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Back from a lengthy European jaunt, Lenny Kravitz will launch his thirty-three-date summer tour tomorrow night in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in support of his latest album, Lenny. Abandoned Pools will open all dates, with Pink playing the middle slot. Pink’s presence on the list had nothing to do with label politics coercing a veteran artist to take out a youngster. “She called me up and said she wanted to be on the tour,” Kravitz says. “And she sent me a pair of panties with her name and my name in rhinestones. It said, ‘Lenny’ and ‘Pink’ with a lightning bolt.… Read more »

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will launch a North American tour on June 27 in Grand Rapids, Michigan-and the band’s original bassist Ron Blair, who left the band in 1982, will return to the fold to replace Howie Epstein. In a statement, the group noted that it has “parted ways with Howie Epstein because of his ongoing personal problems.” Blair, who was on the first four Heartbreakers albums before he left and was replaced by Epstein, played with the band at its Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in March. Last year, Epstein was arrested in New Mexico with… Read more »

Quarashi, the radical hip-hop/punk quartet that’s smashing the musical stereotypes of the group’s native Iceland, embark on the band’s first major American tour as part of the hotly-anticipated Van’s Warped Tour ’02, kicking at the Idaho Center in Boise on June 21 (full itinerary follows). Picked as one of Spin’s “Bands to Watch in 2002,” Quarashi is currently enjoying the breakout success of “Stick ‘Em Up,” the first single to be released from the group’s debut U.S. album Jinx. A #1 Most Added record at Alternative Radio, “Stick ‘Em Up” can be seen and heard scorching the airwaves on MTV… Read more »

Canadian power trio Rush will kick off its first tour in five years June 28 in Hartford, Conn. The 27 confirmed stops are the first in the band’s planned extensive tour in support of its latest Atlantic album, “Vapor Trails,” due May 14. First single “One Little Victory” thundered to a No. 22 debut on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart last week. The tour is billed as “An Evening With Rush,” and will not feature an opening act. Dates are expected to stretch into the fall and offer in the neighborhood of 30 songs each night. Tickets for the confirmed… Read more »

Lenny Kravitz must be a firm believer in the theory that says a simple, direct approach is most effective. Why else would he call a tour to support his latest album, the rather uncomplicatedly titled Lenny, anything other than the decidedly descriptive Lenny Live? For his first full-scale North American road trip in almost three years, Kravitz, following a European tour and fueled by his current single, “Stillness of Heart,” is set to visit 33 cities beginning July 12 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to his publicist. The nearly two-month jaunt winds down September 2 in Phoenix. The last time… Read more »

Hitting the stage for the first time in 3 years, genre-defying, multi-platinum artist Lenny Kravitz has announced dates for the US leg of his LENNY LIVE world tour in support of his 6th studio album, LENNY. The tour, promoted by Clear Channel Entertainment will kick off in the US on July 12th in Virginia Beach and hit 33 major cities nationwide through September. Jointly presented by MTV and VH-1, P!nk and Abandoned Pools will open the show. A special theatre appearance at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom on May 3rd will kick off Lenny’s world tour. Universally-renowned as one of America’s premiere… Read more »

If Usher brought all the people on the road who have been talking about opening for his Evolution Tour, the poor dude would barely have any time to perform himself. Artists from Ludacris to Fabolous have all talked about taking the city-to-city jaunt with the singer this spring, but Friday he finally announced who will kick things off. Faith Evans, Mr. Cheeks and Nas, who won’t have to unpack from finishing his Stillmatic tour, have all made the cut. The trip starts May 8 at Seattle’s KeyArena. A spokesperson for Usher was not aware of the singer’s mindset in choosing… Read more »

Following the horrific events of Tuesday, September 11th, America’s teens may be finding themselves faced with increasingly difficult stresses and concerns they may not know how to handle. This tragedy is unlike anything they have faced in their lifetimes. There is a place where teens can discuss their fears and grief, share stories, get clinical advice and begin to resolve problems with their peers – TeenCentral.Net (http: www.teencentral.net) from KidsPeace, the 119-year-old National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis. TeenCentral.Net is an innovative, self-guided problem-solving website for teens that offers resources, information, real-life case studies, interviews and stories from other teens,… Read more »

Hollywood recording artists 3Gs and Lil J have been added to the Levi’s 1st Stage of the MTV TRL tour, a blockbuster package featuring Destiny’s Child, Nelly, Eve, Dream and 3LW. Both 3Gs and Lil J will appear on the Levi’s 1st Stage when the tour began on July 19 at the Meadows Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Kristi, Anapau and Amy – better known as 3Gs – will be giving audiences a preview of their highly anticipated Hollywood Records debut, due for release in early 2002. The trio’s first single, “One More Second Chance,” is going to radio at the… Read more »

Fred Durst, President of Flawless Entertainment, Senior Vice President of A&R at Interscope Geffen A&M, frontman for Limp Bizkit, music video director, producer and provoker announces the impending release of the first new artist on his Flawless Entertainment label, Puddle of Mudd. And over the last three weeks, Puddle of Mudd garnished the most adds at all three radio formats – Active, Alternative and Mainstream Rock – even though the band’s single, “Control,” wasn’t scheduled to be added to station’s playlists until next week. The album, “Come Clean,” is due in stores August 28th. Putting his titles into action, Durst… Read more »