Initial Family Values Tour Dates Unveiled
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The first five dates for the 2001 Family Values tour have been released, with some tickets going on sale today (Sept. 7). As tipped here earlier this summer, the tour will be co-headlined by Stone Temple Pilots and Staind, and will also feature Linkin Park, Static-X, Deadsy, ...
| Reed, Harvey, TMBG Join Gano
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Violent Femmes frontman Gordan Gano will release his first solo album, Hitting the Ground, early next year on Instinct Records, the New York City indie that first signed Moby. Gano has enlisted a number of high-profile guests to make appearances on "Hitting the Ground," including ...
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Weezer Extends Tour Through End Of September
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The latest leg of Weezer's tour starts September 11 in San Jose, California, and runs through September 29, when the band hits Jones Beach, New York. Cold is supporting on all dates. Weezer is touring in support of its self-titled third release (also known as the "Green Album"), ...
| Barenaked Ladies Lance A Car Ad
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "You can be my Mistubishi..." In an effort to woo over the Gen-X crowd, car companies have been going to great lengths to have consumers purchase their vehicles. Sting had a song for BMW that sparked better sales in his album. Moby has done some tracks and Volkswagen not only uses ...
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WEEZER BASSIST ATTACKED
LONDON, UK (Reuters) - It's a dangerous business being Weezer's temporary bassist, as Scott Shriner found out when he was sensationally attacked on stage during his first show with the band. Standing in for the sidelined Mikey Welsh, who has been admitted to a mental hospital, Shriner was performing ...
| Family Values To Hit Columbus, More Dates Soon
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One date for this year's Family Values tour has been announced, October 19 in Columbus, Ohio, according to Pollstar. This year's tour features Staind, Stone Temple Pilots, Static X, Linkin Park, and Deadsy. No other dates have been announced, and there's no word as to whether ...
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New Garbage Album Set For October 2 Release
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - The forthcoming album from Garbage, Beautiful Garbage, is set for release October 2 in the U.S. and October 1 in the rest of the world. The first single from the album will be "Androgyny," which hits radio within the next three weeks. This is the track listing for Beautiful ...
| Gorillaz And Daft Punk To Grab TV Airtime
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Gorillaz and Daft Punk have nabbed a block of cable-television airtime to showcase their animated videos. Gorillaz's "Clint Eastwood," "19-2000," and "Tomorrow Comes Today" will be featured on the Toonami Midnight Run Special airing on the Cartoon Network at 12 a.m. ET/PT ...
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DMB Go Live Again
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Amid a year in which they released a chart-topping album and saw an unreleased recording become a cult favorite with fans, the Dave Matthews Band will also drop yet another live album on fans. The DMB will release the two-CD set, Live in Chicago 12/19/98, on October 23rd. The ...
| Foo Fighters Drummer Sidelined by 'Overindulgence'
LONDON (Reuters) - The rock band Foo Fighters have canceled their European tour after drummer Taylor Hawkins was admitted to hospital, the group have said. A statement from the band on Tuesday said Hawkins was the victim of ``overindulgence'' at a weekend pop festival. Shows in Portugal, Edinburgh, ...
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Staind, STP Lead Family
NY (Top40 Charts) - Korn's Family Value Tour will return this fall, after a one-year layoff. The tour, which has been a fall outing in its previous two incarnations, was initially slated for a January launch this year, but was delayed due to heavy tour competition. Stone Temple Pilots, Staind, Linkin ...
| Weezer Name New Bassist
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Weezer has named Scott Shriner their bass player for their upcoming tour. The news follows the announcement that regular bassist Mikey Welsh had checked into a psychiatric hospital in Boston for undisclosed reasons. Welsh had previously stated that he would be taking a leave ...
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Third Eye Blind Head To Studio, May Get Help From Fred Durst
LOS ANGELES (Top 40 Charts) - Frontman Stephan Jenkins has more than 40 songs which band will mold and shape when it begins recording next month. For most of the past year, Third Eye Blind have been missing in action, though frontman Stephan Jenkins hasn't been sitting on his hands � he's been busy ...
| Weezer Bassist Checks Into Psychiatric Hospital, Misses 'Island' Shoot
LOS ANGELES (Top 40 Charts) - Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh has checked himself into a psychiatric hospital, according to the band's official website. The news comes as the band is auditioning possible replacements for Welsh for upcoming live dates and after the bassist missed the band's video shoot for ...
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Marilyn Manson Faces Felony Sexual Assault For Headlock With Security Guard
Detroit (Top 40 Charts) - Shock-rocker Marilyn Manson is facing a felony sexual assault charge following a concert at DTE Energy Theater in Clarkston, Mich., near Detroit, on July 30. According to Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney David Gorcyca, a warrant for Manson's arrest was authorized by his ...
| The 'painful' tale of Kurt Cobain
LOS ANGELES (Top 40 Charts) - Not only did the author of "Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain" (Hyperion) win access to the former Nirvana lead singer's journals from Cobain's widow, rock star/actress Courtney Love, but during his extensive research, Cross uncovered another precious item ...
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Foo Fighters Open For Van Halen Wannabes
RESEDA, California (Top40 Charts) - It is Friday night in the San Fernando Valley and the regulars at Paladino's, a tiny biker bar, are out in full force. Hell's Angels gun their engines in the parking lot while lines of leather-clad rock fossils straighten their acid-washed jeans, run combs through ...
| Lit Kicks Off Tour With Handsome Devil Sept. 9
NY (Top40 Charts) - Lit returns to the road in September with Handsome Devil in tow for a trek in support of its forthcoming, third album Atomic. The tour will kick off on Sept. 9 in Providence, R.I., and wrap up with a surprise show on Oct. 13. Handsome Devil, which is signed to Lit's own RCA-distributed ...
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Dave Navarro, Medeski, Martin & Wood's Billy Martin To Speak At CMJ
NY (Top40 Charts) -Dave Navarro and Medeski, Martin & Wood drummer Billy Martin have been confirmed as the featured speakers for this year's CMJ Music Marathon in New York Sept. 13-16. The Jane's Addiction guitarist/former Red Hot Chili Pepper will speak during the day on Sept. 14, while Martin is scheduled ...
| Smashing Pumpkins Reveal More Details On Fall Releases
NY (Top40 Charts) - Not much is new in the details that Virgin has released about the upcoming Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits album and limited edition two-CD set that will include the greatest hits album and a collection of B-sides and rarities. The only new tidbit is that the B-sides album now has ...
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