NEW VIDEO FROM DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE HERE
October 5, 2008
Death Cab for Cutie ‘Narrow Stairs’ is the #1 album Debut on the Billboard Top 200 and the boys are On tour with Neil Young this Fall!
NEW TRACK FROM RAY LAMONTAGNE HERE
October 5, 2008
Gossip in The Grain In Stores 10/14. Ray’s tour started last week and his song “Meg White” spread on the web after premiering on Stereogum.
DIAMOND D (D.I.T.C.) SPEAKS ON FORTHCOMING ALBUM / VIDEO
October 5, 2008
Diamond D, the legendary co-founder of seminal hip-hop group D.I.T.C. (Diggin’ in the Crates) speaks on his forthcoming album, October 14th’s “The Huge Hefner Chronicles.” An industry giant, Diamond is a grammy-winning producer, who has collaborated with and/or produced for the likes of The Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, 2 $hort, Sadat X (Brand Nubian) & many more.
PAUL MCCARTNEY IS PART OF THE FIREMAN
October 5, 2008
The Fireman returns after a 10-year break with Electric Arguments, scheduled for U.S. release on November 18th via MPL/ATO Records. The follow-up to 1998’s Rushes, Electric Arguments is the duo’s third studio album – and its first to feature vocals.
With the release of its 1993 debut, Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest, the identities of the musicians behind The Fireman were initially unknown. But soon the press revealed them as none other than Paul McCartney and Youth. “Paul McCartney has discovered dance music – the results are staggeringly brilliant,” said Melody Maker. “They take a melody and, with dexterous genre-hopping through ambient, trance and house, evolve a number of breathtaking variations.”
FEIST GIVES BACK
October 5, 2008
Feist has decided to do some good on her upcoming Canadian tour. Pitchfork reports that the singer is asking concertgoers to bring along one non-perishable food item to her shows, which will then go to the Canadian Association of Food Banks. And if you donate, you just might win some Feist memorabilia. But that’s not all. Proceeds from Feist merchandise will go to Doctors Without Borders, War Child Canada and Care Canada. Feist is out in support of her 2007 album, The Reminder.
iTUNES NOT CLOSING DOWN
October 5, 2008
According to RollingStone.com, the Copyright Royalty Board will not be raising the online royalty rates for song publishers as originally threatened. That means that Apple’s online music retailer iTunes will not be closing down, but if the board had decided to raise rates, Apple’s profits could have been cut by 300-million dollars over the next five years, which may have meant the end of the digital store. Aram Sinnreich, a music-industry analyst, tells Rolling Stone, “Apple doesn’t make its money from selling iTunes songs, and it’s a break-even business anyway. Let’s say Apple agreed to keep half of it and [publishers] agreed to keep half of it — it would make a dent, but it wouldn’t cause them to go out of business.”
QUOTED: CHECK YES FOR WE THE KINGS
October 5, 2008
We The Kings hail from Florida and they released their self-titled album about a year ago. When we caught up with the band, they talked to us about their single “Check Yes Juliet.”
“Essentially the song is about this underdog guy who is going after this girl who is out of his league or just like set his goals really high. I don’t know, it’s definitely like an underdog victory story.”
We The Kings are up for a Breaking Woodie award at the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards. To vote for them, head over to MySpace.com/WeTheKings and follow the Woodie Award link.
KID ROCK IS GOING DIGITAL
October 5, 2008
Even though he refuses to sell his music on iTunes, Kid Rock has found success with the hit single “All Summer Long” and Rock N Roll Jesus, the album that boasts that tune. Now, however, the rocker has finally decided to go digital. According to RollingStone.com, the Detroit native has struck a deal to stream and hock his entire catalog at Rhapsody and its MP3 store for four months. Why the change of heart? Kid is happy because Rhapsody will only sell the albums as a whole, no a la carte song shopping. Once the four months are up, Rock can offer his music wherever he pleases.
T-PAIN TO BE A DAD AGAIN
October 5, 2008
As T-Pain waits for his Thr33 Ringz album to be released, TheBoombox.com reports that he will be a dad again. According to the site, Pain’s wife is pregnant with the couple’s third child. The pair is already the parents of a four-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son. No word on when the new baby will arrive, but Thr33 Ringz hits stores November 11th.
LIL WAYNE AND DEBBIE HARRY ON NEW FALL OUT BOY RECORD
October 5, 2008
We know that Fall Out Boy are big fans of Lil Wayne, so it’s no huge surprise that the rapper will be laying some rhymes down on their upcoming album. What may shock you is that Blondie singer Debbie Harry turns up too. In addition, according to MTV News, Pharrell produced a track. Bassist Pete Wentz also blogged recently about Brendon Urie from Panic at the Disco turning up on the new album. You can hear it all for yourself when Folie A Deux comes out on November 4th.
