Sum 41 Talks 'Motivation,' Pranks, & Next Album
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Motivation" will be the next video from Sum 41's platinum-selling All Killer No Filler album. The follow-up to "In Too Deep," shot two weeks ago in L.A., will debut on MTV in late January. "It's more about the lack of motivation," says Deryck "Bizzy D" Whibley, the punk band's 21-year-old ...
| Dave Matthews, Jackson Browne Perform At Gala Honoring Neil Young
LOS AMGELES (AP) - Rocker Neil Young was the man of the hour on Tuesday (Dec. 11) at the People For the American Way Foundation (PFAWF) 20th Anniversary Celebration and Spirit of Liberty Awards program at the posh Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Dave Matthews and Jackson Browne ...
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Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution Tour Launches Jan. 29
NEW YORK (AP) - Leader of nu-metal Linkin Park has firmed up the details of its inaugural Projekt Revolution Tour, which, like Moby's Area:One Tour last year, aims to showcase a variety of musical styles and genres. The tour - featuring Cypress Hill, Adema, DJ Z-Trip, and DJ battles - will kick off ...
| Ganges vigil for Harrison over
LONDON, UK (BBC) - Fans of George Harrison, who hoped to see his ashes scattered into the River Ganges in India, have ended their vigil. Orthodox Hindus believe that ashes must be sprinkled in one of India's holy rivers within 13 days of death and the deadline is Wednesday. The Hari Krishna moment still ...
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Bob Dylan Adds Southern Tour Dates For Early Next Year
NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Dylan has added dates to his touring schedule, playing Southern markets beginning at the end of January. There will be no opening act on this tour, but all dates will feature Dylan and his band. Tickets for several shows are available in a special Internet presale at his official ...
| Petty Nominated for Florida Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Rock star Tom Petty has been nominated for the University of Florida's Distinguished Achievement Award. Petty, the 51-year-old lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is a Gainesville native and 1968 graduate of Gainesville High School. He left the city in 1974 and now ...
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Frampton Honors Harrison in Concert
CINCINNATI (AP) - Peter Frampton paid homage to the late George Harrison at a concert he organized to raise money for the Sept. 11 relief fund. During an encore Sunday night, the British guitarist played an emotional version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' as a tribute to Harrison, who died of cancer ...
| George Harrison Hit Single To Be Re-Released For Charity
NEW YORK (AP) - EMI Records will re-release George Harrison's best known solo hit, 1971's "My Sweet Lord," with proceeds going to an as-yet-undecided charity in the wake of the Beatle guitarist's death last week.
There was no word at press time on an exact release date for the single, which is expected ...
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Starsailor, Frank Black, & Glen Phillips Come Together For Gimme Shelter
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A slew of talented singer-songwriters came together for the Gimme Shelter Benefit at the Roxy in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Dec. 5). Charlotte Martin, Starsailor, Glen Phillips, Joe Henry, John Mayer, John Doe, and surprise guest Frank Black all lent their services to the annual ...
| Henley, Crosby Perform at Benefit
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - Don Henley and David Crosby helped raise $300,000 for children of Merrimack Valley victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The two singers headlined a concert Wednesday night at Tsongas Arena, which U.S. Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., organized to help children of his district ...
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Confusion over Harrison ceremony
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Vigils have been held for a third day for George Harrison on the banks of India's River Ganges, but there is still uncertainty over where the former Beatle's ashes will be scattered. Officials of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) said that Harrison's ...
| The Strokes have had two UK top 20 singles
LONDON, UK (BBC) - An American guitar band who were unknown a year ago have impressed music critics so much that their debut album has been named album of the year in two separate polls. The Strokes have topped end-of-year lists in alternative music magazine NME and internet retailer Amazon.co.uk, ...
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George Harrison Update: Ashes To India, Memorials Set, & More Artists Mourn
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Beatles guitarist George Harrison's ashes are reportedly being released into India's sacred Ganges River in a private ceremony in Varanasi, India, on Monday (Dec. 3), according to the BBC. The ritual adheres to the tenets of Hare Krishna, the sect of Hindi Harrison belonged. The ...
| U2 Confirms Halftime Performance At Super Bowl
NEW YORK (AP) - U2 has finally confirmed that it will perform during the halftime special at the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 at the Louisiana Superdome on Nov. 19 that the band had signed on for the event. The band posted the announcement on its official Web site on Sunday (Dec. 2). The E*Trade Super Bowl ...
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Beatle Harrison made secret last album - paper
LONDON, UK (Reuters) - Former Beatle George Harrison was secretly recording a last album in the months before he died, according to British media reports on Sunday. The Sunday Times newspaper said Harrison played tracks from the album to his family at a Los Angeles hospital last Sunday, four days before ...
| Britain's PJ Harvey beats Madonna in music poll
LONDON, UK (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey is the greatest female rock and pop artist of all time, according to a music magazine poll. Harvey, the daughter of a sheep farmer in rural Somerset, west England, beat Madonna into second place and Kate Bush into third in Q Magazine's survey ...
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Fans pay tribute to Harrison
LIVERPOOL, UK (Reuters) - Thousands of Beatles fans have been leaving flowers and cards at makeshift shrines to George Harrison in cities around the world. A day after the news of Harrison's death, tributes continued to come in from those who knew him or were touched by his music. The Queen said she ...
| Tributes flood in for Harrison
LOS ANGELES (Top 40 Charts) - Public figures, friends and colleagues of George Harrison have been paying tribute to the former, who has died at the age of 58 after a long illness. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "People of my generation grew up with the Beatles, and they were the background to our ...
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Semisonic Singer Doing Solo CD
CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) - Semisonic frontman Dan Wilson is at work on songs for his debut solo record, which is due for release next year. The album follows Semisonic's All About Chemistry, which was released earlier this year. While Wilson has been at the helm for the still-together Semisonic for the last ...
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Kick Off Tour Of America Feb. 6
NEW YORK (AP) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will kick off a 35-city Tour of America on Feb. 6 in Detroit. The tour follows the foursome's successful CSNY2000 tour, and Crosby, Stills, & Nash's tour this past August and September. Tickets for the new trek will begin going on sale on Saturday (Dec. 1) ...
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