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Rock 1/18: Suge Ordered Vibe Attack?- Fan Attacks Simpson- Fire Ozzy!-
Crisis- Queen Dates- Beck Surprise- Flaming Lips At War- McAuley Schenker
Reunion- Stratovarius- Norma Jean- Propagandhi- Aphex Twin- Glastonbury-
MTV: More Reality, Less Music- NIN in May- Morrissey Live Releases- Ikara
Colt Split- Fake Blackmore- Penny Lane is Coming- He is Legend- Extol-
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 Suge
Ordered Vibe Attack? |
MuchMusic reports: The plot of November's
Vibe Awards stabbing has thickened. Young Buck pleaded not guilty Friday
to assault with a deadly weapon. No surprise there. But Jimmy James Johnson,
the man Buck is accused of stabbing, has let a bomb drop. Johnson, who
witnesses say started the brawl by punching Dr. Dre, allegedly told police
that Suge Knight paid him $5,000 to pull the stunt. [see full story for
more]- Click
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| Fan
Attacks Simpson |
Contact Music reports: Former BUSTED heartthrob
CHARLIE SIMPSON was attacked onstage by a disgruntled fan of the former
boyband as he performed with new group FIGHTSTAR on Sunday (16JAN05).
The YEAR 3000 hitmakers devastated devoted
fans on Friday (14JAN05) by announcing the end of their chart run, so Simpson
can pursue a career with rockers Fightstar.
And one particular fan chose to express
their unhappiness by pelting Simpson with paint while he sang at the gig
in Dublin, Ireland. [see full story for more]- Click
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We have confirmed that antiMusic's Greenmuse has a solid alibi for
the day in question.
| Rapper
Vs Police... Police Win |
Contact Music reports: British rapper HARVEY
was arrested yesterday (17JAN04) after allegedly fighting with a police
officer.
The SO SOLID CREW star and TV presenter
began brawling with a cop and had to be sprayed with CS gas after making
an obscene gesture and complaining of harassment in Welwyn Garden City,
England, reports British newspaper THE SUN. [see full story for more]-
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| Fire
Ozzy! |
Blabbermouth reports: Disillusioned BLACK
SABBATH fans have launched a petition asking Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler,
and Bill Ward to consider firing Ozzy on the grounds of his lack of commitment
to BLACK SABBATH over the last few years. They feel that Ozzy's lack of
enthusiasm has been holding back the possibility of a new BLACK SABBATH
album and that such an album would be more likely were the other members
of BLACK SABBATH to enlist a replacement.[see full story for more]-
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| New
Osbournes Sitcom |
Blabbermouth reports: After "The Osbournes"
and "Battle for Ozzfest", Sharon said she and Ozzy � who helped usher in
an entire era of celebrity reality shows � are finished with reality TV.
But they're not done with TV.
They even have a new project in the works,
an "unstructured" sitcom for Fox, possibly for next fall, Sharon said.
"There is no script, but there is a whole storyline to the show, but we
ad-lib our lines," she said, describing a technique used in such shows
as "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and the upcoming "Fat Actress".[see full story
for more]- Click
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| Crisis
Hire New Drummer |
Blabbermouth reports: CRISIS have announced
the addition of drummer Ryan Ball to the group's ranks.
CRISIS parted ways with their previous
sticksman, Josh Florian, after he "busted his appendix" and was unable
to join the group on the road with KITTIE and OTEP. [see full story for
more]- Click
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Source: Blabbermouth
also has news on COZY POWELL's BLACK SABBATH Drum Kit Being Auctioned,
UNDERCURRENT: Former MORBID ANGEL Frontman Launches New Project, SIN DEALER
Begin Writing New Material Porn Star FELICIA FOX In Crowd For BLACK LABEL
SOCIETY Video Shoot, IRON MAIDEN: '2 Minutes to Midnight' Promo Single
Sold For $4,000 and more click here to check it out
| Queen
Dates |
Ananova reports: Queen's first tour for 19
years will see the band play six arena shows in the UK in May.
According to Queen fansite www.queenzone.com
the UK dates, so far unconfirmed, will begin at the Metro Arena, Newcastle,
on May 3 and continue with concerts at the Manchester Evening News Arena
on May 4, NEC Birmingham, May 6, Cardiff International Arena, May 7, Hallam
Arena, May 9 and Wembley Arena Pavilion, London, May 11. [see full story
for more]- Click
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| Beck
Surprise |
NME reports: BECK made a surprise appearance
at LOS ANGELES's SPACELAND last week (January 13).
The singer turned up out of the blue at
the tiny venue to play an impromptu gig to 250 people.
He premiered new material from his forthcoming,
as-yet-untitled album, including �Guero', �Hell Yes', and �Epro'. [see
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| Flaming
Lips At War |
NME reports: THE FLAMING LIPS have titled
their new album 'AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS'.
