Associated artist: The Beatles
Source: Aversion
"The tapes, which were recorded in 1969 and include live jams as well as snippets of conversation and other dialogues, turned up missing shortly after they were scrubbed by producer Phil Spector to make Let it Be a year later..." FULL STORY
posted July 18, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Sting
Source: Launch
"Pop musician Sting and rapper and producer Kanye West are the main attractions as the Stockholm Jazz Festival kicks off Tuesday." FULL STORY
posted July 17, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Launch
"A schizophrenic man who allegedly tried to sell boxes of stolen tapes of rare Beatles recordings is free as a bird Friday after a British judge decided not to order him locked up on account of his mental illness." FULL STORY
posted July 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: U2
Source: Launch
"Chili Peppers vs U2 (Monday July 10, 2006 11:01 AM) The Red Hot Chili Peppers have accused U2 and the Black Eyed Peas of being sell-outs, after both groups allowed their songs to be used on TV commercials." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Blondie, Spoon, Steve Miller Added To BumbershootAssociated artist: Blondie
Source: MTV
"The final lineup for the 36th annual Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival has been revealed, and As I Lay Dying, Blondie, Spoon, the New Pornographers, Steve Miller Band and "You Hear It First" veterans the Like are among the latest additions to the three-day concert event..." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM McCartney's First Guitar Up For AuctionAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Aversion
"The first guitar Paul McCartney ever owned will soon be up for auction. The guitar, a Rex acoustic, comes with a letter of authenticity from McCartney, who states it was the first instrument he ever owned and that on it he learned the basic chords that’d help revolutionize rock music." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Blondie
Source: Billboard
"Blondie, Spoon, New Pornographers, Steve Miller Band, the Thermals, the Bellrays, As I Lay Dying and Copeland are among the final additions to the lineup for the 2006 Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. As previously reported, the event will be held Sept. 2-4 at the Seattle Center." FULL STORY
posted July 10, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Blondie
Source: MTV
"The owner and operator of New York's legendary CBGB club says by mid-October, the last drinks will have been poured and the last unsigned band will have taken the stage inside the punk-rock landmark. In compliance with an agreement Kristal reached with the club's landlord last December, CBGB will no longer exist on the Bowery..." FULL STORY
posted July 6, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Billboard
"In the desert gambling city of Las Vegas, the Canadian acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil today (June 30) opens its "Love" celebration of the musical legacy of the Beatles, marking the band's first agreement to collaborate on a stage show." FULL STORY
posted June 30, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Norah Jones
Source: Aversion
"Producer Arif Mardin, the man who manned the boards for generations of pop hit-makers, died Sunday (June 25). Mardin had been suffering from pancreatic cancer for a year when he succumbed to the disease..." FULL STORY
posted June 27, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM
