Remember what Eddie Van Halen looked like before he headed off to rehab? This is him now. What a difference a month-plus and several hundred dollars of highlights can make. Rock on Eddie.LIFEbeat, a U.S. charity dedicated to educating young people about HIV/AIDS prevention, is organizing a series of after-party shows and other performances by artists, the proceeds from which (tickets are $10) will go to fund the charity’s work. The artists involved include the Fratellis, the Hold Steady, Third Eye Blind, Duncan Sheik and Lesley Gore.Damon Albarn said there will be no more Gorillaz records. “We’re trying to make a film next, starting in September hopefully. It will be a film score,” the rocker said of the band’s next project. “There won’t be another pop record.”Morrissey is already planning to snub his potential nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year. The notoriously particular rock and pop cultural visionary is - along with the rest of the Smiths - reportedly on the short list of possible inductees, but the Mozzer has said he won’t attend the ceremony because of his ongoing issues with drummer Mike Joyce. “Morrissey has never forgiven Joyce and if organizers think he’s going to bury the hatchet by joining him to accept this award, they’ve got another thing coming. The only way he could be persuaded to turn up would be if Joyce decides not to attend,” a source explained.Check out new Bob Dylan North American tour dates. The whole list is after the jump.Interpol may or may not be releasing their forthcoming new album on July 10th. (Or is it October 7th?) [via Pitchfork]
Bob Dylan tour dates:
Fri 06/22/07 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino / Spa
Sat 06/23/07 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino / Spa
Sun 06/24/07 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
Tue 06/26/07 Northampton, MA Pines Theater
Wed 06/27/07 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
Fri 06/29/07 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
Sat 06/30/07 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Sun 07/01/07 Essex Junction, VT Champlain Valley Expo
Tue 07/03/07 Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi
Wed 07/04/07 Montreal, QC Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
Thu 07/05/07 Ottawa, ON Lebreton Flats Park
Sat 07/07/07 Rama, ON Casino Rama
Sun 07/08/07 Rama, ON Casino Rama
Tue 07/10/07 Interlochen, MI Kresge Auditorium
Wed 07/11/07 Sterling Heights, MI Freedom Hill
Thu 07/12/07 Toledo, OH Zoo Amphitheatre
Sat 07/14/07 Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer Pavilion
Sun 07/15/07 Indianapolis, IN Lawn at White River State Park
Mon 07/16/07 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
Thu 07/26/07 Costa Mesa, CA Pacific Amphitheatre
Fri 07/27/07 Paso Robles, CA California Mid-State Fair
Sat 07/28/07 Kelseyville, CA Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa