2008 Woodie Awards
Simpson releases new album, announces tour
By Colin McGuire
Rocket Life/A&E Editor
Issue date: 10/21/05 Section: Entertainment
This week was a good one for Ashlee Simpson. In addition to releasing her much anticipated, shamelessly un-self-composed second album I Am Me, the teen pop-star announced plans for a primarily eastern U.S. tour throughout the months of November and December.
For those of you who still care, the tour lip-synced its way into Buffalo's Shea's Performing Arts Center, as well as Akron's EJ Thomas Hall on November 29 and 30, respectively. Now, if those venues are too far for you to travel to, no worries. Rumor has it that she is slated to hit up Slippery Rock's Ginger Hill Tavern on her next outing. I guess we shall see.
In other pop-star touring news, your favorite annoying pop-star manufacturer, American Idol's skinny little good ol' southern boy, Clay Aiken, announced plans to extend his "Won't You Please Go Away" tour this week. According to reports, he will be performing Christmas songs that didn't make it on his "Merry Christmas with Love" album that sold a grand total of 89 copies.
The trek will make its way into Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 29, along with Youngstown, Ohio's Convocation Center on Nov. 27. If you don't catch him at either of these places, the rumor has it that he will be opening for Ms. Simpson at Ginger Hill.
Moving on to pseudo-metal news, Disturbed cancelled the remaining dates of their European tour this past week. According to reports, the band's lead singer David Draiman has been diagnosed with inflamed vocal cords. And no, apparently, his inability to pronounce actual words while he sings did not factor into this.
Biker dudes have no reason to worry though. The band will indeed return to the U.S. for their scheduled Jagermeister Music Tour that will begin on Nov.4 and roll through Cleveland's House of Blues from Nov. 16 - 18.
Moving on, while MTV reported earlier this week that Van Halen would be the next band to participate in network television's "Rock Star" program, they were apparently wrong. As it turns out, the reports surfaced when a source close to the show claimed that if they were to indeed bring back the program, the band that had been an option to use, would have been the three core members if the platinum selling hair-metal act. Those reports were quickly retracted when the band's spokesperson said flatly that there is no possible chance of that happening.
For those of you who still care, the tour lip-synced its way into Buffalo's Shea's Performing Arts Center, as well as Akron's EJ Thomas Hall on November 29 and 30, respectively. Now, if those venues are too far for you to travel to, no worries. Rumor has it that she is slated to hit up Slippery Rock's Ginger Hill Tavern on her next outing. I guess we shall see.
In other pop-star touring news, your favorite annoying pop-star manufacturer, American Idol's skinny little good ol' southern boy, Clay Aiken, announced plans to extend his "Won't You Please Go Away" tour this week. According to reports, he will be performing Christmas songs that didn't make it on his "Merry Christmas with Love" album that sold a grand total of 89 copies.
The trek will make its way into Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 29, along with Youngstown, Ohio's Convocation Center on Nov. 27. If you don't catch him at either of these places, the rumor has it that he will be opening for Ms. Simpson at Ginger Hill.
Moving on to pseudo-metal news, Disturbed cancelled the remaining dates of their European tour this past week. According to reports, the band's lead singer David Draiman has been diagnosed with inflamed vocal cords. And no, apparently, his inability to pronounce actual words while he sings did not factor into this.
Biker dudes have no reason to worry though. The band will indeed return to the U.S. for their scheduled Jagermeister Music Tour that will begin on Nov.4 and roll through Cleveland's House of Blues from Nov. 16 - 18.
Moving on, while MTV reported earlier this week that Van Halen would be the next band to participate in network television's "Rock Star" program, they were apparently wrong. As it turns out, the reports surfaced when a source close to the show claimed that if they were to indeed bring back the program, the band that had been an option to use, would have been the three core members if the platinum selling hair-metal act. Those reports were quickly retracted when the band's spokesperson said flatly that there is no possible chance of that happening.
