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Diamond Does It Again - First Number One Album in the U.K.
2008-05-18 21:02:00
Some said that the reason Neil Diamond received his first U.S. number one album was because of his appearance on American Idol. They may need to eat their words now as the singer has also achieved his first chart topper of original material on the U.K. albums chart.Home Before Dark not only sets a personal record for Diamond, but also a British chart record with Diamond being the artist to take the longest to achieve their first number one album of original work.Diamonds album history in the U.K. starts a little later than the U.S. with the live album, Gold, being his first chart entry in 1971. For original material, he peaked number three with 1980's Jazz Singer soundtrack. He also peaked at number three with the live album Love at the Greek in 1977 and had a number one album in 1992 with compilation The Greatest Hits 1966-72. In total, he charted 29 albums in Britain before Home Before Dark.
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Funk Brothers Honored for Their Accomplishments
2008-05-18 20:52:00
The Funk Brothers have been named this year's recipients of the Heroes and Legends Legacy Award, given out to artists who achieve timeless accomplishments of historical importance.Founder Janie Bradford said "The Funk Brothers carved a niche in music history by playing an integral part of the "Motown Sound." Over the years, even though the members continued to change, it seemed that each replacing "Funkster" constituently kept the same feeling and emotion in the music, thereby, keeping that unique, special packaged "Detroit Sound" alive and strong. Now as well known all over the world as the artist that they played behind, Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones and Bob Babbitt are all still riding the wave of "fame" from the identify of that special sound created in the late 50's throughout the 60's. Amazing."The award will be presented at the 19th Annual HAL Awards and Scholarship Dinner, which will be held on September 28th at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Heroes And Legends Scholarship Fou...

Chart Watch - May 16, 2008
2008-05-18 05:31:00
Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current music charts. Chart highlights:As we've already mentioned a couple of times this week, Neil Diamond has scored the first number one album of his career with Home Before Dark. It took 41 charting years and 44 previous charting albums before he achieved the thrown.Also premiering this week on the album chart, although a bit weekly, is Elvis Costello's Momofuku. It starts at number 59.Of all the veteran artists that premiered on last weeks album chart, only Madonna (drop two spots) and Carly Simon (drop 8 spots) are holding fairly strong. Def Leppard dropped 25 slots, Steve Winwood went down 30 and Mudcrutch fell 45.Michael Jackson's 25th Anniversary version of Thriller is still going strong at number two on the pop catalog album and number one on the R&B catalog album chart. If it were eligible for the top album chart, it would still be at number 63, 14 weeks after release.It remains oldies time on the British album chart...
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Evening Update - Frank Sinatra, R.E.M., Van Halen, Sparks
2008-05-17 09:05:00
Tina Sinatra, youngest daughter of Frank Sinatra , told an interviewer from Canada's Sun Media that a biopic of her father was a go and Martin Scorsese is tentatively scheduled to direct. Peter Buck of R.E.M. is one of four musicians who are collaborating as a group known as the Baseball Project. Their first record, Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails, is due on July 8 from Yep Roc and revolves around baseball greats (Ted Williams, Mark McGwire, Jackie Robinson) and lesser knowns. Also in the group are Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5, R.E.M.), Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate) and Linda Pitmon (Miracle 3).Van Halen has begun filming shows on their tour for the eventual release of a DVD.Sparks began their 20-night run at London's Islington Academy on Friday with each show being a full playing of one of their albums (plus other hits). It is expected a 21st night will be added to accommodate their new album, Exotic Creatures of the Deep.
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Felix Cavaliere & Steve Cropper Working On New Music
2008-05-17 04:19:00
Stax records is proud to announce that ex-Rascals singer/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere and super guitarist Steve Cropper have come together to produce Nudge It Up a Notch, due July 29.The pair had both migrated to Nashville and played occasional gigs together at special events. Cropper had been working on the road with Booker T. and the M.G.'s and the Blues Brothers, but wanted to record some new material. Not being a singer, he and producer/songwriter Jon Tiven thought of Cavaliere whose voice had graced so many classic 60's hits.Cavaliere told USA Today, "Steve and I have worked together a lot in the past live, and we know each other from the old days, but we'd never even thought about doing it."Cropper added "If anybody was a fan of Felix Cavaliere with The Rascals, they know what he sounded like then. To me, he sounds just as young today."The pair wrote together at Tiven's home and began assembling a studio band. Chester Thompson, who has played with John Fogerty, Frank Zap...
