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The Shins, Wu-Tang, Crowded House Set For Bumbershoot
Friday, 06 April 2007
shins-navy.jpgThe Shins, the Wu-Tang Clan, Panic! At The Disco, the reformed Crowded House and Lupe Fiasco lead the initial lineup for the 2007 installment of Bumbershoot: Seattle's Music & Arts Festival.

The event will be held Sept. 1-3 throughout the Seattle Center. Steve Earle, Devotchka, Devendra Banhart, Roky Erickson, Allison Moorer and Magnolia Electric Company are also on the bill.

Rounding out the lineup are Gogol Bordello, Kill Hannah, Norma Jean, Plain White T's, the Gourds, Lyrics Born and the Holmes Brothers, with scores of acts to be announced. This year's Bumbershoot will be the first since organizers One Reel linked with AEG Live to bolster talent buying and sponsorship resources.
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Scott Stapp Settles Sex Tape Lawsuit
Friday, 06 April 2007
scott_stapp.jpgFormer Creed frontman Scott Stapp settled a lawsuit against a company that distributed video on the Web of a sexual encounter he and fellow musician Kid Rock had with groupies in 1999, according to his lawyers.

The federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles had alleged two videotapes of the goings-on with four women on board a tour bus during a Florida tour stop were stolen from a safe at Stapp's house. Stapp claimed the company World Wide
Red Light District violated the law by selling downloads of the videos.

Under the settlement reached Friday (March 30), World Wide Red Light District agreed not to resume distributing the footage, which the company admitted it did not own, Stapp lawyer William G. Sayegh said.
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Pearl Jam's McCready Keeps Rocking For Crohn's
Friday, 06 April 2007
mike-mccready.jpgPearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and his U.F.O. tribute band Flight To Mars will take the stage Saturday (April 7) at Seattle's Showbox as part of the fifth annual benefit concert for the Northwest chapter of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.

McCready went public in 2003 about his battle with Crohn's, a debilitating stomach disorder, and has since been heavily active in CCFA activities.

Proceeds from Saturday's concert, which will also feature the Purrs, North Twin and Jeff Fielder, will allow the CCFA to send younger Crohn's and colitis patients to a Paul Newman-sponsored camp in California called the Painted Turtle. It will also fund group events like hockey games and movie nights for patients and their families.
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Daddy Yankee Drafts Fergie, Akon For New Album
Friday, 06 April 2007
daddy-yankee.jpgReggaeton star Daddy Yankee has Akon and the Black Eyed Peas' Fergie and will.i.am in his corner on "The Cartel: The Big Boss," due June 5 via El Cartel/Interscope. The first single is the Scott Storch-produced "Impacto," an English remix of which will feature Fergie.

Other guests on "The Cartel" include Jim Jones and the Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger. Production was supplied by Akon, will.i.am, Mr. ColliPark, Eli "El Musicologo", Tiny Tunes, Diesel and Menace.


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Timbaland is Working with Coldplay
Thursday, 22 March 2007
timbaland.jpgTimbaland has revealed that he is to work with Coldplay on their fourth album.

The super-producer revealed that he is coming to the UK in April to meet with the band, whom he is known to be a big fan of.

Speaking about his production method of not having a preconceived idea of what the sound will be, Timbaland told the US edition of GQ: "I try to get into their heads, see what they're thinking about. I just try to figure out how they are feeling.
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Chemical Brothers New Album Details
Thursday, 22 March 2007

the-chemical-brothers.jpgThe Chemical Brothers have announced details of their forthcoming album.


The follow-up to 2005's 'Push The Button' is titled 'We Are The Night' and is due out in June via Freestyle Dust/Virgin Records.

The dance/electronica duo have also announced that they will play one show at London's Roundhouse on May 31, just ahead of the album's release date.
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Britney Spears obtains court injunction
Thursday, 22 March 2007

britney_spears.jpgBritney Spears has been granted a High Court injunction which prevents the British press from printing allegations about her recent stay at a US clinic in Malibu.


Legal representatives are also trying to apply for an additional court order which demands that UK publications disclose the sources of their stories.
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Blonde Redhead discuss new album
Thursday, 22 March 2007

blonde-redhead.jpgBlonde Redhead have put the finishing touches on their forthcoming album, '23', which is due out on April 10 via 4AD.


The follow-up to 2003's 'Misery Is A Butterfly' is the first album the band produced themselves.

"We've always been quite hands-on," lead singer Kazu Makino told NME.COM. "Producing it ourselves felt sort of insular, but it was a very good experience. It was such a struggle but it came out well in the end."
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The Police to headline US Virgin Festival
Thursday, 22 March 2007

police_the_02l.jpgThe Police, The Smashing Pumpkins and Beastie Boys have been announced as the headliners for the US Virgin Festival.


The bash will take place between August 4-5 in Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Producer Seth Hurwitz said the line-up would be made up of big bands.


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Justin Timberlake snubbed by Tennessee
Thursday, 22 March 2007
justin-timberlake.jpgHis song titles are too risqué for his home state.

A resolution to honor Justin Timberlake has been refused by a Tennessee Senator in the singer's home state.

Timberlake's name was on a list of resolutions introduced by State Senator Ophelia Ford, who intended to honour him for 'his highly successful music career and for his meritorious service to the
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Britney Spears Out of Rehab
Thursday, 22 March 2007
britney-spears-week.jpgBritney Spears has left rehab.

The pop star checked out of Promises Malibu Alcohol and Drug Rehab Treatment Facility "after successfully completing their program," the pop star's manager, Larry Rudolph, said in a statement released by Jive Records late Tuesday.

"We ask that the media respects her privacy as well as those of her family and friends at this time."

Spears, 25, entered the facility Feb. 22, after a bout of bizarre behavior that included shaving her head, getting tiny lips tattooed on her wrist and beating a car with an umbrella, with photos of the incidents instantly beamed worldwide.


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