It's reported that Michael Jackson will help develop his groundbreaking "Thriller" video into a musical theater production.
The theater production is said to recreate the tale of the 14-minute horror film spoof based on the title song. In the video, a young couple are on a date when the boy -- played by Jackson -- becomes a werewolf.
This musical is the exclusive Michael Jackson authorized version of 'Thriller' and Jackson will participate in every aspect of the creative process," said the Nederland Organization, which has acquired the rights to the musical.
"Thriller The Musical" will also include songs from the 1982 album "Thriller" and its 1979 predecessor, "Off the Wall."
The "Thriller" video, featuring dancing zombies as well as horror film star Vincent Price, first aired in 1983 and became a staple of MTV. It was directed by filmmaker John Landis, who said it cost around $500,000to make -- more than ten times the cost of the standard music video of the time.
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Radiohead to perform at Grammy Awards
Radiohead are the latest act to be added to the Grammy Awards ceremony bill.
This will be the first time the Oxford band have played at the show, although the quintet have previously won Best Alternative Album award for 2000's Kid A and 1997's OK Computer.
Coldplay, Lil Wayne The Jonas Brothers, Jennifer Hudson and Katy Perry will also be appearing live at the awards ceremony.
Lil Wayne leads the nominations and is up for prizes in eight categories, with Coldplay in seven and Radiohead in five.
The Grammy Awards take place on February 8th in Los Angeles.
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Major Musical Acts Sign On For David Lynch Benefit
Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow, 60's folkster Donovan, Paul Horn and Moby have signed on to perform on April 4 at a New York benefit for the David Lynch Foundation.
The event at Radio City Music Hall will further the foundation's goal to teach 1 million children the techniques of Transcendental Meditation, although no ticket information has been revealed.
"In today's world of fear and uncertainty, every child should have one class period a day to dive within himself and experience the field of silence -- bliss -- the enormous reservoir of energy and intelligence that is deep within all of us," Lynch writes on the Foundation Web site. "This is the way to save the coming generation."
"I have been 'diving within' through the Transcendental Meditation technique for over 30 years," he continues. "It has changed my life, my world."
Check out the site: http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/
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Jimmy Buffett Reveals Dates for the "Summerzcool Tour"
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band are starting to announce dates for this summers trek, now known as the Summerzcool Tour.
The first dates that have been announced for the 2009 tour are on February 24, at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center and on February 28 at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu.
Only three other dates have been officially announced for Charlotte, North Carolina (April 21), Raleigh, North Carolina (April 23) and Detroit, Michigan (August 13), but additional shows are expected to be confirmed soon for Chicago, Camden, Boston, Las Vegas and New York. Tickets for the three mainland U.S. shows go on sale on Saturday.
Billboard is also reporting that a live acoustic CD is expected later in the year with songs that Buffett normally performs as the final encore at his shows.
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Third Time A Charm?
Paul McCartney and girlfriend Nancy Shevell are reportedly planning to marry.
The couple, who have been seen in public together regularly for the past year, are now legally allowed to marry after Shevell's divorce from lawyer Bruce Blakeman was finalized in December.
McCartney's children, including Stella McCartney, are said to have given the couple their blessings, reported the Sunday Mirror.
Shevell will be McCartney's third wife. His first wife, Linda McCartney, died from cancer in 1998 and in 2006 he filed for a divorce from wife number two Heather Mills, after four years of marriage. (it's reported that was awarded about $50 million in the divorce settlement)
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New Anthrax LP
Anthrax will be releasing their first new album in over six years, Worship Music, in June via Megaforce Records. It will also be the studio debut for new singer Dan Nelson.
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Ex-Orbison Home Burned Down
It's reported that a $1.45 million dollar mansion in Hendersonville, Tennessee that was built in 1963 for Roy Orbison and was the home of Tammy Wynette in the early 1980's, burned to the ground on Sunday.
Ironiclly, Roy Orbison had three homes built for him in his lifetime and all of them have burned down, including the first fire which claimed the life of two of his sons.
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Newly Found 1977 Show By Thin Lizzy Coming on March 3
A newly discovered live album from Thin Lizzy will be released as Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977, on March 3 via VH1 Classic Records.
The album comes from the same period as their classic Live and Dangerous, but contains two songs not heard on the previously released album (Soldier of Fortune and Opium Trail). At the time, the band was made up of Phil Lynott (vocals/bass), Scott Gorham (guitar), Brian Robertson (guitar) and Brian Downey (drums). The album is produced by Glyn Johns.
