Susan Boyle breaks CD order record

Susan Boyle was unknown a year ago - but now her upcoming album has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.
SuBo's album , the song I Dreamed A Dreamfrom Les Miserables which catapulted her to stardom when she first performed it on Britain's Got Talent, has smashed all previous records by the online retailer.

The debut album, which is out on Monday November 23, beat both Norah Jones' 2007 album Not Too Late and Take That's Never Forget compilation from last year.

Julian Monaghan, head of music at Amazon said: "Just eight months ago, no one was aware of the talents of Susan Boyle. Now, she has generated more Amazon pre-order CD sales globally than any other artist.

"That is an incredible achievement and is testament to the fact that she has captured the hearts of people all over Britain, America and the rest of the world."

Susan, 48, finished as runner-up to dance troupe Diversity in the Britain's Got Talent final but will be back on reality TV this weekend when she performs on the X Factor's Sunday night results show.

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Susan Boyle's debut album

SuBo Unveils Her “Dream”

Posted Thu 8 Oct 2009 11:37AM BST by Dave Rumour in Snap, Crackle and Pop

The pop charts, for so long slumbering like a dozing old Susan Boylehound, are about to get a considerable wake-up call. From the moment that news first broke of Susan Boyle's debut album, Amazon in both the UK and US have been quaking at the demand and "I Dreamed A Dream" is reported to be sitting atop both pre-order charts. It's difficult to put into words the impact the "Britain's Got Talent" runner-up has had on the world. Needless to say, Diversity must be questioning who actually won the competition.

Today, the tracklisting emerged for SuBo's solo bow and it's an interesting and broad selection, with covers of Madonna, The Monkees and former M People warbler Heather Small, amongst many others. In a statement, West Lothian's finest said: "It was my greatest ambition to release an album and I have finally achieved it. This amazing journey has helped me find my own identity and fulfil my wish. There is happiness out there for everyone who dares to dream."

The full running order of "I Dreamed A Dream" is as follows:

"Wild Horses" (Rolling Stones)
"I Dreamed A Dream" (Alain Boublil)
"Cry Me A River" (Arthur Hamilton)
"How Great Thou Art" (Christian Hymn)
"You'll See" (Madonna)
"Daydream Believer" (The Monkees)
"Up To The Mountain" (Patty Griffin)
"Amazing Grace" (Christian Hymn)
"Who I Was Born To Be"
"Proud" (Heather Small)
"The End of The World" (Skeeter Davis)
"Silent Night" (Father Josef Mohr)

It has not been disclosed who wrote "Who I Was Born To Be", the only original recording here. However, Snap, Crackle and Pop would suggest it probably wasn't Xenomania. Elsewhere, "Wild Horses" has already leaked online, to some acclaim, and there is sure to be excitement at how Susan tackles The Monkees. Of course, "Cry Me A River" is not a reworking of Justin Timberlake's pop tear-jerker, rather a new take on the Ella Fitzgerald classic Boyle covered for a charity CD back in 1999. Quite how she escaped record company clutches for a decade after this must still be keeping Simon Cowell up at night...

Who's Dr Mike Skinner?

Mike Skinner is to appear in a future episode of "Dr Who", he has claimed.

The Streets leader revealed news of the role in a posting on Twitter but very quickly deleted it.

"You wouldn't believe the week I've had. I can't talk about it but let's just say I got a part in 'Doctor Who'", he wrote.

Although the news was removed, speculation has already spread online and Skinner is yet to comment further.

The next season of "Dr Who" is due to air in 2010.

Steven Tyler Aerosmith singer hospitalised

Steven Tyler has been rushed to hospital after falling from the stage at a concert in America, according to reports.

The Aerosmith singer is understood to have slipped over on a wet stage during a power cut at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota.

Tyler apparently toppled off the venue's catwalk after the band were forced to stop playing during "Love In An Elevator".

He was helped up by security staff and taken backstage, before guitarist Joe Perry told the audience the show was over.

"The sound completely gave out during 'Love In An Elevator' and Steven fell when trying to dance for the crowd to keep everyone entertained", wrote a fan on Twitter.

