Nov 29
Nick Cave has new approach to interviews
[source: NME.com] Nick Cave's new band are asking fans to phone and leave a question on their answer phone for their first interview.
Grinderman consists of Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Scalvunos and they'll release a self-titled debut on Monday March 5.
"It's a good idea to keep your question brief," a message on the band's MySpace page reads. "We have limited time with the band, who will answer as many questions as possible, although we can't promise they'll answer every question.
"If you have a question you'd like to ask the band then we want to hear from you. Call and leave a message on 0207 043 9787."
Answers will then be posted on the band's site.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Nick-Cave-The-Bad-Seeds.aspx
Razorlight barred from Russian performance
[source: NME.com] Razorlight were denied permits to perform a gig in Russia on Friday November 24.
The band were due to headline a concert for 4000 people but discovered four hours before show time that they didn't have permission to play.
The promoters were assured the paperwork was complete but, according to a statement, were told at the last minute that the government had denied the band access.
"The permits were denied because, allegedly, in order for the gig to go ahead the government required a further permit costing an astronomical amount of cash," the statement read.
Razorlight were denied further explanations "as promoters said they did not feel comfortable speaking about this matter over the telephone".
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Razorlight.aspx
Snow Patrol members to go solo?
[source: NME.com] Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody and guitarist Nathan Connolly are planning solo records.
Lightbody is currently working on solo material that, he says, will have an electro feel. Speaking to the BBC show Across The Line, Lightbody said there "might be something in the sidelines".
"I know Nathan wants to make an album of his own and I'm going to go off and do something on my own in January."
The singer stressed this didn't mean the end of the band.
"We'll always be together – just like the end of Grease."
Guitarist Connolly said his solo album would be "melodic".
"I don't know what it'll end up as. It'll be melodic and tuneful but we'll see what happens when I finally get round to doing it."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Snow-Patrol.aspx
Coldplay cover The Killers
[source: NME.com] Coldplay's Chris Martin covered The Killers at a surprise gig on Monday November 27 at London's Union Chapel.
Martin played a surprise four-song set with a violin player as part of Mencap's Little Noise Sessions.
He opened with a version of The Band's "I Shall Be Released", which he joked was written by Gareth Gates.
"You shouldn't cover songs in an acoustic fashion in front of Lily Allen fans!" he then said, before playing The Killers' "When You Were Young".
"What a great band The Killers are," he said afterwards.
Martin also played a new piano-based Coldplay song, "Bucket For A Crown", which he claimed he'd written the night before.
"If it's shit," he said, "we'll give it to The Killers. If it's good, we'll keep it."
The track, which sounded like "The Scientist", saw Martin adlib a line about Oasis.
"I want to listen to the session by Noel Gallagher," he sang, in reference to the Oasis songwriter's appearance the previous night.
Martin finished his short set with a version of Bob Dylan's "Buckets Of Rain", which he dedicated to Lily Allen.
"This is for Lily Allen," he said. "She's gorgeous, she's sweet, and if I wasn't married…"
Later, Allen played a five-song set and revealed her parents had actually married in The Union Chapel. "This is where my parents got married, about 25 years ago. It didn't last very long though, did it?"
As well as stripped-down versions of "LDN", "Smile" and current single "The Littlest Things", Allen played a version of The Kooks' "Naïve".
The Automatic's five-song set saw synth player Pennie admit the acoustic set-up was "really strange" for the band. They played "Gold Digger" by Kanye West as well as their massive hit, "Monster".
The evening was rounded off with a performance from James Morrison.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Coldplay.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Lily-Allen.aspx
Damien Rice tours Australia
Irish singer Damien Rice has announced a tour to Australia in February 2007. The singer will arrive in support of recent album 9, the follow-up to his two-million-selling 2001 debut, O.
Five years between albums was enough time for Rice to become a critics' favourite, with UK newspaper The Sunday Times labelling him "a brilliant songwriter" and claiming music "really doesn't get much better than this".
Rice's tour kicks off on Thursday February 15 at Fremantle Arts Centre and continues to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday December 5.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Damien-Rice.aspx
ABBA museum opens
A museum dedicated to the world's biggest pop group – Swedish four-piece ABBA – will open in Stockholm in 2008. Featuring music, clothing and historical memorabilia, the interactive museum has not yet found a location.
Ulf Westman, the event consultant in charge of the project, said it took more than two years to convince the group (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad) to agree to the idea.
"It is nice that someone feels compelled to take on our musical history," the four members said in a joint statement. "We think this will be a fun and swinging museum to visit."
