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!!!XXX -SEXECUTION TOUR 2004- XXX!!!

Texxxas industrial bands BoZo PoRno CiRcus and Nocturne have joined forces and are touring the Midwest-East Coast making it a hotter-than-ever July!!

Lose yourself in dark & disturbing vocals mixed w/slashing guitars, girls
using bondage & power tools, shooting sparks into the faces of wanting fans.
BoZo PoRno CiRcus will bend you over and spank you like your mom never did!

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www.bozopornocircus.com
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www.bilestyle.com

NEW MK: Slated For A Late-May Release

We continue to cross the line, and the line is more than blurred! The fine line between rock and porn is no more!

PREMIRE: All New Adult Section

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SKINNY PUPPY UPDATES and Second Show Added in Chicago

There are three new US dates on the Summer tour. June 11th in Portland, OR at the Roseland Theatre, June 12th in Seattle, WA at Showbox, and a second Chicago show on June 15th have been announced.

The live drummer for the upcoming SP tour has been chosen. Justin Bennett, of Professional Murder Music, has the earned the gig. You might also recognize him as having played guitar on Bob's Shadow off of Ghost of Each Room.

The word is now that Chris Vrenna's project Tweaker will be opening for at least part of SP's tour. SPTravel quotes a representative at Tweaker's label as saying "15-16 dates from early June to early July", apparently confirming the aforementioned plans for a small North American tour before the European dates.

SPV's site for The Great Wrong of the Right, complete with a bio, wallpapers, the currently known tour dates, and the new song I'mmortal heard in its entirety. This is the first official release of a complete song from the new Skinny Puppy album

Hardcore Girls Next Door To Greet Fans

CHATSWORTH, CA – Fans of Sin City superstars Aurora Snow and Hannah Harper will get their long awaited chance to meet the two beautiful XXX porn stars at an autograph signing in Hollywood California this Saturday night

The hot spot is ‘Stan’s of Hollywood’ which is set to host the Sin City contract girls for a meet ‘n greet and autograph signing this Saturday evening from 5:00-8:00PM.

“I can’t wait to meet our LA fans”, raved the former Penthouse Pet and current Sin City contract starlet Hannah Harper. “Come out and say hello”.

Hannah Harper and Aurora Snow have been jetting all over the country meeting fans as part of a nationwide promotional push by the video production powerhouse known as Sin City.

Currently in the midst of the ‘Bay Area Blitz’, where both girls continue to visit many stores in and around northern California, this adventure finds the two girls squeezing in a stop at one of Hollywood’s premiere adult video stores.

“’Stan’s of Hollywood’ is a great store and an excellent place for the customers to visit with the girls”, remarked Danny Gorman, head of sales for Sin City.

The girls are currently promoting their most recent movies on Sin City including the very popular ‘Angels’, ‘Ablaze’, ‘Assploitations 2’, ‘Zodiac Rising’, and Aurora’s just released ‘A Twist of Anal’ on the Mayhem label.

Hard-core girl next door Aurora Snow is the Adult Video News’ ‘Performer of the Year for 2003’ and the ultra sexy Hannah Harper is also a fan favorite who truly likes meeting the fans. The two gorgeous girls appearing together is an event not to be missed.

“This is the really fun part of my job”, gushed Aurora as she prepared for another stop with Hannah in Albuquerque.

Fans are encouraged to come down to ‘Stan’s of Hollywood’ to meet the girls and get a Polaroid photo taken of them and the girls.

‘Stan’s of Hollywood’ is located at 1117 N. Western Avenue north of Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood.

RAMMSTEIN Set Release Date For New Single

RAMMSTEIN have set a June 14 release date for their new single, entitled "Mein Teil". "Mein Teil" comes off the group's long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Mutter", tentatively due this summer.

As previously reported, the recording sessions for the new RAMMSTEIN album took place in Spain while additional recordings were made in a session with strings and a choir in Berlin. Production duties on the upcoming CD are being handled by Jacob Hellner, who worked with the group on "Mutter".

JESSE JANE TEAMS WITH DROWNING POOL

And she is the next MK Kover Model and Centerfold

Digital Playground’s Jesse Jane is featured prominently on the cover of Drowning Pool’s new album, “Desensitized” and in all correlating promotional art. She stars in the music video for “Step Up”, Drowning Pool’s new tune, which you can check out right now on http://www.DrowningPool.com . “Step Up” is featured on “Desensitized” and “The Punisher” soundtrack; “Desensitized” has debuted in the top 20 in it’s first week of sales and both titles are available now at record stores nationwide.

After spending a few days with Jesse on the music video set, Drowning Pool and Wind-up Records decided they’d like to use Jesse in conjunction with the entire project. Drowning Pool’s lead singer, Jason “Gong” Jones raves about Jesse, "She's the best looking chick in the world and she's in our video and on our cover...it's fucking great!" Drummer, Mike Luce says, "Jesse was our first pick for the video. Then we met her and found out she's from Texas and she's very sweet. Since we needed a hot babe for the album art, she had to be the one.”

Jesse Jane is all smiles, “the guys in Drowning Pool are the best! I’ve had so much fun working with them. It’s an incredible honor. They are so down to earth; I didn’t have any idea how much exposure this would give me. Thank you Jason, Mike, CJ & Stevie! I love you guys! Rock on forever!”

Digital Playground President, Samantha Lewis is very pleased, “I’d like to thank everyone at Wind-up Records for their continued support. They are fabulous to work with and they’ve certainly contributed to our visibility. Not only did they choose Jesse out of thousands of girls, they had my partner Joone shoot all the images for their album and promotional campaign. Thank you all so much!”

Digital Playground’s contract superstar, Jesse Jane appears in Loaded, Virtual Sex with Jesse Jane, Jesse Jane: Erotique, No Limits, Beat the Devil, Jack’s Playground 8 and Three Timing! To view trailers from any of these movies, please visit http://www.DigitalPlayground.com NOW!!!

Jesse has also appeared on the cover of Front, People, Revolver and Access Unlimited magazines, as well as countless adult publications. She’s appeared in the National Enquirer, on Fox News and E!'s Celebrities Uncensored. Jesse's been quoted in Stuff, she’s the Sex Editor for both ICE magazine and Rock Confidential and she has a recurring role on Showtime’s Family Business series. Jesse is the host of her own domain, JesseJane.com and Digital Playground’s hottest internet show, DP Tonight, and she’s endorsed her own signature line of Virtual Sex Toys.

Digital Playground, the filmmaker’s company, combines award-winning stars with award-winning directors and a state of the art special effects team.

Coming Soon!

COMING IN MAY!

KISSNATION Farewell Concert

from: www.kissnation.com

The two play in an original act called ZO2 and will open for KISS & Poison on the ROCK THE NATION tour. This is not a joke!!! And no they did not get this because of being in a tribute band.

They got it,through working really hard and promoted their band ZO2 well. Not to mention the full length C.D Tuesdays & Thursday is awesome.

KISSNATION
www.kissnation.com

Jessica Alba to Star in Sin City

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jessica Alba ("Dark Angel") is in talks star in Sin City for Dimension Films. Shooting is under way in Austin, Texas, on the project, which is being co-written, -directed and -produced by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller.

Alba will star in a section opposite Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke playing Nancy, a beautiful exotic dancer known as "the sweetheart of Sin City." Jaime King, Elijah Wood and Brittany Murphy round out the cast.

Kraftwerk Show All Those Electro-Pop Guys How It's Done

By MARY DICKIE -- Toronto Sun

TORONTO -- Thirty years ago, Kraftwerk began teaching the world how to make electronic pop music. Since then, virtually every musician who has used synthesizers, turntables, vocoders, drum machines, keyboards or computers owes them at least a thank-you. Now, the inscrutable, witty and brilliant German quartet is back to teach everyone how to put on a show.

And thank heaven for that. The biggest problem with live electronic music is that there's almost nothing more boring than watching a guy on stage staring at a laptop, though few electronic musicians seem to care. The Kraftwerk geniuses blew that image away, however, as soon as they emerged from behind a curtain to the tune of The Man Machine.

First of all, there were four guys on stage, dressed identically in black suits and red shirts and staring at four identical laptops placed precisely in a line. Their mostly bald heads were lit dramatically to contrast with the brightly coloured projection on the screen behind them.

As they generously played nearly all their hits for the appreciative crowd -- with characteristic deadpan blankness and little movement apart from the odd leg swinging to the beat -- the projections changed. Sometimes they were blocks of intense colour, or just the shadows of the four man-machines at their stations. Sometimes there were mesmerizing views of oscillating waves or snappy animated graphics, as in Pocket Calculator and Computer World.

Other backdrops reflected the songs' subjects more literally, like vintage footage from the famous cycling race to accompany the 1983 single Tour De France as well as last year's revisitation, Tour De France Soundtracks, or shots of '50s models for The Model, highway footage for Autobahn, trains for Trans Europe Express and gorgeously cascading capsules for Vitamin. But whether they were retro or futuristic, they were often witty and always dazzling.

When the curtain opened for the encore, there were four robots positioned in the band members' places, with metal stilts holding them up, disturbingly real-looking heads and arms that moved up and down. Naturally, that was for The Robots, one of the band's most enduring songs.

