A controversial Queensland Senate candidate was yesterday ordered to remove content from his Myspace page after downloading a song by popular singer/songwriter Pete Murray.
James Baker, a former National Party adviser, has become known for his ultra right-wing policies, including calls to execute convicted terrorists.
Mr Baker had been using Murray's song Better Days on his Myspace page, which is linked to his official campaign website.
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Radiohead album news: not good
Radiohead will not be releasing a new album this year, the band's management has confirmed to NME.
The Oxford rockers have been working on their seventh studio set, which follows 2003's Hail To The Thief for most of this year and much of last, with the latest studio news putting the five-piece in a New York recording studio.
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The Oxford rockers have been working on their seventh studio set, which follows 2003's Hail To The Thief for most of this year and much of last, with the latest studio news putting the five-piece in a New York recording studio.
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Interview: Butch Walker
Walker has become the hot hand when it comes to production. He has produced records for Pink, Hot Hot Heat, The Von Bondies, Avril Lavigne, Lindsay Lohan, Sevendust and the All American Rejects. Along the way Butch has managed to carve out a nice solo career for himself.How do you pick and choose who you work with as a producer? Is there anyone you would not want to work with for fear of alienating your core audience?
BW: No that's dumb. It's a day job, and f#@k anyone who doesn't like where I work. I don't judge someone for working at Applebee's but dresses like the Strokes at night, so don't judge me for having a very kickass, high-paying day job. Plus, writing anything I want or producing any style I want for other people? Who wouldn't want to exercise that part of their curiosity? Although, I don't ever think I'll work with that Lohan chick again. (HA!)
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Philips Celebrates the 25th Birthday of the Compact Disc
The birth of the CD in Germany in 1982 heralded in the era of digital music and signified the beginning of the end of analogue. The very first CD was "The Visitors" by ABBA and was produced by Polygram, a recording company. When the compact disc was finally released to the public in November of 1982, there were around 150 titles available. And, of course, a compact disc player was needed and Philips had it covered with their CD100. The player was available in Japan in November; the U.S. and European releases of this technology occurred in March of 1983.Read More Here
The Sound Check Interview - Mobius Band
My favorite part about The Mobius Band is your innate ability to sound organic and electronic at the same time. When I play your music it still feels like I'm listening to a rock band. Is "Heaven" along those same lines? Any departures? New methods?Yeah. I think we are probably worried less about what is organic or electronic rather than just not limiting ourselves to any particular sound.
I love the guitar and I've been playing it since I was 10, but it's not always the best choice for the song. So we try and think of it in really open-ended terms as far as what can make up a song.
Specifically with Heaven, Noam got really into 'circuit bending' keyboards last year, so he was taking apart $5 toy Casio's with a soldering iron and turning them into these amazing, sophisticated machines that sound like a more interesting version of whatever plug-in is popular now. His attic is full of these great Frankenstein instruments. So there are a lot of sounds from those circuit-bent keyboards on the album.
Rob Zombie: Prankster?
Sporting a Hell's Angels surfing T-shirt and covered in tattoos depicting The Creature and The Phantom of the Opera, the 42-year-old told Radar about some backstage clowning on the set of his revamped version of John Carpenter's 1978 classic horror flick (Halloween opens Aug. 31). The victim: legendary actor Malcolm McDowell, who plays Dr. Samuel Loomis.
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Spoof turns serious for Beatallica
Thank the United States' legal system for helping jump-start one of the greatest parody bands of all time. After all, without a serious threat by Sony Records there'd be no Beatallica and ultimately no "Leper Madonna," "Hey Dude," or "... And Justice for All My Loving."Through sheer word of mouth and Internet buzz, the songs began circulating. Soon, Sony Records caught wind of the project and quickly issued a cease and desist order against the musicians to stop playing Beatles material. The problem — they weren't actually a band and weren't technically playing anything.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Interview: Eisley
How was the summer tour with The Fray?
Sherri DuPree: It was really cool. They were so sweet and it was so fun.
Chauntelle DuPree: We had a great time because -- we got spoiled -- they had catering. They were so nice and their crew members were so nice to us so we were like "this is heaven."
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Sherri DuPree: It was really cool. They were so sweet and it was so fun.
Chauntelle DuPree: We had a great time because -- we got spoiled -- they had catering. They were so nice and their crew members were so nice to us so we were like "this is heaven."
