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3/12/2010
Violence and chaos broke out around Simon Bolivar Park in Bogota, Colombia on Wednesday night (March 10th) as hundreds of fans tried to crash Metallica's first concert in the South American country in 11 years. According to Colombia Reports, three people were stabbed, a policeman injured, and more than 50 people were arrested, while property was vandalized and destroyed.
A local radio report claimed that there were posts on Facebook before the show urging fans to crash the gig.
Heavy security blanketed the show itself, including 1,500 police officers, four tanks and several police trucks. Estimates of the paid crowd ...
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3/12/2010
Pearl Jam has announced a short run of U.S. tour dates for May, shortly before heading off to Europe the following month. According to Billboard.com, the trek will begin on May 1st at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and wrap up on the 20th and 21st of that month with a two-night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden. Fan club ticket sales begin on March 15th at the band's website, with general ticket sales for the public starting on the 19th and 20th.
Guitarist Mike McCready explained in a teleconference with reporters a while back why he thinks the ...
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3/12/2010
Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash offered his thoughts on his ex-bandmate, Guns singer Axl Rose, during an interview on Thursday morning (March 11th) at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario as part of Canadian Music Week. According to the Toronto Sun, Slash was more complimentary toward Rose that he's been in the past during the interview, despite Rose lashing out at Slash as recently as last year in several online chats and interviews.
Slash said about Rose, "You have to attempt to understand him as a human being and where he's coming from. I see things very ...
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3/12/2010
Pink Floyd won an unexpected victory against record label EMI yesterday (March 11th) when a British High Court judge ordered the company to stop selling downloads of individual tracks -- which specifically follows the band's agreement with EMI. The Associated Press reported that Floyd's lawyer Robert Howe had expressed to the court that the band had agreed to only sell "bundles" -- or their albums in their entirety because each work was a singular "seamless" piece. How defended the band's late '90s contract with EMI stating that in protected "the artistic integrity of the albums."
Judge Andrew Morritt ruled in ...
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3/12/2010
June 8th has been set as the release date for Rock Band: Green Day, the latest version of the music-based video game franchise. According to Joystiq.com, the game will feature 47 songs from the punk trio, including "Brain Stew," "Jaded," "Hitchin' A Ride," "American Idiot," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and others. The game will let players unlock collectible images and 40 minutes of "rare and unreleased" interview, outtake and performance footage as they progress.
This will be just the second single-act game in the Rock Band series, following the previously released Rock Band: The ...
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3/12/2010
Bret Michaels hinted that he'll be one of the first to hear Donald Trump's signature phrase when Celebrity Apprentice kicks off on Sunday (March 14th). When asked how it was possible that he doesn't know who wins the series, Michaels told us, "Well if you're not there you don't know. Let me just say this, if you want to see me on the show, tune in early."
He added that doing the show came with many challenges -- not the least of which was finding bandanas to match the show's professional attire. He admitted, "To find a tux, and a ...
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3/12/2010
Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel's former band, Sunny Day Real Estate, plans to record its first new album with its original lineup in 15 years, according to Billboard.com. The news was reported on Twitter by a Seattle radio DJ and confirmed as accurate, although no dates have been set for when the band will enter the studio or eventually release the record.
This version of Sunny Day Real Estate reunited last fall for their first live shows since 1994 and Mendel told us why he felt like it was time to play with the group again: "I've always loved those ...
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3/12/2010
Ron Wood is responding so well to his new-found sobriety that guess what -- he's considering marriage again!!! The troubled Rolling Stones guitarist, whose last relationship with 21-year old Russian waitress Katerina Ivanova ended after Wood allegedly attacked her in a drunken rage, is considering tying the knot with 30-year-old Brazilian-born Ana Araujo. The happy couple has been dating about for about a month. (The Daily Express)
Friends including Mick Jagger, Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Kate Moss have been rallying around Wood as he struggles to get clean. He reportedly told a friend: "Now I know everyone's behind me, ...
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3/12/2010
John Fogerty will recieve the 2010 BMI Icon honor at the 58th annual Pop Awards on May 18th in Los Angeles. The BMI Icons are selected because of their "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers." The invitation-only event will also honor the songwriters and publishers of the past year's most-performed pop songs in the U.S. The evening's festivities will culminate with an all-star musical tribute to Fogerty.
Past BMI Icons include the Bee Gees, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Hall & Oates, Paul Simon, James Brown, Brian Wilson, Isaac Hayes, Dolly Parton, Carlos Santana, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, ...
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3/11/2010
Legendary Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has unveiled the lineup of his touring band, which will take to the road this spring in support of Slash's self-titled debut solo album. Joining previously announced vocalist Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge will be rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck, who's toured with Weezer and Green Day, Alice Cooper and Vince Neil drummer Brent Fitz, and Big Wreck bass player Dave Henning. The band's first confirmed gig is at Ohio's Rock On The Range festival in May, with more dates to be confirmed soon.
Slash told us that he's really pleased to ...
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