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Invisible DJ
Invisible DJ was launched from Ron Herman's flagship store on Melrose. Brett Brooks, the heads men's buyer, and Jeremy Wineberg, equipped with the musical savvy, come together to make lifestyle compilations for Ron Herman and Juicy Couture. Also Wineberg recently teamed up with KCRW host Jason Eldredge to produce Accidental Rhythm, a compilation of the best of what's next from around the world. Invisible DJ was launched from Ron Herman's flagship store on Melrose. Brett Brooks, the heads men's buyer, and Jeremy Wine... more
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Ubiquity Records
Have you ever bought a cd you wish you could return? If it's a Ubiquity album you can. I'm sitting by my computer listening to the new Clutchy/Shawn Lee album staring at the case as if that would give me some clue as to who Clutchy Hopkins is...but of course it doesn't. What I did notice though was on the bottom left was "The Ubiquity Guarantee" which states "...if you are unsatisfied with this release for any reason, be it defective disc, broken packaging or the musical content, we will replace it." Send back the cd and receipt and they'll send you an "equal product of your choice guaranteed". Who does that? Have you ever bought a cd you wish you could return? If it's a Ubiquity album you can. I'm sitting by my computer listenin... more
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United Kingdom Talk Tuesday 30th September 2008
Tuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
A package arrives.
"Visions".
A nice smell.
Trying to find excuses.
Berkshire sounds of the countryside at http://www.chrisreardon.co.uk
Banks wanna borrow my money ! LOL.
Half in the sun, half in the shade.
A new dog.
Overwhelmed.
Richard knows these things.
A terrible waste of fish.
Does a long distance relationship work ?
Maybe this time.
Other "Disneyland's".
You could have saved £10,000 - £15,000.
London Symphony Orchestra.
He must drive his wife mad.
Strange names for dogs.
Controlled by our pets.
How do spiders attach their webs at each end ?
E.T.Phone home.
Love on the internet.
It's all wrong dear.
Your favourite Disney film ?
If you shot yourself in the head, would you feel it ?
An Icelandic event just gone.
Nothing other than earth.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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Bob Dylan's 'Mississippi' Available For Free Download
Columbia Records today announced the U.S. premiere of the Bob Dylan song “Mississippi”, exclusively available as a free download for a limited time on Amazon.com. “Mississippi”, previously unreleased domestically in this form, will be commercially available on October 7, 2008 as part of Bob Dylan’s Tell Tale Signs - The Bootleg Series Vol. 8.
Originally recorded for the Grammy Award-winning Time Out Of Mind album in 1997, a drastically different rendering of “Mississippi” finally made its appearance on 2001’s “Love And Theft”. The version found on Tell Tale Signs, likely one of the first takes of the song recorded, can be described as stripped-down and soulful, and features producer Daniel Lanois on electric guitar.
Bob Dylan's Tell Tale Signs is the 8th installment in the best-selling and critically lauded Bootleg Series which launched in 1991. Available in 2-CD and 3-CD deluxe formats, Tell Tale Signs features previously unreleased recordings and alternate versions of tracks from sessions which generated some of Bob Dylan's most acclaimed and commercially successful albums from the last two decades, including Time Out Of Mind, Love And Theft, Modern Times and Oh Mercy Columbia Records today announced the U.S. premiere of the Bob Dylan song “Mississippi”, exclusively available as a free download for a... more -
Blogger Arrested Over GN'R Leaks
Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N' Roses unreleased album, "Chinese Democracy," on his Web site.
FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill this morning (Aug. 27) on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws. Federal authorities say Cogill posted nine unreleased Guns N' Roses songs on Antiquiet.com in June. The songs were later removed but spread quickly across the Internet.
According to an arrest affidavit, Cogill admitted to agents that he posted the songs on his Web site.
"Chinese Democracy" has been in the works for more than a decade, with frontman Axl Rose the only remaining original member of the once mighty group. Rumblings that the album may finally be out this fall, possibly as a Best Buy exclusive, have not been confirmed by Guns N' Roses or its management. Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N' Roses unreleased album, "Chin... more -
Sonic Youth Back in the studio after 18 YEARS!
For the first time in eighteen years, Sonic Youth are a full-fledged indie-rock band again. After completing their contract for longtime major label Geffen Records with the release of 2006’s Rather Ripped, the group will release their next record on an indie label, Thurston Moore tells Rolling Stone. “There’s one label we are certainly going to go with at this point,” he says. “But I don’t think I’m allowed to disclose that right now. I don’t want to risk having a shit storm.” Moore does reveal, however, that Sonic Youth are currently in the writing-stage of their next album.
In November, they’ll hit the studio to cut tracks, with the goal of releasing the disc sometime next spring. “I’ve written a half-dozen song ideas,” he says. “I try not to complete them so much. Last time we got together, we were creating sort of new band-zone-vibe sort of things.” As for returning to the indie world again, Moore is psyched. “It feels great,” he says. “The last four or five records we did were just so compromised by that [major label] situation. But that’s the way it goes.” For the first time in eighteen years, Sonic Youth are a full-fledged indie-rock band again. After completing their contract for longti... more -
The Judy's come back!
The Judy's Come Back Just in time for SXSW, the Pearland New Wavers brush off the mothballs
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Ozzy Osbourne Inks New Three Album Deal With Sony
The following report is courtesy of Ray Waddell from Billboard.biz:
Ozzfest 2008, with METALLICA and OZZY OSBOURNE as headliners, grossed nearly $3.5 million and drew close to 30,000 people to Dallas' Pizza Hut Park, according to producers Sharon Osbourne and AEG Live. Sponsored by Affliction Clothing, this year's Ozzfest marked the return of the 13-year-old music brand after a free run at amphitheaters last year.
This year's one-off event did "fantastically well," Sharon Osbourne tells Billboard.biz. "The one thing is you want for the kids to go away and keep talking about what a great show it was, and that's what they're doing."
Osbourne says plans are for Ozzfest to return to Dallas again next summer, likely as a two-day festival, and other cities are also being considered.
"Ozzfest ain't going anywhere," she says. "We do try and shake things up and experiment, we're not the old donkey that plods on doing the same shit."
Meanwhile, 2008 has been a great year for Ozzy, Osbourne adds. "Ozzy had an unbelievable last record (Black Rain), an unbelievable year touring, and he's in the studio right now recording," she says. "We just signed a new deal with Sony for three more albums and we ain't going nowhere." The following report is courtesy of Ray Waddell from Billboard.biz: ... more -
30 Seconds To Mars Sued For $30 Million By Virgin
30 Seconds To Mars has been hit by a lawsuit that claims the band owes its record label, Virgin Records America, three albums. The $30 million suit, filed August 15 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges the band "repudiated" its 1999 contract in July by refusing to deliver the albums, according to an Associated Press report.
The band, fronted by actor Jared Leto, sold a million copies of their last album, A Beautiful Lie and hit the mainstage at Warped in 2006.
A spokesperson for the band told TMZ that 30 Seconds To Mars has sold more than 2 million albums for Virgin and has not been paid accordingly.
Jared Leto has responded to the lawsuit. In his open letter, he explains:
"We had been signed to our record contract for 9 years. Basically, under California law, where we live and signed our deal, one cannot be bound to a contract for more than 7 years. [...] It is a law that protects people from lengthy, unfair, career-spanning contracts. [...] We have been sued because roughly 45 days ago we exercised our legal right to terminate our old, out of date contract, which, according to the law is null and void.
"If you think the fact that we have sold in excess of 2 million records and have never been paid a penny is pretty unbelievable, well, so do we. And the fact that EMI informed us that not only aren't they going to pay us AT ALL but that we are still 1.4 million dollars in debt to them is even crazier.
"We have lost many of the people that were near and dear to us at Virgin/EMI and crucial to the success of 30 Seconds to Mars. There is not a single employee at Virgin Records who was working at the company when we signed." 30 Seconds To Mars has been hit by a lawsuit that claims the band owes its record label, Virgin Records America, three albums. The $30... more -
QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: New Album Details Revealed
QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will release their new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", in Europe on September 15 and the U.S./Canada on October 14 via EMI. A single, "C-lebrity", will precede the album on September 8.
