Mar 16
Queens Of The Stone Age preview new album
[source: NME.com] Nine tracks from the new Queens Of The Stone Age album were previewed at an exclusive listening party in Texas this week.
Era Vulgaris ("common era" or "age without God"), the band's fifth studio album, includes "Make It Witchu" from The Desert Sessions, but with Josh Homme replacing Mark Lanegan on vocals.
The songs previewed were "Turning On The Screw", "Sick Sick Sick", "Into The Hollow", "Battery Acid", "River In The Road", "Suture Up Your Future", "3s And 7s", "I'm Designer" and "Make It Witchu".
The album is due to be released in June.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Queens-Of-The-Stone-Age.aspx
Joe Strummer biopic set for cinema release
[source: NME.com] A biopic about the life of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer will hit UK cinemas on Friday May 18.
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten contains new footage of the singer and his legendary band, taken from studio sessions, archive and early childhood footage and interviews with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Bono, Red Hot Chili Peppers and bandmate Mick Jones.
The biopic, directed by Julien Temple (The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle) is ingeniously narrated using old audio recordings of Strummer.
The film's soundtrack will be released on Monday May 14 and includes unreleased songs by The Clash, as well as material from Strummer's other projects. There's also a smattering of the music that influenced him, including reggae, rock and roll and world music.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Joe-Strummer.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Clash-The.aspx
Sum 41 complete album
[source: NME.com] Sum 41 have completed the follow-up to 2004's Chuck.
The self-produced effort was recorded in Los Angeles at Ocean Way and represents the first new material since the departure of guitarist Dave Baksh.
A post on the band's MySpace blog from frontman Deryk Whibley reads: "We have finished our new album. We still don't have a name for it yet though. It will be coming out this summer."
Whibley also revealed they would be holding auditions to find a replacement for Baksh.
"We have no idea how long this will take so I can't really tell you when we will be back on tour. If all goes well we should be back playing shows in mid-April. We will keep you all updated here as frequently as possible. Thanks for all your support, and I can't wait for you to hear this album."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sum-41.aspx
Kid Rock accused of assault
[source: NME.com] Kid Rock has been accused of assaulting a woman outside his home.
A 28-year-old woman claimed the singer invited her and another man to his home to listen to music after meeting them at a bar in Clarkston earlier this month.
She said the group were listening to music but when she decided to go home Kid Rock became angry. The woman claimed he grabbed her by the neck twice when she was outside before pushing her toward her car, causing her to fall into a snow bank.
Kid Rock disputed this version of events and claimed the woman told him she would fabricate an assault charge after he had asked her to leave when she became obnoxious and abusive.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kid-Rock-Sian-Jones.aspx
Take That hit out at musical
Take That have distanced themselves from the Never Forget musical that will hit UK stages later this year.
Created by the same team behind cult British TV show Shameless, the stage production tells the tale of a fictional Take That tribute band.
Yesterday, the group were quick to make it clear they don't support the musical.
"The band would like to state categorically that this production is being undertaken with neither their involvement nor their endorsement," a statement read. "They wish their fans and the general public to know that this production is absolutely and 100 per cent nothing to do with Take That."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Take-That.aspx
Annie Lennox puts finishing touches on fourth LP
Former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox has almost completed her first album in four years.
The woman behind classics like "Would I Lie To You" and "Missionary Man" has been holed up in Los Angeles for the last three months, recording the album at a house owned by former bandmate Dave Stewart.
"It's a very intense record," producer Glen Ballard said. "It's very personal to her. We spent a lot of time making sure the music was the way she wanted it."
The new album will be released in the latter part of 2007.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Annie-Lennox.aspx
Stevie Wonder sued by employee
Soul legend Steve Wonder is being sued by an unhappy employee of Los Angeles radio station KJLH, which he owns.
Reginald Thomas Jr has asked for AU$4.3million in damages after he was fired days after making allegations about the singer to his superiors.
Thomas told his boss at the station that Stevie Wonder had inappropriately telephoned one of the sales associates late at night on her cellular phone.
In his suit, he alleged the boss replied: "You never know who [Wonder's] f###ing around here. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen."
Wonder is yet to respond to the claim and his spokesman declined to comment.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stevie-Wonder.aspx
Fergie: too drunk to travel
Black Eyed Peas frontwoman Fergie was refused access to a Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London yesterday after being labelled too drunk to travel.
Travelling with bandmates Will.I.Am, Apl.De.Ap and Taboo, the plane was delayed for an hour while the singer's luggage was removed. The plane then flew to the UK without her.
An onlooker at the airport told a British newspaper the singer was "falling all over the place and had to be supported".
"She was in no state to fly," the source said. "But when she was prevented from boarding she couldn't believe it. She was drunkenly ranting at staff but could barely string a sentence together. It was very embarrassing."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Black-Eyed-Peas.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Fergie.aspx
Anthony Callea outing leads to dismissal
A breakfast show producer at Sydney radio station The Edge 96.1 has been fired following the accidental outing of Australian Idol star Anthony Callea by traffic reporter Vic Larusso last week.
Twenty-year-old Alisson Longhurst, known to listeners as Ali The Intern, wasn't part of the on-air discussion but has been dismissed after allegedly forwarding a copy of the broadcast to Sydney media outlets.
A station source said the young producer has been made a scapegoat.
"Nothing's happened to Larusso and poor Ali gets the sack," they told The Daily Telegraph.
"It's all pretty rough and a lot of people in here are understandably [upset]."
