Media Alert: Family and Friends of John Spira

CHICAGO, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Family and friends of missing Chicago area musician and businessman John Spira, a/k/a Chicago Johny, will conduct a search beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19 in West Chicago. Spira, of West Chicago, has been missing since Feb. 23. Volunteers are invited to join the search and are asked to meet at 10 a.m. at Brian's Charhouse, 27 W 371 North Ave., West Chicago. The search will be conducted in range of the cell tower that recorded pings from Spira's mobile phone for several hours after his disappearance almost three months ago.

SOURCE Family and Friends of John Spira
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Recording Artists Outraged at Money Grab by Corporate Webcasters

Recording Artists Outraged at Money Grab by Corporate Webcasters

Senate Bill Would Enrich Mega-Corporations Like Clear Channel and AOL As Much As $100 Million at the Expense of Artists and Record Labels

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a blatant attempt to strip artists and record labels of their hard-won royalties for the use of their sound recordings on Internet radio, proposed legislation in the U.S. Senate would not only invalidate the March 2, 2007 ruling of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), it would roll back by 70 percent pre-decision rates
already paid by webcasters.
An analysis by SoundExchange shows that the proposed rollback in royalties would save big, highly profitable corporations like Clear Channel, Yahoo!, AOL and Microsoft $100 million or more in royalty payments during the rate period 2006-2010, and that's only if there is no growth in listeners. However, expected growth in listeners during the period will result in an even greater windfall.
"This legislation is a money grab by big corporations like Clear Channel and AOL at the expense of artists and labels," said John Simson, Executive Director of SoundExchange. "I don't see any other way to characterize this as anything other than naked corporate greed. It's just not fair to artists."
Under the proposed legislation SoundExchange's analysis shows that, for 2006, $12 million in royalties would have to be paid back to the 20 largest webcasters. By contrast, under new rates set by the CRB, those same webcasters would owe only $850,000 in retroactive royalty payments for 2006. The windfall to big webcasters is even more dramatic in 2007 when, assuming no growth in listeners, the 20 largest webcasters would owe $24 million in royalty payments, but under the proposed legislation, would only owe $5 million to the people who create the music upon which they build their businesses.
The legislation is being driven by the SaveNetRadio coalition. Though the coalition purports to represent some artists and some small webcasters, it is in fact funded by the big webcasting industry. Supporters of SaveNetRadio have been mislead into thinking that advancing this legislation would somehow help small webcasters and artists, when, in fact it would give more money and power to the big webcasting industry. "The fact that they would advance the profit-grinding agenda of big webcasters without regard to the artists they are hurting speaks to SaveNetRadio's true mission and evident hypocrisy," said Rebecca Greenberg, National Director of the Recording Artists' Coalition. "If SaveNetRadio really cared about artists, they wouldn't be fronting for the big webcasters like this."
Simson noted, "There are better, targeted ways to help the small webcasting businesses without resorting to selling out to the likes of Clear Channel." In fact, SoundExchange has told Congress that it is actively engaged in seeking business solutions that could accommodate the needs of small webcasters while protecting the hard-won, fair royalties that artists deserve.
This bill, introduced in the House by Reps. Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Donald Manzullo (R-IL), and now in the Senate by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sam Brownback (R-KS), would arbitrarily reverse the painstaking work of the CRB, the three-judge panel created by Congress at the request of the webcasters three years ago. The CRB panel listened exhaustively for 18 months to all interested parties, heard from dozens of witnesses in weeks of live hearings, read countless depositions and examined tens of thousands of pages of evidence focused on, among other things, the services' ability to pay and the value of music in the marketplace. In contrast, the proposed bill presents no factual or economic basis for rejecting the reasoned decision of the CRB. This legislation, if passed, would come at the expense of hard-working artists, who, on average, received just $360 each in royalties from webcasting in 2006.
"Asking Congress to override a valid, objective process that Congress created while arbitrarily dismissing the painstaking work of these expert judges who clearly determined a fair rate for artists and labels that these webcasters can clearly afford makes no sense," added Simson.
CONTACT: Richard Ades or Gregg Perry
202-640-5894
News@soundexchange.com


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Spinner.com: Courtney Plans to Sell Kurt's Stuff

Spinner.com/Original article

Posted Apr 30th 2007 10:00AM by Steve Baltin
Filed under: News, Album, Exclusive

Thirteen years after Kurt Cobain's death, Courtney Love is making a commitment to move on, by selling her late husband's belongings.

"I'm going to have a Christie's auction," she tells Spinner. "[My house] is like a mausoleum. My daughter [14-year-old Frances Bean] doesn't need to inherit a giant hefty bag full of flannel f***ing shirts ... A sweater, a guitar and the lyrics to 'Teen Spirit' -- that's what my daughter gets. And the rest of it we'll just f***ing sell."

Love says her friends are supportive of the idea. "Everyone's been positive and behind me on it," she says. "We'll make a lot of money and give a bunch of it to charity."

On Love's upcoming confessional album, 'Nobody's Daughter,' she opens the Pandora's box that is her past relationships, which include rockers Trent Reznor and Billy Corgan, and actor Edward Norton. While some in the media have speculated that the entire album was inspired by a recent unnamed paramour, Love says that's not the case. "There are two songs that are specifically about this guy; the rest of them have bits of Kurt, bits of Edward, bits of lots of people in them."

'Sunset Marquis' -- a song that rises from an acoustic intro into a pop/rocker with a Zeppelin-esque tinge, then culminates in vintage Love emotion as she screams, "You're the dance of my despair" -- is based on multiple experiences at the hotel of the same name, including some with Cobain. "Me and Kurt stayed at the Sunset Marquis a lot," she says.

Love says Cobain's impact on her is still considerable. "I still wear his pajamas to bed," she says. "How am I ever going to go form another relationship in my lifetime wearing Kurt's pajamas?"

Rap lyrics, Brown funeral expenses, Van Halen, Notorious B.I.G. family sues L.A., Nuge robbery, RS turns 40, more

By Art Shimko
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-- Music news and notes from the last few days...

-- As many people brought up in the wake of the Don Imus controversy, myself included, rap lyrics has its share of misogynistic and racist lyrics which are a detriment to the fans who purchase and consume such swill on a regular basis as well as impressionable youth and society. Well the subject was addressed recently as rap mogul Russell Simmons' Hip-Hop Summit Action Network organized a meeting at [chairman and chief executive of U.S. music at Warner Music Group] Lyor Cohen's New York home to "discuss issues challenging the industry in the wake of controversy surrounding hip-hop and the First Amendment" which lasted hours without any conclusion. Those who attended included: Kevin Liles, executive vice president, Warner Music; L.A. Reid, chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group; Sylvia Rhone, president of Motown Records and executive vice president of Universal Music Group; Mitch Bainwol, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America; and Damon Dash, Jay-Z's former Roc-A-Fella Records partner and rapper T.I. Simmons was on The Oprah Winfrey Show admitting there was a problem with rap lyrics but rappers' free speech shouldn't be stifled: "We're talking about a lot of these artists who come from the most extreme cases of poverty and ignorance ... And when they write a song, and they write it from their heart, and they're not educated, and they don't believe there's opportunity, they have a right, they have a right to say what's on their mind," he said. "Whether it's our sexism, our racism, our homophobia or our violence, the hip-hop community sometimes can be a good mirror of our dirt and sometimes the dirt that we try to cover up," Simmons said. "Pointing at the conditions that create these words from the rappers ... should be our No. 1 concern." Al Sharpton too wants in on the action and plans on challenging the industry and rap lyrics by deciding to not honor Def Jam artist L.A. Reid at his National Action Network convention in New York this week. I'm really all for free speech and artists' freedom of expression, what's considered art is always a moot point and I'd never want to see anyone's right to express their feelings in song lyrics yanked away but at the same time this issue needs to be addressed, because chastising a white guy for saying something considered by some to be racist while giving black people and rappers carte blanche to say those same words is bullshit. If you want respect, you need to respect yourselves and learn to respect others, it's really a simple lesson when you think about it.

