Bobaflex Week: Sellout

Sellout: "Heaviest song on our record. It's about fans who don't know how the music biz really works. You put out one record on a label and they think your famous and rich. The reality is most times its quite the opposite. Still a struggling band and definitely not rich." 

Wanna hear? The band are previewing one song a day on their Myspace page. Check that out- right here

Korn Hospitalized After Attack?

Blabbermouth says that "contrary to published reports, Munky required no stitches for the injuries sustained in the altercation and he is taking 'total responsibility for the fight,' which was described as 'a dumb, drunken stupid moment' by a source close to KORN."

Little Rock radio station The Edge has a different take on what went down in their "PuNk the MuNk(y)!" story: So last night at the Edge's Monster Ball, a lot of people were asking me why DROID, the opening band, didn't play. I chose to hold my silence until this morning. DROID is on Munky's record label, Emotional Syphon Recordings. Well, at first I was told DROID wouldn't be playing simply because "they got in trouble." Well, I later found out through reliable sources that Munky was at a local hospital getting stitches. THEN, I found out members or simply a member of DROID was the one who put Munky in the hospital. 

Well, I talked about this on the air this morning, and to validate my claims, a listener who chose to remain anonymous, emailed me a picture of Munky on the ground, knocked out, after drinking heavily, pissing off whomever it was in DROID, causing a "scuffle" to take place. Wanna see- the proof?

Tupac's Secret FBI Agent?

Hackie, who also said that "An arrest will be made in this case," made his comments to an already anxious and restless crowd of close to one hundred people who peppered the panel with questions. Hackie joined the film makers, R. J. Bond and ex Tupac bodyguard Frank "Big Frank" Alexander on the panel for the Q & A after taking issue with an LAPD detective who was in the audience defending the department's handling of the case, which had serious L.A. implications even though Tupac was killed in Las Vegas. More can be heard from Hackie on an upcoming bonus feature on the DVD.- more on this story

Prince A Computer Criminal?

Ian Lewis filed a the lawsuit at Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday (17Oct07), claiming the Purple Rain hitmaker breached a contract by taking "several hard drives used for video production" and not paying for them. 

He further claims the singer returned a loaned $25,000 (GBP12,500) computer "in a broken and un-fixable condition."- more on this story

Nas Declares Nigga Power

"If Cornell West was making an album called Nigger, they would know he's got something intellectual to say," Nas stated. "To think I'm gonna say something that's not intellectual is calling me a nigger, and to be called a nigger by Jesse Jackson and the NAACP is counterproductive, counter-revolutionary." 

"We're taking power from the word," he added. "No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil-rights movement, but some of my n---as in the streets don't know who [civil-rights activist] Medgar Evers was. I love Medgar Evers, but some of the n---as in the streets don't know Medgar Evers, they know who Nas is. And to my older people who don't now who Nas is and who don't know what a street disciple is, stay outta this mutha----in' conversation. We'll talk to you when we're ready. Right now, we're on a whole new movement. We're taking power from that word."- Read the MTV article here

Radiohead Plan World Tour

According to the band's management the dates with start in the early summer and will take in larger venues than their shows in 2006. 

Bryce Edge of Courtyard Management told Billboard: "We plan to tour next year, starting in May through to probably the end of the year. With lots of holidays in that period. - more on this story

Court Denies Britney

The 25-year-old had been granted monitored visits after losing custody to former-husband Kevin Federline. 

But after an emergency hearing on Wednesday, judge Scott Gordon said they had been halted "pending Ms Spears' compliance with the court orders".- more on this story

Hellyeah Hit Below the Belt with New DVD

This unique DVD, produced by Hellyeah and Ryan Ziemba and filmed by close friends offers fans a special two-hour long view into the band's life on the road. BELOW THE BELT features footage from multiple live performances, music videos, as well as personal interviews with all band members as they chat about life both before and after the formation of Hellyeah. 

Other highlights include snippets of the band's very first recording sessions at Dimebag's legendary Chasin' Jason studio in Dallas, TX, coverage from Hellyeah's April 10, 2006 album release party held in Dallas, TX as well as backstage footage from the band's world tour.- Myspace page

Stone Roses Orchestra

The singer released his fifth solo album The World Is Yours in September (2007) and wants to play a set of classical concerts that will give some of his most famous songs a new twist. 

He says, "I'm planning some classical dates where I can do things like F.E.A.R. It already has some strings on it, but I'll get some other things re-scored as well."- more on this story

Dinosaur Jr US Tour Plans

The fun kicks off at Mr. Small's in Millvale, PA on November 20th and they'll make their way across various states to go Belly Up in Aspen, Co on December 15th. 

11/20 Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's
11/21 Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
11/23 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
11/24 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club- more on this story

At The Gates Reunion Plans

July 
4 - 6 - Ruis Rock - Finland 
31 - August 2 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany 

August 
15 - 17 - Bloodstock, Derby, UK- more on this story

Essential Eels and Useless Trinkets

The collections will include Meet The EELS: Essential EELS Vol. 1, 1996-2006 (CD+DVD), and the band's first collection of rarities, B-sides, film contributions and unreleased tracks, The EELS Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities and Unreleased 1996-2006 (2CD+DVD). Each will be released by DreamWorks/Geffen/UMe on January 15th 2008.

All video is available for the first time on DVD, digitally re-mastered, and both packages includes never before seen photos, artifacts and notes from Eels mastermind Mark Oliver Everett.- Track info

Heaven and Hell UK

With its bewitching stage set and truly timeless, classic metal, the Heaven And Hell World Tour spotlights Ronnie James Dio's tenure with Black Sabbath and will feature selections from all three of the group's the studio albums, Heaven And Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992), as well as the newly recorded tracks. 
Dubbing the group Heaven And Hell after one of its signature hits, the band launched a much-anticipated world tour in North America earlier this year. The group celebrated its first U.S. concert in 15 years with a sold-out performance at Radio City Music Hall on 30th March. Recorded and filmed in its entirety for DVD/CD release, the concert, entitled Heaven And Hell Live From Radio City Music Hall, was released by SPV on 27th August.- dates

Russians Deny Saxon

The group's manager Thomas Jensen claims Britain's ongoing postal strike brought their plans of playing the Russian capital to a halt. 

In a statement, he says, "The promoter in Russia and our tour manager tried their best, but the post strike and delays at the Japanese embassy worked against us."- more on this story

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