Archive for March 30th, 2012
Readers’ Poll: What is the Best Madonna Song of All Time?
March 30th, 2012
Madonna released MDNA her 12th studio album earlier this week It's the latest addition to a discography that extends three decades and includes a truly staggering number of massive era-defining hits Our question for you this week is What is the best Madonna song of all time? You can vote here...
Judge Drops Rick Ross Name Lawsuit
March 30th, 2012
Rick Ross has won the rights to his name TMZ reports Former drug dealer "Freeway" Rick Ross had filed suit against the rapper born William Leonard Roberts II claiming ownership of the name A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has shot down "Freeway"'s suit saying the reformed criminal has...
Soul Asylum Rediscover Their Punk Roots
March 30th, 2012
Although they have a brand new studio album Delayed Reaction (429 Records) ready to go on July 17th Soul Asylum have also recorded an album of punk covers they expect to release at some point in the near future The band's appreciation of vintage punk shouldn't come as a surprise Soul...
Paul Kelly Writes 568-Page Liner Notes for Career-Spanning Box Set
March 30th, 2012
With his beetle brow bald crown big ears and gaunt cheekbones Paul Kelly could play the heavy in a British gangster film especially when he wears a shiny suit (on the first night of his current US tour in Austin Texas it was maroon) Instead – someone notify the Guinness Book...
Exclusive Download: Giant Sand Becomes Giant Giant Sand on ‘Forever and a Day’
March 30th, 2012
Click to listen to Giant Giant Sand's 'Forever And A Day' Giant Sand's Howe Gelb expanded his band to become Giant Giant Sand for their new album Tucson "We gathered for a quick album recording attempting to start and finish over the Christmas holidays and master by mid-January with half the...
Q&A: Joe Perry on Aerosmith’s New Album
March 30th, 2012
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says he's frequently thought about leaving the band "I've thought very often about throwing it over for just writing and doing my own thing but nothing excites me as much as getting to do this It's about being in the studio and working and taking it...
Exclusive Stream: Andrew Wyatt’s Orchestral ‘It Won’t Let You Go’
March 30th, 2012
Miike Snow singer Andrew Wyatt wrote and recorded "It Won't Let You Go" as a collaboration with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra The track will appear on INGRID Volym 1 a collection of music by members of the Swedish collective that includes Peter Bjorn and John Miike Snow and Lykke Li...
Jerry Lee Lewis Marries Cousin’s Ex-Wife
March 30th, 2012
Jerry Lee Lewis has married his cousin's ex-wife CNN reports This is the seventh marriage for the 76-year-old rocker who wed Judith Brown on March 9th in Natchez Mississippi Brown was once married to Lewis' cousin Rusty Brown Lewis is no stranger to unconventional paths to romance The singer infamously...
British Gang Jailed for iTunes Scam
March 30th, 2012
Gang members in England used stolen credit cards to purchase their own music on iTunes and Amazon as a scam to earn royalties the BBC reports Five gang members from Kent Derby Birmingham and Wolverhampton England have been jailed with one other sent to a youth offenders institution for the...
Paul van Dyk Attacks Madonna’s ‘Molly’ Reference
March 30th, 2012
Electronic dance music star Paul van Dyk has told Billboard that Madonna's drug reference in her appearance at the Ultra Music Festival last weekend is "the biggest mistake of her career" The pop star made a surprise cameo at the event to introduce headliner Avicii asking the audience "How many...