Tuesday, April 09, 2002
In Brief: Michael Jackson, Eminem
Plus news on R. Kelly, VH1 Divas and Stevie Wonder.
Plus news on R. Kelly, VH1 Divas and Stevie Wonder.
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Michael Jackson, Tony Bennett, k.d. lang, Ruben Blades and BeBe Winans are scheduled to appear at an April 24 fund raiser for the Democratic Party at New York’s Apollo Theater.
Former President Bill Clinton, comedian Chris Tucker and actress Cicely Tyson will emcee the show, which will kick off the party’s national “Every Vote Counts” voter registration drive.
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R. Kelly will release the CD single “Soldier’s Heart” on April 23 to benefit the country’s armed forces. Proceeds from the sales of the song will be donated to Army Emergency Relief, created in 1942 to provide emergency financial assistance to U.S. Army soldiers (both active duty and retirees) and their eligible family members. A portion will also be donated to hospitalized veterans in Kelly’s native Chicago.
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Eminem reportedly has settled a civil lawsuit stemming from a 2000 incident in which he allegedly pistol-whipped a man he saw kissing his then-wife, Kimberly Mathers, at a Detroit-area nightclub. The rapper reportedly will pay the man, John Guerra, $100,000.
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Mary J. Blige, Cher and Celine Dion will perform during the fifth “VH1 Divas” concert, which is set for May 23 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. The show, which will be telecast live on VH1, will raise money for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation. According to the network, the past four “VH1 Divas” specials are among the top five highest-rated broadcasts in VH1’s history. Additional performers, presenters and special guests will be announced as they are confirmed.
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A May 25 debut has been set for “Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” a new Las Vegas stage show celebrating the music of Stevie Wonder. Chaka Khan will headline the performances—which will take place at the Showroom at the Venetian hotel—through June. After that, producers hope to bring in other performers to headline.
Monday, April 08, 2002
In Brief: Lollapalooza, Lit
Plus news on Johnny Paycheck, Fan Nation and Sonic Youth.
Plus news on Johnny Paycheck, Fan Nation and Sonic Youth.
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Lollapalooza, which has been on hiatus since 1997, won’t make its return until next year, MTV News reported.
“Having gotten a late start, we felt it would be smart to start building now for summer 2003,” Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell said in a statement. “It will afford us a chance to get the headliner we really want.”
Late last year, organizers said that they planned to bring the festival back in 2002.
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On Wednesday (4/10), Lit performs a concert at Paloma Valley High School in Menifee, Calif., to help raise money for the school’s athletic complex. According to the band’s publicist, Lit’s performance is expected to raise $12,000, which will help fund construction of snack bars at the facility. Lit opens a headlining tour on April 18.
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Legacy Recordings issues “The Soul & the Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck,” on April 30. This 23-song compilation of Paycheck’s collaboration with producer Billy Sherrill (Charlie Rich, George Jones,Tammy Wynette) marks the first time this material has been digitally remastered.
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Sheryl Crow, Goo Goo Dolls, Ryan Adams, Jewel, John Mayer and Five for Fighting will perform at the second annual Fan Nation concert, which takes place on April 27 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, Calif.
The event, sponsored by Southern California radio station KYSR and ArtistDirect.com, includes concert sets as well as meet-and-greet and autograph sessions with the artists.
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Sonic Youth has set a tentative release date of July 2 for a new album titled “Murray Street.” According to the band’s website, multi-instrumentalist Jim O’Rourke is now an official member of the group.
Rolling Rock Town Fair features Godsmack, OutKast, Nickelback, more
Godsmack, OutKast, Nickelback, P.O.D., Alien Ant Farm, Sevendust, Default, Injected and others are slated to perform at the third annual Rolling Rock Town Fair.
Godsmack, OutKast, Nickelback, P.O.D., Alien Ant Farm, Sevendust, Default, Injected and others are slated to perform at the third annual Rolling Rock Town Fair.
Dubbed Rolling Rock Town Fair 3.3, the one-day concert festival takes place on July 27 at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds in Latrobe, Pa., according to a press release. (The town is also home base for event-sponsor Rolling Rock beer.)
In addition to musical performances, the event will also feature magicians, interactive games, stilt walkers and watermelon-eating contests.
Last year’s Rolling Rock Town Fair featured Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Deftones, Incubus, Staind, Oleander and Tantric, while the inaugural 2000 edition featured Red Hot Chili Peppers, Moby, Fuel, and others. Both shows sold out.
