Oct 5
Sons and Daughters unveil second album details
[source: NME.com] Sons & Daughters have revealed details of their second album, set to be released on Tuesday 29 January.
This Gift is the follow-up to 2005's The Repulsion Box and was produced by former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler.
Written in a Scottish barn over the summer of 2006, the album will be preceded by album opener "Guilt Complex" and also features "Chains", "Rebel With A Ghost" and "Iodine".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sons-And-Daughters.aspx?search=9932
Wu-Tang Clan didn't sample Beatles after all
[source: NME.com] The Wu-Tang Clan have retracted a statement they made earlier this week claiming they had sampled The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
"We didn't sample The Beatles, it was a replay, pardon," the group wrote on their MySpace page on Wednesday 3 October.
"The statement we made yesterday was incorrect and we apologise for any confusion it may have caused. We did not sample The Beatles… rather we did an interpolation of the classic George Harrison composition 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'.
"Dhani Harrison, son of George, through his friendship with the RZA, played guitar on the song and he himself helped secure the reuse license."
Wu-Tang Clan also announced that their version of the song, "The Heart Gently Weeps", can be heard on Loud.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wu-Tang-Clan.aspx?search=9940
Billy Corgan joins effort to create Moog museum
[source: NME.com] Billy Corgan is joining the fight to preserve the musical legacy of electronic synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog by creating a museum about his life and work.
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman is working with the Bob Moog Foundation to establish the museum and scholarships in his name.
"I believe Bob Moog to be one of the great visionaries of our time," Corgan said.
"His ideas far transcend use in just music, and to this day continue to have an impact in everything from rock to rap to quantum physics. I strongly believe many people all over the world would benefit from being able to interact with the thoughts, ideas, inventions and life of Dr Moog."
When Moog died in 2005, he left his archives in a state of disrepair. Now Corgan and the Moog Foundation are working to restore and preserve them in the museum.
For further information, visit Moogfoundation.org.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Smashing-Pumpkins.aspx?search=9944
Hanson guitarist hospitalised
[source: NME.com] Hanson guitarist Isaac Hanson was hospitalised in Texas on Wednesday 3 October after complaining of severe chest pains following a performance in Dallas the previous night.
Hanson, 26, the eldest member of the Hanson brothers band, was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot enters the lungs.
He is currently being evaluated by doctors at Baylor University Hospital in Dallas.
The band issued a statement saying they will make an announcement about the status of their US tour once doctors have completed their tests.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Hanson.aspx?search=9949
Nirvana to release DVD
[source: NME.com] Nirvana will release their MTV Unplugged gig on DVD next month.
Two tracks not broadcast in the show from November 1993 – "Oh Me" and "Something In The Way" – will be included, alongside a behind-the-scenes documentary, extended band interviews and four tracks from the pre-show rehearsals.
It will be released on Monday 19 November, according to the Nirvana Club website.
MTV Unplugged tracklisting:
"About A Girl"
"Come As You Are"
"Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam"
"The Man Who Sold The World"
"Pennyroyal Tea"
"Dumb"
"Polly"
"On A Plain"
"Something In The Way"
"Plateau"
"Oh Me"
"Lake Of Fire"
"All Apologies"
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night"
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Nirvana.aspx?search=9958
Blur members discuss reunion over lunch
[source: NME.com] Blur bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree have met for lunch to discuss their band's imminent reunion.
Blur are planning to reunite as a four-piece – including guitarist Graham Coxon, who left the band in 2002 – and had suggested they will record together imminently.
Writing on his blog for the Independent newspaper, James explained he met up with Rowntree and together they discussed how much they were looking forward to the rest of the band meeting up again.
"Rowntree was on good form," he wrote. "We looked forward to the four members of Blur sitting round a table for lunch for the first time in a long time.
"Rumours of another Blur record are greatly exaggerated. But that lunch happened. It was just lunch – there are no immediate plans to go into the studio."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Blur.aspx?search=9963
Beyoncé copy-cat claim returns to court
[source: NME.com] A woman who claims Beyoncé stole the lyrics to "Baby Boy" has taken the singer to a US appeal court.
Jennifer Armour claims Knowles took lyrics from her song "Got A Little Bit Of Love For You".
Armour's lawyer, Dana Kirk, said the case, which was thrown out by a judge in Texas last year, should be heard by a jury.
Kirk added that an expert had analysed the two songs and found they were substantially similar.
Knowles' lawyer, Cynthia Arato, said the standard for copyright cases is what an ordinary person hears, not an expert's analysis.
