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| Ban
Religion? |
BBC reports: Sir Elton John has said he would
like to see all organised religion banned and accused it of trying to "turn
hatred towards gay people". Organised religion lacked compassion and turned
people into "hateful lemmings", he told the Observer.
But the musician said he loved the idea
of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it which
he had learned at Sunday school. [So using his logic, Elton should be banned
for his hatred of organized religion and turning people into hateful lemmings
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| Bloc
Party Hospitalized |
punkbands reports: Bloc Party drummer Matt
Tong suffered a collapsed lung following a concert in Atlanta on Thursday
night. "Doctors at the hospital in Atlanta say Matt is in a comfortable
condition and not in any danger, he will however be staying in hospital
for at least the next three days for observation and it's not clear at
this stage when Matt will be fit to resume performing," said a message
posted Friday on the London, England band's website.
It hasn't been confirmed how Tong was stricken
with the problem, but a spokeswoman for the band told Dotmusic that it
may have occurred during the group's performance. "Matt is known for his
energetic drumming style," she said.[see full story for more]-
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| RIAA
Unconstitutional? |
TuneLab reports: In another RIAA sue-for-downloads
case, UMG v. Lindor, the presiding judge in Brooklyn federal court has
held that the defendant, Marie Lindor, can try to prove that the RIAA's
claim of $750-per-song statutory damages is a violation of the Due Process
Clause of the Constitution, since she has evidence that the actual wholesale
price of the downloads is only 70 cents.
This decision activates an earlier ruling
by the Magistrate in the case that the record labels must now turn over
'all relevant documents' regarding the prices at which they sell legal
downloads to online retailers. The judge rejected the RIAA's claim that
the defense was frivolous, pointing out that the RIAA had cited no authorities
contradicting the defense, but Ms. Lindor's attorneys had cited cases and
law review articles indicating that it was a valid defense.[see full story
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| Gerald
Levert RIP |
AP reports: Gerald Levert, the fiery singer
of passionate R&B love songs and the son of O'Jays singer Eddie Levert,
died Friday. He was 40.
"All of us at Atlantic are shocked and
deeply saddened by his untimely death. He was one of the greatest voices
of our time, who sang with unmatched soulfulness and power, as well as
a tremendously gifted composer and an accomplished producer," the label
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| Eminem
Film Deal |
Gigwise reports: Eminem is set to return to
the big screen after signing a multi-million dollar deal with Hollywood
agency International Creative Management.
The star of 8 Mile has previously said
that he didn't want to star in a Hollywood film again, but has seemingly
changed his mind.
In the fresh deal, Mr Mathers will feature
in the movie revival of popular 50s TV western ‘Have Gun Will Travel.'
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| Fiddy
A Joke |
Gigwise reports: The Game has talked some
more trash about 50 Cent, dubbing his rap rival an unintentional comedian.
The pair have enjoyed trading insults for
the last couple of years, and now The Game has chosen to attack 50 Cent's
"hilarious" attempts at talking.
He says, "I think 50's talking does more
damage than his actual rapping. It's always f***ing funny; even when it's
about me, I laugh at it. [see full story for more]- Click
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| OT:
Jack Palance RIP |
TMZ reports: Jack Palance, the gravel-voiced
actor whose career spanned bad guy and, later, funny guy roles, died today
at the age of 87. According to family members, Palance passed away at his
Montecito, Calif. home of "natural causes."
Palance is best remembered for his Oscar-nominated
role as the evil gunfighter Jack Wilson in "Shane" and such dark roles
as Dracula and Attila the Hun. [see full story for more]-
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| Dublin
Death Patrol |
blabbermouth.net reports: TESTAMENT singer
Chuck Billy, former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza have joined forces
in a brand new project called DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP). The band, which
also features such other San Francisco Bay Area notables as Phil Demmel
(guitar; MACHINE HEAD, ex-VIO-LENCE) and Willy Langenhuizen (bass; RAMPAGE,
LAAZ ROCKIT), is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches
on its debut album, due in 2007.[see full story for more]-
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| Dir
En Grey USA |
blabbermouth.net reports: Japanese band DIR
EN GREY will bring its "Inward Scream Tour 2007" to the U.S this February.
Confirmed dates are as follows:
Feb. 01 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Feb. 02 - Lake Buena Vista, FL & House
of Blues (Orlando)
Feb. 03 - Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre
Feb. 05 - Baltimore, MD @ Ram's Head Live
Feb. 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of
Living Arts
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| Overkill
Tour |
blabbermouth.net reports: Veteran East coast
thrashers OVERKILL, who are currently in the studio recording the follow-up
to their 2005 album "Relix IV", have announced the following shows for
2007:
Jan. 19 - Eck's Saloon - Lakewood, CO
Jan. 20 - Showbox - Seattle, WA
Jan. 21 - Whisky A-Go-Go - West Hollywood,
CA
Jan. 23 - Good Times Emporium - Somerville,
MA
Jan. 24 - Mark's Showplace - Bedford,
NH
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| Green
Day Reissues |
TuneLab reports: Green Day's first two albums,
'1,039/Smothered Out Slappy Hours' and 'Kerplunk!', will be re-issued on
December 19th by Reprise Records. The albums were originally released in
1991 and 1992 then re-released in 2004 by Lookout! Records.[see full story
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| Metallica
For Xmas |
TuneLab reports: Metallica have announced
the international release dates for their upcoming new DVD entitled 'The
Videos 1989-2004'. Check out the dates below:
North America: Dec. 5th
Europe: Dec. 4th
South America: Dec. 4th
Japan: Dec. 18th
Australia: Dec. 2nd
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| Pennywise
07? |
punkbands reports: Pennywise are now writing
and rehearsing their ninth full-length studio album. In last month's interview
with guitarist Fletcher Dragge, he stated the band will go back in the
studio to record it in "the next coming months" and hopes that it will
be out sometime around the summer of 2007- Click
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| Hawthorne
Height Victory? |
punkbands reports: Kings of A&R hears
that at a hearing on Tuesday, the judge ruled in Hawthorne Height's favor
stating that the band could terminate for cause, as such, the lawsuit is
not over per victory's previous press release. An official statement from
the band is expected shotly. - Click
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| Unseen
Robbed |
punkbands reports: Tripp Underwood of The
Unseen has reported an unfortunate occurrance while on tour in the UK in
support of Rancid. Someone broke into his vehicle and swiped all copies
of his new book, "So This is Readin'", that he had been advertising for
sale on this tour. Adding insult to injury, all of the books had been paid
for wholesale, meaning they were paid for in advance with the intention
of selling them for cash to support the tour. [see full story for more]-
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| Initial
Slayer Dates |
SMN reports: Initial dates for SLAYER's North
American tour with UNEARTH have been released:
January 25 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
January 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
LG
February 8 - Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
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