Hey kids- happy Monday.
I'm personally pretty psyched. Not only have I been off work for two and a half hours, I just saw that Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band are playing the fabulous Fox on November 11. Mark will be hosting karaoke that weekend. Or it's cancelled. Whatever!
I've seen Paul McCartney one and a half times and I've waited years for Ringo to bring one of his All-Starr Bands close enough to take in a show. The All-Starr lineup includes Todd
Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Steve Lukather, Richard Page, Warren Ham, and Greg Bissonette.
Tickets are on sale now (I've got mine!).
Search warrants were among the investigatory documents relating to Prince's death that were unsealed by the Carver County, Minnesota District Court today.
One of the documents shows that a doctor who saw Prince shortly before he died wrote a prescription for oxycodone for the singer under the name of one of his friends to protect the musician's privacy.
The affidavit says Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg, who saw Prince on April 7 and again on April 20, admitted to authorities that he prescribed oxycodone for Prince the same day as the singer had to make an emergency plane landing due to illness after a show here in Atlanta, "but put the prescription in Kirk Johnson's name for Prince's privacy."
Johnson was a longtime friend and associate of Prince's. Authorities have also searched Johnson's cellphone records.
Investigators haven't interviewed either Johnson or Schulenberg since shortly after Prince died, an source told The Associated Press.
Herbie Hancock has his own all star band hitting the road this summer, kicking off an extensive tour of Europe and the U.S. at the Alfa Jazz Festival in the Ukraine on June 26. The tour comes to the States in August, but- so far- has no stops in our area.
In other tour news, Gorillaz announced the US stops on their upcoming tour this morning- beginning July 8 in Chicago.
The tour includes a stop in Atlanta on October 11 and will feature performances from artists who joined Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett on the new album, including Jehnny Beth of Savages, Danny Brown, Benjamin Clementine, De La Soul, D.R.A.M., Peven Everett, Anthony Hamilton, Grace Jones, Zebra Katz, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Vince Staples, Popcaan, Pusha T, Jamie Principle, Kali Uchis, and others.
Dean Wetter, husband of Heart lead singer Ann Wilson, has been sentenced to 364 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of assault for choking Nancy Wilson's sons during a concert in suburban Seattle last year.
Wetter pleaded guilty on March 9 as part of a plea deal. All of Wetter's time was suspended and he will have to pay restitution, be on probation, undergo counseling, and have no contact with the boys.
Ann and Nancy are currently working on other projects, but insist the band has not broken up.
Birthdays today include: Posh Spice- aka Victoria Beckham; Liz Phair; James Keenan of Tool; Pete Shelley of the Buzzcock; Michael Sembello; and Jan Hammer. #MusicalBirthdays
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