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The Stream: 02/19/07

Posted at 8:47 AM on February 19, 2007 by Christina Schmitt

The Jam WITHOUT Paul Weller?

Preorder new Stooges disk.

June Carter Cash tribute in the works.

February 19 history bits...
* Birthday of Smokey Robinson (1940)
* Birthday of Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi (1948)
* David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd in 1968
* In 1991, Rap group Public Enemy joins Irish singer Sinead O'Connor in boycotting the 1991 Grammy Awards. PE protested that the rap award would not be presented during the live TV ceremony.

Dre Day update: The fifth annual Dre Day down at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night (Sunday) was packed. When the ladies of the Black Blondie took the stage around midnight, they were rocking a full house. Dr Dre turned 42 yesterday.

Locals Maps of Norway jump up to #66 this week in the CMJ Top 200 airplay list.

The Stream: 02/19/07 was compiled by DJ Barb Abney and Christina Schmitt.

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