The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, Fergie and Taboo perform at the Outside Lands Music & Art Festival in San Francisco on Saturday
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SAN FRANCISCO — San Franciscans surprised by the honest-to-goodness summer weather that showed up this weekend finally had a chance to zip up their hoodies on the second night of the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. But headliner Dave Matthews gave the crowd plenty of reasons to wiggle the chills away during his two-and-a-half-hour set.

Matthews and his eponymous band played with the precision that comes from knowing how their bandmates work, which produced some impressive jams and awe-inspiring solos. Matthews provided a dose of early-millennial nostalgia with a set that focused heavily on favorites like "Jimi Thing" and "Ants Marching." Along the way, Fergie and Apl.de.Ap from the Black Eyed Peas showed up to inspire Matthews to take his goofy dancing to another level. Then, pedal-steel specialist Robert Randolph slipped in during the encore to end the set with two covers Matthews always keeps in his back pocket: Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" and Sly and the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)," the latter of which featured singing and beat-boxing by Randolph.

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But back at the top of the afternoon, on the Twin Peaks stage at the opposite end of the festival grounds, Street Sweeper Social Club brought an entirely different brand of grooviness and some of the weekend's few true aggro moments. Conceived by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and fronted by the Coup's Boots Riley (who continuously reminded the crowd that Street Sweeper Social Club is "more than a band, we're a social club"), the group played songs from its self-titled debut plus well-received covers of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" and LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out," both of which kept the pit churning.

On the way back to the main stage, the Barbary — which took place inside a tent filled with oak-framed mirrors and stained glass — offered some mid-afternoon comedy from past and present locals Sherry Sirof, Brent Weinbach and Kevin Camia, all of whom managed to offend all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time with tales of anatomy, sexual preference and 99-cent stores.

Raphael Saadiq didn't drop any comedy into his funky set, though he did go into a long monologue about growing up in nearby Oakland and listening to Al Green for inspiration. Saadiq and his band wore matching black suits as though they were going to hit the blackjack tables immediately following the show, and he treated the afternoon like a hot '60s R&B revue. Working the stage like a deranged bandleader, Saadiq called upon the early afternoon crowd to sway and bounce along with his old-school soul jams.

It wasn't all about the love, though, as he detoured into a cover of the Stooges "Search and Destroy," lending Iggy Pop's snarl a bit of gospel heft. He closed out the show by bringing on his first-ever choir director, who inspired him to sing as a child. With a scratchy, bluesy delivery, he backed up what Tom Jones had established on Friday night: Sometimes a little experience goes a long way.

As the middle player on Saturday's main stage, Jason Mraz was reminiscent of Jimmy Buffett as he took his hour-long set right down the middle, playing laid-back pop, reggae, disco-funk and everything else that makes sense on a warm afternoon in the park. It certainly didn't have much in common with the otherworldly weirdness going on at the nearby Sutro Stage, where the re-formed Os Mutantes played to a noticeably sparse audience. Apparently the Brazilian psych-rock pioneers — who got back together a few years ago after splitting in the late '70s — didn't get the memo about what the Hacky Sack crowd would be interested in hearing. But like many of the weekend's stalwarts, Os Mutantes stuck to their guns and played their hearts out, which paid off in the end, when leader Sérgio Dias blurted out, "That was amazing!" at his own band's performance.

Sporting a beard that complements the music he's making these days, Conor Oberst and his Mystic Valley Band closed down the Sutro Stage with songs that are more down-home than downtrodden. One highlight of the set was when he brought out Jenny Lewis to perform Rilo Kiley's "Portions for Foxes," though Oberst outdid himself in the end with a beautiful rendition of the sparse and gorgeous "Milk Thistle."

Back on the main stage, the Black Eyed Peas provided the day's first real communal moment with their truckload of radio hits, and calling San Francisco their "home away from home" earned the band even more points with the local crowd (though Fergie should know better than to call it "Frisco"). The world didn't become a better place during the hour-long show, though it came closer than usual. There's something about "I Gotta Feeling" that makes the promise that "Tonight's gonna be a good night" easy to believe, and the band wisely closed their set with it. That gave way for Matthews, giving the 50,000 strong in Golden Gate Park a jubilant one-two punch that sent them home euphoric.

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50 Cent
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While the press has been monitoring politicians as they endorse each other for president in advance of Super Tuesday, MTV News has rounded up a series of last-minute election choices geared especially for the pop culture-oriented.

On "The O'Reilly Factor" Monday night, Bill O'Reilly showed footage of 50 Cent giving his endorsement to Hillary Clinton. "I just think she could do a good job," said the rapper, who added that he has nothing against Barack Obama but thinks America isn't ready for an African-American president. "I think they might kill him," he said.

Late last year, 50 spoke in favor of the former first lady to Rap Up magazine, among other outlets. "I'd like to see Hillary Clinton be president," he said. "It would be nice to see a woman be the actual president and ... this is a way for us to have Bill Clinton be president again, and he did a great job during his term."

Perez Hilton, who always has the inside scoop when Hillary Clinton creates one of her youth-oriented videos, officially endorsed the New York senator for president on Tuesday (February 5), even though he sometimes spells her name incorrectly ("Hilary" instead of the proper Hillary).

On their Web site, clothing company American Apparel asks its consumers to consider Obama (for Democrats) and John McCain (Republicans) when voting on Super Tuesday. The site shows old photos of its chosen candidates, including a leather-jacket-clad Obama and a young, strapping McCain, who has a pack of cigarettes sitting next to him. The company says it chose Obama and McCain because of their "honesty on the issue of immigration, the most significant civil-rights concern of the past 50 years."

And in a letter posted on his Web site Monday, Dave Matthews complained about the divisiveness in America, stating, "It is time for a change, and that is why I support Barack Obama for president." Robert De Niro also has announced his support for the candidate.

50 aside, Clinton has mostly gotten support from a mature cross section of musicians, including Carly Simon, Tony Bennett, Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi, Carole King, Madonna, Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand and country legend Merle Haggard, though Mya and Timbaland help bring the average age down a bit.

Obama, meanwhile, has bagged equally esteemed vets such as Stevie Wonder, Babyface and Harry Connick Jr., while the rest of his musical roster looks like a lineup for a killer rock-meets-R&B festival: Usher, Ne-Yo, Pete Wentz, Win Butler (the Arcade Fire), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Katharine McPhee, the Goo Goo Dolls, Macy Gray, Will Smith, Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Joanna Newsom, the Cool Kids, OK Go and Shudder to Think.

And it's not just Democrats who are getting support from the music world. Former Arkansas Governor and Republican candidate Mike Huckabee has gotten the nod from classic rocker Ted Nugent, while rival Ron Paul has picked up the endorsement of former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and folk singer Arlo Guthrie. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has, not surprisingly, gotten support from a pair of fellow Mormons, Donny and Marie Osmond, not to mention the king of squeaky clean, Mr. Pat Boone.

Earlier this week, Will.I.Am posted a pro-Obama music video featuring Common, Nick Cannon and Scarlett Johansson. Members of Pearl Jam and the Grateful Dead have also come out in support of the Illinois senator.

[This story was originally published on 2.5.08 at 3:29 p.m. ET]

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Josh Groban's <i>Noël</i>
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Since its initial release 10 short weeks ago, Josh Groban's Noël has unexpectedly gone from being just another in a long list of forgettable Christmas-centric LPs to the best-selling album of 2007. With nearly 2.8 million copies sold — most coming within the last four weeks — Noël has usurped the "High School Musical 2" soundtrack (which has sold just over 2.7 million units) and Daughtry, the 2006 self-titled debut by "American Idol" finalist Chris Daughtry's band, (2.3 million) for that title.

What's more, Noël, which has increased in sales each week and has remained in the Billboard top 10 all those weeks, has shattered several sales records, thanks in large part to Oprah Winfrey's recent endorsement of the album as "the one Christmas CD every family should have."

According to the latest SoundScan totals, Noël, which sold another 669,000 copies, is the first Christmas album to spend four consecutive weeks on top in the chart's 51-year history. It's also only the second Christmas album to ever spend a total of four weeks at #1, tying it with Elvis Presley's 1957 LP Elvis' Christmas Album.

Noël is also the first album of any kind to spend four consecutive weeks at #1 and experience a sales increase each of those weeks since No Doubt's 1995 outing Tragic Kingdom, and the 669,000 copies the Groban album sold last week denotes the biggest single-week tally for a Christmas album since Kenny G's Miracles: The Holiday Album sold 819,000 copies during one of the last weeks of 1994. Plus, Noël is on pace to pass the 3 million-sold mark, which would make it the only album released in 2007 to reach that plateau.

Needless to say, everything's coming up Groban on Billboard's weekly albums chart. But Noël's sales aren't the only interesting development on next week's chart. For starters, a total of 10 new records enter next week's top 200, though none debut in the chart's top 10. The highest-charting debut of the week comes in at #11: Face Off, a collaborative album from rapper Bow Wow and R&B singer Omarion, sold 107,000 copies during its first week in stores, falling about 13,000 scans short of #10 finisher Garth Brooks' Ultimate Hits, which sold 119,400 copies.

