INXS is planning to record another album with its gimmicky contest winning lead singer from that embarrassing stint on CBS’ Rock Star: INXS. Since the requisite ‘Michael Hutchence is rolling over in his grave’ sentiments have long passed, it’s sort of becoming troublesome that the band still finds a need to continue beyond the strapped-for-cash […]

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All five members of Seaweed are reuniting to play Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival on September 2, 2007, according to a blog on Seaweed’s Myspace page: “The band is shockingly thrilled to get back together and play in front of our friends and fans once again. All members have returned except they are now playing with long-time […]

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The Hold Steady – Tad (Lead Guitarist) 1.) What aspect of Latitude Festival interests you the most and why? It’s always fun to meet other bands. And you can drink all day. And then they’ll pay us. 2.) What can people expect you to bring to the festival and do you have anything special planned? […]

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Michael Jackson still must have some cashed stashed away in his Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox because he has sicked his lawyers on Richard Altmore, who acquired 20,000 embarrassing items of Jackson’s, including nude portaits of little boys, skin whitening cream, and sex aides, as part of a bankruptcy case last year. Turns out Jackson’s frantic action […]

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Mod legends from two waves have reportedly joined forces, as former Jam leader Paul Weller and on/off Blur guitarist Graham Coxon are rumored to have recorded at least three songs together. A UK tabloid is claiming the material could come out as early as this summer, though there is no confirmation from either musician’s respective […]

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Pelican’s follow-up to 2005’s The Fire in our Throats will Beckon the Thaw, is streaming at Hydra Head records. It’s entitled City of Echoes and comes out Tuesday, May 22. Upon first listen, the instrumental quartet’s latent metal sounds like a departure from the post-rock sheen of Fire. The structures seem a little bland and […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://youtube.com/v/AGKh1_qvYVo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Ian Curtis hanged himself 27 years ago today. It was the night before Joy Division was set to fly to American for its first US tour. Curtis’ biopic, ‘Control‘ is a hit at Cannes, according to Billboard after premiering this week. The film is black and white because, as […]

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