Billy Bragg, Patrick Wolf, Radiohead, More Back Lily Allen in Illegal Firesharing Battle
Nearly 100 musicians attended yesterday's meeting to support Lily Allen's fight against digital piracy, then greeted the U.K. pop star with cheers when she decided to pay a surprise visit.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTwilight: New Moon Soundtrack Songs Unveiled: Some Thoughts and Predictions
After the first Twilight soundtrack sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S. (3.5 million worldwide) there was some serious jockeying between Sony Pictures and various labels for pole position on the New Moon soundtrack. After all, that's roughly three and a half million pieces of evidence that people will actually go out and buy it instead of just illegally downloading it. Well, the finalized tracklist for the New Moon soundtrack has been revealed, and our best/worst suspicions are confirmed: boy oh boy is it indie-tastic.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTen Fantastic Songs Brought to You By Books
Anyone decrying the death of books has only to check out the music world to see that literature is still alive and kicking, even if the authors of said work aren’t. For example, just recently we spoke to Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar about their collaborative album based solely on beat-poet and alt-culture icon Jack Kerouac’s novel Big Sur. While the duo’s record, the October-release One Quick Move or I’m Gone, is an ode to the written word, it’s hardly the first. Here are 10 fantastic songs brought to you by books:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTwilight movie soundtrack includes Iron & Wine, more
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer has made no secrets about her love of music and how certain songs and bands have played into her writing, especially Muse. Each of the books in the series have come with a playlist, posted by Meyer on her official website, and she's thanked a handful of bands in each of her credits.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Streets and Muse collab, Mike Skinner talks final album
Mike Skinner likes to blog. Let's rephrase. Mike Skinner loves to blog. This is great, especially for hardcore Streets fans that can't get enough of his crazy stories about drum machines and gambling. However, it is often the case that we have no idea what he is talking about. Exhibit A:"I made a demand earlier this week that I wouldn't allow anyone to take my photo in front of anything incorporating modern life...We ended up standing by a tree right by a main road. It's going to look great. Like it could have been a million years ago."... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMuse - Quick Hit from ACL
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Found in: Featured VideosMuse - Absolution
It’s impossible to listen to Muse’s second U.S. release (and fourth album, overall) without thinking of Radiohead circa The Bends. And there’s nothing unusual about that... read more
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Where Have All The Weird Girls Gone?…
