Madonna's Manhattan neighbor Karen George has
sued her
co-op and the building's management company in New York State Supreme
Court over the singer's habitual rehearsing to loud music being a
nuisance for other residents. George has been forced to leave
the building during these rehearsal sessions because the noise and
vibrations become "unbearable." The neighbor lives directly
above Madonna in the Upper West Side building.
According to an announcement on their Web site, Def Leppard have
canceled the third leg of their North American tour due to unspecified
"personal matters" and that "unfortunately life's commitments need to
be the priority." Several online sources have dispelled
rumors that health issues were the cause. That leg of the
tour was to begin on Thursday and go through late November.
Guitarist Tony Iommi recently talked with BBC Radio 2's Radcliffe
& Marconie Show about his current hiatus from Heaven And
Hell. "I've had this problem with my hand and I'm having stem
cell treatment on it," said Iommi. "I have to wear a guard on
my had to prevent me from banging it. But it's coming along
good." Iommi has promised more shows next year as it marks
the 30th anniversary of the Heaven & Hell album.
R.E.M., Rosanne Cash, Pearl Jam, Bonnie Raitt, Trent Reznor, Billy
Bragg, Jackson Browne, David Byrne, T-Bone Burnett and Steve Earle are
among the recording artists that have endorsed the campaign to Close
Gitmo Now and their effort seeking the declassification of government
documents on music-related abuses.
Voting to help choose the nominees for the People's Choice Awards 2010
have begun at www.PeoplesChoice.com. Since, write-in votes
are allowed, we won't list the possible nominees. Go add some
of your own.
The Centric Presents: 2009 Soul Train Awards nominees have been
announced. The nominations include Whitney Houston for Best
Female R&B/Soul Artist, Charlie Wilson for Best Male
R&B/Soul Artist, Ziggy Marley for Best Reggae Artist and BeBe
and CeCe Winans for Best Gospel Performance/Male, Female or Group (for
"Close To You.") Michael Jackson has been named Entertainer
of the Year.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood will be honored with Q Magazine's Classic
Track award during the Q Awards to be held in London next week.
The Royal Mail in Britain has confirmed that they will issue a special
range of stamps featuring classic artwork from New Order's Power,
Corruption And Lies, The Clash's London Calling, Primal Scream's
Screamadelica and 7 others on Jan. 7th.
Keith Richards was given the Rock Immortal Award at Spike TV's Scream
2009 awards on Oct. 17th. The award was presented to him by
his silver screen "son" Johnny Depp.
Congrats to Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor who married vocalist
Mariqueen Maandig on Oct. 17th.
Barbra Streisand's Love Is The Answer held onto the #4 spot on the
Billboard 200 albums chart on sales of 49,000 copies. The
Flaming Lips' Embryonic debuted at #8 on sales of less than 32,000
copies. Kiss' Sonic Boom fell 9 places to #11.
Whitney Houston's I Look To You dropped 2 spots to #15. Alice
In Chains' Black Gives Way To Blue fell 5 places to #17.
Pearl Jam's Backspacer dropped 5 spots to #21. Bob Dylan's
Christmas In The Heart debuted at #23. Harry Connick, Jr.'s
Your Songs fell 6 places to #24. BeBe & CeCe Winans'
Still dropped 11 spots to #25. Rosanne Cash's The List fell 6
places to #28. Madonna's Celebration dropped 18 spots to #38.
Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson's "Say
Hey (I Love You)" dropped 6 spots to #24 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart.
Whitney Houston's "Million Dollar Bill" climbed a spot to #2 on the
Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart. The Pet Shop Boys'
"Did You See Me Coming?" gained a place to #4.
Madonna's Celebration dropped a spot to #3 on the U.K. Albums
chart. Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again: The Very Best Of Vera
Lynn fell a place to #6. Barbra Streisand's Love Is The
Answer dropped 6 spots to #7. Cliff Richard & The
Shadows' Reunited fell 8 places to #12. Chris Rea's Still So
Far To Go: The Best Of Chris Rea dropped 9 spots to #17. Andy
Williams' The Very Best Of Andy Williams fell 8 places to
#18. Madness' Total Madness dropped 12 spots to
#27. Bob Dylan's Christmas In The Heart debuted at #40.
Whitney Houston's "Million Dollar Bill" dropped 2 spots to #14 on the
U.K. Singles chart. Madonna's "Celebration" fell 12 places to
#37.
