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TOUR UPDATES

Aguilera Cancels Summer Tour Christina Aguilera has canceled her North American tour plans due to strained vocal chords. With rapper Chingy in tow, The 28-city tour was scheduled to start May 13 in Seattle. Doctors advised Aguilera to immediately rest and allow her voice time to fully recover. "I am extremely disappointed to have to cancel this tour," she says. "I was looking forward to being on the road again and spending time with my fans." Los Lobos Tours to Support New Album Los Lobos will be on the road through the end of the summer in support of its new album, "The Ride." Here are Los Lobos' tour dates: May 5: Los Angeles (Avalon Hollywood) May 8: Madera, Calif. (Madera District Fairgrounds; B-95 Salsa Festival) May 15: Tahoe, Nev. (Caesar's Tahoe) May 16: Victorville, Calif. (San Bernardino County Fair) May 23: Dana Point, Calif. (Doheny Heritage Music Festival) June 12: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo Music Festival) June 13: Allegheny, Pa. (Hartwood Amphitheatre) June 16: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Prospect Park; Celebrate Brooklyn Arts Festival) June 17: New York (Irving Plaza) June 18: Boston (Paradise Rock Club) June 19: Bridgeton, N.J. (Donald Rainear Amphitheatre) June 20: Lancaster, Pa. (Long's Park Amphitheater) June 22: Glenside, Pa. (Keswick Theatre) June 23: Raleigh, N.C. (Carolina Museum of Art) June 24: Washington, D.C. (9:30 Club) June 30: Chicago (Park West) July 1: Milwaukee (Milwaukee Summerfest) July 2: Detroit Lakes, Minn. (Soo Pass Ranch; 10,000 Lakes Festival) July 9: Santa Ynez, Calif. (Gainey Vineyards) July 10: Anaheim, Calif. (House of Blues) July 17: Toronto (Harbourfront Centre) July 18: Detroit (Chene Park; Concert of Colors) July 29-30: San Francisco (Fillmore) Aug. 1: Lake Placid, N.Y. (Olympic Speed Skating Oval) Aug. 7: St. Louis (St. Louis Riverfront; River Splash) Aug. 19: San Diego (Humphrey's by the Bay) Aug. 21: Chicago (The Chill On Kingsbury) Aug. 22: Boulder, Colo. (Chautauqua Auditorium) Sept. 1-2: St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota State Fair) Premium seating is available for these and many other Concert & Sporting events - SEARCH FOR TICKETS NOW!

 

NEWS

Uncle Kracker Set To Release Third Album This Summer "72 and Sunny." Due June 29 via Lava, the set will be preceded by the single "Rescue." Also featured is "Last Night Again," featuring Poison's Bret Michaels, Phil Vassar and Kenny Chesney. Kracker will be touring with this summer Kenny Chesney. Brad Cotter Wins Second 'Nashville Star' Brad Cotter is the second season winner of the county talent competitions/reality show "Nashville Star." The 33-year-old Alabama native will receive a recording contract with Sony Music Nashville. His debut single, "I Meant To," will be released to U.S. country radio stations this week. Cotter has been working in Nashville since 1993, where he has been writing songs and making demos. He also recorded gospel albums in Alabama in his youth.

 

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BIRTHDAYS

May 4th Lance Bass ('N Sync) (1979) Mike Dirnt (Green Day) (1972) Randy Travis (1959) Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) (1951) George Wadenius (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (1945) Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson) (1942) May 5th Craig David (1981) Ian McCulloch (Echo & The Bunnymen) (1959) Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) (1948) May 6th Mark Bryan (Hootie & The Blowfish) (1967) Tony Scalzo (Fastball) (1964) John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants) (1960) Bob Seger (1945) Colin Earl (Foghat) (1942) May 7th Eagle-Eye Cherry (1972) Phil Campbell (Motorhead) (1961) Marty Wilson-Piper (The Church) (1959) Anne Dudley (Art Of Noise) (1956) Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead) (1946) May 8th Enrique Iglesias (1975) Darren Hayes (Savage Garden) (1972) Dave Rowntree (Blur) (1964) Alex Van Halen (Van Halen) (1955) Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) (1951) Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire) (1951) Toni Tennille (Captain & Tennille) (1943) May 9th Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan) (1979) David Gahan (Depeche Mode) (1962) Billy Joel (1949) May 10th Ashley Poole (Dream) (1985) Jason Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) (1980) Young M.C. (1967) Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) (1965) Bono (aka Paul Hewson) (U2) (1960) Donovan (1946) Dave Mason (1946

 

