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 Rihanna
Rips Off New Order? - Top Story From This Week |
While this shouldn't be very surprising to anyone given the derivative and unoriginal nature of modern R&B these days, one person going by the name of usernamemyarse on YouTube decided that video proof was needed and put together Rihanna's "Shut up and Dance" with the New Order hit "Blue Monday" to show people how much of rip off it appears to be.
The main part of the video is the New Order
song playing over Rihanna's video with parts of the her song synching perfectly
with "Blue Monday". What happened to the R&B tradition in the modern
age? It appears to be just as bad as almost every other area of entertainment
from movies to TV, with inferior copies of the original being presented
as something new.
- But
judge for yourself.
| Rocker
Breaks Back - Top Story From This Week |
Mick Quinn was staying in a villa in the south of France and sleepwalked out of a ground floor window. The bass player and vocalist broke two vertebrae and smashed his heel according to the BBC.
He was taken to spinal unit in Toulouse and a specialist operated to repair the broken vertebrae and heal. While he is expected to make a full recovery from the injuries, the recovery will take several months. Luckily the band only has one gig scheduled in near future. - more on this story
| Tuesday |
| New
Bohemian Killed - Top Story From This Week |
The neighbor believed a burglar was trying to break in and fired a shot through the door around 4 a.m., Dallas police spokesman Sgt. Gil Cerda said.
"He was at his girlfriend's house last
night," said Danny Balis, Albrecht's roommate. "He left the house and went
next door and - for whatever reason, which we don't know - he knocked on
the neighbor's door. And from what I understand, he was persistent. I don't
know if there was a verbal exchange, but the person panicked and fired
a shot through the door."
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on this story
| It's
Britney, Bitch - Top Story From This Week |
Spears announced her comeback via a new single which premiered last week that declared "It's Britney, bitch" according to Gigwise. The song, "Gimme More," officially premiered Thursday night on New York radio station Z-100's website. The single was produced by Timbaland protege Danja.
The album featuring the single will be released by Jive Records on November 13th according to a label rep- more on this story
| Wednesday |
| Metallica
Unplugged Gig - Top Story From This Week |
As usual, the line-up is stellar and we're looking forward to seeing TOM WAITS, Eddie Vedder (with Flea & Jack Irons), JOHN MAYER, of course NEIL YOUNG, and others perform those days. Tickets are on sale this Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 10:00 AM and for more details, please see the official press release below.- more on this story
| Klaxons
Win Mercury Prize - Top Story From This Week |
When receiving the award bassist/vocalist Jamie Reynolds stated "The Mercury Prize is about pushing music forward and this is what we did." Reynolds also said the band was "stunned'' because of the competition from Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys especially. "A year ago today we were in the studio recording our album and watching the Arctic Monkeys win the Mercury,'' Reynolds said, "...we did not imagine that we would ever follow them or at least not so soon.''- more on this story
| R.Kelly
Kiddie Porn Trial Delayed Again - Top Story From This Week |
Jam! Reports: Five years after being charged with child pornography, the R&B star's trial had been set to start on September 17. But a Cook County judge has postponed it because the lead prosecutor had a baby recently.
Kelly was charged in 2002 and is accused
of engaging in videotaped sex acts with an underage girl. Since his arrest,
the case has been hit with numerous delays. A new date hasn't been set.
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on this story
| Thursday |
| Anthony
Explains Van Halen Snubbings - Top Story From This Week |
In a new interview, Anthony says that he found out about the current reunion with David Lee Roth online and confirmed the rumor that Eddie Van Halen tried to keep him from taking part in the band's 2004 reunion with Sammy Hagar. He explained where the bad blood came from. "[Eddie] was always put off that I was going out and playing with Sammy when we weren't doing anything. It wasn't like I was doing it to spite anybody. I was just tired of sitting at home and doing nothing," Anthony tells Rolling Stone. "Sammy asked me one day if I would like to come out and maybe make an appearance at one or two of [his] shows and have some fun, and I said, 'Yeah, great.' It kind of snowballed into me coming out and doing a few songs with him here and there."- more on this story
| Iron
Maiden Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 - Top Story From This Week |
Here is part of the press release: Iron Maiden announce their most ambitious and extraordinary touring plans ever - and are very pleased to announce that this will include Australia for the first time in 15 years! The Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 will be in three sections, starting in February and March 2008 with the first leg encompassing major concerts in 20 selected cities on five continents in seven weeks including India, Japan, North America, Central and South America, and, of course, Australia.
The tour then continues with more concerts in North America in late May and June before finishing with a third leg in July and August encompassing major stadiums and festivals all over Europe. During the tour the band is expected to play to well over one and a half million fans and travel close to 100,000 miles.- the story is just starting to get good!
| Evanescence
Fall Tour - Top Story From This Week |
No one wants to take a road trip alone so Amy and co have invited Sick Puppies and Julien-K along to support the tour. Australian indie-rock trio Sick Puppies will be supporting their Virgin Records debut, Dressed Up As Life, which hit stores in April. Julien-K, the electronic dance/rock side-project of Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from Orgy just spent the summer out on the Projekt Revolution tour. According to their MySpace page "Julien-K was originally formed in 2003 by Orgy guitarists Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh, and now consists of Anthony "Fu" Valcic, Brandon Belsky, Chester Bennington, and Elias Andra. We are a remixing and production team, as well as two live bands � Julien-K and Dead by Sunrise."
