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| Axl
Vs Hilfiger |
antiMusic reports: Axl Rose got into a bit
of a tiff with Tommy Hilfiger on Thursday night at The Plumm in Manhattan.
Tommy threw a fit when Axl moved his girlfriend's drink. "I moved his girlfriend's
drink so it wouldn't spill," Rose told the Kevin & Bean on KROQ during
a short interview Friday morning. "It was the most surreal thing, I think,
that's ever happened to me in my life."
Tommy was in such a snit over the moved
drink he "smacked" Axl in the arm. "He just kept smacking me," Rose said.
Club owner Noel Ashman to the New York Post, "Axl was a gentleman and had
the good sense not to retaliate, as he would have done some serious damage
to Hilfiger." [Maybe Axl was in shock that Tommy had a girlfriend?]
Axl was on KROQ to announce that Guns N'
Roses are to headline the station's Inland Invasion on 9/23 at the Hyundai
Pavilion in Devore, Ca. This will be the Gunners first LA area gig in over
a decade. [we know that a couple of ubber cool folks at KROQ read the Day
in Rock, so come on kick down some tickets!]
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| Singer
Attacked |
Blabbermouth reports: At around 11:30 p.m.
on Friday night, May 19, 2006 reports to local authorities from cell phones
came in that an all-out fistfight had broken out during a NAPOLEON BLOWNAPARTS
concert at a popular night club (Doll Hut club) in Anaheim, California,
according to a press release sent out by the band's management, L.A.G.
of Tarzana, California. An unknown audience member bum-rushed the stage,
attacking Jim Norris, lead singer for opening band THE INFAMOUS UNKNOWNS,
knocking him into the drums and onto the stage floor, where both men scuffled.[see
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| J.Lo
Reality TV |
Reuters reports: Jennifer Lopez is bringing
her "Moves" to MTV, which has given the green light to her reality series
revolving around the lives of dancers working to make it in the business.[see
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| Billy
Walker RIP |
AP reports: Billy Walker, the Grand Ole Opry
legend whose hits included "Charlie's Shoes" and "Cross the Brazos at Waco,"
died in a wreck along an Alabama interstate on Sunday. He was 77.[see full
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| Doherty
Dropped |
Gigwise reports: Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles
have been dropped by Rough Trade for being �too difficult to deal with'.
Doherty's persistent drug problems, constant
brushes with the law and general unreliability have finally broken Rough
Trade's patience, after seeing Babyshambles' debut album sell a disappointing
110,000 copies despite massive publicity surrounding the singer.[see full
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| Skynrd
Surgery |
Gigwise reports: Lynryd Skynrd frontman Johnny
Van Sant has had emergency surgery to remove his appendix after suffering
a potentially fatal infection.
The veteran rocker went under the knife
at California's Stanford University Medical Centre on Thursday night after
suffering pain whilst playing gigs in the preceding days.[see full story
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| War
on Rap Terrorism |
CMJ reports: According to a posting on her
MySpace page, MIA is exactly that. Well, sort of. The Sri-Lankan born,
British art rapper who signed to Interscope last spring was due in the
US last month to start work with producer Timbaland on the follow up to
her breakthrough debut Arular, but was denied a visa to work or visit the
States.[see full story for more]- Click
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| AIC
Smashing Reunion |
Blabbermouth reports: SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman
Billy Corgan, former SCREAMING TREES vocalist Mark Lanegan and VELVET REVOLVER
bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) were among the guest musicians
performing with ALICE IN CHAINS at the official kick-off date of their
first tour since 1996 in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 18), according to
Reuters. [see full story for more]- Click
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| David
Lee Roth Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: Former VAN HALEN frontman
David Lee Roth will reportedly be embarking on an extensive U.S. tour �
consisting of 30 dates or so � beginning in late June. [see full story
for the first few dates]- Click
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| Matchbox
Aerosmith? |
Blabbermouth reports: According to the Orlando
Sentinel, MATCHBOX TWENTY singer Rob Thomas was headed into the studio
last week to work on a track for AEROSMITH � presumably to be included
on the band's new studio album, tentatively due late 2006/early 2007.[see
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| Noctuary
Release Set |
Blabbermouth reports: After much delay, the
release date of NOCTUARY's forthcoming album "Recollection" has been set
for August 22, 2006 on Quadrivium Records. A pre-release has been scheduled
for June directly through the California-based band and their label. The
first copies will be available exclusively to subscribers of NOCTUARY's
e-mail mailing list.[see full story for more]- Click
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| 10
Years in Europe |
TuneLab reports: 10 Years will begin a brief
European tour next month. The dates are:
June 2nd in Nurburg, GER @ Rock Am Ring
June 3rd in Nurnberg, GER @ Rock Im Park
June 4th in Bologna, ITA @ Gods Of Metal
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| Chevelle
Injury |
TuneLab reports: Due to an injury to bassist
Dean Bernardini's left hand, Chevelle has canceled the following dates
with Nickelback and Hoobastank:
June 30th in Cincinnati, OH US @ Bank Arena
July 2nd in Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco
Fieldhouse
July 5th in Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
(Milwaukee Summerfest)
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| Pearl
Jam Buck The System Again |
tinfoil reports: In its latest bid to show
its progressive side, popular band Pearl Jam has just released its latest
music video, "Life Wasted," under a Creative Commons license.
That means, according to Creative Commons
creative director Eric Steuer, that anyone will be able to "legally copy,
distribute and share the clip" for noncommercial purposes. [see full story
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| Korn
Money Giveaway |
KNAC reports: Thousands of fans gathered in
Chicago, Sacramento and Kansas City yesterday to attend special appearances
by KORN, Deftones and Stone Sour in advance of this weekend's on-sales
for the Family Values Tour, launching July 27.
In Chicago, across the street from historic
Wrigley Field, it was literally raining money when Jonathan Davis of KORN
distributed tens of thousands of dollars to fans by throwing $10 bills
to thousands of people in connection with the Family Values Tour $9.99
lawn ticket price. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Primus
Lips Fest |
antimusic reports: The mighty Primus will
be the headliners of the second night of the Hedgpeth Festival. The Flaming
Lips will head the first day of the music fest which will take place at
Twin Lakes, WI on July 28th and 29th. Best part yet? Advance tickets are
on $24.95 per night or $44.95 for a two day pass. What? Primus and the
Lips not enough motivation? What about Mike Patton's Pepping Tom, They
Might be Giants, Minus the Bear, The Kings of Leon or Blue October? Too
many more to list, click that handy full story link for the latest line-up.
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| Offspring
Sneaker Auction |
Punkbands reports: The sneakers Dexter used
to run the LA Marathon in March are now up for auction benefiting the Innocence
Project, a non-profit legal clinic that handles cases where post-conviction
DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. [see full
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| Yellowcard
Romance Tour |
antiMusic reports: Yellowcard are hitting
the road this summer to support their latest effort 'Lights & Sounds'.
Because it's just no fun to tour alone (and maybe because they felt sorry
for this band for being on such a worthless label) they kindly asked Matchbook
Romance to join them. As of right now the fun kicks off on May 28th. See
the announced dates below (according to the good folks at punkbands.com)
05/28 - Merriweather Post Pavillion Columbia,
MD
06/14 - Cains Ballroom Tulsa, OK
06/17 - City Stages Birmingham, AL
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| Pungent
Stench Nix Tour |
SMN reports: Due to problem's with the booking
agent, PUNGENT STENCH have canceled their previously announced May U.S.
tour. They'll instead only be performing at the Maryland Deathfest and
are expected to perform at CBGB in New York City on May 26th[see full story
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