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Bobaflex Week: Sellout

antiMusic reports: Bobaflex's new album 'Tales From Dirt Town' hits stores the day before Halloween but this week we'll get you primed for it as we asked Marty McCoy to pick his favorite tracks from the CD and tell us a bit about each one. Here is Marty with today's song "Sellout": 

Sellout: "Heaviest song on our record. It's about fans who don't know how the music biz really works. You put out one record on a label and they think your famous and rich. The reality is most times its quite the opposite. Still a struggling band and definitely not rich." 

Wanna hear? The band are previewing one song a day on their Myspace page. Check that out- right here

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Korn Hospitalized After Attack?

antiMusic reports: Korn has reportedly fired the opening band on their "Bi#%h! We Have A Problem" tour after a member of the band (Droid) laid out Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. To make matters worse for Droid, is the fact that they are signed to Munky's vanity label. There are also contradictory reports that the beat down led to Munky being hospitalized. 

Blabbermouth says that "contrary to published reports, Munky required no stitches for the injuries sustained in the altercation and he is taking 'total responsibility for the fight,' which was described as 'a dumb, drunken stupid moment' by a source close to KORN."

Little Rock radio station The Edge has a different take on what went down in their "PuNk the MuNk(y)!" story: So last night at the Edge's Monster Ball, a lot of people were asking me why DROID, the opening band, didn't play. I chose to hold my silence until this morning. DROID is on Munky's record label, Emotional Syphon Recordings. Well, at first I was told DROID wouldn't be playing simply because "they got in trouble." Well, I later found out through reliable sources that Munky was at a local hospital getting stitches. THEN, I found out members or simply a member of DROID was the one who put Munky in the hospital. 

Well, I talked about this on the air this morning, and to validate my claims, a listener who chose to remain anonymous, emailed me a picture of Munky on the ground, knocked out, after drinking heavily, pissing off whomever it was in DROID, causing a "scuffle" to take place. Wanna see- the proof?

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Tupac's Secret FBI Agent?

PR reports: The new documentary film Tupac: Assassination - Conspiracy or Revenge? In stores Tuesday, October 23, is controversial enough with the shocking allegations that surface in the DVD, but during the Q & A that followed the pre-release media screening of the movie in Los Angeles last Thursday, the audience was stunned to hear ex Death Row bodyguard Kevin Hackie calmly state that he was an undercover FBI Agent during his employment at Death Row from 1992 to 1996!

Hackie, who also said that "An arrest will be made in this case," made his comments to an already anxious and restless crowd of close to one hundred people who peppered the panel with questions. Hackie joined the film makers, R. J. Bond and ex Tupac bodyguard Frank "Big Frank" Alexander on the panel for the Q & A after taking issue with an LAPD detective who was in the audience defending the department's handling of the case, which had serious L.A. implications even though Tupac was killed in Las Vegas. More can be heard from Hackie on an upcoming bonus feature on the DVD.- more on this story

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Prince A Computer Criminal?

Contact Music reports: Pop superstar PRINCE has been named in a $1 million (GBP500,000) lawsuit after allegedly failing to pay computer goods worth $12,000 (GBP6,000). 

Ian Lewis filed a the lawsuit at Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (17Oct07), claiming the Purple Rain hitmaker breached a contract by taking "several hard drives used for video production" and not paying for them. 

He further claims the singer returned a loaned $25,000 (GBP12,500) computer "in a broken and un-fixable condition."- more on this story

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Nas Declares ---- Power

MTV reports: A PR person forwarded some quotes from an MTV interview with Nas discussing his plans to call his new album "----". A move that his label is reportedly not to happy about. We'll let the man speak for himself here are the quotes: "I'm a street disciple," Nas responded, quoting one of his earlier album titles. "I'm talking to the streets. Stay out of our business. You ain't got no business worrying about what the word '------' is or acting like you know what my album is about without talking to me. Whether you in the NAACP or you Jesse Jackson. I respect all of them ... I just want them to know: Never fall victim to Fox. Never fall victim to the sh-- they do. What they do is try to hurry up and get you on the phone and try to get you to talk about something you might not know about yet."

"If Cornell West was making an album called ------, they would know he's got something intellectual to say," Nas stated. "To think I'm gonna say something that's not intellectual is calling me a ------, and to be called a ------ by Jesse Jackson and the NAACP is counterproductive, counter-revolutionary." 

"We're taking power from the word," he added. "No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil-rights movement, but some of my n---as in the streets don't know who [civil-rights activist] Medgar Evers was. I love Medgar Evers, but some of the n---as in the streets don't know Medgar Evers, they know who Nas is. And to my older people who don't now who Nas is and who don't know what a street disciple is, stay outta this mutha----in' conversation. We'll talk to you when we're ready. Right now, we're on a whole new movement. We're taking power from that word."- Read the MTV article here

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Radiohead Plan World Tour

Gigwise reports: Radiohead are set to take 'In Rainbows' on the road in 2008 with a huge world tour last up to six month. 

