Rock Radio is reporting that Beatles legend Paul McCartney once refused to work with Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath singer says – and his negative reponse was actually a positive honor. Osbourne tells Heat magazine that he was working in the studio next door to McCartney, and took the opportunity to ask him to collaborate. He explains: "Meeting Paul McCartney was f'kin phenomenal. I was in the studio the same time as him so I tried to get him to play bass on one of my songs. "He came in and listened, [...]
Guess this is the sort of stuff you will find under the tree this Christmas - if you have been bad. I'd rather have a gift card, you know? Anyway - here are some new efforts from Big Superstars who are still trying to get your hard-earned money this holiday season, although you need it way more than they do. Norah Jones has sold a zillion albums but she has really put out only four, and The Fall is certainly her liveliest album to date. She's kinda wanting to [...]
The other night, Chelsea Handler joked to Justin Bieber that she would help him knock John Mayer out of the way in this week's album sales race. However, judging by Billboard 's early estimates, it'll take a lot more than the E! host's quips to slay Mayer's Battle Studies . Here's how industry mag Billboard sees things panning out, sales-wise, by the time final numbers start rolling in for this week's top releases: * John Mayer, Battle Studies (275,000 to 300,000 copies) * Casting Crowns, [...]
Seattle rockers Pearl Jam make their Austin City Limits debut this weekend on your local PBS channel. Eddie Vedder and his mates focus on material from the recently released Backspacer and add a few Pearl Jam classics for good measure during this performance taped on October 13. Friday , November 20 [all times Eastern] David Letterman : Lyle Lovett [CBS 11:35PM] Jimmy Kimmel : Death Cab For Cutie [ABC Midnight] Craig Ferguson [...]
Forgive us for the headline, but we couldn't resist. Yes, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are reuniting once again, though not to perform Beatles material. Instead, Macca's gonna give his old drummer a push in the studio, as he'll lend a hand on a few tracks for Starr's upcoming album, Y Not , the follow up to 2008's Liverpool 8 . "Paul was doing the Grammys," Starr writes in his press release (via Rolling Stone ). "So he came over to the house and was playing bass [...]
A swagger around the rockblog-o-sphere brings us... - Glorious Noise opines that Jack White is the new Rick Rubin - And then there were Two - Ringo Starr has Paul McCartney guest on a few tracks for his upcoming LP (via Rock and Roll Daily) - MySpace gets Imeem for a steal, writes TechCrunch - I saw Tobin Sprout in his incarnation as EyesinWeasel back in October 2000 - Bob Dylan has put out [...]
I first saw Haley Bonar opening for Andrew Bird at the High Noon Saloon in 2006 . I was hooked and have since lost count of how many times I've played her fabulous album, Lure the Fox . Since then, Madison has been fortunate to have Haley return on many occasions, most recently behind her equally great album, Big Star . Haley Bonar returns to the High Noon Saloon for a $10 show on Friday, November 20th . [...]
grapefruit - "another game" (download) From their 1968 release Around Grapefruit . These guys were a highly-underrated band who only lastest 2 years and 2 records. One of their members, George Alexander (born Alexander Young) is brother to Malcolm and Angus Young of AC/DC . These guys strongly resemble the Beatles , but the Beatles themselves actually took interest in them, and Grapefruit 's John Perry even appears in the background choir of " Hey Jude ." In addition, John Lennon & Paul [...]
"What do you call a CD that retails for more than $9.99? Answer: A return. "...Our customers have spoken loud and clear. They love their CDs and they love purchasing them from indie record stores. The only problem [...]
Paul McCartney will be awarded with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the U.S. Library of Congress . The former Beatle will be only the third person to receive the honer when he is presented with the ward at a special all-star tribute concert set for sometime in 2010. In a press conference on Monday (November 16) Librarian of Congress James Billington announced the prize. No exact date has been given for the tribute concert. [...]
BEST ALBUMS OF THE NOUGHTIES The daunting task of putting together something that you know lots of readers won't agree with is never easy, but then we thought you could always go make your own lists. At least we had the balls... So the 50s had rock n roll, the 60s had it's pop and folk, the 70s it's punk, disco and glam, the 80s it's pop, hip hop and hair rock, the 90s it's grunge, brit pop and dance music. It begs the question - what standout genre defines the [...]
Photo: Time Life Pictures/Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images In an article for the Seattle Weekly titled "How I Met Dave Grohl, the Biggest Guy in Rock and Roll," former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic waxes poetic about the musical prowess and undying dedication of his former bandmate, Dave Grohl . Describing his first interaction with Grohl, Novoselic reminisces: "I remember going to the airport and picking this dude up. He was easygoing-just like some guy named Paul McCartney told the Times. He brought up his [...]
There's precious little that Paul McCartney has left to achieve in his lengthy musical career. I'm not convinved that hit records or money really mean that much to him anymore. So why does the former Beatle continue to tour and release material like the live DVD/CD set Good Evening New York City? I honestly believe it's out of a desire to simply entertain his hordes of fans. And that's
A quick glance at some of the big name releases in stores this week...
Listen to the new Beach House single "Norway" from the forthcoming album Teen Dream Over at NPR, Carrie Brownstein has an engrossing roundtable with the heads of many big indie labels about the role of the record label In a very rare occurrence, Velvet Underground members to share the stage at the New York Public Library on December 8th XLR8R goes under the hood of A Place To Bury Strangers' massive signature guitar sound SXSW 2010 [...]
Filed under: News , Holy Hell Ozzy Osbourne says that he was okay with the fact that Paul McCartney refused to collaborate with him. In fact, Ozzy, who has been a lifelong Beatles fan and even went so far as to cover the Fab Four's 'In My Life' on 2005's 'Under Cover,' was flattered by the snub. "Meeting Paul McCartney was f---ing phenomenal.," the original Black Sabbath frontman told UK magazine Heat of his run-in with Sir Paul. "I [...]
As we progress down our path of the loveliest music of the decade, we'll give you a bit more detail on the records we've chosen. While we were infatuated with numbers 31-40 (which you can read here), we're ready to go to battle over every selection from 1 to 30. Not a bad song on any of these albums, if you ask us. You can listen to the entire album of each of these by registering with Lala.com.... but you knew that, right? While we don't claim this to be a defining document of merit, we [...]
Filed under: News Sir Paul McCartney 's trophy cabinet is no doubt rather cluttered. But the former Beatle will have to make a little more room. He's about to become only the third musician to be awarded the Gershwin Prize For Popular Music. The prize is awarded by the US Library of Congress. The two previous recipients are Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon . Simon was given his prize by US President Barack Obama in February of this year. Speaking about the [...]
We're headlong into gift-giving season, so feel free to make your year-end list, as it's no mans land as far as quality releases. That being said, there are a couple albums that provide more than stocking fodder. The Led Zep/Queens of the Stone Age/Foo Fighters supergroup Them Crooked Vultures doesn't disappoint, and Macca's got a live album that aims to please. Elsewhere, it's mostly meh in new releases -- tis the season for reissues. Playlist: New Releases 11.17.09 [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Sir Paul McCartney has been awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. It's only the third such award to be presented, with previous recipients being Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon . An all-star tribute concert for McCartney is planned for spring 2010. Paul continues to be active with new albums and tours. Earlier this year, he embarked on a five-week tour of the USA: " Summer Live '09 ". The tour commenced with the inaugural run of shows at New York's Citi Field Stadium , [...]
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