tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201358762011-07-14T20:50:49.347-04:0091.3fm wyephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340743670551734410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-42274727115370630752007-05-10T15:21:00.000-04:002007-05-10T15:51:44.423-04:00

New Order bassist and founding member, Peter Hook, has announced that the band has broken up.Hook confirmed the band's demise on his MySpace blog:...so i went on and lo and behold mentioned the [New Order] split so i suppose because it was me sayin it it was out at last. im relieved really hated carryin on as normal with an awful secret so lets move on shall we? To our knowledge, that means the

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On his official web site, Ben Folds has posted a message declaring, "i need a vacation. but i hate vacations because i don't know what to do with my time. so i stayed up all last night dialing up friends who play music who also want a vacation and most of them told me to call back when i was sober and not crying."He says he intends to "get a lot of talented musical artists together in one holiday

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Anastasio pleads guilty in drug case:Trey Anastasio pleaded guilty Friday to a felony drug charge, avoiding jail time in a plea agreement that drops more serious charges and orders him into a drug court program.Anastasio, 42, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance. He admitted that he was in possession of Vicodin, Percocet, heroin and Xanax when he was pulled

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Designers Work to Rescue a Dying Art Form -- the Album Cover:The album cover -- once a crucial part of any band's identity -- has been dying a slow death for decades. For the most part, music fans put up with the shrinkage of album art from expansive vinyl records to hand-size plastic jewel cases. But with the music experience moving almost exclusively online, album art has suffered another

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Springsteen's Seeger Sojourn Heads To CD/DVD:To commemorate his 2006 detour with his New Orleans-themed Seeger Sessions Band, Bruce Springsteen will release a live CD/DVD this summer that captures a 2006 performance with the outfit.Bruce Springsteen With The Seeger Sessions Band Live in Dublin will be available online and in stores on June 5 via Columbia. The 23-track release will include a

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Warrants issued for Billy Joe Shaver in bar shooting, attorney says:Police have obtained arrest warrants for legendary Texas singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver in a shooting Saturday night outside a Lorena bar, his attorney says.After the warrants were issued, Shaver unsuccessfully attempted to surrender to Austin police, said his Austin-based attorney, Joseph Turner, who accompanied Shaver to

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U2 frontman Bono was knighted this evening. According to NME, he was named a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Honored for his music work along with his humanitarianism, the ceremony took place at the Dublin residence of British Ambassador David Reddaway. But don't call Bono "Sir", that title is only reserved for British nationals and Bono was born in Dublin.

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Now that the curtain on WYEP's Top 50 Women in Music has dropped and all has been revealed it's time to pour over the list and debate the results. Over 600 people voted their choice for the most influential female artists and more than 380 women received votes. The list included a broad array of styles from folk to blues to jazz and rock but there is always the surprise of who made the list and

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A bunch of new information has come up on new albums that we've previosuly mentioned here, so here's an update:The White Stripes - "Icky Thump": Billboard reported yesterday that the new album will feature bagpipes and trumpets backing up Jack and Meg on songs that range from, "arena rock to blues to a spoken-word prayer to Saint Andrew". The album is due in "mid-June" on Warner Brothers.Spoon

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Singer-Songwriter Damien Rice has announced that he has parted ways with long-time vocalist Lisa Hannigan. Rice and Hannigan have recorded together for close to six years, and she has appeared on Rice's most recent album, "9" and 2001's "O".The spilt was announced on Rice's website:After much thought and discussion Damien has decided that his professional relationship with Lisa Hannigan has run

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Via Vega's email list:The wait is almost over – Suzanne Vega's first release on Blue Note Records will be out this July! Take a tour of New York with Suzanne Vega on her new album, Beauty & Crime. Inspired by the city she lives in, Suzanne's gift for songwriting shines through on album opener "Zephyr & I", about a conversation she had with the infamous graffiti artist, to "New York is a Woman",

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Traveling Wilburys Music Available for the First Time in a Decade:Nearly twenty years after the creation of the band, and over a decade since the music was last available to fans, the music of The Traveling Wilburys will be reissued on June 12, 2007, in the U.S....The previously released albums Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 and Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 feature inarguably some of music's greatest

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"Worth the Wait":Seven years ago, Paula Cole walked away from the music industry and never looked back. Until now...."I needed to heal," the 1990 graduate told more than 100 students at a clinic she gave at the Berklee Performance Center on February 16, just hours before she took to the stage for her first concert in seven years. "I felt like I was a plant in shock and I couldn't bloom anymore.

