Associated artist: The Beatles
Source: Rolling Stone.com
The BEATLES classic 'When I'm 64' which appeared on "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" caught up to its songwriter this past Sunday when PAUL McCARTNEY finally turned precisely that age. In other birthday news, father of electric guitar, LES PAUL, celebrated his 91st birthday on June 9th. FULL STORY
posted June 13, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Linkin Park
Source: NME
"Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda has teamed up with Jay Z for his new side project." FULL STORY
posted June 12, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Coldplay closeout Nokia Isle of Wight FestivalAssociated artist: Coldplay
Source: NME
"Coldplay have closed the Nokia Isle Of Wight Festival tonight (June 11), paying special tribute to England striker Peter Crouch. Including songs 'Yellow', 'Swallowed In The Sea', 'Fix You' and 'The Scientist' in their set." FULL STORY
posted June 12, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Source: Pitchfork
"Summer's heating up for !!!, and not just because those crazy dance-punk kids are setting out on a massive UK arena tour with Red Hot Chili Peppers at the end of the month. !!! also recently added a host of festival dates all over Europe, plus a few warm-up gigs here in the States this weekend. Get ready for stadium insanium! FULL STORY
posted June 9, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Source: Aversion
"Tom Petty may instigate legal action against the Red Hot Chili Peppers for alleged plagiarism. The New York Post reported that Petty’s in talks with his legal team to consider suing the Chili Peppers for allegedly basing their 'Dani California' on his 'Last Dance with Mary Jane.'" FULL STORY
posted June 8, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Beatles
Source: Billboard
"Billy Preston, the exuberant keyboardist who landed dream gigs with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and enjoyed his own series of hit singles, including 'Outta Space' and 'Nothing From Nothing,' died today (June 6) at age 59." FULL STORY
posted June 7, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Death Cab for Cutie
Source: AllHipHop
"The Bellingham, Wash. indie-pop favorites will follow a summer of touring Europe to support last year’s "Plans" and the video collection it spawned, "Directions," with a two-week run of American shows." FULL STORY
posted June 2, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The Zutons
Source: Aversion
"The Zutons are set to return to the States with a new album and a new record deal. The Mercury Prize-nominated act will drop its "Tired of Hanging Around" Aug. 22 from Columbia Records." FULL STORY
posted June 1, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: The White Stripes
Source: Aversion
"Pete Townshend is apparently not a huge fan of The White Stripes. The Who guitarist has no love for the garage/blues duo, and isn’t afraid to show it. The rock veteran told Relix magazine that "I could probably outdo The White Stripes with a guitar and a fucking drum machine."" FULL STORY
posted May 31, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Kaiser Chiefs
Source: MTV
"Gorillaz, Kaiser Chiefs, KT Tunstall and James Blunt were the big winners at the Ivor Novello Awards, songwriting honors presented by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters in London on Thursday." FULL STORY
posted May 26, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM
