Paul Westerberg's Replacements Reunion Tour Gets Squashed By Axl Rose?
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - If there's one thing Axl Rose has proven, it's his willingness to find replacements for bandmates who slight him in the slightest way. That fear is apparently behind Paul Westerberg's sudden silence regarding who plays on his new double album, Stereo/Mono, due April 23 through ...
| Lollapalooza Organizers Scratch Summer Plans - Tour Returns In 2003
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Lollapalooza's expected return to concert venues this summer has now been scratched, according to a spokesperson for the tour at the William Morris Agency. Instead, the granddaddy of traveling music festivals will now shoot to end its five-year hiatus in 2003. According ...
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Staind's Aaron Lewis Becomes A Father
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Staind frontman Aaron Lewis became a father on Friday (April 5). His wife, Vanessa, gave birth to a baby girl, Zoe Jane Lewis, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Lewis asked if he's ready for the responsibility of being a parent. "Absolutely, and I learned a lot of good ...
| Weezer's 'Maladroit' Pushed Back To May 14
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Weezer's fourth album, Maladroit, has been pushed back from an April 30 release date to May 14. Contrary to the band's Web site, Interscope reps had confirmed April 30 as the release date for the album last month. But, the release date has been changed to May 14 to give them ...
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Radiohead Drummer Runs For Charity
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Radiohead drummer Phil Selway will be running for dollars this month in hopes of raising �much-needed funds� for charity. �Before we start work on the next Radiohead album, I will foolishly be running in the London Marathon 2002,� said Selway in a statement. Selway said he ...
| Alanis Morissette Firms Up More Dates With Ryan Adams
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - More dates for the much-anticipated Alanis Morissette tour, with Ryan Adams opening up, have been confirmed. New dates include a second show at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles on May 4, following the previously announced May 3 show, as well as several West Coast ...
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Pearl Jam Returns To Studio In April For New Studio & Rarities Albums
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - It's been two years since Pearl Jam's last studio album, but it now looks like the follow-up to 2000's Binaural is a bit closer than before. After a short break from recording, the band is heading back to the studio in April to finish up work on its next album, according ...
| Radiohead Hit The Road
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Radiohead may be coming to a town near you! It is being reported by London newspapers that Radiohead are planning a worldwide tour later this year. In addition to this announcement, Radiohead�s Ed O�Brien told that the band are planning to go into the studio soon, �The band ...
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Extra Extra Sum 41 Wants You!
TORONTO, Ca (Top40 Charts) - Ajax Ontario natives Sum 41 want you to be in their next video. The boys from the band will be in Toronto next week for a video for the song �Choruses� of the soundtrack for the upcoming movie, �Spider-Man� starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. The soundtrack will be ...
| Manson Inside The Studio
NEW YORK (Marilynmanson.com) - Can�t wait to hear the new material from Marilyn Manson, well you don�t have to wait any longer. Manson has posted video clips and photos from the recording sessions of his upcoming album. All the clips can be found on his official website at www.marilynmanson.com. In ...
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Creed Announces Second Leg Of 'Weathered' Tour
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Creed has announced the second leg of its Weathered tour, set to kick off April 29 in Fargo, N.D. From there, the trek hits some 20 U.S. cities through a May 31 date in San Antonio. Beginning three shows into the tour in Indianapolis, Default will join as openers. Here is ...
| Puddle Of Mudd Singer Sees Domestic Violence Charges Dropped
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - After further review by the Ventura County, Calif., District Attorney's Office, domestic violence charges against Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin have been dropped, according to a spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. There was no specific reason given ...
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Michael Stipe joined to Faultline upcoming new album
LONDON, UK (Faultline.co.uk) - R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe has joined a stellar list of contributors to U.K. drum n' bass act Faultline's upcoming new album, Your Love Means Everything. Stipe sings on "Greenfields," a cover of the 1960 track by the Brothers Four, on the album, according to the group's ...
| Welsh Kicksover Weezer
NEW YORK (Entertaiment Weekly) - In November it was reported that Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh, who had checked himself into a psychiatric hospital in the fall had resurfaced. Reports said he was recording with former Mighty Mighty Bosstones guitarist Nate Albert for a band called Brakes. Now Entertainment ...
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Staind's 'MTV Unplugged' DVD Has Been Put On Hold
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The much-anticipated Staind: MTV Unplugged DVD, once set for an Aug. 21 release date, has now been put on hold, according to a spokesperson for the band. "There are no plans for the Unplugged DVD right now? ," says the spokesperson, "because we're releasing the Family Values ...
| Puddle Of Mudd Singer, Fiancée Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin, along with his fianc�e Michelle Rubin, was arrested on Sunday (March 10) after witnesses allegedly saw the couple arguing around 8:30 a.m. along the shoulder of Highway 126, near Piru, Calif.
According to a spokesperson for the Ventura ...
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Staind To Take Time Off, Work On Next Album, & Ready 'Unplugged'
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LOS ANGELES (Staind.com) - Staind guitarist Mike Mushok will begin working on the band's new album while the group takes a break, according to staind.com.
On Friday (March 8), the band's official site posted that during the band's ...
| Green Day 'Practicing Every F*&@ing Day' On New Album
NEW YORK (Greenday.com) - Green Day drummer Tre Cool checked in with fans via the band's official Web site (www.greenday.com) on Thursday (March 7), giving them a vague update on the progress of the band's upcoming new album.�����������������������������������������"This is what's f*&@ing going f*&@ing ...
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Fear Factory Finished
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - After more than 10 years of making metal the guys in Fear Factory are calling it quits. The story given is that frontman Burton C. Bell wants to move away from playing angry, aggressive music and wants to form an indie-rock oriented band. Bassist Christian Olde Wolbers will ...
| Nickelback, Default, Injected, & Starsailor's Campus Invasion Tour Firms Up More Dates
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The itinerary is just about mapped out for MTV's Campus Invasion 2K2 tour featuring Nickelback, Default, Injected, and Starsailor. ...
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