But that wasn't all -- the next encore presented them in crazy suits criss-crossed with day-glo green stripes that played dizzyingly against the undulating green stripes on the screen behind them. After Elektro Kardiogram and their newest single, Aero Dynamik, the members left the stage one by one as the final tune, the appropriately titled Music Non Stop, was fading out. It was a fitting end to a spectacular show.

"Batman" Film/DVD Updates

Christian Bale gave a recent UK TV interview and when asked about "Batman" said the following rather cool statement according to Batman On Film: "We are making a film based on a much loved graphic novel. I think to use the term 'comic book" really under values the source material!...[This film] is a cross between Serpico and The French Connection mixed with a really f-ing cool samurai, kung fu movie, and there's like some really strong 70s conspiracy movie vibes in there too! It is definitely not a Batman that you've seen on screen before".

Meanwhile Warner Home Video have announced over at ToonZone details of the first of three volumes containing all 85 episodes of the first two incarnations of "Batman: The Animated Series".

This first four-disc set contains 28 episodes, two featurettes, a Batcave tour, trailers, and commentary by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini & Eric Rodomski. It'll hit shelves July 6th at a RRP of $49.98.

MY RUIN Hire New Bass Player

see www.myruin.com

MY RUIN have announced the addition of former SYSTEMATIC bassist Johnny Chow to the group's ranks. "Johnny will be joining us on out upcoming U.K. tour and many tours and shows to follow," the band write on their official web site. "We hope you all dig him as much as we do and welcome him to our RUINED FAMILY!" Chow joins MY RUIN as the replacement for Meghan Mattox, who was "asked to leave" the group following their recent U.S. tour with SOIL.

Upcoming MY RUIN shows:

May 09 – Bristol, UK @ Fleece & Firkin
May 10 - Exeter, UK @ Lemon Grove
May 12 - Sheffield, UK @ Corporation
May 13 - Preston, UK @ The Mill
May 14 - Middlesbrough, UK @ Crypt
May 15 - Glasgow, UK @ QMU
May 16 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2
May 17 - Norwich, UK @ The Waterfront
May 18 - London, UK @ The Garage
May 19 - London, UK @ The Garage
Jun. 12 – West Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go Go

Al Jourgensen, Jenna Jameson, and Others Mix With Rock N Porn VIP's At Gene Simmons Party

Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N' ROSES), C.C. Deville (POISON), Wayne Static (STATIC-X), Al Jourgensen (MINISTRY), John Lowery (ex-MARILYN MANSON, HALFORD), Tommy Thayer (KISS) and porn star Jenna Jameson were among the attendees at a party to promote KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' first solo album in twenty-six years on Thursday, April 22 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California.

DC CYPHER reports at www.hardcoregossip.com:

HARDCOREGOSSIP.COM is an insightful website into the world of Adult Entertianment asn is updated several times daily.

All Systems Halt To Perform Sunday May 2 at Emergenza Music Festival / Sony Records Talent-Scouting Partnership With Emergenza

All Systems Halt moves on to the semi-finals in the Emergenza music festival.
Come support them at the Double Door, Sunday May 2, 10:30 PM.

Sony Music is now using the talent at the Emergenza shows as a way to scout talent and are now partered with the festival. Below is a letter from Ralf Kotowski Director A&R for Columbia/Sony Music.

We are happy to confirm EMERGENZA as our new talent-scouting partner.

We have monitored EMERGENZA through-out the past years and have been particularly impressed with the high-quality of its events and broad range of talent which it showcase's.

We believe that Columbia would benefit greatly from the source of grass root talent which your company offers giving us a perfect opportunity to gain early access to new talent and to experience their live performing qualities.

I am personally very optimistic about our collaboration in 2002, especially, about the possibilities of discovering new artist whom we will be able to sign to our label.

Kind Regards,

Ralf Kotowski

Director A&R / Marketing Local for COLUMBIA RECORDS
A Division of Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG

MK Seeks Chicago Area Metal Writer

If you are in the Chicago area and are a heavy metal, death metal and black metal fan and think you can do justice to the music by writing reviews of it, we may bring you on board.

See the Help Wanted link on the left for more information.

SKINNY PUPPY Album Features Appearances By Wayne Static and Danny Carey

After years of waiting, Skinny Puppy return with The Greater Wrong Of The Right, a breathtaking continuation of the path embarked upon with The Process. The experiments of the past few years have neither been forgotten nor diminished. Rather, in their condensed and highly dynamic style, they have forged an album that impresses first and foremost with its energy, vigor and stringency.

Although all the traditional elements of the Skinny Puppy history have been integrated into the ten new tracks, their complexity and divergence develop little by little, in typical Skinny Puppy fashion:

The Greater Wrong Of The Right is being releases on May 25th. The band plays Chicago on June 16

The Vega Brothers Coming Together !!!!

Seems Quentin Tarantino's next is the proposed "Pulp Fiction" spinoff with John Travolta and Michael Madsen in it. Here's a bit from interview he gave to the most recent issue of Rolling Stone for Kill Bill 2.

"I've got to like turn off now, from the whole kung-fu, spaghetti western homage I've been doing with Kill Bill and get back the one basic underlying story, alright. Kill Bill is something I think a lot of people will enjoy, alright, but not in the same way as say Pulp Fiction. Kill Bill has a story, but it's told different than my other films. But the equation that I would use is if you're a cook, alright, you can cook a meal for yourself or you can cook a meal for your family who you cook for everyday and they're waiting for it. If everyone's in the kitchen with their silverware, banging away, anxiously awaiting what you've cooked up, then it makes you want to do more and more, in turn, getting more creative along the way. Kill Bill has made me want to challenge myself. I'm going to do a war movie, I'm going to do an straight-up action movie and I'm going to do my first sequel.

It's a sequel to both Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, actually, it's a sequel and it's a prequel. It's the Vega Brothers, played by Michael Madsen and John Travolta. I have been trying to do it for years, and the more time I take, the older these two guys get. But I've come up with an idea that won't much matter how much they age....the magic of movies. It's going to be great. It'll be funny, and these guys are so great, alright, they're going to be like two oversized mob-men fighting over the last bowl of pasta, that we can't go wrong. It's just going to be John and Michael, and I hope to make this my next movie. We're laying down the pipework for it now."

Finally, this movie is happening it seems.

Astbury Comfortable In Morrisions Boots

photo by AZ

Performing the music of Jim Morrison with two-thirds of the surviving members of the Doors is a daunting proposition, and it's not one that singer Ian Astbury takes lightly.

"I'm not naive," Astbury tells Billboard.com. "I knew it was going to be difficult because Morrison is such a sacred icon. My take on it is more we're performing a classic body of work in the same way that a classical body of [a] dead composer would be performed by musicians of the day."

The former frontman of the Cult will soon be performing those works again as frontman of the Doors Of The 21st Century. The group features original keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger and is completed by drummer Ty Dennis. A brief slate of U.S. dates gets underway tomorrow (April 23) in Minneapolis, with a July trip to Europe to follow. Dates in June and August are still coming together.

"Jim Morrison is irreplaceable," insists Astbury, who says he's been a fan of the Doors since hearing "Riders on the Storm" on the radio as a child. "I hope that what I'm doing, by singing with Ray and Robbie, is by giving them the opportunity to play the music in a live context, probably for the last time ever that you will hear the original musicians from the Doors play their music live in this context. So when you think about the gravity of that, it's really kind of an important mission."

Original drummer John Densmore opted out of the reunion, which first came together in 2002, and later sued his former bandmates for using the Doors name without his consent. Former Police drummer Stewart Copeland, who suffered a broken arm and had to pull out of the project, also sued Manzarek and Krieger, claiming he was promised a role in future touring and on a possible studio album; that suit was settled amicably out of court.

While the current group has worked on new material, Astbury says there are no concrete plans to record an album yet. "I think it's more a case of seeing how the new material develops and then addressing that when [the original members] feel they've got a body of work worthy of recording... But, at the moment, it's a work in progress," he says.

Astbury says he has "contributed a modest amount" of lyrics to the gestating songs. "They're relying [almost] strictly on Americans," he says, noting the contributions of poets Michael McClure and Jim Carroll to the project.

Inspired by his work with the Doors canon, Astbury is taking what he's gleaned from Krieger and Manzarek and applying it to his own solo material. He explains, "The style of music is so stripped down, it's about organics, it's about craft, there's nowhere to hide, it's about musical excellence, it's about creativity. It's really inspired me more to go in and have that approach to my own writing process."

Ian Astbury - New Solo Album

Former THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury has worked on series of demos with producers such as Gordon Raphael (THE STROKES, THE WILDHEARTS) and James LaVelle (U.N.K.L.E.), and he hopes to release a solo album, tentatively titled "Warriors of the Mystic Plains", on a yet-to-be-determined label sometime in 2005, according to Billboard.

"My sound will be a mash-up," he said. "Songs that are melodically and rhythmically driven. Like a car crash between LED ZEPPELIN, THE DOORS, PRIMAL SCREAM, BLONDE REDHEAD and NINE INCH NAILS. It's a combination of different elements."

