Scorpions Virgin Killer Import Cover Causes Contraversy

The Big news in the world of Rock today is the censoring of the Scorpions Classic Album Virgin Killer. I have to admit, when I first saw the album cover a number of years back I found it rather disturbing. Although I'm sure this move by the British ISP's is going to do nothing except boost the sales for the Scorpions Virgin Killer Album.

Here is the alternate cover version. The link above is for the Original cover of Scorpions Virgin Killer.

COLDPLAY Hammerstein Ballroom performance

Check out the Live Gig ColdPlay performed at the Hammerstein Ballroom, this private Nissan Live Sets concert was filmed in front of 300 lucky Coldplay fans and is available here on HTBW. The exclusive performance features current and past hits as well as an intimate question and answer session with COLDPLAY.

Britney Spears concert tour 2009

Tickets for Britney Spears 2009 Tour on Sale Beginning Saturday, December 6, 2008


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BRITNEY SPEARS has announced that she will make her highly anticipated return to stage with THE CIRCUS STARRING BRITNEY SPEARS 2009 TOUR, her first arena tour in five years, produced by AEG Live. Following hot on the heels of the December 2nd, 2008 release of her long-awaited sixth studio album, Circus, Spears will begin rehearsing for her incredible tour production this January with famed director and Emmy-winning choreographer Wade Robson, before launching the 27-city North American trek on March 3, 2009 in New Orleans with special guests The Pussycat Dolls. Spears will also dazzle British fans at London's O2 Arena on June 3 & 4 of 2009. Tickets go on sale beginning Saturday, December 6. Fans should visit BritneySpears.com for tour and ticketing information.

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Spears gave fans a special taste of what's to come on her Circus Tour during a live performance today from the Big Apple Circus tent in Lincoln Center on ABC-TV's Good Morning America. On October 15, Spears' new single, "Womanizer," made a record-breaking jump to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and garnered first-week download sales of 286,000. This marked the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003. "Womanizer" is Spears' ninth #1 single on the Hot 100 since her 1999 debut ...Baby One More Time.
Spears' live comeback began on November 6, 2008 with a cameo appearance at the Dodger Stadium show of Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour. Midway through "Human Nature," Spears joined Madonna on stage. Previously, Spears re-entered the spotlight when she opened the MTV Video Music Awards on September 7th, her third appearance on the awards broadcast. Spears won Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video Of The Year for "Piece of Me." On November 6, 2008, Spears won both "Album of the Year" and "Act of 2008" at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.
Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, and to date she has sold in excess of 62 million albums worldwide. Her releases include: ...Baby One More Time (1999); Oops!... I Did It Again (2000); Britney (2001); In the Zone (2003) and Blackout (2007).
For tickets, VIP packages and detailed tour information, fans should visit www.britneyspears.com. Tour itinerary follows:

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"THE CIRCUS STARRING BRITNEY SPEARS" 2009 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
ITINERARY
MARCH, 2009
3 NEW ORLEANS, LA NEW ORLEANS ARENA
5 ATLANTA, GA PHILIPS ARENA
7 MIAMI, FL AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA
8 TAMPA, FL ST PETE TIMES FORUM
11 UNIONDALE, NY NASSAU COLISEUM
13 NEWARK, NJ PRUDENTIAL CENTER
16 BOSTON, MA TD BANKNORTH GARDEN
18 TORONTO, ONT. AIR CANADA CENTRE
20 MONTREAL, QUE. BELL CENTRE
24 WASHINGTON DC VERIZON CENTER
26 UNCASVILLE, CT MOHEGAN SUN
27 PITTSBURGH, PA MELLON ARENA
30 HOUSTON, TX TOYOTA CENTER
31 DALLAS, TX AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER
APRIL, 2009
2 KANSAS CITY, MO SPRINT CENTER
3 MINNEAPOLIS, MN TARGET CENTER
6 EDMONTON, ALB. REXALL PLACE
8 VANCOUVER, BC GM PLACE
9 TACOMA, WA TACOMADOME
11 SACRAMENTO, CA ARCO ARENA
12 SAN JOSE, CA HP PAVILION
14 SALT LAKE CITY, UT ENERGYSOLUTIONS ARENA
16 LOS ANGELES, CA STAPLES CENTER
19 ANAHEIM, CA HONDA CENTER
24 GLENDALE, AZ JOBING.COM ARENA
25 LAS VEGAS, NV MGM GRAND GARDEN
28 CHICAGO, IL ALLSTATE ARENA

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Sasha Fierce - The New Beyonce

Just like the Seinfeld episode where George wanted everyone to call him T-Bone, Beyonce Knowles would like to be known by a bold new name.

The R&B singer has christened herself Sasha Fierce for her new double album, I Am ... Sasha Fierce, due in US stores on November 18, and has released a lengthy justification for the comical moniker.

She insists Sasha Fierce is who she really is, and is more fun, sensual, aggressive, outspoken and glamorous.

Singers have in the past changed their name after enjoying great success, most famously of course is Prince, who became an unpronounceable symbol and Puff Daddy, who became P Diddy.

Guns and Roses Chinese Democracy Album Release and World Tour

It's a historic day for Axl Rose: Guns N' Roses fans are finally getting their first official taste of Chinese Democracy. Chinesedemocracy.mp3

According to a report on Billboard.com, the title track from GN'R's oft-delayed, 17-years-in-the-making follow-up to 1991's Use Your Illusion albums, "Chinese Democracy," was made available for download to U.S. radio outlets first thing Wednesday morning (October 22), and already, stations like New York's Q104.3 are spinning the tune — which is almost five minutes long — and have posted it on their Web sites.

The track is a riff-heavy rocker that begins with eerie, soaring guitars and Rose's trademark squeal before launching into an infectious chorus. At first, Rose's voice sounds markedly deeper (think "Mr. Brownstone") than it does on some of GNR's most famous songs, but returns to its high-pitched greatness sporadically throughout the tune. The song ends with a quick explosion, which slowly trails off into silence.

While several of the album's tracks — including "Chinese Democracy" — have leaked online over the years, this marks the first official and authorized release of new music from Guns in more than nine years; the band's last single, 1999's "Oh My God," was featured on the soundtrack to Arnold Schwarzenegger's film "End of Days."

After years of missed deadlines, inexplicable delays and a handful of false starts, Chinese Democracy has finally been given a concrete release date of November 25. The album will be sold exclusively through Best Buy's retail locations and online through the chain's Web site. The disc will feature 14 tracks, including "Scraped," "Shackler's Revenge" (which appears on the new "Rock Band 2" video game), "Street of Dreams," "If the World" (which accompanies the closing credits of Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe's "Body of Lies") and "This I Love."

While Guns N' Roses have yet to reveal what touring plans — if any — they're planning around the record's release, rumors suggest the band might launch a U.S. tour early next year.

