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Recap of top stories for the week of March 17, 2008

Top 3 stories for this week

Amy Winehouse Goes Nude For Cancer

Gigwise reports: Amy Winehouse has taken off her clothes in order pose for a photoshoot raising breast cancer awareness among young women. 

The Rehab singer, known for her huge beehive hair-do and drug troubles, gets her kit off for British magazine Easy Living. 

In the black and white snapshot, taken by photographer Carolyn Djangoly, Wino covers her modesty with a strategically placed guitar and two pieces of duct tape.- more on the story and THE PHOTO

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Pete Wentz Suicide Attempt

antiMusic reports: Fall Out Boy spokesmodel Pete Wentz recently spoke to mtvU and explained why he is far more emo than his contemporaries since he once attempted suicide. Ok, he didn't say anything about the emo-cred thing, but why bring suicide up? Here is Rockdirt with emoriffic story: [Wentz] tells mtvU he once was so "completely lost and out of control" he tried to commit suicide. 

"I got in my car. I remember I was listening to Jeff Buckley doing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and sat there and took a bunch of [anxiety drug] Ativan in a Best Buy parking lot," the 28-year-old explained. 

"And I called up my manager because I was, at that point, completely out of my head with Ativan. And I was talking to him and I was slurring my words, so he called my mom and my mom called me and she came and got me and we went to the hospital."- more on this story

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Pop Star Jailed for Child Sex

antiMusic reports: Another Jurassic rocker has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. The Foundation's 1968 hit "Build Me Up Buttercup," now takes on a whole new connotation after the band's bass player has been sent to prison for six years on child sex and child porn charges. 

According to the BBC: "Sixties pop star Peter MacBeth sexually assaulted a young girl on four occasions over the course of six years and downloaded child porn from the internet, a court heard. 

"The 71-year-old from Trefriw near Llanrwst in the Conwy valley may die in prison because he has terminal cancer."- read the BBC report

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Monday

Speculation of a Down Reunion

Metal Underground reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian has been added to the lineup of this year's Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, scheduled for April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. 

With SCARS ON BROADWAY, the new band featuring SYSTEM guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, previously announced for the festival, it's likely that speculation will start about whether the musicians will get together for a surprise SYSTEM reunion. 

The band has been on hiatus since the fall of 2006, with Tankian releasing his first solo album, "Elect the Dead", last fall. The SCARS ON BROADWAY debut is due out this summer.- more on this story

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Moneen Split

Band Statement reports: After 8 and a half years of sharing stages, bunk beds, and toothbrushes, Moneen's Kenny Bridges, Chris Hughes, and Erik Hughes are parting ways with their drummer Peter Krpan. 

We have spent some of the best years of our lives together, and the time has come for us to follow different paths. However, music does not stop here for any of us! Peter has a solo project named One Grand Canyon, and will be playing drums with From The Bridge. 

As for Moneen, we are 9 songs into writing our next record and have never been so excited. Our new drummer is Mr. Steve Nunnaro. He has been a really great friend of ours since we formed Moneen and has played in many great bands around the Toronto area. Anyone from Brampton will know him as the drummer from One More Dream and Thunderhawk. As gloomy as it is to say goodbye to one great friend, it is nice to be re-united musically with another. - slowspace blog

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The Blame Game

TMZ reports: The man who The Game allegedly assaulted on a street basketball court has filed a civil suit against the rapper, claiming assault, battery, a civil rights violation and negligence. Damn -- all over a pick-up basketball game!

Shannon Rodrick claims The Game, whose real name is Jayceon Taylor, approached him and said aggressively, "Your team is garbage." Rodrick then says, according to court documents, that Taylor continued to provoke him when, during a time-out, the rapper "sucker-punched [Rodrick] with a closed fist on [Rodrick's] left cheek causing [him] to fall backwards." Rodrick then says Taylor went to his vehicle to get a gun, and walked towards him saying, "I'm going to blast this fool."

The Game was arrested after the incident. He eventually pleaded no contest to felony possession of a firearm in a school zone. He served just eight days of a 60 day sentence before being released.- more on this story

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Metallica Join Record Store Day Effort

antiMusic reports: Metallica will be taking a little break from working on their new studio album to take part in "Record Story Day" on April 19th. We'll let them tell you about what they have planned:

Is it an internationally recognized holiday? No, but it should be! We are honored and proud to be participating in Record Store Day on April 19 as hundreds of indy record stores across the country will be celebrating what you already know... the coolest place in any town to hang out is your local record store. So with that said, we'll be hangin' out that day at the Rasputin Music store in Mountain View, CA starting at 2:00 PM. 

Come on down to the store, say 'hi,' bring some stuff for us to sign, and in the spirit of supporting your local independent record store, maybe you'll want to do a little shopping while you're there. - but it won't be a free for all, get the details

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Velvet Revolver's Future Uncertain

Blabbermouth reports: Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland's latest battle to get clean led to the cancellation of VR gigs Down Under and there are no assurances the UK leg of the tour will finish as planned. At least not from the group's bassist Duff McKagan. 

"Scott is OK as far as I know but I can't say he'll be fine when the tour kicks off or when it finishes," McKagan told UK's JournalLive. "You just never know. Addiction is crazy and I should know. I can't be cagey and say, 'Oh no, we're going to be fine and everything's going to go without a hitch.' The truth is I just don't know what will happen. I don't want to read this interview where I've said there'll be no problems and then for us not to finish the tour. I don't want to have to eat my words. All I can say is that right now I'm confident it will happen and we've never sounded better as a band."