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Afternoon Update - Eddy Arnold, Al Green, Paul McCartney, more
2008-05-17 01:07:00
RCA Nashville is attempting to extend the chart run of Eddy Arnold to pay respect for his recent passing by issuing a single of To Life from his 100th and last album, After All This Time. Stations in a number of large markets responded by playing the song starting on March 15. We'll see next week if it was enough to place the song on the charts.Al Green will be this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards on June 24. Chaka Khan is the only veteran artist to receive a nomination.It's pretty obvious who won the popularity poll in the divorce of Paul Mc Cartney and Heather Mills. In a recent poll of 1,100 British adults on their most loved and hated people in twenty categories, Heather Mills received 28.3% of the vote for most hated with Amy Winehouse and Victoria Beckham coming in second and third with percentages in the low-teens.On the other side, Paul McCartney was voted most loved with Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton second. Interestingly, America...
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Jim Croce Albums to be Reissued
2008-05-17 00:15:00
A.J. Croce , the son of Jim Croce, has been working for eight years to get permission to re-release his father's three albums that he recorded for ABC Records. You Don't Mess Around With Jim and Life and Times have never been available on CD while I Got a Name has been out-of-print for many years (note that there was a 2-CD compilation of the three albums plus earlier tracks available a few years back).Croce told Billboard, "For eight years, I've been trying to get the permission to re-release my dad's three albums on ABC Records and just last week, I got the OK. So in September, they're going to be available for the first time on CD, and then also in their original form, on vinyl."Although Croce had recorded some material prior to signing with ABC, including work with his wife Ingrid, it was the three albums that contained his hits and are best remembered by the public. There's no word at this time on any bonus material to be included on the release.Croce also said there are...
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Evening Update - Irma Thomas, Genesis, Frank Sinatra
2008-05-16 08:32:00
Huey Lewis & the News and Jerry Lee Lewis are among the performers that will join host Jimmy Smits for the 28th annual A Capitol 4th on PBS.Irma Thomas will be releasing a new album in August called Simply Grand. On each track, she will be paired up with a different pianist. Also look for Irma on this Sunday's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on ABC.Back last October, we reported on a new Genesis CD release, Live Over Europe, that captured the early part of the group's reunion tour. On June 10, another souvenir of the reunion will be released in DVD for with When in Rome. The 3-DVD set will include two discs with the last show of the tour and a third with the documentary Come Rain Or Shine. The track list for the Rome show is the same as that on the Live Over Europe release.In an ironic twist, Frank Sinatra 's long-term press agent, Warren Cowan, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. Wednesday was also the tenth anniversary of Sinatra's death.
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Touring - Queen + Paul Rodgers, Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson, more
2008-05-16 07:55:00
Queen + Paul Rodgers6/27 - London, UK - Hyde Park (Nelson Mandela at 90 Celebration) 9/16 & 17 - Moscow, Russia - SCO Olympic Arena 9/20 - Gdansk, Poland - Shipyard 9/21 - Berlin, Germany - Velodrom Arena 9/23 - Merksem, Belgium - Sportpaleis Antwerpen 9/24 - Paris, France - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 9/26 - Rome, Italy - Palalottomatica 9/28 - Verona, Italy - Arena Di Verona 9/29 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion Zurich 10/01 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle 10/02 - Mannheim, Germany - SAP Arena 10/04 - Hannover, Germany - TUI Arena 10/05 - Hamburg, Germany - Color Line Arena 10/07 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy' Rotterdam 10/10 - Nottingham, UK - Trent FM Arena 10/11 - Glasgow, UK - S.E.C.C. 10/13 - London, UK - O2 Arena 10/14 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff International Arena 10/16 - Birmingham, UK - The NIA 10/18 - Liverpool, UK - Echo Arena 10/19 - Sheffield, UK - Sheffield Arena 10/22 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi 10/24 - Murcia, Spain - ...
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Sirius Radio Announces Lou Reed's New York Shuffle, Additional Diamond
2008-05-16 05:23:00
Sirius Radio has announced that Lou Reed will begin hosting his own weekly show starting Saturday, May 17 at 6 PM EDT."SIRIUS listeners can expect to hear the most eclectic mix of music found anywhere on Lou Reed's New York Shuffle -- running the gamut from jazz to vintage rock, and everything in-between. Reed will co-host the show with music producer Hal Willner, who recently collaborated with Reed on the concert film Berlin."Reed said "For years, I've always been a fan of eclectic radio, such as FM radio in the past when you could hear stations play widely divergent music, ranging from rock to country to jazz to opera. I loved the days when DJs who did their own programming set the bar high. I learned from these DJs and it's a delight, with my friend Hal Willner, to do this type of radio today on SIRIUS. We will try to bring SIRIUS' listeners audio from all parts of the world that covers the whole musical spectrum."Along with Reed's new show, Sirius also has weekly programs f...
