(antiMusic) Need a jolt of music news to start your day? Here is your morning quicks! We start off with this lil' ditty about shiddy: Seems that Hollywood will hand out stars to just about anyone that coughs up enough cash to make it happen. Britney, Ryan Seacrest, Donald Trump and now Diddy. Who thinks we should start raising cash to get Pauly Shore his own star? Diddy now owns a star.34 year-old Gretchen Wilson, who dropped out in ninth grade, passed her General Educational Development exam in April and will don a cap and gown during a May 15 graduation ceremony. more
Filter informs us: To entice your musical palette and keep you dancing till Velocifero drops in June, Ladytron have just released the Ghosts EP digitally this week! The iTunes exclusive features the album version of "Ghosts" plus three intriguing remixes from two of Europe's up-and-coming remix collectives and one team from the heart of Los Angeles. Ghosts EP is available now at iTunes
Riot's Mark Reale has revealed that the classic "Thundersteel" line-up of the band is once again working together. Can we get a double drum roll please! Here is what he had to say, "I'm in the process of working with all the members from the original 1988 lineup (Reale, singer Tony Moore, bassist Don Van Staven and drummer Bobby Jarzombek) and have begun writing material for a new record with them. Although some members do have prior commitments, hopefully the new record will be released in the late fall of 2008." more
Death To Music Productions bring you part 2 in the "F**k 'Em All" series of industrial metal compilations - yes, and it's FREE. Volume 2 is supported by an exclusive new track from reformed dutch exerimetalist KONG, a brand new track from UK polical-industrailsts The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom, a rare non DnB track from Venezuelan producer Zardonic, a first track debut from Onirica as well as some interesting additions from Golden Age (rus), Techny-Cal X (fra), Plutonium (swe), Kryptyk Plaque (usa), Heritech (usa) and (what is possibly the world premiere of an industrial band from Pakistan) - Burzukh. You can download it for FREE on the "releases" page at www.deathtomusic.com, where you will find all 10 tracks, accompanied by artwork and links to a short interview with each artist.
For those that missed it, here is a video of Stone Temple Pilots performing 'Trippin On a Hole in a Paper Heart' on - Kimmel