THE DOORS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, featuring Astbury, original THE DOORS keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger, along with drummer Ty Dennis, will embark on a brief slate of U.S. dates April 23 in Minneapolis, with a July 4 show in Chicago with ZZ Top and Blue Oyster Cult.

Chicago Movieside Film Festival Guests Include Geroge Romero

Get ready for a weekend of horror and exploitation at the Biograph Theatre (2433 N. Lincoln Ave.) in Chicago during the Movieside Film Festival.
Here's the schedule so far:

Get ready for a weekend of horror and exploitation at the Biograph Theatre (2433 N. Lincoln Ave.) in Chicago during the Movieside Film Festival.
Here's the schedule so far:

May 14, Friday 2004
Guest Host - Jack Hill
Performances by: Environmental Enchroachment, The Coughs, John Battles, Functional Blackouts
8pm - Spider Baby
9:15pm - Jack Hill
10pm - Switchblade Sisters
12pm - Coffy (with Pam Grier)

May 15, Saturday 2004
Guest Host - George Romero
Performances by: Mucus, Environmental Encroachment, Sally Timms
8pm - ACNE by Rusty Nails
9:30pm - Night of the Living Dead & Misfits' Scream Video
11pm - George Romero Q & A

May 16, Sunday 2004
Performances by: Environmental Encroachment, Three Dollar Bill, The Phenoms
Guest Host - George Romero
5pm - Day of the Dead
7pm - George Romero Q & A
8pm - The Crazies
9:30 - Creepshow

For more info, visit the Movieside Film Festival website. http://movieside.neweyefilms.com/

PAUL STANLEY Talks About New Solo Album

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley recently spoke to Australia's The Sunday Mail about his upcoming solo album, tentatively due before the end of the year.

"The easiest thing would be for me to do a one-man KISS album," Stanley said. "That I could do in my sleep. But there's no appeal — it would be too predictable and too boring for me."

Stanley also revealed that, contrary to recent published reports, there are no plans for another KISS studio album.

"I'm a bit ambivalent about that," Stanley said. "All of our older songs have become so big over time. And I'd have to admit that [new material] could never have those connotations and connections to people.

"A lot of people would automatically think that [the new stuff] is not as good, even though it might be better. So why would you bother?"

According to Paul, during the KISS' last Australian tour (which produced the acclaimed "KISS Symphony: Alive IV" collection), the band were thinking that it would be their final foray on to the boards Down Under.

"No doubt," Stanley admitted. "It wasn't as though we'd had enough of touring. There were some feelings within the band that were not — I want to be as politically correct as possible — let's just say the band was not thinking as a band anymore. There were people with different opinions. Individual agendas.

"I've always firmly believed that a team is bigger than any one player. But it's unflattering for any of us to start airing the dirty laundry.

Kiss Summer Tour: No Ace, No Peter — But The Opening Act Is Poison

from MTV.com

The last time they trekked across this continent, Kiss were opening for Aerosmith. This go-round, they'll drag along '80s glam-metal band Poison, which ensures Kiss headlining status.

"Throughout our entire career, we have been headlining, but I look at the opportunity to go on the road with Kiss as a complete honor," said Poison singer Bret Michaels. "Poison's set will be nothing but hits — a balls-to-the-wall, all-thriller-no-filler stage show."

The tour will launch June 6 in Selma, Texas, and will wrap up on August 4 in Atlanta.

Kiss will perform on a new stage set and will play many rarely performed songs along with tried-and-true hits like "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Detroit Rock City" and "God of Thunder." The tour is being sponsored by VH1 Classic and is called Rock the Nation.

When they opened for Aerosmith last summer, Kiss played without original guitarist Ace Frehley, who was replaced by longtime songwriting contributor Tommy Thayer. This time, they'll also be without founding drummer Peter Criss, whose contract with the band was not renewed. In an interview with Kiss merchandise designer Christopher Franchi for Kiss Kollector magazine, Simmons blamed Criss' absence on a bad attitude. "During the entire Aerosmith/ Kiss tour, Peter kept saying to the band while we were putting on makeup, and I quote, 'I've had enough of this sh--. I've got enough money, I have a great house and a great wife. I don't want to do this anymore.' "

Simmons added that the road was taking a physical toll on the then 55-year-old drummer, who admitted to his bandmates that his energy level was "very low." "He would sleep until one or two in the afternoon on days off," Simmons said. "And he had to put his elbow into ice water to relieve aches and pains."

Criss will be replaced by Eric Singer, who served as Kiss' drummer during the early '90s until the original lineup reformed in 1996.

In a post earlier this month on his Web site, Criss defended himself by writing, "I sang and drummed my heart out on the Aerosmith tour. The real fans know that. End of story. And I also missed Ace on the tour."

The drummer also said that he's now recognizing the advantages of not being on tour. "I have never been so happy in my whole life," he wrote. "I can finally be free to be an artist again. I am in excellent health, wealthy and working on being wiser. The original band is over. And as a founding member I am not shocked at Gene and Paul turning a legendary band into a cover act for just plain profit. How very sad."

Kiss will begin a tour of Australia and Japan on May 8 in Perth, Australia; the last date is June 3 in Kanazawa, Japan. While Kiss continue to play shows, Criss will write new material for an upcoming album that may also feature older songs from his archives.

VH1 Classic Presents Rock the Nation with Kiss and Poison dates, according to the tour's publicist:
6/10 - Selma, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/11 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre
6/12 - The Woodlands, TX @ C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
6/15 - Englewood, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
6/16 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
6/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
6/19 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/20 - Concord, CA @ Chronicle Pavilion at Concord
6/22 - Ridgefield, WA @ Amphitheater at Clark County
6/23 - Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
6/26 - Somerset, WI @ Float-Rite Park Amphitheatre
6/27 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6/28 - Maryland Heights, MO @ UMB Bank Pavilion
6/30 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/2 - Antioch, TN @ Starwood Amphitheatre
7/3 - Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
7/4 - Burgettstown, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
7/6 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
7/7 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheatre
7/9 - Tinley Park, IL @ Tweeter Center
7/10 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheater
7/11 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
7/13 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
7/14 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
7/16 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
7/17 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Trump Taj Mahal
7/18 - Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
7/20 - Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
7/21 - Wantagh, NY @ Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theatre
7/23 - Scranton, PA @ Montage Mountain Amphitheater
7/24 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
7/25 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
7/27 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
7/28 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
7/30 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre
7/31 - Tampa, FL @ Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
8/3 - Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
8/4 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheatre

MK Debuts Official ViXXXens Logo

Today the MK graphics team worked to create the new and permanent official MK viXXXens logo. This logo will not only be a permanent part of the site but will debut on the May/June cover and centerfold which features Miss Jesse Jane.

Jesse Jane can currently be seen in the latest video by Drowning Pool.

Special thanks to Adella at Digital Playground.

Red Light District Acquires Rights to Paris Hilton Video

from www.avn.com
By: Dan Miller

CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Red Light District has secured the rights to the Paris Hilton sex video and will release 1 Night in Paris with exclusive, never-before-seen footage of the hotel heiress in June.

The simultaneous DVD and VHS release will show Hilton engaged in explicit, hardcore sex with Rick Salomon, her former boyfriend who signed an agreement with Red Light District on April 12 after a lengthy bidding war.

Red Light owner David Joseph told AVN.com that he knew Salomon through mutual friends and has been negotiating with him for well over three months. Joseph, who would not comment on the specifics of the deal, said all the legalities of distributing the tape have been fully explored.

"He has presented enough information to us that he does own it," Joseph said.

Salomon had already made some of the footage available at www.trustfundgirls.com, but 1 Night in Paris will give viewers an unprecedented look.

"It's clearly Paris. There's no doubt it's Paris," Joseph said. "She's in the club. She's videotaping herself. … It's reality stuff. People like reality? Well, here it is."

Joseph said Red Light would be distributing 1 Night in Paris worldwide.

"My biggest concern was how many people actually downloaded it from the Internet," he told AVN.com. "But from what I understand, a lot of it was hard to download, it was dropping out. And he didn't let it all go on the Net. There is 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage on this tape. It's better quality. Plus, we're throwing in a couple of bonus scenes, two or three scenes of our best stuff."

Joseph continued, "One of the reasons why I did go after this so aggressively is our company. We've grown tremendously. We are one of the top companies – in this world. I'm hoping people who don't know about Red Light District will know now. I figured if it's going to be done, why not us?

"If we were the only ones, I wouldn't have been interested, but since other companies were trying to get this I stepped up and got aggressive."

Sources say that Vivid Entertainment Group, Hustler Video, Video Team, and at least two other adult companies were involved in the Hilton sweepstakes.

Joseph said he believed he was close to a deal with Salomon over a month ago after a one-hour meeting in the Red Light offices. But then they went about three weeks without any further contact until Salomon called Joseph one afternoon recently and asked if he could meet him at his hotel. The two met for two hours later that day and closed the deal.

"We came to an agreement that night," Joseph said. "What we did that was special was we were communicating with Rick, talking with Rick honestly and he felt more comfortable with us. He told me that maybe it was because of our relationship (that he went with Red Light)," Joseph said.

Salomon was not available for comment at press time.

