April 2010
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Green Day's 'American Idiot' Debuts on Broadway →
That’s right. Spin Magazine reports:
Despite many critics calling American Idiot “revolutionary” for the easy balance it achieves between theater and punk — between Broadway and the alleyway — the musical is also a celebration of a dying format: the album. The show’s success has almost entirely to do with the power of the original ‘American Idiot’, and the...
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WatchInteresting new music video for “Islands”, the popular track from the xx’s debut album (album review). Have a look.
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Love shoots down Robert Pattinson
New York Magazine reports:
Courtney Love heard the same rumors everyone else did about Robert Pattinson playing Kurt Cobain in the upcoming biopic and, even though they had already been shot down, she offered her own take on the matter in an interview today: “Isn’t that so stupid, who would cast him?” she said, “That’s just wrong, no offense.” Love said that...
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Listen to the new LCD Soundsystem album →
Fans can now listen to (streaming audio) the upcoming LCD Soundsystem album in its entirety on the band’s web site. The album, titled ‘This is Happening’ will be released on May 17, 2010.
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Digitalkids, is the solo project of Jack (drummer...
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Robert Pattinson to play Kurt Cobain? →
Spin Magazine reports:
The web is abuzz today with a tabloid report that Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson will portray the late Nirvana star Kurt Cobain in an upcoming biopic, and that Courtney Love wants Scarlett Johansson to play her — but that’s news to Courtney Love’s manager.
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With regard to the purported casting: “Courtney likes Scarlett Johansson as an actress...
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“Downloading’s the same as what I used to do — I used to tape the charts of...”
– Ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, in a recent interview with ShortList.com
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Here’s presenting the lush and dreamy...
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March 2010
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Goodbye WorldSpace →
The Washington Post reports:
WorldSpace, a bankrupt satellite radio company, is running low on funds that it is preparing to send its satellites to a premature death. […] The procedure would involve steering the WorldSpace satellites into a higher orbit, out of the way of others, said Tobias Nassif, vice president of satellite operations and engineering at Intelsat, which would assist...
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Blackstratblues fan? Keep your weekend free!
After touring the country with his band Zero and making crowds swoon to ‘The New Album’, ace guitarist Warren Mendonsa is back in Mumbai for two more gigs! Yes, you read right! Warren’s playing on the 19th of this month at Thadomal ShahaniEngineering College (TSEC), Bandra and at Blue Frog on the 21st.
Get more details and RSVP to the TSEC event, Whiplash 2010, here. Oh and...
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“I would attribute the burgeoning of independent music, actually, to Bollywood —...”
– Shantanu Hudlikar, chief engineer at Yash Raj Studios, in an interview with Split Magazine.
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Stone Temple Pilots Debut New Album →
This is the band’s first album in nine years, after 2001’s ‘Shangri-La Dee Da’.
February 2010
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You’ve already heard “Blue...
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Google shuts down music blogs without warning →
The Guardian reports:
In what critics are calling “musicblogocide 2010”, Google has deleted at least six popular music blogs that it claims violated copyright law. These sites, hosted by Google’s Blogger and Blogspot services, received notices only after their sites – and years of archives – were wiped from the internet.
Also: #Musicblogocide2k10 on Twitter.
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Listen to “The Bomb Song” from Them...
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January 2010
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Wisdom Bits! →
If your wisdom teeth haven’t erupted yet, then get some wisdom from your favorite musicians atleast! :P
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“Kawwali Roxx” is a track by artist,...
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“Getting back to the state of music, it’s very depressing. It’s the...”
– “The Decade’s Dirty Bluesman: Jack White on the Stripes’ Rise, the Industry’s Fall and His Next Move”, Rolling Stone (January 2010)
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As Long As You Love Them!
For those of you who don’t already know, Backstreet Boys are coming to India. Yes, you heard me! The ’90s boy band which made school girls (and others) squeal and go weak in their knees, is slated to headline this year’s Rock In India Festival. And yes, we’re not kidding.
P.S. - Richard Marx, too.
Don’t believe us? Check it out here.
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“I sometimes imagine I’m Kishore Kumar circa 2009 in an indie rock band, and just...”
– Goldspot frontman Siddhartha Khosla gets candid in an interview with Split Magazine
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2009, captured! →
From the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, to the reunion of rock bands, No Doubt and Blink 182. It all happened in 2009 and here’s a link to take you through some of the best moments of the year gone by. (Compiled by Billboard.com)
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IIT Madras: We Skid You Not
Details about this year’s Saarang rock festival at IIT Madras, straight from the organisers:
IIT-M’s 40-year-old annual cultural festival, Saarang, is all set to redefine what it means to be “bigger” —- it has not one, not two, but FIVE international acts! Headlining this year’s line-up are none other than the Swedish band HammerFall and America’s Skid Row. For those who’ve been...
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Breaking the (momentary) silence here on Noise is...
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“Njan Aara”, a delectable track by...
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Soundgarden: School Is Back in Session →
Rolling Stone reports:
Soundgarden fans woke up to incredible news this New Year’s morning: the band, which split in 1997, is officially reuniting. Frontman Chris Cornell confirmed the reconciliation via Twitter, writing, “The 12 year break is over & school is back in session. Sign up now. Knights of the Soundtable ride again!” and linking to a new Website, Soundgarden World. As of now, the...
December 2009
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10 Artists to Watch in 2010 →
Download a free album from the Spin Magazine web site featuring 10 artists that are “set to make big noise in the year to come”. Includes The xx, Cold Cave, Revocation, and more.
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Happy New Year!
Here’s wishing all our readers a very happy new year. Have a great year ahead!
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“Think King” is a track by the...
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Avenged Sevenfold Drummer Dead at 28 →
Spin Magazine reports:
Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan, drummer for chart-topping hard rockers Avenged Sevenfold, was found dead Monday (Dec. 28) in his Orange County, California, home. He was 28.
According to the Orange County Coroner’s Office, Sullivan was “discovered unresponsive inside of his residence,” and the investigation into his death is ongoing. “It...
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“One reason why I think we admire people who create art is because in that moment...”
– Motherjane frontman Suraj Mani in an exclusive interview with Split Magazine
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“God Overdosed on One Prayer Too Many”...
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After being covered by many top music artists like...
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Steven Tyler of Aerosmith Heads Into Rehab →
The New York Times reports:
The rock band Aerosmith concluded a tumultuous year by announcing that its frontman, Steven Tyler, had entered a rehabilitation center to treat an addiction to prescription painkillers, Rolling Stone reported.
In November the Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry said that Mr. Tyler had quit the band, then reunited with him days later at a concert in New York. In his...