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Rap? |
Reuters reports: Some music merchandisers
are alarmed by an accelerated decline in R&B sales -- the broad category
that also includes rap and hip-hop, Billboard magazine reports.
With the exception of new age, the smallest
genre tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, R&B and rap suffered the biggest
declines in 2006 of all styles of music.
R&B, with album scans of 117 million
units, was down 18.4% from 2005, while the rap subgenre's 59.5 million
scans were down 20.7%.... Since 2000.. R&B is down 41.4% and rap down
44.4%. [see full story for more it includes some interesting guesses for
the decline including the RIAA standby of piracy but really don't address
the Hip-Pop problem plaguing rap that is similar to the hair metal craze
of the late 80s and emo now= lack of innovation. If you already own the
original why would you buy an inferior copy or rehash?]-
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| Clarkson
Goes Punk? |
Gigwise reports: American Idol winner Kelly
Clarkson has picked a bizarre collaborator for her new album - an American
punk legend from The Minutemen and Iggy And The Stooges.
Clarkson has drafted in Mike Watt, the
founding bassist from the Minutemen who is now playing with the reunited
Stooges, to play "fuzz bass, fills and solos (and) just making things fatter"
on her upcoming album. He says, "I ended up playing on six of the songs.
I had no idea what it was going to be like, but it ended up being pretty
interesting."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Van
Halen Summer Tour |
blabbermouth.net reports: AVN.com reports
that publicist Janie Liszewski has left the adult industry and her company
High Profile Media to embark on a new chapter of her career. Effective
immediately, Liszewski will be the exclusive PR rep for rocker Eddie Van
Halen.
The publicist's current slate includes
the upcoming VAN HALEN tour scheduled for summer 2007. "I am so excited
to be given the opportunity to work with such a legendary musical force
and look forward to going on the road this summer," she added. "Obviously
this is a dream come true in many capacities. I would like to thank everyone
for all of their support for so many years."
Rumors continue to swirl that David Lee
Roth and Eddie Van Halen will reunite at least one more time in VAN HALEN.
Eddie told Guitar World magazine, "I'm telling Dave, 'Dude, get your
ass up here and sing, bitch! Come on!'... As it stands right now, the ball
is in Dave's court. Whether he wants to rise to the occasion is entirely
up to him, but we're ready to go."[see full story for more]-
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| Korn
Recruit Bozzio? |
blabbermouth.net reports: According to Korn.Simpol.Net,
Terry Bozzio will fill in for KORN drummer David Silveria during his temporary
hiatus from the band, Martini Republic reports.
Bozzio, 56, who is long considered one
of the greatest drummers in rock history, will replace David Silveria for
at least one studio album and tour.
Bozzio has recorded with numerous musicians
on hundreds of albums across the musical spectrum, including DURAN DURAN,
STEVE VAI, PAUL HYDE, HERBIE HANCOCK, DWEEZIL ZAPPA, BILLY SHEEHAN, RICHARD
MARX, MATSUMOTO HIDETO, and more.[see full story for more]-
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| Bacharach
Suicide |
AP reports: Nikki Bacharach, daughter of Burt
Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, committed suicide, the songwriter and actress
said in a statement Friday.
Nikki Bacharach, 40, suffered from Asperger's
Disorder, a form of autism. She killed herself Thursday night at her condo,
said Linda Dozoretz, a spokeswoman for the family.[see full story for more]-
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| Honeydrippers
Reform |
blabbermouth.net reports: Britain's's Express
& Star reports that Robert Plant will recreate his group THE HONEYDRIPPERS
in one of two major coups for a Dudley club.
JBs host the former LED ZEPPELIN frontman
and return of THE HONEYDRIPPERS on Valentine's Day.
It is unclear who will be in THE HONEYDRIPPERS'
lineup, but the band's album from 1984 featured LED ZEPPELIN guitarist
Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, who has been described by Eric Clapton as "the
best guitarist around."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Download
Rumors |
blabbermouth.net reports: According to Metal
Hammer, IRON MAIDEN, AEROSMITH, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, TOOL, HEAVEN AND HELL
and MACHINE HEAD are among the artists that are rumored to be in talks
to play this year's Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington
Park, Leicestershire, England.[see full story for metal news]-
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| Big
Brother Escape |
pr-inside reports: TOWERS OF LONDON rocker
DONNY TOURETTE has quit British reality TV show CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER -
after scaling the wall of the programme's London compound to escape.
