Mike Mangione Week: Day 4

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Bon Jovi Accused of Ripping Off Song

antiMusic reports: Baseball fans are more than likely familiar with the Bon Jovi song "I Love This Town," from the overexposure it has received on behalf of the nation's pastime. But Boston musician Bart Steele says that Bon Jovi stole the tune from him and he's not happy about it. He tells us, "I got raped...my baseball anthem became the baseball promo song for the
world...except I got cut out of the deal!"

Boston Magazine recently ran a rather detailed feature story on the controversy, below are a few excepts hitting a few of the key points, followed by a link to read the full article. Before we get to that, listen and decide for yourself.Bon Jovi's song "I Love This Town" - Bart Steele's song "Man, I Really Love This Team".

Excerpts from the Boston Magazine feature: Bart Steele, struggling musician, former stockbroker, lifelong Red Sox fan, wanted a universal tune, one that reached well beyond Fenway Park. So, early in that September of 2004, he decided to distinguish his ditty from every other Sox tribute by giving it a Nashville sensibility and thus, he figured, even broader appeal.

When the Sox headed to St. Louis for the World Series, Channel 7 invited the duo (Bart and friend Peter Bellomo) to perform live. DJs at Boston Beer Works and the Cask 'n Flagon began encouraging regular "Man, I Really Love This Team" sing-alongs. Just after the Sox swept the Cardinals, Steele says, he found a clip on Major League Baseball's website of two polluted coeds slurring his chorus in the shadow of the Green Monster. Over at FenwayNation.com, where the song was available for free download, traffic had kicked up threefold to 180,000 daily visits. Like his Red Sox, Steele had made history.

But three seasons later, as the Sox muscled past the Angels and Indians to face the Rockies in the 2007 World Series, Steele couldn't bring himself to watch a single game. Instead, he stewed in his condo, plotting revenge against, of all people, Jon Bon Jovi. Unbelievably, blatantly—cruelly—the pretty rocker from Jersey had taken his song and repackaged it as his own. Steele was sure of it. Now he just had to get the world to see things his way. - get the full story, it gets a lot deeper than this

GNR Appetite for Vinyl

Blabbermouth reports: Universal Music will re-release Guns N' Roses' classic debut album "Appetite For Destruction" on vinyl.

The LP is due on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 and the cover features the controversial original artwork by Robert Williams.

120-gram vinyl LP pressing of their genre-defining debut full-length album, originally released in 1987. The LP cover features the controversial original artwork.
- more on this story

Pink Floyd Cruise, This is Stadium Clash, Robert Hazard RIP, Sugar Hotter Than Miley's Spice, Police Live Release, Bob Mould Plots 09 CD and more

Quickies reports: Pink Floyd finally has a cruise in its honor. The Great Gig In The Sea, which will set sail next May, is guaranteed to be a rollicking time, despite having zero performances by any members of the band during its three-day duration. more

Montreal police have recovered the rental truck that contained Iggy Pop and the Stooges' equipment, but there is still no sign of what was inside. more

Long bootlegged and sought after by collectors, the Clash's Oct. 13, 1982, performance at New York's Shea Stadium will finally see official release Oct. 7 via Legacy. more

Robert Hazard, the Philadelphia-raised musician and songwriter of hits such as Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," died yesterday, of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for the Police live CD/DVD "Certifiable," due Oct. 7. As first reported here, the set was filmed last December in Buenos Aires. more

Despite a 45% sales decline to 171,000 copies, Sugarland's "Love on the Inside" rises 2-1 to become the country act's first Billboard 200 chart-topper. more

Shadows Fall have issued the following update: "Hey everyone, we're going to be going out with Avenged Sevenfold this September for a few shows. It should be an awesome time so make sure you come out early to catch us." more

Attention aging hippies, set aside a little bit from your Social Security check. Warner Home Video has announced its plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the music history milestone July 28, 2009 by releasing a spectacular Ultimate Collectors Edition (UCE) of the Oscar®-winning Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music. [plus drugs and sex?]more

Travis Tritt tells Billboard.com he's hatching tentative plans to hit the studio with good friend Marty Stuart, who he's doing an acoustic tour with this fall. "All these years Marty and I have been around each other, he's just like a brother," Tritt says. "I never get tired of being in his company. He makes me laugh, and I always enjoy picking with him ... singing with him ... sitting around talking to him. We'll probably end up co-producing that (next album) together." more

