Money Writes a Musical, Cure Fans Lose Out, more
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Eddie Money's musical, Two Tickets to Paradise, is set to premier June 4 at the Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College on Long Island. The show includes hits from Money's career along with six new numbers, all telling the story of how Money went from police officer to rock star.
The singer also has an album in the can with country versions of his hits performed with artists like Vince Gill and John Ford Coley. No release date has been set.
Over 500 fans of the Cure have lost the money that they paid for tickets to the group's February 26 show at London's O2 Arena. The ticket agency through which they made the buy, Trinity Street, had gone out of business and had not paid for the tickets with the venue.
Frontman Robert Smith says he is looking into the problem. On the band's website, he asked for "all parties to be sympathetic, proactive and timely in effecting a better solution to this problem than 'buy what seats are remaining and hope you get a refund on your original purchase'".
R&B singer/guitarist Snooks Eaglin passed away on Wednesday from a heart attack at the age of 72.
Eaglin lost his site shortly after his first birthday and learned to play guitar by listening to the radio. He was a fixture of the New Orleans music scene for over 50 years.
Allan Tussaint told the New York Times, "He played with a certain finger style that was highly unusual. He was unlimited on the guitar. Folks would assume, 'I can do this or I can do that', but Snooks wouldn't. There was nothing he couldn't do. It was extraordinary." For more on Eaglin, see the story at The Blues Foundation.
Texas Monthly has named a number of veteran musicians to its list of 30 people who changed their state's look...not musically but style-wise. Included are Lightnin' Hopkins ("He always had to have his hat, shades, the right socks and shoes, and the gold tooth displayed..."), Willie Nelson ("T-shirts, jeans, and running shoes"), Buddy Holly ("Ivy League V-neck sweaters offstage and tuxedos on."), Janis Joplin ("the vintage stores provided the velvet and feathers that [designer] Gravenites mixed with beads, bracelets, and boas to form the singer’s gypsy pastiche.") and George Strait ("stacked jeans sized two inches too long so they wouldn’t come up over his boot tops when he rode, button-down collars that wouldn’t flap when he lassoed, low-heeled boots so he could run to a roped calf when he dismounted, and a trophy buckle to prove he was good at it.").
The singer also has an album in the can with country versions of his hits performed with artists like Vince Gill and John Ford Coley. No release date has been set.
Over 500 fans of the Cure have lost the money that they paid for tickets to the group's February 26 show at London's O2 Arena. The ticket agency through which they made the buy, Trinity Street, had gone out of business and had not paid for the tickets with the venue.
Frontman Robert Smith says he is looking into the problem. On the band's website, he asked for "all parties to be sympathetic, proactive and timely in effecting a better solution to this problem than 'buy what seats are remaining and hope you get a refund on your original purchase'".
R&B singer/guitarist Snooks Eaglin passed away on Wednesday from a heart attack at the age of 72.
Eaglin lost his site shortly after his first birthday and learned to play guitar by listening to the radio. He was a fixture of the New Orleans music scene for over 50 years.
Allan Tussaint told the New York Times, "He played with a certain finger style that was highly unusual. He was unlimited on the guitar. Folks would assume, 'I can do this or I can do that', but Snooks wouldn't. There was nothing he couldn't do. It was extraordinary." For more on Eaglin, see the story at The Blues Foundation.
Texas Monthly has named a number of veteran musicians to its list of 30 people who changed their state's look...not musically but style-wise. Included are Lightnin' Hopkins ("He always had to have his hat, shades, the right socks and shoes, and the gold tooth displayed..."), Willie Nelson ("T-shirts, jeans, and running shoes"), Buddy Holly ("Ivy League V-neck sweaters offstage and tuxedos on."), Janis Joplin ("the vintage stores provided the velvet and feathers that [designer] Gravenites mixed with beads, bracelets, and boas to form the singer’s gypsy pastiche.") and George Strait ("stacked jeans sized two inches too long so they wouldn’t come up over his boot tops when he rode, button-down collars that wouldn’t flap when he lassoed, low-heeled boots so he could run to a roped calf when he dismounted, and a trophy buckle to prove he was good at it.").
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