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Simple Plan, the Donnas and Bowling For Soup are among the acts that have contributed songs to the “Freaky Friday” soundtrack, due July 29 on Hollywood Records. The soundtrack features several cover songs: Simple Plan’s remake of the Turtles’ hit “Happy Together,” Bowling For Soup’s rendition of Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time,” pop/rock band Lillix’s cover of the Romantics’ “What I Like About You” and the late Joey Ramone’s version of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” The Donnas offer the previously unreleased track “Backstage.” Other acts on the album include American Hi-Fi, Andrew W.K. and Diffuser. Walt Disney… Read more »

Search & Rescue labelmates, The Chiodos Bros and Greyfield are launching a tour together on August 3rd in Toledo, OH. Flint, MI’s The Chiodos Bros. have been tearing up stages across the country all summer and along the way they’ve been winning fans over with their intense live performances. The boys in Jacksonville, FL’s, Greyfield, are psyched about finally bringing their hook-laden, sunny pop-punk to their fans after some recent lineup changes. The Chiodos Bros., The Heartless Control Everything and Greyfield’s, Soundtrack To The Summer, are both out now on Search and Rescue Records. Tour Dates: 8-03-03 at Longhorn Saloon… Read more »

Lollapalooza kicks off on Saturday (July 5) in Indianapolis, Indiana, two days after the original start date in Ionia, Michigan (July 3), which was cancelled before the start of the tour. This year’s tour will not only feature sets by Audioslave, Incubus, Queens Of The Stone Age, and headliners Jane’s Addiction, it will also be an interactive experience. Tour mastermind Perry Farrell has set up several interactive gaming components for this year’s Lollapalooza. Lollapalooza is known as the mother of all traveling festivals in the U.S. but the purpose and scope of this year’s festival, which returns after a five-year… Read more »

A man has been charged with demanding $25,000 from rapper Lil’ Kim to return a necklace that went missing from her luggage at the airport. John Acheson of New Rochelle was charged with attempted grand larceny, attempted grand larceny by extortion and attempted coercion, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement Monday. The 31-year-old was being held Monday pending arraignment, the DA said, and was unavailable for comment. There was no home telephone listing for Acheson, who could face up to four years in prison if convicted. Lil’ Kim, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, was heading to… Read more »

Rapper Lil’ Kim got her bling-bling back. An estimated $250,000 worth of jewelry belonging to the hip-hop performer and producer was recovered Friday at Kennedy International Airport, where it had disappeared one week earlier. The missing jewelry, including her signature diamond-encrusted “Queen Bee” necklace, was found wrapped inside a rag by a United Airlines worker in a locker room for airline employees, her attorney Mel Sachs said Saturday. Diamond-covered platinum dog tags were also recovered. The rapper, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, was catching a flight to Los Angeles on June 20 as she headed out for the Black… Read more »

Hot off their win at the MMVAs, Simple Plan documented the first few days of adventures on this year’s Warped Tour. Here’s installment number one: Dates: Boise, Idaho June 19, 2003 Bozeman, Montana June 20, 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah June 21, 2003 Boise, Idaho, the land of potatoes. This is where the Warped Tour was kicking off this year so we were all flying out of Montreal to start the tour. After the five of us all got “randomly” checked by security, we finally got on the plane to Boise. We got there pretty late and we all went… Read more »

The notoriously fashion-conscious rapper Lil’ Kim lost some of her most precious accessories – $250,000 worth to be precise – on Friday while waiting to fly to Los Angeles for the BET Awards. Kim was boarding an 8:45 a.m. flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York when she noticed she’d accidentally checked a carry-on bag that contained her jewels, including her trademark crowned “B” necklace that bears the logo of her label, Queen Bee Records. The flight was delayed to have the carry-on removed from baggage hold, but by then some of the jewels were missing, according… Read more »

Ticket sales are down, and big tours are scaling back to smaller venues. It looks to be a long, hot summer for the touring industry. On the cusp of the industry’s peak period, a number of high-profile tours and festivals have already hit snags, among them highly touted outings from Mariah Carey, the Field Day Music Festival, Lollapalooza, and Beck and Dashboard Confessional. Faced with a crowded tour market combined with high ticket prices, permit hassles, a sluggish economy and poor buzz, these tours and a handful of others have either had to scale back the size of the venues… Read more »

Prince William, who turns 21 on Saturday, got birthday greetings from shock rocker Ozzy Osbourne. Osbourne, whose chaotic family life is the subject of an MTV reality series, invited the prince to come stay at his Beverly Hills mansion. “I’ve been told that you want to come and live in America. You’re more than welcome to come and live in my house,” Osbourne told a TV special celebrating William’s birthday. Excerpts from Friday’s show were released in advance by broadcaster ITV. “My daughter would be thrilled. My wife would. I would. And the dogs would!” the 54-year-old rocker said. A… Read more »

The city and music industry have offered more than $60,000 in rewards for information on the slaying of rap legend Jam Master Jay. But nearly six months after his death, the identity of his killer and the motive behind the shooting remain a mystery. New York Police Department sources close to the case concede the investigation has been hampered by dead-end leads and uncooperative witnesses. “No one in that industry wants to be a rat,” said one of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “We’re not at a standstill,” countered police Lt. Alfred Murphy. “We’re still hopeful.” Some… Read more »