The judge in last year's case ruled the two songs were "substantially dissimilar".
Armour said: "I do believe it was the heart of my song. When I first heard it, it hit me."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Beyoncé.aspx?search=9966
MIA sent to jail in Australia
[source: NME.com] MIA has been helping the inmates of a Sydney juvenile detention centre learn to make music.
The two-day workshop was part of the Heaps Decent program, which aims to support indigenous and disadvantaged Australian youths to break into music.
MIA told NME.COM: "[I was] asked if I'd go there to meet these teenagers in an all-girls juvenile detention centre and help them to make music… teach them. There were around 15 girls, aged from 13 to 20. All the girls just wanted to gangster-rap, but we had to make a censored version and an uncensored version, 'cos they just wanted to be like, 'F**k the police'.
"I was like, you can't make 'F**k The Police', 'cos it's been made 20 years ago. Come up with a new way of saying it."
NME.COM heard a snippet of the sparse, fierce track.
"It was them beat-boxing and making noise," she explained after the listen. "We used the doors shutting in the prison; all the random noises they made to make the beat, and then we made sure that all the girls got a go rapping on it and they just did their thing. It was really cool."
The track was produced by French producers Tepr and Grand Marnier, and will be mixed by Switch, before a full Australian release. French rapper Yelle also features.
For more information on Heaps Decent go to Heapsdecent.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Mia.aspx?search=9971
Chili Pepper becomes a dad
Anthony Keidis, the 44-year-old tattooed frontman of Californian funk rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers, has become a first-time father.
Keidis' girlfriend, 22-year-old Heather Christie, gave birth to the baby boy at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The child's name has not yet been released.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers.aspx?search=9983
Richard Ashcroft reveals all about The Verve split
British songwriter Richard Ashcroft has spoken out about the controversial split with his former band, The Verve.
Having shot to the top of the charts with tracks like "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Bittersweet Symphony", the shoe-gazing four-piece split up in 1999 as a result of inter-band fighting.
Earlier this year they announced they were reuniting, and plan to head into the studio to begin work on a new album.
"It's all bollocks, really," Richard Ashcroft admitted of the band's former troubles. "We're not here to get on the f**king couch. We've got our lives, we've got kids, we've got our wives. There's a lot of sacrifice goes on making a record and we're prepared to do that."
According to guitarist Nick McCabe, the band's ill feelings have now dissipated. "We had quite a lot of time being angry," he says. "Then, once you've sort of resolved a lot of things in your own mind, you kind of realise that it wasn't such a big deal in the first place."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/The-Verve.aspx?search=9990
Britney to head back to rehab?
Having lost her plea to regain joint custody of her two sons, troubled US pop star Britney Spears is heading back to rehab.
The 25-year-old singer spent four weeks at the Promises Treatment Centre in Malibu, California, back in March this year. According to reports in the US, Spears admitted herself to the Crossroads Centre in Antigua "in an attempt to get custody of her children".
Spears is currently granted only visitation rights to her two sons, Sean Preston, two, and Jayden Jones, one, who are currently staying with their dad, Kevin Federline.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Britney-Spears.aspx?search=9977
Dire Straits songwriter to tour Oz
Fans of British group Dire Straits will soon have the chance to catch one of the band's original members up close and personal.
David Knopfler – brother of frontman Mark – formed the band back in 1977, and is heading to Australia to promote his recent solo LP, Ship Of Dreams.
Recorded in London with Rolling Stones producer Chris Kimsey, the new disc will see Knopfler head Down Under to perform for the first time in more than a decade.
Tickets are on sale now.
Tour dates:
Wednesday 31 October – Great Northern, Byron Bay
Thursday 1 November – The J, Noosa Junction, Sunshine Coast
Friday 2 November – Sound Lounge, Gold Coast
Saturday 3 November – The Globe, Brisbane
Wednesday 7 November – Clarendon Guest House, Blue Mountains
Thursday 8 November – Brass Monkey, Cronulla
Friday 9 November – Northern Star, Newcastle
Saturday 10 November – The Vanguard, Sydney
Sunday 11 November – Manly Boatshed, Manly
Monday 12 November – The Vanguard, Sydney
Wednesday 14 November – The Heritage Hotel, Wollongong
Friday 16 November – Palais Theatre, Hepburn Springs
Saturday 17 November – Bennetts Lane, Melbourne
Sunday 18 November – Jive Bar, Adelaide
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Dire-Straits.aspx?search=10011
Pete Doherty to marry?
