Tuesday, April 30, 2002
In Brief: Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes fund established
Plus news on R. Kelly’s legal troubles, ‘NSync’s Lance Bass in space, Sheryl Crow and Counting Crows at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Bjork’s pregnancy.
Plus news on R. Kelly’s legal troubles, ‘NSync’s Lance Bass in space, Sheryl Crow and Counting Crows at the Tribeca Film Festival, and Bjork’s pregnancy.
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A fund has been established in honor of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. In lieu of flowers, Lopes’ family asks that offerings of condolences be sent in the form of a charitable donation to:
- THE LISA “LEFT EYE” LOPES FUND
c/o The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
National Headquarters - Special Donations
6350 North Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2130
The words “Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes Fund” should be written on the memo line of all checks sent to the foundation.
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R. Kelly‘s attorneys said that two previous civil suits alleging that the singer had sex with underage girls were settled out of court, but that Kelly will fight the latest allegations. “People seem to have gotten the idea that R. Kelly is some sort of walking ATM machine they can hit up for cash simply by threatening to sue him,” attorney Gerry Margolis told the Associated Press. “This latest suit is a collection of half-truths, distortions and outright lies that we intend to fight and beat.”
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‘NSync‘s Lance Bass is expected to begin training on May 13 for a mission aboard a Russian spacecraft that will likely launch in November, RollingStone.com reports. Bass’ training and trip (assuming he makes it through training) will be the subject of a television special dubbed “Celebrity Mission: Lance Bass.”
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Sheryl Crow, Counting Crows and Wyclef Jean will be among the acts to perform during the MTV Rock and Comedy Concert, which is part of the Tribeca Film Festival. The three-hour event will also feature comedians Robin Williams and Jimmy Fallon.
Though no admission will be charged for the May 10 event at New York’s Battery Park, tickets will be required for entry. Ticket information is available at MTV’s website.
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Bjork is five months pregnant, her London management told Reuters. Her boyfriend, American sculptor and film maker Matthew Barney, reportedly is the father.
Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Ticket Window: Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth, Eagles, Trey Anastasio
This week’s major new onsales also include tickets for the Allman Brothers Band, Britney Spears, Down from the Mountain, Indigo Girls, Lenny Kravitz, Ozzfest and Rush.
This week’s major new onsales also include tickets for the Allman Brothers Band, Britney Spears, Down from the Mountain, Indigo Girls, Lenny Kravitz, Ozzfest and Rush.
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Allman Brothers Band
Read about the tour
- Los Angeles (6/8), tickets on sale 4/28 at noon PT (Ticketmaster)
w/Phil Lesh
- San Francisco (6/10-12), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Noblesville, Ind. (6/29), on sale 4/27 at noon PT
- Cincinnati, Ohio (7/3), on sale 4/26 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Britney Spears
Read about the tour
- Wocester, Mass (6/30), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Atlantic City, N.J., tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Down from the Mountain
Read about the tour
- Raleigh, N.C. (7/14), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Morrison, Colo. (8/4), tickets on sale 4/29 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
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Eagles
Read about the tour
- Nampa, Idaho (6/7), tickets on sale 4/29 at 10 a.m. MT (Select-a-Seat)
- Calgary, Alta. (6/10), on sale (Ticketmaster Canada)
- Vancouver, B.C. (6/12), on sale (Ticketmaster Canada)
- Quincy, Wash. (6/15), on sale 4/27 at 9 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (6/22), on sale 4/29 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Bossier City, La. (7/1), on sale 4/29 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Little Rock, Ark. (7/2), on sale 4/29 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Milwaukee, Wis. (7/7), on sale 4/27 at noon CT (Ticketmaster)
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Indigo Girls
Read about the tour
- Cleveland (6/10), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Kettering, Ohio (6/27), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Indianapolis (6/28), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (6/27), on sale 4/27 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
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Lenny Kravitz with Pink
Read about the tour
- Virginia Beach, Va. (7/12), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Maryland Heights, Mo. (8/12), on sale 4/26 at 5 p.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (7/29), on sale 4/27 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Chula Vista, Calif. (9/1), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Ozzfest
Read about the tour
- Columbus, Ohio (8/3), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (8/15), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m.ET (Ticketmaster)