The imminent release of Chinese Democracy means the long wait for fans will soon be over. But it also means a free can of Dr Pepper for every U.S. citizen.

Last March, the beverage company announced it would give away free cans of the soft drink should Guns issue their LP before the close of 2008. Last week, a spokesperson for Dr Pepper told MTV News that, while additional details will be forthcoming, the company's plan to distribute free cans of its product will involve some sort of an online coupon system. "People will go on Dr Pepper's Web site and we will send them a coupon for a free one," the spokesperson confirmed. "It's going to be real easy."

Janet Jackson Tour Put on Hold after she was Hospitalized in Montreal

Singer Janet Jackson was hospitalized Monday while on tour in Montreal, TMZ reports.

Jackson was taken to the emergency room with an unspecified ailment when she suddenly took ill during her sound check. She cancelled the gig shortly before it was supposed to have started.

The singer, who's on her Rock Witchu tour, also cancelled a show Friday in Detroit, citing "production constraints."

No word yet on how, or whether, her hospitalization will affect Jackson's performance scheduled for Oct. 11 at Mohegan Sun.

Nickleback releases Free Download of their new Song "Gotta be Somebody" Hear it here

I guess everyone want to know about Nickelback and their asshole singer Chad Turton (AKA CHAD KROEGER.) So Chad made time away from his court appearances appealing his drunk driving chrage to make an album. Poor little baby got pissed and raced his Lambourghini down some residential back roads in Langley. Chad, ever have anyone you know KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER.

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ANyways, all that crap aside, here is the new single available on download. You can go to their site and give them all your private information and sign up for their junk mail sell your email address service, or simply get it Here Gotta Be Somebody.mp3

Nickelback announced the title of their new album, Dark Horse. They are also surprising fans with a free download, available only today for 24 hours. “Gotta Be Somebody” can be downloaded by clicking on this link Gotta Be Somebody.mp3 and saving the file to your hard drive. If you are worried about security, right click and save it to your harddrive, then scan it for viruses and spyware, no need to worry though, aside from being covered in Chad shit, it is clean. You can find those below. After the free download period is over for “Gotta Be Somebody”, the single will be available for purchase on itunes. Nickleback signed a 360 deal with Live Nation, in an effort to promote their music in a more modern way, as they want to keep moving with the times. They are still obligated to two albums with Roadrunner, but will soon begin fulfilling their Live Nation commitments, including a world tour in 2009. Dark Horse is co-produced by Nickelback and Mutt Lange. Find video and lyrics for “Gotta Be Somebody” below.

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Nickelback “Gotta Be Somebody” Lyrics
This time I wonder what it fells like
To find the one in this life The one we all dream of
But dreams just tough enough
So I’ll be waiting for the real thing
I’ll know it by the feeling
The moment when we’re meeting
It’ll play out like a scene
Straight off the silver screen
So I’ll be holding my breath
Right up to the end
Until I move my way
I’ll find the one that
I’ll spend forever with
Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
Everyone wants to feel like someone cares
Someone to love with my life in their hands
There’s gotta be somebody for me like that
Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
Everyone wants to know they’re not alone
Somebody else that feels the same someway
There’s gotta be somebody for me out there
Tonight Out on the street Out in the moonlight
And dammit this feels too right
It’s just like déjàvu
Me standing here with you
So I’ll be holding my breath
Could this be the end?

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Isn’t that movie where I find the one that I spend forever with

Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
Everyone wants to feel like someone cares
Someone to love with my life in their hands
There’s gotta be somebody for me like that
Cause nobody wants to do it on their own
Everyone wants to know they’re not alone
Somebody else that feels the same someway
There’s gotta be somebody for me out there

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Canadian Icon Singer Songwriter GORDON LIGHTFOOT Back on the Road Doing what he loves

Six years after an abdominal aneurysm nearly ended his life, Gordon Lightfoot is back on the good foot. The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter, 69, was interviewed last week at home in Toronto as he prepared to hit the road for a six-week tour.

INTERVIEW OF GORDON LIGHTFOOT

Q: What allure does performing still hold for you?

A: There are quite a few people I could name right now who are a bit older than me who are still doing it. It's the passion, I guess. It's the love of the work and the communication with the audience and the ongoing quest for the perfect intonation.

Q: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is heard in a new Imax movie, "Mysteries of the Great Lakes." Why did you let the filmmakers use the song?

A: I did it at the request of two of the members of the ladies committee [representing families of crew members who died in the 1975 shipwreck].

We've always conferred whenever one of these things would come up.

I said, "I'll do it, but give $15,000 to the Northwestern Michigan [College] scholarship." [Lightfoot established a scholarship at the college's Great Lakes Maritime Academy in 1976, the same year "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" became a Top 5 hit.]

Q: Your last album, "Harmony," came out in 2004. Are you writing new material?

A: I don't get seriously involved in that. I've completed all of my recording obligations.

My last [album] for Warner Bros. was in 1998. . . . I decided a couple years later I might try for one more ["Harmony"], as an afterthought. I got it down to the point where I had some rough vocal-and-guitar tracks . . . and all of a sudden, I was down with an aneurysm and I was out for two years.
The main reason why I'm glad I came back is because I can sing again and I can play again and I can get out in front of a crowd again. For about a year or so there, I didn't think that was gonna happen. I figured I was done.

Q: On any given night, when you sing "If You Could Read My Mind," what goes through your mind?

A: I always think about my first wife, Brita, the Swedish lady that I was married to. We have two children, my two eldest children.

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I always think of her when I do that song, because it was written right around the time that our marriage came apart. So she's there. She's with me.

Q: If I went back and listened to every album you've made, how good a picture would I have of your life?

A: Well, I hope you never have to do that. But I'll tell you: Yes . . . it would be a very good life story, a story of my life -- that roller-coaster ride through life.

Radiohead, Jack Johnson headline Golden Gate Park Concert - (outside lands festival, golden gate park, outside lands, outside lands concert)

This looks like one amazing festival happening in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Sixty-four bands, six stages, 60,000 concert-goers expected each day — that’s the gist of the inaugural Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival set for this Friday through Sunday in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Somehow Golden Gate Park — from the heyday of Hippie Hill to the totally free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival — never really got in on the grand-scale festival business.

When Radiohead takes the stage at the inaugural Outside Lands Festival on Friday, Aug. 22, it’ll be the first time a band has played in a sanctioned performance after dark in the park.

“The headliners of the caliber of Radiohead and Tom Petty want to be able to play with their production and a large part of that production is lights,” said Allen Scott, vice president of Bay Area promoter Another Planet Entertainment. “To have a truly world-class festival you have to go into night.”

Three years in the making — the end result of dozens of meetings with city, park and neighborhood officials — the first “multi-day ticketed festival” ever held in the park is a joint venture between Another Planet and Bonnaroo promoter Superfly Presents, based in New Orleans.

