Oct 13 news

NME NEWS

The Automatic rubbish The Horrors
[source: NME.com] The Automatic have lashed out at The Horrors in this week's issue of NME, branding the Goth newcomers "crap".
This week's cover stars, currently in the middle of their biggest UK tour yet, said the band have "only got four songs" and they are "all style over content".
"What the fuck are The Horrors all about?" The Automatic's Rob Hawkins asked. "How dare The Horrors do what they do? How dare they?"
"They suck!" guitarist James Frost added. "They've just got big hair! They suck. This hype means nothing because as soon as their songs come out people are going to realise how crap they are."

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Nas reveals details about new album
[source: NME.com] Nas has revealed details about forthcoming album Hip-Hop Is Dead... The N.
Due out on December 18, the record features collaborations with Kanye West, Dr. Dre, The Game and Damian Marley. Song titles on the follow-up to 2004's Street Disciple include "White Man's Paper", "QB True G" and "Still Dreamin".
The rapper recently guested at Jay-Z's Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena shows, demonstrating the pair's long-standing "beef" is now over.

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The Ramones: the film?
[source: NME.com] A film based on The Ramones is set to be made after producer Rory Rosegarten snapped up the film rights to forthcoming book I Slept With Joey Ramone.
The book is an authorised biography written by Joey Ramone's brother, Mickey Leigh, and legendary music journalist Legs McNeil.
Rosegarten has also negotiated a deal with Joey Ramone's mother and executor of his estate, Charlotte Lesher, that would allow him to use the group's music in the film, Variety newspaper reports.
The Ramones were previously the subject for acclaimed 2003 documentary End Of The Century.

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David Bowie joins SpongeBob SquarePants
[source: NME.com] David Bowie has landed a part in cult cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants.
The singer will play the voice of a character called Lord Royal Highness in an episode to be screened next year.
"It's happened at last," Bowie wrote on his website. "I've hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs. Yesterday I got to be a character on... tan-tara... SpongeBob SquarePants. Oh yeah! We, the family, are thrilled. Nothing else need happen this year. Well, this week anyway."
The cult series has picked up a huge celebrity following, with Liam Gallagher and Justin Timberlake both claiming to be fans of the show, while the Flaming Lips contributed a new song about the character to the soundtrack of last year's SpongeBob SquarePants film.
The cartoon appearance is not Bowie's only forthcoming role, with the singer also due to appear alongside Michael Caine in The Prestige. He will play inventor and electrical wizard Nikola Tesla.

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Pyramid Rock Festival sells out
Music fans hoping to spend their New Year's Eve on Victoria's Phillip Island at the annual Pyramid Rock Festival are out of luck if they haven't already secured tickets. The three-day event has sold out.
It took a mere 15 days for the tickets to disappear, and the festival's second line-up announcement is still more than a week away. Acts already confirmed include Silverchair, The Living End, Ugly Ducking, Xavier Rudd, The Beautiful Girls, Evermore, Faker, Lior, Freestylers, Mylo, Mia Dyson, Ash Grunwald, Karnivool and Bomba.
The Pyramid Rock Festival will be held on Friday December 29 to Monday January 1.

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2006 APRA Screen Music Awards: nominees announced
Nominations for the 2006 APRA Screen Music Awards have been announced.
Held on Monday November 6 in Sydney, this year's nominees feature some of Australia's best contemporary musicians, including Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (nominated for Feature Film Score Of The Year for their soundtrack to The Proposition), former Icehouse singer Iva Davies, David Bridie, Paul Grabowsky and The Reels' Roger Mason.
"This year's selection of nominees reflects the rich talent and skills of Australian screen composers," Australian Guild Of Screen Composers President Art Phillips said.
"The Awards celebrate the craft of writing music for the screen - a language of emotions that enhance storytelling."
Other film soundtracks up for gongs include Wolf Creek, Caterpillar Wish and Half Light.

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Cat Empire come home
Currently on tour in North America, Melbourne combo Cat Empire took out the 2006 World Music ARIA last night for limited edition release Cities - The Cat Empire Project.
The album, which captures their appearance at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, earned the six-piece their first ARIA award.
"The songs and instrumentation were very deliberately written/chosen to reflect each region," frontman Felix Riebel said of the album. He also revealed the group are heading home for an Australian tour next month, which kicks off on Thursday November 16. "After months away in crazy places, we want to head back to the venues we know and have had great times at in the past," Felix said. "The band are playing really well at the moment, so we are looking forward to hitting some outdoor venues and bringing along some incredible guests."

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Britney lends hubby support
Britney Spears' troublesome hubby, Kevin Federline, has just completed his debut TV acting gig for an upcoming episode of crime series CSI.
"He's like a cocky gangster, a street kid," K-Fed said of his new character.
Playing a troublesome teen, Federline taunts police in their search for a Las Vegas gang holding "fannysmackin' parties" (tourists are baited and lured into dark alleyways before being robbed).
"I was nervous before I did it," K-Fed admitted of his role, which saw him get punched out by co-star Nick Stokes. But what does Britney make of it?
"My wife showed up on the set before I did, so I guess that goes to show how excited she was about it."

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