Jane’s Addiction is Addicted to Jane’s Addiction

“I can’t quit you” comes to mind. Jane’s Addiction, who revolutionized the music scene with their 1998 release, Nothing Shocking, officially split in 1991 only to reunite years later (albeit without original bassist Eric Avery) and put out the 2002 studio album, Strays, only to split again. Well, get ready to get excited again because …

Different Kind of Diamond at Fenway

Four words: Neil. Diamond. Fenway. Park. Diamond Neil will play Fenway Park this summer. The concert will be part of his upcoming world tour. Diamond made the announcement on tape during opening day celebrations at the ballpark on Tuesday. He then performed, ‘Sweet Caroline,’ a song that has become a staple at Fenway. The concert …

Bob Dylan Wins Pulitzer Prize

Musician Bob Dylan has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Dylan received a special citation for his contribution to music. Dylan has been writing and performing for over 40 years. The citation said Dylan had a ‘profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.’ The award carries a …

Band of Horses leave Sub-Pop Records

Sub Pop’s co-founder, Jonathan Poneman, in an interview with Pitchfork explaining his request for Band of Horses lead singer, Ben Bridwell, to shave his beard. “I was hoping that this could stay between me and Ben. He chose to make this public on the band’s blog, which has now forced me to address our differences. …

Jimmy Eat World Re-release “Bleed American”

The self-produced album that shot the Arizona band to super-stardom is set to hit stores again April 29th. ‘Bleed American,” is actually the real title of the 2001 Self-Titled release, that was renamed following 9/11 terrorist attacks. Having been dropped by Capital, the band toured, and used that money to create the album independently.

Weezer Names New Album

With the anticipation of Weezer’s follow-up album to ‘Make Believe’ slowly gaining momentum, the band has officially announced the upcoming title and release date of the new disc.  Being released on June 17th, the new Weezer album will officially be called……….’Weezer’!  June’s release will make this the third Weezer album to be self-titled, following the …

Velvet Revolver and Weiland Part Ways

It’s official: Velvet Revolver is looking for a new singer.  In what will come as a surprise to absolutely no one who has been paying even remote attention to the band the past few months, an announcement from Slash came yesterday via statement claiming that, “[t]his band is all about its fans and its music …

50 Cent Sings to Kids

*Note: This was a special April Fools Article The rapper 50 Cent is set to unveil a new album that will feature songs for kids. This concept has been something Curtis Jackson has wanted to do for a while, saying that he hopes to get fan loyalty early and keep it. The album has been …

U2 Signs with Live Nation

Following the steps of Madonna, U2 has signed a 12 year merchandising, and digital & branding rights deal with Live Nation Artists. U2’s recording and publishing rights remain with Universal Music Group. The cost of this to Live Nation remains a secret. It’s good to see the artists choosing new routes to make a buck, …

Axl Rose to Dr. Pepper: Checkmate

In response to Dr. Pepper’s publicity stunt that is trying to get America to continue drinking Dr. Pepper and possibly get ‘Chinese Democracy’ released by offering a free can of Dr. Pepper to every American (except Slash and Buckethead) if the album comes out in 2008, GnR leader Axl Rose put out this reply: “We …