According to Ice Magazine, Joe Stec's early group, The Poor (featuring Randy Meisner from The Eagles) is the subject of a self-titled disc that came out late last year in Japan.

Kenny Rankin will give some concerts in the States during the first semester of this year:
Feb. 11 - The Tralfamadore - Buffalo, NY
Feb. 12 - Rosebud Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
Feb. 13 - Greenwich Odeum - East Greenwich, RI
Feb. 14 - Cheney Hall - Manchester, CT
Feb. 16 - The Turning Point - Piermont, NY
April 17 - Boulder Station Casino - Las Vegas, NV
June 3-5 - Cabaret at Odette's - New Hope, PA
June 24-27 - Iridium Jazz Club - New York City, N.Y

Pal John Hall from the band Orleans (just remember "Still The One") just sent us this message:
"Larry Hoppen and Lance Hoppen and I have a new CD in the works, and have a lot of concerts coming up this year. I'll send information shortly."

Emerson Drive's new single, "Last One Standing," (Dreamworks Nashville) was co-written by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill (The Tubes). The video of the new single from this country band can be watched online there.
Richard Marx is Emerson Drive's producer. Marx's new album will include a guest appearance from Keith Urban.

Jackson Browne will be one of the artists featured on the double tribute album "Por Vida," which will help singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo pay his Hepatitis C medical bills.
The 2-CD is due out in April in The States on Or Music. Other names on the album are: Jennifer Warnes, John Cale, Ian Hunter, Los Lobos...

Carole King is now very active in supporting Massachusetts Senator John Kerry for the Presidential Campaign of the Democrats in The States.
In this article: He's got a friend in Carole King, the singer-songwriter explains why she has decided to support Kerry:
"When I came in '84, I came for a candidate I really cared about (...) And I'm here again for a candidate I really care about that I really think can do the job America needs."

Simon and Garfunkel have announced plans to add another leg to their current "Old Friends" reunion tour. For this tour, the duo has played to 500,000 people and bring in $53 million til December 21.
The new dates would see Simon and Garfunkel joined by their opening act The Everly Brothers for the concerts, which could expand from North America to Europe before the possibility of a brief run in Japan (beginning in the latter half of June and running through August).

Billboard has just announced that there will be a pilot tour of 3 concerts celebrating the Hendrix legacy entitled "Experience Hendrix" with the following dates: Feb. 22 at the Paramount Theatre (Seattle), Feb. 24 at Roseland Theatre (Portland) and Feb. 26 at the Warfield (San Francisco).
Artists on the stage include: Sheldon Reynolds (Earth, Wind & Fire), Joe Satriani and Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) among others.

Via Jack Wagner's website and ACMJ International. Jack Wagner debuted a new single entitled "Going Back Again" on the January 23 episode of "The Bold & the Beautiful" daily broadcasted on CBS TV in The States. For the first time in 11 years, fans of Jack's music will have the opportunity to buy new material. You may listen to free of charge a sample of this song and also download it for $1 from the Bold & Beautiful Fan Club homepage. It's an acoustic song co-written by Jack and Jeff Pescetto. Music is signed by Brad Bell.
There is a new Jack Wagner's album for april 2004 mostly and it will be mostly acoustic.

Bernie Leadon (The Eagles, The Flying Burrito Brothers) has released a new album (his second one, the first in 27 years) entitled "Mirror" during the last semester of 2003 in The States. The album is both available on CD and 180mg vinyl configurations at Bernie's website.
"The album title "Mirror", refers to the concept that in life we are attracted to or repelled by aspects of ourselves, which in turn are reflected by people and things around us", says Bernie.
There is an amazing list of guests on this album: David Kemper (drums), Michael Rhodes (bass), James Hooker (piano and Hammond B-3), Tommy Burroughs...
Emmylou Harris has recorded two duets: "Backup Plan" and "God Ain’t Done With Me Yet." Jim Photoglo and Jimmy Davis add harmony vocals on "Volcano". The album is produced, engineered and mixed by Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Counting Crows, Jayhawks).

The song "Hey Now Now" is airplayed on Adult Album Alternative radiostations in The States since January 12. There are also plans to have the regular version of "Mirror" album in retail stores and Amazon and other mainstream online sites in the second half of March 2004.

Tracklisting (listen to free audio samples of the songs at Bernie's website):
1. Vile and Profane Man
2. Volcano (I Identify)
3. Center of the Universe
4. What Do I Own
5. Backup Plan
6. Everybody Want
7. Sears and Roebuck Catalog
8. Rich Life
9. Hey, Now Now
10. God Ain't Done With Me Yet