‘Glee’ a boon for songwriters

Good article from today’s Los Angeles Times about the use of popular music in Glee. You can read all about it here. And for those who just can’t enough of Sue Sylvester and that ‘Vogue video, you’ll enjoy this:

A DVD Treat for Springsteen Fans

Way back in November, I wrote about two items of note that Springsteen fans will probably want to get their hands on this year. While the long-promised Darkness On The Edge of Town box-set is still to come, Springsteen’s camp have announced a June 22nd release date for the DVD London Calling: Live in Hyde [...]

The Black Crowes to Take an Extended Break; Upcoming Tour to Include Stop in Toronto

Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson (pictured), the driving force behind The Black Crowes, have announced that after 20 years of touring and recording they’re going to be taking an indefinite hiatus at the end of 2010. Prior to that, the band will release their first ever double album of all acoustic material on August 3, [...]

Elton John to play a handful of Ontario and BC dates this summer

Elton John has announced that he will be heading to Canada this summer to play select cities in Ontario and BC. Toronto? Nope. Vancouver? Forget it. The biggest venue he’ll be playing is Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. The dates and cities are as follows: Friday, July 9, 2010, K-Rock Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Tickets $89.50-$149.50; [...]

Song of the day: Plundered My Soul

As previously reported here, the Stones have finally made public the first of several previously never-before-heard tracks recorded during the Exile On Main Street sessions, albeit with a little modern day extra help. Listen to this track and it may be tough to tell what’s been added, but this is definitely a great song.

Phil Collins to hit NYC to promote upcoming Motown covers disc

About six months ago, I wrote about Phil Collins and his plans to release a disc of Motown covers. Well it looks like that disc is finally going to see the light of day. Titled “Going Back”, the disc will hit stores in September and will feature covers of such Motown classics as The Temptations’ [...]

Song of the day: Boogie With Stu

Nothing like a bit of piano boogie to get your day started off on the right foot. Form the album that brought us the classic rock radio staple “Kashmir”, Led Zeppelin’s 1975 double-album “Physical Graffiti”. Walked out of the house this morning, threw the iPod on and this was the first song that came on [...]

Roger Waters to Hit the Road to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ‘The Wall

This will be no surprise to Pink Floyd fans, but did you know that according to the latest numbers from the Recording Industry Association of America, ‘The Wall’ has sold 23 million copies in the U.S. alone (and a double album to boot)?*** Well, with ‘The Wall’ turning 30, Roger Waters has decided that the [...]

Rush hitting the road this summer

Rush – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart – today announced they will be hitting the road this summer as they plan for the release of their 20th studio album. Dubbed “The Time Machine Tour”, the tour will feature the trio performing from their vast catalogue of classics including, for the first-time ever, the [...]

The “New iPod With More Room = More Music = More Fun!” Shuffle Report

The Shuffle Report: 10 songs I listened to, in order, on my iPod in shuffle mode at a given point in time. No editing, no skipping. It is what it is. Got a new Ipod for my birthday awhile back and have added a fair bit of music in recent weeks; some old some new-ish [...]