Tickets to the event hit the box office on April 26 and cost $48, according to organizers. More information can be found at the event’s official website.
Dozens of acts slated for Atlanta’s Music Midtown
Stone Temple Pilots, Incubus, Kid Rock, No Doubt, Ja Rule and Counting Crows are among the more than 120 acts on the bill of Atlanta’s ninth annual Music Midtown Festival.
Stone Temple Pilots, Incubus, Kid Rock, No Doubt, Ja Rule and Counting Crows are among the more than 120 acts on the bill of Atlanta’s ninth annual Music Midtown Festival.
The three-day festival, which takes place May 3-5 at a 35-acre complex in midtown Atlanta, is expected to draw more than 300,000 people.
Music Midtown’s lineup features 10 stages, and the bill includes international, national, regional and local acts. The festival site includes an artists market with more than 70 vendors—including an oxygen bar and a therapeutic massage area.
The confirmed list of acts as of press time follows. More information is available at the festival’s official website.
Friday, May 3: Acres, Bo Diddley, Butch Walker, Cee-Lo, Darius Rucker, David Lee Roth, Familiar 48, Francine Reed, John Butler Trio, Metroscene, Michelle Malone, Rana, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Sean Costello, Slim Fatz & Dave, War.
Saturday, May 4: 30 Seconds to Mars, Adema, Alastor, Asphalt Blaster, Avant, Blood,Sweat & Tears, Bone Thugs N’ Harmony, Brizz, Bruce Daigrepont, Bubba Sparxxx, Bush, Charivari, Counting Crows, Course of Nature, David Dunning, Don McLean, Dropsonic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Edwin McCain, Flickerstick, Georgia Satellites, Geno Delafose, Greta Lee, Hoobastank, Headstrong, Incubus, Injected, Jethro Tull, Hot August Knights, Jack Johnson, Jim Crow , Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, John Waite, June Carter Cash, Kid Rock, Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Cha’s, O.A.R., Ohio Players, Pete Yorn, PH Balance, Producers, Rosie Ledet, Royal 7, Rubyhorse, Sense Field, Sharissa, Skid Row, SlowEarth, Stone Temple Pilots, Supermatic, the Rantings of Eva, Tinsley Ellis, Zydeco Boneshakers, Zydefunk.
Sunday, May 5: Albita, Bela Fleck& the Flecktones, Better Than Ezra, Big People, Bonnie Raitt, City High, Cornbread, Deeper Shade of Soul, Disco Biscuits, Doria Roberts, Earshot, Garbage, Giwayen Mata, Israel Vibration, Ja Rule, Jaheim, Jimmy Bosch, Joe Bonamassa, Journey, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Lake Trout, Mother’s Finest, Mystikal, No Doubt, Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits, Puddle of Mudd, Remy Zero, Rick James, the Celebration Choir, the Wood, the Yard, TrancesArc.
Sunday, April 07, 2002
In Brief: Lauryn Hill, Goo Goo Dolls
Plus more news on the Verve Music Group, ZZ Top and Brooks & Dunn, and the week’s radio “spins.”
Plus more news on the Verve Music Group, ZZ Top and Brooks & Dunn, and the week’s radio “spins.”
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“MTV Unplugged No. 2.0,” Lauryn Hill‘s first album since 1998’s Grammy-winning “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” will be released by Columbia Records on May 7. The two-CD collection captures Hill’s intimate 2-hour performance of new acoustic music, which originally premiered on MTV2 on March 10. A DVD/VHS edition of the program is scheduled for a late May release.
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Goo Goo Dolls are scheduled to perform a 30 minute set at FYE, 1290 6th Avenue, New York, at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday (4/8). The band will then sign autographs until 9 p.m.
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The Verve Music Group has re-launched its website. Among the artists who record or have recorded for the group are Diana Krall, Michael Brecker, George Benson, Natalie Cole, Wayne Shorter, Richard Elliot, Herbie Hancock, Shirley Horn, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan.
“The site enables the user to listen to virtually every track from the entire Verve Music Group active catalog,” a press release said.
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ZZ Top and Brooks & Dunn will perform together on a new episode of CMT Crossroads, which debuts on April 21. Among the songs the groups perform together are “Tush,” “Hard Workin’ Man,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Dust My Broom,” “La Grange” and “I’ll Never Forgive My Heart.”
