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JANET JACKSON HOSPITALISED The show's promoter, Groupe Spectacles Gillett, said that they only received the news that the concert was cancelled minutes before support act, LL Cool J, was due to go on stage, but that they hoped to reschedule the show soon. Jackson also cancelled a show in Detroit at the last minute on Friday, citing "production constraints". A spokesperson for the McGill University Health Centre told AP that Jackson was discharged from the hospital around two hours after she checked in. The actual nature of the illness, or where Jackson went after she was discharged, remain unknown. -------------------------------------------------- BEENIE MAN CLEARED OF TAX-EVASION CHARGES -------------------------------------------------- DJ-AM ATTENDS MEMORIAL SERVICE Goldstein's various burn injuries were reportedly covered with bandages. Baker was Barker's PA, but the drummer was unable to attend the service as he was still travelling back to LA after being discharged from hospital in South Carolina. -------------------------------------------------- NEW GLASTONBURY TICKETING SYSTEM FAIREST YET Eavis told BBC Newsbeat: "After three years, I am now confident that we have developed the fairest ticketing operation available anywhere. With the new scheme, backed by the all-important registration process, everyone has an equal chance of getting a ticket. And most importantly, every ticket will be going to a genuine festival-goer direct. I'm also convinced that the £50 deposit will help a lot of people to spread the payment for their ticket over a much longer period". -------------------------------------------------- GROHL SAVED FROM GALLAGHER-STYLE ATTACK Despite initially appearing shocked, Grohl later played down the drama, telling the crowd: "He's just a drunken college dork. I've been there". As previously reported, Oasis were recently forced to cancel various live dates due to injuries sustained by Noel Gallagher when he was pushed over by a fan on stage at the Virgin Festival in Toronto. -------------------------------------------------- FBI SEARCH FOR THE KILLS' MISSING TOUR BUS AND DRIVER The Kills told CMU: "While on tour in the United States with The Raconteurs, our bus and driver have vanished. It is thought that the driver has commited grand theft auto or that he is in some kind of trouble. The bus and driver were last seen on the morning of the 26 Sep at a Prevost dealership in Los Angeles. The driver got some new tires and was set to head to Austin, Texas to meet back up with us. His phone has been off since that afternoon". They continued: "Federal investigators and police are searching for the bus and driver through out the US and Mexico. We are currently travelling to Nashville and have no luggage or belongings. But aside from this bad luck, touring with The Raconteurs has been great, so we're in good spirits. The magnitude of the loss hasn't quite sunk in to our shell shocked bones. If anyone has seen a black Prevost tour bus with Tennessee plates 0305 EA, call the police". -------------------------------------------------- EP REVIEW: Our Brother The Native - Parting Marrows EP (FatCat) -------------------------------------------------- UK VIDEO AWARDS ANNOUNCE NOMINEES Amongst those gracing the shortlists are videos for tracks by the likes of Chemical Brothers, The Ting Tings, Duffy and Hot Chip. Categories include best pop video, best rock video, best indie/alternative video, best urban video and best dance video, as well as more technical ones like best cinematography, best editing and best visual effect. There's also an award for the best budget video. Directing duo Diamond Dogs have been nominated seven times for their various videos for The Hoosiers, as well as being placed on the best director shortlist. Nima Nourizadeh isn't far behind, similarly nominated in the best director category as well as receiving six nominations for his videos for CSS, Mark Ronson, Hot Chip and Flight Of The Conchords. Also appearing in the best director list are Ting Tings directors Alex and Liane; plus Dougal Wilson, who has worked on promos for Goldfrapp and Bat For Lashes; Jaron Albertine, who worked on Roisin Murphy's 'You Know Me Better' video; and comedy actor Richard Ayaode, who has turned his hand to promo making of late, working on videos for the likes of Arctic Monkeys and Super Furry Animals. Up for the people's choice award, to be presented in association with Capital Radio and Global Radio's local radio One Network, are videos for Adele's 'Chasing Pavements', Duffy's 'Mercy', Estelle's 'American Boy', The Hoosiers' 'Goodbye Mr A', Leona Lewis's 'Bleeding Love', Mark Ronson's 'Valerie', Sam Sparro's 'Black and Gold', Sonny J's 'Handsfree', The Ting Tings' 'Shut Up and Let Me Go', and Will Young's 'Changes'. MVA Editorial Director David Knight says, "UK music videos have been an important part of British creativity and culture for more than three decades, and the UK music video industry continues to be a hotbed of talent and