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 Blunt
Car Accident |
TMZ reports: Not everyone is having a blast
before tonight's Oscars. According to PEOPLE magazine, James Blunt was
involved in a car accident early Saturday morning. While attempting to
leave a pre-Oscar party at CAA agent Bryan Lourd's house, the pop singer
ran over a man's foot. Police were called to the scene but there's no word
on whether Blunt faces any charges.- Click
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| Britney
Cokehead? |
pr-inside reports: [today's obligatory BS
report] BRITNEY SPEARS' first husband has fuelled reports of the pop superstar's
history of drug use - by confessing the pair once stayed awake for 72 hours,
high on ecstasy and cocaine.
Alexander - whose January 2004 marriage
to the 25-year-old was annulled 55 hours after they tied the knot in a
Las Vegas, Nevada wedding chapel - revealed he saw the full extent of Spears'
recreational drug use when they celebrated the New Year in 2004.
He says, "We used ecstasy at night to party
and cocaine during the day to stay awake. Then we would take downers like
Valium to come down and rest. Britney stayed up three days straight over
New Year. [K Fed is starting to make sense now... see full story for more]-
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| Van
Halen Reunion Just Postponed? |
SMN reports: A prospective VAN HALEN tour
with original frontman David Lee Roth has derailed. Sources tell Billboard.com
the decision to postpone the outing indefinitely was not due to any internal
strife among band members. Insiders close to the situation say a tour is
still in the works and will happen, though when is anybodys guess. [see
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| Drug
Bust Kills View Tour |
Gigwise reports: [the press release posted
on the 14th stated " Due to unforeseen visa and immigration issues" now
here is a follow up to that from Gigwise] Its been revealed The View were
forced to cancel their upcoming US because singer Kyle Falconer faces drugs
charges.
As previously reported on Gigwise, the
Scottish rockers were supposed to kick off a nine-date American jaunt next
Saturday, but were forced to pull the dates.
What wasnt known was that the cancellation
was caused because Falconers visa application was turned down after he
was forced to declare an arrest last August for cocaine possession. [see
full story for more. Too bad they can't make it over, Falconer could party
with Britney] - Click
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| More
Bands Warped |
punkbands reports: More Warped bands confirmed
for this years tour. The latest additions are as follows:
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Entire tour)
Flogging Molly (Aug 7 - End)
Poison The Well (Aug 7 - End)
As I Lay Dying (Aug 4 - End)
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| Green
Day in Simpsons Movie |
punkbands reports: If you possess eagle-eye
vision (or a super-slo-mo button,) you may have already been able to make
out none other than Green Day in the just-released trailer for this summer's
"The Simpsons Movie." The trio are shown performing on what looks to be
a capsizing stage.
A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox wouldn't
confirm anything, but according to the band's rep at Warner Bros./ Reprise,
the erstwhile American Idiots do appear in the film and will even have
a song featured.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Hank
Jr Off The Hook |
AP reports: A misdemeanor assault case against
Hank Williams Jr. has been dismissed, nearly a year after a cocktail waitress
accused the country singer of yelling obscenities and choking her at a
local hotel, a prosecutor said.
"We didn't feel we had a case we could
prove," District Attorney General Bill Gibbons said Friday.[wonder if he
invited all of his rowdy friends over to celebrate? Learn more at the full
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| Busta
Busted Again |
Gigwise reports: Busta Rhymes has even police
on his back after being stopped whilst driving with a suspended driving
license.
The rapper, who is also currently facing
two assault charges, was stopped in Manhattan, New York at 5.30am on Thursday
morning after apparently running a red light.
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| Idol
Producers Discover New Way To Separate Idiots From Their Money! |
TMZ reports: Would you like your child to
grow up to be Taylor Hicks, or Katharine McPhee, for that matter? Well,
now they can!
The people who brought you "American Idol"
are bringing Idol to the summer -- summer camp, that is. They announced
the first Idol Camp, described as a "performing arts summer camp" for kids
12-15 years old. Set in bucolic Northfield, Mass., far away from Hollywood,
the camp will feature master classes from celeb guests, former Idols, and
"other top industry pros." And just so they don't wear out their vocal
chords, attendees will do regular kiddie-camp things like water sports.[see
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| Switchfoot
Fests |
TuneLab reports: Switchfoot will be performing
at the following festivals this summer:
June 16th in Wilmore, KY @ Ichthus Festival
June 22nd in Lawrence, OH @ Alive Festival
June 27th in Shirleysburg, PA @ Creation
Northeast
June 29th in Bushnell, IL @ Cornerstone
Festival
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| Revived
Beatles Track? |
Earvolution reports: Paul McCartney wants
one last crack (at least until another old tape surfaces) to work with
songwriting partner John Lennon. Earlier reports had McCartney keen to
go back in the studio to add some harmonies to a John Lennon lead vocal
track of a song they wrote decades ago called "Now and Then."
