Foo Fighters to play Radio 1 gig
LONDON, UK (BBC Radio 1) - Radio 1 is to stage an intimate one-off Foo Fighters' gig. It will take place at the Mean Fiddler in London on Wednesday August 20. The band's performance will be broadcast live into Zane Lowe's new Radio 1 show, which launches on July 1. And in a special preview lead singer ...
| Mike McCready talks about Crohn's Disease
NEW YORK (Pearl jam Fans Website) - Pearl Jam's lead guitarist, Mike McCready, revealed he's been suffering from Crohn's disease for more than 15 years. The ailment strikes the intestines, resulting in inflamed and augmented bowels. The 37-year-old musician went public with his story on May 13 during ...
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Radiohead's new video 'There there' debuts this week!
NEW YORK (Radiohead Official Website) - Radiohead will join Mr. Peanut and the giant Cup O'Noodles sign high above Times Square when the band's new video debuts this week. "There there" will screen throughout Tuesday on the Jumbotron at the southern end of Times Square. It also will air on MTV2 at the ...
| Scott Weiland arrested for drug possession
LOS ANGELES (Stone Temple Pilots Fans Website) - Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland was released on $10,000 bail, after police arrested him for investigation of drug possession. Police officers stopped Weiland just after midnight Sunday on a routine traffic stop, said Burbank Police Sgt. Tracy ...
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Courtney Love is looking for band members
NEW YORK (NY Village Voice magazine) - Courtney Love is advertising for musicians to join her band. The former Hole frontwoman is seeking a new bass player and guitarist - but asks that only girls apply. She has placed an advert in this week's edition of New York magazine Village Voice. It reads: "Join ...
| Jane's Addiction to return with 'Hypersonic'
LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records press release) - Capitol Records has announced the July 22 release of "Hypersonic," the first all-new studio album from Jane's Addiction in more than a dozen years. Released in conjunction with the band's hotly anticipated, headlining return to this summer's Lollapalooza ...
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Five for Fighting is digging deep for third album
LOS ANGELES (Five For Fighting Fans Website) - Five for Fighting are recording the follow-up to their breakthrough second album, America Town, with plans for a fall release. Thanks to the post-9/11 success of the melancholy piano ballad "Superman (It's Not Easy)," John Ondrasik, the Los Angeles group's ...
| New album for Badly Drawn Boy
LONDON, UK (Radio 1) - Badly Drawn Boy has revealed he's already working on a new album which should be ready later in the year or early 2004. He says he's itching to get back into the studio, and is even willing to miss most of the big summer festivals to work on it. But the star, real name Damon Gough, ...
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That's limpbizkit To You!
NEW YORK (Limp Bizkit Fans Website) - In a move worthy of P. Diddy, Fred Durst has officially changed the name of his band from Limp Bizkit to limpbizkit. Durst announced the news in his web diary. At the same time he gave a final title to the forthcoming album that has in the past been referred to ...
| Radiohead punishes
LONDON, UK (EMI) - Radiohead's label, EMI, has sent cease-and -desist orders to a number of individuals hosting files of the band's leaked "Hail To The Thief" album. Radiohead's sixth studio album was leaked onto the internet over the weekend a full two months before its set release date. According ...
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Pearl Jam against Bush and fans against them!
DENVER (Pearl Jam Fans Website) - Dozens of fans walked out of a Pearl Jam concert after lead singer Eddie Vedder took a mask of President Bush and impaled it on a microphone stand. Several concertgoers booed and shouted Tuesday night for Vedder to shut up as he told the crowd he was against the war ...
| Radiohead leaked!
LONDON, UK (Radiohead Fans Website) - Radiohead has become the latest victim of internet leakers. The band's entire new album, "Hail to the Thief," appeared online over the weekend, over two months before its scheduled June 10th release. "We're not really angry," guitarist Johnny Greenwood wrote on ...
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Radiohead's new album called 'Hail To The Thief'
LONDON, UK (Radiohead Official Website) - Radiohead have confirmed their new album will be called Hail To The Thief. It will be released on June 9. Hail To The Thief will be preceded by a single, There There, on 26 May. The track listing for the album is as follows: 2 + 2 = 5 Sit Down. Stand Up Sail ...
| Audioslave's free speech
LOS ANGELES (Audioslave Official Website) - The Dixie Chicks faced a radio ban when they spoke out negatively about George Bush at a recent concert overseas, but no has raised an eyebrow over an Audioslave concert Monday night. Just hours after President Bush announced his plans to invade Iraq, the ...
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System Of A Down are preparing 'Boom!' video
LOS ANGELES (System Of A Down Official Website) - If ever there were a time in our young country's history when System of a Down's song "BOOM!" was appropriate, it's right now, today, with America and the world on the brink of war. System of a Down has joined forces with director Michael Moore and the ...
| Red Hot Chili Peppers star writes autobiography
NEW YORK (RHCP Fans Website) - Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis is to release an autobiography called Scar Tissue. The 40-year old will talk openly about his drug addiction in the book, which will be co-written by author Larry Sloman. It is expected to be released late next year to coincide ...
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White Stripes set new album tracks online
LONDON, UK (White Stripes Official Website) - The White Stripes are giving fans a sneak preview of their forthcoming album Elephant by showcasing some of the tracks online. Up to three tracks can be heard at a secret area of the duo's official website. Elephant is released on March 31, through Third ...
| Incubus Vs. Sony
LOS ANGELES (Incubus Official & Fans Websites) - The rock band Incubus has filed a lawsuit against Sony Corp. in an attempt to break free from a contract that requires them to make four more albums with the record company. Band members Michael Einziger, Brandon Boyd, Jose Pasillas and Alex Katunich ...
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Radiohead is finishing the new album!
LONDON, UK (XFM Radio/Radiohead Fans Website) - Radiohead's highly anticipated new album is reportedly nearing completion, with around 60 new song titles having been registered at the band's publishing company. According to XFM, the list of songs includes tracks that pre-date Radiohead's record deal, ...
| Pearl Jam has set up a Bootleg cd for upcoming tour
LOS ANGELES (Pearl Jam Official Website) - Pearl Jam has set up protocol for the next run of live bootleg CDs from its forthcoming world tour, which kicks off in Brisbane, Australia on February 8. The first 15 shows have been made available at a special price of $12.98 per CD through the band's fanclub, ...
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