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Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix is having trouble concentrating on the conversation. Interrupting the lead singer’s discussion about the in-your-face band’s latest album is the cry of a baby. “Can you hold on? I’ve got to get the baby a bottle,” he says. It’s the first sign there’s something afoot for the band that burst onto the musical scene in 2000 with the rap-rock triple platinum album “Infest,” which included the single “Last Resort.” First, there’s the name change from the irreverant Coby Dick to the more respectable Jacoby Shaddix. “Call me the artist formerly known as Coby Dick,” jokes the… Read more »

For every Joey McIntyre and Jordan Knight, there is a D-Fuse. If you’ve never heard of the now-defunct solo venture from their fellow New Kid on the Block Danny Wood, that’s proof enough that no matter how famous your boy band is, a solo career is never guaranteed. So with ‘NSYNC’s Justin Timberlake, Backtreet Boys’ Nick Carter and 98 Degrees’ Nick Lachey all releasing albums this fall, the pop world is wondering who will be “Larger Than Life” and who will go “Bye, Bye, Bye.” We asked a few former boy band stars who’ve enjoyed solo success to lend advice… Read more »

Hoobastank was one of the many bands on the road on September 11 last year. Bass player Markku Lappalainen and drummer Chris Hesse shared their experience, which mirrors that of many Americans, watching the horror unfold on television. The two musicians revealed about their memories of September 11. “St. Louis, that’s where we were and it was a very scary thing, ’cause Chris, Chris’s girlfriend called Chris, ‘Oh my God, turn on the TV,’ and we were in separate rooms and Chris came over, pounding on the door and I kind of woke up and I was like, ‘I’ve never… Read more »

Sitting in an outdoor cafe for lunch the other day, Richard McDonnell mentioned he was working on just three hours of sleep. The former investment banker, who founded and runs the small, independent record label MAXJAZZ, was up nearly the entire night before in St. Louis, reading up on key buyers at record retail chains. Now he was in Washington for an afternoon meeting at the Kennedy Center, then had plans to go to Chicago the next day to see one of the singers on his roster, Carla Cook, perform at the Chicago Jazz festival. This whirlwind schedule is not… Read more »

Oasis band members Noel Gallagher, Jay Darlington and Andy Bell suffered minor injuries when the taxi they were riding in collided with another vehicle, forcing the British group to cancel a scheduled concert, authorities said on Wednesday. Indianapolis police said Gallagher and Darlington were treated at a local hospital and released following Tuesday’s accident involving another vehicle on a downtown street. Bell refused treatment, a police spokesman said. Lead singer Liam Gallagher, brother of Noel, was apparently not with his bandmates. “Three members of Oasis were involved in a car accident Tuesday afternoon in downtown Indianapolis,” said a statement from… Read more »

Sheryl Crow looks to make it an endless summer with a string of headlining dates that will carry her into October. The shows are her first solo outings to promote her latest platinum album, C’mon, C’mon. They will follow five weeks of dates on the Jeep World Outside Festival with Train, Ziggy Marley and O.A.R., which wrap on August 17. Crow will kick off her tour August 18 at Riley Summer Music in Manchester, Vermont. Support acts have not yet been announced, according to a Crow spokesperson. The singer recently filmed the action-packed video for the second single from the… Read more »

iM Networks, a leading provider of Internet audio programming solutions for consumer electronics companies, today announced a marketing alliance with Listen.com for Rhapsody, the company’s premier digital music subscription service. iM Networks will offer the Rhapsody service directly to iM Radio users, including those that have purchased iM Ready devices from consumer electronic manufacturers Philips, Panasonic, and Creative. iM Radio listeners will receive an introductory e-mail message with information on how to subscribe to Rhapsody, and will be offered a 30-day free trial through iM Networks. Soon, iM Networks will also make it easier for users to obtain their favorite… Read more »

Should Sum 41 decide to record a cover while working on their second full-length, John Cougar Mellencamp’s “Hurts So Good” might be a fitting selection. In addition to tracking the follow-up to last year’s All Killer No Filler, the Canadian quartet are creating an EP by their alter ego, Pain for Pleasure. They hope to have both releases out in late November. Fans may remember Pain for Pleasure as the group who looked frighteningly similar to Sum 41, only dressed like metalheads, performing their namesake song as a coda to the “Fat Lip” video. But this time out, the pop-punks’… Read more »

Ozzy Osbourne will leave his post as the headliner of his annual Ozzfest for three weeks to be with his wife Sharon as she battles cancer. Osbourne plans to leave his namesake tour after Sunday’s show in Atlanta to join his wife as she begins chemotherapy treatment. He hopes to return for the tour’s August 22 stop in Denver. “This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make in my life, but I’m sure that everyone out there will understand,” Ozzy told an MTV film crew on Thursday. “I’m putting on a brave face here, guys, but… Read more »

Cam’ron, Nate Dogg and Mobb Deep’s Prodigy are among the guests on Snoop Dogg Presents Doggy Style All Stars’ Welcome to tha House, Vol. 1, the D-O-double G’s first album with MCA Records. Due August 13, the collection was executive produced by Snoop and showcases his Doggy Style All Stars, which includes himself, Soopafly, LaToiya Williams, Mr. Kane and E-White. Williams’ “Fallen Star” is the first single and video from Welcome to Tha House, Vol. 1 and will be followed by the All Stars’ “Doh Doh,” which they will be perform on “The Tonight Show” August 16. Snoop, Cam’ron, Nate… Read more »