Slightly Stoopid Week: Day 2

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Sex Pistol Denies Racist Beating

BBC reports: John Lydon has denied claims by Kele Okereke from Bloc Party that he was racially abused and attacked by a member of the Sex Pistols' entourage at a music festival in Barcelona.

Okereke claimed he had been attacked by several men after approaching Lydon backstage at the Summercase festival. He said the 'unprovoked' attack left him with a split lip and bruises.

Okereke has described how he was set upon after asking Lydon if he had considered reforming his former band, Public Image Ltd. He said the punk singer became 'intimidating and aggressive', while someone in Lydon's group told him, "your problem is your black attitude". Okereke claims he was then attacked by three members of Lydon's crew who punched him in the face and head. - more on this story

Courtney Love Vs Ryan Adams

idolator reports: Over the weekend, Courtney Love took to her MySpace page for the purposes of calling out fellow blogger Ryan Adams, thanks to some mysterious American Express bills from 2003 that she believes are evidence that some $858,000 that went into the making of his 2003 album Rock N Roll was funded by Frances Bean Cobain's inheritance. (I guess that's why Frances is trying her hand at journalism-type stuff this summer.)

Not only is she appalled by the theft, which was apparently part of the identity-theft issues she's been blogging about and facilitated by her ex-boyfriend/Rock N Roll producer James Barber, she's irritated that her funds were used to make such a crappy, poorly named album: "Ryan Adams worst record and one of the worst records i can think of in rock and roll history ironically called'Riock and Roll '... yeah you listen to this shit im listening to my i tunes on right now who names a record 'Rock n Roll' what assholes do that? ... with these trebled up guitars my bandmate said sounded like 'really horrific rem on steroids' all treble and compresssion and shit wirtten songs - but so what?"

Love's post concluded with a call for Adams to pay back said $858k and let her know how his heroin habit was holding up. The post was picked up by the likes of Gawker over the weekend, and after deleting it she got into a bit of a back-and-forth with the commenters on that site and others who were so quick to defend Adams' music (why??) and write her off as drug-addled, crazy, etc. - it gets funnier

More AC/DC Album Details

antiMusic reports: We've received another AC/DC update from someone that says they are from Sony music. This one contains a release date and tracklisting. And unlike a certain retarded "blogger" out there, we warn you that we are not 100 certain about the source of this news. So take it for what it's worth:

AC/DC now announce complete tracklisting for their long awaited new album "Dirty Rhythm": 1. Serious Nuclear Screamer 2. Run Away From Black Ice 3. The Ripper 4. 9 Days In Spider's Trap 5. Rock 'N Roll Defenders 6. Love Madness 7. Long Way To Go 8. RAW 9. Heat It Up 10. Crawlin' 11. Tornado Suicide 12. Caught In A Riff 13. The Legacy

"Dirty Rhythm" is set to be released October 27/28 of this year and will be sold exclusively through Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The first single "Run Away From Black Ice" will be released next month, on Aug. 24. - more on this story

Lil' Scrappy Stabbed and Arrested

NME reports: Lil' Scrappy was arrested on Friday (July 18) after getting into an altercation with his sister's boyfriend.

The rapper, whose real name is Darryl Richardson, was taken to jail in DeKalb County, GA after police responded to a call about a fight in the Stone Mountain area.

Richardson was stabbed during the fight but his condition was listed as stable and he was subsequently released from jail after posting $1,500 bond yesterday (July 20).
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Winehouse Hubby Staying in the Big House, Rocker's Daughter Almost Drowns, Dokken Lynched, Vegas Mariah?, Clockmaker Makes Simon Coo Coo and more

antiMusic reports: The 6-year-old daughter of Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood was rushed to the hospital Friday afternoon after an accident near the family pool. According to police sources, Fleetwood's daughter was doing cartwheels near the pool, hit her head, and fell in. She was taken to a nearby hospital and paramedics were able to fully revive her in the ambulance. more

In an interview conducted Monday by the Monsters In The Morning Radio Show, Dokken vocalist Don Dokken confirmed that guitarist George Lynch will take the stage for one song at the upcoming Rock The Bayou Festival. more

Amy Winehouse's husband was sentenced Monday to 27 months in jail for assault and obstructing justice. Blake Fielder-Civil admitted to beating up pub manager James King in a bar fight in 2006 and then offering him the equivalent of about $400,000 Cdn to keep quiet about it. more

