Monday, May 20, 2002
In Brief: Bush’s guitarist apparently gone for good
Felt-tip pens defeat CD copy protection. Clive Davis and Steven Tyler to speak at R&R convention. Koch Records to release Bob Geldof’s latest. A Moody Blues member plays to raise medicine-man awareness. Asia retrospective on the way. Perry Como’s stuff on eBay.
Felt-tip pens defeat CD copy protection. Clive Davis and Steven Tyler to speak at R&R convention. Koch Records to release Bob Geldof’s latest. A Moody Blues member plays to raise medicine-man awareness. Asia retrospective on the way. Perry Como’s stuff on eBay.
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In a rambling journal entry on Bush‘s official website, frontman Gavin Rossdale writes that the band will go on without guitarist Nigel Pulsford. Chris Traynor, the former Helmet guitarist who has been substituting for Pulsford of late, will apparently take over. Pulsford co-founded the band with Rossdale in the early ‘90s.
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Sony’s “Key2Audio” technology, which was designed to prevent the copying of CDs, can be defeated by scribbling around the rim of the disc with a felt-tip marker, or by placing tape on outermost track, according to various reports. Sony warns, however, that marking too much of the disc can make tracks unplayable, and that tape might damage CD players and computers.
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Arista and J Records founder Clive Davis will address R&R Convention 2002 on June 14. Later that day, Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler “will appear in an intimate setting to discuss his career and his perspectives on the industry,” according to a press release issued by Radio & Records. The convention--billed as the radio and record industries’ largest combined gathering, takes place at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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KOCH Records releases “Sex, Age & Death,” the new studio album from former Boomtown Rats frontman and Live Aid organizer Bob Geldof, in the U.S. in August. The album, which is Geldof’s first since 1993, “is highly personal with a somewhat darker sound than previous outings,” Geldof said in a statement. The album was issued last year in Europe.
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Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues will perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on June 20. He’ll be joined at the event by Don Luciano Mutumbajoy, a leading Amazonian Shaman, and the Amazon Conservation Team, “an innovative conservation group that integrates Western science and traditional wisdom.” The event will “raise monies for and awareness of the importance of the most ancient and revered medicine men and women of the South American rainforest,” according to a press release.
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Universal Records issues a two-CD retrospective of ‘80s supergroup Asia--titled “Anthologia: The 20th Anniversary/Geffen Years Collection (1982-1990),” on June 18. The album features 36 digitally remastered selections, including every track from the band’s first four albums plus b-sides.
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The estate of Perry Como will be auctioned on eBay from May 30-June 2. According to a press release, “the items to be sold are from the Comos’ waterfront home in Jupiter, Fla., and include furnishings, crystal, silver, porcelain and designer couture, their automobiles and an extensive lifetime collection of jewelry, fine art, awards and memorabilia. Perry’s love of golf and fishing will be well represented with personalized clubs, rods, reels and accessories.”
Sunday, May 19, 2002
Tracks from Rage and Cornell sessions leaked
Speculation about what music by the Chris Cornell-fronted Rage Against the Machine lineup might sound like has ended for many now that a number of the already-defunct group’s songs have turned up on the Internet.
Speculation about what music by the Chris Cornell-fronted Rage Against the Machine lineup might sound like has ended for many now that a number of the already-defunct group’s songs have turned up on the Internet.
Thirteen tracks attributed to the quartet--Cornell, Tom Morello (guitar), Brad Wilk (drums) and Tim Commerford--surfaced on an Italian website last week, according to MTV. Though the site has since been pulled down, the tracks are being traded via numerous file-sharing networks.
Epic Records is due to release this summer the finished album that Cornell and company recorded, but it is not clear if the tracks currently circulating on the Internet are the same ones that will be featured on the release.
The label and Rage Against the Machine’s management had not responded by press time to SoundSpike’s inquiry about the tracks.
