Today's Full Report
Devil Went Down to Georgia Co-writer Killed- Lady Gaga Beats Lady Goo Goo- Big Boi Avoids Jail- Britney Twits- The Wedding Game- more
(Billboard) Joel "Taz" DeGregorio, a longtime keyboardist in the Charlie Daniels Band and co-writer of the group's biggest hit, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," was killed Wednesday night in a one-car crash west of Nashville. more
(NME) Lady Gaga has won a lawsuit against the animated character Lady Goo Goo that will stop her from performing on YouTube. Goo Goo, a character in the children's social network game Moshi Monsters, became popular earlier this year after releasing a music video called 'The Moshi Dance' as well as a spoof of Gaga's single 'Paparazzi' titled 'Peppy-razzi'. more
(Billboard) Big Boi has reached a deal on Florida drug charges that allows him to avoid jail time. Big Boi, real name Antwan Patton, appeared in a Miami courtroom Thursday (Oct. 13) as prosecutors outlined the deal. more
(Jam!) A cardiologist testified Wednesday that Michael Jackson's physician made major mistakes in giving the singer the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep and the doctor's lawyers made an adjustment in their strategy . more
(Billboard) Ke$ha's "Sleazy" already featured the gifted Andre 3000 of OutKast, but the remix hosts a who's who of hip hop, adding T.I., Lil Wayne, and Wiz Khalifa to the fold. more
(FMQB) Britney Spears has become to sixth person on Twitter to reach the milestone of 10 million followers. She joins the company of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and more
(Jam!) Rapper The Game has asked his longtime girlfriend to be his wife in a romantic proposal at her workplace. more
Michael Jackson Doctor May Get House Arrest If Convicted
(TMZ) If Dr. Conrad Murray is convicted of felony involuntary manslaughter (of Michael Jackson) and sentenced to the maximum -- 4 years in state prison -- he will not spend a single day in prison ... and he could end up on house arrest.
A new law went into effect in California on October 1, which says, because of overcrowding, people convicted of non-violent felonies cannot be sent to State prison. Instead, non-violent felons serve their time in county jail.
Law enforcement tells TMZ ... involuntary manslaughter is a non-violent felony, which means if Murray is convicted he'd go to L.A. County Jail.
As for how much time Murray would serve ... L.A. County Sheriff's officials tell TMZ ... Murray would be jailed for half the actual sentence. So if he gets the max -- 4 years -- he would only serve 2.
But there's a twist ... Murray could actually serve way less than 2 years. Because of severe overcrowding, inmates are eligible for house arrest, based on 2 factors -- their prior criminal history, and risk to the community. Murray has a clean record and, as one law enforcement official put it, he poses no risk ... it's not like he's going to go out with a bottle of Propofol and kill people.
So if the jail is filled to the gills, the Sheriff could put him on house arrest with an electronic monitoring bracelet. But one official from the Sheriff's Department told us ... Murray wouldn't be placed on house arrest right out of the box. He would almost certainly do some time before the jailhouse doors would open. more on this story
Lindsay Lohan Facing Return To Jail?
(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan has violated the judge's order in her probation case by not seeing a psychologist at least once a week ... TMZ has learned ... and that may be enough to send her to the slammer.
Judge Stephanie Sautner made it clear to Lindsay during her sentence last May ... she MUST see the shrink every week, but she has not. We're told one of her excuses is that she's been working out of the country, but Judge Sautner made it extremely clear ... work is not an excuse for failing to comply with the terms of probation. And, Judge Sautner said, if Lindsay violates any court order, she's going to jail ... period.
As we first reported, it's even worse, because Lindsay was kicked out of the Downtown Women's Center, where Judge Sautner ordered her to perform 360 hours of community service ... kicked out because she repeatedly failed to show up, and when she did she frequently did not stay the required 4 hours at a time. That's another violation of Judge Sautner's court order.
And there's even more bad news for Lindsay. Judge Sautner is going to be extremely unhappy when she learns how much community service Lindsay has completed. Sources connected with the Probation Department tell us, as of September 30, Lindsay logged a grand total of 21 hours, leaving 339 hours which must be completed by May 11, 2012.
Short story ... Lindsay could go to jail next week, when she appears before Judge Sautner for her progress report. more on this story
Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba Solo Tour
Dashboard Confessional frontman Chris Carrabba will play eight solo acoustic shows this fall.
The dates will take place in Midwest and East Coast cities between November 17 and December 4.
The tour will hit clubs in the Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Boston, New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia markets. more on this story
Joe Firstman and Zach Myers Fall Tour
Joe Firstman will be hitting the road for a 12-city tour with Zach Myers (Shinedown, The Fairwell) this fall.
The tour kicks off on November 16 in Centereach, NY and wraps in Hillsboro, OH on December 4th.
