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 Static-X
Week: Cannibal Game |
PR reports: We continue our Static-X week
special with an online game put together to promote the new CD 'Cannibal'
(in stores today!) Try your luck at the full story link.
Check back tomorrow when we begin speaking
to Wayne about some of his favorite tracks on the CD!-
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| The
Cure for Ashlee Simpson? |
Launch reports: The Cure frontman Robert Smith
has teamed up with singer Ashlee Simpson for a collaboration on her new
album. The as-yet-untitled album is the follow up to 2005's I Am Me.
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz [always looking
for press] denied any involvement in putting the unusual pair together,
even though both of them are his personal friends. He said: "I doubt I
had anything to do with it, 'cause they were friends since she was performing
in Chicago. But I definitely only have good things to say about Ash--I
think the collaboration could be great."[see full story for more. Maybe
Robert will sing and Ashlee will just lip synch to it?]-
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| 33,000
Vasectomies Needed in US |
Reuters reports: Despite the No. 20 debut
on the U.S. album charts by Insane Clown Posse's new disc, the principal
player in the Detroit-based rock/rap hybrid knows what is about to happen.
"We do our best sales in our first two weeks, and then we fall off," Violent
J says.
"The Tempest," self-released on the act's
own Psychopathic Records, sold 33,000 units in the United States in its
first week on the tally… And even though first-week sales of "The Tempest"
-- the act's 11th charting album -- are significantly lower than the 73,000
units sold by the act's last full-length, 2004's "Hell's Pit," Violent
J isn't worried. That's because ICP has an entire industry to fall back
on. [see full story for how that fan bilking works]- Click
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| What
has Linkin Park Done? |
PR reports: The much-anticipated new single,
"What I've Done," was unleashed on fans worldwide on multiple formats today,
Monday, April 2, 2007. This is the first single from their new record,
Minutes to Midnight (Warner Bros. Records/Machine Shop Recordings) co-produced
by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin. [visit www.linkinpark.com to stream the
full track and get a sneak peek at the album artwork.]
Along with the single impacting at radio,
beginning Tuesday, April 3, fans will be able to purchase the single, pre-order
the album, and buy the video for "What I've Done" exclusively on the iTunes
Store (www.itunes.com). The pre-order offer includes a deluxe digital album
with bonus tracks and a "Season Pass" of 15 episodes of LPTV, a behind
the scenes series documenting the last four years of the band and the making
of the new record. iTunes will exclusively debut the video for "What I've
Done" on Tuesday, April 3. The video, directed by bandmember/DJ Joseph
Hahn, will make its broadcast debut on MTV Thursday, April 5.]-
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| Let
It Be Free (of DRM) |
Idolator.com reports: EMI announced today
that its catalog would be available in DRM-free format. A quick and dirty
primer: Every EMI track that is available digitally will be made available
without DRM as well. (No Beatles ... yet. See full story for more on that)
- All sites that sell EMI music digitally
will have the option of selling DRM-free downloads in AAC, WMA, or MP3
format.
- EMI's DRM-free catalog is being referred
to as "premium downloads"; on iTunes, the files will be in unprotected
AAC format and twice the sound quality of currently available AACs, and
they'll cost $1.29/song.
- The price on full DRM-free albums will
be the same as their DRMed-up counterparts.
- Protected AACs from the EMI catalog will
still be available for 99 cents/song on iTunes.
- EMI's music videos on iTunes will also
be available without DRM.
- EMI will continue to use DRM "as appropriate,"
i.e. when it's locked into it by a retailer/distribution partner.
[See the full story link for a look at
what this all means, plus a bit on the Beatles coming to iTunes. ]
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| Pearl
Jam To Headline Lollapalooza |
SMN reports: PEARL JAM will headline the final
night (Aug. 5) of Lollapalooza at Chicago’s Grant Park. According to the
Seattle’s band’s Web site, this is PEARL JAM’s only scheduled U.S. date
of 2007.
The group will begin a three-week European
tour June 8 in Lisbon, encompassing a mix of headlining and festival shows.
Beforehand, guitarist Mike McCready and his U.F.O. tribute band FLIGHT
TO MARS will play at Seattle’s Showbox on Saturday (April 7) as part of
the fifth annual Crohn’s & Colitis Association benefit[see full story
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| Big
Brother Goes After iTunes |
Reuters reports: The European Commission has
sent formal charges to major record companies and Apple Inc., alleging
they are restricting music sales in Europe, a Commission spokesman said
on Monday.