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Focus has kept thrash-band Slayer around
The long haul: It's a hard feat in the world of rock music, and most groups can't pull it off. Trends shift, restless fans move on, band members succumb to the pressures – or temptations – of life off the stage.
Slayer is one of the survivors. Twenty-six years after forming in Los Angeles, the band is, in fact, enjoying new career peaks, generating the sort of big sales and broad recognition that had long eluded the thrash-metal quartet. Where other enduring bands have forged careers marked by zipping across the musical map, Slayer's longevity is a testament to the group's single-minded focus, says vocalist, bassist and all-around band brain Tom Araya.
"I think the biggest reason would probably be that we've stuck really close to what we've always done. That's what we owe it to," he says. "We never gravitated too far away from center."
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Slayer is one of the survivors. Twenty-six years after forming in Los Angeles, the band is, in fact, enjoying new career peaks, generating the sort of big sales and broad recognition that had long eluded the thrash-metal quartet. Where other enduring bands have forged careers marked by zipping across the musical map, Slayer's longevity is a testament to the group's single-minded focus, says vocalist, bassist and all-around band brain Tom Araya.
"I think the biggest reason would probably be that we've stuck really close to what we've always done. That's what we owe it to," he says. "We never gravitated too far away from center."
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Universal Republic Signs Florida Indie Rock Band Anberlin
Universal Republic Records has signed Florida rock band Anberlin, it was announced today by Monte Lipman, President of Universal Republic Records. The five-member Anberlin, cited by many critics as an indispensable ‘staple of the modern rock scene,’ have independently released 3 full-length albums since their launch nearly six years ago.
“Anberlin has been able to build one of the most enthusiastic followings online and across the country by remaining faithful to their music and their fans,” stated Mr. Lipman. “They represent the boldest and the brightest on the rock horizon and we welcome them to the Universal Republic family.”
Originally from the Orlando area, Anberlin’s combined releases have sold more than 350,000 albums through their founding label Tooth & Nail Records, with their most recent album, Cities, debuting on Billboard’s Top Albums chart in February of this year at #19. The disc has also soared past the 100,000 indie-sales milestone, fueled by their riveting first single “Godspeed.”
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“Anberlin has been able to build one of the most enthusiastic followings online and across the country by remaining faithful to their music and their fans,” stated Mr. Lipman. “They represent the boldest and the brightest on the rock horizon and we welcome them to the Universal Republic family.”
Originally from the Orlando area, Anberlin’s combined releases have sold more than 350,000 albums through their founding label Tooth & Nail Records, with their most recent album, Cities, debuting on Billboard’s Top Albums chart in February of this year at #19. The disc has also soared past the 100,000 indie-sales milestone, fueled by their riveting first single “Godspeed.”
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SonicBids Tip: Photos
It may sound like a no-brainer, but having your entire EPK built and up-to-date is a very important factor when making submissions. Promoters want to get a sense of who you are as an artist and performer, and you should make sure not to ignore the photo gallery section of your EPK!
The photo gallery allows up to 10 different chances for promoters to get an inside look at you and your performances that they may not get from the audio, video, and main photo alone. You can upload up to 10 photos in your gallery. Standard EPK members can use one of them as their hi-res shot, and Supersonic members—you can have up to 5 hi-res. A high resolution, print quality photo is a great thing to have in your EPK if you're looking for press coverage or want to quickly get your tour posters out to your street team!
It’s important to use your photo section wisely as it’s a great chance to represent your individuality and your image. Throw in some performance shots, a promo headshot, a candid, and anything else you think will visually demonstrate who you are as an artist. This will also give promoters a chance to see what type of venues you play, how you look on stage, and what type of crowd you draw to your live shows.
Remember—it’s best to keep your photos focused on the band or artist. Although it may be artsy or fun to include instrument or landscape shots, these photos might not give promoters a sense of who you are or what your music is like. Treat the photo gallery space as a valuable way to enhance your presentation!
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The photo gallery allows up to 10 different chances for promoters to get an inside look at you and your performances that they may not get from the audio, video, and main photo alone. You can upload up to 10 photos in your gallery. Standard EPK members can use one of them as their hi-res shot, and Supersonic members—you can have up to 5 hi-res. A high resolution, print quality photo is a great thing to have in your EPK if you're looking for press coverage or want to quickly get your tour posters out to your street team!
