News In Brief...
• Marilyn Manson's Lolita-esque girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood is rumoured to be negotiating a record deal.• Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump is set to appear in an episode of 'Law & Order'.
• Akon's drummer and others were injured when part of the stage fell while setting up for a show at Atlanta's Emory University.
• Melbourne three-piece The Time Of The Assassins had their debut full-length, 'Awake In Slumberland', produced by the legendary Steve Albini. It's released in Australia on November 9, during the band's launch at the Tote Hotel.
• The video for Duran Duran's new track 'Falling Down' has been banned from British TV because it was deemed to racy.
• Jackie Chan has recorded the official theme to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 'We Are Ready' was written by composer Peter Kam and has only been recorded in Chinese so far with plans for an English version to come.
