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Sex Pistols' Response to Hall Of Fame Induction
Posten on: 2006-02-25 07:02:44
The Sex Pistols have opted not to attend their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which will take place March 13 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. "We're not coming. We're not your monkeys," reads a handwritten statement filled with spelling mistakes posted on the infamous punk band's Web site."Next to the Sex Pistols, rock and roll and that hall of fame is a p*** stain," the statement says. "If you voted for us, hope you noted your reasons. You're anonymous as judges, but you're still music industry people. We're not coming. You're not paying attention."The Sex Pistols last toured in 2003, having earlier reformed in 1996 for the first time since their original 1978 split. In a 2003 interview with Billboard.com, frontman Johnny Rotten referred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the rock and roll hall of shame," and proudly proclaimed the group would never write another new song. "We only needed to make one album to absolutely define how the world is," he said. "Quite frankly, I think it's a miracle that we're still alive, and that's historical in itself," he continued. "We fought this industry tooth and nail non-stop for 25 solid years, and we're still here. Hello? They can't get rid of us. And there's a reason for that. It's truth. You can't hide truth. You can manipulate it. You can slag us or put us down, but you'd be wrong. I've not put a word out wrong, not ever."
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Franz Ferdinand Support Legal Downloading
Posten on: 2006-02-23 00:52:50
Alex Kapranos, frontman for Franz Ferdinand, believes that legal downloading will shake up the music industry - because lazy pop and rock stars will no longer prosper. The Take Me Out singer thinks demanding fans will stop buying records just because they like certain acts, and start purchasing the songs they like instead. He says, "I like the idea that, because of downloading, people will start to buy songs only if they are quality ones. "This means that lazy bands aren't going to get away with giving you the one hit single and an album full of filler."
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Rick Rubin To Produce Next Metallica Album
Posten on: 2006-02-17 02:03:52
It looks like it's official. Rick Rubin will be producing Metallica's next studio album.The band says: "We just wanted to let our friends know that we have been jamming, writing, just plain messing around and having fun in the studio for the last few weeks.Oh, and by the way, this up and coming producer guy named Rick something-or other, has been coming by the studio every now and again to listen to some of our new stuff and throw his two/three cents in.Since this Rick dude is new to all of this, we thought it would be a nice gesture to help break him into the music business by asking him to produce our next record. We're very happy he said yes! In other words, we are psyched to share with you that Rick Rubin is producing the next Metallica album! FUCK YEAH!"Rick Rubin started label Def Jam Records in the 80s and among some other projects, produced Hell Awaits by Slayer. Rubin has gone on to work with various artists in various styles of music under the Def Jam label and later under American Recordings.
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Big Winners At The Anual Brits
Posten on: 2006-02-16 02:21:49
The show last night was nothing short of spectacular as it unfolded with a packed house of stars at the Earls Court but they all had to take a bow to the winners of the night Kaiser Chiefs. They went to win 3 Brit Awards for British Live Act, British Group and British Rock Act. Another big name that was awarded was James Blunt who walked with two prizes. Check out the full list of Brit Awards winners:James Blunt Pop ActPresented by: Harry HillLemar British Urban ActPresented by: JameliaJack Johnson International Breakthrough ActPresented by: Beth OrtonKanye West International Male Solo ArtistPresented by: Boy GeorgeKaiser Chiefs British Rock ActPresented by: Tamsin GreigArctic Monkeys British Breakthrough ArtistPresented by: Chris O'DowdKaiser Chiefs British Live ActPresented by: Thandie NewtonJames Blunt British Male Solo ArtistPresented by: Wayne CoyneColdplay Speed Of Sound British SinglePresented by: Morten HarketGreen Day International GroupPresented by: Kelly OsbourneKaiser Chiefs British GroupPresented by: Deborah HarryKT Tunstall British Female ArtistPresented by: Jo WhileyMadonna International Female Solo ArtistPresented by: Neil TennantGreen Day American Idiot International AlbumPresented by: Paris HiltonColdplay X&Y MasterCard British AlbumPresented by: MadonnaPaul Weller Outstanding ContributionPresented by: Ray Winstone
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A Long Career Ahead For James Blunt
Posten on: 2006-02-14 07:48:54
It seems that most times James Blunt's actions may seem contradictory. The ex officer who has grown to dizzy heights singing fatalistic ballads; the boy raised on boarding-school dinners who ended up chez Carrie Fisher in the Hollywood hills while recording his first album, Back To Bedlam, and the genteel country Englishman who admits to his fantasies of being tied to the bottom of a swimming pool with only mermaids to keep him company. Everything is a contrast, and this becomes all the more obvious in live performances.Following on from assaulting a thief with his NRJ Best Newcomer award trophy last month and ahead of this week's Brit Awards, where he is nominated for five awards, he kicked off the first leg of his 2006 world tour. And Blunt managed just about to pull off a rather charming performance while the PA system crashed and burned around him. I will concede that I was sceptical at first of this puppy-eyed crooner and how well his voice would translate in a live show, and my initial reservations were realised early on by video footage from his Kosovo peace-keeping days shown during his rendition of No Bravery. The disturbing imagery was grossly misjudged and out of place at such a gig, and detracted from an achingly beautiful song.However, with such tunes as Wise Men, So Long Jimmy and Out of My Mind, I was soon spellbound by his haunting voice once again. It is evident the captain has not only put a lot of heartfelt soul into his lyrics but also a lot of his cheeky-chappy personality; another contradiction that is sure to make him a very familiar name to the world music scene.
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