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Deaths, Stabbings and Rape at Music Festivals

antiMusic reports: While Rocklahoma suffered collapsed stages at the hands of mother nature (see separate report in today's Day in Rock), across the pond several music festivals were hit by violence and even some deaths. Here are some reports from the UK press.

BBC Reports: Police say two people have been found dead at a music festival in southern Norway headlined by Alice Cooper. The victims were found in or near a bus at the Norway Rock Festival in Kvinesdal, 270 miles southwest of Oslo. "We do not know exactly how they died, but we assume they suffocated on fumes while they were on the bus," said police spokesperson Asbjorn Enoksen. more

NME Reports: The Irish Gardaí are investigating an alleged sexual assault at the Oxegen Festival. It's claimed the incident took place on the opening night (July 11) and follows the arrest of a juvenile in connection with a different alleged sexual assault on Thursday night (10) in the build-up to the festival, reports RTE. more

A festival-goer was stabbed at T In The Park in the early hours of this morning (July 13). An unnamed man suffered multiple stab wounds after being attacked in the 'yellow zone' of the Scottish festival's campsite at around 12.45am (BST). - more

Foo Fighting Illness

NLM reports: In keeping with Dave Grohl's doctor's orders, Foo Fighters have rescheduled their two sold out shows at Morrison CO's Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Originally scheduled for July 14 & 15, the concerts have been rescheduled for September 8 & 9.

Tickets for the July 14th show will be honored for the September 8th date, and tickets for the July 15th show will be honored for September 9th. Show times will remain the same. Refunds for each show will be available at the original point of purchase until the new respective dates.

Grohl said, "As much as it kills us to postpone shows, I'm in no shape to deliver the kind of balls-out performances that you guys deserve. We're already looking forward to September when we can make it up to everyone ten times over. It's gonna be great."

Foo Fighters' U.S. tour will resume July 17th in Oklahoma City. - http://www.foofighters.com/

Cops Looking for David Lee Roth Fake

TMZ reports: Canadian cops say they have identified the imposter who is running around Ontario claiming to be Diamond Dave [David Lee Roth]!

A police spokesperson says the man has "scammed a lot of people" and could be charged with obstruction of justice for giving a false name to cops. Apparently this dude has done this before.

The faux Diamond Dave first surfaced on May 23, after a man suffering from an allergic reaction to nuts told two Canadian cops and paramedics he was the Van Halen frontman. Now a local police spokesperson admits he's not sure if the cops on the scene actually asked for i.d. - more on this story

Britney The Destructor

Hecklerspray reports: When Madonna chose Britney Spears to star in a video for her upcoming tour, she wanted Britney to utilise her best-known talent. So from that we can assume that Britney Spears will be singing in Madonna's video, right? Not quite. Dancing? Close, but no cigar.

Instead, Madonna's video requires Britney Spears to smash up the inside of an elevator while screaming her lungs out like some sort of crazy, red-eyed bitch from hell.

It's a stretch, we know, but somehow we think Britney Spears will be able to pull it off. We've seen Crossroads, after all, so we know what a versatile actor she can be when she's essentially limited to playing herself. - more on this story

Two Stages Collapse at Rocklahoma Festival

Blabbermouth reports: Winds in excess of 60 mph were blamed for the collapse of two stages at the Rocklahoma festival grounds [in Pryor, Oklahoma] at 6 p.m. Saturday [July 12].

Heavy rain, lightning and winds brought the '80s metal festival to a halt, but advance warning kept injuries to a minimum as thousands of festival-goers sought refuge in nearby tents, outbuildings, VIP areas and trailers. By 8 p.m., rock band Lynch Mob took the main stage for a shortened set as organizers kept an eye on the weather.

One person broke an arm and was transported to the Mayes County Medical Center, Mayes County Sheriff Frank Cantey said. About 10 other people had minor injuries that didn't require treatment, he said. - more on this story

Radiohead Still Breaking The Rules

PR reports: In keeping with their decision not to make conventional promotional music videos for any of the tracks on In Rainbows, Radiohead used absolutely no cameras in the making of its new "House Of Cards" clip, which can be viewed at Google.com

Instead, "House Of Cards", directed by James Frost of Zoo Films, was created utilizing two technologies: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne Lidar. The Geometric Informatics scanning system employs structured light to capture detailed 3D images at close proximity, and was used to render the performances of Radiohead's Thom Yorke, the female lead and several partygoers.

