Are Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart teaming up on a project?  A rep for Stewart says yes.  Jagger and Stewart were seen leaving a Los Angeles recording studio a few days after Stewart’s gig at The Roxy.  An announcement has not been made regarding the details of the collaboration.

I watched Dave Stewart on ABC’s The View last week with his band.  He did Eurythmics’ hits with a very good female singer.  The performance was fierce!

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Ronnie Wood is reportedly putting off the planned reunion of his former band the Faces because he wants more money.  Ronnie’s ex-bandmate Rod Stewart is said to have initiated the idea of the reunion, which would include a tour and new album.  Wood , who reportedly has been spending money left and right on his Russian girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova, allegedly is haggling with Rod the Mod over the financial rewards of the tour.

A source says,

“Ronnie feels the money isn’t up to scratch. He has told Rod to up his current offer. But despite the haggling, there are no hard feelings and they hope to reach agreement soon.”

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Unbelievably, tomorrow, October 9th, would have been John Lennon’s 68th birthday.  To commemorate John’s birthday, Yoko Ono is bringing  COME TOGETHER: A LOOK INTO JOHN LENNON’S LIFE THROUGH HIS ARTWORK, back to NYC for a 4 day showing.  The exhibit has been traveling around the world for 15 years. The collection features ‘hand-signed pieces and limited edition prints, as well as serigraphs, lithographs, copper etchings and aqua tints, all of which are available for sale’.  The exhibit runs from Thursday October 9th through Sunday October 12th at the Open House Gallery . Donations will benefit Meals On Wheels.  For more information call (212) 925-2265.

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Roger Daltrey is starting to pack his suitcase for the Who’s upcoming tour, but he probably will only need a carry-on bag.  Daltrey is paring down his stage costumes drastically.  The vocalist, known for his fashion sense in the past, says:

“I’m completely stage minimalist these days. Less is more. It’s two pairs of jeans, one pair of stage boots, two t-shirts, obviously clean underwear and six pairs of Union Jack socks. That’s my tour wardrobe. I could get it in a carrier bag.”

Maybe Roger doesn’t want to pay any airline fees for checked baggage.

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The 2008 London edition of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp has updated its list of celebrity musicians. Pete Best is the latest celebrity participant to be confirmed, joining former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, songwriter/producer Mark Hudson, and a host of other big names in music.

FYI, the Camp will take place November 4-9 at Abbey Road Studios and The Cavern Club in Liverpool.  The mission of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp is “to bring people’s musical fantasies to life!” No musical experience is required. Campers will participate in small group instruction from rock star counselors, master class sessions in drums, bass, songwriting, etc., record a song with bandmates and celebrity musicians at Abbey Road Studios, and perform live on stage at The Cavern Club!  Campers will live the rock star lifestyle, all for $12,999 plus hotel and airfare.  If you’ve always wanted to say, “I’m with the band”, this is your chance to make that dream a reality!

Sounds like a blast!

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have raised more than $85,000 for victims of the devastating June 2008 floods in the Midwest. Premium seats for the band’s summer tour shows were auctioned off, with all proceeds headed for Habitat for Humanity groups in affected areas.  Ticketmaster reportedly waived its fees for the auctioned tickets and helped put the auction together for the band.

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Sir Paul McCartney would certainly be someone you’d like to know if you were a singer trying to break into the music biz.  It just so happens that Macca’s former personal assistant is trying to do just that.  Holly Dearden has just signed on for her firt album and has a gig lined up at a London club.

When Sir Paul found out that Holly was a singer, he committed to helping her get her career off the ground.  Holly said,

“He didn’t know I was a singer for a long time, I told him right near the end and he was very supportive. I didn’t tell him earlier because I wanted to do it myself. I’ve hooked up with some good people via him.”

She went on to say,

“Paul gave me his blessing to use everyone around him to help me out. It’s nice having him to back me up.I have invited him to come and watch me at Ronnie Scott’s. I’m not sure if he is going to make it yet, but I hope he does.”

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Sir Paul McCartney performed today, Sept. 25, in Tel Aviv to more than 40,000 screaming, cheering fans.  Paul rocked Tel Aviv’s outdoor Yarkon Park, opening with ‘Hello, Goodbye’, and performing both Beatles and his solo band Wings hits.  He even lead the crowd in a sing-along to ‘Give Peace a Chance’, Paul spoke to the fans in both English and Hebrew, saying Happy New Year in Hebrew (Jewish New Year is next week).  Many in the crowd were wearing “I Love Paul” t-shirts.  Macca called the concert ‘Friendship First’ and said that he wished for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

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Kinks Singer Ray Davies is all for a reunion of the band, but doesn’t know if it will happen. Ray says,

“The stumbling block is my brother because he was seriously ill recently and whether he feels ready to do it.”

Ray’s brother, guitarist Dave Davies suffered a stroke in 2004.  The Kinks were one of the most popular ‘British Invasion’ bands of the 1960s, with hits including ‘You Really Got Me’, ‘Tired of Waiting’, and  ‘All Day and All of the Night’.

Ray says he would only do a reunion if the band could do some new material.  He’s not too thrilled with the idea of being another oldies act.  He speaks about the band being  “three quarters of the way there” for a possible reunion.

Rays went on to say,

“My pitch to the other guys in the band - because I’m really for it - was what would we have written if we hadn’t have had our first hit, ‘You Really Got Me’?  What if we put ourselves in that situation, what would have happened? So I think new work is important for artists as they mature and get older.”

He added,

“The amazing thing is that The Kinks are the only band, of that period, where the only original members are still alive. “

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Rocker Ted Nugent has offered to be Sir Paul McCartney’s personal bodyguard when Macca heads to Tel Aviv for his concert on Thursday Sept. 25.  Nugent, most famous for his hit ‘Cat Scratch Fever’, is urging Sir Paul to seriously consider his offer.  No matter that McCartney is a vegetarian and animal rights activist, and Nugent is a National Rifle Association official and avid hunter, Nugent says:

“Regardless that Paul and I have our obvious social, cultural, and culinary differences outside of music, I will not bend or waiver to voodoo religious whackjobs and neither should Paul.”

He goes on to say,

“It would be my pleasure to keep this legendary musical hero safe from terrorists and mad men, and then buy him a nice dinner of tofu. I’m Dirty Harry with a ponytail, and I’m at Paul’s service.”

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