Jackson's Death a Homicide, Coroner Rules

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The Los
Angeles County coroner has ruled that
Michael Jackson's death was a homicide
involving a combination of drugs.

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"The drugs propofol and lorazepam were
found to be the primary drugs responsible
for Mr. Jackson's death," said a news
release issued Friday by the coroner.
"Other drugs detected were: midazolam,
diazepam, lidocaine and ephedrine."

The release said Jackson died from
"acute propofol intoxication," but said
"other conditions contributing
to death: benzodiazepine effect."

Lorazepam, midazolam and diazepam
are benzodiazepines.

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A lawyer for Jackson's personal
physician criticized the coroner for
releasing only a brief summary of his
findings, saying it contained
"nothing new" and had "all the
earmarks of police gamesmanship."
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Kylie Minogue with ABBA Legend

KYLIE MINOGUE has announced that
she will sing a live duet with
ABBA legend Benny Andersson.

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The Aussie pop star said she has
been a fan of the Swedish group
since she was a little girl, and
admits she would sing their songs
into her hairbrush and dream of
life as a pop idol.

Now she is set to share a stage
with songwriter Andersson at a
tribute concert to the Swedish
four-piece in London next
month (Sept09).

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Minogue will headline BBC Radio 2's
Abba tribute concert - Thank You
For The Music: A Celebration Of The
Music of Abba - in Hyde Park on
September 13 (09).......(read more)

Jackson's Death - Manslaughter?

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Pop star Michael
Jackson died from a lethal dose of
the powerful anesthetic propofol
given in a cocktail of drugs, leading
authorities to suspect his doctor of
manslaughter, court documents showed
on Monday.

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The "Thriller" singer suffered cardiac
arrest and died on June 25 at age 50.
Since then, an investigation by state
and federal agencies have focused on
Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal
doctor who was at his bedside the day
he died.

The findings, contained in a warrant
to search Murray's home and offices,
paint a picture of an insomniac pop
star who could not sleep without heavy
medication. Jackson sought out
propofol -- routinely used to sedate
patients and anesthetize them before
surgeries such as a
colonoscopy -- and called it
his "milk."....(read more)

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Weezer's New Album

Weezer from Too Cool For School on Vimeo.

Although a final track listing is still
being fleshed out, Weezer is set to
release "Raditude," the group's seventh
studio album, on October 27 on DGC
Records. Rivers Cuomo says that the band
is currently choosing from fifteen
different songs for possible inclusion,
but songs such as "The Girl Got Hot"
and "I'm Your Daddy" that the group
recently debuted live, will be on
"Raditude," alongside the first single,
"(If You're Wondering If I Want You To)
I Want You To."

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"The sound of "Raditude" is fun, high
energy pop rock," Cuomo tells Billboard.com.
"Which is exemplified in a song like
'(If You're Wondering If I Want You To)
I Want You To.' 'I'm Your Daddy,' has an
up vibe with the same, heavy Weezer guitar
riff but with a little electro influence.
And 'The Girl Got Hot' - that's kind of
a witty, party jam."......(read more)

Miley Cyrus' New Guy?

(People.com) -- It looks like Miley Cyrus
and Liam Hemsworth are more than just
friendly costars.

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Last Wednesday, as Cyrus bid Australian
actor Liam Hemsworth goodbye at the
Nashville airport, the two kissed -- and
were "full-on making out," says Alex
Emanuel, a New York actor who was a few
feet away from the couple and saw Cyrus,
16, act "as giddy as a schoolgirl."

Hemsworth jumped out of Cyrus's truck
with his luggage and headed for the
terminal doors when "she jumped into his
arms and threw her arms around his neck
and kissed him and leaned back and he was
dipping her," says Emanuel. "It was like
a scene out of an old movie where the
guy's getting on a train and they're
saying their goodbyes.".....(Full Story)

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Arctic Monkeys' Hidden Tickets

Arctic Monkeys revealed that there are hidden
tickets in some of the copies of their new
single. These tickets are for the Reading and
Leeds Festival.