The punk singer spent just 48 hours in
the celebrity house before fleeing on Friday (05JAN07) night.
Tourette made his dash after learning he'd
be playing servant to British reality TV queen and former Big Brother favourite
JADE GOODY, her mother and boyfriend JACK TWEEDY on the show.[see full
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| Sci-Fi
Floyd |
PR reports: Legendary musician Roger Waters
has recorded the original song "Hello (I Love You)" to be featured in New
Line Cinema's upcoming sci-fi film The Last Mimzy (to be released nationwide
on March 23rd). Waters collaborated with Academy Award-winning composer
Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Grammy Award-winning Pink
Floyd producer James Guthrie (The Wall) on the song, which marks only the
second time Waters has ever recorded an original song specifically for
a motion picture.
"It has been great collaborating with (director)
Bob Shaye and Howard Shore on The Last Mimzy," says Waters. "I think together
we've come up with a song that captures the themes of the movie, the clash
between humanity's best and worst instincts, and how a child's innocence
can win the day."[see full story for more]- Click
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| Marilyn
Manson Divorced |
TMZ reports: Marilyn Manson's bride gave him
an unexpected Christmas present-walking papers. The couple reportedly parted
ways on Christmas Eve and Manson's bride filed divorce papers on December
29th.
Here are a couple of portions of the TMZ
report, see the full story for more: TMZ has obtained divorce papers filed
by Von Teese, real name Heather Sweet, in Los Angeles Superior Court. In
the documents, Von Teese cites irreconcilable differences as the reason
for kicking the King of Goth Rock, real name Brian Warner, to the curb.
While the papers were filed on December
29, a source close to the couple tells Page Six that Manson has been in
the dark on the split, because Von Teese can't get in touch with the guy.-
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| Wholesale
Song Theft |
TuneLab reports: Remember the band Mad at
Gravity? The group had the hit "Walk Away" in 2002 from their debut 'Resonance'.
Well apparently the band Tainted Faith from Phoenix, AZ liked them so much
they decided to steal their songs. The "band" have posted the Mad at Gravity
tracks "Say It", "Kerosene" and "Coalescence" on their PureVolume page
claiming them for their own. And if the above wasn't bad enough, they also
have a page on the Ernie Ball Music Man Battle of the Bands contest for
a slot on the Taste of Chaos tour where they are actually selling the tracks.
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| Flaw
Reunion Show |
TuneLab reports: Flaw has announced their
first show since the bands reunion in October. The concert will take place
on March 11th in Louisville, KY with Powerman 5000 at Headliners Music
Hall.
The bands lineup is as follows:
Chris Volz - Vocals
Jason Daunt - Guitar
Lance Arny - Guitar
Chris Ballinger - Drums
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| Honda
Fall Out |
punkbands reports: Fall Out Boy will headline
the 2007 Honda Civic Tour, which will begin April 18 in Charlotte, N.C.
The full routing and support acts will be announced later this month; tickets
go on sale to the general public beginning Feb. 17, with pre-sale information
to be announced.
In honor of the tour, Fall Out Boy has
created a custom Honda Civic Hybrid that will be showcased at each performance.[see
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| Comeback
Kid Tracks |
punkbands reports: Comeback Kid has released
the tracklisting for their upcoming disc, Broadcasting. The tracklist is
as follows:
1) Defeated
2) Broadcasting...
3) Hailing On Me
4) The Blackstone
5) Industry Standards
6) Give'r (Reprise)
7) One Left Satisfied
8 ) Come Around
9) In Case Of Fire
10) Market Demands
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| Into
Eternity Replace Sadus on Destruction Tour |
SMN reports: DESTRUCTION have posted the following
update: "We are sad to announce that SADUS have jumped off the "Thrash
Till Death Over North America" Tour with MUNICIPAL WASTE resp. HIRAX and
DESTRUCTION !
a more than equivalent replacement, the Canadian progressive
death shooting stars INTO ETERNITY, have already completed the top - class
billing again!"[see full story for more]- Click
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