Guitars-Amps News

Randy Newman Postpones European Tour
Randy Newman is postponing his 18-date European tour. The singer-songwriter cited “physical limitations and severe pain caused by stenosis in the lower back and neck,” a statement posted Thursday on his Web site said.

Michael In Studio; Won’t Reunite With Jackson 5
Michael Jackson has issued a statement saying he will not participate in a Jackson 5 reunion. The statement is in response to his brother Jermaine Jackson’s recent comments that the group planned to reunite next year.

Foos, QOTSA Rock Blackberry Launch Party
The Foo Fighters brought their arena rock show to a much smaller stage last night at the 1,400-capacity Avalon in Los Angeles, during a private concert with Queens Of The Stone Age to help promote Blackberry’s first touch-screen phone, the Storm.

R&B Briefs: Urban Organic, Musiq Soulchild, ‘Black John’
The seventh annual Urban Organic Festival is slated for Nov. 14-16 in Detroit; Musiq Soulchild will headline the Heineken New Legends Series; The Soul of John Black, a new music project featuring John Bigham, will release the new album “Black John” through Eclecto Groove.

Young Pulls Show In Support Of Strikers
Neil Young’s concert in Los Angeles at The Forum scheduled for tonight (Oct. 30) has been cancelled at the request of the artist.