Killing Joke Frontman Goes Missing

Some band members get stuck in foreign prisons, others just seem to disappear: Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman allegedly has not been seen in days. This is following a Facebook post which was allegedly written by the vocalist himself in which he cancelled the upcoming UK tour dates with The Cult and The Mission. The post has meanwhile been deleted, but of course it is still floating around the internet. It is not sure if it was actually written by Jay or the work of a fan with Facebook hacking skills, either way the content was as follows:

Dear Gatherers,
It gives me great pleasure to announce the cancellation of the upcoming gigs with The Cult and The Mission.Frankly, playing at a gig with The Cult never appealed to me in the first place. The only reason we allowed ourselves to be talked into it was to blow both bands off the stage and to steal their respective audiences. As the concert has been downgraded to a venue that we have recently headlined (and sold out) it doesn’t make sense. In addition to this Gatherers would only get to listen to a one hour set.
Then there would be a problem with the dressing room and witnessing The Cult charge the fans $200 per head for a Meet & Greet.
Lastly, all their songs suck! They clearly have no integrity (they refer to their hometown as L.A.)…
On a more positive note KJ will be recording in Argentina just after Christmas and Brixton Academy is booked for Spring.
I do believe the band will play a private gig at Metropolis Studios (London) which is of course open to all Gatherers (you are the first to know!).

I hope you are all as relieved as I am!

Black Jester

PS I don’t want your money
PPS Life without KJ is unthinkable!

The remaining band members have since released another post reacting to and apologizing for the first one, as well as commenting on Jaz’ sudden disappearance:

A statement was posted on Facebook, reputedly by our singer, maligning both The Cult and The Mission and pulling us out of the shows.

He is now AWOL and has not contacted any of his band mates. We are deeply embarrassed by this and offer our sincere apologies to all involved. We are all concerned about our missing singer’s welfare. Killing Joke made a collective decision to play with The Cult and The Mission in September. It was agreed by all of the band that we would do these shows. Indeed, we thought that they were something to look forward to, even though they were downsized. We would still like to honour our commitment to this tour, the other bands, and all the Gatherers and people who have already bought tickets and made travel arrangements. If this proves not possible, Killing Joke will make alternative arrangements to compensate for the trouble caused.

Meanwhile we are doing everything we can to make this tour happen and locate our missing singer.

This is quite the mystery indeed, and we will keep you updated if any new information surfaces. Meanwhile, if you happen to run into a guy that looks a lot like Al Pacino, feel free to contact us about Killing Joke’s missing vocalist.

[via Blabbermouth]

Apple Censors Thin Lizzy’s ‘Jailbreak’ In iTunes

So, do you think Apple is a little nervous about people jailbreaking iPhones so they can download non Apple-sanctioned apps? If it wasn’t obvious before, it is now. Tech blog Gizmodo (by way of Shoutpedia) found out that the deluxe edition of Thin Lizzy’s classic 1976 album Jailbreak is called J*******k. While the album title and the song are edited, the description of the album leaves it uncensored. Also, it’s only on the deluxe version, which came out in 2010: if you purchase the regular version, you can still read the song and album title in its uncensored glory.

But it’s not just Thin Lizzy- there are other instances of the word “jailbreak” that are censored. According to Shoutpedia, it’s not just limited to music, and also includes apps, podcast episodes, iTunes U episodes and even books. We can understand to a degree why Apple might not want people poking around in their iOS, and if you jailbreak your iPhone, you void the warranty. Still though, it seems a little ridiculous that they’re going this far.