2008 News Archives
November 2008
New Springsteen disc coming in January (Standard Time, November 19)
50 Cent CD gets delayed untl '09 (Billboard, November 16)
Juanes wins five Latin Grammys (New York Times/AP, November 14)
Mitch Mitchell, Hendrix drummer, dies (AP, November 12)
Derek Trucks Band readies new CD (Standard Time, November 11)
Mastodon guitarist hospitalized (Standard Time, November 11)
Miriam Makeba dies at 76 (New York Times/AP, November 10)
The Killers, Ludacris, Kanye move up release dates (Standard Time, November 10)
The Strokes to regroup in '09 (Billboard, November 7)
Mothers of Invention's drummer dies (Pollstar, November 5)
Barnaked Ladies set DVD for release (Standard Time, November 4)
October 2008
Lily Allen plans new CD for February (Standard Time, October 29)
Queen goes vinyl (Standard Time, October 29)
Pain causes Randy Newman to cancel Europe tour (Standard Time, October 29)
A Plant-less Led Zep tour? (Billboard, October 28)
BNL's Stephen Page pleads guilty on drug charge, avoids jail (Canadian Press, October 28)
Man arrested in deaths of Jennifer Hudson relatives (New York Times/AP, October 25)
Guns 'N' Roses sets release of "Chinese Democracy" finally (Standard Time, October 23)
Radiohead sells 3 million of "In Rainbows" (Standard Time, October 20)
Levi Stubbs of Four Tops dies at 72 (Washington Post, October 17)
Travis Barker released from hospital (Standard Time, October 17)
Guns N' Roses track listing revealed (MTV.com, October 16)
Foo Fighters complain about McCain use of song (Standard Time, October 8)
MMJ's Jim James hurt during show (Standard Time, October 8)
Duran Duran adds shows (Standard Time, October 7)
Coachella set for April 2009 (Standard Time, October 6)
Depeche Mode switches to EMI (Standard Time, October 6)
AC/DC extends tour into '09 (Billboard, October 1)
Phish reunites for '09 shows (Billboard, October 1)
September 2008
Yes tours with replacement singer (Pollstar/AP, September 26)
Paul McCartney plays Tel Aviv (Billboard, September 25)
Mogwai cancels rest of U.S tour over illness (Pollstar, September 23)
Janet Jackson leaves Def Jam (Billboard, September 22)
Blink-182's ravis Barker expected to make full recovery following plane crash (New York Times/AP, September 21)
Pink Floyd's Richard Wright dies of cancer (Billboard, September 15)
AC/DC ready to rock (Standard Time, September 11)
Juanes tops MTV nominations (Billboard, September 10)
Heart send cease and desist to McCain campaign over song (Standard Time, September 4)
U2 waits until '09 (Standard Time, September 4)
Peter Gabriel to receive Amnesty award (Standard Time, September 3)
August 2008
Fall Out Boy announces new CD (Standard Time, August 26)
Koko Taylor's band involved in accident (Standard Time, August 25)
ADL condemns Madonna over Hitler concert image (Standard Time, August 25)
Duffy returns to U.S. (Standard Time, August 21)
Gwen Stefani gives birth to second son (Billboard, August 21)
Ricky Martin becomes father of twins (AFP, August 20)
The Cardinals add tour dates (Standard Time, August 20)
Gloria Estefan receives honor (Standard Time, August 19)
Dave Matthews Band's LeRoi Moore dead at 46 (MTV, August 19)
Neil Young slates fall tour (Standard Time, August 18)
RBD will split (AP, August 15)
Music producer Jerry Wexler dies at 91 (New York Times, August 15)
Jackson Browne sues McCain campaign (Billboard, August 14)
Avant goes with Capitol, plans October CD release (Standard Time, August 12)
Young Berg arrested on drug charges (Billboard, August 12)
