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Report for 01/05/06

Lindsay Lohan Hospitalized

antiMusic reports: Lindsay Lohan was hospitalized on Monday night following an asthma attack. The pop singer/actress was in Miami after hosting a New Year's Eve party and is being treated in an area hospital according to her publicist.

Lohan's publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnick told MTV that Lohan had been diagnosed with bronchial asthma as a child but has not had an attack in several years. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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50 Cent Protest

Gigwise reports: The UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a poster of 50 Cent for his film �Get Rich Or Die Tryin' condoned gun crime.

The industry watchdog made the ruling on the poster which depicts the rapper holding a gun and a baby after complaints from people saying it was irresponsible or offensive.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Pissed Peas Fans

Contact Music reports: The promoters of a cancelled New Year's Eve (31DEC05) street party in Los Angeles are being sued by disgruntled BLACK EYED PEAS fans who feel the show should have gone on.

Organisers of the Giant Village event were forced to scrap the multi-stage show due to torrential rain.

A group of music fans who were left with no party to go to on New Year's Eve are planning to file a class action lawsuit, claiming promoters promised them the show would go on "come rain or shine." [torrential rain in L.A. is usually like drizzle anywhere else. see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Foxx Tops Chart

Contact Music reports: Oscar winner JAMIE FOXX looks set to have another amazing year after toppling MARY J BLIGE to claim the US album chart's number one spot.

The RAY star's new R+B album UNPREDICTABLE debuted at number two last week behind Blige's release THE BREAKTHROUGH, but the two albums swap places on the latest Billboard chart.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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RHCP Double

FMQB reports: The Red Hot Chili Peppers have revealed some more details about their anticipated new record, Stadium Arcadium. According to an e-mail sent to fans today, the veteran Rock band's new release will be a double album, the first of their career.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Clear Channel Vs City

FMQB reports: Clear Channel Entertainment must go to court in California over charges of racketeering and claims of improper usage of funds at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, CA. According to the Bay Area newspaper the Mercury News, the concert division of Clear Channel (recently spun off as Live Nation) will go to trial over the city's claims, ruled Judge William Elfving. The case will be heard at a civil trial on February 6.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rotten Radio

FMQB reports: Finest City Broadcasting heritage Modern Rocker XTRA (91X)/San Diego have a new on-air ambassador for the station - John Lydon, a.k.a. "Johnny Rotten," of the Sex Pistols

He will become the new voice of 91X and share "Rotten Moments," with the audience. "I am pleased and pleasantly surprised that 91X -- which used to be a stunningly good radio station -- is now going to be a stunningly good radio station once again," Rotten says. "I've had good bleedin' memories with (91X) and I'm telling you, it just might have a chance to be as good as it once was."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sony Settles Spyware Suits

MTV reports: Sony BMG has tentatively settled more than a dozen consumer class-action suits brought against the company over its use of copy-protection software on its CDs. The company is awaiting the approval of the settlement of the 15 suits, which is expected on Friday. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Arctic Monkeys Remixed

Gigwise reports: Arctic Monkeys are reportedly considering commissioning a number of hip hop remixes of songs from their debut album.

"They're in talks with a number of producers with a view to releasing some hip hop mixes."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Townshend's Warning

Gigwise reports: Pete Townshend has warned music lovers that listening to excessively loud music on your headphones may cause hearing loss. 

The Who rocker believes that his hearing problems weren't caused by live concerts but by using headphones in the recording studio. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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BRMC Tour

Aversion reports: The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is getting set to hit the road once again.

Feb. 5 - Gothic Theater, Denver 
Feb. 7 - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis
Feb. 8 - Metro, Chicago
Feb. 9 - Bogart's, Cincinnati
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Keane Soph

Aversion reports: Keane's long-awaited sophomore album may pop up in a few months.

Although the act has yet to make an official announcement about the follow-up to 2004's Hopes and Fears (Interscope) (read Aversion's review at the full story link), the act's still-untitled effort will surface in May, according to the fan site Keane.at.
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Damage Control

Blabbermouth reports: Former AC/DC /ASIA drummer Chris Slade has joined DAMAGE CONTROL, the new band featuring UFO/WAYSTED bassist Pete Way and Robin George. Slade will be joining Pete and Robin in the studio to work on DAMAGE CONTROL's debut album, "Raw", tentatively due later in the year.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Single Bullet Theory Add One

Blabbermouth reports: Philadelphia-based metallers SINGLE BULLET THEORY have announced the addition of drummer Darrin Patrick to the group's ranks. "Darrin is best known for his work with progressive band ETERNITY X as well as North Jersey's SMOTHER THERESA," the band write in a statement.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Motley Movie In The Works

Blabbermouth reports: MÖTLEY CRÜE is back on the road and planning to record a new studio album this year. But the CRÜE's other major project, a film adaptation of its 2002 autobiography, "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", is still in the works. Bassist Nikki Sixx told Launch the movie is making significant progress. "The movie is getting some legs," he said. "The script's done. I mean, the people in Hollywood, the movie companies, are just freaking out over the script. They love it. Rick Wilkes wrote it, who wrote the 'XXX' movie."

There's no word yet on when the film version of "The Dirt" will go into production.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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