HOW RED IT THE BLOOD Tattletale Saints (Aeroplane/Rhythmethod) There is something utterly beguiling about a musician armed with a guitar and a suitcase full of memories, which need little or no adornment. There’s nowhere to hide, the voice has to engage you and the songs have to have substance
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Malawi govt hits out at Madonna
The Malawi government has issued an angry attack on the pop diva Madonna, alleging she expected to be granted VIP treatment during her controversial tour to this southern African country last week.
Robert Plant visits Welly record store
Even rock stars have their tourist moments – and Robert Plant couldn’t resist stopping to take a photo of the cardboard cutouts in the window of Wellington record store Slow Boat Records this afternoon. The English musician and former Led Zeppelin frontman stopped in at the Cuba St record store ahead of his show tonight with his band the Sensational Space Shifters.
Glee star checks himself into rehab
Glee star Cory Monteith has checked into rehab for substance addiction. The 30-year-old television actor has entered a treatment facility on his own volition, People magazine reports
P-Money is aiming for the stars
P-Money is aiming for the stars after signing with US label Duck Down. ”I wanna work with the best artists in the world eventually,” the Kiwi musician and producer says about his long-term aspirations.
Perry to ‘go ahead’ with book deal
Katy Perry has reportedly decided to write a book that includes details about her failed marriage to Russell Brand.
Willie Nelson Reminisces About He & Snoop Dogg (Lion) Writing Songs For An Album In Amsterdam
Singer Willie Nelson talks to CNN’s Piers Morgan about smoking marijuana and writing music with Snoop Dogg. The Blue Eyed Stranger and the D-O-G-G (L-I-O-N) Willie Nelson recalled to Piers Morgan about a time while he was in Amsterdam and Hip Hop legend turned Ragge Musician, Snoop Lion, called up teh Blue Eyed Stranger to collaborate […]
Watch Green Day Singer Lose It On Stage @ I ♥ Radio Festival
Green Day front man, Billie Joe Armstrong, lost it on stage at a recent performance at the I Heart Radio Festival where he first didn’t want to sing an old song and second became perturbed that his time on stage was running out. Not Justin Bieber Billie Joe Armstrong is not Justin Bieber, that’s clear […]
Songwriter Extraordinaire; Hal David dies at 91
Throughout his career he co-wrote dozens of hits with Burt Bacharach, His songs include “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,”Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Dionne Warwick recorded his songs and he was an Oscar and Grammy Award winner. And now sadly, Hal David has passed away at the age of 91. He leaves behind his […]
The Wainwright-McGarrigles: The Dysfunctional First Family of Folk-Pop
There’s a telling moment on the DVD tucked inside Loudon Wainwright III’s new box set, 40 Odd Years. Wainwright, the acerbic troubadour and patriarch, sits beside his teenage son, Rufus, who’s not yet the flamboyant pop semi-star he would become