New Alice In Chains Album

90's rockers Alice In Chains are working on a new album.

This is great news for all grunge fans, because it's been more than 13 years since they've been in the studio!
The new material will feature their new singer, William DuVall.
Their original crooner, Layne Staley, suffered a fatal drug overdose in 2002.

Oasis frontman attacked onstage

Oasis singer Noel Gallagher was attacked on stage in Canada during a concert by the British band on Sunday night, sending him to hospital with a suspected broken rib.
Video on YouTube showed a man running hard from the back of the stage and knocking Gallagher from behind while the band was playing its hit song "Morning Glory" for the 40,000-strong audience at Toronto's V Festival.
Gallagher, 41, who had his guitar strapped on, landed heavily onto speakers. The unidentified attacker fell into a microphone stand as security staff rushed to grab him.
Gallagher's brother Liam ran at the man and threw a punch, which failed to connect, before all three left the stage.
The band said in a statement on its Web site www.oasisinet.com that Gallagher returned a few minutes later and Oasis completed its set.
The singer was later taken to hospital where he was examined for a suspected rib fracture and ligament damage. The statement did not specify the results of the examination.
A police spokesman said a 47-year-old Toronto man had been charged with assault and released without bail. He is due to appear in court next month.
The motive for the attack was not known and Oasis said no decision had been made about Tuesday's concert in London, Ontario.
Oasis, one of Britain's biggest bands of the 1990s with hits like "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger," is playing several concerts in Canada and the United States before a sold-out British and European tour in late September to promote the upcoming album "Dig Out Your Soul."

Madonna Dedicates Song To The Pope

Pop star Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, surprised fans by dedicating her hit "Like a Virgin" to the pope at a sold-out concert held in Rome.
"I dedicate this song to the pope, because I'm a child of God. All of you are also children of God," the 50-year old "Queen of Pop" told the 60,000 fans that flocked to the Italian stop of her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour on Saturday.
Italian newspapers gushed over the singer's electric performance and called the dedication a surprising provocation.
"At the Roman leg of her tour, Madonna didn't miss the opportunity for a provocation that will certainly be discussed," Italy's top newspaper Corriere della Sera said in a front-page report.
Madonna, who comes from a devout Italian Catholic family, has raised the ire of the Catholic Church in the past with sexually charged antics designed to shock.
In 2006, she staged a mock-crucifixion at a concert in Rome to the backdrop of accusations from the Vatican of blasphemy.
The Vatican also condemned her controversial 1989 video for the song "Like a Prayer" that featured burning crosses, statues crying blood and Madonna seducing a black Jesus.
The Vatican later panned a show where she decked the stage out with religious imagery as one of the most "satanic shows in the history of humanity".

Britney doesn't surprise at VMA's

A year after her disastrous performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears opened the event's 25th annual installment on Sunday in anti-climactic fashion, leaving the singing to others.
After weeks of hype, the pop singer took the stage simply to deliver four sentences, shielding her lower face with her microphone.
"Thank you so much. Thank you for all the love. I'm here tonight to celebrate a very important birthday, the 25th anniversary of the VMAs. This is the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and it starts right now."
And that was it. While MTV had said Spears would not be singing, it had promised a fun surprise. The audience barely had time to digest her perfunctory delivery before R&B singer Rihanna belted out the show's first musical performance.
Spears did return to the stage a few minutes later to accept the first award of the night, best female video for her tune "Piece Of Me." It also represented the first MTV "Moonman" statuette of her career.
She thanked God, her family and dedicated the award to her fans. Spears is also in contention for video of the year and best pop video, both also for "Piece of Me," which stalled at No. 18 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart earlier this year.
Spears inadvertently stole the show last year. Clearly unsteady and out-of-shape, she badly lip-synched to a song, drawing bewildered stares from the high-wattage audience and universal derision in the messy aftermath.
But the tabloid target seems to have avoided any calamities in recent months. While she puts her life back together, her ex-husband has full custody of their two sons, and her father and a lawyer have taken control of her business affairs.

The show was hosted by British comedian Russell Brand, who implored Americans to elect Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Brand described U.S. President George W. Bush as a "retarded country fella ... In England, George Bush wouldn't be trusted with a pair of scissors."
Perhaps best known to mainstream audiences for his scene-stealing turn as a lovably sleazy rock star in the romantic comedy feature "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," Brand also ripped Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and described the British royal family as "inbred nitwits."
The awards are being held in Los Angeles for the first time in a decade, on the historic studio lot of MTV's corporate sibling, Paramount Pictures. The lifestyle cable network is using the faux city streets, rooftops, and sound stages all over the Paramount lot to show various performances.
Besides Spears, other video of the year nominees are: R&B singer Chris Brown's "Forever," teen idols the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin' Up," girl group the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up" and English pop duo the Ting Tings' "Shut Up and Let Me Go."
Last year, 7.1 million MTV viewers watched the festivities, according to Nielsen Media Research. While viewership was up from 5.8 million the year before, the numbers were a far cry from the record 12 million viewers for the 1999 version.

