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 Beatles
Not For Sale |
Extra reports: Despite recent reports to the
contrary, "EXTRA" has confirmed that Michael Jackson is not selling his
Beatles catalogue. His spokesperson, Raymone K. Bain, tells "Extra" that
"There is no truth to the rumor that Michael Jackson will be selling his
Beatles catalogue� period� not back to Paul McCartney, or any other individual
or entity. He has no intention, or interest, in selling his catalogue."
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| Cornell
to Hit The Road |
PR reports: Fresh from the studio and eager
to hit the road to promote the June 5th release of his upcoming album,
Chris Cornell announced select US tour dates beginning on April 6 in Las
Vegas, NV at the Vegas Grand Prix (complete itinerary below). For the first
time onstage Cornell will dig into the vault performing songs from his
13-album career including Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave,
as well as premiering tracks from his upcoming release Carry On (Suretone/Interscope).
Fri April 6 Las Vegas, NV Vegas Grand Prix
Sun April 8 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Wed April 11 Chicago, IL Metro � Smart
Bar
Sat April 14 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert
Theatre
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| Bon
Jovi's Lost CD in June |
PR reports: Flush with the success of their
record-breaking world tour and multi-platinum album Have A Nice Day � Island
Records group Bon Jovi has completed a new album, Lost Highway.
Produced by Dann Huff (Keith Urban, Rascal
Flatts) and John Shanks (who co-produced Have A Nice Day, and whose credits
include Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Chris Isaak and others) Lost Highway
will arrive in stores June 19th on Island Records/Mercury Nashville. '(You
Want To) Make A Memory', the first single from the new album, will be blasted
out to radio on Tuesday, March 20th. [see full story for their immediate
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| Spector
Trial Begins |
Gigwise reports: The Phil Spector murder trial
is set to begin today (March 19), four years after the producer was charged
with killing an actress at his home.
Judge Larry Paul Fiddler will start selecting
a jury today and tomorrow from a possible 300 candidates.
Although the trial itself will be televised
next month, there will cameras present over the coming two days for the
jury selection. [see full story for more]- Click
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| 2&2:
Lamb of God |
PR reports: While you were probably drinking
green beer on St Paddy's Day, Mark Hensch was checking out a show with
Lamb of God, Machine Head, Gojira, and Trivium. Before the show Mark sat
down with Lamb of God's Willie Addler. Here is part of their conversation.
antiMusic: Sacrament is also
interesting as it marks a lyrical shift away from the sociopolitical anger
of Ashes of the Wake and As the Palaces Burn towards a more
subtle approach focusing on more personal matters. Was this something you
guys consciously chose to do, or did it just happen? What level of input
does each band member have in the writing process? ** Willie: I
think it was a little of both. At the time we were recording Sacrament,
we had arrived at a point in time when personal matters where more prevalent
than political ones. We had already done two albums on a political bent,
and we felt like we were beating a dead horse. Basically, we had said what
we had to say about it, and from there we felt that the things going on
with us personally far outweighed everything else�obviously, what is going
on with you influences what you do creatively.
antiMusic: In my opinion a song "Redneck"
sees you guys walking up to the throne Pantera vacated and sitting very
confidently in it. You guys were nominated for a Grammy in the "Metal Song"
category this year for that, alongside Mastodon, Slayer, and several other
great bands. How did it feel to finally get that kind of recognition from
the music community, which typically doesn't have enough balls for a band
like yours? ** Willie: You know, it was nothing we set out to do�it
was never like "we have to go out and get a f***ing Grammy!" It is still
an honor to be recognized though. It is nothing we necessarily subscribe
to, but it is interesting being able to go to the ceremonies and be on
the red carpet and stuff. Such a mainstream music thing as this, it is
interesting seeing people like Mastodon and us get recognition and being
there was kind of surreal. [see the full story for the entire interview]
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| Save
The Music Turns 10 |
AP reports: Save the Music, the VH1 foundation
dedicated to promoting music education in the nation's public schools,
is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a concert featuring John Mayer
� and 50 of the students the organization has helped over the past decade.
