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For The Record:
Quick News On Destiny's Child, Kim Mathers, J. Lo,
C-Murder, Elton John, Le Tigre & More
10.22.2003 5:16 PM EDT
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Destiny's
Child have been hit
with a $200 million lawsuit by a Miami producer who
claims his music was stolen for their single
"Survivor." In the suit, which was filed on
October 14 in U.S. District Court, producer Terrence
"T-Robb" Robinson claims that in 2000 he
gave a copy of his song "Glorious" to the
group's manager, Mathew Knowles, and that
portions of the tune were used in the hit track. ...
Two victims' families are suing the makers of
"Grand Theft Auto: III," Sony Computer
Entertainment America, Inc., as well as Wal-Mart for
selling two teens the video game they say inspired a
killing spree. In June, two teens took a rifle and
shot at cars telling authorities they were doing so
just like they saw in the game. One woman was killed
and another was seriously injured in the shooting. The
families filed suit on Monday, seeking $46 million in
compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive
damages. ... Kim Mathers' legal problems are
mounting. Eminem's ex-wife was issued a bench
warrant Tuesday in Macomb County, Michigan, after she
failed to appear in court two days in a row to be
arraigned on charges of cocaine possession. Her
attorney reportedly told a judge that Mathers was ill,
but her presence was requested anyway. Meanwhile,
police in nearby Warren told the Detroit Free Press
they planned to arrest Mathers by the end of the week
for allegedly hosting a hotel party September 29 where
drugs were used. ...
Blu Cantrell is still reeling from the violent
attack on her good friend Tony Dinero on
October 16 in Paris. The two were coming from a party
to celebrate her LP Bittersweet when two
assailants repeatedly stabbed Dinero in the eye and
head. Cantrell, who says she is shocked by the
incident, released a statement on Wednesday (October
22) saying, "I cannot believe that anything like
this can happen, especially in a city like this. A
place that I love so much and the home to so many warm
and peaceful people." ... Casting is under way
for a Jennifer Lopez-produced talk show loosely
designed as a young woman's version of "The
View." Lopez's sister Lynda Lopez, a TV
and radio personality in New York, will be one of the
four hosts on the as-yet-untitled syndicated show,
which will likely premiere next September. J. Lo
herself will appear occasionally. ...
Sentenced to life in prison, C-Murder will take
his victories where he can get them. On Tuesday the
Louisiana State Supreme Court nullified an indictment
against C-Murder, whose real name is Corey Miller, for
possession of a cellular phone while he was in jail
awaiting trial for murder. On September 30, Miller was
convicted of second-degree murder for the shooting of
a 16-year-old boy inside a Louisiana club. The ruling
on Tuesday was unrelated to the murder conviction. ...
Eagles of Death Metal, one of the side projects
of Queens of the Stone Age singer and guitarist
Josh Homme, will play 11 North American dates
with Placebo this winter before Queens head
into the studio to record the follow-up album to Songs
for the Deaf. Homme, who plays drums in Eagles of
Death Metal, will release the group's debut album
early next year on his own label, Rekords Rekords. The
band's tour starts November 20 in Vancouver and runs
through December 6 in New Orleans. ...
Perhaps in an effort to expand his demographic, former
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted made an
appearance on Tuesday at San Francisco's Spring Valley
Elementary school, where he talked to kids about how
he expresses himself through music. The session was
coordinated by Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit
organization whose Honorary Board of Directors
includes Les Paul and Paul Simon. ... A
DVD chronicling Van Halen's rise from anonymity
to stardom will be released November 25. "The Van
Halen Story: The Early Years" follows the band
from its formation to its first world tour and
includes interviews with original frontman David
Lee Roth and original bassist Mark Stone.
...
New York natives Fun Lovin' Criminals will
return to the States to support the release of their
latest album, Welcome to Poppy's. The hip-hop
act, who relocated to Dublin, Ireland, in 1999, will
start a 12-date tour on November 25 in Atlanta. ...
