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Opiate For the Masses Week: Day 5 "Burn You Down"
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Burn You Down- This song is the first single from "Manifesto" and despite its odd production, it was the obvious choice. I had the music worked out entirely on an acoustic guitar before anybody else had heard it and it just stuck with me. It didn't matter what lyrics I chose for the chorus; the melody sold it for me. I couldn't get it out of my head, so the rest was just details. A lot of the impact of the verse can be owed to Prodigy's "Spitfire" where the first downbeat just tears your face off, and then there's a lot of space. I wanted to take that idea turn it upside-down.
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Cops Lied About Saving David Lee Roth's Life?
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Diamond Dave tells TMZ "I was in Canada only from July first through the fourth for a performance at the Quebec City Summer Festival. I had no encounters or incidents with the police. The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism. -- Love, Dave"
A story that circulated earlier this week -- fueled by actual interviews with two Canadian police officers -- claimed cops had to save Dave's life after he went into anaphylactic shock from eating nuts.
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Grammy Winners Make Bad Neighbors
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The troubled star could be ejected from her $140,000 rented flat after a string of complaints from disgruntled neighbours in Camden, north London.
One neighbour tells British newspaper The Mirror, "This place used to be a nice quiet area until Amy moved in.
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Fall Out Amish Boys
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Here is synopsis of the flick: "Loveable underdog IAN (Josh Zuckerman) is the last American virgin. At least that's how it feels to him now that he's 18, about to go to college, and losing girls to his 14-year-old brother. Ian's always been the nice guy, the best friend... never the boyfriend.
But his luck finally seems to be changing when he meets DANIELLE. She's everything he's ever wanted in a girlfriend � fun, sexy, and she really likes him. There's just one problem. She lives in Knoxville. And he lives in Chicago. And she thinks he's the Brad Pitt lookalike he's pretending to be on Facebook. At the urging of his best friend, LANCE (Clark Duke), Ian decides to confront his fear of rejection when Danielle makes him the offer of a lifetime: "If you drive all the way for me, I'll go all the way for you."
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Red Hot Logo Worth 11 Million Bucks?
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NME has the story: A Florida clothing company that affixed the Red Hot Chili Peppers logo to a jacket has been sued by the merchandising company that owns the rights to the logo, as well as logos of Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin and more.
Bravada International is suing Back-Lite for $11 million dollars after the company used the logo on a single jacket, at the request of an individual customer.
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Avril Duds For Posers
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Sure, they're not exactly designer duds�prices range from $24 for t-shirts to $40 for hoodies�but wouldn't it have been nice to see some sort of creativity from Lavigne beyond reappropriation of The Best Damn Thing's imagery?
It's almost as if she was cheating off Pete Wentz on an essay test, but being careful to change just enough details so that she could feel OK about passing off the work as her own. A few sample pieces after the jump.
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Alicia Keys 007
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No official announcement has been made, but a source tells Malkin, "I believe Alicia is the winner."
Amy Winehouse was the first singer linked to the movie, but she apparently never finished recording her song with �ber-producer Mark Ronson.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Deja CD
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The film chronicles Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's 2006 North American Tour. While the documentary deals with the interaction between the band, audience, media and general population, the album includes full-length versions of songs that are heard as excerpts in the film. In some ways, the album serves as a kind of live greatest hits collection augmented by key songs from Young's earlier, controversial Living With War album. It offers the listener an opportunity to experience the legendary group's repertoire through the prism of contemporary conflict. In the film, songs from the tour are woven together with archival material, news footage, and audience reaction and observations, as issues surrounding the integration of politics and art are examined and observed.
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Beatles Lyrics Fetch 800 Grand
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Christie's said Gail Renard sold the item Thursday at its rock and pop memorabilia sale for 421,250 pounds - about C$841,000.
Christie's also sold a hand-painted drum skin that appeared on the cover of The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album for 541,250 pounds (almost $1.1 million) at Thursday's auction.
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Johnny Cash Remixed
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Johnny Cash Remixed is a tribute to the legacy of an American music icon whose work has touched every contemporary genre, and has the blessing and support of the custodians of Johnny Cash's legacy.
"My father made his stead by defying the expected and accepted way of things" says John Carter Cash son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash and Executive Producer of the Academy Award �-winning film Walk the Line. "He set the standard at the same time. He would have loved this remix record. While it stays true to the original recordings, this CD touches on undiscovered ground. This is what my father was about: staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking new music."
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UB40 Touring With Guest Vocals by Maxi Priest
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The group will then head north to San Francisco where they'll perform at the historic Fillmore on Aug. 5 as well as The Ravinia Pavilion in Chicago on August 20 to name a few. UB40 will also introduce Duncan Campbell, brother of Robin and Ali Campbell, as the new lead singer for the group and will be joined by reggae stalwart Maxi Priest on select dates (*).
Maxi Priest remarked that, "I am thrilled to be working with UB40 who I have always held in high regard as my brothers in reggae music. UB40 are one of the greatest bands in the world, to have lasted three decades is an amazing testament to their success."
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Shwayze for Alcoholics, New Flaming Lips: John Lennon Meets Miles Davis, Rev TV Theory, What Nas Has In Store, Lamb of God, Gramm of Jesus and more
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Shwayze will be releasing their new "Corona and Lime" single exclusively on Rhapsody and Verizon on July 15th and all digital retail outlets on July 22nd. As the next song to be released from the upcoming debut album, "Corona and Lime" is tribute to lazy days and summertime soirees.
Rev Theory have just announced they will be making their national TV debut next month when they rock Jimmy Kimmel Live! The band will perform their single "Hell Yeah" in front of the live studio audience with the show airing that evening, August 6th at 12:05 a.m./11:05 p.m. central.
The first 500 customers to buy Nas' CD beginning July 15 at 9:00AM at the Union Square location only will get a wristband to attend this event. Time and space are limited so please arrive early. Instore: Tuesday, July 15th at 5PM @ Virgin Megastore Union Square (NYC)
Mower have been added to the July 16th San Diego, CA date of the Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot and Disturbed. The band will be performing alongside metal heavyweights like Machine Head, 36 Crazyfists and Five Finger Death Punch in the group's hometown.
Lamb Of God's new double disc DVD, 'Walk With Me In Hell,' debuted #2 on Billboard's Video Music Chart selling over 13,000 units. The DVD shipped gold in its first week and the heavy metal icons were a close second to pop mainstay John Mayer.
Israel has a new summer festival. Organizers have booked Joe Cocker to headline the inaugural Gilboa Co-existence Festival, which begins Aug. 26 at the 6,000-capacity Charod Springs Amphitheatre in the Gilboa municipality of northern Israel. more
Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm has finished recording his first Christian rock album, which he hopes to release this fall. more
This Saturday, acts including Pearl Jam, Incubus and The Flaming Lips will honor rock legends The Who at the VH1 Rock Honors, where the legends themselves will take the stage for a 40-minute set. However, plans for The Who after their Rock Honors performance are not definite and no one seems to know what could be next for the band.
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Bros Over Hoes Tour
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Deadwalk recently signed with Year of the Sun Records for the release of their upcoming debut album later in 2008. The band has been creating a name for themselves as one of Canada's premier metal/hardcore acts for the past two years with the group's independently released EP "Powerhouse".
Their energetic live show and cement heavy breakdowns have landed them opportunities to play with everyone from hardcore warriors Emmure, Bring Me The Horizon and Elysia, to some of metal's fastest rising acts including Ion Dissonnance and Bury Your Dead.
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Old 97's Murry Solo
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For two months prior to this street date, the album � I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way � was made available exclusively at Old 97's shows and through special mail-order. Hammond wished to capitalize on fan anticipation of the album's release in order to raise funds for the non-profit organization Project Mercy.
Project Mercy builds basic housing in the poorest sections around Tijuana, Mexico (similar in mission to Habitat for Humanity) using volunteer labor provided by area churches. A group of men and women from Hammond's home church in Burbank, Calif.
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