Elliott Yamin - Elliott Yamin
2007-03-31 22:08:00
Elliott Yamin
- Elliott Yamin
Released: March, 20, 2007Record Label: HickoryIn retrospect, it's hard not to wish that underdog Elliott Yamin won the fifth season of American Idol. Ever a likeable, humble soul, Yamin never had as clearly defined a personality as Taylor Hicks, the white-haired leader of the Soul Patrol who wound up besting Elliott. If Hicks seemed like a bit like a seasoned bar band pro, Elliott always seemed like the neighborhood boy made good, a guy with a cockeyed grin (sadly now corrected with veneers; thanks cosmetic dentistry for all your modern wonders!), a guy with a fixation on Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder who felt more comfortable slyly delivering the jazzy soul of "Moody's Mood for Love" than belting out barroom blues-rock à la Taylor.In other words, not only was he kinda shy but his gifts were subtle too -- the perfect ingredients to be a beloved underground on a televised competition, but not quite enough to push him into the winner's circle. But if h
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Joss Stone - Introducing Joss Stone
2007-03-31 21:57:00
Joss Stone
- Introducing
Joss Stone
Released: March, 20, 2007Record Label: VirginTypically, artists dispense with introductions after their debut -- after all, that is an album designed to introduce them to the world -- but neo-soul singer Joss Stone defiantly titled her third album Introducing Joss Stone
, thereby dismissing her first two relatively acclaimed albums with one smooth stroke. She now claims that those records were made under record-label pressure -- neatly contradicting the party line that her debut, The Soul Sessions, turned into a retro-soul project after Joss implored her label to ditch the Christina Aguilera-styled urban-pop she was pursuing -- but now as a young adult of 19, she's free to pursue her muse in her own fashion. All this is back-story to Introducing, but Stone makes her modern metamorphosis plain on the album's very first track, where football-star-turned-Hollywood-muscle Vinnie Jones talks about change ("I see change, I embody change, all we do is chang
Online Odyssey Stoking Interest In New NIN Album
2007-03-31 21:19:00
Trent Reznor could have just given a few interviews to explain Nine Inch Nails' new album, "Year Zero." But instead, he's utilizing a multifaceted Internet scavenger hunt, and in some cases, his own rabid fans, to help gradually build the story of the project, due April 17 via Nothing/Interscope.Dystopian, apocalyptic themes are pervasive on the album, echoing topics the group has explored since 1989's classic "Pretty Hate Machine." Neither Reznor, his manager nor Interscope reps would speak to Billboard about the campaign, which has encompassed everything from cryptic phrases on T-shirts to Orwellian Web sites to MP3s found on USB drives in bathrooms at NIN concerts. But a source with knowledge of the project says Reznor may very well perceive it all not as a marketing campaign, but as "a new entertainment form."Indeed, the source says the campaign forms the body of the "Year Zero" experience: "It is the CD booklet come to life. It precedes the concept album and the tour. And it wi
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Flaming Lips Bringing 'Yoshimi' To Life As Musical
2007-03-31 21:07:00
The Flaming Lips are known for their outlandish stage shows, which can involve fake blood, mock UFOs, giant bubbles and scores of people jumping around in animal costumes. Now, the group is hoping to bring that sensibility to Broadway with a musical based on its 2002 album "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots."The project will be directed by Des McAnuff, who of late has directed hit productions such as "Jersey Boys," "700 Sundays" and "Urinetown." The script will be penned by Aaron Sorkin, best known for his work on "The West Wing" and "Sports Night.""I hate to jinx it by thinking it has to be the greatest thing ever. Believe me, I don't truly understand the magnitude of having Des and Aaron Sorkin together," Lips frontman Wayne Coyne tells Billboard.com. "I wouldn't know what it really means. But it just sounds so absurd, it has to be interesting! Even if it doesn't succeed, this is worth pursuing."Sorkin hadn't even heard the "Yoshimi" album until last month. But after spinning it in
