Weekly Music News Brief for 4/14/2008 – 4/28/2008
April 28, 2008
COACHELLA WRAP UP
- MORE THAN 150,000 PEOPLE SHOW UP: PRINCE, ROGER WATERS SET REVIEWS
- PRINCE DOESN’T DISAPPOINT WITH HIT-LADEN SET
- VIDEO: PRINCE COVERING RADIOHEAD’S ‘CREEP’
- ROGER WATERS RELEASES GIANT ‘OBAMA’ PIG DURING SET / PLAYS ‘DARK SIDE’
- THE VERVE’S FIRST U.S. PERFORMANCE IN A DECADE – REVIEW
- SEAN PENN PREACHES ACTIVISM AT FESTIVAL
- ROLLING STONE MAGS COMPLETE COACHELLA COVEREAGE
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
