Saturday, June 27, 1998

Glenn Danzig is resurrecting his '80s goth rock band, Samhain, for a brief tour of 8 to 10 major cities and a new multi-disc box set. Samhain's original members will reunite around Christmas before finally killing off the band for good. Danzig formed Samhain in 1982 after leaving his first group (the punk driven Misfits) and then the singer would go on to form Danzig with the remnants of Samhain 4 years later. Otherwise, Danzig has finished 20 new tracks but is searching for a new label for the next album.
Bobby Brown was arrested in Beverly Hills on sexual battery charges on Sunday according to Associated Press. Further details on the victim or the person that enacted the citizen's arrest weren't available at press time. The New York Post reported that a source indicated that Brown may have been set-up by a tabloid.
Prince has just completed work on the video for "The One" (the first single from the new album New Power Soul.) Oddly enough, the video marks a first for Prince by letting his wife direct.
Nile Rogers is working on closure for his band Chic which he co-headed with the recently deceased Bernard Edwards. He is currently mixing for release the band's last performance which was a special life reunion concert in Tokyo that featured guests Slash, Simon Le Bon, Steve Winwood and Sister Sledge.
MTV reports that Dead Or Alive are on the comeback trail with a tour to support their new album Nukleopatra. The album contains a new remix of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" and new tracks like "Sex Drive" and a cover of David Bowie's "Rebel, Rebel." But, they have actually been promoting the album since 1996 when it was released as a Japanese import.