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Evening Update - Neil Young, James Brown, Amy Grant, Eric Clapton
2008-05-03 08:11:00
Neil Young will be appearing at the JavaOne conference on May 6 in San Francisco. 15,000 are expected at the Sun Microsystems event for free and open-source software. Young and Sun will be making an announcement; however, the subject matter is unknown.Well, so much for splitting the James Brown estate a few less ways. An attorney has said that James Brown II, the son of Tomi Rae Hynie, has been DNA tested and he is the son of the soul great. Amy Grant is working on two "new" albums to start her association with EMI. The first is a compilation of the best of her three Christmas albums plus four newly recorded songs. The company is looking toward a September release date.That will be followed by a 20th anniversary version of Grant's acclaimed album Lead Me On with the addition of four live tracks from the era of the original release and four new songwriter versions of songs from the album.Eric Clapton put in a surprise appearance at West Palm Beach's Palmfest on Wednesday when ...
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Roy Orbison to Be Saluted on the 20th Anniversary of His Passing
2008-05-03 05:34:00
Roy Orbison will be the subject of a new box set, a tour of his concert movie and the subject of new albums in recognition of the 20th anniversary of his passing.The box set is due from Sony/BMG in September and will include material from Sun, MGM, Sony, Virgin and other labels. Rarities and unreleased material will be in the set along with a 100-page book.The concert film Black & White Night, which has been seen regularly during PBS pledge drives for years, will be getting a face lift and sent on the road. Never before seen rehearsal footage and new interviews have been added to the film. The original version of the concert will see it's Blue-Ray debut in July 8.Also look for a duets album along with a country salute album later in the year.
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Randy Newman Releasing First New Album in Nine Years on August 5
2008-05-03 05:12:00
Not since 1999 and Bad Love has Randy Newman released an album of new material, but that changes on August 5 with the release of Harps and Angels. The new album is his second for Nonesuch after a 2003 hits collection.The album includes last years iTunes released single, the controversial A Few Words in Defense of the Country.Look for Newman this summer around the country both solo and with a number of symphony orchestras.The track list for Harps and Angles:Harps and AngelsLosing YouLaugh and Be HappyA Few Words in Defense of My CountryA Piece of the PieEasy StreetKorean ParentsOnly a GirlPotholesFeels Like Home
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Afternoon Update - Boston, Cure, Carly Simon, more
2008-05-03 01:18:00
Tom Scholz of Boston has told Billboard that the group will be wrapping their new album once they finish their summer tour and that it should be out "just after the first of the year."Included on the album will be a couple of tracks from the groups 2002 album Corporate America. Scholz says he is remixing the songs and using them because "Corporate America was a really poor seller. Very few people have heard it. I'd like to give some of these songs another chance to be heard."The Cure have announced a September 13 release date for their new album from Suretone/Geffen. To get the fans ready, they will release four singles prior to the album release at the rate of one per month, starting with May 13th's The Only One/NY Trip.Carly Simon performed a four-song set last Monday night at an intimate fund raiser Rachel Ray's foundation on a night that saw a speech from Hillary Clinton and four teen chefs prepare all the food. Highlights will be broadcast on the May 7 edition of Ray's ...
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Big Jam in L.A.
2008-05-02 21:49:00
No, it wasn't a traffic jam. The Roxy in Los Angeles was the site of the first of five weekly shows from an entity called Camp Freddy, a side project of Dave Navarro (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Velvet Revolver) and Matt Sorum (Cult, Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver). What makes these appearances interesting is the number of veteran and modern rockers that took the stage to cover numerous classic rock tracks.The band itself is made up of Navarro and Sorum along with Billy Morrison (Cult), Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction), Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) and Donovan Leitch (son of Donovan). Added to that lineup were Thursday's guests Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead), Steve Jones and Paul Cook (Sex Pistols), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Warren DiMartini (Ratt) and Poe.The sets bounced between covers of rock classics and a few songs done by original group members. With all of the talent on stage, there were times when there were three and four guitarists, bassists and drummer...

