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Spy drone monitored V festival

28 Aug 2007

A remote-controlled spy drone was used to monitor the crowds at last weekend’s V festival, it has been revealed. This is the first time the flying surveillance vehicles have been used at a major public event. It was also used during V to monitor…

REM announce live album

28 Aug 2007

REM are to release their first ever live album. The two-CD, one-DVD collection having been was recorded at the The Point in Dublin in February 2005. The band, from Atlanta, Georgia, are currently working on their new studio album.

Bid to extend copyright laws rejected by ministers

27 Jul 2007

Musicians have spoken out at the UK government’s decision not to extend music copyright laws, keeping a 50-year limit on the time artists receive royalties. The Who singer Roger Daltrey, Sir Cliff Richard and The Jam’s bassist Bruce Foxton are among…

Sex Pistols to release classic album for 30th anniversary

27 Jul 2007

The Sex Pistols will celebrate their 30th anniversary of debut album Never Mind the Bollocks… Here’s the Sex Pistols with a special vinyl release. The album was originally released on October 28 1977, with the re-issue to be launched on October 29 this…

Britney comeback interview ‘heartbreaking’

27 Jul 2007

Former pop princes Britney Spears did little to revive her music career after a disastrous attempt at a comeback interview with OK! magazine. The singer contacted the magazine herself to set up the exclusive interview, complete with glamourous photo…

New Coldplay album to have ‘Hispanic’ influence

27 Jul 2007

Coldplay have revealed their next album will have Hispanic influences following recording sessions in Spain and a recent tour of Latin America. According to a handwritten message on their website, the album will have the “vibrancy and colourfulness that…

Joni Mitchell signed by Starbucks

27 Jul 2007

Starbucks has secured a deal to distribute singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell’s new album through its outlets worldwide. The move follows a similar deal with Paul McCartney, which helped shift 447,000 copies of his new album Memory Almost Full after its…

Kanye West and Fiddy albums on collision course

27 Jul 2007

The new albums from rivals 50 Cent and Kanye West are on course to be released on the same date; with the latter making it clear the timing of his delayed offering will not change to avoid the clash. Speaking to MTV this week, West commented he would…

Cee-Lo to release rare Hendrix material

27 Jul 2007

Gnarls Barkley singer Cee-Lo Green is planning to release Jimi Hendrix material from the early 60s on his record label. The masters were previously held by Ed Chalpin, the producer responsible for Hendrix’s first record deal, and include Ballad of Jimi…

Date set for Kurt Cobain documentary release

27 Jul 2007

A documentary about Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is set to be released in the US in October. The AJ Schnack movie Kurt Cobain: About a Son premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival last month. According to Schnack’s blog, the documentary will…

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