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antiMusic reports: Could the long rumored
Led Zeppelin reunion really be happening? First it was an anonymous source
saying that Plant, Page, and Jones were in talks for a one-off reunion
show and now apparently Robert Plant is talking to random people on the
street and confirming the reunion. Of course another anonymous source now
claims to also know the date of such a reunion.
In a story that's a bit hard to believe,
someone emailed NME.com saying that he or she spoke to Robert Plant in
London on Wednesday and the Led Zeppelin frontman confirmed the reunion
plans and said that he was on his way to a meeting with Jimmy Page and
John Paul Jones.
The fan reportedly walked up to Plant and
asked him about the reunion and maybe Robert has been on a deserted island
this past week as the rumor mill has been churning at full speed because
he reportedly asked the fan, "How did you find out about this?" And even
more unbelievable he supposedly told the fan, "Well we've got a band meeting
about it this afternoon about it. There's not a lot to work out as it's
only going to be one-off gig."- more
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antiMusic reports: Blogs are burning up with
speculation that one of Rihanna's songs is nothing but a blatant rip off
a New Order hit. A YouTuber caught the similarities in the songs and decided
that mash-up evidence was in order so he produced a pretty amazing mix
of the two songs/videos.
While this shouldn't be very surprising
to anyone given the derivative and unoriginal nature of modern R&B
these days, one person going by the name of usernamemyarse on YouTube decided
that video proof was needed and put together Rihanna's "Shut up and Dance"
with the New Order hit "Blue Monday" to show people how much of rip off
it appears to be.
The main part of the video is the New Order
song playing over Rihanna's video with parts of the her song synching perfectly
with "Blue Monday". What happened to the R&B tradition in the modern
age? It appears to be just as bad as almost every other area of entertainment
from movies to TV, with inferior copies of the original being presented
as something new.
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judge for yourself.
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antiMusic reports: A member of Supergrass
fell out of a window while sleepwalking and broke his back and heal. He
is expected to recover but it will take time causing the band to cancel
their planned homecoming show.
Mick Quinn was staying in a villa in the
south of France and sleepwalked out of a ground floor window. The bass
player and vocalist broke two vertebrae and smashed his heel according
to the BBC.
He was taken to spinal unit in Toulouse
and a specialist operated to repair the broken vertebrae and heal. While
he is expected to make a full recovery from the injuries, the recovery
will take several months. Luckily the band only has one gig scheduled in
near future. - more
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AP reports: Jeffrey Carter Albrecht, a keyboard
player for the band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, was shot to death
early Monday while trying to kick in the door of his girlfriend's neighbor,
police said.
The neighbor believed a burglar was trying
to break in and fired a shot through the door around 4 a.m., Dallas police
spokesman Sgt. Gil Cerda said.
"He was at his girlfriend's house last
night," said Danny Balis, Albrecht's roommate. "He left the house and went
next door and - for whatever reason, which we don't know - he knocked on
the neighbor's door. And from what I understand, he was persistent. I don't
know if there was a verbal exchange, but the person panicked and fired
a shot through the door."
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antiMusic reports: Britney Spears is attempting
a comeback amid her tabloid hell revolving around her erratic behavior,
divorce and supposed lesbian love affair. While she battles K-Fed for custody
of their two children, she has managed to record a new album.
Spears announced her comeback via a new
single which premiered last week that declared "It's Britney, bitch" according
to Gigwise. The song, "Gimme More," officially premiered Thursday night
on New York radio station Z-100's website. The single was produced by Timbaland
protege Danja.
The album featuring the single will be
released by Jive Records on November 13th according to a label rep-
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more stories including: Zeppelin
Reunion Talks- Rihanna Rips Off New Order?- Rocker Breaks Back- New Bohemian
Killed- Van Halen- KT Tunstall- PJ Harvey- Rush- Kittie Eating Disorder-
It's Britney, Bitch- Nevermore- Marillion.- Heaven and Hell- POD- Evergreen
Terrace- Lizzy Borden- S.O.D.- Vader- The September Concert- more
| Wednesday |
antiMusic reports: Metallica are gearing up
for an acoustic benefit. they issued the following statement: Does two
acoustic gigs in our hometown mean that we're sick of the studio again?
