Music News to November 30th, 2007
Billboard top music this week
#1 Album
Noel by Josh Groban
#1 Song
“No One” by Alicia Keys
Music News
R&B singer Akon facing criminal charges for throwing a fan off the stage at a concert in New York. In June 2007, the singer brought a 15-year-old heckler onto the stage. He then threw the teen back into the audience, where the young man landed on a person who suffered a concussion from the impact.
http://www.nme.com/news/akon/32890
Britney Spears is all over the news again this week, but honestly, does anyone really care anymore?
http://www.nme.com/news/32857
Quiet Riot frontman, Kevin DuBrow died at his home in Las Vegas. Cause of death is currently unknown. Quiet Riot was a popular metal band in the 1980s.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7114903.stm
Hawthorne Heights guitarist, Casey Calver died on the band’s tour bus. The guitarist for the popular Emo band apparently died of asthma. He was buried at his home in Dayton Ohio on Friday, November 30th.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/11/29/ddn113007calvert.html
Christian rock band Red involved in a serious accident on the way back home from a concert in South Carolina. The band’s van and were badly damaged, but fortunately there were no injuries to the band.
http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=4655&z=26
New music to check out this week
Another band from Dayton Ohio to check out this week is Dead Poetic. Last week the band released their second album in two years with Tooth & Nail Records. |