-- Things never seem to end of James Brown, while the legendary singer died late last year his estate now owes $70,000 for the funeral services from Brown's burial back in March. "I'm just waiting on them to get some of this mess straightened out," said Charles Reid, manager of the C.A. Reid Funeral Home in Augusta, Ga., which handled Brown's funeral. "I really haven't pushed the issue, even though I'd like to have my money." According to Brown's trusted advisor Buddy Dallas a portion of the funeral costs where paid for by trustees but that Brown's children ran the bill up to $150,000. Louis Levenson, an attorney for Brown's six adult children stated that it was the trust's responsibilty to pay the bill saying it was a "reasonable" amount, also the children filed a motion to disclose acccounting records of their father's trust and estate before and after his death claiming the trustees tried to sell off Brown's assets against court orders and filed a motion asking a judge to change his ruling putting two special administrators watching the estate so that the children would have more control over the estate. A hearing is scheduled later this month to settle this and other bullshit with Brown's estate.

-- Speaking of never-ending sagas... The family of Christopher Wallace AKA Notorious B.I.G. are filing a second wrongful-death suit against the city of Los Angeles accusing rogue police officers of shooting and killing the rapper ten years ago. The suit is seeking unspecified damages for Wallace's widow, mother and two children. Former L.A. cop Rafael Perez and his ex-partner, Nino Durden were named in the suit as the men responsible for Wallace's death and the suit also claims that Perez was in cahoots with Death Row Records and Marion "Suge" Knight who denied responsibility for Wallace's death. The L.A. police department wouldn't comment on the suit.

-- Ronald "Tenad" Washington was identified by federal prosecutors an armed accomplice of a second unidentified gunman involved in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) inside his Queens recording studio. Washington is suspected of fatally shooting Tupac Shakur associate Randy Walker which he denies any involvement with as well as any connection with Jay's murder claiming that detectives forced him to fessing up about the murders and other crimes. A spokesperson for the Mizell family said, "We're relieved there's some information coming out, although we understand that it's not the full story."

-- Well it turns out that the bottle of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap found in Germs drummer Don Bolles' car earlier this month did not in fact contain GHB as originally detected in a field drug test kit by the Newport Beach Police. A Orange County crime lab confirmed that no GHB (Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate) was detected. Bolles is scheduled to appear in court on 5/18. "Mr. Bolles charges of felony drug possession charges have been proven false," said David Bronner President of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps. "It's shocking that the DA's office is sitting on the lab results on the soap and hasn't dropped the charges already. Mr.Bolles has always been innocent in this case, but as long as these charges are pending he may not get a passport to travel out of the country to perform and is in major legal jeopardy," said Bronner who appeared in court last Friday to support Mr. Bolles. Bolles is scheduled to tour with The Germs this summer in Europe.

-- Eddie Van Halen makes his first post-rehab appearance on Friday during pre-race events at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event in Phoenix introducing a limited-edition series of Fender Stratocaster guitars and will be on hand to greet the drivers as they are introduced prior to race on Saturday.

-- A Concord Township, MI teenager confessed and was jailed for robbing Ted Nugent's home last week, among the items retrieved by local police were two all-terrain vehicles and two hunting crossbows. Police are looking for another teen involved in the crime. I hate The Nuge but seriously, you don't want to fuck with that guy.

-- Rolling Stone magazine is marking its 40th anniversary this year with three upcoming special issues. The first due out this week contains interviews with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and Steven Spielberg and others. The second issue, due out in June will focus on the Summer Of Love of 1967 and the third issue due out in November will focus on the future of music.

-- Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Stevie Nicks, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were among the many artists who gathered at Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday night to honor the late Atlantic Records chairman Ahmet Ertegun who died last December.

-- Boy Sets Fire will hold its final gig ever at Philadelphia's Trocadeo on 6/9. Go to www.myspace.com/bsflastshow for more info.

-- Bob Dylan's XM Satellite Radio show Theme Time Radio Hour will return for a second season in September. XM will air a Memorial Day Weekend marathon beginning at 6PM EST on 5/26 on channel XM 15 (The Village).

-- Cowell Denies Disrespecting Virginia Tech

-- Ferry apologises for Nazi remarks

-- Belgrade horses may be drugged for Stones gig

-- Crash victim's condition upgraded; car hit by Godsmack lead singer

-- Despite Drop in CD Sales, Music Industry Is Upbeat

-- 'Fatal' blow to web broadcasters
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R.I.P. Don Ho

By Art Shimko
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-- The legendary Hawaiian crooner, best known for his song Tiny Bubbles died of heart failure Saturday morning at age 76. More info here.








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No jail time for Anastasio

By Art Shimko
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-- On Friday former Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio pleaded guilty in a Fort Edward, N.Y court to attempted criminal possession of Vicodin, Percocet, heroin and Xanax found by police during a traffic stop last December.

Anastasio will be avoiding jail time by entering a drug court program in which he'll undergo weekly court appearances, drug tests and perform community service. If Anastasio completes the program he'll get five years probation but if he fucks up and falls off the wagon he'll get three years behind bars.

"He's accepted responsibility," said Washington County District Attorney Kevin Kortright. "That's all we can ask for."

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MUSIC NEWS: Tons and tons and tons of news and notes for 4/12/07

By Art Shimko
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-- U.S. District Judge Paul A. Magnuson ruled last week that Collier County deputies didn't use excessive force in subduing Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson (Alex Zivojinovich) and his son Justin at a New Year's Eve 2003 party at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, FL. Justin had been escorted by deputies from the hotel after he'd attempted to climb onto the platform where the house band performed. Alex followed the deputies and his son and fight between them and the deputies ensued with Alex and Justin being restrained with Tasers and Alex getting a broken nose. Lifeson's lawyer says the case will be appealed.

-- A video interview with Nick Raskulinecz who produced Rush's upcoming Snakes & Arrows album.

-- Germs drummer Don Bolles was arrested last week when Newport Beach police found GHB in a bottle of peppermint Dr. Bronner's soap in Bolles' car. Bolles was charged with felony drug possession and was in jail for three days before getting released on Easter Sunday. A hearing is scheduled on Friday at the Harbor Justice Center [4601 Jamboree Road] in Newport Beach, CA at 8:30AM.

-- Snoop Dogg (Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr.) plead no-contest to gun possession by a felon and sale or transportation of marijuana in Pasadena, CA on Thursday. Snoop agreed to a ruling of five years' probation and 800 hours of community service.

-- The Sounds of The Underground tour starts on 7/6 in Dallas and the bands announced include GWAR, Chimaira, Every Time I Die and Job For A Cowboy. Ticket info: PRESALE starting April 25th and EVERYWHERE May 11.

-- Apple Corps and EMI Records are suing a cleaning company called Crystal Services PLC when one of their cleaners threw out several photos and negatives of The Beatles including transparencies of Beatles photos taken in 1963 and used for their first album Please Please Me and a compilation album in 1973. The value of these photos and transparencies is said to be $1.4 million. "The cleaner removed the photographic material and disposed of it by placing it for compaction in a waste compactor and collection by refuse collectors," the lawsuit says. "The compacted waste was removed by refuse collectors, and despite EMI's best efforts, the photographic material was irretrievably lost."

-- So why is Guns N' Roses postponing their world tour? "I feel so bad right now," explains bassist Tommy Stinson. "I accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. I put my hand down to break my fall and heard a loud 'pop.' The next morning my hand looked like a balloon. I went to see my doctor, and while the good news is that it's not broken, the bad is news is it's severely sprained and I may have done some ligament damage. We had our last rehearsal a few days ago and shipped the gear to Japan and then this happened. I feel horrible. "I'd like to apologize to our Japanese fans that were looking forward to seeing us and know that we will we see you all soon. Again, we'd like to sincerely thank our fans worldwide for their patience and support."

