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September is a busy month for UK album releases. There are albums coming out by bands and artists such as Hard-Fi, Sean Kingston, KT Tunstall, Siouxsie, Deborah Harry, Dykeenies, Eddie Vedder, PJ Harvey, Manu Chao, Mark Knopfler, Angie Stone, Foo Fighters, Joni Mitchell, Ian Brown, Pink Floyd’s 40th Anniversary Edition and of course 50 Cent [...]

Vandaveer is the town-folk, city-pop, solo song and dance routine stated for the record and committed to tape by one Mark Charles Heidinger. In recent seasons this Mark Charles character traversed the mighty American highways spreading golden pop rock cheer and debauchery as principle singer, songwriter, hand-clapper and chorus-yelper for The Apparitions. Where The Apparitions [...]

After winning the Best Live Act Brit Award, Muse is set to headline the Isle of Wight Festival along with Snow Patrol. The 2007 Isle of Wight Festival is scheduled to take place on June 8th, 9th & 10th at Seaclose Park.
Now in it’s sixth year after being brought back to life from it’s previous [...]

Yusuf Islam, or the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, had been out of the musical mainstream for the last 28 years before releasing his latest album, An Other Cup last year.
After being out of the limelight for so long, I was surprised when Yusuf appeared on Later with Jools Holland back in November. He [...]

A new film about Joe Strummer will be premiering at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah with the first screenings beginning this weekend. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten directed by Julien Temple (The Great Rock and Roll Swindle) is a documentary about the late singer/guitarist who fronted and co-founded English punk [...]

Recently I received press information regarding the benefit Cd Rhythms Del Mundo. The album features collaborations with members from The Buena Vista Social Club as well as other current top selling bands and artists like The Arctic Monkeys and Jack Johnson.
I’ve been a fan of The Buena Vista Social Club for a few years now [...]

After just observing the unique musical collaborations that have been happening lately, low and behold there are a couple of tribute albums coming out that will knock your socks off.
Good things come to those who wait and it looks like we’ll be waiting until spring of 2007 for the new Joni Mitchell tribute album. Talk [...]

CBS, Yahoo! and the Recording Academy have certainly come up with one of the more creative contests that I’ve seen in awhile. The winner of the “My Grammy Moment” talent search will have the opportunity to sing with Justin Timberlake at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on CBS February 11th.
Entrants have until January 3rd, 2007 [...]

After weeks of ignoring pleas from bands requesting to be listened to by Rolling Stone Magazine - now they’re listening! Rolling Stone has invited bands and solo artists to submit one song to their Rolling Stone Myspace page, and if they like it, their song could be featured on RollingStone.com.
The songs featured will be up [...]

For the first time in 14 years, Bjork and The Sugarcubes reunited on stage Friday November 17th for the 20th anniversary concert celebrating The Sugarcubes first release, “Birthday” in Reykjavik, Iceland. Mum and punk band Rass also performed at the show.
The single was originally put out by The Sugarcubes own label Smekkleysa SM and according [...]