Jan 18
Johnny Cash's gospel recordings all on one album
[source: NME.com] An extensive collection of Johnny Cash's gospel recordings will be released in the US in March.
According to a Legacy spokesperson, it will be "the most in-depth collection of Cash's gospel recordings ever assembled".
The country crooner frequently performed gospel songs at his shows, including the famous concerts at Folsom Prison and San Quentin. He allegedly left his original label, Sun Records, when they wouldn't allow him to perform the material.
Tracks on the new collection include traditional gospel songs such as "He Turned The Water Into Wine" and "(There'll Be) Peace in The Valley (For Me)", as well as Cash original "The Preacher Said Jesus Said" and the Carl Perkins-penned "Daddy Sang Bass".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Johnny-Cash.aspx
XTC members work on new album
[source: NME.com] XTC frontman Andy Partridge and keyboardist Barry Andrews have been working on an improvisational music project with drummer Martyn Barker.
Known simply as the Partridge-Andrews-Barker Project, the trio compiled more than eight hours of material during three live sessions in Swindon's Headroom Studio last November.
Engineer Merv Carswell and Future Sound Of London guitarist Stuart Rowe recently finished arranging the material into a two-disc set, Monstrance, to be released in the US on Tuesday April 3.
According to a spokesperson, the album is "unusual but invigorating stuff".
Monstrance tracklisting:
Disc 1
"I Lovely Cosmonaut"
"Winterwerk"
"Black Swan Black"
"Mig"
"Oodoo"
"UR Tannoy"
"Little Field"
Disc 2
"Pagoda Tailfin"
"Chain Gang"
"Torturetainment"
"The Floating World"
"Priapple"
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Xtc.aspx
Pink backs down over animal cruelty claims
[source: NME.com] Pink is attempting to distance herself from comments she made in December about boycotting Australian wool.
The singer angered Australian farmers when she called the process of sheep mulesing "sadistic" in a video for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The process involves cutting slices of flesh from lambs' rumps to prevent maggot infestation.
However, Pink told Australia's Nine Network that she received a letter from sheep farmers saying they would phase out mulesing by 2010.
The singer admitted she could have researched the topic better.
"My message was, in my mind, boycott animal cruelty – not an entire industry, and not Australia, obviously, because it's my favourite country.
"But I was speaking without thinking and I actually did say ban Australia. It's not something I agree with. I have nothing against farmers. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. I don't want to hurt anyone; I just want the animals to hurt less."
The singer said she was prepared to meet farmers and wool industry representatives.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pink.aspx
Girls Aloud singer in drug drama
[source: NME.com] Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle's house was targeted by a drugs gang searching for a safe house to stash cocaine, a court heard on Wednesday January 16.
The gang acquired the keys to the flat in the exclusive development of Princess Manor Park, North London, via a letting agent who thought Coyle had moved out. However, the singer and her mother were in the lounge at the time of the break-in.
"As you may imagine, she asked what they were doing there and they replied that Mr Fisher had given them keys," prosecutor Nick Corsellis told the court. "She invited them to leave, which they did."
The members of the gang – Jason Anderson, Marc Fisher and Ewart Henry – denied conspiring to supply 42kg of cocaine in August 2005.
Another man, Bryan Miller, was also charged with conspiring to supply the drug, but was not before the court.
Corsellis said Fisher had been recruited by the gang to find them a flat in the 30-acre development.
"Some of the residents were famous – a good cover, perhaps, as it is not the sort of place where you expect to find a cache of drugs."
During a police raid, which occurred shortly afterwards, officers watched as Miller and Anderson met Henry on the estate to hand over several kilograms of cocaine.
Officers recovered blocks of cocaine with a street value of AU$125,000, totalling 42kg.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Girls-Aloud.aspx
Wolfmother return home
With recent nominations for both Grammy and Brit awards, Sydney trio Wolfmother are undoubtedly the biggest band in the country right now.
Their self-titled debut has sold more than one million copies and landed on Best Albums Of 2006 lists in magazines such as Spin, US Rolling Stone and NME.
Now Wolfmother are returning home for a series of special gigs following stints in Japan, the UK, Europe and Canada. Joining them on the road are punk rockers Wolf & Cub, who are currently touring with Wolfmother overseas.
Tickets are on sale now.
Tour dates:
Thursday March 29 – University Of Canberra Refectory Hall
Friday March 30 – Kryal Castle, Ballarat
Saturday March 31 – West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Perth
Tuesday April 3 – Newcastle Panthers
Thursday April 5 – East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Byron Bay
Friday April 6 – The Great Escape Festival, Sydney
Monday April 9 – Barr Smith Lawns, Adelaide Uni
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wolfmother.aspx
James Blunt moves to Switzerland
English crooner James Blunt – the man responsible for radio hit "You're Beautiful" – is relocating to an exclusive Swiss resort.
The director of tourism for Swiss town Verbier, Patrick Messeiller, confirmed a report in Swiss newspaper Le Matin claiming the 32-year-old singer had registered to live there with the national tax office.