European Commission spokesman said agreements
between Apple and the record companies violate the European Union's rules
that prohibit restrictive business practices.
"Consumers can only buy music from the
iTunes online stores in their country of residence and are therefore restricted
in their choice of where to buy music, and consequently what music is available
and at what price," said Jonathan Todd, European Commission spokesman.[see
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| Rancid
Solo CD |
FMQB reports: Rancid singer Tim Armstrong
will release his long-awaited solo album, A Poet's Life, on May 22, along
with a bonus DVD. The record was originally set to be made available as
a free download late in 2006, but only two songs ever surfaced.[see full
story for a bit on the new Rancid CD]- Click
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| Finland
Loves Early Metallica |
Blabbermouth reports: Following the recent
announcement that METALLICA will play at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki,
Finland on July 15, no less than five of the band's albums have placed
in the official Finnish Top 40:
11. Master of Puppets
12. Metallica
20. Ride the Lightning
22. ...And Justice for All
35. Kill 'Em All
[see full story for more - the boys should
take a look at that list when recording their new CD to see what the fans
want! And James please, please drop the Bob Rock era whining, get your
balls back and go back to your old singing style and we'll stop printing
pots and pans jokes.]- Click
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| Great
White Ink Deal |
Blabbermouth reports: Frontiers Records has
announced the signing of GREAT WHITE for the release of the band’s forthcoming
25th anniversary/reunion all-original studio album, tentatively due in
August .
The as-yet-untitled album is the band's
first collection of all-original material in eight years. The CD was recorded
in just three weeks during March 2007. Drummer Audie Desbrow says, "The
recording experience was a blast. We had a lot of fun doing this one."
Michael Lardie adds, "The one thing I wanted to make sure of, was that
FUN was the signpost for every bit of recording we did, no stress, loose,
upbeat, mission accomplished! Egos have been checked at the door and decisions
are made as to what is best for each song."[see full story for more]-
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| McCartney's
House Crashed |
pr-inside reports: SIR PAUL McCARTNEY suffered
a scare at his country estate in England after a fan crashed a speeding
car through entrance gates on Friday (30MAR07).
The motorist was screaming, "I must get
to him (McCartney)" as he was apprehended by security staff, who feared
an assassination attempt was taking place.
The crazed fan then took off across fields
leading to McCartney's Peasmarsh home and was stopped just metres from
the former BEATLE's farmhouse.[see full story for more]-
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| Canada
Reject Rapper at Juno Awards |
Gigwise reports: Nelly Furtado and Billy Talent
were both big winners at the Juno awards in Canada.
Canada’s top music awards ceremony awarded
Furtado a total of five gongs in a year which has seen her career rejuvenated.
She scooped Best album, best pop album, fans’ choice, artist of the year
and the best single of the year awards.
The only surprise of the night was that
rapper K-os didn’t win anything despite being nominated five times. He
duly changed the lyrics of a song during his performance to “this show
is propaganda.”[see full story for more]- Click
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| Brits
To Get Whipped by Devo |
Gigwise reports: Devo have announced their
first shows in the UK in over a decade that will see them play three dates
in June.
The American post-punk pioneers will play
gigs in Brighton, Birmingham and Manchester with tickets on sale now.[see
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| Supreme
Court Rejects James Brown Rape Case |
Jam! reports: The Supreme Court on Monday
declined to revive a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a woman who claims
the late soul singer James Brown raped her nearly 20 years ago.
The justices did not comment on their order.
Jacque Hollander said in her suit that Brown raped her at gunpoint in 1988
while she was his publicist. [see full story for more]-
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| Bluegrass
Offspring |
punkbands reports: Another tribute album to
The Offspring is going to be released later this month. Americano: The
Bluegrass Tribute to The Offspring is filled with blisteringly-fast banjo
pickin' and bubbly bluegrass harmonies. Cornbread Red's interpretation
of The Offspring's music is a mixture of hard-edged playing matched with
some of the most fun and funny singing in the bluegrass world.[see full
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| Threat
Signal Lose Member |
SMN reports: Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL
have issued the following update regarding the departure of their guitarist:
“Marco [Bressette, guitar] has decided
to part ways with THREAT SIGNAL. He will be focusing on his own music and
various studio work. We would like to wish him the best of luck in the
future and post a big thanks for his work in THREAT SIGNAL. Former THREAT
SIGNAL-guitarist Rich Howard will be filling in some dates in April while
we begin our search. We look forward to sharing the stage with him again!
We will be auditioning guitarists very soon, so start warming up your fingers!”[see
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