Nickelback Sets The Record Straight
TORONTO, Ca (Canadian Press) - Nickelback were in Toronto over the weekend to help re-open the new Hard Rock Caf�. Reporters sat down with a couple of the guys to get the whole story behind the on-going feud between themselves and fellow Canadian Matt Good. The feud began when Matt Good accused Nickelback ...
| Weezer's Maladroit Set For April Release
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Weezer has named its forthcoming fourth album Maladroit, and set an April release date for its arrival. The album is currently being mixed and includes such songs as "Take Control," "Dope Nose," and "Keep Fishin'," according to the band's official Web site (www.weezer.com). ...
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System Of A Down Has Big Day Out Barrier Problem
NEW YORK (Yahoo) - System Of A Down had to stop its set on Friday (January 18) at the Big Day Out festival in Auckland, New Zealand due to problems with the barricades in front of the stage, which collapsed during the band's performance. Singer Serj Tankian told the crowd that the band had to stop its ...
| Foos Fight For Musician's Rights
LOS ANGELES (foofighters.com) - The Foo Fighters will take a brief break from working on their next album to play a benefit for the Musician's Assistance Program on February 7th at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. M.A.P. is an organization that enables musicians to get treatment for drug and ...
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Phish Singer Trey Anastasio's Solo Debut Set For April 30
NEW YORK (CDnow) - The long-awaited solo debut from Phish singer-guitarist-songwriter Trey Anastasio is finally getting closer to fruition. The as-yet-untitled album is now penned in on Elektra's release schedule for April 30, and a North American tour is set to begin in late May. Dates have not been ...
| Kid Rock To Launch North American Tour Next Month
NEW YORK (CDnow) - Kid Rock - fresh from his recent trip to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where he entertained U.S. troops -- has announced plans to mount a full tour of North America in support of his new album, Cocky. The road trip will start late February in Saginaw, Mich., and run through May. Kid ...
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Bush Tour Dates Start Trickling Out
NEW YORK (CDnow) - It appears that the Gavin Rossdale-fronted rock outfit, Bush, will be hitting the road starting in late February to support its latest album, Golden State, released last fall. Though Atlantic Records would not confirm any tour dates at press time, Ticketmaster is listing five shows ...
| Nine Inch Nails DVD/Live Album To Come With Bonus CD Containing New Tunes
NEW YORK (Launch) - And All That Could Have Been, the forthcoming Nine Inch Nails live CD and DVD, is set for release January 22. It will include a nine-song companion disc titled Still, which features four Nine Inch Nails favorites recorded live in a "deconstructed" fashion, four new instrumental tracks, ...
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Columbia to release Uncle Tupelo's out-of-print catalog
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - The long out-of-print albums from defunct "alt-country" band Uncle Tupelo will finally be released on a major label, though it won't be Warner Music, the company with which the band's members had an extended relationship in the 1990s. Columbia/Legacy is bringing the full Uncle ...
| Green Day And Blink-182 Set To Co-Headline North American Tour
NEW YORK (CDNOW) - Green Day and Blink-182 are set to embark on a co-headlining North American spring and summer tour, according to representatives of both bands. No dates have yet been announced, as the final routing is still being arranged by the booking agency, but details should be revealed soon. ...
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Alanis Morissette On Album Guests Flea, STP's Dean DeLeo, Others
NEW YORK (AP) - When Alanis Morissette called in the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo, and others for her upcoming album, Under Rug Swept, she wasn't even sure if their cameo appearances were necessary. But Morissette tells that her opinion changed as soon as she ...
| Kid Rock To Show Country Side For Next Single
LOS ANGELES (Yahoo) - Kid Rock was in Los Angeles last week not only for the American Music Awards but to also to remix "Lonely Road Of Faith." The new version will reflect Rock's affinity for country music, featuring Nashville session musicians on fiddle, mandolin, and pedal steel guitar. The new-look ...
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Creed Ready to Rock!
NEW YORK (Rolling Stone) - Like a winter blizzard, Creed are set to blow through arenas across the country. The first leg of the yearlong tour in support of their third album, Weathered - which has topped the nation's album chart in each of the seven weeks since its release - kicks off next Wednesday, ...
| Nickelback singer lashes out at Matt Good
TORONTO (AP) - Nickelback has swung back at rival Canadian singer Matt Good in an interview with Rolling Stone. In an article posted at rollingstone.com, singer Chad Kroeger talked of beating "the living piss" out of Good, who he described as "pathetic." Kroeger lashed out at Good after Rolling Stone's ...
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Paul Westerberg Returns On Vagrant
LOS ANGELES - Paul Westerberg has signed a multi-album deal with Los Angeles-based independent label Vagrant and will release a two-CD set April 23. The package will contain a single-disc Westerberg solo album, "Stereo," featuring a collection of acoustic-leaning songs, plus an entire new album from ...
| Limp Bizkit Guitarist Search Starts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Limp Bizkit's "Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is" search for Wes Borland's replacement starts today (January 10) at the Guitar Center in Fresno, California. The guitar search tour runs through February 11, winding down at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, California. Jason Williamson, ...
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Barenaked Ladies to host 2002 Juno Awards
TORONTO (CP) - The Barenaked Ladies will head to Newfoundland this April to play host to the 2002 Juno Awards in St. John's. The Toronto supergroup, which took home three Junos at last year's ceremony, will take the stage at Mile One Stadium on Sunday, April 14. The show will be televised on CTV. ...
| Feeder Drummer Jon Lee Found Dead
MIAMI, Fl. (AP) - Jon Lee, drummer with successful rock outfit Feeder, was found dead at his home in Miami on Monday. Lee, 33 and originally from Newport in South Wales, is said by unconfirmed reports to have hanged himself. The news comes just four days after the death of Zac Foley, bassist for fellow ...
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Green Day Firms Up Japanese Tour
TOKYO, Jp (AP) - Green Day has firmed up the dates for its forthcoming tour of Japan, in support of its greatest hits package, International Superhits! The dates are: March 29, Sapporo, Hokkaidoritsu Sogo Taiikukan March 31, Tokyo, Saitama Arena April 1, Sendai, Yume-Messe April 3, Nagoya, Rainbow Hall ...
| Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland Paints A Pretty Picture In Audio Message
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stone Temple Pilot singer Scott Weiland and his family are doing quite well, thank-you very much, despite his November domestic violence arrest and subsequent conviction last month in Las Vegas. Well, at least that's the point he makes quite clear in his latest audio posting to STP's ...
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