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With a new wife, new twin sons and even a new band, veteran pop troubadour James Taylor is spending most of the next few months touring the amphitheaters of North America, a summer ritual as dependable as sunscreen and inflated concession stand prices. “I’m kind of grooved in on that kind of evening and a sort of summer-night experience,” says Taylor, 53, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who in February this year married Boston Symphony Orchestra publicist Caroline Smedvig. The couple’s sons were born in early April, via in vitro fertilization of a surrogate mother. The veteran singer-songwriter… Read more »

After spending more than three decades dealing with the business that is rock ‘n’ roll, Aerosmith co-founder Joe Perry dreams of a time when he can focus on nothing but playing his guitar. Dream on. With a new album and summer-long U.S. tour that kicked off earlier this month in Hartford, Conn., Perry and the Boston-based quintet has been busy – making videos, contributing to movie soundtracks, going to awards ceremonies, performing at sporting events and working with other artists. While it’s the kind of success most bands dream of, for Perry, it’s become another day at the office. “It… Read more »

Grammy-Award winning artist James Taylor, who’s Summer Tour 2001 “Pull Over” kicked-off last week, is offering fans and concert goers a rare opportunity to receive a limited edition three-song sampler. This free limited addition disc will contain an as of yet unreleased track from Taylor’s forthcoming release and will only be available at “Pull Over” concert dates, Borders and on the web at www.yahoo.com. The limited edition three-song sampler will include a previously unreleased song “(I’ve Got To) Stop Thinkin’ ‘Bout That,” which was recorded on May 30, 1998, when James Taylor and his band took the stage of New… Read more »

A black leather coat and a black Stetson hat are among the items Bon Jovi is loaning to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum received the items, which mark some of the milestones in the rock band’s 17-year career, in a special presentation on Saturday. Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi is loaning the museum the black leather coat he wore for the inside cover of 1988’s “New Jersey” album. Guitarist Richie Sambora is loaning several items associated with the song “Wanted Dead or Alive,” including his trademark black Stetson hat and acoustic custom-made double-neck Taylor… Read more »

Clive Davis, widely recognized as the record industry’s most innovative and influential executive, will receive the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement from UCLA on May 4. Two-time Golden Globe winner Katherine Helmond will present the award. The only non-performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Davis was the founder and guiding force behind the powerhouse label Arista Records for more than 25 years, launching the careers of Billy Joel, Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston and Dido, among others. Recently, Davis reunited with Santana to produce Supernatural, the Grammy-sweeping album, which has sold… Read more »

In what promises to be one of the most exciting concert events of the summer season 200l, singer/songwriter Paul Simon and his 11-piece band will kick-off a 28-city tour of the United States Saturday, June 9th, at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Seattle, Washington. Simon will be joined on the tour by one of rock’s most deeply revered figures, the legendary Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys. Wilson will be accompanied by his 10-piece band, which includes the four-member group, The Wondermints. The Paul Simon Summer 200l tour comes hot on the heels of Simon’s Grammy Nomination for Album of… Read more »

Aerosmith, those bad boys of Boston, will embark on an extensive 48-city tour in support of their latest album, Just Push Play, on June 6 in Hartford, Connecticut. Only a portion of the itinerary has been confirmed, with additional dates to be announced in the coming weeks, a label spokesperson said. Fuel, supporting last year’s effort Something Like Human, have been tapped to open the shows. Aerosmith – singer Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer and guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford – released their 13th studio album in early March. The LP debuted at #2 on the… Read more »

Long-quiet pop superstar Michael Jackson will return to the spotlight in September with a massive concert tribute to his own career that will include a reunion with the Jackson 5 and collaborations with ‘NSYNC, Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. The September 7 event at New York’s Madison Square Garden will reunite Jackson and his brothers for the first time since the ’80s, with the Jacksons teaming with ‘NSYNC on at least one song, according to Jackson’s publicists. Jackson will duet with both Spears and Houston, as well as debut a new single from his upcoming album during the show, billed… Read more »

Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Aerosmith have chosen “Fly Away From Here” as the second single from their latest album, Just Push Play. At a star-studded celebration Wednesday in Tokyo commemorating the relaunch of MTV Japan, the Boston rockers said a video for the song is in the works, guided by director Joseph Kahn’s futuristic treatment. “Fly Away From Here” is expected to surface at radio in early June, a Columbia spokesperson said. The 28-year recording veterans also revealed that they’ll embark on a summer tour, set to kick off in June. Just Push Play, Aerosmith’s 13th… Read more »

‘N Sync have enlisted the galaxy’s hottest producers, the Neptunes, for their follow-up to No Strings Attached, tentatively set for a June release. The quintet is in a New York studio this week with the Virginia-based production duo, which has worked with rappers Mystikal, Jay-Z and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, R&B diva Kelis and pop-rockers No Doubt. ‘N Syncers Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick recently said the album will dip into such genres as electronica, hard R&B, “straight-up dance music” and even country. The boys, who have already recorded material in Orlando, Florida, and Los Angeles, have said they hoped to… Read more »