It’s important to use your photo section wisely as it’s a great chance to represent your individuality and your image. Throw in some performance shots, a promo headshot, a candid, and anything else you think will visually demonstrate who you are as an artist. This will also give promoters a chance to see what type of venues you play, how you look on stage, and what type of crowd you draw to your live shows.
Remember—it’s best to keep your photos focused on the band or artist. Although it may be artsy or fun to include instrument or landscape shots, these photos might not give promoters a sense of who you are or what your music is like. Treat the photo gallery space as a valuable way to enhance your presentation!
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Rhino readies a huge dose of heavy metal thunder
What’s that? You say you regularly sing Satan’s praises while thrashing yourself silly to the sounds of Killswitch Engage and Cradle of Filth but you have no deeper understanding of the history of metal? Never fear, Rhino Records is here to put you straight—with “The Heavy Metal Box,” a four-disc overview of the much-maligned (and equally exalted, by others) genre that began as the `60s gave way to the `70s. The set, due Oct. 2, spans that “golden age,” from pioneers like Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper and Uriah Heep—and who could forget Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” honey?—to the English demons of the late `70s and `80s (Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Saxon, even Motorhead) and on into the dichotomy that the late `80s brought, comprising both hair-metal (Poison, Ratt, Cinderella) and the decade’s rawer return to pure metal (Metallica, Pantera, Sepultura).
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Heartfelt soulful lyrics, Andrew San Paul's sound is a little Peter Gabriel with a Pink Floyd vibe.
With the world in disarray, an artist like Andrew San Paul touches the very fabric of our times. Said to be a little Peter Gabriel with a Pink Floyd vibe, Paul appeals to a deeper listening audience.Among his collection of songs are "We Are the People" - a chant for all to stand and make a difference, "There's Hope" - a worldly song to shed a beam of light for those in darkness; and the haunting "Untitled" can only be listened to in silence as it goes to deepest part of our souls.
After getting frustrated with bands and musicians in the LA scene he went solo and recorded his own full lenght CD, Let's Spread Love Around, which has since been getting rave reviews as well as solid radio play (Internet and college). The CD is available for sale online at: Apple Itunes, CDbaby, Target, and Amazon.
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Korn futures look bright as band pushes for growth
The metal band Korn scarcely paused before starting work on its eighth studio album after last year's Family Values Tour ended.
"I came home for like five or six days, and then I was in the studio," guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer says. "We were there right up until we mixed the record in May, then we started rehearsals [for the tour]."
"When we sit down to write a record, we don't really know how it's going to turn out," he says. "We don't consciously know that we're going to do something different, and I think that not planning and not trying to analyze the direction, it helps. We never really plan, like, 'This record is going to sound this way.'"
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"I came home for like five or six days, and then I was in the studio," guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer says. "We were there right up until we mixed the record in May, then we started rehearsals [for the tour]."
"When we sit down to write a record, we don't really know how it's going to turn out," he says. "We don't consciously know that we're going to do something different, and I think that not planning and not trying to analyze the direction, it helps. We never really plan, like, 'This record is going to sound this way.'"
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Van Halen to Tour Like It's 1984
After a bumpy ride, Van Halen is finally jumping back out on the road. Just don't say the oft squabbling members are reuniting.
"This is not a reunion—this is a new band," original frontman David Lee Roth, rejoining the ranks for the first time in 22 years, proclaimed Monday at a press conference.
"I've done more rehearsal in the last four months than I've done in the past 20 summers," the high-kicking rocker said. "The whole sound is better than it has ever been...
"We decided to do everything you’d expect but make it high speed, low drag. Everything that got me fired from radio," he added, joking about his brief stint as Howard Stern's East Coast replacement after the shock jock left for satellite.
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"This is not a reunion—this is a new band," original frontman David Lee Roth, rejoining the ranks for the first time in 22 years, proclaimed Monday at a press conference.
"I've done more rehearsal in the last four months than I've done in the past 20 summers," the high-kicking rocker said. "The whole sound is better than it has ever been...