- Maryland Heights, Mo. (8/19), sale 4/27 at noon CT (Ticketmaster)
- Dallas (8/3), on sale 4/26 at 4 p.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
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Rush
Read about the tour
- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (7/6), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Holmdel, N.J. (7/11), on sale 4/26 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Camden, N.J. (7/14), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Wantagh, N.Y. (7/15), on sale 4/26 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Noblesville, Ind. (8/9), on sale 4/27 at 11 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Clarkston, Mich. (8/11), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Sammy Hagar & David Lee Roth
Read about the tour
- Tinley Park, Ill. (6/1), tickets on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (6/4), on sale 4/26 at 5 p.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Bonner Springs, Kan. (6/6), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- East Troy, Wis. (6/8), on sale 4/26 at noon CT (Ticketmaster)
- Maryland Heights, Mo. (6/7), on sale 4/27 at 11 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (6/11), on sale 4/26 at 5 p.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Albuquerque, N.M. (6/18), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Englewood, Colo. (6/19), on sale 4/29 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Phoenix (6/21), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Irvine, Calif. (6/22), on sale 4/27 at 1 p.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Universal City, Calif. (6/22), on sale 4/27 at 1 p.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Quincy, Wash. (6/29), on sale 4/27 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Trey Anastasio
Read about the tour.
- Tinley Park, Ill. (6/6), tickets on sale 4/27 at 11 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Albany, NY (6/13), on sale 4/27 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
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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 Ticket Window feature is updated each Thursday evening.
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Street Date April 23: Kenny Chesney, Cee-Lo, Elvis Costello
[B]Also:[EB] 12 Stones, Paul Westerberg, Pet Shop Boys, Wilco, “Star Wars: Episode II,” Mark Eitzel, Michael Bolton and more.
[B]Also:[EB] 12 Stones, Paul Westerberg, Pet Shop Boys, Wilco, “Star Wars: Episode II,” Mark Eitzel, Michael Bolton and more.
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Kenny Chesney - “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” (BNA)
Chesney sticks with the familiar on his first full album of new recordings in more than three years, and again turns to the production team of Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson--the same duo that was behind his previous two releases. Among the tracks is a Bill Anderson/Dean Dillon collaboration, “I’d’ve Done a Lot of Things Different,” and a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “One Step Up.”
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Cee-Lo - “Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections” (Arista)
The founding member of Atlanta hip-hop group Goodie Mob wrote, produced and arranged this wide-ranging set. The first single and video from the album is the gospel-tinged “Closet Freak.” John Popper of Blues Traveler contributes harmonica to “Country Love.”
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Elvis Costello - “When I Was Cruel” (Island)
The word on the street is that this is a rock album, and it does feature two members of his old backing band the Attractions--keyboardist Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas--but in an interview with Billboard, Costello says the music is “rowdy rhythm,” and isn’t “in any way rooted to the past.” Reportedly, there are “supporters at radio stations” who want to play the album’s lead track, rock-ily titled “Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s a Doll’s Revolution).”
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12 Stones - “12 Stones” (Wind-up)
The self-titled debut from this New Orleans quartet features the first single, “Broken,” as well as “My Life,” a track featured on the recently released “The Scorpion King” soundtrack. Fans can download a “Broken” mp3 file, and can also view the song’s companion music video, at the group’s official website. Next month, 12 Stones heads out on tour with Creed.
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Paul Westerberg - “Stereo/Mono” (Vagrant)
Westerberg’s first release for the Southern California indie label Vagrant--and his first since his largely ignored 1999 release “Suicaine Gratifiction--is a two-CD set. The “Stereo” disc is populated by quieter, sometimes acoustic tracks, while the “Mono” disc (credited to Grandpaboy) hearkens to the sloppy, endearing punk rock of his old band, the Replacements. (Vagrant Records issued a limited-edition version of “Mono,” in March. Click here to read a review).
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Pet Shop Boys - “Release” (Sanctuary)
These ‘80s-era favorites deliver the follow-up to 1999’s “Night Life.” “Release,” which features the new single “Home and Dry,” hit stores in the British duo’s native country in early April, where it debuted at No. 7 on the U.K. album chart. In May, Pet Shop Boys will launch a U.S. tour.