Callea has refused to comment on the incident.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Anthony-Callea.aspx
[source: NME.com] Nine tracks from the new Queens Of The Stone Age album were previewed at an exclusive listening party in Texas this week.
Era Vulgaris ("common era" or "age without God"), the band's fifth studio album, includes "Make It Witchu" from The Desert Sessions, but with Josh Homme replacing Mark Lanegan on vocals.
The songs previewed were "Turning On The Screw", "Sick Sick Sick", "Into The Hollow", "Battery Acid", "River In The Road", "Suture Up Your Future", "3s And 7s", "I'm Designer" and "Make It Witchu".
The album is due to be released in June.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Queens-Of-The-Stone-Age.aspx
Joe Strummer biopic set for cinema release
[source: NME.com] A biopic about the life of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer will hit UK cinemas on Friday May 18.
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten contains new footage of the singer and his legendary band, taken from studio sessions, archive and early childhood footage and interviews with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Bono, Red Hot Chili Peppers and bandmate Mick Jones.
The biopic, directed by Julien Temple (The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle) is ingeniously narrated using old audio recordings of Strummer.
The film's soundtrack will be released on Monday May 14 and includes unreleased songs by The Clash, as well as material from Strummer's other projects. There's also a smattering of the music that influenced him, including reggae, rock and roll and world music.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Joe-Strummer.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Clash-The.aspx
Sum 41 complete album
[source: NME.com] Sum 41 have completed the follow-up to 2004's Chuck.
The self-produced effort was recorded in Los Angeles at Ocean Way and represents the first new material since the departure of guitarist Dave Baksh.
A post on the band's MySpace blog from frontman Deryk Whibley reads: "We have finished our new album. We still don't have a name for it yet though. It will be coming out this summer."
Whibley also revealed they would be holding auditions to find a replacement for Baksh.
"We have no idea how long this will take so I can't really tell you when we will be back on tour. If all goes well we should be back playing shows in mid-April. We will keep you all updated here as frequently as possible. Thanks for all your support, and I can't wait for you to hear this album."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sum-41.aspx
Kid Rock accused of assault
[source: NME.com] Kid Rock has been accused of assaulting a woman outside his home.
A 28-year-old woman claimed the singer invited her and another man to his home to listen to music after meeting them at a bar in Clarkston earlier this month.
She said the group were listening to music but when she decided to go home Kid Rock became angry. The woman claimed he grabbed her by the neck twice when she was outside before pushing her toward her car, causing her to fall into a snow bank.
Kid Rock disputed this version of events and claimed the woman told him she would fabricate an assault charge after he had asked her to leave when she became obnoxious and abusive.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kid-Rock-Sian-Jones.aspx
Take That hit out at musical
Take That have distanced themselves from the Never Forget musical that will hit UK stages later this year.
Created by the same team behind cult British TV show Shameless, the stage production tells the tale of a fictional Take That tribute band.
Yesterday, the group were quick to make it clear they don't support the musical.
"The band would like to state categorically that this production is being undertaken with neither their involvement nor their endorsement," a statement read. "They wish their fans and the general public to know that this production is absolutely and 100 per cent nothing to do with Take That."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Take-That.aspx
Annie Lennox puts finishing touches on fourth LP
Former Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox has almost completed her first album in four years.
The woman behind classics like "Would I Lie To You" and "Missionary Man" has been holed up in Los Angeles for the last three months, recording the album at a house owned by former bandmate Dave Stewart.
"It's a very intense record," producer Glen Ballard said. "It's very personal to her. We spent a lot of time making sure the music was the way she wanted it."
The new album will be released in the latter part of 2007.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Annie-Lennox.aspx
Stevie Wonder sued by employee
Soul legend Steve Wonder is being sued by an unhappy employee of Los Angeles radio station KJLH, which he owns.
Reginald Thomas Jr has asked for AU$4.3million in damages after he was fired days after making allegations about the singer to his superiors.
Thomas told his boss at the station that Stevie Wonder had inappropriately telephoned one of the sales associates late at night on her cellular phone.
In his suit, he alleged the boss replied: "You never know who [Wonder's] f###ing around here. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen."
Wonder is yet to respond to the claim and his spokesman declined to comment.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Stevie-Wonder.aspx
Fergie: too drunk to travel
Black Eyed Peas frontwoman Fergie was refused access to a Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London yesterday after being labelled too drunk to travel.
Travelling with bandmates Will.I.Am, Apl.De.Ap and Taboo, the plane was delayed for an hour while the singer's luggage was removed. The plane then flew to the UK without her.
An onlooker at the airport told a British newspaper the singer was "falling all over the place and had to be supported".
"She was in no state to fly," the source said. "But when she was prevented from boarding she couldn't believe it. She was drunkenly ranting at staff but could barely string a sentence together. It was very embarrassing."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Black-Eyed-Peas.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Fergie.aspx
Anthony Callea outing leads to dismissal
A breakfast show producer at Sydney radio station The Edge 96.1 has been fired following the accidental outing of Australian Idol star Anthony Callea by traffic reporter Vic Larusso last week.
Twenty-year-old Alisson Longhurst, known to listeners as Ali The Intern, wasn't part of the on-air discussion but has been dismissed after allegedly forwarding a copy of the broadcast to Sydney media outlets.
A station source said the young producer has been made a scapegoat.
"Nothing's happened to Larusso and poor Ali gets the sack," they told The Daily Telegraph.
"It's all pretty rough and a lot of people in here are understandably [upset]."
Callea has refused to comment on the incident.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Anthony-Callea.aspx
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