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Briefly: George Harrison, Up In Smoke Tour, Lars Ulrich, Spice Girls, T In The Park, Lincoln Center Jazz

In an interview with dotmusic.com, Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts revealed that, during last December's attack on George Harrison by an intruder, the former Beatle was stabbed up to 40 times.

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Farmclub.com and The Source are sponsoring the Up in Smoke tour featuring Dr. Dre, Eminem , and Snoop Dogg. Farmclub.com, a website established to showcase unsigned artists, recently had Eminem as a guest on its television show.

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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on digital music today (7/11), Webnoize reported. Those giving testimony include Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, Napster CEO Hank Barry and MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson.

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Mel C said on a British talk show that the Spice Girls ' third album has the working title "Third Time Around" and is to be released in November.

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Organizers of Scotland's T in the Park festival, which featured Moby, Travis and the Flaming Lips, must clean-up 200 tons of rubbish and ruined tents which got stuck in muddy grounds last weekend (7/8-9). The U.K.'s Mirror reported that the task is estimated to cost £200,000 ($300,000) and to take up to six months to complete.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York has released the calendar for its 10th anniversary season.

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Consumable Online, which bills itself as "the Internet's first fully staffed music reviews publication," will shut down on August 1. It has been online for seven years.

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Hard rock act Terrovision has announced three new shows in England this summer. They will play the Brighton Concorde (7/27), Dudley Castle (7/29) and Southwold Gig in the Park (8/6).