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Michael Jackson �romanced Whitney�

Sun, April 29 2012 10:23am - Source: Music-News.com

Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston had an 'ultra-secret affair', it has been claimed.

Tribeca Filmmakers In Their Own Words

Sat, April 28 2012 7:54pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

What is your first memory of New York City?

Justice + Breakbot – Roseland Theater (Portland, OR; April 24, 2012)

Fri, April 27 2012 6:23pm - Source: Melophobe

Thibaut Berland aka Breakbot cracked open the night with a smooth, funky mix of house and disco.

PHOTO: Rihanna Gets 'Laid'

Fri, April 27 2012 1:54pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Rihanna never rests when it comes to Twitter and Instagram.

Billy Bragg / Wilco: Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions

Fri, April 27 2012 5:35am - Source: Pitchfork Media

With the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations reviving interest in American protest music over the last six months, it seems inevitable that Woody Guthrie would enjoy a resurgence in popularity and relevance-- and just in time for what would have been his 100th birthday.

Rihanna, James Franco: 'We Found Love' Video Was Originally to Feature Actor as Love Interest

Thu, April 26 2012 10:30pm - Source: The BoomBox

As reported by AOL Music , we all know and love Rihanna 's sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll-themed music video for " We Found Love." But as actor James Franco revealed to MTV, the visuals could have turned out very differently, as he was originally tapped to star opposite RiRi as her hard-partying lover!

Angels & Airwaves disappoint with lack of drugs and sex

Thu, April 26 2012 12:00pm - Source: GIGWISE

Angels and Airwaves guitarist David Kennedy has revealed that the bus driver on their recent European tour was disappointed at the lack of rock and roll antics while on the road with the US rockers.

Buddy Guy Sets the Record Straight With New Book

Wed, April 25 2012 7:41pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Few have a musical resume as impressive as that of Buddy Guy, one of the last great living Chicago blues guitarists.

Great White Trademark Suit: Jack Russell Countersued, Accused of Drug Addiction, Lip-Synching

Wed, April 25 2012 6:10pm - Source: Noisecreep

Weeks after being sued by former bandmate Jack Russell for continuing to use their band's name, the members of Great White have launched a counterclaim against the ousted frontman, Blabbermouth.net reports.

Book Notes - Ben Tanzer "Lucky Man"

Wed, April 25 2012 5:25pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Debra Devi: Bessie Smith: Music's Original, Bitchinest Bad Girl

Wed, April 25 2012 4:15pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

What hugely popular female singer beat a rival unconscious, slept with her musical director, seduced her female backup dancers (driving one of them to attempt suicide), had drag queens following her on tour, frequented live sex shows and orgies, and mortified New York society by telling a wealthy fan to "get the fuck away from me" during a private gig at the fan's swank Fifth Avenue apartment?

Interviews: Death Grips

Wed, April 25 2012 3:22pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

When I call Zach Hill , drummer for Sacramento's riotous, shit-starting Death Grips , he is resting his side from a recent band-practice injury.

Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Wed, April 25 2012 10:27am - Source: Prefix Magazine

The nearly nine-minute "Hey Jane," the first single from Sweet Heart Sweet Light, is the sort of brash maximalist pop you'd expect from Jason Pierce and Spiritualized by now.

How Soon Is Now? Extract: The Rise Of Blast First

Wed, April 25 2012 9:57am - Source: The Quietus

If you believe the naysayers and doom-mongers of the music industry commentariat, record labels are like the music-selling equivalent of the last dodo, running haplessly across the Mauritian rocks in a vain attempt to escape the bullets and spears (e.g. modems and hard drives) of their human foe.

The Black Keys Didn't Set Out to Be Rock Stars

Tue, April 24 2012 6:19pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Frontman Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys told Interview that he and drummer Patrick Carney didn't seek success and fame and that it was never their intention to be rock stars.

Acquainted With The Void: Simone Felice Interviewed

Tue, April 24 2012 3:26pm - Source: The Quietus

Through his music, poems and prose, he has spent the last decade painting a visceral picture of rural America's smalltown underbelly.

Introducing... Daniel Avery

Tue, April 24 2012 2:56pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Introducing Daniel Avery (formerly Stopmakingme).

Something Else! sneak peek: Beach Boys, “That’s Why God Made The Radio” (2012)

Tue, April 24 2012 1:49pm - Source: Something Else!

The Beach Boys' first single with Brian Wilson in ages is a celebration not just of the joys of their combined vocals, but also the glowing desktop contraption that long-ago beamed their biggest songs into our homes.

Grandy Duchy's Frank Black & Violet Clark Interviewed

Tue, April 24 2012 9:25am - Source: The Quietus

The Quietus is sat in a London coffee shop, just off Regent Street, perched on a table with a laptop and some over-priced juice concoction.

