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NY Rock Music News
3/12/2008 10:59:59 PM
'American Idol' axes first finalist
(AP)
3/12/2008 10:39:37 PM
 AP - A juicy backstory wasn't enough to keep David Hernandez on "American Idol." The 24-year-old ex-stripper from Glendale, Ariz., was dismissed Wednesday, leaving 11 aspiring singers to vie for the "Idol" title and a record contract.
Little 'Idol,' big voice: Malubay, baby
(AP)
3/12/2008 10:20:00 PM
 AP - When Ramiele Malubay takes the stage on "American Idol," the 20-year-old with punkish blond streaks in her dark hair comes off as bubbly, polished and even a little edgy. That's not exactly the young woman her friends and family say was too shy to sing "Happy Birthday" a few months ago.
Charles, Camilla tour Marley museum
(AP)
3/12/2008 9:05:45 PM
 AP - Prince Charles and wife Camilla joined a group of Rastafarian musicians Wednesday for a drum session outside the old home of reggae great Bob Marley.
Return to Forever returns to tour
(AP)
3/12/2008 7:04:11 PM
 AP - Chick Corea will tour for the first time in 25 years with Return to Forever, one of the pioneering jazz-rock fusion bands that melded daring improvisations with hard-driving rhythmic grooves.
Haneke to direct at NY City Opera
(AP)
3/12/2008 6:34:40 PM
AP - Austrian director Michael Haneke will stage Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" at the New York City Opera in the spring of 2012, one of the first big names brought in by incoming general manager Gerard Mortier.
War against Web tops music biz "screw-ups" list
(Reuters)
3/12/2008 6:24:56 PM
 Reuters - The talent scout who turned down
the Beatles has long been credited with committing the music
industry's biggest gaffe.
Valerie Bertinelli says Eddie Van Halen not in rehab
(Reuters)
3/12/2008 5:50:09 PM
 Reuters - Actress Valerie Bertinelli has said
her ex-husband Eddie Van Halen is not in rehab, but she
declined to say exactly what is ailing the rock guitarist,
People.com reported on Wednesday.
Britney Spears is animated superhero in new video
(Reuters)
3/12/2008 4:30:40 PM
 Reuters - Pop star Britney Spears releases a
music video on Wednesday that features the troubled singer as
an animated superhero in a futuristic world.
Country king Alan Jackson rules album chart
(Reuters)
3/12/2008 3:58:03 PM
 Reuters - Country star Alan Jackson replaced
Janet Jackson at the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday,
while rock bands Flogging Molly and the Black Crowes cracked
the top five with their latest releases.
Mariah fills in for sick Janet on `SNL'
(AP)
3/12/2008 2:15:53 PM
 AP - "Saturday Night Live" has replaced a flu-ridden Janet Jackson with another diva: Mariah Carey.
Chinese promoters riled by Bjork outburst
(Reuters)
3/12/2008 11:38:34 AM
 Reuters - Icelandic singer Bjork's pro-Tibet
outburst at a Shanghai concert has not only angered China's
wary cultural guardians, but annoyed music promoters who say
politics is bad for business and worse for Chinese fans.
Britney Drawn to Perfection
(E! Online)
3/12/2008 8:41:48 AM
 E! Online - Britney Spears has gone two-dimensional. Â Â
Mariah Takes Janet's Saturday Shift
(E! Online)
3/12/2008 7:41:25 AM
 E! Online - Exit Janet, enter Mariah.
Jackson Action on Charts
(E! Online)
3/12/2008 6:39:33 AM
 E! Online - Good Times may have helped launch her career, but it was a Good Time album that just ended Janet Jackson's latest chart-topping reign.
Nick Lachey's High School Musical
(E! Online)
3/12/2008 5:18:44 AM
 E! Online - Nick Lachey's gonna live forever...at least in the annals of MTV reality shows.
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