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NEWS DIGEST: Monday, December 1

10:30 AM GMT 01/12/2008

NEWS DIGEST: Monday, December 1

Axl Rose has lambasted drinks company Dr Pepper for failing to honour their pledge to give a free drink to every American if Guns N'Roses' long-awaited Chinese Democracy was released in 2008.

In a letter to Dr Pepper, Rose's lawyer Alan Gutman wrote: "The redemption scheme your company clumsily implemented for this offer was an unmitigated disaster which defrauded consumers and, in the eyes of vocal fans, ruined the day of Chinese Democracy's release." Gutman went on to demand a full-page apology be printed in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

Chinese Democracy was beaten to the Number 1 spot yesterday by The Killers' new album Day & Age. You can read MOJO's official verdict on the new GN'R record by clicking HERE.

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Folk America, a series of concerts celebrating the enduring legacy of US folk music, are to take place at London's Barbican Theatre in January 2009. Judy Collins, Eric Andersen, John Sebastian, Seasick Steve, The Wiyos and The Byrds' Roger McGuinn are all set to make appearances. The gigs take place on January 21 and 22 and will be broadcast on BBC Four on January 30.

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AEG promoter Rob Hallett, has stated that he has another reformation “up his sleeve” - one that is apparently second only to Led Zeppelin in popularity and legend. “If you were a teenage boy in the pre-punk '70s you're going to be very excited. Outside of Led Zeppelin, this is probably the biggest reformation you can hope for.” Who could it be? Let us know your thoughts by posting below.

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Glastonbury has become too important to the local economy to ever lose its licence, claims the festival’s founder Michael Eavis. 2002 saw the licence briefly refused, following complaints from surrounding villages but the decision was swiftly overturned. According to Eavis, the show will go on: “There’s no discussion about not allowing the festival a licence anymore; they won’t stop it now”.

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The Prodigy have made a new track available to download for free from their official website. Invaders Must Die can be retrieved from the site until the end of the week. The band's new album is set for release on March 2, 2009.

Posted by Ross_Bennett at 10:30 AM GMT 01/12/2008

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  • Its got to be "Emerson, lake and Palmer". They are definitely in need of a 'critical re-evaluation'. If Jarvis Cocker was to make explicit the irony they represent (and many of us ELP fans were hip to this), next thing you'll see Kate Moss wearing their t-shirt. But Greg Lake might need to avid the leather trousers.

    Posted by Vincent at 4:42 PM GMT 03/12/2008 Report Abuse

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  • Or, of course, Slade with Noddy Holder.

    Posted by Vincent at 5:09 PM GMT 03/12/2008 Report Abuse

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  • Would dearly love it to be Genesis with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett.

    Posted by Chris at 2:05 PM GMT 04/12/2008 Report Abuse

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  • It is The Faces.Game over.

    Posted by Gregory the Dog at 6:59 PM GMT 06/12/2008 Report Abuse

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