Over 53 new bands have been confirmed to play this years Reading And Leeds Festivals. The festival, which takes place in two separate locations (Reading and Leads) on August 22-24, will include performances by CSS, Simian Mobile Disco, Crystal Castles and many more.
Archive for April, 2008
Tanya Andersen by all accounts seems like your typical 45 year-old single mother, however, Tanya may be a hero to millions of music lovers who hate the RIAA. A while back Tanya was accused by the RIAA of stealing music on the internet, well as it turns out Tanya wasn’t stealing. Like many she had Wifi internet and her young neighbor stole her I.P. (which is easy to do) and began downloading music. The neighbor was never charged, Tanya was. Luckily she was vindicated and now she’s turning the table on the RIAA and suing them for $5 million, citing conspiracy and illegal investigative practices. Andersen alleges the RIAA uses illegal means to obtain and pursue people who are then threatened and pressured into paying huge sums of money in out-of-court settlements without proper proof of any wrongdoing.
As for the RIAA response to the lawsuit? They are saying Andersen’s claims are false and that they are simply trying to protect their intellectual property.
After performing at Coachella over the weekend Death Cab for Cutie have extended their tour. The band, who are currently promoting their latest album ‘Narro Stairs’ due out May 13, have added a few North American dates. The North American tour will begin May 9 after a short stint in England.
The troubles are just beginning for music site Project Playlist (http://www.projectplaylist.com). The online music provider has been sued by nine major record labels for copyright infringement. The site, which enables visitors to search artist, listen to music and create playlist which can then be embedded onto social networks, is said to have over 600,000 daily visitors according to the lawsuit. The labels which include Warner Music, EMI and Virgin are seeking unspecified damages as well as for Project Playlist to cease offering customer free music.
The old saying “when pigs fly” may be a little closer to reality. It seems that the giant inflatable pig released during Roger Waters’ performance Sunday at the Coachella Music and Arts festival has gone missing. The giant balloon was covered in political graffiti which included a cartoon of Uncle Sam as well as several slogans. Organizers of the three day festival are offering $10,000 and four lifetime passes to the event for the safe return of the giant inflatable pig. If you have any knowledge of the whereabouts of the pig you are urged to send an email to lostpig (at) coachella.com.
UPDATE: PIG FOUND!
Via The Desert Sun
“Susan Stoltz called The Desert Sun this morning saying she and her husband found a glob of vinyl in their driveway yesterday at the Hideaway Golf Club in La Quinta. Not sure what it was, they threw it away. This morning, they read about the missing pig in the newspaper and e-mailed the following to Coachella organizers.
“It is entirely possible that I have at least part of your pig. My husband and I live at the Hideaway. We found a large pile of plastic yesterday morning on our driveway. It has some blue, yellow and silver paint. I must warn you that it is not in good shape. Maybe the balloon exploded or something. However, if you’d like to check it out, just let me know. ”
“We went and got the pig out of the trash and put him in the garage,” Stoltz said. “We have laughed our heads off.”
Another tangled, painted mess of what’s left of the pig has been found about a half a block away. That neighbor is not home, yet.”
Pitchfork has revealed the full line-up for their 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival. The festival, which will take place in Chicago’s Union Park on July 18-20, will include 40 performers from around the world. Among some of the notable acts on the bill are: Hold Steady, Cut Copy, !!!, and Vampire Weekend. An estimated 60,000 fans are due to converge on the Union Park to see the 40 performers. Music fans who thought Coachella tickets were to expensive at over $70 a day can attend the Pitchfork Music Festival for a just $30 a day or $65 for a 3-day pass. Now that’s a bargain. For more info. go to Pitchforkmusicfestival.com
Pete Doherty wasn’t present for the opening of his controversial exhibition of his blood paintings which opened in Paris on April 24. The artworks feature the singer’s own blood daubed across images of himself and have caused quite a stir. Doherty had a good reason for missing the exhibit opening, he is currently in jail for missing court appointments and using drugs while on probation. Fans of Doherty can see the artwork at the Chappe Gallery in the city’s Montmarte district in France, or you can view the painting here.
Bob Dylan, Black Keys, Chuck Berry and Wilco have been added to the bill for this years Virgin Mobile Festival. The two day festival, which takes place at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, also added Paramore and Iggy and the Stooges to the line-up. Festival headliners include Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, Kanye West and Foo Fighters.