Punk trio Le Tigre will take a quick break from
recording their third, as-yet-untitled record for a
brief East Coast trek that starts November 4 at Irving
Plaza in New York and wraps up on November 23 at
Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club. Their upcoming disc,
produced in part by Ric Ocasek, is expected in
late April. ...
U.K. dance label Wall of Sound will celebrate its 10th
anniversary on November 4 with Off the Wall: Ten
Years of Wall of Sound. The two-disc retrospective
will include more than 30 tracks and remixes,
including songs by Propellerheads, Röyksopp,
Les Rythmes Digitales, Bees and Medicine.
... Default have wasted no time in following up
2001's The Fallout.Elocation, due
November 25, will be preceded by the single
"(Taking My) Life Away." ...
Actress Minnie Driver makes her recording debut
on Trampoline Records Greatest Hits Vol. II,
the second compilation from the label co-owned by Pete
Yorn, the Wallflowers' Rami Jaffee
and guitarist Marc Dauer. Previously unreleased
material from Liz Phair, Yorn, Dan Wilson
of Semisonic and Chris Stills, along
with a Wallflowers cover of Julian Lennon's
"Too Late for Goodbyes," are also featured
on the album, available at Barnes & Noble stores
and through the label's Web site. Dauer produced and
Jaffe played piano on Driver's "Everything in My
Pocket," which she wrote. ... The Essential Bruce
Springsteen, due November 11, will feature two
CDs of greatest hits, including live versions of
"American Skin (41 Shots)" and "Land of
Hope and Dreams," plus a third disc of rarities.
A week later, the Boss will release Live in
Barcelona, a double-disc DVD. ...
Elton John has followed in the footsteps of Celine
Dion and committed to a long-running Las Vegas
show. John's three-year, 75-show run, which will be
held at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace when Dion is
not performing, begins February 13. ... P.O.D.
protégés Blindside are nearly finished with
their second major-label release, About a Burning
Fire, due early next year. Guitarist Simon
Grenehed recently flew from Sweden to Chicago to
record Billy Corgan playing guitar on one of
the tracks, "Hooray, It's L.A." ...
BT, the electronic
music mastermind and part-time pop producer, is in a
Los Angeles studio putting the finishing touches on
his score for "Monster," a biopic starring Charlize
Theron as Aileen Carol Wuornos, a
prostitute who was executed for killing seven men in
Florida. "I'm recording it, not just mixing it,
in 5.1 surround sound, which I believe is the first
time it's ever been done," BT said. "The
movie is so intense." ... Joanie Laurer,
the former professional wrestler known as Chyna,
will release her debut album, 2X Centrix, on
October 28. Laurer raps, sings and plays drums on the
album, a collaboration with Indian artist Reggie
Benjamin. Highlights include the single
"Ride" and "The Chyna Dolls," a
remake of David Bowie's "China Girl."
...
Photographer and video director David LaChapelle
(Christina Aguilera, Blink-182) is
finishing a longer version of a dancing documentary he
did for Channel 4 in London that he plans to debut
Stateside at film festivals next year. "It's
about these kids in South Central that do a cool new
dance that no one's ever seen called krumping,"
LaChapelle said. "It's like vertical breakdancing.
It's insane. It was a labor of love." …
10.21.2003
Jay-Z helped celebrate his friend Angie
Martinez's return to New York's Hot 97 in grand
fashion Monday when he premiered a song off of his Black
Album called "What More Can I Say." A
rep from Roc-A-Fella described the track as a
"warm-up record" for the streets. The
official first single is now called "Change
Clothes" and will debut Friday on AOL. ...
Sarah McLachlan and Avril Lavigne fans
can choose some of the songs the Canadian songstresses
will perform during their November 4 concert, Sarah
McLachlan Custom Concert Featuring Avril Lavigne,
which will air November 9 on the Oxygen network.
