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Today In Music News: Creed Plans New Album, Clarkson Gets Leaky And NIN Aren’t Dead… Yet

By Lance LesterMay 10, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, May 10, 2010…The creepy guy from The Office is releasing a new album. A new Kelly Clarkson song leaks…  and she’s not too happy with someone!Music legends don’t die…  they make new music with their wives…

Today In Music News: Gay Punk Icon Lovers, Metal Moby And Gucci Mane Gets Released Early

By Lance LesterMay 7, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 7, 2010…There is a new underground comic that portrays Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig as lovers.  Is nothing sacred anymore?Should we take a metal-Moby seriously?Thank, God… Gucci Mane gets an early release from jail…

Today In Music News: Smith Gets Defaced, Scarlett Wants To Be Courtney And Beiber Fever Is A Helluva Drug

By Lance LesterMay 6, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, May 6, 2010…Either Roger Waters or one of his minions don’t care to much for Elliot Smith…Scarlett Johansson says she wants to play Courtney Love in a Nirvana movie.  Uh, Scarlett… you’re not skanky enough and you’re too top-heavy.The tween girls…

Today In Music News: How To Destroy Angels Makes It’s Debut, Jack White Wants To Get The Band Back Together And Bret Michaels Out Of Hospital

By Lance LesterMay 5, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, May 5, 2010…The debut song from the new project brought to you by Mr. and Mrs. Trent Reznor debut online.Jack White is ready to record as the White Stripes again…  and we are too.Skanks and strippers had better look out… Bret…

Today In Music News: Gaga Influences The World And Best Movie Songs Of All Time And

By Lance LesterMay 4, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, May 5, 2010…It’s official: The world is coming to an end.Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” was voted the best movie song of all-time. Noticeably absent? John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band’s “On The Dark Side.”…

Today In Music News: Ozzfest Gets Selective, Kid Rock Goes More Country And Lala Gets Shut Down

By Lance LesterMay 3, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, May 3, 2010…The Oz-man cometh back with Ozzfest… but only for six shows.Kid Rock is going country and hosting the CMT Awards.Sorry Lala users… Apple has decided to shut the streamer down…

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Today In Music News: Brandon Flowers Goes Solo, Shakira Goes To Phoenix And Interpol Gives Away New Single

By Lance LesterApril 30, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 30, 2010…Brandon Flowers finally frees himself from the shackles of The Killers and sets a release for a solo record.What better to deter Arizona lawmakers from abusing a possibly discriminatory law than a caterwalling Columbian singer?Interpol are back and you…

Today In Music News: Uncle Dave Starts A Record Label, GZA Plots Sequel And Steven Drozd Hospitalized

By Lance LesterApril 29, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 29, 2010…From the home office in Sioux City, Iowa: Dave Letterman starts a record label.GZA is following suit with his Wu-mates and plans to release his sequel to Liquid Swords.The Flaming Lips Steven Drozd has been hospitalized with an undisclosed…

Today In Music News: Reznor May Be Back To Work, Eminem Gets Uplifting And Tupac’s Mom Gets Arrested

By Lance LesterApril 28, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 28, 2010…Trent Reznor might be, maybe affiliated with a new project How To Destroy Angels.  Maybe.Eminem gets all up “uplifting” with his first single off his new album. Tupac’s mom has been arrested for felony drug possession…

Today In Music News: Whitney Ain’t “The Voice” Anymore, Spin Lists Their Best And Beiber Mania Down Under

By Lance LesterApril 27, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 27, 2010…So you mean taking 15 or so years off to abuse loads of who knows what kinds of drugs with your no-good ex-husband isn’t good for your voice?Achtung Baby is Spin’s pick for best record of the last 25…

Today In Music News: Bret Michaels Hospitalized, New M.I.A And Joni Mitchell Takes The Gloves Off

By Lance LesterApril 26, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 26, 2010…Brett Michaels has been hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.It sounds like marrying into the Seagram’s fortune hasn’t dampened M.I.A’s rebel spirit.Finally a music feud with some teeth… Joni Mitchell calls Bob Dylan a “fake and a plagiarist.”…