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Wilco - “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” (Nonesuch/Atlantic)
Wilco bought back the rights to this album after it was rejected by its former label, Reprise. Frontman Jeff Tweedy and his band had little trouble finding a new home, and a number of critics are already touting the release as one of the year’s best. The CD will be familiar to many fans, who listened to it last year when the band streamed the entire disc on its website.
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“Star Wars: Episode II - “Attack of the Clones” (Sony Classical)
The highly anticipated “Star Wars: Episode II” arrives in theaters next month, and that can only mean one thing: a new album from blockbuster composer John Williams. Sony has set up a website dedicated to the soundtrack, at which a track titled “Across the Stars (Love Theme)” is streamed. The song’s music video premieres on MTV on Tuesday (4/23) at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, according to Sony.
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Mark Eitzel - “Music for Courage & Confidence” (New West)
In the indie world over the past few years, interpreting a song has become almost as respectable as writing one. Songwriter Mark Eitzel releases an album of 10 covers, including Culture Club’s “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” and Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night.” His section on New West Records’ website has the full track listing and two MP3s: his covers of Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up” and Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind.”
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Michael Bolton - “Only a Woman Like You” (Jive)
The popular love-balladeer’s latest is the follow up to 1998’s “My Secret Passion.” The title track is streamed in its entirety at Jive’s official Michael Bolton website, as are samples of the album’s other 10 tracks. The site also features details about Bolton’s many release-week appearances, including stops on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” “CBS Early Show,” “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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Other new releases:
Alfie - “A Word in Your Ear” (Beggars Banquet)
Audra - “Going to the Theatre” (Projekt)
Autopilot - “Off Autopilot Off (EP)” (Island)
Susana Baca - “Espiritu Vivo” (Luaka Bop)
Philip Bailey - “Soul on Jazz” (Heads Up)
Jay Bennett & Edward Burch - “The Palace at 4 A.M.” (Undertow)
Big Moe - “Purple World” (Priority)
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - “The Scavenger Bride” (Projekt)
Bill Bruford - “Footloose and Fancy Free” (Discipline Global Mobile)
W.C. Clark - “From Austin with Soul” (Alligator)
Cornershop - “Handcream for a Generation” (V2)
Damon and Naomi - “Song to the Siren: Live in San Sebastian” (Sub Pop)
Kevin Denney - “Kevin Denney” (Hollywood)
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - “Medicated Magic” (Atlantic)
Dishwalla - “Opaline” (Immergent)
Florence Dore - “Perfect City” (Slewfoot)
Fall Silent - “Drunken Violence” (Revelation)
Cor Fijneman - “Mesmer1” (Razor & Tie)
Fiver - “Here It Comes” (Future Farmer)
John Forte - “I, John” (Trasparent)
Sage Francis - “Personal Journals” (Anticon)
Gay Dad - “Transmission” (Thirsty Ear)
Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons - “Conscious Contact” (Terminus)
Jivaro - “Jivarodelia” (Kindercore)
The Kickovers - “Osaka” (Fenway)
Greg Long - “Balance” (Shadow)
Joe Lovano - “Viva Caruso” (Blue Note)
Luna - “Romantica” (Jet Set)
Lupine Howl - “Vaporizer (EP)” (Beggars Banquet)
Mad Happy - “Feel Good Music… for the Broke Middle Class” (Bar None)
The Meat Purveyors - “All Relationships Are Doomed to Fail” (Bloodshot)
Mae Moore - “It’s a Funny World” (Paras Group)
Peter Murphy - “Dust” (Metropolis)
Otophobia - “Malignant” (Slap-a-Ham)
Oxymoron - “Feed the Breed” (GMM)
Eddie Palmieri - “La Perfecta II” (Concord)
John Pizzarelli with the George Shearing Quintet - “The Rare Delight of You” (Telarc)
Gary Primich - “Dog House Music” (Antone’s)
The Promise Ring - “Wood/Water” (Epitaph)
Toshi - “Toshi” (Razor & Tie)
Will Rigby - “Paradoxaholic” (Diesel Only)
The Rooks From the Shelves of Soundscape Studio” (Not Lame)
Charlie Sizemore - “The Story Is ... The Songs of Tom T. Hall” (Rebel)
Sloan - “Pretty Together” (RCA)
