Alex Turner Talks Last Shadow Puppets & ‘Everything You’ve Come To Expect’

Alex Turner and Miles Kanes, aka The Last Shadow Puppets ooze rock & roll. From the second you step into their world, it’s as if you’ve crossed into a separate but parallel reality, and make no mistake: this is their world and you’re only a tourist…

State Of The Music Industry By The Numbers [CHART]

The IFPI released their Global Music Music Report 2016 today. In addition to showing the first industry growth in 20 years and the explosion of streaming, it also contains some other surprising and important stats. This chart summarizes all the key findings. _____________________________________________ click on image to enlarge MORE: Global…

Led Zeppelin Heading to Court Over ‘Stairway to Heaven’

The ongoing copyright dispute over Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” filed by the estate of former Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, will head to trial, Reuters reports.

The case dates back to 2014 when Michael Skidmore, a trustee for Wolfe’s estate, sued Zeppelin, claiming the band stole the intro to 1971’s “Stairway” from Spirit’s 1968…

The Qemists Fight The Dark Side With ‘Warrior Sound’

UK rock outfit The Qemists are a busy, busy band. They have just released their new album The Warrior Sound. With a diverse, yet unified bunch of inspirations, The Qemists are an intriguing musical sound. They are drum and bass aficionados who believe …

Lady Gaga’s Backplane Failed Miserably, But It’s Not Over Yet…

Backplane has crashed and burned. But it ain’t over yet, according to a TechCrunch report. Back in June 2011, Lady Gaga and her manager, Troy Carter, launched a social network startup called Backplane.  Investors quickly jumped on board and the business initially got off the ground with $1 million funding from Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric […]

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Sunny Ozell’s Bright Ideas On Burberry, Paul Simon, And Her New Album, ‘Take It With Me’

Though singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell was raised in Reno, Nevada, the 37-year-old vocalist (and Suzuki-trained violinist) has called New York City home for over a decade, grooming a soulful, urban sensibility (not to mention wardrobe) along the way to p…

Lil’ Kim Talks New Mixtape, Bad Boy Reunion Show, Brooklyn Pride

Lil Kim’s debut, Hard Core, still sounds bracing, ribald and funky nearly 20 years after it came out. But the MC has not released an official full-length since 2005. The only way to hear from her now is through the occasional mixtape, and one of thes…