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Dino From Fear Factory Assaulted By Snot Singer

Lambgoat reports: According to the wife of Divine Heresy founder (and former Fear Factory member), Dino Cazares, both she and her husband were attacked this past weekend by former Divine Heresy singer, Tommy "Vext" Cummings, at a Metal Mayhem show. Jennifer Cazares has issued the following:

"Last night at The Metal Mayhem Festival, having a great time with awesome friends backstage. Out of no where comes a beer and fist straight to my face (so horrifying and painful). That somebody... (Tommy Vext). He has my husband by the hair (it all was so sudden) next thing you know the Live Nation guards pushed us all over, stopping everything and it took several guards to take Tommy down. They took him down and he hit his head on the ground cutting his head open, and even then he was still pulling my husband's hair and not letting go. I was struggling to get out of this mess of people. I don't really realize what's going on!

"Tommy Vext (new Snot singer, ex-Divine Heresy) tried attacking Dino for no reason. I was terrified. I feared for my life [from] this guy five times my size. He could of killed me, literally. I assure you [it was] absolutely unprovoked. Everybody knows Tommy has a history of being a loose cannon and ready to explode at any moment. This is the second time Tommy has assaulted Dino in recent month's, the first assault being in Poughkeepsie, New York. - more on this story

Miley Cyrus Hopes For Sex And The City... For Kids

Hecklerspray reports: You see, Miley Cyrus doesn't want to be the wholesome tween star of Hannah Montana forever, which is why she's decided to tell the world about her brilliant new pitch for a TV show. It's basically Miley Cyrus, right, starring in Sex And The City.

Seriously, that's what she said. Miley Cyrus wants to make a toned-down, slightly more wholesome version of Sex And The City for children. This is deeply upsetting news indeed - we already had an idea for a show called The Miley Cyrus Over The Sweater Action And Nothing More Until I'm Married Because I Love God Hour, and Miley Cyrus goes and steals it, the 15-year-old bitch.

You might not have noticed, but Miley Cyrus is hell-bent on growing up. Although she's still only 15 years old - an age where most people are happy to hula hoop in meadows or carry loaves of bread for pensioners - Miley Cyrus just won't stop trying to assert her adulthood onto everyone.
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Rolling Stoned Guitarist Heads To Rehab

BBC reports: Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood is "seeking help" with his battle with alcohol in a rehabilitation centre, a spokeswoman for the star has confirmed.

The move follows tabloid speculation over the state of his 23-year marriage to former model Jo Wood.

"Following Ronnie's continued battle with alcohol he has entered a period of rehab," his spokeswoman said.
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Natalie Cole Diagnosed With Hepatitis

BBC reports: Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist has confirmed in a statement.

The disease was discovered when the 58-year-old daughter of crooner Nat King Cole went for a routine examination.

The statement said it was likely she caught the virus through past drug use, news agency Associated Press reported.
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Another Music Fest Turns Deadly

antiMusic reports: Another music festival has turned deadly. Blabbermouth has the report: The organizers of the Magic Circle Festival, which took place July 9-12 in Bad Arolsen, Germany, have released the following statement:

"We were informed that there was an accident that occurred after the Magic Circle Festival where one of our fans was unfortunately struck by a moving vehicle outside the festival grounds, resulting in his death.

"We are all very sorry for the loss of of one of our true brothers of metal and we all send our deepest sympathy to his family and friends." - more on this story

Kid Rock Still Far More Popular Than Motley Crue

PR reports: After debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart 40 weeks ago, Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" is once again a top 5 album, climbing to #5 on this week's chart.

Notching its 13th consecutive week of increased sales, the album has now reached the highest sales rank it has seen since Christmas 2007, scanning over 61,000 copies in the U.S. this week exclusively via physical sales. To dates, "Rock N Roll Jesus" has scanned nearly 1.2 million units.

[Elsewhere on the charts: For a third non-consecutive week, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) tops The Billboard 200. Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (Capitol) sits tight at No. 2. At No. 4, Beck's "Modern Guilt" (Interscope) debuts with 84,000. No word yet on how far Motley Crue fell this past week. They opened at no 4, then nosedived to no. 16 the second week. Now back to the Kid Rock PR]

Kid Rock will continue his monstrous "Rock And Roll Revival Tour" into the fall, with additional dates - more on this story

Gene Simmons Signs on As Judge In New TV Talent Show

BW&BK reports: The world needs more TV talent shows. At least Survivor mogul Mark Burnett thinks so. After the failure of "Rock Star," Burnett is back with a new show called "Jingles" and he's hired the guy that wrote the immortal lyric "Ooh baby, wanna put my log in your fireplace" as a judge. BW&BK has the story: CBS has said "You're hired" to Kiss [bassist/vocalist] Gene Simmons, tapping him to serve as a judge on its upcoming Mark Burnett reality series Jingles.

