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punkbands reports: The body of Ra Ra Riot
drummer John Pike has been found.
Pike, 23, went missing after attending
a party in Massachusetts on Friday night.
The band played a show in Providence, RI
on Friday night and afterwards attended a party in Fairhaven, MA.
The search began on foot and by air yesterday
around 4pm. [see full story for more]- Click
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Gigwise reports: Just weeks after he was filmed
on stage performing an inappropriate act with an underage girl, Akon has
landed himself in trouble once again.
The American rapper has been caught on
camera throwing a fan into the crowd at the K Fest after the fan had allegedly
thrown an object at him.
In the video, after the throwing incident,
Akon orders the event's security to fetch the fan out of the audience and
bring him to the stage. The rapper then manhandles the fan before throwing
him into the audience.[see full story for more]- Click
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punkbands reports: When it comes to mixing
recording and romance, things can get tricky. Ashlee Simpson is hoping
that her romance won’t go the way of Jessica and Nick when she records
with boyfriend Pete Wentz. We’ll see. It has been reported that for her
new album, Ashlee will be bringing some romance into the recording booth.
Simpson, 22, has been working hard on the follow up to 2005’s “I am me”.
To bring a little extra star power to the
new record, she has invited Fall Out Boy’s bassist/exhibitionist Pete Wentz
to join her on tape. She has secretly recorded a song with Pete, 27, that
she’s hoping to include on her CD, which comes out later this year. [can't
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| Monday |
Gigwise reports: Police drummer Stewart Copeland
has trashed his band’s performance at one of their recent comeback shows.
Copeland posts an in depth critique of
the band’s Vancouver gig – the second stop on their comeback tour - on
his official website after a slew of miscues and mishaps resulted in what
he describes as an "ubeLIEVably [sic] lame" show.
He mocks bandmate Sting for a mistimed
dramatic leap, observing that he looked like "a petulant pansy instead
of the god of rock." [see full story for more]- Click
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punkbands reports: The soundtrack to the film
'Kurt Cobain About A Son' will feature tracks from Bad Brains, Death Cab
For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, Iggy Pop and David Bowie as well as several
other bands that reportedly influenced the Nirvana frontman.
The soundtrack, due out in the US on September
11 via Barsuk. The film, due out in late 2007, features several rare interviews
with the singer, as well as footage of sites in the Pacific Northwest that
played a major role in his life. [see full story for the full tracklisting
which for some strange reason is missing Sammy Hagar]-
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Earvolution reports: Jack White may be busy
touring in support of the new White Stripes record and he, of course, has
his famous side project the Raconteurs. Now, according to a report by WENN,
he has added yet another project to his plate. The report says White is
set to play the King in a comedy called Walk Hard set to be released next
year. [see full story for what Jack has to say about it]-
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more stories including: Drummer
Found Dead- Sting a Pansy?- Kanye Afraid of 50 Cent?- NV Bans Fake Bands-
EMI YouTubed- Sharpton Vs Rap- Poison/Ratt Drop Tramp- Aborted- Nightwish-
Obituary- Cobain Film- Korn- Strokea- Jack White as Elvis- Rooney- Stone
Sour- Jose Gonzalez- The House that Ahmet Built- Elvis Costello- Lifehouse-
Blues Cruise- more
| Tuesday |
TMZ reports: Rapper The Game has been charged
with making a criminal threat and with possession of a firearm in a school
zone during a Feb. 24 pickup basketball game, according to the L.A. District
Attorney's office.
The rapper, whose real name is Jayceon
Terrell Taylor, allegedly got into an altercation with a player on an opposing
team during a basketball game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning
Complex in South Los Angeles. After allegedly punching the victim, cops
say The Game pulled a gun from his red Escalade and threatened to pop the
victim. Not very sportsmanlike!
The 27-year-old is also charged with one
count of exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer. He is scheduled
to be arraigned on Tuesday for the three felonies.[see full story for more]-
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PR reports: Crossfire Publications, is in
the process of releasing a series of recordings from the pre- and post-Mothers
of Invention eras, with many unreleased tracks featured. The Pal Recording
Studios recordings are of enormous historical value, as they were Frank
Zappa's very first studio tracks. The symbiotic relationship Zappa had
with Paul Buff and Pal formed the core of his later output.
Paul Buff and Frank Zappa pioneered many
of the recording techniques and musical styles that continue on today by
using the studio itself as a dynamic music instrument, rather than a static
capture environment. At Pal, the classic divide between engineer and musician
was non-existent.