Firstman released his 7th studio album, "Swear It Was A Dream," on September 6, 2011. The album features 10 new songs written and recorded over the last year in studios in Charleston, SC, Mexico, Los Angeles, and Nashville. more on this story
Tegan and Sara Releasing DVD and CD Package
Warner Bros have set a November 15th released date for a new Tegan and Sara DVD/CD package, called Get Along. Here are the details they sent over:
Get Along is a collection of three films and a live album that offers viewers a rare and intimate look into the lives of widely celebrated songwriters, performers, and musicians Tegan and Sara Quin. The first film, States, is a 30-minute documentary that uses American touring footage and interviews with Tegan and Sara as a backdrop to illuminate their early career beginnings and unique connection with their fanbase.
The second film, India, is a 25-minute documentary shot during Tegan and Sara's first-ever tour of India, using interview footage with Tegan, Sara, and a cast of family and friends to chronicle diverse reflections on road life. The third film, For The Most Part, is a 70-minute stripped-down studio concert, shot before a live audience of 75 fans, friends, and family over two days at The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, BC. more on this story
Celebrity Rehab On Ice
(TMZ) Dr. Drew Pinsky hasn't permanently checked out of "Celebrity Rehab" -- the show is currently on hold ... but TMZ has learned, VH1 is keeping Drew on deck for a possible reboot.
As we first reported -- VH1 is taking a break from "Celebrity Rehab" while producers ponder a new show centered around struggling celebrity couples. In the meantime, Dr. Drew is busy with two other TV shows -- a daytime program on CW and another show on HLN.
Howard Lapides -- Dr. Drew's longtime manager and producing partner -- tells us, Drew's exit from "Rehab" is merely a "timing issue."
Howard adds, Drew's still in talks about rejoining the show -- "No doors are closed." more on this story
West Side Story 50th Anniversary Event
NCM Fathom and Turner Classic Movies will be bringing The West Side Story 50th Anniversary Event to movie theaters nationwide on Wednesday, November 9th at 7:00 pm local time.
This unprecedented opportunity allows audiences to enjoy every sensational song and dazzling dance number in this cinematic masterpiece, which originally won a stunning 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, in 1961.
The West Side Story 50th Anniversary Event will open with an exciting new TCM original production featuring a discussion with Walter Mirisch of The Mirisch Company, which produced the classic; Oscar®-winning actor George Chakiris; and vocalist Marni Nixon, who served as Natalie Woods' voice double. TCM Host Robert Osborne moderates the discussion, which was taped at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival in historic Hollywood. more on this story
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears Fall Tour
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears will be hitting the road for a series of tour dates in November and December.
The band will kick off the tour Friday, November 11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico before making their way up the west coast, including a stop in Los Angeles on November 11.
The tour will head to the Midwest to wrap up in Chicago, Illinois for a New Year's Eve party on December 31. more on this story
New Capsula Album Coming
Krian have set an October 25th North American release date for Capsula's new album In the Land of SilverSouls.
Capsula, who hail from Bilbao, Basque Country, just north of Spain, have been touring the world over with their psychedelic based punk/rock sound earning criticlal praise from Rolling Stone Magazine and invites to SXSW Music Festival, CMJ Music Festival and Filter Magazine's Culture Collide Festival.
Their newest release, In the Land of Silver Souls, delves deeper into Capsula's psychedelic rock explorations led by the dual male/female vocals from Martin Guevara (vocals/guitars) and Coni (vocals/bass).
Singled Out: Drop The Lime's Shake Baby Shake
Today Drop The Lime tells us about the new single "Shake Baby Shake". Here is the story:
The rain was falling hard, the city streets were packed with umbrellas and midnight hounds in heat. I was late for practice, traffic was bad. DQ, my drummer shouted through the wire, "hurry up, the Limettes made a new dance routine, it's simply unbelievable!" 45 minutes later, I came crashing through the rehearsal space doors, soaking wet, umbrella black like tar, door slammed shut behind me and the music stopped. DQ spit onto his snare, and rattlesnakes the sticks into infinity. Kacie and Kate snapped into a shaking move as I shook the umbrella off to dry.
I plugged the guitar in, and we get to our usual jam session before rehearsal. We dove into 50's classics like johnny b goode, wipeout, train kept a rollin… and then it happened. The still wet umbrella slumped in the corner, lonely stared up at us, needing to shake. Kacie turned and yelled, "shake!" and Kate, "Shake!" and DQ, "Shake shake baby shake!". The absurdness of the situation caused a riot of laughter in the room. I continued to play wipeout strumming the opening note over and over faster and faster as DQ laid a 4/4 kick drum over top. Something happened that rainy Brooklyn night. A new song was brought to life, all from a little wet black umbrella.
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