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Although an official announcement is pending, Phish’s first tour in five years is beginning to take shape.
This morning, LiveNation.com was listing a Jan. 30 on-sale date for a Phish show on June 18 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion outside Pittsburgh, which lines up nicely alongside rumors of an appearance at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn., [...]

The Washington Post is reporting that Bruce Springsteen will perform at Washington D.C.’s National Mall on Jan. 18 as part of the Barack Obama inauguration festivities. The performance will be free and open to the public.
Springsteen was a vocal Obama supporter, playing benefit shows in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan, as well as appearing [...]

Posted April 21st, 2005
It is a fundamental lesson in the history of rock & roll and its continuing power to inspire and transform. The Immortals is a tribute to those who created rock & roll, written by their peers and heirs, those who have learned from their innovations, struggles and legacies.
This year, rock & roll [...]

Since we can’t hear the track yet, I figured I’d post the lyrics.
‘My Life Would Suck Without You’
Guess this means you’re sorry
You’re standing at my door
Guess this means you take back
What you said before
Like how much you wanted
Anyone but me
Said you’d never come back
But here you are again
Cuz we belong together now
Forever united here somehow
You [...]

DETROIT – Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died. He was 60.
Asheton was found at his Ann Arbor home early Tuesday morning by police officers after they were called by an associate who had not heard from him in several days, said [...]

There’s still no solidified release dates for upcoming Interscope albums from Eminem and 50 Cent, but new music from both acts has emerged in the past 24 hours.
Eminem’s “Crack a Bottle,” which features 50 as well as Dr. Dre, leaked online today (Jan. 6); an earlier version without the guest appearances had leaked in November, [...]

After getting dark and gloomy for My December, Kelly Clarkson is getting sassy and sweet for her latest venture — literally. The original American Idol champ has unveiled the cover art for her new single, “My Life Would Suck Without You” on her official website. The glossy shot shows a glammed-up Clarkson provocatively holding a [...]

Top music acts have begun lining up performances in conjunction with Super Bowl XLIII, to be held Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla.
Leading the bill are Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and Lifehouse for the Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash, to be held Jan. 29 at Tampa’s Ford Amphitheatre and broadcast live on VH1. Tickets are on [...]

Aerosmith is ready to return to work on its next studio album, according to a Web post yesterday (Jan. 5) from drummer Joey Kramer.
“Today is the first day [bassist] Tom [Hamilton] and I are getting back together,” he wrote. “We just rehearsed for two hours and it feels so good! We can’t wait to get [...]

Leona Lewis, who won U.K. talent TV show “The X Factor” in 2006 and topped charts around the world with her debut album “Spirit,” has signed a deal to pen her autobiography with publishing house Hodder & Stoughton.
The book, which will include more than 100 new photographs, will hit shelves in October, shortly before the [...]

LOS ANGELES – New “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi says the singing contest’s eighth year begins with the balance tilted in favor of male contestants.
DioGuardi says she spotted some unique performers during auditions for the Fox TV show, especially among the men. But the pressure is on them to keep improving or they’ll leave the [...]

Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.
In Apple’s final appearance at the Macworld trade show, Apple’s top marketing executive, Philip Schiller, [...]

Posted Nov 18, 2003
1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
3. Revolver, The Beatles
4. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan
5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles
6. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
7. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones
8. London Calling, The Clash
9. Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan
10. The Beatles (”The White Album”), [...]

Posted Dec 09, 2004
1. Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan
2. Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones
3. Imagine, John Lennon
4. What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye
5. Respect, Aretha Franklin
6. Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
7. Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry
8. Hey Jude, The Beatles
9. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
10. What’d I Say, Ray Charles
11. My Generation, The Who
12. A Change [...]

Spurred on by two reunions at benefits for President-elect Barack Obama, the surviving members of the Grateful Dead will embark on their first tour in five years this spring.
The Dead will hit the road beginning April 12 in Greensboro, N.C., and will play 16 “evening with” shows in 19 cities through May 10 in San [...]