In addition to his A&E reality show Family Jewels, Mr. Simmons' last major TV gig was as a contestant on the celebrity edition of Mr. Burnett's The Apprentice. He also is a successful businessman, heading up his own marketing company.

Signing on to serve as an 'advisory panel' for Mr. Simmons are Linda Kaplan Thaler and Julie Roehm. Ms. Thaler is best known for writing the I Don't Want To Grow Up jingle for Toys 'R' Us. Ms. Roehm is a former marketing chief for Wal-Mart who left the company under a cloud of scandal. - more on this story

Tickle Me Pink Returning To The Road After Member's Death

Wind-Up Records reports: Tickle Me Pink has announced plans to move towards the future following the passing of band member Johnny Schou.

Singer Sean Kennedy shared, "Johnny always wanted to bring purpose to other people's lives. He had a quiet leadership that lives in all of us as a band. His legacy is in his music and every show we play we are sharing a piece of Johnny's heart with our listeners. Not only would he want us to carry on, but we owe it to him."

He continued, "We have had to do some major soul searching as a band. We not only have lost a band member, but our best friend. The process is just beginning. We will never be able to replace Johnny, but through this tragedy we have all grown even closer together and are going to make him proud." Drummer Stefan Runstrom added, "Following a period of mourning over the loss of a great friend, it was only natural to want to move on. For two weeks, we were wrapped up in what seemed to be an enormous setback for our band. Now, it's proven to be more of an opportunity to unite and see something through till the end."

Tickle Me Pink has enlisted long-time friend Joey Barba to join them on the road as guitarist. - more on this story

More Plastic Women To Vie For Poison Love

Vh1 reports: Rock star Bret Michaels tried twice to find love by filling a mansion with [plastic] women and having them compete for his heart. But after the final pass was handed out and the cameras stopped rolling, Bret's picks didn't work out. He and season two winner, Ambre Lake, really tried to make it work and although they still remain close friends, between his tour line-up and her work schedule there's no time for a relationship.

"Bret has been very upfront and honest about how difficult maintaining a normal relationship may be for a touring rock star. He's right, it's absolutely an insane lifestyle and neither of us had the time to make it work," stated Lake.

Now Bret is taking another stab at finding his perfect match in the ultimate rock and roller's test…life on the road! Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels is set to premiere in early 2009. - more on this story

Clutch Set Live DVD Release

Adrenaline reports: Maryland rockers Clutch are proud to announce their first-ever live DVD, Full Fathom Five, Video Field Recordings, which is set for release on August 12. Clutch will also release a live companion CD, entitled Full Fathom Five, Audio Field Recordings. All tracks on the DVD and CD were recorded & filmed in late 2007 and early 2008 in New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Denver and Australia.

The Full Fathom Five, Video Field Recordings DVD features 20 songs PLUS bonus features, and the audio CD contains 15 songs. "Texan Book of the Dead" is the first single and video to be released.

After a late summer European tour, Clutch will headline the US with The Sword and Graveyard from Sept 15th to October 9th in support of the upcoming releases. The Bakerton Group, Clutch's psychedelic jazz/rock alter ego, will be playing their first-ever headlining show on October 10 in Hollywood! - more on this story

Farm Aid 2008

NME reports: John Mellencamp has unveiled the main acts in the line-up for Farm Aid 2008, set to take place September 20.

The event will be held for the first time in Mansfield, MA and will see performances by Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Willie Nelson, with more acts to be announced in the coming weeks.

Farm Aid promotes programmes that support food from family farms and farmers. Over $30 million has been raised for the cause since Farm Aid's inception in 1985.
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Flaming Hendrix Guitar To Be Sold

Reuters reports: One of Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitars, set alight on a London stage more than 40 years ago and thought to have been lost forever, is to be auctioned later this year.

The guitar, a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, was famously doused with lighter fuel and set alight by the rock legend during a one-off performance at London's Finsbury Astoria in March 1967.

Hendrix had to be rushed to hospital with minor burns to his hands after the stunt, and the guitar, slightly damaged along the neck and pickboard, was recovered by his staff.
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