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Ja Rule Assault
KATC.com reports: U.S. rapper Ja Rule
he was released on $7,500 bail after facing assault charges in a Toronto
court on Monday.
The Grammy-nominated megastar, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, did not enter a plea. He is to return to Provincial Court on Aug. 30 to set a trial date.
There is a court-ordered publication ban on the evidence, although police said earlier the charges stem from an incident at a Toronto nightclub on June 5.
Atkins, 28, is charged with assault causing bodily harm. [see full story for more] - Click Here for the Full Story
Creed Sans Stapp
liveDaily reports: Former Creed guitarist
Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall have joined
forces with former Mayfield Four frontman Myles Kennedy to form Alter Bridge,
and will issue their debut album on Aug. 10.
The album, titled "One Day Remains," will be released by Wind-Up Records, which was Creed's label. The set's first single, "Open Your Eyes," is already gaining airplay on rock radio stations. [see full story for more, including a link to a sound sample]- Click Here for the Full Story
Incubus Throat Silenced
liveDaily reports: Incubus postponed its
Sunday night (7/25) performance at Wichita's Kansas Coliseum because frontman
Brandon Boyd was suffering from throat problems.
The Wichita show has been rescheduled for Nov. 18 at the same venue, and the tour is scheduled to resume tonight in Colorado. - Click Here for the Full Story
C-Murder's New Murder Charge
Curlio reports: C-Murder, who was already
found guilty of murder, and later was granted a new trial, is up on new
charges. He'll be facing charges of attempted second-degree murder in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
Apparently what happened was that C-Murder was told by a security guard that he needed to be searched before he could go in the club. C-Murder refused and asked for the owner. The owner told him the same. C-Murder then grabbed a gun from his pants and tried to shoot the owner in the back. Luckily for the club owner, the gun didn't work. - Click Here for the Full Story
Is C-Murder a dyslexic form of Murder Charge?
Zodiac Mindwarp Emergency
Brain Surgery
BW&BK reports: ZODIAC MINDWARP's official
website (www.zodiacmindwarp.com) has been updated with the following message:
"(July 24th 2004) gig at The Underworld, London was canceled at the last moment as Mark Manning AKA Zodiac Mindwarp was taken seriously ill and admitted to hospital.
At about 8.00pm this evening (7/24), he was undergoing surgery to address a ruptured blood vessel in his brain. ...UPDATE: 7.00pm, Sunday 25th July
Zodiac is recovering following emergency treatment yesterday. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story
Dickinson Solo CD Rumor
BW&BK reports: According to www.maidenfans.com,
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson and guitarist/producer Roy Z (HALFORD,
HELLOWEEN, TRIBE OF GYPSIES) have recorded a full length album for a possible
release in 2005.- Click
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Korn's Best
RIFTrock reports: A release date for October
11th through Epic records has been set for Korn's "Best Of" CD. Jonathan
Davis spoke about the cover tracks that may appear on the release, the
covers include PINK FLOYD's "Another Brick in the Wall", PUBLIC ENEMY's
"Fight the Power", NINE INCH NAILS' "Head Like A Hole" and FAITH NO MORE's
"We Care A Lot". Plans to record a full length of cover songs is down the
road according to the singer.- Click
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Fuel Not Dropped
RIFTrock reports: Despite recent posts
on Fuel's messageboard on their official site, Fuel have not been dropped
by Epic Records. The band plans to finish out their tour which runs through
Aug. 14th in West Chester, OH, then return to the studio to record the
follow up to 2003's "Natural Selection." - Click
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The Music Get Verve Remix
NME reports: THE MUSIC's new single features
a remix by ex-THE VERVE guitarist NICK McCABE.
The band release their new single 'Freedom Fighters' on September 6 via Virgin. The track is the first official single to be lifted from their second album 'Welcome To The North', which follows on September 20. [see full story for tracklist for the new cd]- Click Here for the Full Story
Leeds Sell Out
NME reports: Weekend tickets for the CARLING
WEEKEND: LEEDS FESTIVAL have sold out in record time.
Organisers Mean Fiddler have announced today (July 26) that weekend tickets for the northern leg of this year's festival have totally sold out.