"C-lebrity" was written and produced by Brian May, Paul Rodgers and Roger Taylor.
Many of QUEEN's best-known songs have been written in humor, and "C-lebrity" follows in this pattern; it is a comment on the celebrity-driven times in which we live where the myriad of reality-based TV shows are producing a generation of C-lebrities
The track received its first airing as an exclusive on TV's "Al Murray's Happy Hour", since when, according to Brian May, "we went back in and roughed up the studio version a bit. I think it gives a fair idea of the kind of energy on the album."
Commented drummer Roger Taylor: "'C-lebrity' is really a comment on the current concept of fame — success and all that goes with it. Getting your face on TV is enough — talent doesn't really enter into the equation. 'Celebrity' is an overused and devalued word today."
Vocalist Paul Rodgers added: "I see the song as Roger's take on the increasing emphasis on fame for its own sake. It's quite ironic that Andy Warhol's statement that everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame is becoming something of a reality, although it may be down to fifteen seconds in today's world of instant communication."
"The Cosmos Rocks" album, produced and performed by Brian May, Paul Rodgers and Roger Taylor, and written by QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, featuring 13-all new songs, is out to coincide with the mid-September start of the European tour. It marks the first QUEEN album of new material since 1995.
"The Cosmos Rocks" track listing:
01. Cosmos Rockin'
02. Time To Shine
03. Still Burnin'
04. Small
05. Warboys
06. We Believe
07. Call Me
08. Voodoo
09. Some Things That Glitter
10. C-lebrity
11. Through The Night
12. Say It's Not True
13. Surf's Up . . . School's Out!
14. (small reprise)
A special edition CD/DVD featuring a bonus disc containing a recording of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo on October 27, 2005 will also be made available.
The DVD track listing is as follows:
01. Reaching Out (Hill / Black)
02. Tie Your Mother Down (May)
03. Fat Bottomed Girls (May)
04. Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon)
05. Fire And Water (Rodgers / Fraser)
06. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury)
07. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (May)
08. These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Queen)
09. Radio Ga Ga (Taylor)
10. Can't Get Enough (Ralphs)
11. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury)
12. All Right Now (Rodgers / Fraser)
13. We Will Rock You (May)
14. We Are The Champions (Mercury)
15. God Save The Queen (Trad. Arr. May)
Video footage of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS performing a new song, "C-lebrity", on the April 4, 2008 edition of the UK's ITV "Al Murray's Happy Hour" can be viewed below.
QUEEN's last studio album was "Made In Heaven", released in November 1995 and containing the last recordings with Freddie. The LP became the band's biggest selling studio album, with world sales in excess of 20 million. QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will release their new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", in Europe on September 15 and the U.S./Canada on Octo... more -
Cheap DVDs: HMV to use tax loophole
A controversial tax avoidance scheme which HMV operates on its website is to be extended to the high street, allowing customers to buy DVDs, CDs, Blu-ray Discs, and games for lower prices from instore kiosks.
The items will be free from the usual 17.5% VAT charges on conventional purchases, as the items are subsequently delivered to the customer from the Channel Islands tax haven of Guernsey.
If copied by other high-street chains and supermarkets, it could divert hundreds of millions of pounds from the Treasury. Woolworths is also testing similar terminals in three stores. A controversial tax avoidance scheme which HMV operates on its website is to be extended to the high street, allowing customers to buy... more -
16-layer CD can now hold 400 gigabytes
Tokyo (Japan) –A new generation of high capacity optical discs could be on the way as Pioneer claims to have developed read-only disc media with 16 layers and a total capacity of 400 GB. The company believes that the technology could “greatly reduce the number of discs to be used and therefore contribute to the conservation of resources.”
The technology provides 25 GB of room on each layer, bringing the capacity of one 16-layer disc to 400 GB. While the 25 GB per-layer capacity is equivalent to what Blu-ray provides, Pioneer did not say which technology its new discs are based upon and did not even mention whether blue laser or red laser technologies were employed. However, Pioneer stated that the 16-layer discs would be “compatible” with current BD discs.
