Sunday, June 30, 2002
Grateful Dead reunion shows back on track
An appeals board has unanimously overturned the ruling of the Walworth County (Wis.) Highway Committee, clearing the way for the surviving members of the Grateful Dead to reunite as planned.
An appeals board has unanimously overturned the ruling of the Walworth County (Wis.) Highway Committee, clearing the way for the surviving members of the Grateful Dead to reunite as planned.
The sold out “Terrapin Station—A Grateful Dead Family Reunion” remains scheduled for Aug. 3-4 at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wis. Earlier this month, the event was thrown into doubt after highway officials, who were concerned that upwards of 200,000 people would flock to the area, denied a request by promoter Clear Channel Entertainment to stage the show.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that county officials changed their mind after Clear Channel presented a detailed security plan. The plan, reportedly a $200,000 campaign, includes advertising encouraging fans without tickets to stay away from the venue as well as increased security.
The promoter also will cover law enforcement costs for the handling of traffic and security at the shows, and will post a $100,000 bond to cover damage to properties neighboring the amphitheater.
The event is scheduled to feature all surviving members of the Grateful Dead are performing together for the first time since the 1995 death of Jerry Garcia. Reuniting as the Other Ones, Grateful Dead survivors Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir are scheduled to close each day with two sets.
The Grateful Dead performed their last show in Chicago on July 9, 1995. Singer-guitarist Garcia died a month later in California after he suffered a heart attack at a substance-abuse treatment facility.
Though there are reports that the Grateful Dead survivors are planning to tour as the Other Ones, those plans could not be confirmed at press time.
Street Date July 2: Aerosmith, Oasis
[B]Also:[EB] Green Day, Chicago, Cyndi Lauper and more.
[B]Also:[EB] Green Day, Chicago, Cyndi Lauper and more.
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Aerosmith - “O, Yeah! Ultimate Greatest Hits” (Sony)
Steven Tyler and company deliver the latest in their lengthy list of greatest-hits compilations. Two new tracks have been added to make the collection a bit more enticing: current hit-single “Girls of Summer” and “Lay It Down.” Next month, the group heads out on tour with Kid Rock and Run DMC.
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Oasis - “Heathen Chemistry” (Epic)
The fifth studio album from Oasis includes tracks penned by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, as well as contributions from two of the band’s newer members, guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell. Mark “Spike” Stent (Bjork, Madonna, U2), who also co-produced the 2000 Oasis album “Standing On the Shoulders of Giants,” produced the group’s latest. Oasis has lined up a three-week tour of major North American markets for August.
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Green Day - “Shenanigans” (Warner Bros.)
This collection of B-sides and rarities also includes two previously unreleased tracks: “DUI” and “Ha Ha You’re Dead.” It comes on the heels of the 2001 greatest-hits package “International Superhits!” Among the tracks are covers of the Kinks’ “Tired of Waiting” and the Ramones’ “Outsider.” The Northern California punk rockers, who recently wrapped up a co-headlining jaunt with Blink-182, are touring the U.K. in July.
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Chicago - “The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning” (Rhino)
Thirty-nine tracks--including “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” “Saturday in the Park” and “25 or 6 to 4"--are included on this two-CD set, which also includes a 16-page booklet featuring detailed liner notes written by journalist Bill DeYoung. Rhino has secured the rights to re-release the entire Chicago catalog, beginning on July 16 with remastered versions of the band’s first three albums. The band is currently on tour in celebration of its 35th anniversary.
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Cyndi Lauper - “Shine” (Rella)
Lauper is releasing this EP to tide over fans who have been waiting for a full album that the singer completed last year but has not yet chosen a label for its release. The album’s artwork and tracklisting are posted on Lauper’s official http://www.cyndilauper.com/single_det.php?shname=shine >website. Lauper is currently the opening act on Cher’s http://www.soundspike.com/story/215>farewell tour.
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Other new releases:
The Beach Boys - “Classics: Selections by Brian Wilson” (Capitol)
Jim Brock - “Pasajes” (Gaff)
Norman Brown - “Just Chillin’” (Warner Bros.)