A number of the song files attributed to Cornell and Rage that are circulating on the Internet do feature Cornell’s instantly recognizable vocals, as well as music performed by a power trio that clearly sounds like Morello, Wilk and Commerford.
Some of the circulating files that are credited to the group, however, are actually tracks from 1991’s “Temple of the Dog” CD, a one-off project that featured Cornell with members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.
Additional files that are circulating under the guise of the Cornell-Rage collaboration include songs by presumably unsigned and largely unknown musicians, as well as the Milli Vanilli track “Blame it on the Rain” from 1989’s “Girl You Know It’s True.”
Last May, Cornell and the Rage Against the Machine trio confirmed that they were recording an album together. The news followed the October 2000 departure of Rage frontman Zack de la Rocha.
In March, Ozzfest organizers announced that the group would grace this year’s Ozzfest roster. Several days later, news surfaced that Cornell has quit the outfit.
The new quartet never announced a name for itself, but did confirm that it would not be called Rage Against the Machine.
In Brief: Ramones tribute features U2, Metallica, Green Day, Eddie Vedder
Kelly Osbourne live. Coroner says drugs killed EMF bassist. John Mellencamp parts ways with Columbia. The week in radio spins.
Kelly Osbourne live. Coroner says drugs killed EMF bassist. John Mellencamp parts ways with Columbia. The week in radio spins.
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A Ramones tribute album that is being assembled by Rob Zombie for release this summer is nearly complete, according to a posting on Zombie’s official website. The tracks recorded so far:
Rob Zombie, “Blitzkreig Bop”
Eddie Vedder, “I Believe in Miracles”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Havana Affair”
Marilyn Manson, “The KKK Took My Baby Away”
Offspring, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
Pretenders, “Something to Believe In”
Garbage, “I Just Want to Have Something to Do”
Motorhead, “Rockaway Beach”
Green Day, “Outsider”
Static X, “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”
Rancid, “Sheena is a Punk Rocker”
U2, “Beat on the Brat”
Metallica, “We’re a Happy Family”
Tom Waits, “Jackie and Judy”
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Kelly Osbourne (daughter of Ozzy and Sharon) will make her singing debut at the All American Wango Tango, a festival hosted by Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM. She’ll sing her rendition of Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach.” Celine Dion, No Doubt, Ja Rule with Ashanti, Marc Anthony, Pink, Mary J. Blige, Paulina Rubio, Alanis Morissette, Michelle Branch, O-Town, Aaron Carter, the Calling, Vanessa Carlton, Craig David and India.Arie will also perform live at the show, which takes place at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on June 15.
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An autopsy found high traces of heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol and ecstasy in the blood of EMF bassist Zac Foley, who was found dead on Jan. 2. Said coroner Dr. Stephen Chan, accordng to NME: “Bearing in mind the closeness of the New Year, it could well be the deceased was still in celebratory mood but clearly by going down the path of taking multiple drugs plus alcohol he was dicing with death.”
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After recording two albums for the label, John Mellencamp has parted ways with Columbia Records.
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The most-played songs on radio for the week of May 13-19, according to Broadcast Data Systems:
Pop: “Foolish,” Ashanti
Rock: “I Stand Alone,” Godsmack
Alternative: “Seein’ Red,” Unwritten Law
Urban: “Foolish,” Ashanti
Country: “My List,” Toby Keith
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Ticket Window: The Rolling Stones, Eagles, Korn
This week’s major new on-sales also include tickets for Bob Dylan, Cher, Down from the Mountain, Lenny Kravitz, Rush, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Trey Anastasio.
This week’s major new on-sales also include tickets for Bob Dylan, Cher, Down from the Mountain, Lenny Kravitz, Rush, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Trey Anastasio.
