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Three members of Portland, Oregon-based power punk band Exploding Hearts died early Sunday morning when their van flipped over on Interstate 5 near Eugene. Adam “Baby” Cox, 23, Matthew “Matt Lock” Fitzgerald, 20, and Jeremy “Kid Killer” Gage, 21, died after being ejected from the van as it rolled, authorities said. A fourth band member, guitarist Terry Six, 21, and the Exploding Hearts’ manager, thirty-five-year-old Rachelle Ramos, suffered minor injuries, and were treated and released from the hospital. Ramos was the only one of the five wearing a seat belt. The band had played a Thursday night show at the… Read more »

A recording industry trade group said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against a Spanish company that operates Puretunes.com, a music download service launched in May. The lawsuit, filed last Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against Sakfield Holding SA, alleges the company engaged in copyright infringement and unfair competition. The lawsuit filed by the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group representing the music industry, also claimed that Puretunes had defrauded its customers into believing that its service was licensed by record companies. A representative for Puretunes could not be immediately reached for comment on… Read more »

Their profanity-laced rock shows in the 1970s and ’80s drew the ire of the U.S. Senate, where Al and Tipper Gore accused them of endangering the morals of America’s youth and undermining parental authority. Two decades later, Twisted Sister is playing New Jersey’s two most family friendly venues – the Meadowlands State Fair, and Six Flags Great Adventure – and the “F” word is strictly off limits, by mutual agreement. Lead singer Dee Snider, who uses it dozens of times in a 90-minute concert, said the costumed, mascara-wearing band best known for hits like “We’re Not Gonna Take It” and… Read more »

A U.S. tour by ’80s metal bands Great White, L.A. Guns and XYZ aimed at raising funds for the families of victims of the Rhode Island nightclub fire has been called off due to an inability to secure insurance. The 55-city tour was to raise money for the Station Family Fund, a nonprofit organization set up to assist the families and survivors of the February fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, which claimed the lives of 100 victims when a Great White pyrotechnics display went awry and set the club ablaze. The tour was to launch… Read more »

Eminem has one-upped Michael Jackson. Spoofing the pop star’s infamous baby-dangling incident that took place last November in Germany, Slim Shady actually tossed his “baby” up in the air on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland. No, it wasn’t his daughter, Hailie – this baby was a life-size blonde-haired baby doll, seemingly masked, which a surgical-mask-wearing Em held above the crowd, tossed up, and caught by its head. Of course, he was on a first-floor balcony at the Arthouse Hotel, so the doll was in no danger. Just in case that stunt seemed a little nasty, Eminem practiced a little preemptive redemption… Read more »

The embattled music industry disclosed plans Wednesday for an unprecedented escalation in its fight against Internet piracy, threatening to sue hundreds of individual computer users who illegally share music files online. The Recording Industry Association of America, citing significant sales declines, said it will begin Thursday to search Internet file-sharing networks to identify music fans who offer “substantial” collections of MP3 song files for downloading. It expects to file at least several hundred lawsuits seeking financial damages within eight to 10 weeks. Executives for the RIAA, the Washington-based lobbying group that represents major labels, would not say how many songs… Read more »

Doghouse Records recording artists, Celebrity, will be shooting a video for the song, “Disconnected,” in Los Angeles this weekend with director Darren Doane (Jimmy Eat World, Far, Thursday). The band kicks off the first of two summer tours on July 8th in Claremore, OK, with Noise Ratchet, Copeland and the Rocket Summer. On August 3rd, they will head back out on the road with Glasseater and Bayside. In addition, Celebrity will be touring with The Juliana Theory in September and October. Celebrity’s, Lovesick, is in stores now. NOISE RATCHET, CELEBRITY, COPELAND, ROCKET SUMMER Tue 07/08/03 Claremore, OK The Mustard Tree… Read more »

Ticket sales are down, and big tours are scaling back to smaller venues. It looks to be a long, hot summer for the touring industry. On the cusp of the industry’s peak period, a number of high-profile tours and festivals have already hit snags, among them highly touted outings from Mariah Carey, the Field Day Music Festival, Lollapalooza, and Beck and Dashboard Confessional. Faced with a crowded tour market combined with high ticket prices, permit hassles, a sluggish economy and poor buzz, these tours and a handful of others have either had to scale back the size of the venues… Read more »

A former roadie for Blink-182 claims he’s the smart aleck who came up with the title Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, which the band used in 2001 for its fifth album. Larry Palm filed a lawsuit against the band on Thursday in Los Angeles Supreme Court for breach of oral and/or implied contract, promissory estoppel, fraud and unjust enrichment. According to the lawsuit, Palm claims that Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge and Travis Barker asked him for a suggestion for a title. Palm says he suggested Take Off Your Pants and Jacket around January 2001, and entered into an oral… Read more »

Pearl Jam canceled its Thursday (June 19) night show at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati. The region has been experiencing heavy rains, and the water from the rise of the Ohio River has flooded the riverfront amphitheater. Another venue couldn’t be secured with such short notice. Pearl Jam’s manager Kelly Curtis said in a statement, “The band is very disappointed they won’t be able to play Cincinnati but we understand fully the promoters’ and venue’s decision to cancel as safety is everyone’s main priority.” All tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. Pearl Jam’s next gig is… Read more »