Robbie Robertson Reminisces In South By Southwest Keynote Speech
AUSTIN, Texas (Top40 Charts) - "I'm not a keynote kind of guy, really," admitted Robbie Robertson, singer, record executive, and legendary leader of the Band, before giving the keynote speech at the 16th Annual South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday (March 13). This year ...
| Tom Petty Pleased Heartbreakers Are Getting Into Rock Hall, Too
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - For Tom Petty, one of the special things about Monday's (March 18) Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction is that he's going in with his band, the Heartbreakers. Other performers, such as Bruce Springsteen, have been inducted independent of their bands. However, Petty tells that ...
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Meat Loaf, Hootie & The Blowfish, Backstreet Boys & Tommy Lee Hit Fairway
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Meat Loaf, Hootie & the Blowfish, Tommy Lee, and Bruce Springsteen E-Street Band saxophone player Clarence Clemons were among the participants scheduled for the annual Fairway To Heaven Golf Tournament, which wraps up today (March 11) at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, ...
| Jewel To Induct Brenda Lee, Green Day To Induct Ramones Into Rock Hall?
NEW YORK (R'n'R Hall Of Fame) - Jewel will induct Brenda Lee into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on March 18 at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel. There's no word on whether or not the Alaskan songstress will perform. Although it hasn't been officially confirmed, there are rumors that Green Day will ...
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Angra Starts Off Year With Many Activities And European Tour
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Top 40 Charts) - The year 2002 has been full of work for Brazilian progressive band Angra, which has just completed the recording of the mini album "Hunters and Prey," played a commemorative show in Sao Paulo in front of 12,000 people on January 25, took part in the "Angra Total" ...
| The Cranberries announce North American tour
NEW YORK (Crannberries Official Website) - The dates mark the band's first full-production tour of North American since playing in support of "Bury the Hatchet" in 1999, although it played a series of U.S. dates last fall and winter. Advance tickets for the tour were offered to fans through Ticketmaster ...
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Beyond 2002 Super Festival Lineup
MIAMI, Fl. (Top40 Charts) - Stone Temple Pilots, Fatboy Slim, and Third Eye Blind have joined the lineup of the inaugural Beyond 2002 Super Festival. The April 12-14 event will present artists on five stages at Miami's Bicentennial Park. The addition of STP and Third Eye Blind, as well as Less Than ...
| Aussie rockers INXS set US tour with new singer
LOS ANGELES (INXS Fans Website) - More than four years after the suicide of their elegant frontman, Michael Hutchence , the five members of Australian rock band INXS will return to the U.S. concert circuit in May with a substitute vocalist. The group, famed for such hits as "Need You Tonight" and "Devil ...
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New Oasis song leaked
LONDON, UK (Radio 1) - The long awaited new single from UK rockers Oasis has been leaked onto the internet more than a month before it is officially released. The Hindu Times, which comes out on 15 April and is the band's first release in two years, is available to download from a variety of message ...
| In Memory Of Kurt Cobain
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Kurt Cobain's private memoirs are going to be auctioned off for publication. The 800-page manuscript, organized by none other than Courtney Love, is to be looked at by some New York publishers and is expected to sell for several million dollars. Publishers were asked to sign ...
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Everclear's Art Alexakis Embarks On 16-Date Solo Tour
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Art Alexakis will use his time off from making the next Everclear album to embark on a solo tour. The singer says he wants to go it solo ?- just his voice and a guitar -? to play some of Everclear's older songs in their rawest form. He also plans to debut a few new ditties ...
| Garbage Kicks Off North American Tour On April 19
NEW YORK (Garbage.com) - Returning to North America after a high-profile stint as U2's opening act on part of the third leg of its Elevation tour, Garbage will headline a tour beginning in April. The group unveiled an initial batch of tour dates on its Web site (www.garbage.com). Garbage will play ...
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Artists Honors U2's Bono
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Some of the biggest names from both the music and entertainment communities came out to honor U2 singer Bono for his philanthropic efforts Thursday night (February 14) in Hollywood. The Love Rocks event at the new Kodak Theatre featured musical performances by No Doubt, ...
| Oasis Becomes Second Act Confirmed For Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival
LONDON, UK (London Times) - Oasis, in support of its forthcoming fifth studio album, rumored to be titled Heathen Chemistry, will rock the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this April, according to a representative at Goldenvoice, the show's promoter. The third edition of the desert festival ...
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Brotherly Love In Oasis
LONDON, UK (Radio 1) - It has been reported that Oasis have finally finished their upcoming album �Heathen Chemistry� due to come out this summer. In order to prepare Oasis played their first gig on Tuesday night in Watford. The band are also playing London�s Royal Albert Hall tonight in a benefit show ...
| Everybody Loves Bono
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - No Doubt and R.E.M. are among those who will honor U2 frontman Bono at a fundraising event on Valentine's Day at a concert called Love Rocks: Celebrating the Biggest Hearts in Entertainment. The concert, which was organized by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, will pay ...
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U2 Records New Songs, Backs Down On Studio Fight, & Gets Ready For The Big Game
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - U2 recently started recording new songs at their threatened Hanover Quay studios in Dublin's docklands, it was revealed Wednesday (Jan. 30), the second and final day of hearings on demolishing the Windmill Recording Studio, according to the Irish Examiner.
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| U2 battle to save Dublin studios
LONDON, UK (Radio 1) - Rock stars U2 are locked in a battle to save their Dublin recording studios from being pulled to the ground. The Docklands Development Authority in the Irish capital wants to clear the way for a major new leisure development on the Hanover Quay site - and the band's single-storey ...
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Kid Rock Finalizes U.S. Tour Plans
NEW YORK (CDnow) - Kid Rock has firmed up the dates for his forthcoming U.S. tour, set to kick off on Feb. 22 in Saginaw, Mich. While the first show is already sold out, and others are already on sale, many of the other dates for the tour will go on sale on Saturday (Feb. 2).
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| Concrete Blonde Rebuilds Its Dedication To Music With Reunion Shows
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - "How many of you have ever thought you were going crazy?," asked Johnette Napolitano of her cheering audience. And it's a valid question for the clearly weathered frontwoman whose band, Concrete Blonde, is back after an eight-year breakup. And the sold-out crowd at Los Angeles' ...
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