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Mudvayne Moving Forward On New Album
2007-03-31 21:00:00
It won't be out until later this year, but Mudvayne
plans to wrap up the recording of its fourth album this week."I've got three songs left to track, but it's just vocal tracking," frontman Chad Gray tells Billboard.com. "It's just vocal tracking. All the guitars are done. All the drums are done. All the bass is done. We're just doing housekeeping right now. We're just listening, checking things out, reviewing stuff, making sure the performance is the right one -- the little odds and ends you do before you pack up everything and go home."The quartet recorded the as-yet-untitled album in New Orleans with Dave Fortman, who produced 2005's "Lost and Found." Things went smoothly, Gray says, and he's confident that the final product will surprise -- and, he hopes, please -- Mudvayne's core fans."It's not light years away from what we've done in the past, but it's not the same," the singer explains. "This has got some really interesting music on it, stuff you don't expect. It ju
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TV On The Radio team up with Massive Attack
2007-03-31 01:13:00
TV On The Radio
's David Sitek has been named as the producer of the new Massive Attack album.The album will be the band's first new material since 2003's '100th Window'.Sitek said he was intimidated when he first met the band."When we found out we were playing with them, I was like, 'How the fuck am I...'cause it's obvious that I steal shit. I thought he was going to take my lunch money or something," he said. "Then to be asked to work on it was like 'Holy fuck'. It's one of those things I don't even question."Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja was equally apprehensive about approaching the band, so got rapper Mos Def to break the ice.He said: "Mos Def did a track with us from the stage. I was there with a CD in my pocket and Mos Def goes backstage (and says), 'These are my boys.' (I thought) 'Well, in that case.' (I said) 'Here's a CD by the way - not from Mos Def but from me'."The band have also worked with Dot Allison, Horace Andy and Mike Patton on the album, repo
Babyshambles and co set to fight racists
2007-03-31 01:07:00
Artists including Babyshambles, The View and Albert Hammond, Jr. are teaming up to tackle cynical racists trying to exploit music fans.The acts have been marshalled by Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell to appear on a special CD to counter an attempt by far-right groups to sneak their messages across.Following a similar ploy in the US, individuals with links to hate groups like Combat 18 are assembling a CD of white power bands for a compilation entitled 'Project Schoolyard'.The racists plan to hand out free CDs to young children outside schools.Deciding he couldn't tolerate this assault on young minds, McConnell has teamed-up with Trangressive Records singer Lisa Moorish and the Love Music Hate Racism campaign to release their own CD this summer."The manifesto for the CD is that multicultural Britain should be celebrated," McConnell told NME.COM. "Immigration is not to blame for unemployment or housing problems, and does not negatively affect the economy. The British National Part
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Rancid frontman to release solo album
2007-03-31 01:03:00
Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong is set to release his debut solo album 'A Poet's Life'.The album was originally set to be only available as a free download, but will now get a full release on May 21.It feature 11 songs, plus a DVD which will contain a video for each song on the album.The tracklisting for the album is:'Hold On''Wake Up''Oh No''Into Action''Among The Dead''Take This City''The Dark''Girl, I Only Want What's Best For You''Inner City Violence''Burning Angel''Cold Blooded'Rancid are currently working on a new album, the follow up to 2003's 'Indestructible', reports Punk News.