The Velodyne Lidar system uses multiple lasers to capture large environments in 3D, in this case 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute, capturing all of the exterior scenes and wide party shots. Geometric processed their own data while 510 Systems processed the Velodyne Lidar data. The data was then manipulated by Union Editorial and the Syndicate to create the final result. - Google will premiere the video early this week here

The Who Plan Fall Tour

House of Rock reports: According To Rolling Stone, despite Roger Daltrey's longing to hang it up, the Who have announced the beginnings of a U.S. tour in the fall.

So far, only a pair of dates have been announced: a two-night run at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre on November 8 and 9.

Fan club tickets and VIP packages for those dates go on sale July 14th at the band's official website. The band also promises more dates will be announced soon. - more on this story

Bon Jovi Parking in New York

AP reports: Bon Jovi rocked Central Park on Saturday. The rock group gave a free concert on the park's Great Lawn, delighting tens of thousands of fans who sang along with the lyrics on a glorious summer evening.

The New Jersey rockers' opened with "Livin' on a Prayer" and belted out songs including "Born to be my Baby," "Lost Highway," and "Runaway."

New York City officials gave away 60,000 tickets for the concert. Some 50,000 people were expected to attend - more on this story

Guns N' Roses Guitarist Eyes Reunion with Former Band

antiMusic reports: Today's Running Out of Patience Meter® reading: it has been 5,347 days since the last new Guns N' Roses album was released. Now here is a BW&BK report: According to Gnrdaily.com, Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus will reunite with his old band Pale Divine on December 29th at the Pageant in St Louis, MI.

Pale Divine was a local St. Louis band who later changed their name to The Eyes. The four-piece alternative band independently released Freedom In A Cage, which was produced by David Probst.

They became hugely popular for their live shows as they mixed their originals with underground covers from such bands as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bauhaus. - more on this story

Beatles For Sale: iPod and Board Game Coming

antiMusic reports: If you have a loved one that is a fanatical fan of The Beatles, you are going to have some tough gift buying decisions this Christmas. Our friends over at Abbeyrd's Beatles Page have some big news on two new Beatles "must-haves" that will be making their way into stores later this year.

First up, forget about Park Place, you want to land on Abbey Road Studios. What in the hell are we talking about? How about a Beatles themed Monopoly board game. According to ABP the game will be available early next month and they also have a lot of exclusive details about it. Very cool indeed, check it out here.

This next bit of news might end up being far bigger. It seems that Bloomingdale has an exclusive Beatles ipod in the works. How can that be when the band's music isn't available digitally yet? You figure that one out and what it means. But you can't very well have a Beatles iPod without Beatles music can you? Wait, not so fast. There is some speculation in fan circles that a Beatles iPod isn't really in the offing. ABP contacted the retail giant to either confirm or deny that it's really coming.
- Find out what they said here

Propagandhi Eye New Album

Lambgoat reports: Propagandhi is currently writing material for a new album.

The group has written roughly fourteen songs thus far and will enter the studio in October.

According to the band, "We are hard at work and having a great time!"

In related news, Propagandhi will tour Europe this summer. - dates are here

Concert Plans Go Up In Flames

Metal Underground reports: Swedish metal band In Flames issued the following update on their MySpace page about the canceled Evolution Festival show in Italy:

Unfortunately tonight's show at the Evolution festival in Italy was canceled. The cancellation was due to extreme rain and bad weather. The main reason for us having to cancel the show was that the rain found it's way on to the stage shutting the monitor mixing desk down and also making it extremely dangerous to perform for the band and the crew.. As we all know, water and electricity and don't mix well together…

We are VERY sorry for having to cancel this show. We were really looking forward to play tonight but as you hopefully understand it is beyond out control.
- more on this story

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