News …

Jonas Brothers’ concert flick to be a 3-D extravaganza – Associated Press

Taking Back Sunday announces new member – Warner Bros. Records / Marketwire / press release

Trojan horse virus masquerading as MP3 file strikes P2P traders – The Register U.K.

Fan rips off 50 Cent during performance. Chase ensues, fan arrested, bling safe, case closed. – MTV

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Ashlee Simpson does the ol’ Q&A – The Metro U.K.

Views …

Madonna in Paris – ” … put on a high-voltage half-hour show last night for a privileged 1,500 fans at her first concert in the French capital in 10 years …” Sydney Morning Herald / AFP

Tegan and Sara in Madison, Wisconsin – “The Canadian identical twin indie rock duo entertained an enthusiastic and sometimes raucous crowd at a sold out Barrymore Theatre on Tuesday night.” – The Capital Times

Kylie Minogue’s opening night in Paris – “Stepping forward from within a gold, moulded dress, the manner of her arrival was so exquisite that she might as well have been singing that day’s Nasdaq index.” – The Times Online U.K.

Kate Nash in Chicago – ” … seemed less a distant celebrity than a close friend sharing her innermost thoughts.” – The Chicago Tribune

WAR in Ann Arbor, Michigan – ” … found its groove right from the get-go, and didn’t let up until the nearly two-hour, intermission-free set was over.” – The Ann Arbor News

Kanye West in Miami – “With his band below the stage shrouded in darkness, he opened the show with ‘Good Morning,’ the kick-off track from his latest album Graduation, while lying on his back in front of scenes from a distant planet – stars, smoke, craggy rocks, meteorites, explosions – a theme that would carry the night.” – Miami Herald

Cher in Las Vegas – ” … floated down on a small, neon-lit platform that descends from the upper reaches of the Caesars Palace Colosseum to reveal her crooning ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking Fo’r in a shimmering silver and gold gown coated by hundreds of feathers that also crowned her head.” – USA Today

They Say It’s Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)

Jimmy Ruffin is 69

Johnny Maestro (The Crests, Brooklyn Bridge) is 69

Thelma Houston is 62

Bill Kreutzmann (The Grateful Dead, KBM) is 62

Phil Campbell (Motorhead) is 47

Eagle-Eye Cherry is 37