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This Is War: John Robb Of Gold Blade Interviewed

Mon, May 20 2013 12:18pm - Source: The Quietus

If he's not touring the world with his punk rock hooligan soul band Goldblade, he is writing.

Indiana

Wed, May 15 2013 10:27pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Bringing a new kind of sexy back, a stark, exposed experience in song form, singer/songwriter, and producer Indiana rips through our understanding of all that is good in the world, and in the process, shakes us to the core.

Hugh Laurie interview for Didn't It Rain: 'I feel like a Saudi Arabian playboy'

Sat, May 04 2013 10:35am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

For the past 50 years RMS Queen Mary, launched in 1934 and the pride of the Cunard fleet, has been berthed at Long Beach, California.

Didn't It Rain: Hugh Laurie interview

Fri, May 03 2013 11:17am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

For the past 50 years RMS Queen Mary, launched in 1934 and the pride of the Cunard fleet, has been berthed at Long Beach, California.

‘Face Time: Whitney Houston, “Queen of the Night”

Mon, April 29 2013 6:37pm - Source: Pop Dose

Sure, the Man Who Would Be Babyface — Kenneth Edmonds — was born in 1959, but the singer, songwriter, producer, and all-around hit maker extraordinaire began taking baby steps up the Billboard charts the year Michael Jackson's Thriller dominated every chart.

New York house super-star MK on his pending LP and Pleasure State partnership with Lee Foss and Anabel Englund

Mon, April 29 2013 7:13am - Source: Beatportal

While the name Marc Kinchen already resonates with positive properties, the initials MK have come to carry significant credibility across the house music landscape.

Blake Shelton Gets Crash Course on Usher and Shakira From Miranda Lambert

Tue, April 23 2013 3:07pm - Source: The Boot

Blake Shelton , Adam Levine and new additions Usher and Shakira -- has never been better.

Is David Bowie Working On A New Album?

Mon, April 22 2013 12:14pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

David Bowie is already at work on a new album - at least, if we are to believe Noel Gallagher.

Tom McRae

Sun, April 21 2013 11:30am - Source: The Music Mix

For every success story, the Mercury Music Prize has also thrown up a critically lauded artist or band deemed fit to win the award but cursed to do little else beyond that - remember Speech Debelle ?

Stereo IQ: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Mosquito Swats At New Styles

Thu, April 18 2013 9:22pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Ten years have passed since the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' breakout debut LP, Fever To Tell. A decade in the dynamic and unforgiving music business may as well be twenty, and the trio could have easily fallen into obsolescence like many of their early-'00s garage-revival peers.

OTW #494: Sulk

Tue, April 16 2013 7:55am - Source: ClashMusic.com

"I think it's a fair comparison because we write good music, and we're from England and we're northern. But I think that's where it ends, really."

50 GREAT ALBUMS IN MY 50th YEAR (Part 28)

Thu, May 20 5013 11:22am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

The early 80s was a great time to be a follower of new music in the north-east of England.

New Music Monday: JJ Grey, the Replacements, Willie Nelson, Shuggie Otis, Steve Earle, Jeff Lynne

Mon, April 15 2013 1:39pm - Source: Something Else!

A simmering new melding of Southern rock and R&B arrives with the new JJ Grey album, while the Replacements and Shuggie Otis — yeah, you read that right — return with their first new music in ages.

Josh Doyle: From the Dum Dums to the 'next great American songwriter'

Sat, April 13 2013 9:13am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

Doyle was 22 when the Dum Dums split up while recording their second album in late 2001.

Savages @ The Echo, Los Angeles 4/11/2013

Fri, April 12 2013 10:19pm - Source: Stereogum

-Being bombarded with hype to the point you actually start to get excited, which leads to a sudden burning sensation of self-doubt as you remind yourself you're too savvy to fall for the same old song and dance yet again , since everyone knows hype is just the ephemeral embodiment of smoke as it blows up your ass anyway.

Brad Paisley, LL Cool J Talk 'Racist' With Jay Leno; American Idol Top 5 Revealed + More: Country News Roundup

Fri, April 12 2013 10:13pm - Source: The Boot

The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web.

The Five Silliest Rave Movies of All Time

Fri, April 12 2013 9:06pm - Source: Beatportal

We were cautiously excited to hear today that Diplo has apparently signed on with 20th Century Fox Pictures to both exec-produce and star in a film about dance music—a sort of 8 Mile meets Project X for the raver set, it would seem.