Kasabian mix it with royalty
2007-03-31 00:55:00
Kasabian performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London on March 29, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.The group got the packed crowd standing for the entirety of their set at the prestigious all-seated venue.Taking the stage, the band launched into instrumental 'Brown Acid' and then, having been joined by singer Tom Meighan, 'Shoot The Runner'.Kasabian were visibly excited to be performing in the auspicious surroundings, with Meighan telling the crowd: "It's so fucking surreal, it's fantastic!"The singer was in a jovial mood all evening, even at one point joking the Queen was in attendance, saying: "Hello Ma'am! The Queen's here, you know!"After playing a host of tracks, including 'Empire', 'Me Plus One' and 'Cutt Off', the group left guitarist Serge Pizzorno and drummer Ian Matthews to perform an acoustic version of 'British Legion', which the guitarist dedicated to the Teenage Cancer Trust.Kasabian left the stage after the well-received 'The Doberman', but returned
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Jarvis Cocker hunts for local talent
2007-03-31 00:43:00
Jarvis Cocker
is seeking out local bands to open for him on his upcoming tour of North America.The former Pulp frontman posted a message on his MySpace page requesting recommendations for bands that would make for good support acts in cities including New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.Cocker wrote: "We are playing in North America soon & need support bands for New York (2 shows), San Francisco, Seattle & Vancouver - do you think you could help?"Same idea as the Europe shows - you recommend LOCAL bands that would be good for the job (preferably with a link to somewhere I can hear their music) & I'll do the rest. It worked a treat before - let's unleash the magic again!"The tour dates are:New York, NY Webster Hall (April 22, 23)Indio, CA Coachella Festival (27)San Francisco, CA Fillmore (28)Seattle, WA Showbox (30)Vancouver, BC Commodore (May 1)As previously announced, Cocker's solo album 'Jarvis' will get a Stateside release on April 3.
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'Live Earth' US gig to change cities
2007-03-31 00:33:00
Al Gore's US leg of the 'Live Earth
' concerts has run into location difficulties.Gore's plans to hold the enormous concert in July at Washington's National Mall have been scuppered following the news that two other groups have plans to use the location for events.The concerts, which will bring attention to the issue of climate change, are to be held in cities around the world including Sydney, London, Shanghai and Johannesburg. Performers lined-up to take part include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters and Jon Bon Jovi.It is now reported that the US gig may be held in an entirely different city.In other news, Al Gore is set to receive an honorary International Emmy Award for his involvement with launching the Current TV channel which has been on air almost two years.An interactive television channel, Current TV screens short documentaries including content created by viewers.
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The Bravery announce North American tour
2007-03-31 00:11:00
The Bravery have announced the dates of an extensive tour in support of their forthcoming album, 'The Sun And The Moon'.In addition to playing three April gigs in the UK as previously announced, the New York rockers will play several dates throughout North
America.They'll kick off their American
jaunt in Vancouver on May 14 and hit Portland's Wonder Ballroom, New York's Irving Plaza, and several points in between.They'll wrap up the tour in St. Louis, Missouri on June 20.The band's second full-length is due out in May in the US and July in the UK.The first single, 'Time Won't Let Me Go', is now available via US iTunes.The North American tour dates are:Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom (May 14)Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom (15)Seattle, WA El Corazon (16)Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom (25)Detroit Magic Stick (26)Toronto, ON Opera House (28)New York, NY Irving Plaza (29, 30)Nashville, TN Exit In (June 3)Philadelphia, PA TLA (5)Washington DC 9:30 Club (7)Reno, NV New Oasis (12)Salt L
DJ Drama Speaks Out About Arrest: 'I Took The Fall For Hip-Hop'
2007-03-30 23:51:00
