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FOO FIGHTERS frontman DAVE GROHL is convinced music technology is ruining rock ‘n’ roll because fancy studio production creates records which lack "personality".
The former Nirvana drummer decided to shun modern recording techniques during the making of his band’s latest album, Wasting Light, by using old-fashioned tape instead of computers.
Grohl has now spoken out against modern recording techniques, which often involve replacing a percussionist with a computer-generated drum beat, insisting rock bands should stay true to their roots.
He tells Britain’s The Sun, "All that s**t ruins music these days. Drum machines work for pop artists but when it comes to rock ‘n’ roll - don’t f**k with the human element… I had favourite drummers because of their inconsistencies. Modern production has robbed drummers of personalities and it really p**ses me off."

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Cult British band THE LA’S have confirmed they are reforming for two festival dates this summer (11).
The There She Goes hitmakers sparked rumours of a comeback last month (Jun11) when frontman Lee Mavers played a secret concert in Manchester, England, his first gig for two years.
Now it’s been confirmed they have been added to the bill of Bestival on Britain’s Isle of Wight in September (11) and Rock En Seine in Paris, France in August (11).
The gigs will be the first time The La’s have performed together in public for six years.

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Former members of the SPICE GIRLS have come together to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of their first single release.
The girl group shot to fame in the summer of 1996 with the launch of its debut track Wannabe, which was released on 8 July in the band’s native Britain. It went on to be a chart hit all over the world, propelling the pop stars to international stardom.
Members of the group marked the 15-year anniversary of the release of Wannabe on Thursday (08Jul11) by reaching out to fans via Twitter.com and thanking them for their support.
Melanie Brown wrote, "On behalf of Spice Girls I just wanna thank all our amazing spice fans for 15 years of loyal support, from Wannabe to this day I love you all!" while Emma Bunton exclaimed, "A big thank u 2 (sic) all our fans who have been with us from the start!!" Melanie Chisholm adds, "15 years since Wannabe was released in the U.K.! Wow!"

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British rockers DEF LEPPARD have postponed more gigs as a family member fights illness.
The rock group axed a show in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday (07Jul11), revealing few details but putting the cancellation down to the ill health of a family member. That gig will now take place on 27 July.
They have now cancelled more shows, scrapping dates in Wantagh, New York on 12 July, and at Holmdel, New Jersey on 13 July. A planned show in Bristow, Virginia on Saturday (09Jul11) has been postponed until July 31.
In a statement, a spokesman for the band says, "Def Leppard regrets the inconvenience and looks forward to returning."

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Pop star KATY PERRY has axed two dates on her California Dreams tour after suffering a bout of food poisoning.
The I Kissed a Girl hitmaker has apologised to fans for cancelling shows in Chicago, Illinois on Friday (08Jul11) and in St Paul, Minnesota on Saturday (09Jul11). Both concerts have been re-scheduled for August (11).
In a post on her Twitter.com blog on Friday, Perry writes, "Chicago and St. Paul - I’m so sorry to have to postpone today and tomorrow’s shows. But I’ll be back 8/21 (CHI) and 8/23 (St. Paul)!" In a message on her official website, she adds, "I apologize to my fans in Chicago and the Twin Cities for not being able to perform this weekend, but I am going to return in a few weeks to give them the very best show ever!"

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MEGAN FOX has proved she is Botox-free by taking pictures of herself wrinkling her forehead and arching her eyebrows for a series of funny photographs.
The 25-year-old actress posted a number of shots on her Facebook.com in an album titled, "Things You Can’t Do With Your Face When You Have Botox" and the pictures show the Transformers star gurning in front of the camera to prove she hasn’t undergone the facial-freezing injections.
One shot even shows Fox pointing to the wrinkles on her forehead.

