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The BLACK KEYS hit the road on September 1st in Knoxville, Tennessee, finishing up November 19th in Toronto. The duo will release a concert DVD of their Sydney, Australia, show on October 4th . . . Music from BECK, PETE YORN, the CARS, BOWLING FOR SOUP, KELIS, AMOS LEE, KATIE MELUA and the CURE will be featured on the soundtrack for the romantic comedy, Just Like Heaven, due September 13th . . . In other BECK news, Beck, SUM 41, the YEAH YEAH YEAHS, the ARCADE FIRE, SONIC YOUTH, SLOAN, PEACHES, POSTAL SERVICE, WOLF PARADE, BUCK 65, DEVENDRA BANHART, ROKY ERICKSON and FEIST -- under the collective moniker the North American Halloween Prevention Initiative -- will record the UNICEF charity single, "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" The satirical track, co-written by ex-UNICORNS singer NICHOLAS DIAMONDS and produced by Diamonds and STEVEN McDONALD of REDD KROSS, hits stores on October 11th . . . BO BICE, who has missed three nights of the American Idols Live tour, had emergency intestinal surgery on August 18th to remove a blockage and will not be able to perform at the remaining dates of the trek . . . BOB MARLEY's youngest son DAMIEN "JR. GONG" MARLEY will release Welcome to Jamrock on September 13th. The new album features appearances by BOBBY BROWN, BLACK THOUGHT of the ROOTS and NAS . . . SNOOP DOGG, KANYE WEST, JADAKISS and RAPHAEL SAADIQ will make guest appearances on R&B singer MASHONDA's debut album, January Joy, on October 18th . . . DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, OZOMATLI, TEGAN AND SARA, BRAZILIAN GIRLS, DANGER MOUSE WITH MF DOOM and TRAPT will perform at the Welcome Back Weekend concerts in Boston on September 9th and 10th. Fans can enter to win free tickets at Half.com before August 26th . . .
KATE BUSH will release the follow-up to The Red Shoes, her first studio album in twelve years, on November 8th . . . DON HO was admitted to the hospital on August 19th after experiencing shortness of breath. The Hawaiian singer celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday on August 13th . . . Legacy Records will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of PATTI SMITH's debut Horses with the release of an expanded version, Horses Horses, due November 8th . . . SHANIA TWAIN's new single, "Shoes," will be featured on Music From and Inspired by Desperate Housewives, due September 20th. The soundtrack also includes new tracks from JOSS STONE, ANNA NALICK, LEANN RIMES, MACY GRAY and K.D. LANG, as well as LIZ PHAIR, GLORIA ESTEFAN, MARTINA McBRIDE and the INDIGO GIRLS and SIMON AND GARFUNKEL . . . COMMON and TALIB KWELI will perform at this year's Guitar Center organized Spin Off Grand Finals. The DJ competition, which also features performances by DIPLO and MADLIB, will take place September 10th in Los Angeles . . . Behind-the-scenes footage of FIONA APPLE will be available at fiona-apple.com every Friday from now until the October 4th release of Extraordinary Machine. The first clip is entitled "Not About Love" and is taken from the DualDisc version of her new album . . . NEIL DIAMOND will release his new RICK RUBIN-produced album on November 8th . . . TRISHA YEARWOOD will release her new album, Jasper County, on September 13th, followed by a twenty-seven date tour beginning September 29th in Mesa, Arizona, wrapping up November 19th in Robinsonville, Mississippi . . . RANDY "BISCUIT" TURNER of the Eighties punk band the BIG BOYS was found dead in his Texas home on August 18th. The singer was fifty-six years old . . .