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When they first came on the scene, Southern California quintet Phantom Planet were best, if incorrectly, known as the side project of Jonathan Schwartzman, the teen actor who played smug genius Max Fischer in 1998’s “Rushmore.” But Schwartzman formed Phantom Planet with his buddies in 1994, four years before the group released their debut, Phantom Planet Is Missing. So chronologically, Schwartzman has really been moonlighting as an actor for the past several years. Still, because of the band’s movie star drummer and the debut album’s penchant for juvenile lovelorn anthems, Phantom Planet were often given the same knee-jerk dismissal bestowed… Read more »

Victoria Beckham, aka “Posh Spice,” gave a broad hint Monday that the Spice Girl phenomenon could finally be at an end. As she embarked on her latest solo outing, “Posh” admitted that the world may have finally lost interest in the Queens of British pop music. “A lot of people are saying ‘Have you split up? Haven’t you split up?’,” she said in an interview with Sky TV. “If we came out and said to everybody we’ve split up, everybody would say ‘we knew that anyway and what do we care’ so we can’t win whatever we say. “What we’re… Read more »

Janet Jackson’s dressing room was broken into on Wednesday night (February 7) while the singer was on stage performing to the packed house at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. Police charged Mario Backman for burglary after he was found trying to pilfer personal items belonging to Jackson from the backstage area. Detective Lieutenant Kevin Smith of the Nassau County Police Department revealed that Backman was a ticketholder to the concert who somehow made his way into a restricted area. “At one point he made his way backstage, or into a back dressing room-which was actually her dressing room-and… Read more »

Chris Blackwell knew he wanted to be a part of the documentary 1 Giant Leap as soon as musicians Jamie Catto (Faithless) and Duncan Bridgeman played him the rough demos of songs they’d written for the program. The same man whose gut feeling led him to sign Bob Marley and U2 to his Island Records imprint heard what the two musicians had to offer and gave them the green light. “I loved the music of it,” says Blackwell of the documentary due out in March. “I loved the way the music was put together. I loved the different influences of… Read more »

For soul singer Angie Stone, working in the studio, touring and shooting videos with the likes of Alicia Keys, Will Smith, Maxwell, Moby, ‘NSYNC’s Justin Timberlake and Eve doesn’t necessarily make her a star, but it’s a heck of a start. “I’m trying to get to the next level,” said Stone, who has been getting love lately with her second LP, Mahogany Soul. “Justin [Timberlake] and I hit it off,” she said, smiling. “Justin loves the Mahogany Soul album. While we were doing the Billboard Music Awards, he was singing ‘More Than a Woman’ and ‘Pissed Off’ during the soundcheck.… Read more »

Although two of the Backstreet Boys have gotten into some adult-oriented trouble of late, in August, fans can catch the group projected in a much more child-like light. The pop quintet will be rendered as animated manimals (part man, part animal) in an hour-long special broadcast of the PBS children’s cartoon “Arthur,” in which all the characters are drawn with some amalgam of human and animal characteristics. Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough are depicted as rabbits, while Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter and A.J. McLean resemble bear-like creatures. The episode, tentatively titled “It’s Only Rock and Roll,” will premiere in selected… Read more »

As Epic Records commitment to artist development continued to flourish in 2001, Epic will bring an entirely new group of exciting artists to the stage in 2002. The Epic team will work as one cohesive unit towards our common goal: helping our artists rise to the top of the marketplace. EPIC RECORDS 2001 RECAP Flickerstick – Winners of the breakthrough VH1 series Bands on the Run released their major label debut Welcoming Home The Astronauts. The album was re-mixed by Tom Lord Alge (Weezer, Blink-182, Marilyn Manson) and includes two new songs, “Execution By X-mas Lights” and “Smile.” Flickerstick will… Read more »

Universal Interactive, Inc. has announced that its blockbuster video game star, Crash Bandicoot, the hero of its fall release Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex(TM) for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, is an official sponsor of Alien Ant Farm in concert at House of Blues(R) Sunset Strip on Saturday, December 22, 2001. The concert is scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. In addition, Universal Interactive and House of Blues Entertainment, Inc. ( www.hob.com ) have announced an online contest with a grand prize of a trip for two to Los Angeles to see Alien Ant Farm in concert on the… Read more »

Yahoo! Inc. today announced the debut of its new music destination, LAUNCH, Your Yahoo! Music Experience (http://launch.yahoo.com). This new property is the result of Yahoo!’s acquisition of LAUNCH Media, Inc., now a wholly-owned subsidiary, and its subsequent integration with Yahoo! Music. Bringing together the best elements of both sites, Yahoo! has created the web’s premier music destination, offering the most comprehensive music-related content, features and information available. This represents a significant initiative to give consumers the ability to watch, listen to and control their own music experience directly on Yahoo!. The new LAUNCH site will be the central place for… Read more »

Would you trust an 11-year-old rapper when big money is on the line? A game show contestant faced that predicament recently when rapper Lil’ Romeo participated in “Young Stars Week” on “Hollywood Squares.” Luckily, the contestant didn’t trust him. “I bluffed,” Romeo said in a “Hollywood Squares” press release. “They didn’t believe me, but even if they did, it’s a game so it’s cool.” Lil’ Romeo fans can see the young rhyme slinger’s bluffing skills when the segments air December 24-28. Country music star Billy Gilman and opera singer Charlotte Church also took part in “Young Stars Week,” along with… Read more »