For more information, visit 1nightinparis.com or ClubRedLight.com

DANZIG Names New Album

DANZIG have set "Circle of Snakes" as the title of their eighth studio album, tentatively due on June 22 through Glenn Danzig's Evilive label in the U.S. (Regain Records in Europe). Confirmed songtitles so far are as follows:

DANZIG's current lineup consists of Glenn Danzig (vocals), Tommy Victor (guitar, PRONG), Bevan Davies (drums, COMES WITH THE FALL), and Jerry Montano (bass, ex-THE DEADLIGHTS).

New Cure Album Due In Late June

The Cure has nailed down a June 22 release date for its 13th studio album. The as-yet-untitled set will be issued by Geffen via producer Ross Robinson's I Am imprint, to which the Cure signed last year after parting ways with longtime label Fiction/Elektra.

The Robert Smith-led band will perform the album's yet-to-be-revealed first single April 30 on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," the same day the quintet will be inducted into the Hollywood Rockwalk on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.

New Gene $immon$ Album Cover

This just in:

Look for an in-depth interview w/ Gene in the next MK!

The song order the ASSHOLE album is:

Drawing together over three decades of record making, ASSHOLE is a grand, and swaggering portrait of SIMMONS in the 21st Century, a brave musical statement from a man unafraid of pushing the envelope and exploring new boundaries.

MK ONLINE Updates

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We now have two Roadtripping w/ AZ galleries up. The first one from 1998-2003 has all the captions added for the first time and the Roadtripping 2004 gallery has begun. And AZ and Fiends 2 is updated as well.

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FCC Gets S-Word Complaint

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/19/2004 6:30:00 PM

Attorney John Thompson, whose complaints about Howard Stern helped prompt Clear Channel to banish the jock and the FCC to fine the company almost half a million dollars, says he has faxed a complaint to the FCC about Sunday night's 60 Minutes broadcast, in which singer Mary J. Blige uttered an under-her-breath "shit."

According to Thomson, he sent the complaint yesterday to FCC Chairman Michael Powell and his senior legal adviser. He did not contact CBS or 60 Minutes and neither had any comment. One CBS spokesperson confirmed the word had aired, though another expressed some doubt.

Thompson was alerted by a piece on The Schnitt Show on Clear Channel's WIOD(AM) Miami.

A check of the show's Web site (www.schnittshow.com) provided an audio clip of the Blige expletive underneath this caption: "Mary J. Blige cursing during 60 minutes, will Viacom be nailed by the FCC for this?"

While Clear Channel yanked Stern, saying it was indecent, Viacom did not and Monday asked the FCC to reconsider its decision making swear words actionable regardless of context.

Thompson in his complaint said: "This constitutes a violation of FCC-enforced decency standards, just a surely as does Bono’s use of the word "fucking" on the prime time telecast of the 2003 Golden Globes. "

Thomson pointed out that it was a repeat broadcast, saying CBS had two chances to edit it out and didn't. The complaint was lodged against CBS-owned WFOR-TV Miami and "all other CBS television stations."

In ruling the F-word indecent in the Bono case, the FCC said other profanities might now be actionable.

ZZ Top Celebrating 35th Year On The Road - To Play One Off With The Doors

ZZ Top will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a North American summer tour. The shows begin June 25 at Kay Yaeger Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas, and will include visits to arenas, amphitheaters, fairs, festivals and casinos.

On July 4 the band will play a show with the newly re-formed Doors and Blue Oyster Cult in Chicago. The show is sponsored by the Loop and tickets are now on sale.

Has RON JEREMY Slept With More Women Than GENE SIMMONS?

Thanks to Blabbermouth for the tip: (Quote is too funny not to report - AZ)

Porn king Ron Jeremy caught up with Get Real Detroit for a Q&A and was asked if he kept track of how many girls he's slept with and whether is it more than Gene Simmons of KISS. "Me and Gene Simmons were both on 'The View' and we gave the same number when they asked us," the legendary porn king responded. "I gave a stock answer, kind of a comic one. We both say between four and five thousand, which is true. But he's a rock star — they're doing him because they like him. They're doing me because it's a paycheck. Or, the other line is, he gets girls that look like his Playboy playmate wife, and when I'm not making movies, I get girls that look like Gene Simmons." Read
www.getrealdetroit.com/articles.php?aid=1235

The Latest on the Batman Begins Production

from www.superherohype.com

Stay tuned for more details.

NEW AZ Editorial On Columbine Massacre Anniversary

Subject: Five Years Since The Columbine Massacre

Read the entire rant in EDITORIALS Section

The Darkness Light Up Tinseltown With Arena-Rock Flash

from www.mtv.com

LOS ANGELES — "I know you're not allowed to smoke here," Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins said, "but do any of you have lighters?" The sold-out crowd at the Henry Fonda Theatre responded with a sea of flickering Bics. Hawkins then confirmed this gesture as the international cue for a power ballad by steering the British quartet into "Love Is Only a Feeling," a mid-tempo tearjerker that opened and closed with his gargantuan guitar solos. The audience, raised with an inherent knowledge of arena-rock conventions, could do nothing but scream approvingly.

The reaction of Sunday night's crowd was hardly unique. Hawkins and his bandmates (guitarist and brother Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Ed Graham) have spent the last month storming Middle America, bringing the glamorous, big-time rock that alternative rock spurned back to the concert stage. Many seem to forget that '70s and '80s groups such AC/DC, Boston and Def Leppard have continued to rule mainstream radio, even as flannel shirts and rap-metal beats have replaced leather bell-bottoms and towering Marshall stacks in arenas. But Permission to Land, the Darkness' debut album (which was certified gold during this tour), presents fans of epic, twin-guitar crunch and high-pitched screams with a fresh band of heroes.

And few enjoy the spectacle and its routines as much as Hawkins. He isn't simply the lead singer, with a tremendous tremolo reminiscent of Sebastian Bach and Freddie Mercury. He's also a David Lee Roth-like MC, cheekily chastising the crowd's sing-along efforts and changing from one bodysuit into another (three costumes in all, each emphasizing his abundant chest hair). In short, Hawkins made sure that only the sourest pusses in the house weren't enjoying themselves — and you can guess where he told them to go.

Inevitably, the show's crashing finale came with the group's breakaway radio hit, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love." The fans shouted along with every timeworn line, sticking their thumbs way up in the air when Hawkins sang that "Everything is A-O.K."

And if the encore's climax — Hawkins riding through the audience on the shoulders of a roadie while peeling off the guitar solo to "Love on the Rocks With No Ice"— faltered because the band had blown out its Marshalls earlier in the song,­ so what? Even that seemed like an arena-rock trick worth turning up for.

FCC SET TO FINE STERN AGAIN

The FCC is expected to fine Infinity Broadcasting roughly $1.5 million as early as next week for airing "indecent" material from the Howard Stern radio show. Unlike Clear Channel, though, Infinity corporate parent Viacom plans to fight the fines. A spokesman for the company indicated it has no plans to drop Stern, but will fight the fine on First Amendment grounds, arguing that Stern's remarks do not meet the legal definition of "indecent." Viacom President Mel Karmazin has publicly backed Stern in front of D.C. lawmakers. In 1995, Infinity paid a $1.7 million fine for indecent comments on Stern's show. Once Infinity receives the proposed fine from the FCC, it has 30 days to respond, at which time it can either pay or go to court.

KISS New Show This Summer

Fresh off their successful co-headlining tour with Aerosmith, KISS have announced they're returning to the road this summer with a new show, new stage and a set list featuring some "rarely heard gems" from the band's catalog.

The masters of excess boast that they've left 2.5 tons of greasepaint, 4,362 gallons of fake blood, 3,400 smashed guitars and tons of explosives and lights in their wake throughout 30 years of concerts.

This year's lineup consists of vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons, vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley, guitarist Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer on drums.

The tour kicks off June 10 in San Antonio, with "The Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Show On Earth" hitting amphitheatres across the nation through early August.

Joining KISS on all dates will be glam-rock icons Poison, featuring original members Bret Michaels, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille and Rikki Rockett.

Sat 05/08/04 Perth, AUS West Australian Cricket Grounds

Tue 05/11/04 Adelaide, AUS Entertainment Centre

Thu 05/13/04 Melbourne, AUS Rod Laver Arena

Fri 05/14/04 Melbourne, AUS Rod Laver Arena

Sat 05/15/04 Melbourne, AUS Palais Theatre

Mon 05/17/04 Sydney, AUS Sydney SuperDome

Tue 05/18/04 Sydney, AUS Hordern Pavilion

Thu 05/20/04 Brisbane, AUS Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Sat 05/22/04 Brisbane, AUS Brisbane Convention Centre

Thu 05/27/04 Tokyo, JPN Budokan Hall

Fri 05/28/04 Tokyo, JPN Budokan Hall

Sat 05/29/04 Tokyo, JPN Budokan Hall

Mon 05/31/04 Osaka, JPN Castle-Jo Hall

Wed 06/02/04 Nagoya, JPN Rainbow Hall

Thu 06/03/04 Kanazawa, JPN Ishkawa Sangyo Tenjikan

Thu 06/10/04 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Fri 06/11/04 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre

Sat 06/12/04 The Woodlands, TX C.W. Mitchell Pavilion

Tue 06/15/04 Englewood, CO Coors Amphitheatre

Wed 06/16/04 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion

Fri 06/18/04 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion

Sat 06/19/04 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Sun 06/20/04 Concord, CA Chronicle Pavilion @ Concord

Tue 06/22/04 Ridgefield, WA Amphitheater At Clark County

Wed 06/23/04 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre

Sat 06/26/04 Somerset, WI Float Rite Park Amphitheatre

Sun 06/27/04 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Mon 06/28/04 Maryland Heights, MO UMB Bank Pavilion

Wed 06/30/04 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

Fri 07/02/04 Antioch, TN Starwood Amphitheatre

Sat 07/03/04 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center

Sun 07/04/04 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion @Star Lake

Tue 07/06/04 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center

Wed 07/07/04 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheatre

Fri 07/09/04 Tinley Park, IL Tweeter Center

Sat 07/10/04 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater

Sun 07/11/04 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

Tue 07/13/04 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront

Wed 07/14/04 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.

