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Placebo drummer quits band after 11 years

5 Oct 2007

The drummer for Placebo Steve Hewitt has quit the band in a split described as “amicable”. He replaced Robert Schultzberg on drums to record Placebo’s debut album in 1996 and stayed with the group for the next 11 years. Singer Brian Molko and…

Capdown call it a day

21 Sep 2007

After a decade together, ska band Capdown have announced they plan to split after their tour next month. A statement said: “We are sad to announce that the band will not be continuing to work together as Capdown after the October 2007 tour. After…

Charlatans offer free downloads to boost following

5 Oct 2007

Alan McGee, the mastermind behind Britpop success stories Oasis and the Charlatans, has launched plans to allow singles and albums to be download for free. McGee had the idea when negotiating a distribution deal for the Charlatans. He rejected…

Weather Report jazz pianist dies

14 Sep 2007

Jazz pianist Joe Zawinul, founder of 1970s group Weather Report, has died suffering from skin cancer. The 75-year-old who was credited for bringing the electric piano to mainstream jazz, passed away at his home in Vienna. Austrian president Heinz…

Dylan lyrics to be studied in schools

7 Sep 2007

Bob Dylan will feature in the curriculum for students in schools across the UK, with the musician’s lyrics to be studied as part of National Poetry Day. Pupils are expected to dissect I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine, A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall and Three…

Tributes pour in after death of punk club founder

31 Aug 2007

Musical heavyweights have paid their tributes to Hilly Kristal, the founder of New York punk club CBGB, who died after battling lung cancer for more than a year. Blondie singer Debbie Harry said: “I am very sorry that Hilly is gone. He was a big help…

U2 recording sessions ‘going great’

31 Aug 2007

U2’s new album is practically ‘making itself’ according to the Irish group’s producer Daniel Lanois. The band have drafted in Brian Eno and Lanois to help write and produce their latest musical offering, with the latter planning to use shots of…

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…

Led Zeppelin touts warned: eBay tickets not getting in

5 Oct 2007

Ticket promoter Harvey Goldsmith has warned Led Zeppelin fans who buy tickets for the group’s one-off reunion gig on eBay they will not get in to the gig. Just hours after successful applicants were notified they had been selected from 25 million…

Morrissey LA gigs cancelled but singer reveals album plans

5 Oct 2007

Morrissey’s 10-day run at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles was hit after a water main was damaged. Two of the shows at the 4,000 capacity venue were cancelled, said promoter Live Nation. However tickets for the Tuesday and Thursday gigs can…

Rolling in it: two year Stones tour reaps $560m

5 Oct 2007

The Rolling Stones earned almost $560 million for their two-year Bigger Bang world tour, which conclude at London’s O2 arena in August. The figures were revealed by the band’s producer Michael Cohl, which show the Stones trouncing the previous world…

European coup for 50 Cent

28 Sep 2007

Rapper 50 Cent appears to have regained some semblance of dignity after his disastrous chart war with rival Kanye West, and has taken the top spot in Europe. The two became embroiled in battle when it was discovered they were releasing their new…

Sex Pistols to reunite

21 Sep 2007

The Sex Pistols have confirmed plans to reunite for a one-off gig to mark the 30th anniversary of Never Mind The Bollocks. The legendary punk band will play at London’s Brixton Academy on November 8, bringing together original members John Lydon…

Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell too messy for Dunst

14 Sep 2007

Johnny Borrell has spoken about his recent split with Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst, claiming his rock ‘n roll lifestyle signalled the end of their five-month romance. The singer had briefly moved into Dunst’s north London home. He said: “We…

Sugababes play down crisis talk rumours

7 Sep 2007

There could be trouble in store for surly songstresses the Sugababes, after reports that the newest addition to the trio has fallen out of favour with her bandmates. Since joining the group in December 2005, Amelle Berrabah has hit the headlines over…

Employee alleges Spector gun threat

28 Aug 2007

Employee alleges Spector gun threat Music producer Phil Spector twice threatened an employee with a gun, the Wall of Sound star’s murder trial has heard. Devra Robitaille, a former girlfriend and employee of Spector, told the court that he had…

Muslim Liv8 for Darfur

28 Aug 2007

Wembley is to be the venue for a Muslim Liv8 concert in a bid to highlight the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Islamic Relief and Muslim Aid are organising the concert in the hope that the high profile event will both raise both funds and awareness of…

Reading festival troubled by flooding

28 Aug 2007

Organisers of this weekend’s Reading Festival have been forced to close parts of the campsite as they are still waterlogged after flooding last month. A car park is being used as an emergency campground and festival-goers have been warned that parts…

Yourcodenameis:milo call it a day

28 Aug 2007

Indie rock band yourcodenameis:milo have split after five years together, the band have announced on their myspace page. In a statement on the site, the Tyneside band said: ‘After five years and four wicked, cool records, we have decided to put…

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…

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…

Microsoft gets into the Zune with new digital media player

5 Oct 2007

The Apple iPod could be facing new competition as Microsoft launches three new models of its Zune digital media player. The gadgets come as 4GB, 8GB and 80GB models, boast wi-fi and have a similar touch sensitive navigation tool to the iPod. A new…

Paul McCartney says Now Play It for website tutorial

5 Oct 2007

Sir Paul McCartney and KT Tunstall are among a host of artists who have signed up as video tutors on the downloadable music training website Now Play It. The training service will see well known musicians produce 30-minute lessons for online…

Beyoncé moves Malaysia concert over dress code

2 Oct 2007

Beyoncé Knowles has shelved a concert in Malaysia to avoid running into problems anticipated by her raunchy costumes. As a result of the decision, which was cited as a ‘scheduling conflict’, the R&B singer shift the concert to Indonesia. The…

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