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Axl Rose is at it again. NME.com says Guns N' Roses went on an hour late Wednesday night at the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. During the band's second song of the evening, "Welcome To The Jungle," Axl stopped the band when a few water bottles were thrown on stage from the audience. The singer told the crowd that if one more bottle was thrown, he'd end the concert. It was, and he did. The lights came on and everyone was told to leave the arena. But, the promoters insisted that the band finish the concert. By the time they came back on stage, the place was empty, but Guns did continue and wound up staying on until 1am. Local politicians are demanding that all the audience members gets refunds...even those who stayed.
A Radiohead concert film shot comepletely by fans with Flip phones is available as a free download. The show happened in Prague on August 23rd, 2009, and the band gave the guys who edited the footage access to the audio from that night so everything synched up. The trailer is up on YouTube and you'll find the Web address to download the film there too.
If anyone deserves a tribute album it's Loretta Lynn. Well, now she's getting one. To mark her 50th anniversary in the music biz, "Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn," will be out on November 9th. Here are just a few of the artists covering her tunes: The White Stripes, Paramore, Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Kid Rock, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood and others.
Ben Folds' new album is a collaboration with "High Fidelity" author Nick Hornby. "Lonely Avenue" will be out on September 28th, and Ben told Billboard.com that the idea to work together came over dinner one night. Nick agreed to write lyrics that Ben would then set to music. The singer reveals he recorded the songs on 2-inch tape instead of the usual digital route with Pro Tools, and suggests you pick up the vinyl instead of the CD or a download.
Robert Plant says he's had it with hard rock. The former Led Zeppelin frontman told Vintage Vinyl News that he has no desire to play loud music anymore, and that after doing the Led Zep reunion in 2007 at London's O2 Arena, he said that his ears, "bled for two days." Robert went on to say that he loves what he's doing now, singing roots-based and folk music with no desire to play songs from his old band ever again in their original form. He has done Zep tunes with Alison Krauss, but in very simple, quiet, stripped down arrangements.
"American Idol" has added one more audition date. Fox announced yesterday that the final session was in San Francisco last month, but a September 22nd tryout in Los Angeles has just been added. Conveniently, this gives the show's producers a little more time to find replacements for Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres. "American Idol" returns in January.
Snoop Dogg is working on a sequel to his landmark 1993 album, "Doggystyle." The rapper announced this week that he's in the studio with Swizz Beats and has already cut 18 tracks for "Doggystyle 2: The Doggymentury." There's no release date yet.
JOE JACKSON WILL HAVE HIS DAY IN COURT
Joe Jackson still thinks he should have a say in what happens to his late son's estate. The Los Angeles Times says the Second District Court of Appeal has set a hearing for October 6th so that Michael Jackson's father can have his say. Joe challenged the ruling last November that gave control of the estate to an attorney and a music biz executive who are not part of the Jackson family.
Paul McCartney's son, James, will release his debut EP on September 21st. It's called "Available Light" and has five songs, including a cover of Neil Young's "Old Man." You can hear bits of each song now at Amazon.com if you do a search for James McCartney.
Graham Nash is going through the tape vaults of concerts by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Billboard.com says first up will be a spring 2011 release of performances from the band's 1974 tour. After that, Graham will work on a 1970 CSNY show from the Fillmore East in New York City, and then Crosby/Nash concerts from 1970 and 1993.
Top Online Cons Of The Decade
Deposed Nigerian princes asking for help in getting lots of money out of their country tops Panda Security’s list of the most frequent online cons of a decade. The security vendor has unveiled its rankings of the most widespread Internet scams from the past 10 years. Though the cons may vary, the pattern is typically the same. Cybercriminals initially contact their victims through e-mail or a social network, asking them to respond back by e-mail, phone, fax, or some other means. The crooks will then try to gain the trust of anyone who swallows the bait, eventually finding some excuse to request money. The top seven scams ranked by Panda:
Nigerian scam: As the first type of scam to show up online, the Nigerian con is still popular among swindlers. You’re promised some type of reward or share of the profits to help get a large chunk of money out of a country, typically Nigeria. You’re first asked to pay an initial sum to help with bank fees. But of course, once you’ve sent that money, the crook takes a hike.
Lotteries: A play on the Nigerian scam, you receive an e-mail announcing that you’ve won the lottery. But you need to pay some upfront costs to cover bank fees and other expenses, money that you never see again.
The girlfriend ploy: A beautiful Russian woman wants to fly to your country to meet you. Because of some last-minute snafu, she needs you to send her money to cover airfare. But after the money is wired, she disappears, along with the cash.
Job offers: You get a job offer from a foreign company where you can work from home and earn thousands of dollars by putting in just a few hours each day. If you accept the offer, you’re asked for your bank account information, which the crooks use to store money stolen from other accounts, thereby tagging you as an unwitting accomplice in their crime.
Facebook/Hotmail: The crooks grab your log-in credentials to Facebook, Hotmail, or other service and change your password so that you can no longer access it. Then they send a message to all your friends claiming that you’ve just been robbed while on vacation and need money wired to pay off the hotel bill.
Compensation: A recent sequel to the Nigerian scam, this con sends you an e-mail claiming that a fund has been set up to reimburse victims of the Nigerian hoax, and that you may be one of the lucky victims. But to receive your compensation, you have to kick in an advance fee of $1,000.
The mistake: The crooks contact you if you’re selling a house, car, or other pricey item. They offer to pay right away by check. But they send you more money than you wanted and ask you to refund the difference. The check you got bounces, and you’ve lost whatever cash you sent them.
Columbia Pictures has launched a new official website for their new movie “The Social Network.” The movie about the founding of Facebook is scheduled to be released on October 1st. On the site, which is themed a little bit like Facebook itself, you can view photos of different scenes in the movie, read the latest news, and watch the new trailers as they are released. The movie stars Jesse Eisenberg (who plays Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg), Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara and Andrew Garfield.
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