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Flickerstick, will make a hometown, Dallas in-store appearance and signing on Monday, November 5th at 11:00 pm at the Wherehouse Record store on Greenville Ave. Flickerstick will do a fan appreciation performance at 11:00 pm and following the acoustic set, the band will be signing copies of their just released CD, entitled Welcoming Home The Astronauts. After competing for several months against three other talented, unsigned bands for the top prize in VH1’s Emmy nominated and critically acclaimed series, Band’s On The Run, Flickerstick was left standing as the victor in both the main contest and the on-line competition, which… Read more »

“Everything about this record is turned up a few extra notches,” Creed frontman Scott Stapp tells Billboard about “Weathered,” the modern rock trio’s third Wind-Up set, due Nov. 20. “The uptempo songs rock harder than anything we’ve imagined doing, and the softer, chilled songs have more depth, more complexity. We went for broke on this album – no boundaries, no limits.” The set is getting a huge pre-release boost from the single “My Sacrifice,” which is No. 2 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 5 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks tally. The song is also garnering airplay on… Read more »

Music video pioneer MTV Networks, owner of the popular cable TV stations MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon, said Monday it would cut between 8 percent and 9 percent of its work force. Jeanine Smartt, a spokeswoman for MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc., said she did not know the exact number of jobs that would be eliminated under the plan. According to an internal memo obtained by Reuters, the cuts entail absorbing MTV Networks’ online operations into its core business and moving out of separate downtown Manhattan offices. MTV Networks also will consolidate “Nick at Nite” and “TV Land” organizations,… Read more »

PanAmSat Corporation (NASDAQ: SPOT – news) today announced it will team up with CMT: Country Music Television and MTVi for the live webcast of “The Country Freedom Concert” on Country.com. The concert, which will take place at 8:00 p.m. EDT Sunday, October 21, will benefit The Salvation Army’s Disaster Relief Fund for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. PanAmSat will donate the satellite-based Internet broadcast services. “We are proud to be in a position to use our webcast services and resources in support of a such a worthwhile cause,” said Tom Eaton, PanAmSat’s executive vice president, global sales… Read more »

U2’s Bono, who will perform at the Concert For New York City with U2 guitarist the Edge on Saturday (October 20), says the show comes at a poignant time in the Irish band’s career. The group’s latest album, the year-old All That You Can’t Leave Behind, returned U2 to political and social commentary after nearly a decade of “throwing rocks at our own demons,” according to Bono. The singer tells LAUNCH that a key idea for U2 now is the search for grace in a world that makes it very difficult to achieve. “It’s a powerful idea, grace. It really… Read more »

On the eve of the release of Madonna’s much anticipated GHV2: Greatest Hits, Volume 2, the pop icon will be honored by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with its coveted Diamond Award – denoting sales of more than l0 million units for her sterling hits chronicle, THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION. Covering her creative output between l99l-2001, Warner Bros./ Maverick’s GHV2 encapsulates Madonna’s most critically lauded period, featuring an all-hit retrospective of such smash hits as “Erotica,” “Secret,” “Take A Bow,” “Frozen,” “Ray Of Light,” and “Music.” “If you listen to the record, you can really see my evolution as… Read more »

Out today (October 16) is Cuttin’ Heads, the latest album from John Mellencamp. The album is marked by several songs that deal with race relations, including the title track (which features a rap by Public Enemy’s Chuck D) and the first single, “Beautiful World,” which features newcomer India Arie. Mellencamp tells LAUNCH that he’s no newcomer to the topic. “I’ve always been interested in race: the white and black relationship. ‘Pink Houses’ starts out, ‘There’s a black man and black cat, livin’ in a black neighborhood.’ And in ‘Cherry Bomb,’ I had, you know, a black guy dancing with a… Read more »

Fans have been getting their first taste of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger’s upcoming solo album recently via “God Gave Me Everything,” a track he co-wrote and performs with Lenny Kravitz. Kravitz, who also collaborated on Jagger’s 1993 effort Wandering Spirit, tells LAUNCH that his idea was to give Jagger a chance to rock out on the album. “It’s a rockin’ tune, and I wanted to hear him really upbeat again,” Kravitz says. “It was great working with him-he’s a genius. We work together well. It keeps me on my toes, ’cause it’s, like, ‘Hey, it’s Mick Jagger.’ I don’t… Read more »

Kid Rock has been spending some quality time with a certain “Double G” – and we’re not talking about girlfriend Pamela Anderson and her infamous assets. Cocky, the Bullgod’s next LP, features a duet with Snoop Dogg, according to an Atlantic Records spokesperson, while Kid Rock returns the favor with a guest shot on Snoop’s upcoming record, the laid-back West Coast rapper said. Snoop appears on the Cocky track “WCSR” (short for “World Class Sex Rhymes”), the Atlantic spokesperson said. The album is due in stores November 20. “Forever,” the first single off the proper follow-up to 1998’s Devil Without… Read more »

“From A Lover To A Friend,” the first single from Paul McCartney’s upcoming studio album, “Driving Rain,” will be serviced to radio stations across the country for airplay beginning the week of Oct. 1. McCartney is also confirmed to perform at New York City’s Madison Square Garden as a guest on “The Concert for New York,” a one-night only music event to benefit the victims of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks on New York City. The concert also will pay tribute to the rescue workers who worked tirelessly to save the lives of others. The four-hour telecast will air live… Read more »