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Library of Congress To Honor Paul McCartney
The United States Library of Congress announced earlier today that they will award Paul McCartney the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. A tribute concert is planned for early 2010 and will no doubt feature big-time musicians. This is the third time the award has been given. The former Beatle joins previous winners and songwriter extraordinaires [...]
New Animal Collective EP and Every Deadhead’s Dream Job
Less than a year after releasing their celebrated album, Merriweather Post Pavillion, Animal Collective is set to release a new EP this winter. The 5 track EP will be available digitally November 23 and physically December 15.
Track Listing:
1. Graze
2. What Would I Want? Sky
3. Bleed
4. On a Highway
5. I Think I Can
Track 2, “What Would [...]
Steven Tyler Quits Aerosmith
Rumor has it that lead singer Steven Tyler will no longer be performing with Aerosmith. The band’s guitarist, Joe Perry, told the Las Vegas Sun that “Steven quit as far as [he could] tell.” Tyler himself recently told Classic Rock magazine that his next project would “be something Steven Tyler, working on the brand of [himself] – [...]
The Stooges Reunited
The legendary Iggy Pop told BBC’s 6 Music News that he and The Stooges will be making a comeback in 2010 – despite the January 2009 death of guitarist Ron Asheton.
New Devendra Banhart Album
Indie superstar Devendra Banhart’s latest album, What Will We Be, was released today on his new label, Warner/Reprise. The album, his seventh, runs for about fifty minutes over the course of 14 tracks. Banhart co-produced the album with Band of Bees’ Paul Butler.
Track Listing:
01 “Can’t Help But Smiling”
02 “Angelika”
03 “Baby”
04 “Goin’ Back”
05 “First Song For [...]
U2 Live on YouTube
U2 has announced that their show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California this Sunday, October 25th, will be broadcast live, and for free, on YouTube. The sold out show is expecting 96,000 fans, which would set a new attendance record for the venue. It would also make it the largest concert ever streamed live. [...]
Danger Mouse and James Mercer Team Up
Danger Mouse and The Shins’ frontman, James Mercer, who met backstage at Denmark’s Roskilde music festival five years ago, began their musical partnership in May 2008.
Artist Profile: Silversun Pickups
One of this year’s nominees for mtvU’s Woodie of the Year award, the indie band Silversun Pickups are beginning to receive the mainstream attention they deserve. While you may not have heard of this award (given to the artist who made the biggest splash on mtvU – the college campus edition of MTV), you’ve no [...]