According to the band's management the dates with start in the early summer and will take in larger venues than their shows in 2006. 

Bryce Edge of Courtyard Management told Billboard: "We plan to tour next year, starting in May through to probably the end of the year. With lots of holidays in that period. - more on this story

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Court Denies Britney

BBC reports: Britney Spears has been told she may not visit her two young children until she complies with court orders, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. 

The 25-year-old had been granted monitored visits after losing custody to former-husband Kevin Federline. 

But after an emergency hearing on Wednesday, judge Scott Gordon said they had been halted "pending Ms Spears' compliance with the court orders".- more on this story

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Hellyeah Hit Below the Belt with New DVD

PR reports: On November 13th Epic Records releases Below the Belt, the highly anticipated live DVD from hard rock supergroup Hellyeah. Capturing footage from the day the band formed, Below the Belt includes performance footage from the very making of the album, first studio sessions, coverage of their world tour, personal interviews, as well as a few surprises.

This unique DVD, produced by Hellyeah and Ryan Ziemba and filmed by close friends offers fans a special two-hour long view into the band's life on the road. BELOW THE BELT features footage from multiple live performances, music videos, as well as personal interviews with all band members as they chat about life both before and after the formation of Hellyeah. 

Other highlights include snippets of the band's very first recording sessions at Dimebag's legendary Chasin' Jason studio in Dallas, TX, coverage from Hellyeah's April 10, 2006 album release party held in Dallas, TX as well as backstage footage from the band's world tour.- Myspace page

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Stone Roses Orchestra

Contact Music reports: STONE ROSES legend IAN BROWN will give his music a classical make-over by employing an orchestra to re-work his hits. 

The singer released his fifth solo album The World Is Yours in September (2007) and wants to play a set of classical concerts that will give some of his most famous songs a new twist. 

He says, "I'm planning some classical dates where I can do things like F.E.A.R. It already has some strings on it, but I'll get some other things re-scored as well."- more on this story

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Dinosaur Jr US Tour Plans

PR reports: Dinosaur Jr just can't stay off the road. They have announced another US leg which will take place this November and December. 

The fun kicks off at Mr. Small's in Millvale, PA on November 20th and they'll make their way across various states to go Belly Up in Aspen, Co on December 15th. 

11/20 Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's
11/21 Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
11/23 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
11/24 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club- more on this story

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At The Gates Reunion Plans

BW&BK reports: At The Gates will reunite for some shows next summer, 2008.The following festivals are confirmed so far: 

July 
4 - 6 - Ruis Rock - Finland 
31 - August 2 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany 

August 
15 - 17 - Bloodstock, Derby, UK- more on this story

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Essential Eels and Useless Trinkets

Filter reports: To commemorate their tenth birthday, alterna-rockers The Eels will release an anniversary "Best Of", and a "Rarities" collection. 

The collections will include Meet The EELS: Essential EELS Vol. 1, 1996-2006 (CD+DVD), and the band's first collection of rarities, B-sides, film contributions and unreleased tracks, The EELS Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006 (2CD+DVD). Each will be released by DreamWorks/Geffen/UMe on January 15th 2008.

All video is available for the first time on DVD, digitally re-mastered, and both packages includes never before seen photos, artifacts and notes from Eels mastermind Mark Oliver Everett.- Track info

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Heaven and Hell UK

PR reports: HEAVEN AND HELL � the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow) alongside original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath) � will embark on a major 11-date UK arena tour starting at Newcastle Metro Arena on Sunday 4th November. Lamb of God and Iced Earth are special guests, making this one of the year's hardest-hitting must-see heavy metal triple bills.

With its bewitching stage set and truly timeless, classic metal, the Heaven And Hell World Tour spotlights Ronnie James Dio's tenure with Black Sabbath and will feature selections from all three of the group's the studio albums, Heaven And Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992), as well as the newly recorded tracks. 
Dubbing the group Heaven And Hell after one of its signature hits, the band launched a much-anticipated world tour in North America earlier this year. The group celebrated its first U.S. concert in 15 years with a sold-out performance at Radio City Music Hall on 30th March. Recorded and filmed in its entirety for DVD/CD release, the concert, entitled Heaven And Hell Live From Radio City Music Hall, was released by SPV on 27th August.- dates

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Russians Deny Saxon

Contact Music reports: British rockers SAXON have postponed an upcoming sold out show in Moscow after failing to secure the right visas in time. 

The group's manager Thomas Jensen claims Britain's ongoing postal strike brought their plans of playing the Russian capital to a halt. 

In a statement, he says, "The promoter in Russia and our tour manager tried their best, but the post strike and delays at the Japanese embassy worked against us."- more on this story

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