Behind Groban at #2 is Alicia Keys' As I Am, with sales reported at 292,300, and the Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden follows her at #3 with 241,000 scans. Meanwhile, the 26th addition to the Now That's What I Call Music! compilation series comes in at #4 with 191,800 sold, and at #5, with 180,000 scans, it's Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas Song. The aforementioned "High School Musical 2" soundtrack holds at the #6 position with sales of 178,000, and Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus trails in the #7 spot, having sold another 177,500 units. Country crossover artist Taylor Swift's self-titled debut climbs one spot to #8 with 138,700 sold, and Carrie Underwood's Carnival Ride falls two spots to #9 with sales of 137,500.

Rapper Birdman's 5 * Stunna was the top 200's second-highest charting debut offering, coming in at #18 with 86,000 sold. Mario's Go follows at #21 with 76,900 scans, and coming in at #25 with 68,500 copies snatched up, it's the Wu-Tang Clan's 8 Diagrams. The-Dream's Love/Hate bows at #30 with sales of 58,900, and rapper Beanie Sigel returns to the chart at #37, having sold 49,300 copies of his latest, Solution.

The Wal-Mart exclusive High School Musical: Hits Remixed enters the chart at #42 with 42,300 scans, while Gucci Mane's Back to the Traphouse debuts at #57 with 31,700 sold. The Dave Matthews Band's Live at Piedmont Park occupies the #68 slot, thanks to 27,400 scans, while Puerto Rican songstress Ednita Nazario's Real opens at #101 with 18,000 sold.

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Justin Timberlake has added an Emmy to that "Box" — the singer and "Saturday Night Live" actor Andy Samberg took home the award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Di-- in a Box," the pair's wildly popular song about surprise packages, on Sunday (September 9). Timberlake wasn't at the ceremony to accept the award, as he's been in Vegas for the VMAs, but Samberg told People, "We'll definitely give him a call and let him know." ...

Nas joined forces with John Mayer, Phil Vassar and the Dave Mathews Band on Thursday night to bring "A Concert for Virginia Tech" to the college's Blacksburg campus. According to The Richmond Times-Dispatch, the rapper cheekily dedicated the last song of his set, "Hate Me Now," to TV pundit Bill O'Reilly, who had previously said it was an "abomination" and "atrocity" that Nas was going to perform at the free concert. "For those who don't understand what Nas is about, like that chump Bill O'Reilly, I got a song for you," he said before breaking into the tune. More than 45,000 people reportedly attended the concert. ...

Paris Hilton is suing Hallmark for a half-million dollars for using her photo and "That's hot!" catchphrase on one of its cards, Agence-France Presse reports. The heiress filed a lawsuit against the company on Thursday in Los Angeles, accusing Hallmark of misappropriating her image and invading her privacy by putting the card on sale earlier this year. It features Hilton's face superimposed on a cartoon body, along with the message, "First day as a waitress." ...

Led Zeppelin fans are holding their collective breath once again amid reports that a press conference pertaining to the band will take place in London on Wednesday, according to Billboard.com. The development comes shortly after "11.13.07" mysteriously appeared along with the band's commonly used symbols on LedZeppelin.com. The news outlet reported in July that the band might reassemble for a potential tribute to Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died last year. According to Billboard.com, the band was spotted touring London's O2 arena during Prince's 10-night stand at the venue. However, standing offers have been on the table for a Zep tour for decades, and November 13 is also the release date of the group's upcoming greatest-hits compilation, Mothership. ...

Nick Bollea, who is being investigated for a crash last week that left his friend critically injured, was warned and ticketed by police last year for driving at high speeds on a Florida highway, according to an interview he gave Rides magazine before the crash. Authorities told AP that Bollea, the son of Hulk Hogan, was stopped twice on September 17, 2006 — he was first warned for going 100 mph in a 70-mph zone, then pulled over a second time for driving 115 mph. He received a $305.50 ticket for the latter offense. Bollea's passenger, John Graziano, remains in critical condition at a Florida hospital. ... Phil Spector lawyer Linda Kenney-Baden finished her closing statement on Friday, urging jurors not to become "vigilantes" and find the music producer innocent in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. "We don't convict people in this country because we don't like them, because we don't like their hair or their clothes," she said. "Your job is not to make good copy or good ratings. Your job is to find the truth." The case will be turned over to the jurors after a planned rebuttal by the prosecution. ...

Joss Stone is helping launch the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, a Hip-Hop Summit Action Network program that is setting out to deal with the portrayal of women of color in entertainment — specifically hip-hop. Baby Phat designer Kimora Lee Simmons will act as the national spokeswoman for WEEN, which will be formally christened with a pink-carpet event September 19 at Bo Concept, a furniture in Manhattan, New York. ... The Spice Girls reunion tour will be directed by Christina Aguilera and Madonna collaborator Jamie King. "Everyone has the same vision for this show," the group's manger, Simon Fuller, said in a press statement. "It will be a roller coaster of fun reflecting all the things that made the Spice Girls such a huge global pop group." ...

Radiohead have put the finishing touches on their next album, guitarist Jonny Greenwood told Paste magazine. The band, which fulfilled its six-album EMI contract with 2003's Hail to the Thief, is currently unsigned. "We're very relieved to have finished recording, now we have to decide what we should do with it," he said. ... Tobey Maguire is shifting from a movie adaptation of a comic book to ... a movie adaptation of an anime series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he will produce the sci-fi classic "Robotech" — and might even play a lead role in the flick. "We are very excited to bring 'Robotech' to the big screen," he said. "There is a rich mythology that will be a great foundation for a sophisticated, smart and entertaining film." ...

By now, you've likely heard the acoustic cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella" by Internet phenomenon Marié Digby, whose unique style won her a contract with Hollywood Records. More than 2.3 million people have checked out the 24-year-old's unplugged take on the jam of the summer. But, according to The Wall Street Journal, the alleged viral-video discovery was actually signed to Hollywood 18 months before becoming an online phenom. The article also claims Hollywood helped devise her Internet strategy and distributed a high-quality studio recording of "Umbrella" to radio stations and iTunes as a way to build hype for Digby's upcoming major-label debut. ...

Apparently, the Magic Kingdom has hung a "Machine Head Not Welcome" sign up at the gates. According to a spokesperson for the group, Walt Disney Properties pressured Live Nation to cancel the metal band's show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, on Friday (which was to take place on Disneyland property) citing, according to a press release from the band's publicist, violent imagery, undesirable fans and inflammatory lyrics. In an e-mail, the group said it got less than 48 hours' notice of the scotched gig, which was to be the kickoff of their Black Tyranny tour with Arch Enemy, Throwdown and Sanctity. Live Nation rescheduled the tour kickoff for the Glass House in nearby Pomona. A Disney spokesperson could not be reached for comment.

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Kanye West is planning to have children, he divulged to Blender for its October cover story. "Yes, I'm engaged. Yes, I plan to have kids," he said. After that, 'Ye quipped, "But I'm not gonna base the night that I conceive a child off of what I tell Blender magazine." In the interview, he also highlighted some recent faves — the Killers, Keane, Modest Mouse — and also admitted that, despite his unforgettable remark about President Bush two years ago, "I'm not very tuned into politics. I apologize to people who expect me to act like I work at CNN." And, of course, what would a West interview be like these days without a few choice comments about his Tuesday rival, 50 Cent? "I pulled the trigger on that date," he revealed, saying it was his idea for the rappers' albums to go head to head. "I got on the phone with Def Jam like, 'Yo, I want to do this.' ... There were people that weren't ready for that fight. And I was like, 'Man, this is what I do!' " Still, he did have some kind words to say about Fif: "Turn this up, please," he said when 50's "I Get Money" reportedly started playing on the radio during the interview. "50 is popping on this. ... I hear 50 drop a number, like, 'I spent this much,' and I'm like, 'Damn! 50 is so much richer than me!' " The MCs are slated to appear on BET's "106 & Park" on Tuesday. The network is planning to treat the event like a boxing match, recruiting ESPN's Stuart Scott to give a statistical breakdown of the MCs. ...

Lindsay Lohan is meeting with her father, Michael Lohan, at the Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah, according to People. The magazine says the news was confirmed by the troubled starlet's mother, Dina Lohan, who added, "She needed to do this for herself. It's still her father, no matter how you slice it. ... It's part of the healing process." "Access Hollywood" claims the meeting is the first time Lindsay had seen her dad since he was released from prison in March. ...