ATLANTA — The only time you saw a pressured look on the faces of the artists coming in and out of T.I.'s Grand Hustle studios on Monday afternoon was when it came to fighting for bragging rights at "NB2K7," which was being played on aYou'd never know that the camp has a lot at stake in the next few months. T.I., the ringleader of the unit, is trying to follow up being the top-selling MC of 2006 after rap — like all genres of music — saw a heavy sales decline last year.On Sunday night, Tip had Ciara in the lab working on his July release, T.I. vs. T.I.P., and on Monday he was preparing for producer Jazze Pha to put his soulful take on the album. Tip, who was taking full advantage of the summer-like temperatures on this early spring day, wore shorts, black sneakers and a T-shirt. After looking for and finding a script he'd left in one of the control rooms, Tip had a grin on his face as wide as the one he sported on Grammy night when he took home two wins (see "Timberlake Rocks;
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Dave Matthews Band Bring Roots, Pete Yorn, Guster Along For Summer Tour
2007-03-30 23:13:00
For jam-band enthusiasts, it's become something of an annual tradition. Like backyard barbecues, baseball and lazy days spent soaking up the sun, sand and surf, it just wouldn't be summer without Dave Matthews
Band. That's because the band has consistently toured, summer after summer, since 1998. Likewise, the arrival of each spring usually brings with it a slew of amphitheater gigs. It's an unswerving pattern you could set your watch to.Of course, Dave Matthews
isn't one to disappoint his loyal fans — meaning, this summer won't be any different. The rocker will crisscross the U.S. with his namesake band, packing them into one arena after another starting July 8 in Bridgeview, Illinois.The 36-show run will conclude with a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, which has been set for October 1 and 2.A host of support acts &$8212; including Stephen Marley, Guster
, Xavier Rudd, Toots & the Maytals, Umphrey's McGee, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Pete Yorn,
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Hacker To Lead 'Nashville Star' Tour
2007-03-30 22:18:00
"Nashville
Star" winner and Warner Bros. recording artist Angela Hacker
, as well as three of the reality show's finalists, will hit the road this summer for the 2007 Nashville Star Tour, sponsored by Sonic. Starting July 1 in Hershey, Pa., and ending Sept. 30, the tour may hit as many as 40 markets, according to organizers.Hacker will be joined by her brother Zac Hacker, David St. Romain and Josh Stevens, the three runners-up on the country talent search contest. Members of the Nashville Star Band will back each artist at the 90-minutes shows.Among the cities confirmed so far are Kansas City, Mo., Webster, Mass., Fort Myers, Fla., New Paltz, N.Y., and Mount Pleasant, Mich.Hacker's debut album, "The Winner Is..." will be in stores Tuesday (April 3).
Neutral Milk Hotel Not Reuniting For Festival
2007-03-30 22:02:00
Cult favorite indie rock act Neutral
Milk Hotel
was supposedly reuniting to play the Tiny Mix Fest in Minneapolis in August. Trouble is, the band's agent knew nothing of the event. Nor did the manager of the Apples In Stereo, who are listed on a flyer on the Tiny Mix Tapes site in what its creators now acknowledge was an early April Fool's Joke.Hair Police, Sage Francis, Atmosphere, Wooden Wand, Sunn 0))), Boris, Jesu, the Flying Lutenbachers, Busdriver, Dan Deacon, Mount Eerie and the Plastic Constellations were among the other groups on the phony bill.This is the second Neutral Milk Hotel-related hoax to circulate online in the past year. Last summer, a Web posting attributed to reclusive group leader Jeff Mangum that referenced the progress on his first new album since 1998's iconic "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" hit the Web. But Mangum, via Apples In Stereo principal Robert Schneider, quickly disavowed its authenticity.Neutral Milk Hotel has not played live in nearly a decade,
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Lloyd - Street Love
2007-03-30 08:09:00
Lloyd - Street
LoveReleased: March, 13, 2007Record Label: The IncWith an overabundance of ballads and swagger, cool crooner Lloyd's second effort is just too narrow to recommend to the casual fan of smooth, pillow-talk R&B. The redundant songs start rearing their heads about track number four, with tales of heartache, seduction, and sweetness repeated as if every day were Valentine's Day.On the other hand, Street Love
is actually a much stronger effort than his debut when you tally the number of highlights. Even more important, by never letting the singer out of his comfort zone, the album defines its artist and lays a solid foundation for a long career, even if it just looks like singles and guest appearances on hip-hop tracks at this point.The forced thug posturing is gone and replaced by sweeter lyrics and an entirely convincing playfulness that allows for lines like "Is there something you're not telling me?/Are you the daughter of Frankie Beverly?" ("Get It Shawty") along with
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Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq
