Here’s a new blow to the mainstream music industry for ya: Trent Reznor and co. have just ended their contract with Interscope and are now free agents. The 18 year old relationship between [tag]Nine Inch Nails[/tag] and their label has officially been broken yesterday, during an announcement on the band’s website: “Hello everyone. I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a…
This week, what is considered, one of the best music biopics ever made, Control, is set to hit the US theaters. The movie follows Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic frontman of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. The biopics soundtrack is made out of old, classic Joy Division sons and covers performed by various artists, one of these songs is the band’s hit…
Rap demigods [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag] have managed to be the first ever musical group to be allowed to legally sample [tag]The Beatles[/tag]. A mighty feat no doubt. The song in question to be sampled is “As My Guitar Gently Weeps” and as we reported a while back it’s set to feature guitarist John Frusciante from RHCP and George Harrison’s 21 year old son, Dhani Harrison on acoustics. The cover is set to appear on the…
This is fucking massive gents! Not only did [tag]Radiohead[/tag] announce the tracklist and the title for their upcoming seventh album, but they shocked everyone by releasing it on such short notice, that means that starting from October 10 you can experience its magic. Here’s the spark that light the world on fire yesterday, a blogpost on the band’s Dead Air Space. Hello everyone. Well, the new album is finished, and it’s coming out in 10…
Yesterday, the nominees that have the honor of being inducted in next year’s Rock & Roll HOF were announced. Our of the 9 nominees, only 5 will make the cut; quoted with the best chances are [tag]Beastie Boys[/tag] and [tag]Madonna[/tag]. For a band to be nominated they had to release their first single before 1982, the year that Madonna’s “Everybody” and the Beasties’ punk EP Polly Wog Stew came out. I have to say that…
Fathers of punk [tag]Sex Pistols[/tag], reunited and meaner then ever have just re-recorded one of their characteristically controversial tracks, “Anarchy,” to be used in the forthcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. First time in the studio in 30 years and you record for a video game. That’s bad ass. [display_podcast] On a similar note, SP have added 2 more dates to their stellar reforming string of gigs. An extra night at Brixton Academy on…
One of the best selling rock band in history, and one of my personal all time favorite, [tag]R.E.M.[/tag] is set to release their first live double CD/DVD, in their 27 years existence, in the middle of October. The footage captures singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills doing what they do best at a dynamic 22 track set show at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on February 27, 2005. Directed by…
The [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] were supposed to be relaxing this year after releasing a monster double album (In Your Honor) and touring almost every corner of the planet in 2005. Instead, frontman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins find themselves on a promotional tour supporting the new Foos’ record, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace which is in stores. “We started demo-ing music and we were coming up with some really great ideas and, honestly, at this…
After releasing a stellar album in the form of Because Of The Times, at the beginning of the year, the Followill quartet are already planning a follow up. The band is currently extensively touring the US, after which they’ll head to UK, before flying to the more sunny shores of Australia. In this extremely busy schedule [tag]Kings of Leon[/tag] manage to write new songs as well, and according to the eldest brother, drummer Nathan Followill:
Capitan Kirk vs. Capitan Picard, Ghandi vs Buddha, Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs all ones of the greatest one on one feuds in history, but such a list couldn’t go on without adding the latest Kanye vs Fifty. No need to detail the skirmish between the two, the important thing is the results are in and Fifty isn’t looking to good. This week Kanye’s third album Graduation toped the Billboard top 100 with a whooping…
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