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Amy Lee of Evanesence recently said that their new album has been a collaboration between the whole band and not just her and another writer. They are currently working with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush) on the album and said they have scraped the previous recordings they made with Steve Lillywhite (U2). Guess they weren’t feeling him.

The BBC documentary ‘Queen: Days Of Our Lives’ is going to air on the A&E Channel on June 27th at 8:00pm est.

I didn’t even know they were still around. Well they are coming out with a new album titled “Tomorrow’s World”, their first in over 4 years. Then they will head out on tour of course beginning on August 31. Here’s the dates:

Wed. August 31st Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
Fri. September 2nd Orlando, FL House of Blues
Sat. September 3rd Atlanta, GA Center Stage
Sun. September 4th Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Tues. September 6th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed. September 7th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Thurs. September 8th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
Sat. September 10th Boston, MA House of Blues
Sun. September 11th Toronto, ON Sound Academy
Tues. September 13th New York, NY Terminal 5
Wed. September 14th New York, NY Terminal 5
Fri. September 16th Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Sat. September 17th Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Sun. September 18th Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
Tues. September 20th Indianapolis, IN The Vogue Theatre
Wed. September 21st St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Fri. September 23rd Austin, TX ACL Live
Sat. September 24th Houston, TX Verizon Wirless Theatre
Sun. September 25th Dallas, TX House of Blues
Tues. September 27th Denver, CO Ogden Theater
Wed. September 28th Salt Lake City, UT Kingsbury Hall
Fri. September 30th Las Vegas, NV The Palms Concert Theater
Sat. October 1st Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
Sun. October 2nd San Diego, CA House of Blues
Tues. October 4th Oakland, CA Fox Theatre
Wed. October 5th Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Thurs. October 6th Seattle, WA Neptune

Forbes has come out with their 2011 list of highest paid musicians of the year and of course at number 1 is U2 at $195 million for the second consecutive year. Overall they have made $700 million on their 360 degree tour. Here are the remaining:

Bon Jovi at $125 million
Elton John at $100 million
Lady Gaga at $90 million
Michael Buble at $70 million
Paul McCartney at $66 million
Justin Bieber at $52 million

I don’t know about you but Lords of Acid were just one of those great bands I loved to listen to while getting ready to go out for the night. Their last album was back in 2003 but wasn’t really the same style as their previous ones. Well they are releasing a new EP on September 27 called ‘Little Mighty Rabbit” with a full album coming in 2012. Praga Khan has this to say:

“After successful tours in the USA over the last year I felt inspired by the fans love of Lords of Acid. It finally felt right to go back into the studio and work on a new record. I’ve really surprised myself with the new songs and I’m excited to share it with my Children of Acid.”

Their new album called ‘How I Go’ will be coming out on August 2 then they will be heading out on tour. It will begin on July 29 in San Diego and will go through September 9th. More dates will be announced.

Sade’s tour is off an running as of June 19th and the reviews are saying its a stunning event.  She does a 120 minute set of all the favorites with a huge LED screen behind the band.  John Legend is opening for all of the tour dates.  If you get a chance to see her, do it.

June 24 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
June 25 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
June 28 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
June 30 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
July 02 Atlantic City, NJ Etess Arena – Trump Taj Mahal *Sade only*
July 03 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
July 06 Boston, MT TD Garden
July 08 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
July 09 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
July 10 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
July 12 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
July 13 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
July 15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
July 16 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
July 17 Orlando, FL Amway Center
July 22 New Orleans, New Orleans Arena
July 23 Houston, TX Toyota Center
July 24 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
July 26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
July 28 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
July 29 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
July 31 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
August 01 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
August 03 Detroit, MI The Palace at Auburn Hills
August 05 Chicago, IL United Center
August 06 Chicago, IL United Center
August 07 Chicago, IL United Center
August 09 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
August 11 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
August 13 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
August 14 Seattle, WA Key Arena
August 15 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
August 17 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
August 19 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
August 20 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
August 21 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
August 23 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 25 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
August 26 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
August 27 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
August 30 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
August 31 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Sept 02 Phoenix, AZ U.S. Airways Center
Sept 03 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Arena
Sept 04 Salt Lake City, UT E-Center*
Sept 07 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center*
Sept 09 Raleigh, NC RBC Arena*
Sept 10 Louisville, KY KFC Yum Center*
Sept 11 Norfolk, VA Scope Arena*

*Dates, cities and venues are subject to change. On sale dates are TBA

Johnny Cash’s estate was approached by an advertising company asking for permission to use “Ring Of Fire” on an ad for hemorrhoid cream. The request was refused.

Here is a great pic of Janis Joplin and Grace Slick. I couldn’t find any date for the picture but it looks like it could be Woodstock.

Music makes one feel so romantic – at least it always gets on one’s nerves – which is the same thing nowadays.

Oscar Wilde
(1854-1900)