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RIAA's New Target
Billboard reports: The Recording Industry Assn. of America has filed an amended copyright-infringement suit against the owners of a flea market in Columbus, N.J., who the trade group claims "flagrantly and repeatedly ignored numerous demands to curtail the sale of pirated CDs and cassettes." 

The suit was initially filed in June; the amended action-listing more than 7,500 works whose copyrights were allegedly infringed-was filed Oct. 1 in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. 

The RIAA says piracy at the Columbus Flea Market, one of the largest on the East Coast, remains rampant despite three raids by police, in which 26 vendors were arrested and 16,000 allegedly illegal recordings were seized. The RIAA says it has sent five letters to the market's managers and met with them last year to offer training on how to eliminate pirated music. -- Click Here for the Full Story

It was learned today that the RIAA began suing preschoolers overheard huming or singing songs copyrighted by RIAA artists.  One anonymous spokesperson said "Why would these childred buy the cd's when they can hum the songs to each other? It's hurting artists". 

Weezer Delay
Billboard reports: The release of an expanded edition of Weezer's 1994 self-titled Geffen debut and a comprehensive DVD has been pushed to next year, according to the band's official Web site (http://www.weezer.com).

The items were tentatively expected during the holiday season but were pushed back "due to overall schedule planning at the record label," the site says. 

The DVD, "Video Capture Device," will run "well over three hours, even after several bits and pieces came out in the final legal wash." As for the new edition of "Weezer," it will be a two-disc set loaded with "extra songs both well-loved-yet-somewhat-obscure, as well as downright previously unheard stuff." .- Click Here for the Full Story

Other Side of Godsmack
VH1 reports: The upcoming Godsmack acoustic EP will be called The Other Side, an appropriate title coming from a band whose frontman sings about having out-of-body experiences on its next single, "Realign." Yet Sully Erna had no spiritual motivation when he conceived the name. 

"It's an acoustic record so it's just the other side of us than the one people are used to hearing," he said.

The Other Side, which comes out November 18, features seven tracks recorded earlier this year in Hawaii after the band finished its tour of Asia.- Click Here for the Full Story

Iron Maiden Drummer Faces Assault Charges
Blabbermouth reports: IRON MAIDEN drummer Michael "Nicko" McBrain will appear in Hempstead District Court in New York next month to face third-degree assault charges. On Tuesday (October 7), a judge set a November 7 date for the case, which involves McBrain intentionally running his car into a parking-lot attendant before an IRON MAIDEN show in July..- Click Here for the Full Story

In Nicko's defense, that parking attendant was standing in the way of his car. Maybe he should sue for damnages? He should have just gyrated his crotch in the attendant's face, he could have gotten away with it then. 

Machine Head Preview
The PRP reports: Machine Head's entire upcoming new album "Through The Ashes Of Empires" has been posted online in streaming audio at Metal Hammer. The album will be released through Roadrunner in the U.K. on October 27th, while a label for a North American release of the effort has yet to be decided upon. 

Streaming link (requires sign up)  - Click Here for the Full Story

System of a Followup
NME reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN have begun work on their next album.

The post-metal outfit of Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan are currently writing and rehearsing in Los Angeles, and plan to start recording in early 2004 with a view to releasing an album by the end of the year.

The last time the band were together writing new material was for sessions that became 2001's breakthrough LP 'Toxicity'. Last year they released the rarities compilation 'Steal This Album'.- Click Here for the Full Story 

I am mentally divergent, in that I am escaping certain unnamed realities that plague my life here. When I stop going there, I will be well. Are you also divergent, friend?

Thrice and Thursday Team With Apple
Aversion reports: What goes better than post-hardcore and pay-for downloads? The bigwigs at Apple Computers and Island Records think nothing. 

Island's Thrice and Thursday will appear in select Apple stores to play in store sets during their upcoming tour. Tracks from their sets, recorded on the spot, will then be available for download exclusively on Apples iTunes music store. 

Thrice will play at Santa Monica's Apple Store, while Thursday will play the branch in New York's SoHo. 
.- Click Here for the Full Story

Infectious Return
Blabbermouth reports: INFECTIOUS GROOVES, the funkadelic side project of Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir, have started writing songs for their new CD. The band, whose current lineup consist of Muir (vocals), Dean Pleasants (guitar, Suicidal Tendencies), Ron Brunner Jr. (drums, Suicidal Tendencies) and Steve Brunner (bass, Suicidal Tendencies), are currently working with a couple different singers and may include some guest vocalists on the upcoming album..- Click Here for the Full Story . 