The Doors close on Manzarek and Krieger

Doors` founders Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger have been stopped from The Doors name again.

The California Supreme Court has issued a ruling stopping Manzarek and Krieger from promoting their band with any name that includes 'Doors’.The pair can no longer tour as The Doors of the 21st Century and cannot use any likeness to Jim Morrison in their promotion.Manzarek and Kreiger’s troubles started when they dumped original member John Densmore from their touring line-up. Densmore aligned with the family of Jim Morrison to take action against the two remaining members, claiming that their continuation in any form using The Doors name watered down the legacy of the band. In an interesting turn of events, the California Supreme Court agreed.Manzarek and Krieger have been ordered to pay damages and costs estimated at $5 million for Densmore and Morrison family for using images of the original band during their tours that have grossed more than $8 million.Manzarek and Krieger no longer tour as The Doors of the 21st Century. You will find them listed in your gig guide as Riders On The Storm, a reference to another great Doors song (but legal).

Lily Allen Won´t Quit Drugs

Lily Allen doesn't know if she will stop taking drugs.

The 'Smile' singer, who attempted to punch a passer-by after leaving a London nightspot in the early hours of Tuesday morning (19.08.08), admits she isn't a "good person" when she is under the influence of illegal substances but still can't bring herself to quit. She told Paper magazine: "I'm not going to say I'm never going to do drugs again. I just know I'm not a good person on drugs." However, the 23-year-old star insists she did stop using recreational drugs after she discovered she was expecting a baby with then-boyfriend Ed Simons last November. Lily, who suffered a miscarriage in January, says she vowed to clean up her life for the sake of her unborn child. She said: "It was the hardest thing for me. When I realised I was pregnant and realised I wanted to have the baby, I made a huge decision - to make my life more stable." Lily has previously openly discussed her drug use, admitting she first began experimenting with ecstasy when she was just 14. Lily also claimed she thinks her drink was spiked in June this year when she was pictured being carried out of a party for the Glamour Magazine awards in London. She said: "I did drink that night. Then I woke up in my bed at 8 am and felt totally fine. So I Googled myself, and I saw the pictures. "It was awful. I can't believe I got into that state. It leads me to believe somebody put something in my drink or something. Because it's totally not in my repertoire to do something like that."

Madonna vs. McCain

Madonna kicked off her "Sticky and Sweet" world tour on Saturday night, and - as she has done in the past - made sure to include some political satire in the new show.
In it, she compares Presidential hopeful John McCain with Adolf Hitler!
She also compared McCain to Zimbabwe's authoritarian President Robert Mugabe.
Well, McCain's camp is fighting back. His spokesman is speaking out against her Madgesty.
The Republican's rep, Tucker Bounds, says in a statement, "The comparisons are outrageous, unacceptable and crudely divisive all at the same time."
Bounds adds, "It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits."
Apparently this all happened during Madonna's song Get Stupid. Photos of McCain were flashed up alongside images of global warming and destruction, as well as pics of Hitler and Mugabe.
Then, towards the end of the song, photos appeared of John Lennon, Mahatma Gandhi, Al Gore, and even Barack Obama.

Gary Glitter Deported From Vietnam

Pedophile Gary Glitter is coming home!
Glam rocker Glitter has been in a Vietnamese jail since 2006 for committing 'obscene' acts with two young girls, aged 10 and 11 at the time.
Vietnamese authorities are now kicking him out of the country. They're so intent on getting him out that they even paid for his one way trip to London's Heathrow airport.
Glitter had told his Vietnamese lawyer that he did not want to go back to the UK, but Vietnamese law requires he be returned to his home country.
The problematic rocker said he intends to resume his singing career and might move to Singapore or Hong Kong.

Glitter was convicted in Britain in 1999 of possessing child pornography, and served half of a four-month jail term.