Nah . . . not really . . . but we are honored that we have been invited
to appear at the annual Bridge School Benefit concerts. Held on October
27 and 28, 2007 at Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, CA, this will
be our second time participating in the all acoustic shows, and the 21st
year that the benefit has been held in the Bay Area.
As usual, the line-up is stellar and we're
looking forward to seeing TOM WAITS, Eddie Vedder (with Flea & Jack
Irons), JOHN MAYER, of course NEIL YOUNG, and others perform those days.
Tickets are on sale this Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 10:00 AM and for
more details, please see the official press release below.-
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antiMusic reports: Klaxons have won the 2007
Mercury Prize. They beat out stiff competition from Amy Winehouse, Arctic
Monkeys, Dizzee Rascal and more with their Geffen debut Myths of the Near
Future. They also plan to give the cash prize to charity.
When receiving the award bassist/vocalist
Jamie Reynolds stated "The Mercury Prize is about pushing music forward
and this is what we did." Reynolds also said the band was "stunned'' because
of the competition from Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys especially. "A
year ago today we were in the studio recording our album and watching the
Arctic Monkeys win the Mercury,'' Reynolds said, "...we did not imagine
that we would ever follow them or at least not so soon.''-
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antiMusic reports: Just when you thought R.Kelly
was finally going to get his day in court over those child porn charges,
the case has been delayed once again. But this time it's because of the
prosecution.
Jam! Reports: Five years after being charged
with child pornography, the R&B star's trial had been set to start
on September 17. But a Cook County judge has postponed it because the lead
prosecutor had a baby recently.
Kelly was charged in 2002 and is accused
of engaging in videotaped sex acts with an underage girl. Since his arrest,
the case has been hit with numerous delays. A new date hasn't been set.
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more stories including: It's
Ok to Urinate On Fans- R.Kelly Kiddie Porn Trial Delay- The Game Going
To Trial- Strokes Delay Again- Lamb Of God- Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Los Lobos-
Hatebreed- Ministry- Otep- Bee Gees- Inside the Projekt Revolution- Tupac-
Motorhead- Cobra Starship- Lionel Richie- Fionn Regan- HIM- Alter Bridge-
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| Thursday |
antiMusic reports: As we reported a couple
weeks ago Van Halen's snubbing of founding bass player Michael Anthony
has gone beyond not inviting him to participate in the reunion, the band
also removed his songwriting credits from the 1984 album and briefly removed
his image from the album art on their official site, replacing it with
Eddie's son Wolfgang. Now Anthony reveals that the bad blood reaches back
to before the band's 2004 reunion with Sammy Hagar.
In a new interview, Anthony says that he
found out about the current reunion with David Lee Roth online and confirmed
the rumor that Eddie Van Halen tried to keep him from taking part in the
band's 2004 reunion with Sammy Hagar. He explained where the bad blood
came from. "[Eddie] was always put off that I was going out and playing
with Sammy when we weren't doing anything. It wasn't like I was doing it
to spite anybody. I was just tired of sitting at home and doing nothing,"
Anthony tells Rolling Stone. "Sammy asked me one day if I would like to
come out and maybe make an appearance at one or two of [his] shows and
have some fun, and I said, 'Yeah, great.' It kind of snowballed into me
coming out and doing a few songs with him here and there."-
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antiMusic reports: Iron Maiden have listened
to their fans that wanted a tour that highlighted the band's mid 80s era
and as such they are not only releasing their famed "Live After Death"
home video on DVD for the very first time, they plan to embark on a world
tour focusing on music from that time in their career. An it will be a
world tour!
Here is part of the press release: Iron
Maiden announce their most ambitious and extraordinary touring plans ever
- and are very pleased to announce that this will include Australia for
the first time in 15 years! The Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008
will be in three sections, starting in February and March 2008 with the
first leg encompassing major concerts in 20 selected cities on five continents
in seven weeks including India, Japan, North America, Central and South
America, and, of course, Australia.