Today In Music News: Dispute Over Guru Letter, Patti Smith Saved From The Poor House And DJ AM Makes A Cameo

By Lance LesterApril 23, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 23, 2010…The family of Guru are disputing a death-bed letter the rapper supposedly penned.  What, you can’t write a letter while being in a coma? Who would’ve thought 10,000 Maniacs saved Patti Smith from poverty?DJ AM will make a posthumous…

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Today In Music News: U2 Musical Hits Another Snag, Courtney Love Changes Her Name And Coachella Sets Attendance Record

By Lance LesterApril 22, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 22, 2010…U2 is learning a valuable lesson about broadway: the show only goes on when the show is based on your album.Courtney Love has decided to change the one good thing about her… her name. Who says there’s a recession…

Today In Music News: Guru Passes, Cirque de Soleil Goes Jacko And The Black Crowes Get Their Hiatus On

By Lance LesterApril 21, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 21, 2010…Gang Starr’s Guru has lost his battle with cancer.Michael Jackson is stealing a little bit of The Beatles’ sunshine as Cirque de Soleil announces a show themed around the late singers work. The Black Crowes are planning to go…

Today In Music News: Devon Clifford Dies, Domingo Gets Gracious Welcome And Del Tells Us About “Clint Eastwood”

By Lance LesterApril 20, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 20, 2010…The drummer for You Say Party! We Say Die has died.  Somewhere irony is grinning.What’s the best way to welcome back an opera legend for their first performance after beating cancer?  Boo him.Del The Funky Homosapien tells us how…

Today In Music News: T.I. Wants To Better Tupac, Blur Are Givers And Z-Trip Is A Gamer

By Lance LesterApril 19, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 19, 2010…T.I. thinks he will be better than 2Pac.  It’s always nice to see a young man full of pride by wanting to out do another post-prison album.Blur give away their Record Store Day song away for free.Z-Trip knows what…

Today In Music News: Peter Steele Is Gone, Volcanos Are Disturbing And Diddy Gets His Manage On

By Lance LesterApril 16, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 16 2010…Peter Steele is dead.There are a lot of things that would keep rock and/or rollers away from performing… but, would you think it would be a cloud?Diddy is now the bosses boss…

Today In Music News: Eminem Announces New Album, What A Concept And Rufus Wainwright Speaks About Fitty

By Lance LesterApril 15, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 15, 2010…Eminem scraps Relapse 2 album for fresher, newer album not named Relapse 2.It’s time to start up the age old debate of the best concept albums against the worst concept albums.  Guess which list KISS landed on…Soooo… if 50…

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Today In Music News: Taking Back Sunday Gets It Together, Roger Waters Has Bad Ideas/Is Greedy And Lemmy Disses The GOP

By Lance LesterApril 14, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 14, 2010…Taking Back Sunday has gotten the ol’ gang back together.There really isn’t anything as great as the former member of a band performing an entire classic album by his old band is there? Wait…Lemmy sets the record straight: He…

Today In Music News: Ice-T Gives Amiee Mann A Talking To, Supergrass Is Dead And Billy Joe Shaver Not Guilty

By Lance LesterApril 13, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, April 13, 2010…Ice-T suggest a new dietary plan for Amiee Mann.Supergrass: RIP.Billy Joe Shaver was found not guilty of shooting a man in the face…

Today In Music News: Spike Jonze Works With Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor Reunite And Andrew W.K. Was Possibly A Troubled Teen

By Lance LesterApril 12, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, April 12, 2010…Spike Jonze is reportedly working on a short film with Arcade Fire.Godspeed You! Black Emperor will reunite and curate the UK All Tomorrow’s Parties.A very young and very blond Andrew W.K. got himself slapped with a juvenile restraining order…

Today In Music News: Punk Is Dead, Corin Tucker Goes Solo And Kanye Gets Sued

By Lance LesterApril 9, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, April 9, 2010…Punk pioneer Malcolm McLaren is dead.Corin Tucker is going solo…  You know, now that she’s not in a band and all.It’s pretty bad when Suge Knight sues you for being too dangerous…

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