Evening Update - Sly Stone, Dusty Springfield, Duran Duran, Whitesnake, mor
2008-05-02 08:28:00
It looks like Sly Stone hasn't changed so much after all. He has canceled a Chicago appearance on Saturday due to "medical issues." Back in 1970, another Chicago cancellation led to a riot in Grant Park.Nicole Kidman has signed on to produce and star in the film on the life of Dusty Springfield. Michael Cunningham, who wrote The Hours, is currently working on the screenplay. The film will be released through her Fox-based Blossom Films.This is a different production from the Springfield film being made by Universal with Kristen Chenoweth.Sirius radio is turning over one of its channels to Neil Diamond for two weeks starting Friday. The channel will feature music from throughout Diamond's career, including a preview of his forthcoming album, along with stories and insights from Neil.Seoul, South Korea is hosting the Flower Power Peace Festival this Sunday and Monday to mark the 60th anniversary of the country's birth. Appearing will be Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, Rod Stewart...
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Soul Greats to Receive Pioneer Awards
2008-05-02 07:42:00
The Rhythm and Blues Foundation have announced the acts that will be honored at the 20th anniversary Pioneer Awards . Festivities will take place on September 9 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.The honorees were announced on Wednesday during a press conference hosted by Foundation board member Kenny Gamble and Pioneer Awards ambassador Teddy Pendergrass.Lifetime Achievement Award: Chaka KhanIndividual Artists Awards: Teena Marie, Bill Withers, Sugar Pie DeSantoGroup Awards: Kool & the Gang, The WhispersSidemen Award: The Funk BrothersLegacy Award: Donny HathawayLeadership Award: Al Bell of Stax RecordsThe Rhythm and Blues Foundation was established in 1988 and is the only organization solely dedicated to the preservation of Rhythm & Blues music. They provide financial support, medical assistance and educational opportunities to the R&B artists of the 40's through the 70's. Board members include such greats as Harvey Fuqua, Kenneth Gamble, Chuck Jackson, Teddy Pen...
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Billy Idol Records Two New Tracks for Best of Collection
2008-05-02 07:27:00
Billy Idol is releasing a new compilation on June 24 via Capitol/EMI called The Very Best of Billy Idol : Idolize Yourself. The album will be released as a CD, CD/DVD combo and digitally.Two new tracks, John Wayne and New Future Weapon, are included on the 18-track CD while the deluxe edition adds a DVD with thirteen music videos, two of which are alternate versions never released before in any format.Idol talked about the new track John Wayne:"When I'm singing it, I'm thinking about the characters John Wayne played. They were usually men with a flaw in their character or something dark in their past they're trying to rise above before the end of the movie. So it's not about the kick-in-the-door John Wayne or the barroom fight John Wayne -- it's more the man who overcomes."On New Future Weapon:"I was reading about the new stealth fighter plane the Raptor, and I was struck by the ambivalence of the pilot talking about the enemy. Musically, it's got a bit of the Spaghetti Weste...
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Afternoon Update - Yes, Elvis Costello, Madonna, Cliff Richard, Mary Wilson
2008-05-02 01:01:00
Jon Anderson of Yes has told Billboard that the group is working on four new songs that are all of the "opus" style, long and multi-movement. This, of course, is nothing new for the group, but it is something that they haven't tried in quite awhile.He also revealed that he has been talking to 80's Yes member Trevor Rabin and there is some though of doing a tour with that lineup. He did say, though, that he doesn't believe it would become a recording entity.Elvis Costello is teaming up with choreographer Twyla Tharp to create a new ballet.Justin Timberlake joined Madonna for a seven-song set last night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. The show was to support the release of Hard Candy on Tuesday and five of the seven songs performed were from the album. The crowd also got to see a double screw up during the song Hung Up. First, the backup track skipped which temporarily flustered the singer. Then, at the end of the song, she ended up falling on her backside in a very n...
