Living End roll out irresistible rockabilly din (Reuters)
March 14, 2006Reuters - Their influences may be obvious, but the Living End's hard-charging music is all its own. Mixing the guitar-fueled glee of Stray Cats and melodious punk spite of Green Day with the reggae flirtations of the Clash and AC/DC arena rock, the Aussie trio manages to forge a new sound with an old soul.
Rock reunion combines Cars members, Rundgren (Reuters)
March 14, 2006
Reuters - Two former members of the defunct
new wave rock band the Cars have refueled the group, installing
singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren in the driver's seat and will
hit the road as the New Cars, they said on Tuesday.
Jackson Gets Delay on Neverland Wages (AP)
March 14, 2006
AP - Michael Jackson got a day's reprieve on a deadline to pay a $100,000 fine and $306,000 in wages he owes Neverland Ranch employees.
Tuba Player Is First Woman for Orchestra (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - It was 9:30 on a Saturday night and Carol Jantsch was at an ultimate Frisbee tournament when her cell phone rang with an audition invitation from the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of America's finest symphonies.
Ex-'American Idol' Hopeful Pleads Guilty (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - A former "American Idol" hopeful has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault in a 2005 shooting at a convenience store.
Kirk Franklin Defines Himself in Many Ways (AP)
March 14, 2006
AP - A martyr. The "Earth Wind and Fire" of gospel music. A man set free from an addiction to pornography.
Let's Go: two band members reunite the Cars (Reuters)
March 14, 2006Reuters - Two former members of the defunct
new wave rock band the Cars have refueled the group, installing
singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren in the driver's seat and will
hit the road as the New Cars, they announced on Tuesday.
Sabbath, Sex Pistols, Blondie Make for Raucous Hall (E! Online)
March 14, 2006
E! Online - An absent Sex Pistols. A backstabbing Blondie. And a kinder,
gentler Ozzy Osbourne and
Black Sabbath.
Rock Hall of Fame
March 14, 2006An absent Sex Pistols. A backstabbing Blondie. And a kinder, gentler Ozzy Osbourne.
Crazy, but that's how it went Monday night at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel as those seminal bands, along with Dixie-powered rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and jazz icon Miles Davis, were enshrined at the 2006 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions.
'I Love You But..' Fails to Impress (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, "Fear Is On Our Side" (Secretly Canadian)
Devo Gives the Kids the Mic to Sing Songs (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - Devo, "Devo 2.0" (Disney Sound)
Donald Fagen's 'Morph' Is the Cat's Meow (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - Donald Fagen, "Morph the Cat" (Reprise)
Cesaria Evora's Latest Has Familiar Souns (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - Cesaria Evora, "Rogamar" (RCA Victor)
Voice of Bollywood Amazes on New CDs (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - Asha Bhosle, "Asha Bhosle: Love Supreme" (Times Square Records)
Etta James Falls Flat on 'All the Way' (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - Etta James, "All the Way" (RCA Victor)
Manilow Soars to Las Vegas Gig (AP)
March 14, 2006
AP - Barry Manilow soars high above the traffic five days a week on his commute to the Las Vegas Hilton.
Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' (AP)
March 14, 2006
AP - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.
Music biz set to invade Austin for SXSW fest (Reuters)
March 14, 2006Reuters - The South by Southwest Music Conference & Festival, which kicks off Wednesday in Austin, may be getting too big for its already Texas-size britches.
Sex Pistols spurn Hall of Fame, rebel rockers honored (Reuters)
March 14, 2006Reuters - Rebel rockers Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath and Lynyrd Skynyrd were finally ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday after years of rejection but the Sex Pistols didn't bother to show up.
Black Sabbath, Blondie Enter Rock Hall (AP)
March 14, 2006
AP - Between an ugly feud among Blondie members spilling over onstage and a rancorous letter from the absent Sex Pistols, the latest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class did not enter quietly on Monday.
No Contest for Master P, Silkk (E! Online)
March 14, 2006
E! Online - The
founder of No Limit Records and his kid brother, hip-hopster Silkk the
Shocker, pleaded no contest Monday to illegal gun charges, the Los
Angeles District Attorney's office confirmed.
U2 reschedules Asia-Pacific shows (Reuters)
March 14, 2006Reuters - In the wake of their postponement last week, the 10 final shows of U2's Vertigo tour will be rescheduled for November, singer Bono told an Australian TV show Monday. An official announcement could be made as early as Tuesday, he hinted.
The Killers Ask Judge to Toss Out Claim (AP)
March 14, 2006AP - The rock group The Killers and their lawyer-manager asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a $16 million breach of contract lawsuit from the band's former manager.
Young Jeezy Busted on Gun Rap (E! Online)
March 14, 2006
E! Online - How's this for thug motivation for Young Jeezy: Try not to get
into trouble.
Louisiana Supreme Court Overturns C-Murder's Conviction (Yahoo! Music)
March 14, 2006Yahoo! Music - The Louisiana Supreme Court decided on Friday (March 10) to overturn a Court Of Appeal's ruling and clear the way for a new trial for rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller.
Dixie Chicks Resurface With New Album (Yahoo! Music)
March 14, 2006Yahoo! Music - Four years after the release of their last album, Home, the Dixie Chicks are making a return with a new project called Taking The Long Way. All 14 of the songs on the album were co-written by Dixie Chick members Marty Maguire, Emily Robison and Natalie Maines. Taking The Long Way was produced by Rick Rubin, who produced Johnny Cash's last few albums, as well as acts like Neil Diamond, Run DMC and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
No Contest for Master P
March 14, 2006
Master P does have his limits, at least in court.
The founder of No Limit Records and his kid brother, rapper Silkk the Shocker, pleaded no contest Monday to charges of carrying unlicensed, loaded handguns, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office confirmed.
The rap star sibs were each facing one felony count, but P pleaded down to a misdemeanor charge. A Superior Court judge sentenced him to 40 hours of community service and a fine of $700. Silkk, who pleaded no contest to a felony charge, received the same punishment as his brother, as well as three years' probation.