-- Ronald Leon Rakow, former Grateful Dead manager was sentenced to five years in federal prison for tax evasion. Rakow, 69, owes $2.2 million to the I.R.S., his sentence begins in June. Rakow asked for a lighter sentence but U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Morrow rejected the request saying Rakow chose to break the law to accomodate his "comfortable lifestyle".

-- James Brown made the top of BET's Top 25 Dancers special that aired this week, others on the list were: 2) Michael Jackson; 3) Nicholas Brothers; 4) Chris Brown; 5) Janet Jackson; 6) Prince; 7) MC Hammer; 8) Savion Glover; 9) Beyonce; 10) The Temptations; 11) Usher; 12) Alvin Ailey; 13) Jennifer Lopez; 14) Bobby Brown; 15) Omarion; 16) Shakira; 17) Cab Calloway; 18) Aaliyah; 19) Tina Turner; 20) Missy Elliot; 21) Gregory Hines; 22) Rosie Perez; 23) Big Daddy Kane; 24) Puffy; 25) Ciara

-- Johnny Cash's Hendersonville, TN lakeside home was destroyed in a fire on Tuesday. Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, lived in the house from the '60s up until their deaths in 2003 and hosted everyone there from Billy Graham to Bob Dylan. Cash also wrote a lot music in the house and parts of his Hurt video there. Roy Orbison was a neighbor at one point and aspiring songwriter Kris Kristofferson once landed a helicopter on Cash's property to pitch him a song. Barry Gibb bought the 13,880-square-foot home last January for $2.3 million which was built by Nashville builder Braxton Dixon in 1967.

-- Velvet Revolver's Libertad album won't be released until late June, it had been reported the album would be out on 6/5 but that date was never confirmed. The group is currently on tour in South America and begins a U.S. tour on 5/14 at House of Blues in L.A.

-- Line-ups for the Live Earth concerts taking place on 7/7 in both the U.S. and the UK:
UK Line-up (Wembley Stadium, London; tickets on sale Friday 4/13 at LiveEarth.MSN.com)
BEASTIE BOYS; BLACK EYED PEAS; BLOC PARTY; CORINNE BAILEY RAE; DAMIEN RICE; DAVID GRAY; DURAN DURAN; FOO FIGHTERS; GENESIS; JAMES BLUNT; JOHN LEGEND; KEANE; MADONNA; PAOLO NUTINI; RAZORLIGHT; RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS; SNOW PATROL

US Line-up (Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ; tickets on sale Monday 4/16 at livenation.com/liveearth or by calling Ticketmaster at (212) 307-7171)
AFI; AKON; ALICIA KEYS; BON JOVI; DAVE MATTHEWS BAND; FALL OUT BOY; JOHN MAYER; KANYE WEST; KELLY CLARKSON; KT TUNSTALL; LUDACRIS; MELISSA ETHERIDGE; RIHANNA; ROGER WATERS; SHERYL CROW; SMASHING PUMPKINS; THE POLICE

-- Apple announced that the 100 millionth iPod was sold this week. I think they still make computers too.

-- Paul Stanley will be showcasing his artwork at the Wentworth Galleries in Maryland and Virginia. On Friday 6/22 at 6-9PM Stanley will appear at:
Wentworth Gallery -- White Flint
11301 Rockville Pike; North Bethesda, MD 20895
RSVP: 301.816.7974

Saturday 6/23 from 6-9PM at:
Wentworth Gallery -- Tysons Galleria
1731 M International Drive; McLean, VA 22102
RSVP: 703.883.0111

-- Avril Lavigne's The Best Damn Thing album is in stores on Tuesday 4/17.

-- Live Nation will in charge of managing and booking the Hollywood Palladium in L.A. They will also be renovating the 4,000-capacity legendary venue for a September 2008 opening.

-- String Cheese Incident announced dates for their final tour this summer as guitarist Billy Nershi will be leaving the band. Dates are:
6/15 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
7/12-7/14 Beacon Theatre New York, NY
7/21-7/22 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA with Sound Tribe Sector 9 (7/21) and with Railroad Earth (7/22)
7/27-7/29 Venue TBA Oregon
8/3-8/5 Camp Zoe Salem, MO Big Summer Classic
8/10-8/12 Red Rocks Morrison, CO

-- Jazz torch singer Diana Krall will be playing four nights (6/14-6/17) at the Hilton Theater in Las Vegas featuring the The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.

-- Beatles Settle Royalty Dispute With EMI

-- "Idol" Finalist Sex Tape -- "Nastiest I've Ever Seen"

-- 2 N.Y. bench warrants for rapper DMX

-- Fan seeks pardon for deceased Doors frontman Jim Morrison

-- Spector Defense: Clarkson Was Despondent
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Richards Denies Snorting Dad, Metallica: Baby Name? Outlaw Billy Joe, Rap death, Kiss passing, Fall Out Delay, tons more

By Art Shimko
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-- A day after telling music magazine NME that he snorted his father's ashes with some blow, Keith Richards denied the story saying it was just a joke. Years ago when asked about his rumored blood transfusion in 1973, Richards "admitted" it happened only later to confess, "I was just fooling around," he admitted, years later. "I was fucking sick of answering that question." Richards enjoys messing with the press but sometimes forgets how he's percieved by the public and press (you know, the partying and such).

-- Michael and Karolina Tomaro are in court with the Swedish National Tax Board who refuse to accept the couple's application to name their six-month-old daughter Metallica (no that's not a typo). "It suits her," Karolina Tomaro, 27, said Tuesday of the name. "She's decisive and she knows what she wants." Besides the name being associated with the rock group and the word metal, Swedish authorites ruled the name as being ugly. The County Administrative Court in Goteborg ruled in favor of the couple stating that there wasn't a reason to block the use of the name and noted that there was a woman living in Sweden with Metallica for a middle name. The tax board took the case to a higher court thus making travel plans for the family difficult as they can't get a passport for the baby without an approved name.

-- Billy B. Coker, who according to authorities was shot and wounded by country singer Billy Joe Shaver, says the attack was unprovoked and at least by one witness account Shaver followed Coker out of Papa Joe's Texas Saloon in Lorena, TX last Saturday night and asked Coker "Where do you want it?" before Shaver shot him in the face. Joseph A. Turner, Shaver's attorney, says it happened otherwise as Coker was being aggressive, had a knife and followed Shaver outside the Saloon although witness statements don't say so. Shaver surrendered last Tuesday and posted $50,000 bail, he was charged with charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawfully carrying a handgun on the premises of a business with a license to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption.

-- A member of the Mexican rap group Cartel de Santa was shot and killed last weekend by accident when lead singer Eduardo Davalos de Luna shot at the group's driver, Juan Miguel Chavez. Davalos de Luna shot at Chavez injuring his leg and another shot ricocheted off the floor killing band member Ulises Nayit Buenrostro.

-- Former Kiss guitarist Mark St. John (Mark Norton) died of a brain hemorrhage earlier this week at age 51. Mark St. John replaced guitarist Vinnie Vincent in 1984, shortly thereafter he developed a form of arthritis called Reiters Syndrome. Bruce Kulick came in to cover for St. John on the Animalize tour and as the condition worsened St. John left Kiss in December 1985. St. John later formed the band White Tiger and also recorded a solo album as well as a demo with former Kiss drummer Peter Criss.

-- Due to "personal issues" Fall Out Boy announced Friday that the first few weeks of the Honda Civic Tour will be delayed with the tour beginning on 5/11 at Denver's Coors Amphitheater. According to bassist Pete Wentz the band "just wanted to give everyone a heads up, we are planning on this being the biggest and best Fall Out Boy show that we could possibly have. Unfortunately, because of some personal issues we had to delay the tour a few weeks. We want to put on the best possible show we can and know that this extra couple of weeks will give us the time to put ourselves in the right place to put on the best show we can. The shows from the earlier part of the tour will be rescheduled to the end but all tickets will be honored for all moved shows. Again we apologize. Our fans really mean the world to us and I promise the wait will be well worth it." Only the Sacramento show was canceled, tickets for that show can either be refunded or exchanged for the 6/30 Concord show.