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Evening Update - Madonna, Cher, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix
2008-05-01 08:15:00
Early figures show that Madonna 's Hard Candy has sold about 100,000 copies on it's date of release. Estimates have that translating to 225,000 to 250,000 for the opening week for her seventh number one album. If it occurs, she will be in second place for female artist with the most chart topping albums, one behind Barbra Streisand.Cher told Oprah Winfrey, during the taping of her show in Las Vegas, that she dated Tom Cruise during his Risky Business days in the 80's. She indicated that it "was a long date. Really. I lived in his apartment.""He was so wonderful. And I was so crazy about him and he was so, like, different. He was a shy boy. He didn't have any money."Lamar Fike and Marty Lacker, two of Elvis Presley's "Memphis Mafia", claim that the singer never visited England as stated by English star Tommy Steele. Fike was in the Army with Elvis and "with him the whole time. I got there two days after he got there. He was confined to base." Kenny Loggins, Billy Joel and W...
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Touring - R.E.M., Lynyrd Skynyrd, Was (Not Was), Kenny Rogers, Kathy Mattea
2008-05-01 05:29:00
R.E.M.5/23 - Burnaby, BC - Deer Lake Park 5/24 - Quincy, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Music Festival) 5/29 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl 5/31 & 6/1 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre 6/03 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre 6/05 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 6/06 - Chicago, IL - United Center 6/08 - Toronto, ON - The Molson Amphitheatre 6/10 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion 6/11 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion 6/13 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts 6/14 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater 6/18 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center For Performing Arts 6/19 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Arena 6/21 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre 7/02 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Westerpark 7/03 - Werchter, Belgium - Festival Grounds (Rock Werchter Festival) 7/05 - Bilbao, Spain - Kobetamendi (Bilbao BBK Live Festival) 7/06 - Castello D'Empuries, Spain - Festival Grounds (Doctor Loft 05:00) 7/08 - L...
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Legacy to Release 30th Anniversary Edition of Billy Joel's The Stranger
2008-05-01 05:10:00
Even though Billy Joel had moderate success before 1977, most notably with his single Piano Man, it was the album The Stranger that launched him to the level of superstar.Sony Legacy will salute that achievement on July 8 with the release The Stranger: 30th Anniversary . The classic album will come in two special editions, a two CD set and a deluxe edition with two CDs and a DVD.The album was originally released in September, 1977 and marked the first of a run of collaborations with Phil Ramone. It went on to win both Record and Song of the Year at the Grammys for Just the Way You Are and surpassed Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Waters as the biggest selling album in Columbia's history to that date. It's overall U.S. sales have surpassed ten million.Joel said, "I don't recall particularly feeling 'this is going to be the breakthrough. We were just happy with the album we were making at the time, but now, in hindsight, I can see it was a real important album."The...
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Afternoon Update - R.E.M., Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, UB40, Mel Tillis
2008-05-01 01:26:00
In an interview with Billboard, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck says to expect a lot of older material during the upcoming tour. We're obviously going to play the new record. We've been playing nine songs off it, which is 28 minutes or something, so there's a lot of space for us to do stuff from all through our career." He also stated to expect the selected tunes to fit closer to the harder-rock nature of Accelerate rather than their more recent softer material.Although nothing is yet on paper, Jon Bon Jovi has told sportsillustrated.com that they are working to put together a big show in New York's Central Park.Roger Waters can stop worrying, although he may be in mourning. His giant inflatable pig which broke free during his performance at Coachella, has been found in the California desert in tatters. The two couples who found the ramains in their yards will split the $10,000 reward along with the four lifetime passes to the festival.UB40 have announced that departed singer ...
