Tommy Lee Cleared

From MuchMusic.com
Tommy Lee has been cleared of wrong-doing in a civil lawsuit resulting from the drowning of a four-year-old boy in the rock star's swimming pool in 2001. The boy died during a birthday party for Lee's son, and his parents had accused Lee of failing to have the pool adequately supervised.  They sought $10 million (U.S.) in damages. The jury delivered their verdict after deliberating for less than three hours. No criminal charges were ever laid against Lee in this incident, and a coroner ruled that the boy's death was accidental.
 

White Stripes TV 

CMJ reports:
Apparently the White Stripes can count Conan O’Brien among their legions of fans. The late night talk-show host has been taken enough with the group to book it as the musical guest on his program — for an entire week. Yes, Jack and Meg White will become the first musical act to ever take over Late Night With Conan O’Brien for a five-night run, performing a different song each evening from April 22–25. Expect to hear songs from the Detroit duo’s latest release, Elephant, played live in all their glory throughout the on-air residency. “It’s exciting to have a band as creative and relevant as the White Stripes at Late Night for a whole week,” quipped O’Brien. “In fact, they're staying at my apartment.”

Depswa Hit the Road Early

From M80
Los Angeles, CA- Before embarking on Ozzfest this summer, melodic rockers Depswa will be keeping busy playing with not one but two high profile acts. The band, whose Geffen/Interscope Records debut

Two Angels and a Dream is scheduled to hit stores on May 20th, has announced they will be playing some dates with Evanescence, who recently exploded on the charts with their hit single "Bring Me To Life", and separate dates with Cold. The bands will be out on the 
road in April and May and will be playing in the markets below. For more information, visithttp://www.depswa.com . 

Evanescence tour dates with Depswa (subject to change):

Sat/Apr-19 Charleston, SC 
Sun/Apr-20 Charlotte, NC 
Wed/Apr-30 Batesville, AR 

Cold tour dates with Depswa (subject to change):

Thu/Apr-17 Albany, NY
Mon/Apr-21 Providence, RI
Wed/Apr-23 Allentown, PA
Thu/Apr-24 Long Island, NY
Fri/Apr-25 New York, NY
Fri/May-02 Toledo, OH
Sat/May-03 Chicago, IL
Sun/May-04 Madison, WI
Wed/May-14 Los Angeles, CA

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