Sneaker Pimps - “Bloodsport” (Tommy Boy)
Reid - “Speed Resonance” (Breakbeat Science)
Stevens Sisters - “Little by Little” (Rounder)
Curtis Stigers - “Secret Heart” (Concord Jazz)
Still Breathing - “September” (Tooth & Nail)
Strung Out - “An American Paradox” (Fat Wreck Chords)
Tall Paul - “Back & Forth” (Moonshine)
James Talley - “Touchstones” (Cimarron)
Luther Wright and the Wrongs - “Rebuild the Wall” (Narada)
Various artists - “Because We Care: Benefit for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County” (Glue Factory/Oglio)
Various artists - “Exposure 1” (4 Foot 11)
Various artists - “Explorations in Chill” (Paras Group)
Various artists - “Still More Bounce” (Wolfpac)
Various artists - “Trance: The Progressive Experience” (Capitol)
Soundtracks and scores:
“Ansel Adams” (Green Linnet)
“Chelsea Walls” (Rykodisc)
“Dark Angel” (Artemis)
“The New Guy” (Epic)
Click here to read last week’s “Street Date” feature.
In Brief: Down from the Mountain tour extended
Plus news on the battle for Nirvana, Kid Rock’s copyright problems, the Creamfields festival and Billy Bragg.
Plus news on the battle for Nirvana, Kid Rock’s copyright problems, the Creamfields festival and Billy Bragg.
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A dozen new cities have been added to the summer Down from the Mountain tour, which features many of the artists who performed on the Grammy-winning “O Brother, Where Art Thou” soundtrack. Click here for the full itinerary.
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A Seattle judge will take a week to 10 days to decide if Courtney Love will be ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Love and ex-Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl are in a http://www.soundspike.com/story/164>legal squabble over the rights to administer Nirvana’s catalog.
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Billboard.com reports that Microhits Music Corp., the company that owns the rights to the Boys Don’t Cry club hit “I Wanna Be a Cowboy,” has filed a copyright-infringement suit against Kid Rock, his songwriting partners, his publishing companies and his labels over his 1998 song “Cowboy.” The suit reportedly claims that the Kid Rock hit copied “almost exactly the title-hook line.”
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The U.K.’s Creamfields festival, set for Aug. 24 at Old Liverpool Airfield, will feature Paul Oakenfold, Faithless, Paul Van Dyk, DJ Shadow, Underworld, Mis-Teeq, Futureshock and others. Click here for more information.
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Billy Bragg, no fan of the British royals, will release the single “Take Down the Union Jack” on May 20, during planned “Jubilee” celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the queen’s coronation, the BBC reports. “This single offers everyone a chance to register their opposition to the Golden Jubilee in a communal act of defiance,” Bragg reportedly said.
Thursday, April 18, 2002
In Brief: Pink, Smash Mouth, Britney Spears
Plus news on “illicit” Oasis recordings, Barry Manilow’s TV special, posthumous Tammy Wynette legal matters and the Indy Jazz Fest.
Plus news on “illicit” Oasis recordings, Barry Manilow’s TV special, posthumous Tammy Wynette legal matters and the Indy Jazz Fest.
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Pink will kick off Nickelodeon’s 15th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards with a performance of her hit “Get the Party Started.” Smash Mouth and Usher are also scheduled to perform during the program, which will be hosted by Rosie O’Donnell. The show takes place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday (4/20), and airs at 8 p.m. PT/ET.
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Britney Spears called off a free mini-concert at a 10,000-capacity outdoor venue in Sydney on Wednesday (4/17) due to rain. Instead, she appeared the next day at a 1,000-capacity nightclub, according to Australian press reports. Fans could also see the performance on giant video screens that were set up in the parking lot outside the venue.
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From the official Oasis website:
- The MP3s of Oasis tracks in circulation on the net appear to be illicit recordings (probably made with a hidden Walkman or similar device) of early mixes of tracks for the band’s new album, which were made some time ago.
