Weekly Music News Brief for 1/21/2008-1/28/2008
January 28, 2008
AMY WINEHOUSE ADMITTED TO REHAB
HEATH LEDGER OBSESSED WITH FOLK SINGER NICK DRAKE, WHO OVERDOSED AGED 26
ELTON JOHN SUES BUSINESS PARTNER
UB40 SINGER ALI CAMPBELL QUITS BAND AFTER 30 YEARS
HANOI ROCKS PARTS WAYS WITH DRUMMER KARI ‘LACU’ LAHTINEN
SINGLE PAGE OF MOZART MANUSCRIPT FETCHES $219,051 AT AUCTION
HISTORIC NORTH KOREAN CONCERT TO BE BROADCAST IN U.S., EUROPE AND SOUTH KOREA
‘SUGE’ KNIGHT NAMED IN GANG INJUNCTION
MORRISSEY LOSES HIS VOICE, POSTPONES LONDON SHOWS
RADIOHEAD PLANNING ‘SPECIAL EVENT’ WITH THE BBC
MORE TOUR RUMORS FOR LED ZEPPELIN
U2’S BONO: “AL GORE IS LIKE AN IRISH PRIEST TO ME”
BEYONCE KNOWLES SET TO PLAY ETTA JAMES IN MOTION PICTURE ABOUT CHESS RECORDS
ROBERT PLANT, STEVIE WONDER, THE RACONTEURS SET TO PLAY 2008 NEW ORLEANS’ JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
SLASH SAYS SCOTT WEILAND AND STONE TEMPLE PILOTS WILL REUNITE FOR 2008 SUMMER TOUR
AXL ROSE’S MANAGER SAYS NEW GUNS ‘N ROSES ALBUM DONE
DOORS KEYBOARDIST RE-RECORDS DOORS CLASSIC, ‘RIDERS ON THE STORM’
WILLIE NELSON TO CELEBRATE 75TH BIRTHDAY WITH BOXED SET – DUE APRIL 1
BILLY BRAGG ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM DETAILS AND U.K. TOUR DATES
RUSH ANNOUNCES N. AMERICAN TOUR DATES
SOUL COUGHING’S MIKE DOUGHTY CONFIRMS SOLO U.S. TOUR DATES
R.E.M. SHOOTS NEW VIDEO IN NYC SEX SHOP – FIRST SINGLE FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ACCELERATE; DUE APRIL 1
GNARLS BARKLEY’S SOPHOMORE ALBUM ALMOST FINISHED
WU-TANG STAR, RAEKWON, SLAMS JAY-Z AND KANYE WEST IN PRESS
AC/DC FINALLY LAUNCH OFFICIAL WEBSITE
LENNY KRAVITZ SPEAKS CANDIDLY ABOUT NEW ALBUM AND SEX IN SPIN MAGAZINE FEATURE