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Allmans Open 2010 NYC Series
Different venue for first time in 20 years.
The Allman Brothers Band opened its annual run of Big Apple shows in
unfamiliar surroundings Thursday
(3/11) with a visual dis of the
venue that had played host to the band over a 20 year span. A backdrop
during the opening set at the United Palace Theater displayed a
circle with a diagonal line through it imposed over a photo of the Beacon
Theater, which ousted the group in favor of a Cirque du Soleil
booking. In a stroke of sweet, southern revenge, bad preview notices for a
Chicago warm-up of the Cirque show scheduled for the Beacon,
prompted officials to change producers - causing delays that will push the
NYC start date to the end of April. The Allmans hit a snag too, the
band announcing that several of their shows have been cut.
(story)
NYPost.com NYTimes.com
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Injured AC/DC Fan Taking Legal Action
Man blinded in one eye during Brisbane concert plans to sue.
The 31 year-old Australian fan injured when his wheel chair pitched into the
mosh pit during a Feb. 27 AC/DC concert in Brisbane, Australia plans
to take legal action against the venue. Terry Watson lost the sight
in one eye after his face made impact with a control stick on his motorized
wheel chair when it tipped into the mosh pit. The man's father said his son
did not blame the band for the accident, which he said happened because the
handicapped seating area lacked a safe enough barrier to prevent the chair
from going over the edge after a friend accidentally knocked into the chair
and caused it to surge forward.
(story)
South-EastAdvertiser.whereilive.comm.au
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Riot Erupts Outside Metallica Show
600 without tickets get rowdy, 168 arrested.
A crowd of rowdy fans without tickets tried to storm barriers surrounding a
Metallica concert being staged for 30,000 in Simon Bolivar Park
in Bogota, Colombia Wednesday
(3/10). Police were well
equipped to deal with possible trouble. 1,500 cops met the challenge with
water cannons and tear gas, dispersing around 600 fans and arresting 168
after a battle that went on for the better part of an hour. A handful of
officers suffered injuries, one reportedly suffering a stab wound in the
melee. The concert was the first Metallica show in Colombia since
the late 90's. Similar disruptions marked the band's earlier concerts in
Santiago, Chile and Guatemala.
Spinner.com
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Pink Floyd Prevails In EMI Case
Court rules online sale of individual tracks violates contract.
Legal action initiated by Pink Floyd against EMI over the
online sale of individual songs from albums has brought a court decision in
the band's favor. The London High Court ruled Thursday
(3/11)
that the label's contention that the contractual restriction against the
sale of individual tracks applied only to physical forms of music and did
not extend to digital downloads got no traction with the court. EMI
was immediately ordered to pay more than $60,000 in court costs. A
damage award to the band is also expected to be announced at a future date.
Given the fact it involves one of the best selling bands in history, it
could be massive.
Iol.ie
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Simmons Challenges Stones & U2
Baits Jagger and Bono during UK radio interview.
Gene Simmons either believes KISS could blow away the Rolling
Stones and U2 if they dared share a stage for a battle of the
bands stadium show, or knows claiming it would generate a lot of coverage.
The always over-the-top Simmons let loose the challenge during an
interview on XFM radio in the UK, saying of Jagger and Bono,
'You come on up on that stage with us, baby. Show me what you got, and
then we'll show you what the big boys do.' Bruce and Bono
are probably too busy counting earnings to consider or even notice. Between
them, Springsteen and U2 did nearly 90 sold out concerts in
2009.
Spinner.com
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Rush Cues Up For Canadian Honor
Trio enters Songwriter Hall Of Fame.
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame will honor members of Rush
during an induction ceremony March 28 in George Weston Hall of the
Toronto Centre For the Arts. The gala will include renditions of
Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Subdivisions
performed by special guests, including Primus veteran Les Claypool
(The Spirit of Radio). Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee
and Neil Peart are all expected to be on-hand for the ceremony. The
trio remains at or near the top of the list of groups overdue for
recognition by another Hall of Fame in a city also on the shore of a
Great Lake.
Cansong.ca
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Hendrix Disc Proves Worthy
Valleys Of Neptune measures up.
Hard-core fans happily add any and every release by a favorite artist to
their collection. Fans seeking to limit purchases to the few gems among the
landfills worth of unworthy material from artists no longer around to
protect their legacy get burned when low or no standards are applied to what
gets released. Plenty of recordings Jimi Hendrix would probably
rather had never seen the light of day got churned out before Janie
Hendrix, the guitarist's step-sister, stepped in decisively to insist
future releases of archived material measure up to higher standards.
Valleys of Neptune is a good example of why. Other versions of all
but one song on it have come out before, but few equal the quality of
the takes on this disc.
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Wood May Wed
Stones guitarist said to be smitten with Brazilian model.
After a year and a half of turmoil and strife, friends say Ron Wood
is in a much better place thanks to Ana Araujo. According to the
Daily Express, the 30 year-old Brazilian model that sported body paint
in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has helped the
Stones guitarist kick booze and even has the 62 year-old Wood
contemplating marriage. Wood split with his wife of 24 years last
fall
(story), and ended a stormy relationship with Ekaterina
Ivanova after an altercation with her landed him in jail.
(story)
Express.co.uk
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Margaritaville Musher At it Again
Jimmy Buffett backed dog sledder takes on the big one.
A strong finish in last year's Yukon Challenge proved that Newton
Marshall was more than a novelty. The Jamaican born musher, who had not
seen snow until arriving in Minnesota to train for that 1,000 mile race, is
now taking on the big dog - the 2010 Iditarod. A big crowd was on
hand Sunday
(3/7) in Willow, Alaska as Marshall and his team hit
the trail for leg one of the marathon dash across the frozen tundra.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville enterprises help sponsor the
Jamaican sledder.
Jamaicadogsled.com
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Next Young Film Debuts In March
Trunk Show in theaters March 19.
The film Jonathan Demme shot during the Chrome Dreams II tour
hits theaters March 19. The 13 song performance, dubbed Neil Young
Trunk Show, leads off with the previously unreleased song Sad
Movies and includes versions of Cinnamon Girl,
Oh Lonesome Me, Like A Hurricane and Cowgirl In
The Sand. Demme earned high acclaim for Heart Of Gold,
his 2006 concert film of Young. Get a preview of Trunk Show
here.
VintageVinyl.com Undercover.com.au
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'Bama Battle Over Skynyrd Song
Sweet Home Alabama considered for state song.
Alabama State House Bill 336 will decide the official state song of
Alabama. The committee in charge of picking the song to put before the
legislature has two leading contenders: Stars Fell on Alabama,
a song from the 30's more than 100 artists have recorded, including
Pascagula, Alabama native Jimmy Buffett, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's
southern anthem Sweet Home Alabama. Alabama,
the state song since 1931, has just about no support - hardly surprising,
since more than 90% of the residents can't identify it as the state song.
If the committee vote Tuesday
(3/9)
is for the Skynyrd tune it could include a recommendation to
omit
lyrics some think portray the state as too red neck and conservative.
TimesDaily.com
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