Midnight To Twelve Week: Day 3 "Slam"

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Barenaked Coke Bust

TMZ reports: Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has been popped by cops in Central New York for allegedly possessing cocaine.

Cops in Manlius, NY say early last Friday morning officers saw a suspicious car with its doors open sitting outside an apartment building. While checking out the car, they observed a man and a woman sitting at a table with an "unknown white capsule" with a powdery substance in front of them. After a field test, the cops say the substance tested positive for cocaine.

The 38-year-old Page and a woman, 25-year-old Stephanie Ford, have both been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. - more on this story

Miley Cyrus Wet T Shirt Photos Surface Online

Hecklerspray reports: Miley Cyrus is everywhere - TV, movie, magazines, record stores - so you'd expect that the girl would like a bit of privacy now and then.

Tish tosh, people, nothing of the sort. In fact, not even Miley Cyrus' constant media saturation is enough for her - which is why she appears to be chronicling her entire life with photographs in an incredibly regimented way. Even the part of her life that involves posing in the shower in just a wet white T-shirt.

That's right - photos of 15-year-old Miley Cyrus standing under a shower in just a wet T-shirt have been doing the internet rounds. It's about the 15th set of embarrassingly provocative photos that Miley Cyrus has had to deal with, but it's by no means the worst - rumour has it there's a candid snap somewhere of Miley enjoying and dancing to her father's song Achy Breaky Heart. That'd just finish her career instantly. - more on this story

Motley Not Really Live?

antiMusic reports: Aaron Leitko of the Washington Post has issued a rather disturbing review of Motley Crue's performance on the Crue Fest that calls into question just how much of their "performance" is really live. Here is part of what Aaron had to say about a recent stop on the tour:

When the band performed Sunday night at Nissan Pavilion, it was almost more machine than man -- the Sunset Strip's answer to Darth Vader. ... Frontman Vince Neil didn't even bother to sing the chorus to show-closing 1989 hit "Dr. Feelgood." Instead, the fist-pumping chant was piped in from some offstage source.

Only the frail and ghostly specter of guitarist Mick Mars -- who has long suffered from chronic degenerative arthritis -- seemed to be operating without the benefit of performance-enhancing doodads, as he played and soloed . . . you know . . . with his hands.

Read the full review - here

Rush Make Rare TV Appearance on The Colbert Report Tonight!

Atlantic Records reports: Rush will make a very rare national television appearance on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" on Wednesday, July 16th at 11:30pm ET/PT.

The band will be performing their timeless hit, "Tom Sawyer." Eschewing these types of opportunities for most of their career, the band made an exception for the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy-nominated show. It is the renowned rock trio's first television appearance since 1975.

Rush are currently wrapping up the latest leg of their highly successful "Snakes & Arrow Live Tour." - more on this story

Velvet Van Hagar

PR reports: Velvet Revolver's Matt Sorum will be recording a song in San Francisco with Sammy Hagar, original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and guitarist Billy Duffy of The Cult for Sammy's upcoming solo album, marking a reunion in the studio for Sorum, who was The Cult's drummer, and Duffy.

This Thursday, July 17, Camp Freddy - featuring Sorum and bandmates Billy Morrison, Dave Navarro, Donovan Leitch and Chris Chaney - will play the "Stamping Out Disease" benefit gig at the Viper Room in West Hollywood.

Proceeds of this show will go towards helping to offset medical costs for music industry veteran and Camp Freddy road manager Scott P, who has been diagnosed with cancer. The band will also auction off a Les Paul guitar from the stage (donated by Gibson Guitars) which will be signed by every performer that evening. - more on this story

Interpol, Swervedriver Magnetic Super Group

PR reports: Two musicians and one rock critic. Not a new rock opera but instead, the story specifically of Magnetic Morning and its dawn. Brought together by a dual admiration for each other's music and introduced by a mutual journalist pal, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver/Toshack Highway and Interpol's Sam Fogarino make up the unique musical partnership of Magnetic Morning.

"The songs are a testament to Franklin and Fogarino's willingness to step away from their individual musical calling cards; there's no screeching distortion or three-guitar jams a la Swervedriver, and the music is considerable looser than Interpol's buttoned-up rock," exclaims Magnet.

