Beyonce Theft Appeal

Jennifer Armour claims Knowles, 26, took lyrics from her song, Got A Little Bit Of Love For You. 

Her lawyer said the case, thrown out by a judge in Houston, Texas last year, should be heard by a jury.
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Ozzy Garage Sale

More than 600 lots of memorabilia, jewelry, costumes, paintings, furniture and decorative works of art from the Osbournes' Gothic style home in Beverly Hills, their Shabby Chic Malibu home and their Buckinghamshire mansion in England will be sold with a portion of the proceeds being donated to benefit the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Foundation. Founded by Sharon to improve the lives of cancer patients and their loved ones, the Foundation provides at-home help, childcare, transportation, access to support groups and patient care services offered within Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 

The Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne Collection consists of fine and decorative art and memorabilia from the lives and careers of these multi-award-winning international celebrities. Sharon said: "It has taken our lifetime to collect all of these items. Both Ozzy and I have very special memories of each and every item as it came into our home and became part of our lives. It is like giving up a part of us and we hope each and every item finds a very special home."- more on this story

Nirvana Unplugged Coming to DVD

On November 20, Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance will finally be unleashed via Universal Music Enterprises. 

The MTV Unplugged in New York DVD will include "Something in the Way" and "Oh Me", which didn't appear in the original MTV broadcast. The DVD will also feature previously unreleased backstage access and four songs from the band's soundcheck.
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Set Largest Tour Ever

Since its first tour in 1999, TSO has been one of the most successful acts in the concert business, consistently rating in the Top 10 for both gross revenues and audience attendance. In that time, TSO's annual tours have become a must-see tradition for rock-centric revelers, attracting a uniquely all-ages audience captivated by their cross-genre blending of metal and progressive rock, classical themes and great storytelling, with unequalled staging and pyrotechnics. TSO's 2006 Winter Tour was its most successful to date, playing to over 1,000,000 fans, generating revenues in excess of $40 million, and earning the most attendance on Billboard's Top 25 Tours chart. - more including the dates

Bobaflex On Dope Tour

The band will also play two "record release party" shows in their hometown of Huntington, West Virginia as well as one of the band's key markets, Columbus, Ohio before joining up with Dope.

BOBAFLEX tour dates 

Fri, Oct 12: Al Rosa, Columbus, Ohio, United States [RECORD RELEASE PARTY]
Sat, Oct 13: Huntington Music Hall, Huntington, West Virginia, United States [RECORD RELEASE PARTY]- more on this story

Victory Pill Debut New Video

"The video was shot by DOSE PRODUCTIONS who did a few Pitchshifter videos. I have worked with them before and they were our first choice," says Davies. "The video was shot in France in a bunker complex. The concept was just meant to be quite dark and grainy like the song and the guy in the video is basically slowly flipping out after taking a pill of some kind, it's very claustrophobic. I wanted something quite moody to suit the song, although the end isn't as uplifting as the end of the song as he blows his head off. Oops!"

"'Worst Case Scenario' was one of the first tunes I wrote for this band, it's the most live sounding too," continues Davies about the album's lead single. "We used almost all live drums for this and it's very bass heavy, not an amazing amount of guitar; in fact it's quite sparse. Lyrically its very tongue in cheek; it's about going through life and becoming very cynical about everything where you used to always expect the best outcome. This song is about always expecting the worst, which is almost a way of protecting ourselves from being constantly let down. I think anyone in a band knows what I mean. You have to put your faith in people that very often let you down completely and the music business is a very unfair place. I had quite a dark period musically several years ago when all I did was plan for the worst outcome so I wasn't surprised when it came. But, I have to say the song isn't meant to be all doom and gloom; the third verse is meant to be uplifting and to have you stop dwelling on the past and get on with it, it's all good from now on. I'm not a miserable git, I promise!"- Check out the video here

Mellencamp Extends Tour

As with the tour's first leg, Los Lobos, the East Los Angeles rock band that has crossed cultural and generational boundaries for more than thirty years, will join Mellencamp on the bill for the new dates. Collaborations between Los Lobos -- Cesar Rosas, Louie Pérez, Steve Berlin, Conrad Lozano and David Hidalgo – and the Mellencamp band have been eagerly anticipated by concert goers since initial news of the tour broke several weeks ago.- more on this story

Ryan Adams EP Tracks

Following this years' phenomenal Easy Tiger, the EP features a selection of new material, "Follow The Lights" and "My Love For You Is Real" which will both be featured prominently in this fall's season of the ABC primetime drama 'October Road', and songs recorded live in the studio, including current tour favorite "Down In A Hole" by Alice In Chains.

EP Track Listing: 1. Follow The Lights (new song) 2. My Love For You Is Real (new song) 3. Blue Hotel (first official release, recorded live in studio) 4. Dear John (live in studio) 5. This Is It (Cardinals version, live in studio) 6. Down In A Hole (Alice In Chains cover, live in studio) 7. If I Am A Stranger (live in studio)
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Fugasi Bands TV Coming

Imagine Madonna battling it out against Cher, or Frank Sinatra going head to head with Elton John. Each week, our tribute artists will be put through their paces as they try to capture the performing essence of an established superstar. They'll be given performance tips by a host of top professionals, from vocal coaches to choreographers, make-up artists to costume makers.

And it all leads up to weekly live shows on BBC ONE, in front of a studio audience of friends and their icons' Superfans, to win those all-important viewers' votes. - more on this story

City Folk Live X

Disc one is a compilation of exclusive WFUV in-studio performances from the past year, including songs by Keren Ann, Son Volt, Damien Rice and The Decemberists. A retrospective second disc culls great performances from the previous nine years, including music by Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Joss Stone and Alejandro Escovedo. . City Folk Live Xis available with WFUV membership at www.wfuv.org. 

"Putting the double CD together gave us a chance dig through our archives and listen to a lot of fantastic music. It's amazing to think about all the major talent we've been lucky enough to host at WFUV over the last 10 years," said WFUV Music Director Rita Houston.- tracklisting

The Octopus Project Launch Tour

The new album was recorded and co-produced by The Octopus Project and Ryan Hadlock (Blonde Redhead, The Gossip) at Bear Creek Studio in Seattle and was mixed by the band with Erik Wofford (Voxtrot, Explosions In The Sky) back home in Austin.

The Octopus Project Live:
10/04 Houston, TX Numbers w/ Bring Back The Guns
10/05 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
10/06 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
10/07 Tallahassee, FL Beta Lounge
10/08 Orlando, FL Back Booth
10/09 West Palm Beach, FL City Limits
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