ideas. Once it gets its start in music videos, that talent base consistently feeds into other areas of film, commercials and TV". The awards take place on 14 Oct at London's Odeon West End. Tickets for the event are now on sale, and you can see the full shortlist of nominees here. -------------------------------------------------- DJ MAG TOP 100 DJS POLL ANNOUNCED THIS MONTH And apparently it's all change in the poll this year, with increases in the magazine's readership in Brazil, Mexico, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine bringing a whole new wave of voters. Just three names are non movers since last year, and there are a staggering 25 new entries and 35 climbers, which means the big names are no longer safe, and suggests that dance music is in better shape than it's been in for years. If you fancy getting the list hot off the press, and partying alongside those winners, get yourself down to Ministry Of Sound on 29 Oct. Tickets are just £5 on the door and all profits got to the RNID. -------------------------------------------------- ONLINE ARTS FESTIVAL LAUNCHES 2008 PROGRAMME -------------------------------------------------- PAUL MCCARTNEY TO REVIVE FIREMAN PROJECT Now a third album is to be released. 'Electric Arguments' will be out via MPL, an imprint of McCartney's own publishing company, on 17 Nov, and will be distributed by One Little Indian. The new work is apparently the first to feature vocals, and also includes more traditional classic rock and acoustic type stuff. Here's the tracklisting: Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight -------------------------------------------------- COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE NEW EP Announcing the new release, drummer Will Champion said: "That song ['Lost!'] had been around for a long time, without ever getting finished. I was starting to get into using a particular drum programming programme. I was messing around with that and I built this beat up from scratch. Then Chris overheard it and played 'Lost!' over the top of it". -------------------------------------------------- MATT FINUCANE ANNOUNCES DEBUT SOLO EP Formerly the frontman of cult indie band Empty Vessels, Matt says he's trying to see how far he can "push the idea of one man and his guitar" with his solo work - creating his EP with just with a guitar, rudimentary electronic effects, reverb, distortion, a deep distrust of the traditional singer-songwriter tag and a love of Lou Reed's 'Berlin'. On the free tracks, Matt told CMU: "'Kafka Song' is a straight biography. It was meant to be the theme in a rock opera about Kafka versus a flesh-eating space-monster, for glove puppet theatre (I'm not making this up) but we couldn't get it together. Maybe that was for the best. As for 'What Comes Next', I'm a selfish person, but hopefully not a bad one. I just want to survive. That's as good a base as any for a catchy tune, don't you think?" Check out Matt on MySpace at www.myspace.com/mattfinucane -------------------------------------------------- THE HOLD STEADY POSTPONE UK TOUR -------------------------------------------------- SWN FESTIVAL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED The festival takes place in venues around Cardiff from 14-16 Nov. Wristbands for the event cost just £45. -------------------------------------------------- ALBUM REVIEW: The Long Blondes - Singles (Angular) Buy from iTunes -------------------------------------------------- EMI APPOINT NEW CHIEF FOR JAPANESE DIVISION Ichii is another new EMI appointment whose background is in management outside the music business, having previously worked for Kraft Foods and healthcare firm Baxter Limited. However, Ichii does come to EMI from a music job, he is currently CFO for Warner Music Japan. Confirming the appointment, EMI Music Asia Pacific/Latin America President Adrian Cheesley told reporters: "I am delighted to welcome San-e Ichii as the new leader of EMI Music's Japanese business. His experience, passion and leadership skills will be invaluable to EMI Music's development and success in the major music market of Japan". Ichii added: "EMI is an established and attractive brand with a rich history of developing great artists and recordings both from Japan and from all over the world. At this moment of great global change in the music industry, the company remains committed to its goal of bringing music to as many consumers as possible in all the ways they want. I am honoured to be leading the EMI Music Japan team and I look forward to working with the wonderful artists, managers and employees associated with this great company". -------------------------------------------------- EMI RENEW BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER RELATIONSHIP Confirming the new deal, EMI Classics A&R Director Stephen Johns told CMU: "We are extremely pleased to be continuing our long and close relationship with the Berliner Philharmoniker. It is their uncompromising commitment to the highest of standards in all aspects of their music-making that sets them