All the news that's fit to link
KKCK Music News airs every weekday, and is brought to you by the fine folks at Skinners Pub. They give me time for three stories, but I tend to have quite a bit left over. This is the new home for the stories that didn't quite make the cut.
5-14-08
Big Boi's solo album should be done and in stores by the end of the year.
The Jonas Brothers are attacking on three fronts.
CSNY's 2006 documentary might finally get a wide release.
Howard Stern vs. Dolly Parton?
Melissa Ethridge starts talking about her summer plans.
Madonna knows why Britney has been so Britney of late.
Thriller is now truly historic.
Alkaline Trio is the latest band...to skip Minnesota. Seriously, what did the state do?
It is time for the monthly "no really, for real this time, Alice in Chains are in the studio" story.
Oops, maybe David Coverdale didn't say that Zep was going on tour soon.
Chris Martin won't bail on EMI like those Radiohead chaps.
Depending on your feelings on Courtney Love, this is either good or bad news.
5-13-08
Remy Ma's sentence? Eight years.
Ozzfest has one date, but it's quite a date.
Ne-Yo's new album has been bumped from June to August.
Minnie Driver is working on another album, but Ryan Adams is helping a little bit.
Gree-, er, the Foxboro Hot Tubs are lining up tour dates.
In case you missed it, Filter's new CD came out yesterday.
Are the Ting Tings about to go #1 in the U.K.?
The Arcade Fire score a job scoring a movie.
Our Lady Peace should be back in stores soon.
Sorry Minnesota, no Good Charlotte/Boys Like Girls tour for you.
It looks like no Blues Traveler either.
5-12-08
Head over to Much Music and help Canada pick their favorite Canadian.
Muse go the Guitar Hero route for their new EP.
Led Zeppelin rumor starter #134: David Coverdale.
Rod Stewart to go country and rhythm and blues on his next two projects.
"Weird Al" is going back on the road, but no roads near here.
Extreme are back. Extreme are back? EXTREME ARE BACK!
Jack Black + Cee-Lo + panda + a seventies song = ?
How Metallica learned to stop worrying and love the internet.
5-9-08
Panic at the Disco talk about what it was like at SNL, and how nice Christopher Walken is.
Dave Grohl has high hopes for the new Metallica.
Fall Out Boy's singer moonlights as Cobra Starship's fake manager.
Here's one for that one Echo and the Bunnymen fan I know of (for sure anyway, I'm sure there are more).
...and you thought you had a bad week.
Is he really selling out to them? Is he really gonna take their taco money tonight?
My Chemical Romance set a date to end the Black Parade.
The Heart section of your local CD shop is about to get crowded.
In the meantime, one of the more forgotten Hollywood/rockstar romances has ended.
Hugh Hefner pencils in Miley Cyrus for 2011 or so.
This is a story about rick rolling, so it isn't technically a rick roll.
Yahoo's music blogger guy rattles out his picks for the 25 best "best of" collections.
5-8-08
TBS announces a new show...er, I mean, TBS announces a new guitarist.
There's a documentary about Meat Loaf?
Rihanna and Chris Brown get close at KFC. Who can think about kissing at KFC when there are dipping sauces to choose?
Amy Winehouse walks among us again.
Did nobody tell DMX he wasn't filming a Fast and the Furious movie?
Like Feist and Yael Naim before them, the Ting Tings ride high on the back of Mac.
One of Kurt Cobain's favorite bands is getting back together.
Some sad news from England.
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