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 Weezer
Split? |
MTV reports: They've been a band for more
than 13 years, releasing five albums and winning over an army of overly
devoted fans in the process. But all that could soon be a distant memory,
because it looks like Weezer might never make another album again.
Last week, MTV News spoke to the band before
the launch of its co-headlining tour with the Foo Fighters and the guys
were more than candid about a whole host of subjects, including the fact
that Make Believe could very well be their final LP. [see full story for
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| Dylan
Boycott |
Reuters reports: Music retailer HMV Canada
has pulled Bob Dylan's CDs from its shelves to protest a deal to sell his
new "Live at the Gaslight 1962" album exclusively in Starbucks coffee shops.
A spokesman for HMV Canada confirmed Monday
that Dylan's albums were not being stocked or displayed on its store shelves.
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| Fan
Beating Probe |
Blabbermouth reports: Patrick Sands of The
Valley-Times News is reporting that the city of Lanett, Alabama has commissioned
an independent external investigation into an incident at a Christian heavy
metal concert on September 3 where two members of the Lanett Police Department
allegedly used "extreme physical force" to arrest a young black male after
shutting down the show. That external investigation should be completed
in the near future.
The officers involved have been placed
on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.[see full
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| Sex
Pistols Walk |
BBC reports: The Sex Pistols and Dame Thora
Hird are among the new names to be added to a celebrity Walk of Fame in
London.
One hundred celebrities will be immortalised
on the Avenue of the Stars, to be unveiled on Sunday in Covent Garden.[see
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| Wilco
Live CD |
FMQB reports: Wilco will release their first
ever live album, Kicking Television - Live In Chicago on November 1. The
double-disc set was recorded over four nights in the band's hometown back
in May.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Lava
Troubles |
Reuters reports: Lava Records, home to such
acts as the Click Five and Simple Plan, started laying off staff on Monday,
three weeks after executive upheaval at its Atlantic Records parent, sources
said.
The label will continue with some dedicated
staff, but one source acknowledged that Atlantic personnel will take on
functions previously executed by Lava employees. The exact size of the
Lava staff moving forward is unknown at this point. [see full story for
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| Spinal
Tap Records |
Reuters reports: Harry Shearer has put his
stamp on such iconic roles as Spinal Tap bass player Derek Smalls and "The
Simpsons" nosy neighbor Ned Flanders, but he's about to add record label
owner to his resume.
Along with his singer/pianist wife Judith
Owen and her manager Bambi Moe, Shearer has founded Courgette Records,
whose first release is Owen's latest album, "Lost and Found."[see full
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| War
Child Blockbuster |
Gigwise reports: The new War Child album has
been downloaded 80,000 times over the weekend.
�Help: A Day In The Life' was launched
on Friday afternoon (September 9) and already organisers are hailing it
as a success. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Murder
Chaka |
Gigwise reports: The son of R&B star Chaka
Khan was yesterday ordered to stand trial over the shooting of a teenager
at a party in September 2004.
Damien Patrick Holland surrendered to police
on February 28 of this year after he learned that prosecutors had charged
him of the murder of 17 year old Christopher Baily. [see full story for
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| Keef
No Pirate |
Ananova reports: Keith Richards says he still
can't commit to play Johnny Depp's dad in the Pirates Of The Caribbean
sequels.
Richards revealed that he spent a day with
Depp on the film set and even tried on some costumes.
He said: "Johnny and I spent a great afternoon
trying to get these things (costumes) on. But that doesn't mean I'm doing
it. At the moment I've turned them down.[see full story for more]-
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| Clash
Ripoff |
Punk Music reports: Pro-skateboarder Tony
Hawk has made has a new edition to his skateboarding video games coming
out entitled "Tony Hawk: American Wasteland" to be release Oct. 18th. The
cover work on this is quite possibly the most unoriginal thing I have seen.
They ripped off The Clash's London Calling album cover. Apparently, they
are too lazy and uncreative to think of something original.[see full story
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| Boy
Sets Fire Vision |
Punk Music reports: Equal Vision Records is
excited to announce Boy Sets Fire has joined their roster! They will issue
their currently out-of-pring album "The Day The Sun Went Out" thru the
label on Oct 18th which will be followed by a collection of b-sides and
rarities compilation to be called "Before The Eulogy" Nov. 1st. [see full
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| PriestFest |
Blabbermouth reports: JUDAS PRIEST, ROB ZOMBIE
and ANTHRAX will be teaming up for Priest Feast, a special, one-time only
event to take place on October 30 at the Long Beach Arena.[see full story
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| Hendrix
Bootleg Suit |
Blabbermouth reports: Margo Whitmire of Billboard.com
is reporting that Seattle-based Experience Hendrix filed a second suit
yesterday (Sept. 12) against Purple Haze Records to stop the marketing
and sales of all unauthorized Jimi Hendrix recordings through the U.K.
indie label. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Ignite
06 |
Blabbermouth reports: Recently signed to Abacus
Recordings, southern California hardcore/punk titans IGNITE are preparing
to enter the studio next month to record their third full-length album.
The band's first studio CD since 2000's "A Place Called Home" will be produced
by Cameron Webb (SILVERSTEIN, SUM 41, MOTÖRHEAD) and is tenatively
scheduled for an early 2006 release. [see full story for more]-
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| CBGB
Disturbed |
Blabbermouth reports: DISTURBED will mark
their new album's release � and wrap their current six-and-a-half-week
North American tour � by performing Tuesday, September 20 at the legendary
CBGB in New York City. Tickets for the special event will only be available
through the band's official fan web site, www.thedisturbedones.com, and
New York's K-ROCK FM, which is sponsoring the show. [see full story for
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| Paradise
Lost UK |
Blabbermouth reports: Century Media Records
has set an October 17 U.K. release date for the latest album from PARADISE
LOST, entitled simply "Paradise Lost". As previously reported, the album's
U.K. release was delayed by a few weeks due to the fact that Century Media
recently changed their distribution to EMI.[see full story for more]-
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| Behind
The Ratt |
BW&BK reports: According to a posting
at his website, former RATT singer STEPHEN PEARCY will be taking part in
VH1's Behind The Music about Ratt. Taping will begin soon. An air date
has yet to be announced. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Bobaflex
Dates |
Audio Aggression reports: Bobaflex have announced
the following headlining show dates:
September 15th in Mankato, MN @ What's
Up Lounge
September 16th in Columbia Heights, MN
@ Star Central
September 17th in Louisville, KY @ Phoenix
Hill Tavern
September 18th in Nashville, TN @ The
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