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The most-played songs on radio for the week of April 1-7, according to Broadcast Data Systems:
Pop: Puddle of Mudd, “Blurry”
Rock: Puddle of Mudd, “Blurry”
Alternative: Jimmy Eat World, “The Middle”
Urban: Ashanti, “Foolish”
Country: Toby Keith, “My List”
Street Date April 9: Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt, Goo Goo Dolls
Also in stores this week: [eb]Steve Earle, Motörhead, Brute, Dokken and more.
Also in stores this week: [eb]Steve Earle, Motörhead, Brute, Dokken and more.
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Neil Young - “Are You Passionate?” (Reprise)
Fans who have recently seen Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on http://www.soundspike.com/story/7>tour have heard at least one song from Young’s new solo album: “Let’s Roll,” a Young-penned song about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Young’s official website is currently streaming “Are You Passionate?” in its entirety, and is offering a free download of the album’s song “Goin’ Home.” The album features Young’s occasional backing band Crazy Horse, as well as Booker T and the MGs.
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Bonnie Raitt - “Silver Lining” (Capitol)
Raitt’s first studio album since 1998’s “Fundamental” features two songs by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick, the team that wrote the Eric Clapton hit “Change the World.” The new CD’s title track was penned by David Gray, and appeared on his 1999 album “White Ladder.” Raitt, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake—who first collaborated on “Fundamental”—produced the new album.
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Goo Goo Dolls - “Gutterflower” (Warner Bros.)
The Buffalo, N.Y., pop-rock group returns from a four-year respite with a dozen new tracks, including the debut single “Here is Gone.” The band and longtime collaborator Rob Cavallo produced the new album. The Goo Goo Dolls will headline the Pioneer Rock & Roar Concert at the 28th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Calif.), taking the stage at the conclusion of the race on April 13.
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Steve Earle - “Sidetracks” (Artemis)
This collection of “unreleased or underexposed” material includes “Some Dreams,” which was written for the soundtrack of the new Disney baseball movie “The Rookie.” Among the others tracks are a previously unreleased version of Steve’s duet with Sheryl Crow on “Time Has Come Today,’’ originally heard on the “Steal This Movie” soundtrack. Tracks from the soundtracks of “The Horse Whisperer” (“Me and the Eagle”) and “Dead Man Walking” (“Ellis Unit One”) are also included, along with Earle’s covers of Nirvana’s “Breed” and Bob Dylan’s “My Back Pages.”
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Motörhead - “Hammered” (Metal-Is)
Now in its fourth decade, Motörhead is still at it. The latest from British metal pioneer Lemmy Kilmister and company features the first single, “Shut Your Mouth,” an mp3 version of which is available for downloading at the band’s official website. The site is also giving away copies of the CD via a contest hosted at its site. The group’s world tour kicked off on Sunday (4/9) in California, and will travel around the U.S. through late May.
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Brute - “Co-Balt” (Widespread)
Brute is jam-band Widespread Panic fronted by cult-hero Vic Chesnutt, a pairing of Georgia-based artists that first surfaced on 1993’s “Nine High a Pallet.” According to a press release, “recording the rough mixes for “Co-Balt” in Keane’s home studio over a three-day period in January of 2001, the Brute boys had no time to compose, let alone rehearse. Vic made selections from his ‘trunk of songs’ each day then the group simply hit record and played, a process not unlike their first collaboration.” Brute performs on Tuesday (4/9) at the Tabernacle, in Atlanta.
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Dokken - “Long Way Home” (Sanctuary/CMC Int’l)
Don Dokken’s eponymous rock outfit delivers the follow-up to 1999’s “Erase the Slate.” That album was the group’s first without guitar-virtuoso George Lynch, who co-founded the quartet in the early ‘80s along with namesake and frontman Dokken, drummer Mick Brown and bassist Jeff Pilson. Since “Erase the Slate,” Pilson has also jumped ship and is now working on a new project with Lynch. Dokken and Brown are forging ahead with new bassist Barry Sparks and new guitarist John Norum, according to the band’s official website. A tour kicks off in Europe next month.