Headliners Radiohead, Tom Petty and Jack Johnson top a 64-band lineup that lands all over the genre map: Beck, Wilco, Ben Harper and Primus give way to the international flavors of Café Tecuba and Manu Chao. Lyrics Born, Lupe Fiasco and The Mighty Underdogs put hip-hop on the bill. You want old-school? Steve Winwood keeps the ’60s and ’70s alive.

A quarter of the acts are local bands, with The Coup, Goapele, Sila & the Afrofunk Experience, Two Gallants, Sean Hayes all landing prized slots.

Instead of burgers and dogs, the gourmet spread taps local restaurants like Maverick, Eos and Gordo’s. The wine comes from 20 local wineries.

Jumping through hoops with park and city officials, promoters have worked out special deals with BART and Muni to provide plenty of rides to the festival.

“Radiohead was looking for opportunities like Outside Lands to play in a city proper and for them, public transportation was a very important element to where they were playing on tour this year,” said Scott.

But, getting back to the main draw — live outdoor music on parade all day (and night) — perhaps it was festival veteran Steve Winwood who summed it up best:

“I think the decline of the record industry in many ways is quite good for the health of music. Because I think it gives people other roots and other avenues to get their music across, such as festivals and live music.”

2008 Seattle Hempfest Line-up

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Share Parker Memorial Main Stage
Saturday - August 16, 2008 11:00 Tim Pate 11:45 Magic Black-Ferguson 11:50 Elvy Mussika 11:55 Sandee Burbank 12:00 Ricker, Seattle's #1 DJ 12:25 Paul Richmond 12:30 Charlie Commeree 12:35 Sarah Newton 12:40 Richard Cusick 12:45 Madeline Martinez 12:55 Ed Rosenthal 12:50 Dominic Corva 1:00 Jim Page 1:35 Kris Krane 1:40 Lee Newbury 1:45 David Guard 1:50 Alexis Baden-Meyer 2:00 Mos Generator 2:35 Philippe Lucas 2:40 Douglas Hiatt 2:45 Martin Martinez 2:50 Scotto Moore 2:55 Richard Cusick 3:00 Herbivores 3:35 Dominic Holden 3:40 Philippe Lucas 3:45 Mikki Norris 3:50 Chris Conrad 3:55 Mason Tvert 4:00 Keith Stroup 4:05 Allen St. Pierre 4:10 Rick Steves 4:15 Vivian McPeak 4:20 All Hail the Crown 4:55 Adam Eidinger 5:00 Mike Corral 5:05 Vains of Jenna 5:40 Roland A. Duby 5:45 Angel Raich 5:50 Gregory Carter 5:55 George Rohrbacher 6:00 The Galaxy Machine 6:35 Dr. David Bearman 6:40 Phil Smith 6:50 Doug McVay 6:55 Joanna McKee 7:00 Brothers of the Baladi 7:45 Closing Ceremonies	Sunday - August 17, 2008 11:00 Tim Pate 11:45 Dale Rogers 11:50 Ed Rosenthal 11:55 Reverend DeMaris Strohm--Hughes 12:00 Laptop Battle 12:35 Violet Victoria 12:40 Don Wirtshafter 12:45 Russ Belville 12:50 Sunil Aggarwal 12:55 Dr. Gregory Carter 1:00 Jen Ambrose 1:35 Ed Forchion 1:45 Lee Berger 1:50 Omar Figueroa 1:55 John Conroy 2:00 Kim Manning 2:35 Dr. Frank Lucido 2:40 Valerie Corral 2:45 David Nott 2:50 Scotto Moore 2:55 Dominic Holden 3:00 Dat Fiya 3:40 Jack Herer 3:45 Debby Goldsberry 3:50 Steve Levine 3:55 Alison Holcomb 4:00 Rob Kampia 4:05 Rick Steves 4:15 Vivian McPeak 4:20 Flowmotion 4:55 David Frankel 5:05 Hip Hop - Outtasite, Laura "Piece" Kelley Shyan Selah 5:45 Angela Goodhope 5:55 Ngaio Bealum 6:00 Hip HopTotal Devastation Choklate Salem 6:40 Reefer Madness 7:00 L.D.T. Mo Thugs (Layzie Bone, Thin C, Dre ghost) 7:45 Closing Ceremonies
Hemposium Music Stage
Saturday - August 16, 2008 11:00 Panel - Industrial Hemp: What it Can Do for America Alexis Baden-Mayer Adam Eidinger David Frankel Summer Star Haeske Steve Levine Don Wirtshafter 11:50 Panel - State of the State: Washington's Medical Marijuana Law Sunil Aggarwal Douglas Hiatt Alison Holcomb Dominic Holden Dale Rogers Dennis Moyers Steve Sarich 12:40 Panel - Ask Your Doctor if Medical Marijuana is Right for You Dr. Gregory Carter Dr. David Bearman Dr. Frank Lucido Roger Roffman Sunil Aggarwal 1:35 Panel - Patients out of Patience: How to Obtain your Medicine Sunil Aggarwal Valerie Corral Philippe Lucas Martin Martinez Jeremy Miller Sean Willy Dale Rogers 2:25 Lazie Bone (L.D.T. Mo thugs) 2:40 Rick Steves 3:10 Hemp Fashion Show 4:00 Jim Page 5:00 Olivia de la Cruz 6:00 Tim Pate 7:00 Dirty Bird	Sunday - August 17, 