Technically speaking, Ben Harper's
new record, "Lifeline," was recorded during a single lively
week in the artist's home base of Paris. But it was born during
two...
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Rage Against the Machine and the Smashing Pumpkins are among the acts set to headline this year's Voodoo Music Experience.
Other featured acts include Wilco, Ben Harper...
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As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.
This year, everyone...
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The Allman Brothers Band is back at
New York's Beacon Theater this week for its annual residency, a
stand which guitarist/vocalist Warren Haynes promises will be
full of...
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We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
But there is always a dark horse...
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Attracting big-name acts like Rod Stewart, the Eagles, Norah Jones, Def Leppard, Tony Bennett,
Santana and David Bowie to a tertiary market might be unusual
for some venues,...
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During the lengthy
encore of his 2 1/2-hour show Friday at Los Angeles' Greek
Theater, Ben Harper confessed: "I have been accused of playing
too long. That's usually by the...
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As its title suggests, Ben Harper's ambitious new release "Both Sides of the Gun" has a split personality.
Divided into two unlabeled nine-song discs (a special boxed...
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are running down a few
thousand Hells Angels.
The Rock and Roll Hall of
Famers are revving up to headline the inaugural Rock'n the...
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There's some serious monkey business going down on the album
charts.
While Grammy winners got their traditional
post-ceremony sales spikes, the top branch of the...
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"I've been circling,"
Jessi Colter says. "The recording had to happen at the right
time and the right place."
Colter's circling is over: The queen of '70s outlaw
country,...
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The inaugural Zooma
jam-band tour, which was to be headlined by Trey Anastasio and
Ben Harper, has been canceled.
Zooma was scheduled to run from June 13 to July 31...
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In an age of self-aggrandizing pop stars who put their music on par with spouses, religion and the greatest works of art, Jack Johnson is refreshingly honest about where his...
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Trey Anastasio's breakup with Phish didn't sour him on performing with other bands — in fact, he's trying to hook up with as many bands as possible.
"It feels like a...
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Former Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio and Ben Harper) & the Innocent Criminals will headline
this summer's inaugural Zooma tour.
Twenty to 25 guest acts will rotate...
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During more than two dozen years making music, singer-songwriter Ben Harper never got close to winning a Grammy. Critical acclaim, yes. Nominations? Not so much. Eight days...
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George Scott, a founding member of the Blind Boys of Alabama gospel group, died of complications from diabetes and a heart condition a month after winning his fourth...
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George Scott, founding baritone of
gospel vocal group the Blind Boys of Alabama, died Wednesday
(March 9) at his home in Durham, N.C., according to a
statement. He was...
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Ray Charles, posthumously nominated for seven Grammys — including album of the year for "Genius Loves Company" — will be honored in a tribute at next month's...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who
survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest
hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of
commercially...
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Live tracks from Pearl Jam, R.E.M .,
Ben Harper , Paul McCartney , Bonnie Raitt and Indigo Girls
highlight the track list for "For the Lady," a benefit album
for imprisoned...
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As some concerts and outdoor music events struggle, the Austin City Limits Music Festival revels in its success.
The three-day festival offering blues, rock, country,...
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Paul McCartney , the Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Tony Bennett , Sonic Youth, Ben Harper and the Innocent
Criminals, Los Lonely Boys and Tegan & Sara will join event
founder Neil...
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Organizers of the Vote for Change
tour say they are pleased with initial ticket sales for the
politically charged trek and expect shows to sell out by Labor
Day.
The tour...
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Yellowcard lead singer Ryan Key is interrupted with news. "We're doing laundry today? Yea!" he says. After weeks on the road as one of the headlining acts of the hugely...
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With military-like precision, some
of the most powerful managers and agents in the music business
have plotted a groundbreaking exercise in political activism:
the...
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You never know where the Foo
Fighters' Dave Grohl is going to show up.
Now he's playing drums on the new Nine Inch Nails album,
but he is already looking ahead to the next...
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Rocker Sheryl Crow admits she still has a bit to learn about cycling.
The singer is attending her first Tour de France since striking up a relationship with Lance...
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Bob Dylan , Keith Richards , Jerry
Lee Lewis , Kid Rock and Merle Haggard were among the "outlaws
and angels" that Willie Nelson brought out on Wednesday for his
third...
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Dave Matthews Band has scrapped
plans to hold a festival in the New York metropolitan area
during the U.S. Independence Day (July 4) weekend.
Instead, the group has added...
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With American music fans more
fickle than ever, many acts increasingly are scoring their
biggest paydays overseas.
Veterans Mariah Carey , Bon Jovi and Lionel Richie are...
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Eminem 's "The Marshall Mathers LP"
and OutKast's "Speakerboxx/The Love Below" have each been
certified for U.S. shipments of 9 million copies.
The sets are fast...
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Ben Harper was a special guest at Tuesday night's (July 8) Pearl Jam concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Harper came on for two songs during the band's encore....
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Ben Harper got--and gave--some tips during the making of Standing In The Shadows Of Motown, the new documentary about the studio musicians known as the Funk Brothers. After...
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Singer-songwriter Ben Harper and his partner, actress Laura Dern, are expecting a child. The couple has been together for about six months. Harper, 32, is divorced. This...
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Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder joined Ben Harper yesterday (April 11) at the singer-songwriter's show at the Independent Theater in Sydney, Australia. Virgin Records and...
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Ben Harper has captured his rock, folk, and soul show on two discs with Live From Mars, which arrives in record stores March 27. The album features a groovin' version of his...
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Dave Matthews Band will kick off its tour tonight (June 19) in Columbus, Ohio. Also performing is red-hot Ben Harper, who has a bona fide hit on his hands with "Steal My...
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The Summer tour bummers (myLAUNCH, 6/22) are continuing, at least for concertgoers in St. Paul, Minn., as the opening date of the H.O.R.D.E. Festival has been cancelled due...
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Smashing Pumpkins, Paula Cole, Marcy Playground and Fastball have been added to a H.O.R.D.E. festival lineup that already includes Blues Traveler, Ben Harper, Alana Davis...
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Reverb, HBO's weekly television show featuring some of music's biggest artists, begins its second season Sunday, April 26th on HBO2, the cable network's second channel....
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BAM Magazine's inaugural California Music Awards, actually the 21st installment of the Bammies, will now embrace all of California rather than just its Northern half. The...
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