<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Pop Notes</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/columns/popnotes?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><description>Pop Notes</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2957-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2957-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  P   aul McCartney  returns  to MCI Center on Oct. 8 as part of a leisurely 11-week, 28-date U.S. tour, starting Sept. 16 in Miami and wrapping up Nov. 29 in Los Angeles. The tour, announced this week, will include Beatles, Wings and McCartney solo material  --  as did his last MCI appearance, in April 2002  --  and is set to coincide with a new McCartney recording, details of which were not available. Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. through the MCI box office and Ticketmaster, and range in price from 49.50 to $253, not including service charges . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28437-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28437-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  E   minem  and his protege    50 Cent  are hitting the road together this summer. The two rappers will be joined by    Lil Jon &#38; the Eastside Boyz, G-Unit  and others on their 24-date "Anger Management 3" tour, starting July 7. The tour is scheduled to stop Aug. 5 at Nissan Pavilion . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11329-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11329-2005Mar29.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[T   he White Stripes  will release their as-yet-untitled new album June 14 on Third Man/V2. The set was recorded in the duo's home town, Detroit, and will be preceded by a handful of live dates, most  in Mexico. The lone U.S. date posted thus far is June 10 at Atlanta's Music Midtown festival . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58509-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58509-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Rapper    Nas's  concert at London's Brixton Academy was cut short Monday night when a gunman fired shots into the ceiling of the venue, according to British police. No injuries were reported from the shooting, but the Evening Standard reported several people were injured as panicked fans rushed to exit the concert. The incident is under investigation and no arrests have been made. . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18716-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18716-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   It's official:    U2  is coming to town, bringing its Vertigo world tour to MCI Center on Oct. 19 and 20. Ticket prices range from $52.50 to a whopping $163 (not including  service charges) and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday through all Ticketmaster outlets and at MCI's box office, with a ticket lottery at the box office at 8 a.m. . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64390-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64390-2005Mar1.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A24-year-old  man was shot in the lobby of Manhattan radio station WQHT-FM Monday night while rapper    50 Cent  was making an on-air appearance to promote his new album, "The Massacre," police said. The injured man, reportedly a member of the rapper's entourage, was shot in the leg. He was rushed to the hospital, and early yesterday doctors listed him in stable condition. According to Newsday, the shooting occurred shortly after 50 Cent announced he was dropping his (former) protege    The Game  from his    G-Unit  clique. Police are investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45566-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45566-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Though  they're not officially breaking up, California pop-punks    Blink-182  announced yesterday that they've gone on "indefinite hiatus," with no plans to work together again, according to a statement from their record label . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9458-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9458-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  B   ritney Spears  is suing eight insurance companies -- seven British and one French -- that have refused to pay a $9.8 million claim she filed after injuring her knee during a video shoot last summer. Spears contends the spill forced her to cancel a summer tour insured by the firms. The British companies (the French one hasn't responded) said they rejected the claim because the singer failed to report a preexisting injury (she'd had surgery on the knee less than five years earlier) during a pre-tour medical exam. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan on Friday, called the lack of disclosure "an innocent omission" . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55692-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55692-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  G   uns N' Roses   frontman    Axl Rose  has signed a 20-year, multimillion-dollar music-publishing deal with Sanctuary Group that covers the band's back catalogue, despite the fact that he faces a  lawsuit filed by former band mates    Slash  and    Duff McKagan  over who controls rights to those songs. McKagan's lawyer,    Glen Miskel,  reportedly expressed surprise when told of the deal, saying Rose was trying to transfer copyright interests in songs that "are not owned by Mr. Rose." Sanctuary Group CEO (and Guns N' Roses manager)    Merck Mercuriadis  had no comment beyond announcement of the deal, which has been valued at about $19 million . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36730-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36730-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   R&#38;B producer and rapper    Jermaine Dupri  has been named president of Virgin Records' new Urban Music division. Dupri's own So So Def label will join Virgin under the deal, and he will also record solo material and produce other artists for Virgin. Dupri is up for two Grammys this year, for his co-writing credits on    Usher    's  "Burn" and "My Boo" . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2355-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2355-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  M    adonna, Maroon 5,     Diana Ross  and    Mary J. Blige  are among those scheduled to perform on the live television benefit special "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope," which will air Saturday at 8 p.m. on NBC, USA, Bravo, PAX, Trio, Sci-Fi Channel, MSNBC and CNBC. Phone lines will be open during the two-hour broadcast and throughout the evening, with proceeds going to the American Red Cross . . . Teen star    Hilary Duff  said Monday she would donate a portion of all ticket sales from her current sold-out tour to aid tsunami relief efforts . . . Rapper    Nas (Nasir Jones)  and his girlfriend of two years, "Milkshake" singer    Kelis Rogers,  tied the knot Saturday in Atlanta . . . Motley Crue's    Vince Neil  also got hitched over the weekend -- in a Las Vegas ceremony officiated by    MC Hammer  . . . R&#38;B singer    Ronald Isley  pleaded not guilty Monday to tax evasion charges. The 63-year-old was indicted in October on charges of failing to report performance and royalty income to the IRS. The trial starts March 8 in Los Angeles . . . Orchestral pop group    Mercury Rev 's new album, "The Secret Migration," won't be in stores until May, but iTunes patrons can download the tracks in three digital installments starting Jan. 25.