2008 10:30 Panel - Cannabis and Spiritual Freedom Sunil Aggarwal Reverend Levon Lion Doug McVay Reverend DeMaris Strohm-Hughes 11:00 Panel - Looking Forward in Cannabis Reform David Frankel Alison Holcomb Dominic Holden Rob Kampia Kris Krane Mikki Norris Allen St. Pierre 11:50 Panel - Pot Pride Magic Black-Ferguson Debby Goldsberry Mikki Norris Keith Stroup Ed Forchion Sarah Newton 12:40 Panel - Marijuana Mythbusters Ngaio Bealum Chris Conrad Doug McVay David Guard Roger Roffman Mason Tvert Dominic Corva 1:35 Panel - Marijuana and the Media Russ Belville Dominic Holden Scotto Moore David Nott Phil Smith Mason Tvert 2:20 Panel - Industrial Hemp: What it Can Do for America Adam Eidinger David Frankel Jack Herer Steve Levine Chris Conrad George Rohrbacher 3:10 Hemp Fashion Show 4:00 The Misery Love Company 5:00 Jerin Faulkner 6:00 James Hilborne 7:00 Jill Cohn
Ralph and Judith Seeley Memorial Stage
Saturday - August 16, 2008 11:00 Tribal Voices 12:00 Thaddeus Spae 12:35 Jon Levesque 12:40 Reverend Levon Lion 12:50 Rachel Kurtz 2:55 Lee Berger 1:00 Michal Miller Band 1:35 Monte Levine 1:40 Magic Black-Ferguson 1:50 Russ Belville 1:55 Ed Forchion 2:00 Paula Maya 2:40 Steve Levine 2:45 Valerie Corral 2:50 Doug McVay 2:55 David Guard 3:00 Monte Ray & the Truth 3:35 Dr. Frank Lucido 3:40 Jack Herer 3:45 Debby Goldsberry 3:50 David Frankel 3:55 Angela Goodhope 4:00 Alison Holcomb 4:05 Jeffrey Steinborn 4:10 Rob Kampia 4:20 Billy and the Dusty 45's 4:55 David Nott 5:00 Kris Krane 5:05 Niyah 5:45 Madeline Martinez 5:50 Dale Rogers 5:55 Sarah Newton 6:00 Jahson Ites 6:35 Jeremy Miller 6:40 Dennis Moyers 6:45 Sean Willy 7:00 Martin N' Terri	Sunday - August 17, 2008 11:00 Tribal Voices 12:00 Daisy Chain 12:40 Ed Rosenthal 12:45 Charlie Commeree 12:50 Alexis Baden-Mayer 12:55 Roland A. Duby 1:00 Los Marijuanos 1:35 Keith Stroup 1:40 Joanna McKee 1:45 Angel Raich 1:50 Kris Millegan 1:55 Sandee Burbank 2:00 Handful of Luvin' 2:35 Elvy Mussika 2:45 Dominic Corva 2:50 Mason Tvert 2:55 John Conroy 3:00 Superficials 3:35 Lee Newbury 3:40 Mike Corral 3:45 Phil Smith 3:50 Douglas Hiatt 3:55 Martin Martinez 4:00 Allen St. Pierre 4:05 Dominic Holden 4:10 Chris Conrad 4:15 Mikki Norris 4:20 Sol Jibe 4:55 Don Wirtshafter 5:00 Violet Victoria 5:05 The Aaron English Band 5:40 Richard Cusick 5:45 George Rohrbacher 5:50 Omar Figueroa 6:00 Acorn Project 6:35 Sunil Aggarwal 6:40 Adam Eidinger 6:45 Dr. David Bearman 6:50 Paul Richmond 7:00 Puget Sound System
Peter McWilliams Memorial Stage
Saturday - August 16, 2008 12:00 Unhailoed 1:00 Mechanism 1:35 Roland A. Duby 1:40 Reverend DeMaris Strohm-Hughes 1:45 Omar Figueroa 1:50 Adam Eidinger 1:55 John Conroy 2:00 Equilibrium 2:35 Debby Goldsberry 2:45 Chris Conrad 2:50 Dominic Corva 2:55 Mikki Norris 3:00 Counterfist 3:35 Mike Corral 3:40 Phil Smith 3:45 George Rohrbacher 3:50 Angel Raich 4:00 Leo Starwind & the Raft 4:35 Richard Cusick 4:40 Jack Herer 4:45 Dave Frankel 4:45 Rob Kampia 4:50 Dominic Holden 4:55 Rob Kampia 5:00 Holophrase 5:35 Steve Levine 5:40 Russ Belleville 5:45 Sunil Aggarwal 5:50 Ed Forchion 6:00 Riverbend 6:35 Kris Millegan 6:45 Charlie Commeree 6:50 Don Wirtshafter 6:55 Violet Victoria 7:00 Enkrya	Sunday - August 17, 2008 12:00 Alligator Pears 1:00 Forced Elegance 1:35 Rachel Kurtz 1:40 Jon Levesque 1:50 Angela Goodhope 1:55 Jeffrey Steinborn 2:00 Deviate 2:35 Douglas Hiatt 2:40 Martin Martinez 2:45 Sean Willy 2:55 Monte Levine 3:00 The Outfit 3:35 Doug McVay 3:45 David Guard 3:50 Dr. Frank Lucido 3:55 Keith Stroup 4:00 Hunab Ku 4:35 Kris Krane 4:45 Magic Black-Ferguson 4:50 Dale Rogers 4:55 Valerie Corral 5:00 Xanther 5:35 Sandee Burbank 5:45 Jeremy Miller 5:50 Dennis Moyers 5:55 Lee Berger 6:00 Red XIII 6:40 Lee Newbury 6:45 Madeline Martinez 6:50 Alexis Baden-Mayer 7:00 Sex and Violins
DanceSafe Electronic Music Stage
Saturday - August 16, 2008 11:00 Skoi Sirius 12:15 Aksion 1:30 Rob Noble 2:45 Jeffrey Steinborn 2:50 Jimini Cricket 4:00 Truckasauras 5:15 Philippe Lucas 5:20 Kadeejah Streets 6:30 Nordic Soul	Sunday - August 17, 2008 11:00 DJ SoulKid 12:15 CTL ALT DLT 1:30 novaTRON 2:35 Kris Krane 2:40 Noisemaker 4:00 Michael Manahan 5:15 Alison Holcomb 5:20 Recess 6:30 Amanita