David Broza - “Painted Postcard” (Rounder)
Dena Cali - “Dena Cali” (Treydan)
Candiria - “The Coma Imprint” (Lakeshore)
Ron Carter - “Stardust” (Blue Note)
Cinerama - “Torino” (Manifesto)
Jamie Clarke’s Perfect - “Nobody Is Perfect” (Steamhammer)
DJ Hardware - “Let the Drums Speak” (Artemis)
Walter Egan - “Apocalypso Now” (Gaff)
Eris - “Eris” (Lakeshore)
Euge Groove - “Play Date” (Warner Bros.)
Luis Fonsi - “Fight the Feeling” (MCA)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - “All Is One: Live in NYC” (Knitting Factory)
Freedom Call - “Eternity” (Steamhammer)
Larry Goldings - “Sweet Science” (Palmetto)
Blake Hazard - “Little Airplane” (Kimchee)
Impales - “Mondo Medicale” (Deathvomit)
Jazzanova - “In Between” (Atlantic)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - “21 Singles” (Rhino)
Gordon Lightfoot - “Dream Street Rose” (Rhino)
Gordon Lightfoot - “Old Dan’s Records” (Rhino)
Maddwest - “Maddwest” (2K Sounds)
Billy Martin - “Black Elk Speaks” (Amulet)
MC Eiht - “Underground Hero” (Riviera)
Jim McCarty Blues Band - “Outside Woman” (Silica)
Mr. Gone - “Fresh Out the Box” (Lakeshore)
Neuroticfish - “Les Chansons Neurotiques” (Dancing Ferret)
Pentagram - “Riders on the Storm” (Peaceville)
Lee “Scratch” Perry - “ Baffling Smoke Signal: The Upsetter Shop Vol. 3” (Rounder)
Pitch Black - “Pitch Black” (Revelation)
Ras Shiloh - “From Rasta to You” (VP)
Jessica Simpson - “This Is The Remix [EP]” (Sony)
Rose Tattoo - “Pain” (Steamhammer)
Melvin Taylor - “Rendezvous with the Blues” (Evidence)
Vehemence - “God Was Created” (Metal Blade)
Voodoo Glow Skulls - “Steady as She Goes” (Victory)
Sanda Weigl - “Gypsy Killer” (Knitting Factory)
X-Press 2 - “Muzikizum” (Columbia)
Yesterday’s Kids - “Can’t Hear Nothin’” (Lookout)
Various artists - “Big Pimpin’” (Capitol/Priority)
Various artists - “Drop the Needle: The Illy B Eats Remixes” (Amulet)
Various artists - “Irv Gotti Presents ... The Inc.” (Def Jam)
Various artists - “Like, Omigod! The ‘80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) [Box set]”
Soundtracks and scores:
“Like Mike” (Sony)
“Men in Black II” (Columbia)
Tim McGraw, Bob Dylan, the Doors to help celebrate Harley’s 100th
Bob Dylan, Tim McGraw, Nickelback, Stone Temple Pilots and the surviving members of the Doors will be among the acts participating in the 10-city Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Open Road Tour.
Bob Dylan, Tim McGraw, Nickelback, Stone Temple Pilots and the surviving members of the Doors will be among the acts participating in the 10-city Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Open Road Tour.
According to Harley-Davidson, every stop on the tour will feature at least a 12 musical acts over three days. In addition, Harleys owned by famous people--including Elvis Presley and Jon Bon Jovi--will be on display at each tour stop, and multimedia exhibits detailing the history of Harley-Davidson will be on display.
Motorcycle drill teams and stunt riders will perform daily, and each concert site will be outfitted with a 2,000-seat theater showcasing Harley-Davidson’s portrayal in the movies over the years.
The tour, as well as the company’s other 100th anniversary events, will raise funds to help find a cure for muscular dystrophy and aid research and program services for children and adults with neuromuscular diseases.
At least two of the three surviving members of the Doors are scheduled to perform at the tour’s Sept. 6 stop in the Los Angeles area. Ray Manzarek and Robby Kreiger are confirmed, but John Densmore’s participation is tentative “due to a personal consideration,” according to event publicists.
Tour information that was available as of press time follows. More information is available at Harley-Davidson’s Open Road Tour website.
