Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2010…Like the rest of the major labels, Universal Music Group continues to act like a bunch of bitchy little girls as they pulled all their videos from MTV’s web sites. But, considering MTV rarely airs music videos, it may…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 9, 2010…If you didn’t make it to Lollapalooza this past weekend, here’s a reason why the current incarnation isn’t as good as the original.Bun B will be a guest lecturer at Rice University for a Religion and Hip-Hop Culture class…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 6, 2010…Apparently people really like to buy albums by Dave Matthews and Tori Amos, they just don’t listen to them.Vanilla Ice is set to get his very own home renovation show on the DIY network.As much as KISS would sell…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, August 5, 2010…Kings of Leon aren’t messing around: They intend to capitalize on the success Only By The Night by releasing a new disc this fall.Sooooo… apparently Wyclef was serious about a Haitian Presidential bid. Aretha Franklin was forced to cancel…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, August 4, 2010…Arcade Fire paid tribute to the late Jay Reatard at it’s Philidelphia show.So now bloggers can’t host an album that was given away?Hey, did you download that new Daft Punk song from the Tron soundtrack? Too bad it’s fake…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, August 3, 2010…Just what the world needs right now, a Justin Bieber memoir.If Steven Tyler joins American Idol as a judge does that mean that Diane Warren will write his best lines for him?Derf Scratch from Fear has died…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, August 2, 2010…The RIAA’s fight against illegal downloads is slightly reminiscent of the war on drugs.If Moz thinks you shouldn’t marry Russell Brand, you should listen to him.Maybe Deadmau5 wouldn’t collapse on stage if he didn’t wear a HUGE mouse head…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 30, 2010….Madonna is going back to hear hip-hop/street roots with a new tour. Wait, what?Iggy Pop plans on recording a new album with The Stooges.Ellen DeGeneres has decided that she works too much and doesn’t like hurting people’s feelings, so…she’s…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 29, 2010…This gives me hope the new Crow movie will be better than the crappy sequels: Nick Cave is writing the remake of the original Crow movie. Weezy gets his own mash-up album vs. the soundtrack to (500) Days of…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 28, 2010…Gorillaz have announced their North American tour date, and guess what? They have a Dallas date.Rihanna is going to star in the movie Battleship… based on the board game.So, Wyclef Jean may run for president of Haiti?…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 27, 2010…I thought hip-hop guys had people in their posse to do everything from roll joints to fetch dry cleaning…you would think Dr. Dre has someone who can remember to pay his bills.Really, Jon Bon Jovi was pissed because he…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, July 26, 2010…Other than winning Celebrity Apprentice, it hasn’t been Bret Michaels’ year. His tour bus was pulled over last week and was busted for pot.The only thing that can keep Kings of Leon from finishing a show is being pooped…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 23, 2010…A former contestant on Britain’s Got Talent is suing Simon Cowell for what basically amounts to Cowell hurting his feelings.Original hipsters Pavement feud with Pitchfork.The Dixie Chicks are recording again! Oooooh, with Steve Martin…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 22, 2010…Most of the original Beach Boys are going to reunite for at least one show next year.Apparently Weezy loves that LeBron James is now part of the Miami Heat and old Charles Barkley commercials.Because all of America has been…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 21, 2010…Tony Iommi and Ozzy have settle out of court over the rights to the name “Black Sabbath.”You would think Ice-T would get a break from New York cops since he plays one on TV. If you’re trying to decide…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 20, 2010…Metallica now thinks that the movie that let us in on it’s completely dysfunctional life as a band was a big mistake. So was razzing Jason Newsted until he left the band, but, whatevs.Diplo doesn’t pull any punches when…
Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, July 19, 2010…Pink was hurt during an acrobatic portion of her show in Germany.Creed promises/threatens releasing a new song this summer. Devo has taken to the web with their own reality show…
The Cool KidsOutdoor Stage8:30 p.m. As the stage was getting broken down from The Secret Machines’ set and set up for The Cool Kids, it looked like the Texas heat had gotten to the Deep Ellum crowd. There was hardly anyone in the parking lot that was hosting the outdoor…
Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 16, 2010…Good to hear that the Guided By Voices break-up didn’t last too long.Turns out there are some honest New Yorkers: Phosphorescent’s gear is finally back in the band’s possession.Ever wonder who the girl on the new Vampire Weekend album…
Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, July 15, 2010…Pete Wentz picked a hot Staten Island chanteuse for this side project, Black Cards. I would assume if we take a time machine forward to at least two years from now he’s left Ashley Simpson for her. ACE OF…
Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, July 14, 2010…You know recording sessions are going bad when you have your psychiatrist call your producer and tell him to back off. In from “bad to worse” news–the new version of Sublime is set to record a new album. Frat…
Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 13, 2010…Despite being locked up, Weezy is dropping an EP this September. I guess it’s a good thing to have tons of material recorded and stocked away in case of the occasional prison sentence…The Hard L.A. electronic music festival has…
