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 D**k
in a Box Protest |
Contact Music reports: Some conservative family
groups are furious over NBC's decision to release an unbleeped version
of a Saturday Night Live boy-band parody, "D**k in a Box," on YouTube and
its own website. In an interview with TV Week, Daniel Weiss of Focus on
the Family, said that the effect of NBC's action was to provide a bleeped
version for adults while making the uncensored version available on the
Internet, where it would most likely be seen by children. Melissa Caldwell,
director of programs for the Parents Television Council, the organization
that has instigated most of the complaints to the FCC about indecent programs,
had a similar reaction. "It's an end run around parents and they are putting
it in a Web environment occupied and used by children and teens," she said.[see
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| Beatle
Stalker Murder-Suicide |
AP reports: A woman who pleaded no contest
to trespassing at the Hawaii home of George Harrison was found dead in
a blood-splattered sport utility vehicle, apparently the victim of a murder-suicide,
police said.
Cristin Keleher, 34, served four months
in jail after her arrest for entering Harrison's house in Maui in December
1999. Prosecutors accused her of stalking the former Beatle. After entering
the home through an open sliding glass door, she cooked a frozen pizza,
did her laundry and phoned her mother in New Jersey.
On Dec. 19, a hiker found the bodies of
Keleher and Stanley Merchant, 48, near a highway north of Truckee.[see
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| RIP
SOAD? |
TuneLab reports: System of a Down's current
"hiatus" could possibly turn into a permanent split according to front-man
Serj Tankian. In an interview with Kerrang! magazine Tankian said:
"I honestly don't know if System of a Down
are over or not. Maybe in a few years we'll want to make another album,
or maybe we'll want to tour... It's impossible to tell right now."[see
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| Blur
Reunion |
Gigwise reports: Speculation that the original
Blur line-up will reform next year has increased following reports in todays
papers.
After bassist Alex James exclusively told
Gigwise in November that Graham Coxon could rejoin the band, with drummer
Dave Rowntree later confirming the news, The Sun has claimed the guitarist
will record with Blur in Febraury.
According to the report the band will see
how their first time together in four years progresses before making any
plans to play live together again.[see full story for more]-
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| George
Michael Court Date |
Gigwise reports: George Michael has been officially
charged with being "unfit to drive" following an incident in October.
The pop star was said to have been found
passed out in his car at a set of traffic lights in Cricklewood, London
by police who had been alerted by worried motorists.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed
the 43-year-old will appear at Brent Magistrates' Court in London on January
11 after being formally charged just before Christmas. [Let's hope for
George's sake he gets Pete Doherty's judge
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| A
Quiet Rio? Mike DiMeo Leaves Riot |
DiR reports: [Our friends at Rock N Roll Universe
sent over the following] In response to all the mail I have been receiving
about my status with Riot: I have had many great years with the band, and
I am tremendously proud of all the work I have done with them, Especially
'Army of One', but at this point in my life and career, I prefer to forge
ahead with a new path musically. I look forward to a new creative beginning
with Masterplan, who are an incredibly talented and motivated group of
guys!! I wish Riot the best of luck in the future and will always consider
them brothers......thank you, Mike DiMeo
Masterplan are currently gearing up for
an extensive European tour with Saxon kicking off in the UK in February....
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| What
To Buy |
punkbands reports: Not many records comming
out this week - the release schedule for this week is as follows:
Unwritten Law - Hit List
Arms Of Orion - The Book Was So Much Better
Frank Black - Christmass (Limited Edition)
CD/DVD
Halfmast - Deny Their Vision
One Sided War - Sum Of Days
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| Paul
Stanley Down Under |
blabbermouth.net reports: KISS guitarist/vocalist
Paul Stanley will embark on a tour of Australia beginning in early April.
So far the following dates have been released:
Apr. 11 - Twin Towns, Coolangatta
Apr. 13 - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Apr. 14 - Civic Theatre, Newcastle
Apr. 17 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney[see full
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| Iced
Earth 07 Plans |
blabbermouth.net reports: ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman
Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's official web
site: "Again I have to apologize for the delay in updates. I've been extremely
busy with writing and preproduction for the new ICED EARTH CDs.
"I also lost the one person that was my
true mentor and inspiration throughout my life, which was very difficult.
My father, Tom Schaffer, died unexpectedly of a massive stroke in October....
"I'm back on track and we are going to start recording on February 1st.
We will be releasing a single/EP in June '07 that will feature the 'Something
Wicked' trilogy re-recorded and a track that will be an alternate edit
of a song that will be on 'Something Wicked Part 2' that now has a working
title of 'Come What May'. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Stoner
Wrestling |
blabbermouth.net reports: On December 2, 2006
in Vantaa, Finland at Fight Club Finland's Winter War 2006 event, "The
Canadian Rebel" StarBuck frontman of heavy rock band STONER KINGS defeated
Bernard Vandamme of Belgium to become the new European heavyweight wrestling
champion.
In a grueling bout lasting over 27 minutes,
StarBuck finally hit a devastating superkick that put Vandamme down for
the fatal three count as special enforcer referee Joachim "Hellboy" Hansen
of PRIDE counted the finishing pinfall. [see full story for more]-
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| Butch
Walker's New Band |
DiR reports: Butch Walker has joined a new
band that have dubbed themselves 1969. Below is a little blurb they posted
on their MySpace page. [hit the full story to hear some songs]
we met at a party at corey haim's house
in the hills. people kept asking us if we were in a band together, because
apparently that's what it looked like. we started rehearsing the next day
on Peter Bogdonovich's studio/boat in Laguna beach. we wrote and recorded
the songs for our upcoming album "Maya" in 3 days. we still sorta don't
know each other that well. why 1969? it's our myspace password.-
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| Another
Payola Payup |
MTV reports: Radio broadcaster Entercom Communications
has agreed to pay a $4.25 million fine to settle a payola lawsuit filed
by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, according to Bloomberg News.
The suit claimed that the Pennsylvania owner of more than 100 stations
paid kickbacks for playing certain songs on its stations.[see full story
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| Jacko
Tributes James Brown |
MTV reports: It was only fitting that James
Brown's funeral turned into a concert Saturday afternoon (December 30)
as he was laid to rest in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia.
More than 8,000 people Brown's family,
friends and fans watched from the floor of James Brown Arena as the singer's
celebrity friends including Michael Jackson, MC Hammer and Bootsy Collins
gave tribute onstage at the public "homegoing" service for the singer,
who died of congestive heart failure early [Christmas morning -see full
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| Wu-Tang
Clan Reform |
Filter reports: The legendary rap collective
the Wu-Tang Clan have announced plans to reform five years after the release
of their last album Iron Flag.
The reformation follows Wu-Tangs honors
at this years VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony, and the group being acquired
by SRC Records.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Sir
Morrissey? Don't Count On It |
Filter reports: Morrissey has said that he
has wrecked his chances of ever being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II by
writing songs like The Smiths' "The Queen Is Dead." However he insists
that he is more deserving of knighthood than many of its recipients. On
December 23rd at Manchester's G-Mex arena the 47 year old singer said from
the stage:
"Just look at who has been honoured already.
Mad Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell has an MBE [Member of the Order of the
British Empire] and obese Jamie Oliver has an OBE [Officer of the Order
of the British Empire]." [see full story for more]- Click
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