Tony Yayo (real name: Marvin Bernard) was in court Thursday (September 6) to hear motions in the case in which he is alleged to have roughed up the 14-year-old son of Game manager Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond in March. According to Yayo's lawyer, Scott Leemon, the judge denied his request to obtain e-mails from Rosemond's Czar Entertainment connected to the case. But in a significant development, Leemon said he revealed in court that he provided the district attorney's office with an affidavit three weeks ago from a witness who knows the 14-year-old and Yayo, witnessed the incident and said Yayo did not slap the boy. "That person has already signed the affidavit saying Yayo was not the person who slapped the boy," Leemon told MTV News. "The judge instructed the DA to send an investigator and investigate it because nothing has been done in three weeks." Yayo is due back in court October 30. A spokesperson for the DA's office did not return calls for comment at press time. ...

Gwen Stefani, Dave Grohl, Ozzy Osbourne and other icons are helping the BBC's Radio 1 throw down for its 40th b-day by taking over the airwaves on September 30. Ten "Radio 1 Legends" will present shows with songs of their own choosing. ... Jennifer Lopez is still shaking off negative reviews about "El Cantante," her flick with hubby Marc Anthony — maybe a new DVD of "Selena," for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe, will help. Piled onto the two-disc "Selena: 10th Anniversary Special Edition," due September 18, is an unreleased extended version of the flick, new interviews with Lopez and Selena's family, deleted scenes, a making-of featurette and more. ...

Try this example of life imitating art on for size: One of the actual high schools where "High School Musical" was shot is putting together its own stage version of the production, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. More than 200 students are getting involved in the fall show at the city's East High School, where parts of the first and second flicks were filmed. ... Madonna was paid a visit by Malawi's chief social-welfare official in London as part of a delayed assessment into whether she can adopt David Banda, The Associated Press reports. Simon Chisale is making the assessment instead of Penston Kilembe, a child-welfare-services director who was removed from the case in light of allegations he took money from the singer to fly to London. ...

A new compilation of performances from "Saturday Night Live" will be available exclusively at Target stores beginning Sunday. Live From SNL! Music Performances From Saturday Night Live, the first live album from the show in almost a decade, will feature performances from the past four years by the likes of Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Maroon 5, Foo Fighters, Beck, Arctic Monkeys, Dave Matthews, the Shins, the Strokes and Franz Ferdinand. ... If you thought Ozzfest would wear out Ozzy Osbourne for a while, think again: He will support his recently released album, Black Rain, with an extensive trek also set to feature Rob Zombie. The metal vets will take to the road October 18 in Seattle and return home after a January 24 gig in Cleveland. ...

Phil Spector attorney Linda Kenney-Baden said during closing arguments Thursday that prosecutors were trying to get "the first celebrity notch in the government's gun belt," AP reports. The prosecution has offered only "accusations and demonizations rather than showing you what evidence they have that proves their case beyond a reasonable doubt. ... The government has again given you stories, rather than science," she said. Kenney-Baden, a forensics specialist, also outlined scientific evidence she claimed exonerates Spector of murder. The Los Angeles Times reports that jurors might not begin deliberating until Monday — not Friday, as previously expected. ...

Chill out, Van Halen fans: The band has tapped a laid-back opener for its upcoming reunion trek. Bob Marley's son Ky-Mani — whose 2001 album, Many More Roads, was nominated for a Grammy — will get the honor to play prior to the hard-rockers. ... Iron Maiden are getting ready to "Dance With Death" again — the metal gods are pulling together another larger-than-life world tour. The band's Somewhere Back in Time trek will hit Australia — for Maiden's first shows there in 15 years — as well as five additional continents, from February through August. The guys are expected to log 100,000 miles on the tour. ...

Opera legend Luciano Pavarotti died Thursday in his hometown of Modena, Italy, of pancreatic cancer at age 71, according to a Reuters report. The hefty bearded tenor was famed for having brought opera to the masses during a nearly 50-year career during which he rang up huge album sales with his 1990 performance of classic aria "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot," and he performed alongside such pop stars as Bono, Sting and the Spice Girls. "Some can sing opera; Luciano Pavarotti was an opera," Bono wrote on U2's Web site. "No one could inhabit those acrobatic melodies and words like him ... I spoke to him last week ... the voice that was louder than any rock band was a whisper." ...

Congress is scheduled to take up topics including misogyny in hip-hop lyrics on September 25 during a hearing titled "From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degradation." Variety reports that Representative Bobby Rush, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, said, "I want to look at not only the problem caused by misogynistic content in some hip-hop music but also some of the pain that emanates from this degradation." He's proposing voluntary solutions to what he sees as the problem of misogyny in the entertainment industry. Among the witnesses scheduled to appear are Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Doug Morris, Warner Music Group Chairman and CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr., and, so far, only one artist: rapper Master P.

[This story was originally published at 8:53 pm E.T. on 09.07.2007]

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"High School Musical 2" soundtrack
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Last week, when "High School Musical 2" made its television debut on the Disney Channel, a staggering 17.2 million viewers tuned in, making the sequel to last year's whodathunkit hit the most-watched basic cable TV movie in broadcasting history.

But the "HSM2" madness didn't end there. The made-for-TV film's soundtrack also hit record stores last week, and, as predicted, sold like hot cakes, pulling in the second-largest first-week take of '07. Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight still holds the title of best-performing debut of the year, having opened at #1 more than three months ago with nearly 623,000 copies snatched up during week one.

The "HSM2" soundtrack — featuring the pipes of the film's stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel and Monique Coleman — racked up sales of more than 615,000, which was more than enough for a #1 opener on next week's Billboard top 200. Comparatively, the soundtrack to the first "High School Musical" debuted at #143 last summer, selling just 6,500 units, but has since gone on to scan about 4.1 million.

Disney Channel-spawned LPs dominate next week's chart, according to the latest SoundScan totals. Following "HSM2" at #2 is Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus, the Disney teen sensation's latest release, which climbs two spots thanks to another 82,600 scans. Right behind Hannah is the only other new release this week — of which there are 19 — to crack the chart's top 10: Coming in at #3 with 69,800 copies sold is Live at Radio City, the latest from Dave Matthews and collaborative partner Tim Reynolds.

The rest of the top 10 is chock-full of some familiar faces. Finishing at #4 this week is the 25th edition of the ever-growing Now That's What I Call Music! compilation family with 65,800 sold, while the soundtrack to the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical adaptation of John Waters' 1988 film "Hairspray" comes in at #5, selling 63,000-plus. Last week's #1 falls to #6 on next week's chart, as UGK's Underground Kingz suffered the second-week sales slump. Interest in the record waned 62 percent, resulting in sales of 60,300. Fergie's The Dutchess rises one chart position to #7 with 53,000 scans, while the Jonas Brothers' self-titled album claims the #8 slot with 41,100 sold.

Meanwhile, rapper Plies' inaugural set, The Real Testament, dives seven spots to #9 with sales reported at 38,600, and rounding things out at #10 is Common's new one, Finding Forever, which sold just 15 fewer copies.

Last year, AFI's Decemberunderground debuted at #1 on the Billboard albums sales chart with 182,000 copies flying off store shelves. Half of that band — frontman Davey Havok and guitarist Jade Puget — returns to next week's chart at #18, with the electronica-tinged side project Blaqk Audio. The duo's debut disc, CexCells, sold more than 29,000 copies, making it the week's third-highest-charting newcomer.

But 16 other artists debut on next week's chart, including country artist Luke Bryan, whose I'll Stay Me bows at #24 with 25,000 scans. Dean Martin's Forever Cool sold 17,200 copies, which puts it at #39 on the chart, followed immediately at #40 by Mae's Singularity, which sold just five fewer copies.

Coming in at #45 with yet another posthumous outing is Tupac, whose Nu-Mixx Klazzics, Vol. 2 (Evolution: Duets and Remixes) sold nearly 15,000 copies during its first week of commercial release. Below 'Pac at #49 is rapper WC's Guilty by Affiliation, which sold more than 14,100 units. 12 Stones' Anthem for the Underdog follows at #53, selling 12,800 copies, while Matt Nathanson's Some Mad Hope claims the chart's #60 slot with 11,300 scans.

Eisley's Combinations bows at #70, having sold more than 9,300 copies, while country act Halfway to Hazard's self-titled disc claims the #87 slot with 8,000 discs scanned. Lori McKenna's Unglamorous sold more than 6,300 units, which earns the album the chart's #109 position, while DJ Paul van Dyk's In Between follows at #115, with 6,000 copies sold.

Chingo Bling's They Can't Deport Us All opens on next week's chart at #123, thanks to sales of more than 5,700, while As Cities Burn's latest, Come Now Sleep, finishes at #135, selling 5,400 and change. Drop Dead Gorgeous' Worse Than a Fairy Tale debuts at #139 with 5,300 copies sold, and finally, coming in at #174 with sales of 4,300, is the latest from rappers Ali & Gipp, Kinfolk.