"As a Stockholmer, this is what you have been missing," Stockholm mayor Axen Ohlin announced. "We are convinced that this is important both for Stockholm citizens and for marketing the city."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Abba.aspx
Extra P!nk shows added
Thanks to feverish demand for tickets to US pop singer P!nk's upcoming I'm Not Dead tour, promoter Michael Coppel has announced a fourth Sydney show.
The gig will take place on Saturday May 12 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, with tickets on sale now. P!nk's previous three shows have already sold out.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Pink.aspx
Hilary Duff loses boyfriend
Nineteen-year-old American pop singer and actress Hilary Duff has reportedly broken up with Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden.
The couple, who had been together two years, recently filed a restraining order against two men for allegedly stalking Duff. Twenty-seven-year-old Madden appeared in Duff's latest film, Material Girls, and co-produced her Most Wanted LP.
Reports suggest Madden spoke about the split at a DJ appearance in Chicago earlier this week, saying their age difference was the cause of their problems.
Hillary Duff: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Hilary-Duff.aspx
Good Charlotte: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Good-Charlotte.aspx
Barbra Streisand sets live record
Barbra Streisand has set records for box-office numbers with her recent 20-date US tour.
The jaunt, Babs' first in six years, grossed more than $118million and set house records in 14 of the 16 arenas played.
Tour producer Michael Cohl lambasted critics who predicted the shows wouldn't sell.
"I say 'nay' to the naysayers," he offered. "That was probably one of the most satisfying parts of the whole thing. But the most satisfying part for me was how amazing the show was. I watched every night and I loved it. I'd never seen her in concert and she was sensational."
Plans for shows in Europe and the Far East in 2007 are currently being discussed, although there's no word on Australian dates.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Barbra-Streisand.aspx
Melbourne Big Day Out almost sold out
Organisers of the Big Day Out festival have announced in-store tickets for the Melbourne leg are now sold out. There are, however, limited tickets available through Ticketmaster.
The Big Day Out, featuring My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Muse, Tool, Lily Allen, The Crystal Method and more takes place at Princes Park South, Melbourne, on Sunday January 28.
The Killers: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Killers-The.aspx
Muse: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Muse.aspx
Lily Allen: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Lily-Allen.aspx
The Crystal Method: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Crystal-Method-The.aspx
My Chemical Romance: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/My-Chemical-Romance.aspx
[source: NME.com] Nick Cave's new band are asking fans to phone and leave a question on their answer phone for their first interview.
Grinderman consists of Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Scalvunos and they'll release a self-titled debut on Monday March 5.
"It's a good idea to keep your question brief," a message on the band's MySpace page reads. "We have limited time with the band, who will answer as many questions as possible, although we can't promise they'll answer every question.
"If you have a question you'd like to ask the band then we want to hear from you. Call and leave a message on 0207 043 9787."
Answers will then be posted on the band's site.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Nick-Cave-The-Bad-Seeds.aspx
Razorlight barred from Russian performance
[source: NME.com] Razorlight were denied permits to perform a gig in Russia on Friday November 24.
The band were due to headline a concert for 4000 people but discovered four hours before show time that they didn't have permission to play.
The promoters were assured the paperwork was complete but, according to a statement, were told at the last minute that the government had denied the band access.
"The permits were denied because, allegedly, in order for the gig to go ahead the government required a further permit costing an astronomical amount of cash," the statement read.
Razorlight were denied further explanations "as promoters said they did not feel comfortable speaking about this matter over the telephone".
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Razorlight.aspx
Snow Patrol members to go solo?
[source: NME.com] Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody and guitarist Nathan Connolly are planning solo records.
Lightbody is currently working on solo material that, he says, will have an electro feel. Speaking to the BBC show Across The Line, Lightbody said there "might be something in the sidelines".
"I know Nathan wants to make an album of his own and I'm going to go off and do something on my own in January."
The singer stressed this didn't mean the end of the band.
"We'll always be together – just like the end of Grease."
Guitarist Connolly said his solo album would be "melodic".
"I don't know what it'll end up as. It'll be melodic and tuneful but we'll see what happens when I finally get round to doing it."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Snow-Patrol.aspx
Coldplay cover The Killers
[source: NME.com] Coldplay's Chris Martin covered The Killers at a surprise gig on Monday November 27 at London's Union Chapel.
Martin played a surprise four-song set with a violin player as part of Mencap's Little Noise Sessions.
He opened with a version of The Band's "I Shall Be Released", which he joked was written by Gareth Gates.
"You shouldn't cover songs in an acoustic fashion in front of Lily Allen fans!" he then said, before playing The Killers' "When You Were Young".
