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VARANASI, India (Reuters) – Secrecy surrounded on Monday plans by George Harrison’s family to immerse the ashes of the Beatle guitarist in the sacred Ganges river. A spokesman for the Hare Krishna movement of which Harrison was a longtime devotee told Reuters that the musician’s widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, were headed for the bustling holy city of Varanasi to carry out the rites. But the timing of the ceremony for the “Quiet Beatle” who died last week in Los Angeles after battling cancer was unclear and some officials said it might have taken place already. Hare Krishna spokesman Mahamantra… Read more »

The birthplace of the world’s most famous band the Beatles remembered George Harrison on Saturday as an inspirational musician, a spiritual man of conviction and a reluctant celebrity. Outside the Liverpool house where Harrison was born 58 years ago, fans from as far afield the United States and Australia braved the northern English cold to pay tribute to the man known as the “Quiet Beatle.” “George: a man of conviction along with John. Rest in peace,” said a note written by a fan placed with a bunch of flowers on the windowsill of the tiny house in Arnold Grove. Eddie… Read more »

George Harrison, lead guitarist for the band that single handedly changed the face of rock forever, lost his battle with cancer Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 58. The Associated Press reports that Harrison passed away at 4:30 p.m. EST at a friend’s home. His wife, Olivia Harrison, and son Dhani were with him. The Beatles, unlike most bands of the early ’60s, both wrote and performed their songs, making them the first entirely self-contained music outfit. Even today, few superstar acts can take credit for penning all their hits, but from writing the lyrics and music to recording in… Read more »

The comedy “The Wash,” which opened on Wednesday, pits Snoop and co-star Dr. Dre against the imposing “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which opens Friday (November 16). Snoop isn’t stressing the stiff competition. “I keep hearing about mutha ing Harry Potter,” Snoop said. “I’m like, ‘Who is this mutha er I keep hearing about?’ I don’t know him, but I do know this. Dre and Snoop, we’ve got a following that’s definitely dedicated and devoted, and that’s all that matters. “We’re gonna crack a new audience, because I’ve been doing a lot of acting lately, and I’ve been gaining… Read more »

Madonna may be the bitchiest and bossiest woman in pop music or the most beloved. She may be an emotionally insecure manipulator – who (shock! horror!) uses men and throws them away. Or she may be just an old-fashioned girl looking for the traditional twosome: love and marriage. But one thing she doesn’t do is kiss and tell – that’s left for the biographer. Two unauthorized biographies published this month both tout supposed fresh new insights into the life and love life of the pop and cultural phenomenon who has reinvented herself with almost every one of her 14 hit… Read more »

British band Depeche Mode said on Thursday the September 11 suicide hijack attacks in the United States had hardly affected European musicians and concert-goers. He contrasted this to the U.S. situation, where the music industry had slowed down. Andy Fletcher, keyboardist in the technopop band that is still going after 22 years, said Europeans had had more experience of “terrorist attacks” than Americans and as a result were able to get on with their lives more quickly. “A lot of American bands and acts have canceled because they are not really used to terrorism in their own country,” Fletcher said… Read more »

Dido Armstrong had worked in a lot of different low-paying clerical jobs while struggling to make ends meet, but said Thursday nothing beats her current line of work: being a pop star. The British singer known around the world as “Dido” said that because she made such a belated breakthrough into the industry that is infamous for devouring young talent before their prime, she isn’t going to let her career be squandered. “I just know this is the best job I’ve ever had because I have had so many other jobs,” said Dido, 29, one of Britain’s biggest-selling female recording… Read more »

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 »

Rapper DMX and hard rockers Incubus landed one-two this week atop the SoundScan album charts for the week ended Oct. 29, the last week before the heavy-hitters start flooding the marketplace in time for the holidays. DMX’s latest for Universal/Def Jam, “Great Depression,” sold 440,000 units in its first week out, topping Incubus’ fourth album, “Morning View” (Epic), which logged 266,000 in sales. The Dave Matthews Band’s live disc, “Live in Chicago 12-19-98 at the United Center” (RCA) was the only other debut to crack the top 10, landing at No. 6 on sales of nearly 131,000. Last week’s No.… Read more »

Rounding out its programming lineup as it launches the nation’s first digital satellite radio service, XM Satellite Radio’s “NASCAR Rig” will tour the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit throughout the Southern United States this fall. XM launched its service Sept. 25 in its two lead markets and expanded throughout the entire Southwest and Southeast in mid-October. XM will complete its national rollout in November. “XM is proud to offer NASCAR fans the world’s first 24-hour radio channel devoted to America’s most popular spectator sport,” said XM President and CEO Hugh Panero. “Our XM rig will help spread the word as we… Read more »