The tour then continues with more concerts
in North America in late May and June before finishing with a third leg
in July and August encompassing major stadiums and festivals all over Europe.
During the tour the band is expected to play to well over one and a half
million fans and travel close to 100,000 miles.- the
story is just starting to get good!
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antiMusic reports: Evanescence evidently couldn't
get enough of the road with this summer's outing on the Family Values tour.
The band will hit the road again next month for a tour that will cover
the United States and Mexico. This time playing a full headlining set at
each stop on what has been dubbed the "The Open Door" tour.
No one wants to take a road trip alone
so Amy and co have invited Sick Puppies and Julien-K along to support the
tour. Australian indie-rock trio Sick Puppies will be supporting their
Virgin Records debut, Dressed Up As Life, which hit stores in April. Julien-K,
the electronic dance/rock side-project of Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck from
Orgy just spent the summer out on the Projekt Revolution tour. According
to their MySpace page "Julien-K was originally formed in 2003 by Orgy guitarists
Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh, and now consists of Anthony "Fu" Valcic, Brandon
Belsky, Chester Bennington, and Elias Andra. We are a remixing and production
team, as well as two live bands Julien-K and Dead by Sunrise."
The tour kicks off on October 23rd in Miami,
FL and will run through December 4th where they'll conclude the outing
in East Rutherford, NJ.- more
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antiMusic reports: The High School Musical
2 soundtrack has topped the album charts for the third week running. Casting
Crowns came in at number two with The Altar And The Door and rapper Yung
Joc took third place with Hustlenomics. Ben Harper's new one Lifeline debuted
at number nine.
Several defendants being sued by relatives
of the 100 people killed in the 2003 Station nightclub fire that sparked
during a Great White concert have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million
settlement, a lawyer for one family in the case told The Associated Press
on Wednesday.
The Dillinger Escape Plan and Meshuggah
November UK tour has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances according
to Live 4 Metal. No official word has been made at press time.
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way
married his long-term girlfriend backstage at a gig in Denver, Colorado
on Monday, according PerezHilton.com
The Lucky Stiffs have decided to break
up. The band made the semi announcement on their website "Well after 7
years the great Lucky Stiffs ride you know and love is coming to an end,
and all will be explained BUT until then we have a few more shows!"
Barry Manilow has broken Rosie O'Donnell's
heart by dropping a duet with the windbag from his forthcoming The Greatest
Songs Of The Seventies album. The two covered the Elton John/Kiki Dee classic
"Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" but Manilow tells Billboard that he dropped
it from the CD because it "fit on this album ".
Paul Mccartney, Arctic Monkeys, Ozzy Osbourne
Noel Gallagher, Dave Grohl, Paul Weller, Paul Oakenfold, Debbie Harry,
Fatboy Slim Norman Cook, and Gwen Stefoni will help BBC Radio 1 celebrate
their 40th anniversary by DJ'ing for one hour on the famed radio station.
McCartney will debut the series on September 17th.
Busta Rhymes' trial on charges of assault,
driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license has been
delayed until November 7th.
Bo Diddley is out of the hospital following
surgery for treatment of a heart attack last month. He suffered the heart
attack following a medical check up at a Florida medical center. He underwent
surgery where doctors inserting a stent to improve cardiac blood flow.
Tunelab reports: The Wallflowers have announced
dates for a short tour next month- dates
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more stories including: Plant
Confirms Zeppelin Reunion?- My Chemical Wedding- Great White Settlement-
Dillinger Escape UK Plan- Lucky Stiffs- The Wallflowers- Manilow Snubs
Rosie- Busta Justice Delay- Diddy or Diddy't He?- Hot Hot Heat- Robbers
on High Street- Madness- Black Francis- Biggy DVD- Superdrag- VMA Details-
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| Friday |
antiMusic reports: Opera legend Pavarotti
has lost his battle with cancer. While this has nothing to do with rock
he was a loved musical figure and we couldn't let his death go without
a mention. Fans gathered to mourn his passing. Here is a part of Jam!'s
story:
Admirers massed by the hundreds in Modena's
main piazza Thursday night to pay their final respects to Luciano Pavarotti,
the tenor cherished by many as "the last, great voice" of Italian opera.
