Fiona Apple Spends Night In Texas Jail After Being Caught In Weed Arrest Hotspot
American pop-rock singer-songwriter Fiona Apple was forced to spend a night in a Texan jail on Wednesday, after police found a small quantity of hashish on their tour bus.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 21 September 2012
KAV To Release New Single 'King Of The World (Undefeated Champion)' Next Month
Leicester-based rock and blues musician KAV - a.k.a Kavin Sandhu - has announced that his latest single ‘King of the World (Undefeated Champion)’ will hit shelves on October 29th.
Crystal Fighters Announce 'Star Of Love' Remix Album Details
London-based folktronica outfit Crystal Fighters have announced details of their ‘Star of Love’ remixes album, due out September 23rd.
Herbert Gronemeyer Announces 'I Walk' Album Release Date
German pop rock superstar Herbert Grönemeyer has announced that he’ll be releasing his debut UK album ‘I Walk’ on October 8th.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 20 September 2012
Talking Heads Founder David Byrne Releases New Book 'How Music Works'
'How Music Works' is David Byrne’s remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. In it he explores how profoundly music is shaped by its time and place, and he explains how the advent of recording technology in the twentieth century forever changed our relationship to playing, performing, and listening to music.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 20 September 2012
One Direction To Première New 'Live While We're Young' Single And Video TONIGHT!
One Direction have brought forward the radio and video première of their brand new single 'Live While We're Young' to today, September 20th.
Evanescence's Amy Lee Hoping For Change In Musical Style
30 year-old singer-songwriter Amy Lee - frontwoman of American rockers Evanescence - has revealed that she’d like to take a break from the band at some point - to work with music ‘not driven by loud guitars’.
Lemonheads First Three Albums To Be Reissued
With the announcement of a new, grittier, Lemonheads album on the horizon, Fire Records will be reissuing the band's first three albums 'Hate Your Friends' (1987), 'Creator' (1988) and 'Lick' (1989), which showcase the band's early punk rock roots.
Liam Gallagher In Trouble With Spanish Police After Man City - Real Madrid Fracas
Ex-Oasis star Liam Gallagher was reportedly involved in a fracas with Spanish police on Tuesday night, after becoming unhappy with his favourites Manchester City - who threw away a 2-1 lead in the last five minutes of their Champions League game against Real Madrid.
Expert Panel Of Judges Announced For Welsh Music Prize 2011-12
The organisers of Welsh Music Prize are please to announce the members of the judges panel for the 2011-12 prize. The panel, who will choose a winner from the 12 shortlisted albums, is comprised of a diverse cross-section of the music industry in Wales.
Justin Bieber Ready To Take Career To Next Level
Canadian superstar Justin Bieber has claimed that he is ready to take his career to the ‘next level’ - and that he doesn’t want to be cast-off as ‘just another teen heart throb’.
'New Album About Everything After X Factor', Says Matt Cardle
X Factor winner Matt Cardle - who has since parted ways with Simon Cowell’s Syco label - has revealed that his second and latest studio album is ‘inspired’ by his experience after leaving the hugely popular singing show.
One Direction Have Earned Close To £100,000,000, Says New Simon Cowell Biography
While almost everyone under the sun would love to become a world-famous superstar, with seemingly endless money and a range of flashy cars, some of you may not actually know how much money some of your favourite stars make. Well, to put things into perspective, we can reveal how much X Factor pop sensations One Direction have earnt in their first two years - close to £100,000,000.
Don Broco Announce Release Of New Single 'Hold On'
After topping the official rock charts with the release of their debut album ‘Priorities’, home county rockers Don Broco are set to release their new single ‘Hold On’ on November 19th.
Kesha Announces Release Of New Album 'Warrior' And New Single 'Die Young'
Global superstar Ke$ha will be releasing her sophomore album, 'Warrior', on December 3rd through Kemosabe/RCA Records. The first single 'Die Young' will be out November 18th. Executive produced by Kemosabe Records head Dr. Luke, 'Warrior' features tracks written by Ke$ha, as well as collaborations with producers, writers and musicians including, Will.i.am, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Cirkut, Bonnie McKee, Wayne Coyne, Iggy Pop, Patrick Carney, Ben Folds, Greg Kurstin, Kojak, Ammo, and Billboard.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Cradle Of Filth Offer New Track ‘For Your Vulgar Delectation’ As Free Download - Listen Now
Cradle of Filth are set to release their new masterwork ‘The Manticore & other Horrors’ this Hallowe’en on Peaceville Records. They’ve now unleashed a track from the album for free download. You can get ‘For Your Vulgar Delectation’ here.
