Radiohead signs label deal for new album
Music-Slam.com British rock band Radiohead has ended weeks of speculation by confirming it has struck a deal with British indie label XL Recordings for the physical release of its new album,…
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Travis admit stealing music from Oasis
Travis have admitted taking the chords from Oasis's "Wonderwall" to use in their 1999 single "Writing To Reach You." Songwriter Fran Healy explained how he found that a promising chord…
Zune plays new tune with social networking
Microsoft's introduction of three new Zune media players, combined with an updated version of the Zune digital music service, suggests that the relatively lackluster response to the initial Zune offering…
Sting tops list of worst lyricists
Maybe Sting should start writing more instrumentals. The school teacher-turned-rock star topped Blender's list of the worst lyricists, thanks to lines that betray "mountainous pomposity (and) cloying spirituality," the music…
Green Day break studio silence on new album
Green Day have revealed they have 45 songs prepared for their new album. The band is currently working on the follow up to 2004's American Idiot and has admitted that…
Kanye West becomes jewelery designer
Kanye West has become a jewelery designer. The rapper-producer is working with Graduation cover artist Takashi Murakami on a jewelery collection. West debuted a prototype piece from the collection at…
Phil Spector’s musical legacy survives
Phil Spector was often described as a music legend during the trial that ended Wednesday with a jury unable to decide whether he was guilty or innocent of murder. The…
Yoko to unveil light tower for Lennon
Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9 — on what would have been husband John Lennon's 67th birthday. Lennon was shot and killed…