Following the recent news that ex-girlfriend Kate Moss has become engaged to The Kills' frontman Jamie "Hotel" Hince, Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty has reportedly also popped the question to his latest flame, Canadian model Irina Lazareanu.
The model was apparently overhead talking backstage at a fashion show, telling a friend "I recently got engaged".
According to fashion rag Women's Wear Daily, Lazareanu has also been spotted wearing a diamond ring on her finger.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Babyshambles.aspx?search=10001
Princess Di benefit raises $2.75 million for charity
The recent memorial concert for Princess Diana – held at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday 1 July – has raised more than AU$2.75 million for charity.
Eight different charities will benefit from the funds raised from the show, which featured performances from some of Diana's favourite artists, including Take That and Elton John.
Organised by the late princesses' two children, Prince William and Prince Harry, a spokesperson for the Royal Family said: "Although the event was first and foremost a tribute concert, both princes were keen that any proceeds should be shared among the eight charities they had selected to be beneficiaries."
A DVD of the concert will be released on Monday 5 November.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Elton-John.aspx?search=9993
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Take-That.aspx?search=9995
Faker hit the road
Having returned from Los Angeles last month, where they were busy recording second album Be The Twilight, Sydney four-piece Faker have announced a national tour in support of their new longplayer.
Recorded with US producer Paul Fox, the new LP is named after the evocative time of day.
According to lead singer Nathan Hudson: "I've had a fear of twilight ever since I was a kid. Anything could happen."
Coming along for the trek is Melbourne three-piece Children Collide and E.L.F (Gerling's Darren Cross). Tickets go on sale Monday 10 October.
Tour dates:
Wednesday 14 November – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Thursday 15 November – Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc
Friday 16 November – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday 17 November – Night Train, Adelaide
Wednesday 21 November – ANU Bar, Canberra
Thursday 22 November – Waves, Wollongong
Friday 23 November – Forum, Sydney
Saturday 24 November – Newcastle University
Wednesday 28 November – Hotel Great Northern, Byron Bay
Thursday 29 November – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Friday 30 November – Southport RSL, Gold Coast
Saturday 1 December – Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sunday 2 December – Swan Basement, Fremantle
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Faker.aspx?search=10402
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Children-Collide.aspx?search=10413
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Gerling.aspx?search=10417
[source: NME.com] Sons & Daughters have revealed details of their second album, set to be released on Tuesday 29 January.
This Gift is the follow-up to 2005's The Repulsion Box and was produced by former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler.
Written in a Scottish barn over the summer of 2006, the album will be preceded by album opener "Guilt Complex" and also features "Chains", "Rebel With A Ghost" and "Iodine".
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Sons-And-Daughters.aspx?search=9932
Wu-Tang Clan didn't sample Beatles after all
[source: NME.com] The Wu-Tang Clan have retracted a statement they made earlier this week claiming they had sampled The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
"We didn't sample The Beatles, it was a replay, pardon," the group wrote on their MySpace page on Wednesday 3 October.
"The statement we made yesterday was incorrect and we apologise for any confusion it may have caused. We did not sample The Beatles… rather we did an interpolation of the classic George Harrison composition 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'.
"Dhani Harrison, son of George, through his friendship with the RZA, played guitar on the song and he himself helped secure the reuse license."
Wu-Tang Clan also announced that their version of the song, "The Heart Gently Weeps", can be heard on Loud.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Wu-Tang-Clan.aspx?search=9940
Billy Corgan joins effort to create Moog museum
[source: NME.com] Billy Corgan is joining the fight to preserve the musical legacy of electronic synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog by creating a museum about his life and work.
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman is working with the Bob Moog Foundation to establish the museum and scholarships in his name.
"I believe Bob Moog to be one of the great visionaries of our time," Corgan said.
"His ideas far transcend use in just music, and to this day continue to have an impact in everything from rock to rap to quantum physics. I strongly believe many people all over the world would benefit from being able to interact with the thoughts, ideas, inventions and life of Dr Moog."
When Moog died in 2005, he left his archives in a state of disrepair. Now Corgan and the Moog Foundation are working to restore and preserve them in the museum.
For further information, visit Moogfoundation.org.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Smashing-Pumpkins.aspx?search=9944
Hanson guitarist hospitalised
[source: NME.com] Hanson guitarist Isaac Hanson was hospitalised in Texas on Wednesday 3 October after complaining of severe chest pains following a performance in Dallas the previous night.
Hanson, 26, the eldest member of the Hanson brothers band, was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot enters the lungs.
He is currently being evaluated by doctors at Baylor University Hospital in Dallas.
