Mar 20
Green Day cover John Lennon
Green Day will contribute “Working Class Hero” to Instant Karma, a John Lennon tribute album due out on Wednesday June 20.
All proceeds from the album will go to Amnesty International’s campaign to end genocide in the Darfur region. The album will also feature contributions from The Cure, Black Eyed Peas, Jack Johnson and Willie Nelson.
Green Day are also set to feature in the forthcoming Simpsons film, which hits big screens in the US on Friday July 27.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Lennon.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Green-Day.aspx
Jeff Buckley’s death marked with new compilation
The tenth anniversary of Jeff Buckley's death will be marked by a new compilation.
The singer, drowned, aged 30, on May 29, 1997, in Memphis, Tennessee, while working on his second album.
Following debut album Grace and the posthumous release of his second record’s demos, Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk, a collection of studio work is being released on Monday May 28
So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley's tracklisting:
“Last Goodbye”
“Lover You Should Have Come Over”
“Forget Her”
“Eternal Life”
“Dream Brother” (alternative take)
“The Sky Is A Landfill"
"Everybody Here Wants You”
“So Real” (acoustic live performance)
“Mojo Pin” (live)
“Vancouver”
“Je N’en Connais Pas La Fin”
“Grace”
“Hallelujah”
“I Know It’s Over”
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Jeff-Buckley.aspx
Bob Dylan set for DVD re-release
Iconic Bob Dylan documentary Don’t Look Back will be re-released on Friday April 20.
Re-titled Don’t Look Back: ‘65 Tour Deluxe Edition, the collection will include an entire disc of previously unseen footage.
Among the extras is a new film, 65 Revisited, which features 20 hours of material from director D.A. Pennebaker’s archive. There's also a re-print of the 1968 companion book that contains notes and a complete transcript of the film. A flipbook is also included that replicates the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” cue card video.
Originally released in 1968, Pennebaker’s classic rock film charted the folk-singer’s legendary 1965 UK tour, the year before he went electric.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bob-Dylan.aspx
Antony & The Johnsons tell fans to stop illegal downloads
Antony Hegarty from Antony & the Johnsons has pleaded with fans to stop illegally downloading his music.
The singer posted his complaint on Just One Star, a fan site dedicated to his music.
“Now, I have one favour to ask you," Hegarty wrote. "Please stop recording my concerts and trading them. It makes me feel terrible.
“I feel like the thing I have to offer an audience is the live experience. But for them to record my concerts sort of feels like I am being stolen from. It’s kind of like inviting people over for dinner and before they leave they go into your fridge and clear you out, take everything you have on their way out the door.”
The singer went on to say pirating had affected progress on his new album, the follow-up to 2005’s I Am A Bird Now.
“This year I was hoping to develop ideas for the new album at some live concerts, but at this rate I am feeling discouraged because of the bootlegging,” he explained. “So do me a favour… be my fan and my friend and don’t record my shows.”
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Antony-And-The-Johnsons.aspx
Ryan Adams to guest on new Minnie Driver album
Ryan Adams is one of many musicians who will feature on Minnie Driver’s second album, Sea Stories.
Liz Phair, Adams’ backing band The Cardinals and Foo Fighters keyboardist Rami Jaffee will also appear.
Sea Stories is the follow-up to Driver’s 2004 debut Everything I’ve Got In My Pocket.
Meanwhile, Adams will release his new album, Easy Tiger, on Monday June 4. The singer also features on Jesse Malin’s Glitter In The Gutter, which was released yesterday.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Minnie-Driver.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ryan-Adams.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Liz-Phair.aspx
Silverchair make history with “Straight Lines”
With new album Young Modern less than two weeks away, Silverchair have become only the third band in Australian history to land three consecutive number one singles.
Released digitally three weeks ago, the CD version of the band’s latest single, the album's title track, debuted at the top of the ARIA charts this week. It remains at the top of ARIA’s digital chart for the fourth week running.
The only other Australian acts to have scored three consecutive number one hits are The Seekers and The Easybeats.
Meanwhile, Silverchair will play a number of dates in support of the new album before heading to the US and UK in mid-May.
Tickets for the shows go on sale at 12pm on Monday April 2.