Vaughn – Holy Metal

Fri, April 12 2013 5:37am - Source: Waxidermy

Before I say anything else, congratulations!

Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition: The Finals

Thu, April 11 2013 4:19am - Source: Consequence of Sound

If you like your village halls, you'd fall in love with this one.

Book Club: Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me by R. Kelly

Wed, April 10 2013 4:17am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Welcome to the second installment of Aux.Out. Book Club, where a group of us tackle a new or renowned book of the music canon and lay down some of our thoughts.

SXSW 2013: Day 4 evening – hits and misses around Sixth Street, and Kilimanjaro and PRS for Music showcase at Latitude 30 – 15th March 2013

Wed, April 03 2013 1:10pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

After a bit of a breathless afternoon running after Irish bands and in and out of venues on Sixth Street , I gave myself a break on official festival evening #4 at SXSW 2013 to have a civilised dinner at a steakhouse (paid for by a Christmas gift card from work) before I was out and about again for shows.

Alesha Dixon opens up about racism and her fight for success

Wed, April 03 2013 7:22am - Source: Music-News.com

Alesha Dixon argues black women are still too much of a minority on our TV screens today.

The Swon Brothers Advance on The Voice

Tue, April 02 2013 6:05pm - Source: Oklahoma Rock Newsblog

Does anyone have to swonder what happened right there?

To The Ends Of The City: Suede Live At Ally Pally

Tue, April 02 2013 11:35am - Source: The Quietus

Alexandra Palace is about as perfect a venue in which to see Suede in 2013 as you can get.

Spoon Albums From Worst To Best

Wed, March 27 2013 7:00pm - Source: Stereogum

Emerging inauspiciously in 1993 with a raw, post-Pixies sound before plotting one of the most distinctively creative courses in indie rock, Spoon has made a career of ignoring rules and trends, amassing a relatively dud-free discography in the process.

The Bard: Summer, Summer

Tue, March 26 2013 2:51pm - Source: Star Maker Machine

I am not a musical theater lover, but in my family, I am outnumbered 3-1.

BBC Introducing x Devlin

Mon, March 25 2013 12:52pm - Source: Music-News.com

For the past 3 years BBC Introducing have run special masterclasses for unsigned and undiscovered artists by offering them a chance to learn and get advice from high profile musicians and industry professionals.

Michelle Shocked , Natalie Maines and the Risk of Expression

Mon, March 25 2013 12:21am - Source: Twang Nation

Last week folk-singer Michelle Shocked made good on her surname by treating a o a San Francisco crowd to a rambling anti-gay screed.

Michelle Heaton: Breast op was awful

Sun, March 17 2013 1:54am - Source: Daily Star - London - UK

SINGER Michelle Heaton last night told how having a double mastectomy was the worst moment of her life.

Miranda Lambert, Honey Boo Boo Meet; Kenny Chesney Gets Tour Inspiration From NFL + More: Country Music News Roundup

Fri, March 15 2013 10:14pm - Source: The Boot

The Boot rounds up today's country music news from around the web.

David Bowie's wife drops strong hint that the veteran singer may tour again

Wed, March 13 2013 9:51am - Source: NME

David Bowie 's wife Iman has hinted that the legendary singer could tour again off the back of his new album 'The Next Day'.

New Music Monday: Boz Scaggs, the Replacements, Jimi Hendrix, Hiromi, Otis Redding, Soilwork

Mon, March 04 2013 12:56pm - Source: Something Else!

Every once in a while an artist puts it all together.

Vanity Or Sanity? Self-Publishing In The Modern Age

Sun, February 24 2013 11:43am - Source: The Quietus

The owner of my local bookshop recently tweeted, "If our cat said he had written a book, I wouldn't be that surprised. Every other fucker I know has."

What’s the point of the BRITs, exactly?

Thu, February 21 2013 1:32pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Love it or loathe it, the BRIT Awards hold an affectionate place in the hearts of many folk in these fair, sometimes unfair, isles.

Alt-J: 'The BRITs have got more indie and more credible'

Wed, February 20 2013 5:06pm - Source: NME

Alt-J 's Gus Unger-Hamilton has said that the band's three Brit Awards nominations and previous Mercury Prize win show that the band have one foot in the mainstream and one in the leftfield.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Chvrches, Peace, Django Django & More Confirmed For The Great ...

Mon, February 18 2013 4:38pm - Source: Stereoboard

The UK's answer to South by South West (SXSW), a festival in Texas that is seen as the best in the world to promote new music, will be back again this year in the heart of Britain's south coast.