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Following in the footsteps of the album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, is a challenge for any band, but leave it to the Flaming Lips to top their previous output, although it will be slightly shorter in length. A new 7 song E.P. will coincide with their upcoming spring tour and will include a version of the Kylie Minogues dance hit,

After discussing his performance with Sting and Andy Summers at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies last week in New York, drummer Stewart Copeland admitted that not a word was spoken about The Police reuniting. The band played

Last year, 75,000 tickets for Bonnaroo sold out in 19 days. This year 80,000 tickets sold out in 17 days. Last year

A new compilation album featuring a range of artists that helped define the 90

In an example of puppet musicianship, The Rolling Stones, who are scheduled to play in Shanghai April 1st and in Beijing April 4th were ordered by the Chinese government to not play

With the Beastie Boys currently in the studio working on their first studio album since 1998

The Police reunited for their first public performance in 18 years Monday playing

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Groundbreaking punk band The Ramones will have 2 films out in the near future. The first one titled End of the Century: The Ramones Story is described as a dark movie by Johnny Ramone. He mentions it portrays the band as bunch of drug addicts and alcoholics, but is ironically fairly accurate. The movie directed by Michael Gramaglia and Jim Fields features interviews with members of the Clash, Blondie, Sex Pistols and surviving Ramones members. The directors reportedly got shots on camera of Joey Ramone during his final days, that struck a sensitive nerve with people in the Ramones family. The band is also looking for lost interview footage of Joey Ramone from a previous concert film entitled We

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Riding the momentum of their recent Grammy Award for best rock instrumental performance and their highly acclaimed release

With David Letterman out this week, battling a viral infection related to chickenpox called shingles, 5 celebrity guest hosts will fill in this week. The roster includes Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell and Elvis Costello, who is in town for his induction this week into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Another host will be announced shortly for Friday

Releasing what Led Zeppelin bass player John Paul Jones refers to as the last of the bunch as “there

The lineup keeps getting more unbelievable for the second Bonnaroo festival to be held June 13, 14 and 15 in Manchester, TN. The newest acts include: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Flaming Lips, Allison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, funky Meters, Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, Ben Kweller, Spearhead, The Slip, Robinella & the CC String Band, Cyro Baptista & Beat the Donkey, My Morning Jacket, Topaz, Jason Mraz, Drive-By Truckers, Kaki King, and Raq.
Source Bonnaroo.com.

First the record labels were cringing, now the film companies will be hurting, as researchers have announced a new Internet speed record; perhaps setting the course as to how all media will be distributed. Using fiber-optic cables to transfer 6.7 gigabytes of date

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Paul McCartney took to the small stage of a restaurant inside of Truckee Hotel, located outside of Lake Tahoe Thursday night. The Beatle was dining inside the hotel

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With the recent popularity of the iPod portable music playerm, Macintosh users will have a major subscription music service available to them. Apple Computer Inc. and major record labels will be launching an online music subscription service within the next coming weeks. Currently the three major music subscription providers- pressplay, Listen.com and MusicNet do not work on Macintosh computers. This service will use a high-fidelity format called Advanced Audio Codec, which delivers higher quality sound than the MP3 format and prevents copying between computers.
Source Yahoo.com.

Try and get your road tripping done in March, as American motorists have been warned that gas prices in April will average a record high of $1.76 per gallon. Afterwards, prices may recede. Sen. Joe Lieberman recently called on the Bush Administration to investigate if customers are getting screwed at the pumps. Consumer groups have begun to question whether big oil companies were taking advantage of war concerns to boost gasoline prices by more than what was justified. Either way, with the tax filing deadline and gas, April looks to be a costly month.
Source Yahoo.com .