In a press release, Pioneer simply stated that “this development has bolstered Pioneer's confidence in the feasibility of a large-capacity optical disc, which is expected to become necessary in the near future.” For now, the company has only succeeded in creating a 16-layer read-only optical disc, but the company believes that it can transfer the technology to recordable discs as well. Tokyo (Japan) –A new generation of high capacity optical discs could be on the way as Pioneer claims to have developed read-only disc ... more -
Lil Wayne's new CD. Year's Bigggest Debut?
Lil Wayne's new album, Tha Carter III, has been fueled by leaks and downloads over the last year. But heavy anticipation for the CD have projected talk that it will sell more than any other album so far this year; topping Madonna, Mariah, and Usher. Lil Wayne's new album, Tha Carter III, has been fueled by leaks and downloads over the last year. But heavy anticipation for the ... more
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Il solito disco: dal ritorno del vinile all'album fai-da-te
L'industria discografica, una delle più redditizie al mondo, è nel pieno di una crisi epocale. La diffusione della banda larga e del peer-to-peer hanno fatto crollare le vendite di cd, il prodotto di punta del settore. L'industria discografica è destinata a scomparire? Forse si sta semplicemente trasformando. E le novità non mancano. Quella più insolita è certamente il ritorno del vinile. Un formato che molti avevano dato per morto anni fa e che oggi è tornato di moda conquistando non solo i nostalgici ma anche gli adolescenti cresciuti con l'iPod. Ma non solo. Grazie alle nuove tecnologie, oggi è possibile produrre un disco e girare un video spendendo poco. La rete poi, può essere un formidabile strumento di promozione. Molti artisti emergenti scelgono quindi di seguire l'esempio dei Radiohead: bypassare la casa discografica e fare tutto da se. E risultati sono spesso sorprendenti. L'industria discografica, una delle più redditizie al mondo, è nel pieno di una crisi epocale. La diffusione della banda larga e ... more
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Album Review, "Culturcide, Gigs for an Imaginary Audience"
Back in the early and middle '80s, Culturcide bypassed then-prevalent synth-pop in favor of a form of electronic punk rock that evolved into industrial. This odds-and-sods collection offers 12 demos, live jams and unreleased tracks for the coroner's inquest. It's certainly a horrible place for dilettantes to start, as the raw quality of the recordings — a third of the tracks are rehearsal takes — presents you with something like Culturcide at 151 proof, a glimpse into the hostile recesses of the band's creative process. Back in the early and middle '80s, Culturcide bypassed then-prevalent synth-pop in favor of a form of electronic punk rock that e... more
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Universal Music ha annunciato l'adesione servizio gratuito di musica sul web
La Universal Music ha confermato questo Martedì (6) di aver chiuso un accordo con il sito di condivisione di musica Qtrax per scaricare gratis e tenuti per legge a suo catalogo.
Adesso, Pietro Lofrumento, un portavoce della Universal, ha confermato di aver chiuso il suo partenariato con il Dipartimento di musica, ma è stato negato di fornire informazioni dettagliate su di esso. "Tuttala musica della Universal in formato digitale sarà disponibile per il download legale e gratuito", ha detto il portavoce del Qtrax, Shamin Abas. La Universal Music ha confermato questo Martedì (6) di aver chiuso un accordo con il sito di condivisione di musica Qtrax per scaricar... more -
Trovate le tracce nascoste
Vi ricordate i CD?
Nell'era pre-iTunes, erano molti gli artisti che nascondevano una o più tracce alla fine di un album. Questo sito fornisce un ricco archivio di perle musicali che vi faranno rispolverare il vostro scaffale di CD.
English version: http://current.com/items/88917464_hidden_songs_database Vi ricordate i CD? ... more -
Hidden songs database
Remember CDs?
In the pre-iTunes era, many artists would hide extra songs at the end of the tracklist.
This site provides an exhaustive database of secret gems to be found in your good old CDs. Remember CDs? In the pre-iTunes era, many artists would hide extra songs at the end of the tracklist. ... more -
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