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Other new releases:
764-HERO - “Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere” (Tiger Style)
98 Mute - “After the Fall” (Epitaph)
Avoid One Thing - “Avoid One Thing” (Side One Dummy)
Azure Ray - “Burn and Shiver” (Warm)
Heather B. - “Eternal Affairs” (SAI)
The Baldwin Brothers - “Cooking with Lasers” (TVT)
The Braxton Brothers - “Both Sides” (Peak)
Lane Brody - “Pieces of Life” (Scream)
Guillermo E. Brown - “Soul at the Hands of the Machine” (Thirsty Ear)
Bill Charlap - “Stardust” (Blue Note)
Consonant - “Consonant” (Fenway)
The Crown - “Crowned in Terror” (Metal Blade)
Guy Davis - “Give in Kind” (Red House)
Paul Elliot - “Coming Home” (Artists Only)
Drew Emmitt - “Freedom Ride” (Compass)
Face to Face - “How to Ruin Everything” (Vagrant)
Familiar 48 - “Wonderful Nothing” (MCA)
Mark Farina - “Connect” (OM)
Rachelle Ferrell - “Live at Montreux” (Blue Note)
Freaky Flow - “Keep It Live” (Moonshine)
Eliza Gilkyson - “Lost and Found” (Red House)
Gravediggaz - “Nightmare in A Minor” (Empire Musicwerks)
Matt Harris - “Slightly Elliptical Orbit” (Leon Russell)
Imperial Teen - “On” (Merge)
Bill Jones - “Turn to Me” (Compass)
Chris LeDoux - “After the Storm” (Capitol)
Masters at Work - “Our Time Is Coming” (Tommy Boy)
Masters of the Hemisphere - “Protest a Dark Anniversary” (Kindercore)
Meat Puppets - “Live ” (DCN)
Medeski, Martin and Wood - “Uninvisible” (Blue Note)
Mellow Man Ace - “From the Darkness Into the Light” (X-Ray)
Metta Quintet - “Going to Meet the Man” (Koch Jazz)
Moth - “Provisions, Fiction and Gear” (Virgin)
Must - “Androgynous Jesus” (Wind-up)
Nina Nastasia - “The Blackened Air” (Touch and Go)
The National - “Trust Dekkagar” (Thrill Jockey)
Nighthawks - “Live Tonite” (Ruf)
Portable - “Only If You Look Up” (TVT)
Pretty Girls Make Graves - “Is It Broken Doctor?” (Lookout!)
Quarashi - “Jinx” (Time Bomb/Columbia)
The Queers - “Pleasant Screams” (Lookout!)
Rain - “Get It Right” (True Life)
Ralph’s World - “At the Bottom of the Sea” (Minty Fresh)
Rasputina - “Cabin Fever” (Instinct)
Leon Russell - “Moonlight & Love Songs” (Leon Russell)
Rusted Root - “Welcome to My Party” (Island)
Semiautomatic - “Resident Genius” (5 Rue Christine)
Luke Slater - “Alright on Top” (Mute)
Slick Shoes - “Slick Shoes” (Tooth & Nail)
Soulmotor - “Revolution Wheel” (Sanctuary)
Soul Center - “III” (NovaMute)
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - “Plastic Fang” (Matador)
Tommy Shane Steiner - “Then Came the Night” (RCA Nashville)
Swayzak - “Groovetechnology v1.3” (Studio K7)
Ty Tabor - “Safety” (Metal Blade)
Erik Truffaz - “Mantis” (Blue Note)
Ultrapull - “From All Directions” (Gold Circle)
Junior Vasquez - “Earth Music” (Tommy Boy Silver)
David Wilcox - “Live Songs and Stories” (W.A.R.?)
Various artists - “Chronic Jointz - Da Hitz Vol. 1” (Koch)
Various artists - “NYC Dance Party” (Surge/Warlock)
Various artists - “The Jam Band Tribute to the Allman Brothers” (CMH)
Various artists - “Night Grooves 2” (Narada Jazz)
Various artists - “Shellac Presents: All Tomorrow’s Parties 2.0” (All Tomorrow’s Parties)
Various artists - “Still Phishin’: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish, Vol. 2” (CMH)
Various artists - “The String Quartet Tribute to the Cure” (Vitamin)
Original cast recordings:
“Ben Franklin in Paris” (DRG/Koch)
“Christine” (DRG/Koch)
Soundtracks and scores:
“1 Giant Leap” (Palm Pictures)
“The Cat’s Meow” (RCA Victor)
“The Graduate: Music from the Broadway Comedy” (Columbia/Legacy)
Click here to read last week’s “Street Date” feature.
Wednesday, April 03, 2002
Ticket Window: Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Usher, Creed
This week’s major new on-sales also include tickets for Alanis Morissette, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Jewel and Weezer.
This week’s major new on-sales also include tickets for Alanis Morissette, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Jewel and Weezer.
