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BLUES BROTHERS star DAN AYKROYD has sold his Hollywood Hills home to actress BEVERLY D'ANGELO. The National Lampoon's Vacation star paid $3.8 million (GBP1.9 million) for ...

Published: 2008-04-29 Provider: Contact Music

Blues Brothers

Published: 2008-04-01 Provider: Rolling Stone

Tour Tracker: R.E.M., Allmans and Ace Frehley Now Have Full Calendars

R.E.M. (with Modest Mouse and the National in tow) announce the first leg of their Accelerate tour, the Allman Brothers reserve New York’s Beacon Theatre for the month of May, Ace Frehley ditches Kiss and Gavin DeGraw promotes his self-titled new album. A veritable parade of dates are waiting for you after the jump. R.E.M. May 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Deer Lake Park May 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl May 31 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre June 3 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre June 6 – Chicago, IL @ United Center June 8 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre June 10 – Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheatre June 11 - Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Pavilion June 13 – Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts June 14 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Theater June 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts June 19 - New York City, NY @ TBA June 21 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre The Allman Brothers May 5 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 6 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 8 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 9 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 10 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 12 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 13 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 15 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 16 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 17 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 19 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 20 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 22 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 23 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre May 24 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre Ace Frehley February 20 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live February 22 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage February 23 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues February 24 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues February 26 - Sauget, IL @ Pop’s February 28 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues February 29 - Niagara Falls, NY @ The Bears Den at Seneca Niagara Casino March 1 - Niagara Falls, NY @ The Bears Den at Seneca Niagara Casino March 3 - Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis March 4 -

Published: 2008-01-29 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, On Tour

Dennis Wilson’s “Pacific Ocean Blue” Finally Reissued After Fifteen Year Disappearance

After being out of print for nearly fifteen years, the Beach Boys‘ Dennis Wilson’s lone solo album Pacific Ocean Blue will finally be re-released and reissued as a two-disc set. The set will celebrate the album’s thirtieth anniversary (even though it came out in 1977) as the copyright disputes that made it unavailable for more than a decade have been resolved by means of a Caribou/Epic/Legacy co-release. The scarcity of the record has made it both a cult-favorite and a high-priced collector’s item over the years. In addition to Pacific Ocean Blue, which feature the Beach Boys’ Mike Love and brother Carl Wilson on a few tracks, the set will also include previously unreleased bonus songs “which are still being sorted through by label archivists.” The album captures Wilson on the precipice of his drugs-and-alcohol-fueled decline, which eventually led to Wilson’s drowning death in 1983. Following Pacific, Wilson promised to release a superior sophomore album called Bamboo. While the album was never completed due to financial woes and Beach Boys obligation, for the first time ever legally (thanks, bootleggers), songs from Bamboo will make their way onto the second disc of the set. While the exact second-disc contents are unknown, they will hopefully contain some of the sessions Dennis and his brother Brian Wilson collaborated on in 1980-81. The set, barring any last minute copyright issues, will hit stores on May 13th as either a two-disc set or a standalone vinyl. Related Stories: Brian Wilson Receives Hootie Salute at Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony Brian Wilson’s Next Career Move: Camp Counselor Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Finally Defeats One of Mike Love’s Dubious Lawsuits

Published: 2008-01-24 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, The Beach Boys

Ghostface, Rakim, Brother Ali: All the Way Live

It's an hour before the Hip Hop Live tour kicks off, and Ghostface Killah is making no move towards acknowledging that he's due on stage soon. Seated in a dim room upstairs at the Hollywood House of Blues, Ghost responds to a query about the exemplary crimson-and-green custom wallabees he's rocking to match his leather jacket: "No one has more style than me! Kanye? No. Slick Rick is the only one, I give it up for Slick Rick."

Published: 2007-11-07 Provider: VIBE

Pretty Ricky, On The Hotline, Video Stream

Pleasure, Slick 'Em, Baby Blue, and Spectacular, the brothers who make up Pretty Ricky are back with

Published: 2007-03-06 Provider: Contact Music

Weekend Rock List: Favorite Rolling Stone Covers

As you may have noticed, Rolling Stone is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year. In this Wednesday’s USA Today, the newspaper looked back at our history and revealed their favorite RS covers. We liked the idea so much, we’re gonna take it. For this weekend’s Rock List, we’re asking you what covers in the magazine’s history you’ve found most iconic, striking or memorable. We’ll reveal the final list in a gallery on Monday. Until then, here are a few of our picks, to help jog forty years of memory: John Lennon/Yoko Ono – Issue No. 335, January 1981 The Blues Brothers – Issue No. 285, February 1979 Nirvana – Issue No. 628, April 1992 Kanye West – Issue No. 993, February 2006 Seinfeld Cast – Issue No. 787, May 1998