As the most anticipated releases in Crossfire's
release schedule, the Pal Recording Studios CD series was developed by
Crossfire's owner Greg Russo along with Paul Buff , owner of the Cucamonga,
California-based studio from 1957-1964. This exclusive series will feature
many highly prized rarities and unreleased tracks drawn from Paul Buff's
mixdown tapes and reference discs.[see full story for more]-
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PR reports: Queens of the Stone Age have confirmed
two weeks of U.S. tour dates in support of their forthcoming album, Era
Vulgaris (out June 12th via Interscope Records). The "Duluth Tour", as
it has been coined, starts July 22nd in Costa Mesa, CA. The small venue
tour then makes its way to the north, heading east to such places as Missoula,
MT, Fargo, ND and of course Duluth, MN. The fun doesn't stop there! Queens
of the Stone Age continue to make their way to the south with stops in
Little Rock, AR and Oklahoma City, OK.
The Duluth Tour
7/22 - Costa Mesa, CA - OC Fair
2/24 - Chico, CA - Senator Theater
7/25 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
7/27 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy
7/28 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
7/29 - Billings, MT - Shire Auditorium[see
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more stories including: 3
Felony Game- Fall Out Ashlee Duet- Lily Alcoholic- Zappa's First Recordings
Set For Release- UK Deny Gore Stunt- Aerosmith Not Splitting- Perry Producing
Green Day?- Jesus And Mary Chain- Extra Foo- QOTSA- Race Track Rock- Napalm
Death- Unholy- Erasure- Drake Bell-Unkle- G-Unit Mixup- Motor- Saosin-more
| Wednesday |
Contact Music reports: Country singer CARRIE
UNDERWOOD's page on online networking website MySpace.com has been hacked
by a mobile phone ringtone promotion.
Over the last 24 hours, fans of the American
star have been receiving emails claiming to be from Underwood herself,
urging them to check out "these amazing free ringtones", reports website
TMZ.com.
The spam emails read: "Hey, this is Carrie
Underwood. OK here's the deal, I need every single MySpace friend to stop
what he/she's doing and go here right now and put your cell # in. You'll
receive every ringtone from every myspace artist (including my favourites)..."
[wow when did she start using British spelling? Think the fans could figure
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Contact Music reports: A federal appeals court
on Monday overturned the FCC's revised standards for determining indecency,
when it ruled in favor of News Corp's Fox television network, which had
been chastised by the commission for airing four-letter vulgarities during
telecasts of the 2002 and 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
Besides the incidents on Fox, the court
also suggested that an expletive uttered by Bono during the NBC telecast
of the 2002 Golden Globe Awards did not warrant FCC censure.
The decision was immediately denounced
by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin [see the full story for what that windbag
had to say. Hint: he'd have to fine himself if he said it on TV] [see full
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Tunelab reports: In between European dates,
Chris Cornell has the following North American dates dates booked:
July 10th in San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
Theatre
July 11th in Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
LG
July 13th in Salt Lake City, UT @ The
Depot
July 14th in Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
July 16th in Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum
Theatre
July 17th in Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
July 18th in Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
July 20th in Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
July 21stin Weedsport, NY @ Cayuga County
Fairgrounds
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CMJ reports: Storied music publisher Famous
Music LLC has been acquired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing from Viacom. Sony/ATV,
which is co-owned by Michael Jackson, will take control of Famous' more
than 125,000 songs and sound cues, a catalog that includes standards "Moon
River," "Silver Bells" and "That's Amore," as well as the themes from The
Godfather and Mission: Impossible.
It also includes hits by recent artists
such as Eminem, Shakira and Bjork. In a statement, the King Of Pop himself
remarked that ["I've already licensed 'The Real Slim shady' to Slim-Fast,"
ok Greenmuse made that up. To see what Jacko had to say see the full story
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more stories including: My
Chemical Manson- Akon Attacks Fan- Idol Hacked- Court Says FU to FCC- Sgt
Pepper Beating McCartney- Motorhead- Gene Simmons- Ozzy- McPhee Goes Hollywood-
Wilco- Green Day- Chris Cornell- Hellyeah- U2- The Gathering- Horse The
Band- California Transit Authority- Chuck Ragan- Viva La Bands- Evile-
Manic- more
| Thursday |
Tunelab reports: A new Rage Against the Machine
website, www.ratm82407.com, has popped up and has 2 countdown timers. One
is counting down to Monday, June 11th, 2007 and another to Aug. 24th, 2007.