Fri 07/16/04 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center

Sat 07/17/04 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Taj Mahal

Sun 07/18/04 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium

Tue 07/20/04 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center

Wed 07/21/04 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Th.

Fri 07/23/04 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain Amphitheater

Sat 07/24/04 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion

Sun 07/25/04 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp.

Tue 07/27/04 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek

Wed 07/28/04 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amp. Charlotte

Fri 07/30/04 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre

Sat 07/31/04 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Amphitheatre

Tue 08/03/04 Pelham, AL Oak Mountain Amph.

Wed 08/04/04 Atlanta, GA HiFi Buys Amphitheatre

Dawn of the Dead DVD Announced

Ken Foree, who played SWAT team member Peter Washington in George Romero's original 1978 Dawn of the Dead, confirmed to SCI FI Wire that a special-edition DVD of the classic zombie movie will come out later this year. Foree said in an interview that he was recently contacted by Anchor Bay Entertainment, the company responsible for the current single-disc Divimax version, about doing a commentary track on the upcoming release.

Foree said that he would be joined on the commentary track by fellow actors David Emge, Scott Reiniger and Gaylen Ross, who play the living refugees who hole up in a shopping mall after the world is overrun by zombies. The Anchor Bay Web site describes the release as a multidisc set, which promises "to be the most extensive edition of any title in Anchor Bay's history." The special edition of Dawn of the Dead will include multiple versions of the film, as well as interviews with cast and crew members. The DVD set is planned for release in September.

MK ONLINE Site Updates

Newly added this week on MK ONLINE, New ViXXXen Dominant Prince$$, MY RUIN Photo Gallery, AZ and Fiends 2 Gallery and Events and Concert Tour Updates.

Coming this week updates in road-tripping w/ AZ, and finally the new flash intro!

ROB ZOMBIE: 'The Devil's Rejects' Casting News

Rob Zombie is continuing work on "The Devil's Rejects", the much-anticipated sequel to the his directorial debut, "House of 1000 Corpses", tentatively due later in the year. According to a posting on Rob's web site, "Ken ('Dawn of the Dead') Foree has signed on the play Charlie Altamont a.k.a. Captain Spaulding's pimp brother. If that ain't enough for you horror fiends Michael ('The Hills Have Eyes') Berryman has signed to play Clevon, Charlie's dim witted sidekick."

"The Devil's Rejects" (which "refers to the nickname that the media has bestowed upon our favorite band of murderers") will feature a plot revolving around "the revenge-driven brother of slain Sheriff Wydell hunting down the family with a band of bounty hunters." All original cast members are said to be on board.

Even though "House of 1000 Corpses" was not a box office smash, the relatively low-budget flick's (which cost a reported $7 million to produce) $12.5 million haul was enough to make Lions Gate Films happy.

Suze Randall To Appear on A&E Biography!

AZ with Suze Randall in Las Vegas 2004

Chatsworth, CA): Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading erotic photographers, for over twenty-five years Suze Randall had been creating brilliant, stylish portraits that glorify the sensuality of her models. One of those models that Suze had the opportunity to work with was under aged porn queen Traci Lords, and now, for the first time, she’ll be sharing her recollections on national television courtesy of an interview she participated in for A&E’s popular program Biography, which turns its focus on Lords Monday, April 19th.

”It was nice to go back down memory lane and to talk about probably the best model I’ve ever worked with,” says Randall. “Although I didn’t know she was underage, she was a close friend at the time. It was very nice to retrace those steps and relive that era. My husband often reminds me what a scary time it was, but I was young and stupid and excited. It was wonderful knowing her and really refreshing talking about her.”

Randall had the opportunity to share not only her opinions on Lords and her impact on the industry, but she also discussed some of her fondest memories of working with her on several sets. Of all her stories, Randall has one that stands out from all the rest.

“She’s the only model that I’ve ever done a sunrise shoot with – I found her making love on the beach at dawn, so I grabbed my camera and did a layout on her,” Randall laughs. “I could never get anyone to get up that early to shoot, and she had just not slept! She was a hot one! No wonder she had the whole industry fooled! She was so sexually aggressive and provocative. I’ve never met anyone like her.”

Randall was interviewed at her mountain retreat earlier this year by show producer Diane Frank, who spoke highly of her involvement in the show and insight into one of the most controversial figures of adult entertainment.

“There’s so many different views on Traci, and Suze struck me as being in the middle. She doesn’t seem to be hiding anything or trying to get any particular point across. She doesn’t have an agenda. She tells it like it is,” Frank says. “She’s a radical person, but she’s not radical on this issue. She was able to see Traci as a person. She’s not as rancorous as some others are. She sees Traci probably as Traci doesn’t want to see her – of course, Traci claims she doesn’t know what was going on, but Suze sees Traci as knowing precisely what was going on. Whether or not she felt she could leave the industry was a different issue. Suze had a more balanced view of the situation. Her commentary was very valuable.”

Biography features clips from Too Naughty To Say No, a title Randall shot during the Lords era, which will be re-released by Pure Play Media Inc. next month. Pure Play CEO Richard Arnold is pleased with the coverage.

“It speaks to the fact that she is such a veteran of the industry and such a source of knowledge,” Arnold notes. “She’s been around, so people go to her for information. Just as new talent goes to her to get shot with the best.”

A&E’s Biography on Traci Lords featuring Suze Randall airs Monday, April 19th at 8pm EST.

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SKINNY PUPPY TOUR DATES ADDED

...more to come...

June 16, 2004 - Vic's Theatre - Chicago, IL
June 23, 2004 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
July 11, 2004 - La Locomotive - Paris, FR
July 13, 2004 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, NL
July 15-17 ? - Arvika Festival - Sweden
July 15-18 ? - Dour Festival - Belgium
July 16-18 ? - Zillo Festival - Germany
July 19, 2004 - The Forum - London, UK

HIV Scare: The Industry’s Response

from www.avn.com
By: Acme Andersson

“I have already cancelled 40 sex scenes, I’ve cancelled five movies completely, everything for the rest of this month and all of May,” Kerkove said.

Kerkove, who boasts that he has never shot a scene that wasn’t anal, said that much of the talent he had booked was still willing to perform.

“I was actually surprised that people still wanted to work,” he said. “I had several people tell me that they knew so-and-so wasn’t on the list, and I let one of them know that they were wrong, that the person [they were referring to] was exposed – on my set.

“Everybody is learning what I learned on 20/20, that 96 percent of the prostitutes tested in Brazil were HIV-positive. In January I was told by an agent in Brazil that performers there can buy a fake test for $10 if they ‘don’t have time to go get it or can’t do it.’ I asked him what phone numbers there are to call [for verification] and he said there really isn’t one. It’s just not worth the money. The only testing I trust for now is AIM, because I can call AIM Health Care and go on lapdat [AIM’s computer database for adult producers] and verify.”

Kerkove added that he thoroughly enjoyed using James as talent, saying “he did great scenes, was a perfect gentleman, had a great body, and he was super polite.”

Gonzo director Lex Drill, who also shoots primarily anal scenes, said he was scheduled to shoot in Brazil next month, but will not be making the trip.

“I was supposed to go to Brazil on May 17 and I couldn’t bring myself to make reservations,” Drill said. “Don’t ask me why, but I was uncomfortable to begin with, even before this happened, and I have not only cancelled my upcoming trip, I am never going to Brazil. … They don’t have the same infrastructure and I don’t want to be responsible for anyone contracting HIV. I would rather never shoot again in my life than put anybody in harm’s way. I don’t want to be a death merchant.”

Kick Ass Pictures contract performer/director Mary Carey said that she has already postponed shooting Mary Carey Rules 5 next month, though she is considering putting together a video of girls masturbating, but “no exchanging fluids.”

“I think the testing is good,” Carey told AVN.com, “but I think the testing should be every 10 days.”

Publicist Carly Milne, who represents Private, Pure Play Media and New Sensations/Digital Sin, said each company is taking varying precautions.

“Private has declared a moratorium on any production until June 8,” Milne told AVN.com. She pointed out that most of Private’s productions are shot in Europe, so the company should still be able to keep a regular release schedule.