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Guitarist 'is denied entry to US':A Mexican guitarist who has become a star on the world music scene has said he has been denied entry to the US.Rodrigo Sanchez of the group Rodrigo y Gabriela said his application to renew a visa had been refused and they had been forced to cancel part of a tour.The US State Department refused because Sanchez has a similar name to a man who is banned from the US,

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It must be Broadway week in music news. Wayne Coyne confirmed in a recent interview that he plans to convert the album "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" into a Broadway Musical. The Flaming Lips frontman said that the production is in the works, but opening night is far, far off.Pitchfork reports that Aaron Sorkin creator of "The West Wing" has signed on to do the script. Tony Award winner Des

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Hornsby Broadway Bound With 'Real Life' Musical:"The Valley Road" is leading to the Great White Way, as Bruce Hornsby is adding Broadway to his already eclectic musical resume.Hornsby has been commissioned by the New York production firm Playwrights Horizons to write music for a new musical that's tentatively titled "SCKBSTD" (a license plate-style truncation of "Sick Bastard"). He's

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Musical married couple Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi plan their first tour together as one band:Derek & Susan are proud to announce their Soul Stew Revival tour, a special summer outing marking the first time the couple has toured as one band, sharing a familiar cast of musicians including the entire dTb ensemble plus Ron Holloway on saxophone from Susan's touring unit, and adding Derek's

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Lennox Wrapping Album With Glen Ballard:Grammy-winning songwriter-producer Glen Ballard is putting the final touches on Annie Lennox's first album in four years, which will be released in the fourth quarter.There are rumors that the new album features collaborations with hip-hop artist Kelis, R&B singer Mary J Blige, popster Pink, and Celine Dion.photo by nemahziz via Wikipedia

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On her MySpace blog, California R&B singer Billy Miles announced a time frame for her next album:The new album is scheduled for a June 2007 release. Thanks for bein' patient with me on this one. Hope you enjoy.

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Glenn Tilbrook announced on his website that he will be joining old bandmate Chris Difford for a series of Squeeze reunion dates this year.This is in conjunction with the re-release of the entire Squeeze catalog on Universal and Warner Brothers.No word on whether the rest of the band is on board for the reunion, or if the tour will leave the UK.

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"Icky Thump" to be exact, that's the name of the new White Stripes album. The duo announced on their website the other day that the new album is complete after three weeks of recording in Nashville.No release date is set, but the album is the first White Stripes release for Warner Brothers since the "restructuring" of their previous label, V2.

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Anastasio Pleads Innocent:The ex-Phish guitarist pleaded not guilty Tuesday in upstate New York to a slew of new drug charges stemming from a December bust for driving under the influence of prescription medication.Per the Burlington Free Press, Anastasio appeared in a Washington County Court in Fort Edward and was arraigned in seven-count indictment. Among the most serious allegations Anastasio

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Ryan Adams Reveals New Album Details:Prolific alt-country star Ryan Adams is set to release a new album on June 4 called Easy Tiger.After he released three albums in 2005, Adams has slowed down somewhat. Although he appears on the current America album and worked on the forthcoming Jesse Malin CD, he put out no new releases in 2006.

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NME.com dubs itself as "the world's fastest music news service". However, sometimes fast doesn't mean accurate, and to be fair their article was merely quoting from the British tabloid, The Daily Mirror.An announcement on the the official Jamiroquai site disputes Kay's departure from music...OK, so there is a story in today’s Mirror implying Jay is quitting the music business: Needless to say

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1172686504336480772007-02-28T13:02:00.000-05:002007-02-28T13:15:04.356-05:00

Unhappy with the musician lifestyle and longing to start a family, NME announces that Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is quitting the music business. He recently parted ways with the group's record label, Sony BMG.Kay expressed that he is especially tired of touring, but may return to music again eventually if he feels inspired. The group's 1996 "Travelling Without Moving" went platinum, but after

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1172248106743885842007-02-23T11:22:00.000-05:002007-02-23T11:30:01.420-05:00

