Serj Tankian Day: His Top 5 Songs from Elect The Dead

Honking Antelope: Imagine an antelope driving a truck with a human tied to its front hood. A metaphorical statement of a world upside down. Civilization is over! What shall we be now?

Elect the Dead: This song is in the vein of the direction I'm leaning toward…orchestral, stripped down, gut wrenching acoustic tracks with powerful emotive reflections.

Lie Lie Lie: If we can't laugh in the end, we miss the whole point of life.

The Unthinking Majority: A song that's dually critical of our leaders and of our reality escapism (causing us to elect such leaders). A very blatant punk ethos political song.

Beethoven's C*nt: A very classical music based rock song that stretches from the micro to the macro in interpretation.

Hear some tracks from the CD, learn more about the album and find out where you can see Serj live- right here

Kid Rock Arrested Following Brawl

"He and five members of his entourage were involved in a fight with a male customer inside the Waffle House," said Mekka Parish, a spokeswoman for the DeKalb County Police Department told the Associated Press.

Apparently Rock and his entourage entered The Waffle House in the company of a woman that a male customer recognized. The customer then exchanged some words with her and "it escalated to a physical altercation between Kid Rock and that male customer and moved outside to the parking lot," Parish said. The male customer had bad aim because instead of punching out Kid Rock he knocked out a window. 

Kid Rock and his crew quickly hopped on their tour bus and left the restaurant but were pulled over shortly afterwards where he and five members of his entourage were arrested for misdemeanor battery.- more on this story

Cop Attacks Poppunker

I'm writing here to set the story straight about an incident a few of you have heard about after our show in Philadelphia at the Fillmore this past Tuesday, the 16th. A basic summary of the night would be our drummer Dango was a victim of completely unnecessary force used by a Philadelphia Police officer for absolutely no reason. If you are queasy about swearing, as used by this officer and others, you can stop here. If you want the whole story, read on! 

After our show, as we always do, we waited by our merch table to meet anyone and everyone who would like to say hi, get a picture, or get something signed. We were told after a few minutes by venue security that there wasn't enough room near our merch area, and that we would have to go outside to the sidewalk. We went outside in front of the venue to meet and greet. After a few minutes, a Philadelphia Police officer came by with his bike, and threw his bike in front of the kids waiting in line, and gruffly told everyone to move, as blocking the entrance was a fire hazard. - the fun starts here

Winehouse Drug Bust

Looked at objectively, musicians shouldn't bother going to Scandinavia. Perhaps it's the screwy daylight hours, the overpriced booze or the proliferation of herring-based meals, but there's something about that corner of Europe that sends musicians slightly loopy. 

When Snoop Dogg went to Sweden he was arrested on a drug offence and when Axl Rose went to Sweden he ended up chewing on someone's leg. Right now Amy Winehouse is in Norway and, although she's done just about the dullest thing she's managed to do for months, she's still been arrested for it.- more on this story

Paul Raven RIP

States Jourgensen: "I am in total shock. The world of music is a sadder, emptier place. Not only was Raven an extraordinary talent, but one of my closest dearest friends. Our condolences and prayers go to his immediate family. He will be truly missed by artists, musicians and his fans the world over.

"The one consolation is knowing Raven's already hooked up with the right people and started a new project in the After Life. God's speed, Raven. Rest In Peace, you f*cking pirate."- more on this story

Korn Lose Guitarist

"Everything's fine- just had to get home," Lowery reportedly wrote on his MySpace page. "Hated to leave. Love all the KORN guys and had a blast with them."

Shane Gibson will reportedly take Lowery's place. Gibson was tapped by Korn frontman Jonathan Davis to play with him on his upcoming solo acoustic tour but it looks like he has been called into the game early. - more on this story

Relient K No Longer Reliant on Drummer

The band made the announcement on their Myspace blog. Here it is: After seven years of touring, recording, and rehearsing, Dave Douglas has decided to leave Relient K. His final show will be 12/29. As a part of Relient K, he has been an amazing drummer, singer, collaborator, and friend. Before Dave joined the band, we were plagued with drummer turnover. 

