Month: November 2014

Amsterdam police warn of heroin sold as cocaine after British tourist deaths

Amsterdam police are warning tourists to beware of heroin being sold as cocaine following the deaths of two British men….


Frank Ocean Releases New Track ‘Memrise’ on Tumblr

Happy Thanksgiving, Oceanographers. (That is what Frank Ocean fans are called, right?) Early Friday morning, Ocean presumably woke up from his turkey-and-stuffing mini-coma to post “Memrise,” his first publicly released new solo track of 2014, to his Tumblr, along with the song’s lyrics….


SAUNDERSON VISTIS DETROIT’S FORD FACTORY FOR SOUND SAMPLES

Kevin Saunderson’s been on the hunt for samples recently, visiting a Ford plant in his native Detroit as part of a new documentary. The techno originator – part of the ‘Belleville Three with Juan Atkins and Derrick May – stepped inside Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant with a film crew for a documentary focusing…


Bob Seger and Jason Aldean on ‘Crossroads’ Collaboration: ‘There’s a Lot of Attitude’

When CMT launched the prime-time concert series Crossroads in January 2002, the network hoped to include classic-rock godfather Bob Seger in one of the very first episodes. Seger was halfway through a decade-long break from the music business, though, and he wasn’t wild about pausing his retirement to appear on a fledgling TV show. Looking to keep CMT…


Bastille team up with Haim on new track ‘Bite Down’

Haim have teamed up with Bastille for a new track entitled ‘Bite Down’ – scroll down to listen….


SAUNDERSON VISTIS DETROIT’S FORD FACTORY FOR SOUND SAMPLES

Kevin Saunderson’s been on the hunt for samples recently, visiting a Ford plant in his native Detroit as part of a new documentary. The techno originator – part of the ‘Belleville Three with Juan Atkins and Derrick May – stepped inside Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant with a film crew for a documentary focusing…


Billy Joel’s Biographer Compiles an Ultimate Piano Man Playlist

It’s not like he ever really went away, but Billy Joel’s return to the full flush of stardom has become all the more evident with his recent honors, including an ASCAP Centennial Award and the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize. He recently announced further shows in his record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden, with dates…


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U.K. Vinyl Sales Cross 1 Million Sales Barrier for First Time In Almost 20 Years

New releases by David Bowie and Pink Floyd have helped push vinyl sales in the United Kingdom over the 1 million mark for the first time since the mid-nineties, according to Official Charts Company data, released by labels trade body BPI. The milestone was achieved at the weekend with the year-end figure expected to rise…


Creed frontman reveals he’s ‘penniless’

Scott Stapp, the lead singer of the band Creed, revealed he was living in a Holiday Inn and “penniless” in a nearly 16-minute Facebook video post early Wednesday morning….