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Weekly Music News Brief for 4/14/2008 - 4/28/2008
April 28, 2008
COACHELLA WRAP UP
E STREET BAND KEYBOARDIST DANNY FEDERICI DIES AGED 58
COLDPLAY TO GIVE FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM AWAY FOR FREE, VIA WEBSITE DOWNLOAD
BON JOVI SHOW DELAYED BECAUSE OF BOMB THREAT
RAY CHARLES’ CHILDREN SUE FORMER MANAGER
JUDGE ORDERS DNA TEST FOR JAMES BROWN’S ‘SON’
GRATEFUL DEAD DONATE ARCHIVE TO CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
METALLICA FINALLY COMING AROUND? EXPLORING ‘RADIOHEAD TECHNIQUE’ FOR INTERNET ALBUM RELEASE
GUNS N’ ROSES NEGOTIATING TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT PENNING OPERA
JOSE GONZALES GETS REMIXED, ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR DATES
WEEZER’S NEW ALBUM DUE ON JUNE 24
AC/DC ALBUM WITH PRODUCER BRENDAN O’BRIEN FINISHED, LATE 2008 RELEASE DATE
CONOR OBERST TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM, NO BRIGHT EYES: DUE IN AUGUST
ROGER MCGUINN’S PERSONAL BYRDS ARCHIVE TO BE RELEASED
SCOTT WEILAND RECORDING SOLO CD WITH PRODUCER STEVE ALBINI
BEN FOLDS EYES SEPTEMBER FOR NEW ALBUM
RAPPER YOUNG BUCK LEAVES G-UNIT
LOU REED AND PARTNER LAURIE ANDERSON WED IN COLORADO
Weekly Music News Brief for 4/7/2008 - 4/14/2008
April 14, 2008
BOB DYLAN WINS SPECIAL PULITZER PRIZE
ROCKER PETE DOHERTY ARRESTED FOR PROBATION VIOLATION, IN JAIL FOR 14 WEEKS
ELTON JOHN CONCERT RAISES $2.5 MILLION FOR HILARY CLINTON
GEORGE STRAIT BACK ON TOP, BUMPS R.E.M. FROM TOP SPOT ON CHARTS
KANYE WEST LAUNCHES TRAVEL SERVICE COMPANY
ARE YOU READY FOR A 500,000 SONG IPOD?
AMY WINEHOUSE CUT FROM U.S. CHARITY EVENT
CHARLIE DANIELS UPSET AT ‘GUITAR HERO III’ FOR VERSION OF ‘DEVIL WENT DOWN IN GEORGIA’
PROCTER & GAMBLE GET INTO HIP-HOP BUSINESS, LAUNCHES LABEL WITH DEF JAM
COLDPLAY’S CHRIS MARTIN TALKS ABOUT NEW ALBUM, TRACK LISTING REVEALED
AXL ROSE REPORTEDLY PLAYING NEW ‘GUNS N’ ROSES’ ALBUM TO RECORD EXECS
STROKES GUITARIST, ALBERT HAMMOND JR., COMPLETES SECOND SOLO ALBUM - DUE IN JUNE
RUMORS: METALLICA TO HEADLINE OZZFEST 2008
NEIL YOUNG TO HEADLINE SPAIN’S ‘ROCK IN RIO MADRID’ ON JUNE 27
JOHN MAYER ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR DATES
KELLER WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES LIVE ALBUM DETAILS AND SUMMER TOUR DATES
SPRINGSTEEN BRINGS OUT RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE’S TOM MORELLO TO JAM WITH THE E. STREET BAND
FEIST MAKES APPEARANCE ON SESAME STREET - SINGS “1234″
SINGER NORAH JONES ACTS IN ‘BLUEBERRY NIGHTS’
MARILYN MANSON’S ABSINTHE, ‘MANSINTHE,’ WINS GOLD MEDAL AT INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS COMPETITION
DMX FRAT HOUSE CONCERT ENDS AFTER THREE SONGS, CROWD MACED BY PRIVATE SECURITY
VANILLA ICE RELEASED FROM JAIL AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR SHOVING WIFE
BRITNEY SPEARS CAUSES AUTO ACCIDENT
FOLKSTER DEVENDRA BANHART DATING ACTRESS NATALIE PORTMAN
Weekly Music News Brief for 3/25/2008-4/7/2008
April 7, 2008
JAZZ DRUMMER ALLAN GANLEY DEAD AGED 77
ITUNES PASSES WAL-MART AS TOP U.S. MUSIC PROVIDER
MYSPACE SIGNS DEAL WITH THREE MAJOR LABELS, READIES LAUNCH OF MUSIC SERVICE
U2 SIGNS 12-YEAR DEAL WITH LIVE NATION
JAY-Z SIGNS $150 MILLION DEAL WITH LIVE NATION
POWER COUPLE: JAY-Z, BEYONCE GET MARRIED
VELVET REVOLVER KICKS SINGER SCOTT WEILAND OUT OF THE BAND
BON JOVI GUITARIST RICHIE SAMBORA ARRESTED FOR DUI
MARIAH CAREY BREAKS ELVIS’ CHART RECORD, SCORES 18TH #1 SINGLE