“Pure Play is going to focus mainly on doing girl/girl stuff for now,” Milne said. “I believe there is a girl/girl feature ahead, but I don’t think there is anything else slated, so I don’t think it affects our production.”

Milne said that New Sensations/Digital Sin “is slowing down work on any boy/girl scenes and they are going to focus mainly on solo. They are not going to shoot with anyone who is on the list.”

Performer Richard Raymond, who along with wife Kelly Kline travels from North Carolina to Porn Valley to work throughout the year, said the work has dried up – and he’s happy about it.

“We were on location for Barely Legal Summer Camp when it all started happening and they just shut it down right there,” Raymond said. “We were just tested on the 9th and we were re-tested yesterday. There’s still that incubation period, but it’s still some peace of mind for us to know that, at this point, we’re ok.”

Raymond added that he thought it was “awesome” that they immediately stopped production.

“I was booked with VCA for the 25th through the 1st and I cancelled all of it,” Raymond said. “It’s just not worth the risk, and they weren’t sure if they were going to shoot it anyway.

Raymond and Kline will be cutting their trip short and returning to North Carolina this weekend until things clear up.

Performer Gia Paloma, who was in the AVN offices a week ago to drop off a new title, Gia Has a Negro Problem – which has her on the cover with Darren James – said she won’t be working for a couple months.

“At least a couple months, if just mentally, because it fucks you up,” she told AVN.com. “Is $1600 really worth cutting my life by 50 years? There’s no reason anyone should risk their life for a few bucks. You have to take a look at yourself and ask what you’re worth.”

Paloma also noted that she is still being asked to work and that one company in particular had been particularly insistent.

Jenna Jameson issued a press release this afternoon that said, in part: “I think that any performer coming into the United States from abroad, including American nationals who have worked outside the country, should have a ‘quarantine’ period in which they must wait at least 60 days before beginning work again in the adult industry.”

“ClubJenna has pushed its productions until the 60 day window has elapsed and we can be assured that the outbreak is contained. We strongly urge the rest of the industry to follow. This is our industry and our livelihood … please help to ensure its safety.”

Several directors and performers who are continuing to work through this crisis refused comment for this article or did not return phone calls.

JESSE JANE & DEVON ON THE COVER OF "FRONT" MAGAZINE

See out photo gallery for images of MK's AZ and Greg Miner with these two superstars at AVN EXPO 2004

Digital Playground’s exclusive contract superstars, Jesse Jane & Devon grace the cover of FRONT magazine’s 69th anniversary issue, available on newsstands now. Boasting a readership over 500,000 throughout Europe and the United States, FRONT is the definitive source for everything that is now. Jesse and Devon are featured together in a beautiful 8 page spread and a 3 page pull out poster. Eoin McSorley, the editor of FRONT magazine says, "Jesse Jane and Devon have captivated the hearts of our British readers. They have an accessibility and openness that says they're up for anything. We're getting really good feedback on the issue. It's always a pleasure to introduce Digital Playground girls to the UK."

Digital Playground founder, Joone, received photo credit for all images of Jesse Jane and Devon used in FRONT. He says, “Jesse and Devon are magic together and the camera captured it. I’d like to thank the staff at FRONT for their long time support and inclusion of Digital Playground.” Jesse Jane is thrilled “I love Devon and I love FRONT and it shows. I’m so glad this issue is finally out and I’m stoked that it’s the 69th issue.” Devon is giddy too. She says, “this is the first photo shoot I’ve done with Jesse so keep your eyes open, you have a lot to look forward to. FRONT rules for being the very FIRST magazine to put us on the cover and the pull out poster together!”

Jesse Jane and Devon appear in Digital Playground’s No Limits, on shelves now and they are currently in production on Island Fever 3.

Digital Playground, the filmmaker’s company, combines award-winning stars with award-winning directors and a state of the art special effects team.

2 HIV Cases Put a Scare Into Porn

Several major adult movie companies — including the industry's largest, Vivid — announced Thursday they would stop filming for 60 days after two stars tested positive for HIV

Vivid and other companies announced that they would stop filming in hopes of heading off an outbreak of HIV in the multibillion-dollar business.

Production would stop until those actors who had worked with actor Darren James and actress Lara Roxx could be tested, company officials said. The pair, who had worked together in at least one movie, tested positive this week.

But other companies dismissed the plea for a moratorium, calling it "paranoid" and "knee-jerk," and vowed to keep their cameras rolling. The industry, they said, was perfectly safe.

"I'm against any stop in production," said Tyler Cash, a producer with Sinamotion Pictures in Chatsworth. "It will put a lot of people out of business. You'll have people who will start losing their apartments. It's just not fair."

The call for a halt to filming of sex scenes without condoms was made by the Sherman Oaks-based Adult Industry Medical Heath Care Foundation, which listed on its website about three dozen actors who may have been exposed to the virus recently, and urged them to get tested.

Other top adult-entertainment groups, including the leading industry news website, endorsed the proposal.

Cash's company, along with a few others, allow actors to use condoms during filming, although filmmakers say their use "kills the fantasy" and actors are often paid more to perform without them.

James has worked for producers who don't require condoms. He reportedly contracted the virus in Brazil.

Several of those producers Thursday said they were stopping production. One of them is Jill Kelly Productions, a Hollywood company that makes four to eight movies a month.

"We're not shooting until June 8," said owner Jill Kelly. "We're just sitting around, afraid. The most important thing is safety. Safety comes before money."

At World Modeling Talent Agency in Sherman Oaks, which represents many adult actors, the phones hadn't stopped ringing Thursday from worried clients and producers. "We've gotten calls from 15 companies who are shutting down. We [the porn industry] take these things seriously. Right now, there are companies who are not only canceling future projects, but also canceling movies already in production," owner Jim South said.

Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of public health for Los Angeles County, said that although the porn industry in general has been diligent about screening actors for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, the root problem is the continued practice of unsafe sex.

"This is another illustration that unless all the sex you're showing is safe, that actors will continue to be put at risk," Fielding said. "Even good industrywide efforts would be hard to be 100% successful because people are having sex outside the industry."

Sharon Mitchell, a former adult film star who describes herself as the "auntie of porn," helped found the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation with Northridge doctor Steven York five years ago.

The clinic's main goal was preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV, in the porn industry.

The industry recommends that all actors and actresses be tested every 30 days. AIM tests about 1,200 performers each month and shares its data with major porn film producers, the foundation said.

On Thursday, actors and actresses streaming in and out of the foundation's Woodland Hills office to get tested for HIV said they felt unnerved.

Some pored over a flier handed out by AIM that named those who had sex with James since his last clean test, and those who had sex with James' sex partners, looking for people they knew.

"I haven't worked with any of them, thank God no," said one actor after reviewing the names.

Actress Summer Tyme, 25, said she has worked in the industry only two months, and that the news has rattled her.

"I'm going to change the way I do things now — probably just girl-on-girl shoots. Guys, but with condoms," Tyme said. "No money is worth risking your life."

The actress said she was scheduled for a video shoot that afternoon, but panicked when she learned that one of the male performers was "quarantined" — on the list of performers who may have been infected. Although that actor later was replaced, she called and left a message saying she would only perform protected sex.

"They never called me back," Tyme said. "I guess they didn't like that."

James, friends said, was stricken by the news. "He's resting and lying low. He's very sad," Mitchell said.

Friends and colleagues described James as friendly and gentlemanly. He was tested Friday and AIM received the diagnosis on Monday. AIM sent out an alert Tuesday morning.

Roxx is a relative newcomer to the industry, health advocates said, and appears to have performed with only two or three actors before testing positive on Thursday.

"Luckily, there's a small number of people," said AIM healthcare worker Scotty Phillips.

Roxx had not worked for the last few days because she felt ill.

Despite the HIV scare, Kelly said, porn workers are still sexually healthier than non-porn people who are promiscuous.

"People are aware about their health in this industry," Kelly said

JENNA JAMESON SUPPORTS TIGHT SELF-REGULATION OF INDUSTRY TO PREVENT SPREAD OF HIV

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA Jenna Jameson, the world’s best known adult film star, says she will campaign vigorously for tighter self-regulation of the XXX movie industry in order to head off the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among adult performers.

“The fact is that the adult industry as a whole has been remarkably free of STDs and HIV, considering that sex is what we do for a living. We must do even more to prevent it from taking root among performers,” said Ms. Jameson. “The incidence of HIV in the adult industry is far lower than in the population as a whole, and we need to adopt stricter restrictions for our industry to keep it that way. I think that any performer coming into the United States from abroad, including American nationals who have worked outside the country, should have a ‘quarantine’ period in which they must wait at least 60 days before beginning work again in the adult industry.”

Ms. Jameson made her remarks as the industry reacted to reports that male actor Darren James had tested positive for HIV. She said she endorsed a 60-day moratorium on producing new films to assure that there are no additional HIV positive cases. “ClubJenna has pushed its productions until the 60 day window has elapsed and we can be assured that the outbreak is contained. We strongly urge the rest of the industry to follow. This is our industry and our livelihood….please help to ensure its safety.”