2007-03-30 07:48:00
Musiq Soulchild
- LuvanmusiqReleased: March, 13, 2007Record Label: AtlanticMusiq Soulchild
's fourth straight strong showing, Luvanmusiq does not veer from the steadiness of its predecessors. Even though he was involved in a label trade (!) with Fabolous, which transplanted him from Def Jam's Def Soul wing to Atlantic, there's no audible evidence of change. (He remains, in fact, under the watch of Kevin Liles, the ex-Def Jam executive who initially signed him.) The only measurable difference between this and the past albums is its significantly shorter length, which only allows each song to get the attention it deserves. This really benefits Musiq.The customary consistency of his material has been, and will likely continue to be, mistaken for lazy sameness, as if he really needs to spice things up with insincere trend-hopping or ill-fitting collaborations with hot MCs. Indeed, Luvanmusiq is just another one of his durable albums that straddles throwback soul and contemporary R&B. Wit
Marques Houston - Veteran
2007-03-30 07:33:00
Marques Houston
- Veteran
Released: March, 20, 2007Record Label: Universal MotownAt the age of 25, Marques Houston
considers himself a veteran. Fair enough: roughly 15 years, from Immature's 1992 debut to Veteran, constitutes longevity in any field.It's also worth noting that Houston is one of very few R&B artists with mainstream appeal who first appeared during the early '90s. Though he has dressed this album as something of a significant occasion, it is not a great progression from 2005's Naked, but it is a progression nonetheless.There's a similar distribution of sexually forward roughneck tracks and heart-on-sleeve testimonies, with plenty of material that falls somewhere between the two extremes, but the overall quality of the songwriting and production work is greater than that of Naked and MH. After working beneath the surface, you can even hear Houston sound a little more like a mature adult -- "Pop That Booty" seems like a distant memory -- and he works the more romantic s
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Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
2007-03-30 07:01:00
Modest Mouse
- We Were Dead Before the Ship Even
SankNow that Modest Mouse
have fully established themselves as a major-label indie rock band -- no longer an oxymoron! -- with the success of 2004's Good News for People Who Love Bad News (though they had actually been on Sony, through Epic, since 2000's The Moon & Antarctica), they face the difficult task of trying to follow up a mainstream hit while still retaining the adroit quirkiness that won them fans in the first place.Finding that space between "creativity" and "accessibility" is not easy, but the band (with help from Johnny Marr, among others) is probably as well, if not better, equipped as anyone to tackle the challenge. The first single, "Dashboard," is catchy and interesting, even a little off-kilter, but it's also completely radio-friendly, in that dancey Franz Ferdinand kind of way, and the album's opener, "March into the Sea," has great juxtaposition between Isaac Brock's maniacal Cookie Monster laugh and lighter acco
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Akon Scores Second No. 1 Hit From 'Konvicted'
2007-03-30 06:35:00
Akon lands his second No. 1 Hot 100 hit on the album "Konvicted
" as "Don't Matter" jumps 3-1 on the chart, where it is the fastest growing track at radio for a fifth week. The song follows "I Wanna Love You," which held No. 1 for two weeks in December. Another track from the album, "Smack That," peaked at No. 2 in November after making what was then the largest jump (95-7) in the history of the Hot 100.That distinction now belongs to Beyonce and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar," which rockets 94-3 thanks to digital sales of 150,000 copies. The track comes from a new edition of Beyonce's "B-Day" album, due April 3.Last week's Hot 100 No. 1, Fergie's "Glamorous," falls to No. 2, while Mims' former chart-topper "This Is Why I'm Hot" drops 2-4. Gym Class Heroes' "Cupid's Chokehold" featuring Patrick Stump is down 4-5, while Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape" featuring Akon slides 5-6. Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" rebounds 8-7, followed by Rich Boy's "Throw Some D's" featuring Polow D
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Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions
2007-02-20 22:02:00
Joss Stone
- The Soul Sessions
Released: September, 16, 2003Record Label: S-curveQ: She's 16 and British, what can she possibly know about singing vintage American soul music? A: Enough to make you squirm, get off your ass, and dance close with anybody who'll have you. Joss Stone
