Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has been pronounced dead, according to an article in Brooklyn Vegan via a report in Rolling Stone. His family released a statement regarding his suicide, “It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member, Mark Linkous took his own life today. We are thankful for his time with us and will hold him forever in our hearts. May his journey be peaceful, happy and free. There’s a heaven and a star for you.” Read more…
By Jennika Ingram Posted in Top Story Mark Linkous, Sparklehorse
Washington state prog-rockers Fall of Troy announced Friday that they have decided to break up according to Alternative Press. Frontman Thomas Erak revealed the information on the band’s website via a post that read “”Andrew, Frank and I have decided to end our career as the Fall Of Troy” due to the members following “three different paths in [their] lives.” Read more…
By Nick Vadala Posted in Top Story Alternative Press, Equal Vision Records, The Fall of Troy
The 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (June 10 – 13) began to announce its initial lineup of artists earlier today. This year, the festival is announcing their lineup a bit differently and updating their Myspace every few minutes with a new artist. Read more…
By Ashley Campbell Posted in News, Top Story Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2010, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Early last year, a controversial deal was proposed between two of the music industry’s major companies. Today, the Justice Department gave permission for Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. to form their merger. Read more…
By Ashley Campbell Posted in Top Story Live Nation, Ticketmaster
Radiohead will play a rare club show in Los Angeles on Sunday January 24th at the Henry Fonda Music Box. The band made the announcement via their Dead Air Space blog that they are “We’re trying to raise as much money as possible, so tickets will be sold by auction…” Tickets will go up for auction on Ticketmaster at 8 p.m. PST and from the looks of the Ticketmaster site, bidding will start at $100.00. Doors for the show open at 7pm and it looks like all proceeds for the auction are going to the Oxfam Haiti relief fund.
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By Raymond Flotat Posted in News, Top Story Radiohead
Set for Friday, April 16th – Sunday, April 18th, the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA has just announced their highly anticipated 2010 lineup. Read more…
By Gretchen Meier Posted in Top Story Coachella, Coachella 2010, Deadmau5, Devo, Faith No More, Gorrillaz, JAY-Z, LCD Soundsytem, MGMT, MUSE, Pavement, the Dead Weathr, Them Crooked Vultures, Thom Yorke, Tiesto, Vampire Weekend
In September of 2008, Andrew WK gave a lecture at London’s Madame JoJo’s club and stated that he is not who the public perceives him to be. In what he called a “confession,” Andrew WK said that what is known as “Andrew WK” was created by a group of people. This unidentified group decided to create something “in the spirit of commerce… and entertainment” and Andrew auditioned to play the part. However, this wasn’t the only confession he was making. He then went on to say that he is not the first person to play Andrew WK (see a video of the lecture here). Read more…
By Ashley Campbell Posted in Top Story Andrew WK
Goner Records has confirmed that artist Jay Reatard, longtime champion of the Memphis garage rock scene, has passed away at the age of 29. Read more…
By Robert Huff Posted in News, Top Story
Portishead waited nearly a decade between their second and aptly-titled Third albums. Taking that into account, they’ve decided to turn things around quicker than The Flash by putting out a charity single, “Chase the Tear,” for Amnesty International. Read more…
By Matthew Kiel Posted in News, Top Story Amnesty International, Portishead
Early morning on Sunday, December 6th, the tour bus carrying Rivers Cuomo, his wife, daughter, nanny, and assistant, lost control on a patch of black ice on the I-90 forty miles west of Albany, NY. The bus skidded over the road, across the guard rail and into a 8-10 foot ravine on the side of the row. Thanks to the actions of the driver, the bus did not flip or roll, but definitely could have been more disasterous. Read more…
By Gretchen Meier Posted in News, Top Story Bus Crash, Rivers Cuomo, Tour Cancelled, Weezer