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Afternoon Update - Mutt Lange, Metallica, Madness, more
2008-05-16 01:36:00
Superstar producer Robert "Mutt" Lange is splitting from his wife of fourteen years, Shania Twain. The pair have a six-year-old son.Lange has produced not only all but the first of Twain's albums (including Come On Over which has sold 15.5 million copies and is the biggest selling album of the last seventeen years), but also records by Def Leppard, AC/DC, Bryan Adams and Foreigner.Lars Ulrich told a crowd last night that Metallica would be finishing up their new album in September and hitting the road for a tour in October.The new album for Madness, The Liberty of Norton Folgate, hits British shelves on June 24 and, to celebrate, the band will play a gig the same day at London's Hackney Empire. The group promises ?a theatrical show unlike anything that has gone before.?American Eagle Outfitters have asked Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to head up the first New American Music Union Festival to be held on August 8 & 9 as SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh. Along with ...
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Chicago's Stone of Sisyphus to Finally See Release
2008-05-15 07:54:00
Back in 1993 and 1994, the band Chicago recorded an album unlike any they had done before which was supposed to be released as Chicago XXII. Warner Brothers, their label at the time, heard the record and did not feel that it represented the group's sound, calling it "unreleasable."The album went on the shelf and the group left Warner Brothers. The album was replaced by their big band tribute, Night and Day on their new label, Giant. Over the years, tracks have appeared on various bootlegs and three made it onto the last box set.On June 17, Rhino Records will finally put Chicago XXXII: The Stone of Sisyphus onto the shelves, including bonus tracks not originally planned for the album.Produced by Peter Wolf, the album includes guest appearances by Wolf, Bruce Gaitch, the Jordaniares and others. Guitarist and singer Dawayne Bailey, who joined the group in 1990, appears on the album but would leave soon after it was shelved.In 1996, group member Walt Parazaider said "Warner Brother...
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Touring - Lucinda Williams, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Eddie Money, more
2008-05-15 07:40:00
Lucinda Williams 7/03 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest Grounds 7/05 - Ottawa, ON - Lebreton Flats Park (Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest) 7/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center For Performing Arts (with John Mellencamp) 7/10 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater (with John Mellencamp) 7/11 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center with John Mellencamp) 7/14 & 15 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion (with John Mellencamp) 7/18 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre (with John Mellencamp) 7/22 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pav. @ Northerly Isl.(with John Mellencamp) 7/23 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center (with John Mellencamp) 7/27 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (with John Mellencamp) 7/30 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl (with John Mellencamp) 7/31 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (with John Mellencamp) 8/02 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre (with John Mellencamp) 8/26 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay 8/27 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Wi...
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Afternoon Update - Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Eddy Arnold, more
2008-05-15 01:57:00
The Crosby , Stills, Nash and Young documentary, CSNY - Deja Vu, is in the process of being acquired by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions for distribution in U.S. theaters. The movie chronicles the groups 2006 Freedom of Speech tour.The plan is for a July release of the film in fifteen cities along with a video-on-demand release for other parts of the country. A DVD of the film will be released right before the elections.Services were held Wednesday in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for the late Eddy Arnold . Vince Gill sang Go Rest High On the Mountain and You Don't Know Me, the Jordanaires performed Peace in the Valley and Jeanie Walker did How Great Thou Art. Gill, who worked with Arnold when he first came to Nashville, said "Here's the most successful artist in our history, and he taught you how to be kind and he taught you to be a gentleman. It was a great gift."Biographer Don Cusic, added "Eddie Arnold loved to laugh. He loved a joke, and when he laughed, it was loud. But ...
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Neil Diamond Officially Nails Down His First Number One Album
2008-05-15 01:06:00
Neil Diamond 's Home Before Dark will sit atop the album charts this coming week, making it the first time in his career that he has attained the top spot. The album, his second with Rick Rubin, sold 146,000 copies last week well above Toby Keith's 35 Biggest Hits which moved 103,000 units. Diamond first appeared on the album charts in 1966 with his Bang Records release The Feel of Neil Diamond and would place a total of 44 albums on the chart before his latest would reach the top. Madonna's Hard Candy falls to number three with sales of 94,000, down 66% from its debut week.Total album sales for the week were 8.12 million units, down 4.6% from the same week last year.
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Dolly Parton Outraged by Howard Stern Segment
2008-05-15 01:03:00
Dolly Parton is none too happy with the Howard Stern Show. Last week, the show played edited recordings from Parton's audio books made to sound as if the singer was making racist and sexually graphic comments.In a statement, Parton said "I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life. I cannot believe what Howard Stern has done to me. In a blue million years, I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth. They have done editing or some sort of trickery to make this horrible, horrible thing. Please accept my apology for them and certainly know I had nothing to do with this." "If there was ever going to be a lawsuit, it's going to be over this. Just wanted you to know that I am completely devastated by this."
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Library of Congress Adds 25 to National Recording Registry
2008-05-15 00:53:00
The Library of Congress has announced twenty five new recordings that will be placed into the National Recording Registry .The Registry was established as a result of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 to recognize and preserve recordings that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." Records must be at least ten years old to be considered and are nominated by members of the public. The final decision is made by the Librarian of Congress, who is currently James H. Billington.This year's group covers the entire spectrum of genres from jazz and big band to folk and blues to rock and R&B. Also included are historical spoken word recordings of note.This years inductees (with some excerpts from the National Recording Registry press release):The first Trans-Atlantic Broadcast, March14, 1925 ("...representing a technological breakthrough, this early orchestral broadcast originated in London, traveled by land line to station 5XX in Chelmsford, crossed the...

Evening Update - Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan, Frank Sinatra, Turtles
2008-05-14 07:53:00
Paul McCartney recently received a gift from Lexus to thank him for promoting their green-line of cars. Unfortunately, the Lexus hybrid limousine was shipped via jet at a huge cost to the environment compared to if it had been shipped via ground. According to sources, McCartney was horrified that the method was chosen.Chaka Khan is standing strong with her son, Damien, who is currently in rehab to deal with the aftereffects of killing a friend in their home in 2004. Damien was acquitted of after a 2006 trial but has continued to have psychological problems from the ordeal.Khan said, "Right now, he's in rehab and getting all the spiritual and psychological help he will need. He's getting his tool belt full as I did, so that he can live a good and purposeful life of service and come out of that, and be able to live. Because it's tough when you feel responsible for the life of somebody else."Frank Sinatra 's widow, Barbara, was left off the invite list for Tuesday's unveiling o...
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Pat Benatar: Ultimate Collection Due June 24
2008-05-14 07:31:00
Capitol/EMI has set June 24 as the release date for Pat Benatar : Ultimate Collection, a 2-CD/40-track collection of the singers greatest hits and important album tracks.Benatar broke onto the scene in 1979 with Heartbreaker from her album In the Heat of the Night. She followed it with We Live For Love and Hit Me With Your Best Shot, the first of her three top ten hits (We Belong and Love is a Battlefield are the others).The singer also won the Grammy for Female Rock Vocal Performance four years in a row, starting in 1980 with the album Crime of Passion, followed by the songs Fire & Ice (1981), Shadows of the Night (1982) and Love is a Battlefield (1983).Benatar will support the album during a 40-city tour this summer.The track list:Disc 1HeartbreakerI Need A LoverIn The Heat Of The NightWe Live ForeverTreat Me RightYou Better RunNever Wanna Leave YouHit Me With Your Best ShotHell Is For ChildrenPromises In The DarkFire And IceJust Like MeIt's A Tuff LifePrecious TimeShadows Of...

Larry Levine, Master Engineer (1928-2008)
2008-05-14 05:30:00
Larry Levine, who was Phil Spector 's recording engineer during his peak and won Grammy's for his work with Herb Alpert, passed away on May 8, his 80th birthday.Levine recently said in an interview that he met Spector in the early 60's, who told him about this sound that he had in his head but didn't know how to create. The two worked closely together and came up with the Crystals' He's a Rebel, a song that would mark the beginning of Spector's Wall of Sound and the girl group craze.The two would work together through much of the decade, including hits like Be My Baby, Da Doo Ron Ron, River Deep Mountain High and You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling.Stan Ross, who was Levine's cousin and who gave him his first break in the business at Gold Star Recording Studio in Hollywood, said "He made Phil Spector a genius by applying the simple logic of using echo chamber. Phil had a tendency of overbooking the room, and there were more musicians than there should have been in the studio....