"Hoping that Steven is okay, the fall looked very rough. Stage was slick from rain", said Matt Becker.

The rocker is thought be receiving treatment at the Rapid City Regional Hospital, although his condition is currently unknown

Who's in the Dave Grohl supergroup

The name of a supergroup featuring Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones has been confirmed.

Them Crooked Vultures comprises the frontmen of Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age alongside Led Zeppelin's bass player.

News of their formation was recently revealed and the trio are expected to make their live debut with a concert at Chicago's Metro venue on Sunday.

For more information on the group, visit themcrookedvultures.com.

Lofgren: Springsteen Can't Surprise Us

As the Bruce Springsteen express continues to tear its way trough arenas in the US, the story of the latest tour by Bruce and the E Street Band has been the number of cover versions appearing in the sets.



In an interview with Billboard guitarist Nils Lofgren says that the number of covers and “audibles” (unrehearsed song requests) thrown at the band by Bruce has been surprising but actually managing to play them has been straight forward.



“We all learned how to play in cover bands and cut our teeth on an incredible wealth of catalogs like Motown, Stax Volt, the British Invasion, blues...We're a hard group to stump,” he says. And while he admits in the interview that he sometimes turns up early to rehearse "you never know what's coming."



So far the tour has seen versions of The Ramones’ ‘I Wanna Be Sedated,’ the Who's ‘My Generation,’ the Rascals' ‘Good Lovin',’ the Kingsmen's ‘Louie Louie,’ the Soul Survivors' ‘Expressway to Your Heart,’ The Clash’s ‘London’s Calling’, Willie Dixon's ‘Seventh Son,’ and the Mysterians' ‘96 Tears.’

Pearl Jam Bassist Injured In Attack

Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the victim of a violent attack during a robbery outside Southern Track recording studios in Atlanta.



Rolling Stone reports that Ament lost of over $4,320 worth of goods and $3,000 in cash when robbers smashed the windows of a rented jeep and grabbed a Blackberry before demanding more money.



The bassist was apparently chased and knocked to the ground, sustaining a head injury. The robbers, who stole Ament’s passport, then disappeared in a waiting black Nissan Maxima.



The incident was captured on CCTV but no arrests have so far been made.

Top secret Kasabian Gig

Kasabian will play a free show to promote their new album somewhere in the UK next week, they have revealed.

The band release "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" next month and will showcase it at the secret gig.

Fans can enter a competition to win tickets for Wednesday's gig at Kasabian.co.uk, with the competition kicking-off tonight.

" West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" is out on June 8.

Pearl Jam, Beasties, Dave Matthews To Headline Austin City Limits Fest

David J. Prince, N.Y.

Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and the Beastie Boys will make their Austin City Limits Music Festival debuts as headliners of the eight edition of the event in Austin's Zilker Park on Oct. 2-4. Kings of Leon, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Thievery Corporation, John Legend, the Dead Weather, and the Levon Helm Band and hometown favorites Ghostland Observatory are among the 130 bands and musicians who will play the annual festival.

Sonic Youth, Mos Def, Toadies, Flogging Molly, the B-52s, Lily Allen, Citizen Cope, Arctic Monkeys, the Decemberists, Coheed and Cambria, Andrew Bird, Girl Talk, Phoenix, Poi Dog Pondering and Los Amigos Invisibles and dozens of other pop, rock, country, hip hop, blues, reggae and indie rock acts that will fill eight stages for three days on the vast Zilker Park lawn.

Three days festival passes are available for the regular price of $185 (with no service fees), as well as VIP packages, at aclfestival.com.

Pearl Jam have long been courted by festival producers C3 Presents for the Austin event, especially after the promoters convinced the band to play the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago in 2007, its first large festival show in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. Pearl Jam is also planning to tape an appearance on the Austin City Limits television show, the beloved public television series that is the festival's inspiration.