Chickenfoot's self-titled debut album has been certified Gold (having
sold more than 500,000 copies in the U.S.) by the RIAA. The
new deluxe DVD/CD version of the album heads to stores on Nov. 1st.
Kansas' new live DVD, There's Know Place Like Home, debuted at #5 on
the Billboard DVD top sales chart.
Go West's Peter Cox has joined Manfred Mann's Earth Band as their new
lead singer. He will be performing with them during their
European tour. This will take place along with his
commitments to Go West which includes their 25th anniversary tour
starting in April.
Scorpions guitarist Mathias Jabs recently told Scorps News, "We are
working on 12 songs at the moment. Great stuff.
Definitely 'Scorpionized' in sound and attitude. More towards
the early Eighties." The album is due out in Europe in March
and a U.S. record deal is currently being worked on.
Little Angels' 1991 studio album, Young Gods, has been reissued in a
remastered version with 5 bonus tracks by French rock label Bad
Reputation. It can be purchased at the www.BadReputation.fr
Web site.
On Nov. 3rd, Time Life will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies with a 3-DVD collection
containing 44 performances as well as acceptance speeches and
never-before-seen backstage and rehearsal footage. On Nov.
28th, a PBS one-hour Rock and Roll Hall of Fame special will air hosted
by Paul Shaffer. Meanwhile, some of this year's Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame performances at the end of the month have been announced
which
include Ozzy Osbourne with Metallica, B.B. King with Stevie Wonder,
Buddy Guy with Eric Clapton and Annie Lennox and Lenny Kravitz with
Aretha Franklin.
Winger's new studio album, Karma, will be released via NEH Records in
the U.S. on Oct. 27th and is currently shipping in the U.K. via
Frontiers Records.
U2's concert on Sunday at the Rose Bowl will be broadcast via a live
stream at their YouTube channel free for any fan wishing to tune in
from
the 16 countries supported. This is the group's second effort
at live-streaming their shows but will be their first to go
start-to-finish live stream. Meanwhile, the Spider-Man
musical has suffered from production and financial issues forcing a
delay until spring.
"Say Yeah" will be the next single to be released off of Kiss' Sonic
Boom album when released as a digital download on Oct. 27th.
Guitarist Warren DeMartini has been posting some information on Ratt's
new
studio album due out in January. Some footage shot from the
recording of one of the tracks has surfaced at his
www.WarrenDeMartini.com.
It seems that Rachael Ray isn't just a good cook or host... she's also
a good artist advocate to have on your side. She was recently
taping an episode of her show with Daryl Hall and John Oates, scheduled
to air on Nov. 6th, when she found out they hadn't been inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So, she is urging fans to
leave comments on her blog in favor of their induction.
UB40 will release Best Of Labour Of Love on Nov. 23rd in the
U.K. The 17-track collection contains songs from the Labour
Of Love I, II and III as well as 2 new songs from an upcoming Labour Of
Love IV album.
Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil has plans to release a new solo album
next year and has tapped Night Ranger's Jack Blades to produce.
According to the Los Angeles Times, The Flaming Lips have recorded a
cover of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album and during a special
show in L.A. during a special Q&A session said that it could
become
a digital-only release and includes a guest appearance by Henry Rollins.
The Quireboys have a new acoustic/Americana style album in the works
entitled Halfpenny Dancer. Fans can check out samples of
their new recordings (a cover of UFO's "Love To Love" and "There She
Goes Again") at their MySpace page.
Yello have released a new 14-track studio album, Touch, via Universal
in Germany. Fans going to www.Yello.com can click a link on
the bottom right of their homepage to purchase CDs or MP3s.
Due to strong demand, Metallica's first-ever French concert DVD,
Francais Pour Une Nuit, which was to be sold only in French retail
stores will now also be made available via Universal Music (at
www.MetallicaNimes.com) and www.Metallica.com.
38 Special will be making a special appearance on the new CMT series
Road Pranks. That episode will air on the network on Oct.
30th and re-air on Halloween, Nov. 1st and Nov. 3rd.
AC/DC's concert film, No Bull, will be released on Blu-ray via Sony
Music on Dec. 8th. The concert was recorded in 1996 during
their performance in Madrid, Spain, at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas.
The Damned have been forced to cancel their October U.S. tour dates as
their U.S. Visas had still yet to be approved. "We are
devastated to be disappointing our fans in the U.S. who wished to see
us on this tour, and sympathize with all those who have made travel
arrangements and other commitments."
