Mar 21
Marilyn Manson recruits fans for new video
[source: NME.com] Marilyn Manson is looking for fans to star in a new music film.
In a posting on MySpace, Californian photographer Tyler Shield asked fans to volunteer for a music video/short film that the singer will both direct and star in.
Meanwhile, Marilyn Manson will hold an exhibition of his latest paintings in Fort Myers, Florida, from Monday April 2 to Tuesday April 17. The singer has previously exhibited work in both Los Angeles and Europe.
New album Eat Me, Drink Me will be released sometime in the spring and followed by a world tour, according to www.mansonusa.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Marilyn-Manson.aspx
Kid Rock prepares to sue
[source: NME.com] Kid Rock is planning to sue the woman who told police he pushed her into a snowbank.
As previously reported, the singer will not face charges after being accused of assaulting a woman outside his home. The rapper was cleared after prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to make a case.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kid-Rock-Sian-Jones.aspx
Led Zeppelin guitarist to testify against bootlegger
[source: NME.com] Led Zeppelin's former guitarist Jimmy Page will testify against a bootlegger in Scotland.
Robert Langley was arrested in Glasgow in 2005 with what police claimed was more than AU$50,000 worth of pirated CDs. Among these were Led Zeppelin shows that have never been released, including one at Knebworth from August 1979. Other items included unreleased material from The Beatles and Bob Dylan.
Page has already been to Glasgow to identify the Led Zeppelin tapes for investigators from the British Phonographic Institute. The guitarist will reportedly testify when the trial is held in the city's Sheriff Court.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Jimmy-Page.aspx
Sex Pistols artist announces exhibition
[source: NME.com] Jamie Reid, the artist who designed the cover of the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen", has announced details of a career-spanning exhibition.
Reid was at art college with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and soon began designing sleeves and posters for the punks.
His doctored image of the Queen, with a safety pin through her lips and swastikas in her eyes, became an iconic symbol of punk. The image was used on the cover of the Sex Pistols' 1977 single, which was released to coincide with the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The exhibition - "May Day May Day" - will take place in London at The Aquarium L-13 on 63 Farringdon Road. It opens on Tuesday May 1 and runs until Saturday June 9.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sex-Pistols.aspx
Angus Young named top rock icon
Last August, UK music magazine Kerrang! presented AC/DC's diminutive guitarist Angus Young with a Kerrang! Legend award.
Now Young has beaten out stiff competition to be named top rock icon by the metal mag. Other nominees included Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Pantera's Dimebag, Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Evanescence's Amy Lee.
Angus Young has been the hard-riffing lead guitarist of AC/DC since they formed in 1973. After trying other costumes like Spiderman, Zorro and gorilla suits, his sister suggested a school uniform. It soon became his trademark, along with his wild stage antics and moves like "the spasm".
Another honour was recently bestowed on Young when Maxim magazine ranked him (at 5ft 2in) number one on their list of the 25 Greatest Short Dudes Of All Time, ahead of Napoleon Bonaparte and Yoda.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ac-Dc.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Nirvana.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Green-Day.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Foo-Fighters.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pantera.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Judas-Priest.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Evanescence.aspx
Colorado gets Rocky Mountain High
The late John Denver's tribute to his beloved Colorado, "Rocky Mountain High", has been recognised as the state's second official song. The first, "Where The Columbines Grow", was adopted in 1915.
Speaking about the song's newfound status, Colorado State Senator Bob Hagedorn denied it was about drug use. He told The New York Times a "high" involved the release of endorphins in the brain.
"We could be talking about guys who've been fishing all day!" he argued.
Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf but changed his name in 1969, choosing his new surname as a tribute to his favourite city. Denver was one of the biggest selling artists of the 70s, recording and releasing some 300 songs in his lifetime, about half of which he had written.
In 1972, Denver scored his first top ten album with Rocky Mountain High, while its title track reached the top ten in 1973. He was named the state's poet laureate in 1974 and lived in Aspen until his death in a plane crash in 1997.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Denver.aspx
The Magic Numbers added to Southern Roots
Tasmania's Southern Roots festival, which already promises to be the biggest musical event ever staged in Hobart, just got bigger with the announcement that The Magic Numbers have been added to the bill.
The festival has been able to pilfer the best acts appearing at a range of mainland events over Easter, including the V Festival, The Great Escape and the Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival.