The full 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup is:

Pearl Jam
Dave Matthews Band
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Ben Harper and Relentless7
Thievery Corporation
John Legend
The Dead Weather
The Levon Helm Band
Ghostland Observatory
Sonic Youth
Mos Def
Toadies
Flogging Molly
The B-52s
Lily Allen
Citizen Cope
Arctic Monkeys
The Decemberists
Coheed and Cambria
Andrew Bird
Girl Talk
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Phoenix
Bassnectar
Bon Iver
!!!
The Avett Brothers
The Airborne Toxic Event
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Clutch
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Grizzly Bear
Heartless Bastards
Passion Pit
White Lies
Dan Auerbach
The Walkmen
The Scabs
Reckless Kelly
Devotchka
Blitzen Trapper
The Virgins
Here We Go Magic
Eek-A-Mouse
K' Naan
Asleep at the Wheel
Dr. Dog
The Raveonettes
The Knux
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
State Radio
Los Amigos Invisibles
The Felice Brothers
Federico Aubele
Raul Malo
Daniel Johnston
Poi Dog Pondering
Brett Dennen
Rodriguez
Henry Butler
Preservation Hall
Sam Roberts Band
The Greencards
Sara Watkins
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
David Garza
John Vanderslice
Zac Brown Band
Todd Snider
School of Seven Bells
The Dodos
Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3
Alberta Cross
Deer Tick
Bell X1
Alela Diane
The Wood Brothers
The Parlor Mob
Rebirth Brass Band
Marva Wright
Terri Hendrix
L.A.X.
Lisa Hannigan
The Low Anthem
Sons of Bill
Suckers
Sarah Jaffe
Cotton Jones
The Henry Clay People
Papa Mali
Jypsi
Vince Mira
Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights
Mimicking Birds
Jeffrey Steele
Jonell Mosser
Leatherbag
Keith Gattis
Damien Horne
Sarah Siskind
Dexateens
Nelo
Danny Brooks
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
The Soul Stirrers
The Durdens
Palm School Elementary
The Gospel Silvertones
Diaconos
Quinn Sullivan
Ralph's World
Q Brothers
Milkshake
Telephone Company
Loose Cannons
Lunch Money

Blonde Jovi or pretty boy Jon Bon Jovi

Although I was wondering if this was a late April Fool’s joke when I first read it, apparently this story isn’t one that someone made up to honor that tradition.

As reported by Australian music site Undercover, an all-female tribute band has found themselves in the crosshairs of Bon Jovi's crack legal team. Never having been a rock star myself, I have know way to know if this is something that the group’s legal eagles do as part of their normal duties without making anyone in the group aware of it or not. That seems unlikely, but I’m no lawyer and have never even been friends with one!

One thing is for sure, however, if they were not aware of it before, they are now.

Who would want to pick on these ladies?

One would presume that it is well within the group’s power to put a stop to foolishness like this. You know, ring up the suits at “Blakely Sokoloff Taylor And Zafman” and tell them to back off.

As others around the net have pointed out, the tribute band calling itself “Blonde Jovi” (nice play on words, by the way) are obviously fans of the original group. Heck, they probably all had crushes on pretty boy Jon Bon Jovi at one time or another during their lives. And after viewing their site on MySpace, I’d have to say that having some of these ladies pining for you would not be a bad thing!

Speaking of their MySpace page, it appears that the ladies may have caved to the demands made of them by Bon Jovi’s lawyers. Although I reached their page at this URL: http://www.myspace.com/blondejovi, there are now signs that the group is calling itself “Blonde Jersey.” Reading further, I was able to confirm that they have indeed changed their name as a result of the legal action that was being threatened.

How pathetic is that?

I’m seated firmly on the bandwagon with Undercover on this one, and will echo their sentiment that this is indeed a new low for Bon Jovi if they allow something like this to remain final. This whole thing should be called off and they should tell the ladies that they can resume the use of their original name.

This whole thing would be understandable if these ladies were out there performing for big crowds at major venues and making records, but it’s a local tribute band who are probably working their butts off playing clubs and other small venues just trying to make a living, and honoring Bon Jovi at the same time!

You don’t see the guys from Led Zeppelin sending their legal attack dogs after Lez Zeppelin, do you? And that name even more closely matches the original. Heck, I’ve even seen Lez Zeppelin ringtones for sale on some of the major ringtone websites. Apparently, Plant, Page and Jones are sensible enough to appreciate the sentiment.