The crowd applauded as pallbearers carried
the white casket into the cathedral, where a funeral Saturday will draw
dignitaries from opera, politics and culture. The tenor died early Thursday
in his hometown at age 71 after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer.-
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PR reports: Ozzy Osbourne returns to the road
October 18 in Seattle, WA for a massive 40-show North American fall tour
in support of Black Rain - his first album of new studio material in six
years - with special guest Rob Zombie. Zombie's hit film Halloween premiered
number one at the box office this past weekend and broke all Labor Day
Weekend records while grossing an estimated 31 million dollars.
Promoted by AEG Live, these concerts will
mark Ozzy's first arena tour in six years in the U.S. and four years in
Canada. Bringing together two of rock's best and most dynamic frontmen
in one unforgettable extravaganza, the tour will include stops in Seattle,
Vancouver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los
Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Detroit and more, with a special Halloween show
in Minneapolis.
It will also mark Ozzy's first time ever
playing in a number of the tour markets- more
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antiMusic reports: Hot Topic Records aka Roadrunner
informs us that Mickey Mouse has nixed Machine Head's show at the Anaheim
House of Blues (the world's absolute WORST concert venue). Seems the kiddies
think metal isn't kosher (which is surprising, you'd think the mallcore
label and Disney would be a natural fit with the same demo goals.) Due
to this development, Live Nation has changed the venue to the Glasshouse
in Pomona (a short 70 miles away according to the brainiacs at Hot Topic
Records but realistically it's only 25.66 miles. oops shouldn't have hired
Goofy to write your PR) Tickets are supposedly being honored there, check
the band's website for more info.
Aerosmith are heading into the studio on
Nov 1st to begin recording a new album. "I'm not sure who the producer
is gonna be or what (studio) we're gonna do it in," Perry tells Billboard.com.
"We may use a few different producers. I don't know. All I know is that
the heart and soul of the thing is us getting in the studio and seeing
what comes out."
Filter reports that Ian Ball of Gomez has
announced plans to release a solo record. The album, titled Who Goes There,
was recorded with cohorts Will Golden (his co-producer) and keyboardist
Phil Krohnengold (Duncan Sheik, Ween) after a weekend of drinking and jamming
on songs. [They didn't provide a release date.]
Josh Newton has left From Autumn To Ashes.
As a result original bassist Mike Pilato has rejoined the group.
We end with a little PR blurb we got in
the inbox: Motocross legend, reality TV star, Pink's husband- Carey Hart
is known as all three. Hart recently embarked on a solo journey to this
year's Warped Tour, check out the video featuring a candid interview with
the superstar as well as footage of Hart performing on-stage with Pennywise.-
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antiMusic reports: We got the latest update
from the Van Halen camp about their upcoming tour including a new date,
a changed date and new on sale dates. Plus if you have money to burn, info
on those VIP packages. In addition, Blabbermouth is reporting that Bob
Marley's son Ky-Mani will be the support act on the tour.
Here is what the VH camp sent over: We're
less than a month away from the start of the Van Halen 2007 Fall Tour and
due to demand, new dates are still being added! In addition, the San Jose
date has been changed.
New Dates Added: Bell Centre, Montreal,
QC - Nov. 10. On Sale Date: Sept. 8, 2007 @ 12:00 PM Date Change: HP Pavilion,
San Jose, CA - Date has changed to Sunday Dec. 16. - vip
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Solo Gomez- From Autumn To Ashes Reunion- Everest Rocks- Clarkson Will
Tour- Pavarotti RIP- Copeland- Collective Soul- Pink Floyd Screenings-
Lynyrd Skynyrd- Sea Wolf - Babyface Goes Country- Fiddy Vs Kanye Battle
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