out as perhaps the finest orchestra in the world. We look forward to sharing their vision of widening the reach of their performances, and continuing to enhance their distinguished catalogue of recordings with EMI Classics". Berliner Philharmoniker board member (and cellist) Olaf Maninger added: "The Berliner Philharmoniker feel privileged and honoured to continue the extraordinary partnership with EMI. The combination of Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker and EMI, the strongest label for classical music, is a brand in itself, standing for the highest musical standards and a supreme way of bringing our performances and capturing the unique sound of the orchestra in recordings". -------------------------------------------------- WALMART TURN OFF DRM SERVERS WalMart are switching off the DRM service after taking their digital music offer down the MP3 route earlier this year. As you'll remember, a similar fate befell those who bought music from the MSN download service in the US after Microsoft launched the Zune player and decided to stop supporting their own Windows Media Audio DRM. This is why the record companies should never have let tech firms and etailers talk them into DRM in the first place. We'll be sending "I told you so" badges to every previously-DRM-supporting label execs still in work. -------------------------------------------------- SENATE GIVE EXTENSION TOO FOR WEBCASTER ROYALTY NEGOTIATIONS -------------------------------------------------- GMG RADIO SCOTLAND BOSS EXPANDS BRIEF GMG Radio Group Operations Director Shaun Bowron told reporters: "Billy has earned recognition and respect both from his colleagues within GMG Radio and the Scottish media market for the way he has driven the success of our Scotland business. He will rise to the challenge of driving forward the development of our North East of England stations and his appointment as Regional Director is part of our ambition to ensure we have the very best support structure in place for our staff as our group continues to grow". -------------------------------------------------- SCOTT MILLS HOUSE INVASION UNDER WAY www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/scottmills/scottcam/ -------------------------------------------------- OFCOM TO CONSULT OVER SKY'S DUMPED PAY-TV SERVICE The media regulator plans to investigate the proposals further despite Sky's decision to dump the Picnic project, blaming OfCom for the project's demise by saying the slowness of their review of their proposals had made the whole thing unviable. Despite denying it was to blame for delays in the review, and despite raising a number of concerns in its report, OfCom says that ultimately they would anticipate giving Sky permission to launch a pay-TV service on the Freeview network, though probably with conditions, because not to do so would be "highly interventionist". Sky have said that while the Picnic project is on hold, they may consider "whether to reactive the project when we have regulatory clarity". With the consultation process now planned, it's not clear when that clarity will be achieved. -------------------------------------------------- BRITNEY TO TOUR NEXT YEAR -------------------------------------------------- HILTON INSPIRED BY KYLIE -------------------------------------------------- FLEA GOES BACK TO SCHOOL He said: "Being in a band has been an education, and being on tour has been an education, so this is just me furthering my education in a different way. When I was a kid and it was time to go to college, I thought, 'College is for people who don't have the street smarts to make it on their own - get in a band, get in a van and get rockin'. That was a good philosophy for me at the time, [but] there were a lot of things I wanted to learn, and I want to learn them now". He added that, after an uncertain start, he and his classmates are getting used to the situation. He continued: "At first there were a few looks, but everyone's so busy trying to learn. There's the occasional autograph or whatever, but it's just so not about that. It's about learning and studying music. I'm just another student trying to learn. I was running across campus with my backpack, and I didn't want to be tardy. I was thinking, 'What the fuck am I doing? I'm a 45-year-old rock star and I'm worried about being tardy?'" -------------------------------------------------- GEORGE LAMB PISSES OFF RAY DAVIES Lamb interviewed Davies on yesterday morning's show, but after being asked questions like "Are You Bald?" and "What's your favourite vowel?", Davies said the line was bad and offered to call back. After playing 'Waterloo Sunset', Lamb told listeners that Davies did not want to continue the interview. He then proceeded to insult Davies throughout the rest of the show, at one point saying that his famously unstable relationship with his brother would "come back to you and you might die a horrible death". By the way, there is a petition to oust George Lamb: www.getlambout.org.uk |
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