Gee, I hope the ladies don’t have to worry about the state of New Jersey coming after them now that they are calling themselves “Blonde Jersey” until they come up with something they like better. Perhaps they could borrow a page from Prince’s handbook and call themselves “The Artists Formerly Known As Blonde Jovi,” but I suppose that wouldn’t keep the lawyers off their backs since it still contains the sacred word “Jovi.”

At the risk of being redundant, which in this case I feel is warranted: How pathetic.

Apple adds HD movies to iTunes

by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz

Apple has announced the addition of HD quality movies to its popular iTunes platform this week, giving users a chance to rent or purchase the movies in a much higher bitrate than current standard definition versions.

HD rentals were formerly only available to Apple TV owners but is now available to all Mac and PC users that have an iTunes account.

An new release HD movie rental will cost $4.99 and older catalog titles will cost $3.99 USD. The standard definition counterpart runs $1 cheaper. If you prefer to purchase the movie, the HD film will cost $19.99 USD, a discount from a physical Blu-ray film for the most part, but a steep premium from SD purchases.

Apple notes that over 250 million TV episodes have been purchased from the iTunes store along with 33 million movies.

SpiralFrog kicks the bucket

21 March 2009 11:25 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz

In September of 2007, the advertisement

supported free music download site SpiralFrog debuted with 700,000 songs available , including the entire Universal catalog. In June of 2008, the service added more music, this time from the EMI catalog, putting available tracks at over 2 million.

Today, that service has shut down, leaving all users who purchased any music with 60 days to play their DRM-crippled tunes before they disappear.

SpiralFrog was once dubbed a possible "iTunes Killer," but financial issues and an executive shakeup shook many consumer's confidence in the company.

At the time, the service was one of very few that allowed users to listen to music for free but since then much bigger companies have made similar services available, including MySpace, Last.fm from CBS and imeem. Also notably, the behemoth video sharing site YouTube shows music videos, for free, from three of the Big 4 labels.

The difference is of course, that SpiralFrog offered downloads whereas the other services offer streaming, but SpiralFrog downloads did not have iPod support so there is arguably no difference.

Metallica To Play Secret South By Southwest Guitar Hero: Metallica Launch Show

Metallica will be playing a surprise show at Stubb's, Austin's legendary venue, on Friday, March 20 at 10 p.m. as part of the "Guitar Hero: Metallica" showcase at Texas capital's annual South By Southwest music festival.

Stadium headliner Metallica is going to play Stubb's, a venue that holds only 2,100 for the Guitar Hero: Metallica release party. Metallica's site says "There will be live music, a DJ, and of course the boys will be hangin' out . . . and who knows what else might happen!".

It will be a standard SXSW policy, with badges and wristbands getting priority. There will also be a line for those willing to pay cover, but admission will be based on space availability. But as Stubb's is an outdoor venue fans will be able to hear the band all the way to Hyde Park.



Starting Wednesday, March 18, there will be a three day "Metallica Madness" Guitar Hero tournament at the Best Buy store in South Austin, TX during the South by Southwest Music Festival.High scorers on each of the three days (one drummer and one guitarist plus a couple of runners up to make the "elite eight") will then move on to compete Friday night at a special Guitar Hero: Metallica release party at Stubb's, also in Austin, TX.

Source: Metallica Blog Magnetic

AC/DC riot

AC/DC fans rioted in the streets of Oslo last night after the rock legends played a show in the city.

Their gig at the Telenor Arena in the Norwegian capital had been blighted by problems beforehand, according to reports.

Traffic difficulties worsened following the show, with many people stranded due to long queues and stationary vehicles.

Alcohol-fuelled fans are then said to have gone on the rampage, throwing bottles at police cars and tearing down crowd-control fences.

No arrests were made and there has been no comment from AC/DC, who were on the latest leg of their "Black Ice" world tour.

Springsteen Hard Rock Tickets

Bruce Springsteen has been confirmed as a headliner at this year’s Hard Rock Calling which takes place in Hyde Park.

When Bruce and the E Street Band appear on stage on Sunday 28 June it will be their first ever festival appearance outside the US.