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SELENA GOMEZ has laughed off rumours she has been tapped to appear as a younger version of KRISTIN DAVIS’ SEX AND THE CITY character in a prequel to the hit TV show.
The series has spawned two movies and producers are rumoured to be working on ideas for a big-screen prequel, showing the characters in their youth.
Gomez’s name hit headlines this week (beg04Jul11) with reports suggesting she had been lined up to play a young Charlotte York, the role made famous by Davis, but the singer/actress is adamant the story is not true.
She tells Digital Spy, "That was a compliment and I was very surprised when I heard that - it was very sweet, but there is nothing official and I’ve never even been approached or anything." The 18 year old also reveals she isn’t much of a Sex and the City fan as she was too young to watch it when it first hit TV screens, adding, "My mum is more of a fan because I wasn’t really allowed to watch it when I was younger…"

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Actress JESSICA SZOHR has reportedly moved on from her failed romance with GOSSIP GIRL co-star ED WESTWICK by dating another actor, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN star JORDAN MASTERSON.
Szohr’s on/off relationship with Westwick came to an end earlier this year (11), while she has also left the cast of the hit TV show, and she is now rumoured to be putting the past behind her with a budding new romance.
She is said to have started dating 25-year-old actor Masterson after meeting him in Los Angeles, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
A source tells the publication, "(They) met in L.A. and spent July Fourth weekend together at a private party in New York."

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Actor RYAN ROTTMAN was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) on Thursday night (07Jul11) after cops reportedly saw his car jump a kerb.
The Gigantic star was driving through Hollywood when officers stopped his vehicle after witnessing it bump onto a sidewalk.
He underwent a field sobriety test at the scene and was arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to TMZ.com.
Rottman, currently dating fellow Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice, was reportedly booked and released a few hours later.

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Actor BILLY BECK has died at the age of 91.
The American star - real name Frank Billerbeck - passed away in Glendale, California on 29 June (11) after losing his battle with congestive heart failure.
Beck began his career in the armed forces, fighting in World War II before beginning his entertainment career with acting roles on the small screen in the 1950s. He starred in a number of TV shows over the years including The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke and Bewitched, and his movie career included parts in Billy Wilder’s Irma la Douce and The Fortune Cookie, while he was most recently seen on screen with Reese Witherspoon in 2005’s Just Like Heaven.
Beck’s last screen appearance came in a 2009 episode of TV show Dollhouse.
He is survived by a grandnephew and grandniece, according to Variety.

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BOBBY BROWN’s newly-reformed band NEW EDITION was left scrambling to get ready for a gig in New York on Wednesday (06Jul11) after their stylist’s flight was diverted.
The group was due to take the stage at a birthday party for DJ Cassidy on the USS Intrepid, but they were thrown into a panic when they heard stylist Scott Julion had suffered a travel nightmare after his flight from New Orleans, Louisiana was diverted to Baltimore, Maryland.
He eventually made it to the venue in time for the gig, and the band was forced to leave its preparations to the very last minute. A representative for New Edition tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "He made it in time for the gig, and the band got dressed as fast as they could." The rep also dismissed rumours Brown got himself into trouble by pulling a waitress’ hair at the party, adding, "It wasn’t anything detrimental or anything. He did it in a playful way and it was fine. It was a misunderstanding. Everything was fine; no one had any issues."

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A representative for JENNIFER ANISTON has confirmed the actress is set to take a break from work, but dismissed rumours she will be stepping out of the spotlight for up to a year.
The former Friends star is currently promoting her latest movie release, Horrible Bosses, but reports suggested she planned to take a year off to spend more time with her new boyfriend, Justin Theroux.
Aniston’s representative has confirmed the actress decided to take several months vacation following the completion of upcoming movie Wanderlust, but she won’t be leaving the acting business for as long as a year.
The rep tells E! Online, "She is not taking a year off. That is a huge exaggeration. She always intended to take a few months off after finishing Wanderlust and directing her short film (breast cancer charity TV movie Project Five) since she has basically been working nonstop for a few years straight. She is looking at some projects that would start in the winter."