WYEP has been asking its listeners to vote for their favorite female musicians, but the deadline is approaching. If you've been thinking really hard about which 6 female artists you'd pick, it’s time to decide.Voting ends at midnight this Sunday (2/25), so don't miss your chance to have your voice heard on who are the women that have had the most impact and influence on the world of music.After

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Via press release:Tori Amos has finished her 9th studio album entitled American Doll Posse. It will be released on May 1, 2007 on Epic Records. The album was written and produced by Tori at Martian Engineering in Cornwall, England.Her last studio album The Beekeeper, from 2005.photo by Michael Whitehead of The Dent

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Two original members of English punk/mod group The Jam have reunited without the band's singer, guitarist and songwriter Paul Weller. According to the NME, original drummer Bruce Foxton and bassist Rick Buckler have reformed the group under the name "The Jam". Fleshing out the new group will be Russell Hastings on vocals and David Moore on keyboards and guitar.The reformed group plans a tour

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1171057338668792752007-02-09T15:49:00.000-05:002007-02-09T16:42:18.690-05:00

Here's the lowdown about a few significant albums due out in the near future...The Stooges - "The Weirdness": The Godfathers of Punk's first new album in 30 years reunites Iggy Pop with the two surviving members of the Stooges. Much hoopla and a gigantic tour to follow. Released: March 20th.Rufus Wainwright - "Release the Stars": The follow-up to his "Want" releases, this one's produced by Neil

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Soul singer Al Green has been working on a new album for two years now, and according to Billboard, the disc should be done by September.Producing is ?uestlove from The Roots who promises an album that will be funky and and attempts to reach a younger audience. As ?uestlove says in the article: "If you're going to compete with T.I., Chamillionaire and Jay-Z, then by all means, let's try and

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1170867497956149572007-02-07T10:51:00.000-05:002007-02-07T15:05:49.220-05:00

There's a bunch of "new album" news that has made the music press this week, here's a round-up of various projects in their various stages of production...Patti Smith - "Twelve": Smith's first all-covers album features her take on songs by Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder and Neil Young among others. Guesting on the album is Television's Tom Verlaine and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Tommy Ramone (nee Tamás Erdélyi), the last surviving original member of the Ramones has a bluegrass CD on the way. Originally the punk group's drummer (he left the band in 1978), Ramone also sings and plays the dobro, mandolin and guitar . His new group called Uncle Monk, is self-described as an, "alt country indie bluegrass duo", the other half is Claudia Tienan who also sings, plays guitar

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1170357463596844302007-02-01T13:56:00.000-05:002007-02-01T14:17:43.613-05:00

On the U.K. band's official website, The Beautiful South have made the following announcement:The Beautiful South have split up due to musical similarities. The band would like to thank everyone for their 19 wonderful years in music.The band will be inviting a small group of close friends, music industry allies and supporters to a 'Celebratory Wake' in London at the end of February.So, apparently

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Nick Drake died in 1974, but the singer-songwriter has achieved a fair amount of popularity in the last decade or so. The appearance of his song "Pink Moon" in a Volkswagen commercial in the late 90's brought the Englishman out of obscurity. On the heels of a "best of" disc released a few years ago, comes a "new" album featuring unreleased tracks recorded early in Drake's career.According to

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1170176818924568912007-01-30T12:00:00.000-05:002007-01-30T12:06:58.940-05:00

Its been rumored and speculated for months now, today it became official. According to Billboard, the Police have confirmed that they will reunite for this year's Grammy telecast.Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland will perform together for the first time since the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. The performance will open the broadcast on February 11, and may

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1170105279858200162007-01-29T16:03:00.000-05:002007-01-29T16:14:39.873-05:00

Billboard reports today that California rockers Black Rebel Motocycle Club is set to release their new album "Baby 81" on May 1st. The new album sees the return of drummer Nick Jago, who mostly sat out of the recordings of the group's 2005 release "Howl"."Baby 81" is the B.M.R.C.'s fourth full-length album and is to feature a nine-minute epic as well as a song that features 12 different guitar

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Seattle-based indie rock band Pretty Girls Make Graves announced on their website today that the band is breaking up after their upcoming tour. The reason cited on their website has to deal with the departure of drummer/keyboardist Nick DeWitt:We are sorry to announce that our upcoming tour in May will be our last. Nick quit the band and the rest of us feel like it wouldn’t be right to continue

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This morning on BBC Radio 4 (via Pitchfork), Brian Eno revealed that he is set to produce the next album from Coldplay.Coldplay announced about a year ago that they were taking a break, which led to rumors that the band was breaking up. The band's management cleared those rumors saying that the band would be working on new material.Eno, who began his career with Roxy Music, went onto a solo

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1169845368483381642007-01-26T15:56:00.000-05:002007-01-26T16:02:48.500-05:00

As you've noticed from all of the recent posts on this blog, band reunions are being announced like they're going out of style. Or something.The BBC has taken notice:A glut of veteran rock and pop bands have just announced that they will reform in 2007 - but why do they do it, and who could be next?

