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Full Report for 05/14/2009


Full Metallica Jacket
antiMusic reports: Nothing says summer like a mega-successful band selling a branded jacket and since it's such a slow news day, we thought we would tell you all about it (plus we've been dying to use that headline!). Metallica announced to their fan club a presale for a new Metallica branded limited edition iPod interactive jacket. But it won't be cheap, the "reduced" shipping charge alone will set you back $24.75. Here is what they had to say about it:

Trapped Under Ice'? You'll want this jacket if you are. Metallica is teaming up with Sessions to bring you this limited edition iPod interactive jacket. The jacket comes with a built in pair of speakers, an amplifier and illuminated control pad on the outer sleeve. It all plugs in to your iPod or iPhone that is safely tucked away in a waterproof compartment.

This jacket also comes with complete Metallica graphics including the Death Magnetic inside liner and new M4 logo. Still don't have 'Whiplash'? You can put the hood up for added bass as you scream down the mountain. - more on this story

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Pearl Jam Member Injured During Robbery- Depeche Mode Singer Still Too Sick To Play- Alfamega Tried to Evade Arrest- Arctic Monkeys Wrap New Album and more
antiMusic reports: Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a violent robbery outside Southern Tracks Recording studios in Atlanta, where the band is recording their ninth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien, according to a Rolling Stone report. The bassist was chased and knocked to the ground, sustaining a head laceration which was treated by EMS. more

Alfamega may be looking at serious prison time. The Smoking Gun has obtained a police report that says the rapper tried to flee from authorities after they found a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic weapon in his SUV. Alfamega (real name: Cedric Zellars) was pulled over during a routine traffic stop on April 29. He was reportedly arrested and has since been released on bail. more

Depeche Mode lead singer David Gahan is not well enough to perform in Athens on Wednesday, concert organizers said, a day after he was rushed to hospital moments before he was to appear on stage. No word yet on what he is suffering from but apparently Thursday's show has been called off as well. more

Arctic Monkeys wrap new album. Drummer Matt Helders says their third album is now in the mixing stagesmore

All American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter is hinting that his band may be providing support for Blink 182's forthcoming reunion tour.more

Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos injured his back while touring in Europe. The singer told NME.COM he thinks the injury was triggered by a move he did while on stage in Amsterdam. more
A short film for Bob Dylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" has been filmed by AFI and Sundance Film Festival award winning director Nash Edgerton, and can be seen exclusively on the IFC Channel and on IFC.com, beginning today, Tuesday, May 12 until Thursday, May 12. The video will make its broadcast premiere at 10:15pm Tuesday on the IFC Channel. Watch the video, starring Amanda Aardsma and Joel Stoffer, more

A new John Lennon exhibition in New York will feature a bag containing the bloody clothes from the night he was murdered. Whose sick idea was this? You can probably guess but find out here

Organizers of the inaugural Sonisphere Festival in the U.K. are offering a deal on a ticket and game bundle that will allow Metallica fans to pre-order "Guitar Hero: Metallica" at a discounted rate.more

If you thought Degrassi: The Next Generation couldn't get any teen-ier, think again. The teen show has just completed its first full-length movie and, among the guests and surprises, is an appearance from Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz.more

3 Inches Of Blood has officially signed a worldwide record deal with Century Media Records. Formed in 2000, the group has previously released material with Mallcore Records and Megarock Records.more

American Idol judge Simon Cowell says he thinks Adam Lambert will win this season of the popular singing competition show. more

Eminem says he and Jimmy Kimmel will fly about 200 laid-off autoworkers to Los Angeles for Friday's taping of his appearance on Kimmel's showmore

KISS frontman Paul Stanley recently made a guest appearance on the John Debella show, during which he discussed the bands forthcoming brand new album (expected to be released this September) and promised that the tour behind the record would be the biggest KISS has ever done. more

Black Label Society will be teaming up for a tour with Mudvayne and Static-X later this year.more

Motley Crue will be appearing on the Fox TV show Bones this Thursday for the season finale. Check out the promo/contest widget here

Michael Jackson could take home more than $50 million from his much-anticipated 50-show stand at London's O2 Arena, his first shows in 12 years, according to Billboard calculations.more

