The Last Goodnight Week: Poison Kiss

Poison Kiss - This song basically got the ball rolling for the entire album. When the writing process on the west coast started, this song was the first complete idea. Ely and I had the basic structure and melody down within a half hour. As the song evolved and became more and more polished, it ended up being a major influence on how the rest of the album was going to be created.

Hear for yourself and grab more info on the band, tour dates and more right- here

Rocker Poisoned

British rocker Gary Jarman has been admitted to hospital after suffering from suspected blood poisoning. The Cribs' bassist is thought to have contracted the condition after accidentally cutting himself with the strings of his bass guitar during a recent gig. 

He had complained of pains in his arms on Saturday (06Oct07), but managed to play a scheduled gig in Sheffield, England. Jarman was taken to a local hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning (07Oct07) where it was confirmed he was suffering from blood poisoning.- more on this story

New Gay Aiken Controversy

Aiken's sexuality hit the headlines last year (06) when a former Green Beret soldier revealed he had spent a night of passion with the crooner, but Aiken refused to discuss the issue when it came up in interviews. Then, fans threatened to file a class action suit against the singer if it was proven he was gay. 

And now, elders at a Wichita, Kansas church want to make sure the singer is heterosexual before green-lighting plans for him to perform for their congregation on 26 November (07). - More on this story including the reported results of the Green Beret's polygraph 

Springsteen Tops Charts, Legal Horseplay and Angers Fans

Bruce Springsteen has topped the UK charts for the seventh time in his career with his latest album, Magic, reports the BBC. And Billboard reported on Sunday that the Boss is expected to top the US charts as well, having sold 165,000 copies of the album as of Friday. 

While Bruce is enjoying chart success, the "blue collar hero" has been sued for backing out of a $850,000 deal to purchase a horse for their teenage daughter. At least now we know why ticket prices for "the man of the people" are offered at Yuppie prices, and speaking of which his tour is off to a rocky start with many longtime fans angered by the general admission policy on the outing which kicked off last week. You can read Tony Kuzminski special report right- here

Lil Wayne Arrest

The rapper, real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was apprehended by authorities on Friday night (05Oct07) following a gig in Boise, and was booked into Ada County jail. Carter was picked up on a felony warrant out of Fulton County, Georgia, for a felony possession of drugs charge. 

Authorities from Georgia contacted Idaho police and gave them the heads up about the warrant. The 25-year-old was not eligible for bond due to the nature of the charge - more on this story

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting Bon Jovi

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC (normally broadcasting commercials) at 11:30 PM (10:30 CT). If you can't figure out which night it's on, it's time to grab some razorblades, listen to a My Chemical Romance album and commit emocide. 

(For the lawyers reading this and total morons that might take it seriously: the emocide thing was a joke and while MCR may make any rational person wish to off themselves to make it stop (or force the so called singer to take some allergy meds), we do not advocate the taking of your own life but we do ask you to please not procreate for the overall good of society). - emo kids can whine here and yes MCR are most definitely emo

Heaven & Hell Strike Gold and Tribute Tawn Mastrey

Heaven & Hell concluded their North American tour on Saturday at Verizon Amphitheatre in Irvine, Ca. While the roaring fans waited for the band to return to stage for an encore they were greeted with a surprise. A co-host from the mallcore show on the local alternative radio station took to the stage to present the band with gold album plagues for their "Live From Radio City Music Hall" which hit stores a little over a month ago. The radio show host received mostly boos from the old school metal fans with assorted shouts of "you suck" and "go back to the mall poser" when she introduced herself. (The record company would have been smarter asking a representative from the radio station that actually sponsored the show, KLOS, to make the award presentation). However, the crowd's venom turned to cheers when the host announced why she was there as the audience seemed excited to witness the band receive their gold record awards as further affirmation that this lineup of Black Sabbath is still a major force in metal in the 21st century. 

The band graciously accepted their awards and thanked the fans for making it happen. Then Ronnie James Dio said that since they were up there they might as well strap on some instruments and play some more music. But before the band broke into their encore song, "Neon Knights," Dio brought the crowd to their feet when he dedicated the song to Tawn Mastrey, a former DJ for the famed Los Angeles metal radio station of the 80s KNAC who passed away last week.- Read our review of Live from Radio City Music Hall

B.I.G. Lawsuit for Diddy

James Sabatino, a former consultant for Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment Inc., said he flew B.I.G. to Miami in 1994 to perform a show and record some music. 

The rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, recorded about 17 minutes of vocals, and the session was also captured on about 90 minutes of video footage.

It was understood that both belonged to Sabatino. - Find out why here

Sigur Ros DVDelay

Although no reason was given, the band has also announced a handful of theatrical screens of Heima throughout the US, that will be preceded by brief acoustic performances.

However, the band's Hvarf/Heim CD will still keep its November 6th US release date on their new US distributor, XL.- info on the screenings 

Monster In The Machine Join Team Sleep

Monster In The Machine's critically acclaimed self-produced debut album, BUTTERFLY PINNED, was released August 21 on Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution), the independent label owned by KoRn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. 

Accompanying Shannon Crawford on the trek will be Lats (bass, formerly with Memento), John Chase (guitar) and Jay Kuri (drums). Doug Ardito (bass, who performed with Crawford in Cellophane) and Josh Freese (drums) appear on BUTTERFLY PINNED, but will not be part of the touring line-up due to prior commitments with other musical projects.- more on this story

Britney Blackout

Here is part of the BBC report: Troubled pop star Britney Spears has revealed that her first studio album in four years will be called Blackout. The title "refers to blocking out negativity and embracing life fully," said the star's record label Jive.

The singer, 25, is due to release her album on 12 November in the UK and the following day in the US. Jive Records says Spears will not be making the usual round of promotional appearances ahead of the release.- more on this story

Deftones Working on New CD

On July 28th, Deftones wrapped up their 246th show in support of Saturday Night Wrist. Inspired, and wasting no time, the band has immediately returned to "The Spot" in Sacramento to write their sixth studio album. 

"For the first time, the band has created an official blog to document the writing process. The doorway to the blog is through the sacred hearts on deftones.com.- more on this story

Fair to Midland Serj Forward With Touring

w/ Chevelle
Oct 9 - Amos' Southend - Charlotte, NC (w/ Chevelle) 
Oct 10 – Headliner's – Columbia, SC (w/ Chevelle)
Oct 11 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC (w/ Chevelle)
Oct 13 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL (w/ Chevelle)
Oct 14 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL (w/ Chevelle)- more on this story

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