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Spinner Picks Really Bad Songs by Really Good Artists
2008-05-14 01:03:00
We post all sorts of lists here, no because we think they are right or show great authority, but because they are fun to consider, discuss and even argue about.Which brings us to today's list from Spinner. It's 20 Bad Songs by Good Bands (and by bands, they really mean artists since there's a few soloists here). I really can't argue with a number of these picks. Dancing in the Dark may have been the big top forty break for Springsteen, but it is one of his most uncharacteristic tracks. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover always seemed like amateur songwriter rhymes and Roses just stunk.On the other hand, how can you fault Stand by R.E.M. It was the theme to that wonderful cult TV show Get a Life, so how can it be bad?Should I Stay or Should I Go - ClashRadio Ga Ga - QueenKokomo - Beach BoysAmerican Life - MadonnaDancing in the Dark - Bruce SpringsteenDiscotheque - U2Brass Monkey - Beastie BoysBeth - KissI'll Be You - ReplacementsRoses - OutkastBullet With Butterfly Wings - Smashi...
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Afternoon Update - Rush, Neil Diamond, Richie Havens, more
2008-05-14 00:40:00
John Rutsey, who was Rush's original drummer, passed away this past weekend at the age of 55.Rutsey played on the groups first album but, because of complications from diabetes, was not able to travel for great lengths. He was replaced by Neil Peart.Metallica will join Ozzy Osbourne and a huge group of modern rock artists for the one-off Ozzfest on August 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas.R.E.M. will perform a special live set for the launch of Q Magazine's new on-line radio service. The new station is set for a June 2 start.Tomorrow we will know if Neil Diamond has scored his first number one album. Estimated sales of 140,000 point in that direction and the singer/songwriter is thrilled. Diamond told BBC6 ?It's beyond exciting. It's groundbreaking for me after all these years to reach this point in my career. So I'm hoping that it actually does go to number one.?He's also excited about playing the Glastonbury festival this year, although he's afraid he might be "laughed ou...
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Evening Update - Smokey Robinson, Kiss, George Harrison, more
2008-05-13 08:18:00
Smokey Robinson will be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame on June 2 at the Apollo Theater in New York. Also being honored will be Pauletta and Denzel Washington who will receive the Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis Arts and Humanitarian Award. Earth Wind and Fire will be playing during the event while Janet Jackson will be one of the presenters.Even if they asked him, it doesn't look like Ace Frehley would join Kiss again for a tour. "I don't see it happening. I never say never, but I just turned 57. I don't see myself getting up on stage with tights on and putting on the make-up and jumping around like, you know, a kid again. Because I don't physically think I can do it. On the last reunion tour, I saw a couple of videos. I think we looked a little tired, you know? I think it's maybe better to put that segment of Kiss to sleep."Olivia Harrison, widow of George Harrison, has designed a garden in honor of her late husband for the annual Chelsea Flower Show. The piece i...
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Touring - Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Air Supply, more
2008-05-13 08:10:00
Stevie Wonder6/18 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater 6/19 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena 6/21 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal CaSingaporeo Resort 6/22 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center For The Peruf. Arts 6/24 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre 6/26 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus AmPhillipinestheater (Summerfest) 6/28 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Taste of Chinacago) 7/01 - Englewood, CO - Fiddler's Green AmPhillipinestheatre 7/04 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center 7/05 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline AmPhillipinestheatre 7/08 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord 7/11 - Auburn, WA - White River AmPhillipinestheatre 7/12 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place Patti LaBelle 5/24 - Atlantic City, NJ - House Of Blues 6/21 - Peekskill, NY - Paramount Center For The Arts 6/26 & 27 - Windsor, ON - Caesars Windsor 6/28 - Westbury, NY - Capital One Bank Th. At Westbury 8/02 - Coarsegold, CA - Chukchansi Gold Resort & CaSingaporeo Air Su...
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Rolling Stone's Best City Songs
2008-05-13 05:40:00
This week, Rolling Stone moved just "this much" closer to a list of best songs with pronouns in the title with their Best City Songs (really, we need more lists like last week's Best Prince Songs). The following are the magazine's reader's picks for the best songs in rock with a city in the title. On first glance, it seems that London may be the favorite, but the true king is New York five songs.London Calling - ClashDetroit Rock City - KissAllentown - Billy Joel I Love L.A. - Randy NewmanPhiladelphia - Neil YoungWoman From Tokyo - Deep PurpleNew York New York - Ryan AdamsStuck Inside Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Bob DylanNew York, I Love You But You?re Bringing Me Down - LCD SoundsystemVia Chicago - WilcoNew York - U2I?m Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick MurphysStreets of Philadelphia - Bruce SpringsteenPanic in Detroit - David BowieWaterloo Sunset - KinksJackson - Johnny CashBerlin - Lou ReedAn Open Letter to NYC - Beastie BoysAtlanta - Stone Temple PilotsLeaving New ...
