News & Views

News …

You can bet no one cuts class when Johnny Marr is the teacher – The Times Online U.K.

What does Enrique Iglesias think of illegal downloading? ” … is like going to the supermarket and coming out with … two melons under your arm, free: it’s all stealing in the end.” – Latin American Herald Tribune

Huh? Belkin, the company that makes all those iPod add-ons, is paying for good reviews on Amazon? What’s up with that? – The Daily Background

What’s in a name? For Britney, it means changing song title and lyric after some folks had it spelled out for them – AHN / CNS

Views …

Richard Thompson in London – “In an effort to “leave no genre unturned”, as he put it, Thompson delved into nooks and crannies that most modern musicians are probably not even aware of, let alone able to re-create.” – The Times Online U.K.

The Killers in Boulder, Colorado – ” … played a rare club date at the Fox Theatre on Friday, and the concert went through so many twists and turns that the evening played out like wild roller coaster ride.: – Colorado Daily

Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra / Wynton Marsalis in Virginia Beach – “The concert was over all too soon, but it was a delight.” – The Virginian-Pilot

Girl Talk in Columbus, Ohio – “It’s hard to call what Gillis offered onstage before a sold-out crowd a concert because it had few traditional hallmarks of live musical performance.” – The Columbus Dispatch

Labelle in Atlantic City – ” … stopped at the Mark G. Etess Arena in Atlantic City on Saturday night, and the heat generated by the trio helped warm the venue.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer / Philly.com

Loverboy in Vancouver – “From the opening Jon Bon Jovi/ Ritchie Sambora-penned ‘Notorious,’ it was obvious that nostalgia was going to take this show a long way.” – Globe and Mail

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

Phil Everly is 70
Dolly Parton is 63

Martha Davis is 58
Dewey Bunnell (America) is 57
Paul Rodriguez is 54
Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 52
Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) is 41
Trey Lorenz is 40
John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) is 38