K-Fed "Playing with Fire"
March 28, 2006
Who needs a record label when you have, umÂ… yeah.
Well, Kevin Federline has decided that he doesn't need no stinkin' contract. Federline--rapper, dancer, reality star and Mr. Britney Spears--announced Tuesday that his debut album "Playing with Fire" will come out in August, although he's still "weighing his options" regarding what record company to sign with, according to his rep Marilyn Lopez, per MTV News.
"My album is sure to set the dance floors across the world on fire!" Federline said in a statement. "The inspiration and meaning behind the title Playing with Fire is self-explanatory."
Ex-Personal Assistant Sues Phil Spector (AP)
March 28, 2006
AP - Record producer Phil Spector, awaiting trial for murder, is being sued for more than $5 million by his former personal assistant, whose claims include sexual harassment.
K-Fed "Playing with Fire" (E! Online)
March 28, 2006
E! Online - Well,
Kevin Federline has decided that he doesn't need no stinkin' contract.
Federline--rapper, dancer, reality star and Mr. Britney
Spears--announced Tuesday that his debut album, Playing with
Fire, will come out in August.
Village People's Original Cop Collared (E! Online)
March 28, 2006
E! Online - The Village People's original cop has run afoul of the law once
again.
Former Village People Cop Is Arrested (AP)
March 28, 2006
AP - Victor Willis, the original policeman in the 1970s disco band the Village People, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drug possession and giving false identification to a police officer.
Spears Sculpture on Display Next Month (AP)
March 28, 2006
AP - A life-size sculpture of a naked Britney Spears kneeling on a bearskin rug as she gives birth will be on display next month at Brooklyn's Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery.
Indie Supergroup Loose Fur 'Born Again' (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - Loose Fur, "Born Again in the USA" (Drag City)
Ghostface Killah Is Undiluted on New Album (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - Ghostface Killah, "Fishscale" (Def Jam)
The Strokes Don't Buy Into the Noise (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - Call it the curse of the post punk-rock band in the Internet era: Play sold-out shows to die-hard fans; create buzz in the blogosphere; snag a huge record deal; land the coveted slot on "Saturday Night Live"; feel scorn from indie rock hipsters accusing you of selling out overnight.
Britney Sculpture of Birth Causes Stir (AP)
March 28, 2006
AP - Britney Spears will soon be giving birth again — in Brooklyn, as a sexy sculpture that has drawn thousands of hate e-mails.
Canada a big hit for American Idol Underground (Reuters)
March 28, 2006Reuters - Fluid Audio Networks Chief Executive Justin Beckett had no trouble convincing "American Idol" to take Fox television's smash hit online, but when he tried to raise capital to expand his company he got rebuffed as firmly as most of the show's contestants.
Paris Opera Premieres Tale of Motherhood (AP)
March 28, 2006
AP - Kaija Saariaho says her tale of motherhood in wartime, "Adriana Mater," premiering at Paris' Bastille Opera on Thursday, is the most dramatic work of her career — and one of her most emotional.
Graceland Forever (E! Online)
March 28, 2006
E! Online - Elvis may have left it, but this building will be sticking around
for a long time.
Graceland Forever
March 28, 2006
Elvis may have left it, but this building will be sticking around for a long time.
The U.S. Department of Interior officially designated Graceland, the beloved Memphis mansion where the King of Rock 'n' Roll died in 1977, a national historic landmark on Monday.
Village People Cop Caught
March 28, 2006
The Village People's original cop has run afoul of the law once again.
Victor Willis, the flamboyant disco band's former lead singer, was collared in San Francisco Sunday after disappearing last year while drug and gun charges were pending against him. He was due in court Tuesday.
Paul Simon Returns With New Album (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - When Paul Simon decided it was time for a new album, there was an immediate problem: He wasn't exactly sure what to say — or how to say it.
No Need to Revisit 'Best of the Boy Bands' (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - Various Artists, "Best of the Boy Bands," (Time Life)
Q&A: T Bone Burnett (Reuters)
March 28, 2006Reuters - Given his recent successes as a top-flight producer, it is easy to overlook that 58-year-old T Bone Burnett had a vital yet under-the-covers recording career of his own -- as a member of the Alpha Band, which grew from the group that backed Bob Dylan in the Rolling Thunder Revue, and as a solo singer/songwriter/guitarist with a penchant for tunes braced with wit, heartbreak, social commentary and Christian spirituality.
Paul Simon ready to "Surprise" with Eno (Reuters)
March 28, 2006
Reuters - After several years of work, Paul
Simon is finally ready to release share his long-awaited
collaboration with U2 producer Brian Eno.
Judge Wants Papers in Jackson-Rowe Divorce (AP)
March 28, 2006
AP - A judge has ordered lawyers for Michael Jackson and ex-wife Debbie Rowe to submit copies of missing papers from their divorce file.
Village People's Original Cop Collared (E! Online)
March 28, 2006
E! Online - The Village People's original cop has run afoul of the law once
again.
It's Apple Vs. Apple in British Court (AP)
March 28, 2006
AP - Two legendary companies in the music industry are to meet Wednesday in a London courtroom to fight it out over what might be the world's most recognizable logo: A simple piece of fruit.
Two to Be Tried for Defacing Mozart Statue (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - Two men who painted part of an avant-garde sculpture of Mozart and stuck feathers on it because they considered it pornographic will be tried on vandalism charges, authorities said Tuesday.
Murphey to Sing for Texas Fire Victims (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - Michael Martin Murphey, famous for singing about a pony named "Wildfire," will soon switch the focus of that song to benefit those devastated by recent fires across the Texas Panhandle.
It's Apple Vs. Apple in British Court (AP)
March 28, 2006AP - Two legendary companies in the music industry are to meet Wednesday in a London courtroom to fight it out over what might be the world's most recognizable logo: A simple piece of fruit.
Punk rocker Rollins yearns to be modern-day Mark Twain (Reuters)
March 28, 2006Reuters - It is a long way from punk rock singer to Mark Twain-style commentator, but pop culture pundit Henry Rollins wants to go there.
UK rock musician Nikki Sudden dies in New York (Reuters)
March 28, 2006Reuters - Cult British musician Nikki Sudden died Sunday after a show the night before at New York's Knitting Factory, Billboard.com has learned. He was 49.
World Wrestling faces the music (Reuters)
March 28, 2006
Reuters - After starting a foray into
the film world, sports entertainment powerhouse World Wrestling
Entertainment said Monday it plans to muscle into the music
business.
Kenny Rogers dives into new "Water" (Reuters)
March 28, 2006
Reuters - Almost any artist with the right
financing can release albums all his life, but only a handful
can remain relevant on radio -- an achievement most acts
consider the golden ticket.