The Digital Media Player reinvented. With the new Microsoft Zune you can wirelessly share selected full-length sample tracks, playlists, pictures or your home-grown tracks directly from Zune to Zune. Listen to those received full-length songs up to three times in three days, with the option to flag the ones you like to easily purchase […]
The Zen Nano Plus 1GB MP3/WMA Player blends functionality wth style, for a practical MP3 player that fits your life. This slim, trendy MP3 player was designed to fit perfectly in a pocket or backpack, or on your armband. Bring your favorite tunes with you everywhere, without having to lug around space-eating CDs. Signal-to-Noise […]
Apple iPod Shuffle - Using either witchcraft, fairy dust or highly gifted engineers (we’re not sure which), Apple has created a 2nd generation iPod Shuffle of an almost impossibly small size. Only slightly bigger than a U.S. quarter, this teesy-weesy device packs 1GB of storage space. Enough for up to 250 of your favorite […]
Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke has accused Jack White of being “treacherous” and only concerned with selling records.
The Bloc Party singer has launched a scathing attack on the White Stripes star, after Whitereportedly insisted it was not his business to get involved in politics.
Speaking as his group prepare to release their new album, A Weekend In […]
Ringo Starr is to present Oasis with their outstanding achievement award at next month’s Brit Awards, it has been claimed.
The former Beatle is understood to have been asked to give the Gallagher brothers the award at the event in London.
Apparently Johnny Depp was set to make the presentation but has been forced to pull out, […]
Gary Glitter could be released from prison this month, his lawyer has claimed.
The disgraced former rock idol is currently serving a three-year prison sentence in Vietnam for sexually molesting two young girls.
He is understood to be amongst a number of inmates being considered for amnesty by the president of Vietnam, to mark the Lunar New […]
Ozzy Osbourne surprised the music industry on Tuesday with plans to stage this year’s Ozzfest, his annual U.S. summer hard-rock extravaganza, as a first-of-its kind free event.
The 12th annual rock festival headlined by the onetime reality TV star and self-described Prince of Darkness will kick off July 27 in the Los Angeles area and play […]
Jazz artists Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau have expanded into a quartet for their second album together, apply dubbed “Quartet.”
Due March 13 from the Nonesuch label, the 11-track project finds them joined by bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard from Mehldau’s trio. Those musicians played on two tracks from last year’s “Metheny/Mehldau” album.
“Quartet” was […]
Shakira and Wyclef Jean will team up for a performance during Sunday’s Grammy Awards, while Chris Brown, Lionel Richie and Smokey Robinson will sing during a tribute segment saluting male R&B artists.
In addition, Rascal Flatts will join previously announced performer Carrie Underwood of “American Idol” fame for a tribute to country-influenced rock.
The event also will […]
Tommy Ramone is best known for his contributions to punk music as an original member of the Ramones. But now, the 55-year-old musician/producer is trying his hand at bluegrass with Uncle Monk, a duo formed with Minneapolis songwriter Claudia Tienan.
The group will release its first, self-titled effort on May 22 through the band’s own imprint, […]
Patti Smith has revealed additional details about her next album, which, as previously reported will be an all-covers collection.
“Twelve,” due April 17 via Columbia Records, includes Smith’s renditions of Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise,” Neil Young’s “Helpless” and Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants To Rule the World.”
The full track list has yet to be revealed, but […]
Move over, man’s best friend, the iDog’s here! Nourished exclusively on music (although, like all of us, it appreciates a little positive attention), the palm-sized iDog moves and grooves to the rhythm of your musical beat. For a robotic canine, the iDog is remarkably expressive, employing an entertaining assortment of flashing lights, head tilts, […]
No “Our Lips Are Sealed” here. On the ex-Go-Go’s singer’s first solo disc since 1996, Carlisle turns in a seductive 11-track homage to French music. Not a “pop” album per se, “Voila” is a bit of a journey through French popular music, as interpreted by a fan. The chanteuse pours her soul into her […]
Produced by veteran Don Gehman, Carroll’s debut is solid from start to finish. A haunting tale of child abuse, “Alyssa Lies,” is a tear-jerker in the real-life tradition of Kathy Mattea’s “Where’ve You Been.” There’s plenty of honky-tonk and country rock, too. Although written as an expression of Carroll’s commitment to get home and […]
