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Link-O-Rama …
Amy Winehouse’s hubby gets out of jail, does not pass “GO” and goes straight to rehab – The Telegraph U.K.
Wanna play with Pink Floyd? Well, actually, it’s a chance to play with Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason – at Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp – BBC News
Video games expected to outsell music and video in Great Britain – The Times Online U.K.
Paul McCartney to receive “Ultimate Legend” awards at MTV Europe Music Awards – Sky News
Movie about Stax Records and featuring Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac hits screens this Friday – Reuters
Dates, Dates & More Dates …
The first dates in 2009 for moe. puts the band in Colorado, New York and Illinois. We’re talking two-fers with Denver happening on January 30 & 31 at the Fillmore, New York City on February 12 & 14 at Terminal 5 and Chicago on February 27 & 28 at Riviera Theatre.
Boyzone updates its Germany itinerary, adding Hamburg at the Color Line Arena for June 25; Oberhausen on June 26 at Konig – Pilsener Arena and Mannheim on June 27 at SAP Arena.
Sevendust adds a few Florida dates for the last week of this year – December 27 in Fort Myers at Ricochet; December 28 in Tampa at The Ritz and December 30 in Fort Lauderdale at Revolution.
And Supersuckers pump up the band schedule this morning with Baltimore on December 6 at Ottobar. Look for the band in Europe during January and February. Stops include Rotterdam on January 31 at Waterfront; Oslo on February 10 at Betong; Stockholm on February 15 at Debaser Slussen and Helsinki on February 17 at Tavastia – Klubi.
During the past couple of hours we also updated the schedules for The Lost Trailers, The Boxing Lesson, Strunz & Farah, Rick Braun, NOFX, Manhattans Feat. Gerald Alston & Blue Lovett, Holly Cole, Chris Cain, Choklate,
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