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The scoop on Jack White’s immediate plans and the Oasis attacker’s court appearance today after the jump, but first…
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter Frances Bean is to make her singing debut on a track also featuring My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, Andrew WK and Weird Al Yankovic.
Seventeen-year-old Cobain sings on ‘My Space’, which will appear on the debut album by Evelyn Evelyn, who are made up of Dresden Dolls frontwoman Amanda Palmer and Seattle musician Jason Webley. Read the rest of this entry »
The scoop on yet another Them Crooked Vultures album and Arcade Fire’s latest Haiti relief effort after the jump, but first…
The Strokes have begun recording their fourth album with producer Joe Chiccarelli in New York.
According to their official website, Thestrokes.com the band began working with the U2, Beck and Bjork collaborator at the start of this week. Read the rest of this entry »
The scoop on Dave Matthew’s summer plans and a great Canadian Haiti benefit show next week, after the jump…but first…
Muse have added the drum kit they used for live tours from 2006-2008 to the auction to raise money for the victims of the recent Haiti earthquake.
Florence And The Machine, Foals, Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys and PJ Harvey had slready donated items for the auction, being organised by Oxfam. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s been 11 months since my last post and the bosses here at the Drive have stopped harping me to write a new blog, so I decided to write you and give you some tech news!
Well it’s official!The geniuses at Apple have found a new toy that does all the same things our old ones do only better and more expensively!Today Steve Jobs announced the Launch of the iPad.A computer screen with a computer built in, or an itouch, but bigger! Don’t get me wrong I want one, but all of this hype over a glorified computer screen!?What’s next???The iAir? The iBall? The iEye? (actually that ones good, mark me down for a copy write on that one!)
The scoop on Finger Eleven’s studio trek and a new Yeah Yeah Yeah’s single after the jump, but first…
Muse have announced plans to make a Nirvana inspired tour documentary.
The band, who have released various live DVDs throughout their career - including 2005’s Absolution Tour and 2008’s H.A.A.R.P - have revealed they would like to make something a bit different, reports BBC 6 Music. Read the rest of this entry »
Tune in Wednesday morning at 8:30 to hear Matt humble (ah, come on, BE HUMBLED) by this week’s Queen’s Athlete of the Week…
Becky Billings, Women’s Volleyball:
The Gaels won both games they played over the weekend, thanks, in part, to the stellar play of Billings. She recorded 14 digs against Ottawa, and followed it up with 29 digs against Brock. The wins helped move the Gaels to within two points of first place in the OUA East division. Billings, who is known as a defensive specialist, is averaging almost four digs a game. Read the rest of this entry »
The scoop on U2’s new album and an upcoming tv appearance for Them Crooken Vultures after the jump, but first…
Radiohead played a one-off show in aid of Haiti’s earthquake survivors last night.
The band broke from recording sessions to play a gig at Los Angeles’ Music Box Theatre At The Fonda, to raise funds for Oxfam’s attempts to help the country that was hit by the natural disaster earlier this month.
With tickets for the show auctioned off in advance, the band played a full set to the packed crowd, which saw a Radiohead debut for ‘Lotus Flower’, Ateaseweb.com reports. Read the rest of this entry »
The scoop on a U2-Jay Z collaboration and a massive metal tour this summer after the jump, but first…
My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way suggests the band will tour “punk clubs” for their new album, which is almost finished.
In an interview with NME, Way tells all about the follow up to 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’. As well as talking about new songs like ‘Black Dragon Fighting Society’ and ‘Light Behind Your Eyes’, he admits that he likes the idea of playing smaller venues – partly because the band’s new songs are suited to them, and partly due of the current economic climate. Read the rest of this entry »
The scoop on Jack White’s immediate plans and the Oasis attacker’s court appearance today after the jump, but first…