Tour dates:
Friday April 27 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Tuesday May 1 – Metro Nightclub, Melbourne
Friday May 4 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (all-ages)
Sunday May 6 – Metropolis, Fremantle
Wednesday May 9 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney (all-ages)
Saturday May 12 – Groovin The Moo Festival, Maitland
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Silverchair.aspx
Oasis drummer paid $847,000 to quit
Losing your drummer isn’t easy… and, if you're Manchester outfit Oasis, not cheap either.
Newly released financial records indicate the band forked over AU$2.4 million dollars over the past decade to change drummers.
UK newspaper The Sun has gained access to the statements of Oasis’ touring company, Definitely Maybe, which also show the group made a loss of more than AU$2million back in 1995.
Former drummer Alan White received AU$847,000 after being sacked in 2004. Singer Liam Gallagher claimed his dismissal was because he'd been "hanging out with his bird in Spain”.
Meanwhile, original drummer Tony Carroll took home AU$1,339,000 after threatening to sue the group for more than AU$44 million when he was ousted.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Oasis.aspx
Pixies announce side-shows
Boston outfit Pixies have added two club shows to their Australian tour schedule, which previously consisted solely of appearances at the inaugural V Festivals in Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Pixies reformed in 2004 after an 11-year hiatus but have yet to play on Australian shores since the reunion.
In the late 80s and early 90s they were one of the most influential rock acts in the world thanks to tracks like "Here Comes Your Man", "Gigantic" and "Monkey Gone To Heaven".
Tickets for the club shows go on sale Friday March 23 via the usual outlets.
New dates:
Wednesday March 28 – The Palace, Melbourne
Friday March 30 – Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pixies.aspx
Bloc Party tour sold out
East London quartet Bloc Party sold out shows at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion and Melbourne's Festival Hall in less than 30 minutes this week.
With new album A Weekend In The City storming up the charts, the group's popularity was never in doubt, but even these frenzied ticket sales would have surprised some.
It's bad news for fans who missed out, as the shows are the only headline performances the band will undertake while in the country. However, Bloc Party will also appear at this year’s Splendour In The Grass festival, which takes place in Byron Bay on Saturday August 4 and Sunday August 5. Tickets for the festival have not yet been released.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bloc-Party.aspx
Spice Girl reunion not happening
Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm (Sporty) has denied the group will reunite this year for a special charity gig to mark the tenth anniversary of Princess Diana's death.
American Idol judge Simon Cowell recently suggested Chisholm was the only Spice Girl not interested in a comeback.
“[She thinks] her solo career is bigger than the band, which is just not the case,” Cowell, the group's former manager, said.
But Chisholm is adamant the decision isn't down to her.
“I’m painted as the villain who doesn’t want us to reunite,” Chisholm argued. “But I’m not the only one. We have been much criticised so why face it all again? Life has moved on for all of us and we are looking to the future.”
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Melanie-C.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Spice-Girls.aspx
East Coast Blues & Roots festival unveil final line-up
Organisers of Byron Bay's annual five-day East Coast Blues & Roots Festival have unveiled the final additions to their Easter line-up.
Additions to the already huge bill include soul singer Joss Stone, fellow Brits The Magic Numbers, Sydney folk-pop act Old Man River, local blues rockers The Fumes, Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience and Dallas Frasca.
Local Byron Bay bands Kurtis, The Element, The Re-Mains, Sara Tindley & The Kingfishers, Juzzie Smith, Will Conner, Tanzi, Dennis Wilson, and Slim Pickens & Dr Baz will also appear.
The new names join an array of national and international artists, including Ben Harper, Wolfmother, Kev Carmody, Missy Higgins, John Mayer, Ozomatli, Ben Kweller, Bo Diddley, Bonnie Raitt and The Roots.
The festival runs from Thursday April 5 to Monday April 8 and tickets are on sale now. For more info, visit www.bluesfest.com.au.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Joss-Stone.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Magic-Numbers-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Fumes-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kev-Carmody.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Old-Man-River.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wolfmother.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ben-Harper.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ben-Kweller.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bo-Diddley.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bonnie-Raitt.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Missy-Higgins.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Mayer.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ozomatli.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Roots-The.aspx
Green Day will contribute “Working Class Hero” to Instant Karma, a John Lennon tribute album due out on Wednesday June 20.
