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 Fan
Killed in Ticket Line |
Gigwise reports: Red Hot Chili Peppers have
sent a message of condolence to the family of a fan who was killed queuing
for tickets in New Zealand this morning (March 5).
The unnamed 18-year-old was sleeping in
a shopping centre car park in Whangarei, NZ, in anticipation of the tickets
going on sale at 9am for a show in Auckland this April.
The fan was hit by a car and immediately
killed in the incident. The driver did not stop and police are now launching
an appeal to find the driver of the dark Nissan Skyline. [see full story
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| Site
Sues Labels |
Reuters reports: A rock archive Web site is
fighting back against a copyright lawsuit brought by some of music's most
notable classic rock acts, dragging two major record labels into the battle.
In December, Led Zeppelin, the Grateful
Dead, Santana and the Doors sued Wolfgang's Vault claiming that the Bill
Sagan-owned Web site violates intellectual property rights by selling merchandise
and streaming concert archives belonging to the musicians.
In response, Wolfgang's Vault attorney
Michael Elkin recently filed a 40-page counterclaim against the musicians
and their labels, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group. "Far from being about
bootlegging, consumer confusion or infringement of any sort, this case
is actually a blatant attempt by two of the largest record labels in the
world -- using artists as a front -- to secure new income streams and destroy
a legitimate business," the suit says. [ouch, it gets worse. See full story
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| Rock
Hall Inductors |
FMQB reports: Eddie Vedder and Jay-Z are among
the artists who have signed on to induct this year's class into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12 in New York City. Vedder will induct
R.E.M., while the Hova will induct Hip-Hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash and
the Furious Five. Marking his return to the public eye with the impending
Rage Against The Machine reunion, frontman Zach de la Rocha will induct
Patti Smith. Keith Richards will be on hand for the induction of girl group
The Ronnettes.[see full story for more and how you can watch it]-
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| Bjork
in May |
Gigwise reports: The magnificent Bjork has
revealed the full details of her new album.
The follow-up to 2004’s ‘Medulla’ is entitled
‘Volta’ and will surface on May 6 and a day later Stateside.
The 10-track album has been written entirely
by Bjork, but as previously reported, features some guest appearances.
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| Police
Euro Tour |
BBC reports: Reunited pop group The Police
have announced the dates for their European tour, starting in the Swedish
capital Stockholm on 29 August.
They have confirmed four UK gigs during
September and October - in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff -
with tickets going on sale on Friday. They will also visit Austria, the
Czech Republic, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. [see full story
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| Heaven
and Hell US Tour |
PR reports: Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi,
Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice will reunite for the first time in 15 years
as Heaven and Hell Live to cast a dark spell over spring as the quartet
tours the U.S. Tickets will go on sale the weekend of March 9 for all 20
stops of the American leg (except Houston, on sale March 17), which is
set to launch in Phoenix on April 22. There will also be a special fan
presale for all dates beginning Wednesday, March 7 at 12 noon EST. The
tour will follow in the wake of the band's highly anticipated Radio City
Music Hall concert in New York City on March 30, which sold out in a matter
of minutes.
Multi-platinum recording artist Megadeth
will join the tour. All dates will also feature Roadrunner labelmates Machine
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| True
Rock Tour? |
Blabbermouth reports: SOIL, SEEMLESS and LIGION
will team up for "True Rock Tour" in May. Exact cities and dates will be
announced soon. SOIL's latest CD, "True Self", was released in May 2006
via DRT Entertainment. The follow-up to 2004's "Redefine" was recorded
and mixed at Bomb Shelter studios in Los Angeles, California with producer
Ulrich Wild (STATIC-X, TAPROOT).[see full story for more]-
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| Pantera
Best Band Ever |
pr-inside reports: PANTERA have been named
the Best Band Ever in a new magazine poll.
The heavy rockers beat METALLICA and KORN
to land the title in music publication Revolver. SLAYER and BLACK SABBATH
also made the top five list.
Meanwhile, Slayer's KERRY KING and JEFF
HANNEMAN shared the Best Guitarist honour and bandmate DAVE LOMBARDO claimed
the Best Drummer prize.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Bono's
Vanity |
pr-inside reports: U2 frontman BONO will serve
as guest editor for the July (07) issue of style magazine Vanity Fair.
Bono, who has campaigned for debt relief
and poverty reduction in Africa and focused attention on AIDS, will include
special stories about the continent in the issue.
Editor GRAYDON CARTER tells the New York
Times, "Bono will make a different issue about Africa than we would. "I
think there isn't one editor in the world who would not pay attention if
Bono pulled up and said he wanted to edit a magazine."
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| Type
O Negative Tour |
TuneLab reports: Type O Negative have finalized
their upcoming tour schedule. Brand New Sin will provide support on the
entire tour with Celtic Frost joining on April 9th.
March 28th in Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak
Hotel
March 29th in Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
March 30th in Sayreville, NJ @ Starland
Ballroom
March 31st in Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
April 2nd in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
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| Maroon
5 Soph |
TuneLab reports: Maroon 5 will release their
sophomore album 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long' on May 22nd. The album was
produced by Mike Elizondo, Mark Stent (Marylin Manson), Mark Endert (Tonic,
Vertical Horizon) and Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age). [damn that's
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| Payola
Out, Indies In |
Idolator.com reports: Today, the Associated
Press reports, four radio-broadcast companies and the government have settled
on a plan to atone for engaging in pay-for-play agreements with the major
labels. The broadcasters won't have to admit to any wrongdoing, but they
will pay fines totaling $12.5 million to the government, and they'll free
up 8,400 half-hour segments on their stations for music by "independent
record labels and local artists":
The American Association of Independent
Music, a group of independent record labels, has received a commitment
from the same four broadcasters for the free airtime, the sources said.[wait
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| Glassjaw
Bamboozled? |
punkbands reports: As we've reported before,
there's a rumour about Glassjaw playing The Bamboozle festival and it's
getting bigger now. The Bamboozle Elite reports Glassjaw as being confirmed,
following a post by The [Dudzik] Escape Plan (ah!) which goes like:
just to let everyone know, i went to the
head automatica show at the hammerstein ballroom last night and got a chance
to talk to Daryl Palumbo, and after a short conversation he confirmed that
glassjaw will be playing bamboozle, just not sure which day yet[see full
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| Ignite
To Support Hatebreed in Ca |
punkbands reports: Ignite have just confirmed
that they are playing two shows with Hatebreed on March 13 in Hollywood,
Ca at the Avalon and March 14 in San Diego at the Epicentre. -
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| Beastie
Boys Eye Summer Release |
SMN reports: An uncharacteristically short
three years after their last disc, 2004’s “To the 5 Boroughs,” the BEASTIE
BOYS are putting the finishing touches on a new record. “Hopefully that’ll
be out this summer, too,” group member Adam Yauch tells Billboard.
Though he remained characteristically tight-lipped
about details, Yauch says the BEASTIES plan to air out some of the new
material in a series of dates this summer, including a headlining slot
at the Sasquatch Festival, to be held May 26-27 at the Gorge Amphitheatre
in George, Wash. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Twisted
Dope |
SMN reports: Following the addition of new
drummer “Angel” to their ranks for all upcoming tours and to record drum
tracks on their new album, word on the street is that DOPE have added former
TWISTED METHOD frontman Derrick “Tripp” Tribbett (brother of MUDVAYNE guitarist)
to their 2007 touring lineup replace bassist ‘Brix‘ who has left the band.
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