Another Wrist Slap, Arrest for Doherty (E! Online)
April 20, 2006
E! Online - Is it us, or does Pete Doherty seem to get more fliers than
Heathrow?
David Gilmour thrills fans with obscurities (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - David Gilmour and
friends began Wednesday's show at the Kodak Theater with a
can't-miss mini-medley from "The Dark Side of the Moon,"
splicing "Time" into "Breathe" and tossing in some of the
"Money" cash-machine effects.
Dylan plays DJ, hosting new satellite radio show (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - Showing yet another side in a long
career, Bob Dylan is playing disc jockey, spinning smooth
patter along with records ranging from Muddy Waters to Frank
Sinatra as XM Radio enlists more star power in the U.S.
satellite radio war.
Sunnegardh to Make Carnegie Stage Debut (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Soprano Erika Sunnegardh will make her Carnegie Hall main stage debut on May 14 with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra as part of a concert program revised because of conductor James Levine's shoulder surgery.
FCC steps up probe of possible radio bribes (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - U.S. regulators have intensified their probe into four big radio station chains for possible violations of rules that bar secret payments being made in exchange for airplay of music, officials said on Thursday.
Singer and Bluesman Salgado Has Cancer (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Curtis Salgado, the singer and bluesman who was the visual inspiration for John Belushi's Blues Brothers act, has liver cancer and has suspended concerts.
Another Wrist Slap for Doherty (E! Online)
April 20, 2006
E! Online - Is it us, or does Pete Doherty seem to get more fliers than
Heathrow?
Report: Babyshambles' Doherty Arrested (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty was arrested Thursday, hours after a court appearance on drugs possession, according to media reports.
Dierks Bentley Recalls Lean Times (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Six years ago, Dierks Bentley more or less got asked not to hang out so much at the Grand Ole Opry.
Shipments of Latin Music Growing (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Record-company shipments of Latin music CDs to U.S. retailers rose 13 percent last year, an increase driven in part by growing demand for Reggaeton, the recording industry's trade group said Thursday.
Canadian Powter leads singles chart for 4th week (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - Canadian singer/songwriter Daniel
Powter's "Bad Day" led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for
a fourth straight week Thursday, while reggae star Sean Paul's
"Temperature" and rapper T.I.'s "What You Know" held at No. 2
and No. 3, respectively.
Jane's Addiction alumni plot debut album, tour (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - Rock quartet the Panic Channel,
which features former Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro,
Stephen Perkins and Chris Chaney, along with singer Steve
Isaacs, will release its debut album, "(ONe)" on September 12
via Capitol Records, the label said.
The Darkness's One-Way Ticket To Reality TV Stardom (Yahoo! Music)
April 20, 2006Yahoo! Music - According to the London newspaper The Sun, U.K. hair-metal heroes the Darkness have been approached to star in a bizarre new reality TV show called Band In A Bubble.
Slap On Wrist For Doherty
April 20, 2006
Is it us, or does Pete Doherty seem to get more fliers than Heathrow?
The British justice system continued to accommodate its most frequent customer Thursday, once again sparing the rocker jail time on drug-possession charges.
The Babyshambles frontman was placed on two-year probation, banned from driving for six months and ordered to attend 18 months of rehab stemming from his guilty plea on seven counts of drug possession last month.
Stapp-Kid Rock Sex Tape Suit Tossed (E! Online)
April 20, 2006
E! Online - If the woman costarring in Scott Stapp and Kid Rock's sex tape
wants to cash in, she's gonna have to 'fess up.
Vegas Shows the Beatles Some "Love" (E! Online)
April 20, 2006
E! Online - If all Cirque du Soleil needed was love, then the Beatles' song
catalog was probably a smart place to look.
Judge Dismisses Sex Video Privacy Lawsuit (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - An invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she participated in a sex video with Scott Stapp and Kid Rock was dismissed by a judge who said the woman cannot sue if she remains anonymous.
Rocker Pete Doherty Ordered to Rehab (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - A judge ordered rocker Pete Doherty to attend an 18-month drug rehabilitation program Thursday and placed him on two years' probation.
O'Farrill's Orchestra Preserves Tradition (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Pianist Arturo O'Farrill calls himself a "mambo evangelist." His mission — as musical director of Jazz at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra — is to spread the gospel of Machito, Tito Puente, and his father, Chico O'Farrill.
Stapp Sex Tape Dismissed
April 20, 2006
If the woman appearing in Scott Stapp and Kid Rock's sex tape wants to cash in, she's gonna have to 'fess up.
A Miami judge dismissed the invasion of privacy lawsuit against the non-camera shy rockers, claiming the woman cannot proceed if she chooses to remain anonymous.
Dylan playing weatherman in XM Radio debut (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Bob Dylan will on May 3 unveil his
XM Satellite Radio show "Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host
Bob Dylan." The first installment will be based around the
theme of "weather" and will also find Dylan sharing stories and
answering questions submitted by fans via email.
Obie Trice back for 'Seconds' on new CD (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Detroit rapper Obie Trice will release his second album, "Second Round's on Me," May 30 via compadre Eminem's Shady Records imprint.
Bob Dylan playing weatherman in XM Radio debut (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Bob Dylan will on May 3 unveil his XM Satellite Radio show "Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan." The first installment will based around the theme of "weather" and will also find Dylan sharing stories and answering questions submitted by fans via email.
Vegas Meets the Beatles
April 20, 2006
If all Cirque du Soleil needed was love, then the Beatles' song catalog was probably a smart place to look.
Tickets went on sale Wednesday for Love, the latest offering from the Canadian acrobatic troupe, which will combine vintage Las Vegas spectacle with tried and true hits from the Fab Four.
While the show will feature Cirque's trademark "ooh" and "ah"-inducing stunts, the 60 performers will also don '60s-era kitsch by way of roller skates and ride BMX bikes around the set choreographed to a score comprised entirely of Beatles tunes.