All proceeds from the album will go to Amnesty International’s campaign to end genocide in the Darfur region. The album will also feature contributions from The Cure, Black Eyed Peas, Jack Johnson and Willie Nelson.
Green Day are also set to feature in the forthcoming Simpsons film, which hits big screens in the US on Friday July 27.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Lennon.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Green-Day.aspx
Jeff Buckley’s death marked with new compilation
The tenth anniversary of Jeff Buckley's death will be marked by a new compilation.
The singer, drowned, aged 30, on May 29, 1997, in Memphis, Tennessee, while working on his second album.
Following debut album Grace and the posthumous release of his second record’s demos, Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk, a collection of studio work is being released on Monday May 28
So Real: Songs From Jeff Buckley's tracklisting:
“Last Goodbye”
“Lover You Should Have Come Over”
“Forget Her”
“Eternal Life”
“Dream Brother” (alternative take)
“The Sky Is A Landfill"
"Everybody Here Wants You”
“So Real” (acoustic live performance)
“Mojo Pin” (live)
“Vancouver”
“Je N’en Connais Pas La Fin”
“Grace”
“Hallelujah”
“I Know It’s Over”
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Jeff-Buckley.aspx
Bob Dylan set for DVD re-release
Iconic Bob Dylan documentary Don’t Look Back will be re-released on Friday April 20.
Re-titled Don’t Look Back: ‘65 Tour Deluxe Edition, the collection will include an entire disc of previously unseen footage.
Among the extras is a new film, 65 Revisited, which features 20 hours of material from director D.A. Pennebaker’s archive. There's also a re-print of the 1968 companion book that contains notes and a complete transcript of the film. A flipbook is also included that replicates the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” cue card video.
Originally released in 1968, Pennebaker’s classic rock film charted the folk-singer’s legendary 1965 UK tour, the year before he went electric.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bob-Dylan.aspx
Antony & The Johnsons tell fans to stop illegal downloads
Antony Hegarty from Antony & the Johnsons has pleaded with fans to stop illegally downloading his music.
The singer posted his complaint on Just One Star, a fan site dedicated to his music.
“Now, I have one favour to ask you," Hegarty wrote. "Please stop recording my concerts and trading them. It makes me feel terrible.
“I feel like the thing I have to offer an audience is the live experience. But for them to record my concerts sort of feels like I am being stolen from. It’s kind of like inviting people over for dinner and before they leave they go into your fridge and clear you out, take everything you have on their way out the door.”
The singer went on to say pirating had affected progress on his new album, the follow-up to 2005’s I Am A Bird Now.
“This year I was hoping to develop ideas for the new album at some live concerts, but at this rate I am feeling discouraged because of the bootlegging,” he explained. “So do me a favour… be my fan and my friend and don’t record my shows.”
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Antony-And-The-Johnsons.aspx
Ryan Adams to guest on new Minnie Driver album
Ryan Adams is one of many musicians who will feature on Minnie Driver’s second album, Sea Stories.
Liz Phair, Adams’ backing band The Cardinals and Foo Fighters keyboardist Rami Jaffee will also appear.
Sea Stories is the follow-up to Driver’s 2004 debut Everything I’ve Got In My Pocket.
Meanwhile, Adams will release his new album, Easy Tiger, on Monday June 4. The singer also features on Jesse Malin’s Glitter In The Gutter, which was released yesterday.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Minnie-Driver.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ryan-Adams.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Liz-Phair.aspx
Silverchair make history with “Straight Lines”
With new album Young Modern less than two weeks away, Silverchair have become only the third band in Australian history to land three consecutive number one singles.
Released digitally three weeks ago, the CD version of the band’s latest single, the album's title track, debuted at the top of the ARIA charts this week. It remains at the top of ARIA’s digital chart for the fourth week running.
The only other Australian acts to have scored three consecutive number one hits are The Seekers and The Easybeats.
Meanwhile, Silverchair will play a number of dates in support of the new album before heading to the US and UK in mid-May.
Tickets for the shows go on sale at 12pm on Monday April 2.
