Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
They're baaaaaack!

Heck, what's 20 years between tours anyway? The Police are back on the road again. Will you go see a show?
MSNBC.com
Labels: music news
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Free, Legal, On Demand Streaming Music?

From LaLa, a cool used CD trading website, comes the novel idea of streaming single tunes. Just want to remember how a song goes? Looking for a little pick-me-up with your favorite tune? This just might be the answer.
Article at TechCrunch.com
LaLa.com
Labels: music news
Friday, May 25, 2007
Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to for a clogged drain?

These days, if you dial 867-5309 for Jenny, you'll probably get a plumber. And two plumbers are fighting over the number.
Just wacky.
MSNBC.com
Labels: music news
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Those Maroon 5 boys are back

Adam Levine and the boys have a new CD out - "It Won’t Be Soon Before Long" - and are once again hitting the promo tour in support of it.
MSNBC.com
Labels: music news
Friday, May 18, 2007
I knew it was good for me

I just knew that Jack Daniels was a health food. I did, really, I did.
Some wacky TV station website.
Labels: bar scene
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
See, Syracuse does have stuff to offer the world

Syracuse University professor Robert Thompson is on TV and in the papers all the time commenting on pop culture, and this article takes a closer look at our local media phenomenon.
MSNBC.com
Labels: music news
Thursday, May 10, 2007
All Along The Watchtower

Dylan, Hendrix, DMB, Neil Young, Pearl Jam and more have recorded this iconic Dylan tune. Check out a whole bunch of different versions at My Old Kentucky Blog.
Labels: music news
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Aw, don't make me cry



So if you had to pick the top 25 sad songs of all time, what would your choices be? Spinner.com gives you their choices (and you can listen to all the tunes they chose, too).
Labels: music news
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Monday, May 07, 2007
Evanescence loses a couple

The drummer and guitarist from Evanescence have left the band under mysterious circumstances (and with conflicting reports about the reasons), but the band says all is well and they'll continue on. We'll see how this plays out.
Spin.com
Labels: music news
Friday, May 04, 2007
Beastie Boys go instrumental

Returning to a style dabbled in with 1996’s “The In Sound From Way Out!,” the Beastie Boys will release an instrumental album, “The Mix-Up,” June 26 via Capitol. The 12-track set is the follow-up to 2004’s “To the 5 Boroughs,” which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200.
MSNBC.com
Labels: music news
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Recognition for creative and adventurous music


The finalists for the 2007 Shortlist Music Prize have been announced, and they include the Band of Horses, Beirut, Bonnie Prince Billy, Cat Power, Girl Talk, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom (above), Regina Spektor (above), Spank Rock and Tom Waits. The Shortlist Music Prize recognizes noteworthy 2006 albums that have not yet sold 500,000 units in the United States.
Article @ Billboard.com
Shortlist website
Labels: music news, new music