Stewart Unveils List of Potential Projects
Rod Stewart reveals that heeyeing a variety of projects. There is still this R&B album I want to do, the singer reports. Theres a country . . . album Id love to do, although the record company doesnt want it. Stewart also says a fifth volume of his Great American Songbook series could be in the offing, and that hed like to make a movie, just for posterity. In addition, he leaves open the possibility for a Faces reunion.


Money Helping AIDS Charity With Signature Wine
Eddie Money has lent the name of his latest album to a new Californian wine. Wanna Go Back is a 2005 pinot noir from Sonoma Coast winery De La Montanya. Only 20 cases of the beverage have been produced. Special bottles signed by Money and his bandmates sell for $75 each, while unsigned bottles cost $35. All the proceeds raised by the wine will go toward the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.


Skynyrd Plot Joint Trek With Kid Rock
Lynyrd Skynyrd and rap-rocker Kid Rock have unveiled dates for a joint North American summer tour. The Rock and Rebels trek will kick off Aug. 8 in Oklahoma City and is mapped out through an Aug. 31 stop in Hartford, Conn. A third, as-yet-unnamed act will serve as the jaunts opener. Skynyrd also will be among the special guests at Rocks May 15 concert at New York\'s Madison Square Garden.


Thorogood Beefs Up Itinerary With Guy
George Thorogood and his band, the Destroyers, have extended their scheduled U.S. summer tour with blues great Buddy Guy. The trek now features about 25 dates, running from a July 23 show in Silverton, Ore., through an Aug. 22 concert in Elizabeth, Ind. You know youre in the majors when you get to hit the road with someone like Buddy, says Thorogood.

08 Hippiefest Trek To Feature Bruce, Burdon
Cream singer-bassist Jack Bruce and Eric Burdon and the Animals are among the acts that will appear on all or most of the dates for the 2008 Hippiefest tour. The U.S. trek is scheduled from a July 11 stop in Phoenix through an Aug. 10 show in Pompano Beach, Fla. Other artists who will perform during the flower power themed extravaganza include the Turtles, Badfinger Featuring Joey Molland and folk singer Melanie.

Dead Endow Grateful School With Archives
The Grateful Dead have donated the bands extensive archives 40-plus years of music and memorabilia to the University of California, Santa Cruz, guitarist Bob Weir and percussionist Mickey Hart confirmed Thursday in San Francisco. The schools library will have a dedicated reading room called Dead Central that will house recordings and display rotating exhibits. If you ever wrote the Grateful Dead a letter,said Weir, youll probably find it there!


Styx Sailing the States With Boston
Styx will join Boston on the road this summer instead of providing support on Def Leppards next North American tour leg. Styx have an extensive spring/summer trek mapped out from a May 23 gig in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., through a Sept. 27 show in Biloxi, Miss. More than 20 of the bands 40-plus gigs are shows with Boston, beginning with a June 13 stop in Hinckley, Minn.