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Vanna on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show Tonight


Vanna will be tonight’s studio guest on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET). The Boston metal band is taking a quick break from recording the followup to 2007’s Curses to stop by the show and answer all your burning questions. Vanna will be on for the entire hour so now is your chance to ask them about the new record, touring and how to dump your clingy boyfriend. If you have questions for Vanna, you can instant message us during the radio show at DJ Rossstar 08 (AIM) or call (818) 641-1605 now to… Read more »

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'Bird' Brains: Deleted Scenes


DELETED SCENES HAVE been working on their debut album, “Birdseed Shirt,” for a long time – at least in indie-rock years. Having recorded the basic tracks at Magpie Cage studio in Baltimore in September 2007, the D.C.-born quartet spent roughly 10 months mixing, tweaking and re-tweaking the album. In that time, three members of Deleted Scenes relocated to Brooklyn and two of them have come a few hairs away from completing graduate degrees. Luckily, “Birdseed Shirt” was worth the group’s relative struggle to finish it. The songs Deleted Scenes recently posted to their MySpace page are surprisingly ambitious – delicately… Read more »

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Backstreet Boys Back in Studio


The now-aged but still-recording New Kids on the Block have some whippersnappers competing for the attention of suburban housewives nationwide by the name of the Backstreet Boys. Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean are looking to give their boy-band brethren a run for their record sales. The quartet has begun working on its sixth studio album, targeted for a late 2008 release, just in time to compete with the latest from NKOTB. The Backstreet Boys (still sans the retired Kevin Richardson) began cranking on the new material while touring Europe last month, according to Billboard. They may… Read more »

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FCC approves satellite radio merger in 3-2 vote


Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation’s only two satellite radio operators Friday, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean 18 million-plus subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services. Executives say it will mean huge cost savings that will lead to a first-ever profit for the relatively nascent industry. The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to approve the buyout, with the tiebreaker coming Friday night from Republican commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate. Tate had insisted that… Read more »

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George Michael's tip for Obama — run with Clinton


British pop star George Michael has a tip for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama — team up with former rival Hillary Clinton. Michael, 45, touring North America for the first time in 17 years, told fans during a concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden that “I know you guys all need a change.” He admitted he doesn’t know what kind of change Obama would bring if elected, saying that after “months of watching CNN” he still does not know what Obama or Clinton stand for. But he went on to say that the Illinois and New York… Read more »

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Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine


Among the most notorious on-screen gaffes ever, Janet Jackson’s breast-baring “wardrobe malfunction” on CBS during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show drew a $550,000 indecency fine from the Federal Communications Commission. Now a federal appeals court has thrown it out. A panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the FCC “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity, which it noted lasted just over half a second. An estimated 90 million people watching the Super Bowl heard Justin Timberlake sing, “Gonna have you naked by the end of this… Read more »

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Talk With The Material on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show Tonight


San Diego rockers, The Material, will be hosting a pre-Fourth of July bash on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Show tonight at 7p.m. PT (10p.m. ET). The female-fronted five-piece will be playing tracks from its 2007 EP, Tomorrow, answering way-too-personal questions, and might even perform an acoustic song or two. The Arrival will be calling in to discuss its upcoming tours with Cinematic Sunrise and Millionaires . The R&B-meets-pop foursome from Alabama have an EP, Believe the Hype, available on iTunes, and is featured in this month’s issue of Alternative Press. If you have questions for The Material or The Arrival, you… Read more »

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Vampire Weekend Frontman Ezra Koenig's Students Recall Playing Pranks On The Future Rock Star


BROOKLYN, New York – What does Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig have in common with Sting and Gene Simmons? It’s definitely not a shared sense of style. But like Sting and Simmons, the cardigan-and-Top-Sider-sporting 23-year-old spent a year as the antithesis of the flashy, rule-breaking rock star: a teacher. Before belting out tunes like “Oxford Comma” and “A Punk” in front of sold-out crowds and landing on the cover of Spin – along with bassist Chris Baio, keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij and drummer Chris Tomson – Koenig was juggling band practice and performances with a day job as an eighth-grade teacher… Read more »

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Talk With The Maine, Beat Union on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Rock Show


The Maine has accomplished more in one year as a band than many do in a decade. The band signed to Fearless Records in 2007, released two EPs and a full-length is due in July. Did I mention that The Maine is going on tour this summer with Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte this summer? The Arizona gents will be kickin’ it on DJ Rossstar’s Punk Show tonight at 7pm PST (10pm EST). You can tune in for free on Idobi Radio. Beat Union will be calling us during the show to talk about its secret plans for the… Read more »

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Musicians union sues 'American Idol' producers


A musicians union has filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of “American Idol,” claiming musicians were underpaid because the show’s live music was re-recorded for reruns. The American Federation of Musicians filed the suit seeking unspecified damages Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, alleging that American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement. That contract says the show’s musicians should be paid royalties for rebroadcasts of the show, the lawsuit said. The producers are required to pay 75 percent of scale to musicians who appear in the original show… Read more »

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