REO Speedwagon's first-ever Christmas album, Not So Silent
Night...Christmas With REO Speedwagon, can be pre-ordered at their
www.REOSpeedwagon.com Web site and will ship by Nov. 1st.
Meanwhile, the band will perform on NBC's Holiday Celebration On Ice on
Nov. 29th.
Nitzer Ebb have debuted their new song, "Never Known," on the Saw VI
soundtrack which is available now. The band released their
first new material in over a decade on the Saw IV soundtrack.
Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones and Josh Homme will release the self-titled
debut of their Them Crooked Vultures project on Nov. 17th via
DGC/Interscope Records. The first single, "New Fang," from
the album will be released to radio on Oct. 26th.
A new 13-track compilation by Roc-A-Fella entitled The Village: A
Celebration Of The Music Of Greenwich Village will be released on Nov.
3rd. The album includes songs by the Cowboy Junkies, Bruce
Hornsby, John Oates, Lucinda Williams, Shelby Lynne and Mary Chapin
Carpenter.
Australia's Raven Records have announced plans to release a new
Fleshtones collection It's "Super-Rock" Time!: The IRS Years 1980-85.
Alan Jackson will see a new the release of a new 12-track collection,
Songs Of Love And Heartache, released exclusively via Cracker Barrel
Old Country Store starting Nov. 2nd. The CD will include the
previously-unreleased songs "That's What I'd Be Like Without You" and
"Nothing Sure Looked Good On You." Also for sale along with
the CD will be a line of clothing, food items and collectibles the
store chain created in conjunction with Jackson.
Jeff Scott Soto's new live CD and DVD, One Night In Madrid, will be
released on Jan. 12th. The show was the grand finale to his
tour supporting his latest album, Beautiful Mess.
The highly anticipated 55-date reunion tour by the Cocteau Twins has
been abandoned at the last minute after a disagreement arose between
Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie.
Siobhan Fahey's new studio album under the Shakespears Sister monicker,
Songs From The Red Room, will be released in the U.K. on Nov. 16th.
A secret Cold War document has been de-classified that lists 38 bands
that the Soviet Union refused to allow to be heard in youth discos for
reasons that include neofascism, anti-communism, racism, punk, sex,
violence, anti-Soviet propaganda, homosexuality, religious obscurantism
and nationalism. Among those bands were: the Sex
Pistols, B-52s, Madness, the Clash, the Stranglers, Kiss, Krokus, Styx,
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Sparks, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper,
Nazareth, Scorpions, Genghis Khan, UFO, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads,
Donna Summer, Tina Turner, Junior English, Canned Heat, the Ramones,
Van Halen, Julio Iglesias, Yazoo, Depeche Mode, Village People, 10cc,
the Stooges and Blondie.
Megadeth are the latest act to get their own Artist Personal Experience
radio station, Megadeth Radio, distributed across Clear Channel Radio's
"iheartradio" network at www.iheartradio.com. The 24-hour
channel launched on Thursday.
Rickie Lee Jones will release her new studio album, Balm In Gilead, in
November which includes guest appearances by Bill Frisell and Victoria
Williams.
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder will appear on the CD sister compilation to
Jack Johnson's En Concert film due out Oct. 27th. The song
will be Vedder's performance with Johnson on "Constellations" at the
Bonnaroo Festival in 2008.
German metal act Mad Max will see their 1982 debut album, Mad Max,
1984's Rollin' Thunder, 1985's Stormchild and 1985's Night Of Passion
reissued in digitally remastered versions via Metal Mind Productions on
Nov. 9th.
A new documentary, Still Bill, that takes a "unique and rare look
inside the world of" soul legend Bill Withers. To purchase
the DVD, host a screening or find a screening of the film visit
www.StillBillTheMovie.com.
A new book by Martin Popoff entitled A Castle Full Of Rascals: Deep
Purple '83 - '09 has been completed. The nearly 300-page
publication contains many photos as well as a lot of previously-unused
interviews from Popoff's chats with the band members. It can
be ordered at www.MartinPopoff.com.
According to Peter Hook, the Freebass album has been
finished. First up will be the release of the EP, Two Worlds
Collide, which includes guest vocals from Pete Wylie and Tim
Burgess. The physical album will surface around January which
features the band's permanent vocalist Gary Briggs.
Rob Zombie's new studio album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny
Dreadfuls And The Systematic Dehumanization Of Cool, has been pushed
back to an undetermined 2010 release date.