Franklin and Fogarino plan to debut their new material on a fall U.S. tour this October and November. With nary a crewmember nor tour bus in site, these two seasoned musicians come to you armed with their instruments and their passion on their sleeves. - more on this story

U2 Where the Streams Have imeem

UMe reports: imeem and Universal Music Enterprises today announced that deluxe editions of U2's first three albums, Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983) will be available for free streaming on imeem starting July 15, one week prior to the albums' releases on July 22, 2008.

Following the release of the re-mastered edition of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar re-mastering of the first three albums, all of which have been re-mastered from the original audio tapes. The deluxe versions of the albums include a wealth of b-sides, live tracks and rarities.

Starting today, fans can listen to these deluxe versions of U2's albums in their entirety on the band's imeem profile. Fans can easily share these albums with friends or embed them on their blogs, web sites, and profiles on other social networking services, including MySpace and Facebook, using imeem's embeddable music playlist widgets. These deluxe editions will also be available for pre-order on - imeem.

Nas Announces Free Show

Myspace reports: MySpace Music is proud to announce that Nas will be performing a free show for his MySpace friends in West Hollywood at 10:30 p.m. at the Roxy on Sunset.

Celebrating his soon-to-be released, highly-controversial untitled album, Nas will give fans a taste of what's in store for this next phase of his celebrated career. Early wristband pick-up for the free, all ages performance will begin at 12 p.m. on July 18 on a first come, first served basis.

Hailing from the storied Queensbridge projects of New York City, a housing community that spawned notable hip-hop luminaries such Marley Marl and MC Shan, among many others, the self-proclaimed "King of New York," Nas, has left an impression on the hip-hop world that is nothing short of legendary. - Visit Nas' MySpace page for the very latest news items, tour dates and media

The Acacia Strain Release Parties

Adrenaline reports: In the wake of their US headlining Sunz Your Bunz Tour, brutal Massachusetts quartet, The Acacia Strain, has announced three northeast record release shows in celebration of their latest effort Continent.

The three dates, which will immediately follow the completion of the band's current European trek with Annotations of an Autopsy and Knights of the Abyss, are scheduled for August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd in Maine, Rhode Island, and New York respectively.

Continent, The Acacia Strain'S fourth studio album, is due out on August 19th on Prosthetic Records. - party info

Elton John Ice Cream

Jam! reports: Ben & Jerry's has done it again: Hoping to honour rocker Elton John before his first Vermont performance, Vermont's crazy-cool confectioner has whipped up a flavour just for him - "Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road."

The limited-batch ice cream, made from "an outrageous symphony of decadent chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, butter brickle and white chocolate chunks," is a takeoff on his 1970s album and song "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."

It will be available from July 18 to July 25 in the company's Vermont scoop shops, with proceeds going to the Elton John AIDS Foundation, officials said Tuesday. - more on this story

Mayhem On the Road with Five Finger Death Punch: Week 1

antiMusic reports: This summer we're taking you on tour vicariously with some of today's best bands. We kick off with the Mayhem Festival with this entry from Five Finger Death Punch's Matt Snell:

Week one is well underway on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. It's made abundantly clear by the searing temperatures, hordes of screaming metalheads and piles of beer bottles strewn through out the backstage parking lot. It really is an honor to be on this festival. The stages are full of really good bands. Both side stages offer metal for everyone. Each band has something different to offer and the crowds have been really energetic despite how hot it has been. It is very clear that metal is alive and well!

You would be making a HUGE mistake not coming to this festival. It is amazingly well organized and it's non stop music. Having two side stages allows us to start each band as soon as the other finishes. I would also add it's way cool to be on stage in front of thousands of people going ballistic only to see dude on his motorcycle doing backflips along the side stage. This will be the tour of the year... no question... and if my present state of hangover is any indication..... this will also be the party of the year...

Five Finger Death Punch are on the Mayhem Festival supporting their latest release "The Way of the Fist". Now go grab dates and hear why you should grab tix to this tour - right here!

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