Archive for January 6th, 2012
Week in Review: The Black Keys Blast Nickelback in ‘Rolling Stone’ Cover Story
January 6th, 2012
Garage rock veterans the Black Keys are the first artists on the cover of Rolling Stone in 2012 and they took the opportunity to knock other bands who they think give rock a bad name these days "Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the...
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Most Exciting Tour of 2012?
January 6th, 2012
2012 is shaping up to be a huge year for big-name tours with artists such as Bruce Springsteen Van Halen Madonna Lady Gaga Radiohead and the Rolling Stones all expected to hit the road Our question for you is Who are you most excited to see in concert in 2012? Random Notes You...
Nick Cannon in ‘Stable Condition’ After Kidney Failure
January 6th, 2012
Mariah Carey shared good news on Twitter this afternoon her husband Nick Cannon is in stable condition after his recent episode of mild kidney failure Carey tweeted "Nick is in stable condition with a good prognosis hopefully he'll be discharged within 2 days As always he's laughing and in...
Ex-Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Bob Weston Dead at 64
January 6th, 2012
Bob Weston a guitarist who played as a member of Fleetwood Mac on their early Seventies albums Penguin and Mystery to Me has died at the age of 64 Police found the musician's body at his home in North London An autopsy report indicates that was suffering from a gastric...
Exclusive Download: Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Soulful ‘Seeds’
January 6th, 2012
Click to listen to Georgia Anne Muldrow's 'Seeds' Music is in the blood for singer-songwriter Georgia Anne Muldrow whose parents are musicians Rickie Byars-Beckwith and the late jazz guitarist Ronald Muldrow Random Notes In 2009 Georgia formed the label SomeOthaShip with her life partner Dudley Perkins SomeOthaShip concentrates on hip hop soul and...
Keith Richards Recovering from Eye Surgery
January 6th, 2012
Keith Richards has undergone laser eye surgery and is "doing very well" says a spokesperson for the Rolling Stones guitarist Richards underwent the procedure to correct his vision which has been deteriorating in recent years Richards' surgery may have been done at this time to prepare for a Rolling Stones...
Digital Sales Eclipse Physical Sales for First Time
January 6th, 2012
Digital music purchases accounted for 503 percent of all music sales in 2011 marking the first time digital sales have outpaced physical album sales According to data released by Nielsen SoundScan digital sales were up by 84 percent from 2010 while physical album sales declined by 5 percentAdele the top-selling...
Van Halen Announce Album Release, Tour Dates
January 6th, 2012
Coinciding with their historic warmup gig last night at Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village Van Halen have announced details for their hotly anticipated reunion tour with singer David Lee Roth and the February 7th release of the band's first album since 1998 A Different Kind of Truth The first single "Tattoo"...
Etta James Released From Hospital
January 6th, 2012
Terminally ill soul singer Etta James was released from a California hospital yesterday and is now resting at her home in Riverside California James who is suffering from leukemia kidney disease and dementia spent much of the past month in the hospital after struggling to breathe on her own She...
Wiz Khalifa Hit With Plagiarism Lawsuit
January 6th, 2012
Pittsburgh rapper Maxamillion has filed a $23 million lawsuit against Wiz Khalifa with the claim that the emcee's breakthrough hit "Black and Yellow" stole elements from his own tune "Pink N Yellow" Maxamillion otherwise known as Max Warren says "Pink N Yellow" was copyrighted in 2008 while Khalifa's hit was...