The music page

By Sameen Amer

- Chris Cornell, who is set to release his second solo album 'Carry On' on the 30th of April, has left Audioslave citing "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences". Audioslave released their last album 'Revelations' in 2006 and are expected to issue their greatest hits collection featuring some previously unreleased material. Meanwhile, the other members of the band - guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk - have reunited with singer Zack de la Rocha to resurrect Rage Against The Machine. Rage will play their first show in seven years at the Coachella Festival on the 29th of April.

- Tori Amos's new album 'American Doll Posse', the follow up to her 2005 release 'The Beekeeper', will be out on the 1st of May.

- A tribute album honouring the late country singer June Carter Cash, titled 'Anchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash' will be released on June 19. The project, conceived and produced by John Carter Cash, the only child of June and Johnny Cash, will include Loretta Lynn's rendition of 'Wildwood Flower', Emmylou Harris' version of 'Song to John', 'Keep On the Sunny Side' by Brad Paisley, and Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson collaborating on 'If I Were a Carpenter'.

- The Good, The Bad And The Queen will release their new single 'Green Fields' on the 2nd of April. The song was previously recorded with slightly altered lyrics by Marianne Faithful in 2005, and appeared on Faithful's album 'Before The Poison' as 'Last Song'.

- Following the success of the Take That revival, '90s pop group The Spice Girls are planning to regroup six years after they split. All five former members of the group are rumoured to have said to have agreed to perform at a charity concert in London followed by a tour later this year.

THE BEAT

"Less than two years ago I was cleaning vans for a living, so it's not worked out too badly has it?" - James Morrison, after winning the best British male Brit Award.

JUKEBOX
Song: Not Ready To Make Nice
Band: Dixie Chicks
Trivia:

- 'Not Ready To Make Nice' is a single off the Dixie Chicks seventh studio album, 'Taking the Long Way', their first studio release after the controversy over vocalist Natalie Maines' comment about President George W. Bush during a 2003 concert in London.

- The song was written by the band members along with songwriter Dan Wilson.

- It won three Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Lyrics:

Forgive, sounds good

Forget, I'm not sure I could

They say time heals everything

But I'm still waiting

I'm through with doubt

There's nothing left for me to figure out

I've paid a price

And I'll keep paying

Chorus:

I'm not ready to make nice

I'm not ready to back down

I'm still mad as hell and

I don't have time to go round and round and round

It's too late to make it right

I probably wouldn't if I could

'Cause I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should

I know you said

Can't you just get over it

It turned my whole world around

And I kind of like it

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby

With no regrets and I don't mind sayin'

It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her

Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger

And how in the world can the words that I said

Send somebody so over the edge

That they'd write me a letter

Sayin' that I better shut up and sing

Or my life will be over

[Chorus x 2]

Forgive, sounds good

Forget, I'm not sure I could

They say time heals everything

But I'm still waiting