James Blunt Week: One of the Brightest Stars and I'll Take Everything

One of the Brightest Stars: One of the brightest stars reflects on elements of stardom and doesn't necessarily sound entirely positive in some aspects of it. You know it's one of those moments where you start feeling the pressure a little bit and seeing again how people's perceptions of you or your public persona changes.

I'll Take Everything: "I'll Take Everything" is just a great celebration of life and mortality and for me, I just wanted to make a song that captured the essence of being alive and that spark for a moment; the whole notion of life is that there is death at the same time and it has such a celebration of the two.

Preview the songs from "All the Lost Souls," watch videos and learn more right- here

Van Halen Add Dates

More than 18,000 fans, including those lining the rafters, stood on their feet at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, as original lead vocalist David Lee Roth took the stage with the band. It was a celebration of more than 22 years in the making.

And the capacity crowd in Charlotte answered the age old question. Yes, everybody wants some. Shows in other cities including LA and New York sold out in minutes. Two brand new dates have also been added to the tour.

MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, NV - Dec. 28, 2007 - Tickets on sale Saturday 10/06 @ 10:00 AM

MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, NV - Dec. 30, 2007 - Tickets on sale Saturday 10/06 @ 10:00 AM
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Hanson Embolism

"Hanson's show tonight at Cains Ballroom in Tulsa, OK has been cancelled. Isaac is currently undergoing treatment and will be re-evaluated shortly by doctors. Further information about the tour will be made available at that time."- more on this story

Taking Back Sunday Split

"We are sad to see Fred go," says vocalist Adam Lazzara, "and we wish him well with his new project. As for Taking Back Sunday, we're alive and well. We've started working on the new album and it feels really good." 

"There's a creative spark that comes in this part of the process and for a band there's nothing better than when you hit it and start having two hour conversations about music," adds bassist, Matt Rubano. "That's where we are and we're excited to challenge ourselves and see what the future holds."- more on this story

Van Halen Add Dates

More than 18,000 fans, including those lining the rafters, stood on their feet at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, as original lead vocalist David Lee Roth took the stage with the band. It was a celebration of more than 22 years in the making.

And the capacity crowd in Charlotte answered the age old question. Yes, everybody wants some. Shows in other cities including LA and New York sold out in minutes. Two brand new dates have also been added to the tour.

MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, NV - Dec. 28, 2007 - Tickets on sale Saturday 10/06 @ 10:00 AM

MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, NV - Dec. 30, 2007 - Tickets on sale Saturday 10/06 @ 10:00 AM
- more recent Van Halen stories

Down Says Kanye is Retarded

Here are some excepts from the Straight.com story: Just before Hurricane Katrina cut a horrifying swath across the U.S. Gulf Coast in August of 2005, the members of metal quintet DOWN had gathered in their hometown of New Orleans to work on new material for their third CD, "Over the Under". Guitarist Pepper Keenan made the smart move of leaving the area before the storm hit, and apart from losing power for a month, his house was all right. But he didn't walk away from the experience unscathed, and neither did his Big Easy bandmates.

The fortitude of Louisiana natives in the face of Katrina's destruction is cited on "Over the Under" tracks like "On March the Saints," but as Keenan explains, the city is still terribly wounded more than two years after the disaster. And it hasn't gotten much help with reconstruction from the Bush administration. "If they did as much in New Orleans as they're doin' in f***in' Iraq we'd be fine," blusters Keenan, before decrying Kanye West's assertion that Dubya's disregard for Katrina victims stems from his indifference toward blacks. "I don't care about Kanye West," he counters. "I mean, everybody was damaged in the storm. For Kanye West to make it a black thing was retarded."- read the full Straight.com article

Puscifer Video Released

Keenan has been working on the project for a number of years and according to Keenan's MySpace page, the band members include "Maynard James Keenan and a revolving door of talented people. The current list of guest musicians... Renholdër (Danny Lohner), Milla Jovovich, Lisa Germano, Josh Eustis, Satan, and more...". 

Keenan has worked on Puscifer material most recently with Lustmord, Jonny Polonski, Tim Alexander, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk among others according to Wikipedia and Billboard lists Alan Moulder as producer/mixer. 
- Enough of all that, here is the video

RIAA Win Fan Piracy Case

Recording Industry vs The People's editor added this opinion: I'm sorry to hear that Ms. Thomas lost, but I don't think the case is over by a long shot; the verdict -- based as it upon an entirely erroneous jury instruction going to the very heart of the case -- will almost definitely be set aside on appeal.

The heart of that claim comes from this report by the site: It appears that the RIAA lawyers forgot to notify Judge Karas, the presiding judge in , that a decision they'd sent him in August was vacated a week ago. Read more about both cases- here

Online Ticket Scalping Probe

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said he had received numerous complaints from parents disappointed they were unable to get tickets to the Disney Channel star's tour because they sold out within minutes.

McDaniel said he was concerned that some ticket brokers and resellers used computer software to breach an online sales system run by Ticketmaster to cut in ahead of legitimate customers, and that some tickets were being offered for sale before they existed.- A lot more on this story

Smashing Moog

The Today rocker has joined forces with the Bob Moog Foundation to restore and preserve Moog's archives, which were left in a state of disrepair when he died in 2005. Corgan also hopes to establish scholarships in Moog's name. 

In a statement, he says, "I believe Bob Moog to be one of the great visionaries of our time. His ideas far transcend use in just music, and, to this day, continue to have an impact in everything from rock to rap to quantum physics- more on this story

Wu Tang Beatles

The rap collective will record a cover of the song, which was originally written by the late George Harrison in 1968. 

The former Beatle's son Dhani - an accomplished musician in his own right - will also perform on the track.- more on this story

Winehouse Accused of Soul Hijacking

Ronson hired Jones' backing band to play instrumentation on six tracks on Winehouse's hugely successful album 'Back to Black.' They went on to play with Wino on her UK tour. 

But in an interview with the New York Times, Jones clearly feels mixed about the collaboration. She said: "We were just sitting here minding our own business, doing our little 45s and albums, and all of a sudden they were like, 'I want your sound.' First, I feel kind of angry about it.- more on this story

Primal Fear Get US Release Date

As previously reported, the album recently entered the official German album charts at #60 - the highest chart entry since the band's Black Sun album in 2002. The album also charted in Sweden at the #67 position. - more on this story

Strung Out Robbed

So our van and trailer just got stolen from our hotel here in Philly around 7:30am. We had just checked in and no more then 20 minutes later, Chris happened to look out the window and see our van driving out. Sure enough, it was skidrown mother f***er ripping it off. 

So we have lost ALL of our equipment, all of our merch, tons of personal stuff and we are pretty much f***ed and stuck in a s***ty Days Inn in a f***ed up part of town in Philly. There was a double homicide 2 blocks down the road that we were watching about on TV so ya, not a nice part of town at all.- more on this story

Clash Generation X Side Band To Release Debut

The record is titled The Last Post and is due out October 23, 2007. The album was produced by Mick and Tony, and mixed by the legendary Bill Price (Clash, Sex Pistols, Pretenders) at Metropolis London.

First announced in 2004, the duo had become known for their open policy towards file sharing, making all recordings available freely online and encouraging bootlegging at live performances. [Amazon is listing a US release on 10/23/07 and import release next Tuesday]
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