And frontman Wayne Coyne has revealed that
he wants Cat Power to guest on the follow-up to 2002's 'Yoshimi Battles
The Pink Robots'.
The record should be released later in
2005.[see full story for more]- Click
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| McAuley
Schenker Reunion |
Melodic Rock reports: Robin McAuley will be
on stage this Thursday with Michael Schenker for the first time in 13 years.
He is singing with Schenker at the NAMM Guitar night in Long Beach, California.
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| Stratovarius
Reform |
Melodic Rock reports: Stratovarius - or the
original line-up at least - are back together and working on material for
a new studio album. This was not entirely unpredictable, as founder Timo
Tolkki was last seen being pursued by Sanctuary Records Europe for the
return of a very large advance (some reports quoted 1 million Euro's).
The label were not happy with the band's internal problems and were equally
unimpressed with the new line-up and therefore wanted a return on their
investment. So a return to the best known and best selling line-up, for
an album already paid for by the label was definitely the smartest choice.[see
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| Norma
Jean Sneak Peak |
Punkbands reports: The new album from Norma
Jean, "O' God, The Aftermath," is set to hit stores everywhere on March
1st. Head to purevolume.com to check out a new song from the album, "Vertebraille:
Choke That Thief Called Dependence." [see full story for more]-
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| Propagandhi
Delayed |
Punkbands reports: Sad news our friends. According
To The G7 Welcoming Committee webpage, the new Propagandhi has been delayed.
[see full story for more]- Click
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| Aphex
Twin LP Series |
Pitchfork reports: You can call him Richard
D. James. You can call him Aphex Twin. You can call him AFX, Brad Strider,
or Polygon Window. And now you can call him Analord, too. But don't call
him a plasticky pop doll: His latest anti-commercial (or is that... hyper-commercial?)
release continues his storied tradition of gleefully blurring the line
between groundbreaking genius and insufferable assholishness.
We're speaking, of course, of the launch
of the Analord series, which begins with Analord 10, a ludicrously expensive
two-song vinyl 12-inch, packaged with a limited-edition pocket binder to
hold future volumes. If it weren't already sold out from his Rephlex label's
website, it would set you back £39.99, or about $76-- which works
out to, like, six bucks per each of its 13 minutes. Of course, that price
ought to feel like a bargain once eBay hounds get the scent of it. The
other nine volumes will reportedly dribble out over the first half of this
year; Rephlex is offering a reserve list for those who missed out on this
one. [see full story for more]- Click
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Source: Pitchfork
also has news on Björk preps 2xCD remix comp, new single, Out Hud
reveals details of next album, single, Mary Timony signs to Lookout!, readies
new LP, Yeah Yeah Yeahs prep new LP for fall release, LCD Soundsystem debut
gets bonus disc and more click here to check it out
| Glastonbury
Take 06 Off |
BBC reports: Michael Eavis is to rest the
Glastonbury Festival in 2006.
Mr Eavis told the BBC, during a meeting
to apply for a licence for this year's festival, that the event would be
taking a break.
The festival was last rested in 2001 over
safety fears. Overcrowding led to the festival being fined and the new
"super-fence" being built. [see full story for more]-
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| MTV:
More Reality, Less Music |
Reuters reports: ....[new MTV reality shows]
"Trippin'," follows Cameron Diaz and her celebrity friends -- including
Drew Barrymore, Kid Rock and Jessica Alba -- as they travel to remote locations
to explore scenic, sometimes ecologically threatened locales.
Diaz hopes that viewers of the show, which
premieres at 10:30 p.m. March 28, take away an inspiring, pro-environment
message.
MTV also highlighted two other new reality
series: "The Nick Lachey Project" (working title), featuring singer Nick
Lachey, who also stars in the network's "Newlyweds," and a 10-episode series
featuring Blink-182's Travis Barker and his wife, Shanna Moakler. Both
shows are set to premiere in April. [see full story for more]-
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| Silly
News: Gadhafi Opera |
AP reports: A new opera based on the life
of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, featuring a rapper as Gadhafi and a chorus
of all-female bodyguards, highlights the new season of the English National
Opera. [see full story for more]- Click
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| NIN
in May |
IAYM reports: Nine Inch Nails are said to
be eyeing a tentative May 03rd release date for their new album "With Teeth".
- Click
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Source: IAYM
also has news on Hondo Maclean UK Tour, 12VNE Tour, He Is Legend/Classic
Case Tour, NiN UK Dates, Comeback Kid/Bane/With Honor Dates, Hondo Maclean:
"Unspoken Dialect" and more click here to check it out
| Morrissey
Live Releases |
Aversion reports: Morrissey will be behind
not one, but two, live releases from his latest tour.