is a young woman who, if you believe the story, was about to record her wannabe pop smash debut and then be well on her way to becoming the next Britney/Christina. Then she heard some vintage American Miami soul made by the likes of Latimore, Little Beaver, Betty Wright, Timmy Thomas, and the like, and genuine inspiration took hold. The result of all this career changing (or diva postponement) is The Soul Sessions, a collection of ten badass soul classics recorded with all of the above folks -- soul princess Betty Wright and S-Curve's Steve Greenberg produced almost all of it in Miami, though a pair of tracks were recorded in New York with R&B wunderkind Mike Mangini and a souled-out cover of the White Strip
Joss Stone - Mind, Body & Soul
2007-02-20 21:58:00
Joss Stone
- Mind, Body & SoulReleased: September, 28, 2004Record Label: S-CurveOn the cover of her debut, The Soul Sessions, Joss Stone
's face is obscured by a vintage microphone, a deliberate move that emphasized the retro-soul vibe of the LP while hiding the youthful face that would have given away that Stone was a mere 16 years old at the time of the album's release. The point was to put the music before the image and it worked, selling the album to an older audience that might have stayed away, thinking that the teenager sang teen pop. If the debut was designed to give Stone credibility, her second album, Mind, Body & Soul, delivered almost exactly a year after its predecessor, is designed to make her a superstar, broadening her appeal without losing sight of the smooth, funky, stylish soul at the core of her sound. There's no radical revision here -- she still works with many of the same musicians she did on The Soul Sessions, including Betty Wright and Little Beaver -- but th
Elliott Yamin Biography
2007-01-31 22:21:00
Elliott Yamin
Born: July, 28, 1978Years Active: 2000'sVocalist Elliott Yamin
first gained recognition as the second runner-up on the fifth season of the reality show American Idol. Born in 1978 in Los Angeles to a painter father and former professional singer mother, Yamin eventually moved with his family to Richmond, VA, where he attended middle school and high school.Around the time he turned 14, Yamin's parents divorced, and thus began a period of some personal difficulty for the singer. Already close to 90 percent deaf in his right ear, Yamin was also diagnosed at 16 with type 1 diabetes. In his sophomore year of high school he dropped out and began working at a Footlocker and later as a clerk at a pharmacy. Though Yamin ultimately earned his GED, his focus had already shifted full-time to pursuing a singing career, and he found various performance opportunities including work with a jazz band on a local radio station under the moniker E-Dub. In 2006, Yamin quit his job at the ph
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DAUGHTRY - DAUGHTRY
2007-01-31 22:12:00
DAUGHTRY - DAUGHTRYReleased: November, 21, 2006Record Label: RCAEverything that made Chris Daughtry insufferable as a contestant on American Idol -- his utter lack of humor, his oppressive earnestness, his desire to sing every song in the same gut-wrenching fashion, a style that only suited the post-grunge brooding that is his chosen specialty -- work for him on his post-Idol debut album, Daughtry. Technically, this is not a solo album, it's the debut of a band called Daughtry, which is actually spelled all in capital letters, which could be seen as a sign that Chris Daughtry might have a bit of a credibility complex.It certainly seems as if he thinks he'll only be taken seriously as part of a band that, like lots of bands from the grunge revolution, is spelled in a specific, exacting way, even if it means that by the rules of the internet he is, quite literally, shouting at us -- which is only appropriate for a singer who is fueled by Fuel and lives by Live. And, let's face facts,
R.E.M. to unveil tracks from new album
2007-04-01 23:14:00
DUBLIN, Ireland - R.E.M. plans to give fans a taste of tracks
from their upcoming album during a series of gigs in Dublin this summer.In a statement posted Friday on the R.E.M. Web site, the band said it would hold a five-night "working rehearsal" for the album at Dublin's Olympia Theatre June 30, July 1 and July 3-5.Singer Michael Stipe said the concerts would provide "the great start we need for our next album's work.""I intend to hit the ground running," he said.Stipe and bandmates Peter Buck and Mike Mills are due to begin work on the as-yet-untitled 14th album this spring with producer Jacknife Lee.Formed in Athens, Ga. almost 30 years ago, R.E.M. were college radio favorites in the 1980s with songs like "Radio Free Europe" and "Pretty Persuasion" before becoming mainstream stars with 1990s hits including "Losing My Religion" and "Everybody Hurts."Their 13th album, "Around the Sun," was released in 2004.