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Evening Update - John Lennon, Carly Simon, James Taylor
2008-04-30 08:13:00
The handwritten lyrics by John Lennon for Give Peace a Chance will be auctioned off in July by Christie's of London.The lyrics were given to the seller, Gail Renard, who was 16 at the time of the May 1969 bed-in in Montreal. She got into the room with a friend but quickly became friendly with Lennon after offering him a chocolate bar, so friendly, in fact, that she stayed the whole seven days, but only after Lennon himself cleared it with her mother.Lennon gave her the lyrics during the week. Christies expects it to fetch between $400,000 and $600,000.Carly Simon has made it clear she has a favorite on this year's American Idol and it's none other than Brooke White who seems to channel Simon at times. She was first impressed after she saw White perform You're So Vain."I thought, `Oh my God, this girl is so talented and she sings the song so much better than I ever did or ever could. I was so flattered that she chose the song and more than impressed. I think she should win.Ja...
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Country Music Hall of Fame Inductions - Part 1
2008-04-30 07:47:00
The first part of the 2008 inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame were held on Sunday for Emmylou Harris and Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman. Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers were also in attendance; however, their induction will be held in a separate ceremony on June 29. The evening was filled with remembrances and performances by a variety of artists. Attendees included Charlie Louvin, Little Jimmy Dickens, Phil Everly, Earl Scruggs and the Jordanaires.Kyle Young, director of the Hall of Fame and Museum, opened the evening by saluting all four inductees. "As a class, the 2008 Hall of Fame inductees represent a historical spectrum encompassing the earliest days of commercial country music recordings, the modern evolution of the country gospel quartet tradition, the arrival of more complex themes and social consciousness in country music songs, and the revival of a belief in the integrity of country music's root forms that transcended the genre in a way that few others hav...
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Touring - Stevie Wonder, George Thorogood, Allman Brothers, Nick Cave
2008-04-30 07:37:00
Stevie Wonder5/2 - New Orleans - LA Fairgrounds Racetrack6/18 – Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach6/26 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater6/28 - Chicago, IL - Grant ParkGeorge Thorogood & the Destroyers5/13 - Victoria, BC - Save On Foods Memorial Center5/14 & 15 - Coquitlam, BC - Red Robinson Theatre5/16 - Kamloops, BC - Interior Savings Center5/18 - Calgary, AB - Jack Singer Auditorium5/19 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre for Music5/21 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Center5/22 - Regina, SK - Casino Regina Show Lounge5/23 - Winnipeg, MT - MTS Centre5/24 & 25 - Thunderbay, ON - Community Center Auditorium5/28 - Kitchener, ON - Centre in the Square5/29 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum5/30 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall5/31 - St. Adele, QB - Bourbon St. North6/1 - Kingston, ON - Sport & Entertainment Center6/3 - Quebec City, QB - LE Capitole de Quebec6/5 - Summerside, PEI - Credit Union Place6/6 - Halifax, NS - Forum Arena6/7 - Moncton, NB - Coliseum Complex6/9 - Veron...
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Afternoon Update - Madonna, Jimi Hendrix, Who, Neville Brothers
2008-04-30 01:31:00
Madonna will make history with her April 30 Roseland Ballroom show as all subscribers to Verizon Wireless and Vodafone will have access to four songs from the show. It is believed to be the first show broadcast across multiple wireless networks.Vivid Entertainment, a major adult entertainment company, is reportedly releasing an eleven minute sex tape of Jimi Hendrix shot in the late-60's. According to the company, the obtained the tape from a memorabilia collector and say they have authenticated it; however, Hendrix biographer Charles R. Cross says it is not him. Cross told the Associated Press "This is somebody that looks like Jimi or is pretending to look like him, but it certainly didn't look like a dead-on match to me."Who's Next has turned into What's Next for Pete Townshend. After saying the group would record a new album later in the year and tour, he has decided to withdraw the plans. "I've emailed everyone to tell them I've changed my mind. I'm not mad. I'm not ...
