This elevator is in free-fall. The latest Amy Winehouse escapade has her being photographed covered in blood and scratches, running away from her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, to get into a car with strangers, only to be seen locked arm and arm with him mere hours later. It all sounds very stable, much like a day in [...]

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So, music news is all over the fact that Morrissey allegedly turned down 75 million to reform The Smiths. If it’s true, I applaud his decision. Whatever his motives (and I’m sure they’re catty and sinister at the core), at least he retains his integrity. It’s not about the money. How many bands can [...]

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Myspace blogs have been so catty lately. In all fairness Portishead’s Geoff Barrow took the first shot at Lily Allen producer Mark Ronson, completely unprovoked. And now producer Ronson has responded in kind, albeit somewhat more respectfully seeing as how he actually gives Barrow some credit:
Dear Geoffrey
In reference to your blog insulting my “muzak”, grow the fuck up [...]

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Fuck Eddie Van Halen. I can’t wait not to give him my money on this farce of a reunion tour. First, estranged bassist Michael Anthony was photoshopped out of classic Van Halen album covers on the official Van Halen website (even though the band plans to use Anthony’s pre-recorded back-up vocals on tour). And now Idolator has received a tip [...]

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Achtung, babes. All is definitely nicht gut with former Ash Ra Tempel guitarist Manuel Göttsching. After catching the .jpg-only cover of LCD Soundsystem’s sole-selling Nike commission 45:33 - which really does look a heckuva lot like the godfather of techno’s 1984 meisterwerk E2-E4 - Göttsching’s camp had this to say:
“LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy has imitated [...]

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It sure as shit isn’t music, obviously. And to celebrate (?) MTV is posting ominous yet brightly colored posters throughout its office hallways, asking the question: “What does the “M” stand for?” There is a meeting Monday morning for employees to find out, but in the meantime people have been defacing the posters with their best educated [...]

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Seemingly out of nowhere, Portishead’s Geoff Barrow took a swipe at Lily Allen producer Mark Ronson on his band’s Myspace blog a few days ago:
“First off Mark fukin Ronson. I think it takes amazing talent to turn decent songs into shit funky supermarket muzak. I also heard he’s remixing Dylan…some music industry tit thinks it [...]

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I had a feeling this was probably true and that Disney had just wigged balls and snuffed it out immediately so as not to impinge upon the cash take for Pirates of the Caribbean, which featured a brief Keith Richards cameo and had an imminent theatrical release. But now it’s official. I mean, would you [...]

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Never mind his latest by-the-numbers pastiche of soul-funk-pop, Planet Earth, or how he chooses to distribute it. Prince is still a complete freak. The purple goblin has asked demanded that his hotel suite in London (where he is in residence for three weeks) be not only painted black, but all furniture, drapes, and accessories must [...]

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AntiMusic is reporting that Fugazi is reuniting for a show on September 3, 2007 at Fort Reno Park in Washington, DC, but Fugazi never officially broke up. The band has always referred to its lack of activity as a hiatus of undetermined length. The show marks not only its 20th anniversary of its first ever [...]

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Slow on the uptake nu-metal fruitcakes, Korn, have a ridiculous trailer on their website, proffering a philosphy Devo cultivated and mastered over 30 years ago that claims that “humans are evolving backwards.” And Devo’s Jerry Casale is none too pleased by the band’s ignorance and lack of respect, writing on Devo’s site: “We denounce this [...]

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I know the Robert Smith that made Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me or Disintegration would curl up and die at the thought of preening around with a vapid, talentless twat like Ashley Simpson. At least, that’s what I tell myself. Surely to God, though, the man has to realize his fanbase would not take [...]

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At a stop on the former Smiths frontman’s current solo tour, Morrissey berated Madonna from the stage for wearing fur:
“I wouldn’t be surprised if she made that African boy she adopted into a coat and wore him for 15 minutes, then threw it away,” he declared.
All is not so dour however at the shows, as [...]

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Bassist Alex James has admitted he may be deluded about Blur’s chances for a reunion.
“I think about Blur, that there is a chance we can get back together and make something really brilliant, but then I’m probably deluded as well. I think with Blur it was never really quite resolved emotionally, with Graham leaving before [...]

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Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill proposed to his girlfriend Jessie Baylin recently during dinner at a restaurant in New York, which is not very interesting news. But the rest of the band’s reaction is. Nathan’s younger brother, Caleb, who is also the band’s singer, is hardcore when it comes to the band’s principles and [...]

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Q says to, calling the film “extraordinary.” The fellow that plays Ian Curtis was in a garage rock band called 10,000 Things, whose debut album received a rather uncharitable one star review from the magazine in 2005, but, now that he’s turned to acting, Q claims that he is “an actor of singular talent, responsible [...]

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Robert Plant has shot down the news story that’s been circulating all week that claimed the remaining members of Led Zeppelin were reforming for a memorial concert honoring Atlantic Records’ founder Ahmet Ertegun. Plant said he has heard nothing about such a show, adding, “If there was one, then there wouldn’t be enough doctors to [...]

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Backstage at the Glastonbury Festival last weekend, Arctic Monkeys‘ singer/guitarist, Alex Turner, told the Mirror tabloid that he, Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal, and the Klaxons’ James Righton have formed a supergroup. Now, given that it’s the Mirror and that Turner routinely takes the piss out of the media, the chances of this being true are [...]

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I’ll believe this when I see it, but, reportedly, the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin are in talks to perform at a memorial concert for Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun in London:
“And no-one can quite believe it, but during discussions about the concert they all gave the green light to a tour if it [...]

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A few tufts of gray hair and Morrissey is already grave shopping? Perhaps, it’s just to prove that his penchant for melodrama is alive and well, even though you might not be able to tell from his latest record.

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