Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth to tour … separately
In the wake of their summer 2002 co-headlining tour--during which Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth reaffirmed that they really don’t like each other--the two former Van Halen frontmen are opting to go it alone in 2003. Hagar is due to release a new concert CD dubbed “Sammy & the Wabo’s Live Hallelujah” on May 20, and will precede the run with a short round of concert dates, according to his publicist; details are posted at his website.
Roth, meanwhile, is due to drop a new album tagged “Diamond Dave” on July 8, and is hitting the road for a lengthy spring and summer outing of his own. His website is still virtually devoid of any information whatsoever--a condition that has persisted for months--but dates are posted at Pollstar.
In the wake of their summer 2002 co-headlining tour--during which Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth reaffirmed that they really don’t like each other--the two former Van Halen frontmen are opting to go it alone in 2003. Hagar is due to release a new concert CD dubbed “Sammy & the Wabo’s Live Hallelujah” on May 20, and will precede the run with a short round of concert dates, according to his publicist; details are posted at his website.
Roth, meanwhile, is due to drop a new album tagged “Diamond Dave” on July 8, and is hitting the road for a lengthy spring and summer outing of his own. His website is still virtually devoid of any information whatsoever--a condition that has persisted for months--but dates are posted at Pollstar.
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Madonna decides to be uncontroversial
Madonna’s new video for the title track from her forthcoming album “American Life” was due to debut this week, but she has decided to pull the plug on the clip in light of the war in Iraq. In a prepared statement, Madonna said that she doesn’t want to “risk offending anyone who might misinterpret the meaning of this video,” which reportedly ends with the camouflage-clad singer tossing a grenade at a President Bush look-alike.
One might surmise that her decision was also spurred by the seemingly popular opinion that voicing your opposition to the war and/or President Bush is synonymous with being a card-carrying member of Al-Qaeda.
Joe McCarthy lives!
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Al Gore has the Dixie Chicks’ back
Former Vice President Al Gore told the Tennessean that the flap following Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines’ anti-Bush remark during a recent London concert is one of many indications that the first amendment is currently taking a beating.
“They [the Dixie Chicks] were made to feel un-American and risked economic retaliation because of what was said,’’ Gore told the newspaper. ‘’Our democracy has taken a hit. Our best protection is free and open debate.’’
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No pride, but proud to be an American
Though they’re not too proud to subject themselves to the barbs of crusty British talent judge Simon Cowell, the second-season finalists in the Fox TV show “American Idol” are evidently proud to be Americans.
The finalists will release this month a charity single that will feature cover versions of Lee Greenwood’s “I’m Proud to Be an American” and “God Bless the U.S.A.,” Billboard.com reports.
The charity single was originally going to be a cover of Burt Bacharach’s “What the World Needs Now Is Love.”
We’re trying our best not to be cynical about this.
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Amphitheaters to host Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced plans to embark on a 26-city North American amphitheater tour in June. Lucinda Williams will open on all dates. As it usually is when it comes to news regarding Young, the fan site hyperrust.org is the best place to find more information.
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Mark Knopfler calls off tour
Mark Knopfler, who broke his collarbone and six ribs in a motorcycle accident last month, has canceled all of his scheduled tour dates. There are no immediate plans to reschedule.
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