"We decided to do everything you’d expect but make it high speed, low drag. Everything that got me fired from radio," he added, joking about his brief stint as Howard Stern's East Coast replacement after the shock jock left for satellite.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
Interview: Ratt's Bobby Blotzer
“The tour has been amazing. It’s a gift from God in my opinion. It’s a blessing to play in front of fourteen thousand people every day. It’s been amazing. The band is rejuvenated. (Ratt frontman) Stephen Pearcy is kicking ass like he did back in ’83 and ’84. It’s been fun. …I think everybody’s been blown away… Everyone’s been seein’ us for the last six years with (former Love/Hate frontman) Jizzy Pearl, now Stephen’s back and it’s Ratt again, ya know? …We’re supposedly goin’ to Europe and Japan in October and November. Japan is very supportive. We haven’t done Europe since 1990. They’re a different kind of crowd, but I think they’ll dig it a lot, ya know? We’ll just do over there what we do over here. There’s no denying that it’s a tight set that people will get off on. We sound excellent.”
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Switchfoot Goes Independent
Some big news on the Switchfoot MySpace blog. Sony Records and Switchfoot have parted ways and now Switchfoot will go independent. It was also mentioned that a new Switchfoot album will come out in 2008 in support of this new venture. Furthermore, Jon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot will release his solo music and the music he makes with Sean Watkins from Nickel Creek (under the name The Real Sean Jon) on this new indie music venture.
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Interview with Zakk Wylde
Ozzy’s longtime guitarist Zakk Wylde had a medical “story” of his own. When asked to answer a few questions, Wylde responded, “Is it about my sex change operation? They botched me up, bro. Now I’ve gotta get it reversed! It was painful enough already…ripping the cock and balls off. And I looked at the labia and I go, ‘You call this a labia?’ It’s just fucking disgusting. I got butchered and now the bottom line is they’ve got to reattach the cock and balls. That’s gonna fuckin’ set me back a little bit.”
Maybe it’s surgical discomfort that has Wylde opting to wear a kilt on stage this tour. Wylde was also insistent that he is not wearing anything underneath the Scottish garb. “Fuck that! I don’t wear underwear anyway. The only time I’m wearing underwear is when I’m lifting weights so my nuts don’t blow out of my body.”
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Maybe it’s surgical discomfort that has Wylde opting to wear a kilt on stage this tour. Wylde was also insistent that he is not wearing anything underneath the Scottish garb. “Fuck that! I don’t wear underwear anyway. The only time I’m wearing underwear is when I’m lifting weights so my nuts don’t blow out of my body.”
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Show Review: Warped Tour (New York)
Warped has, for 13 years, been the touring festival with the most integrity, the most persistence of vision and the most diversity in terms of its lineup — though all of the bands fit beneath the rather broad umbrella of punk/postpunk/ new metal.
The festival’s integrity comes from its unremitting commitment to giving new, young bands the opportunity to play in front of their potential audiences. Get a gig on the Warped Tour, and you’ve got a chance. The rest is up to you.
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The festival’s integrity comes from its unremitting commitment to giving new, young bands the opportunity to play in front of their potential audiences. Get a gig on the Warped Tour, and you’ve got a chance. The rest is up to you.
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Band Review: Thrushes
ThrushesHometown: Baltimore, MD
Leaning towards the indie side or art rock, Thrushes is dainty... in an aggressive sort of way. My introduction to their music comes via the tune "Aidan Quinn" - A fading guitar and simple anthemic drum beat gives a polite red carpet intro for the haunting vocals of Anna Conner. Her voice is soft and non-distinct, but offers a certain level of command. Then like a shaking sheet of metal comes the guitar tones I wasn't expecting - and the unexpected fit quite nice as it challenged the loving sincerity of its verses.
However the distant-screaming-echo-simplistic riffing guitar sound that fit so perfect in "Aidan Quinn" was found once again in "Heartbeats" - which I think I liked better. I had to check to make sure that the silence between songs wasn't just a break in the middle of the previous. The third also showcases the same guitar tone, just not as loud. I can understand if this is part of the bands "thing", but in your average set in an average club, potential fans could grow weary.
A further dig into the world of Thrushes, I checked out some tunes on their MySpace page. Not surprisingly, "Heartbeats" is their most popular song with almost 11,000 more plays than the next in line. After listening to "Ghost Train" and "Into the Woods", I think I'd label myself as a casual fan on Thrushes. It's not the kind of music I'd listen to in my car, but perhaps at home while doing "busy work"? I'd like to see them live though.
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