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Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! , Television Get excited, Beatles fans -- a new special about the Fab Four, 'The Beatles on Record,' is set to premiere on the History Channel later this month. Debuting on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10PM, the Thanksgiving Eve broadcast promises a rare and intimate glimpse of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr . Narrated entirely by the band members and their longtime producer, Sir [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Bon Jovi will be the first band to perform at the new Giants stadium in New Jersey after another local hero, Bruce Springsteen , closed out the old one. Weezer are hitting the road this weekend for a short tour in support of their LP 'Raditude.' They have also released a video for '(If You're Wondering if I Want You To) I Want You To.' London-based [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Guns 'N Roses have announced their first tour dates since summer 2007, taking their live show to Canada, with additional Asian dates rumored for December. Yeasayer 's hotly anticipated sophomore album , 'Odd Blood,' is set for a Feb. 9, 2010 street date via Mute. Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released an iTunes original session which includes five acoustic tracks . Sting [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Jared Leto 's Thirty Seconds to Mars has teamed up with Culture Jam Labs to sponsor a Twitter-powered giveaway of "30 Guitars in 30 Days." ' The Simpsons ' creators will choose a fan-designed character to star in a Simpsons episode featuring Coldplay 's Chris Martin . The contest is part of a 20th anniversary celebration for the iconic animated series. Eels have released the cover art [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Nick Cave has joined forces with Blondie 's Debbie Harry to record a track ('Free to Walk') on a new compilation , 'We Are Only Riders,' which interprets unfinished songs by Jeffrey Lee Pierce. The compilation also includes covers by the Raveonettes , Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan . No Age and Jay Reatard are opening for the Pixies during their [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Flaming Lips will follow up 'Embryonic' by covering Pink Floyd 's 'Dark Side of the Moon.' The cover album will feature guest spots from Henry Rollins , Peaches and Wayne Coyne 's nephew's band Stardeath and White Dwarves . N.E.R.D. has joined forces with Santigold for a new song , 'Soldier.' Wavves have announced new UK dates after pulling out of all [...]

Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Vampire Weekend played an intimate London gig on Thursday, playing a clutch of songs from forthcoming album 'Contra.' Frontman Ezra Koenig said it was like "singing for grandma in the living room." Sir Paul McCartney is to join the line-up of artists playing a B.B.C. concert for the charity Children in Need. Muse and Lily Allen will also play. The money musicians earned from the public [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Outtakes of songs recorded at the White Stripes ' first ever recording session will be released via Jack White 's own Third Man Records later this month. Fresh off his Lil Wayne collaboration, Weezer 's Rivers Cuomo announced he'll be heading to the studio with Katy Perry . Pink Floyd 's David Gilmour is following in the footsteps of newly anointed academic Jarvis [...]

Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Kasabian have said they're " not bothered " about breaking the US after selling only 10,000 copies of their recent single 'Fire'. "No one but Coldplay and U2 are breaking America," complained frontman Tom Meighan. Weezer 's Rivers Cuomo is teaming up with pop singer Katy Perry to work on songs for her next album. Cuomo let the news slip during an interview with Buzznet . Just [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Editors started a brilliant marketing campaign for their upcoming LP 'In This Light and on This Evening.' They've launched a new website that gives the impression that they've hacked into Google Street View , allowing fans to tour parts of London and stream their new tunes. Legacy Recordings is planning to capitalize on the holidays and what would have been Elvis Presley 's 75th birthday by releasing a 100-song box set called 'Elvis 75: Good [...]

Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Pavement drummer Bob Nastanovich says the band won't be playing or recording new material during next year's reunion. Asked if it was a one-time reformation he said: "I'm pretty sure that's the case." A cartoon of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis is to be auctioned for charity. The Peter McKee cartoon will be sold at a blind auction, and more details can be found here . Julian Lennon has covered [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! ' The Simpsons ' creator Matt Groening will curate the first week of UK's All Tomorrow's Parties Festival this upcomign May. Pavement will curate week two. Julian Lennon wrote a song for Lucy Vodden , a childhood friend who inspired 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' and died last month from lupus. Lennon will donate a portion of the song's proceeds to lupus research. The [...]

Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! The Flaming Lips are to play a " secret show" in Hollywood. The gig takes place at the Ricardo Montalban Theater on Thursday and tickets will be sold at a "pop up" store at the venue. Sky TV in the UK has launched a new music streaming service . It has access to more than four million songs and is a rival to We7 and Spotify. Tom Waits is to release a new [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Grizzly Bear are releasing a special edition of 'Veckatimest' featuring a bonus disc of live studio performances. No Age have designed a skateboarding-friendly sneaker that is also vegan. The shoe is set to be released in limited quantity at skate shops this month, courtesy of a deal with Emerica . Jarvis Cocker will be awarded an honorary doctorate [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! iPhones have just become even cooler with the announcement of a new ' Rock Band' app to be released at the end of the month. Tracks from the Foo Fighters , the Pixies and the Smashing Pumpkins have all been confirmed for the app. Carly Simon has apparently never toured in Europe despite an illustrious 38-year career. The songstress is seeking to rectify this omission by kicking off a European tour in January, in [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Rufus Wainwright has composed the score and written French lyrics for his debut classical opera, 'Prima Donna,' which is set to debut in June at the Luminato arts festival in Toronto. Ida Maria is joined by Iggy Pop in a new video for the re-released version of her song 'Oh My God.' 'What Makes Him Act So Bad,' a track from Adam Green 's new album 'Minor Love,' can be [...]

Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Paolo Nutini has criticised celebrities who constantly keep fans updated on their activities via Twitter . "I don't think: 'Oooh I am going to tell everyone I know that I just woke up,'" he told the Sun. A merger between ticket agency Ticketmaster and promoters Live Nation has been deemed as " anti-competitive " by the UK Competition Commission. Kaiser Chiefs have been added to the line-up of the Concert for CARE in London [...]

Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Pavement will be curating the next ATP festival in the UK, set for May 14-16. A trailer has just been released for the upcoming Green Day musical 'American Idiot.' Kiss made an appearance on ' The Late Show With David Letterman ,' and Gene Simmons licked the host. Devendra Banhart is launching a quick tour this November, [...]