There had been strong rumours that Bruce would be appearing at Glastonbury Festival this year, but with the festival taking place at the same time as Hard Rock Calling those rumours must surely be in doubt.Springsteen’s support at Hard Rock Calling will come from the Dave Matthews Band and the Gaslight Anthem,with more to be confirmed.

The headliner for the Saturday night of Hard Rock Calling is yet to be confirmed.

Tickets for Hard Rock Calling go on sale on Friday 13 February at 9am.
But you can get tickets on the Thursday at :-

Get your tickets first with Absolute Radio

Tickets for Bruce at Hard Rock Calling will go on-sale this Thursday at 9.00am, 24 hours before the official on-sale time, through the Absolute Radio ticket store

You can get tickets at http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/

Ticketmaster Sued Over Touting Tickets

Ticketmaster have been slapped with a C$500m lawsuit after it was accused of touting tickets for a concert in Ontario.

According to Billboard.biz Henry Krajewski, a resident of Toronto, is suing the ticket giant after their official site directed him to their ticket reseller site, TicketsNow, where he purchased two tickets to a Smashing Pumpkins concert at a price well above their face value. Two tickets with a face value of C$66.50 cost him a total of C$533.65. In three provinces of Canada,

Ontario included, reselling tickets above face value is illegal and the lawsuit filed says that Krajewski is claiming damages based on Ticketmaster's expected revenue during the time it will likely take the case to makes its way through the courts.

It is the second time in a week that Ticketmaster has landed in hot-water over directing customers to their reselling agent, TicketsNow. Last week the Bruce Springsteen camp wrote an angry letter to Ticketmaster and forced them to stop the practice when dealing with his concerts.

Ticketmaster are yet to respond to the new lawsuit.

Buffalo Springfield Drummer Dies

6th February 2009

Dewey Martin, drummer with Buffalo Springfield, has passed away aged 68.

Martin was one of the founding members of the influential folk rockers, and he appeared on all three of their albums. As well as drumming on all of their songs you can hear Martin’s backing vocals on Springfield’s seminal ‘For What It’s Worth.’ He also regularly sang lead vocals on several covers during live shows and appears on lead vocals on ‘Good Time Boy’ on the band’s classic Buffalo Springfield Again album.
Canadian born Martin (born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff) moved to the US in the early 60s where he plied a trade as a jobbing drummer in Nashville, working with many of country music’s greats including Carl Perkins, The Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Charlie Rich, Faron Young and Roy Orbison.

He played in numerous bands around the mid-west before relocating to LA. After leaving The Dillards in 1966 Martin was advised to contact a group of musicians who were looking for a drummer. A week later Martin joined Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Bruce Palmer to become Buffalo Springfield.

After the band disbanded in 1968 Martin immediately formed the New Buffalo Springfield, but lawsuits from Stephen Stills and Neil Young quickly put a stop to the new incarnation.

After recording two solo singles and one album with a new band Medicine Ball in 1970, Martin temporarily retired from music. He re-emerged in the 80s, though, with former Springfield bassist Bruce Palmer as Buffalo Springfield Revisited (and later Buffalo Springfield Again) and they toured with some success all the way into the 90s.

In recent years Martin was apparently developing a new type of drum head.

However, on 31 January Martin’s roommate found him dead, the LA Times reports. He was 68.

In his autobiography, Neil Young paid tribute to Martin’s natural musical sensitivity. "You get harder, he hits harder. You pull back, he hits back. He can feel the music -- you don't have to tell him."

Dewey Martin, 1940 - 2009

Van Halen To Record Again?

3rd February 2009
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Eddie Van Halen wants his band – Dave Lee Roth included - to record another album.

The iconic guitarist revealed in an interview with Spinner.com that he wants the current line-up of the band to set about recording a new album.

"Dave, Wolfie, Alex and I are a band," he tells said. "I hope that after Janie and I get married, and Wolfie graduates, that we sit down and discuss recording new music, which I have tons of. If Dave's up for singing ... then do another tour, and just see where it takes us. Actually,next week or the week after Wolfie, Alex, and I are gonna start jamming. Maybe we'll give Dave a call and see what he's up to. He's off, always doing his own thing, and he checks in every now and then to see how we're doing."