This year's festival takes place for the second time at Bramham Park (August 27-29), and will see performances from White Stripes, The Darkness and Green Day. [see full story for more and keep clicked on to NME for full coverage of the festival.]- Click Here for the Full Story
Drowningman Rarities
Day in Rock reports: Here is the reported
tracklisting for the Drowningman Rarities CD "Learn To Let It Go", which
is set to hit stores on August 24th.
Tracks: 01 - "Weighted In And Weighed Down" - 02 - "Dial 9" - 03 - "Static Mouth" - 04 - "Red" - 05 - "Your Eyes Look Like Candy" - 06 - "Kiss The Canvas" - 07 - "Where The Heart Is" - 08 - "Wellwisher" - 09 - "Contagious" - 10 - "Open Book Test" - 11 - "Kerosene" - 12 - "Burning Bridges" - Click Here for the Full Story
Good Life Announce CD Release
Pitchfork reports: The Good Life, aka
Cursive frontman Tim Kasher's excuse to explore the softer, more sensitive
side of his melodic muse, are set to release their third full-length, Album
of the Year, via Saddle Creek (where else?) on August 10th. This record
hotsteps May's Lovers Need Lawyers EP, highlighting a patch of relative
prolificness amidst an otherwise sparse studio career. -
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Avenged Sevenfold Don't Steal
Electric Basement reports: When talking
with Electricbasement.com recently, AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. SHADOWS
scoffed at one ridiculous internet rumor suggesting their guitar players
stole a riff and used it one of their songs, "...The new rumor about [us]
is that Synyster and Zack went to Guitar Center and heard this kid playing
a riff, and they had this tape recorder that they had turned on. That riff
the kid played is supposed to be the basis for 'Unholy Confessions.'All
these kids on this thread were like, 'I can't believe they did that, that's
f***ed up. Dude post your version.' The dude's like, 'Oh man, I don't have
it anymore.' They still believe him. You've got like thirty or forty kids
going, 'f*** Avenged, they steal riffs!'" [see full story for the full
interview.]- Click
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How could anyone confuse Avenged for Limp Bizkit?
Nevermore Cancel
IAYM reports: Nevermore have been forced
to cancel their impending UK tour as a result of "logistical problems".
The dates are hoped to be rescheduled for later this year.-
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Adema Go Indie
IAYM reports: Adema have reportedly inked
a deal with Earache Records, you can read more at www.ademaweb.com. Meanwhile
the band are said to be plotting out a tour for September/Octboer with
Dope and Twisted Method.- Click
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Cult of Luna Set Release
siN's metal news reports: CULT OF LUNA
have confirmed that the bands brand new album will be entitled ''Salvation''.
This, the bands third album, follows on from the critically acclaimed ''The
Beyond'', and is set to be released on October 4th through EarAche Records.
- Click
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Sworn Enemy Lose 2?
siN's metal news reports: It appears that
the guitarist Mike Raffinello and bassist Mike Couls have left SWORN ENEMY.
At their recent appearance at Hellfest 2004 this past weekend, the band
performed as a four-piece with, what a fan describes as, "some big black
guy" handling the bass duties. No reason has been given for the supposed
departures. - Click
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Emperor Reissues
siN's metal news reports: Candlelight
Records today confirms October 19 and November 2 as the reissue dates for
EMPEROR's four genre-defining albums. Wrath of the Tyrants, In the Nightside
Eclipse, Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk, and IX Equilibrum, all currently
out of print in the US, have been reworked with additional bonus footage
and material unavailable on both European and US-licensed versions.
In documentary style, each of the four recordings have been enhanced with live and studio footage. [see full story for a lot more details on these reissues plus a tidbit on a DVD release]- Click Here for the Full Story
S.O.D. DVD
Blabbermouth reports: Former S.O.D./current
M.O.D. singer Billy Milano has posted the following message on his official
web site:
"I want everyone to know that [former S.O.D. and current ANTHRAX guitarist] Scott Ian came through for me and allowed me to put together the ultimate S.O.D. DVD/live CD collection for all the fans that have supported and been there for us. So I guess, Scott, if you read this, respect and apologies to you for returning the friend-in-need card. I guess I'll leave Chuck [former S.O.D. and current ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante] alone, too. So, I'll see you at the Christmas premier in New York city of S.O.D. Route 666 South --> Park of Heaven!!" [more]- Click Here for the Full Story
Machine Head Plan Special
10th Anniversary
Blabbermouth reports: MACHINE HEAD will
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the worldwide release of their classic
debut album, "Burn My Eyes", by setting aside their regularly scheduled
set list and performing the record in its entirety on August 8 at the Philadelphia
stop on their "Road Rage" tour.