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Bob Dylan
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- Sioux Falls, S.D. (8/22), tickets on sale 5/18, noon CT (Ticketmaster)
- Fargo, N.D. (8/23), on sale 5/18 at 11 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
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Cher
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- Manchester, N.H. (7/3), tickets on sale 5/17, noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Pittsburgh, Pa. (7/5), on sale 5/18, 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Boston (7/9), on sale 5/17, 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- St. Louis (7/15), on sale 5/17 at 11 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Chicago (7/19), on sale 5/20 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Seattle (7/29), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Portland, Ore. (8/1), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Cincinnati, Ohio (9/8), tickets on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Down from the Mountain
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- Atlanta (7/17), tickets on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Southaven, Miss. (8/7), tickets on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- The Woodlands, Texas (8/9), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Kansas City, Mo. (8/13), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Chester, W.Va. (8/18), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Eagles
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- Knoxville, Tenn. (7/4), tickets on sale 5/18 at 9 a.m. CT (Tickets Unlimited)
- Louisville, Ky. (7/5), tickets on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Kansas City, Mo. (7/11), on sale 5/18 at noon CT (Ticketmaster)
- Omaha, Neb. (7/14), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Tupelo, Miss. (7/16), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticket King)
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Korn
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- Wilkes Barre, Pa. (6/20), tickets on sale 5/18 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Albany, N.Y. (6/23), on sale 5/18 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Cleveland, Ohio (6/30), on sale 5/18 at 11 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Grand Rapids, Mich. (7/2), on sale 5/18 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Auburn Hills, Mich. (7/3), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa (7/6), on sale 5/17 at 3 p.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Peoria, Iowa (7/6), on sale 5/18 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Madison, Wis. (7/9), on sale 5/17 at 3 p.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (7/12), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m ET (Ticketmaster)
- Dayton, Ohio (7/13), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Lenny Kravitz
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- Atlantic City, N.J. (7/13), tickets on sale 5/18 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (7/22), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (8/11), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Bonner Springs, Kan. (8/14), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
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The Rolling Stones
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- Boston (FleetCenter, 9/3), tickets on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Philadelphia (Vetarans Stadium, 9/18), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Philadelphia (First Union Center, 9/20), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Upper Darby, Pa. (Tower Theatre, 9/22), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Landover, Md. (FedExField, 10/4), on sale 5/18 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Los Angeles (Staples Center, 10/31), on sale 5/19 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Anaheim, Calif. (Edison Int’l Field, 11/2), on sale 5/19 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Los Angeles (Wiltern Theatre, 11/3), on sale 5/19 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Arena, 11/12) on sale 5/19 at 10 a.m. PT (Tickets.com)
- San Diego (Sports Arena, 11/14), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Rush
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- Cincinnati (8/4), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Nashville (8/14), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Albuquerque, N.M. (8/21), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Salt Lake City (8/23), on sale 5/18 at 9 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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- Grand Rapids, Mich. (6/27), tickets on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (6/28), on sale 5/18 at noon ET (Ticketmaster)
- Milwaukee (6/30), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Darien Center, N.Y. (7/3), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (7/5), on sale 5/18 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Holmdel, N.J. (7/6), on sale 5/18 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Trey Anastasio
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- Pittsburgh, Pa. (6/11), tickets on sale 5/17 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Napster’s founder and CEO resign amid bankruptcy rumors
Napster CEO Konrad Hilburs and company founder Shawn Fanning on Tuesday (5/14) announced their resignations from the embattled file-sharing service, which has been offline since last summer.
Napster CEO Konrad Hilburs and company founder Shawn Fanning on Tuesday (5/14) announced their resignations from the embattled file-sharing service, which has been offline since last summer.
Hilburs’ resignation followed the collapse of Napster’s buyout negotiations with German media juggernaut Bertelsmann Group, which has been subsidizing the Napster for months now, reportedly for a total of $85 million. In its recent negotiations with Napster, Bertelsmann reportedly offered a buyout of $16.5 million and erasure of the total debt.
“I am convinced that not pursuing the offer is a mistake,” Hilbers reportedly wrote in an internal company memo announcing his resignation, “and it will lead the company to a place where I don’t want to lead it.”
