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Beyonce Theft Appeal

BBC reports: A woman who sued Beyonce Knowles claiming the singer illegally used her lyrics in the song Baby Boy has taken her case to a US appeal court. 

Jennifer Armour claims Knowles, 26, took lyrics from her song, Got A Little Bit Of Love For You. 

Her lawyer said the case, thrown out by a judge in Houston, Texas last year, should be heard by a jury.
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Ozzy Garage Sale

PR reports: Julien's Auctions is honored to offer furnishings, art and memorabilia from the collection of rock 'n' roll royalty Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. The two-day sale will be held at Gibson Guitar Showroom, Beverly Hills, CA on Friday and Saturday, November 30th and December 1st. Pre-sale exhibition will be held at the Gibson Guitar Showroom Beverly Hills on November 26th - 29th. 

More than 600 lots of memorabilia, jewelry, costumes, paintings, furniture and decorative works of art from the Osbournes' Gothic style home in Beverly Hills, their Shabby Chic Malibu home and their Buckinghamshire mansion in England will be sold with a portion of the proceeds being donated to benefit the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation. Founded by Sharon to improve the lives of cancer patients and their loved ones, the Foundation provides at-home help, childcare, transportation, access to support groups and patient care services offered within Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 

The Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne Collection consists of fine and decorative art and memorabilia from the lives and careers of these multi-award-winning international celebrities. Sharon said: "It has taken our lifetime to collect all of these items. Both Ozzy and I have very special memories of each and every item as it came into our home and became part of our lives. It is like giving up a part of us and we hope each and every item finds a very special home."- more on this story

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Nirvana Unplugged Coming to DVD

Filter reports: Nearly 14 years ago, Nirvana recorded one of the most memorable episodes of MTV Unplugged. While the taping was released on CD, MTV Unplugged in New York, it has never been released in DVD form, until now. 

On November 20, Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance will finally be unleashed via Universal Music Enterprises. 

The MTV Unplugged in New York DVD will include "Something in the Way" and "Oh Me", which didn't appear in the original MTV broadcast. The DVD will also feature previously unreleased backstage access and four songs from the band's soundcheck.
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Set Largest Tour Ever

PR reports: One of the biggest arena attractions in rock music, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO), will once again take to the road for what will be its largest-ever tour, more than 80 cities in the U.S. and Canada over a ten-week period beginning November 1st. 

Since its first tour in 1999, TSO has been one of the most successful acts in the concert business, consistently rating in the Top 10 for both gross revenues and audience attendance. In that time, TSO's annual tours have become a must-see tradition for rock-centric revelers, attracting a uniquely all-ages audience captivated by their cross-genre blending of metal and progressive rock, classical themes and great storytelling, with unequalled staging and pyrotechnics. TSO's 2006 Winter Tour was its most successful to date, playing to over 1,000,000 fans, generating revenues in excess of $40 million, and earning the most attendance on Billboard's Top 25 Tours chart. - more including the dates

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Bobaflex On Dope Tour

PR reports: BOBAFLEX continues touring in support of their forthcoming sophomore album Tales From Dirt Town with a run of dates supporting Dope kicking off October 25 in Minneapolis.

The band will also play two "record release party" shows in their hometown of Huntington, West Virginia as well as one of the band's key markets, Columbus, Ohio before joining up with Dope.

BOBAFLEX tour dates 

Fri, Oct 12: Al Rosa, Columbus, Ohio, United States [RECORD RELEASE PARTY]
Sat, Oct 13: Huntington Music Hall, Huntington, West Virginia, United States [RECORD RELEASE PARTY]- more on this story

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Victory Pill Debut New Video

PR reports: Victory Pill, featuring ex-Pitchshifter and Prodigy guitarist JIM DAVIES and ex-Prodigy drummer KIERON PEPPER, have uploaded the video for the track "Worst Case Scenario" from their forthcoming Corporate Punishment debut at YouTube.

"The video was shot by DOSE PRODUCTIONS who did a few Pitchshifter videos. I have worked with them before and they were our first choice," says Davies. "The video was shot in France in a bunker complex. The concept was just meant to be quite dark and grainy like the song and the guy in the video is basically slowly flipping out after taking a pill of some kind, it's very claustrophobic. I wanted something quite moody to suit the song, although the end isn't as uplifting as the end of the song as he blows his head off. Oops!"

"'Worst Case Scenario' was one of the first tunes I wrote for this band, it's the most live sounding too," continues Davies about the album's lead single. "We used almost all live drums for this and it's very bass heavy, not an amazing amount of guitar; in fact it's quite sparse. Lyrically its very tongue in cheek; it's about going through life and becoming very cynical about everything where you used to always expect the best outcome. This song is about always expecting the worst, which is almost a way of protecting ourselves from being constantly let down. I think anyone in a band knows what I mean. You have to put your faith in people that very often let you down completely and the music business is a very unfair place. I had quite a dark period musically several years ago when all I did was plan for the worst outcome so I wasn't surprised when it came. But, I have to say the song isn't meant to be all doom and gloom; the third verse is meant to be uplifting and to have you stop dwelling on the past and get on with it, it's all good from now on. I'm not a miserable git, I promise!"- Check out the video here

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Mellencamp Extends Tour

PR reports: John Mellencamp's Fall Tour, beginning October 26 has been augmented with an additional series of concert dates that resume after Thanksgiving weekend and continue through mid-December. In all, the tour will find Mellencamp performing in 18 states at 24 venues. 

