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Overshadowed by the U.S. recent strike against Iraq, the U.S. Senate narrowly rejected oil drilling in the Alaska wildlife refuge Wednesday. Development of the millions of barrels of oil beneath the 100-mile coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska has been a key part of President Bush’s energy plan. Environmentalists contended drilling there would jeopardize a pristine area valued for its wildlife. All but five Democrats voted against refuge drilling. There were eight Republicans who joined the Democrats in favor of barring oil companies from the refuge.
Source CNN.com .

A new album that will feature Dave Matthews without Carter Beauford, Boyd Tinsley, Steffan Lessard and Leroi Moore will be released by the Dave Matthews Band

In one of the more unique benefit causes of late, Bonnie Raitt will be performing an acoustic show at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston with John Mayer and other special guests on April 26th. The all-acoustic show will raise funds for the organization, which aims to protect migratory songbirds through the preservation of traditional coffee- growing methods. Many coffee growers in Latin America are switching from traditional “shade-grown” methods to higher-yield “sun-grown” coffee production tactics. The switch affects the natural habitats of many migratory songbirds. After performing his hit “Your Body Is A Wonderland” at his first Grammy Ceremony a couple weeks ago, Mayer said he was singing to Raitt, a longtime fan of his. Tickets for the concert, priced at $50 for reserved seats, go on sale March 28 via Ticketmaster. Special “gold and silver circle” packages are available; call 800-728-6223 for more information.
Source Billboard.com.

In case you are a bit slow filing out your NCAA tournament brackets by Thursday, you may have extra time. The NCAA announced that they will consider postponing games in the men

Dates for this summer

Dates for this summers Lollapalooza festival have been announced. Running from July 3rd to August 30th the festival will cover most of the United States and each show will be played in an outdoors venue. This years lineup include headliners Janes Addiction, Audioslave, Incubus, Jurrasic 5, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Donnas. Visit Lollapalooza.com for a full list of dates and venues.

Radiohead will be playing a run of shows in May at small U.K. venues to preview material form their upcoming album due out June 10th. Radiohead is rumored to be making at least one live appearance in North American before heading back to Europe for a run of summer festivals. For dates of the bands

Last year, 75,000 tickets for Bonnaroo sold out in 19 days. This year 80,000 tickets sold out in 17 days. Last year

Following in the footsteps of the album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, is a challenge for any band, but leave it to the Flaming Lips to top their previous output, although it will be slightly shorter in length. A new 7 song E.P. will coincide with their upcoming spring tour and will include a version of the Kylie Minogues dance hit,

After discussing his performance with Sting and Andy Summers at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies last week in New York, drummer Stewart Copeland admitted that not a word was spoken about The Police reuniting. The band played