Archive for the ‘Music’ category
Jay-Z Will Invite Obama to Play His Philadelphia Music Festival
May 14th, 2012
Jay-Z stood on a tiny step-up of a stage on Monday morning a giant American flag behind him and ahead the steps run by Rocky Balboa that lead to the Philadelphia Art Museum Against such huge backdrops he still managed to be the biggest presence The announcement for Jay-Z's latest...
The Temper Trap, ‘The Temper Trap’
May 14th, 2012
Click to listen to the Temper Trap's album 'The Temper Trap' On their upcoming second album The Temper Trap Australian band The Temper Trap look to build on the grandiose sound and success of their previous album Conditions and the breakout hit "Sweet Disposition" Kicking off with the first single "Need...
Coachella Announces 2013 Dates, Advance Sale
May 14th, 2012
It's only been a month since this year's Coachella ended but the Indio California festival has already unveiled dates for 2013 on its official website along with advance sale info Coachella 2013 is set for April 12th-14th and April 19th-21st Starting this Thursday (May 17th) at 1000 pm PT advance passes will...
Keith Richards Won’t Join Mick Jagger on ‘Saturday Night Live’
May 14th, 2012
When NBC announced that Mick Jagger would host and perform on the May 19th season finale of Saturday Night Live fans wondered whether the Rolling Stones would use the platform to stage their first live performance in nearly five years – or at least make a cameo But Keith Richards...
Cold Specks, ‘Winter Solstice’
May 14th, 2012
Cold Specks is the recording alias of the anonymous Al Spx a 24 year-old Canadian singer-songwriter who uses the pseudonyms knowing her family may not approve of her career choice With seven children Spx's parents wanted their daughter to attend law school But she instea put her focus into Cold...
Steve Winwood Kicks Off U.S. Tour
May 12th, 2012
Steve Winwood has had several different careers over the course of nearly 50 years in the music business He was the boyish blues belter who became a star with the Spencer Davis Group He was the serious-minded jazz-rocker who fronted Traffic He launched one of the first rock supergroups Blind...
Tom Morello’s Nurses United Concert Is Back On
May 12th, 2012
Tom Morello says that his performance at the National Nurses United rally in Chicago will take place as originally planned despite efforts by city officials to relocate the demonstration It was reported earlier this week that the city had decided to pull the permit for the event and force it to...
Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins Pay Homage to Levon Helm in L.A.
May 11th, 2012
Jackson Browne and Sara Watkins are set to hit the road together this summer for a month-long acoustic tour that kicks off July 14th in Charlotte North Carolina and includes a headlining stop at the Newport Folk Festival On Thursday night in Los Angeles the veteran rocker and the young...
William Balfour Found Guilty in Jennifer Hudson Family Murder Trial
May 11th, 2012
Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law William Balfour has been found guilty of murdering the singer's mother brother and seven-year-old nephew reports CNN The verdict was handed down on late Friday afternoon in Chicago after 18 hours of deliberations across two weeks; Hudson who testified as the first witness of the trial...
Lil Boosie Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial
May 11th, 2012
After just an hour of deliberation the jury in the first-degree murder trial of Torrance "Lil Boosie" Hatch returned a unanimous not-guilty verdict this afternoon in Baton Rouge Louisiana's 19th Judicial District Courthouse The 29-year old rapper had been accused of paying $2800 to Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill...