culture club to reunite
Culture Club will reunite in 2012. Boy George confirmed it in an interview yesterday morning, promising a new album and a "huge worldwide tour".
"We are getting back together," Boy George, real name George O'Dowd. "Next year," Boy George said. "This year I'm doing the Here and Now tour ... on my own," but "it's kind of a precursor for what I'm doing with Culture Club in 2012. We'll be doing a proper huge worldwide tour. And a new album."
Next year will mark Culture Club's 30th anniversary, and 10 years since the band's last reunion. While two of the group's original members, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss, announced a 2006 tour, Boy George refused to join them – and the performances were shelved. But for that brief period, Culture Club seemed poised to get a new singer. "To me, the mark of a good band is when someone else can't successfully sing their songs, and [someone else] can't sing my songs," George said at the time. "They're my gay love songs about my boyfriend."
Parts of Boy George's new solo album, Ordinary Alien, were written during a four-month stay in jail. "I kind of use my writing like a diary, so I write about things that are very personal to me, things that I've experienced, things that have affected me and that I feel strongly about," he said. "I've surprised myself really with my resilience. Yes, prison did happen, but it feels so long ago now."
panic at the disco ~ the only difference
Ballad of Mona Lisa" is the first single from Panic At the Disco's upcoming studio album "Vices & Virtues" which is due in the United States on 29 March 2011. Produced by Butch Walker (Weezer, Pink) and John Feldmann (Neon Trees, The Used), the album marks the band's first new release in three years, as well as their debut outing as a duo comprised of singer/multi-instrumentalist Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith. "It's been a long time coming, but we're really excited about the songs," Urie told Alternative Press.
They will release "Ballad of Mona Lisa" for digital download on 1 February 2011, the same day they will debut their new music in a special live performance at New York City's Bowery Ballroom.
norwegian wolves
20 January 2011 Norwegian TV channel TV 2 reported that Walter Eikrem, who lives in the Norwegian town of Rakkestad, was walking home from school when he encountered four wolves on the path ahead of him.
Eikrem was listening to Creed's Overcome through his mobile phone and decided he’d try and utilize the band's music to scare the wolves away. He reportedly removed his headphones and turned the volume up to maximum, at which point the wolves turned and walked away.
Eikrem said that when the wolves heard Creed they "didn't really get scared, they just turned around and simply trotted away".
Wolves are fairly common in the Norwegian countryside and do not generally seek to attack humans, but incidents have occurred in the past. Citizens have been advised not to run away from the animals if they come into contact with them, with Eikrem saying: "The worst thing you can do is run away because doing so just invites the wolves to chase you down."
Eikrem was listening to Creed's Overcome through his mobile phone and decided he’d try and utilize the band's music to scare the wolves away. He reportedly removed his headphones and turned the volume up to maximum, at which point the wolves turned and walked away.
Eikrem said that when the wolves heard Creed they "didn't really get scared, they just turned around and simply trotted away".
Wolves are fairly common in the Norwegian countryside and do not generally seek to attack humans, but incidents have occurred in the past. Citizens have been advised not to run away from the animals if they come into contact with them, with Eikrem saying: "The worst thing you can do is run away because doing so just invites the wolves to chase you down."
dead confederate ~ giving it all away
Dead Confederate is a rock band from Athens, Georgia.
Band Members:
Hardy Morris
Brantley Senn
Walker Howle
John Watkins
Jason Scarboro
billboard 'uncharted'
Recording artists who don't get attention from radio can now get a Billboard ranking. The music industry trade magazine and website announced 20 January 2011 that it is launching a new chart called "Uncharted." Rankings will be based on a variety of factors, including YouTube clicks, MySpace Music page views and Twitter traffic.
The artists don't have to be unsigned, but they must not have appeared on any of Billboard's other charts.
The first act to get the No. 1 ranking will be a California-based rapper named Traphik
The artists don't have to be unsigned, but they must not have appeared on any of Billboard's other charts.
The first act to get the No. 1 ranking will be a California-based rapper named Traphik
iglu and hartly - in this city
Iglu & Hartly are an American band. The band is composed of Jarvis Anderson (vocals, keyboards), Sam Martin (vocals, keyboards), Simon Katz (guitar), Luis Rosiles (drums), and Michael Bucher (bass).
jimmy eat world ~ pain
Jimmy Eat World is set to play Jakarta on April 3rd 2011 @ Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta.
courtney love - no twitter
Courtney Love's Twitter account was taken offline as the she prepares to go to court to fight allegations she defamed a fashion designer on Twitter. The Hole star has been sued by Dawn Simorangkir, who alleges Love damaged her reputation with a series of angry 'Tweets' in March 2009. Attorneys for both sides are due to appear at a mandatory settlement conference in Los Angeles later this week, and will go to trial next month on 11 February 2011 if an agreement is not reached. Love's account on the site has now been removed as her lawyers prepare to go into action.
the thermals ~ now we can see
The Thermals are an American band that formed in 2002 based in Portland, Oregon.
incubus - megalomaniac
Incubus is an American rock band, from Calabasas, California. The group was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell, both of whom were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney, and DJ Kilmore.
good charlotte - greatest hits
Good Charlotte is releasing a 'Greatest Hits' album 31 January 2011.
The career-spanning collection contains 16 songs including all of their singles to date.
Included on the collection are 'Girls And Boys', 'I Just Wanna Live', 'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous' and 'The Anthem'.
The tracklisting for the 'Greatest Hits' album is:
'Little Thin'
'The Motivation Proclamation'
'Festival Song'
'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous'
'The Anthem'
'Girls And Boys'
'The Young And The Hopeless'
'Hold On'
'Predictable'
'I Just Wanna Live'
'The Chronicles Of Life And Death'
'We Believe'
'The River' (featuring Avenged Sevenfold)
'Keep Your Hands Off My Girl'
'Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Wanna Be In Love)'
'Misery'
The career-spanning collection contains 16 songs including all of their singles to date.
Included on the collection are 'Girls And Boys', 'I Just Wanna Live', 'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous' and 'The Anthem'.
The tracklisting for the 'Greatest Hits' album is:
'Little Thin'
'The Motivation Proclamation'
'Festival Song'
'Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous'
'The Anthem'
'Girls And Boys'
'The Young And The Hopeless'
'Hold On'
'Predictable'
'I Just Wanna Live'
'The Chronicles Of Life And Death'
'We Believe'
'The River' (featuring Avenged Sevenfold)
'Keep Your Hands Off My Girl'
'Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Wanna Be In Love)'
'Misery'
mgmt ~ time to pretend
MGMT is an American psychedelic rock band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson, and Will Berman joined the core band in the studio. Formed at Wesleyan University and originally with Cantora Records, they signed with Columbia Records and Red Ink in 2006.
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