The singer, who toured extensively on last
year's You Are the Quarry (Attack/Sanctuary), announced a pair of independent
releases culled from his shows. The first, the Live From Earl's Court CD,
culls cuts from a string of British dates. The other, the Who Put the M
in Manchester DVD, was filmed May 22 in his Manchester hometown. [more]-
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Source: Aversion
also has news on PBS to Air Ramones Documentary, 'Tis the Season for New
British Sea Power, Militia Group Signs Jealous Sound, Lashes Sign to Columbia
Records, Courtney Love Regains Custody of Daughter and more click here
to check it out
| Ikara
Colt Split |
DiS reports: Yet another pretty-good-actually
band have decided to call it a day and it's only the third week of the
new year. Following the recent demise of DiS faves Mclusky, as well as
perky pop peeps Busted et al, Ikara Colt have decided to make like the
proverbial banana and split. With a manifesto borrowed from seminal hardcore
troupe Huggy Bear, the �Colt promised to disband on their fifth birthday
and so, indeed, they have. [see full story for more]-
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| Fake
Blackmore |
ArrowFM reports: Deep Purple alum Ritchie
Blackmore had been getting a bad rap in England - but it's not really him.
A man checked into a Southampton hospital and sold fake autographs saying
he was the former guitarist from Deep Purple. Obviously it wasn't Ritchie
Blackmore and British Police are on the lookout for the faker. [see full
story for more]- Click
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| Penny
Lane is Coming |
ArrowFM reports: Over 50,000 Beatles fans
come to Penny Lane every year in Liverpool despite the fact that there
is no statue or attraction on the street. The Liverpool City Council is
changing that by giving over part of the local Grove Mount playing fields
to the Penny Lane Development Trust, which has drawn up a $5.5 million
plan to create a Beatles visitor center. City Officials want to build a
restaurant, bar, a "Beatle" store and a recording studio. -
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Source: ArrowFM
also has news on We lose two musicians to Cancer, Strawberry Fields - but
NOT Forever, Collins' Cool Collaboration, Classic Crumbs for Thursday,
Classic Crumbs for Wednesday (Steve Miller, Springsteen, Mellencamp, Skynyrd,
Jagger & Elton John) and more click here to check it out
| He
is Legend Dates |
The PRP reports: More dates have been announced
for He Is Legend's upcoming run with Classic Case and Forever Unchanged,
the latest stops are as follows:
February 15th Patchogue, NY - Oasis
February 16th Syracuse, NY - The Furnace
February 19th Indiana, PA - Chevy Chase
Community Center
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| Extol
Release News |
The PRP reports: Extol's forthcoming new album
"The Blueprint Dives" will once again be released through both Solid State
and Century Media, however, the Solid State release of the effort will
arrive in stores on March 29th; while the Century Media edition will arrive
in stores on May 03rd. - Click
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Source: The
PRP also has news on From A Strained Moat, New Plans, Broken Heart Remembrance,
Blessed Black Track Listing, Zombie Storm, Haunted Heaven Relief and more
click here to check it out
| Monster
Cat Club |
Day in Rock reports: It looks like Monster
House will be taking over The Cat Club at the end of the month. The famous
venue owned by Stray Cats Slim Jim Phantom and host to the Sunday night
Happenin' Harry's Hellhole (sponsored by antiMUSIC), will be getting a
monster makeover from Steve and the crew.
The hit Discovery Channel show "Monster
House" challenges a hand picked team of builders to undertake monster projects
and transformations in just five days. The Cat Club, which sits next to
the Whiskey A Go Go will be next in line and the show's host and project
leader Steve isn't letting the cat out of the bag on what "monster" they
plan to create.
Once we have a show time we'll post it
right here. See full story for more on the show. - Click
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| Backstabbers
Incorporated Lose Singer |
Metal Blade reports: There's not a whole lot
of info on this one, but Ryan Stabbers has apparently jumped ship on the
BSI US tour. The band will still continue on while guitarist and bassist
Matt and Brian Serven handle vocal duties until other arrangements can
be made. Make sure to check out the band on this tour, as this may very
well be the band's last tour of the states. [see full story for more]-
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| From
a Second Story Window singer replaced |
Metal Blade reports: The cat got out of the
bag and yes, the rumors are true: FASSW vocalist Sean Vandegrift has indeed
left the band. However, everything is still in line as the band has found
a replacement in the form of Will Jackson, formerly on NC death-metalcore
band The End of All. Both Sean and the band are on great terms and Sean
will still be helping the band any way possible. [see full story for more]-
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| Stay
up late for Collective Soul |
press release reports: Collective Soul will
be performing their new single "Better Now" on the Late Late Show this
Tuesday night 1/18!!! The show is on CBS and is televised at 12:30am/11:30pm
central [see full story for more]- Click
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