-- The second annual VH1 Rock Honors premieres on VH1 5/24 at 9PM. Hosted by Bam Margera, honorees include Genesis, Heart, Ozzy Osbourne and ZZ Top with Nickelback, Gretchen Wilson and Keane performing live alongside the honored artists.

-- Clear Channel has sold the following stations (52 total) to Dallas-based Gap Broadcasting: KEAN-FM, KEYJ-FM, KFGL-FM, KLSI-AM, KULL-FM and KYYW-AM/Abilene, Texas; KATP-FM, KIXZ-AM, KMML-FM, KMXJ-FM and KPRF-FM/Amarillo, Texas; KFMX-FM, KFYO-AM, KKAM-AM, KKCL-FM, KQBR-FM and KZII-FM/Lubbock, Texas; KAFX-FM, KSFA-AM, KTBQ-FM and KYKS-FM/Lufkin, Texas; KCHX-FM, KCRS-AM & FM, KFZX-FM and KMRK-FM/Midland, Texas; KKYR-FM, KMJI-FM, KOSY-AM, KPWW-FM and KYGL-FM/Texarkana, Texas; KBGE-AM, KISX-FM, KKTX-FM, KNUE-FM and KTYL-FM/Tyler, Texas; KIXS-FM, KLUB-FM and KQVT-FM/Victoria, Texas; KBZS-FM, KNIN-FM and KWFX-AM & FM/Wichita Falls, Texas; KLAW-FM, KVRW-FM and KZCD-FM/Lawton, Oklahoma; KEEL-AM, KRUF-FM, KTUX-FM, KVKI-FM, KWKH-AM and KXKS-FM/Shreveport, Louisiana.

-- "The Lost Tracks of Danzig" will be released on 5/29 with the following track list:
Disc one:
"Pain Is Like an Animal"
"When Death Had No Name"
"Angel of the Seventh Dawn"
"You Should be Dying"
"Cold, Cold Rain"
"Buick McKane"
"When Death Had No Name"
"Satan's Crucifiction"
"The Mandrake's Cry"
"White Devil Rise"
"Come to Silver (acoustic)"
"Deep"
"Warlok"

Disc two:
"Lick the Blood Off My Hands"
"Crawl Across Your Killing Floor"
"I Know Your Lie"
"Caught in My Eye"
"Cat People"
"Bound by Blood"
"Who Claims the Soulless"
"Malefical"
"Soul Eater"
"Dying Seraph"
"Lady Lucifera"
"Under Belly of the Beast"
"Unspeakable Shango Mix"


-- Partial line-up for Seattle's Bumbershoot festival on 9/1-9/3: The Shins, Wu-Tang Clan, Panic! At The Disco, Crowded House, Lupe Fiasco, Steve Earle, DeVotchKa, Devendra Banhart, Gogol Bordello, Kill Hannah, Norma Jean, Plain White T's, The Gourds, Lyrics Born, Roky Erickson & The Explosives, The Holmes Brothers, The Avett Brothers, Yungchen Lhamo, Allison Moorer, Magnolia Electric Company, The Aggrolites and many, many more to be announced! For ticket info click here.

-- A documentary titled One Nine Nine Four looks at the punk revival of the '90s and interviews bands like Green Day, Bad Religion, Lagwagon, Rancid, NOFX, and Blink-182. The film, made by Australia's Robot Academy Films, is due out in film festivals next year.

-- The Foo Fighters have re-signed a new long-term recording deal with RCA Records.

-- Whitney Houston gets child custody

-- Anti-Gay Slurs Put Radio Hosts In Dog House

-- Jackson May Sue To Stop Memorabilia Sale

-- Lennon piano to be displayed in Memphis
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Music News and notes 4/2/07

By Art Shimko
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-- We're back from a well-deserved break with lots of music news from the last few days...

-- EMI has made a deal with Apple to make their catalogue available on iTunes without DRM (Digital Rights Management) which prevents users from making copies of music files. EMI's music will be sold on iTunes for $1.29, 1.29 euros or 99 pence. "We believe that offering consumers the opportunity to buy higher quality tracks and listen to them on the device or platform of their choice will boost sales of digital music," said EMI Chief Executive Eric Nicoli.

-- Jazz clarinetist Tony Scott dies at 85

-- Jaime Luis Gomez, known as Taboo from Black Eyed Peas was charged with DUI following a car crash in Industry, CA last Tuesday. Gomez was released later that evening and was also charged with possessing a little less than an ounce of pot and possession of a prescribed medication without a prescription.

-- Mary Weiland's freak-out last weekend which involved trashing a hotel room and setting her husband Scott's clothes on fire was a result of imbalance of medications for bipolar disorder. "The weekend's difficulties were brought on by a reaction to an imbalance in medications used to treat my bipolar disorder," she said in a statement released Tuesday by the couple's spokeswoman, Bryn Bridenthal.

"Reports that we were fighting at the Graciela Hotel are untrue," she said. "Scott was simply trying to help me calm down. I want to make it very clear that he did not hurt me in any way."

"For lack of a better expression, I was unstable and just lost it," she said.

-- Famed New York club Sin-e [150 Attorney Street] which hosted such artists like Sarah McLaughlin, Jeff Buckley, David Gray, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Kills and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion closed its doors on Sunday with Hymns, Bow Thayer & the Perfect Train Wreck and Amanda Kravat performing the final show there.

-- During a series of concerts in Dublin this summer (6/30, 7/1 and 7/3-7/5) at the Olympia Theatre, R.E.M. will be presenting songs from their upcoming 14th studio album.

-- Former Mest frontman Anthony Lovato was not charged with murder in the stabbing of a 25-year-old man during an argument. "There was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was not a justified use of force in self-defense," said Jane Robison, a district attorney's office spokeswoman.

-- Address Bono as 'Your Demigodness'

-- Winners of the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music were announced which included Malian singer and guitarist Ali Farka Toure for album of the year, Somali hip-hop artist K'naan got the best newcomer award, other recipients were French vocalist Camille won the Europe category, Lebanese singer Ghade Shbeir won Middle East and North Africa award, Debashish Bhattacharya (Asia/Pacific), Gogol Bordello (Americas), Gotan Project (Club Global) and Maurice El Medioni & Roberto Rodriguez (Culture Crossing). A concert featuring the winners will take place at the Barbican in London on 5/27.

-- Heaven And Hell (the Ronnie James Dio-fronted Black Sabbath) recorded their Radio City Music Hall gig on Friday for a future CD/DVD release and according to reports the stage show featured Grim Reaper-like figures and massive crosses were projected on a curtain behind them. Here's the setlist:
"After All (The Dead)"
"The Mob Rules"
"Children of the Sea"
"Lady Evil"
"I"
"The Sign of the Southern Cross"
"Voodoo"
"The Devil Cried"
Drum Solo
"Computer God"
"Falling Off the Edge of the World"
"Shadow of the Wind"
Iommi Solo
"Die Young"
"Heaven and Hell"

Encore:
"Lonely Is the Word"
"Neon Knights"

-- Motley Crue announced some European dates this June: Fri 1 SWI, Wintherthur - Eishalle Spirit of Rock Festival; Sat 2 ITA, Milan - Gods of Metal; Tue 5 SWE, Stockholm - Globen; Wed 6 NOR, Oslo - Spektrum; Fri 8 BEL, Brussels - AB; Sat 9 ENG, Donington Park - Download 2nd Stage; Mon 11 ENG, London - Hammersmith Apollo; Tue 12 ENG, Manchester - Apollo

-- Foxy Brown pleads not guilty in Fla.