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Arctic Monkeys are an English alternative rock
band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield.
Formed in 2002, the band currently consists
of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook
(guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing
vocals) and Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals).
(http://en.wikipedia.org)

'Crying Lightning' in its special 7" versions
released through Oxfam charity shops were made
public.

The entire band had 40 copies of the single
signed and two very special copies would contain
free tickets for the festival.

Arctic Monkeys take the center stage on August
28-Leeds Festival to be followed by Reading on
the next day.

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A Normal Guy For Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson wants to find love with just
a normal guy to keep her grounded.

Clarkson said: "I don't know if I could go
out with a celebrity. I'd rather have someone
that's, I don't know, an accountant. I don't
know, a normal job. I love my job, but like
having my separate life but you can't help who
you fall in love with, so I don't know who I
will end up with."

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Her tight work schedule is what the singer
considers to be the big factor why it's gonna
be hard for her to find a special someone.

She added:"I'm not dating anyone. I just had
this conversation with my girlfriends out on
the road, my back-up singers. We're all single
and all the men are married. I don't ever meet
anyone because we're constantly around married
men. Unless I am going to date a guitar tech
or roadie I'm not sure where I will meet the
right guy."

Kelly Clarkson was the winner of the American
Idol first season who also expressed her views
on Paula Abdul leaving the show.

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The Bluetones To Jam In Edge Festival

The Bluetones' lead singer Mark Morris will
be returning together with his band, to
spearhead Studio 24 on the 13th of August
as part of 2009 Edinburgh Edge Festival.

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The Bluetones are an English indie rock
band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London,
in 1994. The band's members are Mark Morris
on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar,
Scott Morris on bass guitar, and Eds
Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard
Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002.
The band was originally named
"The Bottlegarden". (http://en.wikipedia.org)

This lively and energetic band is the group
responsible for hits like: 'Marblehead Johnson',
'Slight Return', 'If' and 'Bluetonic'.

The Bluetones, in this year's Edge Festival will
be joined by stars: Biffy Clyro, The Stranglers,
The Streets, Frightened Rabbit and others.

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Michael Jackson Tribute In Vienna

A tribute for the 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson
will be staged in Vienna following a confirmation
of World Awards Media GmbH. Brother Jermaine
and a powerful line-up of stars will be featured
in the concert.

The website of the organization discloses: "For one
incredible night Michael Jackson's unforgettable
music will be brought to life again. Some of the
world's leading artists will perform Michael's
greatest hits live in Vienna in front of one of the
most fascinating historical sites in Europe and
celebrate the life of the 'King of Pop'."

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Jermaine adds: "I am very proud to be able to stage
this concert honoring my younger brother Michael and
his legacy. The tribute is conceived to be an annual
event to keep not only his unique music alive, but
his spirit as well. Michael loved people and he also
loved to help people and that will never be forgotten.
His life was much too short, yet it was filled with
many magic moments and lasting memories. I have lost
a dear brother, but the world has lost a great and
caring humanitarian."

The tribute to Michael Jackson will be staged at
Schoenbrunn Palace to accommodate 85,000 loving
fans.

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Beatles's 40th Abbey Road Anniversary

Forty years ago, The Beatles shot an album cover
along Abbey Road and hundreds of fans stormed the
famous spot to mark the event.

The cover caught the Fab Quartet strolling across
the famous crossing to meet in the north west
London and do their singing.

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The shot was recreated with Beatles lookalikes
crossing the same path organized by tour guide
and Beatles cafe owner, Richard Porter.

Porter said: "The picture is just so easy to copy
well normally it is easy to copy. It is simple
and it's like a shrine to the Beatles."

Beatles's former road manager joined the event and
said: "Other than Paul and Ringo, I'm the only
person alive who was here on that day. It's great
to see that the whole thing carries on. Through
the musical genres and revolutions of the last 40
years the Beatles are still number one."

