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Producer Phil Spector, who invented the “Wall Of Sound” approach to recording in the sixties and worked the likes of Ike and Tina Turner and The Ronettes, has been indicted on a murder charge in L.A. and will stand trial in December.
He has allegedly murdered actress Lana Clarkson, though he maintains that she killed herself, according to the BBC.
Spector is free on a $1 million bail following the Sept. 27 hearing. If convicted, Spector faces life in prison.
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Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake are among the names that have been invited to perform at a tribute concert for the late Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. Gibb died from a heart attack following intestinal surgery last January.
The tribute, organized by Gibb’s twin brother Robin, will be held in the United States sometime next year.
Star of “Saturday Night Fever” John Travolta has been asked to host the event. It will raise money for the Gibb Family Foundation, which helps charities such as the Diabetes Research Institute and the National Drug Abuse Council.
Robin Gibb is also in the process of putting together a tribute album for Maurice, slated to feature artist such as Alicia Keys and the Black Eyed Peas performing Bee Gees’ classics.
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In late 2006, Johnny Cash will be idolized in a Broadway musical. The late legend’s life will be the focus of the musical “Ring Of Fire,” directed by Richard Maltby Jr.
The show, which will feature Cash’s faith, love and life experiences, will feature over 49 songs by both he and his late wife, June Carter Cash.
The title tracks, “I’ve Been Everywhere,” “Folsom Prison Blues” and “A Boy Named Sue” will all be featured in the play, and is set to be previewed by producer Bill Meade and Phoenix Prods in select cities next autumn.
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Legend Bob Dylan has recently shocked many of his fans with excerpts published from his memoirs.
He explains that he felt nothing in common with a generation that ordained him their voice, reports NME.com.
“Roadmaps to our homestead must have been posted in all 50 states for gangs of dropouts and druggies,” Dylan said.
“I wanted to set fire to these people,” he said of the fans who would group outside his family home, climb onto his roof, and break in. The family was forced to move to New York to escape.
Set for release on Oct. 12, Dylan wrote the “Chronicles: Volume 1,” over three years on a manual typewriter.
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Thom Yorke of Radiohead led the protests at a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament rally in Yorkshire, England this weekend. He claimed that Tony Blair’s support for George W. Bush had been giving him “sleepless nights.”
The protest centers around Tony Blair’s support for the “Star Wars” missile defense system which George Bush is set to launch this autumn. The planned multi-billion dollar system is intended to shoot ballistic missiles out of the air before they reach their target, therefore protecting the West from potential attack. CND and its supporters claim that missile defense is an offensive rather than defensive system and will only serve to heighten global insecurity.
The Star Wars protest marks Thom Yorke’s second public appearance in as many weeks. The week prior he had joined R.E.M. on stage at a secret fan club show at London St. James Church.
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