-- The man behind the music at American Idol

-- Nirvana Music inspires dance show

-- "Guitar Hero" and a mind for music

-- Japanese musicians set record for world's longest concert
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Music news and notes 3/28/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Velvet Revolver crooner Scott Weiland and his wife Mary has quite the weekend when the two got in a huge blow-up at the Graciela Hotel in Burbank, CA on Saturday. Mary Weiland ripped alarm clocks and phones from their sockets and proceeded to throw them around the room damaging the walls of the hotel room, this after Scott Weiland's assistant took their children away from the scene and Scott left also, there were linens found with blood as well but no report of either spouse injured. The hotel is pressing charges for the damages stemming from this incident... but that's not all...
Hours later on Saturday evening, Mary Weiland was arrested for setting her husband's wardrobe (valued at $10,000) on fire in front of the couple's Toluca Lake, CA home. Early Sunday morning (just after midnight to be exact) Mary posted $50,000 bail.

-- Buena Vista Social Club's Oramas Dies At 95

-- Elton John celebrated his 60th birthday on Sunday night during his 60th performance at Madison Square Garden setting a record for most performances by any artist in the venue's history (The Grateful Dead comes in second with 52 shows at the venue). Among those who appeared to celebrate the singer's birthday were Michael Caine, Rosie O'Donnell, Barbara Walters, k.d. lang, Keifer Sutherland, Kid Rock, Liv Tyler, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, former president Bill Clinton and John's long-time lyricist and collaborator Bernie Taupin.

-- With Snoop Dogg being denied a visa into the U.K. (which was reported here over the weekend) he and P. Diddy had to cancel tour dates at London's Wembley Arena as well as Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Nottingham this week and will continue the rest of their European tour. "Despite desperate attempts to have the One Love Peace Tour UK shows go ahead as planned and hoping the government would reconsider Snoop's visa in light of assurances made, the tour has been cancelled," said a tour spokesman. "With late notice of Snoop being denied a visa, time has run out."

-- U2's The Edge is saving the world... one guitar at a time...

-- Veteran rocker Bob Seger may be following Paul McCartney's footsteps by leaving the record label he's been with since 1969, Capitol Records. As one of Seger's reps stated, "We don't know anybody there anymore. All the guys that got us to do ('Face the Promise') are gone." Seger's management released a photo early this week of Seger and his Silver Bullet Band recieving platinum albums for their Face the Promise album on the final night of the tour two weeks ago with the following caption "Will Seger Turn the Page?" also with this little note: "ironically, new label representatives for Capitol Records, which has been Seger's home for more than 40 years, did not attend."

-- Jack White of the White Stripes is reported to being playing the role of Elvis Presley in the upcoming movie Walk Hard.

-- Deep Purple will be playing their classic Machine Head album in its entirety during their UK tour next month (also on the bill are Styx and Thin Lizzy), dates include: Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 4/21, Manchester MEN Arena 4/22, Nottingham Arena 4/24, Cardiff CIA Arena 4/25, Bournemouth BIC 4/27, London Wembley Arena 4/28, Brighton Centre 4/29, Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 5/1, Sheffield Hallam FM Arena 5/2, Birmingham NEC 5/3.

-- Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing did an interview with The Classic Metal Show discussing the RIAA's desire to shut down internet radio stations, you can listen to what he has to say by clicking here.

-- Slayer and Marilyn Manson are co-headlining a tour this summer throughout 25 US cities beginning 7/25.

-- Mest Singer Lovato Jailed In L.A. Stabbing

-- Fiddy, G-Unit Deny Beef with Kid

-- Napster, AT&T in wireless music tie-up

-- Bee Gees to receive music industry honor in L.A

-- ROCKLAHOMA~!!!
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Music news and notes 3/24/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- The National Music Publishers' Association filed a lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio claiming the station is violating copyright laws by providing its customers with a service called XM+MP3 which lets listeners store songs on XM portable players with the option to by played anytime, also the saved songs are active for as long as a subscription lasts (cost about $13/year). A spokesman for XM said the lawsuit by the NMPA "simply represents a negotiating tactic to gain advantage in our ongoing business discussions." The publishers group also sees the XM+MP3 service as a substitute for using iPod-type devices and services like iTunes to purchase music. What the NMPA fails to understand is that the customer is already PAYING for the XM service, this would be seen as a perk plus once a subscription ends you no longer have possession of those saved tracks. The music industry is full of dipshits.

-- Speaking of dipshits... Music Theft at 23 Campuses Targeted in Second Wafe of New Deterrence Program

-- R&B Artist Luther Ingram Dies At 69

-- Snoop Dogg won't be joining P Diddy in Britain on their co-headlining European tour as Snoop was denied a visa to enter the country. "Snoop and his team are mystified at the decision and are hoping that the British government will reconsider this decision," spokeswoman Celena Aponte said in a statement. "He has asked how he can help rectify the situation and would happily talk to and give assurances to the officials." The Home Office wouldn't comment specifically on the reason Snoop was denied a visa but a statement released stated, "The Home Secretary has the power to refuse entry clearance to non-U.K. citizens if he considers that their presence here would not be conducive to the public good." P Diddy will play the Wembley Arena on Tuesday.

-- Announced bands for this year's Ozzfest: MAIN STAGE: Ozzy Osbourne; Lamb Of God; Lordi. SECOND STAGE: Hatebreed; Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator; Nile; Ankla; Circus Diablo; The Showdown; 3 inches Of Blood; Daath; more bands to be announced. Regarding this year's free tickets: To gain entry into this year's OZZFEST, fans will go to www.ozzfest.com or www.livenation.com to find links that will direct them to special sponsor sites where tickets can be secured. Select sponsors will have a unique opportunity to engage fans one-on-one utilizing one of music's best known brands. Tickets will be available for download on June 12. Stay tuned to www.ozzfest.com and www.livenation.com in the coming weeks for more ticketing information.

-- Broward County has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Foxy Brown.

-- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins and Razorlight are headlining The Reading and Leeds festivals which begin 8/24.

-- Fishbone release Stuck In Your Throat on 4/24 and will be touring this spring:
03/31 - Malibu, CA - Malibu Inn/04/15 - Whistler, BC - Buffalo Bills/04/16 - Whistler, BC - Buffalo Bills/04/25 - Austin, TX - Emo's/04/25 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald’s/04/27 - New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf/04/28 - Decatur, GA - Club 29/04/29 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues/05/01 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbit’s/05/03 - New, York, NY - Rocks Off Boat Cruise/05/04 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!/05/05 - Boston, MA - Rock On! Groove Cruise/05/08 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick/05/09 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom/05/11 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room/05/12 - St. Paul, MN - The Rock Nightclub/05/14 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom/05/15 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre/05/16 - Boise, ID - Knotty Pine/05/17 - Boise, ID - The Boquet/05/18 - Portland, OR - Dante’s/05/19 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven/08/23 - Fresno, CA - Warped Tour/08/24 - Sacramento, CA - Warped Tour/08/25 - Los Angeles, CA - Warped Tour

-- You can view a live webcast of this year's Coachella festival at the AT&T Blue Room.

-- Rush announces tour dates on Monday 3/26, check their site for more details. Their current single Far Cry can be purchased on iTunes, Canadian residents click here to purchase the single.

-- Former Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick and former Airplane/Starship manager Bill Thompson are suing Paul Kantner for using variations of the '60s hippie band's name which he agreed not to use Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship or any variation of the names to tour under.

-- Track listing for The White Stripes' upcoming Icky Thump album which comes out in June:
01. Icky Thump 02. You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) 03. 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues 04. Conquest 05. Bone Broke 06. Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn 07. St. Andrew (This Battle Is In The Air) 08. Little Cream Soda 09. Rag And Bone 10. I'm Slowly Turning Into You 11. A Martyr For My Love For You 12. Catch Hell Blues 13. Effect And Cause

-- The Rolling Stones announced European tour dates on a video webcast on Thursday which begins on 6/5 at Werchter Park in Werchter, Belgium.

