Kristofferson's 'Road' still a busy one (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - Suggest to Kris Kristofferson that he has become a gray eminence, and he responds with a hearty guffaw.
Actor Leto takes his rock band on the road (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - Actor Jared Leto, best known for his roles on the TV series "My So-Called Life" and such films as "Requiem for a Dream" and "Alexander," has faced an uphill battle as a musician since launching his rock band 30 Seconds To Mars in 2002.
Axl Unloads on Ex-Gunners (E! Online)
March 7, 2006
E! Online - Axl Rose is making his old Guns N' Roses band mates feel
unwelcome to the jungle.
Brown Arrested on 14-Year-Old Violations (AP)
March 7, 2006AP - Singer Bobby Brown has been arrested for minor motor-vehicle violations dating back 14 years.
Warner Music, Music Choice, Cingular in deal (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - Music network provider Music Choice said on Tuesday it reached a deal with Warner Music Group Corp. to provide Cingular Wireless customers music videos and other content for undisclosed terms.
Canadian indie acts feel snubbed by music awards (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - The Canadian music industry's annual Juno Awards ceremony may feature a number of the country's leading independent acts, but some critics are aggrieved that entire genres are rarely featured on the broadcast.
Pete Doherty Charged With Drug Possession (AP)
March 7, 2006
AP - Pete Doherty, the troubled former boyfriend of supermodel Kate Moss, has been charged with possession of crack cocaine and heroin, British police said Tuesday.
Hefner Announces 2006 Playboy Jazz Fest (AP)
March 7, 2006
AP - As a boy growing up in Chicago, Hugh Hefner says he fell in love early — and it wasn't with women.
Axl Unloads on Ex-Gunners (E! Online)
March 7, 2006
E! Online - Axl Rose is making his old Guns N' Roses band mates feel unwelcome
to the jungle.
Case Needs Better Songs on Latest Album (AP)
March 7, 2006AP - Neko Case, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" (Anti- Records)
Yahoo China offers direct link to music pirates (Reuters)
March 7, 2006
Reuters - Yahoo China's music search engine has
turned up bad news for the music industry and possible legal
action against the global Web portal.
Ozzy itching to get back in the studio (Reuters)
March 7, 2006
Reuters - Ozzy Osbourne has cut back on his
Ozzfest performances, but the Prince of Darkness is still in
work mode.
Pearl Jam sets May 9 tour opener in Toronto (Reuters)
March 7, 2006
Reuters - Pearl Jam will return to the road
May 9 in Toronto, a week after the release of its eighth studio
album, the group's representatives said Tuesday.
Yanni's Song of Woe (E! Online)
March 7, 2006
E! Online - The new age
warbler was arrested at his Manalapan, Florida, home early Friday after
an alleged domestic dispute with his girlfriend of nearly two years.
Yanni, born John Yanni Christopher, faces a domestic battery charge
stemming from the altercation.
Online music service to let users swap CDs (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - A new online music service called La la Media Inc. aims to offer full-length CDs for $1 by letting members trade used physical discs, in a new twist on the popular but legally challenged practice of online song swapping.
Kurt Masur to Miss Several Concerts (AP)
March 7, 2006AP - Kurt Masur became ill during a concert in Dublin, Ireland, and will miss part of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's upcoming U.S. tour, an orchestra spokeswoman said.
Axl Unloads on Ex-Gunners
March 7, 2006Axl Rose is making his old Guns N' Roses band mates feel unwelcome to the jungle.
GN'R's former ringleader filed a court papers Friday asking a federal judge to affirm that Rose has "ownership of all creative works" stemming from his days fronting the legendary rock outfit.
The legal action was the latest salvo in Rose's long-running feud with former guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan. The latter musicians filed a lawsuit in August accusing the flame-haired singer of trying to dupe them out of royalties.
Yanni Arrested
March 7, 2006
It's time for Yanni to face the music.
The new age warbler was arrested at his Manalapan, Florida, home early Friday after an alleged domestic dispute with his girlfriend of nearly two years. Yanni, born John Yanni Christopher, faces a domestic battery charge stemming from the altercation.
Two men plead guilty to taping Michael Jackson (Reuters)
March 7, 2006
Reuters - Two men have pleaded guilty to
conspiring to secretly videotape Michael Jackson while the pop
star flew on a private jet to surrender to child sex abuse
charges in 2003.
African Musician Ali Farka Toure Dies (AP)
March 7, 2006
AP - Ali Farka Toure, a traditional African musician who won two Grammy Awards, died Tuesday in his native Mali after a long illness. He was in his late 60s.
Kinks' music comfortable with commercials (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - Sixteen years after they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and 23 years after their last top 10 hit ("Come Dancing"), the Kinks are in the spotlight again -- thanks to a number of TV spots that feature their distinctive pop music.
Musical acts enlist for US military service (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - Regardless of their political convictions, few in the music business would deny U.S. troops "over there" the right to rock.
Car packs up so Scots singer takes to superhighway (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - Armed with just a webcam and a guitar, Scottish singer Sandi Thom sets off around the world every night from a basement room in south London.
American quartet captures soul of Shostakovich (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - When the Emerson Quartet performed Dmitry Shostakovich's bleak last string quartet in Salzburg recently, a young man in the audience said it was so powerful he felt like drowning himself in the nearby river.
Stones play L.A. venue for first time in 30 years (Reuters)
March 7, 2006Reuters - The Rolling Stones got religion in Los Angeles, returning for the first time in more than 30 years to the Forum, a concert venue that now doubles as a church.
Two Plead Guilty to Recording Jackson (AP)
March 7, 2006AP - Two men pleaded guilty Monday to charges of secretly videotaping Michael Jackson more than two years ago as he flew to Santa Barbara with his attorney to surrender in a child-molestation investigation.