ELTON JOHN BACKS ELVIS COSTELLO TV SHOW TO RUN ON SUNDANCE CHANNEL
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, TICKETMASTER PARTNER FOR FREE DIGITAL ALBUM THROUGH ITUNES
PROCOL HARUM’S BOOKER WINS RIGHTS BACK TO “A WHITER SHADE OF PALE”
RARE VIOLIN MIGHT SELL FOR $1.5 MILLION
PORTISHEAD TO DEBUT NEW ALBUM, THIRD, ON U.K. TELEVISION
ROLLING STONES SHINE AT LONDON FILM PREMIERE
METALLICA TO PREVIEW NEW ALBUM LIVE THIS SUMMER
EARLY REVIEW: VAN MORRISON DOCUMENTARY, VAN MORRISON: UNDER REVIEW 1964-1974
SEX PISTOLS TO RELEASE FIRST EVER CONCERT DVD THIS SUMMER
THE MELVINS PREP NEW CD AND DVD
LOLLAPALOOZA 2008 LINEUP LEAKED: RADIOHEAD, RACONTEURS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE…
RADIOHEAD LAUNCH SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE
WITH GREG ALLMAN AILING, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS POSTPONE ANNUAL BEACON THEATER RUN
LEONARD COHEN TO KICK OFF WORLD TOUR ON MAY 10
2008 OZZFEST DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
GEORGE MICHAEL ANNOUNCES FULL U.S. TOUR DATES
ANNA NICOLE SMITH OPERA IN THE WORKS
MARY J. BLIGE OBSESSED WITH SHOES
Weekly Music News Brief for 3/17/2008-3/24/2008
March 24, 2008
MAMBO PIONEER, ISRAEL ‘CACHAO’ LOPEZ, DIES AGED 89
BEATLES BUSINESS PARTNER & MENTOR NEIL ASPINALL DIES AGED 66
LEGENDARY REGGAE BROADCASTER MICHAEL ‘MIKEY DREAD’ CAMPBELL DIES AGED 54
STEELHEART DRUMMER FOUND DEAD, AGED 42
SINGER CORINNE BAILEY’S HUSBAND FOUND DEAD OF DRUG OVERDOSE
GRAMMY-WINNING TEJANO SINGER EMILIO NEVARIA CRITICALLY INJURED IN BUS CRASH
SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS SAYS TUPAC SHAKUR ATTACK ACCUSATIONS “A LIE”
R.E.M.’S MICHEL STIPE ADMITS HE IS GAY
EX-BEACH BOYS SETTLE BAND NAME DISPUTE
LIMEWIRE LAUNCHES PAY FOR MUSIC SERVICE
ITUNES ACCIDENTALLY LEAKS NEW RACONTEURS ALBUM
LAWYERS FOR THE BEATLES SUE TO KEEP EARLY RECORDINGS FROM BEING RELEASED
E STREET BAND KEYBOARDISTS RETURNS TO STAGE AFTER CANCER BATTLE
THE DUELING BOB MARLEY DOCUMENTARIES
TWO MUSICAL TRIBUTES ANNOUNCED FOR LATE GUITARIST JEFF HEALY
MILE HIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED IN COLORADO
QUEEN PLOTS NEW ALBUM AND TOUR WITH SINGER PAUL RODGERS
KRAFTWERK TO PLAY HANDFUL OF U.S. SHOWS
VAN HALEN RESCHEDULES CANCELED U.S. SHOWS
TIM REYNOLDS REFORMS TRIO FOR SELECT TOUR DATES
GEORGE MICHAEL TO TOUR THE U.S. - 19 SHOWS
BOSTON TO TOUR WITH NEW LINEUP - 42 SHOWS
JAY-Z, MARY J. BLIGE KICK OFF U.S TOUR IN MIAMI
NEW MADONNA ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON MOBILE PHONES BEFORE IT HITS STORES
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE RELEASE FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM - 8 MINUTES 35 SECONDS LONG
STREAM DEATH CABS NEW SINGLE HERE
COLDPLAY NEW ALBUM PREVIEW, DUE THIS SUMMER
THE KOOKS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND WORLD TOUR
BECK, WILCO, PANIC ADDED TO SAN FRAN’S OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL
COUNTING CROWS, MAROON 5 PLAN EXTENSIVE JOINT SUMMER TOUR
RYAN ADAMS LAUNCHES BLOG, WORKS ON NEW ALBUM
AUSTRIAN MONKS SIGN MAJOR LABEL ALBUM DEAL
‘THE DOORS,’ CLASSIC ALBUMS DVD TO BE RELEASED ON APRIL 22
NEW ALANIS MORISSETTE ALBUM DUE ON JUNE 10
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER GIVES AWAY FREE MOBY DOWNLOADS FROM UPCOMING ALBUM
DOLLY PARTON RELEASES NEW ALBUM ON HER OWN LABEL
EARLY REVIEW OF R.E.M.’S NEW ALBUM, ACCELERATE - DUE APRIL 1
OF MONTREAL IN STUDIO CUTTING THEIR NINTH ALBUM
