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Jimmy Chamberlin who till last week was the drummer of rock band Smashing Pumpkins
Has opened up on the reason why he abruptly quit the band and how the whole thing has affected his terms with frontman Billy Corgan.

In a blog post which Jimmy has address to his fans he has written: “I can no longer commit all of my energy into something that I don’t fully possess. I won’t pretend I’m into something I’m not. I won’t do it to myself, you the fan, or my former partner. I can’t just, ‘Cash the check’ so to speak.”

Go on Jimmy there is nothing that can stop a creative person from creating his own destiny since when has brotherhood been the bottom line for working together. We all believe that till its worth doing something we do it and there after just dump it cos’ we’ve outgrown ourselves so immensely that others become unsightable.

Mariah Carey’s husband, Nick Cannon, recently spoke to TV’s Extra talking about whether he was going to appear on any of his wife’s upcoming records. The young husband said “I am not worthy of being on a Mariah Carey record. I can’t even step into the studio with that woman. She is incredible.” He has to say that because he’s married to her. If he says good things, I bet he gets some great rewards. Like a new car maybe. I wonder what he really thinks of his wife’s singing. Moreover, I wonder what Mariah thinks of his being out of a job.

Five years after their commercially and critically successful release, ‘American Idiot’, Green Day has announced that they will be coming out with their 8th studio album on May 15th. But if you can’t wait that long, the first single off of ‘21st Century Breakdwon’, ‘Know Your Enemy’, will be available sometime in April. According to an Entertainment Weekly sneak peek, the new album doesn’t deviate much from the established style in ‘American Idiot’. The album is also divided into three acts, namely ‘Heroes and Cons’, ‘Charlatans and Saints’, and ‘Horseshoes and Handgrenades’. They should go on tour for this album. Better yet, they should go on tour with No Doubt!

The celebrated producer has offered to save Amy Winehouse’s career after she apparently failed to impress her record label with her new material. A source close to Mark Ronson said this about the producer’s decision: “Mark does not have fond memories of collaborating with Amy last year. He said he wouldn’t work with her again until she had her drug problems under control. He thinks she’s better now so has agreed to come on board and do a little work with her on the songs. Mark’s happy to give Amy the help she requires. They gelled while recording ‘Back To Black’ and he’s hopeful some of that magic could return.” Since when did Amy Winehouse’s career need saving? And moreover, how can Mark Ronson succeed where the artist failed. It can’t be the fact that the producer’s name supposedly just zaps up value out of thin air, now can it?

The “Coldplay” front man thinks that his band doesn’t deserve the success they have and they still have to prove themselves. Chris Martin said: “Every day I wake up and think, ‘OK, today we’ve got to really prove ourselves. We’ve got to justify where we are.’ I always feel like my dad’s going to burst through my bedroom door at any moment and wake me up to go back to my real job.” Considering that Chris Martin recently fulfilled one of his father’s dreams, the situation is most likely the other way around and it is Chris Martin who will have to do the waking-up. Still, it is probably better to see that Coldplay maintain their piousness and don’t get affected by that most dreadful disease which we may refer to as the “U2” syndrome… or perhaps the old “Oasis” plague that seems to ravage in some places.

Very few people were stellar during last week’s showing of American Idol doing country but what do you think about this week being about Motown? The Idols were treated to spending time with mentors Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson before taking the stage. Matt Giraud sang Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’. Kris Allen sang ‘How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)’. Scott MacIntyre sang ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’. Megan Joy sang ‘For Once in My Life’. Anoop Desai sang ‘Ooh Baby Baby’. Michael Sarver sang ‘Ain’t Too Proud to Beg’. Lil Rounds sang ‘Heat Wave’. Adam Lambert sang ‘Tracks of My Tears’. Danny Gokey sang ‘Get Ready’. And finally, Allison Iraheta sang ‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone’.

16 Frames Release Where It Ends Today

16 Frames’ new album, Where It Ends, is available today! The Los Angeles based band teamed up with producer Matt Serletic (Matchbox 20, Santana) for their major label debut. Tracks from Where It Ends have been featured on MTV’s The Hills and recently appeared in the promos for ABC’s Private Practice.
Steve, Josh and Dylan from the band sat down to talk about their favorite songs on the album and how everyone needs to learn all the words to sing along on their upcoming tour. Head over to iTunes to grab Where It Ends featuring the single “Back Again” today.

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Single File Join Alkaline Trio, Unveil Girlfriends

Single File rock, and their new website is here to prove just that! The brand new site, SingleFileRock.com, was launched along with news that the band is set to rock the stage with Alkaline Trio and Saves The Day for a string of dates in late April and the early days of May leading into the famed Bamboozle fest on May 3rd.

