MUSIC NEWS - Morrissey's gig at the Oasis Leisure Center in Swindon, UK tonight (Saturday, October 24) was stopped after the former Smiths frontman collapsed on stage. He opened his set with his classic song 'This Charming Man' and fell to the floor before he could begin his second. Audience members reported that he was notcibly in pain before the collapse. He was removed from the venue b
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MUSIC NEWS - After a lengthy wait, we finally have confirmation of an album release date by the new rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, and the winner is November 17, 2009 !!! Bandmembers, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) have announced the 11/17/09 date for their self-produced, self-titled release out via DGC/Inters
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MUSIC NEWS- Rachael Ray was so outraged at a recent taping of her tv show (for a November 6 airing) with guests Daryl Hall and John Oates when she was informed that the duo (the biggest selling pop duo of all time) have not yet been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In her noble effort to correct this egregious wrong, Rachel said "Hall and Oates has my vote!", and in a call to actio
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MUSIC NEWS - Having spent on a summer USA tour, Paul McCartney has now announced a brief pre- Christmas European tour that will start in Hamburg, the north German city that introduced the Fab Four to the world nearly 50 years ago. "Starting in Hamburg, ending in London and rocking everywhere in between. I'm very much looking forward to ending the year on a high," Sir Paul, 67, said on his we
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MUSIC NEWS - The writer of the classic 'Addams Family' and "Green Acres" theme songs, Vic Mizzy, died at home in L.A. on Saturday night at the age of 93, his representative, Jonathan Wolfson informs us.Vic was born in New York and began writing music for TV in the late 1950s, starting with the music for 'Shirley Temple's Storybook", but had been writing songs for the stars of the period, incl...
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MUSIC NEWS - MARY FORSBERG WEILAND has confirmed two book signings for her new book FALL TO PIECES: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Mental Illness, due out November 10 (via William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers). On Wednesday, November 11 at 7pm, Mary will be at Borders (10 Columbus Circle) in NYC and on Monday, November 16 at 7pm, she’ll be at Book Soup (8813 W. Sunset Blvd.) in We
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MUSIC NEWS - With the final leg of the Allman Brothers Band year-long 40th Anniversary USA tour finished and ABB on a well deserved break, founding band member, GREGG ALLMAN announced he will head back out on the road for series of solo shows this winter. The singer, songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist begins his fall tour November 11 in Salamanca, NY, followed by a group of shows that inc...
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MUSIC NEWS - Weezer, the 2008 Grammy Award Winner for best music video, will premiere their video for "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", the first single off of their latest release Raditude, on October 20th. The video will be Babelgum exclusively for one week, and features actress Odette Yustman ("Cloverfield") as the gorgeous femme fatale who visits the sleepy town
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MUSIC NEWS - Alec Ounsworth, the charismatic frontman for celebrated rockers Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, has released his anticipated solo album, Mo Beauty, today on Anti-Records. The set was recorded deep in the heart of musical New Orleans with an ensemble of local heavyweights including George Porter Jr. of the Meters and drummer Stanton Moore of Galactic, and guided by veteran producer Stev.
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MUSIC NEWS - With John Mayer's new album, BATTLE STUDIES and live TV concert coming up next month, Fuse has announced the start of their "John Mayer Contest: Fuse Reporter Needed!" One winner gets the chance to meet John Mayer and attend his live concert at the Beacon Theatre in NYC on November 17th. While backstage, the lucky winner will be tweeting, blogging, and covering all the action,
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MUSIC NEWS - U2 has announced that they will stream their Sunday L.A. show, as part of their ongoing worldwide 360 Degree Tour tour via their YouTube channel. Their Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl show will be free for anyone wanting to watch.This is the second time YouTube has streamed a live concert. In August, it streamed segments of the Outside Lands music festival, but the U2 gig will be th
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MUSIC NEWS- You may have witnessed the October 9 national television debut on Jimmy Fallon by Cory Chisel, when he performed his single "Born Again", a song he co-wrote with Brendan Benson (The Reconteurs). USA Today said the tune has "a killer organ riff and a defiant attitude." Now, Chisel has confirmed a USA tour with Benson that kicks off November 13 in St Louis, MO ( full itine
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MUSIC NEWS - The GRATEFUL DEAD is being honored in New York City today when the Empire State Building will be lit up with special tie-dye colors to celebrate the unveiling of a new exhibit at the NY Historical Sociey. The color scheme will represent the group’s iconic imagery and psychedelic influences.This Wednesday, October 21, founding DEAD members BOB WEIR (in town too for Ratdog concer
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MUSIC NEWS - Lyle Lovett's new album Natural Forces, is out this week (via Universal Music) and is being featured as an Amazon Daily Deal starting today! You can purchase the MP3 of the album a day before its release for only $3.99. An amazing deal, as if you need a another reason to listen to Lovett covering seven of his favorite Texan songwriters, Townes Van Zandt and Vince Bell among
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MUSIC NEWS - To celebrate their 20th anniversary of the release of their classic 1989 album Doolittle, the Pixies; Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering, will start up a 21-date USA portion leg of their "Doolittle Tour" on Wednesday, November 4 at the Hollywood Palladium. Today,we get news of the support acts for the tour.Opening for the Pixies over the course of the "
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