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DANIEL CRAIG was horrified when he was shown clips from his new movie THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO because of the "graphic" and "powerful" violence in the film.
The actor stars in the Hollywood adaptation of the first of Stieg Larsson’s popular Millennium Trilogy books, which feature controversial scenes of rape, torture and murder.
Craig was recently shown footage from the film shoot by director David Fincher, and admits he was shocked by what he saw.
He tells Esquire magazine, "It’s as adult as you can possibly make it. This is adult drama… He (Fincher) showed me some scenes recently and my hand was over my mouth, going, ‘Are you f**king serious?’ It’s not simply that he showed me footage that was horribly graphic. It was stuff that was happening, or had happened. And somehow you don’t see it. There’s more than one way to sense violence - much more powerful ways than seeing it step-by-step."

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JAMES BOND star DANIEL CRAIG proved he is a real-life sharpshooter during a trip to a gun club in the U.S.
The 007 actor fired shots from a sniper rifle and the superspy’s trademark Walther PPK pistol after heading to a range in Long Island, New York with his pal Anthony Cumia.
Cumia tells Britain’s The Sun newspaper he allowed Craig to use his personal weapons for some target practice, and was impressed with the actor’s shooting skills.
He says, "Daniel is an excellent shot. He got about 95 per cent accuracy. We spent the entire day there. He wanted to brush up on his shooting. I packed almost my entire arsenal - and made sure I had my PPK. When he fired it, that was about as close to Bond talk as we got."

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PETE DOHERTY’s first concert following his recent release from prison will be staged in the afternoon because the rocker is under court-ordered house detention at night.
The former Libertines frontman was freed from jail earlier this week (beg04Jul11) after serving six weeks of a six-month sentence for possessing cocaine.
He planned to mark his freedom with a gig in London, but authorities have fitted him with an electronic tag and banned him from leaving his home in south west England between the hours of 7pm and 7am.
The singer/songwriter has instead announced he will perform a matinee show at a venue in Camden, London on Saturday afternoon (09Jul11).
In a post on the venue’s website, the concert organisers state, "This will be his first show since his release from prison earlier this week."

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ARCTIC MONKEYS frontman ALEX TURNER gave up watching television and playing computer games during the recording of the band’s latest album, over fears technological entertainment can lead to writer’s block.
The British rockers recently released their fourth record Suck It and See, which was recorded partly in New York, and Turner admits his bandmates went to extreme lengths to make sure he didn’t stifle his songwriting ability during the studio sessions.
He tells Scotland’s Daily Record, "They don’t let me play computer games, or anything like that. I tried to get in Sky Digital (TV), but they took that away from me. Television? It’s a gateway to writer’s block, isn’t it? I didn’t have a telly when I was in New York…"

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Rockers SLIPKNOT will share their upcoming set at Britain’s Sonisphere festival with fans all over the world by streaming the gig over the internet.
The band will take to the stage at the rock event at England’s Knebworth House on Sunday (10Jul11) and the gig will mark the band’s first U.K. show since the death of bassist Paul Gray last year (10).
They have asked fans to observe a two-minute silence prior to their set in memory of the late rocker, and they have now revealed they will be streaming their performance live on the internet so fans across the globe can see the show.
A statement from the band reads, "England has always been a special place for this band from the very beginning. We can’t think of a better way to culminate our celebration of Paul’s life than to share it with the maggots at Knebworth and the millions more watching around the world. This is not to be missed." The gig will be streamed on the band’s official website and that of the festival. Other acts due to take the stage over the weekend (09-10Jul11) include the ‘Big Four’, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth and Metallica, as well as Biffy Clyro and Weezer.

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The BLACK EYED PEAS are to go on hiatus after they wrap up their current tour.
The band is on the road in Europe with its The Beginning shows, but will.i.am has now confirmed they will step away from the music industry once they play their final show in Madrid, Spain on 14 July (11).
However, the rapper is adamant the hiatus will not spell the end of the group.
In a post on his Twitter.com page, he writes, "The Bep (Black Eyed Peas) will take a break after The Beginning… just like we did from Monkey Business to The E.N.D (albums)… but it doesn’t mean we stop creating."

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