Fanning, Napster’s 20-year-old founder and the company’s most recognizable figure, announced shortly thereafter that he would be following Hilbers out the door.
Speculation is widespread that the company may now file for bankruptcy, and that such a move would likely result in the company’s permanent demise.
Napster appears now to be helmed by a board of directors that comprises Hank Barry and John Hummer of venture capital firm Hummer Winblad, and Shawn Fanning’s uncle, John Fanning.
Infighting between the three board members likely contributed to the company’s inability to reach an agreement with Bertelsmann; John Fanning, in a bid to gain control of the company, recently filed a lawsuit against Barry and Hummer. A Delaware court reportedly dismissed the suit this week.
Last summer, after months of court battles, Napster went offline with plans to re-launch with a subscription-based model in which users would pay a monthly fee for access to music files. The company, which has long been the target of a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by the major record labels, last year was able to hammer out a strategic alliance with Bertelsmann, parent company of major-label BMG, but was unable to strike similar deals with the remaining labels.
Launched in 1999, Napster quickly became the target of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by major and minor record labels, and by artists such as Metallica and Dr. Dre. Through a series of legal maneuvers and settlements, the company was able to dodge a court-ordered shutdown until last year.
The company’s current situation can be viewed as both a victory and a defeat for the major record labels; the labels have long wanted the company to be shut down, which it now appears will be a permanent outcome. Napster’s financial dire straits, however, will likely mean that the labels will not be able to collect any potential damages that its lawsuit may have yielded if successful.
Further undermining the labels’ seeming victory over Napster is the bumper crop of similar peer-to-peer file-sharing software--such as LimeWire and Morpheus--that has sprung up and gained widespread popularity since Napster went offline.
Album Chart: Musiq tops, Lauryn Hill follows
Soul singer Musiq scores big with his sophomore effort, “Juslisen,” which takes the No. 1 spot on the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart. Not far behind is Lauryn Hill’s second solo release.
Soul singer Musiq scores big with his sophomore effort, “Juslisen,” which takes the No. 1 spot on the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart. Not far behind is Lauryn Hill’s second solo release.
“Juslisen"--the follow up to Musiq’s 2000 debut, “Aijuswanaseing"--sold about 260,000 copies during its first week in stores, according to industry sources, thanks in part to its hit single, “Halfcrazy.”
The only other newcomer to the Top 10 this week is Lauryn Hill’s “MTV Unplugged 2.0,” which enters the chart at No. 3. The two-disc album, which features the ex-Fugee performing new songs acoustically, sold about 122,000 copies.
Sandwiched between the new debuts is Celine Dion’s “A New Day Has Come,” which grabs traction to climb from No. 6 to No. 2. The album experienced a one-week sales increase of about 40,000 copies.
Slipping two spots this week are Ashanti’s self-titled debut, which drops to No. 4; Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems,” down to No. 5; and the “Spider-Man” soundtrack, down to No. 6.
Sheryl Crow’s “C’mon, C’mon” climbs one spot to No. 7, while Big Tymers’ “Hood Rich,” which debuted in the top slot last week, slides to No. 8.
Closing out the Top 10 are the “Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 9” hits compilation at No. 9 and Josh Groban’s self-titled debut at No. 10.
This week’s debuts happening outside of the Top 10 include Naughty by Nature’s “IIcons” at No. 15; Tom Waits’ “Blood Money” and “Alice” at Nos. 32 and 33, respectively; Coal Chamber’s “Dark Days” at No. 34; Kellie Coffey’s “When You Lie Next to Me” at No. 54; and the “Family Values 2001 Tour” live set at No. 55.
Wednesday, May 08, 2002
Ticket Window: Rolling Stones, Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Cher
This week’s major new on-sales also include tickets for Dave Matthews Band, Lenny Kravitz, Rush, Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth, Santana, the Who and Tool.
This week’s major new on-sales also include tickets for Dave Matthews Band, Lenny Kravitz, Rush, Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth, Santana, the Who and Tool.