-- Rick James' Estate Sues Former Music Publisher

-- The Magic and Majesty of Pink Floyd

-- Reznor Says Sobriety Lead To Creativity

-- Kid Rock Files Suit Against Assault Accuser

-- New Study Says Smart Kids Prefer Hard Rock Music

-- Court bans Spears rehab leaks

-- Rodrigo Y Gabriela Tour Back On After Visa Flap

-- CBS Radio Exec Ongaro and Others Indicted On Fraud Charges
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Music News Headlines 3/19/07

-- Music News Headlines 3/19/07:

-- Playing Music Makes You Smart (LiveScience.com)

-- Long-awaited trial of music producer Phil Spector starts Monday (AFP)

-- Drug use, dealing at music festival called flagrant (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

-- Copyright board rules on royalities for online music downloads (Canadian Press)

-- Music insiders try to stay upbeat at South by Southwest (The Boston Globe)

-- Country singer killed near interstate (The Olympian)

-- Inductees to Songwriters Hall Announced (Washington Post)

-- ...AND RECORDING FOR ALL (Metallica.com)

-- Fresh Pumpkins Due July 7 (E! Online)

-- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band End Tour with Sold Out Shows at Detroit Rock City's Legendary Cobo Arena! (Press Release)

Music news and notes 3/14/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Police reports stated that Boston vocalist Brad Delp died from carbon monoxide poisoning and according to his family whom Delp left two notes for Delp committed suicide. "He was a man who gave all he had to give to everyone around him, whether family, friends, fans or strangers," the family statement said. "He gave as long as he could, as best he could, and he was very tired. We take comfort in knowing that he is now, at last, at peace."

-- The Who had to halt their show on Monday night in Tampa's Ford Amphitheatre after Roger Daltrey went offstage during the band's first song. Daltery was said to be suffering from bronchitis and Pete Townsend came back onstage explaining Daltrey's situation and said the group would be back on 3/25.

-- An updated list of bands (and dates they'll be playing) confirmed for this summer's Warped Tour:
A Static Lullaby Jul 24 - Aug 25
The Actual Aug 10 - Aug 25
Agent Orange Aug 23 - Aug 25
Alesana Jun 28 - Jul 27
Alkaline Trio Jul 31 - Aug 7
All Time Low Entire Tour
The Almost Jun 28 - Jul 15, Jul 24 - Aug 25
Amber Pacific Entire Tour
Anberlin Jun 28 - Jul 27
As Cities Burn Jun 28 - Jul 15
As I Lay Dying Aug 4 - Aug 25
The Automatic Jun 28 - Jul 24
Bad Religion Entire Tour
Bayside Entire Tour
Biffy Clyro Jul 28 - Aug 15
Big D And The Kids Table Entire Tour
Bleed The Dream Entire Tour
Bless The Fall Entire Tour
Boys Like Girls Entire Tour
The Briefs Jun 28 - Jul 24
The Briggs Jun 28 - Jul 17
Buck O Nine Jun 28 - Jul 1, Aug 23 - Aug 25
Cinematic Sunrise Jul 24 - Aug 5
Circa Survive Entire Tour
Coheed And Cambria Entire Tour
The Confession Jul 27 - Aug 25
Cute Is What We Aim For Entire Tour
The Dear And Departed Jun 28 - Jul 26
Drop Dead Gorgeous Jul 28 - Aug 25
Envy On The Coast Aug 4 - Aug 25
Escape The Fate Entire Tour
Evaline Entire Tour
The Fabulous Rudies Entire Tour
The Fall Of Troy Aug 4 - Aug 25
Family Force 5 Jul 1 - Aug 10 (Excluding 7/11, 12, 20, 28 & 8/2)
Fishbone Aug 23 - Aug 25
Flogging Molly Aug 7 - Aug 25
The Fold Aug 4 - Aug 25
Funeral For A Friend Jun 28 - Aug 3
Gallows Entire Tour
The Graduate Jul 18 - Aug 3
Haste The Day Jun 28 - Jul 27
Hawthore Heights Jul 18 - Aug 25
Hot Rod Circuit Entire Tour
Human Abstract Jun 28 - Jul 27
I Am Ghost Jun 28 - Jul 15
K-os Entire Tour
Madina Lake Jul 18 - Aug 3
Mayday Parade Jul 18 - Aug 3
Maylene And The Sons Aug 4 - Aug 25
The Matches Entire Tour
Meg And Dia Entire Tour
My American Heart Entire Tour
New Found Glory Entire Tour
New Year's Day Jun 28 - Jul 15
Norma Jean Jul 18 - 22
Paramore Entire Tour
Parkway Drive Jul 7 - Aug 12
Pennywise Jun 28 - Jul 25, Aug 17 - 25
Pepper Entire Tour
Pistolita Jun 28 - Jul 15
Play Radio Play Jun 28 - Jul 15
POS Jul 25 - Aug 25
Poison The Well Aug 7 - Aug 25
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Entire Tour
Scary Kids Scaring Kids Jun 28 - Jul 27
Set Your Goals Jun 28 - Jul 15
Spill Canvas Entire Tour
So They Say Jul 28 - Aug 25
The Starting Line Jul 3 - Aug 25
Straylight Run Jul 18 - Aug 5
Supernova Aug 23 - Aug 25
The Toasters Jul 18 - Aug 12
Throw The Fight Entire Tour
Tiger Army Entire Tour
Underoath Jul 24 - Aug 9
The Used Jun 29 - Jul 3, Jul 7 - Jul 15
The Unseen Entire Tour
Valencia Jul 26 - Aug 5
Vincent Black Shadow Entire Tour
The Vandals Jun 28 - Jul 1
Yellowcard Jun 28 - Jul 19

-- Got a hundred thousand dollars? You can purchase an eight-seat box at the Metropolitan Opera for the opening night of Lucia di Lammermoor which includes eight tickets for the pre-opera cocktail reception and eight places at the post-opera black-tie dinner with the performers coming to about $12,500 a seat which is twice the cost of last year's opening night price of $5,000.

-- Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle will be on Rockline Wednesday from 11:30PM-1AM EST. Future guests include: Papa Roach (3/19); REO Speedwagon (3/21); Stone Sour(3/26); Paul Rodgers (3/28); Chevelle (4/2); Hell Yeah! (4/9); Heaven & Hell (4/11); Tom Morello (4/23); Lindsey Buckingham (4/25); Bullet For My Valentine (4/30); Chuck Panozzo-STYX (5/16); Doobie Brothers (5/23)

-- Ozzfest dates(No bands announced at press time):
- 7/12/2007 THU White River Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA
- 7/14/2007 SAT The Gorge, George, WA
- 7/17/2007 TUE Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA
- 7/19/2007 THU Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
- 7/21/2007 SAT Hyundai Pavilion, Devore, CA
- 7/24/2007 TUE Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
- 7/26/2007 THU Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM
- 7/28/2007 SAT Coors Amphitheatre, Denver, CO
- 7/30/2007 MON Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Kansas City, MO
- 8/02/2007 THU Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX
- 8/04/2007 SAT Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX
- 8/06/2007 MON Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, MO
- 8/08/2007 WED Germain Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH
- 8/10/2007 FRI First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL
- 8/12/2007 SUN Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
- 8/14/2007 TUE Verizon Wireless Music Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
- 8/16/2007 THU PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
- 8/18/2007 SAT New England Dodge Music Theatre, Hartford, CT
- 8/20/2007 MON Tweeter Center, Boston, MA
- 8/22/2007 WED Tweeter Center, Philadelphia, PA
- 8/24/2007 FRI Post Gazette Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA
- 8/26/2007 SUN DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
- 8/28/2007 TUE Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
- 8/30/2007 THU Sound Advice Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL

