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New Releases |
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Prince (new dates added)
Prince's Musicology tour has grown to
include a July 12-14 stand at New York's Madison Square Garden, a
return trip to Los Angeles' Staples Center and a June 16-17
engagement at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., near the
artist's Minneapolis homebase. Sleater-Kinney Indie rock trio
Sleater-Kinney has set dates for a short two-leg spring tour. Dates
in late-April will concentrate on the East Coast with Sub Pop act
Thermals opening. The West Coast May dates will feature Quasi in the
opening slot.
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The Backstreet Boys
The Boys are hard at work on their
first album since 2001's "Black and Blue." In a post on the Web site
of its management company, Wright Entertainment Group, the group
reveals, "All five of us went back into the studio this past
February and have been working to create what we think will be our
best album yet. It has been really great being back together working
on our music."
Kelly Osbourne enters drug rehab
center
17th annual Nickelodeon Kids'
Choice Awards. |
| ITEM OF THE WEEK |
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| BIRTHDAYS |
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April 6 Tony Connor (Hot Chocolate) (1947) Michelle Phillips (Mamas & The Papas) (1944) Merle Haggard (1927) April 7 Bruce Gary (The Knack) (1952) Janis Ian (1951) John Oates (Hall & Oates) (1949) Pat Bennett (The Chiffons) (1947) Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull) (1943) Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane) (1943) April 8 Anouk (1975) Biz Markie (1964) Julian Lennon (1963) Izzy Stradlin (Guns N' Roses) (1962) Steve Howe (Yes) (1947) April 9 Kevin Martin (Candlebox) (1969) April 10 Mandy Moore (1984) Mike Mushok (Staind) (1970) Kenny Lattimore (1970) Afrika Bambaataa (1960) Babyface (1959) Brian Setzer (Stray Cats) (1959) Steve Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) (1957) Bunny Livingston (Bob Marley & Wailers) (1947) April 11 Dylan Keefe (Marcy Playground) (1970) Lisa Stansfield (1966) Nigel Pulsford (Bush) (1965) Chris Difford (Squeeze) (1954) April 12 Nicholas Lofton Hexum (311) (1970) Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) (1964) Art Alexakis (Everclear) (1962) Will Sergeant (Echo & The Bunnymen) (1958) Vince Gill (1957) Herbert Grönemeyer (1956) Alexander Briley (Village People) (1951) David Cassidy (1950) John Kay (Steppenwolf) (1944) Herbie Hancock (1940) |
| BIO OF THE WEEK |
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USHER Usher (Usher Raymond), was born October 14, 1979 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Drawn from LaFace Records' seemingly inexhaustible wellspring of young R&B acts, Usher is one of the few who can boast of real star quality. Indeed, after the release of his self-titled debut in 1994, there seemed to be a danger that he would become better known as a face rather than a musical talent. He appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and also performed at the American Music Awards as part of the all-star recording collaboration Black Men United. However, sales of his Sean "Puffy" Combs -produced debut were a little disappointing at just over a quarter of a million, though it did spawn the hit single "Think Of You". As a consequence, he took creative control over the production of the US Top 10 follow-up My Way, although he did enlist Jermaine Dupri, Teddy Riley and Babyface as co-writers and co-producers. The first single to be taken from the album, "You Make Me Wanna", was typical of the smooth ballads on offer. More unusual was the experimental, hip-hop-styled "Nice 'N' Slow", a US chart-topper in March 1998. The album also included a remake of Midnight Star's "Slow Jam", featuring fellow teenage R&B star Monica. The title track climbed to US number 2 in August 1998. A live album was issued as a stopgap while the singer recorded new material. His 2000 comeback single "Pop Ya Collar", co-written with husband-and-wife team Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and Kandi, was a surprising failure in America. Usher was more successful in the UK, where the single debuted at number 2 in February 2001. He returned to the top of the US charts in July with "U Remind Me", which premiered the transatlantic hit album 8701. Confessions, his latest release has sold nearly 1.1 million copies in its first week, Usher is currently number one on the album charts. With those numbers, the R&B star has the highest opening-week sales of any album released this year. Check out these Usher products:
Usher - 3D Logo Babydoll Shirt - $17.95
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| MUSIC HISTORY |
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41 years ago Martha and the Vandellas make their chart debut with "Come and Get These Memories." (1963) 40 years ago The Searchers appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show," becoming the first British Invasion group to appear on the show after the Beatles. (1964) 34 years ago A New York Times article defends rock music as "the most popular of creative arts today." (1970) 33 years ago As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the New School for Social Research in New York City is one of the first institutions to offer a course on rock & roll music. (1971) 28 years ago At a three-day rally billed as Japan Celebrates the Whale and Dolphin in Tokyo, Jackson Browne, Richie Havens, John Sebastian and other performers help to raise $150,000 for the effort to save whales and dolphins from the nets of the international fishing industry. (1976) 24 years ago EMI Records announce a 28-million loss for the second half of 1979. The company had seen an 18-million profit for the same time period a year earlier. The stats show the hard times the record industry is currently experiencing. (1980) R.E.M. played their first ever gig at St Marys Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia. (1980) 23 years ago Canned Heat vocalist Bob "the Bear" Hite dies of a heart attack in Venice, California. He was 36 years old. (1981) 20 years ago The second annual MTV Video Music Awards are broadcast. Winners include Michael Jackson for "Beat It," the Police for "Every Breath You Take" and Cyndi Lauper for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." (1984) Marvin Gaye's funeral took place at The Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, the service was attended by Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy and other Motown singers, writers and producers. (1984) 19 years ago At 3:50 p.m. GMT, over 5,000 radio stations worldwide aired the charity single by USA for Africa 'We Are The World'. The single went on to be a No.1 in the UK, the US and most Western territories. (1985) 10 years ago Kurt Cobain of Nirvana committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his home in Seattle. (1994) 6 years ago Legendary rock drummer Cozy (Collin) Powell is killed in a high-speed car crash near Bristol, England. Powell was one of Britain's best players, playing with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Jeff Beck, Brian May and Whitesnake. He was 50. (1998) 5 years ago Faith Hill began her first solo tour "Faith Hill's This Kiss Tour" in Minneapolis, MN. (1999) 4 years ago The Doors' Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger play at the Whisky in Los Angeles. Manzarek reminisced about The Doors' days at the club. (2000) 2 years ago Eminem agreed to pay $100,000 minus attorney's fees to a man who had filed a civil lawsuit against him for allegedly hitting him in the head and face with an unloaded handgun. The man, John Guerra, had kissed Eminem's wife Kim. (2002) |
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