David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust 40th Anniversary Reissue!

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May 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm
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David Bowie is set to release the 40th Anniversary Remaster of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars on June 5th! Oh Happy Day!

Originally released through RCA Victor on June 6, 1972, Ziggy Stardust was Davide Bowie’s fifth album, co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott. Incredibly, the album was written while Bowie was recording 1971′s Huncy Dory album, with recording beginning a couple of months before the album’s release.

Recorded at Trident Studio in London between November 1971 and February 1972 with the line up of Mick Ronson (guitar, piano, backing vocals, string arrangements), Trevoer Bolder (bass), Mick Woodmansey (drums), Rick Wakeman (keyboards) and backing vocals on ‘It Ain’t Easy’ by Dana Gillespie. As well as performing vocals, Bowie also played acoustic guitar, saxophone and harpsichord on the album and was involved in the arrangements as well.

The album eventually peaked at #5 on the UK Album Chart on July 22nd, having entered the chart at #15. Key to the album’s rise in the UK were the two TV performances of “Starman” on Granada TV’s Lift Off WIth Ayshea and nationally on the BBC’s Top Of The Pops. The album’s influence is immeasurable- converting legions of fans, becoming the zeitgeist and a major influence on the net generation, particularly those who were involved in the punk movement and the subsequent re-birth of rock and pop.

Famously Bowie killed Ziggy at his peak at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, on July 3rd, 1973, though Ziggy Stardust’s influence was to redefine pop culture forever…

This 40th anniversary edition has been remastered by original Trident Studios engineer Ray Staff (at Lond’ns Air Studios), and will be available on CD and a special, limited edition format of vinyl featuring the new 2012 remaster with a 5.1 mix and high resolution audio on DVD= the DVD features previously unreleased 5.1 and stereo bonus 2003 Ken Scott mixes of Moonage Daydream (instrumental), The Supermen, Velvet Goldmine and Sweet Head.

Check out the full tracklistings below!

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Introducing The Chicharones: Coming to a 2012 Warped Tour Near You!

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May 19, 2012 at 5:30 pm
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Introducing the new high-energy music group, The Chicharones- an underground pop/rap/indie dynamic duo that is gearing up for their big appearance at The Warped Tour 2012. But that’s not all, because the duo is also getting ready for the release of their next album Swine Flew on June 19th.

The Chicharones will be coming to cities near you, so you should definitely check them out!

Using humor and harmony, they’ve created something entirely new, pushing the boundaries of what hip hop sounds like. You can expect 5 part harmonies, speed raps, a razor tight band, costume changes, syncopated dance moves, stage magic, standup comedy and the joyful interplay of veteran performers Sleep and Josh Martinez as they constantly raise the bar on what live performance can be.

As for their upcoming album Swine Flew, it’s the culmination of years of musical experimentation, uniting the content from past albums. THe Chicharones are looking to infect the world with their particular brand of greasy hip-hop magic. With influences from the Beach Boys to the Beastie Boys, the Beatles to the Beatnuts, The Chicharones have created an album that will speak to all generations.

Still unconvinced? Watch an introductory video of the group below and check out their Warped Tour 2012 schedule!

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Rise Against Declare Victory in Arizona Boycott & Announce Tour

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May 19, 2012 at 3:30 pm
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Almost 2 years ago, Rise Against joined The Sound Strike, a coalition of Artists (including that have been committed to supporting the International Boycott of Arizona in the wake of the passage of the anti-immigration law SB 1070, and to raise awareness and opposition to the predatory and punitive treatment of immigrants in Arizona. With the Sound Strike’s recent announcement of shifting strategies, Rise Against will return to the state they last played with a show at the Mesa Amphitheatre on July 14, 2009 with performances in Flagstaff and Tempe during their North American fall tour.

Check out the full fall tour date listing below!

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Kip Moore Makes His TV Debut on Live! With Kelly

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May 19, 2012 at 2:30 pm
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Singer-Songwriter Kip Moore recently made his official national television debut with a performance on Live! With Kelly, where he performed his gold-certified top 5 single, “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.”

The song, which has sold more than 680,000 units, currently sits at #4 on the country singles charts, at #5 on the Digital Country tracks, and at #9 on Billboard’s Top-Selling Country Digital Songs. If that weren’t enough, the official video has received more than 6 million views on Youtube!

Kip’s debut album, Up All Night, is available now on iTunes in both deluxe and standard editions), stormed the Billboard 200 Album Charts with a debut at #6, coming in just behind the likes of Adele, Jack White and Lee Brice.

For all the latest news and info on Kip, including tour dates and ticket info, visit his official site HERE. And, as always, be sure to check him out on Facebook and Twitter.