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Cher
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- Toronto (6/14), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster Canada)
- Cleveland (6/18), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (6/19), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Washington, D.C. (6/29), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Boston (7/8), on sale 5/10 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Milwaukee (7/13), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Chicago (7/18), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Los Angeles (8/6), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Anaheim, Calif. (8/7), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Indianapolis (9/10), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Dave Matthews Band
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- Darien Center, N.Y. (7/20), tickets on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Eagles
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- Spokane, Wash. (6/16), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. PT (Select-a-Seat)
- St. Paul, Minn. (6/19), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Lubbock, Texas (6/28), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. CT (Select-a-Seat)
- Biloxi, Miss. (7/20), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Jimmy Buffett
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- Phoenix (10/1), tickets on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Lenny Kravitz
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- Wantagh, N.Y. (7/19), on sale 5/11 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Clarkston, Mich. (7/23), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Charlotte, N.C. (8/1), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Raleigh, N.C. (8/2), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Selma, Texas (8/18), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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The Rolling Stones
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- Foxboro, Mass. (CMGI Field, 9/5), tickets on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Boston (Orpheum, 9/8), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Chicago (United Center, 9/10), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Chicago (Comiskey Park, 9/13), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Chicago (Aragon, 9/16), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- New York (Madison Square Garden, 9/26), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- East Rutherford, N.J. (Giants Stadium, 9/28), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- New York (Roseland, 9/30), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- San Francisco (Pac Bell Park, 11/8) on sale 5/12 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Rush
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- Burgettstown, Pa. (8/6), tickets on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Columbus, Ohio (8/8), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- The Woodlands, Texas (9/16), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Englewood, Colo. (8/24), on sale 5/13 at 10 a.m. MT (Ticketmaster)
- Quincy, Wash. (9/14), on sale 5/11 at 9 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Los Angeles (9/23), on sale 5/12 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Irvine, Calif. (9/28), on sale 5/12 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth
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- Dallas (6/15), tickets on sale 5/10 at 10 a.m. CT (Ticketmaster)
- Fresno, Calif (6/27), on sale 5/11 at 10 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Santana
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- Wantagh, N.Y. (8/9-10), tickets on sale 5/11 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
- Milwaukee, Wis. (8/24), on sale 5/11 at noon CT (Ticketmaster)
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The Who
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- Wantagh, N.Y. (8/31), tickets on sale 5/11 at 9 a.m. ET (Ticketmaster)
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Tool
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- Bakersfield, Calif. (7/11), tickets on sale 5/11 at 1 p.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Sacramento, Calif. (7/13), on sale 5/11 at 11 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
- Inglewood, Calif. (7/15), on sale 5/11 at 11 a.m. PT (Ticketmaster)
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Tuesday, May 07, 2002
Album Chart: Big Tymers come out on top
The third time has proven to be the charm for Cash Money rappers Big Tymers, whose third album, “Hood Rich,” outsold all others during its first week in stores.
The third time has proven to be the charm for Cash Money rappers Big Tymers, whose third album, “Hood Rich,” outsold all others during its first week in stores.
“Hood Rich” makes its debut in the No. 1 spot on the forthcoming Billboard 200 album chart with sales of about 160,000 copies, according to industry sources. That places its performance well behind recent Top 10 debuts, such as last week’s No. 1 debut of Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems,” which moved about 235,000 copies its first week out.
Chesney’s reign at No. 1 was short-lived, however, and the album slips to No. 3 with sales of about 125,000 copies. Ashanti’s self-titled debut stays put at No. 2 for the second consecutive week with sales of about 128,000 copies.
Two debuts follow, with “Spider-Man (Music From and Inspired By)’’ coming in at No. 4 and Vanessa Carlton’s “Be Not Nobody” at No. 5. The “Spider-Man” soundtrack, which sold about 112,000 copies, features the Sum 41 hit “What We’re All About (The Original Version).” Carlton’s inaugural release, which features the hit “A Thousand Miles,” sold about 102,000 copies.