The concert, scheduled for Sept. 20 at
Lincoln Center, will also include Project Runway's Tim Gunn as the emcee
of a live auction.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Can't
Keep Phil Down |
Blabbermouth reports: After canceling the
last three shows due to a "strep throat," vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT
RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) was back on stage earlier tonight (Sunday, March 18)
with his DOWN bandmates � CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper
Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),
bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA) and guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR) �
at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as the support act for HEAVEN
AND HELL and MEGADETH. The band is expected to play all the remaining shows
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| Poison
Baby |
Blabbermouth reports: POISON guitarist C.C.
Deville (whose real name is Bruce Johannesson) and longtime girlfriend
Shannon Malone welcomed their first child, a boy named Vallon Deville Johannesson,
on March 15. Vallon weighed in at 7 lbs. 2 oz. and measured 21" tall.[see
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| Pan
Shortage in LA as Metallica Begin Recording |
Metallica.com reports: Metallica left the
comfort of HQ this week to descend upon the greater Los Angeles area to
begin recording their 9th original album. This is the first time they've
recorded outside of the Bay Area since they spent an eternity at One-On-One
Studios recording The Black Album in �90 and �91. The last couple days
have been devoted to each band member working out the right sounds, including
Lars who remembered to turn on the snare and Kirk who played a solo! The
big, shiny red button was finally pushed today - and the wait begins.[see
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| Amorphis
Set Release |
Blabbermouth reports: Finland's AMORPHIS spent
the beginning of the year in the studio preparing its as-yet-untitled eighth
album, due on August 29 in Finland and on August 31 in the rest of Europe
via Nuclear Blast Records. As a first taste of the new material, a single
will be released on June 27. The new CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios
in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties will be handled by Mikko Karmila (NIGHTWISH,
STRATOVARIUS) at Finnvox studios. [see full story for more]-
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| Let's
Name the Kid Metallica |
Blabbermouth reports: A Swedish court has
ruled that the parents of a seven-month-old girl in Kungälv, Sweden
can name their child Metallica, according to the Swedish newspaper GP.
The girl's parents wanted to give their daughter a name that combined their
first names. After picking Metallica and checking twice with the Swedish
tax agency Skatteverket if the name was acceptable, they were told that
it shouldn't be a problem since there is already a girl in Sweden called
Metallica. When they filed Metallica as one of the girl's three first names,
the Skatteverket suddenly objected, claiming that the name was inappropriate
because a famous hard rock band bears that name and the fact that it's
too close to the word "metal."[see full story for more. Ok we already have
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| New
Linkin Park Clip Online |
SMN reports: Interested to know what new LINKIN
PARK sounds like? A clip of the track �What I've Done' off of their forthcoming
album "Minutes to Midnight", out May 15 on Warner Bros. Records/Machine
Shop Recordings in the United States, and May 14 worldwide, has been posted
up online.
Co-produced by Mike Shinoda and 2007 Grammy
Producer of The Year Rick Rubin (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Run DMC, Metallica,
Jay-Z), "Minutes to Midnight" was recorded at the infamous Mansion at Laurel
Canyon and is already being touted by critics who have heard it as the
band's best and most important work to date. [see full story for a link
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| Bad
Religion Go To Hell in July |
TuneLab reports: Bad Religion have titled
their new album 'New Maps of Hell' which is due out on July 10th. Track
listing for the disc is as follows:
1. "New Dark Ages"
2. "Grains of Wrath"
3. "Fields of Mars"
4. "Germs of Perfection"
5. "Requiem"
6. "Submission Complete"
7. "The Grand Delusion"
8. "Honest Goodbye"
9. "Prodigal Son"
10. "Before You Die"
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| Candiria
Shelved |
Lambgoat reports: The May 2007 issue of Decibel
magazine features an informative Candiria article. The piece details the
"demise" of Candiria following their serious van accident in 2002.
Of particular interest to Candiria fans
is the status of the group's final album, "Kiss The Lie." Candiria's record
label, Type A Records, remains hesitant to release the album since Candiria
drummer Kenneth Schalk is no longer in the band and the rest of the group
refuses to tour without him. Type A president David Bendeth explained his
position to Decibel: "Half the reason people loved this band was because
they were great musicians who really came into their own playing live.
Right now, I have the record and I am waiting to see what shakes out as
far as trying to sell this to people without a band.[see full story for
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| Prong
Tour |
SMN reports: PRONG have lined up the following
North American tour dates for later this year:
June 28 - West Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey
A Go Go
October 15 - Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
October 21 - Houston, TX @ The Meridian
October 23 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
October 24 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
October 25 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
October 26 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
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