(antiMusic) There's a delicate balance between the intertwining worlds of artistry, entertainment and humor, but for Atlanta's best dressed alternative rockers Family Force 5... We stopped reading the press release at this point and tossed it into the trash. If you have to use a band's fashion to try and sell them, than you might as well just drop them now and go out and hire a real A&R person. The BBC will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history was contained inside. more
MP3 blog Aquarium Drunkard has quite a find for Fugazi fans. The site has acquired four Fugazi tracks performed on John Peel's legendary Peel Sessions. The late renowned broadcaster Peel used to have bands record four pieces of music exclusively for his show at the BBC studios. more
The next time you want to know why you are being screwed when you over pay for a concert ticket, here is one big reason: Latin music pop star Shakira is in talks with concert promoter Live Nation for a contract that will include touring, merchandising and recording, according to people familiar with the talks. The Colombian-born songstress, whose 2006 hit "Hips Don't Lie" was No. 1 in the United States, is expected to complete a multimillion-dollar deal with Live Nation before the end of the year. more
Albert Hammond, Jr.'s upcoming album ¿Cómo Te Llama? is streaming in its entirety over on his MySpace page The album is out next week (July 8) on Black Seal Music. New York-ers, come check out Albert Hammond, Jr.'s free in-store performance on July 8, at the Union Square Virgin Megastore.
After almost a week of rumours surrounding the state of her marriage to Guy Ritchie, a rep for Madonna today flatly denied that the singer and her husband are divorcing. more
Imogen Heap will make a brand new track available exclusively through iTunes on July 8th, 2008. The aptly-named track "Not Now But Soon" currently appears on the album "Heroes: Original Television Series Soundtrack", which is out now. The track will be made available through iTunes accompanied by a bonus 'making of the song' video. The press release called it new, even though it's out now on a soundtrack. So blame them for the misleading info.
The two idiots that let themselves be taped supplying tabloid darling Amy Winehouse with drugs were in court this week: John Blagrove, 34, and Cara Burton, 22, both from Dalston, east London, appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court charged with supplying Class A drugs. The pair were bailed to return in October. The charges relate to video footage which appeared to show Winehouse smoking a crack pipe. - more