The remaining Beatles reportedly considered
releasing the song in the 1990s, but George Harrison apparently wasn't
happy with the song. McCartney was quoted as saying "It needed a bit of
reworking but it had a beautiful verse."
Now, Yoko Ono has apparently chimed in
saying she doesn't mind Sir Paul resurrecting the song.[see full story
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| Site
Calls for RIAA Boycott |
Gizmodo reports: Alright, we've been following
the RIAA's increasingly frequent affronts to privacy and free speech lately,
and it's about time we stopped merely bitching and moaning and did something
about it. The RIAA has the power to shift public policy and to alter the
direction of technology and the Internet for one reason and one reason
alone: it's totally loaded. Without their millions of dollars to throw
at lawyers, the RIAA is toothless. They get their money from us, the consumers,
and if we don't like the way they're behaving, we can let them know with
our wallets.
With that in mind, Gizmodo is declaring
the month of March Boycott the RIAA month. We want to get the word out
to as many people as humanly possible that we can all send a message by
refusing to buy any album put out by an RIAA label. [see full story for
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| Hopesfall
Tracks |
punkbands reports: Hopesfall's upcoming new
album "Magnetic North" has been scheduled for a May 15th release date via
Trustkill. The outing will feature the following track listing:
01 - "Rx Contender The Pretender"
02 - "Swamp Kittens"
03 - "Cubic Zirconias Are Forever"
04 - "I Can Do This On An Island"
05 - "Secondhand Surgery"
06 - "Vacation/Add/Vacation!"
07 - "Magnetic North"
08 - "Saskatchewan"
09 - "East of 1989; Battle Of The Bay"
10 - "Bird Flu"
11 - "The Canon"
12 - "Devil's Concubine"
13 - "Head General Hospital"
14 - "Paisley - Click
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| Rage
Against The Wu-Tang Clan |
SMN reports: It turns out RAGE AGAINST THE
MACHINE will play more than one show after allthe seminal L.A. band will
join the WU-TANG CLAN for three shows under the banner of Rock the Bells,
the acclaimed hip-hop festival that kicks off in New York on July 28 and
hits Southern California on Aug. 11. [see full story for more]-
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| Cat
Fight: Faster Pussycat Vs Faster Pussycat |
sleazeroxx.com reports: It seems that the
two bands calling themselves Faster Pussycat are clawing at each others
throats. The other day Taime Downe posted the following message regarding
Brent Muscat touring Europe under the Faster Pussycat moniker: "Faster
Pussycat is NOT playing Europe in April & May. That is Brent Muscat
doing his FP tribute band, playing my songs. We will be on tour in the
US in May and Europe in the summer. Sorry it you already bought tickets.
Today Brent Muscat responded to Taime and
the fans, claiming to represent 'just the facts': "
I legally own the
name Faster Pussycat and have been a member of the band since it's inception
in 1986. In 2000 Taime made an awful remix cd. It was not until Greg Steele
and I threatened him with legal action that we were paid and invited to
join our own band. In 2005 I was diagnosed with oral cancer. The band which
I had been part of for 20 years all of a sudden replaced me and lied about
my condition. I was very hurt that Taime never bothered to call me once.[see
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| Jon
McLaughlin Debut |
PR reports: With a second major motion picture
soundtrack placement already under his belt this season "Beautiful Disaster"
on the opening credits of Georgia Rule (opening May 11th, starring Lindsay
Lohan and Jane Fonda) American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist
Jon McLaughlin is laying the groundwork for the release of his upcoming
first album for Island Records, INDIANA (out May 15th). March 5th has been
set as the Add Date for "Beautiful Disaster" at triple-A and Hot AC radio
formats.
With "Beautiful Disaster" on deck, and
"Another Layer" released last week on the soundtrack album for Bridge to
Terabithia (in theatres now) Jon has returned to the road for a full-scale
cross-country tour, working again with Nashville-based singer-songwriter
(and former tour mate) Matt Wertz. Dates began two weeks ago and continue
tonight at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, running through April 27th
at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. [see full story for
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