May 11th, 2008
Elton John has been a stalwart in the British music industry for 40 years, and is now regarded as one of the greats.
He’s never stopped working either, releasing an album as recently as 2006. However, that could be his last, as he has warned he may not make another album.
The Captain & The Kid […]
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May 10th, 2008
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 […]
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May 3rd, 2008
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 […]
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May 2nd, 2008
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 […]
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April 30th, 2008
Amy Winehouse seems to be in the process of sorting her life out. She’s apparently split with Blake Fielder-Civil, and is looking to start her own record label with alleged new squeeze Alex Haines.
Although the split has yet to be confirmed, reports are already emerging that Fielder-Civil is looking for a £3 million payout in […]
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April 28th, 2008
Coldplay have announced that they will be playing two free concerts to promote forthcoming fourth studio album, Viva La Vida. The shows will take place at London’s Brixton Academy on June 16th and at New York Madison Square Garden on June 23rd.
The shows will be free, with fans being able to win tickets through various […]
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April 16th, 2008
Amy Winehouse has been issued an ultimatum from her record label which could see her never release another album. At least if she doesn’t get clean, and then stay clean in the build up to the promotion of her forthcoming third album.
Just a few days after I reported that her album has been put back […]
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April 12th, 2008
The chances of a new album from Amy Winehouse being released in 2008 took a downward turn today when it emerged that the singer had cancelled a recording session in the Bahamas.
According the The Sun, Island Records had booked a trip to the Bahamas for Winehouse, where she was meant to start laying down the […]
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April 11th, 2008
We already know that the new Coldplay album will be going by the name of Viva La Vida. Now, we also know the ten tracks that will make up the album, which is due out on June 16th.
In a blog post on their official website, Coldplay have announced the official track listing, which is as […]
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April 10th, 2008
The Kooks are back, with a new single called Always Where I Need To Be, which I reviewed on Killed By The Video Star today, and a new album called Konk out in the UK on the 14th of April.
It nearly didn’t happen however, as the band were reportedly close to splitting back in January […]
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