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Paul McCartney seems to be re-launching the British Invasion his band first spearheaded all those decades ago. It has just been announced that McCartney has been named the latest winner of the Library of Congress’s prestigious Continue reading »
What’s the biggest question in the entertainment industry this week? It has be how well the Michael Jackson concert film “This is It” will do when it opens on Wednesday.
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Advance ticket sales have been Continue reading »
Apple fans were excited this week as CEO Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s new products at a so-called “Rock’n'Roll press conference” (we’re not sure how it was “rock’n'roll” if the star performer was jazz-pop snooze Norah Jones, but that’s another story…Plus, everyone kinda thought Apple was going to announce that it added the Beatles to iTunes, but it didn’t).
Fans might’ve been disappointed to learn that the biggest change to the Apple line-up (aside from Jobs’s new liver) comes in the form of a revamped iPod Nano which will now be able to record video. The Nano also has a microphone, a 2.2-inch display, a pedometer and an FM radio tuner.
Jobs also announced an updated iTunes 9, and iTunesLP, a feature that offers users more info typically contained on album covers and in liner notes.
How many tiny videos do people really need to watch?And don’t most people have video on their digital cameras or cellphones anyway?
Besides, looking at album art on a computer screen will never be as nice as opening up a double gatefold LP. Never.
Is Apple running out of ideas?
Are you excited about the new iPod?
Do you buy Apple products?
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A fight between Liam and Noel Gallagher, the ever-feuding brothers at the core of Oasis, caused the band to cancel its high-profile gig at Paris’s Rock-en-Seine Festival over the weekend. Shortly thereafter, news spread that guitarist Noel had officially parted ways with the band.
In an official statement posted on the band’s website, Noel wrote:
“It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer…Apologies to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and Milan.”
For his part, Liam twittered an apology to fans for canceling the band’s scheduled V Festival performance on Sunday.
While an official break-up of the band has not been confirmed, it is difficult to imagine this volatile band replacing one of its two central members. (C’mon, I dare you to name the bassist!–No Wiki allowed.)
Because the band has experienced in-fighting-releated hiatuses several times throughout its career, it is difficult to have a very strong reaction to news of the band’s purported split.
As in the past, odds are the Gallagher boys will patch things up in a few months and hit the stage once more-even if it’s only long enough to pad their bank accounts.
Are you bummed that Noel quit Oasis?
Do you think the band should continue with a new guitarist?
Has Oasis done anything worthwhile since What’s the Story Morning Glory?
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BELOW: Flashback to Oasis’s early days with the video for 1994’s “Supersonic”: Continue reading »
Today is an important day in rock’n'roll history, because it marks the birthday of one of the genre’s most celebrated stars.
Can you guess who it is? Here are a few clues:
1. His first name is James, but millions of screaming fans know him better by his middle name.
2. He owns the publishing rights to every song ever written by Buddy Holly. However, he does not own the rights to his own classic hits.
3. He’s known for his haircut, but his daughter is a popular fashion designer.
4. The Guinness Book of Records declared him the most successful musician/composer in the history of pop music.
Do you know the answer? Check out the Video below for the Answer: Continue reading »
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two surviving members of the Beatles, appeared together onstage yesterday to promote the release of a new “Rock Band” video game that will allow fans to follow in the Beatles’ musical exploits, according to a Reuters report.
McCartney and Starr stopped by the E3 videogame trade conference and received tremendous applause. Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison, also appeared at the event.
The game allows players to pretend they’re Beatles by singing in three-part harmonies and physically holding plugged-in versions of musical instruments to play the band’s songs, including “Back in the USSR” and “I Am the Walrus.” This version of Rock Band will be released on September 9, and marks The Beatles first foray into the digital universe.
McCartney and Starr performed together in April at a benefit concert in New York, but appearances together have been rare since The Beatles broke up in 1970.
Magnetic Poetry Twitter? Yoko Ono Judges Twitter Poetry contest? « art predatorAbove: Yoko Ono performs “Memphis, Tennessee” with John Lennon and Chuck Berry. If that’s not poetry, nothing is.
As if news of her recent campaign to spread world peace by sending acorns to world leaders wasn’t strange enough, Yoko Ono is making headlines once again.
This time, the eccentric artist is hosting (and judging) a poetry competition on the social network, Twitter.
Twitter’s small scale format limits users to 140 characters per message, which makes it a natural choice for Ono’s poem style of choice, the Haiku, and its strict 5, 7, 5 syllable format.
Twitterers interested in competing should Tweet their poem to #haiku to @kingsplace
The competition ends May 22, 2009.
So what’s the prize? Continue reading »
Renowned, and reclusive, indie-rockers the Wrens racked up volumes of critical acclaim and fan adoration with 1996’s Secaucus and the much-anticipated follow-up, 2003’s the Meadowlands.
Deftly blending sharp indie rock attitude, jarring punk energy, surprisingly sweet harmonies and unexpected changes in musical direction, the band’s albums are challenging and easy-to-swallow at the same time. (Just go check out “Faster Gun.”)
Fans of everything from the Beatles to Husker Du are sure to find something to like in the band’s eclectic back catalog.
The group is still working on its next release (in the works for six years and counting), so impatient fans should be exceptionally eager to catch the band now-and perhaps even get a live sneak preview of the upcoming album.
The Wrens are playing as part of a line-up benefitting KEXP (90.3fm), a popular indie radio station and online music source. The show marks the one-year anniversary of KEXP’s co-broadcasting on New York’s 91.5fm
Also on the Bowery Ballroom bill are Titus Andronicus and We Were Promised Jetpacks (from Glasgow).
Complete show details and ticket info, here.