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Shelby Lynne Interview and Pictures

	It's 108 degrees Fahrenheit outside her home in Palm Springs, but over the phone Shelby Lynne is as cool as can be. Which is exactly what you'd expect, given the tenor of her recent recordings. After some initial fame as a mainstream country singer, Lynne reinvented herself with her 1999 album I Am Shelby Lynne. Her new sound was more soulful, had a harder edge, and was much, much deeper. It brought her reams of critical acclaim and a Grammy Award, although she never really did Britney numbers, saleswise. But she solidified her fan base with solid albums like Identity Crisis in 2003 and Suit Yourself in 2005. Lynne's records tend to be worlds unto themselves, but she really outdid herself on her latest LP, Just A Little Lovin', a tribute to the late British pop-soul singer Dusty Springfield. Covering songs by one of the most soulful singers in pop history is a daunting task, but Lynne succeeds by stripping the songs down and delivering them in a hushed, intimate manner, like she's playing a small jazz club in the wee small hours of the morning.
"If a song is worth a damn, you don't need to make it fancy," reasons Lynne, who will be appearing at the Burnaby Roots and Blues Festival Sunday at Deer Lake Park. "The song will do the work for you, you just need to be in service of the song, and that's what we did, you know. Just let the great melodies and the beautiful lyrics take us where we wanted to go. That's as simple as it is. A great song stands through many many years and many many artists and many many singin's and many different versions. If it can still stand up and you treat it right, it'll work for ya, yeah." Some of the covers are well known (I Only Want To Be With You, You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, The Look of Love), others are a little more obscure (Breakfast in Bed, Willie and Laura Mae Jones). But Lynne gets to the emotional core of each one, simultaneously paying tribute to Dusty and making the songs her own. One of the highlights is a spellbinding version of I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore, a tale of heartache and betrayal written by Randy Newman. The lyric is sung by a woman whose man may be having an affair -- at least that's what the neighbours are saying, which the woman can hear through her paper-thin apartment walls. Lynne's vocal is so forlorn, so lonely, it's simply heartbreaking. "That's the song that [I heard where] I fell in love with Dusty," she says. "I love the whole Dusty in Memphis record, I love Son Of a Preacher Man and all that stuff, you can't beat it. But Randy Newman in that frame of mind just blows me away." Many of the songs have great storylines. She is totally into another song that was recorded during the Dusty In Memphis sessions, Willie and Laura Mae Jones. It was written by swamp-soul cult hero Tony Joe White, who also wrote Polk Salad Annie and Rainy Night in Georgia. "Tony is one of the great storytellers we have, of all time," she says. "He can really paint a picture of the story he's telling. It's always nice to get a visual, you can really see the story play out as you sing it. And those are fun to sing. I like tellin' a story in a sung way, and he just writes those kind of amazing songs. He just happens to be a friend of mine. We've written a couple of songs together, and we really relate to each other." Oddly enough, the first version of Willie and Laura Mae Jones that Lynne heard was by Waylon Jennings -- Springfield's version sat in the vaults for a couple of decades before it was unearthed on a Rhino Records reissue of Dusty in Memphis. But Springfield's version was the definitive one. "She has such a kind of sultry way of tellin' a poignant story," says Lynne. "That's the great thing about Dusty, she could tell a story. A great interpreter can always make you believe what they're saying, and that's one of the things that sold me about Dusty's singin'. Her heart, her soul believed what she was singin'. That's what makes great singers." Your Ad Here Lynne turns 40 on Oct. 22, which means she was barely born when many of Springfield's hits were recorded. Growing up in in Frankville, Ala., she never really heard much Dusty -- her first exposure to You Don't Have To Say You Love Me was on a live Elvis Presley record. But when she finally discovered Dusty in 1997, she was hooked. Still, the idea to do an album of Springfield covers wasn't her own. It was a suggestion by Barry Manilow. "We've been friends for several years," she relates. "He lives here in the desert. We're musician friends, and he's a wonderful, wonderful man, I really admire him." She didn't act on the idea for a couple of years, but when she finally suggested it to Capitol Records, they were enthusiastic. She decided to record it at the fabled Capitol Records building in Hollywood, a mid-century modern masterpiece which resembles a stack of records. She recorded it live in the studio in five days with a quartet. It was all old school -- it was recorded to tape, not done digitally, and was produced by Phil Ramone, a music legend who did everything from Astrud and Joao Gilberto's The Girl From Impanema to Dionne Warwick's Do You Know The Way To San Jose and Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks. "I like his style," she says. "He's really calm, he's the ultimate gentleman. He dug what I brought to a song, and I really needed someone to understand what I wanted to do with this record. I could hardly find some young sprite that would understand my way [of doing things]. First of all I have to do all analogue, I like to use tape. I need to have cats around who can still do that."
	Everything clicked in the studio, but one thing was amiss. Even though they were recording in the same building as her record company, no-one came down to check out the sessions. That's because Lynne was recording the very week Capitol Records was going under. "I kept wondering why nobody upstairs was coming downstairs to see what I was up to," she says. "It was because they were exploding. There was no secret, we knew for awhile that Capitol was kind of falling apart. I kind of already knew I was going to call Luke [Lewis at Lost Highway records] and say 'You're gonna dig this.' I didn't waste any time, I cut that record and sent it to him. Just took my chances with people gettin' mad [at Capitol]. "But I didn't give a damn at that point. I've been jerked around so many times. And I'm not whinin', and I'm not cryin'. Labels are just good for about a two-year warranty, and then you're screwed." Lost Highway did indeed love the album, and it came out on that label. It hit number 41 in the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the States, the highest chart position Lynne has ever achieved. A record done out of love and respect, with no thought of commercial appeal, wound up being one of her biggest commercial successes.

Musikfest

City residents won't have to wait another 25 years for a Musikfest milestone.

Major changes are already in the works for the annual festival.

The headliners stage relocation in 2010 from Sand Island to a $53 million media and cultural center on former Bethlehem Steel Corp. land is expected to expand the festival's attendance, band-booking ability and South Side presence.

RiverPlace's relocation to a larger stage at what will be known as SteelStax will allow Musikfest to attract different artists, said Kim Plyler, spokeswoman for ArtsQuest, which runs the annual 10-day event that begins today -- its 25th anniversary.

Some musicians won't play at the 6,500-seat RiverPlace because they only play at larger venues, she said.

The new headliners stage at SteelStax will have 8,000 seats.

"The bigger the space and the more seats you have, the different types of artists you can bring in," Plyler said. "I wouldn't say bigger names but different names."

Musikfest experienced such a boost in 2000 when the headliners stage moved from a smaller stage in the Colonial Industrial Quarter to Sand Island, Plyler said.

The move to SteelStax will also add more South Side venues to Musikfest. Currently Zoellner Arts Center is the only festival stage south of the Lehigh River.

The headliners stage will be a second venue and ArtsQuest officials also plan to use another SteelStax site for Musikfest, Plyler said. Music Park, an outdoor music venue that will be built in remains of Steel's Iron Foundry Building, will be able to hold 2,500 people.

Whether more festival venues move to the South Side is undetermined, Plyler said.

"The community will decide that," she said.

The South Side would welcome a bigger part in Musikfest, said Roger Hudak, chairman of the mayor's South Side Task Force. Having more festival venues there would benefit neighborhood businesses, he said.

Also Musikfest is really at a maximum capacity at its Center City locations, Hudak said.

"It can't get any bigger there," he said.

Plyler agreed that the Center City venues can often be very packed.

"I think SteelStax will definitely expand the draw for the festival," she said.

Another future draw for Musikfest might be SteelStax's neighbor -- Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem that is scheduled to open in July 2009. ArtsQuest and city officials predict Musikfest and the casino will be mutually beneficial.

The casino is estimated to bring up to 5 million people to Bethlehem each year, Mayor John Callahan said. The major tourist draw will likely introduce more people to Musikfest, he said.

"And Musikfest will drive traffic to the casino," Callahan said.

Musikfest is a major tourist draw of its own, Plyler said.

"I think Musikfest will be an added benefit for the casino because we attract more than 1 million people each year," she said. "It would be nice if there could be some cross promotion to the casino's patrons to introduce them to Musikfest."