In a major coup, Southern Roots secured massively influential US rockers Pixies to headline the inaugural event. The Magic Numbers - a highlight of the 2006 Big Day Out - also join Wolfmother, Gomez, The Lemonheads, Pnau, Xavier Rudd, Tex & Tim, Toni Collette & The Finish, Ben Kweller and The Vines for the gig.
Southern Roots, with its all-star line-up and intimate setting (tickets are limited to 14,000), may well prove the pick of the bunch over Easter.
It takes place on Saturday April 7 at the Royal Hobart Showgrounds, Glenorchy.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Magic-Numbers-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pixies.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Gomez.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Lemonheads-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wolfmother.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pnau.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Vines-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ben-Kweller.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Tnt-Tim-Rogers-Tex-Perkins.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Xavier-Rudd.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Toni-Collette-The-Finish.aspx
Prince performance splits Americans
TV watchdogs in America have received bizarre complaints about Prince's performance at last month's Super Bowl.
Official protests received by the Federal Communications Commission included one from a man who claimed the performance left him with erectile dysfunction. Another woman feared Prince's 15-minute performance would turn her son gay.
Prince's gig included a guitar solo during the "Purple Rain" segment of his medley, in which his shadow was projected onto a large, flowing beige sheet. As the 48-year-old star let rip, the silhouette cast by his figure and his guitar - shaped like the singer's symbol - had phallic connotations for some viewers.
Consumer complaints aside, the majority of the media loved it. AP Entertainment Writer Douglas J. Rowe described the performance as "one of the best Super Bowl half-time shows... ever".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Prince.aspx
Billy Bragg says guitars kill time
English songwriter Billy Bragg has launched a new initiative that aims to provide musical equipment to inmates serving time in Her Majesty's prisons.
Jail Guitar Door takes its name from the B-side of The Clash's 1978 single "Clash City Rockers" and was inspired by the fifth anniversary of Clash frontman Joe Strummer's death.
Avowing that hearing The Clash as a 19-year-old changed his life, Bragg was looking for a project that "underscored the transformative power of music".
Previous projects in other prisons have relied on borrowing guitars from staff members that have to be taken home again after the session, depriving inmates of the chance to take instruments back to their cells.
Bragg, however, has provided guitars to inmates that have been customised with slogans such as "Strummer", "Clash City Rockers", "Stay Free" and "this machine kills time".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Billy-Bragg.aspx
[source: NME.com] Marilyn Manson is looking for fans to star in a new music film.
In a posting on MySpace, Californian photographer Tyler Shield asked fans to volunteer for a music video/short film that the singer will both direct and star in.
Meanwhile, Marilyn Manson will hold an exhibition of his latest paintings in Fort Myers, Florida, from Monday April 2 to Tuesday April 17. The singer has previously exhibited work in both Los Angeles and Europe.
New album Eat Me, Drink Me will be released sometime in the spring and followed by a world tour, according to www.mansonusa.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Marilyn-Manson.aspx
Kid Rock prepares to sue
[source: NME.com] Kid Rock is planning to sue the woman who told police he pushed her into a snowbank.
As previously reported, the singer will not face charges after being accused of assaulting a woman outside his home. The rapper was cleared after prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to make a case.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kid-Rock-Sian-Jones.aspx
Led Zeppelin guitarist to testify against bootlegger
[source: NME.com] Led Zeppelin's former guitarist Jimmy Page will testify against a bootlegger in Scotland.
Robert Langley was arrested in Glasgow in 2005 with what police claimed was more than AU$50,000 worth of pirated CDs. Among these were Led Zeppelin shows that have never been released, including one at Knebworth from August 1979. Other items included unreleased material from The Beatles and Bob Dylan.
Page has already been to Glasgow to identify the Led Zeppelin tapes for investigators from the British Phonographic Institute. The guitarist will reportedly testify when the trial is held in the city's Sheriff Court.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Jimmy-Page.aspx
Sex Pistols artist announces exhibition
[source: NME.com] Jamie Reid, the artist who designed the cover of the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen", has announced details of a career-spanning exhibition.
Reid was at art college with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and soon began designing sleeves and posters for the punks.
His doctored image of the Queen, with a safety pin through her lips and swastikas in her eyes, became an iconic symbol of punk. The image was used on the cover of the Sex Pistols' 1977 single, which was released to coincide with the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
The exhibition - "May Day May Day" - will take place in London at The Aquarium L-13 on 63 Farringdon Road. It opens on Tuesday May 1 and runs until Saturday June 9.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sex-Pistols.aspx
Angus Young named top rock icon
Last August, UK music magazine Kerrang! presented AC/DC's diminutive guitarist Angus Young with a Kerrang! Legend award.
Now Young has beaten out stiff competition to be named top rock icon by the metal mag. Other nominees included Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Pantera's Dimebag, Judas Priest's Rob Halford, Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Evanescence's Amy Lee.
Angus Young has been the hard-riffing lead guitarist of AC/DC since they formed in 1973. After trying other costumes like Spiderman, Zorro and gorilla suits, his sister suggested a school uniform. It soon became his trademark, along with his wild stage antics and moves like "the spasm".
Another honour was recently bestowed on Young when Maxim magazine ranked him (at 5ft 2in) number one on their list of the 25 Greatest Short Dudes Of All Time, ahead of Napoleon Bonaparte and Yoda.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ac-Dc.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Nirvana.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Green-Day.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Foo-Fighters.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pantera.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Judas-Priest.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Evanescence.aspx
Colorado gets Rocky Mountain High
The late John Denver's tribute to his beloved Colorado, "Rocky Mountain High", has been recognised as the state's second official song. The first, "Where The Columbines Grow", was adopted in 1915.
Speaking about the song's newfound status, Colorado State Senator Bob Hagedorn denied it was about drug use. He told The New York Times a "high" involved the release of endorphins in the brain.
"We could be talking about guys who've been fishing all day!" he argued.
Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf but changed his name in 1969, choosing his new surname as a tribute to his favourite city. Denver was one of the biggest selling artists of the 70s, recording and releasing some 300 songs in his lifetime, about half of which he had written.
In 1972, Denver scored his first top ten album with Rocky Mountain High, while its title track reached the top ten in 1973. He was named the state's poet laureate in 1974 and lived in Aspen until his death in a plane crash in 1997.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Denver.aspx
The Magic Numbers added to Southern Roots
Tasmania's Southern Roots festival, which already promises to be the biggest musical event ever staged in Hobart, just got bigger with the announcement that The Magic Numbers have been added to the bill.
The festival has been able to pilfer the best acts appearing at a range of mainland events over Easter, including the V Festival, The Great Escape and the Byron Bay Blues & Roots Festival.
In a major coup, Southern Roots secured massively influential US rockers Pixies to headline the inaugural event. The Magic Numbers - a highlight of the 2006 Big Day Out - also join Wolfmother, Gomez, The Lemonheads, Pnau, Xavier Rudd, Tex & Tim, Toni Collette & The Finish, Ben Kweller and The Vines for the gig.
Southern Roots, with its all-star line-up and intimate setting (tickets are limited to 14,000), may well prove the pick of the bunch over Easter.
It takes place on Saturday April 7 at the Royal Hobart Showgrounds, Glenorchy.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Magic-Numbers-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pixies.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Gomez.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Lemonheads-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wolfmother.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pnau.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Vines-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ben-Kweller.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Tnt-Tim-Rogers-Tex-Perkins.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Xavier-Rudd.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Toni-Collette-The-Finish.aspx
Prince performance splits Americans
TV watchdogs in America have received bizarre complaints about Prince's performance at last month's Super Bowl.
Official protests received by the Federal Communications Commission included one from a man who claimed the performance left him with erectile dysfunction. Another woman feared Prince's 15-minute performance would turn her son gay.
Prince's gig included a guitar solo during the "Purple Rain" segment of his medley, in which his shadow was projected onto a large, flowing beige sheet. As the 48-year-old star let rip, the silhouette cast by his figure and his guitar - shaped like the singer's symbol - had phallic connotations for some viewers.
Consumer complaints aside, the majority of the media loved it. AP Entertainment Writer Douglas J. Rowe described the performance as "one of the best Super Bowl half-time shows... ever".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Prince.aspx
Billy Bragg says guitars kill time
English songwriter Billy Bragg has launched a new initiative that aims to provide musical equipment to inmates serving time in Her Majesty's prisons.
Jail Guitar Door takes its name from the B-side of The Clash's 1978 single "Clash City Rockers" and was inspired by the fifth anniversary of Clash frontman Joe Strummer's death.
Avowing that hearing The Clash as a 19-year-old changed his life, Bragg was looking for a project that "underscored the transformative power of music".
Previous projects in other prisons have relied on borrowing guitars from staff members that have to be taken home again after the session, depriving inmates of the chance to take instruments back to their cells.
Bragg, however, has provided guitars to inmates that have been customised with slogans such as "Strummer", "Clash City Rockers", "Stay Free" and "this machine kills time".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Billy-Bragg.aspx
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