Peter Gabriel will be jointly-awarded Sweden's prestigious Polar prize later in 2009. The former Genesis star will take the honor alongside Venezualian composer Jose Antonio Abreau. more

Early Tuesday morning, NASA woke the Atlantis crew with the 3 Doors Down hit "Kryptonite" as they began their second day in space journeying to repair the Hubble Space Telescope! The official NASA cam video

Cameras will not be allowed into the courtroom during the drugs trial of rapper Lil Wayne , a judge has ruled in Arizona.more

The Flaming Lips are set to release their first-ever double album, and it is tentatively scheduled to be released late this summermore

9-year old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa performed Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train' on yesterday's May 11th episode of The Ellen Degeneres Show. Yuto was then surprised to meet one of his idols, when Ozzy himself was brought out to meet the boy. Check out video footage here

Sony Music Entertainment is suing smaller rival EMI Music and one of its executives after he allegedly broke his promise to join Sony on a new $3 million contract.more

Walls Of Jericho will be attending to a "family emergency" longer than they had originally expected.more

Canadian metal/hardcore band The Plasmarifle has reportedly parted ways with singer Maynard Moore.more

Chimaira will embark on a European tour alongside their old friends from Boston, Unearth, as well as California's straight-edge outfit Throwdown.more

All In are all out. They have announced plans to break up following a handful of summer shows. The band has issued the following statement: "A few tours, countless amounts of shows, tons of old and new faces and after over 4 years, All In is calling it quits." more

Rolling Stones star Keith Richards was forbidden to speak to celebrated British journalist Barney Hoskyns about his friendship with Tom Waits - by the gravel-voiced singer himself.more

Ben and Jerry's is launching an ice cream flavor inspired by the Barenaked Ladies.more

Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc said on Tuesday it has received the required approval from its lenders for its proposed merger with Live Nation Inc, the world's largest concert promoter.more

Former Alice In Chains bassist Michael Starr joined the New York City-based AIC tribute band Facelift on stage this past Saturday (May 9) at Sullivan Hall in New York City to perform three songs "Man In The Box", "Would?" and "Them Bones". more

Megadeth score film music for Will Ferrell: "I'm going to be working on the new Will Ferrell movie, Land of the Lost... going to be putting some music on that," frontman Dave Mustaine tells TheLiveLine.com. "I went and saw the movie last week and it was hilarious. I loved it. I love Will Ferrell; I think he's hilarious anyways. But, yeah, we're getting ready to send some music up to these guys right now... then I'll be heading up there this week to hopefully finish all this off with their guys. And, man, how exciting for me."more

Green Day has announced the third support band on their upcoming tour. The July 3rd - July 25th leg of the tour will feature The Bravery.more

The Dwarves are currently in the studio recording their new album, titled The Dwarves Are Born Again.more

It's Good To Have The Blues: The soulful singer Janiva Magness won entertainer of the year at the 2009 Blues Music Awards, held May 7th in Memphis. The Michigan native also won best contemporary female artist at Thursday's show. Buddy Guy won three awards, B.B. King took home two honorsmore

News Quicks are updated throughout the day, get the very latest - right here

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Relient K Announce Tour As They Finish Up New Album
Big Hassle reports: Relient K are heading out on a string of spring/early summer tour dates so they can start playing some of their new songs live.

The band is in the final stages of recording their next (and sixth!) studio album, tentatively titled, Forget and Not Slow Down. This new one will be released on Mono Vs. Stereo - a label that they started which will run thru Gotee. - more on this story

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Wanna Meet The Red Hot Van Hagar Supergroup Chickenfoot?
Blabbermouth reports: Chickenfoot, the new rock supergroup comprised of drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen), guitarist Joe Satriani and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen), will take part in an in-store signing session at Best Buy, located at 11301 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, June 5 between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Says the band, "Come down early for an in-store in Los Angeles and meet the guys and get an autographed copy of the new album!

"Note: Due to anticipated attendance, autographs will be first-come, first-served. Chickenfoot will only be signing their new self titled album, 'Chickenfoot'." - more on this story

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Live Pearl Jam Rock Band Game Coming
MusicRadar reports: Recently, Pearl Jam collaborated with MTV Games and Harmonix to create a Rock Band version of the grunge rocker's iconic album Ten.