McKagan added, "VELVET REVOLVER is something that's going to be around for a long while yet. Because of the individuals involved, there are always going to be things going on around the band that will confuse fans once in a while but we're here to stay. Slash and I have been doing this job for 20 years and nothing is going to get in the way of what we're doing now.- more on this story

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E Invites W to DC Eels Gig

antiMusic reports: The Eels were snubbed by the Queen and now they are looking for a presidential snubbing. Last month the band's frontman, E, made headlines when he invited the Queen of England to attend the band's London concert. Her Majesty was too busy, so E put a fake queen in the royal box as a standin. 

Now E has invited US President George W. Bush and the First Lady Laura Bush to attend the band's upcoming Washington D.C. concert. This may be a hard sell since Bush used the Eels as a campaign issue during his run for office in 2000. (W's people found out that DreamWorks reps were handing out copies of the "Daisies of the Galaxy" album at the Democrat National Convention. The Bush camp pointed out that the album contained such child friendly song titles as "It's A Motherf**ker.") 

E doesn't seem deterred and wishes to mend fences with the leader of the free world. According to Billboard, E wrote to Bush saying: "You may recall using our album 'Daisies of the Galaxy' as an example during your campaign for the presidency in 2000. The album was supposed to be a bad example for the kids of America. Mr. President, I know that you're a Christian, and Christ taught forgiveness. So in the spirit of forgiveness and fence-mending, I'd like to let bygones be bygones..."- more of E's message to W

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more stories including: Pop Star Jailed for Child Sex- Speculation of a Down Reunion for Coachella- The Blame Game- Ticket Fraudsters Charged- Underwood Going To The Opry- Sword Enemy Talk- August Burns Red Injury- Decapitated DVD- more

Tuesday

Velvet Revolver For Zeppelin Tour

Blabbermouth reports: Duff McKagan has revealed to HotPress.com that VELVET REVOLVER is in pole position to support LED ZEPPELIN if the legendary rock act decides to go ahead with a full-blown reunion tour. 

"I understand that we have it, although I imagine there will be plenty of bands prepared to kick and punch us out of the way for the privilege!" said McKagan. "I would so love to have been at their London gig before Christmas, but we had dates of our own that obviously took precedence. 

"What made up for it was running into Jimmy Page at an awards ceremony and him not only knowing who I was, but also saying he'd caught a couple of VELVET REVOLVER shows. No way did I think in 1977 when I saw LED ZEP in Seattle that one day I'd be hanging out with the guitarist. Things like that I still pinch myself!"- consider that Zeppelin typically didn't use an opening band as you click here to read more

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Abba Member Dies In Gardening Accident

antiMusic reports: The man that provided the beats to the global Abba sensation of the 70s was found dead in the garden of his home in Spain. Police reportedly believe that Ola Brunkert died from fatal cuts on his throat after a gardening accident. 

Gigwise has some more details: Sixty-two-year-old Ola Brunkert played with the band on their first single 'People Need Love' and toured with them in 1977, 1979 and 1980. He is the only musician, alongside bassist Rutger Gunnarsson, to be credited on all of the group's albums, and retired to Majorca after the break-up of the band twenty-five years ago. 

The BBC reports that police believe Brunkert hit his head on a glass window on Sunday afternoon, sustaining fatal neck wounds from broken glass. He managed to wrap a towel around his neck and stagger through the garden in search of help before collapsing.- more on this story

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Reshuffled Van Halen Dates

antiMusic reports: Van Halen has announced the rescheduled dates for their North American tour. The original dates were postponed because Eddie Van Halen was being treated for an undisclosed illness.

The Van Halen released this statement when the original dates will nixed: According to Eddie Van Halen's physician, he is undergoing a battery of comprehensive medical tests to determine a defined diagnosis and recommended medical procedures.

The new run of dates will start on April 19 when the band will performs at Tiger Wood's Tiger Jam XI, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and run through June 2 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.- jump here for the dates

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Mills Wins the Beatle Divorce Lottery

antiMusic reports: There are only a few ways to get an instant $50 million dollar payday. You can win the lottery, you can win a lawsuit against a tobacco company, or you can marry a Beatle then divorce him four years later. Heather Mills opted for that last option and walked out of court Monday with $48.6 million dollars courtesy of Sir Paul McCartney. 

Maybe now Paul will remember what he was thinking when he wrote "Can't Buy Me Love". Here are some details about the judge's decision from an AP report: A document released by the Family Court said the judge awarded Mills a lump sum of $33 million plus the assets she currently holds worth $15.6 million.

McCartney, 65, and Mills, 40, went to court last month to decide on Mills' share of his fortune, which had been estimated at as much as $1.6 billion... Mills [originally] sought almost $250 million, while McCartney had said she should receive $31.6 million, including her own assets, which the court assessed at $15.6 million.- AP also published the full text of the settlement

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Boston Hire Stryper Singer

Blabbermouth reports: The legendary band BOSTON will headline the outdoor festival at Marina Park on Friday, June 6 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at one of the Canadian stops of the Great Race 2008. The 'round-the-globe motor sports event will be making a pit stop in Thunder Bay as a part of its centennial anniversary. The show kicks off a summer of stadium, concert and festival dates that will span the United States and Canada. 

BOSTON will be bringing two new recruits on tour this year. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Sweet, the veteran STRYPER frontman, will both sing and trade riffs with Gary Pihl and Tom Scholz on guitar. 

Unexpected phenomenon Tommy DeCarlo, the fan that posted his BOSTON covers on his MySpace page and ended up on stage, will also be belting out the classics that skyrocketed the band to worldwide fame. - more on this story

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