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 Metallica
Murder |
blabbermouth.net reports: Stefan Conley died
after he got into a heated discussion with four teenagers on an Edmonton
city transit bus about the rock band METALLICA, telling them they had no
taste in heavy metal music, court was told today.
A witness testified the 35-year-old man
got angry when one of the youths he ridiculed undid his belt an top button
in a silent invitation to perform a sex act on him. Conley, who stood five-feet
eleven-inches tall and weighed 198 pounds, got up and grabbed the youth,
said the witness, who was also a passenger on the bus. The teen yelled
at the older man, telling him to get away from him. Three other teens jumped
up and began punching Conley and yelled: "Leave him (their friend) alone,"
the witness said.
Conley died after the scuffle, which occurred
on a near South Edmonton Common about 9 p.m. March 2. The four teens, each
charged with manslaughter, are in youth court for a preliminary hearing
to determine if there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. [see
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| Kid
Rock Vs Tommy Lee
Almost |
celebrityweek.com reports: With both Pam Anderson
and Kid Rock in Las Vegas to ring in '07 at competing New Years Eve parties,
you knew more than just fireworks would be exploding on the strip. But
no one figured Kid would fly into a "jealous rage" and start banging on
Tommy Lee's door at the Hard Rock Hotel at 6 am on New Year's Eve - only
to discover it wasn't Lee's door after all! Hotel rep Spencer Villasenor
tells one Sin City newspaper the white trash rocker (Kid, not Lee) showed
up "looking to settle a dispute over ex-wife Pamela Anderson."
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| Black
Eyed Jacko |
Billboard reports: Black Eyed Peas principal
will.i.am was ubiquitous behind the boards in 2006, producing tracks for
Justin Timberlake, Fergie, Snoop Dogg and Nas and earning a producer of
the year Grammy nomination. But his sights are now set on Michael Jackson's
comeback album, which is tentatively due before the end of the year on
the Bahrain-based Two Seas Records.[see full story for more including some
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| TV
On The Radio Tour |
Filter reports: Fresh from their appearances
in pretty much everyone on the internets Best Of 2006 list, TV On The
Radio are going to meet their adoring public. The Brooklyn band is setting
out for a wide-ranging US tour this March where theyll be drawing heavily
from Filters #2 best album of 06 Return To Cookie Mountain. Check em
out at the following venues.
TV On The Radio Tour Dates:
March
01 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak
Hotel
03 Montreal, Quebec - Olympia Theatre
04 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
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| Busta
Rhymes Employee Smackdown |
hecklerspray reports: Eddie Hatchett, one
of Busta Rhymes' drivers, claims that a December 26 visit to the rapper's
office to get 19 days worth of unpaid invoices ended up with him on the
sticky end of a Busta Rhymes smackdown, and now police are thought to be
planning to charge Busta Rhymes with assault. As yet Busta Rhymes hasn't
given his version of events, but our state-of-the-art computer prediction
unit has calculated that any statement Rhymes gives will be said too fast
to properly understand, except for the word "flipmode" which Busta Rhymes
will shout 972 times within the space of 20 seconds.[see full story for
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| Pearl
Jam Wins Online Poll |
Submitted News reports: Pearl Jam wins "Best
Rock Band of the Year" and "Greatest Rock Band of All-Time" in RockinTown.com's
annual poll. In addition, Pearl Jam's debut album "Ten" is named the "Best
Rock Album of All-Time."