AC/DC Sets Out on World Tour

	AC/DC is powering up for a new trip down the highway to hell. Marking their first world tour in nearly eight years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will kick off their U.S. leg in October, per Billboard, following the release of their new studio album, which in a sell out move will be sold exclusively by Wal-Mart (The Kings of Censorship.)
Manager Rob Light told an industry conference that AC/DC will embark on an 18-month jaunt in support of the new release, which has been two-plus years in the making but doesn't yet have a street date or title. (The Aussie rockers have been toying with the name Black Ice, but nothing's official.) Your Ad Here The first single, "Runaway Train," is due to ship to radio stations next month. Light indicated a full itinerary should be announced soon. The colossal tour, traversing 17 countries, is destined to hit mostly arenas. To honour their Sellout Deal with the Retail Giant Walmart, Angus Young will bounce around the stage wearing the trademarked Blue Walmart Uniform with the Yellow Smiley Face. This will replace his trade marked school boy uniform. -------------------------- The Not-so-Great Rock and Roll Sell out AC/DC has just become the latest veteran act to sign an exclusive deal with the big box, per a Wall Street Journal report, joining the likes of Garth Brooks, the Eagles and Journey. The new album will be the Aussie rockers' first since 2000's Stiff Upper Lip, making this the band's longest break between studio releases. The powerhouse retailer proved to be a reliable partner for veteran acts in recent years. The Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden has sold 3 million copies since debuting as a Wal-Mart exclusive last November.
	Journey is expecting a top 10 bow for its new triple-disc Revelation, which debuted in Wal-Mart last Tuesday. While the Eagles and Journey signed their Wal-Mart deals as essentially independent acts, AC/DC's new album will be the Hall of Fame band's first as part of a long-term deal signed with Sony BMG in 2002. The deal also included reissuing remastered editions of the group's entire back catalog. While the retailers played a major role in marketing the previous exclusives, it's uncertain what role they'll play with a signed act like AC/DC. Last year, Wal-Mart announced it was cutting back its shelf space for music releases, despite being the country's largest seller of physical CDs. Record companies often compete for the shrinking shelf space by offering the retailer exclusive versions of new albums. Of course, their exclusive acts tend to get the best shelf placement of all. AC/DC recorded the new album in Vancouver with producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Audioslave) and longtime audio engineer Mike Fraser. The as-of-yet untitled album is expected in the fall.

Cheech and Chong Back on the Road together

	Two of the most famous pot smokers of the 1970s, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, unveiled plans on Wednesday for their first comedy tour in more than 25 years following their acrimonious split. "Cheech & Chong: Light Up America ..." will hit 22 cities in the United States starting with Philadelphia on September 12 and ending in Denver, Colorado, on December 20. In between they will play Los Angeles, Miami, Washington, D.C. and other places. This is a moment that I've been looking forward to for many, many years because we have such a legacy and history together that we couldn't escape it, even if we tried," Chong told reporters at a news conference to announce the tour. Cheech and Chong were one of the most successful comedy teams of the 1970s with hit movies and chart-topping records based on their brand of marijuana-influenced humor.
"They were potheads who appealed to a youth generation steeped in personal freedom spawned by 1960s-era hippies. Marin said their humor about doing stupid things while being stoned on marijuana should still appeal to today's youth, as well as Cheech & Chong's older fans. "We've had the younger audience all along. Every time they get to that certain age, they go through that Cheech & Chong period of watching the movies, listening to the records. So, it's almost like a rite of passage," Marin said. The comedy duo said the tour will be theatrical and will rely on the sizable budget that Live Nation -- the company behind the tour -- can muster. When they toured early in their careers, the duo's props were a bag of used clothes, but the new tour will have large video screens to flash images on. As they discussed the tour, Cheech and Chong relied on some props in the form of synthetic marijuana plants to win some laughs, as Chong "watered" the plants with bottled water. Marin, 62, and Chong, 70, spoke about the tour to reporters at the Troubadour, a fixture on the Southern California club scene. Marin said as budding comedians, he and Chong waited in line outside the club for hours for the chance to perform. Cheech and Chong gained notoriety in nightclubs in the Los Angeles area in the 1970s and released their first album, "Cheech and Chong," in 1971. "Los Cochinos" in 1973 won the Grammy award that year for best comedy album. In 1978 their first movie, "Up in Smoke," proved to be a blockbuster, raking in more than $100 million at box offices. They performed together onstage for the last time in 1981, but continued to make movies and records.
	The pair split following the 1985 release of their album "Get Out of My Room." Chong said that their break-up -- which was well-publicized and bitter -- was caused by success. "What happens if you don't have big problems, like trying to make it -- when that's cured when you've made it -- then your little problems become your big problems," he said. "So you start fighting over stupid things." Marin carved out a career as a television actor in shows such as "Nash Bridges" and "Judging Amy." Chong also did a lot of TV work, including appearances on "That '70s Show." Chong has long advocated the legalization of marijuana, and in 2003 was arrested and later imprisoned for selling drug paraphernalia.

Mick Jagger can now join AARP

Mick Jagger turns 65 today but the old rogue demonstrates that he is still capable of stirring it up with the birthday announcement that The Rolling Stones are switching labels from EMI to Universal.

Mick has always been as fascinated by business as by sex, drugs and rock and roll, and his acumen in this department has done as much to keep the Stones rolling as Keith’s mercurial riffs.

This is an astute move for the Stones, switching to the biggest and most successful major record company at a time when their old partners are undergoing massive internal restructuring. The Stones have more marquee than sales value these days, but I am sure Mick and co have negotiated a very favourable deal. Having given Universal (and boss Lucien Grange) the chance to demonstrate they are the biggest hitters in the musical park, you can be sure the new company will be working their tails off to recoup.

None of them are getting any younger (though Ronnie Wood is certainly acting like it) so this could be a last big deal for the Stones but it demonstrates that there is life in them yet.

Not such good news for Guy Hands, whose company has now lost the services of a Beatle, The Stones and Radiohead, three of EMI's biggest names. When Terra Firma first took over EMI there were unfounded fears they might be engaged in asset stripping, but while they put their efforts into rebuilding the company it is starting to look as if their assets are being stripped from them. To lose one superstar may be regarded as misfortune. To lose three in a row looks like carelessness.

With power shifting to the artists, it is actually becoming increasingly common for acts at the ends of their deals to look for new partners, using their established status to increase royalty rates and gain other commercial benefits (hence Madonna announcing that she will depart Warners at the completion of her deal to sign to Live Nation).

Unfortunately, the loss of so many marquee names in such a short space of time could create an impression that EMI is not trusted by artists. Given the voraciousness of Universal (who recently tried to tempt Oasis from SonyBMG with a multi million pound offer), I am sure the Stones' new partners are delighted to be putting one over their rivals. Officially, EMI wish the Stones well at their new home. Unofficially, the message is more likely to be: "Et tu, Mick?"

He may be pensionable, but it looks like Jagger's still handling himself like a street fighting man.

Breneaked Ladies - Steve Page Arrested on Drug Charges, while with two barenaked ladies

The singer and guitarist for the band Barenaked Ladies has been arrested on drug charges in upstate New York.

Police say Steven Page was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday in the Syracuse area.

