MUSK N O M By Mike Cooper Cede/la Marley Booker, the mother of the late Bob Marley, has been working Henry Rollins says his most important literary inspiration has been author Henry ou d third album al the Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica. The LP's called "My Altar," Miller. "I saw a real literary outlaw making books that moved me," Rollins says. "I reflecting its spiritual content, she says. "There are feelings for every mood," read the 'Tropics' and 'Black Spring' and I said, 'Wow!' I never realized how much Booker says. "When you listen to it, when you're up, it's there with you, and when literature could impact on life. I read Hemingway and Steinbeck, and they were you're down, it's there with you. It's just my personal feeling I put out there, that great. Then I read Miller, and I didn't want to sleep anymore, because he's so one can, you know, relax and overcome things just in a spiritual way and just sing inspiring and alive." Rollins says he thinks of himself as an outsider, as did Miller. them out. Sing them out when things come to you and when you feel the pressure "I am very much against a lot of what American culture and this civilization is and things, and it will mean so much joy and gladness to your heart. So that's about. But I'm not about to burn Bank of America or take people out. I put myself what I do. I want to share that to the world." The LP is being produced by her on the hero side of things. I'm very patriotic, and not in the traditional sense. I grandson, Steve, who is Bob Marley's second oldest son. Ziggy Marley also has must come from a great country because Miles Davis came from here. helped out on the project. Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown - these guys are minor gods to me. I think bebop jazz is the highest art form of my time." The site of the Fillmore East in New York City has been named Bill Graham's Way, in honor of the concert promoter who ran the club. Sammy Hagar lids recorded two new tunes for "Unboxed," a best-of album com- ing out later this month (on Geffen Records). Opal Foxx Quartet drummer Alan Page has died of an apparent heroin over- dose in Atlanta. His death comes two months after the release of the Opal Foxx There are rumors of a Led Zeppelin "Un-led-ed" acoustic album. Robert Plant Quartet album "The Love That Won't Shut Up." Page had just begun work with a and Jimmy Page reportedly met in Boston recently to discuss a possible tour. new band called the New Centurions that included colleagues from the Opal Foxx Quartet and Seersucker. Dr. Hook has been released on $2,500 bail after being arrested in Jackpot, Nevada, and charged with marijuana possession. Police say they'd received com- "Deep Six," a compilation album released in 1985 (on C/Z Records) is being re- plaints that Hook's band had been openly using drugs and they found marijuana in issued (by A&M Records). It includes the first recordings of Soundgarden, his Cactus Pete hotel room. Green River and the Melvins. At the time, Green River included Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam. Glenn Frey is being sued by his record label for only delivering two albums while he was under a six-record contract. The lawsuit (by MCA Records) seeks $5 Eleventh Dream Day have split from their record label (Atlantic Records). The million, claiming that Frey intends to break his contract and record with other for- band contends the label promoted Juliana Hatfield and the Lemonheads mer members of the Eagles. Frey's lawyer, Peter Lopez, says there have only instead of their "El Moodio" album released last March. "Atlantic basically hid been "preliminary conversations" about an Eagles reunion. However, Daily Variety under the carpet," says drummer Janet Beveridge Bean. "We just got fed up reports that the Eagles plan to tour beginning in late May and record an album of with the whole stupid major-label thing." Bean says the band plans to release a the tour. Plans for the album may be delayed because of pending litigation against mini-album on an independent Chicago label (Atavistic). The EP, to be recorded some of the band members. As well as the lawsuit against Frey. Don Henley this month, should include five or sty songs and has the working title "Ursa sued his record label (Geffen Records) last year claiming they have blacklisted him Major." with other record companies. Bryan Adams is playing his first hometown concerts in two years later this Irish singer Christy Moore is spearheading an effort to launch an Irish version month. Last year, Adams offered to put on a free concert at Stanley Park in of the Big Issue, a magazine for the homeless in Britain. Moore says he may put Vancouver but city officials rejected his proposal. Tickets to a show this month at on a concert to fund the magazine, which is sold by the homeless and unem- the Pacific Coliseum sold out in less than an hour and two more shows were sub- ployed people and also provides support services for them. Moore estimates it sequently added. Adams will play Madison Square Garden in New York after his would take over $85,000 to launch the fish edition, which would sell for $1.43 an hometown shows March 18-20, then play dates in Italy and Africa later in the year. issue with 86 cents going to the vendors. The concert dates mean Adams won't be able to attend Canada's Juno Awards in Toronto that same weekend, though he was not nominated in any category. George Jones s working on a new album of duets that will feature his former wife Tammy Wynette as well as Dolly Parton, Travis Triss, Vince Gill, Mexican rap group Lighter Shade Of Brown sampled Malcolm McLaren for Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. Jones and Wynette had several hit duets their current single "Hey D.J." from the soundtrack to "Mi Vida Loca," a film about but have not recorded together since 1980. female Latin gangs in Los Angeles. Michael Stipe lead singer of REM, says he's "happier now than I've ever been." Jimmy Webb, who recently released the album "Suspending Disbelief," is work- REM are working on a new album and may play live again after a more than four dia book about songwrifing. Webb 's new album was co-produced with Linda year absence "We were physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally spent," Stipe Ronstadt and features backing vocals from Ronstadt, David Crosby and Don says "I thought I would never tour again. The idea to stop touring wasn't any strat- Henley egy, it was survival." Scott Ian of Anthrax and members of Cypress Hill and Megadeth are among The head of the company that makes Lemonheads candy says he's uncomfortable those participating in Board AID, a benefit for the LifeBeat AIDS organization. The with Lemonheads lead singer Evan Dando's admissions that he's used drugs. Beastie Boys, 7 Year Bitch, lack de la Rocha of Rage Against The Salvatore Ferrara, president of Ferrara Pan Candy, says he doesn't want to forbid Machine and Danny Boy of House Of Pain are also taking part in the March 8 the Lemonheads from using the name because that "could get the wrong people benefit at Snow Summit. upset at you. They do have a following." Dando still throws Lemonheads candies at audience members during the band's shows. Alannah Myles lias switched managers and will collaborate with new songwrit- ing partners on her third album. She will, however, continue to work with The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that John Fogerty, former lead singer for Christopher Ward and Dave Tyson on new material. Myles says she's con- Creedence Clearwater Revival can sue his old record company for almost cerned her record company might make her record with David Foster, but she $1 million in attorney fees. Fogerty had claimed that the copyright infringement doesn't want her next album to be a soft-rock LP. lawsuit the company had filed against him was in bad faith, but the court ruled that it wasn't necessary to prove that point. The unanimous decision overturns lower Two magazines are being launched by a major record distributor that will allow sub- court decisions, though the court rejected Fogerty's argument that successful scribers to order records by mail or telephone. Time Warner will launch a rock mag- copyright defendants should always be entitled to attorneys' fees. azine called Huh and another monthly called New Country Magazine. Each issue will be accompanied by a compact disc or cassette and includes interviews and reviews Arlo Guthrie says his role on the (ABC-TV) program "The Byrds Of Paradise" of over 100 albums and music videos. Huh will debut in September and subscribers came about accidentally. Guthrie had appeared on a cable television show in of Time publications such as Entertainment Weekly will be targetted. Huh will also California hosted by his friend Bill Rosenthal. "At the end of the cable show, he be sent free to subscribers of Rock Video Monthly, a videocassette that includes 10 says, 'I hear you're doing a television show, congratulations.' Before I could say.