Former Eagles drummer/vocalist and solo recording artist Don Henley recently announced a summer concert tour coinciding with the May 23rd release of his new album ‘Inside Job’ on Warner Bros. Records. Henley’s last solo release 1989’s ‘The End of the Innocence’ sold over 6 million copies in the Unites States. ‘Inside Job’ is Henley’s first album for Warner Bros. Records after his much publicised split with Geffen Records in 1995. Tickets for the shows went on sale April 28-May 1. See the tour schedule below for the concert listing in your area.

Napster, the newest buzz in the world of online music, is causing controversy; it has record companies and many artists up in arms. What is Napster, you ask? It is a program written for Windows that is essentially a search engine for compressed MP3 music files. Currently Napster is not available in a Mac version but can be used with Virtual PC and Linux. A Mac version called Macster is also now available.

Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes will launch a major concert tour this summer kicking off June 24 in Chicago at the New World Music Theater. Last summer Page and the Black Crowes teamed up for a sold-out six date tour and have since released the Internet-only album, JIMMY PAGE AND THE BLACK CROWES LIVE AT THE GREEK available exclusively at http://www.Musicmaker.com. This should be an excellent opportunity for fans of both Led Zeppelin and the Black Crowes to enjoy a healthy dose of the best material from both groups. The Crowes are self professed students of Led Zeppelin and in a recent interview, Jimmy Page told Rolling Stone magazine that he was amazed at how well the Crowes knew Led Zeppelin’s songs.

As the Internet’s impact on the music industry continues to grow so does the controversy over what format will ultimately win out as the industry standard for online music delivery. BMG has recently partnered with several major high-tech firms such as IBM, Microsoft and Liquid Audio in order to build a legitimate marketplace for consumer downloading of music. Record companies have been scrambling to slow the immense amount of Internet music piracy and also reap the financial rewards that the net can provide.

At a recent to the trade only presentation, consumer electronics giant Sony displayed what consumers can expect to see in the next few months. For the entry level home theater enthuisist on a budget, Sony has created the new DAV-S300 DVD Dream System . This 5.1 channel system features a DVD/CD player, built in Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, 5 micro sattelite speakers and a subwoofer. Instillation should be easy for beginners due to Sony utilizng a color color coded speaker connection system. Designed for smaller living spaces such as apartments or dorm rooms don’t be surprised if you see the $600 Dream System on the wish list for many starving college students this year.