Jane's Addiction Announces Small-Scale Launch Shows
Jane's Addiction haven't had an album since 2003's Strays, but there has been no shortage of activity from the band or its members in the time since. read more
More Details on the Gibson Guitar Raid Emerge
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Gibson Guitar Corporation was raided by federal officials. The raid resulted in a confiscation of wood, guitars and files. At the time of the raid, Gibson responded immediately. And the the pressing issue was environmental: read more
Title Plus More Details of Upcoming Bond Movie Revealed
A Blic Online article from Monday, which interviewed a cellist involved with the newest James Bond movie, alluded to the title and basis for the upcoming film, which has since spread like wildfire across the Internet. read more
Apple Unveils iTunes Match Beta to Developers
Late yesterday evening, Apple introduced the newest version of iTunes, 6.1 beta, to developers in order to test out the functionality of a new feature: iTunes Match, an extension of the iCloud service. read more
Gibson Guitar Factories Raided by Feds
Gibson — the legendary instrument makers behind the Les Paul, SG and 335 guitar models — had its Memphis and Nashville factories and offices raided by federal agents last Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reports. read more
Vote for a Paste List of the Day to Become a SXSW Panel
Paste’s very own multimedia editor, Max Blau, is competing for a shot at hosting a panel at 2012’s South By Southwest festival. The topic is Band vs. Baby: Balancing Touring and Family, and it will explore how artists manage to juggle performing music and keeping their family healthy. Sean Gamble of John Muir Medical Center would speak at the panel, along with Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond and Elizabeth Ozer of the University of California, San Francisco. The experts will discuss tips on family and band expectations, scheduling, family health and the possibility of bringing a family on the road. read more
Ticketmaster, Facebook Present Interactive Ticket-Buying Experience
In an effort to curb the 40-ish percent of live concert tickets that go unsold, Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard unveiled earlier this week his plan to steer the much-maligned company in a direction more attuned to the music fans: interactive seating charts in cooperation with Facebook. read more
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV to Drop Sunday
The rate at which Lil Wayne records and releases music can be downright dizzying to keep pace with, but the diminutive superstar rapper isn't the least bit worried about oversaturating himself. Indeed, there's a method to his madness: This way, he can maintain a constant presence on the charts and the buzz never subsides. read more
YouTube Resolves Four-Year Lawsuit
In the wake of releasing their new YouTube Music website, the Google-owned video website has now resolved their four-year lawsuit with over 3,000 independent music labels. According to a report by Rolling Stone, YouTube has agreed to pay licensing fees to the National Music Publishers Association. In other words, these record labels will be invited to join the license agreement with YouTube and receive royalties from YouTube when their music is used to user-generated videos. Although each of the four major music publishers already have licensing contracts with YouTube, this deal finally catches the music industry up to the new ways of distributing and publishing music. read more
BlackBerry's RIM Plans to Launch Digital Music Service
Following the lead of services like Rhapsody and Spotify, BlackBerry makers Research in Motion are currently in talks of signing a deal to develop a digital music service of its own. read more
Liam Gallagher Sues Brother Over Oasis Split
It seemed like Oasis’ Gallagher brothers had exhausted every form of fighting they could come up with: The yelling match, the talking-crap-through-the-press fight, and the literal fist fight. But now, in the midst of 2009’s breakup, they’re going to duke it out in court. read more
Forthcoming Yelawolf Album Delayed One Month
Originally slated to drop September 27, much-hyped Alabama-native rapper Yelawolf has pushed back the release of his second major-label album, _Radioactive_. According to "Hip-Hop DX":http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15486/title.yelawolf-pushes-back-release-date-for-shady-records-debut-radioactive, the official release date is now October 25. read more
TV On The Radio Plays Surprise Show in New York
News began circulating yesterday that Brooklyn's experimental soul outfit TV on the Radio were to perform a surprise outdoor concert near the intersection of Lafayette Street and Great Jones Street in Manhattan. read more
The Village People Lead Charge to Reclaim Songs
This year, a copyright provision from 1976 made it possible for artists to obtain rights to songs that they created. Under the provision, artists like Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty will have access to master recordings of classic albums, like Darkness on the Edge of Town. But leading the charge in these claims is... a Village Person? read more
Beer Summit: The Relevance of Radio
“What’s your favorite radio station?” It’s a question that most music fans used to be able to answer almost without thinking. Things have changed, to put it mildly. read more
Kanye and Jay-Z Break iTunes Record
Everyone knew that Watch the Throne would sell plenty of copies. But Billboard announced today that Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaboration not only made its debut on the Billboard charts at No. 1, but it also broke an iTunes record. read more
Moogfest Expands Lineup to Include TV On The Radio, Flying Lotus, More
Asheville, N.C.'s town-wide festival Moogfest, which this year boasts an already impressive lineup that includes The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, Umphrey's McGee and Tangerine Dream, just added a few more big names to the bill. read more
Billy Crystal Interested in Hosting Oscars Again
Eight time Academy Awards host, Billy Crystal, is ready to step back onto the stage. He said he was ‘itchy’ to host again after making an appearance at last year’s ceremony during a tribute to Bob Hope. When asked about hosting at an event in California he said, “It's always fun. It's really hard, but maybe one or two more times? I don't know. They know where I am.” read more
The Wu-Tang Clan is Looking for an Intern
Lets be honest—the current job market sucks. With a majority of recent grads searching for internships that are both educational and fun, the pickings are pretty slim.... read more
MOG Updates Format
With Spotify ’s recent U.S. debut, it looks like fellow music sharing site, MOG, is dramatically tweaking its format in an effort to compete with the European giant.... read more