Rocker Jackson Browne Sues McCain Over a Song

Rock star Jackson Browne has sued U.S. presidential candidate John McCain for copyright infringement, accusing the presumptive Republican nominee of using the singer's 1977 hit "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad without permission.
The suit, filed on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, also names the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Republican Party as defendants. It seeks a permanent injunction against further use of Browne's music and at least $75,000 in damages.
The campaign spot mocks McCain's Democratic rival for the White House, Barack Obama, for suggesting the nation conserve gasoline through proper tire inflation, with Browne's most famous song, "Running on Empty," playing in the background.
The suit claims use of the song without Browne's permission is a copyright violation and a breach of the U.S. Lanham Act by falsely implying Browne is associated with and endorses McCain's bid for president.
It also says use of Browne's voice in the ad violates the performer's so-called right of publicity under California law.
Browne's lawyer, Lawrence Iser, said his client is "a well-known, lifelong liberal activist and supporter of Democratic candidates, and use of his song and his voice in a commercial bashing Barack Obama is anathema to Jackson."
A spokesman for McCain's campaign, Brian Rogers, said the Arizona senator was wrongly singled out as a target of the lawsuit because the ad in question was the sole work of the Ohio Republican Party.
"We had nothing to do with the creation or distribution of this ad whatsoever," Rogers told Reuters. "Mr. McCain's name should quite simply be removed from this lawsuit immediately."

But Iser said the Republican Party of Ohio, a key battleground state in the presidential race, "acted as an agent and in concert with Sen. McCain and the Republican National Committee."
"It certainly looks and smells like a McCain campaign piece," he added. "We'll let a jury decide.
There was no immediate comment from the RNC or Ohio Republican Party representatives.
Iser said the ad, which he said he believed was aired on television in Ohio and Pennsylvania, was removed from the Internet last week by the Ohio Republican Party in response to a cease-and-desist demand from Browne.

Britney Nabs a 3rd VMA Nomination

A year after her calamitous comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has garnered a third nomination for this year's show, but it remained unclear whether she would dare a repeat appearance.
MTV, which has been rolling out nominations for various categories in recent weeks, named Spears on Friday as one of five candidates in the running for its coveted Video of the Year award, for the clip to her single "Piece of Me."
The same title already has earned her nominations for best female video and best pop video.
In the category for Video of the Year, she is competing against the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin Up," Chris Brown's "Forever," Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" and the Ting Tings' "Shut Up and Let Me Go."
The nominees for best rock video, also named on Friday, are Paramore for "CrushCrushCrush," Slipknot's "Psychosocial," Linkin Park's "Shadow of the Day," Foo Fighters' "The Pretender" and Fall Out Boy's cover of the Michael Jackson hit "Beat It."
But Spears' nominations remain particularly tantalizing because of mounting speculation about whether she will take a chance at returning to the MTV Video Music Awards with memories still fresh from her much-derided appearance last year.
Spears herself added to the hype by recently filming a series of promotional spots for the upcoming awards show with a real-life, 9,000-pound elephant literally in the room with her.
Coming off two marriages, two children and two stints in rehab, Spears sought to launch a career comeback on last year's show with a performance of the song "Gimme More" that proved a publicity bomb for Spears but a ratings boon for MTV.

She ended up drawing a torrent of ridicule for lumbering around on stage in an ill-fitting black bikini as she lip-synced her way through the dance number.
With Spears said to be back in the recording studio this summer working on her next album, MTV has made the most of the suspense surrounding a possible return to the VMAs by the 26-year-old pop icon, refusing to say whether she might appear as either a presenter or performer.
Spears has yet to ever win an MTV Video Music Award.
The 25th annual edition of the VMAs, long considered a looser, hipper version of the Grammys, will be broadcast live on MTV on September 7, returning to Los Angeles for the first time in a decade.
The show will be hosted by British comedian Russell Brand from the recent film "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."

R.I.P. Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes has passed away.
The legendary musician died early Sunday morning at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
His wife found him on the floor near a treadmill inside his home. He was was taken to Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, where he was pronounced dead at 2:08 a.m.
Many might known Isaac from his music. Younger readers might know him best as the voice of "Chef" on South Park, a role he left because it conflicted with his Scientology beliefs.
Hayes was 65.

Katy On Top

She's been #1 on the U.S. charts for SEVEN WEEKS…and now…
Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl is #1 on the U.K. singles charts!!!
Congrats!!!

Weezer goes on tour with Tokyo Police Club

No fan assists or Tay Zonday features here: Weezer have announced their regular old "four dudes in the band playing music on stage" tour in support of this year's red Weezer album.
The North American tour begins September 23 in Boston. Opening for the beloved and be-hated band are Tokyo Police Club and Angels & Airwaves.

