Salome: The [Axtung Beibi] Outtakes

In the winter of 1990, U2 were hard at work in Hansa Ton recording studios in Berlin, Germany. The ultimate result of this effort would be the November 1991 release of their next album, Achtung Baby. However, in December 1990 that album was a great ways off, because U2...

Aging Rocker Stricken with Dementia?

Bruce Springsteen Confused as to His Own Whereabouts'AUBURN HILLS MICHIGAN - There I was on Friday the 13th trying to break the bad juju of the day at the Palace of Auburn Hills to see the 60 year old rocker Bruce Springsteen on tour where then Mr. Springsteen made his...

Multiple identities

The Shanaakht (Identity) Festival returned to Karachi on Monday. It is a three day festival organized by the Citizen's Archives of Pakistan. Each morning of the festival is reserved for visiting school children...

Beyonce returns to Seoul or does she?

Next week the queen bee of pop flies back into the land of the morning calm with a deafening buzz that dwarfs her previous appearance. You see the newly Destiny Childless singer of two years ago, dewy eyed...

Michael Jackson in LA Rehearsing for O2 Arena Shows When he Died

Michael Jackson has died at age 50 on June 25th 2009. The singer has been rehearsing in Burbank California for the past four weeks for his upcoming shows at the O2 Arena in London, which would have been his first...

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs rock, rock, rock, rock, rock at Coachella

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform the song "Y Control" from their first album at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California and once again, prove that they don't need a bass player to get people...

Animal Collective 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' is Buzz of 2009

If I was going to describe it in a nutshell, I would say that Animal Collective's Eight Album 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' (cover below) is Pink Floyd circa Syd Barrett meets Radiohead. To add to the confusion the second track 'My Girls' would not have felt out of place on...

China to name and shame lip-synching performers

Remember the outrage during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics when that little girl was lip-synching in place of the real singer who was not cute enough to be representing the Chinese. Well, in a...

Yves Klein Blue performing at the Brisbane Ekka.

Yves Klein Blue performing at the Brisbane Ekka in August 2008.

Fnac Indetendances Festival

Throughout the summer, fnac (a sort of French Waterstones) presents four weekends of up and coming music. Performing artists are all signed to independent labels, therefore minimising any boy band clone...

Sean Paul For Roxx Concert Hall Canada

Sean Paul will be looking to turn up the heat Friday at the newly renovated Roxx Concert Hall in downtown Barrie.The Jamaican reggae master, who has come a long way since releasing his first single in 1996, is currently on a short tour of Canada while he puts the finishing...

The Developing Trend Of Selling naming Rights To Commercial Interests.

The specific locations may be in Ireland but I am sure that this problem, one of my "pet hates", is not confined to this country alone. In this instance my pet hate is the developing trend of selling naming...

Black Uhuru To Face 60,000 Fans In Kenya

About 60,000 people are expected to attend a musical extravaganza over the weekend at the Nairobi Arboretum and Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani in commemoration of Madaraka Day celebrations.Musicians from across Africa will grace the two-day event, dubbed Celtel Sawa...

Para Los Niños: Latin Stars Hold Charity Concerts

Some of Latin America's biggest stars are performing in joint concerts in Buenos Aires and Mexico City, raising money for America in Solidarity Action."Dozens of Spanish-speaking pop stars, including Shakira and...

Grunge is Back! Sub Pop Celebrates 20th Birthday

Time to break out the flannel, the beards, the long hair, the long sleeve waffle-weave shirt underneath the ratty t-shirt, the gunshot jeans, the Singles soundtrack, the work boots, and all that penty up anti-80s...

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