Of course, Madonna will leave Warner Bros. for Live Nation, unless Bugs Bunny counters and equals the offer, which is highly unlikely. The non-label, ticket peddling firm is offering the world’s number one homosexual icon (ok, maybe next to Bette, Babs and Beyonce) $120 million for a ten-year, three-record deal that also culls some of […]

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Uh-oh. All those Facebook proponents who snootily claim its superiority to Myspace are poised to eat some crow, if NME gossip is to be believed. The rumor is that Facebook is preparing to launch a music platform to compete directly with Myspace’s ubiquitous artist pages. The portal will also integrate with Apple’s iTunes, allowing band’s easy […]

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Amy Winehouse’s drug problems are not exactly low profile. Even my mom knows “she’s a little weird.” But having dropped out of The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang tour for reports of “narcotic dementia” have inspired one Mick Jagger to put on his cape and try to save the day. Evidently, neither his wallet nor […]

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For the ever-dwindling loyalists who still haven’t given up on ole Fat Bob, here’s at least one train-wreck you don’t have to worry about anymore: Surgically enhanced, professional lip-syncher Ashley Simpson has publicly denied that there was any truth to a collaboration with The Cure’s Robert Smith: “That was never true. I was like, ‘Oh my God, […]

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If nothing else, John Lydon has always been good for a soundbite. And when you give him an easy target like Sting, you know he won’t miss: “You know listening to Stink try to squeak through ‘Roxanne’ one more time, that’s not fun. It’s like letting air out of a balloon.” Amusing as it is, Lydon […]

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Blur plans to record a new album as a four-piece for the first time this decade, according to bassist Alex James. The band’s last record, 2003’s Think Tank, only featured guitarist Graham Coxon on one song, while its last record as a quartet, 13, came out in the spring of 1999. James is optimistic after […]

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It’s kind of amazing the attention this alleged Led Zeppelin one-off reunion show is getting, considering the latest source is a fan that bumped into Robert Plant on the street!?! Well, ok. And the buzz is growing, but will fans really “stampede” for tickets to see the most insanely decadent rock and roll band of […]

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