Disc Makers buys CD Baby

CD Baby has now been sold to Disc Makers, according to information confirmed by CD Baby founder Derek Sivers. "I chose Disc Makers as the new owner because their president Tony Van Veen has been one of my favorite people for years, and I always felt they'd do a better job of running CD Baby than I would," Sivers explained in a recent blog post.
Sivers noted that the CD Baby name, location, staff, and overall operation will remain the same. "But I think you'll start to notice more attention given to improvements that help you sell more music," Sivers continued.
The move represents a potentially interesting diversification for Disc Makers, a company that offers CD and DVD pressing services. As media consumption increasingly shifts towards digital formats, the physical specialization puts the company in a vulnerable position, though Disc Makers is also geared towards smaller artists, labels, and filmmakers. That overlays neatly with the clientele of CD Baby, which largely caters towards the distribution needs of unsigned artists.

Alice Cooper Addicted To Wife

Alice Cooper claims he is addicted to his wife.

The 60-year-old rocker - who has just released his latest album 'Along Came a Spider’ - says he has loves spouse Sheryl Goddard so much that he has never been unfaithful to her. Alice said: 'I’ve been married for 32 years and never cheated on her because I’m addicted to her.'The musician, who gave up drink and drugs 26 years ago after a well-documented struggle, also revealed he admires Mary Whitehouse, despite her banning the music video for his hit 'School’s Out’.Alice also revealed he sent Mary - who campaigned for morality and decency on TV – flowers to thank her for her controversial decision.He added: 'Banning us was the greatest thing that could ever have happened. We were sending her roses every day to say thank you. And she couldn’t figure out why. Well, we sold out a major London venue because of that.'

Metallica Releases New Album

Rockers Metallica are set to come out with a new album. Their first in a long time!

Their last album, St. Anger, was released back in 2003.

And, finally, 5 years later, the band is releasing Death Magnetic ,which was produced by Rick Rubin.
The album will be released by Warner Bros. on September 12th.
The disc will also feature a song titled The Unforgiven III, which is a "sequel" of sorts to 1991's The Unforgiven and 1997's The Unforgiven II.
The first single from Death Magnetic will be The Day That Never Comes, which will have its video debut soon.
As for the band, they're currently performing at a few summer festivals.

M.I.A. Climbing The Charts

'Retired' recording artist M.I.A's song Paper Planes appears in a promo for the stoner flick Pineapple Express and it's burning up the charts!
Paper Planes has already been out six months, but it jumped from number 55 to 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song is also currently number 3 on iTunes' top songs chart and her album, Kala, is at number 7 on the iTunes top albums chart.
Looks like radio's not the only hitmaker! Indie fave M.I.A. has never been a mainstream radio favorite.

New Nude Pics of The Veronicas Singer

Just after pictures of Jess Origliasso (from the Australian sister duo The Veronicas) making out with a female MTV VJ leaked, there's more new pics of the Aussie gal on the net. More nude ones.

Seems like she's got a thing for exposure.

Jack White and Alicia Keys Record 007 Song

Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond movie.

The 'No One' singer and The White Stripes frontman have joined forces on 'Another Way to Die', which will appear on the soundtrack of 'Quantum of Solace', making them the first pair to record a duet as a Bond theme. Jack will also play the drums on the song, which he also wrote.

Previous musicians who have sung the title track for films in the franchise include Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones, Nancy Sinatra, Sir Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow and Madonna. 'Quantum of Solace' sees Daniel Craig reprise his role as suave British spy Bond for the second time.

The movie will be directed by Marc Foster, director of 'Finding Neverland' and Oscar-tipped drama 'The Kite Runner'. Dame Judi Dench will play Bond's boss M, while French actor Mathieu Amarilic, star of 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly', will appear as the new Bond villain. The movie also stars Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko as Bond's love interests.

Amy rushed to hospital

Amy Winehouse was rushed to hospital last night (28.07.08) after collapsing from a suspected drug overdose.

Paramedics spent 40 minutes at her London home after she suffered convulsions, while police were also in attendance to clear waiting paparazzi. Amy was then carried out on a stretcher, covered with a blanket and wearing an oxygen mask. Her father Mitch accompanied her and tried to play down the incident,claiming: 'She’s fine, she just mixed up her medication.' However, a medical source said: 'An ambulance was called to a priority call involving a drugs overdose.' A fan outside the singer’s home, Danny Saunders, is quoted as saying: 'Amy was surrounded by police and wheeled to an ambulance. 'One of my friends said to Amy’s father, 'Will she be all right?’ He said, 'Yes, she’ll be fine’ but he looked upset. 'Amy didn’t make a sound. We’re all really worried.' Mitch later visited Amy at London’s University College Hospital. Asked how she was, the former taxi driver held up two bags of food and said: 'This is how serious it is — I’m bringing her some Kentucky Fried Chicken.' Amy’s spokesman Chris Goodman also claimed the collapse was as a result of medication problems. He said: 'She suffered a reaction to medication at home this evening and was taken to hospital this evening. Doctors have advised she will be kept under observation over night and is likely to be released on Tuesday.' A spokeswoman for the hospital said the 24-year-old was "bearing up well". The 'Rehab’ star was hospitalised last month with lung problems after collapsing at home.