The site is registered to Live Nation and the only 3 officially scheduled
RATM shows are as follows:
July 28th in New York City, NY @ Randalls
Island
July 29th in New York City, NY @ Randalls
Island
August 11th in San Bernardino, CA @ National
Orange Show
[get out your charge cards and celebrate
capitalism by buying expensive tickets to enrich communists! Only in America
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Sleazeroxx.com reports: The drummer of rock
band AC/DC has escaped a criminal conviction because it would hurt his
career - despite admitting he assaulted his former partner in Mount Maunganui.
Phillip Rudd, who was born Phillip Hugh
Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, pleaded guilty to one charge of common assault
when he appeared in Tauranga District Court yesterday.
The self-employed musician pleaded guilty
after police reduced the charge from the more serious offence of male assaults
female, which attracts a prison sentence of up to two years.
But Judge Robert Kerr discharged Witschke,
53, without conviction. His lawyer, Matthew Ward-Johnson, successfully
argued a conviction would have a significant impact on his client's musical
career and therefore outweigh the gravity of his offence.[see full story
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Blabbermouth reports: SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR
frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that he has been working with ANTHRAX
on material for their upcoming studio album.
Speaking to Germany's Rock Hard magazine,
Taylor said of the possibility that he will become the new ANTHRAX singer,
"It's been banded about. I'm not saying anything right now because all
it's been is just talked about. Obviously, I'm really good friends with
those guys. It kind of started as a joke. And then the more we talked about
it, the more serious it got. I'm gonna at least help them out. It's kind
of a dream come true — ANTHRAX is one of my favorite bands. We're just
kind of taking baby steps right now. [he still has a lot more to say, see
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more stories including: RATM
Reunion Tour?- AC/DC Drummer Beats Wife Assault Charge- Slim Shady Stalker-
Heaven and Hell, Rob Zombie, Queensryche Fall Tour- Ozzfest- Slipknot Singer
Joining Anthrax?- Led Bonnaroo Jam- Chemical Brothers- Boy Sets Fire- Yellowcard-
Linkin Park- Single Bullet Theory- Elliot Yamin- Tina Turner- Kittie- more
| Friday |
Sleazeroxx.com reports: Bon Jovi guitarist
Richie Sambora has entered rehab, a rep for the band tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"Richie Sambora has entered an undisclosed
treatment facility in Los Angeles," the rep said in a statement. "He asks
that you respect he and his family's privacy at this time."
The specific nature of Sambora's substance-abuse
problem was not disclosed. [but according to Perez Hilton, Richie was "blitzed"
during the taping of the Bon Jovi Unplugged episode on Tuesday. Maybe he
was trying to keep up with Jon's new country direction?] -
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PR reports: Music For Relief has selected
two of America’s most reputable philanthropic organizations to work with,
Habitat for Humanity and American Forests, Linkin Park announced today.
To further its mission of providing aid to victims of natural disasters,
Music For Relief will support Habitat for Humanity’s ongoing efforts to
build simple, decent housing with low-income families affected by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita on the Gulf Coast. Music For Relief has also pledged to
donate $1 of every ticket to Linkin Park’s Projekt Revolution tour to American
Forests to plant trees. Each dollar donated plants one tree.
Established in 2005 by Linkin Park in response
to the Southeast Asian Tsunami, Music For Relief was founded with the goal
of bringing the music community together to provide aid to victims of natural
disasters. Furthering that initial goal, they have expanded their mission
to include educating the public on global warming and working to reduce
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PR reports: Yesterday, the Washington Supreme
Court denied the last appeal in Leon Hendrix’ five year challenge of James
“Al” Hendrix’ Will. Al Hendrix was Jimi Hendrix’ father, sole heir and
founder of Experience Hendrix, LLC, the family company committed to preserving
Jimi Hendrix’ musical, cultural and artistic legacy. Immediately after
Al Hendrix’ death in 2002, Leon Hendrix filed this lawsuit challenging
Al’s chosen heirs and his plan for continuing Jimi Hendrix’ legacy.
After a lengthy trial in 2004, Judge Ramsdell
denied Leon Hendrix’ challenge. Leon appealed. In 2006, the Washington
Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed Judge Ramsdell’s decision. On June
5, the Washington Supreme Court denied Leon’s last appeal. With this decision,
Leon’s challenge is over and the Will can now be carried out as Al Hendrix
had intended. [see full story for more]- Click
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more stories: Bon
Jovi Rehab- Nutty Paris Freed- The Plea Game- Blur- Klaxons- Never Enough-
Unearth- Ne-Yo- The B-52s- Pelican- Bleeding Through- Gene Simmons- Foreigner-
Linkin Park- Supreme Hendrix Decision- Silverchair- Atreyu- Yellowcard-The
Red Chord- Crowded House- Fairmont- Against Me!- Seymore Saves the World-
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