The Goo Goo Dolls and Hootie and the Blowfish have joined the lineup for the inaugural Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert, set for June 28th at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Sheryl Crow and Brooks and Dunn will also perform . . . Eric Clapton will perform at his daughter's school, Birkdale in Sheffield, tonight. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to Clapton's Crossroads drug rehabilitation center in Antigua . . . Carl Thomas, Syleena Johnson and the Cash Money Millionaires' Mikkey will perform at a March 26th benefit in Chicago to aid families of victims of the February 17th stampede that killed twenty-one . . .

Radiohead's sixth album will be released in June. The first single, "There There," is scheduled for a May release in the U.K. . . . Del Rio, Texas, will unveil a statue honoring late, legendary DJ Wolfman Jack on Halloween this year . . . Lou Pearlman was found in contempt of court for failing to produce documents ordered by a Florida judge pertaining to a lawsuit filed by Aaron Carter. Carter and his family say they're owed outstanding royalties . . . Country Music Hall of Famer Jumpin' Bill Carlisle died this week after suffering a stroke; he was ninety-four . . .

Fred Durst will serve as co-host this week on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" . . . Yo La Tengo, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Daniel Johnston, Wire and the Breeders have been selected by cartoonist Matt Groening for the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, set for June 20-22 in Los Angeles . . . System Of A Down has teamed with director Michael Moore to shoot a video for the band's "Boom!" The video will feature footage from various anti-war demonstrations held across the world earlier this year . . . The Ascension, the classic 1981 album by art rock composer Glenn Branca, featuring Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, will be issued on CD for the first time this spring . . . Mambo legend Israel "Cachao" Lopez received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 14th . . .

Vic Chesnutt will begin a twenty-two-date tour on April 4th in Atlanta . . . A five-song bonus EP will be included in the first 25,000 copies of Stephen Malkmus' new album, Pig Lib. Malkmus will launch a European tour on March 28th in the Netherlands, before returning to the U.S. for a string of dates starting May 3rd in Austin . . . Toni Braxton has left Arista and will release her next album on September 16th on Blackground Records . . . Lyle Lovett will release his first collection of new, original songs in seven years in September . . . A tape of Merle Haggard's unreleased music that was stolen from a tour bus has been returned to the singer. A woman returned it after initially placing it for auction on eBay . . .

(March 18, 2003)