The recordings are of very poor quality and are not of the final album mixes. We hope anyone who has downloaded the tracks enjoys them but does not take them as any indication of the finished album which has come a long way since these recordings were made. In particular we would ask that music journalists do not use these tracks as the basis for album reviews as they are a very poor substitute for the finished record.
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Barry Manilow will tape an hour-long concert special for CBS on Wednesday (4/24) at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Variety reports. It’s scheduled to air on May 18.
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The four daughters of Tammy Wynette have reached an undisclosed out-of-court settlement with a Pittsburgh doctor, whom they accused of contributing to Wynette’s 1998 death. The daughters, who claimed the doctor had mismanaged Wynette’s treatment, sought $50 million from the doctor, according to the Associated Press.
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B.B. King and Aretha Franklin will headline this year’s Indy Jazz Fest, set to take place in Indianapolis on June 14-16. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Arturo Sandoval and David Sanborn are also scheduled to perform.
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
In Brief: Dixie Chicks, Shakira, Bob Dylan
Plus news on Billy Preston’s new hits set, a photo of John Lennon’s glasses at auction and the new Kazaa.
Plus news on Billy Preston’s new hits set, a photo of John Lennon’s glasses at auction and the new Kazaa.
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Dixie Chicks and Shakira will join previously announced performers Mary J. Blige, Cher and Celine Dion at “VH1 Divas Las Vegas: A Benefit Concert for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation.’’ The show airs live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 23.
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Bob Dylan and Luke Wilson will star in the film “Masked & Anonymous,” which is expected to go into production in July, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It will mark the big-screen directorial debut of television writer, director and producer Larry Charles.
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A&M/Universal issues “The Best of Billy Preston” on May 21. The release contains 11 digitally remastered tracks, including the 1972 No. 2 pop hit “Outa-Space"--which features George Harrison on slide guitar--and the No. 1 pop hits “Will It Go Round in Circles” and “Nothing from Nothing.”
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A photo of John Lennon‘s bloodstained glasses, taken by his wife, Yoko Ono, after he was fatally shot outside his New York apartment building in 1980, reportedly sold for $13,000 at a London auction on Wednesday (4/17). The photo, said to be one of six prints, was used on the cover of Ono’s 1981 album “Season of Glass.”
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Between April 6 and 13, more than 3.1 million copies of the new Kazaa Media Desktop file-swapping software was downloaded from the Kazaa website, according to a press release issued by Kazaa parent-company Sharman Networks.
Ticket Window: Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth
This week’s major new onsales also include tickets for Alicia Keys, Brooks & Dunn’s Neon Circus, Down from the Mountain, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Etheridge, Rush and Tim McGraw.
This week’s major new onsales also include tickets for Alicia Keys, Brooks & Dunn’s Neon Circus, Down from the Mountain, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Etheridge, Rush and Tim McGraw.
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Alicia Keys
Read about the tour.
- San Diego (8/4), tickets on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Santa Barbara, Calif (8/5), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Brooks and Dunn Neon Circus
Read about the tour.
- Noblesville, Ind. (6/28), tickets on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Darien Center, N.Y. (7/19), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (7/20), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Down from the Mountain
Read about the tour.
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (7/7), tickets on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Chicago (7/22), on sale 4/20 at 11 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- St. Paul, Minn. (7/23), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- San Jose, Calif. (7/30), on sale 4/21 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Eagles
Read about the tour.
- Reno, Nev. (5/31), tickets on sale 4/22 at 10 a.m. PT (Tickets.com)
- El Paso, Texas (6/3), on sale 4/22 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Portland, Ore. (6/13), on sale 4/22 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Moline, Ill. (7/8), on sale 4/22 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
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Jimmy Buffett
Read about the tour.
- Chula Vista, Calif. (9/28), tickets on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Irvine, Calif. (10/3, 10/5), on sale 4/22 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Mountain View, Calif. (10/22), on sale 4/22 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Lenny Kravitz
Read about the tour.
- New York (5/3), tickets on sale 4/20 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Mansfield, Mass (7/20), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Tinley Park, Ill. (7/26), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Toronto (7/30), on sale 4/19 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster Canada)
- Quincy, Wash. (8/23), on sale 4/20 at 9 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Melissa Etheridge
Read about the tour.
- Raleigh, N.C. (6/15), tickets onsale on 4/19 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Charlotte, N.C. (6/16), on sale on 4/19 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Clarkston, Mich. (6/28), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Indianapolis (6/30, on sale 4/20 at 11 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Rush
Read about the tour.
- Hartford, Conn. (6/28), tickets on sale 4/20, 10 a.m. ET (Tickets.com)
- Scranton, Penn. (6/29), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Charlotte, N.C. (7/1), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Raleigh, N.C. (7/4), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Darien Center, N.Y. (7/7), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Bristow, Va. (7/9), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Mansfield, Mass. (7/12), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Wantagh, N.Y. (7/15), on sale 4/19 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Milwaukee, Wis. (7/19), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Bonner Springs, Kan. (8/1), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Maryland Heights, Mo. (8/2), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Selma, Texas (8/17), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
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Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth
Read about the tour.
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 5/29, on sale 4/20, time unavailable (Ticketmaster)
- Clarkston, Mich. (5/31), on sale 4/20 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Noblesville, Ind. (6/2), on sale 4/20 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Tim McGraw
Read about the tour.
- Lincoln, Neb. (6/7), tickets on sale 4/19 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Billings, Mont. (6/10), on sale 4/20 at 8 a.m. MT (MetraPark box office)
- Nampa, Idaho (6/12), on sale 4/19 at 10 a.m. MT (Select-a-Seat)
- Kelseyville, Calif. (7/27), on sale 4/21 at 10 a.m. PT (Tickets.com)
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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 Ticket Window feature is updated each Thursday evening.
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
In Brief: Sex Pistols, Bob Marley & the Wailers
Plus news on Pink’s Bally Total Fitness deal, Milwaukee arena’s legal settlement, and Dee Snyder’s “filthy fifteen.”
Plus news on Pink’s Bally Total Fitness deal, Milwaukee arena’s legal settlement, and Dee Snyder’s “filthy fifteen.”
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The Sex Pistols will perform a concert in Great Britain this summer, but won’t perform on the June 3 holiday weekend of the Queen’s Jubilee, Reuters reported. “To say they were looking forward to it is maybe going a bit far,” said John Giddings of London promotions firm Solo.
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On May 21, Island/Universal will issue digitally remastered versions of four posthumous Bob Marley & the Wailers releases: “Legend,” “Rebel Music,” “Talkin’ Blues” and “Natural Mystic.” Each album will feature its original artwork and liner notes, and bonus tracks.
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Bally Total Fitness clubs has signed a marketing pact with Pink. According to a press release, “The agreement calls for a creative collaboration on a new Bally-Pink hip-hop dance aerobics class, titled “Get Your Body Started,” a national dance competition, and the presenting sponsorship of the performer’s upcoming ‘Pink - The Party Tour 2002‘ throughout North America.”
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the city’s Bradley Center has paid $750 each to 15 men who were jailed during a 2001 police sweep aimed at nabbing ticket scalpers outside the arena. In exchange, the 15 men have dropped a lawsuit against the facility, but the men reportedly are moving ahead with a lawsuit against the City of Milwaukee. According to the Journal Sentinel, “the operation generated controversy because people were jailed, sometimes for hours, for something that is punishable only by a fine, and because relatively few professional scalpers were being nabbed.”
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In advance of the April 21 debut of the VH1 movie “Warning: Parental Advisory,” former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snyder has released his own “filthy fifteen"--songs that he thinks would offend conservative listeners today. The TV movie is billed as a comedic look at the mid-’80s controversy over pop-music lyrics spearheaded by the Parents Music Resource Center. Twisted Sister’s hit “We’re Not Going to Take It” was on the list of songs the PMRC considered offensive at that time.