The band issued a statement saying they will make an announcement about the status of their US tour once doctors have completed their tests.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Hanson.aspx?search=9949
Nirvana to release DVD
[source: NME.com] Nirvana will release their MTV Unplugged gig on DVD next month.
Two tracks not broadcast in the show from November 1993 – "Oh Me" and "Something In The Way" – will be included, alongside a behind-the-scenes documentary, extended band interviews and four tracks from the pre-show rehearsals.
It will be released on Monday 19 November, according to the Nirvana Club website.
MTV Unplugged tracklisting:
"About A Girl"
"Come As You Are"
"Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam"
"The Man Who Sold The World"
"Pennyroyal Tea"
"Dumb"
"Polly"
"On A Plain"
"Something In The Way"
"Plateau"
"Oh Me"
"Lake Of Fire"
"All Apologies"
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night"
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Nirvana.aspx?search=9958
Blur members discuss reunion over lunch
[source: NME.com] Blur bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree have met for lunch to discuss their band's imminent reunion.
Blur are planning to reunite as a four-piece – including guitarist Graham Coxon, who left the band in 2002 – and had suggested they will record together imminently.
Writing on his blog for the Independent newspaper, James explained he met up with Rowntree and together they discussed how much they were looking forward to the rest of the band meeting up again.
"Rowntree was on good form," he wrote. "We looked forward to the four members of Blur sitting round a table for lunch for the first time in a long time.
"Rumours of another Blur record are greatly exaggerated. But that lunch happened. It was just lunch – there are no immediate plans to go into the studio."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Blur.aspx?search=9963
Beyoncé copy-cat claim returns to court
[source: NME.com] A woman who claims Beyoncé stole the lyrics to "Baby Boy" has taken the singer to a US appeal court.
Jennifer Armour claims Knowles took lyrics from her song "Got A Little Bit Of Love For You".
Armour's lawyer, Dana Kirk, said the case, which was thrown out by a judge in Texas last year, should be heard by a jury.
Kirk added that an expert had analysed the two songs and found they were substantially similar.
Knowles' lawyer, Cynthia Arato, said the standard for copyright cases is what an ordinary person hears, not an expert's analysis.
The judge in last year's case ruled the two songs were "substantially dissimilar".
Armour said: "I do believe it was the heart of my song. When I first heard it, it hit me."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Beyoncé.aspx?search=9966
MIA sent to jail in Australia
[source: NME.com] MIA has been helping the inmates of a Sydney juvenile detention centre learn to make music.
The two-day workshop was part of the Heaps Decent program, which aims to support indigenous and disadvantaged Australian youths to break into music.
MIA told NME.COM: "[I was] asked if I'd go there to meet these teenagers in an all-girls juvenile detention centre and help them to make music… teach them. There were around 15 girls, aged from 13 to 20. All the girls just wanted to gangster-rap, but we had to make a censored version and an uncensored version, 'cos they just wanted to be like, 'F**k the police'.
"I was like, you can't make 'F**k The Police', 'cos it's been made 20 years ago. Come up with a new way of saying it."
NME.COM heard a snippet of the sparse, fierce track.
"It was them beat-boxing and making noise," she explained after the listen. "We used the doors shutting in the prison; all the random noises they made to make the beat, and then we made sure that all the girls got a go rapping on it and they just did their thing. It was really cool."
The track was produced by French producers Tepr and Grand Marnier, and will be mixed by Switch, before a full Australian release. French rapper Yelle also features.
For more information on Heaps Decent go to Heapsdecent.com.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Mia.aspx?search=9971
Chili Pepper becomes a dad
Anthony Keidis, the 44-year-old tattooed frontman of Californian funk rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers, has become a first-time father.
Keidis' girlfriend, 22-year-old Heather Christie, gave birth to the baby boy at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The child's name has not yet been released.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers.aspx?search=9983
Richard Ashcroft reveals all about The Verve split
British songwriter Richard Ashcroft has spoken out about the controversial split with his former band, The Verve.
Having shot to the top of the charts with tracks like "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Bittersweet Symphony", the shoe-gazing four-piece split up in 1999 as a result of inter-band fighting.
Earlier this year they announced they were reuniting, and plan to head into the studio to begin work on a new album.
"It's all bollocks, really," Richard Ashcroft admitted of the band's former troubles. "We're not here to get on the f**king couch. We've got our lives, we've got kids, we've got our wives. There's a lot of sacrifice goes on making a record and we're prepared to do that."