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Lily Allen has been forced to postpone six West Coast tour dates, as well as her previously announced appearance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards on September 9, as her work visa has been revoked. Allen's publicist said in a press release that authorities revoked the visa earlier this month when Allen was entering the U.S., and that because the reinstatement process is taking longer than expected, she won't be able to launch her tour September 6 in San Diego. There's no word yet on when the concerts — which were set to take place in San Francisco, Las Vegas and Seattle, among other cities — might be rescheduled. "I am so disappointed that I won't be able to come to the States at this time," Allen said in the press release. "I was really looking forward to playing these shows and being part of the Video Music Awards. I want my fans to know that I'll be back as soon as I possibly can." ...

Yung Joc has partnered with Rockport to launch the "Roc With Joc" contest, a multi-city talent search for the next aspiring music mogul. The search kicked off Thursday in Detroit and will make stops in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Atlanta, where contestants can call into radio stations to list their various skills. The Bad Boy rapper will then bring the finalists to the album-release party for his August 28 LP, Hustlenomics, after which the winner will hit the road with Joc to put their talents to the test. ...

Jordin Sparks has signed to — what else? — 19 Recordings/ Jive Records, the label run by "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller. Her lead single "Tattoo" — produced by Stargate (Beyoncé and Ne-Yo) and co-written with Amanda Ghost (James Blunt's "Beautiful," Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar") — will hit radio August 27, while her yet-untitled debut is set to street in November. ... Paris Hilton had another encounter of sorts with police on Thursday when she launched her new clothing line at Kitson, a Los Angeles boutique. The store was mobbed — cops and city workers were called to manage the crowd, and a traffic lane had to be shut down. ...

Jamie Foxx will portray another musician on the big screen — but this time, it's probably not someone you've heard of. In "The Soloist," which is based on a 12-part Los Angeles Times series, the actor will play a homeless schizophrenic who dreamed about playing at Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall. "Atonement" director Joe Wright and "Ghost Rider" producer Gary Foster are also on board for the DreamWorks flick. ... A video clip of Jack White playing a kung-fu Elvis Presley in the upcoming flick "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" is making the rounds online. The comedy, co-written by Judd Apatow, will also star John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer. ...

Nine Inch Nails have surreptitiously revealed on their Web site that a Year Zero remix album, Y34R Z3R0 R3M1X3D, is in the works. ... Beck has pumped out a new track, "Timebomb," his first new material since October's The Information. The song will be available exclusively on iTunes on Tuesday, then be made available to other digital outlets starting a week later. Interestingly, the single is not preceding an album — Beck doesn't have any LP plans at the moment. ... Flea joined Patti Smith onstage for a free outdoor concert at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California, on Thursday night. Playing to a massive crowd that virtually spilled over into the Pacific Ocean, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist helped Smith burn through "Gloria," "Pissing in a River" and the show-closing "People Have the Power," as well as covers of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter," Elvis Presley's "Love Me" and Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." ...

After an investigation, what authorities originally thought was a sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl by a male college student during Tuesday's Dave Matthews Band concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York, has taken a bizarre turn. According to Albany TV station WNYT, the unidentified girl actually had consensual sexual contact with a 15-year-old male in the woods at the venue, and authorities said she was drunk at the time on alcohol provided by the mother of one of her friends. The woman, Lisa Vedder, reportedly bought a bottle of vodka on the way to the venue and provided it, in sports bottles, to her daughter and several friends. Vedder, 42, has been charged with three counts of unlawfully dealing with a child and could face additional charges of endangering the welfare of a child for providing the alcohol to her daughter. ...

Police are investigating the "suspicious" deaths of two men who attended Thursday's Ozzfest stop at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. According to New Jersey State Police Captain Al Della Fave, paramedics were summoned to the venue at 3:15 p.m. to treat Raymond Guarino, 26, of Forked River, who went into cardiac arrest. Guarino was resuscitated on site and then transported to nearby Bayshore Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:25 p.m. Police, who searched his vehicle and found small amounts of cocaine and marijuana, have received information that Guarino ingested both drugs, as well as alcohol, during the concert. An autopsy is being performed, but it could be up to six weeks before toxicology results come in. Police believe that another concertgoer — Patrick Norris, 24, of Coram, New York — who died at the same hospital at 10 p.m., had also ingested the same combination of drugs and suffered cardiac arrest. Meanwhile, police arrested 83 people during Ozzfest's Thursday stop. Fifty-nine were charged with underage drinking, while 30 others were booked on a variety of charges. ...

Kid Rock's onetime DJ Uncle Kracker was arrested Friday morning (August 17) in Raleigh, North Carolina, and charged with a second-degree forcible-sex offense, The Associated Press reports. According to police spokesman Jim Sughrue, a 26-year-old woman complained that a man had committed an unwanted sexual act against her at the Ess Lounge, a downtown nightclub. Kracker, 33, whose real name is Matthew Shafer, was arrested at a nearby hotel and is being held at the Wake County Jail on a $5 million bond. There are no additional details regarding the arrest, and Kracker is due to appear in court Friday afternoon. ...

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler admonished Phil Spector's defense attorneys on Thursday, saying they made a "deliberate and egregious" violation of discovery rules pertaining to forensics expert Dr. Michael Baden's testimony. Without the jury present, Fidler said he would give an instruction to jurors at the end of the case to make sure they knew what happened.

08.16.07

Allure magazine didn't get its scheduled interview with Britney Spears, but it did complete its photo shoot, which features the star topless. (Check out excerpts right here.) The accompanying article is an amusing meditation on Britney's past, Dick Cheney (!) and the writer's experiences waiting for the interview to happen. For more, check out allure.com/go/britney. ...

Always bank on Jay-Z: The hip-hop mogul has topped Forbes.com's list of "Hip-Hop Cash Kings" after earning an estimated $34 million in 2006. 50 Cent ranks second with an estimated $32 million, and is followed by Diddy ($28 million), Timbaland ($21 million), Dr. Dre ($20 million), Eminem ($18 million), Snoop Dogg, Kanye West ($17 million), Pharrell ($17 million), Scott Storch ($17 million), Ludacris ($16 million), T.I. ($16 million), Outkast ($14 million), Lil Jon ($14 million), Ice Cube ($13 million), Jermaine Dupri ($12 million), Swizz Beatz ($12 million), Chamillionaire ($11 million), Game ($11 million) and Yung Joc ($10 million). ...

Joel Madden was caught in an interesting predicament on "Live! With Regis and Kelly" on Thursday morning (August 16) when Philbin let a little secret slip: the Good Charlotte frontman has a "surprise" for girlfriend Nicole Richie. "You're going to present her, maybe, with — did I hear the right thing, or should I not even talk about this?" Philbin said on the program, to which Madden, who was appearing on the show with his band, coyly replied, "Uh, what?" After Philbin clarified by saying, "A little ring or something," Madden answered, "I was hoping it would be a surprise, but now. ..." Philbin tried to change the subject after that, turning to Joel's brother Benji and asking who he is dating. Nicole is four and a half months pregnant with her and Joel's child. ...

A judge is allowing the four parties who are suing Brandy over the fatal multi-car crash she was involved in late last year to combine their civil-court cases, TMZ.com reports. The trial will start January 28. ...

Rock the Bells just got a little quieter. The show that was slated for Sunday at Sacramento, California's Sleep Train Amphitheatre — but wasn't set to feature Nas, Rage Against the Machine and the Roots, among others — has been scrapped due to poor ticket sales, The Sacramento Bee reports. The Saturday gig at San Francisco's McCovey Cove parking lot is still a go, and promoters just released 5,000 more tickets for the show. ...

Mike Jones, OK Go and the Rapture are getting a kick out of "MLS Represent," a new Major League Soccer/ Adidas campaign that is asking artists to come up with theme songs for MLS teams. The Polyphonic Spree, Meg & Dia, Barenaked Ladies, Kinky and Bad Brains are also involved in the effort, the results of which can be heard here. ... Elvis Costello covering Christina Aguilera? Why not? The esteemed singer/songwriter has contributed a rendition of Xtina's "Beautiful" to the "House" soundtrack, due September 18. ...

Serj Tankian recently debuted his new solo track "The Unthinking Majority" and accompanying video on his Web page, and now his System of a Down pals Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan are following suit by getting their Scars of Tomorrow project rolling. "Accompanied by some great musicians, we are preparing to go into the studio really soon to record our debut album," Malakian wrote in a post on the band's just-launched MySpace page. ...

Blaqk Audio are setting out to prove that CexCells on the road. AFI's Davey Havok and Jade Puget will bring their recently released project to the masses with 13 North American dates starting August 30 in San Francisco and ending September 27 in Los Angeles. And in the event that you're in Southern California this week, the group will sign copies of its debut LP at Best Buy stores in West Hollywood and Oceanside on Friday and Saturday, respectively. ...

Seether have canceled two upcoming concerts — in Idaho Springs, Idaho (Saturday), and Southaven, Mississippi (August 24) — after frontman Shaun Morgan's brother Eugene passed away Monday. In a MySpace post, the band said Morgan's brother "was an awesome human being, the type of person you want to be around. He never failed to put a smile on the face of all who he met and left a lasting impression on all whose lives he touched." ...

