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, …
Every time I see some 17 year old girl wearing a t-shirt that says “I love punk rock boys”, I laugh my ass off. I laugh because I think deeply into the meaning of that shirt. I like to picture these same preppy chicks come face to face with the king of Punk Rock, G.G. …
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 …
So the now mythical GnR album, ‘Chinese Democracy,’ has all the more reason to actually see the light of day: Dr. Pepper, yes the soft drink, will be in the hands of all Americans if the album drops in 2008. Dr. Pepper’s director of marketing, Jaxie Alt, issued the following statement regarding the soft drink …
Apparently, members of the band Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records for “illegally using their name in promotional deals that hurt the bands credibility with fans.” In a breach of contract suit, they cited 20 years of hard work threatened by Virgin’s use in a Pepsi/Amazon.com promotion. Are they serious? Is anyone going to really …
With Scott Weiland missing shows and scheduled to tour with his “former” band, Stone Temple Pilots, this summer, the rumor mill was twirling with the speculation that Velvet Revolver was done. Well, it seems that it may be more than just a rumor: at a recent show in Glasgow, the VR front man announced to …
In what appears to be an ongoing contest to outdo herself in finding ways to make Nirvana fans groan in shame
With their new album just completed the first week of March, The Raconteurs have found an interesting way to deal with the potential for the album leaking on the Internet
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo confirmed on the band’s official page today that they are about ready to master their latest album
You can listen the entire Danity Kane album on MTV.com for free, which is probably the only way you should ever listen to a Danity Kane album. This is their second release, ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’, even though I didn’t know they had a first one. To be honest I haven’t heard any of this …