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Mudcrutch Set List From Saturday Performance
2008-04-30 00:45:00
On Sunday, we reported about the first show by Tom Petty 's old/new group Mudcrutch at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. The group is playing a total of six shows at the famed club over the week to introduce their new album which was released today.According to an article in Variety, the set included all ten songs from the new album, a couple of covers of traditional songs, along with music originally by Bob Dylan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger McGuinn, Eddie Cochran and Bill Monroe. None of the songs from the original early-70's version of the group made it, including their only single or songs that eventually became Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers standards like Don't Do Me Like That.The set list from opening night:Shady GroveOrphan of the StormSix Days on the RoadScare EasyMost Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)This is a Good StreetLover of the BayouQueen of the Go-Go GirlsOh MariaSummertime BluesJune AppleHouse of StoneLove Please Come HomeCrystal RiverThe Wrong Thing to Do...
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Glen Campbell Returning Home for New Album
2008-04-30 00:11:00
Glen Campbell is going back to his original label, Capitol, for his new album. Meet Glen Campbell will be released on August 19 on CD, limited edition vinyl and digitally.Campbell recorded for Capitol from 1962 until 1981, scoring his biggest successes with the label. After '81, he recorded for a long series of labels while working out numerous personal problems.For the new album, Campbell has recorded songs associated with many vintage and modern artists, including the Velvet Underground, U2, John Lennon and Travis. Per the press release, "Campbell's distinct guitar playing, along with the clarity and emotion of his powerful vocal performance, come together to give new life to the songs."Campbell adds, "I really like all of the songs and I had a great time recording them. While I didn't write these songs, this sounds like a Glen Campbell album, which is important to me."The album was recorded in March and April of this year at The Recording Studio and Jim Henson Studios in Lo...
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New Releases for Tuesday, April 29, 2008
2008-04-29 18:37:00
CDABBA - Best of: Green SeriesABC - TrafficAllman Brothers - Playlist PlusAnimals - ArkAnimals - Before We Were So Rudely InteruptedArchies - Sugar Sugar: Greatest HitsGinger Baker & the DJQ2O - Coward of the CountyBlind Boys of Alabama - Gospel LegacyBoney M - The CollectionJames Brown - Playlist PlusKiki Dee - Perfect Timing PlusDef Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle LoungeSandy Denny - The Music Weaver RememberedFairport Convention - Meet on the Edge: The Classic Years (1967-1975)Flamin' Groovies - FlamingoAmy Grant - Unguarded/Straight AheadKeef Hartley - Battle of the North West SixKeef Hartley Band - HalfbreedKeef Hartley Band - Little Big BandRonnie Hawkins - Arkansas Rockpile/Mojo ManJethro Tull - This Was (40th Anniversary Edition)David Johansen - David JohansenDavid Johansen - Live It UpKid Creole & the Coconuts - Going PlacesB.B. King - Playlist PlusKiss - Best of: Green SeriesKiss - Playlist PlusChris LeDoux - Classic (with DVD)Liverpool Five - Best ofLynyrd Skyny...
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Evening Update - Roger Waters, Whitney Houston, Paul McCartney
2008-04-29 07:36:00
Roger Waters closed the Coachella Festival on Sunday night with a three-hour show that spanned his entire career. The first portion covered his solo work and some music from Pink Floyd while the second half was a complete playing of Dark Side of the Moon and music from The Wall.Spectacle was also part of his performance. At the end of the first set, during Animals, a giant inflated pig was released into the sky over the crowd. Unfortunately, the pig became unteathered and floated away. A reward of $10,000 plus four Coachella tickets for life have been offered for its safe return.Whitney Houston 's comeback became a bit derailed over the weekend at the Plymoth Jazz Festival in Tobago. Her seven song, thirty-minute set was marred by a hoarse voice and a bit of confusion as to where she was. After yealling numerous times "I love you Trinidad!" the crowd starting shouting back that she was in Tobago. Reports have her being paid $3 million for the show.Paul Mc Cartney is talking w...
