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| New Jersey natives Springsteen, Bon Jovi join Sting in Sandy concert Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:03 AM PDT NEW YORK, Nov 2 — New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi will join Sting and other top music stars today for a special television benefit concert on NBC to aid victims of Sandy, the giant storm that killed scores and devastated large sections of the US Northeast. The Walt Disney Co meanwhile yesterday announced a US$2 million (RM6.1 million) donation for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, while Disney/ABC Television Group designated Monday as a "Day of Giving" during which viewers of network and syndicated programming would be encouraged to help.  NBC icons at the home of its studios in the Rockefeller Centre in New York raises cheer over plans for a benefit concert. — Reuters file pic Springsteen and Bon Jovi have often taken inspiration from their home state and used their star platform to highlight the charms and challenges of New Jersey. NBC said yesterday that the commercial-free one-hour telecast, "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together", would air tonight and would include appearances by Christina Aguilera, Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon and NBC News anchor Brian Williams. The telethon, also to be shown on NBC Universal networks Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA and live-streamed on NBC.com, will benefit the American Red Cross, with proceeds going towards victims of Hurricane Sandy. "Today" show anchor Matt Lauer, who announced the concert on air yesterday, will host. Donors can also text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a US$10 contribution. On Tuesday, Springsteen tweeted a picture of the legendary Stony Pony club in New Jersey, saying "The Stone Pony stands proud despite hurricane Sandy!" The club, at the ocean's edge in Asbury Park, one of the shoreline communities lashed by the storm, has been associated with Springsteen since he performed there early in his career, and he continues to make appearances. Bon Jovi cut short a promotional tour in the United Kingdom to rush back to his home state, where he established a charity restaurant several years ago. "I really need to get back home having spoken to my wife and kids," he told Britain's Daily Mail before flying out of London. "I need to be with my people. Thankfully, my family are safe," he said, adding "The devastation is off the charts." Large sections of the state, especially its famous coastline, were devastated by the monster storm this week. Most of the other telethon performers are also from areas hard-hit by the storm, which killed at least 82 people in the United States and Canada and was the largest storm by area to hit the United States in decades. Millions remain without power, and emergency teams have struggled to reach the worst-hit areas. Announcing ABC's "Day of Giving", Anne Sweeney, president of Disney-ABC Television Group, said: "This coordinated effort between network and syndicated programming spanning news, daytime, primetime and late night will reach tens of millions of viewers with a specific call to action", such as encouraging viewers to donate to the Red Cross. — Reuters |
| Suicide Silence singer Lucker dies in California motorcycle accident Posted: 02 Nov 2012 07:45 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 — Mitch Lucker, the lead singer of extreme heavy metal band Suicide Silence, died yesterday of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach, California, police said. The band from Southern California was given the Golden Gods award for best new talent by Revolver magazine in 2009. Lucker, 28, was on a new Harley Davidson motorcycle riding in the Orange County city of Huntington Beach on Halloween night when he lost control and crashed into a light pole, according to a statement from the local police department. He was taken to the University of California Irvine Medical Centre where he later died, police said. Investigators said they were looking into the cause of the collision and whether alcohol was a factor. "There's no easy way to say this," the band said in a post on Facebook. "Mitch passed away earlier this morning from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident." Suicide Silence in 2007 came out with the album "The Cleansing" and followed that up with the 2009 "No Time to Bleed" and last year's "The Black Crown", which made its way to No. 9 on the Billboard hard rock chart. The band, whose musical style is referred to as "deathcore", is originally from Riverside, California, a working-class community 80 km east of Los Angeles. — Reuters |
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