So in other words the new Infectious Grooves will be the current lineup of Suicidal Tendencies with some guest vocalist.  Suggested album title "…how can I rap tomorrow…" 

Morbid Superjoint Angel
Blabbermouth reports: MORBID ANGEL will join the upcoming SUPERJOINT RITUAL North American tour as main support beginning on November 3 in State College, Pennsylvania. DEVILDRIVER, the new band fronted by former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, are expected to fill the opening slot on the entire trek, which is slated to kick off on October 16 in Columbus, Ohio. There is no word yet on who will occupy the middle slot on the tour prior to November 3. SEPULTURA, who were previously announced as the main-support act on the tour, have now officially pulled off the trek. No reason was given for their cancellation..-Click Here for the Full Story 

Roadrunner's Indie Cred
Hollywood Reporter reports: It's been 2-1/2 years since the Island Def Jam Music Group acquired a 50% stake in Roadrunner Records. However, the longtime rock-metal independent label still feels like an indie despite its major label parent, president Jonas Nachsin says. 

"In terms of the Roadrunner's indie spirit, I don't think we've lost any of that," Nachsin says. "When the partnership was done, I think the first thing that was decided was not to do anything, which was a very sage and important game plan because when something is working, the last thing you want to do is start to mess with it." 

It was a major shift for Roadrunner, which was founded in 1981 in Amsterdam by its chairman Cees Wessel and made a name for itself by doing outside-of-the-U.S. licensing deals with such metal bands as Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. The company opened its first U.S. office in 1986 and went on to become home to such bands as Fear Factory, Type O Negative, Coal Chamber and Slipknot. 

"We have achieved much more than I think people would have initially thought we were capable of," Nachsin says. "The obvious recent examples are with Slipknot and Nickelback. I really believe the company has two of the elite bands of the rock universe." 
.- Click Here for the Full Story

Hell On Earth's New PR Stunt
Metal Underground reports: Tampa's Hell On Earth will perform live at the Brass Mug on Sunday, October 12th. When asked about the concert, lead singer, BillY Tourtelot answered, "I can not and I will not talk to you about what will or will not happen during our performance. We have a concert this Sunday night." 

According to Tourtelot, he has personally invited select individuals, as special guests of the band, for a back-stage meet-and-greet after the show. Some names on the list include Governor Jeb Bush, Mayor Rick Baker, St. Petersburg City Councilman, Bill Foster, Joe Redner, Bubba The Love Sponge, Spiceboy, Brent Hatley, Chief of St. Petersburg Police, Charles Harmon and Pinellas County Sheriff Everett Rice.- Click Here for the Full Story

We’re on to you now Billy.  You have used your fifteen minutes are up, please move on… 

Rocktober Song of the Day

**Mailbag**

From jeff: i hope you guys know about the new campagn for tom green. we are totally rocking out and u can read about it at http://www.tomhasaposse.com. a bunch of us are going to the trl message board and having an online protest to support tom green and you should totally cover it because tom green  rules and everyone loves tom green! we have the mtv executive #'s up and pro tom stickers in different cities and we are totally awesome. the list has  been to like 100,000 people and if you want to call them you can!!!! the site is at organizedrhyme.tk 

Response: Ok, we have now covered it but only because "tom green  rules and everyone loves tom green". 

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From Serjent: Yo, why can't you report on more kewl stuff like hip-hop and rap?

Response: We get this on the fan speak too. 1) The Day In Rock is just that, the day in "ROCK" so we try to stick to rock related news. Sorry we're not Rolling Stone and don't consider everything that sells magazines rock. And rock is still very cool. 

Another good question we often get asked that goes along with this is "How come (insert artist name) isn't covered here?" That's a good and fair question. The reason is we have to know about it. We have a pretty good list of major and top indie rock sites we draw from as sources but we can't check them all! So if you know of a story you think we should be covering, or a site we should be using as a source, just use the "submit news or press release" link on the DayInRock.com homepage. 

**Press Releases**
Snippets from some of the press releases that have come in over the past 24 hours

Gameface Hang It Up
Earshot Media reports: The Southern California band Gameface has decided to call it quits.

Gameface has been a seminal band in the pop-rock community for the past 13 years. After releasing 12 records on 5 US labels, Gameface joined forces with Doghouse Records to release, Four To Go, on August 12, 2003. 

"Four To Go is our best record so far, and a reward for staying together as a band for all these years", Jeff stated about their last masterpiece.

We are all very sad about the current state of Gameface. We will cherish their albums and always remember their energetic live shows.

Tori Amos' New Biz
(edited for length) Tori Amos has announced a new business venture.  The move aims to assist the creative development of an artist as record labels spend more and more time dealing with how to approach the changing environment of the music industry.  Her solution: The Bridge Entertainment Group, a project development company that can help musicians deal with anything from creating an album marketing campaign to putting together a tour.  Whether an artist might find themselves between management, not ready to commit to a long term management agreement, or dealing with the revolving door of a record label where the creative core could change at any time, The Bridge can be there to make sure details are taken care of during an interim period, whether hired by the artist themselves or as a place for management companies and record labels to outsource projects.  "When the dust settles new paradigms that support artists must be created. What we've lost is artist development, tour development, image development and how to be a bridge in a music industry that is attempting to redefine itself but hasn't quite achieved that yet," says Amos.

The Bridge will be establishing itself on land in Los Angeles, CA and in cyberspace at http://www.tbentgroup.com 

Full press release: http://www.tbentgroup.com/news.asp

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