Published: 2007-11-03 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists

Rock Daily’s New Year’s Eve Rock Guide: All the Essential U.S. Shows, Plus TV Specials

With the ball set to drop in less than seventy-two hours, Rock Daily has the comprehensive list of all the best concerts and must-see rock TV going on New Year’s Eve across the country. Whether it’s Nas in Los Angeles or Radiohead Webcasting via Al Gore’s channel, here’s our New Year’s Rockin’ Guide, conveniently organized by city: Concerts: New York Patti Smith @ Bowery Ballroom Velvet Revolver @ Hammerstein Ballroom Slick Rick, Kudu, Moby (DJ set), Holy Ghost (DJ set) @ Studio B Earl Greyhound, The Big Sleep @ Mercury Lounge moe. @ Radio City Music Hall Gov’t Mule @ Beacon Theatre Les Savy Fav @ Bowery Ballroom Mr. Brownstone @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Gogol Bordello @ Terminal 5 Nellie McKay @ Joe’s Pub Los Angeles Chris Brown @ Crash Mansion Nas, Salt-N-Pepa @ House of Blues Bloc Party (DJ set), The Rapture (DJ set), Talib Kweli @ Roosevelt Hotel Justice (DJ set), Peaches, 2 Live Crew, A-Trak @ HARD New Year’s Eve Music Festival Rufus Wainwright, Belinda Carlisle @ Walt Disney Concert Hall MSTRKRFT, Z-Trip, Lazaro Casanova, LA Riots, Franki Chan @ Giant Maximus Fest at 826 Francisco St Atlanta Band of Horses @ The Earl Black Lips @ Drunken Unicorn Derek Trucks, The North Mississippi All-Stars @ Fox Theatre Widespread Panic @ Phillips Arena Atlantic City Elvis Costello & The Samples @ House of Blues Boston Soulive @ Paradise Rock Club Chicago Spoon, The Sea and Cake @ Metro Umphrey’s McGee @ The Aragon Black Kids @ Empty Bottle Cleveland Rusted Root @ House of Blues Dallas The Old 97’s @ Longhorn Ballroom Detroit Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ MGM Grand Detroit Casino Las Vegas Kanye West @ The Pearl Backstreet Boys @ Body English The Bangles, The Doobie Brothers @ The Fremont Street Experience Goo Goo Dolls @ House of Blues 3 Doors Down @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Miami R. Kelly, Keyshia Cole, J. Holiday @ American Airlines Arena New Orleans Buddy Guy @ House of Blues Oklahoma City The

Published: 2008-01-02 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Single Minded: G-Unit, Freeky Zekey, Rev Theory and Lupe Fiasco

Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more. 50 Cent featuring Prodigy & Tony Yayo, “Fully Loaded” [Official Mixtape] The album-long takedown of Fat Joe is a little juvenile even by G-Unit standards, but this slow-burning death march about (what else?) drug slinging reminds everybody why we liked 50 in the first place (for reasons that had nothing to do with his abs). Midnight Movies, “Nights in White Satin” [MySpace] Southern California dream poppers take the Moody Blues’ overblown classic and turn it into a sexy, dramatic statement of purpose. Freeky Zekey, “Big Brother” [Bootleg] Isn’t it amazing how a good (jacked) Kanye West beat can turn a sixth-string Dipset mumbler into a guy who sounds like he knows what he’s doing? Rev Theory, “Light It Up” [MySpace] This hard-hitting track about “whiskey running through my veins” (ouch!) sounds like the entrance music to the meanest pro wrestler in history. Not coincidentally, it’s also the official theme song of this year’s Wrestlemania. Synergy! Lupe Fiasco featuring T.I. and Young Jeezy, “Superstar” [Remix] Lupe has never been a rapper who has played well with others, but his team up with these two titans of the South is an impressive twist on his tepid single from The Cool. Jeezy sounds especially sharp — at times, it sounds like he’s gargling with the beat, which should give him minty fresh breath.