Arise and Ruin has dropped off the remainder of their current U.S. tour. "We are exhausted financially, mentally and physically, so we decided the best thing to do was go home and regroup before we hit the road with our buddies Dead And Divine." more

The star of ABC Family's frat-house series "Greek" may have taken his TV role a lil' too far. The LAPD tells TMZ that Scott Michael Foster was popped for DUI early this morning in Hollywood. Foster -- who plays Kappa Tau prez Cappie on the show -- was charged and released on his own recognizance a few hours ago. more

Mariah Carey is rumored to be talking to the Planet Hollywood Casino in Vegas about establishing a three-year residency there more

Legendary hard rockers UFO have announced plans to begin work on their twentieth studio album, which should be out next year. more

Paul Simon has filed a lawsuit against a musical clock distributor in Georgia, USA. The company, a subsidiary of a Japanese clock maker called Rhythm USA Inc, has allegedly been using his song 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' without the singer's permission. - more

Nipplegate Finally Over?

BBC reports: A US appeal court has thrown out a $550,000 (£275,700) fine against CBS for screening Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during 2004's Super Bowl.

Three judges ruled the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) watchdog "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in levying the fine.

Some 90 million viewers saw a fleeting glimpse of the singer's breast during a performance at half-time. - more on this story

Ben Folds New Album

PR reports: Ben Folds At PianoEpic Records is proud to announce the release of the much-anticipated new album from Ben Folds, WAY TO NORMAL, on September 30, 2008.

The album, Folds' third as a solo artist since the break up of the Ben Folds Five in 2000, was mostly recorded at his studio in Nashville and produced by Dennis Herring (Elvis Costello, Modest Mouse, The Hives).

Featuring Folds on vocals and piano, Way to Normal also features long-time bassist Jared Reynolds and drummer Sam Smith as well as a guest vocal from indie pop heroine Regina Spektor on the album's first single, "You Don't Know Me." - more on this story

James US Reunion Tour

NME reports: James have announced a tour of North America, scheduled to kick off September 15 in Boston, MA.

The band will hit the road to support the release of their first album in seven years, 'Hey Ma', which will come out September 16.

The band's New York City date will be a slot with Squeeze at Radio City Music Hall. - more on this story

Get Drunk with Dear And The Headlights

PR reports: Dear And The Headlights have set a September 30th release date for sophomore album, titled Drunk Like Bible Times.

Regarding the unique title, bassist Chuckie Duff explained "it just makes us laugh and people are free to read whatever meaning they want into it. It's just a good name for what it is - a party record."

The 12-track set was recorded with producer and friend, Bob Hoag (The Format, Limbeck), at Flying Blanket Recording in their hometown earlier this summer. "Bob has been pretty influential in the overall sound and to some degree the arrangements on this record, like he was on the last record. He kind of becomes the sixth member in the studio and that works well because we trust him and he hears things the same way we do," described guitarist, PJ Waxman. - more on this story

Bleeding Through in September

Adrenaline reports: On September 30, Bleeding Through will unleash their definitive album, Declaration. Where many bands at this stage in their career start talking about melody, accessibility and radio airplay, Bleeding Through resists the trends and walks where many artists fear to tread. Declaration is heavier, darker, angrier, more pissed off, faster and more epic than anything in the band's already impressive catalog.

The followup to The Truth (2006) and This is Love, This is Murderous (2003), which have sold a combined quarter of a million albums worldwide, was produced by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia. Declaration is incredibly dense, layered and full of atmosphere, recalling the finest moments of classic death metal, black metal and hardcore.

Bleeding Through has always stood for the broken-hearted and betrayed. Declaration expands further upon that idea. Contrary to earlier reports of a conceptually driven album, Bleeding Through's latest is their most diverse offering thematically, addressing a variety of topics on tracks like "There Was a Flood," "Germany" and "Death Anxiety." - more on this story

Jon McLaughlin Is Ready For Some Football

PR reports: Jon McLaughlin has just announced that he will continue to support his native INDIANAPOLIS COLTS with a few AWESOME appearances throughout the season!

The first dates have just been announced. Jon will be performing the National Anthem on September 21st at the Colts game against Jacksonville.

He will return with his full band on November 2nd perform the half time show against the New England Patriots! He is currently rolling across the country on his headlining tour. - more on this story

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