News …
Allman Brothers Band sues Universal Music Group over royalties - Reuters
Mark Hoppus, former Blink-182 bassist and currently a member of Plus 44, sues father-and-son business over bad investment - Associated Press
Kenny Chesney gets another shot at playing football with the big guys - Daily Comet / Associated Press
Brit music critic raises blood pressures Down Under, says Australia's press is too soft when critiquing country's bands and artists - The Sydney Morning Herald
Just how hard can it be to wave a baton? Eight contestants are about to find out in reality TV show "Maestro." - The Times Online U.K.
It's lonely at the top. The Music's Rob Harvey details his battle against depression - BBC News
Neil Diamond talks about Neil Diamond - The New York Times (registration may be required)
Views …
John Fogerty at Bethlehem's Musikfest - " … an almost two-hour concert that sizzled from start to finish, despite unseasonable temperatures in the 60s and, according to the veteran musician, 'the biggest bugs I have ever seen.''' - The Morning Call
Diana Krall in the U.K. - "Krall has such great vocal range and a true jazz voice that she could give Burt Bacharach's standard 'The Look Of Love' and other slower numbers a sultry delivery, while having the power to project the more lively songs." - Hampstead and Highgate Express U.K.
Boredoms, plus 88 drummers, in Los Angeles - " … moved with surprising synchronicity through passages reminiscent of everything from Led Zeppelin to Indian ragas, '90s drum-and-bass and Neu!-esque krautrock." - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
KT Tunstall in Grand Rapids, Mich. - " ... reveled in the spotlight as an unabashed rocker, comfortably and blissfully banging on her guitar while leading a polished band through her surprisingly loud, jaunty and infectious material for a sold-out crowd of 1,750-plus on a flawless summer evening in Grand Rapids.' - The Grand Rapids Press / MiLive.com
Noah & The Whale in London - " … demonstrated a robust, folkish charm along with some surprisingly powerful musicianship." - The Evening Standard U.K. / ThisIsLondon.co.uk
They Say It's Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Mark Knopfler is 59
Kid Creole is 58
Pat Metheny is 54
Danny Shirley (Confederate Railroad) is 52
Roy Hay (Culture Club) is 47
Sir Mix-A-Lot is 45