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News Ticker: Whitney Houston, Dave Navarro, Kiss, Hall & Oates

Photo: 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

Published: 2009-08-20 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Billy Corgan Announces More Concerts With Spirits In the Sky

Photo:Charbonneau/WireImage Billy Corgan has scheduled six tour dates in Los Angeles spanning from August 26th to August 31st, but he won’t be performing under the Smashing Pumpkins moniker. Instead, the band’s official Website writes, Corgan will be accompanied by “special guests” Spirits in the Sky, a band that recently formed for a tribute concert dedicated to the Seeds’ Sky Saxon, who passed away in June at age 71. Corgan and the Spirits in the Sky first performed together last month at Los

Published: 2009-08-11 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News