Music Industry News

Adam Yauch Has Cancer: Beastie Boys Cancel Tour

Source: JamBase
July 21, 2009

Beastie Boys tour dates cancelled; album release postponed Adam Yauch diagnosed with parotid gland tumor

Beastie Boys have today (20 July) issued the following statement:

Adam Yauch Adam “MCA" Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as such is considered very treatable. It will however require surgery and several weeks of additional treatment. ...

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Rock Band Opens Platform to Indie Music

Source: HypeBot
July 21, 2009

Getting A Song Onto Gaming Platforms Is About To Get Easier

Music is an essential part of gaming and enjoying music long side games increased exponentially with the popularity Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Until now, however, most indie and d.i.y. musicans has been shut off the gaming console.

Harmonix and MTV Games are opening access to all artists via a newly created Rock Band Network, a platform that gives musicians and record labels the ability to author their own ...

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John Medeski Recovering from Freak Bacteria Infection

Source: JamBase
July 21, 2009

MMW's John Medeski Recovering From Freak Bacteria Infection

John Medeski Earlier this month, while Medeski Martin & Wood toured Europe they were forced to cancel all remaining dates because keyboardist John Medeski fell ill. Very little was known, recently the band made the following announcement from mmw.net:

John would like to thank all of his friends and fans for their support during his recent illness.

While on tour overseas in early July, John began experiencing flu-like symptoms, and very ...

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Rest in Peace? The Perils of Posthumous Pop

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2009

Often the artists vision is ignored in music released after their death. Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and John Lennon have all had music released after their deaths and the music has been tampered with in ways the artists might not have approved.

When the Beatles recorded Buddy Hollys Crying, Waiting, Hoping at their audition for Decca Records in 1962, they were recreating an arrangement that Holly himself had never approved, much less heard. The version of Crying, Waiting, Hoping the ...

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Adam 'MCA' Yauch of Beastie Boys Diagnosed with Cancer; Album, Tour Postponed

Source: Michael Ricci
July 20, 2009

One of the years most anticipated album/tour campaigns has been pushed back indefinitely due to the shocking announcement from the Beastie Boys camp this morning that the one of their members has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor.

Adam 'MCA' Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid [salivary] gland, reads the official press release from EMI Music. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as ...

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Knitting Factory to Close Hollywood Club

Source: Michael Ricci
July 19, 2009

The rock n roll continues to disappear from Hollywood Boulevard. All-ages music venue the Knitting Factory is opting not to renew its lease at its current location and looks to shut its doors this fall.

Concerts that include shows by metal act A Static Lullaby and Scottish indie rockers Frightened Rabbit are currently booked through mid-October at the venue, but barring last-minute renegotiations the Knitting Factory's final show will be around Oct. 31, Margolis said. A representative from property manager ...

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Murder Charges in Michael Jackson Case Unlikely

Source: Michael Ricci
July 19, 2009

The investigation is far from over, but a law enforcement official says there's nothing to suggest murder. Some doctors could face lesser charges of improperly prescribing drugs, but not any time soon.

Michael Jackson's death is unlikely to result in murder charges against any of the performer's doctors, according to a senior law enforcement official familiar with the evidence being assembled by a multiagency investigation.

“There's nothing I have been told that would suggest a murder charge. It's just so ...

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Bout with Cancer Gave Guitarist Karan a Gift - Letting Go

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2009

Mark Karan, who overcame a bout with cancer, strums his 1952 Gibson Les Paul goldtop guitar on the deck of his Fairfax home. He has recently released a new solo album called Walk Through The Fire.

Just two years ago, Karan was lying in a hospital bed, steeling himself for the first round of chemotherapy for throat cancer, when he asked his wife to hand him his guitar and a piece of paper. In 20 minutes, he'd written “Walk Through ...

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