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Self-described “psychedelic hip-hop punk rock” outfit the Kottonmouth Kings emerged from Orange County, CA, in 1994. Comprising former Humble Gods frontman Brad Daddy X, rappers Saint Vicious and D-Loc, DJ Bobby B, and “visual assassin” Pakelika, the group first attracted attention with the track “Suburban Life,” which appeared on the soundtrack to [...] Rancid to release first album in six years Punk band Rancid will release its first album in six years on June 2, two days before it begins a North American tour with Rise Against in Vancouver, B.C. “Let the Dominoes Fall” (Hellcat/Epitaph), the band’s seventh album, was recorded at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound Studio in San Francisco, with [...] Courtney Love sued for Twitter defamation Twitter has become popular with celebrities. And people pretending to be celebrities. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out who’s who. Shaquille O’Neal? Yup, his Twitter account is real. That’s him. 50 Cent? Not exactly. The rapper hired a guy to tweet for him. Britney Spears? She’s got a whole cadre tweeting for her. So [...]
Despite sour economy, Miami music conference a hit It was 10 p.m. on a recent night and Dennis Wheeler, the director of marketing for the Shelbourne Hotel, looked exhausted. “I’ve only had two hours sleep,” he said, holding a wad of hot pink wristbands as a DJ’s loud bass beats echoed off nearby art [...]
Alberta rockers Nickelback dominated the Junos, Canada’s music awards, on Sunday night as they won trophies for group of the year and album of the year for “Dark Horses” and the fan choice award. Nickelback led all comers with five nominations going into the 38th edition of the Junos, which were handed out in Vancouver [...]
Yes, Michael Sarver is disappointed to have his American Idol run cut short. But no, he is not sorry to be heading home. “Through my experience on Idol, I learned just how much I love my family, because I’ve never been away from them that long,” Sarver told reporters the day after his [...]
Michael Sarver got a crude awakening Thursday night from his “American Idol” life. The 27-year-old oil rig worker from Jasper, Texas, made his final plea by belting out “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” but it just wasn’t slick enough for the judges to overrule the votes of viewers. Sarver was also in the bottom [...] The Pirate Bay Tests Privacy Service The Pirate Bay is beta testing virtual private network (VPN) software, which would enable file-sharers to use the Swedish BitTorrent tracker without leaving a data trail. The service will cost around €5 ($6.67) a month. The IPREDator is named after IPRED, the EU’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive, which covers civil remedies [...]
Keith Urban’s ‘Defying Gravity’ Set To Soar Keith Urban says that his new album, “Defying Gravity,” represents a prolific period that followed his last release, 2006′s double-platinum “Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.” “I felt a lot of clarity in making this record,” Urban, who co-produced his fifth studio album with Dan Huff, [...] |
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