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According to the Associated Press, Tony Danza is prepping for a new A&E reality show called Teach, in which the Who’s the Boss? star will co-teach a 10th grade English class at a Philadelphia high school. The city’s School Reform Commission is set to vote next week on whether or not it will give the
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TMZ.com: In the ’60s, folk group Peter, Paul and Mary became famous with hits like “Puff ( The Magic Dragon),” If I Had a Hammer” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” Guess what they look like now! … Read more


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• Phish’s Joy Due September 8th
• Jackson Autopsy Results Sealed
• Elton John Guests on Alice in Chains LP
• Q&A: Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins
• Watch Ledger, Waits in Dr. Parnassus Trailer
• Spider-Man Musical Stalled by Cash-Flow Problem
• Cowell Close to Three-Year Idol Deal
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• Report: MTV to Vacate Times Square Studio
• News Ticker: Wolfmother, Hank Williams
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• Jane’s Addiction, Killers Wrap Lolla ‘09
• Velvet Revolver Singer Search Still Ongoing
• Lambert Promises “Sexy” Surprises on LP
• Send Us Your Woodstock Memories!
• Aerosmith Postpone Canadian Tour
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• Pearl Jam Debut New Songs in Calgary
• McCartney’s Gigs Set Fenway Park Record
• Bowie Reissuing Two-Disc Space Oddity
• Original Faith No More Singer Returns with LP
• Readers’ Rock List: Goodbye Songs
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool: Lollapalooza Day Two
• Depeche Mode, Kings Rock Lollapalooza
• 2009’s Artists To Watch

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Lucinda Williams celebrates three decades of making music with a 30th anniversary tour, plus Sufjan Stevens maps out a headlining tour before the release of his The BQE project and Joshua Radin plots out an autumn trek in continued support of his 2008 LP Simple Times. Dates for all three jaunts await after the jump.

Lucinda Williams
Sept. 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Sept. 22 – Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theater
Sept. 23 – Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird Nightclub
Sept. 25 – Greensboro, NC @ Carolina Theatre
Sept. 26 – Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion
Sept. 27 – Norfolk, VA @ Town Point Park
Sept. 29 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
Sept. 30 – Wilmington, DE @ Grand Opera House
Oct. 3 – New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
Oct. 4 – New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
Oct. 5 – New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
Oct. 7 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Oct. 8 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ Bardavon 1869 Opera House
Oct. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct. 11 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct. 13 – Chicago, IL – Park West
Oct. 14 – Chicago, IL – Park West
Oct. 15 – Chicago, IL – Park West
Oct. 17 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant

Sufjan Stevens
Sept. 12 – Monticello, NY @ ATP
Sept. 21, 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Sept. 23 – Ithaca, NY @ Castaways
Sept. 24 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Sept. 25 – Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room Crofoot Ballroom
Sept. 26 – Champaign, IL @ The High Dive
Sept. 27 – Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
Sept. 28 – Madison, WI @ The Majestic
Sept. 29 – Bloomington, IN @ Buskirk Chumley
Oct. 1 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Place
Oct. 2 – Montreal, QC @ Cabaret
Oct. 3 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
Oct. 4, 5 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Oct. 6, 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Joshua Radin
Sept. 9 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Sept. 11 – Albany, NY @ Linda Norris Auditorium
Sept. 12 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
Sept. 13 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Sept. 15 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
Sept. 16 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Sept. 18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
Sept. 19 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Sept. 20 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Sept. 22 – Indianapolis, IN @ Birdy’s
Sept. 23 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
Sept. 24 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Sept. 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre
Sept. 26 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
Oct. 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
Oct. 29 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Oct. 30 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
Nov. 1 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
Nov. 2 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Nov. 3 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Nov. 5 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
Nov. 6 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
Nov. 7 – St. Louis, MO @ The Duck Room
Nov. 8 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theatre
Nov. 10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
Nov. 11 – Ft. Lauderdale @ Culture Room
Nov. 13 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
Nov. 14 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Nov. 15 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
Nov. 17 – Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Synagogue
Nov. 19 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Nov. 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Nov. 22 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues

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We’re exactly one month away from the release of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 and the end of the slow summer release schedule, but there are a couple new albums out this week to keep your ears interested until Jigga’s newest LP arrives on September 11th. For starters, there’s Cobra Starship’s third disc Hot Mess, a literal hot mess of chart-topping singles like “Good Girls Go Bad” (featuring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester) and failed snark in the form of songs called “Pete Wentz Is the Only Reason We’re Famous.” The album earned a three-star review from Rolling Stone’s Christian Hoard, who adds that Hot Mess finds Gabe Saporta and Cobra Starship’s emo roots even further in the rear view as they (successfully) embrace their love of electro-sleaze and ’80s-pop dreams.

Also in our new issue, David Fricke reviews the 20th anniversary edition of the Stone Roses classic eponymous The Stone Roses: Legacy Edition. The double-disc collection features the album how it originally appeared in the UK in 1989—meaning there’s no “Elephant Stone,” for shame—as well as a second disc of 15 demos, B-sides and outtakes, including a previously song called “Pearl Bastard.” Fricke gives the reissue four stars in the new issue of RS, adding that the band was “briefly brilliant” at their best.

This week also finds the release of Long Island songwriter Mindy Smith’s Stupid Love, which earned a three star review as the former potential country star instead indulges her pop sweet tooth with songs like first single “Highs and Lows” and the Rumours-esque “What Love Can Do.” Also this week, you can familiarize yourself with Britain’s current club craze with The Sound of the UK Funky compilation, which scored a three-and-a-half star review from Rolling Stone’s Will Hermes.

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Simon Cowell is negotiating a deal for at least three more seasons of American Idol, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Executives from CKX, the parent company of Idol co-producer 19 Entertainment, said on an earnings conference call that Cowell is finalizing a deal with Fox to continue on the show. He entered into negotiations with Fox
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