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25 Follow-Up Albums That Don't Suck
magazine.jamsbio.com — The "sophomore slump" has been a term bandied about by music critics when describing a follow-up album that pales in comparison to an artist's unusually accomplished debut. When the pressure was on to live up to their own hype, these 25 albums delivered the goods.More… (Music)
netgeek06Guns N' Roses album to debut on MySpace
news.cnet.com — If you have been waiting patiently for 17 years to hear the new Guns N' Roses album, your wait is mere hours from being over--and you can hear it legally before it goes on sale next week. More… (Music)
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Travis Barker and DJ AM Private Plane Ran Out of Runway
radio.sc — On newley released cockpit recordings, the pilot reported the plane “going off the end” of the runway. More… (Music)
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Great Singers In the Studio & Behind the Scenes (Slideshow)
rollingstone.com — One of the most interesting aspects of singing is that the instrument is contained within, and ultimately there’s nothing to lean on except the vocalist’s own skills and talents. Those moments of inner exploration are captured in this special gallery that accompanies the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.More… (Music)
chemicalsynapseMotley Crue Through the Years: Good, Bad and Plain Ugly PICS view!
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Bass in the Face: The Real Story of Nirvana's MTV MVA Gig
blogs.seattleweekly.com — Nirvana Bassist Krist Novoselic: "I’m plugged into some awful bass rig that’s distorting terribly. I can barely hear what I’m playing, and the tone deteriorates into an inaudible mess. ***** it—time for the bass-toss schtick. Up it goes!!!!! I always try to get good air—I bet I hit over 25 feet, easy!"More… (Music)
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Suge Knight facing drug and battery charges
news.yahoo.com — Hip-hop mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is facing felony drug charges and a misdemeanor battery charge in Las Vegas. Police allege they saw the founder of bankrupt Death Row Records beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip in August. More… (Music)
chicagojackThe 15 Worst Album Covers of All-Time view!
Rolling Stone's List of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
rollingstone.com — This summer, Rolling Stone asked artists - including Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards and many others - along with journalists and industry insiders to name their favorite singers of the rock era. Those ballots were recorded, tabulated and verified. See the full list here on one page, along with descriptions of each singer and song samples.More… (Music)
MakiMaki
The 20 Dumbest Band Names of All Time
spike.com — #12 - Boyz II Men -- Everyone loves some “Motownphilly,” but the creativity behind this group’s name is just plain stupid. What was Michael Bivins smoking when he decided to allow the Philadelphia legends to release R&B records under one of the worst play on words ever?More… (Music)
diggleagueLaw professor fires back at song-swapping lawsuits
hosted.ap.org — A Harvard Law School professor has launched a constitutional assault against a federal copyright law at the heart of the industry's aggressive strategy, which has wrung payments from thousands of song-swappers since 2003.More… (Music)
brainnovateThree stabbed at London Urban Music Awards in 02 Arena
guardian.co.uk — A music awards show in London erupted into chaos last night after a triple stabbing saw one guest seriously injured and two other hurt. Police sealed off the 6th Annual Urban Music Awards at the O2 Arena in London, keeping 300 people inside the venue until the early hours of this morning, after the violence broke out. One man was arrested.More… (Music)
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'Lost' Beatles track to be released
cnn.com — A "lost" Beatles track recorded in 1967 and performed just once in public could finally be released, according to Paul McCartney. "Carnival of Light" -- a 14-minute experimental track recorded at the height of the Beatles' musical experimentations with psychedelia and inspired by avant-garde composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen...More… (Music)
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Joyful music may promote a healty heart
NoiseAddicts.com — Some say that laughter is the best medicine, and research seems to back this up - studies show that laughing has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. As this study shows, MUSIC might be an even better medicine than laughter - read more....More… (Music)
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New Musical Microphone: Looks Like A BJ (Prob NSFW)
urlesque.com — Oh artists. You can get away with anything, can't you? You can tell a woman to give a microphone oral sex in a performance you call a "sonic piece" or whatever other euphemism for BJ you want to use, and she'll do it. Three times for three videos, one with an audience. (The below vids are definitely suggestive and probs NSFW)More… (Music)
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