Archive for March, 2012
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...
Pauly D Ready to Put DJ Career in the Spotlight
March 29th, 2012
Paul Delvecchio is living his fantasy – and for once it doesn’t involve excessive drinking and one-night stands Late last year the the Jersey Shore cast member known as Pauly D signed a recording contract with 50 Cent's G-Note Records the dance-pop-leaning subsidiary of the rapper's G-Unit label "We clicked...
The Big Business of Rock Estates
March 29th, 2012
When big music stars die renewed interest in their careers can instantly be worth tons of money And beyond a short-term enterprise the business of departed artists can – if managed well – be lucrative for years feeding off the artists' legacies work and marketable images But who gets the...
Sonisphere Cancellation Nixes Adam Lambert and Queen Gig
March 29th, 2012
The Sonisphere Knebworth festival which was to host performances by Kiss Marilyn Manson and a version of Queen fronted by Adam Lambert has been cancelled According to organizers plans for the event – which was to be held in Stevenage England on July 6-8th – were scrapped due to unforeseen...
Can Readies Box Set of Unreleased Songs
March 29th, 2012
Krautrock legends Can will release The Lost Tapes a 3-CD box set featuring unreleased studio and live material on June 19th The collection was curated by the band's keyboard player Irmin Schmidt and Daniel Miller along with Jono Podmore The set is compiled from over 30 hours of music which was...
98 Degrees Reunite for Summer Tour: Report
March 29th, 2012
Boy band 98 Degrees will reunite for a summer tour RumorFix reports The original lineup of the group which features Nick Lachey Drew Lachey Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre will hit the road for a 15-city tour in July and August a source close to the band told the site...
The Temper Trap Announce North American Tour
March 29th, 2012
Australian rockers the Temper Trap will launch a tour of North America in support of their second album The Temper Trap on June 5th at Terminal 5 in New York City The band's new album which was produced by Beck and Phoenix collaborator Tony Hoffer will hit stores on the...