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B.B. King hospitalized in Texas:B.B. King was hospitalized for undisclosed reasons but was in good condition early Friday, a hospital official said.The 81-year-old bluesman, who had been scheduled to perform at the Grand Opera House on Thursday night, was admitted to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, said Paul McCarthy, a nurse administrator.King had a low fever but was resting

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With all the talk about band reunions this week, here's a story about one reunited band's new album. Billboard reports today that 90's grunge rockers, Dinosaur Jr. have signed to the Fat Possum label and are prepping a new album for May 1.Dinosaur Jr.'s founding members; J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph reunited for some live dates beginnin in 2004. The new album is called "Beyond", a live DVD

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The band's official website opines that "James are back. Still fresh as a daisy. Ready to be the bride not the bridesmaid."The Manchester, England, group had a string of well-received albums and singles in the U.S. in the early-to-mid 1990s but went their separate ways in 2001. The reunited group will be playing their first concerts in six years with a string of U.K. dates in late April.

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This must be the week for bands to announce that they've buried the hatchet and have gotten back together. On the heels of the Crowded House and Rage Against the Machine reunions, British "shoegazer" band The Jesus and Mary Chain have been booked on this year's Coachella Festival, and seem destined for a full fledged reunion. Jim and William Reid, the brothers who were the dominate creative

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The owner of Righteous Babe Records now has a new babe to nurture.According to her label's website, "We're happy to report that Ani gave birth to a 7 pound, 8 ounce little girl, Petah Lucia, at her Buffalo home early Saturday morning, January 20. Mother and baby are both healthy and happy."Congrats!photo by Malingering

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The new MySpace page for the North Carolina band Squirrel Nut Zippers proclaims, "Ladies and gentlemen...They're back!"Bandmember Chris Phillips is quoted as saying "One day early last year I was just looking out the window when it hit me... I thought, I miss those guys, let's do some shows." The current incarnation of the group features essentially the same lineup as on their last album (2000's

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The announcement of the Coachella Music Festival line up today has confirmed two band reunion rumors as true. New Zealand's Crowded House will be performing on one night of the festival. The group last played together in 1996, and reunion rumors were first hinted at when drummer Nick Seymour appeared in the studio to work on Crowded House frontman Neil Finn's latest solo effort. According to

Brian Siewiorekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01187057448939408027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20135876.post-1169255853755611262007-01-19T20:05:00.000-05:002007-01-19T20:17:33.786-05:00

Denny Doherty, one of the members of 60's pop group The Mamas and the Papas died today at age 66. Doherty, along with Mama Cass Elliot and Michelle and John Phillips, formed the group in the mid-sixties and had hits like "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'". According to the Associated Press (via CNN), the singer-songwriter died at his home in Ontario, Canada.The group disbanded in 1968

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Wilco Soars Into 'Blue Sky' In May:Wilco's new album, "Sky Blue Sky," will arrive May 15 via Nonesuch, frontman Jeff Tweedy said on stage last night (Jan. 17) during a solo show in Nashville...."I think people may have an idea in their head about what it will sound like, but it's going to be different than that," Wilco bassist John Stirratt told Billboard.com in November. "Jeff had a lot of

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XTC members work on new album:XTC frontman Andy Partridge and keyboardist Barry Andrews have been working on an improvisational music project with drummer Martyn Barker.Known simply as the Partridge-Andrews-Barker Project, the trio compiled more than eight hours of material during three live sessions in Swindon's Headroom Studio last November.The result is a double CD titled Monstrance, set for a

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Garbage bandmember Butch Vig has told NME that the group has begun work on a new album. Even though singer Shirley Manson is working on a solo album and the group is releasing a "best of" release (usually a sign that a band is winding down), the group is heading in the studio at the end of next month to record a few new songs. Garbage's last album was "Bleed Like Me" which came out in 2005.

