Fan contributions save Paul Westerberg’s tour DVD
ByMar 23, 2003 11:00 PM
A DVD that was recorded on Paul Westerberg’s recent tour will be released later this year, Vagrant Records owner Rich Egan told Billboard.com. According to Egan, the bulk of the footage was provided by Westerberg fans who videotaped shows.
A DVD that was recorded on Paul Westerberg’s recent tour will be released later this year, Vagrant Records owner Rich Egan told Billboard.com. According to Egan, the bulk of the footage was provided by Westerberg fans who videotaped shows.
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Zack de la Rocha rages against the war
Former Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha may have left the group, but he hasn’t given up the cause. The vocalist, along with DJ Shadow, has recorded a new anti-war track titled “March of Death,” which is available as a free download at his website.
In a message posted on the site, de la Rocha explained the inspiration for the song. The message reads in part:
“Lies, sanctions and cruise missiles have never created a free and just society. Only everyday people can do that. Which is why I’m joining the millions worldwide who have stood up to oppose the Bush administration’s attempt to expand the U.S. empire at the expense of human rights at home and abroad.”
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Celine Dion launches three-year Vegas run
Canadian singer Celine Dion, who announced in May of 2001 that she had signed a 3-year deal to perform 200 shows per year at a new theater specially designed for her at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, opens the production on Tuesday night (3/25). Information about the show, dubbed “A New Day,” is posted at Dion’s official website.
Dion is expected to make about $100 million over the course of the production’s three-year run, the Associated Press reports.
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Radiohead tunes in release date for new album
Radiohead has announced a June 10 release date for its new album, titled “Hail to the Thief.” The group co-produced the set with longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich.
“Hail to the Thief” is Radiohead’s sixth album, and is the follow up to 2001’s “Amnesiac” and 2000’s “Kid A.”
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Godspeed You! Suspected Terrorists
Members of the eclectic Canadian group Godspeed You! Black Emperor were held for questioning over the weekend by authorities who suspected they were terrorists, Pitchfork Media reports. The nine-member group--which is on a U.S. tour--reportedly was surrounded by police and federal agents at an Oklahoma gas station while en route from Fort Worth, Texas, to Columbia, Mo.
The band reportedly was released after about three hours of questioning.
“They get hassled by The Man regularly,” Bruce Adams, co-founder of the Chicago-based label Kranky, told the website. “Police pulling them over, anything you can imagine. It’s just the feeling in the country right now.”