Crystal Castles along with the Foals and British Sea Power have been added to the line-up for this years Latitude festival. The four day festival, which takes place in Suffolk form July 17-20, will be headlined by Franz Ferdinand, Sugur Ros and Interpol. Also added to the bill are Blondie.
Duran Duran have just revealed a 22-date U.S. tour in support of their new album, Red Carpet Massacre. The jaunt, which will kick off in May, will include performance is Seattle, Santa Barbara, Boston and two nights at Central Park Summerstage in New York where they will bring their tour to a wrap in late May.
Starbucks goal of dominating the music business has been taken down a notch, the Seattle company has announced they will pull back on it’s entertainment division, which includes its Hear Music record label. Day-to-day management of the label will now be turned over to Concord Music Group. The announcement comes following poor sales in their coffee business. Hear music label, which was founded on March 2007 and is based in Los Angeles, had previously signed artist such as Paul McCartney. Concord Music Group will now manage the label and its artists.
Wolf Parade are gearing up for a forthcoming tour of North America. The tour, in support of their second album due out June 17, will kick off in Portland on July 7.
Coldplay are set two play two free shows to celebrate the forthcoming release of their new album ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’. The first free gig will take place at London’s Brixton Academy on June 16 and the second will be at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 23. If you are interested in attending either show you are advised to check the band’s official site at coldplay.com regularly for ticket info.
‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’ is due out June 12 worldwide.
Also their new single will be made available to download from their site begining today at 12pm.
Rumor are spreading that Metallica has jumped the bandwagon and will pull a “Radiohead”. The band has hinted that they may release music for free online much like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have done recently.
Speaking to Rolling Stone Drummer Lars Ulrich said, “We’re looking at how we can embrace everything. We want to be as free players as possible. We’ve been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor [of Nine Inch Nails] and in 27 years or however long it takes for the next record, we’ll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the internet.”
For those of you who don’t remember Ulrich, on behalf of his band, sued then popular peer-to-peer software company Napster in 2000 for distributing their songs online for free. The lawsuit sparked major backlash against the band with many fans calling them sellouts and many burning their albums in public protests.
Are you a fan of music/ Flickr mashup service site MyPlayList.biz? Well now you have a chance to own a major stake in the website. The site, which allows you to search for artist and create your own playlist which can then be embedded on any website or social network, is on the market for free. The owner, Agent Blue, is looking to give a majority stake (51%) to any person or company who can give the site a good home and continue to grow it.
It’s here! the full line-up for the forthcoming Glastonbury festival has been revealed. Among the notable acts playing the massive three-day festival which takes place June 27-29, are The Raconteurs, Kings of Leon, The Cribs, Band Of Horses, Mark Ronson and Vampire Weekend.
Amy Winehouse has once again managed to get herself in to trouble. The singer has been accused of assaulting a 38-year-old man in North London, reports Sky News. The man told police he was assaulted by Winehouse on Chalk Farm Road, Camden early in the morning on April 23. Police are looking into the alleged attack.
Nine Inch Nails really appreciate their fans, they allow them to remix songs, make albums available for free and now they are given away there single. The band have made their new single, ‘Discipline’, available as a free download from a Nine Inch Nails download site. The track is also available to remix from their NIN remix site.
This isn’t the first time the band gives away free music, they previously released their album, ‘Ghosts I-IV’, also as a free download.
Arctic Monkeys’ fans get ready, the band will soon begin work on their third album (although they already had a few demos). Frontman Alex Turner revealed to BBC 6Music that the group will begin to work on new material over the summer. Turner said: “We did a bit [writing and demo-ing] in January. We had tunes that we’d already been playing on tour so we recorded them.
“We’re going to take it easy and start practicing over the summer and doing new stuff. We did a little thing in January and it was almost tempting to go again ‘cos it was dead exciting but we thought, ‘No, take it easier, chill out a bit and consider’.”
The new album, the follow-up to ‘Favourite Worst Nightmare’, will most likely not be released till early next year.
Well after over two years we may finally see another Strokes album. The band is set to begin working on the follow-up to 2006’s ‘First Impressions Of Earth’. Posting on their Official site bassist Nikolai Fraiture wrote: “I’d like to say that I’m still looking very forward to a fourth album release. We just need to work out a few technical kinks.”
Fraiture added, “It’s been a long break but much needed for us to remain together as a productive band”. The Stokes new album has been one of the most anticipated albums of the year. They had previously been many rumors that the band couldn’t come up with new material or a new sound and did not want the same sound as their last album.
