January 2004

With the centuries-old revolutionary cry of “No taxation without representation,” a Vermont ski town wants to hop the border to neighboring New Hampshire. Town officials in Killington, Vermont, say they pay the state more than $20 million in taxes each year, and see only $1 million in state aid. New Hampshire, 25 miles to the east, has no income or sales tax.
“It kind of reminds us of colonial days,” Town Manager David Lewis told the Associated Press. “England wasn

Veteran West Coast rap outfit Cypress Hill returns March 23 with “Till Death Do Us Part” (Columbia), its seventh album and first since 2001’s “Stoned Raiders.” The set will be preceded next month by first single “What’s Your Number?”
“This is one of the first albums where everything just fell into place,” says front man B-Real in a statement. “Songwise, it just really came together,” he adds of the album, which features guest appearances by Mobb Deep’s Prodigy and Twin, Damian Marley and producer the Alchemist.
“What’s Your Number?” is a musical tribute to the Clash’s classic “Guns of Brixton,” with a backing track performed by a live band featuring Rancid’s Tim Armstrong. Other songs on the disc include “Can’t Stop the Gunshot,” “Latin Thugs,” “Smoke It Up,” “Street Wars,” “Last Laugh” and “Bang Out.”
Source billboard.com.

On the heels of a succesful collaboration late last year at Slim’s in San Francisco, John Popper is teaming up again with DJ Logic at a pair of shows in the New York-New Jersey area next month, billed as the “John Popper Project”. February 11th will be held at Suite 16 (127 8th Ave at 16th Street) and a February 12th show has been confirmed for The Conduit in Trenton, NJ.
Rounding out the lineup for the John Popper Project will be Tad Kinchla on bass and old friend Marcus Bleecker (of Mosaic) on drums in addition to Popper and DJ Logic.
Source bluestraveler.net.

Always finding a way to keep busy, Warren Haynes is going to take Gov

After spending much of last year on the road – including several weeks with Neil Young – countrified folk-rocker Lucinda Williams is ready for more. She’s announced a new North American run, set to begin February 20 at John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sparks, Nev., and continuing around the country through mid-March. Since 1998’s Grammy-winning Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, Williams’ popularity has skyrocketed, and she’s become significantly more prolific – releasing Essence in 2001 and World Without Tears in 2003, both on Lost Highway Records.
Source pollstar.com.

Due to the trials and tribulations of being on the road, Danny Cash (keyboards) and Johnny Quaid (guitar) have left My Morning Jacket. On two letters posted on the band