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“Imagine taking off your makeup and nobody knows who you are.”

Steven Tyler, Aerosmith’s vocalist, on fame

Brian Eno’s real name is Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno!

Aww so sweet. I’m looking forward to Michael Franti & Spearhead putting out their new album ‘The Sound of Sunshine’ on August 24th. I hear their new singles ‘Shake it’ and ‘The Sound of Sunshine’ are on the radio but I just don’t listen to the radio anymore so I can’t confirm that. They began recording in Jamaica with Sly and Robbie and also in Bali and his hometown of San Francisco (yeah!). Franti says of the album title,

“Music is sunshine. It gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose. You can’t hold it in your hands, smell it, taste it or even see it, yet somehow just coming together and feeling these little vibrations that tickle our eardrums can somehow lift us all up out of our most difficult moments in life to unimaginable heights.”

Porcupine Tree have release a digital only live benefit album a few days ago with all of the proceeds going to former Japan bassist Mick Karn who’s suffering from cancer. How sweet is that. The live album was recorded in Atlanta during the ‘Fear Of A Blank Planet’ tour which was supposed to go out as an official full live album.

You can get the album over HERE

It looks like September 7th, Kid Rock will be putting out the Rick Rubin produced album titled ‘Born Free’. It will have 14 tracks with a good amount of contributions from various people like Trace Adkins, Zac Brown, Sheryl Crow and Bob Seger, T.I. and Martina McBride. After the albums out, he’ll be heading out on tour.

Sweet….on September 28th Yaz is putting out their Reconnected Live double reunion album and download. It’s from the summer of 2008 and gets the great Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet together after 25 years of being apart to sing some of their greats like ‘Situation’, ‘Only You’ and of course ‘Don’t Go’. This should be great!

Here’s the new track from N.E.R.D. from their upcoming album “Nothing” which will be out on September 7th.

Prince is set to get the BET Lifetime Achievement Award on June 27 at the BET awards. He should of received this years ago considering he’s had thirty Top 40 singles and ten platinum albums to date. By getting this award he will join the others such as Earth Wind & Fire, James Brown, Whitney Houston, Isley Brothers and others.

Zakk Wylde and his band Black Label Society are heading out on the road this fall. A couple bands will be joining them as well; Clutch, Children of Bodom and 2Cents. BLS will be touring to support their new album ‘Order Of The Black’ which will be coming out on August 10. Here’s their tour dates.

Sept. 21: Roseland (Portland, Ore.)
Sept. 22: PNE Forum (Vancouver)
Sept. 24: Edmonton EXPO Centre Hall D Arena (Edmonton, AB)
Sept. 25: Agribition Hall (Regina, SK)
Sept. 26: Big 4 (Calgary, AB)
Sept. 28: Winnipeg Convention Centre (Winnipeg, MB)
Sept. 30: Anchor Inn (Omaha, Neb.)

Oct. 1: 7 Flags (Clive, Iowa)
Oct. 2: Eagles Ballroom (Milwaukee)
Oct. 3: Roy Wilkins Auditorium (St. Paul, Minn.)
Oct. 5: Expo Five (Louisville, Ky.)
Oct. 8: Convention Hall (Asbury Park, N.J.)
Oct. 9: The Colisee (Lewiston, Maine)
Oct. 12: Cunard Centre (Halifax, NS)
Oct. 14: Metropolis (Montreal)
Oct. 15: Sound Academy (Toronto)
Oct. 16: Sound Academy (Toronto)
Oct. 20: Hammerstein Ballroom (New York)
Oct. 22: House of Blues (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Oct. 23: Masquerade Music Park (Atlanta)
Oct. 24: The Fillmore Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.)
Oct. 26: Hard Rock (Orlando, Fla.)
Oct. 28: Verizon Wireless Theater (Houston)
Oct. 29: Concrete St. Ampitheater (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Oct. 30: Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas)
Oct. 31: Lonestar Pavilion (Lubbock, Texas)

Nov. 2: Stubbs Waller Creek Ampitheater (Austin, Texas)
Nov. 3: Brady Center (Tusla, Okla.)
Nov. 5: DeltaPlex (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Nov. 7: The Fillmore Detroit (Detroit)
Nov. 9: Main Street Armory (Rochester, N.Y.)
Nov. 10: The LC Pavilion (Columbus, Ohio)
Nov. 12: Cotilion (Wichita, Kan.)
Nov. 13: Uptown Theater (Kansas City, Kan.)
Nov. 14: The Fillmore Auditorium (Denver)
Nov. 16: The Complex (Salt Lake City)
Nov. 18: Dodge Theatre (Phoenix)
Nov. 20: Warfield (San Francisco)

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