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Atreyu Week: Lead Sails Paper Anchor

antiMusic reports: Atreyu's new CD 'Lead Sails And A Paper Anchor' hits stores next Tuesday and to celebrate we asked Brandon to pick his top five favorite tracks from the CD and tell us a little about each one. Today he tells us about "Lead Sails Paper Anchor". Here's Brandon:

"This song was the curve ball. I wanted to write a country song and it came out to be more than I ever expected. The pedal steel and the way the vocals came out really made me excited."

Listen to the songs, grab tour dates, check out behind the scenes videos and more- here

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Savage Garden Racism Arrest

antiMusic reports: Former Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes was arrested last week for reportedly racially abusing a waiter at a Thai restaurant. He turned himself in voluntarily to police and is currently out on bail

According to Gigwise, "Hayes was taken in for questioning by Police on Friday night for racially abusing staff at the Busaba Eathai on Wardour Street on July 22 " 

"We can confirm that a 35-year-old man was arrested by Westminster police on suspicion of racially abusing a member of staff," a Scotland Yard spokesman said.- more on this story

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Beyonce Nude Mishap

antiMusic reports: The good news for Beyonce Knowles is that sex sells. The bad news is that her breasts are now available for viewing on the internet. Beyonce was simply trying to promote her new clothing line but she inadvertently gave the audience an eye full. This according to a Contact Music report. 

It's being billed as an accident, (or is it a wardrobe malfunction?) but it could also be called an ironic way to promote a clothing line by accidentally removing said clothing. It all happened last week when Beyonce took to the stage at a launch party for her clothing line at the Dereon in Toronto, Canada, according to Contact Music.

Hundreds of fans were on hand to witness Beyonce perform and during an a dance routine her blouse reportedly lifted up and exposed her bare breasts to the audience. Video of the mishaps is now making the rounds on the web. We won't link you directly to a site showing it but if you are industrious you can find- one

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Michael Anthony Responds To Van Halen Reunion, Defends Wolfgang

antiMusic reports: Michael Anthony has addressed his absence from the Van Halen reunion tour, saying simply that he wasn't invited to take part and he also encourages fans not to judge his replacement too harshly as he is sure that Wolfgang will do just fine. 

While Dave, Alex, Eddie and Wolfgang hit the road this fall, Anthony will be joining former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar for a tour with their band aptly titled "The Other Half". But with news of the reunion and what some see as snubs of the former Van Halen bassist, Anthony felt it was time to speak out publicly about the reunion tour. Here is what he had to say on his blog: "First of all, I hope all of you are having a great Summer!! I want to thank everyone for all the support you're shown me during the past months. It's all been pretty crazy, and I just wanted to bring you all up to speed. A lot of you have been asking about the upcoming Van Halen tour and my response to it. It's not that I'm not touring with Van Halen because I'm going out with Sammy (Hagar). I'm going out with Sammy because I was not invited to do the VH tour. - more of his message

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Projekt Revolution Webcast

antiMusic reports: MySpace today announced that the Projekt Revolution concert tour stop at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan will be streamed as a MySpace LIVE! event on August 22, 2007 starting at 1:30PM PST. 

As one of the official sponsors of the Projekt Revolution concert series, taking place this summer across the country, NowWhat will host the stream of the concert on its MySpace profile (http://myspace.com/nowwhat). The concert will feature artists including Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday and others. Matt Pinfield, an MTV and music industry veteran, is slated to host the six-hour concert stream � the longest live stream in MySpace history. 

In a MySpace LIVE! first, five fans at the Projekt Revolution concert, armed with cell phones, will take video footage of the concert which will be incorporated into the live stream on MySpace.- more on this story

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Korn's "Bi#%H! We Have A Problem" Tour

antiMusic reports: Once in a while unnamed sources turn out to be telling the truth and such was the case with the leak that Korn was planning a tour this fall to hit the markets they missed this summer. Also true was that they would be joined by Hellyeah, Five Finger Death Punch, and Droid.

The first nine dates of the what has been dubbed the "Bi#%H! We Have A Problem" Tour have been announced with tickets going on sale this coming weekend. 

Those dates include stops in Reno, Bend, Nashville, Merrillville, In and of course Canada. Korn's press release says we can expect more dates to be announced real soon.- announced dates

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Amy Winehouse Nixes Tour

an reports: Amy Winehouse has pulled the plug on her upcoming North American tour due to the "rigors" of the road (for those that haven't been following recent Winehouse news this excuse is for you). She is eyeing a makeup tour sometime next year. Euro fans keep your fingers crossed as the Oct / Nov tour over there is still on. At least for now.