Widely considered to be one of the best metal albums ever released, "Burn My Eyes" has sold 153,000 copies in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [see full story for a full tour dates listing] - Click Here for the Full Story
Adolescents Prep Demo CD
Release
Aversion reports: Adolescents fans will
have to wait until next year for new material, but a compilaiton of demo
tapes will help tide them over until then.
The band has begun polishing material to release an album of demos cut in 1980. The album, which is still untitled, will drop at the end of the year from Frontier Records. - Click Here for the Full Story
Libertines Reunite
Xfm reports: This weekend saw the opening
of the Libertines exhibition at Camden's Proud Gallery, and an intimate
solo set from troubled Libertine frontman Pete Doherty. During a short
acoustic set at the gallery on Friday night (July 23), Doherty proceeded
to surprise the assembled crowd by welcoming Libs drummer Gary Powell onstage
to a hero's welcome. - Click
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New Release: Starwood
Day in Rock reports: Occasionally we'll
highlight a standout CD on the day of release. The last CD featured was
The Cure's new self-titled album. Today we bring you a snippet from Mark
Hensch's 5 Star review of the Starwood debut "If It Ain't Broke, Break
It!" which hits stores today. Click the full story link to get the full
review with links to hear samples, purchase the CD for under $7 bucks and
learn more about the band. Here is part of Mark's review: A review of this
CD can't do it any real justice. I loved it, and I feel most people, coming
in with an open mind at least, will appreciate it as throw-back rock done
right. In a world where bands can parody the past of rock and not be chided,
artists like Starwood come roaring in with swagger and brass music that
says ROCK IS NOT DEAD. It's loaded with awesome guitars, sneering vocals
that would do say Axl proud, and it somehow still seems fresh and original.
Maybe it's because something of this nature hasn't been made by too many
artists in the last few years, or maybe it's because this band takes their
music seriously and it gives it a whole new level of greatness missing
in less serious ROCK bands. I know I have constantly capitalized the entire
word ROCK in this because that is what Starwood is; it is ROCK. These guys
go straight for the windpipe and never let go.- Click
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Big Easy In A Box
press release reports: New Orleans music
has been documented thoroughly on recording and in print � but never like
this. Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: Big Ol' Box of New Orleans
takes the music of the Big Easy outside the history museum and puts it
back amidst the total experience of being there � the hurricanes to go,
the crawdad etoufeé, the voodoo rituals, the beads, the sultry Caribbean
winds � and mixes it up with four CDs worth of new and old Crescent City
sounds. According to reissue executive producer Gary Stewart, "It's one
big mess, and we like it like that!" Shout! Factory's resultant CD boxed
set will arrive in stores on October 5th for the suggested retail price
of $59.98. [see full story for a lot more on this release]-
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Reel Big Wedding
press release reports: Reel Big Fish frontman
Aaron Barrett married Molly Terrence, his girlfriend of over 2 years, during
an impromptu ceremony in Las Vegas last Wednesday, July 21.
The couple were joined by Barrett's fellow bandmates, and a small group of friends. The band was in town for a show at the House of Blues.
Reel Big Fish are finishing up their Coast To Coast Roast tour dates this week and will then head off to Hawaii for another Reel Big Fish wedding--that of bassist Matt Wong.- Click Here for the Full Story
Acceptance Launch Summer
Tour
press release reports: Acceptance are
set to launch a summer tour with recent Fearless Records signing and fellow
Seattle scenesters Gatsbys American Dream and Equal Vision's The Snake
The Cross The Crown.
The tour kicks off on August 13th, with a hometown Seattle show at Graceland.
Look for Acceptance's Columbia Records
debut out early next year. [see full story for dates and more on the group]-
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