Telsa DVD Details and Tour Dates

It's Tesla's first DVD in 17 years (since 1991's Five Man Video Band) and is filled with over two hours of live music, over an hour of special behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen material, including footage of Tesla interacting with fans, giving viewers a personal tour of Seattle, and an up-close look at their touring equipment and guitars. - more details and upcoming tour dates

CBGB Plummer CD Release Party

PR reports: Celebrate the release of the new Bill Popp And The Tapes CD My Lonely Mind at Kenny's Castaways, 157 Bleecker Street (between Sullivan and Thompson Streets) on Thursday, June 5th from 6:30-9:00PM. There will be free food and drinks, and free copies of the new CD to the first 75 attendees.

The story of prolific composer Bill Popp can best be summarized with three words: Perseverance, dedication and determination. For over 25 years, power popster, garage rocker, City of New York plumber, and quadruple heart by-pass survivor Bill Popp has had a dedicated cult following in the New York rock club scene – especially for his legendary performances at CBGB from 1981 to its closing last year, where the Queens native also was venue owner Hilly Kristal's longtime plumber.

Popp has been tagged "the downtown Elton John" (Boston Phoenix) and a "master songwriter" (New York Press), with a personality in peculiar contrast to his music. - more on this story

50 Cent Robbed

antiMusic reports: Fiddy had his bling ripped off. Literally. So much for his bodyguards having his back. Gigwise has the report: US rapper 50 Cent had his necklace stolen by a fan during a concert in South Africa last week, it has emerged.

The incident, which took place during a show in Angola, was captured on video by a fan. In the video, the music stops as the person grabs the necklace and climbs back into the crowd.

Responding to the incident on his website, 50 Cent said that security at the concert had been "limited" and that "fans were able to interact with the group onstage". - And 50 Cent claims he has video that show it went down another way.

Winehouse Biggest Seller Of All Time

antiMusic reports: There is nothing like a little controversy to help you sell CDs. Just ask Amy Winehouse. Gigwise has the report: Amy Winehouse's 'Back To Black' has replaced Coldplay to become Amazon's biggest selling album of all time.

The singer's second album, which was released at the end of 2006, has continued to sell in well despite her personal problems.

The online retailer revealed said that sales of the album doubled last week after the singer was cautioned by police for slapping a man with an open hand. - more on this story

Sebastian Bach Going Country

antiMusic reports: "Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach of Skid Row fame," begins a Billboard article about "Gone Country 2." Really what band was he in? Can you say it again? Yes, we know glasshouses, but that was pretty funny. Hats off to (former?) Billboard writer Ken Tucker of Billboard fame.

Now back on topic, seems ol' Sebastian will join Irene "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" Cara, Mikalah "I was on American Idol" Gordon, Jermaine "My brother is famous" Jackson, along with Lorenzo "Hey I can sing too" Lamas and Sean "Remember me?" Young as the contestants on CMT's "Gone Country 2".

You'll have to wait until August to watch this train wreck with John Rich judging and hosting it. Billboard describes the premis as thus, "the show will immerse the celebrities in all things country for a chance to break out as a country star. Each celebrity will be paired two Nashville songwriters with whom they will write a country song." - Round up more info here.

Metallica Officially Weenies- Aiken's Not Cool- The Noose For Vegoose- Spill Canvas Doing OK with EP- Stone Temple Black Francis

antiMusic reports: Forget Corn Flakes, the only way to start your day is with morning quicks! Fruit Loops are good though. So here is today's dose of music news you can't use: We start off with the quote of the week from Clay Aiken: "I'm not cool, you know what I mean? I'm not gonna lie," the good-humored singer told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I'm not trying to be Justin Timberlake. Thank God we have him, but I'm not him. ... I'm not gonna bring anybody's sexy back." Hats off to Clay for saying that. (Except that part about thanking God we have Timberlake.)Read the article the quote came from

We printed a rumor about this recently, now it looks like it is official that Vegoose has gone kaput. Las Vegas music festival Vegoose will not take place in 2008, one of its producers told Billboard.com. "We're not saying it's killed, it's just not going to happen in 2008," said Jonathan Mayers.

The Spill Canvas is set to release the digital EP Honestly, I'm Doing Okay, on May 13th. The EP features acoustic versions of No Really, I'm Fine standout tracks "All Over You" and "Saved" as well as a previously unreleased b-side "Lay It On Me." Fans can purchase Honestly, I'm Doing Okay exclusively through Amazon on May 13th.
tracks: Lay It On Me - All Over You - Saved (acoustic) - Gold Dust Woman - All Over You (acoustic)

What was a rumor yesterday is a official today! Metallica are weenies! Wait, sorry we got that wrong. They are confirmed to headline KROQ's Weenie Roast, which will take place on May 17 at Irvine Meadows (sorry we won't print their new corp name, unless that corp wants to pay us for the advertising.)