Blind Pig signs Damon Fowler (Standard Time, August 12)
Metallica plans tour (MTV, August 11)
U2's "Live at Red Rocks' goes to DVD (Standard Time, August 11)
Isaac Hayes dead at 65 (CNN, August 10)
Jewel ties the knot (Standard Time, August 10)
Bertelsmann leaves SonyBMG (Billboard, August 5)
July 2008
Panic, Dashboard Confessional tour together (Billboard, July 30)
Does It Offend You, Yeah? sets tour dates (Standard Time, July 28)
Rolling Stones sign with Universal (BBC, July 25)
50 Cent sues Taco Bell (Billboard, July 24)
BB King readies new CD (Standard Time, July 22)
Mercury Prize nominees announced (Billboard, July 22)
For Plain White T's, life continues after "Delilah" (Standard Time, July 22)
Amy Winehouse's husband gets 27 months (BBC, July 21)
Paul McCartney plays free show in Quebec (Billboard, July 21)
Court dismisses Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction fine (Associated Press, July 21)
Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood enters rehab (Washington Post/Reuters, July 16)
Bon Jovi plays Central Park (New York Times, July 13)
Sax player sits in with Dave Matthews Band (Standard Time, July 9)
Nickelback signs Live Nation deal (Billboard, July 8)
Phish reunites - well most of it - at Rothbury (Billboard, July 7)
Oasis plans new CD, tour (Standard Time, July 3)
Sonya Kitchell soph effort drops in September (Standard Time, July 3)
Xavier Rudd plans tour (Standard Time, July 3)
Shakira talks with Live Nation on new deal (Billboard, July 2)
Boy George scraps U.S. tour (Standard Time, July 1)
June 2008
Beck releases two songs online (Standard Time, June 27)
NIN's "The Slip" coming as CD/DVD (Standard Time, June 26)
The Verve plan new CD (Standard Time, June 26)
Amy Winehouse suffers from lung damage (CNN/AP, June 22)
Guns N' Roses tracks leaked online (Billboard, June 19)
Young Jeezy arrested in Atlanta on DUI (AP, June 19)
Santogold supports Coldplay (Standard Time, June 18)
Buddy Guy offers new CD (Standard Time, June 17)
The report from Bonnaroo (New York Times, June 16)
Atlantic Records sues two Stone Temple Pilot members (Reuters, June 13)
Metallica plays surprise Nashville gig (Billboard, June 13)
R. Kelly: not guilty of sex charges (AP/Google, June 13)
Sex Pistols' Lydon sued in alleged beating (Billboard/AP, June 5)
Yes cancels tour due to Anderson's health problems (Standard Time, June 4)
Deerhoof releases new CD in October (Standard Time, June 3)
Bo Diddley dies at 79 (Orlando Sentinel/AP, June 2)
Tori Amos exits Epic, goes indie route (Billboard, June 2)
Van Morrison returns to U.S. (Standard Time, June 2)
Major CD distributor Handleman exits North America (Standard Time, June 2)
May 2008
James regroups for new album (Standard Time, May 29)
Folk singer U. Utah Phillips dies at 73 (Standard Time, May 28)
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Billy Powell recovers from emergency surgery (Standard Time, May 27)
Slick Rick receives pardon (New York Times, May 23)
Janet Jacksoin announces first tour in seven years (AP, May 22)
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler checks into rehab (MTV.com, May 21)
Backstreet Boys creator sentenced to 25 years (AP, May 21)
David Cook takes American Idol (NY Daily News, May 21)
The Specials regroup (Billboard, May 20)
Butthole Surfers reunite for shows (Artist Direct, May 19)
Ashlee Simpson, Pete Wentz get married (CNN, May 17)
Hot Chip tours this fall (Standard Time, May 15)
Metallica gigs in LA, announces fall tour (Billboard, May 15)
Jimmy Eat World tours yet again (Standard Time, May 13)
