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 BBC News reports that Noel Gallagher has no plans to make music any time soon. Speaking at the premiere for Blue Moon Rising, a new documentary about Gallagher’s favorite soccer team, Manchester City, the former Oasis star said: “I’m moving house and my missus is nine months pregnant so I’m not doing anything until well into next year. I’ll be doing nappies and all that malarkey.” |
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 In October, Moog Music will honor new wave band/de-evolutionists Devo with the inaugural Moog Innovation Award, according to Spinner.com. The ceremony will take place at MoogFest 2010, a three-day festival that starts on October 29 in Asheville, North Carolina. Devo will perform as part of the festival lineup, which also includes MGMT, Massive Attack, Big Boi, Disco Biscuits, Cee Lo Green and more. |
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 Nashville singer-songwriter Geoff Smith has released his new album That’s Gravity. Smith is known for his catchy pop/rock sound heard on the web in video shows for Leo Laporte’s This Week in Tech, iJustine’s blog, Ask iJ, and No Agenda with Adam Curry. |
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 The 2010 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards ceremony was a star-studded affair with surprise appearances and jaw-dropping performances. The ceremony took place at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium Thursday night. Among those recognized as lifetime honorees were John Mellencamp for Songwriting and Wanda Jackson for Performance. Both artists also performed, with Jackson paying special tribute to Jack White, who introduced the rockabilly legend. Jackson dedicated a rousing version of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates’ “Shakin’ All Over” to the White Stripes frontman. |
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 Born on this day:
1945, Jose Feliciano, singer, songwriter
1950, Joe Perry, guitar, Aerosmith
1984, Matthew Followill, lead guitarist, Kings of Leon
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 Matador Records continues to celebrate its 21st anniversary in spectacular fashion. In addition to the “Lost Weekend” bash scheduled to take place in Las Vegas beginning Oct. 1, the indie label has just announced the release of a massive six-CD box set titled Matador at 21. |
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 Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is working on a documentary about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Stooges. He recently told RollingStone.com that he plans for the film to look cooler than most documentaries that are filled with “talking heads.” |
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 The Gibson Guitar app has proven its popularity as a must-have for any guitar player, surpassing 1.75 million downloads and becoming a finalist in the “Best Branded Music App” category for the first-ever Billboard Music App Awards. |
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 Music-news.com reports ’80s rock band Big Country will reform with a four-show U.K. tour in January 2011.
Best known for songs like “Fields of Fire” and “In a Big Country,” their debut album The Crossing was a multi-million selling worldwide smash. |
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 The first time music legend Tom Jones met Elvis Presley, they were on a film set in Hollywood. The veteran crooner spoke about the event on BBC’s Radio 2, before his weekend appearance at the Elvis Forever concert in London’s Hyde Park. |
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 Two of Rush’s most famous albums, 2112 and Moving Pictures, will join the Classic Albums documentary series with a release on September 28. Containing nearly two hours of footage about these Rush albums, the installments will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and as part of a special Blu-ray/CD combo pack (including copies of the original albums on CD). |
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 After releasing his latest album, Scream, earlier this year, Ozzy Osbourne is out to conquer the world. After taking Ozzfest around America in August and taking the show to Europe and Asia this fall, Ozzy will return for a North American arena tour in November. |
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 AP - Police were investigating a complaint by a woman who claimed Motley Crue singer Vince Neil grabbed her arms in an elevator at the Las Vegas Hilton, but a hotel executive said Thursday surveillance video showed the allegation was not true.
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| AP - Rich Cronin, whose band LFO sang the breezy summer hit "Summer Girls" that name-checked Abercrombie & Fitch, has died after struggling with health setbacks including leukemia and a stroke. He was 36. |
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 AP - Britney Spears denied a bodyguard's accusations that she sexually harassed him and abused her children, saying Thursday in a statement on her website that authorities looked into his claims but found no reason to act.
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