October 12th, 2010

Our friends over at NPR.org issued following exciting press release today:

New online stream offers every song ever played on ‘All Things Considered’ and represents music from entire first decade of the 21st century

This year, NPR Music’s All Songs Considered reached a milestone 10 years of helping audiences discover new music. Co-hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton mark the occasion by expanding their service with the launch of the All Songs 24/7 Music Channel. The online stream at www.npr.org/music/allsongs247/ offers a free non-stop mix of every song ever played on the show.

Legendary actor Al Pacino is reportedly ready to take on the role of Phil Spector in a new biography being developed by HBO Films, reports the New York Times.

Although Liverpool is one of most musically gifted cities in the world, and has offered an eclectic mix of artists throughout the years, it isn’t too well known for its country, roots and blues. But that looks set to change with the arrival of Delta Maid.

London-based Klaxons are to release the second single from their recent studio album ‘Surfing The Void‘ at the end of this month, and have also added two additional dates to their upcoming November UK tour.

With his solo tour now under wraps for the remainder of this year, former Guns n Roses guitarist Slash has disclosed he is back playing with Velvet Revolver as the band look for a new singer to replace former member Scott Weiland.

The incredible chart performance of their fourth studio album ‘Only By The Night transformed Kings Of Leon into one of the biggest bands in Europe after it’s release in 2008, but frontman Caleb Followill has revealed he was initially scared by their new found stardom, and at one time ‘hated’ their success.