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Father of SNL Cheri Oteri Killed By Country Songsmith
2008-04-29 01:10:00
This one sounds like its out of a Lifetime movie, but it's true. The father of ex-Saturday Night Live cast member Cheri Oteri was stabbed to death Saturday night by country songwriter Richard Fagan. The two were roommates and co-owned Of Music, Inc.Fagan was arrested on a DUI charge on Saturday night and was bailed out on Sunday morning. At the same time, a neighbor saw that the door to their apartment was locked, Oteri was not answering and it appeared the inside of the apartment was in disarray.Police and medical examiners, upon inspection, found Oteri's body with a "significant laceration" to the wrist from Fagan's knife. Fagan was still with his bail bondsman at the time of the examination. He was later rearrested and is being held without bail.Top ten country hits written by Fagan include American for Moe Bandy, Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) and Be My Baby Tonight for John Michael Montgomery, Only on Days that End in Y for Clay Walker and Do I Love You Enoug...
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England's Glastonbury Festival Hosts Veteran Acts
2008-04-29 00:49:00
This years Glatsonbury Festival lineup has been leaked almost a day before the official announcement. The June 27 to 29 show is held annually at Worthy Farm in Pilton, U.K. and is generally one of the biggest, if not the biggest, music festival of the year in England.As in the past, a number of major veteran artists are joining the many modern ones in an eclectic mix of music.While there will most likely still be changes as the event nears, the current lineup includes Crowded House and Shakin' Stevens on June 28 and Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond and Gilbert O'Sullivan on June 29.
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Afternoon Update - Solomon Burke, Midnight Oil, Phil Collins, more
2008-04-29 00:32:00
Starbucks is getting out of the recorded music business.Even though they had great success with albums by Paul McCartney, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, the company has gone through a restructuring and will let the Concord music group take over operations. Concord had already been doing much of the background work for the Hear Music label.Shout Factory has announced that Solomon Burke's new album, Like a Fire, will be released on June 10. Guesting on the album will be Eric Clapton, Keb' Mo', Jesse Harris and Ben Harper.In a U.K. poll, Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell was voted the best song with which to drive. Second was Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody followed by Steppenwolf's Born to Be Wild and Queen's Don't Stop Me Now. Midnight Oil is in the process of remastering their six of its pre-1990 albums for release only on iTunes and other digital sites. The band feels their post-1990 work does not need any work at this time.Bob Dylan, the Stooges and Chuck Berry have been added...
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Sunday Update - Tina Turner, Bon Jovi, Janet Jackson, more
2008-04-28 05:28:00
On an upcoming edition of the Oprah Winfrey show, Tina Turner reveals that she will be going back out on tour starting October 1 in Kansas City.The tour is on the advice of friend Sophia Loren, who told her to stop "lolling about her Swiss home and get back to work." A Saturday night concert in Sunrise, Florida by Bon Jovi had to be evacuated after a bomb report was called in to local police. Once the entire arena had been scoured by bomb sniffing dogs, the concert was allowed to go on, although starting three hours late.Janet Jackson accepted the Vanguard Award during Saturday night's GLADD media awards. In accepting, she kept her comments short by saying " I would like to say to everyone in this room that I hope I could always walk worthy of this award."Host Ellen DeGeneres came back with "Two people who have won this before were Liza Minnelli and Elizabeth Taylor. Both have had their picture taken with Michael Jackson. A coincidence? I don't know."Cedella Booker, the mother ...
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Prince Dazzles at Coachella
2008-04-27 23:38:00
After years of trying, the organizers of the Coachella festival finally lured Prince to their stage and, no matter the cost, it may be some of the best money they've ever spent.Prince came on stage about thirty minutes late in a cloud of dry ice, said "Coachella, I am here" and launched into The Bird and Jungle Love with Morris Day singing. From their on out it was a combination greatest hits, collaboration, covers set that left the crowd dizzy with excitement.Among the covers were a nine-minute version of Radiohead's Creep that, while generally true to the original version, contained a lengthy Prince guitar solo. Also covered were the Beatles Come Together, where he managed to get the crowd chanting "War no more" and Sarah McLachlan's Angel which was sung by a member of his group during a costume change.It was the hits, though, that anchored the show from 1999 to Cream to Purple Rain. Prince stayed over an hour past when the day's music was supposed to be over, introducing h...

