Earshot Week: Day 1

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Shots Fired At L.A. Guns Show

BW&BK reports: Some scary moments at Omaha's annual Septemberfest celebration when occupants of two vehicles began firing at each other in the parking lot outside the Qwest Center Sunday night. No one was hurt. Police say about a dozen people were taken in for questioning.

(The Phil Lewis version of) L.A. Guns were performing at the venue when shots were fired. Singer/guitarist Phil Lewis sent BW&BK the following note regarding the show:

"Back at the hotel early tonight on account of our show getting abruptly shut down because a gun fight erupting adjacent to the stage. Up until that point the day was peachy, county fair kind of thing kiddy rides, funnel cakes etc in the parking lot of the Qwest Center in Omaha NB. We hit the stage at 10 pm and the place was rocking, All age gig, tons of kids up front lots of fans that always show up when ever we play, great stage sound and lights. Perfect. Until I noticed during 'Over The Edge' three songs in to our set a stampede of at least a hundred people running through the crowd from right too left at full panic speed closely followed by cops and security giving the cut throat stop the show signal that took a moment to sink in before we quit playing and within seconds several cops with guns drawn formed a blanket around us and whisked us back to the dressing room. - [Read more from Phil here but an FYI: Tracii Guns was reportedly not in the area at the time.]

Metallica Full CD Preview and Plan To Jam with McCartney?, Obama Resurrects The Dead, Guitarist Escape Plan, Slipknot Still Popular Down Under and more

antiMusic reports: Obviously there are far more important things on most people's minds today with the hurricane that hit the gulf coast on Monday. For those wishing to make donations to the American Red Cross Relief Effort can do so right here.

Now on today's news: Wondering how that new Metallica CD sounds? Does it really take the listener back to the band's glory days? You no longer have to guess as Chinamart® has 30 second samples of all of the songs from "Death Magnetic". You can check that out here. The disc will hit stores next week.

In related Metallica news, Blabbermouth an interesting tidbit that the Beatallica concept might actually come true with the metal heavy weights jamming with Beatle legend Paul McCartney. At least that's the way the UK press report they cited makes it sound, but further reading puts that in doubt. It vaguely looks like both are set to appear on a BBC TV show along with French first lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy. read the report

The reunited Verve delivered a No. 1 U.K. album for Parlophone/EMI yesterday (Aug. 31) as "Forth" debuted at the top. In a double for EMI labels, Virgin's Katy Perry started a fourth week at the singles chart summit with "I Kissed a Girl." more

The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman has denied online rumours that drummer Gil Sharone has quit the band. "He didn't leave and we didn't kick him out," Weinman tells Kerrang!. more

Slipknot have entered the Australian album charts at number one with their latest record, "All Hope Is Gone." more

Will the second time be the charm for Nikki Sixx's vanity project Sixx:A.M.? Following lukewarm sales of the project's debut, Sixx apparently is going back into the studio to give it another try. more

If we are to believe Barack Obama's press agents over at NBC News, the senator walks on water. But now they may be able to honestly claim that Obama resurrected The Dead... The Grateful Dead that is. At this point the reports originate out of the UK music press, so we're not sure how much stock to put into them since the reports we have read contain absolutely no sources (as usual) but Hippies can read more here from a UK source that honestly reports this as a rumor. In the interest of equal time: will McCain now try and arrange for an Abba reunion?

Queen + Paul Rodgers have confirmed a new live date at Dubai Festival City in Dubai on November 14. more

Madman bassist Rev Jones, who is mostly known for his work with the Michael Schenker Group and Steelheart, has been recruited as the new bassist for the legendary heavy rock band Mountain. The group is about to hit the road on a USA/Canada tour more

Elvis Presley's fingerprints are among a host of memorabilia up for auction in London this month. Appearing on Presley's application for a concealed gun permit, the prints are thought to be the only set from the icon in existence. more

Hollywood Undead's new album Swan Songs can now be heard, in its entirety, exclusively on the band's official MySpace page.

Polish portal Interia.pl reports that drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski and guitarist Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz have left the veteran Polish death metal band Vader. more

The Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will be selling the KISS Hotter Than Hell ketchup (see photo at the link) at the Kiss Coffeehouse's second-anniversary party, which will be held on Saturday, September 6. more

Bring Me The Horizon will likely release its new album, "Suicide Season", in the U.S. via Epitaph Records. Julie Weir, A&R Director of UK's Visible Noise Records (to which the band is signed for the world), told Rock Sound magazine
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Slipknot Killer Sentenced

Blabbermouth reports: John F. Berry of The Press-Enterprise reports that one of two people who were convicted of luring their friend to his death after listening to Slipknot was sentenced Friday morning (August 29) to 50 years to life in prison.

Jason Lamar Harris, 25, said nothing when he was sentenced in San Bernardino County Superior Court for the late-night stabbing of Terry Ray Taylor, 21, on May 23, 2003.

Harris was also ordered to pay $3,223 in restitution to cover burial costs and grief counseling for Taylor's mother. A previous prosecutor in the case, Doug Poston, said at a 2004 court hearing that Harris and co-defendant Amber Rose Riley, 21, were listening to a Slipknot CD before and after they killed Taylor at San Bernardino's Perris Hill Park. - more on this story

Kid Rock Going Digital

FMQQ reports: Kid Rock's hit single "All Summer Long" has propelled last year's release Rock N Roll Jesus back to the top of the sales charts, despite the record's CD-only availability.