While Blunt is a regular visitor to the region, critics have accused the singer of moving for tax reasons. Each Swiss "canton" (state) is allowed to set its own tax rates and they often negotiate special deals with wealthy foreigners. Last year, Blunt earned AU$12.4 million in the UK, thanks mostly to sales of his Back To Bedlam LP.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/James-Blunt.aspx
John Mellencamp returns to the studio
US singer-songwriter John Mellencamp is readying his first album of original work in more than five years.
Freedom's Road is released on Saturday February 3, with Billboard magazine describing the first single, "Our Country", as "an appreciable fable of tolerance, hope and empowerment".
According to Mellencamp, the new songs on the LP – recorded in a studio near the singer's home in Bloomington, Illinois – offer a contemplative look at the current social climate in the US.
Folk icon Joan Baez makes an appearance on "Jim Crow".
Tracklisting:
"Someday"
"Ghost Towns Along The Highway"
"The Americans"
"Forgiveness"
"Freedom's Road"
"Jim Crow"
"Our Country"
"Rural Route"
"My Aeroplane"
"Heaven Is A Lonely Place"
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Mellencamp.aspx
Noel Gallagher slams Robbie Williams… again
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has re-ignited his long-running feud with Robbie Williams by calling the pop star's latest album "dog s**t".
"As he tends to refer to himself in the third person, Robbie Williams is obviously a character that he invented and the music he makes is f***ing dog s**t," Gallagher said. "And I think even Robbie would probably admit that."
Gallagher's comments came after Williams scored just one Brit nomination (for Best British Live Act) this week. The former Take That member's latest LP, Rudebox, was ignored in all other categories. It's the first time in a decade he's failed to receive plaudits for an album.
Gallagher first criticised Williams in 2000, labelling him the "fat dancer from Take That".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Robbie-Williams.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Oasis.aspx
Kelly Osbourne: it's Dad's fault
Kelly Osbourne – daughter of former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne – says her pop career's been hit by her father's reputation.
"I'd love to do another album because music is my whole family's passion," 22-year-old Osbourne revealed this week.
"It's a lot of work and I get disappointed. It's harder for me because people always think, 'Oh, she's Ozzy Osbourne's daughter: everything just gets handed to her'.
"To get the respect of one person I've got to work twice as hard. I'm really proud of my second album [2005's Sleeping In The Nothing]. I still think it's great. People didn't give it a chance. If it was released by someone else I think people would have loved it."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kelly-Osbourne.aspx
[source: NME.com] An extensive collection of Johnny Cash's gospel recordings will be released in the US in March.
According to a Legacy spokesperson, it will be "the most in-depth collection of Cash's gospel recordings ever assembled".
The country crooner frequently performed gospel songs at his shows, including the famous concerts at Folsom Prison and San Quentin. He allegedly left his original label, Sun Records, when they wouldn't allow him to perform the material.
Tracks on the new collection include traditional gospel songs such as "He Turned The Water Into Wine" and "(There'll Be) Peace in The Valley (For Me)", as well as Cash original "The Preacher Said Jesus Said" and the Carl Perkins-penned "Daddy Sang Bass".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Johnny-Cash.aspx
XTC members work on new album
[source: NME.com] XTC frontman Andy Partridge and keyboardist Barry Andrews have been working on an improvisational music project with drummer Martyn Barker.
Known simply as the Partridge-Andrews-Barker Project, the trio compiled more than eight hours of material during three live sessions in Swindon's Headroom Studio last November.
Engineer Merv Carswell and Future Sound Of London guitarist Stuart Rowe recently finished arranging the material into a two-disc set, Monstrance, to be released in the US on Tuesday April 3.
According to a spokesperson, the album is "unusual but invigorating stuff".
Monstrance tracklisting:
Disc 1
"I Lovely Cosmonaut"
"Winterwerk"
"Black Swan Black"
"Mig"
"Oodoo"
"UR Tannoy"
"Little Field"
Disc 2
"Pagoda Tailfin"
"Chain Gang"
"Torturetainment"
"The Floating World"
"Priapple"
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Xtc.aspx
Pink backs down over animal cruelty claims
[source: NME.com] Pink is attempting to distance herself from comments she made in December about boycotting Australian wool.
The singer angered Australian farmers when she called the process of sheep mulesing "sadistic" in a video for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The process involves cutting slices of flesh from lambs' rumps to prevent maggot infestation.
However, Pink told Australia's Nine Network that she received a letter from sheep farmers saying they would phase out mulesing by 2010.
The singer admitted she could have researched the topic better.
"My message was, in my mind, boycott animal cruelty – not an entire industry, and not Australia, obviously, because it's my favourite country.
"But I was speaking without thinking and I actually did say ban Australia. It's not something I agree with. I have nothing against farmers. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. I don't want to hurt anyone; I just want the animals to hurt less."
