On January 14 Ringo Starr will release Liverpool 8, his first new album with Capitol/EMI since 1974′s Goodnight Vienna.The album’s title track first single debuted on December 4 but Starr will launch the album on January 12 with a hometown performance in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Liverpool 8, “refers to the section of Liverpool where I [...]
Radiohead’s long-awaited Rainbows
Jan. 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
After working on it for more than two years Radiohead’s long awaited CD, In Rainbows, was available to fans since October 10 but the deluxe CD version hit stores January first. In Rainbows is important because it is a self-released album after the band ended their contract with EMI Music, and it shows the band’s [...]
Making a list and playing it twice: Holiday downloads
Dec. 20, 2007 Leave a Comment
The Favorites The Pogues “Fairytale of New York” Christmas Eve in a New York City drunk tank, a down on their luck dueting Irish couple (Pogues singer Shane McGowan and Kirsty McColl) trade insults and heartbreak before the holiday magic sets in. My all-time favorite. The Kinks “Father Christmas” Blending economic reality with dreams of [...]
26 Copyright Infringement Arrests
Dec. 19, 2007 Leave a Comment
The war against piracy resurfaced in Puerto Rico with 26 arrests. Investigations led to the indictment and arrest of 26 individuals who allegedly violated Title 17, United States Code, Sections 506(a)(1) & (b); and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2319 (b)(1). In May, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, working with the U.S. [...]
Perfect gift, My Box in a Box
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Every day millions of people upload videos to YouTube in the hopes of sharing something meaningful with the world, but few find the success that Leah Kauffman did. About one year ago, the 21-year-old Temple University student, released a spoof of a spoof titled "My Box in Box," with the help of Barely Political production. [...]
Sister Sister: Tegan and Sara
Dec. 3, 2007 12 Comments
Sara Quin wouldn’t want to date herself … or any other musician, for that matter.
Blake Lewis’ debut
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Blake Lewis, the popular finalist on the sixth season of American Idol, will release his studio debut album, Audio Day Dream, with 19 Recordings/Arista Records on December 4. The album will feature the single “Break Anotha” co-written by OneRepublic’s Ryan “Alias” Tedder, Sam Watters and Lewis and produced by Tedder. “Blake comes to the fore [...]
Beyonce live DVD
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Beyonce took home the American Music Awards International Artist Award November 18 and became the first female artist in history to receive the honor. This puts her in league with the only five artists who have previously received the International Artist Award: Elton John, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart and Aerosmith. Usher presented the [...]
The Music of Star Wars, 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Nov. 26, 2007 Leave a Comment
Sony Classical recently released an 8-CD set commemorating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. The box set contains music from episodes IV, V and VI with original artwork, as well as the all new Corellian Edition, a bonus CD with artwork, posters and photos and limited edition posters and stickers inside. The Corellian Edition CD [...]
Nelly Furtado live DVD and CD coming Dec. 4
Nov. 21, 2007 Leave a Comment
Nelly Furtado is set to release a collection of live performances from her 2007 Get Loose World Tour. A DVD will feature 17 songs from her set list (including a cover of Gnarls Barcley’s “Crazy” previously not released in the U.S.) and a half hour of documentary footage. The music CD version will consist of [...]
Nirvana MTV Unplugged performance on DVD
Nov. 21, 2007 Leave a Comment
A previously unreleased acoustic performance by legendary alternative rock band Nirvana will hit shelves soon with behind the scenes footage and additional songs not originally seen on the 1993 broadcast. “The complete, unedited 66-minute concert including ‘Something In The Way’ and ‘Oh Me’ not aired during the original 44-minute broadcast,” MTV said in a statement. [...]
Stillborn Fest lineup and schedule
Nov. 10, 2007 Leave a Comment
Stillborn Records annual metal festival December 20 in Springfield, Virginia with Hatebreed headlining the 10-day tour. Also featured this year are Agnostic Front, God Forbid, Necro, At All Cost and Thy Will Be Done, the label’s newest addition. “These bands will play the main stage on all tour dates. Additional bands will play the main [...]
It’s Britney babes!
Nov. 2, 2007 2 Comments
Whether it was because she did not have access to a full band, or because she intentionally wanted every song in her new album to be club worthy, Britney’s new album, Blackout, creates the illusion of being in a swank European lounge getting down and dirty with just about everyone. That’s not to say the [...]
From J.T., with love — Concert DVD and album re-release
Nov. 2, 2007 Leave a Comment
Justin Timberlake has not stopped bringing Sexy Back. Not content with being the first solo male artist this decade to spawn six top 40 hits from the same album, Jessica Biel’s boo is set to release a tour DVD set and CD deluxe edition package. The FutureSex/LoveShow concert DVD from his August Madison Square Garden [...]
Nine Inch Nails: Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D
Nov. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
Nine Inch Nails’ Year Zero Album has been completely remixed with all master tracks available. “I’m very pleased with the way it turned outsaid Trent Reznor. “Remix records can be disposable garbage (of which I myself have been guilty to some extent) but this collection feels good to me.” The album is on Interscope Records [...]
Song names for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Oct. 29, 2007 10 Comments
Tons of people have written in and commented on our YouTube account wondering what the names of the songs were in The Diving Bell and Butterfly trailer. Here they are: “Chains of Love” — The Dirtbombs “Don’t Kiss Me” — Ultra Orange et Emmanuelle Seigner “Your Hand in Mine” — Explosions in the Sky And [...]
Chris Brown’s Exclusive
Oct. 22, 2007 4 Comments
Pop superstar Chris Brown releases his sophomore album, Exclusive, on November 6. The CD’s new single, "Kiss, Kiss," features T-Pain and has climbed the charts since its September 25 release date. Brown, a Jive Records artist, has had to meet great expectations from fans and critics after his multiplatinum debut. The single “Kiss, Kiss" ranked [...]
