Oct 16
Kasabian slam My Chemical Romance
[source: NME.com] Kasabian have slammed My Chemical Romance, labelling the band "clowns" who "don't have anything positive to say".
The Leicester five-piece criticised the emo rockers who look set to top the charts with new single "Welcome To The Black Parade".
"It's like ventriloquists' music," singer Tom Meighan said. "It's weird and dark. They don't have anything positive to say. The only good news is that it won't last. These clowns won't be around for much longer.
"Their make-up will flake off and the scene will die out. And it can't happen soon enough."
"I just can't relate to it," Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno added. "We are about decadence, having a good time and getting off your head. We champion youthful rebellion.
"We're into peace and love, spreading harmony and having respect for people. But these people are the absolute opposite. It's sad.
"These emo kids should get out more and try and have a good time instead."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3521749
Ryan Adams launches radio station
[source: NME.com] Ryan Adams has launched Cardinal Radio on Ryanadams.com.
Presented by Chuck Norris, the show features 12 new Adams tracks that recall the singer's days in thrashy punk band The Finger. Adams has also being experimenting with rap, having recently posted the Beck-esque "Look Who's Got A Website" on the site.
The "radio station" caps an eventful period of online activity for Adams. As previously reported, fansite Ryanadams.org took down its forums after personal information about the singer appeared online, including his hotel details and information about his parents.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502418
Albert Hammond Jr plans another solo album
[source: NME.com] Albert Hammond Jr, whose debut album Yours To Keep was released earlier this month, already has plans to release another.
The Strokes guitarist told NME.COM there would be more records on the way.
"I'm definitely planning on writing and making another [solo album]. But if no one wants to hear my songs, I can't really make a record," he explained.
He also dismissed the suggestion that The Strokes' future albums would feature his songwriting.
"I don't think so, because I probably want to keep them for my second record!" he said.
He did agree, however, that other solo albums from Strokes members were a possibility.
"I think everyone [in the band] writes," he explained. "What would a Fab solo record sound like? If he did a solo record, it'd be rhythm and blues, like Motown or Gospel, with loads of harmonies."
Hammond Jr said work on a new Strokes album would begin in 2007.
"Probably spring next year we'll go into the studio, but there's no set date." http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501589
The Killers offended by Green Day
[source: NME.com] Brandon Flowers has criticised Green Day for what he sees as calculated anti-Americanism.
In particular, Flowers singled out "American Idiot" and their Bullet In A Bible DVD.
"You have Green Day and 'American Idiot'. And where do they film their DVD? In England," The Killers' frontman told The Word. "A bunch of kids screaming 'I don't want to be an American idiot': I saw it as a very negative thing towards Americans. It really lit a fire in me.
"You have the right to say what you want and what you want to write about, and I'm sure they meant it in the same way Bruce Springsteen meant 'Born In The USA' and it was taken wrongly, but I was really offended when I saw them do that."
Flowers said the DVD felt like a bit of a stunt.
"I just thought it was really cheap," he explained. "To go to a place like England or Germany and sing that song… those kids aren't taking it the same way that he meant it. And he [Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong] knew it."
The Killers' frontman said he believed his band's new album, Sam's Town, is a much better representation of America.
"People need to see that, really, there are the nicest people in the world here!" he declared. "I don't know if our album makes you realise that. But I hope it's from a more positive place."
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503713
Sydney Big Day Out ballot announced
The first round of tickets for Sydney's Big Day Out disappeared in just five hours when they went on sale last Friday, making it the quickest-selling concert in the festival's 15-year history. Meanwhile, Melbourne tickets are selling at triple the pace of previous years.
Organisers have announced 1000 tickets each week for the Sydney show will be made available on the website through a random ballot. The ballot will be drawn at 9pm EST every Thursday from October 26 to December 28. The weekly ballot ticket limit is two tickets per person and winners will be notified by email within 30 minutes of the draw.
Appearing on the bill are The Killers, Tool, Muse, Peaches, Violent Femmes, My Chemical Romance, Spank Rock, Jet, Eskimo Joe, Scribe, The Sleepy Jackson, Evermore, The Herd and The Spazzys… with plenty more to be announced.
Head to www.bigdayout.com for more info.
