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 Axl
Finishing CD |
blabbermouth.net reports: According to the
January 7, 2007 edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, GUNS N' ROSES
frontman Axl Rose is putting the final vocals down on the band's new album
that he has been working on at the Palms recording studios.
Rose announced last month on GUNS N' ROSES'
official web site a "tentative" March 6 release date for the band's eternally
delayed new CD, "Chinese Democracy". In the posting, Rose also revealed
he has split with longtime manager Merck Mercuriadis due to disagreements
over the set up for the album release.[see full story for more]-
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| Van
Halen Rock The Hall |
SMN reports: US rock group REM are among five
acts chosen for induction into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rockers
VAN HALEN, singer PATTI SMITH, hip hop pioneer GRANDMASTER FLASH and 1960s
girl group THE RONETTES will also be honoured at a ceremony in March. [see
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| Jay
Z's Pimpmobile |
E! Online reports: Sure he lords over the
album charts, designs a clothing line (Rocawear), runs a record label (Def
Jam), owns sports bars and even a minority stake in the New Jersey Nets,
but now Jay-Z is really in the driver's seat, courtesy of General Motors
Corp.
The rap mogul turned up in Detroit Saturday
night for a GM Style event celebrating the public unveiling of the automaker's
new vehicles and concept cars—among them his signature Jay-Z Blue, a 2007
GMC Yukon Denali that he spent more than a year designing in cahoots with
GM's Global Color Studio.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Pete
Kleinow RIP |
AP reports: "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, a steel
guitar prodigy who rose to fame as one of the original members of the Flying
Burrito Brothers, has died. He was 72.
Kleinow, who also worked in film as an
award-winning animator and special effects artist, died Saturday at a Petaluma
convalescent home near the skilled nursing facility where he had been living
with Alzheimer's disease since last year, his daughter Anita Kleinow said.[see
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| Gorgoroth
Prison Release |
blabbermouth.net reports: According to a posting
on GORGOROTH's official web site, the group's frontman, Gaahl, was finally
released from prison last month after being jailed since the spring of
2006.
Gaahl was sentenced to 14 months in prison
in February 2005 for beating a 41-year-old man and threatening to drink
his blood. The 31-year-old, whose real name was not revealed by the Norwegian
media, was charged with a crime that carries a maximum penalty of nine
years in prison. The original 18-month sentence, which was handed down
in May 2004, was reduced by four months while the amount in damages Gaahl
was required to pay to the victim was increased from 100,000 NOK (approximately
$15,000) to 190,000 NOK (approximately $29,000).[see full story for more]-
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| Post
Kyuss Project |
blabbermouth.net reports: Vocalist John Garcia
(KYUSS, UNIDA, HERMANO) has set GARCIA VS. GARCIA as the name of his upcoming
solo project. The singer is currently in the studio writing and recording
material for GARCIA VS. GARCIA's debut album, which is tentatively due
on September 4, 2008.
One of the songs that are set to appear
on the upcoming CD is "5000 Miles", which was written by Canadian musician
Danko Jones with Garcia in mind.