Saturday Update - U2, James Brown, Gene Simmons
2008-04-27 05:45:00
It looks like U2 has scrapped all of the work done so far on their new album and will start from scratch. The Edge said, "We went into this project allowing ourselves the indulgence of making music without thinking about where it was going to end up. We're starting to get serious now".A federal judge has told James Brown 's last partner Tomi Rae Hynie to have the DNA of her son tested for proof of paternity.Trustees for the estate are questioning Hynie's claim that the boy is, in fact, Brown's child. His will did not mention either Hynie or the son.Hynie says she has no objection to the test if the other six children of Brown also take tests.Gene Simmons has shot his second appearance on ABC's Ugly Betty. He is playing himself, as the long-lost father of one of the characters.
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Chart Watch - April 26, 2008
2008-04-27 04:06:00
Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current music charts. Chart highlights:George Strait leads the comprehensive and country album charts in the area of veteran artists for the third week with Troubadour. It drops two to six on the pop chart and one to two on country.Strait's I Saw God Today becomes his 43rd number one country single.The biggest new entry on the album charts goes to Rush's Snakes & Arrows Live which premiers at number 18 on the comprehensive chart, five on the rock albums and two on the hard rock albums.Asia places its first album of new material since 1990 at number 73 with Phoenix.After a couple of quiet release weeks, get set for a new onslaught of albums from veteran artists next week with releases from Madonna, Def Leppard, Carly Simon and Steve Winwood.Previous week position noted in parenthesis.ComprehensiveTop 100 Albums#6 (2) - Troubadour - George Strait#9 (5) - Accelerate - R.E.M.#18 (--) - Snakes & Arrows Live - Rush#54 (51) - Raising S...
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Touring - Zombies, Stray Cats, A Whole Bunch of Osmonds, more
2008-04-26 23:33:00
Zombies Featuring Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent7/03 - Detroit, MI - Downtown Detroit New Center (Comerica CityFest) 7/05 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest Grounds 7/10 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun 7/11 - New York, NY - Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza 7/12 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Marina 7/13 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center 7/15 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere 7/17 - Anaheim, CA - Grove Of Anaheim (with Jefferson Starship) 7/18 - North Las Vegas, NV - Cannery Casino Hotel 7/19 - Agoura Hills, CA - Canyon Club 7/20 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom At Regency Center (with Jefferson Starship)7/23 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom 7/24 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon 7/25 - Langley, BC - Gateway Cascades Casino 7/26 - Calgary, AB - Deerfoot Inn & Casino 7/27 - Edmonton, AB - Century Casino 7/29 - Saskatoon, SK - Dakota Dunes Casino 7/30 - Regina, SK - Casino Regina Show Lounge 7/31 - Winnipeg, MB - Club Regent Casino Stray Cats 7/22...
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Evening Update - Donny & Marie Osmond, Eddie Van Halen, more
2008-04-26 08:52:00
It's a little alarming when you first see the headline "Donny and Marie Osmond Signed for Vegas Strip Show," but the accompanying article details their new contract with the Flamingo Showroom to play Tuesday through Saturday for 26 weeks over the next eight months.The run starts on September 9. According to the press release, it will be a greatest-hits multimedia spectacular with multiple video screens and a dance troupe.The pair take over for Tony Braxton whose two year run ends in August.The 39th Annual Dove Awards for gospel music were given out on Wednesday night in Nashville. Bluegrass album of the year went to Salt of the Earth by Ricky Skaggs and the Whites. Eddie Van Halen still isn't giving any details on the illness that postponed the band's tour for a month, but he did tell People magazine that "I feel excellent. I'm healthier than I've ever been. It's wonderful."The 25th anniversary of the video/movie for Michael Jackson's Thriller was celebrated at the Tribeca ...
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