It seems that the Rio de Janeiro concert, part of the ample [tag]Live Earth[/tag] Festival set rock the world at 07.07.2007, is in serious jeopardy of not taking place, for security reasons. Brazilian officials claim they do not have enough police staff to ensure safety for the swarms of people expected to take part at the hugh concert at the Copacabana Beach and that they have to cancel the event. Live Earth officials, however, are…
The famous [tag]Metallica[/tag] drummer Lars Ulrich has stated, in a interview done after attending Rock Werchter Festival in Belgium, that the band has finished recording the backing tracks for its, not yet titled, ninth studio release. The band last album “St. Anger”, was launched in 2003 and was dubbed by hardcore fans as a disaster naming it unpolished and under-produced. Ulrich said that they will return to the recording studios in August, estimating that it…
Here’s one for all you FOB fans out there, it seems they’re set to perform this Friday in New York at the Rockefeller Plaza. The emo rockers will play a gig as part of their appearance on NBC’s The Today Show and fans are invited to join the show as spectators free of charge. Here the catch though, the show’s really early in the morning, at 7 AM, so if your a late sleeper forget…
[tag]Ash[/tag] releases their long awaited LP “Twilight Of The Innocents”, i just hope it at least matches “Meltdown”. Here’s something interesting [tag]Crowded House[/tag] have released today their reunion album “Time On Earth”, their first album since “Together Alone” in 1993! Although i like Ash a lot, this weeks favorite release for me has to be [tag]Velvet Revolver[/tag] with “Libertad”, will be receiving the recor soon so I’m pretty exited . Unkle- ‘War Stories’ Velvet Revolver-…
Reports say the largest record label, Universal Music, won’t renew its contract with the highly popular download store iTunes. I see this as a strange move by Universal. Universal Music has contracts with the majority of big names out there in the music business, from [tag]U2[/tag] to [tag]Eminem[/tag]. This recent action comes some what as a shock to me. This is a no win situation for either sides; iTunes loses money because people won’t find…
The word is that Britney Spears and her mom are probably feuding and a friend of the family tells People magazine that the rift has left Lynne Spears “brokenhearted.” This is not something which could surprise us. The pop star mother has “cried her heart out.” and she says she wants her daughter to feel comfortable bringing her kids over to her house. That is where their problem is. Strange you could think that they…
The Hurricane Katrina has swept away the jazz traditions of New Orleans with the buildings and a big part of the city. The singer Connick Jr. has reasserted his ties to the Big Easy, releasing two albums dedicated to its music – “Oh, My Nola” and “Chanson du Vieu Carre.” The hurricane made his work more meaningful and made him et to take his “My New Orleans” tour to the Montreal International Jazz Festival on…
[tag]Depeche Mode[/tag] frontman Dave Gahan has signed a record deal with Mute Records, for his follow up to his first solo album Paper Monsters. His second album, dubbed Hourglass, is set to be released in late October (exact date will be announced soon). The recordings were held in Dave’s own studio 1th Floor Studios in New York, with the help of Christian Eigner (drums) and Andrew Phillpott (bass and guitars), members of Depeche Mode’s touring…
I was thrilled when i saw this post at NME, which stated rock legends [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] were set to reunite for a memorial concert, in honor of their late record producer Ahmet Ertegun.
On June 26, “The Essential Paul Simon,” a two disc, 36 song set spanning Simon’s extraordinary four-decade career, has been released by Warner Bros. Records. The release stands as the single best collection of Simon’s greatest songs, beginning with “Mother And Child Reunion” from his groundbreaking debut. The set includes highlights from each of Simon’s albums, up to the collection’s closer “Wartime Prayers,” from the acclaimed 2006 album ‘Suprise.’
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