-- Snoop Dogg Held Overnight in Sweden

-- RIAA Sues Stroke Victim in Michigan

-- The Band drummer Helm sues over TV ad

-- Soul band Drifters in car crash
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BRAD DELP, LEAD SINGER OF BOSTON, DEAD AT 55

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

We've just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll.
- Boston's website

photo credit: BenDeVries/The Daily Nonpareil,
via Associated Press
-- We are sad to report the death of Brad Delp who was the lead singer for veteran rock group Boston since the 1970's when the band formed. Delp was found on Friday in his Atkinson, N.H. home, foul play has been ruled out and an investigative report on his cause of death will be released on Monday.
Born 1951 in Danvers, MA, Delp's love for the Beatles as a teen lead him to sing in bands and eventually met MIT student and future Boston leader Tom Scholz. Scholz recruited Delp along with other musicians recorded demo tapes which caught the attention of CBS Records and went on to record their 1976 self-titled debut album that sold 17 million copies ranking it the best selling debut in US history.
In a Musician Magazine interview with Scholz in 1986 he said about Delp, “The nice thing about Brad was his incredible ability in the studio. He was a master at controlling his voice — he could do things over and over, changing one note and doing everything else the same. He’s a natural overdubber, he can perfectly match what’s on tape, he can sing harmonies with himself and keep dozens of parts in his mind.”
Delp has a distinct voice that really fit the sound of Boston and provided a blueprint for future rock singers to refer to as how a perfect rock vocalist sounds.
Between Scholz taking a long time writing material for a follow-up to 1978's Don't Look Back and further delay by a lawsuit filed by CBS, Delp went off to record albums with fellow Boston member Barry Goudreau and the group RTZ, Delp returned to the group in 1985 for Third Stage (the follow-up to Don't Look Back) and again left before returning in 1994 for the Walk On tour although he did not sing on that album.
Delp remained with Boston up to their 2002 Corporate America album and tour.
Boston was one of the first rock bands I ever heard thanks to my father and recently we were talking about hearing of a possible Boston tour and how we both hoped to see them live. Well looks like that's not happening, and if Scholz does decide to tour with a new singer it just won't be the same. We here at Strong Style Shimko send condelences to Delp's family and friends. (sources: [CBC News] Boston lead singer dies at 55; [NY Times] Brad Delp, 55, Lead Singer for Boston, Dies; Boston-Wikipedia entry)

-- Eddie Van Halen released a statement on Van Halen's website on Thursday:
I would like Van Halen fans to know how much I truly appreciate each and every one of you. Without you there is no Van Halen.

I have always and will always feel a responsibility to give you my best. At the moment I do not feel that I can give you my best. That’s why I have decided to enter a rehabilitation facility to work on myself, so that in the future I can deliver the 110% that I feel I owe you and want to give you.

Some of the issues surrounding the 2007 Van Halen tour are within my ability to change and some are not. As far as my rehab is concerned, it is within my ability to change and change for the better. I want you to know that is exactly what I’m doing, so that I may continue to give you the very best I am capable of.

I look forward to seeing you in the future better than ever and I thank you with all my heart.

Love,

Ed
So Eddie's headed to rehab meaning this further delays any plans for a supposed reunion tour.

-- Track listing for Rush's upcoming Snakes & Arrows out on 5/1:
01. Far Cry
02. Armor and Sword
03. Workin’ Them Angels
04. The Larger Bowl
05. Spindrift
06. The Main Monkey Business
07. The Way The Wind Blows
08. Hope
09. Faithless
10. Bravest Face
11. Good News First
12. Malignant Narcissism
13. We Hold On

-- Blues Traveler's Popper Arrested In Washington

-- Music Industry Tightens Squeeze On Students

-- Music festival tickets sell out

-- Eminem makes big music deal

-- Has rap music hit a wall?

-- Yahoo! China sued for allegedly helping illegal music downloads

-- John Cage Program Shows Music Forum's Strengths

-- BX. 'SEX' TEACH FACES MUSIC
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Genesis Announced Dates For 'Turn It On Again' Tour

Genesis Announced Dates For 'Turn It On Again' Tour

NEW YORK - March 7, 2007 - Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford of the band Genesis have unveiled the dates for the North American leg of their first tour in 15 years, kicking off at the BMO Field in Toronto, on September 7th. The tour will hit 13 different cities across North America playing a series of arenas and stadiums.

Anticipation has been running at an all-time high following the band's announcement last November to take the 'Turn It On Again' Tour to some of the biggest venues across Europe in the summer of 2007. Public response has been overwhelming, with many dates selling out quickly. The band will trek through Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Germany, France, Holland, UK, Monte Carlo and Italy before heading to North America.

Genesis-Music.com, the band's brand new official fan club, will be running Premium members-only ticket presales for the tour. Please see below for a list of concert dates and members-only presale dates and times. You must be a Premium member to participate in the presales. Not a Premium member yet? JOIN NOW!

GENESIS 'TURN IT ON AGAIN' TOUR - NORTH AMERICA

Date
City
Venue
Fan Club Presale Starts
Public Onsale

Fri. Sept. 7
TORONTO, ON
BMO Field
Thur. Mar. 8 @ 10 am
Mon. Mar. 12 @ 10 am

Tues. Sept. 11
BOSTON, MA
TD Banknorth Garden
Thur. Mar. 8 @ 10 am
Mon. Mar. 12 @ 10 am

Fri. Sept. 14
MONTREAL, QC
Olympic Stadium
Thur. Mar. 8 @ 10 am
Sat. Mar. 10 @ 10 am

Sun. Sept. 16
HARTFORD, CT
Hartford Civic Center
Thur. Mar. 8 @ 10 am
Mon. Mar. 12 @ 10 am

Tues. Sept. 18
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Wachovia Center
Thur. Mar. 8 @ 10 am
Sat. Mar. 10 @ 10 am

Sat. Sept. 22
COLUMBUS, OH
Nationwide Arena
tba
tba

Sun. Sept. 23
WASHINGTON, DC
Verizon Center
tba
tba

Thur. Sept. 27
E. RUTHERFORD, NJ
Giants Stadium
Thur. Mar. 8 @ 10 am
Mon. Mar. 12 @ 10 am

Sat. Sept. 29
CLEVELAND, OH
Quicken Loans Arena
tba
tba

Sun. Sept. 30
DETROIT, MI
Palace of Auburn Hills
tba
tba

Tues. Oct. 2
CHICAGO, IL
United Center
Thur. Mar. 8 @ 10 am
Mon. Mar. 12 @ 10 am

Sun. Oct. 9
SAN JOSE, CA
HP Pavilion
tba
tba

Fri. Oct. 12
LOS ANGELES, CA
Hollywood Bowl
tba
tba

*Please note that all times are listed as local time (http://email.emicatalogue.com/a/tBF79xPAQUBzgBA0hSVAtv9fQ7a/link52)
All tour information is subject to change

Premium members, be sure to log into the Genesis-Music.com Tickets page on Thur. Mar. 8 to purchase your tickets for these shows.

Stay tuned to Genesis-Music.com for all of the latest tour information!

Watch the Press Conference
If you missed the Genesis live press conference on Mar. 7, don't worry. Genesis-Music.com streamed the press conference live via webcast and you can watch it anytime!

Music News & Notes 3/7/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- We are back with a long-overdue music news update...

-- James Allen (Al) Hendrix and his company Experience Hendrix are suing Craig Dieffenbach for trademark infringement by using the late Jimi Hendrix in an unauthorized and quite frankly disgusting manner to sell his line of Electric Hendrix vodka. Dieffenbach (perhaps German for cunt face?) told the L.A. Times this about his Electric Hendrix vodka: "It's like drinking with Jimi. The drunker you get, the more you think you're with him." Quite the ignorant and delusional statement if I've ever heard one. Dieffenbach has also used photos of Hendrix and his band The Experience without permission for advertising campaigns, and drummer Mitch Mitchell had this to say, "I find this despicable. I have never been consulted about the use of my image and reputation in association with any advertisement for this product. This is repulsive and something I would never endorse under any circumstance. Jimi must be turning over in his grave over this." Yeah, to say the least.

