Los Angeles club Conga Room stages a comeback
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009Reuters - Across the United States, only a handful of small venues are focused on Latin music. The reopening of the Conga Room in... [ + Read More ] | Kraftwerk co-founder quits band Monday, 05 January 2009Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has announced that he has quit the band. [ + Read More ] | Bhutto Assassination Leads to Rap Single Monday, 05 January 2009YouTube and a state-run television station have both started airing "I Would Take the Pain Away," a montage of clips and... [ + Read More ] |
Scheduled To Appear ? 01/09 Monday, 05 January 2009You?ve mastered ?Rock Band,? watched all your new Blu Ray discs and used all of the gift cards your grandparents sent you. Now... [ + Read More ] | Scheduled To Appear ? 01/05 Monday, 05 January 2009You?ve mastered ?Rock Band,? watched all your new Blu Ray discs and used all of the gift cards your grandparents sent you. Now... [ + Read More ] | Royksopp Recruits Robyn, Lykke Li For New Record Monday, 05 January 2009Royksopp have confirmed their first full-length since 2005's The Understanding. Due out March 24 through Astralwerks, Junior... [ + Read More ] |
Live Review: Stone Temple Pilots - Club Nokia, Los Angeles Monday, 05 January 2009New Year's Eve is often anti-climactic. However, 2009 began with a "Big Bang Baby" for everyone at L.A. Live's Club Nokia. Stone... [ + Read More ] | The Thermals Announce New Album Monday, 05 January 2009The Thermals have set April 7 as the release date for their new Kill Rock Stars disc, Now We Can See. Fans can also expect a... [ + Read More ] | Nielsen Explains 2008 Monday, 05 January 2009The Nielsen Company released 2008 numbers based on its point-of-sale data collection operations by Nielsen SoundScan (music... [ + Read More ] |
Dennis Turner Passes Monday, 05 January 2009Dennis Turner, 59, died November 14 of massive heart failure during an elective angioplasty procedure in the hospital.Turner was... [ + Read More ] | Jennifer Hudson will not sing at Obama inauguration Monday, 05 January 2009Jennifer Hudson will not be performing at the inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington D.C. this month. [ + Read More ] | Glasvegas for New York instore tonight Monday, 05 January 2009Glasvegas are gearing up for an instore appearance in New York City tonight (January 5) with a free gig and signing at Virgin... [ + Read More ] |
Seattle Rapper Killed In Club Shooting Monday, 05 January 2009Emerging Seattle rapper 29-E was shot and killed and two other artists were wounded early Jan. 4 in a concert shooting, according... [ + Read More ] | Jon Bon Jovi to help Hillary Clinton fight campaign debt Monday, 05 January 2009Jon Bon Jovi is set to help Hillary Clinton alleviate her debt, after she unsuccessfully campaigned to become President of the... [ + Read More ] | Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider quits band
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Monday, 05 January 2009Reuters - Florian Schneider, the co-founder of legendary German electronica band Kraftwerk, has quit the lineup, leaving it with... [ + Read More ] |
Femi Kuti postpones dates due to illness Monday, 05 January 2009Femi Kuti has postponed the opening dates of his upcoming North American tour, due to an undisclosed illness. [ + Read More ] | Rock's vets shouldn't be overlooked
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Monday, 05 January 2009AP - "Why don't you come back, baby? Why don't you go away?" Elvis Costello sings in the duet "Go Away" with indie rock favorite... [ + Read More ] | Prince Unveils Release Plans For 2009 Monday, 05 January 2009A Los Angeles Times interview has pulled some key info from Prince, including details on three separate 2009 releases. While a... [ + Read More ] |
Ted Leo, Andrew Bird for Obama inauguration gig Monday, 05 January 2009Chicago acts Ted Leo, Andrew Bird and Tortoise are gearing up for a special gig in Washington D.C. to celebrate the inauguration... [ + Read More ] | Illness Sidelines Femi Kuti Monday, 05 January 2009Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has been forced to postpone the first leg of his U.S. tour because of illness.The trek was scheduled to... [ + Read More ] | Morrissey previews new single online Monday, 05 January 2009Morrissey is previewing the first single from his forthcoming album 'Years Of Refusal' online now. [ + Read More ] |
The AP notes 2008 CDs that deserve a second look
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Monday, 05 January 2009AP - The AP takes a look at some of 2008's overlooked albums: [ + Read More ] | The Dead Plot Road Reunion Monday, 05 January 2009All four members of The Dead (Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann) have agreed to reunite for a tour this April,... [ + Read More ] | Razorlight announce US album release date Monday, 05 January 2009Razorlight have announced that they will release their third album in the US this spring. [ + Read More ] |
Robbing For Tickets Monday, 05 January 2009The lengths most fans would go to see their favorite acts were topped when two women in Memphis, Tenn., robbed a man at gunpoint... [ + Read More ] | Mia Farrow's Adopted Daughter Dies Monday, 05 January 2009Lark Previn, the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow, has passed away from a long illness. Previn, who was born in Vietnam and... [ + Read More ] | Hugh Jackman Will Not Star in Steven Soderbergh's Cleo Monday, 05 January 2009People's "Sexiest Man Alive" and 2009 Oscar host Hugh Jackman has dropped out of the discussions to star in Steven Soderbergh's... [ + Read More ] |
Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards Gets Release Date Monday, 05 January 2009Inglorious Bastards, the forthcoming World War II drama from director Quentin Tarantino, featuring Brad Pitt and director Eli... [ + Read More ] | Costa Book Award winners revealed Monday, 05 January 2009Author Sebastian Barry and 91-year-old Diana Athill are among five authors shortlisted for the Costa Book of the Year. [ + Read More ] | John Travolta's Son Jett Passes Away Monday, 05 January 2009Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta and his longtime wife, actress Kelly Preston, died on Friday in the... [ + Read More ] |
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