A new Pearl Jam release? No way. The band got together with famed photographer and rock-doc director Danny Clinch for "Immagine in Cornice (Picture in a Frame)," a film that provides highlights of five concerts Eddie Vedder and the gang played in Italy last year. The flick also follows PJ as they travel through the country, and includes interviews and more. Fans who preorder the DVD on the band's site during a pre-sale on August 22 will get a bonus limited-edition tee. ...

Violent Femmes have a new blister to pick at: Founding bassist Brian Ritchie has sued Gordon Gano, claiming the singer wrecked the band's reputation by allowing its best-known song, "Blister in the Sun," to be used in a Wendy's commercial. Ritchie also alleges that he wasn't given credit for, and proper account of, some of the band's songs. Gano told The Associated Press that the suit was "a complete surprise. ... We just played a really, really good tour [in South Africa]." Ritchie is seeking unspecified damages, a ruling that would declare him to be half-owner of the Femmes' catalog, and an accounting of royalties. ...

Bruce Springsteen will release his first album in five years with the E Street Band on October 2. The 11-song Magic was produced by Brendan O'Brien (Velvet Revolver, Red Hot Chili Peppers), and features "Radio Nowhere," "You'll Be Comin' Down," "Livin' in the Future," "Your Own Worst Enemy," "Gypsy Biker" and "Girls in Their Summer Clothes." ... Eric Clapton dropped $120,000 this week for 12 paintings by graffiti artist Lee Quinones, RollingStone.com reports. Each painting portrays the artist shoplifting a different '70s album, from James Brown's Sex Machine to Isley Brothers' Get Into Something. ...

And the remakes keep coming: "The Shield" producer Kurt Sutter will write and direct a new take on Bruce Lee's landmark martial-arts flick "Enter the Dragon," to be called "Awaken the Dragon." The cast and shooting schedule have yet to be revealed. ... Phil Spector murder-trial defense witness Dr. Michael Baden's credibility was called into question on Wednesday when prosecutors scrutinized the fact that the forensics expert is married to defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden. ...

Legendary jazz drummer and bebop founder Max Roach died Wednesday night in New York. Roach, considered to be one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time, worked with everyone from Duke Ellington and Sonny Rollins to Miles Davis and Charles Mingus.

• Lily Allen
• Beck
• Patti Smith
• Flea
• Dave Matthews

Jim Jones' <I>Hustler's P.O.M.E.</I>
Photo: Koch Records

Fightin' New Releases: After casting their ballot in the midterm elections on Tuesday (November 7), music lovers will head to a second voting booth: the record store. It's there that they'll show support for either the incumbent candidates or challenging hopefuls. Will it be four more weeks for Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere or OK Go's Oh No? Will Jim Jones and the Foo Fighters throw the bums out? Expect results Wednesday — of next week.

The Challengers:

Jim Jones' Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment):
· Synopsis: The junior rapper from New York is hoping that support from high-profile campaign contributors like Lil Wayne, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana leads to strong voter turnout. With hometown shout-outs on "So Harlem" and elsewhere, he would even have Hillary Clinton up against the wall in the Big Apple.

Various artists' Now That's What I Call Music! 23:
· Synopsis: This series has served almost as many terms as now-departed Senator Strom Thurmond did, but with help from Justin, Beyoncé and Christina, it still has youth on its side. Jessica and Nick are reunited once again here as well — with "A Public Affair" and "I Can't Hate You Anymore," respectively — which should get this candidate even more headlines.

Foo Fighters' Skin and Bones:
· Synopsis: Fans have been urging the Foos for years to run with a live album, and now they're finally entering the race with this tour companion set. Bonus iTunes contributions including a "Skin and Bones" video and "Ain't It the Life" tune fill the band's coffers, but the fact that the accompanying DVD isn't coming for three more weeks could hurt this contender in a dead heat.

PJ Harvey's The Peel Sessions 1991-2004:
· Synopsis: Sure, this CD is no spring chicken — the material is culled from more than a decade's worth of appearances on the late British DJ's radio show — but now these recordings are finally up for a vote. Twelve tracks — including a cover of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle" from 1993 and an even rarer performance of "That Was My Veil" from '96 — will pique fans' interest, but candidate Harvey might not see a big turnout until she puts out her in-the-works studio album.

Isobel Campbell's Milk White Sheets:
· Synopsis: Her recent Ballad of the Broken Seas collaboration with Mark Lanegan won over a new voting bloc, but Campbell has an even more prominent supporter on her side in ex-Smashing Pumpkin James Iha, who lends a few licks to this LP. The Belle and Sebastian singer also has endorsements from Vaselines' Eugene Kelly and Soup Dragons' Jim McCulloch, who add extra life to the sparsely arranged songs.

Blowoff's Blowoff:
· Synopsis: Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü, Sugar) and Richard Morel (producer of Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous") got their campaign off to a late start, as they bumped this release a few times. But they're running on a split ticket — both musicians share equal responsibilities in writing and performing — and are appealing to voters ranging from rock hounds to electronic-music lovers. Don't write this race off yet.

The Incumbents:

Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere - Deluxe Edition:
· Synopsis: Statesmen Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse scored a Barack Obama-like triumph across a wide-ranging demographic with their debut album when they ran in early May. Now they're up for re-election with a limited-edition version, which has a bonus DVD, 3-D album art and a 92-page booklet. With the elderly constituency finally getting the message — "Crazy" is finally making it to adult-contemporary radio — expect some Gnarl-y gains.

James Blunt's Back to Bedlam:
· Synopsis: Despite being well-loved by a wide range of the population, Blunt's positive campaign could be wearing thin. There's been a negative-publicity backlash building against "You're Beautiful" — "to call it 'overplayed' would be like saying Washington is 'influenced by special interests,' " goes the slogan — but a bonus disc encompassing a full gig in Ireland from last year could win over his voter base.

OK Go' Oh No:
· Synopsis: The pop-rockers pulled off an underdog victory of immense proportions by winning over the blogosphere with their viral videos, and now they're hoping for another jolt of approval with their re-election bid. Core supporters will be pleased with a number of new proposals on the bonus DVD, including a performance of "C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips" from public-access TV, 180 fan re-creations of the unforgettable "A Million Ways" clip, public-service announcements and a video game.

Nirvana's "Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!" DVD:
· Synopsis: The band ran with this ticket more than a decade ago — in 1994, when the Republicans retook Congress, actually — but history has treated the candidate well, and it's likely Nirvana will return to office. They don't really have a new message, per se — just five extra performances from an Amsterdam gig — but these days, Nirvana almost always sit well with the voters.

Dave Matthews Band's The Best of What's Around, Vol. 1:
· Synopsis: Will DMB's positive campaign — telling voters to "Hunger for the Great Light" and promoting the "American Baby" — play well with voters? Early poll data indicates yes, and a bonus disc with eight concert cuts should mean that the band will surge down the homestretch.

Pavement's Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition:
· Synopsis: More or less destined to win the indie-rock vote is this pivotal album from 1995, the band's most scattered but one many aficionados consider their most beloved candidate. A staggering 21 bonus tracks on a second disc — including 18 unreleased outtakes, BBC studio session and concert recordings — could even win over some red-state voters outside its home state of California.

Song Title of the Week:

"Thumbs Down Lampit" from Microwaves' Contagion Heuristic

Other Notables:

Josef K's Entomology: This band suffered a similar fate as experienced by Josef K himself, one of author Franz Kafka's doomed characters. Formed in Scotland in the late '70s, the band recorded three studio albums, only one of which ever saw release. But while K (previously named TV Art) didn't last long, their succulent, infectious pop has, meriting another look back at their oeuvre. This 22-track overview culls 7-inch tracks, "Fun 'N' Frenzy" and more.

Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum's Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum: You might know Brodsky best as the frontman of post-rock princes Cave In, but he's been sneaking out solo LPs for a while now, starting with 1999's Expose Your Overdubs. His third endeavor finds him boosted by Scissorfight drummer Kevin J. Strongbow and Thee Electric Bastards bassist Johnny Northrup, but the results aren't nearly as deafening as what those bands have put out. Expect lo-fi pop and much to be heartbroken about on "Red Headed Butterflies," "Spirals in Her Eyes" and other tracks of purple prose.

Holy Smokes' Holy Smokes Talk to Your Kids About Gangs: Consisting of seven musicians from various corners of the Earth — the Ladies' Zach Hill and Rob Crow, the Advantage's Carson McWhirter and others — the end product is what you might expect: a cacophony of chaotic noise-rock and free jazz. Listen for trumpets, toys and gadgets on "Don't Squab on God's Tracks," "If You Pull It Out, You Better Use It" and "Too Many Wives (All You Need Is Blood)."

