SoundSpike Blog: Phish’s New Year, Diana Ross
ByDec 30, 2002 11:00 PM
Also: Eminem’s sales, R.E.M’s gift to fans, Joe Strummer’s funeral, Sugar Ray’s new album, and The Vines’ “emergency rest.”
Also: Eminem’s sales, R.E.M’s gift to fans, Joe Strummer’s funeral, Sugar Ray’s new album, and The Vines’ “emergency rest.”
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Scalpers are peddling tickets to Phish‘s New Year’s Eve show at Madison Square Garden for between $2,000 and $4,000, band manager John Paluska told the Boston Globe.
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Diana Ross was arrested on suspicion of “extreme DUI” on Monday, the Arizona Daily Star reports. A breath test reportedly found her blood alcohol content to be .20, more than twice the legal limit in Arizona. Being a washed-up star has its benefits, however: rather than spending the night in jail, she was cited and released.
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Eminem‘s “The Eminem Show” and the soundtrack to the rapper’s film debut “8 Mile” earned honors as the best-selling album and soundtrack of 2002, respectively according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
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Billboard.com reports on R.E.M.‘s annual holiday fan club package.
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Rolling Stone.com’s Colin Devenish talks to Sugar Ray‘s Mark McGrath about the band’s forthcoming album, which reportedly will be titled “Our Best Years Are Behind Us.”
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Great Britain’s Sky News reports on Joe Strummer‘s funeral.
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The Vines have been “ordered" home to Australia for “emergency rest,” NME reports, forever adding the term “emergency rest” to the list of rockstar excuses. Take note, Axl!
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