Authorities say the arrest occurred at about 2 a.m. after police noticed a suspicious car with its driver's side door left open. They say they found Page and two women in a nearby apartment, along with cocaine and marijuana.

Barenaked Ladies' manager Terry McBride confirmed the charge but declined to comment further. The singer, released after paying $10,000 bail, is due in court Thursday.

Page helped form the band in 1988. The group, know for hits such as "One Week" and "Pinch Me" recently released their debut kids CD "Snacktime."

Anthony Kiedis and Heather Christie call it splits

Red Hot Chili Pepper's Frontman Anthony Kiedis and his girlfriend, former model Heather Christie, have broken up, sources say.

Kiedis and Christie were together for more than three years, and are the parents of a 9-month-old son, Everly Bear.

Sources told People.com the couple has split up and has being living apart since last month.

Kiedis is the frontman for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. His representative declined to comment on the breakup report.

"Anthony is a great dad and I will love him forever for giving me the gift of life," Christie told People.com. "I really hope he finds what he's looking for."

Madonna and Britney Spears may tour together

Madonna has apparently asked Britney Spears to join her on selected dates as part of her Sticky and Sweet tour, say reports, as Britney is eager to relaunch her music career.

It's claimed Madonna and Spears will meet in New York to record a video together that will then be broadcast on stage during the live shows, while some dates will even see Britney performing in person.

"They are recording a video together on Sunday that will provide the backdrop for part of Madonna's show," says a source to The Sun, "and they are talking about Britney taking the stage on a few of the dates too. It's hoped that Madonna can help Britney get back to her old self."

Both singers have worked together previously, both at the 2003 MTV Awards (the infamous kiss scene) and on Spears' single 'Me Against The Music'.

Slipknot getting new masks

On July 1, Slipknot, the Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum nine man hard rock enigma, will unveil its new imagery in an exclusive partnership with AOL Music, the web’s most trafficked online music destination*. This highly anticipated debut kicks-starts the launch of Slipknot’s new album, All Hope Is Gone, which is set for release on Roadrunner Records on August 26th. Masks are an integral part of the band’s identity and to reflect this point, AOL Music’s Spinner.com will host a retrospective photo gallery of Slipknot masks throughout their career, spanning all three previous albums and including the most recent controversial “Purgatory Masks.” The Slipknot mask unveiling will be featured on the main page of Spinner.com worldwide for 24 hours.

Slipknot is a groundbreaking nine-piece machine born out of Des Moines, IA. The band has sold over 10 million albums worldwide. Their last studio album VOL. 3: (THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES) was released in May 2004, debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, selling over 240,000 copies its first week and 1.5 million copies in the U.S. to date. The album broke new ground for the band and spawned the hit singles “Duality,” “Vermilion” and “Before I Forget.” In November 2005 the band released SLIPKNOT 9.0: LIVE, a gold-certified double live album. December 2006 saw the release of the DVD Voliminal: Inside the 9. Certified platinum, it is a vivid, brutally honest glimpse of the world inside the band.

Pearl Jam goes to Bed with Verizon

Pearl Jam has struck a deal with Verizon Wireless' V Cast service to sell select tracks from the authorized live bootlegs that will be available in conjunction with the band's upcoming summer tour, which begins Wednesday (June 11) in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Under this extension of Pearl Jam's long-running live bootleg program, three tracks from each show (excluding Bonnaroo) will be available immediately afterward via V Cast and PearlJamConcerts.com -- one as a free mobile download and two others for purchase.

All V Cast tracks will be "dual downloads," meaning that once purchased, they are sent to both the mobile phone and the user's computer. They will feature Verizon's existing digital rights management (DRM) system and will also be sold as ringtones and ringbacks.

The Verizon deal also includes mobile tickets. Any fan downloading any type of Pearl Jam content from V Cast -- going back to the beginning of the year -- is eligible to win seats to an upcoming show. Tickets will be sent directly to the phones of winning fans, in the form of a barcode that can be scanned at the venue's entrance.

In addition, DRM-free digital tour bootlegs will be sold in FLAC format. A less expensive MP3 option will also be available, with all digital versions hitting PearlJam.com exclusively two weeks after each show.

In the past Pearl Jam has used a proprietary download tool to help fans manage acquisition of their bootlegs, but it isn't doing so this time, Pearl Jam fan club manager Tim Bierman told Billboard.com. "Customers will download through their individual browsers. Those needing help with larger files/slower connections will be advised to use a free download manager available on the Web," Bierman said.

The bootleg series, which began on CD in 2000 but went digital-only for Pearl Jam's 2006 tour, will once again have a physical component this summer. CDs will be manufactured on demand and will be mailed within three weeks of the show.

Alanis Morrisette Pregnant???

OK, so this really isn't all that much about a concert in particular, however there is a rumour floating around this morning which say's Alanis Morrisette is Pregnant. Well as far as rumours go, this one is quite funny. It appears the Alanis Morrisette Pregnancy Rumour was started with an off the cuff remark during an interview in Rolling Stone Magazine. The article wasn't even about Alanis Morrisette being pregnant, it was about her life and career. Pregnancy was only mentioned once. So here ya go, the Rolling Stone Article on Alanis Morrisette

You oughta know that when we spoke, Alanis Morissette was at the Salt Lake City airport on her way from a gig at the Sundance Film Festival -- no, Robert Redford didn't turn up -- and heading to London. You oughta know that Morissette has just released her third studio album, Under Rug Swept. And, finally, you oughta know that the first single from that album -- the characteristically confessional and autobiographical "Hands Clean," in which the former Canadian teen-pop star assumes the role of Svengali telling his protegee to keep quiet about their affair -- is all over the airwaves, likely earning some new fans for the now-twenty-seven-year-old who sold a remarkable 28 million copies worldwide of 1995's Jagged Little Pill. In other words, folks, it's probably time to stop making so many annoying references to "You Oughta Know." Isn't that ironic? Actually, no.
Literally and figuratively speaking, how clean are your hands anyway?

Literally, damn clean. I have a thing about clean hands. And figuratively, my conceptual hands are getting cleaner every day.

Have people been coming to you with their best guesses as to who the song is about?

A couple of people have taken stabs, but just like with "You Oughta Know," they've never gotten a denial from me and they've never gotten an affirmation, either. That's not what it's about. This is not revenge. This is me telling my story.

Do you feel better getting it out of your system?

Definitely. The more transparent, the more authentic I can be, the more liberated I feel and the less fearful. That song is so deeply personal and so specific that it begs the question of exactly what people are responding to. Is it just a musical resonance? I guess a lot of people must be interpreting it in different ways.

On Under Rug Swept, you list "21 Things I Want in a Lover." Give me a few things that you definitely don't want in a potential boy toy.

OK. Someone who doesn't ask any questions. Someone who can't listen to save his life. Someone who has a negative attitude about life. Someone who doesn't like sex. Someone who complains. That is, like, immediately not going to happen for me.