Remy Ma gets eight years in shooting (Pollstar, May 13)
Coldplay sets tour (Billboard, May 9)
Madonna plots tour (Billboard, May 8)
Amy Winehouse arrested again (CNN/AP, May 7)
Beck records new CD (Standard Time, May 7)
"The Slip" is Nine Inch Nails (Standard Time, May 6)
The Police announce final show ever (Billboard, May 6)
No Vegoose this year (Billboard, May 5)
The Cure hope for a lucky 13th (Standard Time, May 2)
Nine Inch Nails tries thwarting scalpers (Standard Time, May 1)
Yes works on new material (Billboard, May 1)
April 2008
Albert Hammond Jr. readies second CD (Standard Time, April 30)
New Kids on the Block announce tour dates (Pollstar, April 30)
Scott Weiland gets eight days in can in DUI (AP, April 29)
The report from Coachella (New York Times, April 28)
Foxy Brown receives probation (Billboard, April 25)
Barbra Streisand cancels Israel show (New York Times/Reuters, April 22)
Soul singerAl Wilson dies at 68 (AOL, April 22)
E Street Band's Danny Federici dies at 58 (CNN/AP, April 17)
Killing Joke regroups, tours (Standard Time, April 14)
Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida flies solo (Standard Time, April 11)
Island Def Jam, TAG form new label with Jermaine Dupri (Standard Time, April 10)
Joshua Radin returns to studio (Standard Time, April 9)
U2 returns to studio, eyes tour (Billboard, April 9)
Bob Dylan wins Pulitzer (AP, April 8)
NIN sets tour line-up (Standard Time, April 7)
Radiohead announces second leg of U.S. tour (Standard Time, April 7)
My Space forms music site with record labels (New York Times, April 3)
STP reunites, announces tour (Standard Time, April 3)
Foo Fighters extend tour (Standard Time, April 2)
New York Dolls plan to release live disc (Standard Time, April 2)
Former Kraftwerk drummer dies (Pollstar, April 2)
Velvet Revolver splits with Scott Weiland (MTV.com, April 1)
March 2008
Rancid tours after two-year break (Standard Time, March 31)
Sean Levert of Levert dies (Pollstar, March 31)
Tom Morello tours with Slash, Ben Harper, Perry Farrell (Fuzz.com, March 31)
U2 signs deal with LiveNation (Billboard, March 31)
T.I. pleads guilty to weapons charge, faces year in jail (MTV, March 27)
LA Times apologizes over false Tupac/P Diddy story (Washington Post, March 27)
Paramore, Gym Class Heroes lead Warped tour (Billboard, March 26)
Heart, Cheap Trick, Journey tour together (Standard Time, March 25)
Smashing Pumpkins sue Virgin Records (AP, March 25)
XM, Sirius merger approved (Wall Street Journal, March 24)
Husband of Corinne Bailey Rae found dead (CNN, March 24)
Atreyu expands "Lead Sails" release (Standard Time, March 19)
Mates of State announce new disc set for May (Standard Time, March 19)
Abba drummer found dead (New York Times/AP, March 17)
Heather Mills gets $50M in Paul McCartney divorce settlement (BBC, March 17)
The Roots ready new disc (Standard Time, March 17)
We Are Scientists ready new CD (Standard Time, March 17)
Sheryl Crow plans to collaborate with Fleetwood Mac (USA Today/AP, March 14)
Kraftwerk comes to U.S. for four shows (Standard Time, March 13)
SXSW opens with Lou Reed keynoting (Billboard, March 13)
Ike Reilly readies new CD (Standard Time, March 11)
Madonna, Mellencamp, Cohen, Dave Clark 5, The Ventures join R&R Hall (New York Times, March 11)
Van Halen postpones tour until mid-April (Billboard, March 10)
Juanes plans Colombian peace conference (Standard Time, March 7)
The Starting Line takes a break (Standard Time, March 5)
Is Bertelsmann shopping SonyBMG? (Billboard, March 4)
