(the version with Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford) returns. 13-city "Turn It On Again" North American tour. The tour will kick off on September 7th at BMO field in Toronto.
TMZ reports: Mark Burnett, the man behind the popular reality show "Rock Star," is being sued INXS of $2 million, idea for the reality show. In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, a writer/producer named Sharlene Sullivan claims that in 2002, she registered a show synopsis called "Rock Star" with the Writers Guild of America, in which "lead vocalists In the lawsuit, Sullivan claims she shared and the rock band INXS. After receiving initial interest from those parties, treatment regarding transvestites.
" Soon after, the suit claims, Mark Burnett claimed he created a reality show called "RockStar: INXS." Sullivan says Burnett knew that it had already been created.[see full story for more]- Warner Music Group Corp.
are suing Yahoo! China for alleged copyright infringement by providing links to unlicensed music, trade organization IFPI said on Beijing's no. 2 Intermediate Court has accepted the case, which was filed in early January by 11 companies and seeks damages of 5.
5 million yuan ($710,686), said Leong May-seey, the regional director for Asia.[see full story for more]- AP reports: Kenny Loggins, who segued into in the 1970s, was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Wednesday. "Thank you to everybody, and my fans who have come out," said Loggins, 59, just before putting his hands in wet cement at the sidewalk gallery outside the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard.
CMJ reports: For the second time since the release of Young Machetes, the Blood Brothers will hack their way through the American jungle, sparing no town or hamlet from their spastic groove-knife. The cutting begins in Lawrence, Kansas and will all be over come May in CMJ reports: Sixty-one artists have been chosen as possible contenders for this year's Shortlist Music Prize. The sixth as picked by a panel of nine industry heavy hitters, including Wayne Coyne, acclaimed music journalist Toure, last year's winner Sufjan Stevens and CMJ's own Rev.
Moose. Eligible albums, which must have sold less than 500,000 copies and must have been released in 2006, include Beck, Liars, Mohair, the Blow and Hot Chip. The Long List will ultimately be pared down to 10 in early April, with the winner to be announced later this spring.
[see Blabbermouth reports: According to NME.com, METALLICA will perform at the Wembley Stadium in London, England on July 8. The group's "Sick Of The Studio '07" tour schedule is now shaping up Blabbermouth reports: Joel Selvin of the San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar.
On "He's my good buddy. It's not him and us against the others. He got thrown out of the band, too.
I don't think Ed I got from our management is that now they said they're not going. Roth'll be there. S -- , he's there right now.
He's already got a room. I'm fine with him. I'm fine with Ed and Al.
I don't talk to Eddie. I'm not mad at Eddie. I still love the guy.
He's just hard to get along with. "When we were all going, when they were that; I bet money that would never happen. I would love to see it.
They owe it to the fans. They should do it.[see full story for more]- have been forced to cancel their upcoming US tour.
A statement from their "We have been informed this morning by the American Embassy, and our American Representative who was acting on behalf of the Wildhearts Visa application in the US, that The Wildhearts Visas will not be ready in time for the tour. Despite being told differently, it appears that errors were made by our nominated American representative, TuneLab reports: Daughtry is back on top of the Billboard Top 200 chart this week. The bands self-titled debut moved 90,000 units last week.
Fall Out Boy's 'Infinity on High' dropped to No. 4 with 67,000 copies. The Goo Goo Dolls, who recently re-released their latest 'Let Love In', is back on the chart at No.
48 with 15,000 units of the new edition sold.[see full story for more - what happened to that TuneLab reports: Korn are aiming for a July 17th release for their eighth studio album. The album is being produced by The Matrix and Atticus Ross who also produced their 2005 release, 'See punkbands reports: A federal judge in Chicago recording services.
Simply put, it means the band can record for any label. In yesterday's ruling, the court held that services. "The agreement contains no exclusivity provision, nor does any the life of the agreement," the judge wrote.
[see full story for more]- punkbands reports: The Classic Crime was involved in a van accident last night in Wisconsin. The band writes: Ok so this Last night we were driving through Wisconsin. 5 degrees F.
When we were about 3 miles before Wis Dells on I-90 going really sure) and started spinning. We ended up facing on-coming traffic and sliding 100 feet down the interstate. We finally came to rest in a 5ft deep snow bank.
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