She added: “I fully support the efforts of AIM (the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation), which has done an incredibly good job in bringing awareness to ways people in our industry can protect themselves. If we don’t get behind AIM in every way and make sure we have air-tight self-regulation, then you can be sure that the government is going to step in and start doing it for us, and that will be a major mess.”

MOTÖRHEAD To Release Album In June

MOTÖRHEAD have set a June 22 North American release date through Metal-Is Records (subsidiary of Sanctuary) for their as-yet-untitled new album. The cover for the CD is once again being provided by esteemed cover artist Joe Petagno. No further information is currently available.

Society 1: 'Hate' Premieres Saturday on Headbanger's Ball

Society 1's latest video, 'Hate', premieres on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball, this Saturday, April 17.

Directed by award-winning director Spencer Susser (renowned for his commercials for Nike and Snapple and his videos for such artists as OPM and The Offspring), "Hate" is bound to go down as one of the most memorable videos of the year... A fanatical kid, a wildly gyrating stripper, and Matt "The Lord" Zane compete for the camera's attention as Society 1's driving industrial-metal glam-shock rages forth like a Satanic bullet train!

'Hate' is the third video off Society 1's Earache debut, 'Exit Through Fear'. The MTV2 premiere of 'Hate' comes just in time for Society 1's European tour with Godhead, followed shortly after by their US tour with Orgy.

Headbanger's Ball airs Saturday night at 10:00 pm eastern time.

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VELVET REVOLVER Dates and Slither Video Premiere

VELVET REVOLVER will jump-start the June 8 release of their much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband" (RCA), with their first-ever tour. Launching May 13 in St. Louis, the intimate venue trek will take the band — who've only played one show before (last year in Los Angeles) — across the U.S. into such cities as New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco and Detroit, among others.

"Slither", the album's first single, exploded at radio in its first week of release, airing on over 130 stations. The song was #1 Most Added at Modern Rock, Active Rock and Mainstream Rock.

For the "Slither" video, VELVET REVOLVER — lead vocalist Scott Weiland, guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Dave Kushner — joined forces with video director Kevin Kerslake (NIRVANA, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, IGGY POP). The band performed the powerful song in an underground "catacomb party" in front of hundreds of fans packed into the sprawling basement of a downtown Los Angeles warehouse. Other portions of the "Slither" video are being shot in Europe, where "catacomb parties" take place underground, reachable only by following a series of clues and traveling through the maze of tunnels that lay nearly a half-mile underneath the city. Look for the "Slither" video to premiere Tuesday, April 27 at 9:00 PM Eastern/Pacific as part of MTV2 "Makes The Video".

VELVET REVOLVER tour dates:

May 13 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
May 14 - Kansas City, MO @ Memorial Hall
May 15 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest
May 19 - Chicago, IL @ The Riviera
May 20 - Detroit, MI @ TBA
May 21 - Toronto, ONT @ Kool Haus
May 26 - New York, NY @ Roseland
May 27 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
May 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
May 29 - Boston, MA @ TBA
Jun. 04 - Portland, OR Roseland
Jun. 05 - Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater
Jun. 07 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
Jun. 08 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
Jun. 09 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre

GENE SIMMONS' 'Asshole' Delayed (Again), World Premiere Announced

Simmons Records/Sanctuary Music Group has pushed back the release date of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' highly anticipated sophomore solo album, "Asshole", to June 8 from the previously announced May 18 (and before that April 20).

If you're in the Los Angeles area and would like be the first to be officially certified by Simmons as an "asshole", please apply to LosAngelesAsshole@sanctuarygroup.com. 20 winners will be chosen at random to be the first to attend the "world premiere" of "Asshole" at the Key Club in Los Angeles on April 22. Party is by exclusive invitation only.

Like Gene's 1978 self-titled solo album, "Asshole" features a number of outside songwriting contributions and guest appearances. Bob Dylan and Gene co-wrote the album's "Waiting For The Morning Light". Frank Zappa and Gene share co-writing credit on "Black Tongue" and the Zappa Family, Dweezil, Ahmet, Moon, Gail and Frank Zappa himself sing and play guitar on the song. Other guests featured on the album include Dave Navarro, ex-KISS members Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer, new Simmons Records/Sanctuary Music Group signing BAG, as well as Gene's longtime live-in Shannon Tweed and their two children, Sophie and Nicholas.

Track listing is as follows:

01. Sweet And Dirty Love (Simmons)
02. Firestarter (Prodigy)
03. Weapons (Simmons)
04. Waiting For The Morning Light (Simmons/Dylan)
05. Beautiful (Singh/Addison)
06. Asshole (Tolstrup)
07. Now That You're Gone (Simmons/Kulick)
08. Whatever Turns You On (Williams/Simmons)
09. Dog (Bag/Simmons)
10. Black Tongue (Simmons/Zappa)
11. Carnival Of Souls (Simmons/Van Zen)
12. If I Had A Gun (Bag/Simmons)
13. I Dream 1,000 Dreams (Simmons)

The Japanese version will include two additional songs:

14. Everybody Knows (Simmons)
15. You're My Reason For Living (Simmons)

The first single from the album will be Gene's cover of PRODIGY's "Firestarter", for which a video was shot last weekend in Los Angeles with directors Mark Klasfeld and Tony Perossian.

Liberal Radio Pulled From Two Stations

NEW YORK - Just two weeks after launching, a new radio network aimed at liberal audiences suffered a setback Wednesday when a dispute with a business partner resulted in the network's signal being pulled from stations in Chicago and Los Angeles. The ownersof Air America Radio filed a lawsuit in New York's Supreme Court against the New York-based MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. after the radio company dropped Air America Radio's signal from its stations WNTD in Chicago and KBLA in Los Angeles.

MultiCultural Radio did not return phone calls for comment, but the Chicago Tribune quoted the company's owner, Arthur Liu, as saying that Air America bounced a check to them on Wednesday. Air America claims in its lawsuit that its payments are up to date.

"MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting's conduct in this matter has been disgraceful," Evan Cohen, the chairman of Air America Radio, said in a statement. "To shut off a broadcast that listeners rely on without warning and in the middle of discussions is the height of irresponsibility and a slap in the face of the media industry."

Air America claims in its lawsuit that MultiCultural Radio removed the network's signal in Chicago without notice and changed the locks on the station's offices.

Air America Radio launched March 31 in five cities around the country and on XM Satellite Radio with a slate of left-leaning talk radio and political satire, headlined by comedians Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo.

The network is still broadcasting in New York, Portland, Ore., and on a different station in Los Angeles, KCAA.

WEIRD AL MOURNS DEATH OF HIS PARENTS: update

Yankovic Issues Statement on Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

On April 9, my mom and dad, Nick and Mary Yankovic, passed away in their home in Fallbrook, California. It was the result of a terrible accident: That morning, they had started a fire in the fireplace with the flue closed, and were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide poisoning.

My wife Suzanne called me that afternoon on the bus to give me the news, so that I would hear about it before the wire services picked it up. Needless to say, I feel pretty much the way you would expect me to feel: shocked and devastated beyond words. I loved my parents so much, and this all still seems like a horrible nightmare that I can’t wake up from.

I want to thank my family, friends and fans for the incredible outpouring of love and support that they’ve shown me. It’s wonderful to know that there are so many people around the world who truly loved my parents, and also nice to know that I am not alone in my grief. I take some small measure of comfort in knowing that they died peacefully, and that they never had to suffer through the pain and loneliness of living without each other.

I'm also grateful that they both lived long enough to see me happily married to Suzanne, and particularly happy that they got to meet our beautiful baby daughter Nina. She filled their lives with so much joy this last year. Nina may be too young to remember playing with her grandparents when she gets older, but don’t worry, we’ll have some great videotape to show her.

Many people have wondered what’s going to happen with the tour. I briefly considered canceling some shows, but I ultimately decided that it would be better for me personally to continue working. Plus, I’ve heard from so many people over the years that my music has cheered them up in times of tragedy… Well, I thought maybe my music would help me too.

So far, it has. Going up on stage in front of thousands of supportive fans is a cathartic and somewhat therapeutic experience for me right now. I don’t know if I can say that the concerts really take my mind off of the tragedy, but at least they give me a break from sobbing all the time. Anyway, I have decided not to cancel any showsthe tour will continue as planned. However, I have decided to put a moratorium on all interviews and meet-and-greets for the time being. I just feel like I need some time alone right now.

The funeral will be a very small, intimate service with only the immediate family attending, so please, I ask that you respect our privacy. Just knowing that your thoughts are with us at this time is more than enough, but if you care to contribute anything, in lieu of flowers, Suzanne and I suggest a donation to the Natural Resources Defense Council in my parents’ name. One thing I would like to ask everybody to do, though… Please, go out and get carbon monoxide detectors for yourself and your loved ones. If my parents had had one in their home, there’s a very good chance that they would still be with us today.

In fairness to the memory of my mother, I should point out some errors that appeared in the press. Although she was starting to have a problem with short-term memory loss (she was taking medication for it), my mother was never diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As long as I’m pointing out errors that the press has made, it was my Aunt Dot who found my parents when she was bringing them lunch that day, as she routinely did (and not a group of relatives concerned that they "hadn’t heard from them in a while" the family was close and caring and saw each other several times a day). Also, my aunts and uncles all live in separate houses (not together, as some articles implied), and for what it’s worth, I am not represented by the William Morris Agency either.

