2005

The opening act for the Rolling Stones

Lollapalooza has announced their 2 day schedule that will feature 60 bands to perform on five stages over the course of July 23 and 24 in Chicago

Canadian journalist and author Scott Young has died at the age of 87.

Mr. Young

Making music so ethereal, it could come down from the sky, Sigur Ros are easily Iceland’s most popular group (Bj

Thrill Jockey has signed Television singer/guitarist Tom Verlaine, whose label debut is expected in early 2006. In the meantime, Thrill Jockey is planning a fall reissue of Verlaine’s 1992 instrumental album, “Warm and Cool,” originally released by Rykodisc.

“Warm and Cool” finds the artist backed by Television bassist Fred Smith and drummer Billy Ficca, as well as Patti Smith Band drummer Jay Dee Daugherty and bassist Patrick A. Derivaz. It was released a few months before Television’s self-titled comeback album for Capitol.

The original 14-track album will be expanded with eight bonus tracks that comprise improvised “pieces that could have been much longer but for me had a charm being brief,” Verlaine says in the liner notes.

Television has a handful of European dates on calendar this summer, including appearances next week at the Patti Smith-curated Meltdown Festival in London.

Here are Television’s tour dates:

June 20-21: London (Meltdown Festival)
June 22: Bristol, England (Academy)
June 23: Manchester, England (Academy 2)
July 15: Utrecht, Holland (Tivoli)
July 16: Mons, Belgium (Dour Festival)
July 17: Paris (Bataclan)

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The Allman Brothers Band are set to release American University 12/13/70, on Sanctuary Records, July 12th, 2005. Recorded live at American University, the performances features the band’s original line up of Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks.

Tracklisting:

1. Statesboro Blues
2. Trouble No More
3. Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’
4. Leave My Blues At Home
5. Stormy Monday
6. You Don’t Love Me
7. Whippin’ Post

Nine Inch Nails and Queens Of The Stone Age have unveiled dates for their previously announced fall tour. The outing will begin Sept. 16 in San Diego and has shows on tap through Nov. 3 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Additional dates are expected to be added.

Nine Inch Nails recently wrapped a North American tour with Dresden Dolls and is now immersed in international festival and headlining dates through August. Queens Of The Stone Age is touring Europe through July 10 in Dublin and will resume Aug. 17 in Portugal.

Here are NIN/QOTSA’s tour dates:

Sept. 16: San Diego (Cox Arena)
Sept. 17: Tucson, Ariz. (TCC Arena)
Sept. 19: Phoenix (America West Arena)
Sept. 20: Fresno, Calif. (Selland Arena)
Sept. 23: Seattle (Key Arena)
Sept. 24: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden)
Sept. 26: Vancouver (Pacific Coliseum)
Sept. 28: Sacramento, Calif. (Arco Arena)
Sept. 30: Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Coliseum)
Oct. 1: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)
Oct. 4: Salt Lake City (E Center)
Oct. 5: Denver (Pepsi Arena)
Oct. 7: Chicago (Allstate Arena)
Oct. 8: Detroit (Joe Louis Arena)
Oct. 9: Cleveland (Gund Arena)
Oct. 11: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
Oct. 13: Madison, Wis. (Alliant Energy Center)
Oct. 14: St. Louis (Savvis Center)
Oct. 16: San Antonio (SBC Center)
Oct. 17: Dallas (American Airlines Arena)
Oct. 19: Houston (Toyota Center)
Oct. 21: Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville Arena)
Oct. 22: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Oct. 24: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Office Depot Center)
Oct. 25: Orlando, Fla. (TD Waterhouse Centre)
Oct. 27: Atlanta (Philips Arena)
Oct. 29: New Orleans (Voodoo Music Experience)
Oct. 31: Nashville (Gaylord Entertainment Center)
Nov. 2: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)
Nov. 3: New York (Madison Square Garden)
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Source billboard.com.

Pop superstar Michael Jackson was found not guilty on all counts of his child molestation trial today (June 13) in Santa Maria, Calif. Jackson, 46, had been charged with molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor in 2003, serving him wine and conspiring to hold the boy and his family hostage at his Neverland estate in order to get them to rebut a television documentary.

The jury listened to 14 weeks of testimony and deliberated for parts of seven days before settling on a verdict today.

In the documentary, “Living With Michael Jackson,” Jackson was shown holding hands with the accuser. He also said he allowed children to sleep in his bed but that it was non-sexual.

The accusations hammered home how far Jackson’s career has fallen since the mid-1980s, when he became the most adored pop star in the world via such iconic albums as “Thriller” and “Bad.” The prosecution, led by District Attorney Thomas Sneddon, portrayed him as a serial pedophile that utilized Neverland to lure young boys into acts of molestation.

The defense’s case centered on discrepancies in the testimony of the accuser and his mother, who was made out to be a con artist that cooked up the accusations in retaliation for being cut off from Jackson’s good graces.

Source billboard.com.