The tour kicks off on October 23rd in Miami, FL and will run through December 4th where they'll conclude the outing in East Rutherford, NJ.- more on this story
| Quicks:
My Chemical Wedding- Great White Settlement- more- Top Story From This
Week |
Several defendants being sued by relatives of the 100 people killed in the 2003 Station nightclub fire that sparked during a Great White concert have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement, a lawyer for one family in the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The Dillinger Escape Plan and Meshuggah November UK tour has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances according to Live 4 Metal. No official word has been made at press time.
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way married his long-term girlfriend backstage at a gig in Denver, Colorado on Monday, according PerezHilton.com
The Lucky Stiffs have decided to break up. The band made the semi announcement on their website "Well after 7 years the great Lucky Stiffs ride you know and love is coming to an end, and all will be explained BUT until then we have a few more shows!"
Barry Manilow has broken Rosie O'Donnell's heart by dropping a duet with the windbag from his forthcoming The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies album. The two covered the Elton John/Kiki Dee classic "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" but Manilow tells Billboard that he dropped it from the CD because it "fit on this album ".
Paul Mccartney, Arctic Monkeys, Ozzy Osbourne Noel Gallagher, Dave Grohl, Paul Weller, Paul Oakenfold, Debbie Harry, Fatboy Slim Norman Cook, and Gwen Stefoni will help BBC Radio 1 celebrate their 40th anniversary by DJ'ing for one hour on the famed radio station. McCartney will debut the series on September 17th.
Busta Rhymes' trial on charges of assault, driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license has been delayed until November 7th.
Bo Diddley is out of the hospital following surgery for treatment of a heart attack last month. He suffered the heart attack following a medical check up at a Florida medical center. He underwent surgery where doctors inserting a stent to improve cardiac blood flow.
Tunelab reports: The Wallflowers have announced dates for a short tour next month- dates
More on My Chemical Romance - My Chemical Romance CDs - - Comments
| Friday |
| Pavarotti
RIP - Top Story From This Week |
Admirers massed by the hundreds in Modena's main piazza Thursday night to pay their final respects to Luciano Pavarotti, the tenor cherished by many as "the last, great voice" of Italian opera.
The crowd applauded as pallbearers carried the white casket into the cathedral, where a funeral Saturday will draw dignitaries from opera, politics and culture. The tenor died early Thursday in his hometown at age 71 after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.- more on this story
| Ozzy
Zombie Arena Tour - Top Story From This Week |
Promoted by AEG Live, these concerts will mark Ozzy's first arena tour in six years in the U.S. and four years in Canada. Bringing together two of rock's best and most dynamic frontmen in one unforgettable extravaganza, the tour will include stops in Seattle, Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Detroit and more, with a special Halloween show in Minneapolis.
It will also mark Ozzy's first time ever playing in a number of the tour markets- more on this story
| Quicks:
Mickey Mouse Vs Metal- Aerosmith Recording- Solo Gomez- From Autumn To
Ashes Reunion- Carey Hart Pennywise - Top Story From This Week |
Aerosmith are heading into the studio on Nov 1st to begin recording a new album. "I'm not sure who the producer is gonna be or what (studio) we're gonna do it in," Perry tells Billboard.com. "We may use a few different producers. I don't know. All I know is that the heart and soul of the thing is us getting in the studio and seeing what comes out."
Filter reports that Ian Ball of Gomez has announced plans to release a solo record. The album, titled Who Goes There, was recorded with cohorts Will Golden (his co-producer) and keyboardist Phil Krohnengold (Duncan Sheik, Ween) after a weekend of drinking and jamming on songs. [They didn't provide a release date.]
Josh Newton has left From Autumn To Ashes. As a result original bassist Mike Pilato has rejoined the group.
We end with a little PR blurb we got in the inbox: Motocross legend, reality TV star, Pink's husband- Carey Hart is known as all three. Hart recently embarked on a solo journey to this year's Warped Tour, check out the video featuring a candid interview with the superstar as well as footage of Hart performing on-stage with Pennywise.- You can check that out here
| Van
Halen Add Bob Marley's Son And Update Tour Plans - Top Story From This
Week |
Here is what the VH camp sent over: We're less than a month away from the start of the Van Halen 2007 Fall Tour and due to demand, new dates are still being added! In addition, the San Jose date has been changed.
New Dates Added: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC - Nov. 10. On Sale Date: Sept. 8, 2007 @ 12:00 PM Date Change: HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA - Date has changed to Sunday Dec. 16. - vip and onsale info
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