Published: 2008-03-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Single Minded, Rock Daily

Single Minded: Cat Power, Natasha Bedingfield, Black Mountain, Drive-By Truckers and More

Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more. Cat Power, Jukebox [Full Album Stream] Chan Marshall’s latest batch of covers re-invents rock standards with members of the Delta 72, the Dirty Three and the Blues Explosion backing her. It’s like if the Raygun masthead got to curate a Big Brother house. Natasha Bedingfield, Pocketful of Sunshine [Full Album Stream] The first single from Brit singer’s second features a guest appearance by Sean Kingston, which officially lengthens Kingston’s career lifespan by a full three minutes. Black Mountain, “Tyrants” [Label Website] Blistering track from Canadian quintet’s new stoner masterpiece comes out swinging, then promptly collapses into a bleary, druggy heap. Which, coincidentally, also describes most of S-M’s weeknights. Jack Peñate, “Second, Minute or Hour” [MySpace] Wiseacre Brit singer (and recent Breaking Artist) does a better job of summoning the Jam than recent-vintage Paul Weller. Drive-By Truckers, “Self Destruction Zones” [MySpace] Grizzly Georgia act continues to mine the surprisingly fertile middle ground between country and power-pop—not unlike early Wilco. So in other words, as long as no one lets them near those Neu! records, we should be okay.

Published: 2008-01-22 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Single Minded, Rock Daily

Janet Jackson and Aimee Mann Plot New Albums, NIN Remix Site Launches, Black Crowes Return

While her brothers go gallivanting on a planned family reunion tour, Janet Jackson will release her new, still-untitled album in February. The record will be Jackson’s debut on Island Def Jam, and her first since 2006’s 20 Y.O. Janet is also prepping a world tour to coincide with the album, which is being executive produced by Antonio “L.A.” Reid rather than her boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri. Aimee Mann will unleash her new album, called Smilers, next spring on her own Superego label. Mann tells Billboard the new album “almost sounds like the Cars a little bit” and features “no electric guitars at all,” opting for a more Moog sound. The Nine Inch Nails remix site has finally launched, despite being in the middle of an ongoing war between the record labels and the YouTubes of the world. Just last week, Trent Reznor’s old record label refused to host the site because of sampling concerns. To mark the fifth anniversary of the death of the Clash’s Joe Strummer, London’s Brixton JAMM will host “London Calling – Remembering Joe Strummer” on December 22nd. Mani from Primal Scream, Andy Rourke of the Smiths and Jamie T are scheduled to perform. The Black Crowes will release their first album of all-new material in seven years when their Warpaint hits shelves March 4th, 2008. According to the press release, “the album builds compellingly on the band’s trademark adventurous brew of rock, blues, country, soul and gospel.” We’ll take their word on it. [Photo: Getty]

Published: 2007-11-28 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

The Allman Brothers: Live At The Beacon

The Allman Brothers Band opened their April 7th show at New York’s Beacon Theater — the fourteenth and next-to-last night of the 2007 edition of their annual spring residency here — with a brilliant surprise: Dr. John’s acid-voodoo crawl “I Walk on Gilded Splinters.” Behind the organ, Gregg Allman growled like a man who has spent much of his life defying death and evil — which he has. In the breakdown after the chorus, guitarist Derek Trucks emulated the zombie-angel chorale on Dr. John’s original recording with swandive-bottleneck runs while Warren Haynes, also playing slide guitar, peeled off licks that sounded like the helpless cries of the undead. It was a startling blast-off to a night that, in this town, at this time of year, is so easy to take for granted. The Allman Brothers Band have made themselves at home at the Beacon for three weeks each spring since 1989. It is a hallowed local tradition, and the closest thing anywhere, certainly in this century, to the aura and lift-off that the Allmans trademarked in their legendary 1971 appearances at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East. Indeed, for the first dozen of those Beacon runs, it was enough to have the historic might of Live at Fillmore East resurrected in Allman’s voice, the drum circle of Butch Trucks, Jaimoe and Marc Quinones, the bass-guitar authority of the late Allen Woody and (since 1997) Oteil Burbridge and the serpentine double-guitar ballet of (depending on the year) Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes, Jack Pearson, Jimmy Herring and Derek Trucks. But the Allmans were, from the start, an improvising band, dedicated to the magic and lessons of change, and April 7th was a night of dynamic hairpin turns. The second-set overture “Don’t Want You No More” — the Spencer Davis Group cover that opened 1969’s The Allman Brothers Band — was followed not by its usual sister song, the blues “It’s Not My Cross to Bear&

Published: 2007-04-10 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Live Shows