"'5000 Miles' was inspired by something
I read in an interview with John where he was talking about his reluctance
to tour because he misses being with his family," Danko recently told Toronto's
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| Velvet
Plea |
blabbermouth.net reports: VELVET REVOLVER
frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) has released the following
"open letter" to Charlie Weis, the current head coach of the University
of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team:
"Okay Charlie, at this point I am going
to assume that you haven't spoken to the Giants' organization about their
'potential coaching job.' But LEAVING NOTRE DAME, your alma mater, without
having achieved really anything of monolithic proportions like you've promised
us, is absurd and unfair. So at this point, I will get on my knees and
beg. Don't do it, coach. Don't do it! Stay and do what you promised; your
team, your school, the fans, the legacy deserves to be taken to the promised
land. Your recruits, Charlie, who are just beginning to trickle in, came
to play for you. You! Not someone else and they are coming to South Bend
to those brutal winters from places all over the country[see full story
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| Garbage
Reunite for Benefit |
FMQB reports: Garbage will end their hiatus
with a benefit concert performance later this month in Glendale, CA. The
band will reunite for the "Beat It, Wally" show, which will benefit veteran
drummer Wally "Llama" Ingram, who is battling throat cancer.[see full story
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| MSCCHD
Radio |
FMQB reports: Clear Channel Radio and Microsoft
announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that the two companies
have signed an agreement to build a nationwide data delivery service that
will incorporate HD Radio technology. The service will be used to provide
localized and personalized content to HD Radio receivers, under the name
MSN Direct HD. Microsoft has an already-existing MSN Direct service, which
transmits traffic, weather, sports scores, movie times and more to various
devices.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Pelican
Plot Releases |
CMJ reports: Chicagoland post-meddlers Pelican
are currently finishing the final mixes of their new album, City Of Echoes
(Hydra Head), which is due out May 22. Working with engineer Andrew Schneider
at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studio, Pelican have refined the songs
they introduced on their '06 tour, including "City Of Echoes," "Bliss In
Concrete," "Dead Between The Walls" and "Spaceship Broken - Parts Needed."
Mid-2007 will also see the release of a
Pelican post-rock trifecta—DVD/3-inch CD/12-inch record—titled After The
Ceiling Cracked (Hydra Head).[see full story for more]-
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| They're
Big in Canada |
TuneLab reports: Rock Star Supernova's self-titled
debut has reached Gold status for sales of 50,000 units in Canada. The
disc has sold a disappointing 40,000 units in the US since its release
on November 21, 2006.[see full story for more music news]-
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| Morrissey
LA |
Filter reports: Morrissey has announced his
first shows of 2007 and Los Angeles-area fans are in luck. Moz will play
three nights at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Tickets will go on-sale at 10am Saturday January 13th via Ticketmaster.[see
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| 30
Seconds to Breakup? |
punkbands reports: 30 Seconds to Mars frontman
Jordan Catalano recently told Mtv News "We're talking about the possibilities
of another record or the possibility of calling it something else and saying
goodbye. You have to look at your life and see if you have anything to
say or to offer at that point." - Click
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| What
to Buy |
punkbands reports: Finally some good records
coming out this week - the release schedule for this week is as follows:
Green Day - Kerplunk (Reissue)
Green Day -1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours
Self Against City - Telling Secrets To
Strangers
A New Dawn Fades -I See The Night Birds
After The Burial - Forging A Future Self
Behind Enemy Lines - One Nation Under
The Iron Fist Of God (with book)
Black Sabbath - Past Lives Vol. 1 (Picture
Disc)
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| +44
To Support Fall Out Boy |
punkbands reports: +44 has been chosen to
support Fall Out Boy on their headling Honda Civic tour. As we reported
last week the tour will begin April 18 in Charlotte, N.C. The full routing
and support acts will be announced later this month; tickets go on sale
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| 2&2
Fair to Midland |
antiMusic reports: Fair to Midland have been
turning heads for while on the indie scene and caught the attention of
Serj from System of a Down who signed them to his Serjical Strike Records.
They released an EP last year and have a full length coming out in April
(plus a tour in Feb). We caught up with Darroh Sudderth recently and here
are some of the highlights from the conversation (the full interview will
run in April).
2&2: Fair to Midland is a bit of
an unusual name, where did it come from? *** Darroh It's just an old
saying originally used to grade cotton. It's a synonym for average and/or
mediocre. I've always used a lot of old clichés, so it also kind
of pokes fun at my lyrical tendencies. It was one of the only names we
all came to agree on as well.
2&2: You have a CD coming out on
Serjical Strike Records, how did you hook up with Serj? *** Darroh Well,
during one of our independently funded tours of the west coast we became
good friends with Mike Haitayan, who just so happened to be an acquaintance
of Serj's. Mike coaxed Serj into coming out to a couple of shows; and it
was at our second show in Malibu that Serj was kind enough to offer his
help. We've been extremely fortunate and have nothing but good things to
say about Mike, Serj, and Serjical Strike.[see full story for more]-
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