Here is the official statement from the Winehouse Camp: Due to the rigours involved in touring, Amy Winehouse has been advised to postpone her upcoming September US and Canadian tour dates. All ticket holders may obtain refunds at their point of purchase. 

Amy's European and UK tour dates in October and November remain in place.- more on this story

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Boston Tribute Late Singer

antiMusic reports: Members of Boston paid tribute to their late singer Brad Delp on Sunday night. Members of the band performed one of their signature songs at a tribute concert that also featured Extreme frontman and guitarist Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt. 

The five-hour event took place Sunday night at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston and was dubbed "Come Together: A Tribute to Brad Delp". Delp took his own life in March after reportedly suffering from depression.

Some of the highlights of the evening came when Cherone and Bettencourt performed a song they had co-written with Delp. The Boston Globe reports that "Delp's post-Boston outfit with Goudreau, RTZ, gave a heartfelt performance that included a new number written after his passing called 'Set the Songbird Free.'" Then Tom Scholz, Barry Goudreau and Fran Sheehan took to the stage to cap off the event to perform their hit "Don't Look Back" in honor of Delp. - Read the Globe's full recap of the show

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Music To Hurt People By

antiMusic reports: We all have them, songs that are the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard, that when heard make us what to reach out and touch someone in an unfriendly way. Taking any song currently on TRL out of the obvious consideration it turns out that James Blunt produced the song that is most likely to inspire violence. 

When asked which songs make you want to commit violent acts by Rolling Stone the majority of people named Blunt's "You're Beautiful". An understandable choice. The Black Eyed Peas "My Humps" were just behind Blunt at no 2 with Smash Mouth's "All Star" being the third most likely song to make you want to break your foot off in someone's ass. 

For the 4th and 5th place winners we have to journey back in time a little further. Coming in at a solid (and ironic) No. 4 is Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" with the unforgettable Village People classic "YMCA" rounding out the Top 5. - more on this story

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Another James Brown Child Discovered

antiMusic reports: He was called the "Godfather of Soul" and "The Hardest Working Man in Show Biz" but it looks like he was also rather busy offstage and the father of quite a few souls. That's right, another James Brown offspring has been discovered through the wonders of modern science. 

Another child of Brown has been discovered using DNA testing. The woman that tested positive this time is the third person proven to be the child of Brown through DNA testing since his death, his longtime adviser Buddy Dallas told The Augusta Chronicle.

There may be more Brown children out there.- more on this story

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Inhale Exhale Drop Tour

Lambgoat reports: Yesterday Inhale Exhale dropped off their current tour, which had originally been with Nodes Of Ranvier. Here's the official word:

"We will be heading home today and not hitting the last week or so of dates. Due to a mix up of booking and such (too much to explain), Nodes of Ranvier decided to head home last week and prepare for a Sept. tour they have coming up which started a chain reaction of other bands heading home.- more on this story

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Switchfoot Bail on Sony

antiMusic reports: Surf inspired Christian rockers Switchfoot have bailed on their deal with Columbia Records and plan to move ahead independent of the major label machinery. The band made the announcement earlier this month on the Myspace page. 

They won't let a little thing like leaving Sony behind stop them as they have extensive tour plans (including heading over to rock the troops) as well as some solo projects in the works and a new studio album for next year. Here is their announcement: I've got some exciting news: after several years of trying to make things work over at Columbia we have officially severed our ties with sony to pursue making music independently. We are thankful for the incredible success that our partnership has produced over the years, yet within this ever changing business there can arise differences in vision and goals. These differences have now come to a point where we feel like parting ways would be best for us, and best for sony.- more on this story

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Elvis' Gun Has Left The Building

BBC reports: Around 75,000 Elvis fans attended the candlelight vigil 
A handgun once owned by Elvis Presley has been stolen from a Memphis museum dedicated to the singer. 

The pistol was taken from a display case in the Elvis After Dark museum in Graceland as fans gathered to mark the 30th anniversary of his death. 

A video camera caught a man removing the gun from the display case. 
- more on this story

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Labels Back iTunes Rival

BBC reports: Some of the world's biggest record labels including Universal and SonyBMG have begun selling music through a new download service, challenging Apple. 

Customers can buy tunes through Gbox at the same price charged by market leader iTunes - 99 cents (50 pence) a track. 

Music fans can download tracks direct from Gbox or from the online retailer Amazon. However, only US customers can currently make use of the service. 
- more on this story

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