Four out of the five remaining albums in the Top 10 lose ground this week, with Celine Dion’s “A New Day Has Come” slipping three spots to No. 6, “Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 9” down two spots to No. 7, Sheryl Crow’s “C’mon C’mon” down four spots to No. 8 and the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack down two spots to No. 10. Josh Groban’s self-titled release, however, spends its second consecutive week at No. 9.
Pink’s “Missundaztood” and the soundtracks for “The Scorpion King” and “Star Wars: Episode II” make way for the trio of Top 10 debuts, with “Missundastood” down one notch to No. 11, “The Scorpion King” down six places to No. 13 and “Star Wars,” which debuted at No. 6 last week, down nine spots to No. 15.
Ali’s “Heavy Starch” makes its debut at No. 24, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio’s self-titled solo debut comes in at No. 45, Blackalicious’ “Blazing Arrow” at No. 49, C-Murder’s “Tru Dawgs at No. 67 and “Sharp Dressed Men: A Tribute to ZZ Top” at No. 81.
Monday, May 06, 2002
In Brief: R. Kelly to address underage sex allegations
Plus news on Public Enemy, additions to the VH1 Divas lineup, the Tragically Hip and Jon Bon Jovi.
Plus news on Public Enemy, additions to the VH1 Divas lineup, the Tragically Hip and Jon Bon Jovi.
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R. Kelly, during an interview that will air on BET’s “BET Tonight with Ed Gordon” on Wednesday (5/8), will discuss recent allegations that he performed sexual acts with underage girls. Kelly denied the allegations in a previous BET interview.
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Public Enemy will release a new album, “Revolverlution,” on July 24. The album features 14 tracks--eight new songs, four remixes (produced by winners of a contest held by SlamJamz, Public Enemy’s label), and three live recordings.
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Stevie Nicks, Wayne Newton and Anastacia are the latest additions to the bill of “VH1 Divas Las Vegas,” a concert that will benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation. Ellen Degeneres will host the show, which airs live form the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 23.
Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dixie Chicks, Celine Dion and Shakira were previously announced performers.
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Copies of the Tragically Hip‘s forthcoming album “In Violet Light” will contain membership cards for “The Hip Club.” The numbered cards will provide fans with access to a secure website where they will immediately receive two bonus tracks for download from the “In Violet Light” sessions. The club also will provide special offers such as discounts on band merchandise, access to exclusive merchandise, advance tickets for shows, live songs from their upcoming tour and announcements of secret shows.
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Jon and Dorothea Bon Jovi are the parents of a new baby boy, Jacob Hurley, born in New Jersey on Tuesday (5/7). He is the couple’s third child.
Sunday, May 05, 2002
Street Date May 7: Lauryn Hill, Tom Waits
[B]Also:[EB] “Family Values Tour 2001,” K’s Choice, Ray Charles, Coal Chamber, Pitchshifter and more.
[B]Also:[EB] “Family Values Tour 2001,” K’s Choice, Ray Charles, Coal Chamber, Pitchshifter and more.
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Lauryn Hill - “Unplugged” (Columbia)
This two-CD collection, which is the ex-Fugee’s first album since 1998’s Grammy-winning “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” captures a two-hour performance of new acoustic music, which Hill originally premiered on MTV2 on March 10. A DVD/VHS edition of the program is scheduled for a late May release. Hill appear’s on this year’s Smokin’ Grooves tour.
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Tom Waits - “Alice “ and “Blood Money” (Anti/Epitaph)
Three years after the critically acclaimed “Mule Variations” hit stores, the eccentric star releases two separate albums on the same day. Waits wrote and produced both albums with Kathleen Brennan, his wife and frequent collaborator. The songs on “Blood Money” are based on the unfinished Georg Buchner play “Woyzeck,” an 1820s tale of a poor soldier driven mad by medical experiments and an unfaithful wife. The songs on “Alice” were written for an avant-garde Robert Wilson opera that ran during 1992 and 1993 in Hamburg, but weren’t previously recorded. Waits appears on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” on Wednesday (5/8).