July
20 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Motor Speedway (Tim McGraw, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Double Trouble, the Warren Brothers, Steel Pulse, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan)
21 - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Motor Speedway (Journey, Alison Krauss, Ted Nugent, Indigenous, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan)
August
16 - Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course (Southside Johnny, Neville Brothers, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan, and two acts to be announced)
17 - Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course (Hootie & the Blowfish, Wailers, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan, and two acts to be announced)
18 - Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course (Bob Dylan, Ted Nugent, Billy Idol, Nils Lofgren and Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan)
September
6 - Fontana, CA - California Speedway (The Doors, Earl Scruggs, Los Lobos, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan and one act to be announced)
7 - Fontana, CA - California Speedway (Stone Temple Pilots, Billy Idol, Nickelback, Default, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan and one act to be announced)
8 - Fontana, CA - California Speedway (Doobie Brothers, Journey, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan and one act to be announced.
27-29 - Barrie, ON - Molson Park (Acts to be announced)
October
25-27 - Fort Worth, TX - Texas Motor Speedway (Acts to be announced)
November
22-24 - Mexico City (Venue and lineup to be announced)
March 2003
14-16 - Sydney, Australia (Venue and lineup to be announced)
June 2003
27-29 - Barcelona, Spain (Venue and lineup to be announced)
July 2003
25-27 = Munich, Germany (Venue and lineup to be announced)
Friday, June 28, 2002
In Brief: Monica releases self-titled album in August
Billboard’s editor dies at 50. Marc Anthony’s first network TV special. Silverchair’s album release pushed back. Turning Point’s former frontman dies after apparent overdose.
Billboard’s editor dies at 50. Marc Anthony’s first network TV special. Silverchair’s album release pushed back. Turning Point’s former frontman dies after apparent overdose.
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R&B singer Monica will release the follow-up to her triple-platinum-certified 1998 album “The Boy is Mine” on Aug. 20, J Records announced. In a statement, Monica called the self-titled CD a coming of age record. “I’ve never had a self-titled album and since I co-wrote the entire thing, what better timing for one?” she said. “Also, this is truly the first time in my career that the songs reflect both my direct and indirect personal experiences.” Working with Monica on the album were producers Rodney Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, Dallas Austin and the team of Soulshock & Karlin.
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Timothy White, who has served as Billboard magazine’s editor in chief since 1991, died of an apparent heart attack on Thursday (6/27). He was 50.
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Marc Anthony‘s first network television special, which was taped during a performance at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun resort, is scheduled to air on CBS on July 12.
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The North American release date of Silverchair‘s “Diorama” album, originaly set for July 9, has been pushed back to Aug. 27. The move was made because singer/guitarist Daniel Johns is suffering from reactive arthritis, and is unable to promote the album. Last month, the band called off its tour plans because of Johns’ illness.
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Frank “Skip” Candelori, who formerly fronted the hardcore act Turning Point, was found dead on June 19 of an apparent drug overdose in his New Jersey home, according to Jade Tree Records.
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Friends, family and colleagues remember John Entwistle
Fellow musicians and others remember the Who’s bassist, who died on Thursday (6/27) at the age of 57.
Fellow musicians and others remember the Who’s bassist, who died on Thursday (6/27) at the age of 57.
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“The entire Who family is terribly saddened by John’s passing. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family, friends and the millions of Who fans the world over.” --Bill Curbishley, the Who’s manager
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“The Ox has left the building --we’ve lost another great friend. Thanks for your support and love.” --Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey on PeteTownshend.com
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“We, his family, are deeply grateful for the many tributes and messages of condolence that we have received. He will be mourned deeply by his family and many friends… it is a terrible loss to all who knew him and his many, many fans.” --statement by Entwistle’s family
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“We are deeply saddened by the loss of John Entwistle. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and the remaining members of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.” --Peter Morton, chairman of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
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“He was an inspiration to all [bass players]. …You felt [as a bass player] like you were kind of picked last when they were picking teams. That guy was a monster. His sound was such a signature. He was someone who showed you did not have to kowtow, you could be an important part of the band. --Mike Watt, formerly of the Minutemen and fIREHOSE, in the Los Angeles Times.
