tour to finish work on their long-awaited new studio album, which is tentatively due out sometime in 2008.

October 6, 2007 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Maverik Big Ass Show at Utah State Fair Park
October 7, 2007 Reno, NV John Ascuaga's Nugget
October 9, 2007 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
October 10, 2007 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
October 11, 2007 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst
November 19, 2007 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
November 20, 2007 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
November 21, 2007 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
November 23, 2007 W. Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
November 24, 2007 W. Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
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You Are All Thieves Even if you Bought The CD!

TuneLab reports: According to Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG, copying music that you legally purchased is stealing.

When asked if it was wrong for consumers to make copies of music which they have purchased Pariser stated, "When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song. Making "a copy" of a purchased song is just "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'."

She went on to state that consumers have no right to make backups of the music that they have purchased in CD format or digital download. - more on this story

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Tool Announce American Dates

antiMusic reports: Tool have confirmed the rumors of a small North American Tour. The fun kicks off in Austin on November 14th and will run through Dec with a two night stand in Los Angeles on the 10th and 11th.

Here are the dates according to their official site:

11/14 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
11/16 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
11/17 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
11/23 - Casper, WY - Casper Events Center
11/27 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
12/10 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
12/11 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
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Morrissey Shows Washed Out

Filter reports: In a press release issued Oct. 2, Live Nation has announced that, due to a ruptured water pipe resulting in a safety issue, the Morrissey shows originally scheduled for Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 at the Hollywood Palladium have been cancelled.

Tickets for the Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 shows will be honored at the door at either the Oct. 8 or Oct. 9 shows. If ticketholders are unable to attend on Oct. 8 or Oct. 9, refunds will be available at point of purchase.

October
05 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
06 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
08 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
09 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
11 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
12 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
13 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium- more dates

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Underoath Injury Update

MSO reports: As Underoath cross the U.S. on their headlining fall tour with Every Time I Die, Poison The Well and Maylene & the Sons of Disaster, they encountered an unexpected challenge at Sunday night's show in Las Vegas. While in Las Vegas, Underoath drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie had to undergo emergency surgery to treat an infection in his hand.

In order to avoid canceling a slew of tour dates (including some high-profile shows), the band enlisted the help of drummer Kenny Bozich--a long-time fan of Underoath who was recruited by Gillespie to join his solo project The Almost. Luck was on Underoath's side, as they had to track down Bozich while he was hiking in the mountains of Utah.

Bozich left the mountains with just enough time catch a flight to Las Vegas that landed 25-minutes before Underoath would take the stage Sunday night at the House of Blues. The band texted Bozich a set list and he listened to the songs nonstop on the flight. The group and Bozich had less than 5-minutes to talk before they took the stage, the band and Bozich managed to still play a strong 40-minute set.- ah but there is more to this story that has something to do with a DVD

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Butchering The Classics

PR reports: DJ Axel has released an all mashup album titled "Breakin' The Law" on his own label Holden Records. The mashups combine Hip Hop, Rock, Disco, Funk and Ballroom combining artists as diverse as Van Halen vs T.I., Lena Horne vs 50 Cent and Stevie Wonder vs Snoop Dogg.

"Breakin' The Law" is now for sale at over 25 stores in major markets across the USA. Since the CD is an unlicensed bootleg album, most distributors are unwilling to carry the title. Axel took it upon himself to distribute the album by calling and visiting independent record stores. Retail and consumer response has been so positive that "Breakin' The Law" is now in its third pressing. - more on this story

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