The Beatles' music finally set for download release?
2007-04-01 23:05:00
Speculation is mounting that The Beatles
' back catalogue will finally become available to download.Apple have called a press conference at the EMI label headquarters in London tomorrow (April 2), where boss Steve Jobs will make a major announcement about iTunes.The Beatles and Apple recently settled a long-running legal dispute over use of the Apple brand name, clearing the way for a deal to be struck over the digital release of their music. Since EMI control the band's catalogue, insiders are predicting that a deal between the two will be announced tomorrow.The Beatles music has never been available to legally download before.Recent changes in chart rules allowing downloads to count towards the singles chart have prompted speculation that when it is available, the band's music could dominate the UK Top 40.Depending on the details of tomorrow's news, this could now happen as early as next Sunday (April 8). There is also speculation that the announcement could include information ab
Proclaimers retain number one spot
2007-04-01 22:58:00
The Proclaimers have held onto the number one spot in the UK charts.The Comic Relief version of their hit 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' featuring comedians Peter Kay and Matt Lucas holds onto the top spot, the song's first placing in the stop 40.New chart rules means that the original version also makes it into the chart at number 29.Meanwhile, Take That remain at the top of the album chart with 'Beautiful World'.This week's top ten singles are:1. 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' â€" The Proclaimers and Friends2. 'Girlfriend' - Avril Lavigne.3. 'The Sweet Escape' â€" Gwen Stefani ft Akon4. 'Destination Calabria' â€" Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters5. 'How To Save A Life' â€" The Fray6. 'Glamorous' â€" Fergie ft Ludacris7. 'Ruby' â€" Kaiser Chiefs8. 'Shine' â€" Take That9. 'What Goes Around Comes Around' â€" Justin Timberlake10. 'Grace Kelly' - Mika
Lily Allen and The Bird And The Bee to relaunch New York venue
2007-04-01 21:39:00
Irving Plaza to get overhaul from new ownerNew York venue Irving Plaza is to be renamed Fillmore at Irving Plaza and is to be made over by its new owner.Bought by promoter giants Live Nation, the venue will be renamed and redecorated to appear more like the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.Famous for showcasing acts such as the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, the Bill Graham-owned Fillmore Auditorium was one of the first venues in the US to specifically cater to live bands.In addition to physical changes, the venue plans to offer free apples at the door, a tradition held at the San Francisco venue since opening its doors to live music in 1965The original New York Fillmore venue, Fillmore East was located in the East Village and closed its doors in 1971 after Bill Graham became disillusioned with the music industry.Lily Allen
and The Bird And The Bee will perform at the venue's relaunch on April 11.
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Daughtry Biography
2007-04-01 21:09:00
Bo Bice proved that American Idol could have a rocker as a finalist, but Chris Daughtry
proved that the show could generate a successful rocker outside the context of the show. Of course, it helped that Daughtry was the polar opposite of Bice, a shaggy retro-rocker soaked in the South: bold and bald, he was the picture of a modern rocker, living by the rulebook written by Live and Fuel. These were the qualities that helped make Chris Daughtry the most successful new rock & roll singer of 2006.Like any AmIdol finalist, Daughtry had a long run as an amateur musician. The North Carolina native -- born in Roanoke Rapids, he lived in Charlottesville, VA, before establishing himself in the Greensboro area -- began singing in local rock bands when he was 16 years old. He continued to play locally after his high-school graduation in 1998, marrying his girlfriend Deanna in 2000, a few months after the January 2000 birth of their son Griffin (he adopted Deanna's daughter from a previous marriag
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