Admit it: If you had to pick an artist to give voice to the wackadoo thinkings of a monkey beloved by most of the American populace over age 3, you could do a lot worse than Jack Johnson. Black Eyed Peas? Too hyper. Death Cab for Cutie? Too ironic. They Might Be Giants? Too […]
The English-language Oral Fixation Vol. 2 finds Shakira reclaiming some of the bite she showcased on 1998’s smashing Donde Estan Los Ladrones? The Colombian rock goddess is making up for lost time: this is her second disc of new material in 2005. It’s quite a feat, considering the four-year gap since Laundry Service, her […]
While the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan now seems a faint memory from hip-hop’s ’90s era, Ghostface has become a one-man force in maintaining the vitality of the Clan. The way he opens Fishscale with the frantic, hyperactive “Shakey Dog,” is all the evidence you’d need to see how Ghost is that rare MC […]
T.I.’s (Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.) fourth album is “King” (2006). Atlanta’s T.I. provides an eighteen track release which features appearances from U.G.K., Jamie Foxx, BG, Young Jeezy, Young Buck, Young Dro, Pharell, Common, Governor and P$C. T.I. gets the album started with “The King Back”, laying claim to the game. On the single “What […]
Individuality and true musical greatness are marked by an artist who follows his own intuition, without being influenced by other people’s expectations; Ritchie Blackmore’s integrity may occasionally seem strange, if not indeed doubtful to many a Deep Purple and Rainbow fan but it shows that he is one of the best and most exceptional […]
Hoobastank will play a series of free shows at small venues throughout the month of April, the band revealed through a fan club email. The short road trip, called the Every Fan For Himself tour, will promote the upcoming arrival of the band’s new album, Every Man For Himself, on May 15. Fans are encouraged […]
Formed in the tiny college town of Bellingham, WA, Death Cab for Cutie started out as a solo project from engineering student and committed indie rocker Ben Gibbard. Having turned a freshly broken heart into nine songs he wasn’t embarrassed to share with someone else, he recruited fledgling four-track producer (and fellow Teenage Fanclub […]
A new Beatles album consisting of live music from across the band’s career is in production, it has been revealed.
The album will coincide with a Las Vegas show about the band, which was originally the brainchild of George Harrison, before his death in 2001.
Currently being overseen by the two surviving members of The Beatles - […]
If you didn’t get to see the Gorillaz performing live in New York last week, you can still catch some of the concert, thanks to MSN Music and EMI Records.
Right now, MSN is streaming the final concert of the Gorillaz’s five-night stand at the legendary Harlem Apollo, where Gorillaz co-creator Damon Albarn and the musicians […]
The winners of Monday’s Country Music Television awards:
Music Video of the Year: Better Life, Keith Urban
Male Video of the Year: Who You’d be Today, Kenny Chesney.
Female Video of the Year: Jesus Take the Wheel, Carrie Underwood.
Group/Duo Video of the Year: Skin (Sarabeth), Rascal Flatts.
Collaborative Video of the Year: Who Says You Can’t Go Home, Bon […]
“There are swaggering bands, bands who are in your face. And then there are bands who get hold of you somewhere else. I think it’s a heart thing, an intimacy thing. Like you know them and they know you. I think we are one of those bands.” So says Snow Patrol singer and chief […]
UK pressing. Morrissey, the elder statesman of British popular music, returns in 2006 with ‘You Have Killed Me’, the first single lifted from the album Ringleader Of The Tormentors, probably his best solo work to date. Written by Morrissey and Jesse Tobias, this enhanced single features the title track backed with ‘Human Being’ & […]
The new Streets album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, out April 25th, is a completely autobiographical record that covers everything that has happened to Mike over the past few years since he’s become a well known figure in the UK. There’s love, loss, scandal, violence, sex, drugs and a whole load […]
Rather than share the sponsor spotlight like it must on “American Idol,” Coca-Cola North America opted to create its own music program. Taking the concept even further, the soft drink giant is bypassing traditional television to get “Stageside” out to its target audience.
Island Def Jam R&B star Ne-Yo is the first artist to be showcased […]