According to guitarist Nick McCabe, the band's ill feelings have now dissipated. "We had quite a lot of time being angry," he says. "Then, once you've sort of resolved a lot of things in your own mind, you kind of realise that it wasn't such a big deal in the first place."
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/The-Verve.aspx?search=9990
Britney to head back to rehab?
Having lost her plea to regain joint custody of her two sons, troubled US pop star Britney Spears is heading back to rehab.
The 25-year-old singer spent four weeks at the Promises Treatment Centre in Malibu, California, back in March this year. According to reports in the US, Spears admitted herself to the Crossroads Centre in Antigua "in an attempt to get custody of her children".
Spears is currently granted only visitation rights to her two sons, Sean Preston, two, and Jayden Jones, one, who are currently staying with their dad, Kevin Federline.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Britney-Spears.aspx?search=9977
Dire Straits songwriter to tour Oz
Fans of British group Dire Straits will soon have the chance to catch one of the band's original members up close and personal.
David Knopfler – brother of frontman Mark – formed the band back in 1977, and is heading to Australia to promote his recent solo LP, Ship Of Dreams.
Recorded in London with Rolling Stones producer Chris Kimsey, the new disc will see Knopfler head Down Under to perform for the first time in more than a decade.
Tickets are on sale now.
Tour dates:
Wednesday 31 October – Great Northern, Byron Bay
Thursday 1 November – The J, Noosa Junction, Sunshine Coast
Friday 2 November – Sound Lounge, Gold Coast
Saturday 3 November – The Globe, Brisbane
Wednesday 7 November – Clarendon Guest House, Blue Mountains
Thursday 8 November – Brass Monkey, Cronulla
Friday 9 November – Northern Star, Newcastle
Saturday 10 November – The Vanguard, Sydney
Sunday 11 November – Manly Boatshed, Manly
Monday 12 November – The Vanguard, Sydney
Wednesday 14 November – The Heritage Hotel, Wollongong
Friday 16 November – Palais Theatre, Hepburn Springs
Saturday 17 November – Bennetts Lane, Melbourne
Sunday 18 November – Jive Bar, Adelaide
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Dire-Straits.aspx?search=10011
Pete Doherty to marry?
Following the recent news that ex-girlfriend Kate Moss has become engaged to The Kills' frontman Jamie "Hotel" Hince, Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty has reportedly also popped the question to his latest flame, Canadian model Irina Lazareanu.
The model was apparently overhead talking backstage at a fashion show, telling a friend "I recently got engaged".
According to fashion rag Women's Wear Daily, Lazareanu has also been spotted wearing a diamond ring on her finger.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Babyshambles.aspx?search=10001
Princess Di benefit raises $2.75 million for charity
The recent memorial concert for Princess Diana – held at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday 1 July – has raised more than AU$2.75 million for charity.
Eight different charities will benefit from the funds raised from the show, which featured performances from some of Diana's favourite artists, including Take That and Elton John.
Organised by the late princesses' two children, Prince William and Prince Harry, a spokesperson for the Royal Family said: "Although the event was first and foremost a tribute concert, both princes were keen that any proceeds should be shared among the eight charities they had selected to be beneficiaries."
A DVD of the concert will be released on Monday 5 November.
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Elton-John.aspx?search=9993
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Take-That.aspx?search=9995
Faker hit the road
Having returned from Los Angeles last month, where they were busy recording second album Be The Twilight, Sydney four-piece Faker have announced a national tour in support of their new longplayer.
Recorded with US producer Paul Fox, the new LP is named after the evocative time of day.
According to lead singer Nathan Hudson: "I've had a fear of twilight ever since I was a kid. Anything could happen."
Coming along for the trek is Melbourne three-piece Children Collide and E.L.F (Gerling's Darren Cross). Tickets go on sale Monday 10 October.
Tour dates:
Wednesday 14 November – Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Thursday 15 November – Peninsula Lounge, Moorooduc
Friday 16 November – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Saturday 17 November – Night Train, Adelaide
Wednesday 21 November – ANU Bar, Canberra
Thursday 22 November – Waves, Wollongong
Friday 23 November – Forum, Sydney
Saturday 24 November – Newcastle University
Wednesday 28 November – Hotel Great Northern, Byron Bay
Thursday 29 November – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Friday 30 November – Southport RSL, Gold Coast
Saturday 1 December – Rosemount Hotel, Perth
Sunday 2 December – Swan Basement, Fremantle
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Faker.aspx?search=10402
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Children-Collide.aspx?search=10413
http://bigpondmusic.com/Artist/Gerling.aspx?search=10417
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