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British-born Corrine Bailey Rae recieved three nominations for the annual BRIT awards, a celebration of British-made music. However, American group Gnarls Barkley also received three nominations in the competition's International categories. Overall, thirteen awards are handed out at the ceremony taking place on February 14th. Brit faves Lilly Allen and Muse also recieved three nominations,

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Skaggs, Hornsby Partner For New Album:Bluegrass veteran Ricky Skaggs and pianist Bruce Hornsby have joined forces for an eponymous collaborative album due March 20 via Sony BMG/Legacy. The set includes covers of Hornsby's prior hit "Mandolin Rain" and Rick James' "Super Freak." Backing was provided by Skaggs' band, Kentucky Thunder.... Other tracks earmarked for the album include the traditional

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Indie Rock’s Patron Saint Inspires a New Flock:While Mr. Byrne has been busy being a curator, sculpturing, drawing, mounting theatrical pieces about deposed foreign leaders and buying shoes, he has also become, without fanfare or Talking Heads reunion tours, perhaps the single greatest influence on the current generation of indie rockers. Four of the most hotly anticipated CDs of 2007 — by the

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Well, there are many things in the music world to highlight and debate. The correlation between the musician and their facial hair is definitely one that I have not seen discussed. Leave it to the folks at All Music Guide to rate and rave on music's upper lip hair, in "The Stachies: Sixteen of Music's Best, Boldest, and Bushiest Mustaches". From Jack White to James Taylor (and Greg Norton of

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Grinding the Organ:Tomas Albinoni's Adagio for Strings, is familiar – it was used as theme music in Gallipoli – but Nesmith and Calvin, the virtual pipe organ he designed, have transformed it into something spectacular.Calvin – short for computer-aided live venue instrument – consists of a Dell computer, six powered JBL speakers, and an 18-inch subwoofer. Its modest wooden cabinet sits a couple

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Arthur Doubles The Pleasure With Two New Albums:Just a few months after his latest album, singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur has recorded nearly 80 new songs in Los Angeles in recent weeks with his band the Lonely Astronauts and plans to release a host of them spread across two new albums in 2007.Arthur tells Billboard.com the first set, "Let's Just Be," will arrive April 17 via his own Lonely

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the list of inductees for the "Class of 2007". Among them are first time nominees Van Halen and R.E.M., as well as previously nominated acts; Patti Smith, The Ronnettes and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.Billboard reports that the ceremony will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York on March 12. There will also be a tribute to Atlantic

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Police reunion rumors reaching fever pitch:Rumors are swirling that the Police will reunite for 2007 dates in England and the United States, which would be the rock trio's first since disbanding in 1986.Sources told Billboard.com the reports -- in the British press -- were legitimate, but they would not publicly comment until final details are nearer to completion.Andy Summers has previously

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Bryan Ferry Does Dylan:Bryan Ferry is to release ‘Dylanesque’, an album of Bob Dylan cover songs, this Spring....Ferry says recording the new album has always been an ambition, saying, "I just thought it would be great to make a whole album of Dylan songs. And at the end of last year, finally, it happened."‘Dylanesque’ features eleven Dylan songs, recorded in just one week in the studio with his

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Sinead O'Connor Plans Spring Return:Sinead O'Connor... is to release a new album in April called Theology.O'Connor told Harp magazine that the new album is "all acoustic," fulfilling a wish to "make an acoustic album, as bare as possible, with just voice and guitar a lot of the time."O'Connor's official website recently made two songs available for download.photo by literarymind

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Many who remember Mike Myers for his role of Austin Powers may find this news disturbing. The Canadian actor/comedian has been tapped as the lead in a new biopic of legendary Who drummer Keith Moon. The film, "See Me, Feel Me: Keith Moon Naked for your Pleasure" is currently in pre-production according to the Internet Movie Database. The film is a drama, making this not the first time Myers has

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The Minneapolis/St. Paul City Paper reported on December 19 thatA week or so ago he put a screwdriver through his left hand trying to get some wax out of a candle and cut some nerves and ripped some cartilage and hurt himself pretty bad. He's in a cast. He's seen a couple doctors who say he won't be able to play guitar for a year.Item via Paul's Page.

