2003

Hip-O/Universal Music Enterprises (UME) will mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. release of the landmark reggae album “The Harder They Come” with a remastered, two-disc “Deluxe Edition,” due Aug. 5. The first disc is a remastered version of the soundtrack to the 1973 film starring reggae great Jimmy Cliff as Ivan, an aspiring musician turned gangster. Both the film and the 12-song soundtrack, half of which was comprised of his songs, went on to make Cliff an international star.
The second disc collects some of reggae’s most commercially successful singles to predate the April 1973 release of Bob Marley & the Wailers’ Island debut, “Catch a Fire.” Included are a number of additional tracks from the same artists on the original disc — Cliff (“Vietnam”), Desmond Dekker (“Israelites”) and the Maytals (” 54-46 (That’s My Number)”).
Source Billboard.com.

It took five sets, but Andre Agassi was overpowered by Mark Philippoussis’ gigantic serves and knocked out of Wimbledon. Philippoussis nailed 46 aces in his 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 victory.

At the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, on Thursday (June 26), Pearl Jam was joined by a couple of friends. Kid Rock, ZZ Top singer-guitarist Reverend Billy F. Gibbons, and Steve Earle were among the special guests, and a couple of them even made it on stage. Only one was by design, however–Earle joined Pearl Jam to play guitar on a show-closing rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World.”
Prior to that, however, Gibbons strolled to frontman Eddie Vedder’s microphone between the first and second encores to lead the crowd in cheering for the band’s return, and he was quickly ushered off by security guards. Gibbons had tried to take the stage earlier, but was restrained by Rock, who stayed in the wings all night.
At the show, Vedder dedicated Pearl Jam’s performance of “Better Man” to Detroit Red Wings hockey player Chris Chelios, who used to play for Vedder’s hometown team, the Chicago Blackhawks.
Source launch.com.

The federal government Friday launched a national “do-not-call” registry aimed at stopping most telemarketing phone calls to people who regard the sales pitches as invasive and want them blocked.
Within hours, 370,000 phone numbers had been registered, the Federal Trade Commission said. Officials said they expect 60 million people to register eventually.
Consumers can sign up online at http://www.donotcall.gov or by phone west of the Mississippi River — 1-888-382-1222 — for the registry, managed by the FTC. Nationwide registration by phone will be available next month.
Source CNN.com.

R.E.M. is offering fans the opportunity to request songs for any date on the tour. The band — which has rehearsed over 70 songs for the tour — has set up a request form on its official Web site inviting suggestions for setlists.
“Want to hear a specific song when the band plays in your town?,” reads a post on the site. “The band wants to know what you want to hear. Click on the show you are attending to e-mail the band what you want to hear, whether it’s a single song, or a whole setlist. Be careful what you ask for, because you might just hear it.”
And in other R.E.M. news, the band has set a title and release date for its long-anticipated greatest-hits album. Warner Bros. will release “In Time: The Best of R.E.M.: 1988-2003” Oct. 27 internationally and Oct. 28 in the U.S. The disc will feature two new songs, “Bad Day” and “Animal.”
Source Billboard.com.

Due to popular demand, The Steve Kimock Band will be announcing the the release of two live shows from the official SKB archives! The first offering is from 4/19/03 at Midtown in Bend, Oregon. The second offering is from 4/27/03 at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, Colorado, featuring an acoustic first set. Both of these releases are double CDs and will be on sale for $20 each. These are limited edition releases and will be available at the shows on this upcoming tour while supplies last.
Visit Kimock.com. for details.
Please check out Glide Magazine’s exclusive interview with Steve Kimock from our April issue at glidemagazine.com.

Phish bassist Mike Gordon will releas his solo debut “INSIDE IN” later this summer on Ropeadope Records. INSIDE IN is a loose soundtrack to his first feature film OUTSIDE OUT. Gordon went back to the mostly instrumental soundtrack and significantly reworked the material, creating songs out of jams and adding lyrics topieces that previously had none.
The album contains fifteen tracks written by Gordon, who plays all guitars and basses as well as Wurlitzer, accordion, washing machine, cow tilt, etc. In addition, Gordon’s backed by a list of accomplished musicians including: drummer Russ Lawton, James Harvey on trombone, piano and clavinet, and Gordon Stone on pedal steel. Special guests include Jon Fishman, Bela Fleck, Jeff Coffin, Craig Johnson, Col. Bruce Hampton (ret.), Future Man, Buddy Cage, and Vassar Clements.
The album will be in stores August 26.
For more info, visit Ropeadope.com.