Eve sentenced for drink driving offence
EVE must wear an alcohol-detecting bracelet for 45 days after pleading no contest to driving under the influence of alcohol in a Los Angeles court yesterday (June 28).
The rapper, whose real name is Eve Jihan Jeffers, was arrested on April 26 for driving under the influence, as previously reported. Her Maserati had crashed on Hollywood Boulevard.
EVE was not present in court when her lawyer entered the plea on her behalf. She could have faced up to six months in jai and $1,000 fine, but was sentenced to 36 months of probation and a $390 fine. She must also attend 10 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, reports the Associated Press.
EVE won a Grammy for her 2001 collaboration with Gwen Stefani, and is a prot?g? of Dr. Dre. |
Robbers On High Street preview new album in LA
Robbers On High Street previewed brand-new material from their forthcoming album, 'Grand Animals', at the Troubadour in Los Angeles this weekend.
Playing a sold-out show on Saturday (May 19) and a second night on Sunday (May 20), the New York quintet ran through their new album (due out July 10) almost in its entirety, playing only a few songs from their 2005 debut, 'Tree City'.
"We played softball today and (guitarist) Steve (Mercado) struck out twice but he pitched a winner," frontman Ben Trokan told the enthusiastic crowd Sunday night.
Without saying much more than that, the band easily breezed through new tunes including the lively album opener 'Across Your Knee' and 'Nasty Numbers' with its Beatles-esque harmonies.
Toward the end of their 50-minute set, the band played a cover of John Lennon's 'Remember' before closing with 'Spanish Teeth'.
"Tonight's crowd was rowdier than last night's, which I liked," Trokan told NME.COM after their set. "Playing in LA is great--it's kind of like New York,"he added.
The band played:
'Beneath The Trees'
'Crown Victoria'
'Your Phantom Walks The Hall'
'Descender'
'Across Your Knee'
'Hudson Tubes'
'Married Young'
'Nasty Numbers'
'The Fatalist'
'Remember'
'Spanish Teeth' |
Lethal Bizzle joins Riot tour absentee list
Lethal Bizzle has become the second act to pull his show at tonight's (September 30) leg of the O2 NME Rock N roll Riot Tour in Cardiff.
Due to an accident on the M4, the star is stuck in traffic and unable to make it to the venue. He will be replaced by a Coventry band who are friends of headliners The Enemy.
He joins The Wombats on the cancelled list. The Liverpool trio pulled their appearance after frontman Matthew 'Murph' Murphy lost his voice. Tonight is the fourth night of the tour.
It is unclear at present if The Wombats will be ready to perform tomorrow night at Newcastle Carling Academy.
The remaining dates on the tour run:
Newcastle Academy (October 1)
Inverness Ironworks (3)
Aberdeen Music Hall (4)
Glasgow Barrowlands (5)
Dundee Fat Sams Live (6)
Middlesbrough Town Hall (8)
Nottingham Rock City (9)
Manchester Academy (10)
Norwich UEA (11)
Keele University (13)
Wolverhampton Civic Hall (14)
Southampton Guildhall (15)
London Brixton Academy (17)
Birmingham Academy (20, 21) |