Love previews standards at NYC benefit
(Launch) - Hole frontwoman Courtney Love gave fans a glimpse of some of the standards she's working on for her role in the movie "Hello Suckers." Imperial Teen mastermind and former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum accompanied Love with a few hired musicians to perform 1920s standards at a $500-a-plate ...
| Deftones' Moreno readies side project
(Launch) - Deftones frontman Chino Moreno is continuing work on the debut album from his side gig, Team Sleep. The yet-to-be-titled, year-long project took great leaps forward this spring with recording sessions in Seattle with Deftones producer Terry Date, and is now slated for release in early 2002. ...
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Radiohead kicks off tour
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Radiohead kicked off its first major North American tour in more than three years Monday night at the Woodlands Amphitheater outside of Houston. The 22-song, two-hour set drew exactly half of its material from the British group's two most recent Capitol albums, last year's "Kid ...
| Leonard Cohen offers 'Ten New Songs'
(Launch) - It has been nine years since venerable Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen released his last album of original material, "The Future." Now Cohen's future is set to arrive this fall with the simply titled "Ten New Songs," which will include four titles that debuted as poems on his Web ...
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Kevin Bacon takes show on the road
(Launch) - Actor Kevin Bacon will embark on a nationwide tour with his brother Michael and their musical group, the Bacon Brothers, beginning June 29. The tour is in support of Tuesday's release of their third album, "Can't Complain." Bacon, 42, and his brother formed the Bacon Brothers after a positive ...
| Dave Matthews apologizes for security at show
(Launch) - The Dave Matthews Band has apologized to its fans for the "very poor job" by security at the group's recent performance at Washington D.C.'s RFK Stadium, saying that it would "carefully evaluate any future show that we may consider at this venue." "The local security and ushering staff at ...
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Tenacious D set release for album
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Cult favorite duo Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass) will release its long-awaited Epic debut on Sept. 25. Guests on the self-titled set include Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Phish keyboardist Page McConnell, Redd Kross' Steve McDonald and the Vandals' Warren Fitzgerald. ...
| Jamiroquai readies 'Funk Odyssey'
NEW YORK (Billboard) - English neo-funk ensemble Jamiroquai is set to release its fifth album, "A Funk Odyssey," Sept. 11 via Epic. The set will be preceded on Aug. 13 by first single "Little L," as well as the group's first U.K. performance in two years, headlining the Knebworth festival two days earlier. ...
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Train kicks off 1st European tour
(Launch) - Train kicked off its first-ever European tour Tuesday night with a show at the London club Dingwall's. The San Francisco band currently has eight dates scheduled in Europe in support of its latest album, "Drops of Jupiter," followed by two gigs in Australia. Back home, Train kicks off a North ...
| Foo Fighters begin work on new album
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Modern rock titans Foo Fighters have begun recording demos for their fourth studio album, frontman Dave Grohl writes on the band's official Web site. "It looks like it won't be too long before we really start in on the record," he says. As for the sound of the new material, Grohl ...
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McCartney teams up with Microsoft
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Paul McCartney and Microsoft have paired for a month-long online promotion in conjunction with "Wingspan," McCartney's recently released Wings retrospective. WindowsMedia.com, MSN Music and www.PaulMcCartney.com will offer free audio and video clips of works by McCartney and Wings, ...
| Missing Persons found
(Launch) - New wave's hottest early '80s couple, Terry and Dale Bozzio, have put their differences and their divorce aside and have resurrected Missing Persons, which also includes former Duran Duran guitarist Warren Cuccurullo. Missing Persons, which had a string of hits including "Words" and "Destination ...
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Morissette renegotiates record contract
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Alanis Morissette has renegotiated her record contract with Maverick Records and will release the first project under the new deal in October, sources say. Morissette, whose two albums for the label have sold more than 35 million units worldwide, was locked in intense negotiations ...
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