The Verve is bittersweetly backBy
David
One of the memorable highlights of the Live8 charity concert was when Chris Martin of Coldplay announced, “this is the greatest song ever written by one of the greatest singers ever, Mr. Richard Ashcroft,” with Richard Ashcroft emerging to sing the epic “Bittersweet Symphony” with Coldplay as his backing band. After a somewhat uneventful solo [...] Missing: one two-story inflatable pigBy
David
Just when you thought dehydration and exhaustion would be the big hurdles with attending the Coachella music festival, here comes a new one. What if you lose your giant inflatable pig? Glastonbury lineup leakedBy
David
The Glastonbury music festival in England has come under hard times, due to a larger number of competing music festivals in Europe and world-wide competing for the same audience, that same audience seeing the same headliners over and over, ticket prices and some say this year because of Jay-Z’s clash with the spirit of Glastonbury.  Goodnight Starbucks musicBy
David
The synergistic dream of music sales piggybacking on overpriced coffee took a hit recently when Starbucks decided to dismantle their record label, Hear Music. With some success luring Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor away from the major-label structure, Starbucks music division had some momentum as a place for artists who wanted a new, [...] An earful of Jessica SimpsonBy
David
While I was consolidating, sorting, matching, dissecting and shedding away some of my physical music collection recently, I came across a Jessica Simpson album called In This Skin which I’m starting to wonder how I’ve come to possess. But more importantly, there is an undeniable issue with her head that people need to examine.  Nine Inch Nails – DisciplineBy
David
Yesterday there was buzz about a brand new Nine Inch Nails song getting radio airplay. Two things to note here… a brand new NIN non-instrumental song, and there is still a radio presence who plays Nine Inch Nails and people still listen to terrestrial radio to hear new music?! It’s also very interesting [...] When is it time to stop?By
David
Very recently, a good friend and I decided to see a tourstop on what is billed as the final tour for the band Ministry, a legendary “industrial” band who broke ground in the genre back in the late 80’s and truly achieved attention with their pummeling album from 1992, Psalm 69. They enjoyed some time [...]  Chinese Democracy leakBy
David
For those with infinite patience, dedication and strength, the Guns ‘n Roses Chinese Democracy situation/drama/debacle has taken an interesting turn. In what may perhaps be devastating news for anyone involved in the creation, sales and marketing of the long-in-the-making opus, all studio versions of the songs have leaked. |
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