Rock act Free From Gravity are bringing an innovative style to the music market with a fresh take on what a hit album should sound like. Comprised of a well-known group of seasoned veteran musicians, they are no strangers to playing amazing music. Headed by front man Vince Barnes on lead vocals along with members of legendary 70’s groupWishbone Ash; Muddy Manninen on lead guitar and Bob Skeet on the bass guitar. On the drum kit is Paul Newton who…
Contemporary art meets legendary music for anniversary show. ArTicks, the underground contemporary art gallery and consultancy on the Singel canal in Amsterdam, is celebrating its first anniversary in style. On Wednesday 11th April 2012, singer and guitarist Blondie Chaplin plays a free semi-acoustic set at Susie’s Saloon on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal, organized and presented by ArTicks as a gesture of gratitude to the locals who have helped make the gallery a success. The chances are good that…
In a meeting held in New York last week, Cary Sherman, CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, said to a gathering of US publishers that ISPs are ready to start policing copyrights by July 1st. Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and other bandwidth providers are implementing an antipiracy program on their infrastructure, so it will automatically detect those files that infringe copyrights laws, and of course will…
The Rolling Stones have hit a milestone on the social media circuit: they recently reached the 9 million fan mark on Facebook. To mark the occasion, Stones guitarist Keith Richards posted a picture of himself holding a card saying “9,000,000 Stones Fans.” “Thanks to everyone of you Facebookers who like the Rolling Stones,” posted Keith on behalf of the group.“It’s only rock and roll but we love you!” Stones fans continue to wait for…
March 11, 2012, San Francisco, CA – Singer/Songwriter Lisa Sniderman, aka: Aoede (pronounced A-E-D), has won Album of the Year for her 2011 release Affair with the Muse, and Best Folk/Acoustic Artistin the inaugural 2012 Artists In Music Awards. The awards were presented during the Artists in Music Awards ceremony, held during Grammy Week at the prestigious Key Club in Hollywood, Calfornia, February 10, 2012. The Artists in Music Awards gives special recognition to the best unsigned and independent music artists around the world. The Artists in Music…
Coldplay are starting to regret naming their new album Mylo Xyloto – because their foreign fans can’t pronounce the cryptic title. The Yellow hitmakers have shied away from defining the meaning of the title ever since its release last October, with frontman Chris Martin insisting the group simply “invented two words that you couldn’t even Google”. But the world-famous British band is now beginning to see the pitfalls of selecting…
Rocker Don Henley has threatened to sue hip-hop star Frank Ocean over his use of the Eagles classic Hotel California in a new tune. The Odd Future star sampled the popular tune on his track American Wedding and he has performed the song live during several different gigs to promote his latest mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra. Henley has since learned of the rapper’s alleged illegal sampling and he has vowed to…
Radiohead have linked up with a site which allows fans to sell tickets for their forthcoming UK tour to other fans at face value. The band said tickets sold via their fanclub will be exchangeable via the Ticket Trust if a fan can no longer go. It follows a Channel 4 documentary highlighting gig promoters selling tickets on secondary ticketing websites for inflated prices. Radiohead’s management said: “Secondary ticketing is wrong on…
Indie music labels’ new global reach, alongside their 25% share of album sales in 2011, will worry the ‘big four’ record companies. With six Grammys already crowding her mantelpiece, Adele may need to buy new storage units if, as expected, she takes home more gongs from Tuesday’s Brit awards. But the success of her album-of-the-year contender, 21, which is expected to sell its 20-millionth copy in the next month, also…
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