As with the tour's first leg, Los Lobos, the East Los Angeles rock band that has crossed cultural and generational boundaries for more than thirty years, will join Mellencamp on the bill for the new dates. Collaborations between Los Lobos -- Cesar Rosas, Louie Pérez, Steve Berlin, Conrad Lozano and David Hidalgo � and the Mellencamp band have been eagerly anticipated by concert goers since initial news of the tour broke several weeks ago.- more on this story

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Ryan Adams EP Tracks

PR reports: In keeping with his mercurial release schedule, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals are back with a new EP titled Follow The Lights - coming October 23rd on Lost Highway Records.

Following this years' phenomenal Easy Tiger, the EP features a selection of new material, "Follow The Lights" and "My Love For You Is Real" which will both be featured prominently in this fall's season of the ABC primetime drama 'October Road', and songs recorded live in the studio, including current tour favorite "Down In A Hole" by Alice In Chains.

EP Track Listing: 1. Follow The Lights (new song) 2. My Love For You Is Real (new song) 3. Blue Hotel (first official release, recorded live in studio) 4. Dear John (live in studio) 5. This Is It (Cardinals version, live in studio) 6. Down In A Hole (Alice In Chains cover, live in studio) 7. If I Am A Stranger (live in studio)
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Fugasi Bands TV Coming

antiMusic reports: It was inevitable. With the success of Karaoke Idol for the next logical step to be Karaoke Bands. We received the following announcement and are passing it on for all of those that like fugasi music. Endemol owned Initial has been commissioned by BBC Entertainment to produce a new prime time BBC One Saturday night series. Presented by Graham Norton, The Ultimate Tribute (working title) is a brand new talent show that will leave viewers amazed� and wondering if seeing is believing. We're looking for Tribute Acts who think they're the best. Performers don't have to just sing like a superstar, they have to look like them, dress like them, and act like them. In fact they have to live, breathe and actually turn themselves into the superstar of their dreams.

Imagine Madonna battling it out against Cher, or Frank Sinatra going head to head with Elton John. Each week, our tribute artists will be put through their paces as they try to capture the performing essence of an established superstar. They'll be given performance tips by a host of top professionals, from vocal coaches to choreographers, make-up artists to costume makers.

And it all leads up to weekly live shows on BBC ONE, in front of a studio audience of friends and their icons' Superfans, to win those all-important viewers' votes. - more on this story

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City Folk Live X

PR reports: WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) will debut songs from the upcoming CD City Folk Live X on the air on Wednesday, October 10th. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the CD series, this year's edition of City Folk Live comes in the form of a double CD set. 

Disc one is a compilation of exclusive WFUV in-studio performances from the past year, including songs by Keren Ann, Son Volt, Damien Rice and The Decemberists. A retrospective second disc culls great performances from the previous nine years, including music by Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Joss Stone and Alejandro Escovedo. . City Folk Live Xis available with WFUV membership at www.wfuv.org. 

"Putting the double CD together gave us a chance dig through our archives and listen to a lot of fantastic music. It's amazing to think about all the major talent we've been lucky enough to host at WFUV over the last 10 years," said WFUV Music Director Rita Houston.- tracklisting

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The Octopus Project Launch Tour

PR reports: The Octopus Project launched a nationwide headlining tour on Thursday in support of its third album, Hello, Avalanche to be released by Peek-a-Boo Records on October 16th. 

The new album was recorded and co-produced by The Octopus Project and Ryan Hadlock (Blonde Redhead, The Gossip) at Bear Creek Studio in Seattle and was mixed by the band with Erik Wofford (Voxtrot, Explosions In The Sky) back home in Austin.

The Octopus Project Live:
10/04 Houston, TX Numbers w/ Bring Back The Guns
10/05 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
10/06 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
10/07 Tallahassee, FL Beta Lounge
10/08 Orlando, FL Back Booth
10/09 West Palm Beach, FL City Limits
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....Review: As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us

In a genre that is saturated with subpar metalcore, wanna-be poser bands and generally garbage-filled tripe, As I Lay Dying unleashes easily the strongest album of their career, and in the process, lay waste to 90% of the metal scene. (5 stars) - Read the full As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us review
 

....Review: The Last Goodnight - Poison Kiss

Poison Kiss is very friendly straight forward bubble gum pop music that's danceable and easy to listen too. It's a 12 track collection and although there's nothing truly amazing on it most of the songs hold their own. (3.5 stars) - Read the full The Last Goodnight - Poison Kiss review
 

....Review: Birdflesh - Mongo Musicale

Standing boldly as the kings of humorous grind, Birdflesh's cult standard as a wild and spastic trio is rightfully proven by the uncanny display of funny lyrics while focusing on their slaughtering blasts of quasi-Napalm Death dismemberment.- Read the full Birdflesh - Mongo Musicale review

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