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Bono To Receive Honorary Knighthood:Irish rocker and humanitarian Bono will become a knight of the British empire -- but the U2 frontman won't be called "Sir." Bono, 46, will receive his honorary knighthood from the British ambassador to Ireland, David Reddaway, in a Dublin ceremony shortly after New Year's Day.The Dubliner, whose real name is Paul Hewson, won't be entitled to use the title "Sir"

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Soul star James Brown dies at 73:Singer James Brown, known as the "Godfather of Soul", has died at the age of 73, his agent has said.He was admitted to hospital in Atlanta after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia but died at 0145 local time (0645 GMT), said Frank Copsidas.Here's the AP roundup of Brown's career highlights.photo of James Brown statue in Augusta, GA by Sir Mildred Pierce

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Bjork, Prince Lead Joni Mitchell Tribute Disc:Bjork, Prince, James Taylor and Elvis Costello are among the artists who have recorded covers for "A Tribute to Joni Mitchell," due in the spring via Nonesuch.In addition musicians mentioned above, other tracks are by Sufjan Stevens, Caetano Veloso, Cassandra Wilson, Sarah McLachlan, Annie Lennox, Emmylou Harris, k.d. lang, and James Taylor.The brief

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FBI releases final John Lennon files:The FBI has released its final surveillance documents on John Lennon to a university historian who has waged a 25-year legal battle to obtain the secret files.The 10 pages contain new details about Lennon's ties to leftist and anti-war groups in London in the early 1970s, but nothing indicating government officials considered the former Beatle a serious threat

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Diana and Elvis welcome twin boys!The new arrivals -- named Dexter Henry Lorcan and Frank Harlan James -- were born on Dec. 6th. Elvis and Diana issued a statement recently saying, "We are ecstatic!" "Mother and sons are doing splendidly."photo of Elvis Costello by Haribomort via Wikipedia

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Former Phish frontman charged with DWI-drugs, driving with suspended license, possessing prescription drugs:Former Phish frontman Trey Anastasio was arrested by village police early this morning and charged with DWI-drugs after they stopped his car for failure to keep right.Ernest J. Anastasio was stopped at 3:30 a.m. by Patrolman Andrew Mija who said the musician was observed to be under the

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Fred Marsden, Merseybeat drummer, dies:Fred Marsden, the drummer in the Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died at age 66, his family said.Marsden died of cancer Saturday in Southport, England, according to a family death announcement published Tuesday in the Liverpool Echo newspaper.The band, fronted by Marsden's brother, Gerry, was the second group signed by Brian Epstein, whose

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U.K. rocker Paul Weller has a best-of set on the way, his first ever to combine solo music with his days with both mod revivalist group The Jam as well as the jazz and R&B-tinged combo The Style Council.Hit Parade will be released in the U.S. on January 23rd via Yep Roc Records, and will be a four disc set (one disc features the best of The Jam, the second is the cream of The Style Council's crop

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The B-52s last released an album in 1992, but don't count the group's recording career out yet. Guitarist Keith Strickland recently updated fans via the band's website. He calls the new material "Rock 'n Roll-Glam-Electro-Soul for your pleasure zones, and sky blue with the volume turned up to hot pink," and reveals that the group is working with producer Steve Osborne (who has worked behind the

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Patty Griffin tells Billboard.com that she should be rocking more. The singer-songrwiter, who has dipped in to blues, gospel and folk most recently, has decided to keep some of those influences on her new release, but add some rock as well.Griffin's new album"Children Running Through" is due Feb. 6, and is produced by Mike McCarthy, who also did Spoon's "Gimme Fiction". Also on the album is

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nominees for Album of the Year:St. Elsewhere, Gnarls BarkleyContinuum, John MayerStadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili PeppersTaking The Long Way, Dixie ChicksFutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlakenominees for Record of the Year:"Crazy," Gnarls Barkley"Put Your Records On," Corinne Bailey Rae"You're Beautiful," James Blunt"Be Without You," Mary J. Blige"Not Ready To Make Nice," Dixie Chicksnominees

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Rocker Smith seeks cure for writers' block:Thirty years in the music business is no prevention for writers' block.That is the problem facing The Cure frontman Robert Smith, who is struggling to come up with lyrics to some of the 33 new songs the band has recorded for its 14th studio album.The record's release has already been pushed back to May and the group goes on tour in March, so the pressure

