• A concert planned to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Johnny Cash’s famous gig at Folsom Prison has been canceled less than forty-eight hours after first being announced. The show was set to take place this Sunday and feature several members of Cash’s band present for the recording of 1968’s Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. Prison officials nixed the event late Monday over filming rights, security concerns and disagreements with the promoter.
• Originally scheduled for release last year, Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary will finally hit theaters on April 4. Shine a Light follows the band on and offstage during two 2006 shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre.
• Two Pantera fans are trying to get a statue of slain rocker “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott erected in his hometown of Dallas, TX. The duo has set up a MySpace page to track their progress.
• Domestic abuse charges have been dropped against the Shins‘ Marty Crandall and his ex-girlfriend Elyse Sewell. The pair appeared in court yesterday on charges stemming a bizarre altercation over the weekend.
• Lil Wayne has confirmed he’s almost done with his Tha Carter III, after the album was pushed back from a December 2007 release. Weezy tells MTV that Timbaland, David Banner, Just Blaze and himself are among III’s producers. Wayne added that he’s writing for Dr. Dre and interested in working with Mariah Carey because “I’m attracted to older women.”

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