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The San Francisco-area date of Limp Bizkit’s “Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is” guitarist search set for Friday (January 11) was cancelled due to problems obtaining the proper permits, according to the band’s website. The event was to take place just outside the city at the Guitar Center in Concord, California, but things weren’t exactly in order, store manager Frank Gutwein revealed. “I don’t want to address the reasons why, but it was cancelled due to uncontrollable circumstances. Right now we’re looking at mid-February. We don’t have an exact place or time,” he said. Limp Bizkit is looking to… Read more »

Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor may be considering producing some songs for the next album by Limp Bizkit. According to an interview in the German magazine Visions, Bizkit’s Fred Durst contacted Trent Reznor’s management to ask if he would be open to producing a few tracks. Neither a spokesperson for Reznor nor a spokesperson for Durst were available to confirm the report at press time. Reznor and Durst working together would be surprising, considering their high-profile war in the press a few years back. However, Reznor has in fact given Limp Bizkit permission to copy his lyrics to use… Read more »

An Australian court is investigating the role that Limp Bizkit’s onstage actions may have played in the death of a 15-year-old fan who was crushed at the multi-band Big Day Out festival in January. An inquest by Sydney’s Glebe Coroner’s Court that began November 19 is attempting to determine the factors that contributed to Jessica Michalik’s death, and is examining statements made by Fred Durst when it became apparent that Michalik was in distress, according to Deputy Coroner Matt Fordham. The inquest is also examining the security measures employed by Big Day Out organizers. Both inquiries are intended to prevent… Read more »

Fred Durst is currently in the midst of packing up once again, but this time he plans on leaving the country. The U.K. publication NME is reporting that the Limp Bizkit singer may soon to be a resident of London. The frontman told the paper he’s sick of the perception Americans have of him. “I want to move to England and I have already started looking,” said the controversial vocalist. “I am sick of the attitude towards me in America. I am always getting judged and there is no loyalty. Everyone is so great in Europe, and I am trying… Read more »

Fred Durst was the undisputed star of Thursday’s MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony, accepting three awards and performing with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Limp Bizkit won Best Group, Best Rock Act and the Web Award, besting nominee leaders Gorillaz, who won only two of the six awards they were up for – Best Dance Act and Best Song for “Clint Eastwood.” Durst, Page and Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin played the Zeppelin song “Thank You,” nearly stealing the show from such fellow performers as Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z, who performed “Girls, Girls, Girls” with 300 German women joining… Read more »

Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst is hell-bent on finding an unknown to fill the role of departed guitarist Wes Borland. He wrote on his latest website journal entry, “I don’t want to jam with someone that everybody knows. We want an unknown person with an incredible vibe that is hungry to create music on the next level. Wes’s shoes are hard ones to fill, you know. It’s all about the music, and that my friends will come to you with 100 percent uncensored emotion.” He added he’s looking forward to Limp Bizkit’s guitar search tour. “I hope we get to… Read more »

In an effort to continue their tradition of remaining close to their fans, Fred Durst, DJ lethal, Sam Rivers, and John Otto will embark on a tour of the U.S. to hold a series of guitarist auditions and “fan parties.” The group intends on keeping the fan parties loose in format. “It’s just a great chance for us to be with our fans,” says Durst. The parties will be different in each city. “We could be at a club, at your house, at the mall, at your high school, who knows,” said Durst. The guitarist auditions will offer the opportunity… Read more »

Limp Bizkit and guitarist Wes Borland have split, according to a message posted Friday (October 12) on the band’s official website. The move comes less than a year after Borland released Duke Lion Fights The Terror by his side-project Big Dumb Face. The guitarist also toured to support the release. “Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland have amicably decided to part ways,” reads the message on limpbizkit.com. “Both Limp Bizkit and Borland will continue to pursue their respective musical careers. Both wish each other the best of luck in all future endeavors.” Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and Borland were last… Read more »

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has once again stepped behind the camera to shoot a music video. Durst directed the video for “Blurry,” the second single from Puddle Of Mudd’s major-label debut album, Come Clean. The video was shot in Los Angeles last week. Puddle Of Mudd leader Wes Scantlin tells LAUNCH that the clip draws on the theme of “Blurry,” about missing his son while on the road with his band. “We had a really good time doing the video with Fred, he directed it. And the whole concept is about, you know, kinda being kept from my kid… Read more »

Freddie’s already gone to Hollywood – now he’s taking his band to the Pleasuredome. Limp Bizkit have recorded a version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s sexually charged 1984 hit “Relax” for the Ben Stiller film “Zoolander.” “It is the bomb, it is so dope,” said electronic artist/producer BT, who is scoring the movie, of the track last week. “It’s not really a cover – you’ll know what I mean when you hear it…. It’s sorta like if a band did a remix.” The original “Relax,” known for its “Relax, don’t do it” refrain, appeared on the dance group’s Welcome to… Read more »