Day In Rock 08/31: Van Halen Add Date- Kanye Stiffs Strippers- Zeppelin Pirate Jailed- Queen- Marley Ringtone Battle- Idol Sentenced-

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Collective Soul Week: New Vibration and Good Morning After All

antiMusic reports: This week we have a real treat for you. One of the best songwriting bands of this generation, Collective Soul, is releasing their new album 'Afterwords' this week and we asked lead guitarist Joel Kosche to select his five favorite tracks from the CD and tell us a little bit about each one. (Ed checks in on a few tracks too!). Today we conclude with two songs. Joel tells us about "New Vibration" and Ed tells us about "Good Morning After All".

Here is Joel with comments on "New Vibration": A great riff. That song has actually been around for awhile and almost made it on the "Youth" record. A fun song to play live.

And now Ed's tells us about "Good Morning After All": That one I wrote for my Mom. The strength she showed us during the time when we lost our father. You keep going. What keeps her going is her faith. 'You wake just to crawl/You stand just to fall/ But you say good morning after all.'

You can pick up 'Afterwords' at Target stores and iTunes now, plus see them on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday (August 31). You can preview the entire CD- right here!

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Van Halen Add Date

antiMusic reports: BW&BK is reporting that Van Halen has added a new date to their reunion tour. At press time, there was no confirmation on this from the Van Halen camp. That being said BW&BK says that the band has booked a November 10th date at the The Bell Centre in Montreal, QC.

As we previously reported, this will be the first time that Roth will tour with Van Halen in 22 years (The 1984 tour). The group revealed during a press conference earlier this month that they have been rehearsing together for the past four months.

As if news of David Lee Roth joining his former Van Halen bandmates Eddie and Alex for a reunion tour wasn't enough, the band says that a new album may be on the way soon as well.- more on this story

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Kanye Stiffs Strippers

antiMusic reports: It's Friday so it's a good time for a funny story about Kanye West. It seems that the self important rapper visited a London "lapdance" club, partook of the services of said club, but could be bother to leave even a 50 cent tip or pay the bill for that matter.

PR Inside has the story: The hip-hop star enjoyed six lapdances at Stringfellows last week (ends24Aug07), but didn't honour his side of the deal after failing to pay for the privilege.

Club owner Peter Stringfellow says, "If the bling round his neck had fallen off, it could have paid for holidays for all of my girls."- more on this story

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Zeppelin Pirate Jailed

antiMusic reports: Led Zeppelin doesn't have a whole lotta love for bootleggers and neither does a Scottish judge as a man convicted of pirating the legendary band's music has been sentenced to 20 months in jail thanks to the testimony of Jimmy Page.

Robert Langley was arrested at following a record fair in Glasgow in 2005 where the UK's version the RIAA seized CDs and DVDs being sold by Langley that included £11,500 of counterfeit Led Zeppelin material, according to the BBC.

He originally challenged the charges but after Jimmy Page testified at his trial he changed his plea to guilty. "The legitimate part is where fans trade music, but once you start packaging it up and you do not know what you are getting, you are breaking the rules legally and morally," said Jimmy Page. - more on this story

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Queen Aids Concert

antiMusic reports: Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen have signed on to perform at an Aids charity concert next June that marks former South African leader Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday.

The concert will take place on June 8th in London and according to Contact Music it will help raise awareness of the former South African Prime Minister's 46664 HIV Aids campaign, which helps those affected by the virus.- more on this story

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Marley Ringtone Battle

Reuters reports: The family of late reggae singer Bob Marley said on Thursday they will sue Universal Music Group and Verizon Wireless for using the iconic pop star's name, likeness and image without permission.

Fifty Six Hope Road Music Ltd, which is owned by the Marley family, said in a news release that Universal Music had entered an agreement with Verizon Wireless that granted the U.S. mobile service provider the right to utilize Bob Marley's name, likeness and image to promote a new set of ringtones.

"The agreement was entered into without the permission of the Marley Family," said the statement from Fifty Six Hope Road Music Ltd. "UMG has not received any suit from the Marley Estate," Universal Music Group said on Thursday.- more on this story

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Idol Sentenced

Contact Music reports: Disgraced American Idol star Corey Clark has been fined and placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

The R+B singer, who infamously claimed he had an affair with the reality TV show's judge Paula Abdul, was arrested on an outstanding warrant in North Little Rock, Arkansas on 30 July (07), when marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found on his person.