The Killers: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503713
Jet: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501552
My Chemical Romance: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3504306
Muse: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3526261
Peaches: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3545133
Violent Femmes: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3500386
Spank Rock: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3545089
Eskimo Joe: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501596
Scribe: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502336
Sleepy Jackson: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501602
Evermore: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3506453
The Herd: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503093
Muse's Matt Bellamy: September 11 a conspiracy?
Speaking to a journalist in the UK, Muse frontman and guitarist Matt Bellamy has argued the terrorist attacks of September 11 may have been an "inside job", put in place by the United States Government.
"September 11 is clearly an inside job," Bellamy argued. "There's massive evidence that suggests it was either allowed to happen or, even worse, deliberately made to happen. There was a document called Project For The New America Century made by neo-Con writers in the 90s who supplied most of the agenda that Bush is putting into place now, which clearly says, 'We need a Pearl Harbor-level of event so we can have an excuse to invade the Middle East'."
Muse head to Australia in January for the Big Day Out.
Muse: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3526261
Keith Urban
Mr Nicole Kidman, aka country singer Keith Urban, has a brand new album set for release on the eve of his return to Australia. Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing is the fourth longplayer from Urban, who'll be home for a week-long promotional visit that includes a performance at the ARIA Awards on Sunday October 29.
"It's just an accurate reflection of where I'm at now," Urban said of his new record. "I think it's the sound of being happy and extremely excited with the music we're making." Meanwhile, first single "Once In A Lifetime" was the highest debuting single since the inception of the USA's Billboard Chart.
Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing is in stores on Saturday November 4.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501933
Hilary Duff issues restraining orders
Pop princess and film star Hilary Duff has (together with her boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden) sought restraining orders from the Los Angeles Superior Court against two men.
Max Doe allegedly moved from Russia to the USA specifically to meet the 19-year-old singer/actress, and, among other acts, has threatened to buy a gun and commit suicide. His room-mate, 50-year-old David Joseph Klein (who calls himself a "celebrity photographer") is accused of passing Max's foreboding messages onto Duff. A new album from the singer is due in February but she's currently shooting War Inc. with actor John Cusack.
Good Charlotte's new release, Good Morning Revival!, is due out the same month.
Hilary Duff: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3535317
Good Charlotte: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501562
[source: NME.com] Kasabian have slammed My Chemical Romance, labelling the band "clowns" who "don't have anything positive to say".
The Leicester five-piece criticised the emo rockers who look set to top the charts with new single "Welcome To The Black Parade".
"It's like ventriloquists' music," singer Tom Meighan said. "It's weird and dark. They don't have anything positive to say. The only good news is that it won't last. These clowns won't be around for much longer.
"Their make-up will flake off and the scene will die out. And it can't happen soon enough."
"I just can't relate to it," Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno added. "We are about decadence, having a good time and getting off your head. We champion youthful rebellion.
"We're into peace and love, spreading harmony and having respect for people. But these people are the absolute opposite. It's sad.
"These emo kids should get out more and try and have a good time instead."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3521749
Ryan Adams launches radio station
[source: NME.com] Ryan Adams has launched Cardinal Radio on Ryanadams.com.
Presented by Chuck Norris, the show features 12 new Adams tracks that recall the singer's days in thrashy punk band The Finger. Adams has also being experimenting with rap, having recently posted the Beck-esque "Look Who's Got A Website" on the site.
The "radio station" caps an eventful period of online activity for Adams. As previously reported, fansite Ryanadams.org took down its forums after personal information about the singer appeared online, including his hotel details and information about his parents.
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502418
Albert Hammond Jr plans another solo album
[source: NME.com] Albert Hammond Jr, whose debut album Yours To Keep was released earlier this month, already has plans to release another.
The Strokes guitarist told NME.COM there would be more records on the way.
"I'm definitely planning on writing and making another [solo album]. But if no one wants to hear my songs, I can't really make a record," he explained.
He also dismissed the suggestion that The Strokes' future albums would feature his songwriting.
"I don't think so, because I probably want to keep them for my second record!" he said.
He did agree, however, that other solo albums from Strokes members were a possibility.
"I think everyone [in the band] writes," he explained. "What would a Fab solo record sound like? If he did a solo record, it'd be rhythm and blues, like Motown or Gospel, with loads of harmonies."
Hammond Jr said work on a new Strokes album would begin in 2007.
