Category: Concerts (Page 41 of 47)

K-Fed’s career already K-Dead?

October 31, 2006 / Will Harris

According to a blurb on IMDB.com,
two of aspiring rapper Kevin Federline’s live performances have been cancelled.

Mr. Spears was planning to launch his new CD, Playing With Fire, with five guest appearances around the US, but lackluster ticket sales have already caused two and possibly three shows to be cancelled. His November 9 gig at House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio has already been scrapped, so no road trip for the Medskers. The crazy thing is, tickets were only about 20 bucks! Even crazier is that the other cancellation, at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, were only about 15 bucks!

Actually, I’m just being polite. Accepting fifteen bucks for a ticket, let alone paying it, couldn’t get me to a K-Fed show.

Artists, Concerts, News, Pop

This Christmas, they’re giving you their heart…

October 12, 2006 / Will Harris

…but it’s pretty likely that, on the very next day, they’ll take it away. Even so, many fans of ’80s British pop are giddy at the news that Wham! are set to reunite this Christmas, according to The Advocate.

No, I said THIS Christmas.

George Michael and Andrew Ridgley will perform as Wham! for a special concert this Christmas as part of Michael’s solo world tour. “George is thrilled that Andrew’s agreed to perform,” a source told Britain’s Sunday Mirror. “It was something George had thought about for a long time. He couldn’t be happier and can’t wait for the gig.” (Michael often squashed rumors of a potential reunion in the past due to Ridgley’s refusal to participate.) Michael and Ridgley have not performed together since Wham! staged its final concert at London’s Wembley Stadium in 1986.

I think the most surprising thing about this story is that Ridgley hasn’t been chomping at the bit for a reunion. If he’s getting back into music, fingers crossed that we’ll finally see that belated follow-up to Son of Albert…

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A new favorite site for music geeks everywhere:

September 27, 2006 / Will Harris

Concert Ticket Generator.

Any site that can enable you to produce this ticket stub…

…is all right in my book.

Plus, you can turn your fake ticket…wait, this is a fake?…into a refrigerator magnet or a sticker. Oh, the possibilities…!

Concerts

What’s better than seeing Jet live in concert?

September 13, 2006 / David Medsker

Seeing them live in Vegas, baby!

Win hotel, airfare and tickets to Jet’s October 7 show at the Joint in Las Vegas. We’re totally entering this contest.

The enter the contest, click here.

Artists, Concerts, External Music, Rock

CMJ 2006 announces first batch of acts

August 17, 2006 / Will Harris

The Knife * The Slits * Hot Chip * The Black Keys * Madlib * Ben Lee * Deerhoof * Blonde Redhead * The Boy Least Likely To * Blue Cheer * Joseph Arthur * Erase Errata * Green Milk from the Planet Orange * Cold War Kids * Silversun Pickups * Califone * White Whale * hellogoodbye * Anathallo * Dr. Dog * Professor Murder * Archie Bronson Outfit * Keren Ann * Jucifer * David Bazan * Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin * Oakley Hall * These Arms Are Snakes * Micah P. Hinson * Portastatic * Cloud Cult * Jason Forrest Band * Thunderbirds Are Now! * Strike Anywhere * Percee P * Mute Math * Suzanne Vega * Extra Golden * 120 Days * The Fever * Girl Talk *

I’m not totally and utterly underwhelmed by the number of big names – CMJ is all about breaking new artists, after all – but I did immediately raise my eyebrows at two of those listed: the Slits and Blue Cheer. Fans of ’70s punk and ’60s garage rock are twitching with glee…

The panelists this year, however, are the real cause for celebration, if only for their diversity. Names include Chris Stein (Blondie), Pat DiNizio (the Smithereens), Janeane Garofalo, George Clinton (Parliament Funkadelic), Roger O’Donnell (the Cure), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), and…wait for it…Don fucking DOKKEN, baby!

“Nigel Tufnel? Never heard of him.”

Get more details about this year’s festival here.

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