Radiohead, Tom Petty, Jack Johnson headline new SF fest (Reuters, March 3)
Documentary alleges Hells Angels planned to kill Jagger (New York Times, March 3)
Blues singer Jeff Healey dies at 41 in Canada (Standard Time, March 2)
February 2008
Dave Clark Five lead singer dies at 64 (New York Times, February 29)
Eric Clapton plans short U.S. tour (Livedaily.com, February 28)
Buddy Miles, Hendrix drummer, dead at 60 (Billboard, February 27)
Eric Clapton invited to play North Korea (CNN/AP, February 26)
Once wins Oscar (Billboard, February 25)
Morrissey plans "Greatest Hits" (Standard Time, February 22)
Sevendust plans on new CD for April (Standard Time, February 22)
Radiohead, Jack Johnson headline All Points West fest in Jersey (Standard Time, February 21)
Jakob Dylan records solo disc (Standard Time, February 20)
Bon Jovi starts tour (Billboard, February 19)
Robert Pollard leaves Merge, starts own label (Pitchfork, February 19)
TVT Records set to file for bankruptcy (Allhiphop.com, February 19)
U2 hits the studio with Eno, Lanois (Billboard, February 19)
Alicia Keys plans tour with Jordin Sparks (Billboard, February 18)
Van Morrison plays SXSW (Standard Time, February 18)
Eddie Vedder plans solo tour (Billboard, February 15)
Ladytron plans new CD, tour (Standard Time, February 15)
Portishead slates release of new CD (Standard Time, February 15)
The Police plan final U.S. run (Billboard, February 13)
Mariah Carey drops new disc in April (Standard Time, February 12)
Radiohead confirms first leg of U.S. tour (Standard Time, February 12)
Amy Winehouse, Kanye West lead Grammys (Billboard, February 11)
Tim Fite plans on new CD for May (Standard Time, February 11)
3 Doors Down readies new CD (Standard Time, February 8)
Amy Winehouse denied U.S. visa, performs via satellite (International Herald Tribune, February 8)
Lifehouse plays half-time at Pro Bowl (Standard Time, February 6)
Metallica, Pearl Jam, Kanye play Bonnaroo (Billboard, February 6)
Police query Amy Winehouse on drug video (BBC, February 6)
Beatles guru dies (AP, February 5)
Feist wins Short List prize (New York Times/AP, February 5)
Spoon plans victory lap tour of U.S. (Standard Time, February 5)
January 2008
Peter of Peter Bjorn and John plans solo disc (Standard Time, January 30)
Clannad reunites, tours UK (Pollstar, January 29)
R.E.M. unveils tour plans (Pollstar, January 29)
Van Morrison plays three shows in support of new CD (Standard Time, January 28)
Rehab for Amy Winehouse yes yes yes (Billboard, January 24)
Roger Waters, Jack Johnson, Portishead play Coachella (Standard Time, January 22)
Jimmy Eat World, Paramore tour together (Standard Time, January 21)
Lily Allen suffers miscarriage (Times Online, January 18)
Lissie opens Lenny Kravitz tour (Standard Time, January 17)
Rolling Stones ink CD deal (Billboard, January 17)
Coroner reports Ike Turner died of cocaine overdose (Billboard, January 16)
Katharine McPhee leaves RCA (Billboard, January 10)
Def Leppard launches tour in March (Standard Time, January 9)
Radiohead plans U.S. tour (Standard Time, January 9)
Felice Brothers release new disc, tour (Standard Time, January 8)
BT says daughter was abducted in family matter (Standard Time, January 7)
SonyBMG offers digital audio cards (Billboard, January 7)
Britney Spears hospitalized (CNN, January 4)
Stephen Stills recovers from prostate cancer surgery (Undercover HD, January 4)
Shelby Lynne set to release Dusty Springfield tribute disc (Standard Time, January 3)
James Brown recordings in legal dispute (Billboard, January 2)
