New Rockers Linkin Park, Nickelback, Disturbed Rule October RIAA Certifications
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - The new breed of hard rockers continued to gain sales and rack up gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards from the Recording Industry Association of America in October. Among them are Linkin Park, whose Hybrid Theory was certified for sales of 4 million this month; Disturbed ...
| Corgan reunites with Pumpkins drummer in new band
LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Less than a year after the Smashing Pumpkins broke up, the Chicago rock group's frontman, Billy Corgan, has reemerged with a new band. Zwan is the name of his new combo, which also features former Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, said Corgan's publicist, Annie Ohayon. Also in ...
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Stone Temple Pilots Belt Out 'Revolution' For Tragedy
NEW YORK (AP) - Stone Temple Pilots have laid down a version of the Beatles' "Revolution" to be released as a benefit single to aid victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The band first performed the song at Come Together: A Night For John Lennon's Words and Music, Dedicated to New York City and ...
| Third Eye Blind, Seal, Liz Phair Rock For Breathe Breast Cancer Benefit
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Perhaps Dr. Drew of the syndicated talk show Loveline put it best when he announced from the stage: "Tonight, it's all about the boobs." Yes, there were the expected jokes about boyfriends and husbands assisting in those self-examinations, but, for the most part, Breathe a benefit ...
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Courtney Love Gets Yanked Off Hollywood Bowl Stage At Jane's Addiction Show
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Well, not quite, but for one chilly evening in L.A. the not-too-distant past came semi-alive again. A pair of diva's from the era of George Bush the First ruled the venerable Hollywood Bowl stage on Saturday (Oct. 27) night one a smashing success, one a dismal failure. Following ...
| Bush Kicks Off Golden State With Blistering Roxy Set In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bush celebrated its return-to-form record, the just-released Golden State (due Tuesday [Oct. 23] on Atlantic), with a blistering 16-song set at the Roxy in Los Angeles on Monday (Oct. 22). As celebrities and VIPs mingled on the side at the KROQ-sponsored show, Bush launched into ...
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Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies Deliver Moving Sets At Music Without Borders
TORONTO, Ca (AP) - The Music Without Borders benefit concert that packed Toronto's Air Canada Center on Sunday night (Oct. 21) was a radically different event than the other celebrity benefits we've seen since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The all-Canadian lineup of Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, ...
| Butthole Surfers Blend Past & Present Perfectly In First Tour In Five Years
BOSTON (Reuters) - "I don't expect you to understand," drawled Butthole Surfers' singer Gibby Haynes from the stage of Boston's Paradise club Wednesday (Oct. 17) evening during the second show of the band's first tour in five years. "I just want your unconditional love," he deadpanned, manipulating ...
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Kid Rock Duets With STP At Family Values In Detroit; Five Shows Cancelled
DETROIT (AP) - Rap-rockers Linkin Park won over the crowd, but Stone Temple Pilots stole the show at the Family Values' tour stop Monday (Oct. 15) at the Palace of Auburn Hills outside of Detroit � the fourth stop on the tour. STP singer Scott Weiland pranced across the stage like a ballet dancer and ...
| Guitarist Wes Borland Leaves Limp Bizkit
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The face-painted guitarist of Limp Bizkit is parting ways with the band. Wes Borland has been with the rap-rockers since they got together in 1994. The other members are lead singer Fred Durst, bassist Sam Rivers and drummer John Otto. The split comes as somewhat of a surprise. ...
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Creed Postpone Festival, Release New Single Online
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - First the bad news, Creed fans � your chance to play ping-pong with singer Scott Stapp isn't going to happen this year. But the good news is that the inaugural Creedfest gathering was postponed partly because the band is putting the finishing touches on its new album, Weathered ...
| The Wallflowers' Guitarist Michael Ward Quits
NEW YORK (AP) - In what appears to be a surprise move to the band's handlers as well as their fans, guitarist Michael Ward has left the Wallflowers. A notice on his official Web site over the weekend said only that he had left and he wished his former band mates well. Spokespeople for both Ward and ...
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Alanis, Hip, OLP Lead Canadian Benefit
TORONTO, CA. (AP) - Alanis Morissette, the Tragically Hip, Our Lady Peace, and Bruce Cockburn are among the headliners set for Music Without Borders Live, a Canadian fundraiser for the United Nations scheduled for Oct. 21 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. A spokesperson for MuchMusic says the Canadian ...
| Train Rerouted To Desert For 'Something More' Video
NEW YORK (AP) - With their new video for "Something More" nearing completion, Train had to return to the station. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center, the clip, filmed by director Nick Brandt (Jewel, Moby), was deemed inappropriate as it was mostly shot ...
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Green Day's International Superhits Slated For Nov. 13
NEW YORK (AP) - International Superhits joins Madonna's GHV2 on the Nov. 13 release schedule. As previously reported, the collection will coincide with the release of a DVD featuring Green Day's videos and two new songs. The new tracks, recorded in early September with producer Jerry Finn, are "Maria" ...
| Merchant Plans Tour Behind 'Motherland'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Natalie Merchant has begun lining up dates for a tour in support of her forthcoming fourth solo album, "Motherland," due Nov. 13 on Elektra. Dates currently are set to begin Oct. 27 in Minneapolis and wrap Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C., with more stops to be added. Merchant will also ...
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Morissette Plays Show for Students
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) - Alanis Morissette stopped by this small town to play a concert for high school students, the prize for a 15-year-old student who designed a music video for the singer. Morissette, whose 1995 "Jagged Little Pill'' is the top-selling debut album in history, did a special concert ...
| Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani Added To City Of Hope Lineup
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sheryl Crow and No Doubt's Gwen Stefani join the lineup for the City of Hope Spirit of Life Award dinner in honor of Universal's Edgar Bronfman, Jr. on Thursday (Oct. 11) in L.A. The two join the previously announced Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Sisqo, Roger Daltry, Melissa Etheridge, ...
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Courtney Love Sues Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, & Geffen Records
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Courtney Love has added yet another lawsuit to her bevy of legal actions currently keeping her legal team busy. The latest suit, filed on Friday (Sept. 28) in Los Angeles Superior Court, is against former Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, Nirvana L.L.C. (a limited liability ...
| Weezer Cancels European Tour; Plans U.S. Tour Instead
NEW YORK (AP) - Weezer has cancelled its European tour, which was slated to kick off on Oct. 9 in Denmark and run through Nov. 1 in Scotland. "For Weezer, the rest of 2001 will be spent in the USA," states a post on the band's official Web site on Monday (Oct. 1). "While the recent tragic events have ...
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