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Various artists - “The Family Values Tour 2001” (Elektra)
Last year’s Family Values Tour spawns this live set, which follows live releases from the ‘98 and ‘99 outings. Josh Abraham (Staind, “Family Values Tour ‘98,” Limp Bizkit) produced the 12-track collection, which features performances from Staind, Linkin Park, Static X and headliners Stone Temple Pilots, the latter of whom contribute four tracks to the set. Staind frontman Aaron Lewis shows up on STP’s performance of “Creep,” as well as on Linkin Park’s “One Step Closer.” More info is available at the album’s official website.
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K’s Choice - “Almost Happy” (Sony International)
Belgian quintet K’s Choice--fronted by brother and sister duo Gert and Sarah Bettens--returns with this two-disc follow-up to 1998’s “Cocoon Crash.” The release features one disc of new studio material, and another that houses a live set. The group is streaming the album’s title track at its official website. K’s Choice gained popularity in the U.S. with its 1996 hit “Not an Addict.”
Click here to read a review of “Almost Happy.”
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Ray Charles - “Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again” (Crossover)
The 71-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member’s first album in six years, which he is releasing on his own label, includes a new rendition of his hit “What’d I Say,” a song Charles first recorded in 1959. The album features a dozen tracks in all, most of which are contemporary R&B.
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Coal Chamber - “Dark Days” (Roadrunner)
Coal Chamber’s third album surfaces amidst reports of turmoil within the band. Following an on-stage scuffle between some of the group’s members during a recent show in Lubbock, Texas, frontman Dez Fafara ditched the group mid-set, and the band subsequently scrapped several scheduled performances, according to Roadrunner Records. A release-day show at the Key Club in Los Angeles is still on, however; fans can get a ticket to the show by purchasing “Dark Days” at the Tower Records store on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, according to the group’s official website.
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Pitchshifter - “P.S.I.” (Sanctuary)
This industrial-metal act’s latest is its first for Sanctuary records, and follows 2000’s MCA Records release, “Deviant.” The British quartet is offering free mp3 downloads of the album’s tracks “Shutdown” and “Down” at its official website. The group has also arranged a contest through which fans can remix “Shutdown,” the winning version of which will appear on the B-side of the group’s second single. Details are available at the group’s website.
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Other new releases:
Howard Alden - “My Shining Hour” (Concord Jazz)
Baucom, Bibey & Blueridge - “Come Along with Me” (Sugar Hill)
Belle Louisiane - “Bande Feufollet” (Louisiana Red Hot)
The Blamed - “Give Us Barabas” (Tooth & Nail)
Bratmobile - “Girls Get Busy” (Lookout!)
Henry Butler - “The Game Has Just Begun” (Basin Street)
Jon Cleary - “Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen” (Basin Street)
Kellie Coffey - “When You Lie Next to Me” (BNA)
Concentrick - “Lucid Dreaming” (Emperor Jones)
The Contrast - “Mystery 1” (Rainbow Quartz)
Crooked Fingers - “Reservoir Songs” (Merge)
Curl Up and Die - “Unfortunately, We’re Not Robots” (Revelation)
Dave Davies - “Bug” (Koch)
Deus Ex Machina - “Cinque” (Cuneiform)
Jerry Douglas - “Lookout for Hope” (Sugar Hill)
Early Day Miners - “Let Us Garlands Bring” (Secretly Canadian)
Earshot - “Letting Go” (Warner Bros.)