The rock continues on for Single File as they release Common Struggles, their major label debut, on April 7th. The album, produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, The All-American Rejects, Less Than Jake) features the quirky pop-rock track “Mannequin Loveseat” as well as the just released album single “Girlfriends.” The new single is sure to be a hit as it channels the likes of Weezer, Plain White T’s and all that’s right with modern pop-rock.

Tour dates with Plain White T’s:
3/12 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
3/14 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
3/15 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection
3/16 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
3/17 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
3/18 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
4/3 Denver, CO Gothic Theater *headlining
4/5 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
4/8 Mission, TX Las Palmas Race Track
4/9 Houston, TX Numbers
4/10 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
4/11 Dallas, TX House of Blues
4/13 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
4/15 Norfolk, VA NorVa
4/16 Lawrenceville, GA Rider College – FREE SHOW
4/17 New York, NY Blender Theatre @ Gramercy
4/18 Newport, RI Salve Regina University
4/19 Allentown, PA Muhlenberg College
4/21 Terre Haute, IN Indiana State University
5/7 Louisville, KY Headliner’s Music Hall
5/8 Chicago, IL Metro

Tour Dates with Alkaline Trio and Saves the Day
4/28 New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
4/29 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Zoo
4/30 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
5/1 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
5/2 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place

Check out the new song by Kate Voegele, “Manhattan From The Sky” The track was featured on last night’s episode of One Tree Hill and is one of the several shiny new gems featured on her upcoming release, A Fine Mess, due out in May. Kate Voegele, who plays the spunky Mia on the popular teen drama, calls the placement of “Manhattan From The Sky” “the most amazing set-up ever.” “The coolest thing is how they worked the song into the show so that it enhanced the scene, and how the scene enhanced the song.”
She says the idea for the piano-driven pop number came to her while sitting in a plane, 30,000 feet above New York City. “I was just thinking about how Manhattan looks like a little piece of Lego,” Kate Voegele recalls, “but once you’re inside, it’s totally crazy and messy and there’s a wonderful chaos going on all around the city.”
In case you missed the episode last night, check out a montage piece of the show featuring footage of her character Mia’s budding romance with Chase set to the music of “Manhattan From The Sky.” Kate Voegele even took to her video blog yesterday straight from Wilmington, NC to talk about how excited she was about the song’s debut on the show. Watch her update on MySpace.com/kateontour.
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Kate Voegele has just announced that she will be going on tour! Check out dates below and save the date to catch Kate in a town near you. Visit KateVoegele.com to grab tickets.
Also, check out part 2 of the One Tree Hill songstress at the photo shoot for her new album A Fine Mess due out in May.

University of Phoenix Presents: Kate Voegele’s Lift Me UP Tour
4/24 Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound
4/25 Denver, CO – Marquis
4/27 Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
4/28 Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground
4/29 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity
5/1 Chicago, IL – Park West
5/2 Milwaukee, WI – Rave Bar
5/3 Pontiac, MI – Eagle Theatre
5/5 Toronto, ON – Mod Club
5/6 Cleveland, OH – HOB Cambridge
5/7 Cincinnati, OH – 20th Century
5/8 Columbus, OH – The Basement
5/9 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theatre
5/11 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
5/12 Boston, MA – Paradise
5/13 New York, NY – Highline
5/15 S Hackensack, NJ – School of Rock
5/16 Philadelphia, PA – The Note
5/17 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
5/19 Nashville, TN – Rutledge
5/20 Atlanta, GA – The Loft
5/22 Orlando, FL – The Social
5/23 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
5/24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
5/28 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
5/29 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
5/30 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
5/31 Dallas, TX – The Loft
6/2 Phoenix, AZ – Promotion
6/3 Phoenix, AZ – Martini Ranch
6/4 San Diego, CA – Soma Sidestage
6/5 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
6/6 Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
6/7 San Francisco, CA – Slims
6/8 San Francisco, CA – Promotion
6/10 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
6/11 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
6/24 Bessemer, AL – Alabama Adventure

Ashley Tisdale recently held auditions for her new band in Los Angeles as she gears up to release Guilty Pleasure later this year. Check out her latest video blog to sneak a peek at the auditions and find out what she thought about the candidates. Ashley also posted some more vlogs from the set of her video shoot for “It’s Alright, It’s OK” over the weekend including an update with 90210’s Adam Gregory who plays her ex-boyfriend in the video as well as another update about the shoot’s late hours.

Head over to AshleyTisdale.com to stay up to date on all things Ashley.