Rhino Bucket has completed work on their next album tentatively entitled "Taking the Fifth" and due for an early 2009 drop. more

Bob Mould has announced his plans to release a new "guitar" album in early 2009. more

The new Candlemass EP Lucifer Rising is finally recorded and due for release first week of October. It features two brand new tracks "Lucifer Rising" and "White God". more

Lisa Marie Presley is expecting twins, her spokeswoman, Cindy Guagenti, said Wednesday. [viva Viagra power!] more

Country star Glen Campbell will perform a rare club gig in Los Angeles on August 19, the day his new CD of rock 'n' roll covers hits stores. [Not that anyone cares but Glen's son played my birthday party a few years back. That was at an LA club too =) ] Now back to the important stuff, grab all the details on this show
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Kings of Leon Tour

BH reports: Kings of Leon have confirmed their first North American tour in support of the band's new record, ONLY BY THE NIGHT. The album will be released on September 23rd, and the tour kicks off on street date with an exclusive club show at New York's Webster Hall. It will continue through October and November, ending November 19th at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN. A full itinerary is below.

Only By The Night's first single, the explosive and memorable "Sex On Fire," will be available on Itunes and impacts at radio next week. The song received its first public airing yesterday, Tuesday, August 5th, on MySpace Music, the band's MySpace page and kingsofleon.com The video is being shot in Los Angeles this week and is being directed by the renowned Sophie Muller. - more on this story

Reggie & The Full Effect Farewell Tour

Live Nation reports: Reggie & The Full Effect, the brain-child of former Coalesce and The Get Up Kids member James Dewees, will say farewell to fans later this summer when the band embarks on its final tour.

The trek kicks off August 20 at The Social in Orlando, Florida, and will hit clubs and theatres across the country through mid-September.

Other lucky venues on the band's swan song swing include Warehouse Live in Houston (August 22), The Avalon in Los Angeles (August 26), the Marquis Theater in Denver (August 31), Magic Stick in Detroit (September 4), HighLine Ballroom in New York City (September 7), the Recher Theatre in Towson, Md. (September 11), and Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia (September 14). - more on this story

Misheard Lyrics of the Day: System of a Down

antiMusic reports: Who hasn't misheard a song lyrics. We thought it might be fun to feature some favorites here for you to enjoy.

Here's today's from System of a Down's "Chop Suey" where the lyric "Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup" has been misheard as "I just masturbate with the shade up"

Check out more funny misheard song lyrics like this one - here

Earshot Return with 3rd Album

UMe reports: Long awaited album from Earshot hits stores and online Aug 26th. Looking beyond the status quo of the modern rock music of today, Earshot's third studio album, aptly titled "The Silver Lining", marks the start of what some believe is sure to be the beginning of a new and changing modern rock world of tomorrow.

No doubt, that in the 48 minutes of listening to the bevy of infectiously memorable tracks, one can only describe this 11 song collection as a very cleverly crafted, re-defined and re-designed approach to their genre with a plethora of sonically raw and defining moments.

Earshot signed with Warner Brother's Records in 2001 and in 2002 released their debut album "Letting Go" which yielded their first anthemic singles such as "Get Away" (which peaked at #4 on the charts and stayed in the top 100 for over 60 weeks), and "Not Afraid". In 2004 the band released their sophomore effort entitled "Two" which bore the bands breakout single "Wait" (#9) and their follow up single "Someone." - more on this story

Pendulum Announce Tour of the Americas.

Atlantic Records reports: Pendulum has unveiled details of their eagerly awaited "Tour of the Americas." The North American leg of the bi-continental trek will kick off on October 1st at Boston's Middle East.