Boy breaks canine tooth biting vicious dog

An 11-year-old boy is enjoying a flash of fame in Brazil after biting a pitbull that attacked him as he played in his uncle's back yard, local media reported on Thursday.
Gabriel Almeida, who lives on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte in the state of Minas Gerais, broke a canine tooth when he bit into the dog's neck to fend off an attack. Since then, he has been pampered in the studios of several TV stations, where he has been recounting his ordeal.
"I grabbed him by the neck and bit," he told O Globo newspaper. "It's no big deal. It's better to lose a tooth than to lose your life."
He was freed when bystanders pulled the dog off him and needed four stitches in his arm.

Angry, tired passengers make computers crash

Scores of Chinese air passengers smashed computers and desks and clashed with police Tuesday after a night stranded at an airport without accommodation, state media said.
More than 170 passengers were due to leave Kunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan province, on three flights operated by China Southern Airlines late Monday, but the flights were cancelled due to bad weather, Xinhua news agency said.
"All the passengers had to spend the night on the planes or in the departure hall," Xinhua said. "No one came to tend to their food and board."
The passengers clashed with airport police Tuesday morning, smashing computers and desks, Xinhua said, blaming the melee on China Southern staff's "inappropriate working attitude."
At around 2 a.m., many of the passengers -- including toddlers and people over 60 -- took taxis to a hotel where China Southern said they could stay, only to be turned away once they arrived, Xinhua said.
Frustration at mysterious delays, diversions and cancellations have at times boiled over into violence at Chinese airports as passengers try to storm grounded aircraft and police are brought in to keep the peace.
There have also been cases in which passengers, after delayed arrivals, have refused to get off the planes in protest.

Britney's 'sadomasochistic sex movie'

Britney Spears is reportedly in talks to star in a 'sadomasochistic sex movie'.

The troubled 26-year-old singer – who is currently recording her new album – is said to be in final negotiations to star in 'The Knoxville Carjacking Party’.The movie will focus on the true story of two students who were allegedly carjacked, kidnapped, raped and killed in the Tennessee city. Ghetto Bragging Rights gossip columnist Clarence Star, who broke the story, believes it could be the right career move for Britney, explaining: 'People need to see another side of Britney.' However, it is feared the mother-of-two will not be able to handle the 'intensity' of the disturbing sex scenes. A movie insider said: ''The Knoxville Carjacking Party’ has a lot of sadomasochistic sex scenes in it. While it’s thought Britney can handle any average sex scenes, these scenes have a lot of intensity in them. She would have to raise her performance level to endure some of these scenes.' In 2007, Channon Gail Christian, 21, and her 23-year-old friend Christopher Newsom are believed to have been murdered after being carjacked some time between January 6 and January 8. Britney is no stranger to the big screen. In 2002, she starred in teen movie 'Crossroads’. She was also in line for the role of Daisy Duke in 'The Dukes of Hazzard’ but the part was eventually taken by Britney’s pop rival Jessica Simpson

Emo and goth to be made illegal in Russia

The Russian government is in the process of drafting a law to make emo and goth music illegal.
Last month a parliamentary committee was convened to discuss a draft proposal of the Russian government's Government Strategy In The Sphere Of Spiritual And Ethical Education bill, the details of which were leaked to The Moscow Times. The newspaper subsequently reported that, among other things, the draft bill dubbed the musical movements a "dangerous teen trend" and called for emo and goth websites to be regulated and young people dressing like emos or goths to be banned from entering schools and government buildings.
The newspaper interviewed one of the bill's authors, Igor Ponkin from the Russian Interior Ministry's Public Oversight Council. Ponkin called emo a "social danger" and "a threat to national stability" and said the bill is a reaction to teen suicides such as the tragic death of British teenager Hannah Bond.
"This type of behaviour is a crucial part of emo ideology," said Ponkin. "Of course there are emo teens who just listen to their music. But our actions are not directed at them but rather at those who also hurt themselves, commit suicide and promote those acts."
The Moscow Times also interviewed psychologist Inna Cherkova who said:
"Suicide is not a symptom of emo culture. I work with other teens too, and every group has emotionally troubled kids."
However, the bill is expected to become law in Russia before the end of the year.