Alanis Morissette
- San Diego (5/1), tickets on sale 4/5 at 10 a.m. PT 4/5 (Ticketmaster)
- San Jose, Calif. (5/5), on sale 4/7 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Grand Prairie, Texas (5/16), on sale 4/5 at 4 p.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
Alicia Keys
- Maryland Heights, Mo. (8/21), tickets on sale 4/5 at 5 p.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
Creed
- Las Vegas, Nev. (5/22), tickets on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. PT (Tickets.com)
- Las Cruces, N.M. (5/25), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Oklahoma City, Okla. (5/27) , on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Tickets.com)
Dave Matthews Band
- West Palm Beach, Fla. (7/5-6), tickets on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Atlanta, Ga. (7/8), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Antioch, Tenn. (7/9), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Raleigh, N.C. (7/11), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Charlotte, N.C. (7/12), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Virginia Beach (7/13), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Camden, N.J. (7/16-18), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Hershey, Pa. (7/21), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Hartford, Conn. (7/25-26), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (7/28-29), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Burgettstown, Pa. (8/2-3), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (8/5-6), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (8/8), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Noblesville, Ind. (8/10-11), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Maryland Heights, Mo (8/26-27), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Tinley Park, Ill. (8/29), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- East Troy, Wis. (8/31-9/1), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Bonner Springs, Kan. (9/3), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Quincy, Wash. (9/6-9), on sale 4/6 at 9 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
Elvis Costello
- Saratoga, Calif. (5/21), tickets on sale 4/7 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Berkeley, Calif (5/22), on sale 4/7 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Denver, Colo. (6/2), on sale 4/5 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Boston, Mass. (6/14), on sale 4/5 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
Jackson Browne
- Burlington, Vt. (5/11), tickets on sale 4/5, 10 a.m. ET (FlynnTix)
- Springfiled, Mass. (5/11), on sale 4/5, 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Rochester, N.Y. (5/17), on sale 4/8, 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Clearwater, Fla. (5/25), on sale 4/5, 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
Jewel
- Vienna, Va. (6/19), tickets on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Tickets.com)
- Rochester Hills, Mich. (7/3), on sale 4/8 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Minneapolis, Minn. (7/13), on sale 4/6 at noon PT (Ticketmaster)
- Chicago, Ill. (7/14), on sale 4/6 at 9 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Houston, Texas (7/20), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Austin, Texas (7/21), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Star Tickets)
Trey Anastasio
- Salem, Ore. (5/22), tickets on sale 4/6 at noon PT (Ticketmaster)
- San Francisco, Calif. (5/24), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- San Diego, Calif. (5/28), on sale 4/6 at noon PT (Ticketmaster)
- Las Vegas, Nev. (5/31-6/1), on sale 4/6 at noon PT (Tickets.com)
- Morrison, Colo. (6/3-4), on sale 4/6 at noon MT (Ticketmaster)
- Detroit, Mich. (6/7), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Holmdel, N.J. (6/20), on sale 4/5 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
Weezer
- Fargo, N.D. (5/2), tickets on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Ames, Iowa (5/4), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Lincoln, Neb. (5/5), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Colorado Springs, Colo, (5/8), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Albuquerque, NM (5/10), on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
Usher, Nas, Faith Hill, Mr. Cheeks
- Marysville, Calif. (5/10), tickets on sale 4/6 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Phoenix, Ariz. (5/19), on sale 4/6 at noon MT (Ticketmaster)
- Minneapolis, Minn. (5/23), on sale 4/6 at 11 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Tinley Park, Ill. (5/24), on sale 4/5 at noon CT (Ticketmaster)
- Milwaukee, Wis. (5/27), on sale 4/5 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Antioch, Tenn. (5/30), on sale 4/5 at 5 p.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
All ticket on-sale times and concert dates are subject to change without notice. Confirm with your local venue and/or ticket seller.
SoundSpike’s weekly “Ticket Window” feature is published each Thursday evening.
In Brief: Dream, the Calling, India.Arie
[B]Also:[EB] More news on Duran Duran, CD copy protection and (hed) pe.
[B]Also:[EB] More news on Duran Duran, CD copy protection and (hed) pe.
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Melissa Schuman has departed Dream, a girl group on Sean P. Diddy Combs’ Bad Boy label. Combs told MTV that she is pursuing an acting career.
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Guitarist Aaron Kamin of The Calling suffered a “severe electrical shock” on Thursday (4/4) during sound check at the Brew Pavilion in Bangkok, Thailand, according to RCA Records. Kamin was immediately rushed to a local hospital, where he was treated and released. He is recovering from burns to the his hands.
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India.Arie performs a live concert tonight (4/4) at the New York nightclub Exit. The show will be filmed for a one-hour special titled “India.Arie Up Close and Personal,” which will premiere on the Oxygen cable network on May 3.
