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“One-man band”: when you hear that phrase you probably picture a dude on a street corner with a pair of cymbals between his knees, a drum on his back, some kazoos in his mouth and a guitar case full of quarters. Think again. While naming a band after yourself is fine and good for guys like Dave Matthews and Jon Spencer, some band names are actually just cryptic pseudonyms for a single, mad studio genius. The past year has seen an explosion of do-it-yourself-ers, including ex-Eels bassist Tommy Walter with his band Abandoned Pools, stone alone emo-ter Chris Carrabba of… Read more »

The following is a complete list of winners at the 44th annual Grammy Awards, which took place at the Staples Center on Wednesday. Categories marked with an asterisk were handed out during the main, televised ceremony. * RECORD OF THE YEAR “Walk On” – U2 * ALBUM OF THE YEAR “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” – various artists * SONG OF THE YEAR “Fallin”‘ – Alicia Keys, songwriter (Alicia Keys) * NEW ARTIST Alicia Keys * FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE “I’m Like a Bird” – Nelly Furtado MALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight” – James Taylor… Read more »

The manufactured pop group Hear’Say is seeking a replacement for Kym Marsh – and the winner will have to look good, dance great and sing a capella. The band, formed last January after an exhaustive search that was carried live on television, has since sold 1.2 million albums and 1.5 million singles. Now, after Marsh’s abrupt departure for new pastures, remaining members Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Suzanne Shaw and Noel Sullivan hope they can re-create the right mix. Hear’Say manager Chris Herbert, giving details of the February 3 auditions in Brixton, said: “We will be doing a visual selection as… Read more »

Supporters of the famed Stone Pony music club, which has fostered the careers of rock ‘n’ roll greats like Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith, vowed on Thursday to save the club from the wrecking ball. Developers are proposing to tear the Stone Pony down to make way for retail complexes and condominiums along the waterfront of Asbury Park, a century-old resort which has deteriorated in the last three decades under the weight of crime and unemployment. The developers will present their plan soon to the city council for approval. “Hell no, we won’t go,” said Domenic Santana, third owner of… Read more »

Top showbiz execs pledged Sunday to step up their contribution to the war effort after a meeting with White House senior advisor Karl Rove. Details of Hollywood’s multifront initiative will be forged over the next few weeks, but industry moguls made clear their desire to pitch in. The campaign will include helping the Bush Administration spread its message regarding the war on terrorism both at home and abroad, support for U.S. troops and buttressing resolve among the American public. “All of us in the industry have an incredible urge to do something,” said Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing. One concrete… Read more »

Entertainment companies that devote just 1% of their Web budgets to fund online word-of-mouth campaigns can boost a film’s box office by $15 million and double the sales of a book, according to a new study from Internet analyst firm Forrester Research, The numbers, from the report entitled “Bigger Hits With Net Marketing,” are some of the first to quantify the benefits of online advertising and they come at a time when one third of entertainment companies have decided that Internet marketing isn’t important. “Marketers understand that the Internet and word of mouth can help generate buzz, but they don’t… Read more »

In conjunction with the release of Carole King’s 24th album, Love Makes The World on her own label, Rockingale Records, King has launched the official Carole King website, CaroleKing.com. For a limited time, King is making available on the site a free download of “Love Makes The World,” the title track from her current CD. Also available is an e-mailable streaming VLP of the entire album, which features guest appearances by artists such as Céline Dion, Wynton Marsalis, k.d. Lang and Babyface. CaroleKing.com will provide the artist’s fans and music aficionados everywhere a look into forty years of popular music… Read more »

Though Michael Jackson has kept the world waiting for his new album, executives at his record label got a sneak peek of the nearly finished work this week. Invincible is the tentative title for the record, sources said, though an Epic Records spokesperson could not confirm any details about the project. The label did say that the record is planned for release in time for consideration for the next Grammy Awards. That means it would have to be out by September 25. Jackson recently made his collaborators sign confidentiality agreements about the album, but some details have surfaced. Until a… Read more »

Former Rolling Stone bass player Bill Wyman launched a savage attack on British pop phenomenons Hear’Say on Wednesday, saying the band created for a hit TV series were nothing more than “plumpish boys and girls who mimed.” “They are just pretty young people someone has discovered. They don’t write the songs they sing, most of the time they mime when performing live and most can’t play an instrument,” the veteran rocker told the Daily Mail. “I didn’t see any creativity. It’s all a production and of no interest to me,” he said. Wyman, 64, who recently kicked off a European… Read more »