Just Some Music News

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Deftones' Chino loves Justin

Chino Moreno has confessed he's a fan of Justin Timberlake's music in this months Spin magazine. "I love the Justin Timberlake album! I love it! I listen to it every day," Chino gushes in the new issue of US mag Spin. "I get a lot of shit for that, but I don't care. Who's to say what's cool and shit? He's a dope-ass entertainer."

However Chino's wife, Mrs. Moreno, doesn't share his love: "I was going to see him in Vegas for my birthday, but my wife refused to go," he continues. "She's like, 'I'm not going! I hate Justin Timberlake!' Whatever. It's just good music, man - chill out!"

haha

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what the??

My respect for Chino has just gone down a few spots...

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Originally posted by Celerystalksme@30 October 2003 - 21:59
what the??

My respect for Chino has just gone down a few spots...

the guy that reported that adds

I can confirm that when backstage at January's Australian tour Justin's album was often being played and Chino singing to it or dancing.

sigh... its a sad day for deftones fans

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Ok i just been reading all over the net...a few things i have seen...

Korn will tour Australia with FEAR FACTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and STATIC-X!!!!!!!!!!

OMG i thought i would never get to see fear factory...but they have come back...

here is the news...

Australian promoter Michael Chugg has confirmed that KORN, FEAR FACTORY and STATIC-X will be teaming up for a three-date tour in February.

The dates are as follows:

Feb. 12 - Brisbane, AUS @ Entertainment Centre
Feb. 14 – Sydney, AUS @ Superdome
Feb. 16 - Melbourne, AUS @ Rod Laver Arena

Tickets go on sale November 14.

Although there has been no official word on the matter, FEAR FACTORY will reportedly be joined by STRAPPING YOUNG LAD bassist Byron Stroud for the upcoming dates. It is not presently clear if Stroud will extend his involvement with the group beyond the Australian tour.

Slipknot are back!!!

Slipknot - it's real. Slipknot is in Cali right now recording a new album. The whole band - all nine members - living together, and recording where they are living. The man himself behind The Production Gospel According To Dave made a trip to the west coast just last week, and could not stop saying enough good things upon his return. The focus. The fire. The band should be cutting guitars this week. Rick Rubin is producing this beast, and recording should be complete before the end of the year.

It has been a long time coming. Slipknot, currently holed up in the Houdini Mansion in California with producer Rick Rubin, is working on writing and recording their third full length.

What else? They're back, online. www.slipknot1.com.

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Feldmann and ALF

Goldfinger front man and animal rights activist John Feldmann and his wife Amy, were featured on the syndicated television show, Celebrity Justice, last week. The segment dealt with an incident that occurred on October 3rd, when the couple's Los Angeles area home was raided by over 30 law enforcement officials after they were falsely suspected of taking part in an act of vandalism against the home of Jerry Greenwalt, the General Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services. The Feldmann's home was searched for over three hours.

Greenwalt has been targeted by animal activists in the past several months. More information on the campaign against Greenwalt can be found at http://www.animaldefense.com/firegreenwalt.html.
According to news media, Greenwalt's home and car were vandalized and the letters "ALF" were allegedly scrawled on the property, which is usually associated with the Animal Liberation Front, an anonymous underground organization that liberates animals and engages in economic sabotage against animal abusers. Traditionally, these actions are "claimed" by the ALF by contacting animal rights groups, but so far no one has claimed responsibility.

The Feldmann's have admitted to taking part in a non-violent protest outside of Greenwalt's home and they believe that they were mistakenly singled out after a witness wrote down Amy's license plate number as she was peacefully passing out animal rights literature and flyers in the neighborhood, preparing people for the event. On the day of the incident, a spokesperson for the couple issued the following statement: "The Feldmann's have no idea why they have been targeted, but they maintain their compassion for all living beings. This unfortunate event only emphasizes the fact that law enforcement continues to support the abusers, while terrorizing those with compassion for all life. We will not stand by and let this continue to occur." Law enforcement officials have yet to identify the actual suspect and the case remains open.

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'Punkvoter' founder aims to unify youth vote
By Sasha Johnson
CNN Political Unit
Tuesday, November 4, 2003 Posted: 8:27 PM EST (0127 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Would a plea from the lead singer of "Anti-Flag," "Bouncing Souls," "Frenzal Rhomb" or "Sick Of It All" get you to turn out and vote in the 2004 presidential election?