The Kid has famously kept his music off iTunes, which is partly attributed as the reason for the album's sales success.

However, Atlantic President Julie Greenwald told Billboard that Rock N Roll Jesus will be sold digitally, but not on iTunes. It will likely appear soon via Amazon, Rhapsody, Walmart.com and BestBuy.com. - Find out what Kid Rock has to say about still having massive success without iTunes.

Hollywood Bowling for Beck

PR reports: Beck's sold out September 20 show at the Hollywood Bowl will mark yet another milestone in the multi-platinum Grammy winner's long and storied career. In addition to being Beck's biggest ever hometown headline engagement, the show will now commemorate the first time he and his father arranger-conductor David Campbell have performed on stage together, when Campbell conducts the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Strings as they accompany Beck's performance.

David Campbell's work appears on more than 400 gold and platinum albums. Over the course of his career, his work has received no less than 50 Grammys and two Oscars. As a performer, he has played on historic sessions with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers and Carole King, while his arrangements can be heard on music by everyone from Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and the Rolling Stones to Cat Power, The Mars Volta and of course on several of Beck's albums. - more on this story

AC/DC Electrifies Aussie Charts Leading Up To New CD Release

Reuters reports: AC/DC fans in Australia are stocking up on the hard rock band's back catalog in preparation for the October 18 release of its first album in eight years.

Five of the Australian act's albums returned to the local chart this week. They were 1975's "TNT" at No. 47, 1979's "Highway To Hell" at No. 61, 1976's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" at No. 62, 1986's "Who Made Who" at No. 74 and 1990's "Razor's Edge" at No. 92.

The 15-track "Black Ice" hits Australian shelves three days ahead of its exclusive Wal-Mart release in the United States. - more on this story

Bury Your Guitarist

antiMusic reports: Bury Your Dead have officially parted ways with guitarist Eric Ellis and named his replacement. The band's reps issued the following statement according to online reports:

Durability is often the key to a band's longevity, and where Massachusetts's metalcore high rollers Bury Your Dead is concerned, there's no exception. Speculation surrounding the longstanding hiatus of guitarist Eric Ellis has been accumulating since winter and topped out once longtime friend and (for some) former bandmate, Chris Towning, began appearing in Ellis' place at shows in late March. Soon after, the reformed lineup quickly established a positive working atmosphere and are now fully acknowledging Ellis's removal from his duties due to "medical reasons and personality differences."

"When a person's attitude and lifestyle change for the worse, there comes a time to let go and move on. A team is only as strong as its weakest link." This goodbye solidified Towning's permanent position in the band. - more on this story

Winehouse Calls in Sick

Reuters reports: British soul singer Amy Winehouse pulled out of a Paris concert at short notice on Friday after falling ill at home in London, her spokesman has said.

The 24-year-old, whose battle against drug addiction has overshadowed her recording successes, had been due to appear at the Rock En Seine festival in Paris.

"Amy Winehouse was regrettably unable to perform at the Rock En Seine show in Paris due to illness," her spokesman said in a statement late on Friday.
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Hagar Releases Right Now Sequel, Hopes Songs Will Inspire Pres Candidates

antiMusic reports: Sammy Hagar has released a video for his new track 'Cosmic Universal Fashion,' off his forthcoming solo album. The clip is a sequel of sorts to the 1991 Van Halen hit "Right Now," which turned up in the news this past week when the track was used by a presidential candidate at a campaign event and Hagar's former bandmates issued a statement denouncing its use.

Hagar took the opposite approach and seems pleased that his the lyrics are still relevant today. A thought which is echoed in new his song, which he co-wrote with an Iraqi musician. Hagar said in a statement: "When I wrote the lyrics to 'Right Now', I intended them to inspire people to not sit around and wait for something they believed in but to go out and get it, to make a change however they needed to. Whether it was McCain who used the song or if Obama had chosen to use the song, with the current political climate, the lyrics still have the same meaning, and we all need to do something to make a difference, every action counts.

"In fact, I still feel so strongly about this that I wrote a new song 'Cosmic Universal Fashion' with a young Iraqi musician in an attempt to motivate a new generation to the same affect. I am pleased to be associated with the lyrics to my original song and the new one in hopes that both will make people move to make a difference."

The video for the new song "Cosmic Universal Fashion" can be viewed at - Blabbermouth

Snow Patrol Pioneer iPhone Album Ap Release

NME reports: Snow Patrol are to pioneer a new interactive application for the iPhone and iPod Touch with their new album.

As previously reported, the band will release a new album, 'A Hundred Million Suns', this autumn.

The album will also be the first to utilise the multimedia capacities of iPhones, reports Music Week. Fans will be able to download the application and access bonus content including artwork, behind-the-scenes images and lyrics via the handset's touchscreen. - more on this story

Misheard Lyrics of the Day: Billy Idol

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

Today's misheard lyric is to Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face" and the line "Eyes without a face...such a human waste." That lyric has been misheard as "Flies in outer space... touchin' human waste."

If you have a misheard lyric we'd love to hear from you. See the contact link at the bottom of the page for how to get a hold of us to tell us about your favorites. If you want to check out more misheard Billy Idol song lyrics like this one you can go - here

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