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New York – Multi-platinum recording artists Simple Plan recently took a couple of days off during their extensive world tour in order to shoot a poignant video for their new single, “Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?).” Written and co-directed by the band and director Marc Klasfeld, “Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?)” is an emotional look at how a family is torn apart by the inconsiderate act of drunk driving. An early cut of the video was sent to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for feedback and the organization lauded the band’s bravery in tackling this important… Read more »

Good Charlotte drummer Chris Wilson – who provided the back beat on the band’s latest album, The Chronicles of Life and Death – has left the group due to undisclosed “personal health problems.” The band made the announcement via a letter posted Tuesday on GoodCharlotte.com. “As many of you know, our drummer Chris Wilson has been on and off the road due to personal health problems,” the band wrote. “Unfortunately, his problems continue, and we have made a collective decision to have Chris stay around his friends and family and begin to truly rehabilitate. This has not been easy on… Read more »

Burbank, CA – Multi-platinum, Grammy® Award-winning rock group Green Day will embark on a two-month North American tour, kicking off in Chicago on August 10th. The band, with Jimmy Eat World in the support slot, will be playing arenas and stadiums across the continent. Tickets for most of the shows will go on sale May 14th with the exception of Washington, DC, and Minneapolis, MN, which will go on sale May 13th, and Boston, MA, which will go on sale 5/21. East Rutherford, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago are already on sale. Following the footsteps of previous singles “American… Read more »

Rock group Linkin Park are threatening to leave their record label, saying Warner Music has limited resources and is lagging behind in the industry. The band’s management company said in a statement that they doubted Warner’s ability to sufficiently promote the band’s upcoming album due to recent cost-cuttings at the company. Linkin Park claim to be responsible for 10 per cent of Warner’s music sales. However, representatives at Warner are accusing the band of overstatement, saying they have accounted for only about three per cent of American sales over the last five years. “While Linkin Park’s talent is without question,… Read more »

Just as Green Day’s American Idiot has a theme running through it, so too do the band’s videos from the album – they all share the vision of director Samuel Bayer. After working with Bayer for “American Idiot,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “Holiday,” the band hooked up with him again for “Wake Me When September Ends” after the guys returned from a sold-out Asian tour at the end of March. The shoot took place in Los Angeles, and according to a spokesperson at Warner Bros., the video reflects the song’s serious tone – it’s about frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s… Read more »

New York – Irish rockers U2 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, led by their charismatic singer Bono, whose work on behalf of Africa’s poor have also earned him status as a political statesman. The 20th annual ceremony on Monday night at New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel also honored The Pretenders, led by singer-guitarist Chrissie Hynde, soul veterans Percy Sledge and The O’Jays as well as blues-guitar great Buddy Guy as members of rock’s elite. “(U2) are the keepers of some of the most beautiful sonic architecture in the rock-and-roll world,” said rocker Bruce Springsteen while… Read more »

If you were worried about missing U2 on their spring tour, don’t fret: The band will be back in North America for a fall swing that will see them playing multiple-night stands in a number of big cities. The 33-date, four-month tour will begin on September 12 with a pair of shows at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto and wind its way through Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Dallas, Miami, Cleveland and Salt Lake City, winding up on December 19 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. No opening acts have been announced. The first leg of the tour… Read more »

Fred Durst did it all for the “Nookie”-and now the entire world must suffer his naked body thanks to a leaked sex tape currently making the Internet rounds. In the grand tradition of Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson, the Limp Bizkit frontman’s romp with an anonymous blonde has been on the Web since late Tuesday for anyone’s viewing pleasure…or displeasure, as several disappointed female fans have been dishing on message boards (“poor, poor man” mused one fan on LimpBizkit.com). Initial reports linked Durst’s caught-on-tape tryst with the recent hacking of Hilton’s Sidekick since many of the hardcore clips of Durst… Read more »

Bono might have faced Killers and Velvet Revolvers at the Grammys – but for his next challenge, the singer will take on Pope John Paul, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko. Bono is among the 166 nominees for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, according to Reuters. This is the second time the singer has been nominated for his philanthropic efforts, with his last nod in 2003. The U2 frontman has been a longtime campaigner for AIDS awareness and the elimination of Third World debt. “We have received 166 nominations so far, of which 29… Read more »

Billy Joel is back home and resting comfortably after being discharged Saturday from a New York hospital where he had sought treatment last week for severe stomach pains. “He is home, and feeling good,” the Piano Man’s publicist said, adding that he sufferred from “gastro-intestinal tract distress with possible kidney stones.” The rep denied reports the entertainer had pancreatitis, which is typically brought on by the heavy consumption of alcohol. Joel decided to get the gut check after suffering extreme stomach cramps about 10 days ago, and was admitted to an undisclosed Long Island medical center not far from his… Read more »