Archive for June 23rd, 2012
Swedish House Mafia: Our Next Tour Will Be Our Last
June 23rd, 2012
Swedish House Mafia have announced that their days touring together will soon come to an end "Today we want to share with you that the tour we are about to go on will be our last" the group wrote in a message on their website "We want to thank every single...
Maxwell Cancels Tour Due to Vocal Hemorrhaging
June 23rd, 2012
R&B singer Maxwell has been forced to cancel the six concerts on his US summer tour after developing vocal swelling and hemorrhaging the Associated Press reports A statement posted to the singer's website says that doctors have advised Maxwell to take a complete vocal rest and undergo treatment for vocal cord...
Questions Linger After Radiohead Stage Collapse
June 23rd, 2012
As Canadian investigators sift through the remains of last Saturday’s Radiohead concert in Toronto looking for clues as to why the stage collapsed before the show and killed the band’s drum technician veteran concert producers are calling for fundamental industry changes "You need to go to steel" says Lars Brogaard...
Escort Stage a Disco Revival on Debut LP
June 23rd, 2012
Escort's Adeline Michèle is trying on a diva moment for size "I have very specific rider requirements" the 23-year-old Paris-born singer announces cheekily "I want three masseuses and foie gras from Figeac the region of France my mother is from Otherwise I will not perform" At the moment however she's...
Elvis Crypt Pulled from Auction
June 23rd, 2012
Elvis Presley's original crypt has been pulled off the auction block from a sale of music memorabilia the Associated Press reports Julien's Auctions had announced in May that the empty crypt in Memphis where Elvis and his mother lay for two months before their reburial on the grounds of the Graceland...
Metallica Feels Confident on Eve of Orion Festival
June 23rd, 2012
The terrain at Bader Field in Atlantic City reached sodden levels on Friday as Metallica made their final preparations for their Orion Music + More festival The strains of the band sound-checking to "Creeping Death" blasted across the festival grounds as rain continued to pour although forecasts project a much...
Amy Winehouse Inspiration Awards will be Held in October
June 23rd, 2012
The Amy Winehouse Foundation the nonprofit created by the late singer's parents after her death at age 27 will host the first annual Amy Winehouse Inspiration Awards and Gala on October 11 2012 in New York City The event which will take place at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria...