Giving away new collectables? |
So we're not the first and certainly won't be the last to say something about Prince giving away his new album, Planet Earth, with the Daily Mail. The industry is up in arms ("CD giveaways is killing...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:24:00 GMT |
We like it Rough |
So, we're sorry to be all capital-centric and everything, but we're more excited than usual about the coming of the weekend, as Friday brings a glinting ray of hope in the form of Rough Trade's new Sh...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:57:00 GMT |
Got live if they'll let us... |
In 2004, our task-force loving government set up a new body to promote the interests of live music in the UK after the passing of the 2003 Licensing Act. The Live Music Forum, chaired by former Undert...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:46:00 GMT |
Don't believe the Spice |
We'd ask if the world's gone mad, but it seems to be an increasingly redundant question.
Following the embarassingly long, drawn-out announcement of their reunion (even they couldn't really seem to be...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:18:00 GMT |
Don't walk away... in silence |
If you're wondering why everything's a bit quiet today, it's because, well, it's the (ominous chords)... Day Of Silence. Rather than some dread-inducing passage from the Book Of Revelation, this is a ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:01:00 GMT |
So we're super-connected now... |
Record Collector's friend century on MySpace does approach... and it only seems like yesterday we were choosing our gender and fixing on the colour of our scrollbar track... sniff...
We'd l...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:49:00 GMT |
Come on, pilgrims! |
It seems the first flush of reunion serotonin went to Frank Black et al's heads somewhat. Charming Stateside blog Music Slut reports that there will be no new Pixies album after all. We're not quite s...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:42:00 GMT |
Is This Brit? |
Ace US mag Filter has percolated some news our way concerning a impending box set to be released via Stateside reissue gods Rhino. Called The Brit Box, the four-CD set bills itself as "UK Indie, Shoeg...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:36:00 GMT |
The King is dead, long live the King! |
Remember in 2005 when they put those Elvis No 1s out on limited CD and 10" vinyl, releasing the box with one single, plus a standalone single, on the first week and then getting you to pick each one u...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:44:00 GMT |
Deaf Leppard? |
So BBC's Seven Ages Of Rock is giving us a systematic history of guitar-based rock through the ages, with some amazing archive footage. Thing is, last Saturday's heavy metal one seems to hav...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:09:00 GMT |