As for that fabulous Live! With Kelly Performance, click HERE and enjoy!

 

Duncan Covers “Drive By” (VIDEO)

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May 19, 2012 at 1:32 pm
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Rising pop singer Duncan recently unveiled his new acoustic cover of Train’s hit song “Drive By,” and since y’all know I’m a sucker for acoustic renditions of songs, you who

Y’all should know by now that I’m a huge fan of an acoustic version of a song. As a matter of disclosure, I’m also a sucker for a song highlighting piano or a violin. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that I’m currently digging rising pop singer Duncan’s new acoustic cover of Train’s hit song “Drive By.”

The cover also features Youtube sensation Jon D, and the video, which is racking up thousands of views, follows up Duncan’s “Free Music Friday” covers of Justin Bieber, David Guetta, and Usher.

Duncan also recently debuted the official video for his single, “Light Up The Sky,” (now available on iTunes), which served as the NCAA Men’s Basketball theme song and will appear on his upcoming debut album on A&M/Octone.

For more Duncan news and info, visit his official website HERE and be sure to check him out on Facebook and Twitter! Enjoy!

Lil Kim Says Feud With Nicki Minaj Will Never Die!

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May 17, 2012 at 4:13 pm
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Lil Kim stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning to dish on…what else than her beef with Nicki Minaj. Yeah Kim talks about her career and her trials and tribulations she’s suffered with as an artist, but she’s moved on.

Check out some of the hot quotes below. Let’s just say Nicki probably isn’t thrilled.

Here’s a little background info for you. Baby and Slim of Cash Money were very close with Kim and they were even said to be working on a few business projects together. So, according to Kim SHE thought that those guys introduced her to Nicki so that the hip hop community would believe that she was all for supporting her!

Kim and Nicki even recorded a track together but it got shelved. After that, Nicki supposedly started acting cray and dissing her in her music.

ON MAKING UP WITH JUNIOR MAFIA:

Why would I become cool with somebody who has no loyalty, no love and no consistency.

ON SCOTT STORCH:

He has so many bad people around him. But he’s a nice person.

ON HER BEEF WITH NICKI MINAJ:

Every single record she’s made was coming at me. She was coming at me in the Puffy record and in the Jay and Kayne record.

ON WHY SHE CAN’T WORK WITH NICKI:

She wanted to be the only female out there. So when Baby said we not f*ckin’ with this chick cause you can’t stand next to her, she loved it! She didn’t want to stand next to me.” Lil’ Kim added that in the music industry men pit women against each other and Kim said, “You have to be smart enough to say yo, I don’t know what they talking about but you my b*tch.

ON WHAT SHE THINKS NICKI SHOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY:

Don’t come at me indirectly in records…..don’t do that. At the end of the day, she should have just said ‘I don’t care, you my b*tch, I want to do other stuff with you’.

ON NICKI AS AN ARTIST:

I’m not saying she’s a horrible artist, but she’s overrated.

ON WHETHER SHE AND NICK WILL EVER SQUASH THEIR BEEF:

It will never happen.

ON WHERE THE NICKI BEEF GOES FROM HERE:

You will see….everything done in the dark comes to the light.

ON AZEALIA BANKS DISSING HER ON TWITTER:

Listen, I think its in chicks’ contracts that when you come out you gotta go at Lil’ Kim.

So who are you:


REPORT: WHOA! Kanye Planning Breakup Album, Referencing Kim?

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May 17, 2012 at 12:07 pm
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MediaTakeOut.com (whom isn’t all that reliable) supposedly got some news that Kimye really IS a publicity stunt. Could it be? Well we certainly all know how Kim and her family is. They certainly will do anything to stay in the spotlight even if it is simply posting provocative bikini photos or self-portraits on Twitter fishing for compliments (*ahem* right, Kim?).

At any rate, rumor has it that Kanye is working on some new music that involves SLAMMING an ex-girlfriend and from what it sounds like, it is Kim Kardashian.

Here’s from part of the story:

MediaTakeOut.com spoke with a music industry INSIDER who heard a number of Kanye’s NEW TRACKS. And MediaTakeOut.com’s insider suspects that Kanye may be creating an ENTIRE DISS ALBUM, which he’ll release after HE goes through a pre-planned MESSY BREAKUP with Kim Kardashian this summer.

Tells the insider, “It could be like Usher’s CONFESSIONS, where it’s a BREAKUP album . . . that would be EPIC.”

Wow. So what do you think? Is this just another fake relationship too because I’m pretty damn sure Humpty Hump wasn’t just a husband and then pushed off the got damn wall for nothing!

Whatever. I don’t believe it. Kim wouldn’t ever do such a thing. She’s got to marry the guy first.

BREAKING: Donna Summer is Dead!

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May 17, 2012 at 11:06 am
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Sad news coming from the music industry today. Queen of Disco, 63-year-old Donna Summer is dead. TMZ is reporting that she died this morning after a battle with cancer. Did anyone else not know she was sick? Ughh. The damn C-word.

Sources are saying that Summer was trying to keep the extent of her battle under wraps and from what is being said, a couple of weeks ago she seemed to be as good as one can be with cancer.

Apparently she was in Florida when she died.

Summer won FIVE Grammys and is known for her iconic hits from the 70′s including my favorite “Bad Girl”.

And in the 80′s who could forget “She Works Hard for the Money”?

Donna Summer is a legend and we will miss her!

Nicki Minaj Premieres “Right By My Side” Video Featuring Breezy and Nas

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May 17, 2012 at 9:16 am
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Nicki Minaj premiered her video for her latest single “Right By My Side” last night and yeah, we are a little late. But, it’s here. Yes a very skinny Chris Brown is in the video and so is Nas who plays her lover who is just a “regular guy”. Mmmmhmmm.

Breezy makes a guest appearance as a potential suitor who tries to woo Nicki (and they even do a dirty dance together) BUT, in the end Nas is the one who wins her heart.

AND the end of the video Nicki makes this corny face leading me to believe that now that she landed her man she is bored with him.

Benny Boom directed the video.

Check it out below.

Bieber Obsessed! Do you Want Justin Bieber’s DNA?

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May 16, 2012 at 5:03 pm
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You can get it on a mudder focking necklace!

Peeps are taking their money making off of the Biebs to a whole new level. You’ve seen Bieber toothbrushs, Bieber lunchboxes, posters, t-shirts and you could even buy yourself a Bieber doll. But what about an actual PIECE of Justin Bieber? Radaronline.com is reporting that you will soon be able to buy a Justin Bieber DNA necklace. No freakin’ joke!

Celebrity Gene obtained and extracted the DNA from a piece of Justin’s hair and will begin selling the pendants at the end of May on their website — with the cloned copies retailing for about $120 Canadian, and the original strand will sell for big bucks sometime in the future.

“We wanted to make this item so that all tweens can afford one and always carry around Justin,” head DNA scientist at Celebrity Gene, Ryan Lehto, told RadarOnline.com.

“We obtained his hair DNA due to popular demand and because we like that he is Canadian and how he went from YouTube to an international superstar!”

Each DNA pendant will come with a silver box chain and a certificate of authenticity.

Good freakin’ grief. What’s next? Kids will use the DNA to make Bieber clones? Ok wait, you guys. This guy could be onto something! Every little teeny bopper could have their VERY OWN Biebs!

Angelique Sabrina, the next Rihanna?

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May 15, 2012 at 8:11 pm
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Get used to the name Angelique Sabrina because she has just created the next big dance crazy with her debut video “Pull Up” and the peeps at MTV are dubbing her “the next Rihanna”, which we all know is HUGE.

So who is this girl? Well, at only 14 years old, Angelique already has a strong resume. She’s played in front of crowds as big as 20,000, and was declared the winner of Sydney, Australia’s top 5 Rising Star Countdown. She’s a student of music who started studying piano, guitar, and drums while she was just a child, and is a talented singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. In other words, she’s multi-faceted, a quadruple threat.

In the studio, Angelique has garnered attention from the likes of Grammy-award winner Rockwilder, whose credits include Jay-Z, Christina Aguilera, and Destiny’s Child. “Angelique Sabrina records quickly and on-point like someone who has been doing this for a very long time,” says the veteran producer. “She’s the one. She’s going to be huge.”

And so they say!

Check out the video for “Pull Up” below.

Lady Gaga Banned In Indonesia!

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May 15, 2012 at 3:29 pm
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Sooner or later you knew it was going to happen. Lady Gaga and her wiggity wackness would eventually not be wanted in at least one country. After a storm of protests over her raunchy stage routines, Gaga has been banned from performing in Indonesia.

It was next month that Gaga was supposed to make a stop in Jakarta to perform, but it appears as if the sold-out concert will more than likely be forced to be canceled and fans can blame officials.

Not only are the pop star’s racy lyrics an offense to Islamic believers, but so are the eccentric costumes. Apparently they aren’t into whips, chains, meat dresses and spiky headdresses. Well it certainly doesn’t surprise me that a conservative country like Indonesia would insist on removing the singer’s permit for her show considering their beliefs.

My question is why go through all the committal of a concert, assigning a tour date and promoting ticket sales if the country is a no go?

Perhaps Gaga is trying to make a statement one way or the other.

More info on the cancellation here.

