Red Hot Chili Peppers filmed an "experimental and psychedelic" video for their next single, "The Zephyr Song," in Los Angeles last week with frequent collaborators Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, according to Flea. "I don't know if people are going to like it," warned the bassist, who will tour the states with his band in March or April. ... Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean performed onstage at the Mint in Los Angeles on Saturday with his fiancée, Sarah Martin. The couple plan to wed next year. ... Tom Petty, Elvis Costello and Brian Setzer will join Lenny Kravitz, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as guest voices on the season premiere of "The Simpsons," airing November 10. In the episode, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation," Marge sends Homer to a rock and roll fantasy camp. ...
Country singer Reba McEntire made a guest appearance on "American Idol in Las Vegas," which will air tonight on Fox. According to a rep from the show, American Idol Kelly Clarkson performed a duet with McEntire, singing the country legend's Grammy-winning song, "Does He Love You?" during the September 18 taping of the show. ... Now that they're legal, you can hear the Donnas hawking Budweiser beer in an upcoming ad campaign that uses snippets of "Take It Off," the first single from their major-label debut, Spend the Night, which is due on October 22. Other songs on the 13-track LP include "It's On the Rocks," "Who Invited You," "All Messed Up," "Dirty Denim," "You Wanna Get Me High," "I Don't Care (So There)," "Too Bad About Your Girl" and "Take Me to the Backseat." ...
Onetime Mötley Crüe vocalist John Corabi (who replaced original and current singer Vince Neil for one album) has rejoined former bandmate Nikki Sixx as rhythm guitarist for Cockstar, a new band that also features Tracii Gunns (L.A. Guns) and a vocalist named London. "I feel the same kind of magic I felt when Mötley first rehearsed in 1981," Sixx posted in his online diary, while clarifying that his main band has not broken up. ... Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt is recovering from surgery on his left wrist to treat carpal tunnel syndrome, according to an audio message on GreenDay.com. Dirnt is excepted to recover in six to eight weeks. ...
Oil: Chicago Punk Refined, due February 10 from Chicago's Thick Records, features 19 bands recorded over 16 days at an old oil-blending factory on the city's South Side. Among the artists on the album are Alkaline Trio, Detachment Kit, Local H, the Reputation, the Dishes, the Ghost, Rise Against, Lawrence Arms, the Tossers, Haymarket Riot and the Owls. ... Sweden's the Division of Laura Lee will embark on their first full-fledged tour of the U.S. beginning October 1 in Atlanta. The punk-partial foursome, touting their latest, Black City, have a month of roadwork scheduled, alternately teaming with Manchester's Haven and countrymen the (International) Noise Conspiracy, that culminates in a CMJ New Music Seminar showcase November 2 in New York. ...
Twisted pop artistes the Apples in Stereo are about to launch their tour to support Velocity of Sound, due October 8. The month-long, 19-date swing will hit the legendary 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday (September 24) before moving on to Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Detroit and winding up at Irving Plaza in New York on October 19; 16 of the dates will also feature English oddball rockers Clinic. ... Eric Clapton is spearheading a tribute concert to mark the first anniversary of George Harrison's death November 29 at London's Royal Albert Hall. Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are slated to perform, as are Harrison's Traveling Wilburys bandmates Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, former Squeeze pianist Jools Holland, conductor Michael Kamen, Monty Python members Michael Palin and Eric Idle and sitar legend Ravi Shankar. ...
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While they're causing bedlam on the Scream 2 Tour, the boys of B2K are hoping to bring some of that commotion to wax. The foursome just started production on their second LP, Pandemonium, and are hoping to release it on December 17. ... Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Creed, Blink-182, Incubus, Rob Zombie, Aaron Carter, Janet Jackson and Kid Rock are among the artists who have painted or autographed clay masks for the Hospice of Michigan's Mask Project 2. The masks will be sold on eBay on September 27, and proceeds will help provide care for terminally ill patients and their families. ...
A hearing scheduled for Friday in Brooklyn Supreme Court, in which Junior M.A.F.I.A. rappers Larceny and Lil' Cease faced an attempted murder charge stemming from an August 2001 incident, was adjourned once again. The new court date is October 21. ... Former Dope guitarist Acey Slade has permanently replaced Tripp Eisen in the Slipknot side project the Murderdolls. Tripp appears on the group's debut record, but opted to make a full commitment to Static-X. ... While they work on the follow-up to 2000's Vapor Transmission, Orgy are prepping a still-untitled live album to accompany a live DVD slated for release in early 2003. In-concert performances of songs such as "History" and the New Order cover "Blue Monday" will be mixed with a few new studio tracks on the album. ...
Kid Rock and singer/songwriter Edwin McCain are co-producing an album for country newcomer Bart Adam Young. The prolific McCain is also collaborating with O-Town on their next album, finalizing his next release (The Austin Sessions, due in mid-February) and touring from September 24 in Atlanta to November 14 in Memphis. ... This year's Resfest, a traveling digital film festival, will include a segment called Videos That Rock featuring clips from the White Stripes, the Hives, Clinic, Cornershop and the Faint. The festival, which will hit San Francisco (September 18-22), New York (October 16-20) and Los Angeles (October 30-November 3) will also include the annual Cinema Electronica, featuring videos by the Chemical Brothers, DJ Shadow, Air, Björk and Basement Jaxx. ...
The Allman Brothers Band will play a benefit concert for the Alzheimer's Association on October 3 at the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The band will be performing at the 18th Annual Rita Hayworth Gala, and founding member Butch Trucks (drums and tympani) will be presented a "Caregiver" award at the event. ... Harmonica-driven jam band Blues Traveler will drop a live album, What You and I Have Become, on October 22. The 11-track LP was recorded in November and December and is only the second live album in the 14-year career of John Popper and company, who have built their reputation on live performances.