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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Airlifted To A Hospital

Early Thursday in Rapid City, S.D.- Aerosmith's
lead vocals Steven Tyler was airlifted to a hospital
after falling off the stage in a concert at the
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Buffalo Chip Campground spokesman, Mike
Sandborn noted that: "Love in an Elevator," was
being rendered by the great 61-year-old Tyler
when the sound system failed.

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Campground security supervisor Ed Aurand saw
the fall and said: "He does a lot of dancing on the
stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mike
stand. He put his stand down and twirled around
and stepped backwards off the stage."

There was cheering in the crowd when Tyler got
back on his feet when he fell onto fans in the middle
of the performance.

"He was good natured about it. He was in good
spirits when he got in the helicopter. Her was talking
and joking with the physician," Sanborn said.

Steven Tyler took minor head, neck and shoulder
injuries but wasn't clear how serious that was. (Sanborn)

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Beyonce and Lady Gaga On VMA Top List

Beyonce Knowles and Lady Gaga top nine MTV Video
Music Awards nominations.

Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' and Lady Gaga's 'Poker
Face' are both contending for the Video of the
Year and Best Female Video honors.

The 27-year-old Beyonce said: "I'm excited and
honored to be tied for most nominated for the
VMAs. I've been blessed this year to have
'Single Ladies' become a video people really
connected with and responded to. I've spent
so much time watching all the great versions
people created all around the world. It's
beautiful to feel you touch people and bring a
song to life with a video."


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According to Lady Gaga, 23 : "After years of
hustle in New York City, where we made our art
videos in bars, myself and the Haus of Gaga are
honored to receive nine nominations for the
2009 VMAs. We believe in the immensity and the
promise of 'showbiz' and will continue to give
it mouth-to-mouth, until it's vomiting return.
All you need is a camcorder, a flashlight, and
one truly great idea. Thank you MTV for being
our video flagship, and for supporting this bunch
of inspired kids, who love to get wasted and
make art, together."

Beyonce and Lady Gaga will be up against artists
like Britney Spears, Eminem and Kanye West
for the Video of the Year honor in the 2009 VMAs.


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Panic At The Disco New Members

Panic At The Disco made public their two new members.

Replacing Ryan Ross and Jon Walker who quit the band
and form The Young Veins will be replaced by Guitarist
Ian Crawford and bassist Dallon Weekes.

Drummer Spencer Smith told MTV: "Ian is probably the
most talented guitar player that me and Brandon (Urie)
have ever played with, and Dallon is a really nice guy
and really great bassist."

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The band was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, by two
childhood friends—Ryan Ross on the guitar and
Spencer Smith on the drums. Since the age of 13,
the two played Blink-182 covers together, according
to an interview with Walker and Ross. Ross and Smith
then created a band under the name of
"The Summer League" with Brent Wilson and Trevor Howell,
who would later leave the band. (http://en.wikipedia.org)

Wilson met Brendon Urie at Palo Verde High School.
Wilson asked Urie to try out as guitarist for the
fledgling band, as they were looking for a
replacement for Trevor at the time. Originally, Urie
was not the band's lead singer. Rather, the position
belonged to former guitarist and lyricist Ryan Ross.
However, when they heard Brendon sing backup vocals
during a rehearsal, they were impressed with his
backup vocal abilities and unanimously decided to
make him the singer. The band then settled on the
name 'Panic! at the Disco.' (http://en.wikipedia.org)

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The Specials in Liverpool Music Week

In celebration of their 30th anniversary, The Specials
will take the stage for the Liverpool Music Week 2009.

It was in 1977 when The Specials started and were
renowned for their two-tone fashion and their political
views which were against racism. They are one of UK's
most successful bands with hits like 'Ghost Town' and
'Two Much Too Young'. Liverpool Olympia is the venue
of the band's performance on the 29th October.

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James Barton (Director of Liverpool Music Week) said:
"We're really excited that such a legendary band as
The Specials will be opening this years Liverpool
Music Week at the iconic Olympia Theatre, and that
they've also chosen Liverpool to kick off their 30th
anniversary tour, this will be very special event for
any fan, me included..."

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