News: 14-10-01

AFTER ANTI-FLAG'S ONLINE RELEASE... ANOTHER US ROCK GROUP WRITE SONG ABOUT BIN LADEN
BAY CITY ROLLER CONVICTED OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS THEM
ALICE COOPER OPENS HAUNTED HOUSE
CRACKOUT DEBUT ALBUM
P DIDDY IS "SEXIST HYPOCRITE"
BAND USE FOOD PROCESSORS IN FILM SOUNDTRACK
LES DENNIS SINGS ON INDIE SINGLE
LIMP BIZKIT LOSE BORLAND
PLACEBO GO ONLINE...
STEVIE'S WANDERED INTO COURT
T-SHIRT TRAUMA





AFTER ANTI-FLAG'S ONLINE RELEASE... ANOTHER US ROCK GROUP WRITE SONG ABOUT BIN LADEN

US rock group Jackyl have written a song about Osama Bin Ladenıs death, entitled 'Open Invitation'. The song, which begins with the line, "I hate you Bin Laden", is only available on the band's official website, but they have stated that they will allow US radio stations to play the song free of charge. Other lyrics on the song include the lines: "I'm pissed off and not a patient man / I'd drop a bomb on Afghanistan." The song also contains a quote from President Bush.
This follows on from last weeks' news that Anti-flag have written a song about the recent events in America. Continuing with their long history of being active and aware, Anti-Flag have made a statement and recorded a song in response to the events of 9/11. This MP3 is only available online...

You can hear "911 For Peace" by going here:
http://www.fatwreck.com/empee/50137.mp3

The lyrics and their statement can be found here:
http://www.anti-flag.com/anti-flag/911forpeacestatement.html




BAY CITY ROLLER CONVICTED OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

Former Bay City Rollers drummer Derek Longmuir was last year convicted of possessing child pornography. The 50-year old, now a nurse, pleaded guilty to two charges of having indecent photographs and videotapes of children at his home in Edinburgh, and was sentenced to 300 hours of community service.
The UK Professional Conduct Committee of the UK Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) cautioned Longmuir, and has recently voted that he is to remain on the nursing register.




BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS THEM

Blink 182 join the long list of bands who have cancelled or postponed tourdates this week. Their series of planned November tourdates have been posponed until early next year. The new dates are as follows;

Thursday 10 January, Wembley Arena
Friday 11 January, Wembley Arena
Tuesday 15 January, London Docklands Arena
Wednesday 16 January, Manchester Evening News Arena
Friday 18 January, Nottingham Arena


Original tickets remain valid for the rearranged shows. The arrangements for Wembley Arena are:

Saturday 3 November tickets will be valid for Thursday 10 January
Friday 16 November tickets will be valid for Friday 11 January



The new support acts are unconfirmed, but the originally planned support have their own tours coming up...

SUM 41

Brixton Academy, Monday 12 November
Manchester Uni, Thursday 15 November


JIMMY EAT WORLD

Manchester Uni, Friday 9 November
The Scala (Kings Cross), Saturday 10 November


ALKALINE TRIO

Manchester Uni, Tuesday 4 December





ALICE COOPER OPENS HAUNTED HOUSE.

Veteran shock-rocker Alice Cooper is to open a haunted house, next door to a restaurant he owns in Phoenix, Arizona. The haunted house, which will include some of the special effects Cooper uses in his concerts, will open in November with all the proceeds of the grand opening going to the victims of the terrorist attacks on the US.




CRACKOUT DEBUT ALBUM

Crackout release their debut album 'This Is Really Neat' on 22nd October, but in the meantime, to hear new track 'Barricaded' you can download the Crackout E-card HERE.

http://www.fireworks.studios.com/card/crackout/crackout.exe




P DIDDY IS "SEXIST HYPOCRITE"

Sean 'P Diddy' Combs has come under fire from an organisation of black women, dotmusic reported today. The rapper recently issued an apology to the Asian community following lyrics in the song 'Diddy'; however LA-based group Project Islamic HOPE has now been angered by his lyrics. A spokesperson described him as a "hypocrite", saying "he has made millions off the denigration of black women nationwide with his sexist lyrics, yet when the Asian community complains, he immediately issues an apology to their women. Where is the apology to black women for years of being disrespected in his music? P.Diddy has once again slapped black women in the face nationwide."




BAND USE FOOD PROCESSORS IN FILM SOUNDTRACK

A quirky, London-based band are using kitchen noises to create their own film soundtrack. The Sonic Catering Band use kitchen implements such as food processors to create their music ­ they also sample the sound of vegetables cooking. The film in question is the 1973 French picture La Grande Bouffe, which is about four middle-aged men getting together for one last orgy of sex and banqueting before they die. It will be shown at the Toynbee Studios, London on October 21, accompanied by the bandıs live soundtrack.




LES DENNIS SINGS ON INDIE SINGLE

Indie band Frigid Vinegar feature Family Fortunes funnyman Les Dennis on their new single, 'Diddleysquat'. The band camped outside Carlton TV studios all night to get him to sing one line on the song, which is about money-grabbing quiz show contestants. Les Dennis sings the line: "Stand up if you want to win a million, jump up if you want to win two." The band describe is appearance as lending the song "a certain showbiz authenticity". Showbiz authenticity being something Les is very accoustomed to in his permanent fixture as host of 'Family Fortunes'.




LIMP BIZKIT LOSE BORLAND

Guitarist Wes Borland parted ways with Limp Bizkit on Friday. The band's management, the Firm, said in a statement on Friday (October 12). "Both Limp Bizkit and Borland will continue to pursue their respective musical careers," the statement said. "Both wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavors."
Borland, always regarded as somewhat of an outsider in the group, and by his own admission in past interviews with NME, was nevertheless second only in popularity to Fred Durst, with a number of devoted websites. Earlier this year he released the first album by his solo project Big Dumb Face, 'Duke Lion Fights The Terror'.
The Limp Bizkit remix LP, New Old Songs (in volving collaborations from The Neptunes and Timbaland) is still due for release in December. Nor is DJ Lethal's solo album, expected to surface in February affected by the decision said a spokesperson for the Firm. However, it's not known how it will affect the recording of Limp Bizkit's next studio album.
No more is known about the precise details of the split at the time of going to press...




PLACEBO GO ONLINE...

Placebo are to webcast the first of their sold-out Brixton Academy dates on October 18th. The shows come at the end of their world tour in support of their album Black Market Music, which has seen theband play to capacity crowds from Moscow to Mexico.
The webcast will be available from www.placeboworld.co.uk from 9.30pm on 18 October 2001.




STEVIE'S WANDERED INTO COURT

Stevie Wonder is currently being sued for $30 million in a Palimony suit brought about by his ex-girlfriend. Angela McAfee, alleges that Wonder concealed the fact that he had genital herpes from her, leading to the contraction of the sexually transmitted disease by her in October 2000.
In August 1996 when their relationship began, a verbal agreement between the two decided that Wonder would be the sole wage-earner. Not only that, but he would also provide lifetime financial support to McAfee even if their relationship ended. As you may have guessed, it now has.




T-SHIRT TRAUMA

311 have recently faced the wrath of US convenience store 7-Eleven, after the band adapted the store's logo for a new line of t-shirts. An outside law firm working for the corporation spotted the offending T-shirt design in July and alerted the home office's legal department, according to a 7-Eleven spokesperson. The notice was sent September 27.




WEEK BEGINNING 05 OCTOBER 2001