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Archive for May 2008

May 10th, 2008

Thom Yorke Slams EMI For Releasing ‘Radiohead: The Best Of’ Without Consent

Alternative British rockers Radiohead left their long time record label EMI last year and decided instead to put out In Rainbows over the Internet for free in an experiment which has seen many copycats.
However, EMI obviously still wants to make some money off the band, and so are preparing to release a greatest hits […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

May 8th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Arrested For Drugs Possession - Released On Police Bail

Oh dear, this is becoming a habit. Amy Winehouse has once again been arrested, this time on suspicion of drugs possession.
This all goes back to January when The Sun Newspaper printed pictures of her allegedly taking drugs at a party, and put a video on their website of her smoking crack through a pipe.
The […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 7th, 2008

The Police Split Up Again - Legendary British Band To Play Final Show Ever In New York

The Police reunited last summer after years of not playing together, or even being civil to one another. This was after they acrimoniously split in 1984 due to arguments. And now they’re doing it again - no not arguing (as far as we know) but splitting up for the second and final time.

They are currently […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

Pete Doherty Released From Prison Early - Planning London Duet With Amy Winehouse

Last month saw Pete Doherty sent to prison for 14 weeks for breaching a probation order revolving around his drug habit.
However, this morning just 29 days (or 4 weeks) in to his sentence, he was released from Wormwood Scrubs jail in London for good behaviour.
He then wasted no time in trying to get his […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

40 More Songs To Add To Your iPod or Mp3 Player - b5 Music Channel Recommendations

Yesterday, I suggested two songs which you should add to your iPod or mp3 player’s playlist. They were two of the finest songs by British artists out there at the moment, namely Warwick Avenue by Duffy and Without You by The Feeling.
But I wasn’t the only one with recommendations to make, and the whole of […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 5th, 2008

Two New Songs To Add To Your iPod Playlist | Duffy and The Feeling Strike Again

The music channel here at b5 is so extensive, and has such a broad range of tastes, that sometimes we feel the need to come together to explore each other’s musical loves.
To that end, today sees most of us sharing two songs which we think should be added to your iPod playlist. Two may […]

By Dave Parrack -- 7 comments

May 3rd, 2008

The Zutons Thank Amy Winehouse For Keeping Them In The Public Eye

I’m always intrigues what bands think when another artist covers one of their tracks. If it gets released, then they’ve obviously given permission for the song to be covered, but what do they really think?
Well, we at least know that The Zutons were pleased with the cover version of Valerie that Mark Ronson and Amy […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 2nd, 2008

Radiohead Won’t Be Repeating Free Album Download | ‘In Rainbows’ Was A One Off

Radiohead pioneered the idea of music artists forging their own path, without the need for record labels controlling everything, when they decided to allow their fans to pay what they deemed suitable for the In Rainbows album download last year.
Since then, many bands have taken up the mantle, with Prince and Nine Inch Nails the […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

May 1st, 2008

Free Coldplay Single ‘Violet Hill’ Downloaded By 600,000 People In First 24 Hours

When Coldplay decided to let everyone know they were back by releasing the first single, Violet Hill, from new album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, as a free download, they must have known it would be huge. But I wonder if they knew quite how huge it would be, and in […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments