Dec 20

Good Charlotte reveal new album details
[source: NME.com] Good Charlotte have confirmed they will release their fourth studio album on Tuesday March 20.
Good Morning Revival's first single, “The River”, is slated for a January release, and sees the band collaborate with long-time friends M. Shadows and Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold).
“This wasn’t planned, but it ended up working out,” Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden said in a press release. “We were sitting around listening to some new music and they liked that song so we asked them to jump on. It felt right and sounded really cool.”
The band, who have sold more than nine million albums, reunited with producer Don Gilmore for the recording. He produced Good Charlotte's self-titled debut in 2000, as well as records from Pearl Jam, Linkin Park and Avril Lavigne.
The album is the follow-up to 2004’s Chronicles Of Live And Death.

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Brett Anderson in Christina Aguilera shock
[source: NME.com] Footage of Brett Anderson covering Christina Aguilera has surfaced online.
The former Suede singer, currently on hiatus from The Tears, can be seen covering her hit “Beautiful” on a piano.
As previously reported, Anderson has completed a solo album, which is due to be released next year. However, the “Beautiful” cover is unlikely to appear on the collection.

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Madonna to direct boxing movie
[source: NME.com] Madonna looks set to make her directorial debut.
An entry on Hollywood.com lists her as director of an upcoming movie called Blade To The Heat.
Her company, Maverick Entertainment, is listed as production company for the film, which supposedly tells a tale "loosely based on the 1959 bout between Emile Griffith and Benny ‘Kid’ Paret”.

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Kaiser Chiefs announce new single
[source: NME.com] Kaiser Chiefs have confirmed they will kick off 2007 with a new single.
The first track to be lifted from their forthcoming second album, "Ruby" will be released on Monday February 19 on limited edition 7” and CD single. It will come out as a download a week earlier.
As previously reported, Kaiser Chiefs are set to mount a North American tour in association with NME in April, with UK dates set to be announced soon.

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Noel says no to Ashes
Despite being a self-confessed cricket fanatic, Oasis songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher declined an offer of free tickets to the Ashes.
In the country last week to promote the band's Stop The Clocks best-of set, Gallagher turned down the chance to catch England’s cricket team in action. It seems he was convinced they’d lose anyway.
“I couldn’t be bothered hanging around to watch them get beaten again,” Noel said.

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Nine Inch Nails ready new LP
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has revealed final mixing duties will take place in January on the group's new album.
The LP will be the band's first since 2005’s acclaimed With Teeth.
“Is it possible I am actually finished writing and recording a new Nine Inch Nails record?” Reznor wrote on the band’s website. “Apparently so. We begin mixing in January! Juggling 15 all-new tracks around. Testing sequences. No leftovers from With Teeth. Highly conceptual. Quite noisy. F***ing cool.”
A live DVD, Beside You In Time, is due to hit shelves in February.

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Black Eyed Peas get down to more Monkey Business
With several Grammy nominations to their name, LA hip-hop/pop outfit Black Eyed Peas are already hard at work on a brand new longplayer.
The follow-up to 2005’s four-million-selling Monkey Business is, according to frontman will.i.am, “almost” done”, but the LP isn’t set to be released until late 2007.
“We have 12 songs,” will.i.am told industry mag Billboard, “and we’ll probably do another 30 or 40.”
The Peas have been recording while on tour, which included a brief visit to China. will.i.am says the new tracks sound “fun”, but still deal with heavy issues. “It’s not, ‘Oh, everything messed up! Oh my gosh, we’re doomed’,”, he said. “It’s a thinking record. It brings up what’s happening in the world. Monkey Business didn’t do that.”

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Kylie spends Christmas in Paris
Despite rumours suggesting she’d spend Christmas in Melbourne, pop princess Kylie Minogue has returned to Paris amid speculation her relationship with actor Oliver Martinez is in trouble.
Less than 12 hours after completing the final leg of her Showgirl tour, Minogue was on a plane to Europe. Last week, younger sister Danni told reporters the family were intending on spending the holidays together:
“We know how lucky we are to be together this Christmas,” she said.
A representative for Minogue said the singer’s schedule for an upcoming New Year’s Eve show at London’s Wembley Arena changed, hence the sudden return. The UK media have claimed Martinez has been in a tryst with 24-year-old model Sarai Givati.

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Helmet head to Australia
Helmet will make their long-awaited return to Australia in March 2007.
One of the most seminal American hard rock acts of the 90s, Helmet will headline the Overcranked Festival, held in Brisbane on Saturday March 24.
Paving the way for bands like Deftones, Killswitch Engage, Norma Jean and Silverchair, the trio – Paige Hamilton, Kyle Stevenson and Jon Fuller – have a new album, Monochrome, up their sleeves, and recently completed a support slot for Guns N' Roses.
The band will play shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Tickets on sale now.

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