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New Beck album out this week
Beck's latest, Modern Guilt, graces North American ears on July 8. I've had a chance to listen to it once through, and it's a slightly darker, moodier affair than what we're used to from Beck. The album is produced...Coldplay may have answered EMI's rumored hopes
This may be good news for EMI but it may not be good music for other musicians. It may be that, like the film industry, the major labels scale back their activity even further, supporting just a few mega-selling bands and discarding the rest. " Despite a 66% drop...Viva La Download Or Death And All His CDs
I think we can begin the farewells to CDs as music downloading is continuing to grow. In just two weeks, Coldplay broke the record of most downloaded album beating John Mayer's old record. This accounts to "SOLD"...
Nine Inch Nails Tracks Downloads of 'The Slip' via Google Earth
This is the first time I've seen this done. Pretty cool. Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they posted... Leonard Cohen does Glastonbury
I just love Leonard Cohen songs which I've listen to for 40 years, worth going to Glastonbury just for him"The veteran's famous song inspires a sunset 'moment'Veteran singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen inspired a... The Night I Met George Carlin
George Carlin came to Bellingham, Washington on Sunday, September 21, 1997 to perform at the Mount Baker Theatre. Elisa (my fiancé at the time) and I couldn't afford to get tickets to see him, but we decided several... Sean Paul Gears Up For Fourth Album
Sean Paul is indeed back on the juggling case with ferocity, voicing a number of new tunes after an extended absence. Rumors of a new album in the works for later this year are circulating along with a barrage of new 45s and guest verses. This has caught the attention... Smashing Pumpkins announce Gish tour
Is it just me or is it kind of weird for a band to tour a 17-year-old album? Is the new material that bad?Full disclosure: I loved Gish in grade 10." Smashing Pumpkins are set to reissue and relive their debut album Gish, on the off anniversary of 17 years. This year, the... Lil Wayne Tha Carter III does 1 million sales
Lil Wayne Tha Carter III does 1 million salesRapper Lil Wayne’s latest album, “Tha Carter III” (Cash Money), sold a million copies in its first week the first time since 50 Cent’s “The Massacre” in 2005.... Weird Al Wants to Go Digital, Would Rick Roll The World
It's weird really, that he didn't think of it before. Maybe that's why he's called 'Weird Al'. At any rate, the master parodist has decided that youtube, itunes and other means of digital distribution might be the... KISS Blasts Radiohead For Giving Their Music Away
So veteran rockers KISS are angry at Radiohead for giving away their last album 'In Rainbows' for free. Well, for free with lossy, low quality sound and only available for a week before they started selling it in... Etana's Debut Album "Stronger" Hit Stores
Etana’s highly anticipated VP debut The Strong One is here and critics have already begun their praises. Arguably the most prolific female vocalist in reggae today, Etana has struck a chord with the masses and is... Metallica Names New Album "Death Magnetic"
So angsty. So ominous. And I suppose "Death to Bloggers" was a touch too literal a title."Metallica's new album will be titled "Death Magnetic" and is expected in September. The news was revealed over the weekend via...Beck announces Cat Powered new album
The postmodern reverend of random has a new album coming out July 8. It's called Modern Guilt and features a Cat Power accompaniment on one song. Modern Guilt strikes me as a great album name. I don't know what it...Record Label Sues a Couple of Stone Temple Pilots
Classic major label strategy: hold onto your artists until the very bitter end. And, even then, don't let go: wring the musical blood from the stone carcass of their formerly great career. Brilliant strategy."Warner...
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