They were different, but there was something familiar about what they were putting out. They had pop hooks, but also had hip-hop beats. And they had a smash single with the song, “Crazy.” Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 debut, St. Elsewhere took music listeners by storm. There was a point where you couldn’t turn on a radio …
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 …
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 …
At this point, someone should just bottle what Jack White’s got because it works. Love him or hate him, you have to admit that what he does, he does well.
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. …
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.
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 …
One knew that it was going to be all about the music early on into Gary Louris’ concert at the Somerville Theater on April 1. Instead of singing about growing old in the arms of an old lover, in the opening ‘Omaha Nights,’ Louris changed the words to be about growing old in the arms …
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 …
*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 …