Like pretty much every other industry during a recession (except maybe the alcohol and fast food sectors), the radio industry is seeing record dips in 2008, with the entire industry reportedly having its worst year financially since 1954.
Revenues are off seven percent from last year’s numbers, and 2008 is the eighth consecutive struggling year for the industry. [...]
Guns N’ Roses are threatening Dr. Pepper with legal action over what the band calls “a complete fiasco” of a publicity stunt. Dr. Pepper promised every person in America a free can of soda if Guns N’ Roses released Chinese Democracy this year; on November 23rd, the day Democracy was released, fans were told they [...]
Kylie Minogue is set to release a compilation of remixes of her songs, entitled ‘Boombox’, on January 5.
The album will feature 16 remixes of tunes that span the singer’s career, kicking off with the mash-up of her 2001 UK Number One hit ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ and New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’, which [...]
First-hand accounts of the deadly Mumbai attacks are pouring in on Twitter, Flickr, and other social media.
Twitter has fresh news every few seconds, on Mumbai, Bombay, #Mumbai, and @BreakingNewz.
“Hospital update. Shots still being fired. Also Metro cinema next door,” tweets mumbaiattack. “Blood needed at JJ hospital,” adds aeropolowoman, supplying the numbers for the blood [...]
There’s a 1911 hospital payroll sheet being auctioned in London on Thursday which may finally put
the Eleanor Rigby mystery (was she a real person?) to rest.
The document, sent by Paul McCartney in 1990 to the director of a music charity who had asked for funding, contains the signature of a maid named “E. Rigby” who [...]
Former members of Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Spiritualized, Echo And The Bunnymen and Goldfrapp have teamed up and are playing for the first time as The Hookham Boys tomorrow night (November 26) in London.
The superband will perform at The Library, opposite Union Chapel in Islington and they better sound like heaven!
The band features Damon Reece (Massive [...]
YouTube has switched over to widescreen format for all its videos! No more pixeled, lo-quality visuals.
HD quality for all videos may be in the works for sometime in the near future, too.
Finally!
Gibson has announced plans to release a limited edition superguitar next month.
The Gibson Dark Fire has been dubbed the “most technologically advanced guitar of its kind”. Oooh.
Only 4,000 models have been designed around the world, and will cost about $5,000.
The new model is similar to the original Gibson Robot Les Paul guitar (greatest guitar EVER), [...]
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