Elf Power - “Creatures” (spinART)
Elk City - “Hold Tight the Ropes” (Warm)
Michael Feinstein - “And the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra” (Concord Jazz)
French Kicks - “One Time Bells” (Star Time)
Gipsyland - “Arte” (Hollywood)
The Gossip - “Arkansas Heat (EP)” (Kill Rock Stars)
Wayne Gratz - “A Place Without Noise” (Narada)
Joe Grushecky - “Fingerprints” (Schoolhouse)
Hakim - “Talakik” (Ark 21)
Paul Hardcastle - “Hardcastle III” (V2)
Tom Harrell - “Live at the Village Vanguard” (Bluebird/RCA Victor)
Highway 9 - “What in Samhill?” (Epic)
Icon of Coil - “The Soul Is in the Software” (Metropolis)
Etta James & the Roots Band- “Burnin’ Down the House” (Private Music/RCA)
Jenai - “Cool Me Down” (Curb)
Jim & Jennie & the Pinetops - “One More in the Cabin” (Overcoat)
Journalist - “Scribes of Life” (Universal)
Kings County Queens - “Big Ideas” (Rubric)
Jim Lauderdale - “The Hummingbirds” (DualTone)
Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys - “Lost in the Lonesome Pines” (DualTone)
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - “Hard Game of Love” (Sugar Hill)
Leftover Salmon - “Live” (Compass)
Louisiana Red - “A Different Shade of Red” (Severn)
Sylvain Luc - “Trio Sud” (Dreyfus)
The Makers - “Strangest Parade” (Sub Pop)
Buddy Miles - “Blues Berries” (Ruf)
Monstrosity - “Millennium” (Conquest)
The Muffins - “Bandwidth” (Cuneiform)
Mull Historical Society - “Loss” (Beggars Banquet)
Musiq - “Juslisen” (Def Jam)
New Orleans Juice - “All Lit Up” (Louisiana Red Hot)
Nikkos - “Angels Flying” (Nikkos)
O.A.R. - “Any Time Now” (Everfine)
Lou Pride - “Words of Caution” (Severn)
Radar Brothers - “And the Surrounding Mountains” (Merge)
Judith Ren-Lay - “Out of Nowhere” (Knitting Factory)
Daryle Singletary - “That’s Why I Sing This Way” (Audium)
Slavic Soul Party - “In Makedonija” (Knitting Factory)
Steven R. Smith - “Lineaments” (Emperor Jones)
Spaceways Inc. - “Version Soul” (Atavistic)
Spokane - “Able Bodies” (Jagjaguwar)
St. Thomas - “I’m Coming Home” (Misra)
Strapping Fieldhands - “The Third Kingdom” (Omphalos)
The Strawberry Smell - “Odorama” (Rainbow Quartz)
Andy Timmons - “That Was Then, This Is Now” (Favored Nations)
Track Star - “Lion Destroyed the Whole World” (Better Looking)
Trans Am - “TA” (Thrill Jockey)
Trio da Paz - “Café” (Malandro)
20 Miles - “Keep It Coming” (Fat Possum)
Univers Zero - “Rhythmix” (Cuneiform)
Wayne - “Music on Plastic” (TVT)
Peter Welker - “Paradise Is Awfully Nice” (33rd Street)
Michael White - “Jazz from the Soul of New Orleans” (Basin Street)
Wonderlick - “Wonderlick” (Future Farmer)
Warren Zevon - “My Ride’s Here” (Artemis)
Various artists - “156 Strings” (Cuneiform)
Various artists - “Atticus & Side One Present: Dragging the Lake (Side One Dummy)
Various artists - “Dub Your Brains Out” (Victory)
Various artists - “Fields & Streams” (Kill Rock Stars)
Various artists - “Nu Afro Latin” (Murena)
Various artists - “2nd Annual Sacred Steel Convention” (Arhoolie)
Various artists - “Songcatcher II: The Tradition That Inspired the Movie” (Vanguard)
Various artists - “Chillout 2002: The Ultimate Chillout” (Nettwerk)
Soundtracks and scores:
“Felicity: Senior Year” (Nettwerk)
“Of Thee I Sing” (DRG/Koch)
“Queer as Folk: Second Season” (RCA)
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