The tour, the band's first ever on American shores, will conclude with a CMJ Music Marathon showcase at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on October 26th. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale on Friday, August 15

Already a sensation in the UK and the band's native Australia, Pendulum's North American debut album, "IN SILICO," is quickly causing a commotion here in the U.S. The Perth-based outfit has been winning fervent fans everywhere for their hard-edged amalgamation of big beats, massive guitars, and powerhouse hooks, resulting in the album's #2 chart debut in the UK upon its release earlier this year and subsequent gold certification after only four weeks. - more on this story

All Star Tribute To Hendrix

PR reports: Experience Hendrix is the continuing concert phenomenon that brings together contemporary guitar greats to celebrate the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. It is also the title of the first-ever DVD release that chronicles blazing concert performances by top name artists in tribute to Jimi Hendrix .

Experience Hendrix, released through Image Entertainment this month, features highlights of two star-studded concerts featuring such notables as Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Double Trouble, Living Color, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, Indigenous, Robert Randolph, Mick Taylor, Kenny Olson of Kid Rock's band, Hubert Sumlin, Bad Company's Paul Rodgers, Buddy Guy, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Miles, Billy Cox and others.

Fourteen of the performances seen in Experience Hendrix were filmed at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Jimi Hendrix's home town. Three bonus songs were filmed at San Diego's annual Street Scene. - more on this story

Sarah Brightman To Open the Olympics

EMI reports: The world's biggest selling soprano, Sarah Brightman, was selected as the sole international performer in a pivotal performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 World Olympics. She subsequently will be seen on The Today Show (NBC), Monday, August 11.

Brightman's upcoming Olympic performance confirms her as one of the great theatrical sopranos of our time and fans await her much anticipated 2008 North American Fall Tour. Her first tour since 2004, Brightman will be performing 18 shows in the US, 10 shows in Canada and 4 shows in Mexico.

Over the past two and a half decades, Sarah Brightman has sold more than 26 million albums and over two million DVDs worldwide. Brightman is a pioneer in transcending and melding mainstream musical genres, from pop and Broadway showstoppers to operatic and classical arias. In 1992 she performed "Amigos Para Siempre" at the Closing Ceremony of the Barcelona Olympics in a duet with Jose Carreras. - dates

(Hed)p.e. Join Strange Noize tour

PR reports: (Hed)p.e have joined the Strange Noize tour, America's biggest underground music festival. The tour is co-headlined this year by rip-hop hybrids, Kottonmouth Kings and Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne, with support on all dates coming from hip-hop legends X-Clan, The Dirtball, Prozak and Cypress Hill's Sen Dog on select dates.

(Hed)pe recently released their first live album and DVD, "The DIY Guys". The 2-disc set captures the band live from Hollywood's legendary Key Club with a collection of old classic and new fan favorites, along with three brand new studio tracks.

The DVD portion will include behind-the-scenes footage and a revealing look at the band, their lifestyle, political beliefs and gives fans a taste of what has made (Hed)p.e one of the most relevant bands in the 2008 underground scene. - dates

Midnight Juggernauts Announce US Tour

Capitol reports: Following previous stints through the U.S. supporting Justice, their own headline tour and a triumphant Coachella performance, Australia's Midnight Juggernauts will return to the U.S. for a few fall shows not to be missed.

The trio will begin their U.S. trek on September 10th, headlining the Scion House Party with VICE Magazine in Los Angeles and will include a stop in San Francisco with Digitalism on September 12th (full schedule below). The band is also set to release a new EP of remixes of their single "Into the Galaxy" on August 12th.

The "Into the Galaxy" EP will be released in the U.S., Europe and Japan via iTunes and features remixes by hip hop great Grandmaster Flash; the UK's Metronomy; French duo Yuksek & Brodinski; fellow Aussie ensemble Architecture in Helsinki; Parisian outfit Chateau Marmont and New York's Shychild. The band also created a stunning video for "Into The Galaxy" by international design collective Surface 2 Air, who've previously produced clips for Justice vs. Simian, Chromeo and Black Kids. - more on this story

The Lemonheads Jump On Cover Album Bandwagon

punknews.org reports: The Lemonheads have announced plans to release a new covers album titled Varshons. Due out September 13, 2008, the 11-track album was produced by Cornershop's Anthony Safferty and Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes.

It will feature a variety of tracks from GG Allin, Wire, Leonard Cohen, Christina Aguilera, Fuckemos and more.

Guest performances include vocals from actress Liv Tyler on Leonard Cohen's "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye," and model Kate Moss guests on Arling & Cameron's "Dirty Robot." - Tracklisting

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