EMI Becomes First Record Label to Provide Hulu-Exclusive Videos
EMI has struck a deal with Hulu to become its first record-label partner, and is set to distribute music videos and concert footage exclusively through the video-sharing site.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsKraftwerk: 12345678 The Catalogue
Germany’s Kraftwerk—despite portraying themselves as cold, clinical, precise machinery—was also vague and indeterminable enough to be everything to everybody... read more
Found in: MusicBeatles Albums Come Together on Special USB Drive, Out in December
Four decades of rock ‘n’ roll greatness, and it’ll all be the size of your thumb. That’s the thought behind Beatles in Stereo, the first legal degital version of The Beatles’ catalog to be released. Containing all 14 albums and 13 mini-documentaries, the release will come in the form of a USB thumb drive shaped appropriately like an apple.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsApple, Record Labels Team Up to Boost Album Sales
Very soon, your next album purchase on iTunes might contain more than just a handful or two of tracks. Although the project reportedly deemed "Cocktail" is characteristically still under wraps, Apple is said to be planning a virtual, interactive CD experience with every full-album download.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsCatching Up With... Lady Sovereign
On New Year's Eve of 2007, Lady Sovereign towered onscreen over a million people in Times Square. The giant billboard image would dwarf anyone, but Louise Harman's five-foot one-inch frame... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesFrank Black takes on Satan with Art Brut
Armed with no more than about 20 songs, the British ramble-rockers in Art Brut are set to take on the Lord of the Underworld for their third LP, Art Brut vs. Satan. But they've got some strong-armed help: Pixies' Frank Black has now been confirmed as the producer. Blogged frontman Eddie Argos of the collaboration:... read more
Found in: Music, NewsColdplay already planning new album for 2009
Coldplay is starting to get too good at its job. At the writing session for Viva La Vida, Chris Martin and Co. got a little overzealous, writing too much to fit on one album. The tracks that were left off Viva La Vida might make an appearance as another album as soon as next year.... read more
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