On the Breaking Blog: My Brightest Diamond Cover ?Tainted Love? January 8, 2009
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsThe Guilt by Association album series features indie-rock artists tackling more mainstream tunes. The second volume (due February 17th) features covers of everything from Billy Joel to My Chemical Romance and the Breaking Blog has an early sample: onetime Breaking artist My Brightest Diamond taking on “Tainted Love.” Check it out here:• Hear Hear My […]
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?Diddy? Gets in Touch With Rolling Stone, But Fails to Mention ?Notorious? Soundtrack
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsYesterday, Rolling Stone received an e-mail press release informing us that the soundtrack to the Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious will be out on Bad Boy January 13th. We also received a package in the mail from Bad Boy’s little-known and uh, fictional, Valley Village, California outpost from “Diddy,” who was promoting a disc from a […]
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Get Ready to Pay Big Fees: Live Nation Ticketing Service Launches
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsAfter splitting with Ticketmaster and locking down massive 360 deals with Madonna and Jay-Z, Live Nation has finally launched its own ticketing service. As of right now, Live Nation tickets can only be purchased for concerts taking place in smaller Live Nation-owned venues, as the bigger amphitheatres are still locked into ticketing deals with Ticketmaster […]
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Super Bowl, Super Gig: How the Big Game Can Boost Springsteen?s Sales
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Busacca/WireimageWhen Bruce Springsteen plays the Super Bowl halftime show on February 1st, it will be for the biggest audience of his career: Last year, 148.3 million Americans watched Superbowl XLII, more than the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony and the Academy Awards combined. Which should mean good things for Springsteen’s new Working on a […]
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Radiohead, Neutral Milk Hotel Help Vinyl Sales Almost Double In 2008
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: GettyWhile CD sales continue to decline, vinyl is still experience a renaissance: 89 percent more LPs were sold last year than in ‘07. Part of the leap can be attributed to Capitol Records’ decision to reissue many of their most famous albums on vinyl, as the Beatles’ Abbey Road was the year’s second-highest-selling vinyl […]
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Empire of the Sun?s Electro-Pop Is Huge in Australia and Heading Your Way
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsOur intrepid Australian correspondent Pete Maiden just returned from a voyage to his homeland and reports that this is the biggest thing on the other side of the globe: an insanely catchy electro-pop tune by Empire of the Sun called “Walking on a Dream.” The group — Luke Steele of indie-pop band the Sleepy Jackson […]
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News Ticker: Nine Inch Nails, Jermaine Dupri, Michael Jackson and People?s Choice Awards
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Miller/FilmMagicNine Inch Nail’s newest “gift” for fans: Over 400 gigabytes of uncut, HD-quality concert footage that tech-savvy fans can edit and assemble to form their own concert video. The footage, which is available on bit torrent, was filmed during the Portland, Sacramento and Victoria, BC concerts of the band’s recent Lights in the Sky […]
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Phish Confirm Summer Reunion Tour, Announce Dates
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsPhoto: Kravitz/FilmMagicPhish have confirmed their summer reunion tour, the band’s first in five years. After Live Nation accidentally spilled the beans by revealing the famed jam band will play Burgettstown, Pennsylvania on June 18th, more dates continued to stream out. According to the band’s reps, the tour opens with a two-night stand at Wantagh, New […]
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Top Stories: January 8, 2009
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No Tags• “Led Zeppelin Are Over,” Says Page Manager• Phish Add New Tour Dates: Report• Springsteen’s Super Bowl Is a Super Gig• What’s Big in Australia? Empire of the Sun• Vinyl Sales Nearly Double in 2008• Hype Monitor Featuring N.A.S.A.• News Ticker: NIN, Michael Jackson• Video: Ron Asheton on His Influences• The New Issue: Bush ApologizesTop […]
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On the Breaking Blog: Hype Monitor Featuring N.A.S.A.
Posted by Chee Shan in : Latest Guitar News , add a comment Tag:No TagsLike a self-styled super hero, the brave Hype Monitor trolls the Internet looking for the best new music you need to hear now. Click on over to the Breaking Blog to peep today’s offerings: Cali lo-fi outfit Wavves, Portuguese rockers Bildmeister and N.A.S.A., a group RS brought to your attention in our annual Hot List. […]
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