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Tool lock in release date for 10,000 Days
Californian rock act Tool will break a five-year silence on April 29 with fifth studio album 10,000 Days. The project is the follow-up to 2001's Lateralus, which debuted at number one on the ARIA album chart. Tool will play their first US show since late 2002 when they headline the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 30 in Indio, California. The band will then spend the first portion of the northern summer playing the European festival circuit, with dates running through until July 9 at Finland's Turku Festival. No Australian dates have been announced.
Cult writer directs Keane video
[source: NME.com] Keane have teamed with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh for the video shoot to forthcoming album track "Atlantic". The cult Scottish writer agreed to make his directional debut for the short film after the band approached him. "We met with Irvine in the studio as "Atlantic" was coming together," Keane frontman Tom Chaplin said. "We talked and felt he was the ideal person to put our song into pictures. He, in turn, felt "Atlantic" could prove the perfect soundscape for his directorial debut. The result is a dark artistic statement that adds a new dimension to the song." Keane will release first single "Is It Any Wonder?" in May, with their album (Under The Iron Sea) following in June.
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U2's "One" tops poll
[source: NME.com] U2 have finished top in a poll to reveal England's favourite lyric. The band's classic single "One" - currently enjoying a new lease of life in the UK as a duet with Mary J Blige - lived up to its name by finishing first in a poll conducted by VH1. Although the track was written by Bono about the end of a relationship, the optimistic refrain of "One life with each other, sisters, brothers" won through in the poll of 13,000 people. Coming second was a passage from The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now" ("so you go, and you leave on your own, and you go home, and you cry and you want to die"). Nirvana's "I feel stupid and contagious, here we are now, entertain us" (from "Smells Like Teen Spirit") came in third. Other top spots were claimed by Bob Marley, Eminem, Coldplay and Radiohead. Mary J Blige and U2 are currently at number three in the UK singles chart with the new version of "One", performed together in aid of the Hurricane Katrina benefit.
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Eminem breaks silence in Proof’s death
Eminem has released a statement paying tribute to best mate and D12 colleague Proof. "You don't know where to begin when you lose somebody who's been such a big part of your life for so long. Proof and I were brothers. He pushed me to become who I am. Without Proof's guidance and encouragement there would have been a Marshall Mathers, but probably not an Eminem and certainly never a Slim Shady. Not a day will go by without his spirit and influence around us all. He will be missed as a friend, father and both the heart and ambassador of Detroit hip-hop." Eminem also commented on the controversy surrounding Proof’s death. "Right now, there's a lot of people focusing on the way he died. I want to remember the way he lived. Proof was funny, he was smart, he was charming. He inspired everyone around him. He can never ever be replaced. He was, and always will be, my best friend."
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Producer sues White Stripes
Detroit producer Jim Diamond is suing The White Stripes for a share of their royalties. Diamond is credited as a co-producer on the band’s 1999 self-titled debut and sound mixer on 2000’s De Stijl and believes he is entitled to royalties. The band claim Diamond was paid $35 per hour for his services, with their lawyer insisting it's a "meritless case which will be defended with vigour". The trial is set for June 12.
Writing underway for new Stooges album
Iggy Pop has told billboard.com The Stooges are writing their new album in "a little cottage in the boonies on a little river" in Florida. The album, set for release next year, will be their first since 1973’s Raw Power. "We [have] experimented a lot," Pop said of the album. "We're stubborn people. We could have just started out and in ten minutes we would have sounded like us, but that would have been too easy." The album will be produced by Steve Albini, who produced Nirvana’s raw-boned final studio outing, In Utero.
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Californian rock act Tool will break a five-year silence on April 29 with fifth studio album 10,000 Days. The project is the follow-up to 2001's Lateralus, which debuted at number one on the ARIA album chart. Tool will play their first US show since late 2002 when they headline the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 30 in Indio, California. The band will then spend the first portion of the northern summer playing the European festival circuit, with dates running through until July 9 at Finland's Turku Festival. No Australian dates have been announced.
Cult writer directs Keane video
[source: NME.com] Keane have teamed with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh for the video shoot to forthcoming album track "Atlantic". The cult Scottish writer agreed to make his directional debut for the short film after the band approached him. "We met with Irvine in the studio as "Atlantic" was coming together," Keane frontman Tom Chaplin said. "We talked and felt he was the ideal person to put our song into pictures. He, in turn, felt "Atlantic" could prove the perfect soundscape for his directorial debut. The result is a dark artistic statement that adds a new dimension to the song." Keane will release first single "Is It Any Wonder?" in May, with their album (Under The Iron Sea) following in June.
/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503275
U2's "One" tops poll
[source: NME.com] U2 have finished top in a poll to reveal England's favourite lyric. The band's classic single "One" - currently enjoying a new lease of life in the UK as a duet with Mary J Blige - lived up to its name by finishing first in a poll conducted by VH1. Although the track was written by Bono about the end of a relationship, the optimistic refrain of "One life with each other, sisters, brothers" won through in the poll of 13,000 people. Coming second was a passage from The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now" ("so you go, and you leave on your own, and you go home, and you cry and you want to die"). Nirvana's "I feel stupid and contagious, here we are now, entertain us" (from "Smells Like Teen Spirit") came in third. Other top spots were claimed by Bob Marley, Eminem, Coldplay and Radiohead. Mary J Blige and U2 are currently at number three in the UK singles chart with the new version of "One", performed together in aid of the Hurricane Katrina benefit.
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Eminem breaks silence in Proof’s death
Eminem has released a statement paying tribute to best mate and D12 colleague Proof. "You don't know where to begin when you lose somebody who's been such a big part of your life for so long. Proof and I were brothers. He pushed me to become who I am. Without Proof's guidance and encouragement there would have been a Marshall Mathers, but probably not an Eminem and certainly never a Slim Shady. Not a day will go by without his spirit and influence around us all. He will be missed as a friend, father and both the heart and ambassador of Detroit hip-hop." Eminem also commented on the controversy surrounding Proof’s death. "Right now, there's a lot of people focusing on the way he died. I want to remember the way he lived. Proof was funny, he was smart, he was charming. He inspired everyone around him. He can never ever be replaced. He was, and always will be, my best friend."
Eminem: /artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502728
Producer sues White Stripes
Detroit producer Jim Diamond is suing The White Stripes for a share of their royalties. Diamond is credited as a co-producer on the band’s 1999 self-titled debut and sound mixer on 2000’s De Stijl and believes he is entitled to royalties. The band claim Diamond was paid $35 per hour for his services, with their lawyer insisting it's a "meritless case which will be defended with vigour". The trial is set for June 12.
Writing underway for new Stooges album
Iggy Pop has told billboard.com The Stooges are writing their new album in "a little cottage in the boonies on a little river" in Florida. The album, set for release next year, will be their first since 1973’s Raw Power. "We [have] experimented a lot," Pop said of the album. "We're stubborn people. We could have just started out and in ten minutes we would have sounded like us, but that would have been too easy." The album will be produced by Steve Albini, who produced Nirvana’s raw-boned final studio outing, In Utero.
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