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An album dubbed as "Arguably the rarest and most important rock n'roll and pop-art artifact in the world" in now up for auction on ebay. Arguably, to some, indeed. But the album is an original test copy of the debut release of "The Velvet Underground and Nico" including versions and mixes of the songs that are different than the album's official release.According to the ebay listing, the album

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NME reports that Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is set to debut two new songs in a downloadable program that premieres on the web on December 18. Yorke will perform the songs "Videotape" and "Down is the New Up" on piano. The songs are from the new (and still untitled) Radiohead album due next year. "From the Basement" is an new web-only program produced in London that features musicians in

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Reunited Oz rockers Hoodoo Gurus coming to U.S.:Reunited Australian rock band the Hoodoo Gurus, famed for mid-'80s cult hits such as "Bittersweet," will tour the United States next year for the first time since 1994, a spokeswoman said....The band, which reunited in 2001 after a four-year hiatus from touring, is currently recording an album set for a 2007 U.S. release via San Francisco-based

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Solo music from the former Cranberries frontwoman:Dolores O'Riordan has inked with Sanctuary for the release of her debut solo album, Are You Listening? The album is due May 8, with a single to precede it in late April.

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Kristen [sic] Hersh Readies Solo Album:The onetime Throwing Muses front woman returns in January with Learn to Sing Like a Star.... The effort is tipped to break from the acoustic leanings of her last solo affair, The Grotto for a more typical Hersh sound. It's on deck for a Jan. 23 release from Yep Roc Records in North America.The new CD will mark her seventh studio solo album.

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Robert Lockwood Jr., one of the last direct links to the original Delta Blues has died in Cleveland at age 91. According to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Lockwood Jr. suffered a stroke on November 3, and had been in the hospital ever since.He learned to play the guitar from Blues legend Robert Johnson when Lockwood was only 11 and began to record singles and play the Blues on the radio. His last

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Tom Waits is not known for making many TV appearances. However, he will be the guest on two talk shows next week. Definitely not Oprah's kind of guest, Waits will appear on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, and Tuesday he'll be on The Daily Show. According to Anti, both shows will feature and interview as well as a performance.Yesterday, Tom Waits paid a little visit to Public Radio

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Rufus Wainwright Talks New Album:Wainwright is also busy working on his next album, tentatively titled Release the Stars. "I'm going to mix it in January and release it in the spring," he said. "I originally wanted it to be kind of bare, stripped down, and intimate. And it kind of became more dramatic. It's kind of huge, actually. It's kind of operatic. I produced it myself, so I went all-out a

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R& B singer Ruth Brown has died in Las Vegas at age 78. According to the New York Times, her death was due to complications following a stroke that had put her on life support since the end of October. Brown's career lasted more than sixty years, having chart-topping hits on the R&B charts begining in the early 1950's. After the hits dried up after the 60's, Brown tried her hand at acting,

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Billboard reports that a new album from the French duo Air is set for a March 6th release."Pocket Symphony" is Air's first album since 2003's "Talkie Walkie" and features guest vocals from Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon.The album is produced by Nigel Godrich who has worked with both Beck and Radiohead. Godrich has produced much of Air's back catalogue as well.The album

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We've been reading a handful of reports of artists getting in the studio to work on albums for 2007. Here's a few...Garbage singer Shirley Manson is working on her first solo album as the group is on hiatus. Lending a hand on the album will be Jack White, Billy Corgan and the Blue Nile's Paul Buchanan.Britpoppers Blur are said to be returning to the studio to work on a follow-up to 2003's "

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Neil Finn has reunited with his old Crowded House bandmate, Nick Seymour, who will play bass on Finn's forthcoming album. According to Billboard, Finn and Seymour got back in touch with one another late last year after hearing of the death of Crowded House's drummer Paul Hester.Finn's new album is "just about done" and also features performances from his wife and children. The album is still

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Yoko Ono is a Witch. Well, that's what she says. The avant-garde artist and musician returns to the music world with "Yes, I'm A Witch", due in February from Astralwerks.Pitchfork reports that for this project, Ono asked some of her favorite musicians to collaborate with, and those artists picked a song from her catalogue to rework.The Flaming Lips, The Apples in Stereo, Cat Power, Jason Pierce

