Reuters - When Bruce Springsteen spoke out against
the Berlin Wall at the biggest concert in East German history
in 1988, no one in the crowd of 160,000 had the faintest idea
that the symbol of the Cold War would soon be history.
AP - The brother of conductor James Levine says the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera music director has had surgery in New York to remove a kidney. -- read full article
Reuters - A pop star, soap actress and cancer
survivor, Delta Goodrem is already famous in Australia, Britain
and Japan, but now her sights are set on America and who better
to turn to for advice than Olivia Newton-John.
Reuters - Every song from Metallica's upcoming
album "Death Magnetic" will be available for gamers to download
and play on "Guitar Hero III" and its sequel "Guitar Hero World
Tour" on the same as-yet-unannounced day it is released to
retail, the band said on its Web site. -- read full article
Reuters - Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey
Buckingham has recruited bandmates Mick Fleetwood and John
McVie to help out on his second solo album in two years, and
will launch a North American tour in September. -- read full article
AP - Jon Bon Jovi's next stop on the road has nothing to do with his band's tour. Fresh off a free concert in Central Park, Bon Jovi is taking a break.
AP - Phil Spector's prosecutor has found a sixth woman who wants to testify that the music producer threatened her life, according to a new motion that sets out facts similar to those alleged in the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.
Reuters - Quincy Jones, the
trailblazing Grammy Award-winning producer and composer, was
feted for his music and humanity at a 75th birthday party which
brought Herbie Hancock, Patti Austin, Mick Hucknall and more to
Montreux's fabled stage.
Reuters - A musical based on 1980 film "Nine to
Five" will open on Broadway in 2009 with music and lyrics by
country star Dolly Parton, producers said on Tuesday.