Andrei MihaiThe boy bands come and go but the people behind them stay there and take care of more boy bands. The big fish are not the singers; the big fish are the managers. Such a fish is Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman . He was was forced out of hiding Thursday after being expelled by Indonesian authorities and turned over to the FBI to face criminal charges for bank fraud. He is also said to appear…
Rod Stewart marries for third time
We have ROME. Not us but British rocker Rod Stewart has. The news reports in in Italy say that he married model Penny Lancaster. The private ceremony was in Santa Margherita Ligure, just outside the posh Portofino resort on Italy’s northwestern coast. Not to many downsides when you are a huge rock star even at 62. That is Rod Stewart. Lancaster is 36. The wedding was not big; just friends and family. It was held…
My Chemical Romance with a new single
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The forth single to be extracted from [tag]My Chemical Romance[/tag]’s hit record “The Black Parade” is it’s eleven track “Teenagers”, set to be released on July 9. Single tracklist: “Teenagers” “Dead! (live in Berlin) The video for teenagers premiered on the 28th of May, and ran on all MTV channels. In the video we can see the band playing Teenagers in a empty high-school auditorium with cheerleaders behind them (this is the second school themed…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs set to release new EP
New York based indie trio [tag]Yeah Yeah Yeahs[/tag] are set to release their third EP: Is Is. The EP contains 5 brand new tracks and will be released on the 24th of July, via Fontana Interscope. The songs from the EP were written in 2004, during their Fever to Tell tour. The producer appointed by the band is Nick Launay (producer of Silverchair, Taking Heads). Vocalist Karen O had this to add about their choice…
Sample from Radiohead’s upcoming album
The brits from [tag]Radiohead[/tag] have released a video sample containing studio bits from tracks that will be present on their upcoming album, still untitled. The video can be viewed on Radiohead’s official blog Dead Air Space or you can watch it directly from this post, for your convenience.
Elton John plays anti-AIDS gig
British pop icon Sir [tag]Elton John[/tag] performed in a open aired charity concert, yesterday night, in Ukraine. Elton played in front of, a national record, 200.000 people in Kiev’s main square, promoting the national and global AIDS awareness. Although the English lord was greeted well by the local people, some protests from behalf of various religious groups where nevertheless present, who tried to boycott the whole event, as they believe Elton John encourages a gay…
Wolf Parade on tour this summer
The Canadian quintet [tag]Wolf Parade[/tag] will team up once again for an all American East-West tour, with a few Canadian hometown tours in between their acts. The lads first show in their summer tour will be at, coincidental or not, Wolf Island Festival in Ontario,Canada on August 11th. After this they’ll head straight to Boston, MA for their first US show on their summer schedule on the 18th of August. Their last appearance will be…
Kelly Clarkson cancels her summer tour
After firing her manager Jeff Kwatinetz just a few days ago, [tag]Kelly Clarkson[/tag] succeeds to surprise us by making yet another bold move: she cancels her summer tour( for now at least), due to low ticket sales. The pop/rock star was set to play in 35-date tours, from July 11 to September 26, the only official summer concert that the artist will play at is July 7 [tag]Live Earth[/tag] concert at Giants Stadium in New…
Justin Timberlake is LoveStoned
A few days ago the video premier of Justin’s new video LoveStoned (also know as /I Think She Knows Interlude) took place down at Yahoo! Music. LoveStoned is Justin’s fifth single in North America and the forth in Europe drawn off his second album FutureSex/LoveSounds. The song is about Timberlake’s almost obsessive desire for a girl, almost like a drug addict. The term “lovestoned” sums Justin’s feelings for the mystery girl, who is simply driving…
Oasis plans new release
Noel Gallagher, the lead songwriter and guitarist from the British rock band [tag]Oasis[/tag], was interviewed by BBC, regarding the band’s cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, by the [tag]The Beatles[/tag]. Oasis recorded a version of Within You Without You, to commemorate 40 years since Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, considered the most influential album of all time by prominent critics. Oasis joined Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs, Bryan Adams and The Magic…