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The Day In Rock July 17, 2003 - A Perfect Circle, MP3 Jail, The Osbournes,
Nickelback, Creed, Led Zeppelin, The White Stripes and Tupac
07-18-03
Keavin Wiggins
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A Perfect
Single
A Perfect Circle have selected the song
"Weak and Powerless" to be the first single from their sophomore album,
"Thirteenth Step". The single is scheduled to go to radio on August 4th
and the album will be in stores on September 16th.
Share
An MP3 – Go To Jail
Proving that Congress has nothing better
to do with their time than dream up new laws, two Democratic Congressmen
introduced a law into the House on Wednesday that would throw file sharers
in Federal prison. Wonder who’s lobbyists were behind this one? -
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The
Osbournes Up For an Emmy
You know that Armageddon is just around
the corner when Ozzy Osbourne gets nominated for a bleeping
Emmy two years in a row. The Osbournes, staring “Prince of Darkness” Ozzy,
“head of the household” Sharon, “I inherited my talent from my mom’s side”
Kelly and “Hey, don't Bogart that” Jack, is up for an Emmy in the "Alternative
Programming" category.
The Osbournes will have to duke it out
with “Da Ali G Show” and “Cirque Du Soleil Fire Within”.
The clan won an Emmy for "Outstanding Non-Fiction
Programming (Reality)" last year.
Meanwhile, Ozzy is reportedly back on tour
with the SharonFest after missing a couple of dates due to laryngitis.
Did he lose his voice yelling at Kelly to shut up? Find out when the third
season of the Osbournes hits the airwaves early next year. - Click
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Nickelback’s
Long Road
Road Runner Records: The upcoming
Nickelback release - titled “The Long Road” - is basically 110% complete,
and will be release[d] on September 23rd… The video for the album's first
single, "Someday", was recently shot in Vancouver by video director Nigel
Dick. … Following the release of "The Long Road", Nickelback will be embarking
on a major US tour this Fall. - Click
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The
White Stripes Postpone Tour
Billboard - Following a hand injury to
singer/guitarist Jack White, the White Stripes have postponed their 18
North American tour dates through Aug. 10 in Detroit. According to the
band, "every effort is being made to reschedule these shows as soon as
possible." - Click
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Led
Zeppelin Headed For DVD Audio
The 5.1 DVD-Audio version of LED ZEPPELIN's
recently issued three-CD package of live recordings from two Southern
California concerts in 1972, "How The West Was Won", is tentatively scheduled
to be released on October 7. "Moby Dick" in 5.1? "You can't handle
that on strong acid." - Click
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Scott
Stapp A Bad Actor?
MTV - Three months after four fans sued
Creed alleging that Scott Stapp was so wasted he couldn't perform at a
December show in Chicago, the band's singer has responded and denied the
allegations… Stapp said that what fans mistook for him passing out onstage
during the song "Who's Got My Back" was actually a piece of rock and roll
theater in which he lay down to make a point. "It was a symbolic, personal
gesture," Stapp said. "I had some things going on in my life. I kind of
felt alone. And it was a symbol that I didn't think anybody had my back
at the time. Some people get it. Some people don't."
Sure Scott, what would have happened if
he got pulled over that night after the gig? “No officer, I wasn’t drinking
and driving. I felt kind of alone. And my swerving and hitting that
light pole was a symbol that I felt sorry for myself for selling millions
of albums." - Click
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Tupac
101
Tupac isn't rock but we couldn't let this
one go by without a mention.
Don’t tell your parents that the thousands
of dollars that they spent on college tuition is going to be spent on studying
the “literary influences in the work of Tupac”.
The folks at Hip-hop music site SOHO think
that it’s a great idea. We aren’t sure if the writer who wrote the following
is actually Tupac’s publicist. Then again this could be a hoax like Metallica
suing a band for using guitar chords. Soho writes, “Tupac continues
to solidify himself as not only a rap idol, but also an American icon.
Like many of the historical greats taught and revered in the halls of colleges
and universities, the works of the late, great Tupac Shakur will be the
subject of a class for the upcoming fall 2003 semester at The University
of Washington.” What would Penn and Teller say to that? Ok Penn...
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