Probably not if you're a mainstream music fan downloading the latest tune from Britney Spears. But, if you're an avid young punk music lover, it just might do the trick.

At least that's what "NOFX" lead singer and founder of "Punkvoter" Mike Burkett is hoping. Burkett or "Fat Mike" as he's known to his legion of fans, is teaming up with roughly 50 punk bands and a dozen record labels to form Punkvoter, a group designed to register, educate and push 500,000 18-24 year-olds to the polls next year.

"So many millions of people don't feel like their vote has any meaning," says Burkett. "There is no reason why younger people can't be a unified force."

Trying to recruit the politically important younger voting bloc is not a new concept. Presidential candidates, the major political parties, MTV, the World Wrestling Federation and other groups have all tried to come up with innovative ways to make participating in the electoral process "cool" for younger voters.

The results have been mixed. In the 2000 presidential election, turnout among 18-24 year-olds hovered around 29 percent, a slight jump from the 1996 election but a far cry from the almost 38 percent that turned out when Bill Clinton ran for the first time in 1992.

Burkett claims his group is different in that he is not simply sending young adults to the polls. His focus and the purpose of Punkvoter is to get these voters to cast their ballots against President George W. Bush.

The 36-year-old California native said he is trying to harness his residual anger over the outcome of the 2000 election and his current dissatisfaction with the direction of the country by mobilizing punk fans around the activist principles of the "loud, fast, aggressive" and "real" music.

"Bush getting elected was good for punk music," says Burkett. "Now people have something to get pissed off about."

Punk music lacks the coherent melodies and upbeat lyrics that would give this musical genre mass appeal. But, according to Burkett, punk is more than just music to listen to; it has a message. "Punk is historically protest music, not just about politics, but protest against society as well," he said.

"The War on Errorism," the latest release from his band NOFX, definitely has a political message. The disc contains a roughly eight-minute video about President Bush's election and the 2000 recount debacle in Florida.

Right now, Burkett is the driving force behind Punkvoter. The nascent grassroots group just re-launched its Web site (www.punkvoter.com). Besides the anti-Bush downloads, visitors can peruse "guest columns" where punk-rock heavyweights sound off on the "Patriot Act," why voting matters and the importance of uniting the punk scene before November 2004.

Burkett said his group has no immediate plans to endorse one of the nine Democrats running for the White House. "Anyone but Bush is a better candidate," he said. However, he acknowledged that the issue positions he and Punkvoter espouse fall to the left of most of the Democratic candidates with a realistic shot of beating the president.

This election cycle, he's willing to make compromises. "I like Dennis Kucinich. But I want someone who can beat Bush," he said.

Before Tuesday's "Rock the Vote" forum hosted by CNN's Anderson Cooper, Burkett hopes to deliver questionnaires to the Democratic candidates asking them to detail their positions on such issues as the war, the RAVE Act and, of course, their favorite music.

Under the so-called RAVE Act (short for Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act) event promoters and club owners can be held liable for "knowingly" allowing drug use or sales on their premises by patrons of RAVE parties or other events.

Through Punkvoter, Burkett is planning a "Rock Against Bush" concert tour next year which will take some of the big name punk bands through college campuses in key states such as Florida, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.

A stop is planned in New York City during the Republican Convention at the end of August. Also, two or three "Rock Against Bush" compilation CDs are set to release during the campaign season.

One of Punkvoter's main missions is registration. Besides the Web site, Burkett plans to use registration tables on the "Rock Against Bush" tour and at smaller shows to reach the group's goal of 500,000 new voters.

Besides being the energy behind Punkvoter, Burkett is also bankrolling the effort, although he is starting to fund-raise on a small level. Burkett has been on the punk scene since 1983 and he said he understands the importance of grabbing the attention of young fans, and in this case young voters.

He plans to run print ads and buy TV ad time in swing states once the campaign begins in earnest.

"Just to try and get kids to vote, that's not enough," he says. "Kids don't pay attention, they don't read the news. I want to show them what it's all about."

taken from CNN.com

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Evanescence Guitarist Leaves

EVANESCENCE lead guitarist Ben Moody has abandoned the group's world tour, and planned to meet today with representatives of his record label in Los Angeles.
"Ben is not on the current dates,'' Steve Karas, a spokesman for Wind-up Records and one of Evanescence's producers said.