Pink Says Sex Now That She Has A Baby is “kinda gross”

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May 15, 2012 at 1:42 pm
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Pink is back! After popping out baby Willow, Pink is back in the studio making her first album in four years AND she also covers the June 2012 Cosmopolitan magazine issue.

The 32-year-old fierce rockin’ mama looked amazing in a fiery red frock AND she chatted it up about sexy time and her pregnancy experience. Highlights from the interview below.

ON HOW SHE AND HUSBAND CAREY RARELY GET ALONE TIME NOW THAT THEY HAVE BABY WILLOW:

“We’ve never had a problem with affection. But with a baby? It’s kinda gross, but you have to schedule it. [Willow] sleeps in bed with us. We’re just starting to think about putting her somewhere else, at least for a little while. Either that, or we’ll have to resort to getting it on in the laundry room.”

ON DISAGREEING WITH THE NOTION THAT PREGNANCY MAKES A WOMAN FEEL BEAUTIFUL:

“I thought I’d feel like a goddess. They sell you on that…like you’ll never feel more feminine. Really, I just felt like a mess.”

ON ENJOYING LETTING HERSELF GO DURING HER PREGNANCY:

“Hell, yeah, I gained 55 pounds. I think my baby may be part cheesecake.”

Ha! Gotta love Pink!

For the rest of the interview be sure to visit Cosmopolitan!

John Mayer Still Can’t Sing

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May 15, 2012 at 12:43 pm
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John Mayer has made his first public appearance via media since…well…I can’t even remember. What I do remember is his idiotic Playboy interview but Mayer claims he is a changed man. In an exclusive appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Tuesday, May 15th Mayer opens up about why he took a break from the spotlight for the last two years and why he still can’t sing.

ON TAKING A BREAK FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS:

John: It was a really good time. I had to go home for a minute. The plan that originally gets you out high school and your hometown, in front of people. That plan was over. I had done it. I just sort of lost my head for a little while. I remember one time was I was a kid, I went swimming and I closed my eyes and I kept swimming and swimming and came up out of the water and I was way passed the buoys and the life guards were blowing me in.…I kind of lost touch and I didn’t want to ask for directions. I did a couple of some dumb interviews and it kind of woke me up.

Ellen: Is that what it is? The interviews? Because you got a lot of attention for the Playboy interview and I don’t know what else but is that when you kind of went, oh, you were not proud of that..

John: Oh yeah, I don’t even remember having a Rolling Stone cover. It was a very strange time and it sort of rocketed me into adulthood. It was a violent crash into being an adult. For a couple of years it was just figuring it all out and I’m glad I actually stayed out of the spotlight. Because I think back then I would of said, give me two weeks or like let me get out and do “Ellen” and let me explain myself. It was like no, idiot. Go away be 33 and 34 instead of 28 for the 4th year…

ON HIS VOICE:

John: I can’t sing so I’m writing.

Ellen: You sound fine so what’s wrong with you?

John:…it’s a thing in my throat. It’s not a health concern what so ever but it has taken me out of signing. Tried to beat it the first time and couldn’t. What they actually do is they cut this thing out of your throat and then they inject your vocal cords with botox which freezes your vocal cords so that this thing can heal with out smacking up against the other side. I just need more botox next time. So I got to do it all over again get more botox which kind of paralyzes for vocal cord for longer. I’m very happy to be a writer, really lucky to be a write.

Karma sure is a bitch!

Photo Credit: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.

Jay-Z Wants To Take Time Off To Spend With Blue Ivy, But Will He?!

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May 15, 2012 at 11:29 am
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Yesterday outside of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Jay-Z announced his plans to bring a two-day music festival to the city of brother love. It is all about to go down this September, but despite his very busy life as a business man and musician, Jay told Billboard that he really just wants to take some time off to spend with his daughter Blue Ivy.

“I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to talk about, but I really just want to hang out with my daughter. I want to enjoy this time for what it is. I’m sure that bug to get back in the studio will come back at some point.”

But it seems as if Jay’s schedule is going to be pretty jam packed and he’ll have to wait until July to spend some real quality time with Blue.

He adds, “Tomorrow I leave to go on the ["Watch The Throne"] European tour – that’ll be through June. In July I’ll take some time off, so when we get into August I’ll have to prep for really this show and the arena show.”

Jay also announced his new relationship with Duracell. He explained, “The future of it is really exciting. At some point you’ll be able to take your iPhone or whatever device and put some paper under it and it’ll charge wirelessly. The idea of that and the conversation around energy, the whole idea is really exciting. Any partnership I’m in has to get to a real, on-point, genius level. I’m not really into slapping my name on a product. You know how scientists say we have an insane amount of energy that will be saved just by not plugging in? I want to help put that footprint on the world.”

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