Now, the gang is getting together again, this time to create a live Pearl Jam Rock Band project that will feature cuts from the group's entire catalogue.

The game isn't due until 2010, and that's fine - because Pearl Jam are bringing Rhapsody into the fold, allowing fans to vote for their favorite versions of songs - more on this story

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Tori Amos Announces Sinful Tour
PR reports: Tori Amos has announced her "Sinful Attraction Tour" in support of her forthcoming album Abnormally Attracted to Sin, in stores next Tuesday, May 19. The tour will launch this July in Seattle, with dates across the US.

Known for her dynamic live performances and ever-changing set lists, Tori is one of the most active touring artists in the world, having played over 1,000 shows since her first world tour over a decade ago.

The groundbreaking singer/songwriter will release her Universal Republic debut album, Abnormally Attracted To Sin, on May 19, 2009. A DVD of corresponding 'visualettes' for each track will accompany the deluxe version of Abnormally Attracted To Sin. These interlocking episodic films bring to life the narrative arc of the album. The footage was captured over the past year and shot with a noir twist in HD and Super 8. - more on this story

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Dave Matthews Band In Your Living Room
PR reports: Madison Square Garden's national music network Fuse and MSG Entertainment today announced they will present Dave Matthews Band live at the Beacon Theatre on Monday, June 1.

Fuse, the only national network dedicated to music, will also telecast "Fuse Presents Dave Matthews Band: Live from the Beacon Theatre" in high-definition and commercial-free on the eve of the release of Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.

Kicking off with "Fuse Presents Dave Matthews Band: Live from the Beacon Theatre" on June 1, Fuse will air 7-days of original programming -- including a 4-part original documentary "Dave Matthews Band: The Road to Big Whiskey" -- in support of the album release. Jointly Fuse and MSGE will also put a full portfolio of marketing assets across multiple platforms to round out the promotional push in support of this partnership. - more on this story

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50 Cent and Bette Midler Duet?
E! reports: It's probably one of the most unlikely friendships ever created in show business: 50 Cent and Bette Midler.

Yes, the hip-hop impresario and the legendary singer-actress are tight. "Little Jewish lady and the great big rapper," Midler told E!'s Mark Malkin. "He's such a doll. I love him. He's gorgeous."

"I was hoping we'd sing songs from the Depression, but he's so young that I don't think he knows any of them," Midler laughs. "I'm going to have to check things out and see what he feels like singing." - Find out how the two got together

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Kings of Leon Added To MTV Movie Awards
MTV reports: Setting the stage for some of this summer's most talked about performances, MTV announced today that Kings of Leon will perform at the "2009 MTV Movie Awards."

The band will perform their rock anthem "Use Somebody" from their hit album "Only By The Night." Hosted by Andy Samberg, the "2009 MTV Movie Awards" will air on Sunday, May 31st at 9PM (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT).

The show will also feature a musical performance by Eminem who will perform music from his anticipated new album "Relapse." - more on this story

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Singled Out: Spider Rockets
antiMusic reports: Welcome to Singled Out! where we ask artists to tell us the inside story of their latest single. Today Spider Rockets' Helena Cos tells us about "Kiss You Dead" from their brand new self-titled release which will hit digital retailers next Tuesday. We now turn it over to Helena for the story:

"Kiss You Dead" started with a verse riff. John, our guitar player, came up with it when he was jamming one day�he liked the way it felt and sounded and brought it to the band. The riff made me think about someone close to me and their current personal relationship�I'm not going to say who, because I'll get in trouble�.. Anyway, it wasn't a very flattering take on that person's girlfriend.

The band jammed on the riff and lyrics and a melody line began to develop. We all decided the riff was a good verse and a chorus riff got added in. As we jammed on that, Bones, our bass player, came up with the bridge�a nice break from the rest of the song that set up the final chorus. We, then, we worked on the song structure. Dan, our drummer, worked in the drum fills to set up the choruses. We demoed the song and brought it to Eric Rachel, our producer, who thought the music for the chorus was too happy sounding. John changed the chords, giving the chorus a meaner feel and the band worked on it together and tweaked it to make it right.
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