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Bad Flirt checked in before their show in NYC last week for a quick songwriting lesson. Watch Evan talk about their new instruments from Phil Collins and Laura rock out on the hand flute.

The Montreal-based band also share another in-depth history lesson, this time about Pittsburgh, including how the city was settled by pirates and was the birthplace of the Rolling Stones.

Catch Bad Flirt on tour in the US now in support of their album Virgin Talk.

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Katy Perry has an interview in the new issue of Women’s Health where she talks about her personal style. She said “I like experimenting and I’m totally OK with ending up in the ‘worst dressed.’ It’s happened many, many times, but I’m proud of those outfits. I don’t follow trends. I’m just not into what everyone else is wearing. I have my own look, which I call ‘Lolita meets old Hollywood Glam.’ I’m a big fan of Dita Von Teese, because she does it all herself. That is her job: to look fabulous going to the grocery store. Cyndi Lauper is another favorite. She was just so out of her mind in the ’80s. It takes someone who has no limitations in style to create stuff that epic.” Kudos to her for being herself.

The Boyzone star has recently stated that he’s not very fond of the Radiohead front man, Thom Yorke. Ronan Keating said the following when asked who he would like to throw off a mountain: “Thom Yorke from Radiohead. He’s a muppet. He was rude to us one day – he was rude to my face and I don’t have much time for rudeness.” Yeah it seems like more and more people hate the guys from Radiohead and Thom Yorke isn’t called a “front man” for nothing. I wonder though if Ronan Keating is really going to go through with his plan to throw Thom Yorke off a mountain… it would probably be worth climbing Kilimanjaro again.

Larry Mullen Jr., the drummer from U2, wishes that the band would dissolve now while it’s at the height of its glory. Larry Mullen Jr. explains: “There will be a time when it’s like, ‘It’s time to go.’ I would like that to be on a high when you’re still achieving as opposed to the curve down. That’ll be sad for me. I think it’ll be a more dignified time to go.” Of course, the drummer does not rule out the possibility of occasional reunions of the whole band… you know, just to keep the flame alive and the bank accounts full: We might come back in five years’ time and may do something together for old times’ sake because we know we’ll want to. That’ll be a beautiful end to a long beautiful career. It can’t go on for ever. It just can’t.” But I don’t think Larry Mullen Jr. is right about it not lasting forever. How can U2 not last forever? They have Bono and he can do anything!

Fergie and will.i.am were spotted arriving separately at the Record Plant Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California on Monday. The Black Eyed Peas are reuniting and working on an upcoming album called ‘The END’ which is set to come out in stores in June. Does the title of the album mean that it will be the end of the group? I mean, Fergie’s got a successful solo career, both will.i.am and Taboo have gone on to acting and apl.de.ap is a pretty successful producer and has even launched a label in the Philippines. Oh well, they’ve lost steam as a group anyway. Unless they come up with something big, maybe going their separate ways is best.

Saturday Night Live regular guest, clothing designer, singer, actor, producer, writer and everything else Justin Timberlake is once again expanding his brand to the tequila business. Page Six reports that the 28-year old pop star recently toured a Mexican distillery where he was caught on video tasting different tequilas. A rep for Justin confirmed the news saying “This was one of his many meetings over the last two years in development of his tequila business.” I wonder what he’s going to call his brand of tequila. Moreover, I wonder if anyone is going to buy it once it comes out.

In preparation for her May release of A Fine Mess, Kate Voegele tried on some new looks for a photo shoot in Downtown, Los Angeles. Check out the behind the scenes look here to find out more about the new album including where the album title came from. Listen up for a new song called “Manhattan From The Sky.”

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Kate Voegele – “A Fine Mess” Photo Shoot Behind The Sc

These Green Eyes “Sucker Punch”-ed their way to a win this week on mtvU’s The Freshmen. The post-hardcore outfit from Connecticut crowns their win with a sweet reward, their video added to rotation on mtvU.

Things are looking up for These Green Eyes, who not long ago lost a friend to suicide and journied through the healing process while writing their second full length Relapse To Recovery which will hit stores March 24th.

These Green Eyes can be seen live at Bamboozle and select Warped Tour dates. For more information on the band check out their MySpace, www.myspace.com/thesegreeneyes.

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Sucker Punch (Wont Get Away With It) – These Green Eyes

Pussycat Dolls have just premiered the video for their version of A R Rahman’s Oscar winning “Jai Ho!” “It was such a great honor to be able to re-write my own version of the lyrics,” said PCD’s Nicole Scherzinger who worked with producer Ron Fair on the new interpretation of the track. The Dolls shot the video for “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)” at an abandoned train station museum in snowy Vienna with director Thomas Kloss (Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus).

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