If the new album does emerge it will be the band’s first studio album since 1998’s Van Halen III, and their first with Dave Lee Roth since 1984.

U2 to buy London studio?

U2 are reportedly set to buy the legendary London studio where they recorded the final sessions for their new album No Line On The Horizon
.

The band began recording the new LP in February, working out of their own studio in Dublin with stints in both the south of France and New York.

The band wrapped up the album by spending several weeks in London's Olympic Studios, which was recently put on the market by record label EMI.

The building is part of rock history with artists including Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones all recording hits there.

And now U2 are said to be preparing to put an offer in for the studio, to give them a base while they are in the UK and to save the venue from developers.

A source tells The Sun, "They knuckled down and really responded well to the place’s atmosphere. They already have their own studios in Dublin but feel that Olympic could be a very wise investment.

“They’re totting up some figures at the moment. If the maths works out there’s every chance they’ll put an offer in.”

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Bruce Springsteen still has a dream

Bruce Springsteen still has a dream. He drops his latest, 'Working On a Dream,' this week. Other releases include Glasgow-based rockers Franz Ferdinand release Tonight and former TLC member Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.

Guitar Hero World Tour To Get Free Bruce Springsteen DLC

Activision has just announced that Guitar Hero World Tour will be getting new free DLC for all major platforms.

Guitar Hero World Tour is scheduled to receive free DLC from the ”The Boss” himself, to celebrate his upcoming “Working On A Dream” album, Bruce Springsteen is going to offer two tracks (My Lucky Day and Born To Run) for free between January 27th and February 4th, after which they’ll be available as singles on XBL, PSN and the Wii Shop channel.

Zeppelin inspire U2

The new U2 album has been inspired by Led Zeppelin and Jack White, the band have revealed.

"No Line On The Horizon" is due for release in March, five years since its predecessor, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", came out.

The Edge says hooking-up with Jimmy Page and The White Stripes' leader for a recent rock documentary had rubbed-off on his guitar work.

"I was just fascinated with seeing how Jimmy played those riffs so simply, and with Jack as well", he explained.

Meanwhile, singer Bono has revealed that much of the album attempts to address the current global climate and capture "the world at the window".

"No Line On The Horizon" is due out on March 2.

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Led Zeppelin are over

Plans for Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones to hit the road as Led Zeppelin in 2009 have been scrapped - because the rockers can't find a singer to replace Robert Plant.

Just a day after Peter Mensch, a spokesman for Page's management firm, defended the rock duo's plans to tour without their famous frontman, he is now attempting to end the speculation about a semi-reunion by telling Music Radar Led Zeppelin is "completely over”.

Mensch says, "Led Zeppelin are over! If you didn’t see them in 2007, you missed them. It’s done. I can’t be any clearer than that... There are absolutely no plans for them to continue. Zero. Frankly, I wish everybody would stop talking about it.”

Page and Jones were hoping to follow up a reunion show they performed in London at the end of 2007 with new shows, but Plant, who has since found success with musical partner Alison Krauss, had no interest in touring with his former bandmates.

And, despite reports Alter Bridge star Myles Kennedy had been drafted in to replace Plant, Mensch insists all reunion plans have been scrapped.

He reveals the band auditioned singers but "no one worked out”.

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Stooges guitarist dies

Ron Asheton, founding member of The Stooges, has died, it has been announced.

According to reports, the original guitarist in the seminal Detroit rock act suffered a heart attack.

He was found at his home in Ann Arbor on Monday evening, with local police speculating his body may have lain undiscovered for a few days.

An autopsy has not yet taken place although there is no suggestion of foul play, Detective Sgt Jim Stephenson told local reporters.

Asheton formed The Stooges with brother Scott, Dave Alexander and Iggy Pop in 1967, with the band going on to become amongst rock's most influential acts.

They reformed in 2003 and were amongst the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.


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Gabriel: 'Full Genesis reunion is still possible'

Peter Gabriel has fuelled reports of a full Genesis reunion after telling a music magazine he has "no real objection" to touring with his former bandmates.

