Nov 28

Idlewild announce new album details
[source: NME.com] Idlewild will release the follow-up to 2005's Warnings/Promises in February.
Make Another World was recorded in Edinburgh with producer Dave Eringa this summer and will be preceded by download and 7" versions of first single "If It Takes You Home", out on Monday December 4.
According to a statement, the band almost jokingly called the album OutKast in reference to the album and film named Idlewild by the Atlanta duo.

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Panic! At The Disco discuss departure of member
[source: NME.com] Panic! At The Disco have spoken about the departure of bassist Brent Wilson in May.
Guitarist Ryan Ross said it was hard to sack their old school friend.
"It was tough because we all went to high school together," he explained. "It just got to a point where it didn't seem like he was taking it seriously and was along for the ride.
"And he started to get into things we weren't happy about. It was a hard decision, but with Jon [Walker, new bassist] in the band now, we know it was the right decision."
Walker told Popmatters he was enjoying his time in the group.
"This band is everything to these guys, so it's not fair to them if someone in the band can't keep up."

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Moby talks about next album
[source: NME.com] Moby has been discussing the eclectic follow-up to 2005's Hotel.
The singer, who recently released best-of collection Go, said the as-yet-untitled album would be released in September 2007.
Moby said he was enjoying creating tracks in his home studio.
"The thing about having a home studio," he said, "is that you can go into your studio and create the music you want to create. So I can go in and make punk rock songs or dance songs or minimal experimental pieces. The hard part is trying to figure out what songs are good enough to be on the record."

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OutKast rapper starring in new film
[source: NME.com] OutKast rapper Big Boi is currently shooting his role in independent movie Who's Your Caddy?.
The flick sees Boi starring as a rap mogul from Atlanta who attempts to join a conservative country club but runs into opposition from the board president.
The rapper will also appear in three episodes of US sitcom Girlfriends. He will play himself and "discover" Lynn (Persia White), a struggling musician who Boi hires to collaborate on an album. Boi also performs a song written by White's character.

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V Festival heads to Australia
Richard Branson's V Festival will make its Australian debut in March 2007.
The line-up for the inaugural event was revealed in Sydney on Monday and includes Pixies, Gnarls Barkley, The Rapture, Groove Armada, Soulwax, Pet Shop Boys, 2manyDJs, Softlightes, Bumblebeez, The Mercy Arms and The Temper Trap.
The one-day festival has taken place in the UK for the past 11 years and will now come to Centennial Park, Sydney (Saturday March 31) and Avica Resort, Gold Coast (Sunday April 1).
Tickets go on sale Monday December 4. See http://www.vfestival.com.au for more details.

Pixies: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Pixies.aspx
Soulwax: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Soulwax.aspx
Gnarls Barkley: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Gnarls-Barkley.aspx
The Rapture: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Rapture-The.aspx
Pet Shop Boys: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Pet-Shop-Boys.aspx


Axl dumps Eagles Of Death Metal
There's no pleasing Axl Rose. At least, that's what LA rockers Eagles Of Death Metal have discovered.
The band, -which features Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme on drums, opened for Guns N' Roses at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena on Friday November 24. But after just one show, they've been dumped from a planned three-week stint.
"So how'd you like the Pigeons Of Shit Metal?" Rose asked the crowd, who reportedly failed to warm to the band's tongue-in-cheek sleaze rock.
"Don't worry, that's the last show they're playing with us."
EODM responded via their website.
"At first, the audience refused to welcome us to the jungle, but by the time we took our final bow, it had become paradise city. Although Axl tried to November rain on our parade, no sweet child o' mine can derail the EODM night train. We say live and let die."

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J.D. Fortune writing for new LP
Singer J.D. Fortune has revealed he's busy writing for the next INXS LP.
With 11 songs already in the bag, the Canadian frontman has shared demos with the band and said he's determined to have more involvement this time.
So far, tracks include "Angel Skin" ("about a man descending to the depths of hell with another man and telling him what brought him there"), "Death Of An Elephant" ("sometimes meeting your heroes isn't all it's cracked up to be"), "Lullaby", "Everybody Says Goodbye" and "Product Of The System".
But what do his bandmates think?
"They're loving it, absolutely loving it," Fortune claimed.
INXS are currently gearing up for US and European tours over the summer, with worldwide sales of 2005's Switch album sitting at just under one million copies.

Elton John falls ill onstage
When English icon Sir Elton John fell ill onstage during a weekend concert in Brisbane, he left the stage silently… only to return five minutes later after a quick bathroom visit.
"I thought I'd better chunder in the toilet [rather[ than all over the front row," John joked with the audience before continuing for another 45 minutes.

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Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson file for divorce
It's taken less than four months for US singer Kid Rock to file divorce papers against blonde bombshell Pamela Anderson.
Rock – real name Robert Ritchie – wed the ex-Playboy bunny in late July near St. Tropez, France. Two other wedding ceremonies took place in the US the following month.
An hour after Rock filed his papers, Anderson responded by filing her own, with each citing "irreconcilable differences" to Los Angeles' County Superior Court. Anderson had recently confirmed she'd suffered a miscarriage earlier this month.

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Noel Gallagher heads to Oz
Hot on the heels of Oasis best-of collection Stop The Clocks, Noel Gallagher and bandmate Gem Archer will visit Australia next month for a quick promo tour.
The pair will play four semi-acoustic shows following appearances in London, Los Angeles, Toronto and Tokyo.

Tour dates:

The Forum, Melbourne – Sunday December 10
The Tivoli, Brisbane – Tuesday December 12
Enmore Theatre, Sydney – Thursday December 14
Concert Hall, Perth – Saturday December 16

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