"What a great band The Killers are," he said afterwards.
Martin also played a new piano-based Coldplay song, "Bucket For A Crown", which he claimed he'd written the night before.
"If it's shit," he said, "we'll give it to The Killers. If it's good, we'll keep it."
The track, which sounded like "The Scientist", saw Martin adlib a line about Oasis.
"I want to listen to the session by Noel Gallagher," he sang, in reference to the Oasis songwriter's appearance the previous night.
Martin finished his short set with a version of Bob Dylan's "Buckets Of Rain", which he dedicated to Lily Allen.
"This is for Lily Allen," he said. "She's gorgeous, she's sweet, and if I wasn't married…"
Later, Allen played a five-song set and revealed her parents had actually married in The Union Chapel. "This is where my parents got married, about 25 years ago. It didn't last very long though, did it?"
As well as stripped-down versions of "LDN", "Smile" and current single "The Littlest Things", Allen played a version of The Kooks' "Naïve".
The Automatic's five-song set saw synth player Pennie admit the acoustic set-up was "really strange" for the band. They played "Gold Digger" by Kanye West as well as their massive hit, "Monster".
The evening was rounded off with a performance from James Morrison.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Coldplay.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Lily-Allen.aspx
Damien Rice tours Australia
Irish singer Damien Rice has announced a tour to Australia in February 2007. The singer will arrive in support of recent album 9, the follow-up to his two-million-selling 2001 debut, O.
Five years between albums was enough time for Rice to become a critics' favourite, with UK newspaper The Sunday Times labelling him "a brilliant songwriter" and claiming music "really doesn't get much better than this".
Rice's tour kicks off on Thursday February 15 at Fremantle Arts Centre and continues to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday December 5.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Damien-Rice.aspx
ABBA museum opens
A museum dedicated to the world's biggest pop group – Swedish four-piece ABBA – will open in Stockholm in 2008. Featuring music, clothing and historical memorabilia, the interactive museum has not yet found a location.
Ulf Westman, the event consultant in charge of the project, said it took more than two years to convince the group (Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad) to agree to the idea.
"It is nice that someone feels compelled to take on our musical history," the four members said in a joint statement. "We think this will be a fun and swinging museum to visit."
"As a Stockholmer, this is what you have been missing," Stockholm mayor Axen Ohlin announced. "We are convinced that this is important both for Stockholm citizens and for marketing the city."
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Abba.aspx
Extra P!nk shows added
Thanks to feverish demand for tickets to US pop singer P!nk's upcoming I'm Not Dead tour, promoter Michael Coppel has announced a fourth Sydney show.
The gig will take place on Saturday May 12 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, with tickets on sale now. P!nk's previous three shows have already sold out.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Pink.aspx
Hilary Duff loses boyfriend
Nineteen-year-old American pop singer and actress Hilary Duff has reportedly broken up with Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden.
The couple, who had been together two years, recently filed a restraining order against two men for allegedly stalking Duff. Twenty-seven-year-old Madden appeared in Duff's latest film, Material Girls, and co-produced her Most Wanted LP.
Reports suggest Madden spoke about the split at a DJ appearance in Chicago earlier this week, saying their age difference was the cause of their problems.
Hillary Duff: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Hilary-Duff.aspx
Good Charlotte: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Good-Charlotte.aspx
Barbra Streisand sets live record
Barbra Streisand has set records for box-office numbers with her recent 20-date US tour.
The jaunt, Babs' first in six years, grossed more than $118million and set house records in 14 of the 16 arenas played.
Tour producer Michael Cohl lambasted critics who predicted the shows wouldn't sell.
"I say 'nay' to the naysayers," he offered. "That was probably one of the most satisfying parts of the whole thing. But the most satisfying part for me was how amazing the show was. I watched every night and I loved it. I'd never seen her in concert and she was sensational."
Plans for shows in Europe and the Far East in 2007 are currently being discussed, although there's no word on Australian dates.
http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Barbra-Streisand.aspx
Melbourne Big Day Out almost sold out
Organisers of the Big Day Out festival have announced in-store tickets for the Melbourne leg are now sold out. There are, however, limited tickets available through Ticketmaster.
The Big Day Out, featuring My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Muse, Tool, Lily Allen, The Crystal Method and more takes place at Princes Park South, Melbourne, on Sunday January 28.
The Killers: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Killers-The.aspx
Muse: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Muse.aspx
Lily Allen: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Lily-Allen.aspx
The Crystal Method: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/Crystal-Method-The.aspx
My Chemical Romance: http://bigpondmusic.com.au/Artist/My-Chemical-Romance.aspx
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