Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CLASSIC ROCKERS RAISE $1 MILLION FOR TERROR VICTIMS While concerts in New York, Washington and Nashville, Tenn. garnered most of the public attention, classic rockers Styx, Journey, Bad Company, REO Speedwagon, Mark Farner, John Waite and Edgar Winter raised more than $1 million last weekend for victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Advertisement Organizers said the "Volunteers For America" concert at the Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta on Saturday grossed $454,000, while the concert at the Smirnoff Music Center in Dallas on Sunday took in $387,000. In addition, the sale of merchandise generated $150,000 and some items were auctioned to bring in another $40,000. Comic actor Drew Carey emceed both shows. The line-up in Atlanta also included Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Dallas show also featured performances by Peter Frampton, Kansas, Eddie Money and Survivor. J. LO NBC-TV has decided to run "Jennifer Lopez In Concert" -- the first concert special by the multi-platinum singer and Golden Globe-nominated actress -- during the 8-9 p.m. (ET) hour on Nov. 20, moving the show to an earlier time slot after originally scheduling it for 10 p.m. Advertisement Lopez' first full-scale concert appearance was taped last month at Roberto Clemente Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. QUEEN LATIFAH Rapper-actress Queen Latifah will join Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger in the cast of "Chicago," the upcoming movie version of the Bob Fosse Broadway musical. Latifah will play Mama Morton. Her next appearance in U.S. theaters will be in "The Country Bears," scheduled for release next year. Her résumé includes the features "The Bone Collector" (1999), "Living Out Loud" (1998) and "Sphere" (1998). She is also the host of a TV talk show, "The Queen Latifah Show." She starred in the Fox-TV series, "Living Single," from 1993-98. (The above three items thanks to UPI Hollywood Reporter Pat Nason) DUNGEON FAMILY The members of Outkast, Goodie Mob and Organized Noize have come together as Dungeon Family and are releasing an album. "Even In Darkness" (on the Arista Records label) is due in stores Nov. 20. The first single from the CD is titled "Trans DF Express." The Dungeon Family players are Andre 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast; Khujo, T-Mo, Big Gipp and Cee-lo of Goodie Mob; Ray Murray and Rico Wade of Organized Noize; and Sleepy Brown, Cool Breeze, BackBone, Big Rube and Mr. DJ of Earth Tone. Advertisement "This album will go down in history, not because it's just clever and creative, but simply because there isn't anyone out there sounding like or doing music like Dungeon Family," says Rico Wade. (Web site: arista.com) THE WHO The drummer for the rock group the Who says the band is slowly trying to put a new CD together. Zak Starkey -- son of Ringo Starr -- tells the Sun newspaper that the driving force behind the venerable aggregation, Pete Townshend, has tons of ideas, but evolving them into a full-fledged project will take some time. Starkey says he thinks the Who is "still the best band in the world" and that playing with the group in a new and innovative project would be the thrill of a lifetime. Starkey says he's played numerous gigs with the band, but if and when the planned CD goes through it would be the first time he's done the drumming in a studio setting. It now looks as if it might be well into next year before any new recordings are made, though. BOB DYLAN It's safe to say that folk-rock icon Bob Dylan has told us a lot about himself and his psyche through his songs over the years. Now published reports indicate the musician is going an additional step -- starting to work on his autobiography. Advertisement Officials for the publishing house Simon & Schuster say Dylan, who turned 60 this year, wants to produce a major work in print. In fact, reports say it could be a multi-volume affair. Publication, if that is the case, could come in stages, with "book one" out as early as next year. (The above two items thanks to UPI Feature Reporter Dennis Daily) LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is returning to Broadway just in time for Halloween. The cult musical comedy re-opens next Tuesday for a 10-week engagement at its original home, Circle in the Square Theatre. It stars Sebastian Bach, Jarrod Emick, Liz Larsen, Kristen Lee Kelly, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jason Wooten and Terrence Mann as Dr. Frank 'N' Furter. There will be a series of celebrity narrators, including: Dick Cavett (Oct. 30-Nov. 4, Dec. 16-Jan. 6), Cindy Adams (Dec. 4-9), Robin Leach (Nov. 6-11) Sally Jessy Raphael (Dec 11-16), Gilbert Gottfied (Nov. 13-18), Penn & Teller (Dec 18-23), MTV's Dave Holmes (Nov. 20-25) and Jerry Springer (Nov. 27-Dec. 2). The revival opened on Broadway on Oct. 20, 2000, but closed Sept. 23, 2001, due to the disruption in theater business after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Advertisement (Web site: RockyHorrorLive.com)
