Month: December 2009

Dubliners U2 have grossed over $123 million during their 2009 tour of North America beating Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ($94.5m) to the number two spot. U2’s ‘360°’ stadium tour was not able to touch the Rolling Stones record set back in 2005 when Jagger and Co. raked…

Before you let your dad read this list you might want to have him sit down. His beloved Beatles don’t appear in the top 5 and he probably won’t recognize most of the artists on here, unless your dad is really cool or he works in the industry …. Related…

The official video for Polly Scattergood’s  single directed by Blair Young. Related news: Review: IDLES – Tangk Ride premiere Last Frontier from forthcoming new album Interplay Gustaf premiere video for Here Hair / Hard Hair…

Documentary on the meeting between guitar innovators Jack White, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and U2 guitarist The Edge. Related news:…

Even though Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars only peaked at number six in the UK , the 2006 release has managed to accumulate a massive amount of airplay on radio , TV , online and music play lists in stores. The single has now beaten out Take That‘s Shine as the…

Since every magazine , blog and radio station on earth have come up with their own top 10 list of some kind ,  music retail giant HMV took it upon themselves to collate the results of 34 Year End Polls and present us with the Mother of all top 10…

Lars Ulrich (photo © live4ever) Ipod Generation please pay close attention. Bad boy drummer Lars Ulrich, 46, from heavy metal favorites Metallica has a message for you: Turn your volume down….. Ulrich has good reason to be giving such advice. In a recent interview with CNN he acknowledged that he…

As another year ends, we start to look forward to the future stars of 2010. Some great bands have crossed our paths in 2009, some outstanding debuts have been released. I start to wonder now then, what does next year have to offer in the way of great bands!? So…

Twelve-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys‘ latest opus The Element of Freedom (MBK/J Records) debuts at No 1 on Billboard’s R&B Albums and Digital Albums charts and No 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, according to Nielsen/SoundScan. With a total of 417,277 units sold in a week, this marks…

Canadian crooner Michael Buble’s Crazy Love, which has been in the charts for ten weeks, toppled Susan Boyle’s debut album I Dreamed A Dream from the top spot. Elsewhere in the album chart, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa and JLS stayed in the same place to complete the…

The annual Shockwaves NME Awards Shows are gearing up for another set of exciting gigs to ring in the new decade in true Rock ‘n’ Roll style. More great acts were added to its fine lineup such as British Sea Power, The Sunshine Underground, Cosmo Jarvis, Wild Palms, Detroit Social…

Knoxville alternative rockers Superdrag shot at the Highline Ballroom, NYC ( Photos © Paul Bachmann) Related news: Bring Me The Horizon live at the O2 Arena, London Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes live at Manchester Academy Zara Larsson live at London Roundhouse…

Dave  Grohl confirmed last week that his new band ‘Them Crooked Vultures” was not just a one shot deal and called the  group featuring Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones a long term project. Related news:…

Gary Numan makes a surprise appearance on stage with Nine Inch Nails for a performance of his song “Cars,” live in London, UK Related news:…

Los Angeles based alternative rock trio Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have posted details of their latest album on the band’s homepage. Be sure to catch the band on their massive US and UK/Europe tour kicking off this March! Related news:…

Alan McGee is a man with good music taste and a record to back it up. Co founder of iconic indie label Creation Records, formed in the mid eighties, he is also the man behind signing non other than Brit Rock/Pop legends Oasis and many other era-defining groups in UK’s…