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  • June 2008

    • Obama Show Coming to Europe, Mideast

      New York Times  |  Jun 28, 08 3:53 PM CDT

      Obama Show Coming to Europe, Mideast

      (Newser) - Barack Obama will travel to Europe and the Middle East this summer in his first international tour as a presidential candidate, he announced today. Designed to offset criticism that he lacks foreign policy experience, the trip will include stops in Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Britain, the New York Times reports. He will also visit Iraq and Afghanistan, but is keeping details secret for security reasons. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • Middle East  • Europe  • foreign policy  • tour

    • Sibling Rivalry Still Driving Van Halen

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 1, 08 1:24 PM CDT

      Sibling Rivalry Still Driving Van Halen

      (Newser) - Eddie Van Halen took time out from touring to ruminate on the band and his guitar virtuosity with Rolling Stone . Turns out, the Van Halen brothers actually started out on opposite instruments: “I bought myself a drum kit, and my mom convinced my brother Alex to take flamenco-guitar lessons. I had a paper route to pay for the drum kit.” More »

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      rock and roll  • guitar  • tour  • guitarist  • Van Halen  • Eddie Van Halen

  • March 2008

    • Fans Pray It's No Careless Whisper

      NME  |  Mar 24, 08 9:46 PM CDT

      Fans Pray It's No Careless Whisper

      (Newser) - UK pop icon George Michael will embark on his first US tour in 17 years this summer, NME reports. Scheduled to coincide with his upcoming "Twenty Five" album, the 20-show trip will kick off in California in June and include visits to Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Madison Square Garden before wrapping up in Sunrise, Fla. in early August. More »

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      Great Britain  • music  • United States  • pop music  • Madison Square Garden  • tour  • George Michael

    • Queen Readies First Album in 13 Years

      AFP  |  Mar 19, 08 10:05 PM CDT

      Queen Readies First Album in 13 Years

      (Newser) - Freddie Mercury may be long gone, but the rest of Queen still wants to ride their bicycles. The band today said its first album in 13 years will be released in the fall, followed by tours of Europe and Latin America, Agence-France Press reports. The album, which will feature frontman Paul Rodgers, is the band's first recording since Made in Heaven in 1995. The new album is finished but still unnamed. More »

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      music  • Europe  • rock and roll  • album release  • tour  • Queen

    • Leonard Cohen to Tour

      Independent (UK)  |  Mar 19, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      Leonard Cohen to Tour

      (Newser) - The man Lou Reed called “one of the most important songwriters of our time” will hit the road this summer. Leonard Cohen, 73, will kick off his first tour in 15 years in his native Canada and then head to Europe, the Independent reports. So far, there are no US dates for Cohen, who was enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month. More »

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      music  • Canada  • Europe  • musician  • tour  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  • Leonard Cohen

  • January 2008

    • Clean, Kindly Jonas Bros. Are Suddenly Stars

      Newsweek  |  Jan 27, 08 4:49 PM CST

      Clean, Kindly Jonas Bros. Are Suddenly Stars

      (Newser) - The Jonas Brothers may rock 'n' roll, but they're also sons of a minister and avowed virgins until marriage. Their lack of bad-boy behavior isn't killing sales, though: An upcoming Jonas tour is already almost sold out. Where did these gentle boy banders come from? An appearance on "Hannah Montana," a run opening for her $36 million tour, and a contract with promoter Live Nation apparently didn't hurt. More »

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      music  • Disney  • Miley Cyrus  • Hannah Montana  • tour  • Jonas Brothers

  • November 2007
  • August 2007

    • 10 Sweet Spots to Visit

      Discovery Channel  |  Aug 26, 07 5:10 PM CDT

      10 Sweet Spots to Visit

      (Newser) - Travel & Leisure takes you on a tour of a fun-food factories, where delights range from twisting your own pretzel to sampling donuts hot off the line.  Some factory tours can even be experienced from home. Twinkie: Twinkies.com Tootsie Pop:  Tootsie.com Ben and Jerry's:  Waterbury, Vt. More »

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      list  • travel  • vacation  • Coca Cola  • junk food  • tour  • Hershey  • candy  • trips

    • US Tour? Winehouse Says 'No, No, No.'

      BBC  |  Aug 22, 07 2:51 PM CDT

      US Tour? Winehouse Says 'No, No, No.'

      (Newser) - Another overseas import has been held up due to a high level of suspicious substances -- Amy Winehouse has canceled her U.S. tour to address her "health problems." A publicist's statement made no mention of rehab, but said the chanteuse was advised by doctors to shelve her tour, and that her affliction was caused by "the rigours involved in touring." More »

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      music  • Amy Winehouse  • musician  • MTV  • drug use  • tour  • singers

    • Van Halen, Roth to Reunite

      E! Online  |  Aug 14, 07 4:42 PM CDT

      Van Halen, Roth to Reunite

      (Newser) - The iconic 80's Rock group Van Halen will set off on a comeback tour this fall—this time with original frontman David Lee Roth. Roth hasn't performed live with his former bandmates since leaving in a huff in 1985, but stresses it's a new era for the group. "This is not a reunion—this is a new band," Roth said Monday at a press conference. More »

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      music  • concert  • rock and roll  • tour  • Van Halen  • Eddie Van Halen

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