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* The All Tomorrow’s Parties festival is to be held Nov. 6 and 7 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif. The event, to be headed up by Modest Mouse, will also have performances by The Shins and the Flaming Lips. Recently added to the bill were Lou Reed, The Walkmen and the Eagles of Death Metal.
The first day’s line up will include Modest Mouse, Reed, The Black Heart Procession, Sufjan Stevens, Lungfish, Willy Mason, Explosions in the Sky, Wolf Parade and White Hassle. Hassle’s song “Life Is Still Sweet” was the inspiration for Modest Mouse’s recent hit “Float On.”
* After being on a hiatus since their 2001 “Black and Blue” album, the Backstreet Boys recently confirmed a number of international tour dates for the fall. Kicking off Friday, Sept. 17 at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., the tour will also hit spots in China, Japan and Mexico City through Oct. 16. BSB will donate a portion of the money earned from the Sept. 24 show in Beijing to Special Olympics International.
* Jessica Simpson has been chosen to play Daisy Duke in the film adaptation of the TV show “The Dukes of Hazzard.” Actors Sean William Scott, of American Pie and Bulletproof Monk, and Johnny Knoxville, of Jackass, have already been cast as the duo Bo and Luke.
The film will be directed by Broken Lizard comedy troupe member Jay Chandrasekhar, best known for directing “Super Troopers” and “Club Dread.”
Simpson recently wrapped up her summer tour of her latest album “In This Skin.” Simpson and husband Nick Lachey have also recorded a version of Disney’s “A Whole New World” for the special edition DVD of “Aladdin” to be released Oct. 5.
* Broadway songwriter and lyricist Fred Ebb died Saturday, Sept. 11, of a heart attack at his New York home. He was 71 years old. Best known for co-writing songs for musicals such as “Chicago” and “Cabaret,” Ebb and his song writing partner John Kander won Tony Awards for their scores to “Cabaret,” “Woman of the Year” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”
Kander and Ebb also received an Academy Award nominations for “I Move On” from the 2002 movie musical “Chicago.” The song also received a Grammy nomination. Ebb also co-wrote the anthem “New York, New York” for the 1977 Martin Scorsese film, which Frank Sinatra recorded a version of.
Funeral services were held Sept. 14 at an undisclosed location.
* Famed artists The Strokes and Blondie will perform at a Johnny Ramone benefit for Cedars Sinai Cancer Research Center and the Lymphoma Cancer Research Foundation.
The event will be held Oct. 8 at the New York club Spirit, with additional acts to be announced. Ramone is battling prostate cancer, while The Ramones’ front man Joey Ramone died from lymphoma in 2001.
According to the Ramones’ official Web site, Johnny is working on his memoirs with Washington Times reporter Steve Miller, while Drummer Marky Ramone’s personal film footage of the band will be unveiled in the Image Entertainment documentary “Ramones Raw,” due out Sept. 28.
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