Alanis Morissette Wants You For Her New Video
LOS ANGELES (AP) - If you've watched the actors in past Alanis Morissette videos and thought, "Man, I could do that," now's your chance. This weekend, Morissette will film her video for "Hands Clean" in Los Angeles, and she's looking for 15 folks between the ages of 18 and 25 to act in various scenes. ...
| Top Rockers Sign On For KROQ Xmas Shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some of the biggest names in rock are confirmed to appear at the 12th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas concerts, sponsored by Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. Linkin Park and Staind will play both the Dec. 8-9 shows at the Universal Amphitheatre; System Of A Down, Blink-182, Alien ...
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Lollapalooza Returns? Organizers Shoot For Its Return Next Summer
LOS ANGELES (LA Times) - After a five-year hiatus, the powers that be in the Lollapalooza camp are trying to bring back the festival next summer, reports the Los Angeles Times. Though no bands have been announced, the names being bandied about include Staind, Incubus, and the new, not-yet-named Chris ...
| Limp Bizkit Management Responds To Big Day Out Reports
NEW YORK (AP) - Following a wave of bad press in the past week about Limp Bizkit 's alleged involvement in the Big Day Out Festival death earlier this year, the band's management has released a lengthy rebuttal. Lawyers for the event have accused Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst of not cooperating with ...
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Alanis plans to release 10 non-album songs
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) - Alanis Morissette fans who feared that some of the new songs she had been premiering online and at recent shows wouldn't be released can rest easy -- they'll all see the light of day. After the Ottawa-born singer recently altered the track list on her upcoming album "Under Rug ...
| Billy Corgan's Zwan Has Chemistry, Hits, & Warmth
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Billy Corgan walked on to the stage at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, Calif., on Sunday (Nov. 18) night, the crowd became deafening. A huge grin covered Corgan's face, and stayed there for the rest of the night. Billy Corgan, smiling. This is rare. As he ripped into the first ...
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Scott Weiland Arrested In Las Vegas On Domestic Violence Charges
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Stone Temple Pilot frontman Scott Weiland is once again in trouble with the law. The singer was arrested around 2 a.m. Monday (Nov. 18) morning at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on domestic violence charges, according to the incident report filed at the Las Vegas Metropolitan ...
| Foo Fighters 29 Songs Into Fourth Album
NEW YORK (AP) - The Foo Fighters have recorded 29 songs for their upcoming fourth RCA album at frontman Dave Grohl's home studio in Virginia, according to a post on the band's official Web site. "There are lots of new songs to choose from," Grohl reports of the set, due in mid-2002, adding, "We've just ...
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Alanis Morissette To Receive U.N.'s Global Tolerance Award
NEW YORK (AP) - Friends of the United Nations will honor Alanis Morissette with a Global Tolerance Award on Dec. 11 in New York City. According to the organization, Morissette is being recognized for her outstanding contributions to promote tolerance through her music, citing the singer's involvement ...
| Slipknot Postpones Tour Due To Family Emergency
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Slipknot has postponed its headlining U.S. tour, which was slated to run from Nov. 21 through Dec. 21, due to a family emergency. The wife of percussionist Shawn Crahan (otherwise known as No. 6) had surgery last week at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for Crohn's disease. ...
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Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins Speaks Out On 'Overindulgence'
LONDON, UK (Reuters) - Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins briefly addressed his hospitalization in the U.K. in August for what handlers merely called "overindulgence" in a recent post on the band's official Web site (www.foofighters.com.) "I hope everyone is O.K. in these turbulent times," he said. ...
| Slipknot Cancels U.S. Tour
NEW YORK (AP) - Slipknot has canceled a 20-date U.S. tour which was to begin Nov. 21 in Fargo, N.D. and wrap Dec. 21 in the band's hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. The jaunt was cancelled after the wife of percussionist Shawn Chahan (also known as #6) was admitted earlier this week to the Mayo Clinic for ...
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Creed Plans Halftime Show, Online Chat
NEW YORK (AP) - In support of its upcoming Wind-Up album, "Weathered," due Tuesday (Nov. 20), Creed will perform at the halftime show of this year's annual Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day football game. The game against the Denver Broncos -- to be broadcast Nov. 22 on CBS -- kicks off at 4:05 p.m. ET ...
| Slipknot, American Head Charge Kick Off European Tour Jan. 20
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) Hard rockers Slipknot and American Head Charge are going out for a second outing together, this time in Europe. The two kick off a 23-date overseas tour on Jan. 20 in Helsinki, Finland, which wraps up Feb. 20 in Birmingham, England. Last time around, American Head Charge ...
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Wilco Bassist Organized Fundraiser For Children In N.Y. And Afghanistan
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Wilco bassist John Stirratt and Chicago artist/poet Wesley Kimler have organized an intimate evening of acoustic music, art, and performances to raise money for Working Playground, an organization that provides art therapy for children's healing, and the President's Childrens' ...
| Vedder, Crowes Cover Beatles For 'I Am Sam'
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, the Black Crowes, Sarah McLachlan, the Wallflowers, Ben Harper, and Nick Cave are among the artists who have recorded Beatles covers for the V2 soundtrack to "I Am Sam," starring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer. The album, due Jan. 8, also features ...
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Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst To Play With Puddle Of Mudd's Wes Scantlin
NEW YORK (AP) - Limp Bizkit isn't going to let a little thing like losing its guitarist get in the way of a TV appearance. The band's Fred Durst has announced that he will perform Led Zeppelin's "Thank You" with Puddle of Mudd singer-guitarist Wes Scantlin at MTV's European Video Music Awards on Thursday ...
| Creed Take You Higher
LOS ANGELES (AP) - For Creed, making their new record, Weathered, was an exercise in restraint. During the entire year and a half that the band toured behind its previous album, Human Clay, frontman Scott Stapp had one rule: No new songs could be written. "We wanted to live life and have experiences, ...
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M.I.A. Weezer Bassist Recording With Ex-Mighty Mighty Bosstone
BOSTON, Mass. (AP) - Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh, who has been mysteriously M.I.A. from the band since August (allstar, Aug. 15 ) due to an undisclosed medical condition, has turned up in recording sessions with ex-Mighty Mighty Bosstones guitarist Nate Albert, according to the Boston Phoenix. Albert, ...
| Cracker's 'Forever' Due In January
NEW YORK (AP) - Cracker's fifth studio album, "Forever," will be released Jan. 29 via Backporch/Virgin Records. According to the band's official Web site, the set was originally planned for an October release, but was later postponed by the label "to avoid the crush of holiday releases." In advance ...
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