News Ticker: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kiss, Brian Epstein, Patrick StumpPhoto: Gentner/Getty Yeah Yeah Yeahs have quietly replaced Beastie Boys at Austin City Limits, an eagle-eyed Stereogum reader noted. Karen O and Co. also replaced the Beasties (who nixed festival dates due to Adam Yauch’s cancer treatment) at Lollapalooza; Tenacious D will fill in at Outside Lands. Canadian Kiss fans in Oshawa, Ontario, won an online contest guaranteeing them a gig on the band’s fall tour and were shocked to see their city missing from the itinerary announced earlier this week.
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Published: 2009-08-26
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup
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News Ticker: Whitney Houston, Dave Navarro, Kiss, Hall & OatesPhoto: Patrick Demarchelier Whitney Houston has granted Oprah Winfrey what the show is billing as “the most anticipated music interview of the decade” — the singer’s first sit-down in nearly seven years. The episode airs September 14th, two weeks after the release of I Look to You. Dave Navarro has joined Billy Corgan’s Sky Saxon tribute band Spirits in the Sky, Blabbermouth reports. The band will play a string of dates at the end of the month. Hear Kiss’ “Modern Day Delilah,” the first single
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Published: 2009-08-20
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup
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News Ticker: Lil Wayne, Ashlee Simpson, KISS Lil Wayne’s much-anticipated Tha Carter III was leaked this weekend by a DJ who was seeking revenge on Weezy. Due to her newly unveiled pregnancy, Ashlee Simpson has postponed her just-announced summer tour. The fire at Universal Studios this weekend scorched many of the music division’s original masters. Thousands of original Decca, MCA and ABC recordings, featuring artists like Bing Crosby and the Carpenters, were destroyed. KISS’ Gene Simmons revealed that the band may continue touring even after he and Paul Stanley retire. To recruit new members, Simmons is considering a reality show a la Rock Star. [Photo: Getty]
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Published: 2008-06-02
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup
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