New Releases:

· 31Knots - Polemics EP (Polyvinyl) · 36 Crazyfists - Rest Inside the Flames (DRT) · Acute - Selections (EP; Help) · Arsis - United in Regret (Willowtip) · Mickey Avalon - Mickey Avalon (MySpace/Universal) · Black Elk - Black Elk (Crucial Blast) · Blackmore's Night - Winter Carols (Locomotive) · Blowoff - Blowoff (Full Frequency) · Bon Savants - Post-Rock Defends the Nation (E to the I Pi Music) · Bowling for Soup - The Great Burrito Extortion Case (Jive);
Read: "Bowling For Soup's Latest Muse? A Mouse In A Burrito" · Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum - Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum (Hydra Head) · J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton - The Road to Escondido (Reprise) · Isobel Campbell - Milk White Sheets (V2) · The Chelsea Smiles - Thirty Six Hours Later (Acetate) · Danava - Danava (digipak; Kemado) · Linda Draper - Traces Of (EP; Planting Seeds) · Dredg - Live at the Fillmore (Interscope) · El Goodo - El Goodo (Empyrean) · El Perro del Mar - El Perro del Mar (The Control Group) · Europe - Secret Society (Sanctuary) · The Evens - Get Evens (Dischord) · Benjy Ferree - Leaving the Nest (Domino) · Foo Fighters - Skin and Bones (RCA) · Josh Groban - Awake (Reprise) · Holy Smokes - Holy Smokes Talk To Your Kids About Gangs (Skin Graft) · Ill Niño - The Under Cover Sessions (limited-edition digipak EP; Cement Shoes) · Jim Jones - Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (Koch);
Read: "NFL Players Shooting Jump Shots During Games? Blame Jim Jones" · Josef K - Entomology (Domino) · Shanna Kiel - Orphan (Thick) · Librarians - Alright Easy Candy Stranger (Postfact) · Lithops - Mound Magnet (Thrill Jockey) · Microwaves - Contagion Heuristic (Crucial Blast) · MoZella - I Will (Maverick) · Nonpoint - Live and Kicking (with DVD; Bieler Bros.) · Sally Nyolo and the Original Bands of Yaoundé - Studio Cameroon (Riverboat) · Jon Oliva's Pain - Maniacal Recordings (Locomotive) · One Night Band - Way Back Home (Stomp) · Owen - At Home With Owen (Polyvinyl) · Polar Goldie Cats - Feral Phantasms (Up) · The Punks - Unanimous Bangers (Kill Rock Stars) · The Residents - The River of Crime: Episodes 1-5 (with bonus CD; Cordless) · Alejandro Sanz - El Tren de los Momentos (Warner Music Latina) · Stars Are Falling - The Consequence of Revenge (Blood & Ink) · Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra - One With Everything (live; New Door) · SugarLand - Enjoy the Ride (Mercury Nashville) · Tech N9ne - Everready: The Religion (Strange) · Joaquin Torres - Joaquin Torres (Universal Latino) · Keith Urban - Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing (Capitol) · Dionne Warwick - My Friends & Me (Concord) · Various artists - A Raga for Peter Walker (Tompkins Square) · Various artists - Laguna Beach: Summer Can Last Forever (Interscope) · Various artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 23 (Sony) · Various artists - This American Life: Stories of Hope & Fear (two CDs; Shout! Factory) · Various artists - "A Good Year" soundtrack (Sony Music Soundtrax/ Legacy) · Various artists - "Shout! The Mod Musical" soundtrack (Rhino) · Various artists - "Stranger Than Fiction" soundtrack (Columbia/ Sony Music Soundtrax)

Notable Reissues and Archival Material:

· Cannonball Adderley - Riverside Profiles (two CDs; Riverside) · Louis Armstrong - Legends of American Music: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (box set with two CDs and one DVD; Time Life) · Chet Baker - Riverside Profiles (two CDs; Riverside) · Bee Gees - The Studio Albums 1967-1968 (six-CD box set; Rhino) · Tony Bennett & Bill Evans - The Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Album (Fantasy) · James Blunt - Back to Bedlam (limited-edition version with bonus CD; Atlantic) · Anne Cochran - This Is the Season (Fuel) · Marshall Crenshaw - The Definitive Pop Collection (two CDs; Rhino) · Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfers' Choice (Sundazed) · Bobby Darin - The Definitive Pop Collection (two CDs; Rhino) · The Dirt Band - Make a Little Magic/ Jealousy (BGO) · Bill Evans - Riverside Profiles (two CDs; Riverside) · Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere - Deluxe Edition (with DVD, digipaks and 3-D version of album cover; Downtown) · Merle Haggard - 10 Top 10's Live (with DVD; Compendia) · PJ Harvey - The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 (Island) · Jack's Mannequin - Everything in Transit (with DVD; Maverick) · Kitaro - The Essential Kitaro (two CDs; Domo) · Loverboy - Keep It Up/ Lovin' Every Minute of It (Beat Goes On) · Manhattan Transfer - The Definitive Pop Collection (two CDs; Rhino) · Dave Matthews Band - The Best of What's Around, Vol. 1 (two CDs; RCA) · Memphis Slim - Fuel Presents an Introduction to Memphis Slim (Fuel) · Mighty Baby - Jug of Love (Sunbeam) · Thelonious Monk - Riverside Profiles (two CDs; Riverside) · Wes Montgomery - Riverside Profiles (two CDs; Riverside) · OK Go - Oh No (limited-edition version with DVD; Capitol) · Pavement - Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition (with bonus CD; Matador) · Frank Sinatra - Vegas (box set with four CDs and one DVD; Rhino) · Al Stewart - The Definitive Pop Collection (two CDs; Rhino) · Storyville - Bluest Eyes (Varèse Sarabande) · Sublime - Everything Under the Sun (box set with three CDs and one DVD; Geffen) · Frank Zappa - Trance-Fusion (Zappa) · Various artists - Blue Lights in the Basement: A Body + Soul Collection (Time Life) · Various artists - Only Hits (Rhino) · Various artists - Ruf Records Anthology - 12 Years of "Where Blues Crosses Over" (two CDs; Ruf) · Various artists - Serious Times (two CDs; XL)

Music DVDs:

· Andrea Bocelli - "Under the Desert Sky" (Sugar) · Bobby Darin - "Seeing Is Believing" (The Music Force) · Waylon Jennings - "Nashville Rebel" (RCA Nashville/ Legacy) · The Make-Up - "In Film/ On Video" (Dischord) · Ricky Martin - "MTV Unplugged" (Sony International) · Nirvana - "Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!" (Geffen) · The Pixies - "loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies" (MVD Visual) · Rush - "Rush in Rio" (Rounder) · The Who - "The Vegas Job: The Who Live in Vegas Reunion Concert" (Passport Entertainment) · Andy Williams - "In Concert Series: Andy Williams" (Passport) · Various artists - "Carson Country" (Delta) · Various artists - "Harry Smith Project Live" (Shout! Factory)

Coming Attractions:

November 14: · Army of Anyone - Army of Anyone (Firm); Read: "Army Of Anyone Want To Be Judged By Their Fifth Album, Not Their Debut" · Fat Joe - Me, Myself and I (Virgin); Read: "Fat Joe On September Release: 'Bet The Kitchen Sink On Me' " · The Game - Doctor's Advocate (Geffen); Read: "Game Says Song On New LP Makes Him 'The One-Man N.W.A' " · Plus-44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating (Interscope); Read: "Plus-44 Address Blink Breakup On LP, Want Fans To 'Hear The Truth' " · Tenacious D - "The Pick of Destiny" soundtrack (Epic)

November 21: · Jay-Z - Kingdom Come (Roc-A-Fella); Read: "Jay-Z's 'Retirement' Is Finally Over: New Album Due In November" · Killswitch Engage - As Daylight Dies (Roadrunner); Read: "Killswitch Engage Turn On The Heavy For Glass-Shattering As Daylight Dies" · U2 - U218 Singles (limited-edition; with DVD; Interscope)

November 28: · Incubus - Light Grenades (Epic); Read: "Incubus' Mike Einziger Lends Agent Sparks A Hand Making The Best Brunch LP Ever" · Ying Yang Twins - Chemically Imbalanced (TVT) · Young Buck - Buck Tha World (Interscope)

• Jim Jones
• Foo Fighters
• Nirvana
• Gnarls Barkley
• OK Go

Travis Barker
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/ Getty Images

It's going to be a rough two months for high-energy Plus-44 drummer Travis Barker. The human drum machine has been ordered to rest his right arm for eight weeks after breaking it while shooting the video for the title track from Plus-44's upcoming debut, When Your Heart Stops Beating, and exacerbating the injury during a recent seven-show European promo tour, according to a statement from Barker's spokesperson. "I had the worst pain in my arm the day after we filmed our video, and I really thought nothing of it," Barker wrote on his MySpace page. He had it checked out by doctors in London and L.A. and said tests showed "I'd been playing with a broken arm for three weeks and/or [had a] possible tumor in my arm." Barker says he's attempting to learn how to drum with one arm for Plus-44 shows, "so don't count me out yet." In other Barker news, he plays drums on the first single from hip-hop newcomers LAX. Jazze Pha produced the track, "Ride Like This," which is due on the youngsters' self-titled debut, in stores in January. ...

