
- Production king (and germaphobe) Timbaland says he’s preparing to pass the torch and ditch the music scene. In a recent interview, he explained, “Music is boring right now. I’m too innovative for the world. I’ve been doing it so long, I’m about to throw in the towel.”
- Stream the Smashing Pumpkins‘ Zeitgeist (out next week) and watch the video for its first single, “Tarantula,” right here, right now.
- Following Prince’s free-CD giveaway in the U.K. this past weekend, Song BMG informed him they will no longer be distributing it to retailers.
- A former National Laboratory worker has admitted she used government computers to get into the e-mail account of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington.
- The Beastie Boys announced more tour dates in support of their instrumental album The Mix-Up. See them after the jump.
BEASTIE BOYS TOUR DATES:
August 1 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier
August 4 – Baltimore, MD – Virgin Festival at Pimlico Race Track
August 5 – Boston, MA – The Opera House (Exclusive Instrumental Show)
August 6 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
August 8 – New York, NY – Central Park Summerstage
August 9 – Brooklyn, NY – McCarren Park Pool
August 10 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom (Exclusive Instrumental Show)
August 16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 17 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium (Exclusive Instrumental Show)
August 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
August 23 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
August 24 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre (Exclusive Instrumental Show)
August 25 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
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