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Springsteen Rocks Super Bowl with Classic Hits
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made the most of their 12 minutes during the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show tonight (Feb. 1) in Tampa, Fla., rocking through the classics “10th Avenue Freeze Out," “Born To Run," “Glory Days" and the new song “Working on a Dream." “I want you to put the chicken fingers ...
'Now That's What I Call Music!' Heading to TV?
"Now That's What I Call Music!," the long-running series of hit-single compilations, is being shopped as a TV show by Simon Fuller and his 19 Entertainment company. While still in its early stages -- the show doesn't have an official title yet, although it's likely to incorporate some variation of the “Now" brand name --details are ...
Flight of the Conchords Schedule Spring Tour
New Zealand duo Flight Of The Conchords will embark on an extensive North American tour this spring, beginning April 6 in Tampa, Fla. Highlights of the itinerary include New York's Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks outside Denver and the Santa Barbara Bowl in California. The group will also play two-show engagements during single-night stands in ...
Steve Martin Picks and Grins on Banjo Album
Steve Martin puts his new album, “The Crow: New Songs For the Five-String Banjo," “under the heading of I'm not getting any younger..." That led the actor/comedian/author/musician to work in earnest on “The Crow," which comes out Jan. 27 as a three-month Amazon.com exclusive and features 15 original Martin compositions recorded with guests such as Dolly ...
'Bonnaroo 365' Launches with Raconteurs Set
The Raconteurs' feverish Bonnaroo 2008 set, which is now streaming on Bonnaroo.com, will be the first of a host of content to go live on the site in the weeks to come under the mantle Bonnaroo 365. “The vision of where we can take the template and application I think is going to be 10 times ...
'Slumdog, 'Wall-E' Lead Oscar Music Nominees
"Slumdog Millionaire" and “Wall-E" are atop the field of music-related Oscar nominees, with both films nominated for best original score. The “Slumdog" score was penned by A.R. Rahman, while Thomas Newman wrote the score for “WALL-E." The two films are the only contenders in the best original song category, with “Down to Earth" from “WALL-E" (performed ...
Worldwide Radio Goes Wild for New U2
U2's new single, “Get on Your Boots," scored massive audience numbers throughout Europe and the United Kingdom on its debut day of radio airplay yesterday (Jan. 19), according to Nielsen Music Control. Arriving on the second day of the airplay-monitoring week, the new single shot straight to No. 1 on Ireland's airplay chart and No. 4 ...
Vedder, Grohl Set for Nick Drake Tribute Album
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones and Jack Johnson are among the acts confirmed for a Nick Drake tribute album to be released by Johnson's Brushfire Records. The announcement was made during the MidemNet conference in Cannes, France, by David Schulhof, whose company, EverGreen Copyrights, controls Drake's rights. “Fans are willing to pay for ...
Top Stars Celebrate Obama at Lincoln Memorial
Two days from the White House, President-elect Barack Obama joined a vast throng today (Jan. 18) at a roaring, rollicking pre-inauguration celebration staged before marble monuments to past heroes. “Anything is possible in America," declared the man who will confront economic crisis and two wars when he takes office. “Despite the enormity of the task that ...
Booker T. Rocks with Truckers, Neil Young
Booker T. Jones' Stax/Volt resume reads like a field guide to American music, but for his Anti- debut and first solo set since the '80s, the 64-year-old soul man went with a different kind of Southern sound altogether, enlisting Georgia rockers the Drive-By Truckers as his backing band for an album of all-new instrumentals. Potato Hole ...