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“He was the most humble, quiet rock star on the planet, besides having the best hands of any bass player in the history of rock and roll.” --Sammy Hagar
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“[He was] one of the great, great rock and roll bassists of all time. A real genius” --Ray Manzarek, of the Doors
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“As a musician, he did for the bass guitar what Jimi Hendrix did for the guitar.” --Steve Luongo, drummer in the John Entwistle Band.
The Who’s tour to go forward without Entwistle
The Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey will carry on with a planned North American tour, despite the death of the band’s founding bassist, John Entwistle.
The Who’s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey will carry on with a planned North American tour, despite the death of the band’s founding bassist, John Entwistle.
“We are going on,” said a diary entry posted Friday (6/28) on Pete Townshend’s official website. “First show Hollywood Bowl. Pray for us John, wherever you are.”
The show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles is scheduled to take place on July 1. The tour’s first two dates--Friday (6/28) in Las Vegas and Saturday (6/29) in Irvine, Calif.--have been postponed, but will be rescheduled.
Bill Curbishley, the band’s manager, said in a statement that Daltrey and Townshend view the tour as a tribute to Entwistle “and to the loss of an irreplaceable friend.”
The Entwistle family is said to be in support of the decision to go forward with the tour. “He lived for music and will always live within the Who’s music,” Entwistle’s son Christopher said in a statement. “This is what he would have wished and our love goes out to the remaining band members and the entourage that makes up the Who family.”
Pino Palladino will play bass on the tour. Palladino played on Townshend’s “White City: A Novel” album, and he also played with Daltrey in two 1994 concerts at New York’s Carnegie Hall (during which the album “Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and the Who” was recorded).
Townshend and Daltrey reportedly were in Los Angeles on Thursday when they were told of Entwistle’s death. Entwistle arrived in Las Vegas on Wednesday for an exhibit at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino of his artwork.
Entwistle was found dead in his room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at about noon on Thursday. He apparently suffered a heart attack.
More North American dates ahead for Beth Orton
On the heels of her recently concluded club jaunt, singer-songwriter Beth Orton has scheduled another round of North American dates in support of her forthcoming album “Daybreaker.”
On the heels of her recently concluded club jaunt, singer-songwriter Beth Orton has scheduled another round of North American dates in support of her forthcoming album “Daybreaker.”
The trip begins July 28 with a performance on the Central Park Summerstage in
New York and the itinerary shows a closing date of Aug. 22 in Los Angeles.
Orton’s spring tour marked her first North American outing since she supported Beck in 2000.
“Daybreaker" (Heavenly/Astralwerks) was produced by Victor Van Vugt (who also produced Orton’s first two albums) and the Chemical Brothers. Andy Bradfield (Pet Shop Boys, Spice Girls), William Orbit and Everything but the Girl’s Ben Watt mixed the record.
Ryan Adams, the Chemical Brothers, Johnny Marr and Emmylou Harris are among the guest artists who perform on the album, which is due in stores on July 30.
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Paul McCartney, Elton John, others featured on ‘Party at the Palace’ album
Virgin Records has set a July 2 release date for “Party at the Palace,” an album recorded in London during the recent all-star concert at the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebration.
Virgin Records has set a July 2 release date for “Party at the Palace,” an album recorded in London during the recent all-star concert at the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebration.
The concert, which was held on June 3 in honor of the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the British throne, featured Paul McCartney, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox and others.
A portion of Virgin’s proceeds from the sale of the album will be donated to the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Trust, a charity established to co-ordinate the Jubilee Weekend activities.
Track listing:
“God Save the Queen,” Brian May featuring Roger Taylor & Ray Cooper
“You Can’t Hurry Love,” Phil Collins
“Dancing in the Street,” Atomic Kitten
“Goldfinger," Shirley Bassey
“Everything I Do (I Do It For You),” Bryan Adams
“You Can Leave Your Hat On,” Tom Jones featuring Blue & Keith Airley
“Radio Ga Ga,” Queen
“We Will Rock You,” Queen, the London cast of the musical “We Will Rock You”
“We are the Champions,” Queen & Will Young, the London cast of the musical “We Will Rock You”
“Why," Annie Lennox
“Move It,” Cliff Richard featuring S Club 7 & Brian May
“Paranoid," Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi
“I Want Love,” Elton John
“God Only Knows,” Brian Wilson featuring the Corrs
“Good Vibrations,” Brian Wilson featuring Emma Bunton & Atomic Kitten
“Layla," Eric Clapton
“Gimme Some Lovin’,” Steve Winwood
“With a Little Help From My Friends,” Joe Cocker featuring Steve Winwood & Brian May
“Handbags & Gladrags,” Rod Stewart featuring J’anna Jacoby
“All You Need is Love,” various artists
“Hey Jude,” Paul McCartney featuring various artists
Billy Joel completes stay at rehab clinic
After a 10-day stay, singer-songwriter Billy Joel reportedly has checked out of a Connecticut substance-abuse and psychiatric hospital, and is resting at his home in New York’s Hamptons.
After a 10-day stay, singer-songwriter Billy Joel reportedly has checked out of a Connecticut substance-abuse and psychiatric hospital, and is resting at his home in New York’s Hamptons.
People magazine, in a story to be published in the magazine’s July 8 issue, reports that Joel became depressed after a respiratory infection forced him to postpone a series of March concert dates with Elton John.
“I then began what was a prolonged period of overindulgence,” Joel told People. “I don’t want to get more specific.”
Joel added that his 16-year-old daughter, Alexa Ray, whose mother is his ex-wife Christie Brinkley, motivated him to seek help.
“I told my daughter that I recognized I was having a problem,” he told the magazine. “And my gift to her for Father’s Day was going to be cleaning up my act.”
Earlier this month, Columbia Records announced that Joel, 53, had checked himself into Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan “for a planned 10-day stay to deal with a specific and personal problem that had recently developed.”
Joel and John are scheduled to resume their tour in September.
The Who’s John Entwistle dead at 57
John Entwistle, bassist for the Who, was found dead of an apparent heart attack in a Las Vegas hotel room on Thursday (6/27). He was 57.
John Entwistle, bassist for the Who, was found dead of an apparent heart attack in a Las Vegas hotel room on Thursday (6/27). He was 57.
According to fire department reports, Entwistle’s body was found at about noon in his room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Entwistle was in Las Vegas preparing for the band’s North American tour, which had been scheduled to open at the Joint--a club at the Hard Rock Hotel--on Friday (6/28). The band’s entire 27-date outing will likely be canceled, but only the Las Vegas and Irvine, Calif., shows had been officially called off at press time.
Following the tour, Entwistle, vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend had planned to head into the studio to record their first new album since 1982’s “It’s Hard.”
Entwistle was considered one of rock’s most influential bass players. His instrument was always high in the band’s mix, and his complex basslines compensated for the fact that the band didn’t have a rhythm guitarist. Onstage, he was a stoic counterpoint to the high-energy antics of Daltrey, Townshend and late drummer Keith Moon.
Entwistle’s death leaves Daltrey and Townshend as the only surviving original members of the Who. Moon died of a drug overdose in 1976.
Though Townshend was the band’s primary songwriter, Entwistle penned several well-known tracks for the Who, including “Boris the Spider,” “Trick of the Light,” and “My Wife.”
A native of Cheswick, England, Entwistle--along with Daltrey and Townshend--joined a band called the Detours in 1963. They were later joined by Moon--who was playing in a surf group called the Beachcombers--and changed their name to the Who in 1964.
The Who was a key act in the U.K.’s ‘60s-era mod movement, and churned out three-minute gems like “My Generation,” “Substitute,” and “I Can’t Explain.” The band didn’t crack the U.S. Top 40 until 1967’s novelty hit “Happy Jack.”
By the late ‘60s, the Who had broken from the pop-single formula, and focused on albums. It released the rock opera “Tommy,” the tale of “a deaf, dumb and blind kid,” in 1969. The band’s 1971 album, “Who’s Next"--which emerged from the ashes of Townshend’s “Lifehouse” concept album--is widely considered one of the best rock LPs ever recorded.
The Who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.