Having Metallica headline continues (the self proclaimed "world famous") KROQ's tradition of booking headliners that you normally will not find on their airwaves. KISS anyone? What a crock, or is it kroq?. Aside from Lars and co, the Offspring will co-headline and the show will also include the Raconteurs, Rise Against, Bad Religion, Pennywise, the Bravery, Flogging Molly, Seether, Scars on Broadway and more. A Kroq full of info

Black Francis is back with a new seven song, mini-LP entitled Svn Fngrs, available now from Cooking Vinyl Records. What you CAN'T find on the album is a remix of "The Seus," done by the Infadels. But because we're generous like that, you can download here. This remix, along with two others, will be released digitally on an EP called The Seus. Black Francis will be also playing a handful of shows this summer with the one and only Stone Temple Pilots. - dates

Hide Your Drugs, Pete Doherty Is Out of Jail

BBC reports: Singer Pete Doherty has been released from prison after serving 29 days of a 14 week sentence for breaching the terms of his probation.

The Babyshambles frontman, who was freed from Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London, told reporters that he was glad to be out.

Doherty was sent to prison last month after missing appointments with his probation officers. - more on this story

Desperately Stalking McCartney

antiMusic reports: Bena Warren has been street-teaming music sites on the net telling editors about a movie trailer she "found" online about a new Beatles related mockumentary called "Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney". But this one has a stalker angle to it. Think "My Date With Drew" meets "Single White Female". OK, it's not that bad.

Given this email street-teaming, we're still not 100% sure this is a real film, and not just a trailer, as all we could find "official" was a Myspace page. But we did find a press release about a screening coming up at a film festival and it looks legit. Here is part of the PR with some background on the film: "Desperately Seeking Paul McCartney" will have its Los Angeles Debut at the 2008 Mockfest film festival on Sunday, May 18 at 5pm. The film will screen at the Vine Theatre, 6321 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA, 90028.

The comedy documentary is the story of Ruth Anson, who in 1965 was a teenage reporter for KABC-TV in Los Angeles. While doing an interview with The Beatles at Capitol Records, Ruth asked Paul McCartney if he had any plans for marriage. His on camera response was…"Only if you'll marry me." More than forty years later, now married, a mother and a college professor, Ruth contemplates, "What if I had said, yes?" With photo in hand, Ruth goes to a pitch session on screenwriting and tells her story to a panel of professionals. Their response is initially mixed, until an opportunist director/producer, Marc Cushman, decides to take on the project. In the spirit of reality TV, he has a camera crew follow Ruth. She goes to her old haunts and tracks down previous interviewees, but no one will allow her in the door or grant her an on camera interview.
- The Myspace page with the trailer

Prince Put His Purple Pen To Paper

antiMusic reports: Prince is a musical icon. There is no doubt about it. Now it looks like he going to venture into another form of media. You see Prince is going to take his purple pen and write a book! It's not your regular, sit down and read it like a novel rock book. It appears to be more of an exploration of his Princeness for his fans.

AP has the details: "21 Nights," a "photographic essay" that offers "a rare glimpse into the life, lyrics, and mystique" of the maker of such hits as "1999" and "Purple Rain," will be published worldwide come fall, according to Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

The book, his first, is based on Prince's 21 sold-out concerts in as many nights at London's O2 Arena in 2007. And it comes with a CD too! All the details are - here

Mike Vallely Now a Warped Skate Rocker

PR reports: Pro skater Mike Vallely and his band Revolution Mother confirmed trek on Vans Warped Tour '08 where Mike will once again be playing a duel role. Vallely, a.k.a Mike V, will not only be bringing his explosive skating to the tour but for second year running Mike's band Revolution Mother, the hard rocking outlaw punk outfit will perform their intensely brutal set on the ramp stage built adjacent to where Mike V will be skating.

Mike V is also back with his third season of the skateboarding series "DRIVE," airing on FUEL TV starting August 17, at 8:00PM ET/PT. Based on the award-winning documentary film of the same name, "DRIVE" hits the pavement with the professional skateboarder as he travels the world exploring the people, places, and issues defining skateboarding and youth culture today.

Showing what a renaissance man Mike V really is, he can now add film actor to his growing resume, recently cast in Columbia Pictures/Happy Madison Production's upcoming feature film Paul Blart: Mall Cop which is now shooting in Boston and Burlington, MA. The film is due out January 2009…you can get a taste of Mike V. the thespian and comedic talent here in this skit with Kevin James filmed on the set of the movie - right here

. Def Leppard Live 03

Tony continues his look back at Def Leppard. Today he revisits their 2003 tour for X where they played to a near sold out crowd at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Tony was floored that they were able to sell 11,000 plus seats for a show that had zero promotion. - Read the full Def Leppard Live 03 review

. Nights Like These - Sunlight at Secondhand

It's sad to see a band with a little bit of talent or ability in a particular style of music insist on doing a second-rate imitation of something else. Harsh words, perhaps, but I'd say it's true. (2.5 stars) - Read the full Nights Like These - Sunlight at Secondhand review

. To-Mera - Delusions

Every time 'Delusions' penetrates my hearing orifices, I'm brought to a new world in which stellar forms of music's many backgrounds can bend, twist, tangle, and flow within each other and to the beyond. Not a perfect 10, this one goes to 11. - Read the full To-Mera - Delusions review

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