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: Death Cab for Cutie
Source: CMJ
"The charity bracelet trend has finally hit the indie rock world, and no, we don't mean those black plastic wristbands you bought to support Hot Topic." FULL STORY
posted July 14, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Beatles Seller Avoids JailAssociated 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: Pink Floyd
Source: Launch
"Pink Floyd and David Bowie have led the tributes to Syd Barrett, who died last Friday." FULL STORY
posted July 12, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Stones Joined By World Cup Winners On StageAssociated artist: The Rolling Stones
Source: NME
"The Rolling Stones were joined onstage by Italian World Cup winners as they finally started the European leg of their 'A Bigger Bang' World Tour last night (June 11) in Milan..." FULL STORY
posted July 12, 2006 at 12:00:00 AMAssociated artist: Pink Floyd
Source: CNN Showbiz
"Syd Barrett, the eccentric guitarist who founded Pink Floyd but later left the music business to live quietly and somewhat reclusively, has died at the age of 60, according to a spokeswoman for the band." FULL STORY
posted July 11, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Plaque Stolen From AC/DC Singer's GraveAssociated artist: AC/DC
Source: NME
"Thieves have stolen a plaque from AC/DC frontman Bon Scott's grave on what would have been the rock legend's 60th birthday." 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: Led Zeppelin
Source: NME
"Prince Harry was one of the VIP guests at this weekend's sold-out Cornbury Festival, held near Charlbury in Oxfordshire. The two-day event attracted the red-headed Royal nipper on Saturday where he saw performances by ex-Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and hoedown rock monsters Hayseed Dixie." FULL STORY
posted July 10, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM Spoon Feeds Us a Mini-TourAssociated artist: Death Cab for Cutie
Source: CMJ
"Austin-based Spoon is heading out this summer on what might be best described as a mini-excursion." FULL STORY
posted July 10, 2006 at 12:00:00 AM