I don’t know how much else I can say about my parents that I haven’t already said in interviews over the years. Although I always found it a little uncomfortable, my dad talked a lot about death. He mentioned a few times that he was planning to go on a diet so that his "casket would be easier to carry." I guess that’s where I got my sick sense of humor from. And he was always talking about how much he was looking forward to seeing his old army buddies again (in the next life). I sure hope they’re having a great reunion right now.

As unthinkable as this tragedy is to me, I just know that my mom and dad were very much at peace with the world and with their lives. And I guess I can take a small amount of comfort in that too. Thank you all again for your overwhelming kindness and support. It means more to me than you can ever know.

Love,

Al

PIXIES TICKET SALES RECORD ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO FOR FALL DATES

The PIXIES kicked off their warm-up reunion dates last night in Minneapolis – the first concert they’ve played together in nearly 12 years – taking the stage to a full minute-long ovation offered by a packed venue of some 1000 fans – some of whom paid up to $400 a ticket on Ebay.

The Pixies played 27 songs – including a seven-song encore. Today’s review in the city’s major daily newspaper, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, was glowing, remarking that Frank Black and Kim Deal “could still harmonize like best buddies.” MTV reported, “Any notion that the band’s elusive chemistry had eroded in the decade-plus since its last tour was quickly dispelled as the four musicians tore into their post-punk pop ditties with rocking energy and surprisingly excellent timing.” NME called the band’s first concert “a triumphant return.” Minneapolis is the first of thirteen “warm up” dates on this tour.

Just prior to launching the Pixies’ North American dates, the band announced that they would headline a Fall 2004 U.S. Tour. Over the Eastern weekend, tickets for the first two Fall tour dates went on sale – Chicago and Atlanta – and sold out as fast as the transactions could take place. Promoters for the Atlanta date, set for October 14 at the Fox Theatre, immediately rolled over to a second show, October 15, which also sold out. Now that may not surprise you, but hold on, there’s more. In Chicago, tickets for the band’s November 13 show at the Aragon Ballroom sold out within two minutes, and second show (November 14) went on sale and sold out, and a record-breaking third consecutive show (November 15) went on sale and, yes, sold out. Thirteen thousand five hundred Pixies tickets sold out in a 24-hour period – and bear in mind, this was Easter Weekend, these concerts are SEVEN MONTHS away, and are all general admission (not reserved) seats.

So, what’s next? Well, the Pixies will break their own record and have announced a record-setting FOURTH show at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom that will take place Tuesday, November 16. Tickets for that show will go on sale this Saturday, April 17 at 12NOON (CDT).

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Andy Cirzan, with Jam Productions, promoter for the Chicago run. “The White Stripes played the Aragon two nights in a row and then came back a few months later for a third show, but no artist has ever played three consecutive shows at the Aragon, not to mention four.”

HANNAH HARPER SIZZLES DURING PLAYBOY RADIO STOP

CHATSWORTH, CA – Sin City contract superstar Hannah Harper had quite a bit of fun at her recent stop at Playboy Radio in Los Angeles last Friday.

Hannah joined sexy Playboy Radio hosts Juli Ashton and Tiffany Granath for a fun filled 2 hours of hot sex talk and commentary on the current adult video business live on the air over the XM Satellite Radio Network.

Hannah, a former Penthouse Pet, felt right at home in the heart of Playboy country with the fun and sexy radio hosts as they spent a great deal of time discussing sex and more sex.

“I had a really nice time with Juli and Tiffany discussing sexual positions and other crazy things”, offered the shapely blond beauty as she laughed about some of the topics discussed. “Those girls are totally wild and fun to be around”, she continued.

Playboy Radio seeks out the industry’s top stars to be interviewed and mixes in a fun and relaxed atmosphere with Juli and Tiffany.

“I like it when hot stars come into our booth”, remarked Juli as she got ready for Hannah’s segment. “You are so beautiful baby”, shouted Tiffany as Hannah walked into the radio booth.

Playboy Radio producer Farrell Hirsch has been busy building the Playboy Radio name over the past 2 years which continues to attract new listeners every day to this latest invention known as satellite radio.

“We started this radio show as a spin off of the popular ‘Nightcalls’ television show which attracts a large audience to Playboy Television”, offered the engaging producer.

“The key is to get hot stars so that the conversation moves and the audience is entertained”, Hirsch continued.

Hannah Harper made her appearance as part of her current media blitz where she is promoting the Sin City brand and her latest feature movies for the Chatsworth, California based company.

Hannah’s most recent movies for Sin City include ‘Ablaze’, ‘Angeles’, ‘Fidelity Inc.’, ‘The Bachelor’, and ‘Assploitations #2’ with Aurora Snow,.

Check back for more news on Hannah Harper as she gets set for the ‘Bay Area Blitz’ which starts this Thursday April 15th, in Sacramento at Goldie’s Adult Superstore from 5 until 8PM.

Check out www.sincity.com for the latest news, photos and movie trailers.

DORO Signs With AFM RECORDS

Thanks Blabbermouth:

DORO has inked a deal with AFM Records. DORO's first release for the label will be a collection of her best hits and other metal classics performed with the Metal Classic Night Orchestra. The as-yet-untitled CD will include several special guests (rumored guests are Udo Dirkschneider and Blaze Bayley) and will feature three new songs specially composed for this project. A late 2004 release is expected. A "taster" EP at a single price will be released on August 9.

Two Exorcist Prequels On DVD?

It's enough to make your head spin. Morgan Creek—which shelved director Paul Schrader's unseen Exorcist prequel movie and ordered it remade under helmer Renny Harlin—now says it may want to release both versions of the movie on DVD, Variety reported. Schrader shot an entire version of Exorcist: The Beginning last year before Morgan Creek scrapped it and ordered a new version from scratch, including a new script, new cast and director Harlin, the trade paper reported. Harlin's Exorcist: The Beginning heads for theaters on Aug. 20.

Now, Morgan Creek chief James Robinson is telling the trade paper that he's seeking to have Warner Brothers release both directors' Exorcist movies on DVD simultaneously. That could raise a credits arbitration issue with the Directors Guild of America, the trade paper added.

Schrader told the trade paper that he's agreed in principle to the arrangement with Morgan Creek in order to get his version seen and as a way of settling the contractual issues of his being owed a preview and an official screening. "I'm very proud of my film, and I think it deserves to be seen," Schrader told Variety. "If I get the DVD, I can say 'God bless you, Renny; may your film do well.'"

It's unclear whether Warner would bundle both films in one DVD or simply make both films available individually. A spokesman for the studio told the trade paper that Morgan Creek hadn't yet discussed the DVD plan with anyone there.

Plot Outline: Young Father Merrin (Skarsgård) encounters the demon Pazuzu for the first time while doing missionary work in post-WWII Africa

Wal-Mart Sells Anti - Violence, Language, Sex/Nudity and Explicit Drug - Use DVD Player

By Chris Marlowe

"It's just fortunate," he said. "There is a lot of interest and sensitivity around the topic of potentially offensive media content."

RCA's player is the latest development in a legal battle between the Salt Lake City-based software company and Hollywood. Steven Spielberg Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh and other members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) filed suit against ClearPlay in September 2002, when the filtering product was available as a computer program.

Those legal proceedings are still under way in Colorado's 10th District Court. Both sides currently are waiting for a ruling on a summary judgment filed by ClearPlay.

The DGA, for its part, is sticking to its guns.

"ClearPlay software edits movies to conform to ClearPlay's vision of a movie instead of letting audiences see, and judge for themselves, what writers wrote, what actors said and what directors envisioned," a DGA spokesman said in a statement Monday. "Ultimately, it is a violation of law and just wrong to profit from selling software that changes the intent of movies you didn't create and don't own."

The Motion Picture Assn. of America, which lobbies on behalf of most of Hollywood's major studios, declined to comment directly regarding Wal-Mart's decision to sell the players but spokesman Matt Grossman did say, "our position is that we are wholeheartedly against any individual or enterprise that alters our studios' copyrighted material."

Consumers can play any DVD in these units in the usual manner. In addition, however, they can activate a variety of different filtering levels that work according to ClearPlay's preprograming. The player filtering works only on selected titles; it has no effect on movies that it has not been preprogramed to handle, but for those it doesn't recognize, it has the capability to completely block movies based on their rating.

The sophisticated process is rather like very smoothly fast-forwarding and muting the original movie as it plays back. The DVD remains unchanged and unharmed. Aho said that is an essential distinction between ClearPlay and fellow defendants named in the pending suit, because others provide consumers with a copy of a physically edited DVD or VHS movie.

According to Aho, the studios' allegations imply that consumers "are violating copyright law when they use ClearPlay to mute and skip the playback of movies on DVDs that they have lawfully bought or rented."

He believes the industry's objections are lessening now that Hollywood has had a chance to evaluate what ClearPlay actually does.

"There is a natural reaction when faced with a new technology to make sure that it's managed, that your industry is protected and that the application is good for both consumers and the industry," Aho said. "It's clear that there is a much better understanding of ClearPlay as opposed to companies that make copies of the movies. I