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From the official Duran Duran website:
As many fans have speculated over recent months, a profound change has occurred at the heart of the band as the story of Duran Duran moves into a new chapter. The trio of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes & Warren Cuccurullo is coming to an end; the upcoming Japanese dates will be their last together after which Warren will be bound for America and a new project with his pre-Duran band, Missing Persons. Simon & Nick are to be reunited with original band members Roger, Andy and John Taylor for the first time in 15 years.
An album will be scheduled for release some time in 2002.
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The European version of Celine Dion‘s new album, “A New Day Has Come,” is labeled with a label warning that advises listeners not to insert the CD into their computer. “It’s possible that after you read the warning and decide to put it in anyway, it could crash your computer,” a Sony representative told CNET.
The European discs are encrypted with Sony’s Key2Audio technology, which protects against digital copying.
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Rockers (hed) pe are in the studio with producer Machine (Pitchshifter, Vision of Disorder), finishing their third Jive Records album. A summer release is planned.
Tuesday, April 02, 2002
In Brief: Third Eye Blind, the Grammys
Also: More news on Marilyn Manson, Kelly Osbourne and the “Undercover Brother” soundtrack.
Also: More news on Marilyn Manson, Kelly Osbourne and the “Undercover Brother” soundtrack.
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Third Eye Blind‘s third album, “Crystal Baller,” will be released in mid-summer, according to Elektra Records. The band recorded most of the album at their new Mourningwood studio in San Francisco, and additional work was done at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound in Marin County, Calif.
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The Recording Academy announced on Wednesday (4/3) that next year’s Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 23 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The event has been held in Los Angeles since 1998. Prior to that, it generally alternated between New York and Los Angeles.
That practice ended after Recording Academy president and CEO Michael Greene and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani got into a feud. Giuliani accused Greene of using obscene language while talking with an aide, which Greene denied. Giuliani, in turn, called Greene a liar.
The Grammy’s didn’t return to New York for the balance of Giuliani’s term in office.
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Marilyn Manson has signed on to play the role of “Christina” in the film Party Monster, according to Manson’s official website. Production is scheduled to begin in April of 2002.
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MTV reports that Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy and Sharon, will collaborate with members of Incubus on a cover of Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach.”
“I didn’t choose the song,” Kelly reportedly said. “My mom did and asked me to do it. I’m kind of crapping myself because I don’t think I’m a very good singer.”
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The soundtrack for the forthcoming Universal Studios comedy “Undercover Brother” (starring Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Dave Chappelle, and Denise Richards) will feature contributions from Snoop Dogg, James Brown, the Isley Brothers, Gil Scott-Heron, Kool & the Gang, the Commodores, the O’Jays, the Mary Jane Girls and others. The debut single is “Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker),’’ a Parliament re-make from Snoop Dogg & Friends. The album is set for release on Hollywood Records on May 21, and the film opens nationwide on May 31.
Monday, April 01, 2002
In Brief: Van Morrison, Townes Van Zandt
Also: More news on American Head Charge, HOB Concerts.
Also: More news on American Head Charge, HOB Concerts.
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Universal Records will release a new Van Morrison album titled “Down the Road” on May 14, which will be preceded by the first single, “Hey Mr. DJ,” on April 16. The album contains 13 new songs, as well as the artist’s rendition of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia On My Mind.” The album also features “Evening Shadows,” an Acker Bilk instrumental to which Morrison added his own lyrics and to which Acker contributes a clarinet solo.
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On April 23, Dualtone Music Group will release “A Gentle Evening with Townes Van Zandt,” a recently unearthed recording of a Van Zandt concert recorded in November of 1969 at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
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Guitarist Wayne Kile has departed the rock bad American Head Charge, and has been replaced by Brian Ottoson from the Minneapolis band Black Flood Diesel. Ottoson will make his first appearance with the band in the video for “Just So You Know,” the first official single from American Head Charge’s “The War of Art” album.
“Our split with Wayne is completely amicable and we wish him luck in his future endeavors,” the band said in statement. “Over the past year, it became obvious that Wayne was moving in a different direction than the rest of the band, and in the past few months it became extremely apparent that it was time for him to move on.”
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Concerts West—a fledgling promotions firm headed by Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz—and Fred Rosen, the former head of Ticketmaster, have made separate formal bids to acquire House of Blues Concerts, Denver’s Rocky Mountain News reported. HOB Concerts is the second-largest concert promotions firm in the U.S., far behind Clear Channel Entertainment.