The singer said she was prepared to meet farmers and wool industry representatives.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pink.aspx
Girls Aloud singer in drug drama
[source: NME.com] Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle's house was targeted by a drugs gang searching for a safe house to stash cocaine, a court heard on Wednesday January 16.
The gang acquired the keys to the flat in the exclusive development of Princess Manor Park, North London, via a letting agent who thought Coyle had moved out. However, the singer and her mother were in the lounge at the time of the break-in.
"As you may imagine, she asked what they were doing there and they replied that Mr Fisher had given them keys," prosecutor Nick Corsellis told the court. "She invited them to leave, which they did."
The members of the gang – Jason Anderson, Marc Fisher and Ewart Henry – denied conspiring to supply 42kg of cocaine in August 2005.
Another man, Bryan Miller, was also charged with conspiring to supply the drug, but was not before the court.
Corsellis said Fisher had been recruited by the gang to find them a flat in the 30-acre development.
"Some of the residents were famous – a good cover, perhaps, as it is not the sort of place where you expect to find a cache of drugs."
During a police raid, which occurred shortly afterwards, officers watched as Miller and Anderson met Henry on the estate to hand over several kilograms of cocaine.
Officers recovered blocks of cocaine with a street value of AU$125,000, totalling 42kg.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Girls-Aloud.aspx
Wolfmother return home
With recent nominations for both Grammy and Brit awards, Sydney trio Wolfmother are undoubtedly the biggest band in the country right now.
Their self-titled debut has sold more than one million copies and landed on Best Albums Of 2006 lists in magazines such as Spin, US Rolling Stone and NME.
Now Wolfmother are returning home for a series of special gigs following stints in Japan, the UK, Europe and Canada. Joining them on the road are punk rockers Wolf & Cub, who are currently touring with Wolfmother overseas.
Tickets are on sale now.
Tour dates:
Thursday March 29 – University Of Canberra Refectory Hall
Friday March 30 – Kryal Castle, Ballarat
Saturday March 31 – West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Perth
Tuesday April 3 – Newcastle Panthers
Thursday April 5 – East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Byron Bay
Friday April 6 – The Great Escape Festival, Sydney
Monday April 9 – Barr Smith Lawns, Adelaide Uni
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wolfmother.aspx
James Blunt moves to Switzerland
English crooner James Blunt – the man responsible for radio hit "You're Beautiful" – is relocating to an exclusive Swiss resort.
The director of tourism for Swiss town Verbier, Patrick Messeiller, confirmed a report in Swiss newspaper Le Matin claiming the 32-year-old singer had registered to live there with the national tax office.
While Blunt is a regular visitor to the region, critics have accused the singer of moving for tax reasons. Each Swiss "canton" (state) is allowed to set its own tax rates and they often negotiate special deals with wealthy foreigners. Last year, Blunt earned AU$12.4 million in the UK, thanks mostly to sales of his Back To Bedlam LP.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/James-Blunt.aspx
John Mellencamp returns to the studio
US singer-songwriter John Mellencamp is readying his first album of original work in more than five years.
Freedom's Road is released on Saturday February 3, with Billboard magazine describing the first single, "Our Country", as "an appreciable fable of tolerance, hope and empowerment".
According to Mellencamp, the new songs on the LP – recorded in a studio near the singer's home in Bloomington, Illinois – offer a contemplative look at the current social climate in the US.
Folk icon Joan Baez makes an appearance on "Jim Crow".
Tracklisting:
"Someday"
"Ghost Towns Along The Highway"
"The Americans"
"Forgiveness"
"Freedom's Road"
"Jim Crow"
"Our Country"
"Rural Route"
"My Aeroplane"
"Heaven Is A Lonely Place"
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Mellencamp.aspx
Noel Gallagher slams Robbie Williams… again
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has re-ignited his long-running feud with Robbie Williams by calling the pop star's latest album "dog s**t".
"As he tends to refer to himself in the third person, Robbie Williams is obviously a character that he invented and the music he makes is f***ing dog s**t," Gallagher said. "And I think even Robbie would probably admit that."
Gallagher's comments came after Williams scored just one Brit nomination (for Best British Live Act) this week. The former Take That member's latest LP, Rudebox, was ignored in all other categories. It's the first time in a decade he's failed to receive plaudits for an album.
Gallagher first criticised Williams in 2000, labelling him the "fat dancer from Take That".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Robbie-Williams.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Oasis.aspx
Kelly Osbourne: it's Dad's fault
Kelly Osbourne – daughter of former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne – says her pop career's been hit by her father's reputation.
"I'd love to do another album because music is my whole family's passion," 22-year-old Osbourne revealed this week.
"It's a lot of work and I get disappointed. It's harder for me because people always think, 'Oh, she's Ozzy Osbourne's daughter: everything just gets handed to her'.
"To get the respect of one person I've got to work twice as hard. I'm really proud of my second album [2005's Sleeping In The Nothing]. I still think it's great. People didn't give it a chance. If it was released by someone else I think people would have loved it."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kelly-Osbourne.aspx
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