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48622-2005Jan4.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48622-2005Jan4.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   To help victims of the tsunami in South Asia, a trio of jazz fusion artists -- guitarist    Prasanna , bassist    Mike Pope  and drummer    Brian Delaney  -- will perform a benefit concert Friday at 8 p.m. at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, with proceeds going to Association for India's Development, Tamil Rehabilitation Organization and Doctors Without Borders. The concert is organized by Indian Institute of Technology Madras Alumni Association of North America. Admission is a suggested minimum contribution of $25 . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A246-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A246-2004Dec14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Amemorial service for Damageplan/Pantera guitarist    "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott , shot to death onstage last week in Columbus, Ohio, was held last night in Arlington, Tex. Two memorial funds have been established in the wake of the slaying. The Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund will help cover bereavement and medical expenses; four others, including the gunman, were killed during the incident. (Checks can be sent to the fund at 110 SW Thomas, Burleson,  Tex. 76028.) Fans can also make a donation in Abbott's name to VH1's Save the Music Foundation (888-841-4687), which promotes music education programs in schools . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45521-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45521-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   The '80s hair-metal group    Motley Crue , which called it quits just five years ago, has announced plans for a world tour beginning in February. The tour, which coincides with the release of a double-CD greatest-hits compilation, stops March 6 at MCI Center. . . . In other reunion news: '80s pop sensations    Duran Duran  have announced their own world tour starting in January. Tickets for the 40-city "Astronaut" tour's April 8 stop at the Patriot Center go on sale Saturday. . . .    Mary Travers , 67, of Peter, Paul &#38; Mary is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia, her publicist said yesterday. In February the trio released a five-disc greatest-hits box set, "Carry It On." Their spring tour is still expected to proceed as scheduled. . . .    Marianne Faithfull  has canceled her European tour because of exhaustion, a spokesman said yesterday. The singer, who collapsed last week just before she was to go onstage in Italy, is expected to reschedule the dates for next year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55712-2004Nov16.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55712-2004Nov16.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Aman  was stabbed and hip-hop producer    Dr. Dre  was punched in the nose when a fight broke out at the second annual Vibe awards ceremony, held Monday night at a Santa Monica, Calif., airport hangar. The incident was not included in last night's television broadcast of the show. Witnesses reported that the melee involved dozens of people and started when an unidentified man attacked Dr. Dre as he stood to accept a lifetime achievement honor from rapper    Snoop Dogg  and producer    Quincy Jones    .  The man who was stabbed was not identified, but officials said he was hospitalized in stable condition and police were looking for his attacker . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38225-2004Nov9.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38225-2004Nov9.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   U   2 's new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," isn't due in stores for another two weeks, but pirated versions have already hit the Internet, raising questions about whether the group will decide to bump up the release date. A spokeswoman for the band said Monday that the group was aware of the illicit copies but that no decision had been made to change the official release date, Nov. 23 . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A721-2004Oct26.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A721-2004Oct26.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   B   ruce      Springsteen , who recently wrapped performances with MoveOn.org's high-profile Vote for Change tour, will hit the road next week to stump for    Sen. John Kerry  in the final days of his campaign. The Boss is expected to speak and perform a few songs at Kerry rallies on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, and Madison, Wis., and at a Kerry election-eve rally in Cleveland . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28343-2004Oct12.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28343-2004Oct12.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Memo  to    Eminem : At this point, the    Michael Jackson  spoof concept is a little stale. At least Jackson thinks so. In fact, he's so mad at how he's spoofed in the rapper's new video, "Just Lose It," that he's calling on all cable channels to pull the clip from rotation. In the video, Eminem -- mockingly dressed as Jackson -- reportedly ridicules plastic surgery done on Jackson's nose and an accident in which his hair caught fire, and mockingly refers to Jackson's child molestation allegations. BET has already pulled the video. "Michael feels the video is disrespectful and offensive," said Jackson spokesman Ramone Bain . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58437-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58437-2004Sep28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Former    Smashing Pumpkins  frontman    Billy Corgan  will be on hand to read, sign copies of, and answer questions about his new book of poetry, "Blinking With Fists," at the Barnes &#38; Noble store in Georgetown at 2 p.m. on Oct. 17. But you don't have to wait that long to pick up your copy -- the book hits stores Friday. Among the poems included therein: "The Song of the Earth," "Poetry of My Heart" and "The Restless World." Corgan is also working on a solo album, due next year . . .]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[POP NOTES]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40126-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40126-2004Sep21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/popnotes</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 7:34:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Original New York punks    Patti Smith  and    Television  will share a stage for the first time since 1977 when they play New York's Roseland Ballroom on Oct. 2.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>