BIO OF THE WEEK

Twista Flipping lyrics like a finely-conditioned rap acrobat, Twista, formerly known as Tounge Twista, explodes on his Creator's Way/Big Beat/Atlantic Records debut, Adrenaline Rush. Explaining the title, the artist says, "My style was designed to pump listeners up, and when I went back and listened to the recorded songs, the only name that made sense was Adrenaline Rush." Adrenaline Rush represents a true evolution. Six years earlier, Twista introduced his swift Chicago flow to the hip-hop scene on the landmark first album, Runnin' Off At The Mouth. Though inspired by West coast and East coast artists, he remembers merely "feeding off" of them. He recounts, "The flow was there, but it's like I didn't have a foundation. I was more about being flambouyant." (The Guiness Book of World Records recognized his "flambouyancy" as a skill when they creditted him in 1992 as the fastest rapper in the world.) Between the time of the two albums, Twista says he added substance and focus to his style by patrolling the gritty landscapes of his Chicago ghetto. He recognized that the only way to escape the bleak surroundings was to immerse himself in it and shed some sort of light. As he explains it, "After I came off of my first national tour, I went back to the 'hood and just started applying the lessons I learned about the business and writing structured songs to things that were going on in the community, and everything started to seem much more real." He turned up in 1996 to snatch pavement props and earn Gold status for being featured on Do or Die's number one Billboard rap single, "Po Pimp." Finally with Adrenaline Rush, Twista's transformation from pioneering Windy City hero to spatter king is complete. Castigating the laziness of L.A. G-funk and challenging the looseness of modern free-styiling, he raps to reveal emotions ranging from ecstasy and joy to sadness and pain. In his urban grit diary he creates musical paradise from poverty's riches. Born and raised in the K-Town section of Chicago's infamous, impoverished west side, Twista grew up amid scenes of junkies, drugs, violence and poverty. He used his inner strength to help pull him through, while his dreams centered around either music or art. His attraction to music also began building from an early age. First he moved his body to hyperactive house tracks of his hometown. Then, after being exposed to krush grooves by the likes of Kurtis Blow, the Sugarhill Gang and the Fat Boys, hip-hop started engaging his mind. He first became aware of rap by way of college radio . "Listening to people like Eric B. & Rakim and Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo," Twista remembers, "is what first inspired me to become an MC." Twista says his trend-setting style developed under a sort of musically-induced schizophrenia ("Basically hip-hop was being imbeded into my head at the same time that I was listening to house") and was spurred forward by hearing positive feedback. Recalling the support Chicago's underground gave him after freestyle showcases and talent shows, he says "It was the love of everybody that was around me that pushed me to higher and higher levels of acheivement." Working with Creator's Way and The Legendary Traxter, producer of the platinum hit, "Po Pimp," Twista approached Adrenaline Rush with much more patience and care. They recorded the album entirely at Creator's Way Studios in Chicago. "Basically it's my follow-up to 'Po Pimp,'" he says. "Before that record I was writin' a lot of different ways, but after it, my course was charted; I knew exactly where I needed to go next." The first single, "Emotions," slinks and swaggers with a distinctive playboy flair and leads in with a mythical vocal intro, establishing Twista in a domain of his own. Refusing to withold, Twista explains his daily MO in "Ridin' High." Then, with "Overdose," which he describes as a "real lyrical song," he tells listeners exactly how he flexes his flow. Meanwhile, "Unsolved Mysteries," explores the tarnished underbelly of inner-city life, verbally panning over technicolor images of brothers shooting, hustlers slangin', and players mackin'. "Corrupt World," a reflective tune with liquid melodies and eerie bounce, speaks of the street sorrow experienced by Twista and his buddy B-Hype, who guest rhymes. "Make a toast to yourself for survivin' in a world that's so corrupt," they conclude after recounting all the fallen friends and family they knew. On the much anticipated sophomore set, Twista continues to pave the way for a new generation of rhyme sayers. He has the gift of versatility and vision, and as he moves ahead, he's designed to collect more awards, prizes, and more importantly, universal props, for the poetry he has dubbed Adrenaline Rush. Check out these Twista products: Twista - Kamikaze (Clean Version) - $13.98

 

MUSIC HISTORY

45 years ago The winners of the first annual Grammy Awards are announced. Domenico Modugno's "Volare" is Record of the Year; Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" is Album of the Year and the Champs "Tequila" wins for best R&B performance. (1959)   41 years ago The Beach Boys "Surfin U.S.A." LP debuts on the chart. (1963)   40 years ago The Moody Blues are formed in Birmingham, England. Their second single, "Go Now," will be Number One in the U.K. and #10 in the U.S. early next year. (1964)   37 years ago The Turtles receive their first of two gold singles, for their recent Number One pop hit, "Happy Together." Their second gold single will come with "She'd Rather Be with Me." (1967)   36 years ago Welsh singer Mary Hopkins appears on the British TV show "Opportunity Knocks," where she's spotted by model Twiggy, who recommends her to Paul McCartney. He will sign her to Apple Records and produce her biggest seller, "Those Were the Days." (1968) 35 years ago Richard Tapper, drummer for L.A. rock band TIME (Trust in Men Everywhere) is critically hurt when two gunmen shoot him three times in the mid-section as he is on his way to a jam session at the L.A. club Thee Experience. (1969)   34 years ago Four students at Kent university are killed and eleven wounded by National Guard troops at a campus demonstration protesting the escalation of the Vietnam War. The incident inspires Neil Young to compose "Ohio" which becomes a hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. (1970)   33 years ago Ike and Tina Turner receive their only gold record for their version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Proud Mary. The song climbs up to #4. (1971)   31 years ago Led Zeppelin open their 1973 U.S. tour, which is billed as the "biggest and most profitable rock & roll tour in the history of the United States." A group spokesman predicts the group will gross over $3 million. (1973)   28 years ago KISS performs their first concert in their hometown of NYC. (1976) 27 years ago Attracting 76,229 fans to the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, Led Zeppelin break their own world record for largest audience at a single-act concert. (1977) 26 years ago Jefferson Starship receive a platinum record for what will be their last LP with Grace Slick and Marty Balin. Just a few weeks laster, both are gone and the band has to be revamped. (1978)   17 years ago Paul Butterfield dies due to complications of a drug overdose. He was 44 years old. (1987)   10 years ago The famed Pearl Jam vs. Ticketmaster fight begins as the band files a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department charging that the company has a monopoly on the concert ticket business. (1994)   5 years ago Toto is inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk in front of the Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. (1999)   4 years ago John Mellencamp is awarded with an honorary doctorate of music as the commencement speaker for Indiana University's Class of 2000. As he approached the lecturn in the high 80-degree heat, he shed his heavy academic gown. (2000)

 

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