- According to Paul McCartney, in 2008, the Beatles catalog may finally be available in digital-music stores. McCartney tells Billboard “it’s all happening soon,” and “there’s just maybe one little sticking point left, and I think it’s being cleared up as we speak.” McCartney makes no mention of a possible remastering of the Beatles tracks, however, and instead says that delay is due to “contractual” issues.
- Alice in Chains, with William DuVall assuming Layne Staley’s vocal duties, are hoping to release an album of new music in the latter half of 2008, even though no complete songs have been written. The band’s last album of new material was 1995’s Alice In Chains.
- Queens of the Stone Age were forced offstage during a concert at a California drug-rehab center after only one song. The band opted to open their set with “Feel Good Hit of the Summer,” which contains the lyrics “Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol/C-c-c-c-cocaine.”
- Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis was honored by the Queen of England, who took the opportunity to ask about the fest’s infamous mud. Next week, George W. Bush is expected to honor Perry Farrell for all his hard work on Lollapalooza by throwing a kegger.
- The geniuses at Gibson have created a limited-edition stock of self-tuning, robotic guitars. The guitars would help roadies at concerts who are responsible for tuning numerous guitars, as well as amateurs who have no idea how to find an E.
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