Tour dates:
Friday April 27 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Tuesday May 1 – Metro Nightclub, Melbourne
Friday May 4 – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (all-ages)
Sunday May 6 – Metropolis, Fremantle
Wednesday May 9 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney (all-ages)
Saturday May 12 – Groovin The Moo Festival, Maitland
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Silverchair.aspx
Oasis drummer paid $847,000 to quit
Losing your drummer isn’t easy… and, if you're Manchester outfit Oasis, not cheap either.
Newly released financial records indicate the band forked over AU$2.4 million dollars over the past decade to change drummers.
UK newspaper The Sun has gained access to the statements of Oasis’ touring company, Definitely Maybe, which also show the group made a loss of more than AU$2million back in 1995.
Former drummer Alan White received AU$847,000 after being sacked in 2004. Singer Liam Gallagher claimed his dismissal was because he'd been "hanging out with his bird in Spain”.
Meanwhile, original drummer Tony Carroll took home AU$1,339,000 after threatening to sue the group for more than AU$44 million when he was ousted.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Oasis.aspx
Pixies announce side-shows
Boston outfit Pixies have added two club shows to their Australian tour schedule, which previously consisted solely of appearances at the inaugural V Festivals in Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Pixies reformed in 2004 after an 11-year hiatus but have yet to play on Australian shores since the reunion.
In the late 80s and early 90s they were one of the most influential rock acts in the world thanks to tracks like "Here Comes Your Man", "Gigantic" and "Monkey Gone To Heaven".
Tickets for the club shows go on sale Friday March 23 via the usual outlets.
New dates:
Wednesday March 28 – The Palace, Melbourne
Friday March 30 – Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Pixies.aspx
Bloc Party tour sold out
East London quartet Bloc Party sold out shows at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion and Melbourne's Festival Hall in less than 30 minutes this week.
With new album A Weekend In The City storming up the charts, the group's popularity was never in doubt, but even these frenzied ticket sales would have surprised some.
It's bad news for fans who missed out, as the shows are the only headline performances the band will undertake while in the country. However, Bloc Party will also appear at this year’s Splendour In The Grass festival, which takes place in Byron Bay on Saturday August 4 and Sunday August 5. Tickets for the festival have not yet been released.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bloc-Party.aspx
Spice Girl reunion not happening
Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm (Sporty) has denied the group will reunite this year for a special charity gig to mark the tenth anniversary of Princess Diana's death.
American Idol judge Simon Cowell recently suggested Chisholm was the only Spice Girl not interested in a comeback.
“[She thinks] her solo career is bigger than the band, which is just not the case,” Cowell, the group's former manager, said.
But Chisholm is adamant the decision isn't down to her.
“I’m painted as the villain who doesn’t want us to reunite,” Chisholm argued. “But I’m not the only one. We have been much criticised so why face it all again? Life has moved on for all of us and we are looking to the future.”
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Melanie-C.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Spice-Girls.aspx
East Coast Blues & Roots festival unveil final line-up
Organisers of Byron Bay's annual five-day East Coast Blues & Roots Festival have unveiled the final additions to their Easter line-up.
Additions to the already huge bill include soul singer Joss Stone, fellow Brits The Magic Numbers, Sydney folk-pop act Old Man River, local blues rockers The Fumes, Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience and Dallas Frasca.
Local Byron Bay bands Kurtis, The Element, The Re-Mains, Sara Tindley & The Kingfishers, Juzzie Smith, Will Conner, Tanzi, Dennis Wilson, and Slim Pickens & Dr Baz will also appear.
The new names join an array of national and international artists, including Ben Harper, Wolfmother, Kev Carmody, Missy Higgins, John Mayer, Ozomatli, Ben Kweller, Bo Diddley, Bonnie Raitt and The Roots.
The festival runs from Thursday April 5 to Monday April 8 and tickets are on sale now. For more info, visit www.bluesfest.com.au.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Joss-Stone.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Magic-Numbers-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Fumes-The.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Kev-Carmody.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Old-Man-River.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wolfmother.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ben-Harper.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ben-Kweller.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bo-Diddley.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Bonnie-Raitt.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Missy-Higgins.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/John-Mayer.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Ozomatli.aspx
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Roots-The.aspx
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