For the first time, RockinTown.com asked
rock music fans to select the "Best Rock Band of the Year." To be eligible,
a group had to release an album of original material between October 2005
and December 2006. This was the most contested category in the RockinTown
polling with 40,000 votes cast. Thirty-five groups were nominated. Evanescence
and My Chemical Romance traded the lead before Pearl Jam took control in
December finishing with just under 10% of the vote. "It was Pearl Jam's
hard rock verses the emo leanings of Evanescence and My Chemical Romance,"
said Ian Lord, RockinTown's managing editor. "Pearl Jam fans were on a
mission."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Uriah
Heep Find Sanctuary |
blabbermouth.net reports: U.K. hard rock legends
URIAH HEEP have signed a new, exclusive worldwide recording deal with Sanctuary
Records. The band will go into pre-production rehearsals in February. Recording
sessions for the HEEP's 21st official studio album will take place during
March/April with producer Mike Paxman. The follow-up to 1998's "Sonic Origami"
will feature at least ten new tracks and is scheduled for release late
summer.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Darkest
Hour Prep CD |
blabbermouth.net reports: Washington D.C.-based
metallers DARKEST HOUR will travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
on February 19 to start the pre-production and recording process for their
new album with producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD,
SOILWORK). A June/July release via Victory Records is expected.[see full
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| Britney's
Drunken New Year? |
celebrityweek.com reports: After rolling into
town on a "party bus" from Scottsdale Arizona, where media reports were
hinting at a possible romance with NFL star Matt Leinert, Britney Spears
kicked off 2007 at Pure nightclub, popping the cork on a $5,000 magnum
of Dom Perignon just after midnight. Perhaps that's where things took a
bad turn. Just before 1:00 am, the former pop princess .. was reportedly
"carried" out of the Caesars Palace hotspot by security guards. Thank God
she was wearing panties! And so we begin our new year with reps for the
newly single mom in full damage control mode (when aren't they?), diffusing
reports that Spears was so hammered that she couldn't complete the hosting
duties she was reportedly paid $300,000 for. "She was just tired and falling
asleep," manager Larry Rudolph insisted on Monday morning. [see full story
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| Petty
Not Ready to Retire |
pr-inside reports: Rocker TOM PETTY has reversed
his decision to quit touring after proclaiming 2006 to be one of his most
rewarding years on the road.
The FREE FALLIN' singer hinted at retirement
in a Rolling Stone article last summer (06), but he's now adamant he'll
continue to tour and has no plans to break up backing band THE HEARTBREAKERS.
He tells the Los Angeles Times newspaper,
"You never know how things are going to turn out, and I didn't see this
year coming. Maybe next year will be even better."[see full story for more]-
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| Del
Reeves RIP |
pr-inside reports: Country music icon DEL
REEVES died on New Year's Day (01JAN07) at his home in Tennessee. He was
73.
The Grand Ole Opry star, famous for his
impressions of his country music peers, was a hit on the US country charts
throughout the 1960s and 1970s, when he enjoyed hits like GIRL ON THE BILLBOARD,
BE GLAD and WOMEN DO FUNNY THINGS TO ME.
Reeves, real name FRANKLIN DELANO REEVES,
was born in North Carolina in July 1933. He was a child guitar prodigy
who had his own local radio show by the time he was 12.[see full story
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| Collective
Soul Set Date |
TuneLab reports: Collective Soul are planning
a March 20th release for their new studio album. The band began tracking
the album on December 10th with producer Anthony J. Resta, who also produced
the bands 2000 release 'Blender'.[see full story for more music news]-
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| Opeth
Writing New CD |
TuneLab reports: Opeth front-man Mikael Åkerfeldt
has begun writing for the bands ninth album. Åkerfeldt is also working
on a yet to be named side project. The Opeth album is expected to be released
by the end of the year.[see full story for more]- Click
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| K-Fed
Beats Wrestling Champ |
earvolution.com reports: After a roller-coaster
2006, Kevin "Don't Call Me K-Fed" Federline started off 2007 on a high
note, defeating WWE Champion John Cena in Miami, Florida before a crowd
that included Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal. Reminiscent of Andy Kaufman's
legendary match against Memphis wrestling legend Jerry Lawler, Federline
sought to expand his "entertainment" credentials beyond rapping, dancing
and freeloading. After his stalling tactics served only to irritate the
champ, America's Most Hated received help from WWE Superstars Johnny Nitro
and Umaga and got the pin after the Samoan Bulldozer knocked Cena unconscious
with the WWE belt.[he can't even do this on his own... see full story for
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| Corporate
Idol |
punkbands reports: Former Something Corporate
guitarist William Tell is hoping to become the next Daniel Powter. Tell's
song "Slipping Under (Sing Along To Your Favorite Song)" is the song being
used to promote the next season of "American Idol." Powter's song "Bad
Day" became a hit after being featured on the show last season. Tell's
debut solo album, "You Can Hold Me Down," comes out March sixth.-
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| Good
Charlotte Set March Release |
punkbands reports: Good Charlotte's fourth
studio album, titled "Good Morning Revival" will drop March 20, 2007. The
band recently released a DVD called "Fast Future Generation" which is a
documentary that was made during their tour of Japan last fall. [see full
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