Van Morrison wins libel damages
NEW YORK (AP) - Singer Van Morrison has won substantial damages over a newspaper allegation that he had an affair with American singer Linda Gail Lewis. A lawyer for the Sunday Independent apologised to Morrison and his long-term partner Michelle Rocca in the High Court in Belfast on Wednesday. The ...
| Santana Sets 2002 Euro Tour
NEW YORK (AP) - After a well-deserved rest in the wake of the extensive promotional activity that followed 1999's Arista album "Supernatural," Santana has scheduled a slate of European tour dates for late May and early June. The itinerary kicks off May 16 at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium, and concludes ...
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R.E.M. Guitarist's Air-Rage Trial Collapses
LONDON, UK (AP) - The judge in R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck's air-rage trial dismissed the jury on Tuesday, and hasn't set a date for a retrial. Buck had been charged with assault and drunken behavior aboard a British Airways flight from Seattle to London in April. But on the second day of the trial ...
| U2 Reveals Track Listing Of Live From Boston DVD
NEW YORK (AP) - U2 has revealed more details about its forthcoming Elevation 2001: Live from Boston DVD, due Nov. 20 in the U.S. and Nov. 26 in the rest of the world. The two-disc set, taped live June 6 at the Fleet Center in Boston with Hamish Hamilton directing, will feature the full concert on one ...
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INTERVIEW: Fleetwood Mac's new chapter-minus key member
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fleetwood Mac, the Anglo-American pop group that shrugged off bitter internal rivalries to emerge as one of music's great survival stories, is back in the studio recording its first album since a successful 1997 reunion. The band hopes to tour late next summer "with any luck," ...
| REM guitarist tried on 'air rage' charges
LONDON, UK (BBC) - REM guitarist Peter Buck is to stand trial on Monday, charged with a series of offences relating to an alleged "air rage" incident. The 44-year-old faces five charges including criminal damage and common assault. The alleged incident involving the rock star happened on a British ...
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Huey Lewis Kicks Off Fund-Raiser
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Huey Lewis and the News kicked off a fund-raiser for disadvantaged youth with an a capella version of the national anthem. The event Saturday raised money for Willie Mays' Say Hey Foundation, which supports community groups that work with youth and funds college scholarships. "It's ...
| Mellencamp Happy to Have Rebound
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - John Mellencamp is pleased with having something of a commercial rebound, but says that at age 50 he is "irrelevant'' in terms of the charts and MTV. His 16th studio recording, "Cuttin' Heads,'' debuted at No. 15 on Billboard magazine's albums chart last month. "John Mellencamp,'' ...
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Early R.E.M Re-Recorded For 'Vanilla Sky'
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R.E.M. has re-recorded one of its earliest tunes for the Reprise soundtrack to the upcoming Cameron Crowe film "Vanilla Sky." Never before released, "All the Right Friends" is an original R.E.M. composition dating from before the group's first recording session in July 1980. ...
| Taylor Talks About Art During Crisis
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Top40 Charts) - Singer James Taylor says the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks should make people think about what in the American lifestyle is worth defending. "It didn't make things more meaningful, it made them deeper, though,'' he said during a panel discussion Friday at Harvard University. ...
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Mick Jagger to play small party in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rolling Stone Mick Jagger will perform at a small party in Los Angeles next week to celebrate the imminent release of his new solo album, his spokeswoman said Friday. The Nov. 15 event will take place at the El Rey Theatre, which has a capacity of about 700 people. The spokeswoman ...
| U2 Extends Third Leg Of Elevation Tour Into December
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - In what will likely end up as one of the most successful tours of the year, U2's Elevation Tour is being extended into December. The third leg of the trek, which began Oct. 10 and was slated to run through mid-November, will now wrap up on Dec. 2 in Miami. Opening acts have ...
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New Radiohead Video!
LONDON, UK (Reuters) - Ladies and gentlemen prepare yourselves for the premiere of the alternate video for Radiohead's 'I Might Be Wrong', only on Top40 Charts. To watch the full-length film, click on the link. Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong The single is released to coincide with the impending live album ...
| Garbage's Butch Vig Blames Raw Oysters For Hepatitis A Infection
LONDON, UK (AP) - In a lengthy letter to fans posted on Garbage's official Web site , drummer Butch Vig points the blame at raw oysters for infecting him with Hepatitis A and causing him to miss Garbage's current European tour (allstar, Nov. 2). In the letter, written from Los Angeles where Vig is currently ...
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Hepatitis A Forces Garbage's Butch Vig Off Upcoming European Tour
TRONDHEIM, Norway (AP) - Garbage drummer Butch Vig has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A and will sit out the band's upcoming European tour, scheduled to begin Friday (Nov. 2) in Trondheim, Norway. Drummer Matt Chamberlain (Tori Amos, Fiona Apple), who played on some tracks on the band's latest effort, ...
| Pink Floyd's green ambition
LONDON, UK (BBC) - A rock group is planning to plant a new forest in Scotland - in an effort to ensure their new album is environmentally-friendly. Pink Floyd's objective is to plant enough trees to absorb all the greenhouse gases churned out by the creation of their CD. The initiative is part of the ...
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Rolling Stones 'in discussions' on 2002 tour
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones are in early talks to launch a tour next year, a trek that would coincide with their 40th anniversary, officials with the British rock band said Thursday. If the tour is tied to the anniversary, it would run counter to singer Mick Jagger's aversion to nostalgia: ...
| Crazy Town Ready To Record Second LP
LOS ANGELES, Ca. (AP) - Crazy Town are ready to hit the studio � they just need to know which producer will be sitting behind the board. The Los Angeles rap-rockers have written the material for their next LP and are waiting to find out from their label if they will record with Rick Rubin (Beastie Boys, ...
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Help Sir Paul's charity, here!
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Following his fund-raising efforts with a star-studded concert in New York, Sir Paul McCartney releases his charity single 'From A Lover To A Friend' this week and you can buy a digital download here. CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE TRACK (HiFi) AND BUY CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE TRACK (Low) AND ...
| Lou Reed Gets Poe-etic
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lou Reed and stage director Robert Wilson have teamed up to create "POEtry," a musical journey through the spooky and often spine-tingling works of author Edgar Allen Poe. The show will open Nov. 27 at New York's German Thalia Theatre, and will be presented in English and German, ...
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