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Rob Zombie fans are about to experience what he was doing with his three weeks off the Merry Mayhem Tour, which launched on Halloween, while co-headliner Ozzy Osbourne recovered from a broken leg. During the down time, Zombie returned to Los Angeles and directed not one but two videos, his own “Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)” and Ozzy’s “Dreamer,” each of which will be seen early in the new year. In fact, he finished shooting both within one very busy mid-November week. “Never Gonna Stop (the red, red kroovy)” will be the second track and video spun off… Read more »

Nelly Furtado will try to extend the enormous success of her debut release, Whoa, Nelly!, next year with her Burn in the Spotlight Tour. Furtado will launch the tour in Victoria, British Columbia, on January 28th and play the West coast for the first leg. The tour will run into April, with label mates Citzen Cope, whose debut is due January 29th, opening. Meanwhile, the praise for Furtado keeps coming. She is nominated for an American Music Award (the show takes place January 9th) and an NAACP Image Award, which will be handed out March 1st. Nelly Furtado Tour Dates:… Read more »

While those within sightline of a TV can catch P.O.D., Ja Rule, O-Town, Sum41 and City High performing on “MTV’s New Year’s Eve 2002” and Blink-182, Pink, Busta Rhymes and others ring in the new year on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”, those in search of activities away from the tube needn’t look far. With special New Year’s Eve shows popping off around the country like so many magnums of bubbly at midnight, finding a suitable place to get your celebration on shouldn’t be a problem. From Guns N’ Roses’ Great Pumpkin-like return to the Las Vegas strip to… Read more »

Paul McCartney’s wife-to-be Heather Mills knows next to nothing about the Beatles and does not recognize their songs, the ex-Beatle told a German magazine on Wednesday. “She doesn’t know a single song. Heather grew up with classical music and had friends who listened to hard rock such as AC/DC. She had no Beatles records at home,” McCartney said in an interview in Stern. “Once I was sitting at my piano and was humming a new song. Heather said ‘Oh, a nice song. Which Beatles piece is that?’ None at all, I said, I’ve just written it. I named the song… Read more »

Alicia Keys, who opened up for Maxwell’s tour of theaters earlier this year, is going back on that circuit for a solo outing starting January 22 in Wallingford, Connecticut. “This year has been incredible, and I am so looking forward to getting out and playing live around the country,” Keys said in a statement announcing the 28-date tour. “It gives me an opportunity to be intimate with the people that have supported my music, and I can’t wait.” Jay-Z stated that getting up close and personal with fans was the reason he took his Blueprint Lounge Tour to smaller outlets.… Read more »

Jonathan Davis co-wrote and recorded five songs for the upcoming vampire flick “Queen of the Damned,” but don’t expect to hear the Korn singer’s recognizable growl on the film’s soundtrack. Because Davis’ record label contract prohibits his voice from appearing on the disc, which will be released around the same time as the next Korn album, he has recruited and trained veteran hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto to record his parts, according to a Warner Bros. spokesperson for the movie. Soto recently signed a solo record deal after recording some of the music in “Rock Star.” Davis and composer… Read more »

Creed has always sought to take its audiences higher with deeper lyrics than the average hard rock band has, so it’s no surprise that the songs on the trio’s new album, Weathered, due out Tuesday (November 20), also resonate with meaning. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, however, those meanings might seem even more profound, and Creed frontman Scott Stapp said it’s something he and guitarist Mark Tremonti are ambivalent about. “I definitely think after the fact that people are gonna perceive some of these songs a lot different because of the events that happened on September… Read more »

Fatboy Slim and Gorillaz took home top honors with three wins each, including best pop clip and the Maximum Vision Award, respectively, during Billboard’s 23rd annual 2001 Music Video Awards. Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood” garnered the distinguished award for a video that advances an artist’s career, as well as new rap/hip-hop artist and new modern rock artist clip honors. Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” also claimed prizes for dance clip and modern rock clip. Craig David scored two wins, including new R&B artist clip for “Fill Me In,” which tied with Motown singer India.Arie’s “Video.” The director of the year honor… 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 »

With The Sinister Urge, master of musical monster mayhem Rob Zombie returns with his first album since 1998’s Hellbilly Deluxe, which debuted in the Top 5 and became his best selling album to date, certified triple platinum. The Sinister Urge (Geffen Records), released November 13, 2001, features guest appearances by Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Lee, Slayer guitarist Kerry King, DJ Lethal and Beastie Boys DJ – Mix Master Mike. Zombie and Ozzy will launch a co-headlining tour, with each presenting their full stage show, starting on Halloween. Says Zombie: “My goal was to make a big, lush, live sounding hard rock… Read more »