In return, the RIAA withdrew its attempt to have the company removed from the standard Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel (CARP) rate-setting policy. In a move that ends a complicated series of lawsuits and counter-suits for embattled online music concern Listen.com, the company has withdrawn from a suit filed by Digital Media Association (DiMA) and a group of music sites. In doing so, Listen made a pact with the RIAA to remove some features from its service that record labels find objectionable. Two interactivity features, one that allow listeners to either skip a song entirely, and another that allows users to… Read more »
When Weezer said they wanted to get back into the studio as soon as possible after the release of their new album, they weren’t kidding. The band, who put out Weezer two weeks ago, spent Sunday in a Washington, D.C., recording studio laying down demos for 12 new songs, band assistant Karl Koch wrote on the official Weezer Web site. “A local D.C. studio was booked, and the session lasted from 2 p.m. [until] about midnight,” Koch wrote. “The guys worked at an extremely fast pace, but not due to rushing. They had practiced these songs a lot in the… Read more »
Christina Aguilera filed a lawsuit on May 18th in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against the singer’s one-time producers and New York City-based Warlock Records, among other defendants. The suit seeks cost of suit damages and an injunction to stop the release of Just Be Free, a compilation of demos Aguilera recorded when she was fourteen. The album features twelve tracks, including the title track, which Aguilera worked on with defendants, producers Michael Brown and Robert Allecca at BAM Records, Inc. Included in the charges are breach of contract and appropriation of name, voice and likeness for commercial use.… Read more »
Being first can be a serious competitive advantage, and in the increasingly crowded space for digital music distribution, it may be the “killer app”. According to a report from Webnoize, key record company executives received a demonstration of a fully functional subscription platform that will be employed on the recently announced service from BMG Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, and AOL Time Warner’s Warner Music Group. Progress in the development of MusicNet, announced officially on April 2nd, has apparently been a well kept secret at RealNetworks, where engineers have been quietly working for nearly a year on the streaming technology the… Read more »
Although the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has chosen to celebrate its rebel heroes with a black-tie dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, the anarchic spirit of the form still permeated the air as the class of 2001 was inducted Monday night. There was presenter Keith Richards, beautifully rambling in tongues, the way all rock gods should, as he inducted Burton and Johnson. There was inductee Burke, looking like a sultan pimp in a sparkling burgundy suit and fur-trimmed cloak. There was Kid Rock diving headlong into Aerosmith’s past excesses as he inducted the band, joking of their 1977… Read more »
When Kid Rock inducts never-say-die rockers Aerosmith into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, “Sweet Emotion” will be doubly apt in describing the scenario. Not only are Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer elated to be receiving such an honor, the group will perform its 1975 single with the rap-rocker at the induction ceremony, Perry, a self-confessed Rock-head, said Friday (March 16). As for Tyler’s take on being inducted, the singer modestly said, “Not bad for a bunch of guys that got kicked out of clubs for playing their own songs, right?”… Read more »
In Her Own Words have dropped their new single, “I Think It’s Time,” in addition to announcing their forthcoming EP, Left In The Dark. The 7-track collection, which will arrive via Thriller Records on November 15, will feature the group’s latest single as well as the previous releases “Beg For More,” “Story Of Us,” and “House Party.” The band shares, “‘I Think It’s Time’ is a song that explores the enduring presence of someone after a breakup and the journey to find strength to move on, no matter the cost.” Read more: Boys Like Girls and Dashboard Confessional Join Forces… Read more »
While on tour together, Dashboard Confessional and Boys Like Girls have joined forces for the wistful and cathartic “Watch The Fire.” The track opens with a sweeping orchestral intro, setting a cinematic tone before Chris Carrabba’s intimate vocals cut through the lush strings with raw emotion. As the instrumentation builds, Carrabba’s voice is met by Martin Johnson’s silky, soaring delivery, adding a rich layer of nostalgia and creating a powerful cocktail of sentiment and sound. “Martin and I had bonded over some horrific accidents we’d had and about the recoveries that we had both worked our way through,” Carrabba shares.… Read more »
Fresh off of a handful of tour dates supporting Marianas Trench, Grayscale has dropped their latest single, “Let Go,” which will be featured on their forthcoming fourth studio album, The Hart. Calling the album their “favorite album [they’ve] ever made,” the 12-track collection is slated to arrive on January 31, 2025. “This song is about the day you finally feel freed of that situation that’s draining you…” frontman Colin Walsh shares. “It’s sort of a ‘fuck you’ song…” Arriving as the fourth track featured on their forthcoming record following the release of “Not Afraid To Die,” “Mum II,” and “Summer… Read more »
Belgian shoegaze outfit Slow Crush has announced that they’ve officially joined the Pure Noise Records family. They are now roster buddies with the likes of State Champs, Knuckle Puck, Less Than Jake, and more alternative stars. On social media, the act says, “We’re over the moon! Slow Crush signed with Pure Noise Records, home to many legendary bands and excited to begin this journey.” Read more: Field Medic Shares Acoustic Rendition Of Remo Drive’s “Mercy” Slow Crush continues, “Together we’re releasing an alternative remastered version of our debut album ‘Aurora’, printed on holographic cardboard including some limited merch. Preorders go… Read more »
