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New Releases |
| NEW RELEASES |
| TOUR UPDATES |
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Van Halen
Van Halen they are back... and kicking
off a summer tour with the return of vocalist Sammy Hagar after an
eight-year absence. The first date will be June 11 in Greensboro,
N.C., and ending Aug. 19 in Los Angeles.
Nickelback / 3 Doors Down Nickelback along with 3 Doors Down is teaming up for a summer U.S. tour that will run from June 29 to late July. Totaling more than 20 shows. Ticket information and a list of opening acts are still to be announced. Nickelback is in the middle of a Canadian tour that wraps March 31 in Prince George, British Columbia. A four-date Australian run begins May 1 in Melbourne. The group is touring in support of its latest Roadrunner album, "The Long Road".
Tim McGraw
Madonna
Here are
Madonna's confirmed tour dates:
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| NEWS |
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The iPod mini – not worth the high price tag. The iPod mini is supposed to be Apple's answer to the cheaper and smaller wave of digital music players from Rio, Dell, Samsung, and other manufacturers that have bombarded the market during the past year. Many of the new digital music players can be picked up for around $150 and can hold up to 30 songs before a memory stick must be purchased to store more music. The mini was supposed to hit stores on Feb. 20 with a retail price of $250. This is a lot of money for a 4-gigabyte hard drive that can hold up to 1,000 songs. Comparing the mini to its big brother the iPod. For $50 more, you can hold nearly 10,000 songs on its 15-gigabyte hard drive. All digital music players including the mini can play the MP3 format; this is the most common format when you copy a CD to your computer to put the songs on a player. What the consumer isn't told is that Apple's iTunes online music store sells the vast majority of digital music in AAC. The only portable device that can play these files is Apple's iPod family. Most other online music stores such as Napster, Wal-Mart and Best Buy sell songs in Microsoft's WMA format, which can be universally played on all digital music players -- all players except iPod. The mini iPod is scheduled now to hit stores sometime in April but giving it’s limitations and high price tag – it doesn’t seem to be worth the wait.
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| ITEM OF THE WEEK |
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Rio Sport S30s MP3 Player -
$79.99
The Rio Sport S30S is built to withstand the elements with up to two
hours of skip-free digital music in a rugged, durable player.
Advanced navigation features make finding songs and artists a breeze
and transferring favorite MP3 or WMA digital music files is just as
easy using Rio Music Manager software. With an integrated FM tuner
and intuitive graphic display, you'll enjoy your favorite music
throughout your entire workout. |
| BIRTHDAYS |
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March 30th Norah Jones (1979) Celine Dion (1968) Tracy Chapman (1964) M.C. Hammer (1963) Dave Ball (Procol Harum) (1950) Eric Clapton (1945) Graeme Edge (Moody Blues) (1941) March 31st Robert Holmes ('til tuesday) (1959) Pat McGlynn (Bay City Rollers) (1958) Angus Young (AC/DC) (1955) Sean Hopper (Huey Lewis & The News) (1953) Al Goodman (Ray, Goodman & Brown) (1947) Herb Alpert (1935) Shirley Jones (1934) April 1st Mark White (ABC) (1961) Jimmy Cliff (1948) John Barbata (Jefferson Starship) (1945) Rudoph Isley (Isley Brothers) (1939) April 2nd Greg Camp (Smash Mouth) (1967) Keren Jane Woodward (Bananarama) (1961) David Robinson (The Cars) (1953) Leon Wilkerson (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (1952) Emmylou Harris (1947) Leon Russell (1941) April 3rd Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) (1968) Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe) (1955) Tony Orlando (1944) Wayne Newton (1942) April 4th Andre Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) (1974) Kelly Price (1973) Jill Scott (1972) Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans) (1972) Mike Starr (formerly of Alice In Chains) (1966) Kid (Kid 'N Play) (1964) Craig Adams (The Cult) (1962) Dave Hill (Slade) (1952) April 5th Paula Cole (1968) Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) (1965) Everett Morton (English Beat) (1951) Agnetha Faltskog (ABBA) (1950) Nicholas Caldwell (The Whispers) (1944) |
| BIO OF THE WEEK |
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GODSMACK
Source: The Godsmack official web site.
On the brink of
unleashing its third full-length album, FACELESS, the multi-platinum
hard-rock group GODSMACK has already achieved more than most bands
could ever dream of. 2004 marks the release of their fourth album Other Side - check it out as well as some other Godsmack products.
Godsmack-Smack This (DVD) - $16.87
Godsmack: Faceless (paperback book) -
$14.59
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| MUSIC HISTORY |
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38 years ago At the Rolling Stones' concert at the Olympia in Paris, 85 audience members are arrested after the crowd's heated reaction to the Stones gets out of hand. (1966) 37 years ago Jimi Hendrix sets his guitar on fire in front of an audience for the first time during a concert in London. (1967) 36 years ago The Yardbirds perform and record what will become "Live Yardbirds" at the Anderson Theater. (1968) 29 years ago Jeff Beck released his first solo album, "Blow by Blow," in the U.S. (1975) 28 years ago The British punk group the Sex Pistols play their first show at London's 100 club, attracting only a reported 50 people to the venue where they would begin a weekly residency in June. (1976) John Denver went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sunshine On My Shoulders', the singers first of four US No.1's. Denver was killed in a plane crash on 12/10/97. (1976) 27 years ago The Eagles' "Hotel California" sits atop the Billboard LP Chart (1977) 26 years ago Paul Simonon and Topper Headon of the Clash were arrested in London for shooting pigeons from the roof of a rehearsal hall. (1978) 24 years ago Genesis' "England By The Pound" is released. (1980) 19 years ago Phil Collins started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'One More Night', his second US No.1 (1985) 17 years ago Prince's "Sign O' The Times" LP is released. (1987) 15 years ago Gladys Knight performs solo for the first time since grammar school without The Pips during a gig at Bally's in Las Vegas. (1989) 4 years ago Santana earns his second #1 single with "Maria, Maria" from his Supernatural album. (2000) 3 years ago LeAnn Rimes reached an out of court settlement with her father and her former manager. The country star filed a lawsuit claiming the pair had stolen money from her (2001) |
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