I’ll believe this when I see it, but, reportedly, the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin are in talks to perform at a memorial concert for Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun in London: “And no-one can quite believe it, but during discussions about the concert they all gave the green light to a tour if […]

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Ferry’s new album of Bob Dylan covers, Dylanesque, which sounds much stranger than it actually is, comes out tomorrow, and he’s going to be in New York to perform on The Late Show with David Letterman. The following day he will be signing the new record at J&R Music World at 12:30 p.m. http://www.bryanferry.com/

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For a guy who’s not too keen on internet savvy marketing, Jack White seems to be loosening up on the whole idea of music not produced on vinyl. That’s right, the new White Stripes record will be available on limited edition thumb drives. They will come in two versions, a cartoon Meg and a cartoon […]

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Not sure what’s up with Prince’s globalistic, thematically titled new record, but the promising news is that former proteges, Wendy & Lisa, who were also illustrious members of the long-missed Revolution, appear alongside Prince for the first time on record since Parade in 1986. Prince has recently signed with Columbia to distribute Planet Earth, which […]

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While Albarn has all but proclaimed Gorillaz dead, he and Hewlett have been hard at work on their next venture- an ancient Chinese folk tale in the form of an opera. The pair is very much aware of the difficulty selling such an idea to the masses, as Hewlett explains: “People are scared of operas, […]

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Well, no shit. And, of course, Columbia, SC boasts the largest contingent of suckers in the country. Here’s a rundown on how it all works. You’d have to be pretty daft not to see it’s a thinly veiled cross between iTunes and Amway.

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While Gwen Stefani tours her second record, The Sweet Escape, the three remaining members of No Doubt have been busy tracking songs for a new album. The band claims to have “four album’s worth of ideas demoed”, and Stefani will have input from the road. It’s been six years since No Doubt’s Rock Steady, which […]

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