Example Hits Out At Expensive VIP/Meet And Greet Packages
London-based singer-songwriter Example has hit out at the rising popularity of super-expensive VIP/Meet and Greet packages that bands and singers are selling nowadays - claiming that it is an obligation for artists to meet the fans that support them for free.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
'BB King: The Life Of Riley' To Be Screened In UK This October
A film of legendary Blues singer-songwriter BB King’s life will be released in the UK this October, it has been confirmed.
Joe McElderry Voted Greatest X Factor Act
It’s a great week for Joe McElderry, not only does he secure another Top 10 album with his new album ‘Here’s What I Believe’ going straight in at Number 8 on Sunday, he’s also pipped the likes of Leona Lewis and JLS to be crowned Greatest X Factor Act in a poll conducted by Digital Spy.
Utopia Music Announce 'Diligence' - By Break, Fields, Mako & Villem - Release Date
Utopia Music, the brain-child of Suffolk drum and bass lover Mako, has announced that it will be releasing brand new single ‘Diligence’ - by Break, Fields, Mako, and Villem - next month.
Neil Diamond To Release Career-Spanning Compilation Album This November
Veteran singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has announced that a brand new compilation album - featuring 23 of his most-loved and most-celebrated singles and tracks - will be released on November 19th.
Bat For Lashes Announces 'All Your Gold' Single Release Date - Listen Now
Natasha Khan - a.k.a Bat for Lashes - has announced that she will release new single ‘All Your Gold’ on 29th October, the second official track to be taken from the already acclaimed third album The Haunted Man, out 15th October via Parlophone.
Wednesday 13 London Halloween Show To Be Filmed For Live DVD
Wednesday 13 is set to play a special Halloween show at KOKO in London's Camden Town on 31st October, and this "Gruesome Night" is being filmed for a live DVD for later release.
Cody Simpson Gives Private Acoustic Performance To Lucky Fans
Yesterday, Cody Simpson gave a private acoustic performance for a small group of fans from the Microsoft store in Seattle. The special performance was in celebration of the launch of the "Bing It On Challenge", a campaign that’s encouraging people to take the blind search on BingItOn.com to see if they prefer Bing or Google.
Heaven's Basement Announce Debut Album Release Date
English rockers Heaven’s Basement have announced that their debut album ‘Filthy Empire’ will hit shelves in January 2013, as well as revealing that it will be preceded by it’s first single ‘Fire, Fire’ on November 5th.
Bring Me The Horizon Announce Next Album's Producer
Multi-platinum selling Sheffield metallers, Bring Me The Horizon, entered the studio this week to start recording the follow up to ‘There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret’ with producer Terry Date.
Green Day Stream '¡Uno!' In-Full Via Band's Facebook Page - Listen Now
Beginning today, Wednesday 19th September, Green Day's forthcoming album '¡Uno!' is available to stream in its entirety a week prior to it's official release date via the band's Facebook page. To hear the album, click on the tab that says "Hear ¡Uno! Now."
BRAD Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Discovery Park' With New CD And Vinyl Re-Issues
2012 marks the ten year anniversary of BRAD’s long out-of-print, third studio album, 'Welcome To Discovery Park'. To celebrate, 'Welcome To Discovery Park' (originally released in August, 2002 on Redline Entertainment) will be re-issued in several configurations, including for the very first time, limited-edition 2LP gatefold vinyl. Pre-order here.
Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Dexters Announce Details Of Debut Single 'Recover'
East London rockers Dexters have announced that they’ll release their debut single ‘Recover’ on November 19th.
Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Tulisa: 'Live It Up Was Intended As Strategic Release Rather Than Smash Hit'
Former N-Dubz star turned solo singer Tulisa Contostavlos has claimed that her latest single ‘Live it Up’ - which peaked at just #11 in the UK Singles chart - is simply a strategic release, and is unphased by its failure to break into the Top 1