Musicians Sought for Sandy Hook Benefit
December 21st, 2012 No comments »
A music journalist and newspaper editor in Newtown Connecticut is looking for acts to perform Sandy Hook benefit shows John Voket an editor for The Newtown Bee announced on SoundSpike that he has teamed with Connecticut promoter Keith Mahler of Premier Concerts to put together events to provide support following...
John Legend Song for ‘Django Unchained’ Is ‘About Retribution’
December 21st, 2012 No comments »
John Legend was holed up in a London recording studio with Paul Epworth at work on his next album (due in May) when he was inspired to pen a song for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained soundtrack "I had been reading about the film very early on when it was in development...
Civil Wars Hint at New Music
December 21st, 2012 No comments »
After canceling all tour dates last month over "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition" folk duo the Civil Wars have hinted on Twitter about new music Joy Williams said in a Twitter interview with singer-songwriter Alison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy that she was in the studio listening to new...
Ben Gibbard Fronts Mariachi Band on ‘Conan’
December 21st, 2012 No comments »
Ben Gibbard left his guitar at home for his performance last night on Conan instead fronting Los Angeles mariachi ensemble Trio Ellas on a version of "Something's Rattling" from the Death Cab for Cutie singer's recent solo album Former Lives Looking sharp in a velvety blazer Gibbard moved loosely in...
Madonna Swears at Smokers in Chilean Crowd
December 21st, 2012 No comments »
Madonna enforced her own smoking ban in Chile earlier this week storming off stage in Santiago after berating a small crowd allowed to watch her soundcheck for smoking cigarettes near her according to The Hollywood Reporter The singer was performing "Human Nature" Wednesday in the midst of a rain shower when...
‘Leading With Your Right’ by Eastern Anchors – Free MP3
December 21st, 2012 No comments »
Artist Eastern AnchorsSong "Leading With Your Right"Album Drunken Arts and Pure Science "'Leading With Your Right' is probably our most 'poppy' song Hopefully our noise-guitar hearts still shine through but I am still a sucker for a hook The title comes from my wife's futile attempts to teach me ballroom dancing...
Tate Stevens Wins Season Two of ‘The X Factor’
December 20th, 2012 No comments »
Tate Stevens was crowned the winner of Season Two of the X Factor Thursday night beating runner-up Carly Rose Sonenclar and third place act Fifth Harmony He won a $5 million recording contract and a Pepsi-produced debut video that will premiere at the 2013 Grammy Awards on February 10th Co-hosts Mario Lopez and...
Fat Joe Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
December 20th, 2012 No comments »
Fat Joe pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion in court today Billboard reports The rapper legally known as Joseph Cartagena could face up to two years in prison Cartagena faced a charge of failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars of income in 2007 and 2008 His lawyer issued a...
Against Me! Singer Shows Off Her Closet on MTV’s ‘House of Style’
December 20th, 2012 No comments »
Against Me!'s transgender frontwoman Laura Jane Grace is featured on the latest episode of MTV's fashion-inclined documentary program House of Style Filmed in her St Augustine Florida home Grace talks family punk rock and the transition to wearing women's clothing The Secret Life of Transgender Rocker Tom Gabel Grace – who was...
Metallica’s Orion Festival to Hit Detroit in 2013
December 20th, 2012 No comments »
Metallica's Orion Music + More festival is heading to Detroit next year Details are scant at the moment but they will stage the festival somewhere in the Motor City on June 8th and 9th 2013 The group promises to announce the exact location the lineup and ticket information in February Q&A...