Heart resuscitated for new album and tour
Female rock-duo Heart--a.k.a. sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson--are finishing work on their first new studio album in almost ten years, and are gearing up for a lengthy summer tour to support the set. No release date has been set for the album, but a new live DVD titled “Heart - Alive in Seattle” hits stores on April 29. The concert originally aired last summer on Pay Per View.
Female rock-duo Heart--a.k.a. sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson--are finishing work on their first new studio album in almost ten years, and are gearing up for a lengthy summer tour to support the set. No release date has been set for the album, but a new live DVD titled “Heart - Alive in Seattle” hits stores on April 29. The concert originally aired last summer on Pay Per View.
In related news, singer Ann Wilson--who gained a noticeable amount of weight in the ‘90s--has lost 70 pounds as the result of a surgical procedure know as a LAP-BAND, according to Heart’s website. The procedure is the same one that heavy-metal wife Sharon Osbourne underwent in 1999.
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Mellencamp lays down new track to oppose war
Rocker John Mellencamp has joined the ranks of artists speaking out against President Bush’s plans to attack Iraq; Mellencamp has recorded a new anti-war track titled “To Washington,” and is offering the cut as a free download at his official website.
The song’s lyrics--which are posted at the site--include lines such as:
- So a new man in the White House
With a familiar name
Said he had some fresh ideas
But it’s worse now since he came
From Texas to Washington
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Bonnie Raitt to headline Earth Day festival
Bonnie Raitt will headline the upcoming We the Planet festival, an Earth Day (4/20) event to be held at Speedway Meadow in San Francisco’s Goden Gate Park, Billboard.com reports. Rap acts the Coup and De La Soul have also signed on, and additional artists will be named.
Some Red Hot Chili Peppers fans are reportedly speculating that the band may be among the acts who will join the roster, a theory that popped up after the group on Wednesday (3/12) sent to subscribers of its email newsletter a message that endorsed the We the Planet event. The group’s members are also reportedly friends with the event’s organizer.
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Former Bizkit buddies still searching for a new mate
Ex-Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland--who earlier this year announced that he had tapped a singer named Adam Yas to front his post-Bizkit outfit, Eat the Day--has decided to feel out a few more candidates before the group begins work on its new album, according to a message that he posted at the group’s website.
Meanwhile, as Limp Bizkit gears up to release a new album and hit the road with Metallica this summer, Fred Durst and company continue their search for Borland’s replacement.
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Third Eye Blind plans to debut new song on AOL
Hoping to generate interest in its forthcoming album “Out of Vein,” rock act Third Eye Blind is scheduled on Friday (3/14) to debut a new single titled “Blinded (When I See You).” The song will be available exclusively to America Online members, who can access the track in AOL’s Music First Listen area (keyword: First Listen) beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday (3/14), according to AOL, and will then be made available to the public on Saturday (3/15) at aolmusic.com.
The group will also tape an exclusive performance and interview that will run on AOL Music’s original program “Sessions@AOL,” though AOL did not specify an air date.
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