There is no word on when - or if - he will rejoin the group, Karas said. Moody was spotted Monday night by staff at Juanita's, a Little Rock bar. Karas wouldn't say when or why Moody left the group.

Evanescence's CD Fallen,' featuring the hit Bring Me to Life from the movie Daredevil, has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide since its March debut, according to Wind-up Records.

The rock group is scheduled to perform Nov. 16 at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, where they're nominated for best pop/rock album. It wasn't immediately known whether Moody would make that appearance.

Evanescence has been on tour since August and is scheduled to play dates in Glasgow, Scotland, and London this week with another Wind-up act, Finger Eleven. The band also is set to play Nov. 19 in Mexico City before returning to the United States for a set of concerts with Seether and Finger Eleven starting Nov. 21 in Tucson, Arizona.

Moody's departure comes after the band was named Best International New Artist at the MTV Latin Awards in Miami Beach, Florida, on Oct. 23. The group also is up for three MTV Europe Awards - best group, best new act and best song - to be awarded Thursday in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Moody and lead singer Amy Lee started the band in Little Rock after meeting at an Arkansas summer camp when they were in school. The duo started writing songs together soon afterward and played locally before they became popular worldwide.

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Shirley & Marilyn Duet

The Mansons are getting together, Garbage singer Shirley and shock, rocker Marilyn are in talks about recording a duet. The scary pair met over the weekend to discuss the project, and hope to release a single together early next year. Shirley says, "There's been talk of me collaborating with Marilyn Manson for a duet because we both feel it would be a riot. There have been moments where we have both looked like each other! I saw him at the weekend and we are still talking about it. We both know it will produce something special."

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Adam's And Di

BEFORE they met, Bryan Adams wrote a song about his fascination with Princess Diana and how she "drove him wild".

Now the Canadian rocker's former girlfriend claims the pair went on to have an affair.

Former Bond girl Cecilie Thomsen, who dated Adams for 12 years, says he cheated on her with the Princess.

She claims the affair took place in 1996 after Diana split from Prince Charles and that it was one of the causes of her own break-up with the singer.

Her allegations, which have not been denied by Adams, emerged after Diana's butler, Paul Burrell, claimed the Princess had nine secret lovers, including a famous musician.

"I know Diana had an affair with Bryan," the Danish actress said yesterday.

"Bryan knew Paul Burrell very well. Paul was part of the inner circle around Bryan and he introduced him to Diana. "The first time Bryan met Diana I wasn't invited. Ours was a stormy relationship and Bryan's affair with Diana didn't make it easier."

Miss Thomsen, 28, who appeared in Tomorrow Never Dies,  met Adams when she was 16 after he plucked her out of the audience at a concert. She tried to turn a blind eye to the affair because she felt the need to compromise in their relationship.

She even attended the Princess's funeral with Adams. "I was sitting in the church with mixed emotions," she said of the service in 1997.

But she and Adams did not finally part until last year.

Adams, who turned 44 yesterday, achieved worldwide success with songs including Heaven,  Run To You and Summer of '69.

Although he has a home in New York, he lives mainly in London in a $2.5 million warehouse-style home.

When Paul Burrell was evicted from his grace-and-favour home a year after Diana's death, Adams offered him a place to stay.

His song about the Princess, which was called Diana, was on the B side of Heaven, a No. 1 hit in 1985.

The following year the Princess met him at a concert in Vancouver.

Earlier this year Adams said: "We met many times and had become very good friends by the end of her life."

Yesterday Adams said: "Miss Thomsen doesn't know anything about my friendship with Diana, nor does anyone else.

"Anything you have read from these reports is pure conjec-ture and supposition."

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Sony / BMG Plan Merger.

Today Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG announced their plan to merge their music divisions (Sony Music and BMG), creating the second-largest record company in the world (after Universal). The companies will each own half of the new label group, to be called Sony BMG. Bands affected by this deal include Cave In, The Blood Brothers, Reel Big Fish, Modest Mouse, Foo Fighters, Ben Kweller, The Forces Of Evil, The Ataris, The Mooney Suzuki, Juliana Theory, The Offspring, Zebrahead, Goldfinger and Gob.

The deal is pending approval from the European Union's competition regulators. Further consolidation of the major labels is expected soon, as a deal between EMI and Warner is on the horizon. It's not too unlikely that there will be three (3&#33 massive major labels by this time next year.