Miles Mogulescu: Levon Helm and Clarence Clemons Enter Rock 'N Roll Heaven

Mon, April 23 2012 6:23pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

You know you may not be a kid anymore when rock 'n roll heroes from your youth start to die -- not in their '20s from too much, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll -- but in their '60s or even '70s from diseases of aging like stroke and cancer.

Quarantining The Past: Spritualized 'Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space'

Mon, April 23 2012 10:23am - Source: Prefix Magazine

For all the drugs and heartbreak, Ladies and Gentlemen... isn't autobiography.

Coachella 2012: Adventures Of A Festival Virgin

Mon, April 23 2012 10:23am - Source: Prefix Magazine

We're standing a good thirty feet from the edge of the Outdoor Theater stage waiting for Wild Flag to appear when a gangly, stumbling hippy wearing violet-lens John Lennon sunglasses pushes between us, cradling a slice of pizza on a thin paper plate like his only begotten son.

Keeping up with Norah Jones

Mon, April 23 2012 8:46am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Having weathered the rocky start, Jones attributes her continued endurance to having 'taken control', drawing a clear line between being a musician and being public property – or, as she puts it, 'it's learning about how to live normally and make music normally and not get too caught up in the game.'

Nicki Minaj: I knew I had made it when Madonna snogged me

Mon, April 23 2012 1:50am - Source: The Sun - London - UK

Two minutes into our interview and the US rapper's language is as colourful as her day-glo outfits.

Demi Lovato Opens Up About Cocaine Abuse: 'Being A Celebrity Can Be Dangerous'

Sun, April 22 2012 11:47pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

The 19-year-old singer just released a new music video for her hit song, " Give Your Heart A Break ," she's currently on a successful South American tour , and she recently showed off her healthy beach body in Brazil!

Tom Jones: 'Acting is harder than I thought. I was out of my comfort zone'

Sun, April 22 2012 7:10am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

"I thought acting was going to be more about getting the idea in my head, like I do with songs, and embellish on that. But [the writer] Jim Cartwright said it needs to be word for word because certain words trigger certain things, and if that word is similar but not exactly the same, it doesn't have the same flow. I didn't realise it was so important before I actually did it – I thought in acting, they ad libbed," he says, laughing.

Bill Nelson – Practically Wired reissued via Cherry Red

Sat, April 21 2012 2:29pm - Source: Buzzin Music Blog

Practically Wired is a landmark album by Bill Nelson , a continuously creative musician and artist over 40 years.

Spacemen mp3

Fri, April 20 2012 11:37pm - Source: Plain or Pan?

If Pete Frame were to do one of his Rock Family Trees on fuzzed-up druggy drone rock he'd inevitably land up ( * by way of Spiritualized, Spectrum and even (The) Verve)) at Spacemen 3.

The Rockometer: Sweet Heart Sweet Light by Spiritualized

Thu, April 19 2012 10:41pm - Source: I ROCK CLEVELAND

Some hold dear the theory of great suffering leading to great art.

Van Halen Izod tix going on presale (password); Eddie still fighting cancer, says drinking & drugs weren't about partying

Thu, April 19 2012 6:39pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Tickets for the recently announced Van Halen show at Izod Center on 7/13 with Ky-Mani Marley go on presale Friday (4/19) at noon with a presale code of "ACCESS".

Rising: Daughn Gibson

Thu, April 19 2012 4:08pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

There are moments of genuine noise and terror on singer-songwriter Daughn Gibson's debut solo LP, All Hell , but not of the devil's-horns kind.

Martin Solveig: The Idolator Interview

Thu, April 19 2012 1:15pm - Source: Idolator

Coachella was raging more than ever this year with the large array of electronic artists taking over the Polo Fields.

From Rock's Backpages: Mark E Smith Shows Us His Record Collection

Thu, April 19 2012 11:11am - Source: The Quietus

CROUCHED IN THE CORNER of a back room in a semi somewhere in Prestwich, Mark Smith flips through one of several large stacks of records; stops; considers pulling out an album; then thinks the better of it.

The Fall And Rise Of Martin Newell And The Cleaners From Venus

Thu, April 19 2012 8:11am - Source: The Quietus

Since 1980, Martin Newell has released 13 albums as The Cleaners From Venus , 7 solo records, a Brotherhood Of Lizards LP with Nelson from New Model Army ( the two toured the record on bikes, with stops for busking in between gigs ), a Stray Trolleys full-length and numerous EPs and singles under these various guises.

Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Thu, April 19 2012 6:43am - Source: The Four Oh Five

There's a sense that you know what's coming when you sit down with a new Spiritualized record – A collection of beautifully and painstakingly arranged songs?