You played God in Kevin Smith's movie "Dogma." At the height of "Jagged Little Pill" mania, did you ever believe you actually were God?

Well, I believe I am God. But I also believe everybody is God. So, yeah, I believe I'm a little piece of God all the time. But so are you.

Thanks for noticing. "Under Rug Swept" had a rather long gestation period. Would you describe making this album as having been a difficult birth?

It wasn't the birth itself that was challenging for me. It was all the other hats that I had to wear. It was like I was pregnant and I was building a house and I was renegotiating contracts, and I was dealing with a bunch of different changes in all my interpersonal relationships and people who I was touring with. So the pregnancy itself was great, but it was challenging because of all the other things that were going on at the same time.

You know the headline that will emerge from this story: "Alanis Pregnant!" Recently, you were presented with the Global Tolerance Award from Friends of the United Nations. Is there anything you won't tolerate, young lady?

I don't like the word tolerate. I prefer acceptance, because tolerate implies that you have this deep-seated buried resentment about something or toward someone, and acceptance just means you're allowing the differences to just be what they are and you're agreeing to disagree. I have my boundaries and my limits in my personal life. I would never tolerate someone hitting me or touching me.

No touching at all?

Well, they can touch me, but they can't touch me in violent ways. The good kind of touching - that they can do any time they want.

As a recovering Canadian teen star yourself, give me your best advice for the world's future-recovering-teen-stars of today.

Oh, it doesn't matter what you're doing, it just matters what you're being, so don't worry about it.

So you do consider yourself in recovery, then?

I think I'm in recovery for everything. We all are for the rest of our lives.

You call the new album Under Rug Swept, but when's the last time you swept under a rug, or anywhere else, for that matter?

I aspire to not sweep anything under the rug, but I do it. I still do it. I'm still working on it, and I probably did it just this morning.

But fess up, you do have someone else come to clean the house every once in a while.

Well, my house is actually usually really, really superclean.

Like those immaculate hands of yours, huh?

Yes, I'm a cleanie beanie, but I also can be a hippie, so there's that both-ness again. Life is so about both-ness.

This could be a pretty loaded question with you, but how's your love life?

I'm single right now. I am very, very happy to be single. And it's better than ever.

OK, we've dealt with your sex life, let's get really personal: What's your reading material for this plane trip?

What do I have? I have these collected poems of all the greats. Then I have all my psychology books, as always. And I may be the only woman in the world who hasn't read The Poisonwood Bible, so I'm about to dive into that one.

Before you step on that plane and leave this country, is there anything else you care to declare about your new album?

Just that I'm so peaceful, and happy about expressing it and sharing it. During Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, there were so many people around me who had such expectations that it felt like I was trying to catch a tidal wave in a thimble, you know. And now it just feels like the expectations are so much lower. And that's when I'm happy, and guaranteed not to be disappointed.

JANET JACKSON TOUR for 2008

JANET JACKSON has announced she will tour for the first time in seven years, kicking off the jaunt September 20 in Vancouver.

The singer announced the news today, and revealed that she didn’t tour her 2006 album ‘20 Y.O.’ after her record label asked her not to, despite the fact that she was already in preparation mode.

“I was supposed to go on tour with the last album," Jackson told the Associated Press. "We were actually in full-blown tour rehearsals at that point ... learning numbers, getting everything together, set designs, I had to kind of shut everything down and go into the studio."

The result was Jackson’s new album ‘Discipline’, which was released in February. She will now support her last two albums on the forthcoming ‘Rock Witchu’ tour, for which a handful of dates have been revealed.

Dates are scheduled for New York and Washington with the full tour itinerary expected to be announced shortly. Tickets will go on sale June 7.

Canadian Rockers, RUSH Touring North America

What Blog about Concerts would be right without some mention of the Greatest Rock band in the World, RUSH. The Canadian Rockers are in the middle of their Snakes and Arrows tour. If you are lucky enough they will pass through your town. Here is a list of Concert Dates for RUSH.

APR 2008
11th 13th 15th 17th 19th 20th 23rd 25th 26th 29th	San Juan, PR Ft Lauderdale, FL Orlando, FL Jacksonville, FL Houston, TX New Orleans, LA Austin, TX Dallas, TX Oklahoma City, OK Albuquerque, NM	Coliseo de Puerto Rico Bank Atlantic Center Amway Center Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Woodlands Pavilion New Orleans Arena Frank Erwin Center The Music Center at Fair Park Ford Center Journal Pavilion
MAY 2008
1st 3rd 4th 6th 8th 10th 11th 20th 22nd 24th 25th 27th 29th 31st	Phoenix, AZ Reno, NV Concord, CA Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA Las Vegas, NV Irvine, CA Moline, IL St Paul, MN Winnipeg, MB Regina, SK Edmonton AB Vancouver, BC Seattle, WA	Cricket Pavilion Reno Events Center Sleep Train Pavilion Nokia Theatre Nokia Theatre Mandalay Bay Events Center Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre iWireless Center Xcel Energy Center MTS Center Brandt Center Rexall Place GM Place The Gorge Amphitheatre
JUNE 2008
1st 3rd 5th 7th 9th 10th 12th 14th 15th 25th 27th 28th 30th	Portland, OR Boise, ID Denver, CO Kansas City, MO Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Montreal, QC Philadelphia, PA Boston, MA Indianapolis, IN Milwaukee, WI St Louis, MO Cincinnati, OH	Clark County Amphitheatre Idaho Center Red Rocks Starlight Theatre United Center Joe Louis Arena Bell Center Wachovia Center Tweeter Center Verizon Amphitheatre Summerfest Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Riverbend Music Center
JULY 2008
2nd 4th 5th 7th 9th 11th 12th 14th 17th 19th 20th 22nd	Pittsburgh, PA Atlantic City, NJ Saratoga, NY Uncasville, CT Toronto, ON Manchester, NH Holmdel, NJ Wantagh, NY Hershey, PA Washington, DC Charlotte, NC Atlanta, GA	Post Gazette Amphitheatre Marc Etess Arena SPAC Mohegan Sun The Molson Amphitheatre Verizon Arena PNC Bank Arts Center Jones Beach Hershey Stadium Nissan Pavilion Amphitheatre Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Launch Day

Welcome to the Newest of HTBW's New Media Blogs. This Blog is dedicated to information on musicians, bands and their upcoming concerts. Concentrating on the topics that matter, Upcoming Concerts will filter through the crap providing readers and fans with the information they want and need now.

Unlike other "Entertainment" Blogs, Upcoming concerts will be staying away from the Evil Rumour Mill and focusing on the art, the entertainment, and the information.

For the first few days, the blog will look a little disorganized as we fine tune it to HTBW Standards. Stay Tuned for the best of the best in the Music Industry.

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