-- Amongst 25 historic and important recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be included in the National Recording Registry for 2006 were Paul Simon's Graceland, Bob Marley and the Wailers' Burnin' The Wailers, Velvet Underground and Nico, Rolling Stones' (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction and Franklin D. Roosevelt's address to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941 (day after the Pearl Harbor attack).

-- Trey Anastasio pleaded not guilty to DWI and felony drug possession charges in Washington County Court on Last Tuesday. "If there has to be a plea which there may have to be, Trey has made it very clear to me he's not interested in claiming any police misconduct because there was none. He's interested in getting treatment. He's had treatment. He's been in a 28-day facility. He wants to put this behind him", said [Anastasio's attorney Steve] Coffey. On 3/27 a pre-plea report is due, no word yet on if Anastasio will have to appear in court.

-- Bono's RED campaign isn't doing so hot, the worldwide sales for its products with proceeds going to various charities have been $18 million while $100 million has been spent on advertising. A representative stated that not all companies involved have tallied their 2006 profits yet and that more money should pour into the company over time.

-- On Def Leppard's website it was revealed that the band will be touring with Foreigner and Styx in North America this year, probably in the summer is my guess.

-- Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath fronted by Ronnie James Dio) start a 20-city U.S. spring tour beginning 4/22 in Phoenix concluding May 19 in Holmdell, N.J.

-- Blender has a video interview with Slayer's Kerry King.

-- A documentary on guitar great Randy Rhoads will begin filming on 3/19 at the Mountain View Cemetery in San Bernardino, CA. For more info visit www.myspace.com/randyrhoadsfilm.

-- The Rock on the Range festival on 5/19 at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH will feature ZZ Top, Evanescence, Velvet Revolver, Hinder, Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Puddle Of Mudd, the Operator and Black Stone Cherry.

-- Tool will back on the road with a set of rescheduled dates:
April 30 - Reno @ Reno Event Center
May 2 - San Diego @ Cox Arena
May 5 - Las Cruces @ Pan American Center
May 6 - Tucson @ Convention Center Arena
May 8 - Albuquerque @ Tingley Coliseum
May 15 - Southaven @ DeSoto Center
May 19 - Oklahoma City @ Ford Center
May 21 - San Antonio @ AT&T Center
May 22 - Corpus Christi @ American Bank Center
May 24 - Baton Rouge @ River Center
People can exchange their original ticket(s) for the new show.

-- Red Hot Chili Peppers Fan Killed Queuing For Tickets

-- Judge tells Foxy Brown next violation is last

-- The Doors get star on Walk of Fame

-- Joel Madden Accused of Battering a Woman

-- Bobby Brown bails on radio interview

-- Payola Settlement Will Not Prevent Radio World From Collapsing Around Our Ears

-- Les Paul gives $50,000 to Wis. hometown
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Weekend Music news, notes and concert dates

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- A misdemeanor assault charge against country singer Hank Williams Jr. was dismissed almost a year after cocktail waitress Holly Hornbeak accused Williams of verbal and physical abuse which she said left behind red marks and bruises on her neck following being choked by him. D.A. General Bill Gibbons said that he didn't feel the case could be proved but didn't say whether the case was dropped or if both parties settled financially.

-- Billboard's This Day In Music 2/25:
2004 - Blues saxophonist A.C. Reed dies in Chicago of complications from cancer. He is 77. Born Aaron Corthen in Wardell, Mo., Reed moved to Chicago in 1942, where he took up the sax and studied at the Chicago Conservatory of Music.

2003 - Massive Attack principal 3-D (real name: Robert Del Naja) is arrested at his home in Bristol, England, in connection with downloading child pornography form the Internet. The 36-year-old musician is also questioned on an alleged discovery of class-A drugs _ believed to be ecstasy _ before being released.

2001 - The Fox Network's hit animated series "The Simpsons" continues its tradition of featuring musical guests in an episode titled "New Kids On The Blecch," in which the members of 'N Sync add voices to their animated selves.

1999 - The Artist Formerly Known as Prince files a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit against nine Web sites, with allegations that include selling bootlegged recordings and offering unauthorized song downloads.

1998 - Vince Gill performs at the Grammy Awards, replacing an ailing George Strait who is suffering from laryngitis.

1992 - Natalie Cole is the sentimental favorite at the Grammy Awards in New York City. "Unforgettable", her tribute to her father, receives two awards, including album of the year. The single of the same name wins record of the year and traditional pop performance for Cole, plus two other honors, including song of the year for songwriter Irving Gordon.

1990 - Johnnie Ray, known as the "Prince of Wails" for his 1950s ballads, dies in Los Angeles of liver failure. Age 63. His biggest hit is "Just Walking in the Rain", a No. 2 song in 1956.

1983 - Men at Work wins a Grammy, Best New Group.

1983 - Marvin Gaye wins two Grammys for "Sexual Healing", Best Male Vocal R&B Performance and Best Instrumental R&B Performance.

1981 - The Manhattan Transfer wins a Grammy for "Birdland", Best Vocal or Instrumental Jazz Fusion Performance.

1965 - Filming begins on the Beatles' film "Help!" in the Bahamas.

1958 - Mike Peters, lead singer of the Alarm, is born.

1957 - Buddy Holly & the Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" in Clovis, N.M. The single sells more than 1 million copies and tops Billboard's pop chart.

-- The new Queens Of The Stone Age album Era Vulgaris features guest appearances by Trent Reznor, Julian Casablancas [the Strokes], Mark Lanegan and Billy F. Gibbons [ZZ Top] and is due out in June.

-- [BLENDER]: Anthony Kiedis: The Pursuit of Happiness

-- Line-up for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Tickets go on sale 3/10 @ 10AM.

-- Upcoming concerts at the Theater Of Living Arts [334 South Street] in Philadelphia: (3/1) Robin Thicke; (3/2) Zach Galifianakis; (3/3) Badly Drawn Boy with Adem; (3/4) Pepper featuring special guests The Mad Caddies, The Supervillains and Splinta; (3/5) VH1 Soul Presents Alter Ego Tour 2007 featuring Tyrese with Luke & Q, Stixx and Black Buddafly; (3/8) Sister Hazel and Pat McGee Band; (3/9) Anti-Flag with Alexisonfire, Big D and The Kids Table, and Set Your Goals; (3/10) Switchfoot; (3/11) Janeane Garofalo; (3/12) The Saw Doctors; (3/13) Isis with Jesu and Torche; (3/140 Mute Math with The Cinematics and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin; (3/16) Pat Martino; (3/17) Cartel with Cobra Starship, Boys Like Girls and New Atlantic ; (3/18) Shaw/Blades; (3/21) Daughtry; (3/24) Finally Philly: Danny Gidi & Friends; (3/25) Augustana with Vega 4; (3/27) Lindsey Buckingham; (3/28) Ted Leo & The Pharmacists with Love of Diagrams and Love or Perish; (3/30) Butch Walker and the Let's Go Out Tonites with The Honorary Title

-- Electric Factory [Philadelphia] shows in March: (3/2) Scissor Sisters with DJ Sammy Jo; (3/3) Guster with Mason Jennings; (3/10) Relient K with Mae and Sherwood; (3/13) The Shins with Viva Voce; (3/14) Tempest Release Party hosted by Insane Clown Posse w/ performances by Dead By Wednesday, Wolfpac, Boondox and Stars of JCW; (3/16) The Pogues with Starving Goliath; (3/17) Pete Yorn with Minibar and Moses Mayfield; (3/22) Rodrigo y Gabriela with Krystle Warren; (3/23) Lamb of God with Trivium, Machine Head and Gojira; (3/24) Take Action Tour featuring Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Emery, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and A Static Lullaby; (4/1) Down
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