Barker's estranged wife, Shanna Moakler, and Paris Hilton each filed police reports charging battery Wednesday morning after an incident at the Hollywood nightclub Hyde, The Associated Press reports. Moakler claims that Hilton's ex, Stavros Niarchos, shoved her down some stairs, while Hilton — who has been romantically linked to Barker in tabloid reports — charges that Moakler punched her. Police photographed both women and will interview club patrons who witnessed the incident, an officer told the AP. ...

Hilary Duff and her beloved Chihuahua Lola will appear in the new video game "The Sims 2: Pets," due October 17. "I've logged hundreds of hours playing the 'Sims' games, so I jumped at the chance," Duff said in statement. ... The album cover for The Information isn't the only make-it-yourself item Beck has planned: He's also letting fans customize their own T-shirts at his upcoming shows. Fans will be able to choose from four different colors of blank tees, along with iron-on decals, and the shirts can be pressed at the respective venues. ... Dave Matthews has signed on to set aside his nice-guy image to play a villain on the big screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matthews — who will be credited as David Matthews — will be featured in the drama "Lake City" alongside Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity. The film begins shooting Monday in Virginia. ...

Camp Freddy — the cover band featuring ex-Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and Velvet Revolver's Scott Weiland and Matt Sorum — will appear on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" Thursday (October 5), with Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash and Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen in tow. The band will perform its rendition of the Cheap Trick hit "Surrender," which appears on the forthcoming soundtrack to the Jessica Simpson comedy "Employee of the Month." ... Mastodon have been booked as musical guests for "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" next month. Look for the band to make its U.S. network television debut November 1. Mastodon is on tour through Saturday in Atlanta, and will then head to Europe on a run opening for Tool. ...

P.O.D. are marking the end of their relationship with Atlantic Records with the November 21 release of Greatest Hits (The Atlantic Years). The compilation will feature the previously unreleased "Here We Go" as well as the new song "Going in Blind," inspired by a true story of a child murder. "Man, if something like that happened to one my kids, I don't know if my faith is strong enough," singer Sonny Sandoval said of the single, for which P.O.D. will shoot a video. "It sparked this whole idea of walking that line of faith." While P.O.D. contemplate their next move, Sandoval and his cousin Wuv have formed a reggae side project called Southtown Generals. "That's just the vibe around here when you get a bunch of musicians hanging around," Sandoval said. ...

RealNetworks previewed its revamped Rhapsody 4.0 download service to the press on Thursday, along with the first line of Rhapsody MP3 players, the Sansa e200R. Those players come in 2 GB and 8 GB sizes and will be preloaded with 30 hours of music from a host of major-label artists. The company also announced a 10-year deal with the Best Buy Digital Music Store, which will offer both subscription and pay-as-you-go downloads. The new RealNetworks service and players will be available starting October 15. ...

While he's cheated death numerous times in the past, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards admits to being embarrassed about the bizarre tree-sitting incident that almost did him in last April. According to Reuters, Richards said he was simply on vacation in Fiji, sitting on a tree stump — not climbing a tall palm tree, as previously reported — when he fell and hit his head. The incident led to emergency head surgery in New Zealand that postponed the Stones' summer European tour and spurred rumors that Richards might never play guitar again. "It's embarrassing, really," Richards, 62, says in the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone. "I was sitting on this gnarled shrub about 6 feet off the ground. I was wet — I'd been swimming. I hit the ground the wrong way, my head hit the trunk and that was that. ... It's not the first brush with death I've had. I guess what I learned is, don't sit in trees anymore." ...

Aluminium, an album of avant-garde orchestral covers of songs originally recorded by the White Stripes and Jack White, will be available beginning November 6 exclusively through Alumiiinium.com. (The album is not a Jack White side project, as had been previously reported, but was co-produced by composer/arranger Joby Talbot and XL Records founder Richard Russell and features British classical musicians.) Only 3,333 numbered CDs and 999 numbered LPs are being released, although the album will also be available in download form. Choreographer Wayne McGregor is using tracks from Aluminium in a new composition that he is putting together for the Royal Ballet in London. A toy is also being released with the album. ...

Jeffrey Borer, the former owner of a private jet company who admitted to secretly taping Michael Jackson as the singer flew to surrender in a child-molestation investigation in 2003, was sentenced Wednesday to six months of home detention, three years of probation, 150 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, according to the AP. Borer and co-defendant Avrel Jett Reeves admitted that they installed cameras on one of Borer's jets in order to tape a "professional entertainer" with the intention of selling the recordings; Reeves was sentenced in July to eight months in prison and ordered to spend six additional months in a halfway house and pay a $1,000 fine.

10.4.2006

She missed New York's Fashion Week, but now Jennifer Lopez is eyeing a different week to show off her new clothes. The singer/actress/designer will premiere her latest JLo and Sweetface gear during Fashion Week Miami Beach, which runs October 11-15 in Florida. Lopez's JLo line will be on the runway at Tents at the Fifth on October 12 — with an afterparty to follow at the Funkshion Lounge. The Sweetface collection will debut October 14 at the Hotel Nash. ...

Jay-Z will star in a series of promotional spots for the NBA on TNT. The commercials will give "an introspective look into the mind of the entertainment mogul," according to TNT. ... After landing the Billboard #1 spot for the third time in his career with Release Therapy, Ludacris is set to host and perform on "Saturday Night Live" next. The rapper/actor will appear on the November 18 episode. ...

Australia and New Zealand's Big Day Out music festival will celebrate its 15th year with a lineup topped by Tool and including homegrown heroes Jet, as well as My Chemical Romance, the Killers and Muse. The 2007 tour kicks off January 19 in Auckland, New Zealand, and is slated to run through a February 4 show in Perth, Australia. Also on the roster are the Violent Femmes, Peaches, Spank Rock and the Sleepy Jackson. ...

On November 2, Gorillaz — already the world's most famous animated band — will look to get even more famous with the release of their official autobiography, "Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre." Published by Riverhead Books and featuring illustrations by band co-creator Jamie Hewlett, "Ogre" follows the band from its earliest days to its world-uniting weeklong stint at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. Among the nuggets of childhood info: As a child, bassist Murdoc attended Sodsworth Comprehensive School and was in a band called Burning Sensations, and a young 2D found solace in George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead." For more information, fans can check out the band's official site, Gorillaz.com. ...

AFI will return to the East Coast later this month for five club gigs. The band invades Rochester, New York, on October 28, followed by shows in Sayreville, New Jersey (October 30); Washington, D.C. (November 1); Providence, Rhode Island (November 2); and Albany, New York (November 4). The Explosion will join the band for all five dates, while A Static Age and the Loved Ones will also handle opening-act duties for select shows. AFI are currently working on their first full-length DVD, which will boast live footage captured last week in Long Beach, California, as well as behind-the-scenes clips, all the band's videos and interviews with members of AFI's Despair Faction fan club. The band is seeking photo submissions from fans for inclusion on the DVD. Visit AFireInside.net to learn how to take part. ...

The final few shows at New York's CBGB are being detailed this week. On Thursday, the Pietasters, Big D and the Kids Table and the Lost City Angels will take the punk club's fabled stage for an evening of ska tunes. Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law and Sick of It All have been booked for Sunday. Bad Brains are playing three nights, with Avail and the Dub Trio joining them on Monday, the Bouncing Souls opening for them Tuesday and another gig slated for October 11. The Dictators, the Sic F---s and the Bullys play CBGB one last time on October 13. And on October 15, the venue's final night in business, Patti Smith will take the stage for a sold-out evening of tunes. ...

Meat Loaf was the clear choice to play Jack Black's dad in the upcoming Tenacious D film "The Pick of Destiny," the singer/funnyman tells Playboy in its November issue, out Friday. "We look alike, obviously. ... But it was mostly his energy that inspired us to cast him. Just watching him sing is an education in rock." Black revealed that getting the Meat man to show off his pipes onscreen was easier than one might think. "We basically said, 'Will you sing in the movie, yes or no?' He said, 'For you guys, yes, because I like your stuff.' " "Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny" hits theaters November 17. ... Princeton University will host a hip-hop symposium Friday featuring noted professor Cornel West, rapper Talib Kweli, California Representative Maxine Waters and former Source editor Bakari Kitwana. The Center for American Progress-sponsored panel discussion is open to the public and will address the role of hip-hop in post-9/11 America. BET host Jeff "Cousin Jeff" Johnson will serve as moderator. For more information on the event, visit Princeton.edu. ...

