News …
Gary Glitter fakes illness to avoid flight back to the U.K. - Reuters
iTunes blocked in China after authorities discover Olympic athletes were downloading pro-Tibet album - The Sydney Morning Herald
David Byrne's bicycle racks on display on the streets of New York - The New York Times (registration may be required)
Moonfest canceled after local police ban Pete Doherty from appearing with his band Babyshambles - Moonfest.co.uk
Teddy Geiger talks about "The Rocker." - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)
Has Jessica Simpson found her true calling? - Associated Press
Views …
Radiohead in Vancouver - " … the grey gloomy skies turned out to be a fitting backdrop for a night of fantastically moody, stormy music from England's Radiohead." - The Vancouver Sun / Canada.com
Poison in Springfield, Illinois - " … only the hardest-hearted of hair-metal haters could defuse Poison's explosive greatest-hits set." - State Journal-Register
Blake Shelton in Ohio - "'Hello everybody. My name is Blake Shelton, and I hope you're all here to raise some serious hell with me tonight.'" - The Chronicle-Telegram
Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick in New England - "The three groups don't appear to have much in common except hitting the big time in the 1970s, but the music blended smoothly together nonetheless. Classic rock does that trick." - The Sun Chronicle
The Walkmen in NYC - " … still savor trebly reverb and atmospheric grandeur." - The New York Times (registration may be required)
Jonas Brothers in Virginia Beach - "Sales of throat lozenges and cough drops will likely be through the roof in Tidewater for the next few days, as the hordes of kid, tween and teen girls (and moms) in the audience screeched and squealed." - The Virginia-Pilot
They Say It's Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Kenny Rogers is 70
James Burton is 69
Harold Reid (The Statler Brothers) is 69
Jackie DeShannon is 64
Nick Kane (The Mavericks) is 54
Serj Tankian (System Of A Down) is 41
Liam Howlett (Prodigy) is 37
Kelis is 29
Melissa Schuman (Dream) is 24