Although he was the fifth drummer in two years, the moment he joined was the first time we ever felt like a complete band. He will be missed on the stage and on the road, and we wish him all the best.- Myspace page

Love Making Cobain Movie

Variety reported last week that Universal Pictures has hired screenwriter David Benioff to adapt Cross' Cobain biography for the big screen. His other credits include "Stay," "Troy," and "25th Hour" as well as the as-yet-released "The Kite Runner" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Working Title and Ben Silverman's Reveille will co-produce the film. Don't expect the film to be very critical of Cobain's widow Courtney Love as she has signed on as an executive producer. Her attorney Howard Weitzman has also been named as an executive producer. 

The book the film will be based on has been criticized on a few fronts by the Cobain faithful. The Wikipedia entry for the book says "While arguably the most complete Cobain biography, Cross opted to include his own impression of what Cobain's final days were like. Several people questioned the inclusion of fiction in what was claimed to be a non-fiction book.[3] At the same time, Cross' desire for the book to be as complete as possible meant that he occasionally accepted secondhand (and incorrect) information as fact.[4] The book was criticized as being a collaboration between Love and Cross by such friends as Everett True, who derided the book as being inaccurate, omissive, and highly biased, calling it 'the Courtney-sanctioned version of history'". - Read the full Wikipedia entry here

Annie Lennox Terror Scare

Gigwise has the report: The Eurythmics' Annie Lennox fled from the stage at a gig in Colorado earlier this week after she spotted a fan wearing a cape and a gas mask in the audience. The incident happened near the end of Lennox's performance at the Macky Auditorium on Tuesday (October 16th). 

After fleeing the stage, Lennox only returned once the 32-year old man had been removed from the venue, reports WENN. When she returned to the stage, Lennox apparently deemed the man "Mr Nightmare On Elm Street" before completing the rest of her set.- more on this story

Bon Jovi Fan Club Protester Backs Out

Somehow we became the bad guys because we made some fan concerns public. How that logic works, who knows? It must be better to suffer in silence and take your lumps. Many members of the club did email us after our story ran. Most had some major complaints and some with even bigger issues then the person that originally contacted us. A couple of people defended the club and said some members are overreacting. We will run two letters from each side this week in a special "letters to the editor" article, so both sides can state their case and you can draw your own conclusions. Hopefully, the public scrutiny will do some good and someone within the Bon Jovi empire might take notice and give the fans more of what they want (or at least what they were promised if what some members have told is true). Perhaps this public address of those concerns can do a lot more than an online petition with a dozen signatures. Maybe it won't make a difference because people will still be willing to empty their wallets for their favorite band and the band knows it. 

Here was the retraction from the Bon Jovi Fan Club member that started the petition: With regret I have now closed this petition. The purpose of this petition was to bring the grievances of fan club members to the attention of Jon Bon Jovi to allow him the opportunity to make changes. It was never intended to create bad publicity for Jon or the band. Jon has offered his fans generosity and respect for over 20 years. I am very disappointed that this important fact has been overlooked by the individuals who brought this petition and their complaints to the attention of the media. Hopefully Jon has by now become aware of the problems facing the new fan club. I have no doubt that once he is fully informed about the issues, he will ensure the necessary changes are made.- Read our original article here

Godhead Part with Label, Plan Korny Support

Here is what the band had to say: Godhead and Cement Shoes Records have parted ways. Godhead is currently writing their new album and preparing for their winter tour with Jonathan Davis of Korn. 

That tour is Davis' acoustic tour which is starting in early November and continuing into mid December. There will also be some selected Godhead headlining shows as well.- dates

Free TI! Says his Lawyers

TI, 27, is charged with unlawfully possessing firearms, unregistered machine guns and silencers. 

US magistrate Judge Alan Baverman said he would reserve ruling on the request until 26 October when lawyers must produce a court-approved home monitor.
- more on this story

Myspace A Cradle of Filthy Fakes

"Sorry to be such a glum potato but it has come to my attention that there have been some people impersonating me on MySpace (though God alone knows why, it is the very nadir of lowliness really if you think about it...). 

Therefore I am letting those miserable identity-snatchers know that I never use MySpace save for the public domain COF homepage (Official Myspace)
- more on this story

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