Scott Gorham talked about the tapes. "We pulled all these boxes down, and I didn't even realize how many we had! There were a hell of a lot. One of the engineers was cataloging each reel, and one box came up marked Philadelphia 2. That kinda stuck because I remembered Philadelphia but didn't know what the '2' meant. Then it hit me. What had happened, on that particular leg of the King Biscuit tour, before we actually started the tour proper, we were asked to come out and do the radio show. We were uncomfortable because we wanted to do a few warm-up shows before we went [on the air live] so we struck a deal. We said we'll go in and do this show for you if you only simulcast four songs, and let us come back in a few weeks time and do the whole show. They agreed. This tape is that second show coming back through Philadelphia where we were ready to go out and conquer America."
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Apollo Theater marks 75th year of 'Amateur Night'
Harlem's Apollo Theater is set to begin the celebration of its 75th anniversary of its "Amateur Night" that was a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment, including Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder and the late James Brown.
The first 75 tickets to Wednesday night's show are going on sale for $7.50, with rapper Ron Browz as the featured performer.
The theater, built in 1914 in the heart of Harlem, was originally called Hurtig and Seamon's New Burlesque Theatre. Blacks were not allowed in the audience then.
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Katharine McPhee Music Due By Year's End
Former "American Idol" star Katharine McPhee has inked a new deal with Verve, according to Billboard.com. This will be her label debut and is due before the end of the year.
McPhee did release a self-titled album for RCA in late 2006, which has sold 375,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Since then she's dabbled in acting, including a role in the 2008 comedy "The House Bunny."
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Concert Tours Announced
Bruce Springsteen Announces “Working on a Dream” Tour
With his new, five-star album Working on a Dream hitting stores right now, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band decided today would be the best time to reveal their upcoming U.S. tour. The trek will kick off on April Fool’s Day in San Jose, California, and work its way east, culminating in a pair of shows at East Rutherford’s Izod Center in Bruce’s home state of New Jersey on May 21st and 23rd. From there, the band jets off to Europe.
April 1 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
April 3 - Glendale, CA @ Jobing.com Center
April 5 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
April 7 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
April 8 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
April 10 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Arena
April 15 - Los Angeles, CA @ LA Memorial Sports Arena
April 21 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
April 22 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
April 24 - Hartford, CT @ XL Center
April 26 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
April 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
April 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
May 2 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
May 4 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
May 5 - Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
May 7 - Toronto, ONT @ Air Canada Centre
May 8 - University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
May 11 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
May 12 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
May 14 - Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
May 15 - Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
May 18 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
May 19 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
May 21 - E. Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
May 23 - E. Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
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Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie are getting ready for a spring tour and rocker Bruce Springsteen has begun mapping out his "Working on a Dream" dates. Additionally, the Moody Blues will be entertaining West Coast concert goers with “Nights in White Satin.”
March 7 - Miami, FL @ Langerado Festival
April 7 - Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
April 8 - Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
April 9 - Davidson, NC @ John Belk Arena/Davidson College
April 10 - Louisville, KY @ Louisville Palace
April 11 - Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
April 12 - Tulsa, OK @ The Brady Theater
April 13 - Omaha, NE @ Holland Theatre
April 15 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkings Auditorium
April 17 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
April 18 - East Lansing, MI @ Breslin Events Center
April 19 - Waukesha, WI @ Van Male Fieldhouse
April 24 - Spokane, WA @ McCarthey Athletic Center
April 25 - Boise, ID @ The Morrison Center
April 27 - Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium
April 29 - San Diego, CA @ RIMAC Arena
May 1 - Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
May 2 - New Orleans, LA @ Contemporary Arts Center
May 4 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
May 5 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Concert Hall
May 6 - Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre
The Moody Blues have also set some concert dates:
March 27 - Rancho Mirage, CA @ Agua Caliente Casino
March 28 - Prescott, AZ @ Toyota Center Theatre
March 30 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theatre
March 31 - Bakersfield, CA @ Rabobank Theatre
April 1 - Primm, NV @ Star of the Desert Arena
April 3 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
April 4 - Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Casino
April 6 - Thousand Oaks, CA @ Civic Arts Plaza Performing Arts Center
April 7 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Wells Fargo Bank Center
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