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Silverstein Week: If You Could See Into My Soul

"Neil had the intro riff around for awhile but wasn't sure if he liked it. We were all stoked on it and tried to convince him how sick it was. Putting this song together was one of the most stressful times in our bands history. We just could not agree on the structure and there were a lot of arguments. I think this song came out super awesome though, and I think all the fighting was worth it."

Listen to the song, learn more about the group and grab their latest tour dates at the following link. And don't forget to pick up a copy of "Arrivals and Departures"! 
- http://www.myspace.com/silverstein

Winehouse Hospitalized

There is no official word from Winehouse’s camp on the reason for the cancellation, but Gigwise has learnt from sources at the Summer Pops site that it’s because she is in hospital. The exact condition is not known. 

Many of the thousands of fans arrived at the Summer Pops tent for the show, only to be told that it had been cancelled.
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Ambassador Ozzy

The band, named ChthoniC, will travel to at least 80 cities in four countries by the end of the year, supported in part by the Taiwan government, which is providing pro-U.N. literature and a slogan-painted truck. 

ChthoniC has also recorded a song urging the United Nations to let Taiwan join, even though its bid for membership keeps getting knocked down because of objections from Beijing. 

Ozzy Osbourne, a satanic-theme rocker known for biting heads off bats on stage, is helping set up 20 of the U.S. gigs, paying some transport costs and letting the Taiwan band promote U.N. membership as it wishes, Lim said. He said the band hooked up with Osbourne through personal connections. [gotta love the researchers for that comic satanic line] 
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Avril Sued for Song Theft

Lavigne's manager, Terry McBride, says the pop starlet is one of several people named in a lawsuit filed July 2 that alleges striking similarities to the Rubinoos song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." 

McBride, also CEO of Nettwerk Music Group, dismissed the suit Wednesday as baseless, calling it a "case of legal blackmail."
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Hippies Suck Says Nuge

Highlights: 

On Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Mama Cass: "I often wonder what musical peaks they could have climbed had they not gagged to death on their own vomit." 

On the hippie movement: "Turned off by the work ethic and productive American Dream values of their parents, hippies instead opted for a cowardly, irresponsible lifestyle of random sex, life-destroying drugs and mostly soulless rock music that flourished in San Francisco."
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Another Live Earth Show in Danger

The Rio state prosecutor's office said earlier there were not enough police to safeguard the climate change awareness concert on Copacabana beach as all security efforts would be concentrated on preparations for the Pan American Games, starting July 13.

Last month, Istanbul was dropped from the list cities set to hold the concerts because of a lack of interest and security concerns. Ticket sales have been slow for most Live Earth shows and organizers had to shift venues in Johannesburg in a bid to improve sales.- more on this story

Fans Not Buying It

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said sales last year dropped to 1.7bn, compared with 1.9bn in 2005. 

Although digital music sales doubled last year, they failed to compensate for the overall fall in music sales. [what generic emo bands don't sell cds?]- more on this story

Smashing US Tour

Taking to the road September 8 in Montreal, the Smashing Pumpkins will embark on coast-to-coast trek, with stops in Las Vegas, Boston, Philadelphia and Atlanta confirmed thus far. 

Currently underway with their first of two residency sets in Ashville, North Carolina, the seminal '90s radio dominators will head to San Francisco for an 11-night run at the Fillmore before venturing to Europe for 10 headlining festival slots.
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Morrissey Cancels More Shows

After performing at a gig in Virginia, the former Smiths singer saw a throat specialist in Washington DC and was told he could not perform before July 7th at the earliest.

This means that concerts scheduled in Atlantic City and Holmdel have now been postponed.
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Van Halen Holding Arenas

The tour would feature David Lee Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass. [Rolling Stone also talked to a "source" that hinted that this might be happening]- more on this story

Hy Zaret RIP

Hy Zaret was just one month off his 100th birthday when he died at his Connecticut home. 

The song was originally written alongside composer Alex North and appeared in the movie Unchained back in 1955. 
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Sly Stone Plans New CD

The famously reclusive funkster broke his silence by granting his first interview since the '80s to Vanity Fair. In the magazine's August issue, the frontman of the late-'60s band Sly and the Family Stone talks about his music, his disappearance from public view and his long-awaited return. 

Stone, 64, who made a brief, blond Mohawked appearance at the 2006 Grammys, says he plans to start work on a new album in the fall.
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Queensryche Jump on Covers Bandwagon

Among the tracks to be covered by Queensrÿche for the release are Pink Floyd's 'Welcome To The Machine', Queen's 'Innuendo' and the band's take on the opera classic 'Odessa'.
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