Snyder’s list, in no particular order:
- Britney Spears, “Slave 4 U”
- Christina Aguilera, L’il Kim, Mya and Pink, “Lady Marmalade”
- DMX, “ “Where’s My N--gaz”
- Eminem, “Kim”
- Jay-Z, “Super Ugly”
- Kid Rock, “Paid”
- Custom, “Hey Mister”
- Marilyn Manson, “The Reflecting God”
- Mystical, “Shake You’re A--”
- Nine Inch Nails, “Closer”
- Rob Zombie, “House of 1000 Corpses”
- Shaggy, “It Wasn’t Me”
- Slipknot, “People = S--t”
- Snoop Doggy Dogg, Anything by him
- System of a Down, “Chop Suey”
Monday, April 15, 2002
In Brief: The Osbournes, Nate Dogg
Plus news on the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Chumbawamba.
Plus news on the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Chumbawamba.
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Variety reports that Ozzy Osbourne and his family have signed with the Endeavor talent agency as they negotiate a possible second season of their hit MTV reality series “The Osbournes.” They’re said to be seeking a deal “in the high seven figures” to continue the show. Last week’s episode reportedly was seen by more than 6 million viewers, and was the top-rated show among adults 18-34.
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Nate Dogg was arrested following a traffic stop outside Kingman, Ariz., on Friday night (4/12), the Kingman Daily Miner reported. Police reportedly smelled “a strong odor of marijuana” after they pulled over the rapper’s tour bus for allegedly speeding. A search of the bus turned up four ounces of marijuana and a loaded pistol that had been reported stolen by the Los Angeles Police Department.
The rapper, whose real name is Nathaniel Hale, reportedly was booked on four felony charges.
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Marc Anthony, Thalia, Juan Gabriel, Los Tri-O, Jaci Velasquez , Cristian, A.B., Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings, Victor Manuelle, Carlos Vives, Olga Tanon, Alexandre Pires, Alejandra Guzman and Lupillo Rivera will be among the performers at this Billboard Latin Music Awards. The event takes place at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Fla., and will be broadcast on the Telemundo Network on May 12.
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Chumbawamba‘s 10th studio album, “Readymades,” is scheduled for release on June 18. A press release says it “bears little resemblance to anything they’ve produced previously. ‘Readymades’ uses breakbeats and folk samples in an ambient mix of melody and ferocious politics.”
Sunday, April 14, 2002
In Brief: Ben Harper, Perry Farrell, Iggy Pop
Plus news on Nona Gaye, Clear Channel Communications, the week in radio spins and the PMRC.
Plus news on Nona Gaye, Clear Channel Communications, the week in radio spins and the PMRC.
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Ben Harper, Perry Farrell and Iggy Pop are still on the Virgin Records America label, the company’s chairman/CEO said in a statement. Reports that the three acts have been dropped from the label have been circulating.
“Perry Farrell and Ben Harper are currently in the process of recording new material for upcoming albums and Iggy Pop is writing for his next release on Virgin,” the statement said.
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Actress Nona Gaye, the daughter of the late Marvin Gaye, will replace Aaliyah in two planned sequels to the film “The Matrix.” Aaliyah died in a plane crash last year.
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The most-played songs on radio for the week of April 8-14, according to Broadcast Data Systems:
- Pop: Puddle of Mudd, “Blurry”
- Rock: Nickelback, “Too Bad”
- Alternative: Jimmy Eat World, “The Middle”
- Urban: Ashanti, “Foolish”
- Country: Toby Keith “My List”
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The Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed sources, reports that two top concert execs have been ousted from Clear Channel Communications, the nation’s biggest concert promoter. Brian Becker, chief executive of Clear Channel’s entertainment division, reportedly “has been disappointed with the performance of the concert operation’s co-chiefs, Rodney Eckerman and Irv Zuckerman.” Veteran promoters Don Law and Dave Lucas are expected to take over the division.
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The U.S. Justice Department sued Clear Channel last week, claiming that the company’s policy of prohibiting diabetics from taking medical supplies--including hypodermic needles--into its venues is in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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VH1 will debut an original movie titled “Warning: Parental Advisory” on April 21, which is described as a “comedic look at the War on ‘Porn Rock’ led by Tipper Gore and the PMRC.” It stars Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Griffin Dunne (as Frank Zappa and Dee Snider.