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Surf's up for Wilson bio:Chief Beach Boy Brian Wilson has made a deal with producer Mark Gordon to tell his life story in a feature film.Gordon is teaming with filmmaker David Leaf (who chronicled Wilson's creation of the album "Smile" in his docu "Beautiful Dreamer") and Wilson's managers Ronnie Lippin and Jean Sievers to construct a package that will include rights to Wilson's vast catalog of

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Rickie Lee Jones Inks With New West, Preps CD:Veteran vocalist Rickie Lee Jones has signed with New West Records, which will release her next album, The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard, on Feb. 6. The 13-track collection took life after Jones contributed to a separate spoken word album inspired by the teachings of Jesus and conceived by author/ photographer Lee Cantelon.Although this will be her

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Inspiral Carpets was a Manchester UK band which emerged during the "Madchester" scene around 1990. They haven't released an album since 1994's Devil Hopping--also the year in which the group parted company. A couple of years back the group reformed and mounted a tour in England, and now they're not only planning another tour but are releasing an album of B-sides via download only.

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Bright Eyes (aka Conor Oberst) is preparing a new album for a spring 2007 release. According to the NME, the yet untitled album will be more country-sounding with psychedelic and folk rock elements here and there. The songs seem to be darker in theme, inspired by events like Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Tsunami. The album will feature appearances from Gillian Welch and Sleater Kinney's Janet

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"Flaming Lips Alley"?City leaders are preparing to rename three Bricktown streets in honor of legendary hometown performers Vince Gill, Charlie Christian and the Flaming Lips.... An alley that runs between the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe railway tracks and Central Avenue currently has no name and [mayorial aide David] Holt wants to rename it in honor of the Flaming Lips, whose lead singer, Wayne

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Norah Jones to release new CD in January:Fans of Norah Jones will get a little more insight into the Grammy-winning singer when she releases her new album, "Not Too Late," in January: For the first time, she has written or co-written all the songs."I think it reflects more sides of my personality than my first two records did. It has different sides to it, it has a lot more variety to it," the 27

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced a list of nine nominees for 2007.And the nominees are...R.E.M., Van Halen, The Stooges, Patti Smith, The Dave Clark Five, Joe Tex, The Ronettes, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and Chic.According to the Rock Hall's website, artists become eligible 25 years after the release of their first record. The inductees are decided by votes

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Reuters reports that "the world's oldest teenager" and self-declared pack rat, Dick Clark is putting some of his extensive collection of music items up for auction.The items have been stored in a giant warehouse in California, and Clark is parting with the items, to a, "new generation of people who would enjoy it before this stuff gets too old".Some of the items going up for auction include one

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Bloc Party Reveals Second Album Details:U.K. rock act Bloc Party will return Feb. 6 with its sophomore Vice/Atlantic album, A Weekend in the City. First single "The Prayer" will arrive Jan. 29 internationally. The 11-track set is the follow-up to 2005's Silent Alarm.WYEP listeners might be familiar with the songs "Banquet" and "This Modern Love" from the band's debut CD.

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NME.com reports Frank Black has said that The Pixies will start work in January on a new album. He told the British website that the band has booked time in the studio to begin rehearsing, "if we can get Kim (Deal, the Pixies bass player) to come out of her house".He stated that since the band has enjoyed touring after their reunion, recording a new album will keep them "vital".The Pixies have a

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Sandy West, drummer for the influential all-female punk band The Runaways, has died of lung cancer.The Runaways were a Los Angeles based band assembled by producer Kim Fowley, and consisted of West, Cherie Currie, Joan Jett and Lita Ford. The band members were all in their mid to late teens when they got together in 1975. West remained a constant in the revolving line up until the band

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Austin-based Spoon is "about halfway through" recording their new album, the follow up to last year's successful "Gimme Fiction". Frontman Britt Daniel told Billboard that the group hopes to be finished recording by the end of November.The article predicts that the new release, which is still untitled, will be released by Merge by late spring. In the meantime, a new Spoon song, as well as some

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Who leader Townshend can't stand old rock stars:Not sure whether to see the Who on their latest tour? Here's some advice from the British rock band's leader, Pete Townshend: he wouldn't bother going.In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the famously loquacious songwriter said he doesn't want to watch "old guys in their self-congratulatory mode."But while Townshend seems to grasp the irony

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