Atreyu, who spent this summer on Ozzfest, have signed with Hollywood Records. The band's previous outing, A Death-Grip on Yesterday, was released on Victory Records in March and has sold more than 210,000 copies. "As a group of friends playing music, our main goal is to grow and spread our brand of metallic rock around the world," frontman Alex Varkatzas said. "We try to progress and grow on each album we record. We feel that Hollywood Records is the perfect place to continue to grow, while maintaining our freedom to do whatever the hell we want with our songs." ... Pete Yorn and the Brand New Heavies have been added to the Voodoo Music Experience lineup and will join already-announced artists including Red Hot Chili Peppers, My Chemical Romance and Wu-Tang Clan at New Orleans' City Park for the October 28-29 event. Yorn and the Heavies are each scheduled to perform on the Experience's second day, which will be headlined by Duran Duran. ...

The reopening of Cincinnati's historic downtown Fountain Square will be celebrated on October 14 with a night of music from Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek, Los Lobos and OK Go. The city's favorite funky son, former Parliament-Funkadelic bass master Bootsy Collins, will host the festivities. ... Meeting Teddy Geiger on his latest tour may be as easy as bringing some reading material along to the concert. The November issue of Seventeen — with Geiger on the cover — will serve as a meet-and-greet pass to the first 50 fans who show up to the venue. Carry a copy of the magazine, show up at least two hours before the gig starts and you could chat with the singer/songwriter before he takes the stage. Geiger's tour hits West Hollywood, California's Troubadour on Thursday.

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Mariah Carey celebrates her 17th #1 hit on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100
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Mariah Carey is zeroing in on the Beatles' record of 20 #1 hits thanks to her latest chart-topper, "Don't Forget About Us." The singer's 17th #1 song hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on Thursday, putting Carey in a tie with Elvis Presley at #2 on the all-time list. (Click here for photos from a surprise party held in Aspen, Colorado, to celebrate Mariah's 17th #1.) ...

A judge threatened Foxy Brown with jail time and forced her to apologize after she stuck out her tongue in a New York court on Friday (December 23), according to The Associated Press. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson asked Brown to stop chewing gum, at which point Brown — who said she did not have gum in her mouth — opened her mouth and wagged her tongue, according to the AP. Brown was then handcuffed and a shouting match ensued between her and a female court officer. Brown later apologized after the judge threatened her with 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine; she was in court because of assault charges stemming from a nail-salon fight in Chelsea ...

A 100-year-old historic home in Olympia, Washington, owned by Courtney Love has been put up for public auction to pay off debts in a foreclosure case. According to The Associated Press, the house on 13 acres was bought by Love eight years ago and was most recently occupied by the sister of her late husband, Kurt Cobain. Love owes about $367,000 on the home, including the loan balance and legal fees. According to documents filed in a lawsuit over the property, Love stopped making mortgage payments on the property in December 2003. Love can hold onto the house if she pays off the debts before the public auction on January 6. ...

Howie Day was arrested for rowdy behavior on Wednesday at Logan International Airport in Boston after allegedly mixing alcohol with a sleeping pill on a flight, according to The Associated Press. The singer/songwriter was charged with interfering with the flight crew but pleaded innocent when he was arraigned in a Boston court on Friday. Day was released on personal recognizance and is due back in court March 16. ... Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy's got himself a side project — with his wife of five months, Manuela. Called Box Codax, the electro synth-pop duo plan to release their first single, "Naked Smile," next month in the U.K. through Thin Man Records. The disc will also feature the track "Red Wine in Tunis." Both cuts have been made available for download on iTunes. ...

The fifth Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is scheduled for June 16-18 on the same 700-acre site in Manchester, Tennessee, which last year drew tens of thousands for sets by Dave Matthews, the Mars Volta, Jurassic 5 and Modest Mouse. Though organizers have not announced a lineup yet, they said they are reducing the capacity of the event by 10,000 in order to make it more manageable. ... Relient K will celebrate guitarist Matt Hoopes' birthday on February 15 with the launch of a 24-date tour that kicks off in Kansas City, Missouri. Called the Matt Hoopes Birthday Tour, the trek will run through April 1 in Columbus, Ohio. ...

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has announced plans for a solo tour in 2006. The trek kicks off January 31 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and runs until February 12 in Los Angeles. Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche will support Tweedy on most of the dates. ... The New York Dolls are returning to the studio on January 15 for the first time since 1974. Jack Douglas, the veteran producer who worked on the Dolls' self-titled debut in 1973, is returning behind the board. ...

Enigmatic guitarist Buckethead will be working his way down the West Coast this February as part of a nine-gig trek that kicks off February 17 in Seattle. The guitarist — who was briefly a member of Axl Rose's retooled Guns N' Roses — will wrap up the tour on March 1 in Flagstaff, Arizona. ... Boston punks the Dropkick Murphys will mount an 18-date tour on March 1 in New York. The trek will also feature Sick of It All, Horrorpops and the Tossers. The run will wind down in Beantown with five shows at the Avalon March 16-March 19. ...

12.22.2005

Ho, ho, Hova! Jay-Z is proving he's no Scrooge this holiday season. With millions of New Yorkers finding it so difficult to maneuver through the city due to the transit strike — which has now come to an end — the Jigga sent out several limousines to pick up pedestrians around the city who were trying to make it to work over the past three days. Then on Christmas, Jay will hold his annual toy drive in Brooklyn, New York's Marcy Projects, where kids will receive $10,000 worth of toys. ...

Parts of the Golden Globe-nominated Johnny Cash biopic, "Walk the Line," will look familiar to the inmates at California's Folsom Prison when they get a special screening of the flick on January 3. That's because the movie opens and closes with scenes of Joaquin Phoenix as Cash playing his famous shows at the prison nearly 40 years ago that became the basis for the classic Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison album. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Phoenix will be on hand for the screening. ... On Tuesday, the third state law signed this year to ban the sale of explicit video games to minors became the third to hit a legal bump in the road. A federal judge put a temporary hold on a California law that would have gone into effect on the first of the year, saying game-industry lawyers had raised sufficient doubt about the state's ability to prove that ultra-violent games can cause psychological harm to children — the state's impetus for the law. In recent weeks, a similar temporary hold was put on a Michigan law, while a bill in Illinois was struck down pending appeal. ...

Though there's still no title or release date for the album they've been working on since August, Radiohead have announced who'll be producing the record — and it's not who you'd think. For the first time since their 1993 debut, Pablo Honey, the band will be working with someone other than Nigel Godrich: Mark "Spike" Stent, who's worked with Madonna and Björk, will helm the sessions for the new album, set to resume in February. Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien made the announcement on BBC Radio Wednesday night, adding that while the band remains good friends with Godrich, it was looking to break the "comfort zone" it had built over the decade-plus partnership. "You've got to do stuff that you're scared of doing," O'Brien said. "With Nigel, we've been working together for 10 years, and we all love one another too much." ... Every Time I Die have been added to the Warped Tour's 2006 lineup, which also features Motion City Soundtrack, Thursday, From First to Last, NOFX, Anti-Flag, Underoath, Rise Against and Against Me. ...

Nickelback have added two more stops to their upcoming North American tour with support act Trapt: February 7 in St. Louis and February 9 in Wichita, Kansas. ... The Flaming Lips are aiming for an early April release date for their new album, At War With the Mystics, according to their label, Warner Bros. The first single off the record, "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song," is due to hit radio in March. Mystics is the Lips' first album of new material since 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. ...

The Velvet Underground's "Live MCMXCIII" will hit stores on January 24 on DVD. "Live MCMXCIII," which has been available on VHS for years, features live footage shot back in 1993 in Paris during the band's brief reunion trek. ... Irish rock legends the Pogues have booked a nine-date East Coast tour. The group will kick things off in Washington, D.C., with a pair of shows on March 9 and 10. Then it's off to Atlantic City, New Jersey, on March 11, followed by two dates in Boston on March 14 and 15. The run ends in New York with four concerts scheduled for March 16-19. ...

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Good Charlotte's Joel Madden
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The lineup for Neil Young's 19th annual Bridge School benefit is a lesson in rock and roll history, from such contemporary stars as Good Charlotte, Bright Eyes and Norah Jones to early legends like Jerry Lee Lewis.

Others slated to play the shows, set for October 29-30 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, include a solo Dave Matthews (Sunday only), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Emmylou Harris, Los Lobos and some special guests to be named later.

With the exception of Matthews, all the other artists are expected to play both days, as is the custom with the benefit, during which bands perform unplugged. The unique format of the Bridge School concerts has made for some standout sets from unexpected artists in the past, including Green Day, Metallica, the Smashing Pumpkins with Marilyn Manson, Foo Fighters, Billy Idol and Sonic Youth.

The Bridge School is a Bay Area program for children with severe physical and speech impairments. One of the other hallmarks of the show is a riser at the back of the stage on which the children and their families are seated throughout the sets and a show-ending sing-along that typically features many of the day's artists jamming with Young.

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Concert for John Kerry

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• Wyclef Jean
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• Bon Jovi
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Backstage At The 2004 Grammys

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World AIDS Day: Staying Alive Concert

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Dave Matthews Band Live In New York's Central Park, 09.24.2003

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