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Frank Sinatra Returns to the Marquees in Las Vegas
2008-05-13 05:20:00
Frank Sinatra's name will once agin adorn the marquees all through Las Vegas as the city salutes him on the tenth anniversary of his passing.The tribute actually starts on Tuesday at Noon when Frank's daugher Tina, Postal Service Governor James Bilbray and artist Kazuhiko Sano join at the Bellagio to officially dedicate the new Sinatra stamp. First day issue stamps will be sold in post offices throughout the city. In addition, Rossi Ralenkotter, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, will read an official proclamation from Mayor Oscar Goodman declaring May 14 as Frank Sinatra Day.On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning at midnight, the marquees at most of the major resorts on the Las Vegas strip will post a special tribute to the Chairman of the Board. In addition, the Sinatra family will be toasting at a private VIP reception.
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Afternoon Update - Metallica, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, more
2008-05-13 01:30:00
Metallica will perform at a benefit the Silverlake Conservatory of Music the Wednesday in Los Angeles. Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is associated with the school and money raised goes to programs and instruments for low-income students.In addition, the group has launched a new website, www.missionmetallica.com, to give fans inside info on the new album and track teasers.A judge in London has granted a preliminary divorce degree to Paul Mc Cartney and Heather Mills. If nobody objects, the divorce will be final in six weeks.A professor at East Carolina University has named a new species of Trapdoor Spider after Neil Young. The official name for the new species is Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi.Jason Bond said in a statement, "There are rather strict rules about how you name new species. As long as these rules are followed you can give a new species just about any name you please. With regards to Neil Young, I really enjoy his music and have had a great appreciation of him as an activ...
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Chart Watch - May 9, 2008
2008-05-11 22:37:00
Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current music charts. Chart highlights:It was an amazing week for veteran artists on the album charts. Topping it off would be Madonna's seventh number one album of her career, Hard Candy, which tops both the U.S. and U.K. album charts. In addition, the single 4 Minutes tops the British singles chart and the Dance Club Play chart.Def Leppard starts out at number five on the album chart, and number one on both the Rock and Hard Rock albums with Songs from the Sparkle Lounge.Tom Petty's revival of his original group, Mudcrutch, premiers at number eight on the comprehensive albums chart and number three on the rock albums.Steve Winwood's Nine Lives opens at number twelve, making it his highest debut ever and the highest any of his albums have gone in twenty years.Carly Simon's This Kind of Love premiers at number fifteen, the exact same spot she started with her In White album last year.R.E.M.'s Accelerate isn't. Sales have slowed do...
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Saturday Update - Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin
2008-05-10 21:13:00
An exhibition of Bob Dylan 's artwork will be mounted this June in London. The show will be at the Halcyon Gallery in London and will include drawings and sketches from between 1989 and 1992 along with paintings from what is called The Drawn Blank Series.Gallery president Paul Green said, "This is an incredible opportunity for viewing this powerful body of work which gives an insight into the artist's soul and which have already been the subject of widespread critical acclaim."Here we go again. Word is that Led Zeppelin will mark their 40th anniversary with a $500 million world tour that could start as early as late this year.David Coverdale of Whitesnake, who is a friend of the group, says the tour is "very likely." "I'm expecting a call from Jimmy any day asking my band Whitesnake to support them on their world tour. Am I on board? You bet. Probably worth billions.?
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Bee Gees Honored With London Plaque, Say Musical On the Way
2008-05-10 21:04:00
A plaque was placed at 67 Brook Street in the Mayfair section of London to recognize the building where the Bee Gees occasionally wrote music from 1968 to 1980. The building was the former home of producer and manager Robert Stigwood.Robin Gibb was at the unveiling and said "It's a tremendous honour to be acknowledged for doing something we love and a joy to be able to celebrate the unveiling of this marvellous green plaque. This location means a great deal to us and is somewhere we wrote a lot of our songs.It's very special and more so because of losing Maurice in 2003 my twin brother.It's an honour to him because he is no longer with us and because it is bringing up memories.It used to be a hub for meeting up and writing."Gibb also said that a musical based on the songs of the group is being written for the West End and should premier in twelve to sixteen months.
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