MUSIC NEWS - It was announced that the complete first season of the acclaimed Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... tv show will release on November 17, 2009 in DVD and Blu-Ray formats via Video Service Corp (VSC). Recorded last year at both Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater in NYC and New York’s historic 30 Rockefeller Center, Spectacle featured veteran rocker Elvis Costello as the ultimate
MUSIC NEWS- The Crystal Method (featuring Emily Haines of Metric) unleashed a brand new tantalizing music video for COME BACK CLEAN. Check it out @ COME BACK CLEAN video and buy the tune, here
MUSIC NEWS - To celebrate the release of their 10th studio album World Painted Blood, (out Tuesday, November 3) Slayer will make a special appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Wednesday, November 4 (airs 12:05 ET/11:05CT), performing the new album's title track. The band wants fans to attend, and arranged for 400 lucky fans who purchase World Painted Blood at any of the 10 participatin.
MUSIC NEWS - The Fleet Foxes' J. TILLMAN brings us his new, Year in the Kingdom (out via Western Vinyl) release and unravels some kind of galactic wilderness. Tillman's 6th album lyrically borders on mystic; proffering a transcendent union, an effortlessness. Strange and honest, this song cycle inhabits it's own idea-scape; one seemingly obsessed with wrestling death. These are afterlife dia
MUSIC NEWS - Nearly 6 months ago it was announced via Twitter that LILITH FAIR, the all-female festival would make its return next year. This week, the new, official Lilith 2010 website launched, with a new look and feel of Lilith 10 yrs later, and the basic info with the group of cities that the show will be hitting--New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, London and more. No confirm
MUSIC NEWS - News from Broadway is that once again, Bono and the Edge's Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark has been delayed. The show (if it actually gets produced), will features songs written by the two U2 members, was slated, after the first set of delays, to start previews on February 25, 2010 and then open in March. But, According to the New York Times, production troubles and financal prob
MUSIC NEWS - Con D'or Records and MVD Audio have announced a tour by Grant Hart in support of his latest release Hot Wax (out on CD and vinyl). From one of the leading lights of 80s alternative rock, Husker Du, drummer Grant Hart moved out front with guitar in hand, and also handled lead vocals on his solo releases. But Hart has spent the last few years working on Hot Wax. Joining Hart on
MUSIC NEWS - Uncle Kracker has another hit on his hands as the Detroit-based singer-songwriter's single, "Smile," has broken through into the Top 10 this week. Uncle Kracker will perform "Smile" on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" tomorrow night (Wednesday, October 28). "Smile" is the lead single off of Uncle Kracker's recently released 4th studio album, Happy Hour. (out via To
MUSIC NEWS - The Steve Hillage Band is now confirmed as special guest on Gong's upcoming UK countrywide November UK tour. The run starts off at the Bristol O2 Academy on Thursday November 19th. This will be the first time since 1979 when guitarist Hillage will perform material from his renowned Steve Hillage Band solo albums - 'Fish Rising' (1975), 'L' (1976), 'Motivation Radio' (1977) and 'Gr.
MUSIC NEWS - With Bruce Springsteen's appearance at the October 29 show at Madison Sqaure Garden in doubt, ERIC CLAPTON, 64, has announced that he will be unable to appear due to gallstone sugery. Bruce cancelled his show last night in Kansas City due to the death of a cousin, a road crew member.A statement released from Clapton's team said Eric "will spend time recuperating at home in the U
MUSIC NEWS - WithBruce Springsteen's appearance at the October 29 show at Madison Sqaure Garden in doubt, ERIC CLAPTON, 64,has announced that he will be unable to appear due to gallstone sugery. Bruce cancelled his show last night in Kansas Citydue tothe death of a cousin, a road crew member.A statement released from Clapton's team said Eric"will spend time recuperating at home in the UK and is...
MUSIC NEWS - Early Sunday morning this past weekend, a van carrying members of Hudson Valley, NY's metal rockers, Sugar Red Drive was involved in a serious accident near Kalamazoo, MI. The van hit a guardrail, spun out, and flipped over. Miraculously, no one was killed. Bass player Dave Alexander suffered the most serious injuries, breaking his arm, dislocating his elbow, and also breaking hi
MUSIC NEWS- We got word this week that with the break up of UK post-punkers, THE RAKES, FREE ENERGY has had to re-route their tour and make new plans - We are sad to announce that the tour that Free Energy had planned on starting with the Rakes next week has been cancelled. The simple reason is that the Rakes broke up. We're bummed that we won't be able to come out West in November, but a ne
MUSIC NEWS - Fuse, the only network dedicated to music, heads down to the Big Easy this weekend for front row access to the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. With Fuse, you'll get a "virtual" backstage pass to the festival this Halloween weekend. Then, “Fuse Fest: Voodoo 2009” the "best of" the fest, will premiere on November 6 at 10pm ET and will feature performances from KISS, Jane
MUSIC NEWS - Few details available, but we can confrim that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have canceled tonight’s show (October 26, 2009) in Kansas City, MO, citing a death in Bruce's immediate family as reported early by Pollstar.com The following announcement was issued by the Sprint Center about two hours before the show was to begin-“Due to a death in Bruce’s immediate fam
MUSIC NEWS - Wrapping up this week, the U2 360° Tour 2009 has played to over 3 million fans in 44 cities, shattering records with the largest attendance at the Rose Bowl last evening as well as setting the all time record at East Rutherford, NJ's Giants Stadium where the crowd exceeded that of the Pope (hmmm, are they saying "bigger than God" ??!!), the largest rock and roll touring pr
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