During the concert, McLachlan will play tunes from her
upcoming album, Afterglow, which comes out the
day of the show. But the rest of her set will be
determined by fans who vote on the Oxygen Web site
between now and November 2. Similarly, users will
choose what artist Avril covers that night — Metallica,
Green Day, Bob Dylan or the Police.
... Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman/current
Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland has
completed most of the drug testing and counseling
required after he pleaded no contest in August to two
felony drug-possession charges. Judge Colette Serio
told the singer in a Pasadena, California, court
Monday that he may remain free while he tries to kick
his habit, but that could change should he not test
clean. He's due back in court for another progress
report in January. ...
Michael Jackson is getting the remix treatment.
His latest single, "One More Chance," is
getting worked over by Paul Oakenfold and Metrophonic
(Brian Rawling), among others. Jackson's Number
Ones greatest-hits collection is due in stores
November 18. ... Select U.S. movie theaters will
screen the "Coldplay Live 2003 Concert and Tour
Documentary" on November 3, the day before the CD
and DVD is available in stores. The 40-minute-long DVD
was culled from two July concerts in Sydney,
Australia. ...
Enrique Iglesias and his producer Steve
Morales have been accused of stealing a
composition for the title track of 2001's Escape.
In a federal lawsuit filed last week, Henry Lorenzo
Haynes claims that his song "Remind Me"
was commissioned by Morales and used on the album
without giving him credit. ... Alanis Morissette,
Beastie Boy Mike D and producer Rick Rubin
have joined forces with environmental groups in an
effort to expel Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven
Griles. The coalition accuses Griles of failing to
properly oversee parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite
and the Grand Canyon. ...
Boy band Svengali Lou Pearlman has been
officially labeled as a scam artist by the New York
State Consumer Protection Board. The mastermind behind
'NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys has been
operating Wilhelmina Scouting Network, a modeling
agency not affiliated with the well-known agency of
the same name. Pearlman's company is accused of
conning hopeful kids and their parents into spending
up to $2,000 for a photo and e-mail contact on the
agency's Web site. The other Wilhelmina modeling
agency has filed a complaint against Pearlman and his
company Transcontinental Talent that would require him
to stop using the name. ... Tenacious D and Lit
will perform at the annual Haunted House of Blues
benefit in Hollywood on Sunday. The show, which Linkin
Park headlined last year, is hosted by a group of
teenagers called Young Angels 310 and will raise funds
for Trinity Kids Care, which helps children with
life-limiting illnesses come home from hospitals to be
with their families. ...
Beck, performing solo acoustic, has been added
to KCRW-FM's annual A Sounds Eclectic Evening benefit
concert November 22 at the Universal Amphitheatre near
Los Angeles. Damien Rice, Jurassic 5,
the Polyphonic Spree, Jem, Gary Jules,
Cut Chemist and Felix Da Housecat are
also on the bill. ... Heavy metal matriarch Sharon
Osbourne will host this year's MAP Awards, an
annual benefit for the Musicians Assistance Program.
The event, taking place November 5 at the Beverly
Hills Hotel, will honor Aerosmith's Steven
Tyler, blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan and
industry attorney John Branca. ...
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has been honored with
Jamaica's Order of Merit, the nation's third most
prestigious award. The award was presented to Cliff at
a ceremony on Monday in Kingston, Jamaica. The
performer has recorded 30 albums over the last 40
years. ... Fozzy, the band fronted by pro
wrestler Chris Jericho and notorious for its
classic metal covers, has decided to get serious and
make a full album of original material. Due next
spring, the LP is the follow-up to Happenstance,
which was released last year. ...
Maybe David Lee Roth will take a cue from Uma
Thurman's "Kill Bill" character and
purchase a new samurai sword when he returns to Osaka,
Japan, for a show on Wednesday. The performance will
be his first since accidentally gashing himself with a
sword onstage in Pennsylvania in September. Then he'll
play four dates in England and Ireland before
returning to the U.S. for end-of-year shows in Las
Vegas on December 27 and 28, and a New Year's Eve
concert in West Hollywood. ...
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