"Probably spring next year we'll go into the studio, but there's no set date." http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501589
The Killers offended by Green Day
[source: NME.com] Brandon Flowers has criticised Green Day for what he sees as calculated anti-Americanism.
In particular, Flowers singled out "American Idiot" and their Bullet In A Bible DVD.
"You have Green Day and 'American Idiot'. And where do they film their DVD? In England," The Killers' frontman told The Word. "A bunch of kids screaming 'I don't want to be an American idiot': I saw it as a very negative thing towards Americans. It really lit a fire in me.
"You have the right to say what you want and what you want to write about, and I'm sure they meant it in the same way Bruce Springsteen meant 'Born In The USA' and it was taken wrongly, but I was really offended when I saw them do that."
Flowers said the DVD felt like a bit of a stunt.
"I just thought it was really cheap," he explained. "To go to a place like England or Germany and sing that song… those kids aren't taking it the same way that he meant it. And he [Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong] knew it."
The Killers' frontman said he believed his band's new album, Sam's Town, is a much better representation of America.
"People need to see that, really, there are the nicest people in the world here!" he declared. "I don't know if our album makes you realise that. But I hope it's from a more positive place."
http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503713
Sydney Big Day Out ballot announced
The first round of tickets for Sydney's Big Day Out disappeared in just five hours when they went on sale last Friday, making it the quickest-selling concert in the festival's 15-year history. Meanwhile, Melbourne tickets are selling at triple the pace of previous years.
Organisers have announced 1000 tickets each week for the Sydney show will be made available on the website through a random ballot. The ballot will be drawn at 9pm EST every Thursday from October 26 to December 28. The weekly ballot ticket limit is two tickets per person and winners will be notified by email within 30 minutes of the draw.
Appearing on the bill are The Killers, Tool, Muse, Peaches, Violent Femmes, My Chemical Romance, Spank Rock, Jet, Eskimo Joe, Scribe, The Sleepy Jackson, Evermore, The Herd and The Spazzys… with plenty more to be announced.
Head to www.bigdayout.com for more info.
The Killers: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503713
Jet: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501552
My Chemical Romance: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3504306
Muse: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3526261
Peaches: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3545133
Violent Femmes: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3500386
Spank Rock: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3545089
Eskimo Joe: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501596
Scribe: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3502336
Sleepy Jackson: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501602
Evermore: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3506453
The Herd: http://bigpondmusic.com/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3503093
Muse's Matt Bellamy: September 11 a conspiracy?
Speaking to a journalist in the UK, Muse frontman and guitarist Matt Bellamy has argued the terrorist attacks of September 11 may have been an "inside job", put in place by the United States Government.
"September 11 is clearly an inside job," Bellamy argued. "There's massive evidence that suggests it was either allowed to happen or, even worse, deliberately made to happen. There was a document called Project For The New America Century made by neo-Con writers in the 90s who supplied most of the agenda that Bush is putting into place now, which clearly says, 'We need a Pearl Harbor-level of event so we can have an excuse to invade the Middle East'."
Muse head to Australia in January for the Big Day Out.
Muse: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3526261
Keith Urban
Mr Nicole Kidman, aka country singer Keith Urban, has a brand new album set for release on the eve of his return to Australia. Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing is the fourth longplayer from Urban, who'll be home for a week-long promotional visit that includes a performance at the ARIA Awards on Sunday October 29.
"It's just an accurate reflection of where I'm at now," Urban said of his new record. "I think it's the sound of being happy and extremely excited with the music we're making." Meanwhile, first single "Once In A Lifetime" was the highest debuting single since the inception of the USA's Billboard Chart.
Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing is in stores on Saturday November 4.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501933
Hilary Duff issues restraining orders
Pop princess and film star Hilary Duff has (together with her boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden) sought restraining orders from the Los Angeles Superior Court against two men.
Max Doe allegedly moved from Russia to the USA specifically to meet the 19-year-old singer/actress, and, among other acts, has threatened to buy a gun and commit suicide. His room-mate, 50-year-old David Joseph Klein (who calls himself a "celebrity photographer") is accused of passing Max's foreboding messages onto Duff. A new album from the singer is due in February but she's currently shooting War Inc. with actor John Cusack.
Good Charlotte's new release, Good Morning Revival!, is due out the same month.
Hilary Duff: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3535317
Good Charlotte: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/artistDisplay.asp?artistid=3501562
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