Gabriel insists other commitments forced him to step back from a 2007 Genesis reunion, which became a 20-city world tour, but he remains interested in a get together.

The Sledgehammer hitmaker tells Mojo magazine, "In principle I have no real objection to playing with Genesis at some point in the future."

If he does take part in a reunion, it will be the first time he has officially performed with his bandmates since he quit the group in the mid-1970s.

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Is Led Zep tour on

Led Zeppelin will tour without Robert Plant, Jimmy Page's manager has revealed.

The rock legends have been at the centre of constant press speculation in recent months, after their celebrated one-off comeback at the O2 Arena in 2007.

It has now been confirmed that Page, John Paul Johns and Jason Bonham are prepared to go out on the road without their founding singer.

Peter Mensch said the band were ready for the "long and difficult process" of finding a new frontman.

"Jimmy Page has been playing guitar professionally since he was 16 years old", he told the BBC.

"Jimmy Page likes being a musician. That's what he does! He doesn't want to be a race car driver or a solicitor.

"John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page enjoy playing with each other, Jason Bonham is a really good drummer so why not? We just need to find a singer", said Mensch.

Led Zeppelin Rock n Roll 1973

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

The Wheel Reinvented.
The MacBook Wheel, a revolutionary new laptop that does away with the keyboard. They say
dont reinvent the wheel so why has Apple Reinvented it


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Apple to sell copy protection-free songs

Apple has agreed to start selling digital songs without copy protection software from its iTunes store along with over-the-air download songs for its popular iPhone, according to people familiar with its plans.

The maker of the iPod is also set to announce a deal to roll out variable pricing on digital songs at the iTunes Music Store with songs priced between 79 cents (53 pence) and $1.29.

Apple is expected to announce the changes at the Macworld Expo trade show in San Francisco later on Tuesday.

Copy protection software, also known as digital rights management or DRM, has proved a controversial topic with music fans and record labels alike.

DRM was designed to prevent fans from illegally sharing digital downloads on file-sharing services. But it also prevented many fans from moving their own songs between devices and became increasingly unpopular.

Apple's founder, Steve Jobs, publicly called on major record labels to drop DRM in February 2007.

In exchange, labels have been asking that iTunes agree to sell songs at variable prices. Currently, iTunes sells all individual songs at 99 cents regardless of their popularity or date of release, unlike most other retail outlets.

Apple is also expected to announce details to allow iPhone 3G and iPod Touch Wifi users to buy songs while on the go, over the air through its popular App Store.

(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke, editing by Matthew Lewis)

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Music powers mobile evolution

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona LG Electronics announced it will start to sell mobile phones in few months time giving consumers full access to free music via Omnifone's MusicStation download service. LG's first full-access music phone is set to hit the market months ahead of a similar offering from the world's top cellphone maker Nokia, which unveiled its plan to start selling phones with free music access in December last year. Such unlimited download models could offer a shot in the arm to the music industry, which is struggling to find ways to make up for falling CD sales -- something that pay-per-track online stores like Apple's iTunes have so far failed to do. Reuters European Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan reports from Barcelona.



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Lennon's MBE unearthed

Fans of John Lennon are calling for his MBE to put on display, forty years after he famously sent it back to the Queen.

The rock legend returned the honour in 1969, in protest at the government's supposed support of the war in Vietnam.

All four members of the band had been rewarded four years earlier for their services to music, at the height of Beatlemania.

It has now been unearthed in its original presentation case with letter, at the Chancery Department of the Royal Household in St James' Palace.

The attached note reads: "Your Majesty, I am returning my MBE as a protest against Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam and against 'Cold Turkey' slipping down the charts. With Love, John Lennon."



A spokesman for Buckingham Palace told a UK newspaper that the honour could go on display only when it has been officially verified.

"John Lennon's MBE is being taken good care of and is in storage at the Central Chancery, St James' Palace", they explained.

"It has been retained since the day Mr Lennon returned it, but in order to decide whether the medal could go on display in a museum, we would have to establish ownership first.

"It could be up to Yoko Ono as she is the custodian of John Lennon's estate", the spokesperson concluded.