At a hearing in North Little Rock District Court last week (ends24Aug07), Clark was fined $850 (GBP425) plus court costs, placed on two years probation. [He still faces charges in Arizona, more on that- here]

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Clutch and Coheed And Cambria Tour

antiMusic reports: The fall tour season just got hotter with the announcement that Clutch and Coheed And Cambria will head out on a co-headlining tour of North America with The Fall of Troy acting as support for the outing which kicks off on Rocktober 29th in Toronto, according to Lambgoat.

Clutch will be touring in support their latest critically acclaimed release, "From Beale Street To Oblivion", which hit store back in April. They just wrapped up a tour with Year Long Disaster and Backyard Tire Fire.

Before Coheed And Cambria kick off this tour they'll head to Europe for a string of dates that kick off on September 27th London and will have stops in Germany, Holland and France. They'll also play their very first concerts in South American in September when they perform two concerts in Columbia.- dates

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Slayer Set Halloween Release for Unholy DVD

PR reports: Hailed as "the heaviest, darkest metal tour of the summer, if not the year," the Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted, stomped and screamed around the globe last year.

On October 30, just in time for Halloween, the Unholy Alliance Tour DVD package will be released (American Recordings) and will feature the tour's line-up - headliner Slayer, the undisputed kings of speed metal/thrash, and the "future of heavy metal contenders" - Lamb of God, Mastodon, Children of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed. The DVD will have an approximate running time of 90-minutes.

The Unholy Alliance Tour DVD/CD was shot at Vancouver's General Motors Place on July 13, 2006, was directed by Adam Rothlein (Speedway Films), and boasts performance footage plus bonus material to include backstage, behind-the-scenes and one-on-one interviews, many of which were conducted by the Unholy Alliance artists themselves.- more on this story

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Sigur Ros Plot DVD and Double CD release

Filter reports: Sigur Ros have confirmed the upcoming release of both a DVD titled Heima, and a double CD set called, Hvarf/Heim. Both will have a November 6th US release date, via the XL label.

With Heima translating into "At Home", the DVD will feature exclusive footage from a series of free concerts in their native Iceland during the summer of 2006.

Hvarf/Heim will be comprised of two EPs. The Hvarf CD will feature a bunch of lost songs from Sigur Ros' history, while Heim will include six live, acoustic tracks from all four Sigur Ros studio albums.- more on this story

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Jimi Hendrix DVD

PR reports: Forty years ago Jimi Hendrix returned to his native country and, in one fell swoop changed the musical landscape for all time. It was the galvanizing, US debut performance of The Jimi Hendrix Experience at The Monterey International Pop Festival that propelled Hendrix and his band mates, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, to the top ranks of international rock royalty.

On October 16, for the first time ever, The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey will be released by Experience Hendrix/Geffen/UMe on DVD. It's a remarkable visual and aural document that reconfirms what the Monterey audience bore witness to on June 18, 1967: Hendrix's unbridled talent and flair for showmanship are unparalleled in the annals of music. Two companion audio releases, on CD and vinyl, under the same title will also be available on October 16th by Experience Hendrix/Geffen/UMe.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey offers all existing film footage of that epochal performance presented in its original sequence.- more info including bonus 411

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Vibrators Tour

antiMusic reports: UK Punk pioneers the Vibrators are celebrating their 31st anniversary with a new US tour. The month and half long trek will kick off on September 6th at Brick By Brick in San Diego make its way across the US before wrapping up in Los Angeles on October 21st.

UK fans don't feel left out as the band plans some pretty extensive touring in their homeland following the US tour. Those dates lick off on October 26th in Cambridge and will run sporadically through December and include two free shows- Newcastle on Nov 9th and Gateshead on Dec 2nd.

According to their website The Vibrators most recent album was a '77 punk covers CD for US label Cleopatra. Called "PUNK: THE EARLY YEARS". It includes a version of the Dead Boys "SONIC REDUCER" featuring Wayne Kramer (MC5) on vocals, and Leonard (The Dickies) singing Motorhead's "VIBRATOR" - dates

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Knobody Release Set on Inovative New Label

PR reports: Oakland, California-based Hiero Imperium Records announces Bay Area rapper Knobody as the first artist signing to its new Triple i League. The Hiero Imperium Triple i League is Hiero's version of a Major League Baseball farm team.

With the goal of providing a kickstart for fresh talent, the seasoned vets at Hiero are bringing their A&R and business expertise to the table and scouting the best undiscovered talent in the Bay and beyond.

Knobody's first album on Hiero, Tha Clean Up, will be released on September 18, 2007. Tha Clean Up is a heavy hitting, cohesive album that aims to do what a clean-up hitter does on a baseball team: smack some balls out of the park.- more on this story

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