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After 12 years of Stabbing Westward, members of the Chicago industrial rock quartet are moving in different directions, the group announced on Saturday. The decision to disband was made a week prior to the announcement, but the band wanted the termination to marinate for a bit before going public, according to the group’s manager. Singer Christopher Hall, drummer Andrew Kubiszewski, bassist Jim Sellers and programmer/multi-instrumentalist Walter Flakus posted a farewell note on Stabbing Westward’s Web site: “Thank you very much for all the support and love. We are very sad and, as well, very excited about all our futures.” The… Read more »

Since the release of Time to Discover in the spring of 2000, Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise have had their record label, manager and two of their founding members leave them. Bradley, the voice behind the 1997 hit “Once Upon a Time,” thought about hanging up his well-worn hat, until he realized he would not only be leaving his passion, he would be losing his vision. “One of the great things about being in the music business and being blind is that you really get a chance to see,” Bradley, who was born blind, said Tuesday, the day his latest album… Read more »

Brandy is all grown-up – the former teen star is a now married woman. The singer-actress revealed Tuesday that she wed music producer Robert Smith last year. “I’ve fallen in love with a very warm, gentle, understanding and focused person,” Brandy, who turns 23 on Feb. 11, said in a statement. “This summer we married quietly. A new experience, a new day for me – I couldn’t be happier!” Brandy was 16 when she released her self-titled debut album, which sold over 1 million copies. Her hits include “I Wanna Be Down” and the No. 1 hit “The Boy Is… Read more »

California pop/rock outfit Sugar Ray is hitting a host of small U.S. college campuses on its spring tour, which will kick off with a Feb. 15-17 stand at Caesars Tahoe casino in Lake Tahoe, Nev. The jaunt comes in support of the group’s self-titled Lava/Atlantic album, which debuted at No. 6 on The Billboard 200 in June 2001. The single “When It’s Over” is No. 20 on Billboard’s Adult Top 40 chart this week. As previously reported, Sugar Ray will perform at halftime of the National Football League’s Pro Bowl on Saturday (Feb. 9) at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Jessica… Read more »

The follow-up to Weezer’s second self-titled album, dubbed the ” Green Album,” will be titled Maladroit, and it’s currently in the mixing stage of production. The title was suggested by a member of the Weezer message boards on the band’s website. “Lethe,” as the fan is known, will be credited on the album for his artistic input. Weezer tracked about 30 new songs for the release, which the band will narrow down to a number in the teens. The record is expected in the spring and will contain “Take Control,” “Dope Nose,” and “Keep Fishin’.” Others up for consideration include… Read more »

Over the past week there were explosive developments concerning the fate of American Taliban member John Walker Lindh, imploding energy company Enron and president Bush’s problems with pretzels, but very little has been changing on the album chart. That means Creed’s Weathered will hang on to the #1 slot of next week’s Billboard 200, giving the band a solid two-month run as top dogs. Linkin Park will hold tight at #2 with Hybrid Theory as they embark on their last tour before working on new material, Ludacris will remain steady at #3 with Word of Mouf and Nickelback’s Silver Side… Read more »

311’s spring tour with Hoobastank, which launches next month, will include a very, very special holiday show in New Orleans. No, not Valentine’s Day. Not Saint Patrick’s Day. We’re talking 311 Day, and for the second time in three years, the hip-hop-reggae-rockers will celebrate their self-declared March 11 holiday in the Big Easy, complete with a proclamation by New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial. Circus performers and other surprise guests are expected at the concert, which will be an extended show with rare live items on the set list. Hotel packages are being offered in New Orleans for out-of-town guests,… Read more »

Cartoon hip-hop/popsters Gorillaz are going on tour, confirming nine North American stops, beginning February 23rd in Toronto, in support of their platinum self-titled debut. Which begs the obvious question, how? “It will definitely involve big movie screens and lights,” says the band’s producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura. “The musicians will be behind the screens and backlit onto them. Two-dimensional figures have problems when projected because they get distorted – so it’s a matter of making it look good.” Gorillaz – which also features the artwork of Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett and the vocals of Blur’s Damon Albern, Cibo Matto’s… Read more »

Creed again has weathered the January sales drought, moving almost 166,000 copies of its Wind-up disc “Weathered” to stay atop the nation’s sales chart for the seventh week in a row. And the seven Grammy nominations India.Arie received Friday put her “Acoustic Soul” (Motown) disc back in the top 200 at No. 139 on sales of 11,000, according to SoundScan information issued Sunday. The top 10 for the week ended Sunday was jumbled a little, but the titles remained essentially the same as the previous week. Linkin Park’s “Hybrid Theory” (Warner Bros.) remained No. 2 on sales of 124,000; Ludacris’… Read more »

Jimmy Eat World have announced their own headlining UK tour for this month. This is due to the cancellation of Blink 182’s tour, which Jimmy Eat World would have been supporting. Last year the band confirmed two dates – 25 January: London’s Astoria, 26 January: Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Hall – that they would be headlining. A single, The Middle, is due for release on 28 January 2002. It follows Salt, Sweat, Sugar and is taken from the band’s self-titled album. Today’s Announcement Adds Three Dates Preceding The London And Wolverhampton Shows: 17 January – Glasgow QMU 18 January – Liverpool UNI… Read more »